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Your Response by Saturday Night Will Determine Fate of Community Concert Series xt Petite Today's News Today Ail Ihe news of Ilia Klumatll llusln, fur tilshsd dully by apuclal corraapouilsula and cnuiuiuut staff of locul reuortria. Na Holm I, tin and world uuwa by Auni:luU'il Press and United Press leased wires. -Final City Edition Herald subscribers wbu full In receive Ibelr papers by 1:10 p. ui. ara reuuasted la cull tli Herald buslueas office, Pbnu moo, and a pspor will bo sent at otic bjr spe cial carrier. Price Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1931 Number 6737 n n do hi JV v I tXKW n7n r r n n o A iff mmiA is Editoria Is vti the Days News Hy I II INK JI.XklNM 'JMIK rsilinada urn denied ttio 1 r per cent flat Increaso In rntus which Ihey had rciiucalcd, and un Ilia day the decision denying lha Increase In lmud-d down by III Intcratiitu commerce commission lha 20 Icadluc rail -alo. ks listed Id tlila neaapaper by lb Hland ard Slallillra company HIKK In laluo by au average of 1 S polnU. WHY? Well. Ilia Investing public must hattt figinet, out antre thlng Ilka this: "It lha rail loadi had Increased Ibrlr rules hy 1& per cent, a largo part of Ibalr bualuixa wuuld have (una over lo lha tmrka and Ilia boala, Ihua affecting seriously lha earn Inge of lha rallroada. "Ilut since they ara NOT to be permitted lo ralso their ratea. ibelr prospects of holding Ibclr bualnnaa ara bellerrd." UKHB la an esperlcnre that many bualneaa men ara hav Ini In these days: When real bargains are offered, people snap Iheitl up. That la to aar. when people see esaclly what they want, Ihey JIUY. Induatry'a prearnl problem la lo find out trhat people want and then provide IL -vrtEUON agriculture la flndlni that out. Kii. for example. Oreion poultrymen produce fine. while-shelled, perfectly fresh rgge. ahlp them clear aeroaa the continent and aell them In New York at a premium over local Kaslern eica that la bleb enough to offset freight costs and ahow a profit. They have found out what people bark there want, and are 81'1'1'LYISU It. Buyers are paying the price. e e OUTT::il la another eiample. Coos Hay and the I.ower Col umbia country are producing J3 scoro butler, which nieana butter mailo of aweet cream, under atrlclly sanitary conditions. t'(Mi Hay and the Lower Col umbia, country aro SKLMNO their S3 acors butler, gelling good price". Again quality acoroa. e a a TK you read the papcra at all, you Ml'BT have been reading about England. And It fa prob able that you hare drawn the conclusion that thine are In a pretty bad way over there, with tbo future looking exceedingly dark. Mten: More than a century and a half ago William Tilt, a great (L'oulluucd on ragoThrco) hll.l.F.lt IV CHASM l'OKTl.ANII. Oct. 21, Ml V. I. Iiuwnes, DO, of College Place, Wash., wna killed Tliuinifny on the Hare Lino road when bis niitiiimiblle akiililed and over turned ugnlivst a Ireo. Ilo was crushed under Iho car. Mr. Imwnca escaped with minor brulaca. One Day Remains to Obtain Concert Group Membership Only one d.iy remains to pur r.hnss membership tlckols for tbo Klamath Fnlle , Community Con cert association, which la making an rndenvor to bring famnua nrllata to thla city 111 at Icnst thrco concerts during (ha winter aeason. Memberships niny bn aeenrrd lit the office of the. organisation, MIS Main street, In the old locn llon of tho Unit .National bank. Those wishing lo obtain addi tional detnlla on the pinna of the association or make reservation memberships ftro naked to cull 2;iK!l. Mrs. rienrgn Onrdltiler, aocro tnry, and other of Moors of the na aoclatlnn are at the office throughout tho day to give Infor mation and aell memberships lo (hose who liave not purchnnod them from volunteer workers throughout the oily. In attempting thla concert Man, Klamath Falls la following a plan adopted hy over 3UO other cities In tbo Lulled Hlulos whero It baa proved sutxussful. WOMAN READY i 10 GIVE SELF UP, REPORTED Attorney Says Ruth Juriri Is Hiding In Hills Near L. A. Imiui'st Over IJodios of Two Slain Women Is HiM I.Ort ANOKI.F.H. )rt. St. Ml An open verdb t waa returned by a coroner's Jury today In the death of Miss lledvlg Kamnelann and Mrs. Ague l- Hoi. In Ibe ItltlUnat police received what they toualdered the flrat reliable clue aa lo lb whereabouts of Mra. Winnie Itulh Judd, auapnrlcd alayer. Although testimony during the Imiuml allowed that Mra. Judd rullyl for the two truiika coll tulhiug the bodlea of her two fttend. Hie Jury found Hint Miss fcsmuelsoii and Mra. I.e llol bad lOlne to their deaths "October Id from gunshot wounds Inflict ed by person or person. un known." 'file verdict did not In clude a recommendation for the aearrb for Mrs. Judd. due Mali! Authentic The clue, coualdered by pnllre aa authentic, came from J. Ilob ert O'Connor, former deputy dis trict attorney, who told autbnrl llea be bad obtained Information he regarded aa reliable that Mra. Judd waa biding In lha Cahuenga I'om bill, near here, lie aald ahe la alone aud his not been In communication with her relatives. Authorities aald O'Connor blnled Mra. Judd was willing lo surrender herself and might be eipeeted at eny time. He s.ilcl ahe would offer an In sanity deftnae, police del hired. I.OS ANRKI.KS. Oct. 1.1. (41 t'oaaeased with new evidence that Ihey aald weakened the alory of llurtnn J. McKlnnell, I'nlverslty law student and brother of Mra. (Continued on Page Two) LOCAL fit KNEW Jean Van Fleet, aecrelary In l'olU-e Judge Hoy Koiich'a office waa In training at the (loud .Samaritan hospital In Cortland at tho same time lhat Agnea Imlalt I.e llol, one of Iho two women killed In the l'hoenlx l.oa Angeles trunk murder raae, waa Blurting her con inc. "I knew her quite well, but I knew her aa Agnea 1 in lull aud did not until tnduy connect her with Agnea La Hoi who waa kill ed." Mra. Van Fleet aald. "Bho wna a quiet girl. Very pretty and not at all the type of Klrl one would ever expect anything Hkn Hint In huppen to. Him wua married about ai weeks before alio graduated but tho author It Ic did not . find It out until after she, was graduated. "She wna rather tail, alendcr nnd had pretty dark hair and dark eyea. Hlto wua well liked by the rest of the girlfl aud ap peared normal. Alwuyn appeared lo bo a very cet girl," Mra. Van Fleet anld. Mrs. Dorothy Ornnrlllo ot Now York city, who la roproaentlng the booking agents, ban appeared before sorve'eo elubs end othor or ganisations this week to explain tho plan for obtaining thesn con cert nrllNl.1 who aro known throughout Iho world. Miss firnnvlllo Is tho daughter of n prominent Snn Francisco contractor, nnd Is n gindunlo of Wellesley college, A cbsrgo of five dollars for adults and two dollars for stud ents, is. niado for a senson mem bership lu the organisation. These tickets entlllo Iho memhors to at tend community concerts In oth er cities at any time. It Is necessary to secure at least' 400 members before tho plan ran be attempted nnd If more membership should be obtained it menus that more artists may he secured. Opportunity for ob taining tho tickets closes Satur day night at I) o'clock, and ns no tlckelH ore sold fur the concerts, only muinbora may attend, Navy Air Giant j X , ....... - it- '4 Ifora U tho l. 8. H. Akrnu, nmmmoih nvy dtrlnilil, ah iwllH ntnjllriilly uvr Chlcuicn duritijt hrr 4 H-hour rrui vt 2400 mllm In tlia niltlwraf. Kly Injc o?r lh Nfjrtbwwtcm-t'nU tvmUy ut Cliforn. of Iam An It ! fooltmll Cnii. tin ilotmrt 1 Ktntion ft tiin mrr(tt(un liom tho foiitint. HOLDS UPf TORIST Woman Not IJke Mrs. Judd But Slate Police-: Hot. In riwauit. - rOHTLAM), Ore., Oct. ij (,11 hlto atate polbe announced that the woman Ihey seek does not answer Iho description of Mrs. Itulh Judd, roughl in con nection with Ihe I'hoenlx trunk murders, ibey wero today hunt ing for a woman who held up Truman Northrup at the point of a gun, atole hla automobile keys and then escaped on foot. Northrup, a salesman from Newherg. wua driving lo Oregon City. Ho alopped lu offer Ihe woman u ride. On their way south they met a atate police car. The woman drew a revolver and tersrlv told Northrup to stce, on It." At a highway Intersection she forc"l Norlbrup lo drive Into an unused covered brldgo whero she took tho keys to hla car and run away. Northrup had an extra key, however, and con tinued to Oregon i lly. Ho said he was so frlr.htened he could give no adequate description uf (Continued on Tags Two) MOI.1NK. Ills., Oct. SS. (AD Colonel ami Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh spent 2U minutes at tho Molino nlrpoM today while their piano was refueled. Col onel Lindbergh said weather con ditions had been bad between lies Moines aud Iowa City. Ilo wss not sum thst ho would bo nblo lo reach homo by tonight, but said he would fly us fur oast as possible. Tho Lindberghs landed at ap proximately 1:20 p. in. (Central Standard Time) and left 20 min utes later. They look off from Hock Springs, Wyo., early to dav. The Colonel said they would probably fly south of Chicago, but lhat tho weather would de termine the route Mrs, Lindbergh snld the trip had been without unusual Inci dent In spite of tho unfavorable wind nnd fog. Bho did not ap pear tired. Animal Royalty In Portland for Stock Exposition VORTLANli, Oct. 23, (7I-V Seventeen carloads of royally of the animal kingdom reached Portland today on a special train from nil sections of tho nation. The animals will be here for eight days for the 21st Pacific Inter national Livestock exposition, which opens here Saturday, The bluohloods included cattle, swine, horses, sheep, goats and other stock of every class nnd breed, lu nddlllon to tho 1? enrs of prise stock, two. more cum thnn last year, there wero four nssen- ger cars for tho exhibitors tlicni-solves. Ill HITCH-HIKER STATE, LOCAL BELIEF PLANS . PUT IN SHAPE Nine branches of Work Hore Outlined at Meeting Devei's' Survey Shows L'0,000 -to Need Work, 100 Here Nluo branches of necessary re lief work for the city and coun try were designated Friday morn ing by Ihe (ioveriior'a relief com mittee In a meeting In the Klam ath county court room. Memltera of the committee were delegated by Judge Fred It. Uoddard. chairman of the rom mlttee lo contact all local char itablo organisations, and to ap portion oun branch of relief work lo each. A meeting of Ihe rom miiioe la scheduled for Wednes day morning, October 2, at which time mcmbcre will repurt on results of their eudcavura. Ilranrltm !.Mcl The Tarlons bran hea of neces sary relief were outlined as fol lows: Milk, shelter, fuel, gro ceries, 'clothing, potatoes, bread, wheat and medical attention. The county council of 1'arent Teachera association haa offered In collect and distribute clothing through Its service shop- The Ladles' Oulld of w. Tsui's Epis copal church hss a'.m of'errd lo help the rommittro In tb' lr ef- (C'ontlnnrd on I'age Kleven) OPEflEBTO ENTRY 67 Tracts On Tule Lake Available For Filing By Ex-Soldiers According l luforniutlon re ceived by II. K. Ilayden. superin tendent of tho Klamath Irriga tion project. Secretary Wilbur of tbo interior, announced Fri day tho opculisg of public lands or homestead units to entry on Iho Tulo ljike division. These homesteads are open only to ei-servlee men. for a 911 day period, expiring February . In reality there are S unite open to entry, according to Hay don, but ono of those, tracts is an exrhsngo unit for an ex-sol-dlcr who bus taken another homestead. This opening of land units dors not affect the Tulo Lake leases, Ilayden stated. However, hugo tracts on Tulo Lake and In Iho aunip area will bo offered for re-leasing in tho near future. Capone Sentence ' Will Be Saturday FKHK.ItAI. Itrn.lHNi:, Chi cago, Oct. 25. (iT) Sentencing of Alphonso Capone for violating In cnino tax luws was delayed at leu.Ht ono more day when Feder al' Judgo Jnm.s H. Wilkerson an nounced at Iho close of legal ar guments today, "1 will dispose ot this case at 10 o'clock tomor row mornliiK." The announcement ot the court followed long arguments on the legality ot the Indictments and tho Jury' finding. The dofense again Intimated that the case would bo taken to tho supreme court. WEATHER The C.vcln-Stormngrnpli nt t'n derwood's rharmacy slsuws that tho barometric pressure is still quito low but nn upward trend has been In progress slnco noon yesterday, and indications aro fa vorahlo for clesr weather for the Klnmnth-Mcdtord game tomor row. Tho Tycos recording thermom eter registered maximum and minimum temperatures today as follows: High 50. low 37. Forecast for next 14 hours: Generally fair with brisk winds tonight-and tomorrow. Not much chnngo In temperatures. ortKOOM: Cloudy east and un settled with showers tonight and But n iiluy west portion; moderate temperature: fresh west and southwest winds olfshoro. K. U. II. S. (jSridsters to Meet Powerful Foe Saturday l-vs wvif'BT'w-virrTViil Klamath and Medford Will Re-Open Traditional Grid Hostilities at 2:00 Saturday Tho first outright chance to write flnia to one of the most notoriously poor pant-susou football 'records ot any high school in the state conies lo Klamatb Union High School football team Saturday ettaarnnon at Jt o'ejosk, when Jt meets Medford on Vhe recently dcrtlcatM Modoe athletis field. ' ' Saturday's game la more than an ordinary football game. It Is one of those traditional grudgo battles, and prospects are for a good attendance from Medford as well as from Klamath Falls. Klamath Falls baa a long record ot defeats at the bands ot Medford to aquaro up, and, with a so-far undefeated team this year and with strong assets in material and coaching, it Is granted a good chance. The relicans will be pre-gami favorit-s, but Ihe prospects of wet. heavy field has thrown some favor lo Ihe heavier Tiger eleven. Klnmatb Falls' swift offense and defensive formations will lose much of their effectiveness In the mud. Iteplacenients Matin Leslie Avrit, I'elican coach, has been forced to make a number of replacements in his first string this week. Hob Elliott, star full back, ha edropped out of ibe game because of a broken finger. His position will be filled by Nor man Tabor. Oilier Injuries hsvo removed Paul Moreti and Norton Taylor from tho line, and two In experienced first-year men. Hob I'arker and George Uoehrlng, will start Saturday. .Medford. refusing to become (Continued on. Page Kleven) The Klamnth Agency to Chito quln and Williamson river to C'htloqntn highways and the West Side Klamath IjiVh highway are on tho statu market road system which will be abolished January 1. aud replaced by a sec ondary highway system. The two roads into t"biloiuin wero recently graveled and oiled by the county. All three roads wero placed on .tho tentative second ary highway system by tho state highway commission in Portland today. The Klamath county court aud the chumber of commerce aro seeking to have other highways In Klamnth. now market roads, placed on the secondary highway system of tho stote. including the Midland market road which will be- a part ot tho Klamath Weed highway. Tho commission at Portland authorised tho highway engineer to undertako necessary surveys and start emergency relief crews at onco on tho realignment nnd reconstruction ot tho Hend-Ited-mond highway, and approved chauges In entrances and routes through Cascado Locks and As toria. Opera Star Wed to Ohio Business Man NKW YORK, Oct. 23. (AP) Miss Eleanor Pnlntor. former light opera star and more recent ly Prima Donna ot the Philadel phia and San Francisco grand opera companies, was married at noon today to Charley Henry Strong, wealthy Cleveland busi ness man. Mr. and Mrs. Strong will sail for Kuropo tonight. On their re turn Ihoy will live In Cleveland. Tho brlito plans to rctlro from the opera sUo. May King Studio At 2:00 o'clock Saturday on Modoc Field the un defeated Feliraus will play Medford. only one defeated I n Klamath Falls gridiron history. The players In the above picture have been select ed by Les Avril, coach, to start the game. At the top, left to right, are Don Bradley, center: flay Allen, left ead; Bill Kales, tackle. Lower, Bob Lanreson (left), who will play right half, and Rex Hamaker, left half. 1 1 VERSAILLES PACT Borah Gives Views on Treaty; Laval and Hoover Talk WASHINGTON', Oct. 13, M" Chairman Borah ot the senate foreign relations committee, told French newspaper correspondents today that revision of the Ver sailles treaty was imperative. "It is becoming perfectly clear," warned the senator, "that the Versailles treaty will be revised either by peace or by force." Borah told them that if the al lies would eaocel the war repar ations payments from Ciermauy, he would favor cancellation by America of the war debts owed hy the allies. As for disarmament, be said, he expected Franco to determine for herself how far she shall dis arm, but be saw no prospect for arms cuts in Kurope "so long as certain conditions arising out ot tbo Versailles treaty continue." t'onferenco Starts WASHINGTON. Oct. S3. (.41 President Hoover and Premier Laval late this afternoon com menced the conferences on bow (Contiriued on Page Kloren) Precipitation In Thursday's Storm Was 1.04 Inches Total precipitation registered during the rain storms ot Wed nesday night and Thursday was recorded at 1.04 inches, accord ing to official reports from the weather Bureau ot the U. S. rec lamation project. A chilly wind blowing down from the north, brought with It snow which covered niountuiiis in the, vicinity of Crater Lake, and also on tho west side ot Upper Klamath lake. Barometric pressure Is sUll low, but an upward trend is in prog ress, and clear weather, with smart breeies, Is predicted. Aged Pair Held on Charges of Larceny MEDFORD. Ore., Oct. S3. (Jt) Joe pennis, 8T, and his wife, Mary, 9, were held on grand lar ceny charges today, on complaint ot Frank WIchett, 70. of Shady Cove. WIchett alleges Dennis helped him bury $1,200, and then took it. He said he gave tbe accused pair a home fur their compaulon abilN . .., I . ,rsi. g LATEST MOVE IS REJECTED UT JAPANESE Evacuation by Stipulated Date Opposed; China Favors Plan GENEVA, Oct. II. (AP) - Once more Japan rejected the League of Nationa conncil pn- posal for evacuation of Mancnuria by a a'tpulated date. Blocked again, the cocui! cdjourned to night until tomorrow without taking; any action. Dr. Alfred Ste. China's dele gate, accepted the councll'a pro posals in general but eaid his gov ernment .vevrttM refuse tar negoti ate directly with Japan, while Japanese troops remained In Manchuria. Keukicbl Tosh I raw a, speaking for Japan, Insisted again upon direct negotiations and presented a. list ot counter-proposals -which in effect reaffirmed the position bis government took at the be ginning ot the conflict. O. K. With China GENEVA, Oct. 23. AP) Dr. Alfred Sie, China's representa tive nn the League of . Nations council, informed his colleagues this evening that his government accepts the draft resolution pre sented yesterday by Aristnle Brisnd as a basis for restoring peace in Manchuria. The llrland proposals request ed the Chinese and Japanese gov ernments to begin direct nego tiations with a view to arranging details ot evacuation ot Man churia by Japanese troops. It recommended mat mina pledge tbe security ot Japanese (Continued on i'age Eleven) AT 'S Willard Marks, president of the Oregon state senate, will be the principal upeaker at the joint service club and chamber of commerce forum, which is scheduled for Thursday, October zy. accciruing 10 au announce ment by Richard AVeatherlv. chairman of chamber of com merce forums for October. The committee 1n fortunato In securing Willard Marks, wbo In addition to his office In the slate senate, Is a prominent attorney ot Albany, Ore. Marks has been a member of tbo state senate for several years and has taken an active part in state affairs. T. K. CUlenwatcrs act as chair man ot the forum and members of the Lions and Kiwanls clubs will receive credit for their at tendance while Twenty-Thirty and Rotary club members will attend In large numbers. LATE NEW YORK, Oct. !M. (API Mux Carey, former Pittsburgh crn terfirlder and later coach ot Hie Brooklyn Itohlns of Tthe National Leagvir, today was named manager of tho Koblns for 1082, suc ceeding Wilbert Robinson. JHXNEAPOMS, Oct. a. (AP) friable to reach a verdict, the Jury In the trial of V. It. Koshay, Minneapolis promoter, and six associates, was discharged today. ' 8AV FRANCISCO, Oct. 2:1. ( A P) Fifteen men, officers and crew ot the Han Francisco lumber freighter Wilmington, were res cued at sea today In a storm off the Memkiclno coast after the vessel became waterlogged.. The rescue wna accomplished by the crew of the steamer Admiral Kehreo at Hlunt's Href, 2K mllea nun It of Sun Francisco, N1SOCIA, Island of Cyprus, Oct. 2.1. (AP) eleven plane of the British Royal Air Force arrived here today, bringing !.) sou dlrra from l'gvpt lu assist in putting down the Cyriaa revolt. The) distance ot ADO niUoa was flown la 7Sa hours. - FERN MORLEY, r FREED HERE AS KILLER, IT! Woman 'Also Dies Front .Wounds Inflicted E Contractof Morley Won Acquittal In 1929 Here In Death' of J. H. Randall i RENO. NaT., Oet St. rent Morley, also known a Tern: Plgg, who wss acquitted ot first de gree murder charges In Klamath connty In 1929. was (hot and killed early today In Reno by William Conradt, building- con tractor, wbo claimed he found Morley and Mrs. Conradt togeth er in bis home. Conradt then killed bis wife with, two shots. Mrs. Conradt filed suit for di vorce a week ago. Mrs. Conradt was shot twice in tho abdomen. An emergency operation waa performed In an attempt to save her life but ahe died at 4:20 this morning-, threo hours after the ahootinr. A bal let through the tempi killed Morley. A neighbor beard the shots and summoned police, who found Conradt waiting for them. He greeted them with ";Boya, I'm tho man yon want." A week ago yesterday, Mrs. Conradt had her husband arrest ed on a charge of drunkenness and disturbing tbo peace. He pleaded guilty to the charge and was placed on six months pro bation. The troublo then offic ers said, resulted from difficul ties the couple had bad over Morley. Mother Grief-Stricken BOISE, Idaho. Oct. 23, (Jt) A grief stricken mother today (Continued on Page Two) TO BE SALEM. Oct. S3. (AP) Tua ko. reputed to be one ot tbe largest elephants in tha world, and which has been bald at tha state fair grounds sine tha state) fair pending disposition ot T. C. Eslick, its owner, will be sold uuder execution at tho fair grounds on Tuesday, November 3. The attorney for tho Marl time Storage Transfer com pany of Seattle which today se cured a judgment against Eslick. was responsible for tho an nouncement. Execution was received by Sheriff Bower who says ho will sell tho elephant providing the necessary notices and answers are taken csro of In time. Judg ment was entered In circuit conrt here today against Eslick for j iabor and services performed which the attorney said waa for transportation ot tho elephant to the state fair grounds here. The attorney aald a buyer had tieen found for the elephant in Wash ington state who wished to take tho animal east and either sell It or display it. i Eugene Is Visited By Heavy Showers Et'OKNE, Ore., Oct 23, W A soaking rnln drenched Eugene last night, bringing the total pre cipitation to 1.05 In two days. The Willamette river rosa two feet. . NEWS