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Community Christmas Tree Program At High School Tonight-It Is Your Party Plan To Be There! j $lt Cental era w EATHER FACTS ffERALD SERVICE FOHUI'AMT Orcgillll InarMled Willi mil Herald auliacrlrwr who full to recelv Mielr paper by 6:80 p. m. ar requested to call th Herald bnalneee of flea, phona 11X10, anil a papa will b Bent at onca by special carrier. Mat portion. Itnlnlnlli 114 hour ending 5 i. in. HuniU), tracei aeaeiin Ii dm, It.iiNi normal, 4.IU lliet (rear tu dale H.M Tcuii. Mill. laat tM lira.. IWl mil, Hun., 411 Price Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., MONDAY, DEC. 21, 1931 Number 6749 (9 VP Kim la) JU rilfpW o) fa! BUS Editorials on the Days Neivs lly FIIAMt JKNKIMl nr.l'IIKHKNTATIVE MrFaddcn, al Pennsylvania, opposing Ilia Hoovar one-year moratorium oo ar debla. charge that tba Pro Ident of tha United State has "old out to Germany." That slatemanl la Interesting, barauta It shows how narrow minded and picayune and ultarly larklni In falrnaae and food puriamanahlp a man can ba and (III lot elected to conirau. a TiX Ida air, If somebody owad you money that ba couldn't par, and ba had nothing that you could legally aalia, what would yo do about It T Would you declare war on him? Or would yon any: "Wall, let's postpone Ihla dobt for a yaar; and meanwhile you do what you can lo tat yourself Into ahapo to PAY NEXT YEAH." a a a Tf you aald Ibal, aa you probably would. If you are at all wla la tha waya of buslneas, you would ba following exactly lha principle of tha llooiar morator ium. a a a S ihla column lha othar day. you rad that tha term Blno Jap, which occurs so frequently ' In tha headllnaa lust now. la de lived from tha Oreek word "alnil." meaning Chlnaaa. How tha Greeks tliamaalra cam a by that word In their langu age la anbibw tnlaraatlnc alory. e. a poll Innf cenlurlea tha Chlnaaa had no specific word by which to dealgnale thamaetvee aa n na tion: aa wa, for example, desig nate ouraelvea Amarlrana. It waa Ihalr cuatom lo call them lve "lha people of Han." or "tha poopla of Tang." lha Ilan and tha Tang, being two of lha iraat dynaatlea of earlier China. In a aomewhat almllar way. wa mlihl hare railed ourselves, bark In our early daya, "lha people of Washington." a a a ALONG about Iho lima when lha Greeks flral began lo bear of China, tba Ch'ln dynasty, which had unified and welded China Into a (reat empire, waa prominent, and ao tha Chinese were referring lo Ihemaelfea aa "lha people of Ch'ln." Tba Greek, hearing Ihla word and adapting It lo their own language, corrupted It Into "alnal," from which echolarly headline wrltera have coined "Rlno" In order to provide a horl headline word. Our own word China 'cornea from tha aame sourc. a a a . pKUHAPS you ara In tha mood today lo put up with a little further digging In this direction. If not, iklp Ihla paragraph. Tha Greeks knew of China from two aourcea, both of thorn vague one by way of Ilia ocean route, by which Ilia word Ch'ln, corrupted by them Into alnal, reached them, and tha other by way of tha overland, or caravan, route. Apparently they DID NOT know that tha mysterloua eoun ( Continued on Pago Three) Limit On Campaign Funds;; Demanded By Committee WASHINGTON, Deo. 11, UP) Congrasa waa called upon today by tha senate campaign funds Invest Igatlng committee to estab lish definlta limitations on cam paign expenditure of presidential nd congressional candidates. It brought in bill which, ought for lha first lima .to ex tend congressional supervision to tha presidential rnce and to con gressional nomlnntlni primaries. All candidate would be mnde directly roMponsllilo for any ex penditures In their lielmlt. The special rmnmlttne headed by Snna'.or Nya, republican, North Dakota, based Its plea for lha loglnlation on Ita report of tha expenditure of $5,605,713 In the 10.10 sonntnrlnl campaign!. The limits were set out In a bill presented by tba special JOLLY ST. TO BE Of AT TREE PARTY Community-wide Event to Be Held at High School Tonight Cantata Starts at 7:15 o'clock; Candy To Be Given Away. Jolly old Hants Claua la on bis way lo Klamath Kails and will appear tonight at lha Commun ity Christmas tree In front of Klamath I'nlon high school lo distribute gifts to the good chil dren of this community who are all Invited lo attend tha parly. "The Wondrous Ktory," a Christmas cantaia. will ba pre sented before adults In the audi torium of lha high school start ing at 1 11 p m. and children will be entertained In other rooms f the high school by high school students. No one will be admit ted lo lha auditorium after lha cantaia being presented by the glee cluba of lha high achool starts. rttanVate Work Hundreds of glfta have been brought to the high school and girls of the school have completed the filling of 5J01) sacks of randy and nula which will be given to children around the Christmas tree about 7:4s p. m. by the Pep Paupers, alrla' organisation ol the si hiKil. ' The high school band will pre sent several numbera and Ilia Ki wanla Chorus will sing. During the presentation of the randy and nula lo the children lha children of srade achools will sing Christ mas Carols. All churches, lodges, clubs, the Governor s relief committee. Sal vation Army, veterans orgsnlaa linns, the city, county and high achool are cooperating la Ilia communlty-wlds Chrlstmss pro gram. Kach student In the high achool has brought at least two gifts, tha teachers have donated (Continued on Page Three! Tha Pelican theatre, with lu large Beating rapacity. waa crowded, Sunday afternoon.' for tha carol aervlrea In which ap peared 400 achool children.- un der lha direction of Mlis Utile Darby, aupervlsor of music In lha city schools. Tha Iheatra aa well aa tha time of all lha employes waa do nated for lha occasion. Tha free will offering amounted to f 142.7S and a load of wood. Tha wood and Ills will be turned over to the Salvation Army for relief work, and tha remainder will ba used to defray tha few expenses which were Incurred, Miss Darby stnted Monday. In addition to the singing of well-known Christmas carols, lha program Included the play "Why Ilia Chimes Hang" and numbers by lha high school girls' sex tette amd glee club, and the Fre mont mixed chorus. Christmas was observed by most of tha churchea Sunday, with special pageants and musi cal services, although Ihera will be several church programs on Christmas Eva and Chrlstmaa Day. campaign funds Investigating committee headed by Senator Nye, republican. North, rsko, Tha maximums It would pres cribe tn future campaign; , . . . For presidential nomination, 1250,000. For presidential election, IS, 000,000. ...... For senatorial nomination and election, 150,000 each. For nomination and alectlon lo (ho house, 110,000 each. Further. Iho senate expendi tures would ba limited to two cents a vote, tha houae to four centa a rota, for every rota cast for all candidates for tha office In lha preceding election, ao aa lo allow tor great variation In number of voters to ba reached In different states. I HAND Dean of Judges I" -r ft' it 1 U mm fr'H i i i as For 10 yeara a member of lha highest court In lha land. Asso ciate Justice Oliver Wend .-II Holmes Is pictured above (left) as ba entered the capltol for the opening of the 72nd congress. With blm Is bis secretary, H. C. Rose. Justice Holmes, who will be 1 years of age neit March. Is lha oldest man ever lo alt on tha Supreme Court bench. JPP1T0 U. S. Dr. Koo Says Manchuria Should Remain As ; Part of China.' NAN KINO, I. 2 1 OP) A nw not to tb Lrcaita of Na llont and another lUtrment, In terpreted hero a direct appeal to tha United 8tata under tha nine-power treaty and lha Kel loRR'Itrland parU were lued by Dr. WvtlliiKtuo Koo. Chines (or elxn minister today, aa report of a new Japanese drlra cam from Manchuria. Official!, profeaalnf ureal per turbation over tha reports, from which It appeared Chlnchow mlcht ba the objective of the Jaranese thrust, expressed the belief that 'most dangerous com plications" ar likclr unless tha Jananea refrain from further action." Dr. Koo'a new not to the leacu called attention to "the new nortoua situation" and aald tha Chinese military forcea about Chlnchow would "ba compelled. In self-defense, to reilsl If tha Japanese attack the town." Recounting Manchurlan history, ha aald. tha area for 300 year has been an Int :ral part of China and that Ui population of thirty million la SO per cent Chinese. 400 Toys Rebuilt By Firemen to Co To Poor Children Firemen have mnde over 400 toys lo be riven to hoys and Ilrls a( Christmas whose families ara unable to purchase Rlfls for their rhllilreu. Members of the de 'partulent are still worklns and expect to have nearly COO toys ready by Friday. Muny of the playtlilnKs are on display next to Itotiston'a shoe store on Main atrcet and passers by make mnnya comments on the work done. There are scooters, trains, alr plnnea, engines, tricycles, all kinds of dolls all lrccd up, names, pussies, table and chair sets for children, ten plus and many other toys to Rladden the hearts of children. Tha toys were given to the firemen who. repaired them and painted them until they look Ilka hew In the Oood-Wlll Toy Hos pital of tha Klnnmth Falls Fire Department. Heart Attack Kills . Brother of II Dace MILAN. Italy. Dec. tl. (1 rnaldo Mussolini, younger broth er of the premier, died loduy of a heart attack whllo In his aiitomo. bile with his wife and daughter. Death waa unexpected. When he collapsed In the car the chauf feur raced to the nearest hospital, but be waa dead when an Interna lifted him from the automobile. Mill At Bly Runs, I 20 Men Co to Work The Crane lumber company portable mill at Illy began opern tlons last week, putting about 20 men to work In the mill In ad dition lo two longing camp crews. Blnce the mill closed down about three month ago Hie lum ber stacked In the mill yards bni been aold, allowing operations to ba resumed ifffl VOTE LIKELY Senate ' Adjourns Until Tomorrow; Johnson Lashes Out Reconstruction Action Promised President After Holidays. WASHINGTON. Dec. Jl, M The sensie tonight adjourned un lit 11 o'clock tomorrow with a vote In prosper! oa tha morator ium by nl(btfall, WASHINGTON. Dec. II. W Jenstor Johnson of California, .opened hie fight against tha Hoo ver moratorium In tha senate late today with lha statement It would eatahllah a dangerous precedent for future dealjnga with Amer Ica'a debtors. He said ha waa opposing it "not because It waa entered Into Illegally and unconstitutionally, not berauae It la a fraud, and not because of tba wrong and Injust ice of It to all Ilia American people," although, ha added, any of ihosa reasona would ba enough. He aald recent aventa had "li quidated the wisdom of our great bankers who were supposed la be great men bat hava turned out to he very common clay." Just as th veraalllea treaty "liquidat d'atateamaaaiilp." - - WASHINGTON. Dec. Jl OP) Congress marie ready to giro lis undivided attention to economic legislation on return from tha Christmas recess. Senate leaden Joined their colleagues from the house who have assured President Hoover that next after the moratorium cornea the balf-bllllon dollar re construction corporation. To hurry tba day of enact ment. It seemed likely tha recess would ba made aborter than tha usual two weeka. Further Inquiry Into atock market activities waa proposed by Senator Walsh. Montana dem ocrat, lo ba especially directed to lha cause of the lit collapse of security values. Treaty Proposed Other additions also were made to the variety of economic legis lation proposed. Senator Keen. New Jersey, republican, proposed a treaty with Canada to stabilize dominion currency at parity with that of this 'country. R! PROVIDENCE. H. I., Dec. 11, (A) Dated, and reported to-be in a serious condition. Virginia Pen field. 19. Columbus. Ohio, heir ess, is at tba Narragansett hotel In this city.' Provldenoe police, who knew nothing of the girl's presence nn tlK informed by newspaper men working on Associated Press dis patches from Phlladehla. have Interviewed the management of the hotel, but the result of their Investigation has not been forth coming yet. The manager of tha hotel said he had been ordered "lo give out no information." It was learned at tha hotel that the girl arrived last night. When a maid at tempted to enter her room this morning, the door was locked, an dthe occupant could not be aroused, , Kntranca was gained through a window. TUESDAY Christmas Shoppers Crowd Post Office With Packages The Klamath Falls post office lobby was crowded Monday morn ing with persons mailing Chrlst maa packages as the last rush bf mall pou'rd through the three parcel post windows which are now In operation and tha entire post office force, augmented by 26 extra employes, worked fever ishly to keep tha mall moving. , Mora thun 375 sacks of mall and parcel post arrived Monday morning from outside points for distribution to ' cltliens in this city. About 100 sacks of mall were dispatched from the office Monday morning. Kmployes expect that tha mall will be even heavier on Tuesday and Wednesday Where WWW- - .f. Here'a Chicago's new stadium built two years ago ami one of tha most modern convention halls In tha world where the G. O. P. national convention will ba held In June. It eeate 15.000 and la only aeven minutes from tha heart of Chicago. Army Engineers Refuse to Approve Action on Big Plan. WASHINGTON. Dee. 11. ") A bearing before Iba war de- nirm?t . act ireera.. In January on their proposed report against Immediate action on the Colum bia river development and basin , projects, waa asked today by Sen- Inr nil! nt Uahlntnn "We 1 are anxious." be aald. "to ex pedite consideration and action on thla subject aa much as pos sible." Hearing Askrd. PORTLAND, Dee. 11. UP) Commenting on tba refusal of tha board of army englneera to approve for Immediate action the proposed Columbia river devel opment, L. W. Hartman. presi dent of tha Portland chamber of commerce, said "I am not at all discouraged with tha an nouncement." 'Tha board's action." ha said, "does not deny the vast poten tial resources which this report claima for the Columbia river. It merely regarda economic condi tions at thla time unsuitable for large projects of thla type and kind." WASHINGTON. D. C, Dee. 11. (JP) War department englneera were on re.-ord today disapprov ing Immediate action on tha Col umbia river basin reclamation project, although they offer to hold a further hearing on It. In response to the offer. Sena tor C. C. Dill announced that be would ask for such a hearing and Representative Ralph D. Horr said he would Introduce a bill authorising the project, deapite the engineer's findings. With a period of 40 daya given in which further evidence and testimony may be submitted by persons favoring the giant de velopment. Senator Dill said he expe.-ted Interested persons from Oregon and Washington will ap pear here Immediately alter the beginning of the new year. Reasons Given The principal reasons because of which the engineers opposed Immediate endorsement of the project, which they submitted in a 700-word report yesterday, were two in number. They were a lack of a demand for the pow er which would be developed, and the existing surplus of agricult ural products In the country, making the placing of more new (Continued on Page Three) All the postofflca sorting cases were being utilised to sort the thousands of cards and letters mailed. Ordinary white envelopes are bolng out-numbered by odil alsed and many bright colored Christmas cards and letters. Postmaster John McCall be came director of traffic In the front lobby of the office to assist In directing patrons to tha proper windows and to sell stamps and assist customers. The postmastqr again warned that the office will be closed Chrlstmaa Day, and that only per ishable and special delivery mail will be delivered on that day, and that work will bo dona by substi tute carrier. 'tt'Z-- 'zuuu-" ,". , ' : . - i A "A wa. -.mS annum n ! B y s. ? ar , 3 ' I llr lit II t B s I I I I ... - II I ' ,. I p HEARING ASKED Or, COLUMBIA PROJECT G. 0. P. Will Meet r--tE- 'IfT'taWiTl'" wail" James H. Owen Sees Early Rise In Lumber Price MEDFORD. Ore., Dec 11, (JP) An early rlae In lumber prt-rea dua to depleted atocka and nnder-producUon, la pre dicted by James H. Owen, gen eral manager of tha Owen -Oregon lumber company, who waa here over tha week-end. Owen aald lumber sales pros pects now are belter than at any, time in the past. It months. Ha aald hla company haa received more ordera in the) -peat- two Taeka than la the previous year and a half, and spoke of an awakening in the building business in tha mid-west and south. MUSKEGON. Mich, Dec. 11. (JP) Orvllle Oman. 7. rode gaily to his death on a Christmas fled In tha Icy waters of a small lake near his home yesterday, and aix other persona drowned In attemp ted reacues. The multiple tragedy, which cost the lives of Orvllle's parents and four boys, occurred near Dal ton. in Northern Muskegon county. Anxious to try out hla new sled. Orvllle coasted down a hill and out onto the ice of Ergang lake yesterday afternoon. The ice broke, throwing Orvllle Into tha water. James Morgan at tempted to go to tha boys rescue, but went through the Ice. Or vlUs'a older brother. Oliver, and Theodaro Morgan aet uot to res cue iheir brothers. They, too, went Into the water. Mr. and Mrs. Oman and Ergang launched a boat and rowed to where the boys were floundering fn the water. The four boys were picked up. A moment later the overloaded boat capsixed. sending both rescuers and rescued to .their deaths. Irrigationists To . . Talk Power Site Purchase Price Directors of the Klamath Irri gation district have called a spe cial meetfn ' of Irrigation dis tricts to be held in the K. I. D. office Tuesday morning, Decem ber 29, at 10 o'clock. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss proportionate parts that each district, should pay In the purchase price of tha McCor mick power site if the bill now before congress providing for ita sala by, the government to Irriga tion districts, becomes a law, i 1 i Overtime Parkerfl Given Fines of $1 Soven of 6S persons who were tagged Saturday for traffic viola tions, principally for overtime appeared in Police Jndge Roy Fouch's court, and each waa fined $1. he stated Monday. "Bench warrants will be issued for all who fall to appear in court by 1 o'clock this afternoon." Judge Fouch declared Monday morning. Sarah Whitlatch Dies On Monday Mrs. Sarah Whitlatch, pioneer resident of this section died at her home on the Keno road at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon, accord ing to word received In thla city. The Towey funeral home am bulance was called and tha re mains will ba brought to that funeral home tn thla Hf, In June lYjew-'- lti; aww m .fj Herbert Niccolls Remains in Penitentiary; Ne braskan Censured. OLTMPIA, Wash.. Dec. 11 (JP) A parole for Herbert Franklin Niccolls, Jr.. boy elayer of Sheriff Joha L. Worxalf of Aaoi 't cxscb ty, was denied and efforta of Father E. J. Flanagan, head of a Nebraska boys' home, to obtain custody of the boy were deplored today by Governor Roland H. Hartley. Tha governor! final decision In tha Niccolls case waa made public In a letter replying to Father Flanagan'a personal and written appeala for removal of Herbert from the state peniten tiary at Walla Walla to his In stitution at Omaha. Tha letter waa based on the results of an executive Investigation the gov ernor promised Father Flanagan he would make after a conference between the two man at Seattle a month ago. Father Flanagan'a request waa denied primarily becauao Her bert, from tha teatlmony of "well corroborated experts" and hla past record. Is "an incipient Hickman," unaafe to be-at large, the governor explained. Furthermore, he aald. any ac tion permitting the 11-year-old boy. sentenced to life Imprison ment for shooting and killing Sheriff Wormell aa the officer caught htm in tha act of robblag an Asotin atora, to be removed from the atate of Washington would be tantamount to giving him complete release. "Apparently many persona do not realixe the moment Herbert stepped outside the boundaries of thla atate he would be free," the governor wrote. "If his rela tive wanted him back In Idaho, or wished to take him to aome other state there would be no legal obstacles to overcome. Legal authority over the boy could not be vested in yoa or any other agency outside of this suite by executive action." Tha letter assured Father Flanagan the state of Washing ton could guarantee Herbert the fullest opportuniliea In life. The manner in which Father Flanagan entered the Niccolls case waa decried by the governor. The letter referred to tha Ne braska educator'a appeals for custody of Herbert "through the (Continued on Page Three) LATE PAROLE IS DENIED . YOUTHFUL SLAYEH Al'Bl'RX, N. V., Dec. 81. (.VP) One fireman wna killed and damage of a.TOO.OOO caused by a fire which destroyed till clty'a bintest department atore today. The fire, firemen aald, appa. cully was caused by the explosion of a boiler in the basement of th Hislop department atore, the bullillng chiefly affected. WASHIXGTOX, Dec. at. (AP) The senate today called opoai the president for unpublished reports prepared hjr Wlckemham roniniisaion experts on the case of Thomas Mooncy and Warren K. Utlllngs. PORTLAND. Dec. 81. (AP) A special ill-patch to the Journal today from Waililrutton, D. C, announced that the Bonnie Judiciary committee totlny authorized a favornblo report on the nomination of Judge .fames Alger Fee of Pendleton to be district federal JU'lg In the sixth district. Continuation is expected in a couple of day. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. (AP) Terming the g.WO.OOO recon struction corporation highly desirable, Daniel Wlllnrd, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, today told a senate commute the railroad would have to atop work now underway aniens they get funds. MADISON, Wis., Dec. 81. (AF) Member of th I'nlvemlty of. M'lsconsln football team who won letter this year hav voted two to one against the retention of Glean Tbistlewalle, bead foot kali coach, it waa laarned her todajr, BOULDER FALLS OFF COLUMBIA III! CL1FE G. Mayfield, Th Dallei Traffic Officer, Vic tim ef Odd Miahap. Fellow-Passenger Barely; Stops Car at Brink of Precipice. THE DALLES. Ore Sea. tl. (JP) Glenn Mayfield, 2, city traffic officer here for tha paat five year, waa killed at 1:10 a. m. today when a rack slipped from a high cliff above the Co lumbia Rivar highway, an fall through tha top of hla automo bile, striking hla head. Hla aunt, lira. Frank Sroaa mlller. and a eons In. Kenneth Groeamlller, riding with him, were nnlnjnred. They war re turning from Oregon Cl'y whar they attended the funeral mt Mayfield's unci. FeU a AairJe. Tha rock fall at aa agl. tear ing a hole through the center of lha roadster's top. It rushed Marfield'e akull and paae4 through tba left hand aerial a. Mayfield pressed bis feet against tha throttle and el ran. The car, traveling 10 Katie M hour, rwerved to the left aid f the road, sldeswlplng a guard fence. Groeamlller threw tha machine) out ot gear aad apprsaaV-'Mi emergency brake. The car stop ped within five feat of tha guard fence on lb brink of a 1008 foot precipice. Huge Rock. The rock fell at an angle, tear man's head. Mayfield waa rush ed to the Hood River hospital but died within a few minute after arriving. Ho Is survived by hla widow and a four-year-old daughter. Hia father, Jeaa E. Mayfield. lives In Oregon City. Mayfield last summer declined an offer to join tha sta'e constabulary. SUN ilTl HUS TEHCH SNOWFALL A barometric "flop" Sunday brought a light rainfall and snow flurry to Klamath Fall Sunday night, and although tha pressure is upward today, the reading ka still below a fair weather level. Up until 8 o'clock Monday morn ing .07 of an inch of moisture was registered at the U. 8. gov ernment weather bureau, while a maximum temperature ef 40 waa reported for the day. According to report from tha local office of the atat highway department, 10 inches of anow fell on Sun mountain aummlt on The Dalles-California highway Sunday night. Snowplows started to work at 4 p'clock Monday morning In order to clear tha highway for travel. Four Inches of snow waa re ported on Harden Mountain on the Ashland-Klamath Falls high way, and seven Inches fell on Quarts Mountain on the Klamath Falls-Lakevlew highway. The tourist bureau of th lo cal chamber of commerce report ed Monday that the Waplnltia cut-off la very icy. and motorista ar advised to take four tira chains it they travel over thla route. NEWS
