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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1931)
Sept. 2C, 1031 PAGE TWO THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON IN STATE OPENS SALEM, Or., (TP) With th ilwr season open end duck hunt ing coming up November H, offici al of tli Oregon fish and game commission soundsd a warning to day king (or care In the dm of firearms and other activities of tn nunter. "Scores of Mrunl mar be kill. d unleas carelessness U curbed." It u said. "Most accidents ere unnecessary and ran be avoided by applying common mh In hand ling firearms." tilvo Seven Rulre Seven rulaa worth observing nui nunnng were outlined: "Don't keep your gun loaded axcept when Ton are actually naming, out handle It at all tlm aa If It were loaded. "Don't point your gun at any one even It yon are aura It la em Pty. "Don't rarrjr your gun when climbing fencea or brush piles. "Don't .carry yaur gun ao aa accidental discharge might ahoot your companion. "Don't ahoot at anv cams an leu you aea tt elearlv enough to positively Indentlfy It. "Don't ba the fool who 'didn't know ft wan loaded. "Unlawful Don't." "The law -provides that any per on who. while Tiolating any of the game lawa, ehall Uke the life of another, ahall be punished aa lor murder la the eeroad de gree," officials explained. Soot light hunters and those who hunt out of season are la this class. It is always unlawful to hunt at Bight. "Other 'don'ta' hunters may well keep la mind Include the "umawruls "It is always unlawful: to hunt en any game refuge, to hunt deer with dogs, to wantonly waste game, to aell plumage of game or song birds, disguise sex fit any maw or game oira. to anooi from public highway or railroad ngnt or way. "To hunt on lands without permission of the owner, to lie la wait for deer at or near licks, to eell game, to hunt without a license, to hold game in capltlrlty. 10 snoot irom a powerboat, sneak, boat or aink box. "To hunt within the limits of any city, town, public park cem etery, school ground or watershed reservation, to carry loaded arms In an automobile and to hunt game between sunset and one-halt hour before sunrise." PACIFIC HM SALEM, Sept i. (JV-Kesolu-tlona requesting the state high way eommliislon to widen the Pa cific highway from Oregon City to Salem to 2ft feet, was authoris ed by representatives of communl ' tiea along the route at a session here last night. The resolutions will be presented at the next meeting of the highway commis sion, the date for which has not yet been definitely set. Tentative arrangements call for a meeting in Portland early next week. The unanimous opinion of the aelegatee expressed that the only aolutioa of the rapidly Increasing traffic on the highway between Portland and Salem was the building of a three-way highway, and that work ahould be started this fall. The widening should he accomplished by the addition ot henry six foot concrete should ers, the meeting decided. Henry R. Crawford, president of the Salem chamber of com merce, appointed Harry K Crain and J. N. Chambers ot Salem, Gerald B. Smith of Woodburo, H. C. Bolton of Canby and Harvey Starkweather of Oregon City to draw np the resolutions. Reduced 'Backhome Fares are Announced An opportunity to Tlslt the folks back east orer Thanksglr lng and Christmas Is afforded by the "home visitors" excursions announced by the Great Northern railway today. The round trip will ba one and one-third the regular one way fare. These rates are to Minneapolis and fit. Paul, Duluth, Milwaukee, Chi cago, Omaha. Kansaa City. St. Louis, Sioux City, Council Bluffs and Des Moines, The dates ot sale will ba the last Saturday In October and every Saturday thereafter to and Including December 19, and also Norember It and SO for Thanks giving and December 17 and IS for Christmas. The return limit la February 19, next year. 111 Detail of Collings Case Told By Woman At Inquest 4 J vvY y Mrs. Lillian CJaellue ColUags By H. ALLEX SMITH I'nltrd Prras Staff ComspandVat HTXTLVGTO.N, L. I Sept. HO. (VP) Spaaklnat softly and la a voir that vibrated ruder the crash fit her repressed motions, Mrs. Ulliaa Collings told yesterday, for to first time la pabllr, the story of that fantastic aiirht aboard the trailer Pteuroia la Long Island noand, abet two rumaas murdered her hawbaad, Benjamin P. lolling. And fantastic though the story seemed as It cams from her lips at the coroner'a Inquest, there was yet no person In the little county courtroom who could aay, when It waa over, that ha dis believed her. Fought Bootleggers Sha talked on and on. for an hour, two hours, nearly three hours. Mr husband, Ben." That was the way aha referred to him. The two men who cams oa the Penguin sha thought they were bootleggers. Sha fought des perately with them, sha aaid, after they had thrown "my hue- band. Ben Into the sound, but they pinned her arms behind her and took her off the cruiser Into a canoe. District Attorney Alexander Blue, through the greater part ot her narrative, did not Inter rupt. AO Aew Claea Her recital developed no start ling cine In the murder ot her husband a mystery that has In trigued the public since the morning ot September 10 when Mrs. Collings was found In a motorboat off Roosevelt Memorial park at Oyster Bay. The widow of the slain man wore a small black straw hat trimmed with a black veil, a aeal coat with brown collar and cuffs and black slippers. She began her story with the evening ot September 10 on board the cruiser told how the and "my husband, Ben" and their five-year old daughter, Barbara, had supper before retiring. Awakened In Sight She was awakened In tne night and the first thing she heard was man's voice. "You've got to take us to South Nonralk," he said. Her husband was on deck with the visitors. They argued about the trip. Finally Collings decided to accede to their demand. Collings started the boat and they were running for some time. Mrs. Collings stayed below In the cabin with Barbara, who was frightened. Occasionally the sound of voices, discussing com passes, courses, destinations. came down to her. Sha said aha sighted, through porthole, a light at Eaton's neck and some time later heard someone say they were off Stam ford. Then one of the men ordered Collings to stop the boat. Offers Mem Boat At this stake one of the In truders told Collings ho had a wounded man to take on board. Mrs. Collings opened the cabin door to look out. The man was saying 'I got to do this to you because you might get excited at the sight ot this man wounded,' she ssld. "He was tying my husband's hands. Baa said that waa ridiculous, that ha had seen wounded men before." After they had tied Collings, aha went on, ha said: "well, you got ma now. It It's the boat you want, take If Took Her Off la Canoe Mrs. Collings went out on deck and the child cried from the cabin, "don't hurt my mamma!" Sha went back to quiet Barbara and whlla aha waa Inside sha heard the crash ot glass and a noise, and Collings aald. In a normal voice, "they are putting ma overboard." Sha grabbed a pneumatic mat tress and threw It to htm. She let down the anchor rope, hop ing ha con Id grab It. She ran for the Ufa preservers but the older of the two men stopped her. and they struggled on the deck. Finally ho pinned her anna and they took her oft la a canoe. Tells Of Lite Before Mrs. Collings said nothing of an attempted attack upon her in the canoe. The younger man Jumped out and waded to shore and the other placed her in the motorboat at tha shore. Then he left, A Urge part of her testimony this afternoon waa concerned with her private life, her educa tion, her husbsnd's army career and their domestic life, which she aaid was normal. TRAFFIC TIPS By Sergeant Carl Cook Klamath Falla Police SCHOOL ROOF FAILS RICHMOND. Ind.. Sept. SI (At') (rumbling during severe windstorm, the roof ot tha high school building at Pis ton, near here, collapsed lata yealerday, and fell Into tha sec ond story rooms, injuring 60 to 0 pupils, one critically and at least three seriously. Tha buildiug housed 200 stu dents. Most of the Injured suf fered nothing worse than severe bruises, a bump on the head, or a cut. Physlctana at first fear ed, however, that the Injuries ot Janice Williams, 14. might prove fatal. After an oieratlon she waa much Improved, they said today, and probably will re cover. Billy Holder. 14, and Lawrence Wilier, and Ruth Daugherty, both under 14 years ot age, were considered la a seri ous but not a dangerous condi tion. Other buildings In Boston, In cluding tha Methodist church the .Mason io temple, and several homes, were unrooted by the storm. GREAT CROWD OF DESTITUTE SEEK RATIONS (Continued From Fata One) party who could apeak Chinese, tried to explain tha mission, but his voice waa lost In tha din. Jumping from sampan to sampan, ha tried to retrieve many ot the packagea grabbed by members ot tha throng and explained that they contained medicines, but his efforts were la vain. Many ot the packages were torn open. Cries of disappointment arose when It was discovered they contained no food. The situation began to look desperate. Dr. Liu regained the plana with difficulty, leaving tha crowd (Jghtlng over tha packages. Colonel Lindbergh maneuvered tha plana Into a comparatively cleared space, taxied slowly out of tha cordon of ssmpans, and soared toward Nanking. Tha party aald tonight they be lt would ba Impossible to place doctors In tha flooded town un less accompanied by military es corts. EPISCOPALIANS NOT AGREED ON PROHIBITION (Continued From Page One) haa been accompanied by graft. corruption, lawlessness, murder and political cowardice and hy pocrisy lawlessness, however. Is sues In part out of conditions which have not always been given full consideration, such aa the enactment ot laws, or the failure to repeal laws which do not command or continue to en Hat nnhllA ,nn f Mn anil hi lost the respect and support of a majority of tha people." Tha report sets forth that this Increases tha disposition ot in dividuals to Ignore or violate laws designed to Improve the social order. Tha Ignoring or violation ot eucb laws, tha re port continues, results solely be cause the laws affect personal rights and liberties which Indi viduals themselves determine to maintain, regardless of social consequences. , Tha driver ot a motor vehicle traversing defiles, canyons or! mountain hlghwaya shsll hold ' such motor vehicle under control and aa near tha right-hand side ot tha highwsy aa reasonably possible, and upon approaching any curve where tha view la ob structed within a distance of 200 feet along the hlghwaya ahall give audible warning with a horn or other warning device. No person shsll throw, deposit or leave any glass bottles, glass, nails, tacks, hoops, wire, cans or any other substance likely to injure any person, anlmol or vehicle upon any road, street or highway of this state. At the present prlcea It takes mora than a bushel of oats to purchase a little package of rolled oats. That Is what cornea of ap plying tha pressure. . . . Ran aeroM this poem recently:: "Four twenty gsy birds, feeling rather dry, went orer Into Canada to get a case of rye. When tha rye was opened, the Tanka began to alng: 'We're loyal to our country, but God save tha king." . . . Surgeons could glva a lot of Inside Informa tion concerning their patients. Vital Statistics MARRIAGES JOHNSON-BROWN A d 1 1 e Johnson, of Chlloquln, to Evelyn Brown, of Beatty. on September 25, 1931, by Justice of the Peace W. B. Barnes. ORIKKITH-BRANDON Wil liam Cephas Griffith to Sarah B. Brandon by Rev. 8. II. Jewell en September 20. Summer prices will soon ba over. Order your sup ply quick and aave some moor)'. Free consultation on all Fuel OU and Oil Burner problems - Fuel Oil Oil Burners Coal and Wood PEYTON & CO. "Wood to Burn" JM S. Tth. Phono OAS. Far joar teimrkks, faswr-, once policies, jomr will, and other important document and T&UttMes Gale Deposit Box The First National Bank Member Federal Reserve Bank Is il I SAFETY VAULT PROTECTION Red Ball Stage Line One Stage Daily for Lakeview, Oregon Terminal Stage Depot 830 Klamath PHONE 999 Leave K. F. 8 :30 a. in. Amusements THK I'lXK TltKK ? "Ema p v :j j ) fieorge O'Brien, featured In the Vox .Movietone outdoor rouiaace, "Fair , Warning" The- cast presenting "Fair Warning," the outdoor romance. coming Sunday to tha Pins Tree theatre, waa selected with partic ular reference to types and. la all, there are close to 200 of them In the picture. George O'Brien, whose "Lone Star Rauger" and "Last of the Duanes" are outstanding screen successes. Is featured and Louise Huntington, a beautiful aa well as talented young woman from the New York stage, enacts the leading feminine role. Other principals are Mitchell Harris, George Urent and Nat Pendleton, whlla John Sheehan. Erwln Con nelly. Wlliard Robertson, Alphons Kthler and Brnest Adams are other favorites la the cast. 'Fair Warning," adapted from Max Brand's wldelv read story. The Untamed," tells the story ot an untamed young man ot the wide open spaces who possesses sn uncanny Influence ever wild things, an ability to shoot straight and to fight with his fists. Because he Is primitive, he does not understand tha ways ot men nor ot women, but he Is quick to learn, and, after reveng ing himself on his enemies, final ly turns to romance and finds happiness. THE I'LLICAX America's dancing daughter reaches for a tambourine Instead ot a cocktail In "Laughing Sin ners." the picture version ol the stirring Kenyon Nicholson play. Tha Torch Song." that held New York spellbound last season. As the Salvation Army heroine ot this dramstle offering, which Sunday at the Pelican theatre, Joan Crawford fulfills the prom ise offered In her dynamic, per formance In "Paid." This re viewer did not see this striking niece on tha stage, but cannot Im agine a more movingly human Ivy than la Miss Crawford's. TUB RAINBOW Joa B. Brown, tha comedian with the wide mouth and irre presslble grin, holds forth at the Rainbow Sunday In ' Uolng Wild." It Is a story with lots ot action and thrills and Is a fit ting vehicle for this see ot com- edlsns. You will enjoy every mlnuta of "Doing Wild." At Vox Dorothy Gulliver, who la Rex Lease's leading lady la "In Old Cheyenne." which comes to tha New Vov theatre, on Sunday was born In Bait Lake City, Utah. Sha became Interested In drama Ilea during her school da vs. Miss Gulliver went to Hollywood about tour years ago, the Halt l.ake City winner t a bnatily contest conducted by Universal. Hhe portrayed the loading roles In Unlversal's "Collegian" aeries and also distinguished bur self lu many outdoor dramas, NKW "THIHII ALARM" HOI.I.H WITH MOTtllla Horses, horses, horses) No, trucks, trucks, trucks) Motors and sirens govern the flra de partments ot today, Tha horsaa that rlmrged so nobly once In "Tha Third Alarm" will have II cylludera now. A modem version at Kmllie Johnson's fire story la bring pre sented by Tiffany. It la the at traction Sunday at the New Vol theatre with Anita Louise, Jaiuos Hall, Paui Hunt, Jean Heraholt, Hohart Hoaworth, Mary Dorsii, Nlta Marian, Georgia Illllluga and mint others In the cast, it Is directed by Kmory Johnson, Double feature, LEAGUE'S ACTIDfJ NANKING. Sept. 2, (jP) Chinese officialdom waa depress ed to the utmost tonight by Gen eva dlapatchea Indicating the League of Nations had left the Manchurlan laaua to be settled by Japan and China without outside Intercession, Although official comment waa withheld, goverument leaders characterised the nea as dis couraging and dlsapolnting. Having only recently attained a seat lu the league, China had hoped that such would be a pow erful weapon lu handling her dif ferences with Japau- Tha not which Amorlran sec retary ot state Stimson addressed Jointly to Japan and China, urg ing that they confine their mili tary operations In Manchuria to ehe requirements of International law, reached Nanking only today, having been transmitted by a rather circuitous route through American Minister Nelson T. Johnson at Pelplng. Klamath Gains Car Registration (Continued From rage One) the state for tourist registrations In the years 1930 and 1931. Figures for out-of-state auto mobile registrations from January 1 to August 11. 1931 are com piled aa follows: 1931 Grants Pasa 10, OJ Ashland 1J.5 Medford 4.. SOS K. Falls 3. 0S 1S30 JO.SfIS 17.SU 2.01S 3.025 ToUl 71,171 12.741 A special meeting ot the Lat ter Day Saints church members will ba held at 7:30 Sunday eve ning, September 27, In the cham ber of commerce rooms to dis cuss plans for a new church building. All members Sie urg ently requeated to attend. Masons Attention After tha regular bust new Is completed at our regular stated communica tion on Monday night, Sep tember 28th, tha member ship will be favored by a short talk given by George Kendall ot Seattle. Brother Kendall will speak on a subject of much Interest to ns and all mem bers and visitors are urged to attend. Following the talk, refreshments will ba served. 0. A. SMITH, W. M. NORTHLAND Transportation Company To all points North East and West For Convenience Economy, Safety aad Dependability RIDE THE NORTHLAND Phone 999 Terminal Stage Depot Union Stage 830 Klamath Ave. GRID SEASON GETS OFF TO FLYING START (Continued From Page One) weather conditions were Ideal. Tha gridiron was fast. MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. It (fl) Minnesota was given a scsre by Norlh Dakota Slate In Its opeulng football gams today be fore winning 11 to 1. The Oophors scored twice snd the HUon counted In tha final pe riod on au Intercepted pasa and 35-yard run by Jahr. WKST POINT. N. Y.. Sept. II. OT) Army opened Its lull sea sou today by aninthrlng Ohio Northsrn under a t uto u touch down avslanrhs. A suisll crowd, sitting out In a mild drlssle, saw three sets ot Army barks score at will. PITTSBURGH. Sept. Id. 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