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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE.. WEDNESDAY. JAN. 21. 1931.
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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
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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
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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