EATHER FACTS HERALD SERVICE l'olli;c,tHT Oregon l Mnuwi lUliifalli It hour ending 0 p. m. Miimlay, ,IIU M-ason lu data, H.llHi normal, 4.47 last year la rint II.M Temp. Mln. Iiut 114 lira., all man. Mod., HT Herald saHscrlber who fall to receive Ihalr paper by 0:80 p. m, an requested to call th Herald business off lea, pbona I POO, and papar will ba sent al oaca by special cwr'tr. I'rico Five CenU KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., MONDAY, DEC. 28, 1931 Number 6754 w 2f tttw .1. ii. i Editorials on n ry!v News lly HUNK JKNKIMi A BUIIHCIUIIKK WK..TKS: "In jrour column tha o(hr day, you gave tha data of tin In vention of papar a around 100 B. C. 1 bav bara an attract from Tb Hlorr of tha Alphabet, by Kilward Clodd: 'Tha aarlleat known aparlca of hieratic wrltlni la a papyrus whoa data Is about lfS0 II. C "If yon consider papyru a being papar, IhU nun of necss iltr raluta your talamant giving too B. C. a tha data of Inten tion of paper." a a pAPYfll'B and psper ra null different. I'apar consist of fiber that bara bean reduced to a liquid pulp. which b than spread and dried. l'aprrus w made of atrlpe cut lenitbwlae from the stalks t tha paprrui read and mailed together Into sheets. nLINY gives us good dea- crlpilon of tha process. Tha papyrus reed, which vsgue ly resemblea the pampas grasa An um arowlna In clumDS In U.ns. -a. ... into section, , and ;h.n net or. ...... thee actions were then "' , B,4 pr.rwlBd a. Into thin strip with a abarp A detachment was separated knife Those strltia were laid from the main body and directed . a .iik wie against Nlurhang where Irregu rrosswUe. wetted with ' h.d n0,; ia to reoccupr then were nsmmsrea ana In the sua. Afterward they were polished with a pelca of Ivory or shell. In order to give them a smooth sur face for writing. see nr-IIK sheet of writing material thai produced waa square. Us Isa being gauged by the length of the Jolnu of tha papyrus. These square war then pasted together at the edgre making a long, narrow strip. The long, narrow stripe, bp ter being written on, were rolled nn. ao that the ancient books wara really roll, looking very niucb like a modern plsror piano roll. Every tlma they were read, they bad to be unrolled and then rolled up again a the reading progressed, needing a book In those days was quite a Job. R OOKS. In thosa dimly remote centuries, "written." one w r a literally wrltlni to one book. Later on, they speeded up pro duction somewhat by getting to gether roomful of (lav writers nd having on person dictate while all tha rest wrote, a con siderable number of "books" be ing thus produced at on time. lint while book wer scarce In the ancient world Chose who could rend were even (career, so (Continued on I'sge Four) ITI BIERKR, Calif. Dec. IS, Fire tare dune close to 1100,000 damv axe In Hlcbor within the last four1 months, the latest, starting at midnight, destroyed three busi ness buildings, and caused f-10.-000 loss Sunday morning. It burned the Riverside garage with U automobiles, ('. K. Rogers plumbing and tin shop. Homer Jack real estate office, built half a century ago and a aurvlvor of many previous fires. Undertaker H. Ilyan'a heara and the Illoher Reddlng mall truck were burned. Doiens of volunteer with buck da of water saved the Hotel We ber, pnstofflce. Odd Fellows hall and other threatened building. A high wind blew sparks halt a mile, hut tha town's roof wer wnt with snow and rain. Other Rlnber fires destroyed a block of old building last September, Ev an llrotlier Jewelry store, In October, and did $60,000 damage December 1, F ormer Weather Man Dies at S. F. PORTLAND, Doe. 28, (P) Kd WBrd L. Heals, Pnrtlnnd'a "weath er man" from 1H00 to 1917, died at Hun Francisco Bundiiy. He was 76 yoars old and ono of the bent-known mtoorologll In tho ' United Hlotos. In 1017 he wns transferred to Sun Frnnelco and later moved to Honolulu whore he continued In the government service until hi retirement. He wit ucceeded In Portland by Fdwnrd L. Well, now directing tho government wenthar ervlce work here. JAPS BLAST ARMED TIN TOTAKETOI Nippon Forces Fight Way Along Mukden-Peiping Railway to Tawa. Movement May Develop Into Drive Against Chinchow. By GI.F.NJf IIAHB Ml'KUKN. Manrhurl. Dec. II OP) A strong Japanaae force moved np (rum Ylngkow aloof brsnrb of tha Pelplni-Mukden railway toward Kowpengtie to- Amjr In eanlure the towa of Tawa L,r blasting a Chlneaa armored train ont o( tha way with bombs from the air They bad to fight aa they went, cavalry opening the way through scattered forces of Chinese Ir regulars so the Infantry could follow through and mop np. Kept Hrrrrl There waa a skirmish t Ban- hlalie and another at Tsalpao- ,ha town. Officially the movement weal ward front Ylnkow waa kept Ba rret but there waa a possibility It might develop Into the long-sx-peeled drive agalnat Cblncbow It self. The advance waa to bait for the night at Tawa but planes swept on toward Kowpsjigls. bombing tha irregular elrong kolda ud reeonnullerlng. To morrow. It waa reported, the Jananeee rolumn planned to move on to Penabanaheln. the neit station on the branch Una to Kawpaiigtie. Attack Illumed A communique Issued by Japa nese headquarter here said the movement followed an attack by a nilied force of I.U00 Chlneaa re it u la re and Irregulara on the Japanese detachment at San (Continued on I'sge Three) HILLSnonO. Or., Dec. II, VP) The Urged crowd seen here Inc the Bowie trial gathered at the Jilgh school auditorium today and adopted a resolution lopping oft 1101,117 from the proposed Washington county bud get of H4.l4. About 1.100 person attended the annual coun ty budget meeting. There was no disorder. The resolution to eliminate the 10. 47 Item was proposed by representatives of the taxpayer' league of Washington county. This resolution proposed that the reduction be mad by reducing the pay of county commissioners and re-arranging their work ao It .can be done In 11 working day Imtead of one month. Furth er economies were made In the rounly road budget and In the market road fund. The meeting was called for the courthouse but such crowds Jam med Into the building It was necoasnry to adjourn to th audit orium. Charles Haine of Sher wood was rhnlrman of the meet ing, and F.d C. Loos, was clerk. E COLUMBUS. 0., Dec. If. (P) Harry M. Dangherty, former at torney general In th cabinet of Warren O. Harding, will break a alienee ot eight year to tell his tory of what went on be hind the scene In tho Harding administration, In a book. "The Insida Story of the Hnrdlng Tragedy," the life-long friend of th rormer president, will give hi version of tho "Ohio gang" and "draw the veil from tho so-called "my- terv" of Harding' deatn. The book will he off the press In shout Hire week. PniiKhorty snld tho book will rnfute Nan Brllton'a claim thnt Hnrdlng wns tha father of her daughter, relate the Incident ttmt resulted In President Cool ldge' demand for hi own resig nation, tell tha true story of Al bert B. Fall. Charle R. Forbe. Thomas W. Miller and Roxlo Htlmson, and give the fact ot Jesse Smith's death, Peace Envoy i . V v . - ? - Mary Emma Woollay, above, of South Hadley, Maaa., flrit woman to be chosen al a delegate to an International disarmament con ference, la on of tha country'! foremost peace advocate. Sh was selected by Prealdent Hooter to take part In tha parley at Geneta to rebruary. Bba la (8. I KFJI Studio Established at Willard ; Programs Open New Year. Radio' stallon KFJI I being In stalled In th Hotel Willard and New Tear' Day. starting at noon. will broadcast program la Klam th Fall on a frequency of 1110 kilocycle with 100 watt power, Manager Ceorge Klncald an nounced Monday. Tha elation broadcast It last program at 7:41 r nu o De cember 4 In Astoria, and was shipped here and Is being rapidly assembled for the opening day, part of which will be given ever to organlsallona and official ot tha cliy. At 3 p. m., after speeches by Mayor Fred H. Coter, President of the Chamber of Commerce Klmer Balslger, R. C. Groeabeck. Ven. J. Henry Thomas and other the stallon will broadcast the University ot Boulhern California va. Tulane football gam In the Rose Bowl In Pasadena, Klncald staled. starting at p. m. the studio and transmitter room will be open to the public while the sta tion brosdeasts a dance program from the Hotel Willard ball room where a public dance will be held. Th atatton will ordinarily broadcaat between the hour of 7 a. m. and p. m. dally with the possible exception of Wednes day and Saturday night when dance program may be broad caat. The elation may broadcaat on unlimited time. Tha studio and transmitter rooms will ha on the first floor of th Willard building next to the hotel lobby. Offices are maintained at room 101-101 Hotel Willard. A 40 feet tall tower haa been erected on top of (Continued on Page Three) TOWN FLOODED AS LEVEE CRUMBLES CLARKSDALE. Mis., Dec. IS. W1 The Olondnra levee, against which the awollen Tallahatchie river haa been bentlng for days, crumbled today and water began pouring Into Ulondora to a depth of five feet. The business section waa flood ed, but there waa no loss ot life. It waa believed much of the resi dential section would remain safe from the onrush sine It I pro tected by the embenkment ot the Yatoo and Mississippi Val ley railroad. Electrical Damage In Mills Is Heavy. MAR8H FIELD, Ore., Dec. S., Iff) R'n and now following violent wind storms combined with the highest tide In several years Sunday sent Cooa river and Irlhutnry streams to a new high level. Scores of acres of form Innds were Inundated by snlt wa ter, rendering them worthless for several seasons. Many residents wer obliged to us boats for transportation. Damage amounting to several thousand dollnra Is believed to hnve been done to electrical equip ment In several lumber plants. The Rvans Products company was the heaviest loser. All telephone lines through Curry county were out, flattened by last week' vio lent wind storm south ot Port Or lord. The Draln-Reedsport road Is closed by a slide east of Scotta burg, and although many slides have occurred on the Coqullle Rnsehurg road, the highway waa till open today GOVERNMENT RELIEF AID Senator Costigan Says Nothing Else Will Meet Problem. "Must Not Quibble Over Words" Says Solon to Committee. WASH1NOTON, Dee. II. UP) 8entor Costlgsn told a senate committee today that nothing short of government help could provide necessary relief for tb unemployed. The Colorado democrat' state ment lnugurated bearing before a senate manufacturing a ub-eo re mittee, of which be I a member, In bill proposing direct relief contribution from tb federal treasury. Two bill ar before tb com mittee, one by Costlgsn to appro priate 1174.000,000 and another by Senator LaFollette, republican, Wisconsin, calling for 1150.000, 000. "MiiaI Not Quibble1 LaFollette I chairman of th sub-committee. Other members sr Senstors Cutting, republican. New Mexico: Hatfield, republican. West Virginia, and Wheeler, Mon tana. Referring to opposition to the relief measures on the ground that tbey would constitute a "dole," Costigan aald: "America must not Starr while we quibble over word. Through oat history money haa been a led to provide tor the poor." He aald he had mad a surrey of the relief problem, and found existing fund "Inadequate." Distress Held Urea "Immeasurable d Is trees and the need for further relief wer clear ly shown," he added. The aenator aald charitable re sources were heavily atrained, and soma slates were on the verg of exhausting their tax resource. The first witness wss Wllllsm Hodaon, executive secretary of the welfare council ot New York C'y. who eaid he waa testifying aa an individual, and not aa a represen tative of the council "We cannot tell th total load w must carry." Hodson aald, "but tb total money In sight for relief I not sufficient to car tor the families who are going to be In need this winter." Hodson estlmeted there ar 800,000 unemployed In New York city alon. CEfflET ROSEBURQ, Or.. Dec. St. W) Cecil Beckley went on trial here today tor th second time tor the (laying ot his wife. Alma Beckley. and hla atep-daughter, Margaret Clutter, last July 1. In November a Jury tailed to reach agreement In the first trial. Beckley admitted shooting th two women to death but con tend the act wa committed In a sudden freniy after the two had taunted him to th point ot desperation. Tha defense today In Informing tho juror of th case, said It 1 sklng for a rec ommendation for life Imprison. ment or a verdict ot second de gree murder. Dairy Industry Tripled During Past Eight Years Th dairy Industry In Klamath county has tripled In vlu dur ing the past eight yean, It wa pointed out by Percy Murray at the weekly meeting of the Twenty-Thirty club Monday. Mur ray also aald that agricuitur is ' h community tnt th lumber tne lumber in- dustry occupied two year ago nd 1 aesunea 10 oecoms more and more Impoi'tant Charles Grov wa chairman of the meeting. Victor Johnson, county agent ot Lake county and former assistant agent ot Klam ath county, was introduced a a guest. Barrow Folk Happy At Lindy Greeting SEATTLE, Dec. 18 (PrA wireless greeting from Colonel and Mrs, Charles Lindbergh gave residents of Point Barrow, Alaska, "th most wonderful Christmas ver," said a delayed message received her today from the Arctic town. The Lindbergh' wir read: "Thinking ot you all In Bar row today." It was signed "Ann and Charles Lindbergh." HELD NEEDED Plenty of Water (Tree ' ! . ,- a' e-".,'' 7. .'M . n '. V, '"way 1 While the Klamath country la having a big anow, certain part of the United State a re Buffering from flooded alreams. Includ ing areaa along th Mississippi river and in northern and central California. Th above picture show a flooded farm la Mississippi. Tb "shot" waa taken by a plan of a. farm completely Isolated except by boat. Gandhi Declares India Ready to Face Bullets - In Fight for Freedom By James JL Mills BOMBAY. India. Dee. 21. AP) Ma hat ma Gaadhl, In his first speech alter bis return from London, told a crowd of 10,000 white capped nationalists In aa open field today be would not flinch from sacrificing th lives of a million people as the prlc of India' liberty. 'la tb last flg&t member of th nationalist 'congress had to face. Lathi (Staves), be said, to face bullet. GUTS BYCOMESS Administration Favors Any Move to Reduce Budget Further. WASHINGTON, Dec. tt. UP) President Hoover ha Informed congressional leader he will "welcome" any reduction In gov ernment expenditure that con gress may make. Making only th exception that further cot to th budget should not Impair vital functions, the chief executive told th chairmen ot the aenate and bouse appropri ations committees that the admin istration looked with favor npon any move to reduce the budget even more than the $300,000,000 slashed from departmental esti mate by the budget bureau. The president bad before him today various phases of his eco nomic program, upon which he will confer with leader on Cap itol Hill during th recess In an effort to expedite action. White house officials said to day various phase of hla eco nomic program, upon which be will confer with leaders on Cap itol Hill during the recess In an effort to expedite action. White House officials said to day that although Mr. Hoover contemplates sending several spe cial messages to congress, they probably will be withheld until the economic program is enacted. Among the possible messages mentioned wa on on th rail road situation, another on the consolidation of government of fices and departments, and a third on law enforcement, already fore cast by the president himself. SALT LAKE CITY. Dec. 88, (IP) Relief tor water users on fed eral reclamation projects will be asked of the reclamation depart ment at a conference here tomor row of representative of 25 Irri gation projects In' 14 western states, a. W. Grebe of Knna, Idaho, president of the federal Ir rigation congress, said here today. He aald B. E. Stoulmeyer, dis trict counsel for the reclamation service at Portland, Ore., will be present, and an effort will be made to agree upon some measure ot relief that will be mutually sat isfactory to the water users and the reclamation service. The reclamation congress wns organised at a recent meeting at Bols, Idaho. HOOVER WELCOMES for This Farm ' I 1 ' .. -!! . xm but th next Urn they may have "If th fight la Inevitable I will expect every son and daughter ot Mother India to contribute hi mite," he aald. "However. I will not abandon attempt to save the nation from a fiery ordeal. . If. on th other hand, there Is no (In gle ray ot hope, I (hall not hesi tate to call npon you to bear any amount of suffering." It seemed clear Gandhi was struggling with bis conscience to find n escape from the revival of tha tight against Great Britain. Hi speech waa punctured with "in." and other qualifying phrase. "It th tlgbt la inevitable, I in vite you to be ready for It." he said repeatedly, and then added, "but I will go to any extreme to avoid the druggie." He ld British officiate were honest In their conviction that In dia Is unfit for self-government, hut "I am all th more convinced onr sincerity In the cause ot lib erty will melt even tha atonlest heart." He counseled hi follower to keep their heads, despite the bloody event in th northwest frontier province, th arrest of nsndft Jswahsrlal N'ehnr and de portation of Abdul Ghatfnr Khan. I leader of tb "Red Shirt" tribes men. OF LONDON. Dec. 18, (VP) Con gressman Louie T. McFsdden's suggestion that England pay part of ber debt to the United State by ceding colonel possessions brought from one responsible quarter today the terse comment, that "the time is long past when loyal British subjects can be ceded to a foreign power for a monetary consideration." NEW YORK, Dec. 28. UP) Ceding to the United Statea ot part of tha Caribbean possessions of France and Great Britain as part settlement of war debts and as peace Insurance waa proposed In a radio address last night by Representative Louis T. MrFad den. ' Pennsylvania. The proposal was made during a debate on the subject ot war debts with Norman Thomaa. socialist leader who urged wiping out all debts. Woman Injured by Barn Roof May Die MEDFORD, Ore., Dec. 28. (IP) A welcome lull occurred today In the billiards that Saturday and Sunday raged In the mountains south of here, leaving five feet ot snow on the higher level ot the Sisklyous and tb Green Springs mountains. But little hope for th recov ery of Mis Letora Deter ot Ash land was held today. She was critically Injured Saturday when a high wind unrooted a barn and burled her under it. Both leg wer broken and her spine Injur ed. Physician today aid her condition 1 precarious. Transportation Hit By Wind, Snow; Fall Heavy in This Area Train Plow Through Drift, in Mountain. North, South of Klamath Falls; Green Springs Road Open, Transportation throughout Sunday and early Monday by , started witn a blizzard Saturday. Telegraph wires car ried stories of considerable damage done by storms and ! tides throughout the central coast area, with floods oc curring in northern California. The main highways j through here were reported open Monday although rail road traffic was delayed. Twenty-one automobiles stranded at the summit of Green Springs mountain Sun day were released today. Foar and one-half inches of snow fall Sunday and four Inches i bad fallen ap to noon Monday. tb United Bute Reclamation Service official stated. Train No. . due her at 10: IS Mondsy la expected to arrive at 1:20 p. m. Monday, Train from tb north war en time Monday. Sunday No. from th south arrived at 1:20 p. m. Train Relayed Heavy anow la th Blsklyons la blamed for the delay of trains. At ML Shasta there was S Inches of snow' Sunday eve ning. Near Black Butte passeng ers could not see th top ot the drifts after th anow plowa bad cleared a path for tb trains. All stage and mail planes) were stopped at Redding Sunday and passenger transferred onto north bound Soothers. Pa cine trains. The Klamath stag depot stated that no stages wer able to travel th Green Springs mountain high way from Ashland since Saturday noon until Monday morning when stage left on their regular ran to Medford. I-skerlew, Bend and Sprsgu River. Th Dorris- Macdoel and Weed stag I not running. MH Carrier Late C. N. Raymer who carries the mall from Klamath te Lakeriew (Continued on Page Three) 8ALEM, Dee, S. VPf All highway In Oregon are open despite recent storms, Roy E. Klein. tat highway engineer announced today after a survey ot conditions. Travel over the Sisklyous on th Pacific high way aad the Green Springs high way between Ashland and Klam ath Fall 1 aomewhat difficult, but automobiles are going through with the aid ot chains. Klein said. Chain are essential over these route, however. Snow plowa ar being need con tinually on these two highways. Weather condition south ot Ash land at noon wer threatening, and there were Indication ot mors snow, bnt no further dif ficulties were snticlpated. No other highway In Oregon are seriously affected. Many autolsts southbound ar turning off the Pacific highway at Grant Pass, Klein said, and ar taking th coast route from tnere and going soutn on tne Redwood highway to avoid the Siskiyou road. Roads In North ern California are also open to travel. Wet Snow Falls In Eugene Area EUCENE. Or., Dec. 28. (VP)--Big. wet flake of snow which melted as they fell sifted down on Eugene early today. Drench ing rains ot the past few days hsv flooded manv basements in th city. Th Willamette river was up tonr feet today. An unusually high tide was re ported at Florence, and th strong southeast wind kicked up a heavy surf. LATE WOOLWICH, England, Dec. 88. (AP) The steamship Ameri can Trader was In collision in the Thames today with team tun and the tag sank Immediately. All members of the tatter's crew were missing and were believed to be drowned. Nothing more wa seen of the crew after the collision. The number of men aboard could not be Immediately determined. LOSSIEMOtTH, Scotland, Dec. 28. (AP) Prime Minister Mac Donald, using acathing terms, denounced agitators In India tonight In one of his most outspoken etatrmenta on Indian affairs. Recent disorders, he said, did not represent a "baffled and oppressed India struggling to be free" bnt a "mischievous movement trampling la Ita own self will upon India' progress." NEW YORK, Dec. H. (AP) Supreme Court Justice Thomas W. Churchill today granted a motion by Hamnel Reahury, counsel to the legislative city Invrstlgntioa committee that Russell T. Hlirv wood, missing financial agent for .Mayor Walker, be heM In con. tempt, but reserved decision on the amount of fine he will Impne npon Sherwood. L'nrier a section of the civil practlc act, a fin of not mors than $100,000 may be Imposed. thia area was hampered the heavy snowfall which CALIFORNIA RIVERSFLE3W OVER BANKS Floods Follow Heaviest Rainfall in Years; High at Kennett SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. IS, (JP) Fed by on of th heaviest rainfalls ever witnessed In North ern California, virtually every stream and river ra the upper end f th tat was rising to day. Many of them overflowed their banks yesterday, including tb Sacramento river, which poured water toward Chlco. and Inundat ed lands near Coins. High at Kennett Rain fell steadily Saturday night and Sunday morning, reach ing a high at Kennett. Shasta county, of 0.88 inches In 24 hours. Kennett as on tne upper Sacramento river watershed. In other section ot Northern California, aa well as th rentral part ot th state, heavy precipita tions were recorded, rivers and stream in all watersheds wer taxed to capacity to carry th load. In Humboldt county, th Eel river overflowed it bank, weeping away several summer cottages, and InondaJIng large areas ot farm land. Sonoma county reported th Russlsn river and some of It tributaries flooding surrounding districts. No monetary damage wa reported, however. Napa River Rises Th Nap liver took a auddea rise, and swept away a shack oo (Contlnued on Pag Five) Crater Rangers In Hard Trek to Reach Quarters Flv Crater Lake rangers, including Don C. Fisher of this city, who hsd spent Christmas with relatives, reached Anna Springs at S o'clock Monday morning after skiing through two and one-half feet ot new snow for 15 Lours, according to a telephone message re ceived here. The rangers left Fort Klam ath at noon Sunday and siace they were unable to get their car to the park entrance It was necessary to make the en tire trip on skis. It wss still snowing, the report stated. After resting at Anna Springs, they will continue the trip to the government camp, three miles from th spring. NEWS