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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23, 1931
Number 7611
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lly PRANK JKMCINIt
pilEUB la startling nawa In the
papara these daya from Eng
lana. Here, In a few words, la
tba meaning of Hi la nawa:
England, Intensely proud of
having been alwaya aolvent, la
taking alepa to REMAIN solvent.
a
pilEMICIl Ma.Lkmald made a
apaarh lha other dar Ibat waa
raportad br ona of tba Amarlrao
uewareels. Yoa may have iaan.
and beard, II.
Ha bald op an anitalopa, pretty
wall covered with atampa, and
aatd. Id substance: "llara la a lel
lar mallad to Germany at tba
halibt of tha Inllallon that follow,
ad tba war. Tha Talua of tha
elampa oa It, expressed In tarma
f our nooar, la about Til II EE
THOUSAND MILLION pounda."
Tba English pound, aa you
know, la about five dollara In
American money.
yjULTlPLY thraa tbouaand mil
lion by five dollara and Ton
will gat as Idea of tha worthlets
neas of German money at tha
balghl of tha Inllallon. barauaa
Ihla Taat sum, expressed In paper
mark, waa necessary Juat to carry
letter.
I'ramlir MecDonald added:
"We don't want to sae OUR
money depreciated In anjr avb
war. That la why we ara doing
wbat la being dona In order to
balance tba budget."
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BALANCING tha budget1' la a
farm used extensively by
flnanclera and atalaemea. It
maana. radarad to common, or
dlnary tarma that all of na ran
understand, taking In In taxea aa
much money aa la a pant for gov
ernment. Germany, after tha war, didn't
do thai. Flral aha borrowed to
make op tha deficit. Then aba
hagan to Issue paper money with
out gold bark of 11.
Tha Inflation that ' deatroyed
tha Talua of tha German mark
followed.
JJNGLAND, alao, baa bean spend
ing mora than aha baa been
taking In, and ao far aha too baa
haan borrowing to meet tha de
ficit. Her tlnanclera and her
ataleamen raallia that Ihla can't
go oa Indefinitely wllhout dle
aler. So I bay ara taking atepa
to balanca tha budget, which
means apendlng leaa and taxing
mora.
Tha moras of Iba pa.it few daya,
which ara drawing big headlines
In tha papers, are designed to
preront mora gold from being
aent out of Knglsnd. Sending
gold out of England endangera tba
valua of F.ngllalt paper money,
a a a
rjNGLAND has been alck for a
long time, and ao far sha has
been dosing herself with uoatrums.
Now aha lias called In lha doctors,
and they ara taking heroic mess
arra to restore her to henlth. It
(Continued on rage Three)
WEATHER
The f'yclo-Stormagrapli at Un
derwood's pharmacy ahowa but
alight changes In barometric enn
riltlnna during the last 34 hours,
and a, continuation of onl
wealher with brlak winds Is prob
able. Tha Tycns recording thermnm
ter reglatered maximum and
minimum temperatures today as
follows:
High, M Low, S4
Forocast for tha next 24 hours;
Continued fair and cool.
OIIKGON: Fair tonight and
Thursday; no change In temper
ature; moderate east and purth
east winds offshore.
Staff of Music J
Teachers Given
On Class Page
September and action! giro
mothers the doslrn to bare the
rhlidron tako mulc leaiora.
In order that accrrdllejd
tcschors may be readllr lo
catod, tha News and Herald
ara running a fonluro, twite
weekly, entitled "A Staff of
Music. Teachers'" and atpplle
a Hat of places mhrm rouslc
may be purchased Til's will
ho found on Iho clarified ad
page.
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Meeting Tonight at
o'Clock at Merrill
Community Hall
Senator Makes Tour Over
Langell Valley With
Local Men.
Senator Frederick Klalwar ar
rived In Klamath Kalis early Ihla
morning and will lira an addreaa
at an open meeting at the Mer
rill community hall at I o'clock
Ihla erenlug under auaplrea of
Ilia Tula l.ake xat of the Amer
ica n Legion. Tbla morning tha
aenator accompanied county court
membera end bualnaaamen to
Lannell Valley where be dla
ruaaed with dlreclora of the
Langell Valley Irrigation dlatrlct
varluua Irrigation problrme.
Commander MrMurpby of tha
Tula Lake poat of tha American
legion and Commander louglaa
I'urkett of the Klamath poat will
ha In charge of the meeting to
night and all clllaena of tha
county ara Inrlted to attend,
lemej from Aahland
Senator Sielwer, on a trip
which took blm duwn the Ore
gon roaat where he viewed bar
bor pmjerta. Hoaehurg where he
attended the relwlirailnb of tba
aecurlng of th4 aoldlera" bom,
tirania Paaa. Medford and Alb
land where bd attended a meet
ing of the Jackaon and Joae
pblne county bankera' aasoclailon.
aod a matitlng of tha Aahlaad
lotion poat. will be In Klamath
until Tburaday morning when he
leavea for Head. Itedmond, I'rlne
villa and Portland.
To Talk on Taiatloa
Taxation poIMee of the federal
government aa they effect the
(Continued on 1'aga Three)
DEATH SENTENCE
MEDFOni). Ore., Sept. :.t. (F
James K. Klnkaley. tS, slayer
of Ham O rrearott, Aahland traf
fic pollcemau. waa today sentenc
ed to be hanged Friday, October
30. Klnxaley ahnt and killed
Preecott when the officer stopped
the youthful gunman a stolen au
tomobile. It wss lha second time the
sentence baa been paeeed on
Klnsaley. An appeal to the su
preme court waa. taken, but the
court refuaed to review the raae,
and re-aentenclng was neceseary.
"I have tha aaaurance from
Ood," Klngaley told the court to
i ay. "that I am going homo to
heaven."
"Jackaon county has expended
something like 11.000 to bring me
back here," ho continued, "and I
thank tbem for giving ma a chance
to get right with my Maker." He
declnred that since Imprlaunment
he accepted religion, and baa been
Inatrunienlal In peratisdlng a
score of youths to "load better
Uvea."
He eipreaaed regret for the
ahootlng. and said "my heart
goes nut to the parents of tho boy
1 killed."
Herd of Cows Cause
Accident; Man Hurt
KIJtiKNE. Ore., Sept. !3
Fred 1. Fish of Port land was In
a hospital hero today suffering
from ennruaatnn of tha brain, a
broken breaat bone and bad
burn on both legs, received
when his truck rsn Into a herd
of ros on the Pacific highway
ni..r llarrtaburg. The truck
crashed Into the ditch and caught
firs. I lah'a feet were caught In
the rnh and he extricated him
self only after the clothing had
been burned from his legs.
Six Hunters Fined
for Slaying of Doe
PENDLETON, Ore., Sept. JJ,
(JP) Six hunters paid floo each
hare today when they pleaded
guilty to chargoa of killing a doe
deer and a fawn near lllitcham
springs. Henry Arkel, Joe Payne,
( eorgn Miller, Clnus Wlsbman,
1'at Shaw and Leon Miller, all of
Athena, were arrnsted by George
Glenn, game warden, and H. 0.
Llnvllle, state policeman, who In
vestigated the shooting of tho an
imals last Sunday.
INSTANTLY K1L1-K1)
SALKM, Sept. 23, (P) Albert
Park, 10, Salem, waa Instantly
killed lata yesterday when a high
way tractor rolled onto him while
hn wss working on tha road south
of corrallls. Ills' body was
brought hero today.
STEIWER HER
.ps Withdrawing
Troops From All
But Railway Zone
Visitor
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a...saal JWi J Mi. C!lUK U
Hrnafnr Jrlrrlrk Nlrlwrr, Junior
Ortm uraaiur. In klamath
rouiily tfeftay. Krnalur hirlwrr
peak at Mfrlll al a IKfoa
pinrtliiff IfinlichC. Thla aflf-ranon,
b la loarlnc tha laanayll Irrlva
ftira flUtfirl.
I S. ATTITUDE ON
EXPLAI
Raymond Robins Tells
'.Why Strongest Fight
Made in U. S.
Why America has gone farther
than any other people In fight
ing against liquor was told by
Itaymond Itoblna, well-known aoc
lal economUt. in an addreaa at the
library auditorium Wednesday
afternoon as a feature of the
Klamath Falls drive of the Allied
Forces for Prohibition. Mlaa
Norma C. Itrown alao apoke, aod
Mrs. Hurt Hawklna prealded.
Colonel Itoblna and Mlaa
Ttrown will apeak again at 7:30
Ihla evening at the Fremont
school auditorium.
"All the rountrlea of the world
are wreatllng with thla problem
of drink and the aoclal curae and
coat of the liquor traffic. In the
t'nlted Slates for mora than a
hundred years wa have wrestled
hard and gone fartber to outlaw
the saloon and the liquor traffic
(Continued on Page Eight)
E
The alata public utility com
missioner will conduct a hearing
here on October 31 and 23 In
connection with the atate'a In
vestigation of the Pacific Tele
phone and Telegraph company s
rates, according to word received
from Snlem Wednesday. Com
missioner Thomaa. Chief Knglneer
Claude L. Lester, and A. K.
Clarke, will be here. It la expected.
City Attorney Harry Bnlvln ha.s
received a letter from the com-
mlaeloner a office aaklng that na
ha prepnred to file names of wit
nesses in the rate hearing. The
city Is not a party to tho case,
however.
S. P. to Construct
Corral at Hatfield
The Southern Pacltlo railroad
announced Wedneadny through
Dlatrlct Freight and Paesensjer
Agent L. U Uraham, that they
will provide modern stock cor
rals at the Hatfield station on
the Oregon-California state line.
Construction on the project
which will Involve an expenditure
of several thousand dollnrs, will
begin Immediately. The corrals
will be completed and ready for
use October 10.
Hatfield Is one of tho newest
northern Cnllfornla towns and
lies In the Title lake basin, Just
serosa the atnte line. Several
grain and potato warehouses are
being constructed In tbat vicinity
Burns Cause Death
La Grande Woman
LA GflANDK, Ore.. Sept. l (P)
Mrs. Margaret ' Potoraon. 04
died yesterday from body and face
burns received Monday. Her
clothing was burned away, and
nor skin charred from the hips to
the shoulders. Mrs. Peterson, al
most blind, was putting wood In
stove' when her clothing Ignit
ed. A relatlva In the basement at
tho time, Tuahed to her aid, but
was loo lata to save her.
III'U.KTIV
IIKIIMS, tVf.. m (JTH-Th
TrtfKraiplirii In Um twiid to
nlttht ClilnrM .NallonalUt rir
rlra in lirrhn h tftrrlrrd
tflrfframa Klatlni; that llirrti
Arorrtran rllljrn rr killed
t Mukdm, Manrburla, by
JapaiurM auliUergU
lly JAMKM P. HOWF.
TOKYO, Sept. 33. OP) A For
eign office spokesmsn announced
tonight tbat Japanese troopa
movement In Manchuria, ao far
aa occupying poaltlona outalde tha
Houth Manrhurlan railway sone
are concerned, muat end.
"There are to be no further
davelopmenta In the field." the
apokeaman Informed newapaper
correspondents after a conference
with Karon Bbldehara, the for
eign minister.
Previously the foreign minister
had consulted with Minister of
War Mlnaml.
The foreign office apokeaman
aaaerted that reports of Japaneae
occupation of Chinese territory
outside the South Manchurlan
railway conreaalon area had been
grosaly exaggerated almost from
the beginning by over-sealoua
RillltartMa endeavoring to create
a favorable Impreaalon In Japan.
A foreign office announcement
said withdrawal of Japaneae
troopa outalde the South Man
rhurlan railway xone was now
actually under ay.
II V (il.F.NN II Aim
SHANGHAI, Sept. 33 iP) Im
mediate danger of Russia being
drawn Into the Manchurlan era
broglio waa believed averted to
day by tha decision of the Japa
neae military not to occupy
Harbin.
Japan apparently haa deter
mined to keep the Manchurlan
rrlaia atglctly an issue between
China and Japan, excluding all
Interventions, whether by Russia,
the league of natlona or the Kel
logg autl-war pact algnatorlea.
Hou't Take lllsk
Although the Japaneae chief
of ataft In Manchuria bad or
dered troopa to move Into Jlar
bln, the Japanese cabinet decided
It waa not worth while to rlak
Ituaslan Intervention and ordered
Changchun made the northern
limit of the occupied sone. n
atead of tending troopa to pro-
ect tbe Japaneae community of
Harbin, a majority of Japaneae
(Conttlnuod on Page Three)
ACCEPTED By D. S.
GKNUVA, Sept, 23. m Hugh
R. Wilson, representing the Poll
ed Statee In the league of natlona
disarmament discussions. . an
nounced today hia government ac
cepted tbe Italian proposal for one
armaments holiday.
He said the United Statea ex
cluded from the effect of the ar
maments truce Ita destroyer
building program, which, he aald.
was undertaken principally to re
lieve unemployment.
Naotake Sato, the Japanese
spokesman, rejected the Italian
proposal, urging I hat It should
be considered at tho time of the
general disarmament conference
next Fehruary.
Mr. Wilson, however, asserted
that It the truce is to have any
value at all It should be concluded
at once. Any delay, he said, would
destroy Its psychological effect.
Monmouth Normal
Students Support
President Landers
MONMOUTH, Ore.. Sept. tS, (P)
Students of Oregon Normal
School, at their first meeting of
the fall term, today unanimously
adopted resolution deprecating
the criticism of President Landers
which resulted In a recent investi
gation. The student body expressed
confidence In Landers as a teach
er and administrator. The reso
lution wss addressed to tbe state
board of higher education.
Yesterday when President
Landers spoke at the Initial as
sembly he was given an ovation
which lasted more than five
minutes.
200-Mark Is Passed
at La Grande School
LA GRANDE, Ore., Sept. i3 OP)
Enrollment at Eastern Oregon
Normal school here passed the
200-mark on opening day, witb
registrations not complete. This
was an Increase of 60 over the
first day last year.
Enrollment includes about 80
men students. Classes started to
day following college placement
tests and registration Monday and
Tuesday.
Coach Bob Quinn has 34 men
on his football squad. The open
ing game hero will be October 1,
against pokan university.
WH TTLESEY
CTINT
IS
Judge Granta Authority
to Resubmit Reckless
Driving Charge.
Prosecution Proposes to
Bring up Manslaughter
Action Again.
An Indictment charging R. D.
Whittlesey with reckless driving
waa quaahed in circuit court
Wednesday morning after argu
menta by atate and counael were '
presented to the court on the de- i
fenae motion 10 aet aside the in-;
dlctment.
A motion of Deputy Dlatrlct
Attorney Hardin C. Blackmer
aaklng that the caae be resub
mitted to the grand Jury was
granted by the court.
Bla kmer also asked for an or
der from the court aaklng that
tbe grand Jury re-conslder the
original charge of Involuntary
manslaughter which waa lodged
against Whittlesey. Tbe court
will consider this matter and an
nounce bla ruling with a few !
dava. I
The defendant will remain nn.
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DEATH KNELL FOR
Giannini Family Loses
Transamerica Control;
Branches Dropped.
PltlCK BKF.AKft
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 13
(Pi Selling of Transamerica
following tbe Wall Street re
organisation plan aent SO. 000
aharea over the San Francisco
atock exchange tape by noon
todav, breaking the price to
$4.17, an all time low.
Blocka of 1000 to 4000
shares made their appearance
on the market. Tbey were
readily absorbed, but the tak
ers, reported to be eastern
firms, lowered the price nnder
tha heavy offerings.
NEW YORK. Sept. 23. WV
The death knell of an ambition
for a nation-wide chain of banks
was sounded todsy.
Control of the Trana-Amerlca
corporation, a two billion dollar
holding concern for financial
houses, bss passed out of the
hands of the Giannini family of
California to Lee, Hlgglneon and
company. New York and Boaton
bankers.
Three partners of Lee, Hlggln-
son. have replaced Amadeo P.
Giannini on the Trans-America
directorate. The Glannlnls form
ed Trsns-Amerlca In 1918.
The announcement, made by
Elisha Walker, chairman of
Trans-America. In a letter to
stockholders, showed tbst Trans-
America would relinquish control
of all Its banks. Including tha
Rauk of America (New York!,
the Bank of America. National
Trust and Savings association
(California), and the First Na
tional bank of Portland, Ore.
Trans-America will hereafter in
Test In bank securities wllhout
acquiring control.
To Cut Off Affiliation
Amadeo Peter Ginninl, tha (ft-year-old
head of his family's In
terests, wss born In Ssn Jose,
(Continued on Page Three)
Motive for Suicide
Mystery; Note Left
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Sept 33.
OP) With a bullet through the
mouth, the body or Ernest a.
W'alther, 26, was found on tbe
W'alther farm near here last night
The body was found by the youth'a
mother, Mrs. George Bulan, who
lives nearby. A note Indicated
Walther had killed himself, police
aald.
The note eatd "making a raid
Is a putup Job. So they won't
get me alive." Officers said they
bad no Idea aa to the meaning of
the note, as Walther wus not
known to have been a lawbreaker
and no raid against him wag con'
templated.
Chinese Is Killed
As Auto Overturns
PORTLAND, Sept 23, (PI
George Fong, 24, a Chinese waa
fatally tniured today when bis
automobile overturned . on the
highway near Beaverton. He died
In a hospital several hours after
thai incident-
QUASHED
Ma and What-A-Man
re jT.r
aaanimi
While a dynamite blaat boomed In salute and a crowd of friends
looked on, the second wedding of Mrs. Minnie (Ma) Kennedy and
Guy E. Hudson within three months was solemnised at Observation
Point, 1000 feet above the Colorado river at tbe Hoover dam site.
Tbe bride and groom are Indicated by arrow. j
Wall Street Revolts Against
Pessimism and Security Price
List Has Sweeping Advances
NEW YORK. Sept. 23. (AP) Wall Street revolted against
pessimism today, striking with a aweeping advance In secur
ity prices.
News of wage cuts In several major Industries, rumors that
the railroads were soon to get relief, and the confidence implied
by the London market'a good toae and removal of the ban on
short selling here, gave abare quotations a rapid lift. At their
best, principal stocks were 13 to more than lit higher, witb
tbe widest gatna In tbe rails. Mid-afternoon profit-taking re
duced the galna temporarily, but buying was resumed la the
late dealings. Salea approximated 3,000,000 shares.
Bonds were equally strong. Tha abrupt reversal of the In
vestment market waa hailed aa a change of nnuaual Import
aace. Cotton rallied about a dollar a bale and wheat closed
with advances running np to a cent a bushel.
Sid George Hurt
As Toy Cannon Is
Shot by Hoodlum
DETROIT. Sept. J 3 (JPS Pain
ful powder burna from the heel
to the kaee were autiered early
today by Sidney 8. George of
Eagene, Ore., past department
commander of the Oregon Ameri
can Legion, when a hoodlum dis
charged a toy cannot within a
few Inches of George's right leg.
Emergency toapltal attention
waa given an dantl-tetanua aerum
administered. Tbe youth, who
gave hla name aa H. Bchrelner,
waa held by police.
George was on bla way to hla
hotel with Carl Moser. Oregon de
partment adjutant, wlen Schrei
ne.r discharged tbe cannon aa
the two passed him on the side
walk. The cannon held a 10
gauge blank shotgun shell.
T
LONDON. Sept. 13. UPt Hope
that Parker D. Cramer, American
airman, who was lost on a flight
from Detroit to Copenbsgen, re
mains alive lingered today.
On the request of the American
embassy, the British broadcasting
company appealed to ships In
North Sea waters and residents of
the barren Orkney and Shetland
Islands to keep a sharp watch for
Cramer and bis radio operator,
Oliver Pacquette.
The radioed message said that
the wreckage of Cramer's plane.
recently salvaged by the British
trawler Lord Trent, Indicated the
possibility that the men might
have taken refuge on one of the
uninhabited Islands.
The Dally mall pointed out that
what was taken tor a flying auit
waa found In the cock it of the
plane by the master of the Lord
Trent demonstrating to the news
paper that the Pilot might have
been able to discard tbe suit and
leave the machine before It
crashed.
Lowest Temperature
For Fall Recorded
Klamath Falls shivered Wed
nesday morning when tbe mer
cury dropped to 35 degrees, the
lowest level recorded by ue gov
ernment thermometer at the U
S. reclamation offices since May
18. when the thermometer regis
tered 29 degrees.
Light froata have been noticed
In many parts of the Klamath
basin, and according to the fore
cast at the government weather
bureau, there are possibilities tor
a heavier freeze Wednesday
night.
Portland Jail Scene
Daring Prison Break
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 23, (IP)
Louis Scbults, 40, a fugitive
from California, escaped from
the county jail here, today by pry
ing apart two bars of his cell
and lowering himself from the
seventh floor to an Inner court
yard with a fire hose.
He was to have been return
ed to California todsy as a parole
violator. Scbults la on parole
from Folsom state prison to
which ho waa sentenced for a 30
year term In 109.
Wed Again
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CHAMBER ACCEPTS
Current Expenses Set
for Coming Year
at $17,710.
Directors of the Klamath coun
ty chamber of commerce at their
regular Wednesdsy meeting vot
ed unanimously to adopt a pro
posed budget for $17, '10 for cur
rent expensea tor the years 1931
32. In line with the present policy
to curtail expenses, tbe chamber
of commerce announces a mater
ial cut in operating expenses.
The largest amount In the
1931-33 budget was IS.69S.O0 ap
propriated for activities, which In
clude agricultural development
community advertising, enter
tainment, industrial and whole
sale distribution, information bu
reau, land settlement, roads and
highways, transportation, special
(Continued on Page rnree)
Body of Josephine
Man Found by Girl
Hunting for Stock
GRANTS PASS, Ore., Sept 23
UP) The body of William Dahl
berg. 82. who became lost Thurs
dav. when he separated from com.
paniona in the dense thickets of
Deer creek valley, was found late
yesterdsy by Flora Baird, daugh
ter of a Deer creek rancner.
The girl found the body while
looking for atock In a pasture.
More than 100 men bad sought
Dahlberg since his disappearance
and it waa discovered today a
posse had passed within 10 feet
of the body four daya before.
The forehead, arma and legs
of tba elderly man gave evidence
of his grim fight against the
dense brush covering tbe three
miles of steep slopes between
where be was found and where
he dlssppeared. His feet were
resting in the creek. He had
fallen backward and scratches
on the ground showed he had
failed In his attempts to rise.
LATE
VAn.- ! . na ' . T1
rr.w XAIIY, BOpi. n I ... . -
day declared a quarterly dividend of 7.1 cents on common atock,
against at. 23 paid previously. At the same time directors yoted
anlarr redactions of its officers ranging from 10 to 188 per cent.
effective October 1.
HAGUE, Sask., Sept. 83. (AP) Six of the nine children of
Sir. and Mrs. John P. I'nma of Hague, were burned to "eh
night when their farm home waa destroyed by fire. Three of the
children managed to eacape from an upatalra window, but apnar
ently the fire had overcome the others who ranged In age from
one year and ten months to 13 years.
LONDON, Sept 23. (AP) There waa no rush to sell aa the
London atock exchange reopened today after having been closed
two days following: the govornment'a auspenslon of the gold atand
ard. On the whole the atmosphere waa cheerful and, while Brltleh,
government eecuritica generally were off two anal a half to flva
points, quotntiona were largely nominal. A tendency toward re
covery waa noticeable later In some of these Issues.
NEW YORK. Sept U. (AP) Headquarters of (be projerteal
trans-Pacific flight of Hugh Horn don, Jr., and Clyde Pangborn an
nounced today the filers would attempt to make one-stop boa
from Japan to Dallas, Texas, If a reported 3n,0XI0 offer Iron
Colonel W. K. Easterwood of Dallas, can be verified.
PHI ISSUE-v
SURETO COMB
BEFORE VETS
Resolution to Be Given
Congress Asking for
Referendum.
No Other City Asked for
Annual Convention;
Big Check Given.
DETROIT, Sept 21 UP) Tbe
resolutions committee of Ameri
can Legion today voted to place
before the national convention a
resolution asking congress to re
quest tbe Tartoua statea to held
a referendum on modification of
tbe prohibition law.
DETROIT, Sept. 23 UP) The
American Legion today com
mended the Hoover war debt
moratorium and urged congress
to act upon the debt holiday
promptly.
DETROIT. Sept. 2s'. (AP)
The American Legion voted to
day to hold Ita 1933 national
convention In Portland. Ore.
The vote waa by acclamation
after Alex O. Barry, department
commander of tbe Oregon de
part, extended a brtet Invitation
and presented a check for 125
000 aa evidence of preparedness
for the entertainment of tba con
vention.
No other Invitation waa re
ceived by the convention.
noBTT ivn sunt as API-
Keen pleasure' was aspreaaed by
riAw.mAw initna f - Mater here
today when he learned the 1932
national convention of tne Amer
ican Lesion bad been awarded
to Portland.
"I'm mighty glad the Legion
la bringing the convention bare.'
be aald. "I knew the Oregon
delegation would be ancceaaful in
its etforta to bring tbla great
mtfn. tn onr state and I never
doubted Ita chances."
Mayor George L. Baker was
equally as happy over the news.
To Consider Liquor.
DETROIT. Sept. 23. (AP)
Submission of the prohibition
question to tbe American Legion
national convention apparently
waa assured today when the
resolutions committee, after near
ly three houra of debate Toted
(Continued on Page Three) .
GREAT AKRON OFF
ON MAIDEN FLIGHT
AKRON. Ohio. Sept IS. UP)
The world'a largest dirigible, the
li. 8. S. Akron, made her maiden
flight today.
Her silver hulk gleaming in
the sun, the new navy ahlp was
walked out of her hangar with
precision, headed into the alight
Kmom and waa cut
loose from her portable mooring
mast at 3:38 p. m., eastern stand
ard time.
As the crowd on the hillside
saw the giant silvery hulk float
away from the mooring mast, they
cheered wildly, and blared their
automobile horns.
The great 758-foot gaa bag
floated placidly In the air. It ap
peared perfectly lereL There waa
no sway. At about 100 feet, her
englnea were turned on and she
veered oft to the southwest Tbe
launching was made as a free bal
, loon, with the engines Idle.
NEWS
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