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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1931)
There It Security In Buy-in? At Homo bday Associated Press and United Press Telegraph Service Associated Press and United Press Telegraph Service Herald Advertisers Appreciate Your Trad Herald Advertisers Appreciate Your Trade l'rico Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, ORE.. WEDNESDAY. JAN. 21. 1931. Number 7355 1 I Pages wm wras mm mm! 4' . WILL OPEN MODERN GAS PLANT IfflURSDAY CEREMONY WILL MARK OPENING City Officials and Heads of Company Will Participate KLAMATH PLANT IS STRICTLY MODERN Unit Is Part of Studendous Program Carried Out In Oregon Thursday, promptly at rrnon. the switch will bo turned on to allow liquid Kt to flow throiiKh the gn mains of thu city reaching very district and supply inir hundred of homes with Natural Gait products. The ceremony will take place at the local plant, just completed on South Riverside, and will be par ticipated in by city officials and members of the staff of the Natural Gas Corpor ation of OrcKon.- Klamath Falls Is to have sua. It will bn a realisation uf ninny ilrcima and part of Iho alupcn ittimis development program which Iho Natural Ca rorpora iliinn Inuumiriilnl In Oregon anil i "it 1 1 torn la ililca last year. Till. liy will be one of 111" first In Ore gon to lit given Una servlco. which ha meant Mil expenditure of hun dred nf Ihniiniinilrt nf dollara here anil thn employment or hundreds "f men through the whiter. (Vrrmotiy nt tit Plant Thn nw gu plant rout ninny thousand dollar, and It Ik thorn Unit tomorrow's activities will enter. All residents of thn rliy arn Invited to attend thn cere monies, over which Mayor Fred f'ofer and officials of the gas com puny will preside. Thoin attend ln will Im taken on an Inspection lour of the plant and thn proper ties surrounding, and aro also In vlted to lunpert the new offlro, np nnrd several weeks ago In tho To!' Iran thrutr building. The enllr project haa been (Continued on Pogo 71 Senate Approves Compromise Bill Of Senator Wagner WASHINGTON. Jan 21. (AP) - Thn compromise Wanner em ployment planning hill passed today hy the aenato. Tho measure waa Introduced hy Scnutor Wagnsr, democrat. New York. a Iho cnmprnmlKo agreed upon hy eonfereea of thn aonnto and nous on the employment planning hill proponed by him last session. Under the measure. Wanner ulil. nan would ln made of the government's build I n a: program aa h "balance wheel to help sta hllltn private employment hy pro viding opportunity for employ ment on public ronatrurtlnit when private, demands for labor aro luck." . ' The Nightly Argument AUNT HET By Robert Quillen "Muyb apuke too rough, hut I don't want no say police man atoppln' me when I'm s half hour Into to bridge party." : 't, Wickersham Says President Did Not Meddle in Report Report on Prohibition Enforcement Produces Some Outstanding: Queries; Hoover Takes Stand With Prohibitionists WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (AP) The growing tumult of discussion, dispute and speculation over the Wicker sham prohibition report centered today around two sali ent queries: How far did the commission mean to go toward recommending" revision of the eighteenth amendment? And what will be the political effect of President Hoov er's opposition to such a step? Ho aroused were the ronimla- alon mnmbera over reporla that the president had Intervened In foreaiMll an uutilvoea1 mnfliri ratlon prnpoaal that thn follow Inx atatement waa Issued by Chairman Wlrkernham: J w Irkrralvain Make Denial j "The atatement Ihla mornlug! In the Washington Herald that thn preeldent peranaded Ihla commission to abandon tenta tive recommendation In favor of revision of the Eighteenth amendment la absolutely untrue and without foundation.' Neither the chairman nor any member of tho cnmmlaaion now In Washington, however. waa willing to tell the full "lory or the week! of rilaruaolon within thn rommiaalon. or explain how or when the derlalnn against an out and oul revision prnpoial aa rearhrd. "If" la Apparent ' Aa It appnara In the combined rnnimlaalnn repofl, aliened by all of the menibera but one, the suggested draft of a new Eigh teenth amendment waa preceded by an "If", and by a atatement that opinion among members waa divided. Yet at leaat six of the eleven declared In appended statements that they favored either rnvlalon or repent, and at leant two of thean Individual exprialun al luded to revision aa If t ey un derstood the full commission waa lor II. Hi) a Modification Favored fill. Henry W. Anderson, the member who proposed s eom (Contlnued on raie 7) Bartlett Is Here To Attend Opening Of New Gas Plant Thomas A. Bnrllett. manner of snlcs for the Natural tint Corporation of Oregon, arrived In the city lute thl afternoon from Portland and said that everything waa all aet for turn ing on the gas here tomorrow. Mr. Ilartlett alao sera out an advance announcement of the rooking arhnnl which tho ror porntlon will conduct In Kla math Falla innie time to the near future. "We hnvo Invited all business men. prealdentn of rlvlc clnba and other orgnnlcatlona and all the poopln nf Klamntlt ' county to Inxpecl the plant at noon to morrow and wn fuel a fan red they will he .In proud , of It aa wo are," Ilnrlletl commented. It. K. Altcheaon, exneullve elre-prnaldent of , the Nnliirnl Oat properties. A. K. Ktrotig. general manager and K. M. Llndacy, uprlntcndent of ope rations, are expected to arrive In the city tlila evening. POOR PA By Claude CalUn "N o r i'i divorced - - huaband didn't atnd ber alimony i thla month an' It was hard on her right when iba'a st all the ex pense of gettln' ready for her aorond weddln.' " ... n BOWLES HE H DEMANDS POIITLAND. Ore.. Jan. 21. (A P) A demand that the circuit court appoint a commliteo of three phyatclaua to examine Mra. II. W. Howard, state wltneea In the murder cnao agulnat Nnlaon C. Howlca. millionaire, and Irma Ixiucka. mil nmdo today hy John Collier, detrnne atlorney. A prevlnua request line not been acted upon by the court. Collier Inalatnd the court ap point "an attentat, an authority on narcotic addlcla and their hallucluutlona. and a, general practicing puyalclan. Thn petition waa In the form of a letter with a ropy to Lotur L. Ijinaiey, dlalrlct attorney, anklng bit rnnaent. Langley promised prompt ennaideration. Mra. Howard waa recovering today from inluriea auffered a week ago when, ahe aald. aim waa atahted and beaten by an uuldenlifled man. It waa tho iteennd allack on tho woman. Laal month, ahe naid. ahe waa beaten br to men who threat ened her life If she testified in the c-aae. Thn defenae bnaed Its move on the contenllnn reporta of tho Injurlea auffered by Mra. How ard In the two attacks "have been highly exaggerated" and that no "independent" phyal.-luns have been allowed to examine her. Hnnpltnl reports Indicated thn proavjice of a narcotic In tho woman' blood. She waa quoted aa having anld her attiirknr plunged a hypodermic' needle in her arm. Colller'a petition naid: "Wc cannot accept the unique theory that aome pnrnon armed himself with a bludgeon, s dirk and a hypodermic, needle and attneked her In her home, first striking her on thn hend with' a club, then atnhblng her In the breast, and tb'n Injcrtlng vnat quan tlllea of norcotlca in her arm." Watters and ' Hayden Form New Alliance T. M. Watters, ex-mayor, and Austin ilnydon are combining their offices and moving this week Into a newly renovated and equipped office at 1.10 South Seventh. Tom Walters will handle' real estate for tbe firm and i Mr. Hayden will be in charge of the Insurance depart ment. Watters haa had his office at 620 Main for several years and Austin Hayden has occupied an offlco near Fourth and Mnm. Weather . There has been no perceptible chnngo In tho C:yelo-8tormngxaph at I'ndorwood'a pharmacy in the past 24 hours. Indicating a con tlnuatlon of present weather con ditions. Thn Tycos recording thermome ter registered maximum and min imum temperatures as follows; High, S8 Low, 14 Forecast for the next 24 hours: Unsettled, wllh snow flurries, probably cooler toorrow. ORKflOX: Ralui west sod lo csl snows east portion tonight and Thursday, moderate temper ature. Strong southeast wirds. at times kales offshore. , 12 LEAGUE BILLS ARE IN HOPPER! Grange Power Bill Will Be Introduced By Tomorrow SENATE COMMITTEE KILLS ONE MEASURE Extending- Jurisdiction Of Courts Favored By Committee Ml.r',M. Jan. 21. (IP) The Twelve league of Onion rltiea' measure, ililcf among which la the request for a uniform ate building riMlo were Introduced Into I lie house today, a? was alao a bill requiring court In strumous to trial Jurlea to be In writing. The much diacuased, and long awaited Orange Power bill, will bo Introduced late today or to morrow, C. C. Hulel, state grange manter, announced. Pub lic hoarlngn will be held on the measure following Its introduc tion, exnerted In tbe senate. Major administration bills havol not made . tltiilr appearance a jret. One measure, that or changing thn date of meetings of the Lin coln county court from Wednes days to Tueadnya, waa passed by tho bouse, while two other bills relating lo weight of trucks on hlghwaya and operation of com mercial cars In city limita will bo discussed at a pnhllc heurlug before the two highway groups of the legislature tomorrow uight st 7:30, The league of Oregon cities' bills all bear the signatures of representatives J. T. Chinnork, J. II. V. Hcolt nod Lee McAllis ter. Tho group Includes provi sion for a statewide building rode, consolidating the present plumbing and electrical codes and addx a structural rode to rmiko thn entire system com plete. Bulldlnga affected are principally rlty and public build ings outside the city. For the purpose of economy, rfty Inspec tors may be utilised by tho labor commissioner nt tbe request of tho city officials. The legislation la proposed by tho state league .' municipali ties, with a membership of 50 cities, tho Oregon building con gress, stuto master plumbers' as sociation, journeymen plumbers' organizations, atntn electrical contractors' association, journey men electricians and the Associ ated general contractors. Tho senate killed by indefinite postponement Senator w. r. Woodwards bill which would re peal the requirement that ono of thn four district judges in Mult nomah county sit as a commit ting magistrate. , This wna done by unanimous adoption of an ad - (Continued on Pugo 71 Red Haired "It" Girl Painted As Reckless Spender Ml DeBoe's Attorney Says She Alone 1$ Reponsible For What Wealth Clara Succeeded In Saving LOS ANUELKM, Jan. 21. (AP) A picture of Clara Bow, as s reckless spender checked only by the cautious hand of llulsy Delloe was drawn for a jury today as de fense counsel mndo closing srgu ricnts in the trial of tho actress' former secretary on grand theft charges. By mid-afternoon the jury, sev en men stilt five women, all past middle nge. Is expected to begin deliberations. For nearly ten duys they have listened to the story of flaming youth in. Holly wood, liquor, gambling and boy friends, snd on this and other evi dence they will decide whether Miss DeBoe goes to prison or bsck home, "Miss Bow was no business o- Farmer Quit a Split Second Too Soon ALAMOS, Fonora. Mexico, Jan. I SI, AP !.. 8. Patterson, an I American farmer, who lived near Cltiadad Obregon, purchased an j old mine, I.a Kronterlia, from a .Syrian, Felipo do Iza, and went to work looking for gold. After six months, when all his money was gone, he decided to quit, lie paid Its a sum to can cel hla contracts, and the Syrian took the mine back, Patterson re turning to the United states s month ago. Iza, curloua to are how much work Patterson had done, went to the mlno. and backing at a rock with a small hammer, discovered a vein of gold which Is paying off at the rate of f 2,000 s ton. WASHINGTON, Jan. II. (AP) Secretary Mellon today report ed to the bouse waya and means committee enactment of tbe (iar ner bill to pay cash on Veterans' compensation certificates would senou- affect national finance and "or..- 'itcil vtouomlc situa tion." Several hundred American Le gionnaires marched today in a demonstration nrglng legislation tr authorise the cashing of the world war veterans' adjusted compensation certificates. They were from Baltimore. Frederick and other Maryland towns and from local posts. They mnrched up Pennsylvania avenue to the capital, where they broke rtuka and walked to the south steps. Thero they were addressed by Representatives Patman of Texas, R-nkin of Mississippi and Con nery of Massachusetts, democrats. All three have been urging legis lation to authorize cashing of the certificates. The secretary did not specific ally disupprovo tho measure, but stressed the problems ho said It would present. Mellon said the Garner measure would "have far-reaching conse quences, not only In its practical destruction of the endowment in surance Plan, but In its effect on the finances of tho nation and our general economic situation." ACOI AIXT FRKSIIIK WITH SKSItm WAYS At a special assembly held on Tuesday afternoon st thn Klam ath Vnlon high school, clubs, act ivities, athletics and classes were explained to tho incoming fresh men who entered school at the he ginnlug of tbe second term. Following tho assembly special "get-acqualnted" meetings of the boys and girls were held under the supervision of Mrs. Alice How ard, dean of girls, and Don C. Fisher, dean of boys. mail,' Nathan 'O. Freednian, at torney for Iho defense, suld. "She had no time to analyze anything. nt timo to analyse her future. And ahe hired Miss Delloe to do this. Then, as this young Indy (Miss Delloel tried to execute her employer's wishes .t'Inra rushes in. "riling! goes the check honk. 'what do we rare about book keeping! Daisy, rome on! Let's go! Out she rips a batch of checks. 'Away we go! .What do we caro, Daisy; we's got a lot of money . ' Only the foresight ot Miss Vt Boe provided tot the actress what she has today," Freedman contln red. "She (Daisy) helped her save H In a trust fund. - She put (Continued ou Page J), m NU OPPOSED RAILROAD OFFICIALS Hearing On Petition Of Great Northern Will Open Thursday VICE - PRES. GILMAN EXPECTED TO COME Officials Are Ready To Present Evidence To Commissions With only one flay remaining in which to prepare data for the (ireat .Northern bearing: before the Oregon public service com mlosion, .rrat Northern officials began arriving in the city thin morning; and many more are ex pected Thursday. The hearing 1 to be conducted at the Kla math county court house and will probably begin at 10 a. m., lasting; all day. James T. Mitchell, right-of-way agent, and Col. Frederick Mean, western traffic manager, were among the officials who arrived this morning from Seat tle and have been busily engag ed today gathering Information to present at the hearing. Mit chell stated this afternoon that be would present au estimated cost of the rlKht-of-way for the relocated line south of Klamath Falls. It is expected that L. C. Gill- man, executive vice-president, will arrive tomorrow with sev eral other officials and engin eers from Seattle to complete (Continued on Page ?) Mail Pilot Establishes New Record SEATTLK. Jan. 21. (AP) Averaging 1SS miles an hour for the 390 miles. George Tyler. Pacific air transport pilot on the Seattle-San Diego airway, shat tered the air mail speed record from Medford to Seattle toduy, when he flew his mail and pas senger plane here in two hours and 18 minutes. He clipped 12 minutes oft the record previous ly held hy Pilot J. Russell Cun ningham. He landed at Boeing Field at 10:53 a. m., 23 mlnntes ahead of schedule, wllh four passen gers and mail in s hornet pow ered Hoeing mail plane. Dr. Stearns Will Head Klamath and Lake Physicians Tlr Pnlnh Slcnrna nf Khimath Falls was elected president of the hmtr.atn-l.Ke t ounty Jienicai as sociation at a Joint meeting held (n Klnmatn rails last evenins. Other officers elected were Dr. L. D. tiass vice president, and Dr. Harold B'own secretary-treasurer. The out-going president was of Lake county. Following election of officers a round tublo diseusslon on the ad vlsihility of conducting clinics was held, and the matter acted favor ably upon. Information concern ing the clinics will be released later. MEAD MADK MF.MBKK CHAMBER OF COMMKItCK . W. V. Mead, recently appointed malinger of the Big Basin Lumber oompany, has taken the most re cent membership In the Klamath Countv Chamber of Commerce. A. M. Warden of the Big Busln also carries a membership in tho local chamber. Mr. Mead has taken the Posi tion left vacant when lilen llout. former manager, accepted tho po sition of superintendent of the Shaw-Bertram Lumber company. ASKS KXTRAWITIOV PORTLAND, Jan. 21. (API District Attorney Lsngley today sought permission from Gover nor Meier to extradite Richard Lee Out, Chinese, arrested by Portland police at Mnrysvllle, c- . . He Is wsntcd for questioning In collection with tbe holdup ot a Chines store here last Dec 3V. , VN Governor Gives Pledge to Aid in Enforcement PALKM. Jun. St. fAP) tior ernor Julius I.. Meier. In an ex clusive statement to the Associ ated Press, declared the stale of Oregon should, and that he be lieved would continue to cooper ate with the federal government in the enforcement of the na tional prohibition law. His com ment was made In connection with the Wickersham commis sion report, and is as follows: "The state of Oregon has al ways cooperated to the fullest extent In the enforcement of the Eighteenth amendment and has gained national recognition fori enforcement of the prohibition law. So long as the law con stitutes a part of our federal statutes I believe Oregon should, and will, continue to cooperate as In the past." IS ANTICIPATED AT DUCK FEEO Several hundred people will congregate, in the Methodist church parlors at (:20 this eve ning, to enjoy one of the three best feeds of the year tbe Klam ath County Sportsmen's annual duck feed. The other two best, of course, are the fish feed, given annually in the spring, and the venison barbecue, which Is a top event each autnmn. Jovial J. P. "Jack" Duke will act as toastmsster for tonight's event, and will introduce the speakers, who will include mem bers of the State Game commis sion, local officers of the associa tion, and prominent bnsiness men. Local game problems will be discussed and the question of the proposed new game law. which is np before tbe legislature at the present timo, will be taken up. The program will contain several other features. The menu consists of shrimp cocktail, fruit salad, duok with dressing and cranberry sauce, m as h ed potatoes, peas, celery, olives, pickles, rolls and butter, coffee. Ice cream and wafers. Following the feed pictures of fish and game life will he shown to the audience, according to O. D. Matthows, president. Those who have not already ob tained their tickets may do so at the door tlils evening. Sports men and their wives and the gen eral public are invited . and asked to remember that serving will be gin promptly at 6:3U. LATE BIG G 01 , IXTKOniCK APPROPRIATION HILL SALKII, .Inn. St, (AP) The flrM mii.ir appropriation bill was introduced into the house today by tho joint ways ami means cone ntittee, .asking appropriations in excess of 47.VIMo for deficiency payments. Tlie measure Included S)2.vi,tl."il..1 for payment of peni tentiary flav accounts, si;w.li:.87 for circuit judges enlnrlcs and circuit court cxprnso and ss:tl,iMMI.04 'or support of homeless chil dren. ' ' SKNTKMH AsHt.AXrt MAX 'V MKIIFOKD. Jan. 1, . (AP) 1-eslio Wilson and I.ulher Crosby of Ashland vterr today sentenced to two years tn state prison lor robbins an Ashland grocery. Tliry claimed hunger drove theui to the crime. I1REWKK OIVKS HIS VIEWS MILW.U KLK, Jan. Ul, (AP) 1 ml Pabst, Kr head or the Pabst lircwfna; company, today said tho conclusions of the Wicker-' shnm commission wouid speed the end of the I Nth amendment. He termed the rt'iwrt an "esay against prohibition." SNOW HITS MID-COLUMBIA AULA Till-: DAI. I. KM, Jan. :.'!. (AP) Accompanied by a rise In temperature, a heuvy snovvMonn struck the Miil-t'oliiiubfn urea to day. Tho wind changed from eust to wont. Wheat grower li" for a heavy blanket of snow. The moisture is needed by ginlii and orchard men. HAS HARROWING) KXPERIKVO: IHHtTLAMl, Jan. 81, (AP) After fulling from a B.VfiHil trestle, Jim McCue, taxi driver, lay all night In Hie kihiiIs near SriiiMKse and wua finally found anil brought I" Portland late Imlay. Kviimtnntinn at the hospital. showed ho aulfored from severe cuts and bruises exposure anil possible Internal Injuries. , BRITISH AVI ATRIX AT ST. LOUIS ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 81, (AP) Mra. Victor Hrure, Kngllsh avlntrlx, landed at Lamhert-St. Lonls field here at 8:45 (C. 8. I.) this afternoon on her flight .from Dnllos, Texas. Mrs. Bruce la on a flight around the world. COMMISSION ABSOLVES HOOVER ' ' WASHINGTON. Jan. 21, (AP) The Wickersham romnilsalos) tonight issued statement calling "wholly without fonndatloe' end "absolutely false" statements that the president had Infleewred the formation of part of Ita report, t , , , .... : .. .. ' ' ' ' .1 I AND GALLONS Indian Officer Directs Raid On Pelican City "Jointg" MEXICAN AND TWO ITALIANS IN TOILS Parched Tongued People See Snow Crimsoned With Red Wine I m m e d i ately following; the Wickersham report on p r o h i bition . enforcement, '. federal and state prohibi- -tion officers led by Louis Mueller, special Indian of ficer, swooped down1, upon the largest winery - ever -raided in Klamath county, destroying: and confiscating over 1,000 gallons of wine in Pelican City Tuesday, feght. . I Investigation of officers re vealed the fact that Indians on the Klamath reservation have been purchasing liquor at Pelican City "joints" for some time. Con sidering the time ripe for a raid purchases of liquor last night -were immediately followed by. t.ia . arrests of Jesus Jara, Mexican; A. L'onte and S. Kaattralla, Italians. Officers state that the largsst and most complete winery ever , fonnd in Klamath county was op erated in Pelican City by Kastlr- ' alia. A wine vat with a capacity of 1.250 gallons was found, aud a slnglo cache of 650 gallons., of wine. Nine 60-gallon barrels, as well as 30 and 10 gallon barrels were seized and destroyed by the . officers. . Red wine flowed into the snow . from a 4-inch drain Pipe, while a . crowd of awed and sorrowful by standers watched the precious , fluid stain the snow with a blooil red tint. , Claret, white wine, sparkling ( Continued on Page 71 KROl'SK IS SCHOOL IIK. OF WASHI.VUTON COCNTV- HILLSBORO. Ore.. Jan. 21. (A . P) O. B. Krotise was today ap pointed superintendent of schools for Washington county, succeed-' ing M. A. Frost, who. diorl ( last f week.- Krouse was until his an- v pointment. superintendent of Tu- alatin schools. , , NEWS DESTROYED
