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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1931)
Fifth Annual Winter Carnival And Ski Races Sunday 8 Pages Today be Associated Press and United Press Telegraph Service Herald Advertisers Appreciate Your Trade ANNUAL AUTOMOBILE SHOW FEB. 27-28 . Price Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1931 Number 7382 o)nn r IS) U r n V. IN THOUGHTS We've Been THINKING Marshal Dana at His Rest MsMcaaafnl Dairy Dlnn flood Advice By BRUCE DENNIS VIAR8HAL) DANA. aasoctsle editor of the Portland Jour est, was at bti bastFrlday night when ho addressed Klamath' dairyman at tholr annual ban quet In Iba Wlllard hotel. Wa have heard Marabal mak many speeches. Ha baa grown a trlfla (rar la tba long state upbuilding aenrlra ha baa fol lowed In Oregon, but Ilka tb proverbial old wine ha grows better and batter. 11a breathed to dslrymen of thla aeetlon bop for tha future, complimented them upon achieve ment! of tba past and bla utter ances were well grounded, e e e TTIS aedlence waa deeply Im- A 1.1a miIImIim There waa tlma when Marabal waa Inclined to bang a little (rep. That waa when the Journal waa Inclined to pull out tha tremelo atop and worry about tba country going to the bow wows. Both hare changed, and la Marabal'a magnificent talk laat Bight wa .thought we could aw why tha Journal haa grown ao rapidly at -IS-le. Mar abal Dana preaches eaennon of contentment to bla fnllowmen; be teachea them that Amerln with any' kind of a depreeslon la ttlll sound and aolld and the beat place In all tba world Tba Dana bapplneea radlatea Into the Journal, When It meeta In perfect harmony tha kind and glorious aoul of Frank Irvine and tha two Influence are blend ed and bleeaed by tha noble char acter of Hra. Jackaon tha "little mother of tba Journal" It la assy to understand tha Journal'! growth. e e EVERY dairyman could feel the heart beau of Marabal Dana and bla newspaper aeeoclatea for tha Industry which ha firmly be lieves la to make a permanent prosperity (or Oregon. Hie words were those of a man whose sin cerity arises above verbs go; whose efforts to find facts about tha dairy Industry have been sincere and tha product of deep study. ' ' When ha told Klamath coun ty her market was In the south, (Continued on Pegs Four) COMPLETE PLANS FOR SKI RACE Conditions Idea! for Best Winter Sport In History Sunday 42-MILE SKI RACE IS CLASSIC OF EVENTS Plana Mad to Entertain Thousands. Program la Varied FORT KLAMATH, Ore., Feb. 21 (Special) All ar rangements have been com pleted by the Crater Lake Ski club for staging Klam ath's fifth annual winter carnival at the winter play grounds, five miles beyond Fort Klamath, Sunday, Washington's birthday. Final details have been worked out and everything will be in readiness by Sun day morning, at 9 o'clock, when skiers, start their- 42 mile trek to Crater Lake and back. Spectators will be amused every minute of the day by short ski races and clever ski jumps, and every arrangement has been made for their convenience A crowd of 3,000 , is ex pected to attend. Weather conditions for fsst skiing appear to be. favorable. Temperatures bava dropped at Fort Klamath and all along the course to Crater Lake, and the fresh snow will make tba sports more enjoyable. Big Crowd Expected Parking space for a thousand autoe baa been cleared of anow. (Continued oa Page Two) VV Mirer's S' 4- ants To ' In Place of Father HOLDUP FATAL 1$ TO TAL1.AH AHKKK. Fla., Feb. 21. (AH I The son of a man con demned to death for murder ap pealed to Gov. Carlton today to let him die In the electric cbalr Instead of hla father. Claude I . rum ore, an employe at the Florida slain hospital for the Ineaue at Chattahoochee, made the request In a letter to the governor. The eiecutlve was not at the capital today. J. Webb ljiraniore. a farmer and former deputy sheriff was sentenced to death last Wednes day for killing Leslie llarrell and Alex Porter, youths of hla community. Claude s letter to the governor read: "1 am asking you to let me take my dear daddy's place In the electric chair. The others In our family need father and 1 will gladly go for bla sake." YOUNG MAN Lebanon' Youth Shot To Death By Service Station Owner GIRL MATE CAUGHT AFTER SHE FLEES Claims She Knew Nothing of Holdup Plana of Her Companion Local Man Friend Of Dead Woman SAN" FRANCISCO. Feb. 11. S P) Mrs. Margaret LaVelle Van derloeff, a bride of two months but separated from her husband, and known here as a dancer and entertainer, committed suicide. In a botel bere today by taking poison. A man In the room with ber left without being Identified. A letter from Marvin Vaughn of Klamath Kails, Ore., was found In the room. It Invited the wom an to come to bim. It aald In part: "I've lost my lob and only have a few aheckels, but I guest we could get along. After alt the main thing la to be together.". A partially finished letter to Vaughn waa found on a writing table. It was not determined where the woman lived. BENNETT'S F RANCH SE TAX PASSES PAWNSHOP BILL PUSSES HOUSE CELEBRATION PLANS OITUNED AT BAKER R4KER, Ore., Jen. 21 (AP) Plsss fof ealsbratlon at which tha patriotic, and pioneer aplrlt will ba combined en July I and 4. were outlined at a meeting of merchants and legionnaires laat night, . . , Tha taker County Pioneers' association promised co-operation by holding Its annual meet ing durjng tha celebration, which will be made an annual event. Everything will be free. Merch ants are to raise 12,000 for the celebration, , . WOMAN BANDIT ON LAST RIDE NEW CASTLE, Pa.. Feb. 11, (AP) Irene Schroedsr and W. Cilenn Dagua left here today on their last automobile trip, a ride halt way across tha state of Pennsylvania to Rockvlew pen I tentlary whore they are to die Monday for the killing of - a guardian of the state's highways. A heavily armed guard In a little calvacada. of automobile set out to drive the ISO miles to the state's prison across roads once patrolled by the prisoner's victim, Corporal Brady Paul, state highway patrolman. It waa along thla highway that Paul waa shot December.' 17, 1129 as be sought' grocery store bandits. Mrs. Bchroeder and bague both- admitted they wejo the bandits and taught, a gun battle with Paul and another officer. The Nightly Argument SALEM. Feb. 21. (AP) Regu lation and control of pawnahlp was placed under the Jurisdiction of the state superintendent of banks with a rata of . interest fixed, not to exceed 1 per cent per month. In the Ml) which passed the house today. This proved objectionable to aome members, who pointed out that It agsregated It per cent' per year on the original loan.: but In as much as Ita beneficial pro visions greatly exceeded thla, It carried by a wide majority.. The object of the measure. Represent ative Allan Byonon explained. Is to aupervlae the operationa of the pawnbroklng buslnesa and to segregate thla type of business from that conducted by amall loans people. Loan sharka bave. be aald, gone way beyond the bonda of reason In their actions In the past and It la to corroct these Ills the bill waa desired by the state superintendent of banks. Wild cat or "gyp" auto clubs will meet difficulty In the future of the senate follows the action taken by tbe house. The mea aure regulating automobile clubs was requested by the Insurance commissioner. Library. Club To Raise Money For Doernbecher Fund Mrs. Twyla Ferguson, Mrs. Fred Bchallock, Mrs. E. H. Pike, Mrs. Howard Perrln and Mrs. Claude McColloch have -been named on a committee to take charge of arrangements for a benefit bridge luncheon to be given at the library club rooms Friday, March 13, under aus pices of the Women's Library club. Tha card party will take the place of the club's regular monthly meeting. Proceeda from the party will be turned over Mo the Doern becker hospital at Portland, a charity Institution founded to care for crippled children. Each year the Women's LI brary club of this city sends a certain sum 10 me roruana hospital and are taking this means to raise tbe money. KINO PAROL IS ILL BUCHAREST, Rumania, Feb. 11, (AP) King Carol's cold baa taken the form of bronchitis. He has a high fever but his condi tion Is not considered disquiet ing. He has boon ordered to remain' In -bed for several days, His pulse Is normal. PORTLAND. Ore- Feb. 31. (A P) In an attempt to esrape In an automobile after robbing a err. vice Mat eon. William U heeler, ICS. of Lebanon, Ore., was shot and killed three mllin south of Oswe go by K W. La Due, proprietor of Hie station about o:RO o'clock laat evening. I "earl Williams, 18, of w atrrloo. Ore., who accompanied Wheeler, claimed ahe wag forced to accompany blm and participate la the boklup. Wheeler and tha young woman entered the lunch room operated In connection with the service sta tion and ordered a meal. After ting It. Wheeler drew a revol ver, covered Mr. and Mrs. La Due and ordered the girl to take tbe money in the cash register and get Into their waiting car. Order ing tbe La Does Into a rear mm. Wheeler ran out to his ear. Aa ba waa, trying to start It. La Doe eelied a rifle, ran out and shot Jast- aa the car cot under way. Wheeler fell forward, dying., and Miss Billings leaped from the car brush along the roadside. She was later found by deputy sher iffs. , . Miss Billings told Coroner P. M. Holman ahe had only met Whool er two weeka ago and knew noth ing of his plana for the holdup until they were seated In .- the lunch room. ' She objected. . she said, but Wheeler threatened to shoot her It she. failed to do his bidding. Wheeler' Is said to have served a term In the Montana penitenti ary and Is known to the police under the alias of Wade Heller. Kffo 1a to check Mr. Vaughn's reside xe and employment In Klamath Falls proved unavailable thla afternoon. He haa been re ceiving mall bere under "Gener al Delivery", and waa thought to bave formerly been employed In the mills around Klamath Falls. It Is known that Marvin Vaughn waa here about three weeks ago, but whether or not be la atitl In tbe city la undetermined. Applies to P. T. & T. Co. Portland. Coromisgion Bill In Order POSTPONEMENT ENDS TOBACCO TAX ISSUE House Passes Uniform Road Law Removing Limit on Speed "Torch Murderer!" TWO SHOT TO Condition of Samuel Hill - Is Critical PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 21. (A P) Samuel Hill, Internationally known as "the friend of Kings, and famous as a road builder and philanthropist, was In a critical, condition . In a hospital here today.- -He- baa been 111 aince tha first -of the month, and two days ago underwent a major operation. The hoapltaV said he spent a "very bad" night. Relatives have been notified of the change In bis condition, and It wsa said a son. James. N.-Hill of New York had left by airplane to be at his father a bedside. - Hill Is a son-in-law of the late James Hill, -pioneer' railroad buildor. . - He 'Won International fame during the world war as a road builder and ' was decorated by France,. , Rumania, Belgium and Japan. ' " ' DEATH INN. y. GANG WAR NEW YORK, Feb. 11". (API- One man was killed and two wounded today In the renewal, of an east side gang war. The battle took place In the Hotel Hatfield House in East 39th street. Albert Wagner was slain. Hla brother, Abe, and Harry Brown, a Brooklyn youth, with Manhattan "business interests, were wounded. - John- Franione, wnose 1 testi mony sent Frank Corelll, a fellow gangster to prison for forty-flvo years, was found shot to death today in the middle of Laconl Avenue in the upper Bronx. Police aald the klUlne was done elsewhere and the body dumped in tbe Bronx by-way. Franione was one of five gang sters who had a pistol battle with three policemen last July on MC- Combs Dam bridge. . Detective Thomas E. Hill waa killed In that fight, and Franione testified for the, state when Corelll waa tried for tbe murder. Franione was free on ball awaiting trial, with three others. Last night John (Aces) Main. another Brooklynlte, was killed by gunmen In front of a cafeteria on the lower east side. He died shooting at his adversaries,. leuuousiy entering a caieiena- on the East side, Matxa peered around Intently and went out tbe Continued On Page Two Death Takes Widow Of Admiral Dewey WASHINGTON. Feb. li, (API Mrs. George Dewey, widow of tbe hero of Manila Bay. died un expectedly today at her residence here. " , ... Mrs. Dewey has been In poor health for many months but bad not at any time been critically 111. ' She waa stricken shortly! be fore S o'clock and died a few mtn utea later. ' SALEM, Ore., Feb. 11, (AP) The aenc-e today passed the Ben nett measure authorising cities to levy a franchise tax of five per cent on gross earnings ot utiit ties operating, without franchises. The vote was 25 to 1. . The Bennett Bill applies to the city of Portland where the Pacific Telephone Telegraph company has been operating witnout a franchise. When the last fran chise expired the company refus ed to accept a new one proffered by the city, on the grounds Its terms were unreaaonable. SALEM, Feb. 11. (AP) The Hydro-Electric commission meas ure, which was to have been con sidered by the hoase' today was Disced on special order or Business Monday afternoon, along with the Grange District Power Mil.. Bum have been passed by the. senate. The Utilities Commissioner bill, passed by tbe home, will be on the - senate calendar ' Monday. (Continued oa Page Two) ' a-x 'V"J J f ' I V. ' " ' ENACTMENT N:A BOON TO V THIS CITY IRE PRICES GLIMB HIGHER Charles L. Simpson. SI, al leged to have confeaeer tbe bru tal murder of Mrs. Alhina Voor hies, aged Baa Francisco store keeper la one of the moat atroc ious crimes in police history. Mrs. Voorhiea' charred body waa found Monday, In her llttlo store. Tbe murderer had beaten her unconscious and then burned ber alive. : MOVETO SA1 FLAX INDUSTRY Measure May Pare Way Jror Erection of Copco Plant ' WILL ALSO VALIDATE 132 USERS' RIGHTS Bill Introduced In Both" Legislative Houses Late Yesterday NEW YORK. Feb. 11. (AP) Bullishness rose to new heights In today's brief session ' ot the stock market, sending share prices (1 to til higher in the most active Saturday trading since, last May. Transfers in the stock exchange for the two-hour session aggregated 1.409.000 shares, of which 900.000 were traded in the last SO minutes. The so-called pivotal stocks recorded gains of 11 to i while a few .issues were pushed op- $4 to 111. The price trend wav ered at times but bulls made a supreme effort to close tbe list at tbe top,- evidently .to preserve speculative enthusiasm over tbe two, day week-end, ior tne mar ket will be closed Monday In observance i ot : Washington s birthday. - 8tocks 'making' net gains' ot IS to IS included American Can, Air Reduction, American Smelt ing, American Tobacco B, New York Central. Eastman, Good year, Allied Chemical, Stone and Webster, Western -Union, Gulf States Steel and U. S. Industrial Alcohol. Such Issues as ' U. S. Steel, Radio and American Tele phone gained about SI. ' -Auburn was .again ' tha higher flier, gaining about $11 a share, closing at 1210.75, a new high for the year, and. 1109.25 above Its January low. . . SALEM. Feb. 11 (AP) Bent upon saving the state flax In dustry through ill-considered and hasty legislation or from the ef fects of economic depression a committee representing the flax growers met. informally with Governor Meier, State Treasurer T. B. Kay and Carle Adams, sec retary, of the. board of control Saturday morning, to volunteer further concessionas on tbe price to be paid by the state for flax contracted tor the coming year., As a result of tbe meeting a committee ot growers consisting of Fred J. Schwsb of Mount Angel.- R. J. .Bernlng of Moni tor, H. B. Etsel ot Macksburg. and George Berg of Barlow waa i uthorixed - to tender to all of the growers contracting with the state a new price schedule. . The.' new scale reoucea the price to be paid by the state tor No. 1 flsx to 33, for No. 2 128. No reduction Is proposed la tbe izo price on No. 3 flax. The .growers condemned tbe report on the flax Industry made by George Black a- Son, Port land auditors, as being super ficial and incomplete, and par ticularly condemned the Black recommendation that the state handle flax for the growers only on a consignment basis. SALEM, Feb. 21 (AP-' A bill which, if enacted,, will permit the California' Oregon Power company, tq proceed under the jurisdic tion and supervision of the new state water roweB commission ' with ' its pro posed . $4,500,000 hydro electric development on the Klamath river in Klamath county, and which also vali dates settlers irrigation; water rights on the samel river, dropped simultane ously into the hoppers of both houses late yesterday, afternoon. ; - Tbe. biU has aa Its ' parpoes the validation beyond questioa of tbe water rights of 183 per sons who have aince tbe org eq uation of tbe state engteeer'e office In J 909 takea out .water rights on 'he river, and wooJd transfer from tbe engineer's of fice and the state ' reclamation commission all pendlna; awiica tiona for water rights. Among the pending aonlica tlons is that of the California Oregon Power company, action upon which has been held no by an opinion of the attorney gen eral to tne errect that the fed eral water power act of 1905 withdrew all of the waters of. tbe Klamath river from appro priation. ! I I Sponsors for the bill Intro duced claim that It the opinion of tbe attorney general Is i cor rect the rights ot 131 farmers and others. Including tbe United States reclamation service, are void and tbe bill would reestab lish these rights. i The bill would establish -'the applications of the power - com pany and others pending aa valid filings : for preliminary permit before the hydro-electric Com misison subject to the priorities ot the reclamation projects and . (Continued on Page Two) ' E.A1TE NEWS AUNT HET By Robert Quillen "I still use lard an' turpen tine an kerosene on Pa's cheat tn break tip bla eolds, but I have to put If on a flannel rag slnra be shaved his whiskers ett. POOR PA. v By Claude Callan , "I didn't thrash Junior, very hard for sickin' ms dog on Mrs, Mobley's cat, but Ma keeps aayln' 1 was wlllln' te beat my own child to stand In with, the Mob- leys.- - 1 , Weather The Cyclo-8tormagraph at Un derwood's Pharmacy- shows that the baromotrlc pressure Is rising today and Indications, are that fine weather will prevail tomor row, for the .Winter Carnival at Fort Klamath. The, Tycoa . recording thermo meter registered maximum and minimum temperatures today as follows: High . 11 Low 11 Forecast for next 14 hours Fair with - moderate' winds to night and tomorrow. . , OREGON: Fair tonight and Sunday, but becoming unsettled In the northwest portion Sunday colder In the east portion tonight Moderate winds becoming south erly offshore and Increasing Sundsy. Murray Sketches Three Active House Members 7 U WtT OKOKX T" ' i WHENSOMONE i I aNl I 7 If' ISSW7- ... 1A f ROM WASHINGTON 1 WS . .... , VWk -600NTY"I4HER6 VWji MVo'. " I ' mMrvmefiioH it vi,T'Na - W 'V' rsx. it AH ADDICT TO CABWCTjkV ' SCHUlMERlCW IS ml nV lcSi ; of stats .a&kiWE Toofwe--? , -t .COwVOtMMENT rm"-'.;, ' ngx 1 DROUGHT AREAS RECEIVE MOISTURE. " i KANSAS CITY. Feb. 21. (AP) Rain which In Dlacee tarneal to snow ' waa sweeping across the southwest today bringing -the first moisture In weeks to some drought threatened areaa and offering a promise ot relief to others. The ralnfaU. waa the rant measurable precipitation In parts ot southwest Kansas since early winter. - , . ) SWEDISH EDITOR GIVES BAIL. 1. ) ASTORIA, Om, Feb. 31. (AP) John Emll Parrae, editorda chief of Teverl, Finnish language newspaper, and Vaino Felnberg. assistant editor, arrested In connection with department ot immi gration Investigations into communistic activities, were admitted to ball today. Each auppUed a $2,000 bond. , . :, , : 1 ' HOUSE PASSES EMBARGO BILL. WASHINGTON. Feb. 81. (AP) The Kendall bill to. tighten the embargo against products of convict labor and make effective' on April -1, ' the ban on goods made by forced labor contained in the tariff act was passed today by tbe house. . , j i HUNGRY MEXICANS GROW UXEASY. ' ' " . MEXACALI, Lower California, Feb. 81. (AP) Hundreds ot, Mexicans in this border city ot 13.000 unnerved by pangs of bun ger and a lack of work, roamed uneasily through the afreets to-. day under the watchful eyes of federal soldiers who stood guard over stores m rear ot moo violence. f FLY TO SCENE OF TRAGEDY. NORTH BAY. Oat- Feb. 81. (AP) An airplane loaded with Investigator took off today from Tommlna for the power plant, of the Holllngcr Mine at Sunday Falls, IS nillre away, where H. waa reported twelve men wore killed In an explosion thla mom , lag. Telephone communication with the plant is cut off. . . j AFFECTS VETS' COMPENSATION. , WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. (AP) The aenate today without a, record rote eliminated a section In the hospitalisation bill red tic- Ing by fifty percent the compensation of veterans while they are. In hospitals. , . i ' AUTHORIZES THE DALLES BRIDGE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. (AP) President Hoover today signed , a bill authorising The Dalle, Oregon, to conatruet and maintain a bridge across the Columbia river at est near Xls DaUes, Ore,
