The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, April 04, 1931, Page 2, Image 2

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THE EVENING HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
Saturday, April 4, 1931
Open New $80,000
Athletic Club in
Klamath Tonight
Open House Beginning at 7:30 Will Feature
High Cla.. Exhibitions of All Kind
of Sports. Public Invited.
Another step in th growth of Klamath Falls will be
taken tonight when the Klamath FalU Athletic club will
hold open house to all residents of this section, begin
ning at 7:30 o'clock. Athletic events, swimming and div-'i:3 in the morning and
, " ... ... j rives at Tula Lake at 11:11 a. n
ing exnioiuons ana uauto tin vn iuc jjiujjmiu.
LI BATES 10
OPENING DF
NEMNSIT
It wae announced today by
Southern raclflo company that
far th opimlui ol the 1 ule Las
lowuslte scheduled to be held at
Tula Lake on April 15th an ex
cursion rate of 11.00 for tbe
rouudtrlp will be wad.
Vnder present plnns."the"
S. Reclamation Service will etart
their auction on the arrival ul
Southern Pacific train No. II
which leaves Klamath frails at
I B. Mark ham haa purehaaed
the old Klamath Natatorium, re
modeled It, Including tha ewlm
mint; tank, built a gymnasium
' addition and haa equipped tha
club with the beet athletic equip
ment available at a coat of about
180,000. It Is railed the moat
up-to-date club la Oregon and
' one of which Klamath may well
be proud to boast.
Invites All
Mr. Murk ham Is giving tha
place over to the ettisena of tha
rlty and county tonight and in
vitee all to come uud enjoy a
full evening as his guests, lie
has arrauged a complete pro
gram (or their amusement and
the exhibitions will be topped off
with a dance. The dame, alan
ine at 9:30 o'clock, will be held
In the spacious gymnasium.
Dewey Powell will bo master of
ceremonies and "Bed'1 Chap
man's five-piece band will fur
nish the music.
Exhibitions will Includo the
plunge, fancy diving and abort
dashes.
In the gym there wilt be box
ing, wrestling, tumbling, basket-
hall. Toilevball ana nanaoau.
Three events will be short, mere
ly giving the guests an Idea ol
tha various games.
Pinnae IKVorateil
Tha plunge has been decor
ated in alumium, orchid and sil
ver grey. r roro the roor trusses
several hanging baskets of ferns
and flowers will greet the ayes
of tha meets. A new and com.
plete alteration system, approved
bv tha Jantsea people, haa been
inatallod and will aaaure the
bather pure water for swimming
at all times. The water In tha
tank will be completely changed
at regular Intervals In addition
to the filtering which niakea a
complete purification ol the
water every eight hours.
In the gymnasium lines for
several different games have
bean painted on the waxed floor.
Horses, parallel bars, rowing
machine, exercise machines, bags,
hall and cheat welghta have
been Installed. There are two
four-wall handball courts open
at all regular hoars.
In the boxing events Pierre
rothler, European reatnerweignt
champion and Red Mandotte, one
of tha best looking prospects in
tha tight game, will box as will
Leach Cross and BUI Evans. The
bantam champs, brothers, "Bat
tling Nelson" Lahey and '"Eom
- my Gibbons" Lahey will opear'the
show. Thee two boya ara fast
and furious,
Peterson. Simpson, Stlnson,
White, Dlvens, Slminonson, three
Wakeman bro there and Robinson
will take part in the basketball,
volleyball and handball. C.
Pnckett will give a tumbling
exhibition then the eventa will
go to the plunge where the fol
lowing boya and girls will take
part:
Dlrlng, Earl Overacker, Lea
Stebblns, Glenn aicWilhey, Tom
Robinson and Gordon Brunton.
Swimming, Don Dlvens, Les
Stebblns, Glenn McWithey, Earl
Overacker and Bill Stlnson.
Girls awimmlnir are Lois Mor
rison, Lavcrue Gravelle, Valeria
McCauley, Clara Ziegler and Mrs.
Earl Overacker. A demonstra
tion of. different strokes will bo
given.
S. P. DEPOT
A BUSY PLAGE
RED CROSS
IN CHARGE
AT MANAGUA
(Continued from Page One)
unhestltlngly orders to shoot
looters, and four despatched
Thursday night are understood
to have brought the total execnt
ed to 10.
Another patrol la shooting at
sight all dogs caught roaming
the streets, for fear that the
lack of water and heat may drive
some or tnem mad and lead to
an epidemic, of hydrophobia
among refugees. Several cases
or rabies have been rennrtad.
Another patrol follows the former
ana Dunes the slain animals.
Since the daya of the Con
qniatadores, who brought mod
ern fabric clothing; to Nicara
gua, the wonicn of this section
navo washed their clothes In
the lakes about the city. Forty
who were thus engaged Tues
day at a smnll lake In the
crater of volcano above the
city were caught nnawarcs by
landslide precipitated by the
quake and thrown Into the
lake, where they drowned.
Marine patrols recovered the
forty bodies near the edge of the
lake. The Murines reported that
other women were washing at the
"" or. me lake as they
took the bodies out. Just aa if
Mviiuug una Happened.
With their wives and children
safely at Corinto whore navy
Hps will take them to San Frau-
cisco ana New York, Marino
corps oiiicers Here entered the
task of relief and rehabilitation,
nappy that their dependents had
been spared and further horror
i wpiuemic and hardship.
Last night the Southern Pa
clfle depot in Klamath Falls re
minded one of the Union sta
tion in Portland and other large
cities of the coast. Parking apace
was filled to capacity with autoa
driven there to deliver people
who were boarding outgoing
trains, or to receive those ar
riving on Incoming trains. The
wslks and waiting room were
filled and hnnwned with tsi con
venation of tha hundreds de
parting and arriving., and of
their friends there to bid them
goodbye or to welcome thsm.
The occasion was tha inaugura.
lion of the second "cent a mile1
special rata by the. Kapee.
Contrary to the belief of many,
more people were induced to vis
it tnia city as a result ol the
special rates, than were lnflu
need to visit other points. Ex
actly Its passengers arrived on
No. It. northbound train, and
ST came in from points north.
Departing passengers totaled
151).
CHICAGO
GANGSTER
IS GUILTY
Continued from Pag One)
er'a slaying last June . Ilia
mother, Mrs. Rose Jeasen, how
ever, became hysterical and hia
sweetheart. Miss Betty Cook,
cried Bitterly.
One Holds for Acquittal
Twenty-four ballots in all were
taken by the jury whose mem
bets said they started out T to 6
for acquittal, gradually reaching
it to i ror conviction. H. w.
Crotxer said that at no time was
the electric chair, demanded by
me prosecution, giver any con
sideration. The maximum con
sidered waa life Imprisonment.
Philip Hagerman. who held
ont for IS hours for acquittal
was quoted by the Herald and
Examiner as saying he "still be
lieved Brothers Innocent."
The trial, lasting nearly three
weeks, resolved Into a a u eat Ion
Of the Identification of the man
seen fleeing from the vicinity
of the Michigan svenue pedes
trian tunnel in which Llnzla was
shot in the back of the head
wane en routs to a race course.
Graduate Nurses to
Meet Wednesday
Oregon Graduate State Nnrsaa'
association. rj,trtct No, , will
hold its regular meeting at the
home of Mrs. Emma Mason, 34i
South Riverside, Wednesday at
p. m.
Any graduate nurse wishing to
Join Is invited to attend tka
meeting. It is stated.
Kitra coachea will be added to
thia train by the railroad com
pany, which probably will be cu
out at Tula take and remain on
the aiding there during the
course of the auction, which Is
expected to last all day. Return
Ing, the excursionista will leave
Tule Lake at 4: IS In the after
noon reaching Klamath Falls a
a:o p. m.
The low roundtrip rate offered
by the Southern Pacifio gives
those who are planning on at
tending me auction the opport
unity of conveniently reaching
tne townsite at low cost, avoiding
necessity of traveling over bad
roads, In additiou, it will afford
pleasure seekers probably tha
last cnance there will be in this
territory to witnesa the auction
ing of a Government townsite.
which everyone expects will be
come the metropolis and regular
sniping center of the rich Klam
ath Irrigation District.
To care for the large number
or visitors expected, tha Siskiyou
Tractor and Implement company
haa donated their warehouse to
lauiea ot tne Tnie Lake Commas-
Ity Club, who will serve luncheon
and refreshments to the visitors.
Many Attend
Funeral Of
Joe Swindler
(Continued from Page One)
her counsel. Ralnh W tinea.
and that la a direct denial of
early rumors circulated and pub-
iisnea mat she waa sitting wait
ing for her husband with a re.
voiver in her hand, and shot him
as he came ia the front door af
ter taking two guests home.
feeveral couples had been en
tertalned at the Swindler borne
during tha evening prior to the
shooting. Liquor waa aerved. ac
cording to statements of guests
wno attenaea the party. About
J. 00 o'clock Monday morning
Swindler left with two of the
guesta to escort them to their
home. What occurred between
the time Swindler returned abont
1:15. and the time he waa shot
shortly before :00 o'clock Mon-
aay morning, ia at present an on
solvable mystery.
An early trial of Laths Hwiixt.
ler, talented and beautiful vouna
widow charged with tha murder
ot ner ansbandv has been naked
by defense counsel, and accord
ing to Ralph W. Horaa. tents.
live data lor the trial has been
set for April 17. A new Jury
panel will be announced before
iae trial.
FORMER. PAirPKR HA8
MOM- V AX HU DEATH
WALL WALLA. Wa.h.. Anell
4. (API Once sent to the eonnty
poor farm aa a pauper. Mlka Ra
oer, 73, waa found dead today in
bis shanty here with gold, cur
rency and certificates of deposit
totalling I4.JU0 bidden in various
parts ot the aback. Prosecutor
Berd J. Lebrer said.
Golden eagles were wranned
and tied in cloth and newspapers
wars folded around the enrrencv
and certificates scattered about
toe novel.
Some Camera Glimpes of
Hoover on Vacation
u ? lUxnn
,ti j lis
After his arrival at San Juan, capital ot i'orto Hico, during his
West Indies cruise. President Hoover waa a guest ot Gov. Theodore
Kooaevelt, with whom he is pictured here on the balcony of tha
governor's palace. There the smiling Chief Executive briefly ad-
areasea tne erowds that gathered below to welcome btin. It wis a
double holiday for Porto itlcans the second visit there of a l 8.
president, aud the 68th anniversary ot the abolition ot slavery,
V
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Apparently tar from tha carea of atate as the U. 8. S. Ariiuna
cruised through smooth southern waters, President Hoover hers Is
shown reading and smoking on a sunny deck ot the dreadnaught.
A very weary man when he left Washington, the Chief Executive
la reported to have been greatly rested by such quiet noura during
his Caribbean vacation and business trip. Even on board, however,
ho could not achieve complete solitude. Note the Marina at the
right assigned to guard tne President.
OREGON
T
HONOR MISS LIVINGSTON
Miss Kathleen (Pat) Livings
Ion of Klamath Falls who is a
lophomore at the University of
Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin,
bajorlng in Journalism, has been
jppolnted to the Masthead of the
Cardinal," school dally, two
jontha early because of superior
ork. according to Information
received here, ,
Easter Will Claim
Proper Observance
All Over the World
(By the Associated Press)'
ALONG tba avenues and In hell's kitchen among the stalls
and carts of South Halstead street and along the babbling
sidewalks of Harlem on Pennsylvania avenue, Olive atreet.
Market sttwet, Euclid, Commonwealth avenue In all America
easier comes tomorrow.
lea. since 1773. There will be
chorals at 1 a.m. At dawn the
uev. j. Kenneth Ffohl, D.D., will
appear in the hooded doorway
ot the little Moravln Home
church. Dr. PfobI, who is 84
years old, waa baptixed, con
firmed, ordained and Installed
as pastor, in the one church.
And In Jerusalem, In the sha
llow ot calvary where Christ
hung crucified against a black
sky. Easter will be celehratoH
nnder the muxxles of machine
auus, witn taster music provid
ed by the rumble of armored
cars, mere is rear by authori
ties thst trouble m irin Ka
twaen the pro-mufti and anti
mufti forces from Hebron during
.iiuoiero least or naobl Alotta.
sa, which is being observed even
as ins inristian Easter.
In Washington, the
ui mo unuen etates win attend
a Masonle and a Quaker aervlo
new iorg win observe the day
n.iu uiku oil. iiasninv raartinna
elaborate church services and'
thousands ksdIiik at fi.h in h.
aquarium, at shooting ferries In
" ruers ana at animals in
me xoo.
Those who wish to h
tattous will tav as much am riv
dollars each for orchids while
others, broken by a winter of
iruiuess quest for work, will
uius in ins oread lines.
In Ctecho-Slovakia Kaster will
pivot a throe day period of "di
vine peace" for the entire na
tion. In Russia where communists
do not believe In God it will be
Just another day for many, al
though thousands of devout
members of the eastern rite, still
will observe tha day.
SALEM, April 4, (AP) Text
books ia reading for tba first.
socond, third. Fifth, seventh and
eighth grades and geographies
for the fourth and sixth trades
and a civics text for the eighth
grade nnder the new textbook
law at a meeting ot the state
board of education. It was an
nounced today. All of these text
books ara recent adoptions and
are not owned at present by
the pupils of tha schools.
The new law calls for anTuT.
anal levy ot (1.60 per enrolled
child in tha elementary grades
for the purchase of textbooks
until such time as all books are
supplied; thereafter this levy
will need to be in only such
amount as may be necessary (or
keeping the supply up to require
ments. In these districts In
which the fund raised by the
required levy Is sufficient to par
chsse more books thsn those set
forth on tb deslgnsted list, the
board was recommended that ad
dltlonal copies ot on or more
of the text books now in use
be secured to supply the classes.
The handling of textbook or
ders through regional depositor
ies of publishing companies at
Portland waa decided upon by the
board as tha moat feasible meth
od of distribution. The books
nisy be purchased la this may
at a IS per cent discount T. O.
B. Portland.
FOB WHAT REASON
A woman rushed into a police
station with a photograph la bar
band.
"Mr husband haa disappeared "
she sobbed. "Hera Is his photo
graph. I want yon to find him."
The sergeant looked at tha phc-
OKrapn.
i Why?" ha aiked. Tit-Blte,
Tins PENALTY
Mrs. Woodet Does year hus
band remember tha anniversary
of your marriage?
Mrs. Wise: Never! so I remind
him of It In January and Jqne,
and get a present each time.
Passing Show.
natlan canals; and Vnder Den
Linden and in Paris; in the
shadow of tenements where
bread la a luxury; and in green-
rolling meadow lands where they
feed milk to the dogs Eastar
comes,
In San Francisco thousands
will wind np the foot trails ot
ML Davidson to stand beneath
the lighted cross that tops it
and greet the Easter aun. Organ
music will flow to them from
below on telephone wires and
tbe ceremonies will be rsdlocast
to those who greet the anniver
sary of the risen Christ in their
homes.
Arizonas Ysqul Indians will
dance In paint and masques to
shrill piping ot flutes and the
wtera roll ot thunder drnms.
making the observation ot Eas
ter a week-long instead of a
single day's event. Tlnv crosses
of white In Indian villages will
mark the Via Doloroso Christ
trod.
Four hundred white-robed
children, grouped In a Greek
cross, will send their voices ring
ing through Hollywood (Calif.)
bowl in "Christ, the Lord, Is
risen today" after trumpets have
sounded the dawn and 30,000
spectators have Joined in the
aluging ot hymns.
In Red Rock canyon, southeast
of Bakerstleld. Calif., In the
heart of the desert flower area
Kaster will come with cere
monies; and the traditional ser
vices, conducted annually since
1909, will be held at Mt. Roubl
doux, at tha edge ot Riverside,
Calif.
Forty thousand neonle If the
day la fair will crowd "God's
acre" at Winston. Salem. N.C..
where Easter Sunday haa boen
Winner of Grand National
isaaaaa-ia.aaaaiwaxxax.-a.
' 4 H H " Af . i
Gallant winner of Enaland'a historic Grand National ntaonla.
chase, Grakle, nine-year-old English-bred fencer pictured above,
raced to victory over tha gruelling Alntree course In the record
time of 9 minutes and 34 seconds. A crowd ot mora than 350,000
persons gathered to witness the ninety-second renewal ot the famoua
event. Grakle. a big bay ku dine- owned bv C. It. Tavlor. nald odds
p 00 to J, Only, .eleven starters finished the race, I
MEIER REFUSES
TO PAROLE UN
PORTLAND, April 4. (API
Indicating a policy of "hands
off" as far aa aentencea passed
by (ounty rourte are concerned.
Governor Molar, In a letter to
District Attorney Langley, today
refused to pardon Robert Wlii
tersteen, Sit, father of soven
chlldreu, who la now In the
county Jail here aervlug time for
liquor violations.
Wiiilerstren waa aenlenced on
March I to pay a fine of 1100
and aarvs 30 days. The time of
sentence will plra tomorrow
but he will be unable to pay tha
fine and must aerva It out.
It came to Ihe attention ot
the district attorney that Win
rateen a wife and children are
destitute and another child Is
expected soon.
The govemor replied lo the
district attorney's letter:
"Every day there route to my
desk aoveral requests, for tha
exercise of executive clemency
for prisoners who are serving
terms la the various county Jails
of the stale. A majority of
these come from those who are
Interested In prisoners who have
been convicted ot violating tha
prohibition act.
My experience thus far
has convinced me that I mu't
not over-rlda the Judgment of
tbe local offlrera who are In a
much better position than I am
to be fully advised regarding tba
circumstances connected with
these esses before sentence is
imposed.
At The Vox
AT TUN WV
The V li I led Htulen boasts of an
unique aud unusual geiiro of peo
ple In lla Virginia and Tennessee
REITERATES
OPPOSITION
TO pAi
WIMSHIP ILL'
FILED: Hi
PROVIDED FOR
SAX FRAKCIKCO. April 4. (A
P) The will of Emory Wlnshlp.
former naval officer who commit,
led suicide hare, filed in Marnn,
Ga today, provides a llsO
month allowance (or the widow,
Mrs. Dorothy Blount Wlnshlp, a
copy of tbe document released
here revealed today.
ansa Helen Elisabeth Thomp
son of Los Angeles, attractive
actress who declared aha bad
lived with Wlnshlp a long time,
was not mentioned in the testa
ment. Two-thirds of Wlnsbln's
property is left to be divided
eqnelly between two children by
a former marriage. These are
Emory Dillon Wlnshlo and Kath.
erlna Mary Wlnshlp, who aro In
New York.
J. W. Preston. Jr.. flan Fran.
Cisco attorney, Is named executor
and trustee to admlntstrater a
rust tuna created for the son of
Wlnshlp'i latest marrlara Vmnn
Jr., who Is to receive tha net
Income from a third of tbe
tat. ,
Tba Will IS dataut March IT
last, four days before Wlnshlp
shot himself. Hli act, accord
ing to the coroner's Jury was
due to Jealousy over hia wife's
suspected conduct with the fatn
11 chauffeur. Ray McQnnagle,'
Liquor Runners
Caught With 150
Gallons Alcohol
ROSEBURO, Ore. April 4. (AP)
Two men who aald they were
Lewis Gutfante, J5, and Jnmea
Pacbello, If. both of San Fran
cisco, were nnder arrest bare to
day while police held their auto
mobile and Is five-gallon cans
of alcohoL Police baited the
blc roadster when they became
usplcloua of It. The liquor cargo.
a H. Bennett, deputy sherltf
said, was found in tha rear ot the
car, and weighed over one thous
and pounds The ear waa equip
ped with special springs to carry
tha load. Police said the two
men told them they were run
ning tha liquor to Seattle.
tKJlABD ClMTai-iroirn,ll
mountaineers. These people are
entirely different from any other
suet or group In the states.
A particularly clear-cut charac
ter study of those, hardy Illiterates,
with tliuir peculiar moral codes,
their si tuple living standards and
uniailng liruvery. ia found In I ie
liiuibla Pictures production of
Tol'ablo David,'' wlilih opens at
the new Vox Ihealre tomorrow lor
four da) a.
Director John Blyntona depicts
In stark and vivid fashion what
happens In the niunulaln country
when the nierab.r of any family Is
wronged, revealing Ihe workings
ot Ihe ensuing feud and the man
lier in which tha family's men
measure out Justice without tha
aid of law conns. They are a law
unto themselves.
A newcomer, a young artist
named Richard Cromwell, depicts
tha role of 'Toi'abla David." He
poseee that naivete that makes
hita Ideal In the role ot tha sim
ple, nature-loving lad depicted In
tbe story. Olhera In the cast are
Joan Peers, Noah Beery, Henry n.
Walthall and George Duryea. John
0. niystane handled the direction
of this production with artistry.
THOUSANDS
AT FUNERAL
DEAD ROCKNE
(Continued from Pag One)
the sports world. As it passed
the Notre Dame football stadium,
which Kockne himself made pos
sible, tbtre waa a pause for a
raverent salute.
It was Ilka a 8anday morning,
till and peaceful, but the touch
o sadnees was everywhere. All
buslnesa waa suspended and
trains running Into South Band
paused tor one minute aa a mark
ot respect.
Only 1400 ot tha football
eoacbs friends and Intimates
were able to squeese Into the
church for Ihe services hut other
thousands, bareheaded, beard the
services through the amplifiers.
A SWEET TIP
PORTER: I carried his bsg np
three flights ot stairs, and at the
top ha slipped something Into my
hand and aaldi "Thats for a cup
Of tea."
Bootblack! And what was It, a
dime!
Porter: No: It wa sa lump of
sugar. Answers.
SALT I.AKB CITY. April 4.
(At')- Opposition of Ihe Latter
Day Saints' church to plural mar
riage waa rolt.raled by lleb.r J,
Grant, president of the church, In
op.nlnx lla 101st auuuul confer
once bora today.
Offenders, he aald. are excom
municated from fellowships In the
church aud "should he dealt wliu
as the law requires."
"We bsve men among us." ha
added, "who will be glad In fur
nish the legal talent and assist la
the enforcement of law,"
Desplle the repeated oppn.llloa
of the i hurt h tu plural marriages,
lie aald, "wllh sorrow aud deep
res ret." that It waa necessary for
hi in lo call attention tu It publicly
and be deplored the fact that some
members of the rhurrh "are per.
uuded to coutract such niarrlas.es
by destining lueu."
Tha president then lurned hia
nltiick upon defamatory literature
which he aald had accused prom
inent churchmen with Indulging
III Ihe practice of plural marrlaae.
"They have charged me and my
brothers with the loinmlsslou of
erline," be said. "There Is scarce
ly one among tha general authori
ties of tha i-hun-h who has not
been defamed by this literature."
IV fit Kill IIAMIH
Old I.adri Little boy, ara job
good?
Hoy; Tea, ma am.
"do to Similar school f
"Yes, ma'am."
"Than I think I ran trust you.
Run wllh this penny and get me a
kM anfl HmaahalWlh. lni,!i
can see you." Tlt-lllls.
Perhsps stunt flying helps
aviation. It eliminates those who - qj
make It aeein dangerous.
The Bin Trail"
Starting; Tuesday
at tba
PELICAN
ATTENTION J
Knights Templar. Church
Services Sunday, April E.
First Bupttot church. Alio
Journtyinjr Knights are
cordially invited to at
tend with us.
PLEASANT VIEW
DAIRY
tor (nuto A pure raw
milk front ' les lax Jersey
aad (Jeftrnae rows. pro.
dnrd aad bottled la a plant
that haa conformed to re
quirements Call IS7Wa We Dellve
(Joe Keller)
MERCHANTS' LUNCH
Served from 11 a. m. to 9 p. m,
52
OWL CAFE
497 MAIN
rrHE First National Bank keeps continually in tho
forefront of progress in financial affairs ....
It ia equipped with facilities and men to meet the new
conditions that each day brings .... Its service is de
pendable, complete and courteous ....
It is interested in every financial transaction, no mat
ter how large or small .... It can meet your financial
requirement..,.
This is what has made The First National Bank oufc.
standing in this community. Isn't it worth your whilo
to transact your financial affairs with a bank of this
kind?. .
The First National Bank
Member Federal Keserve Bank