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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1931
Number 7382
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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.
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Mirer's
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' In Place
of Father
HOLDUP
FATAL
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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)
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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
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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,