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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1932)
vw WEATHER I olll t tMl 4lmitiil I. lulu Itahiralli 114 hour ending day, ,IM) aeajxin la ibitc, 4. tin I set year tu dale IKMP. Mia. hut night, IU Price Five Cent Ed it or ia Is on th Day's News lly HUNK JENklNa lt. WALTER B. PITKIN, pro- i"wor os journaiiam ai .oi mbla University, la New York tails lb Oregon Slate Teacher association: "What tbla nation Beads la saw a of leaders." Then ba adds: "I hat a raad about Portland'! Tusko, who la Juat an elephant. Tba difference batwaan Tuako ad our laadora today la that Uay ara WH1TB ELEPHANTS." a a a fJOUNDS smart, doesn't It? And opblallcalad. And auparlor. Doubtless Dr. Pltkln'a chaat aw.ll.d a llitla at ha aald It. API Telling what a dud tha big fallow ' la alwaya Ive tha llttla fallow a glow of self pride a fleeting delusion of (randour. ' CTILL. what Dr. Pitkin says, j which I. n't at all original ' . Nslth him, ai ba la merely parrot- I lui what a lot of othar paopla , ' ' ara eaylng, la TKl'E. Our nation . . haa loat faith In II leaders: J1 temporarily, at least. '. ' Hot that la no naw iperUnr. ; During tba aad and gloomy wlul or of Valley Porge, tbla nation " luit fnllh In Washington, tha continental congress anarllng and '' anapplng at him even mora vlcl x. OOaly than tba praaant congreaa ' tnarla and anapa at President lloorrr. Hut, In time, Vjatilndon roaa triumphant abora hla crltlca and x Ird tba nation on to nnauapeclad helgbtt of grratnau. TN tba dark daya of tha CItII War, thara war plonty of llttla tnluda who loat faith la Lincoln, anarllng and anapplng at htm Jual aa Washington bad baan anarled apd anappad at. Eran with tha war andad, thara waa talk of Impeachment, It waa thla openly tolred loaa of faith In tha loader that un (Cvntlnued on I'aga 8ran) HOMHAT. Jan. 1. UV) Affalra In India ruahrd to rrlala today aa tha nattonallat con frets dflrlar ad for a boycott o nail govern ment utilities, and Lord Wllllna ton, tha Tlraroy, rushed by air from Calcutta to oall a moating of the aiftcutlva council, - Thera wera unconflrmad r. ports that tha government might deport Mnhatnia (iamlhl to Aden If tha civil dlaohadlent fight la re newed, and that other nationalist leaders would be exiled to Burma. Tha government la prepared. If tha opposition campultcn Is renaw ad, to Institute a whole aeries of new ordinances throughout tha country, making civil disobedi ence, boycotting, plckottlng or the collection of salt all punishable offenses. 4 Early Birds Brave Pouring Rain to Win Invitation from Hoover for Bacon and Eggs lly JOHV F. CIIKHTKR WAHIIINUTON, Jan. 1, (IP) Four early birds who braved a pouring ruin to eland, long before daybreak, at the ' White House gate, were rewarded today with a breakfast Invitation from Pres ident Hoover, Hours before diplomats from around tha world, the highest of ficials of tb government and members of various orgnnltnllona wera to file past the President and Mrs. Hoover to wish thorn a "Hap py New Your" with a hundnhuke, the four formed their own Ifno. In fnct, ao koen was tho compe tition to he first that William L. Wilson of Holynko, Mass., and Otto C. Knfor, Dallas, Texas., both employed here by the government, both arrived one hour after mid night. Martin J. Dredvold of Minneap olis, took up hla pout about 6 a. m., followed by H. Waltor Bar .aBbM A t a ifHt i f Hail ATsa. fat- as aBtVM. a MWf. A Ska FACTS alums, rliiu- U p. m- " , H.Hi, ,. y', nuu. T A'' Henderson Cites Water Situation In Fore cast for Year. Hay Crop Increase For 1932 Predicted by Agent M'MIIKR LOOKS I P Aa Increasing demand over shadowing the Immediate aup ply will introduce tha lumber Industry In Klamath rails to more profitable opureltona In 1, according to J. A. tior don, president of tha Klrst Na tional hank. Gordon attribut ed the probable rise In the In dustry to the present ahortaga la productloa accompanying Idle mills. Agricultural activities In Klam ath county look ahead at with more optimism than In the recent past, according to ''. A. llendron, county agent. Water, the backbone of farm develop ment In the reglun, haa coma to the country In abundance this winter and will aid every depart ment of the Industry. Water prosperu for Irrigation purposes have been better this season than for ten years. Hend erson said. More anow In tha mountains and the baaln haa off set tba comparative dry year of tha paal, and will contribute to the Improvement of range condi tio na. Henderson has predicted an In crease In the 1D31 bay crop over 131 to bring sufficient feed to stimulate tha dairy and cattle In dustries. New CUIms Sixty-seven new claims have been opened In the county, and these farms will be In crop by aprlng. Ksllmatlng tha addition al tarma In lall over 131, Henderson set hla figure at leaat 100. A alight slump In tha potato crop will be looked for In 131 along with a decrease la the acreage. Low prices have contri buted to the temporary decline, but the agriculturist felt assured the coming year would morely be an off-season to balance previ ous outstanding years. A sututantlal Improvement In tha dairy Industry haa been pre dicted for this year. The In dustry, through growth of vari otia dairying organisations, and the general stabilisation of the business, combined with nstural development In feed and water should bring about a general rise, Henderaon elated. Farm prlcea for 19S1 will ba aa questionable aa during tha year Just past, ha aald. On Page 2 The Herald today presents a comprehensive review of the year'a news events, with ap propriate Illustrations. Turn lo page t and is thla 1931 newa panorama. rows, age 14, the son of a Seventh Day Adventlst missionary,' from Shanghai, China. Just at daybreak cam their In vitation. Following a White House policeman, they entered the basement of the executive man sion, there to be greeted first by the president's aides and then tha chief executive himself with a "Uood morning, Happy Naw Year to you." After a handshake, Mr. Hoover said, "Stay here a minute and have some coffoe." II nt they received mora than that. Hrodvold described the break fast, en ten outsldo the White House kitchen near a room In which the president and his early morning medicine ball cabinet were breakfasting, as consisting of fried eggs and bacon, rolls and (Continued on Page Five) AGRICULTURE LOOKS AHEAD TO BIG YEAR fiT WALL Rail Construction Biggest News Story for Klamath in Year; 1931 Events Listed OITHTAXOINO KKWM 'umpletlon of Great Northern-Western Pacific railroad. I Automobile and train accldenta take 11 Uvea. I Hank robberies at C'blloquln and lionanu. 4 Death of Joe Swindler by shooting. (Dedication of Modoc athletic field; rise of K. TJ. H. 8. football. g Death of Russell Pogg by ahootlng. T Development of Sbaata-Caacade Wonderland association. Itlse of taxation problems. Orueeome suicide of Pearl McOlnale. 10 -Completion and dedication of Federal Building. The development of Klamath Falls from village to town, and from town to city can be traced through the gradual growth of Important nawa atorlea taking prominent poaltlona la the newe papere of the etate and tba eoua- try. Tba year lSl waa by no meana a depressing year from tha viewpoint of economic, civic and aensatlonal accounta growing out of the heart of tba country and turned Into type. lly far the most Important news atory of tha. year for tba city of Klamath Palls followed the building of the Great Kortn-ern-W'eetern Pacific line between the terminal points of Klamath Kails and Keddle. Calif. On No County and City Officers, Chamber President Is sue Greetings. County and city officials and the president of tha chamber of commerce Thursday Issued the New Year'a greetlnga to the peo ple of Klamath, and a not of hopefulneaa and Increased pros perity waa sounded In their greet lnga. The Klamath county court "wlshea peace, prosperity and hap piness throughout the entire year to tba cltliens of Klamath county. Wa wish to thank all cltlsena, or ganisations, lodges and churches far the splendid support they have given In the relief endeavors and work of the county court." Mayor Fred H. Coter aald "I wish to commend the people of Klamath Falls for the progressive and optimistic spirit they have shown during the trying times which we have been experiencing, and to thank tbem for the fine co-operation given the city admin istration. "I really believe that better (Continued on Page Five) HELSINOFORS. Finland, Jan. 1 At Finland stood today up on the threshold of 1932 and looked for a wet year, after 13 year of prohibition. Prohlbltlonlsta and antl-prohl-hltionlsta alike admitted the prospects on roturns from the country on the advisory referen dum Tuesday and Wednesday, continued to he counted. With about one-fifth of tha vote counted 75 per cent of the ballots were registered for re peal of the dry law, 34. t per cent to retain It and .8 per rent for modification to permit the ante of wines and beer. Julius Rosenwald Is Still Very III CHICAOO, Jan. 1, (AV-Jullua Rosenwald, multi-millionaire phil anthropist and merchant, is atlll gravely 111 at his suburban home. Dr. Herbert Pollack of New York, attending physician, aald he had shown little cbnnge In his condition. He la suffering from a combination of heart trouble and hardening of the arterlea. Portland Woman Killed by Auto PORTLAND, Jan. 1, (P) Mrs. Louise Kungo, 60, died today from Injuries received last night when she was struck by an automobile as she was walking across a street Intersection, police arrested Ouy Falsetto as driver of the car on a charge of drunken driving. Ball was set at f 1000 KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., BTORIKB OP 8t vember It the golden spike, drlveo at Bleber, Calif., by Ar thur Curtis James, completed tha railroad linking Klamath Falls Into Iti second transcontinental line and connecting It with tha great freight and paaaanger ac tivities of tha country. Many Arc-Menu. Death rode through tha city and county In 111. and eight peraons were killed by motorists. One more waa killed by aa over turning track, one la a col lision and one by a tractor. Four persons met death In train accl denta here. A series of automo bile accldenta on South Sixth (Continued on Page Three) Woman At Isolated Hill Settlement Is Badly Burned TAHOB CITY, Jan. 1. (UJ9 Showered by flaming liquid when a gasoline stove In her home exploded, Mrs. John Mai. com was in a aerious condition her today, but decided to be taken to Trnckee on tba first snowplow throuith. Following the explosion, Mra. Malcom ran arreamlng from her horn and foiled la the anow In an attempt to pat out the flame. . An un identified man threw her to tha ground, perhapa aavtng her Ufa. Frlenda ara admlntater Ing aid. Thera la ao physician her. Old Man 1131 made hit de parture and tba infant 1932 hit arrival in Klamath Falls laat night amidst a dual atmosphere of frivolity and devotional ser vice. Jubilant merry maker gath ered at club dance and private homea to give rousing cheers to the arrival of the new year, t'p until the 'wee ama' honra" thronga of celebratera continued their watch night partlet, while at many others watched the old year out and the new year In at numeroua church service and nodal. Optimlam for the new year waa tha by-word of ad dresses given In many of tb churchea. Office Closed The county court house of fices, stores, postofftce, chamber of commerce, and other public offices were closed through out the day. There was no delivery of mall with the ex ception of special delivery let (Contlnued on Page Three) Important World Affairs, On Schedule For New Year The presidential election In the United States and Ita pos sible bearing on America's tariff policy. Increased participation of United States in League of Na tions affairs. Germany' presidential election, which may decide whether prosent conservatives or aggresslvb Hitlerites are to have control. If Hitler wins, repudiation of Oerman reparation payment and poaslbl advance of French troops Into Ruhr. The French parliamentary elections which will decide that natlon'a stand toward disarmament measures proposed by United State and Great Britain. The disarmament conference at Geneva which finds France opposed to the disarmament plant of Britain, Italy, the Unl tod States. Financial conference which will decide the fat of private debt Germany owe American and British firms. ' France's Insistence that war reparations paymenti tak prece dence, and Germany unable to pay both. Tho Irish Free Stat election, which may mean a new clash with England over Independence If Da Valera wint. Brltain'i efforts to arrange with other countries to remain off the gold atnndard, with moat of the world' gold held by America and France. The proposed Rrltlsh tariff and what It mean to the British cost of living and to America' exporter. The report of the League of Nation Investigating commission on the responsibility for the Sino-Japanes war. FRIDAY, Jan. 1, 1932 u 1S32ARRIVAL IS Lie BY Series of Accidents Takes Heavy Toll New Year's Eve. Nine Persons Killed As Car Topples Into River. CHICAGO, Jan. 1 (A? Nine persona, six of them children, wera drowned last night when their automobile slipped off the roadway and fell 12 feet Into the Calumet river. The victim wera member of two famllle, on from New Era, Mich., aad tb other from Coop ersvllle, Mich. Jack Schiller, aallor, of Coop arsrllle, head of on of the fam ine, aacaped from the sedan. After Baking efforts to rescue member of to early, a swam ashore aad notified authorities. Mor than two hour paaaed before the submerged automobile could be brought to the bank. John Poatmana. who waa driv ing, attempted to turn the car around on tb road-end near the Calumet river. One wheel. Schil ler aaid. alipped off the roadway (Continued on Page Three) BOMB PLOT STRIKES Delivery of Many Infernal Machines Throughout Nation Reported. (By The Associated Freaa) The menace of an apparently widespread bomb plot directed against Italian officials today to begin an extensive hunt tor the perpetrators, following discovery of five or more Infernal ma chines. The bomb were delivered by mail or express yesterday in Chicago, Cleveland. Detroit and Youngstown. O., but none of them caused any loss of life or property damage because they were all Intercepted - in time. Their discovery followed closely npon the heelt ( the explosion of two bombs In the Easton, Pa., post office, which killed two men last Wednesday. A third victim, Charles Weaver, died of Injuries last night. Three package, on of which 1 known to have contained pow erful exploalves. were received in Chicago. One of them, which reached the office of Oscar Durante, editor of L'ltalla. a pro Fascist publication and a member of the Chicago board of educa tion, was described by Chief of (Continued on Page Three) TRAGIC EVEN Well, Folks, It's That's a aire, aaodttra) asaaaloa ia the middle of tha pfcrtan. It's tb White House, and It question asark around at, bxraoar nobody know a jaat who will or capy it after thla year'a elertlo and the Inaagwratloa ha Marrb of arat year. Tha three aratlr anea In the picture ara listed as tooee who hare the neat rhaaree Above I Preside Hoover, who probably will be rrwoaalnateel by the repabHraaa. And below are Sewtoa D. Baker and Fraaklia D. Kooaevrlt. aaoat Irkely demo cratic prosper i a. Year Starts O. K.t Says Chief; Not A Single Arrest Klamath Fall, either quiet ly conaidering th so-called depression of 1931 or aileotly viewing with optimlam tb coming of tb "great hope" year of 1932, celebrated It New Year'a Ev with unpre cedented quietness. Not an arrest involving celebration activities wa made by the police department Thursday night. Police Chief Merrill re ported. The horn of J. J. Cole. 1024 High street, was broken Into Thursday night and robbed of J150 to $200 in Jewelry and cash. PORTLAND. Jan. 1. (P Dis tributor of milk in the Portlaod area will buy their supply from the Dairy Co-operative a&socla tloo oo a sliding, scale In 1932 but at no time shall the price go below $2.10 a hundred pounds or above 11.25 a hundred pounds. This decision was announced today by Rabbi Henry J. Berko wttx, arbiter in the milk contro versy, after he had completed a study of the evidence presented at hi two-day hearing on the argument between the distribu tor and the Co-operative. The present price is $2.17 H cents a hundred pounds. It was set Inst August by tb arbitra tion committee In the milk war after the two side could not reach an understanding. That price waa a compromise between the $2.10 otter by the distribu tor and $2.25 asked by the Co operative. ' Woman Steps Into Gunfire, Killed NORFOLK, Va.. Jan. 1. VP) Mrs. Gladya Virginia Fox, 29. waa shot and killed early this morning when the stepped be tween her mother and father as the latter, W. F. Barnes, atarted to fire a pistol ahot into . hi wife' body. The bullet went through Mrs. Fox's body and ttruck her moth er who waa taken to a local hos pital where tb extent of her in juries had not been determined hy attendants. Barnes who confessed to police said he had been "living in hell far tea year. HERALD SERVICE HraM eubscrlbere who fall to reeclt thenr paper by a:M p. as. are nqHtM to call In Heiwid traaiaea office, paoo 10OO, and paper will b aunt a one by special carrier. imi an nn ffnwn7 a Political Year IMJSKGED .fJHW SLIDE valanche One Mile Long Slips Off West Side of Great Rim. A hug mow tilde, one mile long and a hundred feet wide, slipped off the west aide of Gar field peak at the rim of Crater Lake some time between Christ mas day and Thursday, accord ing to telephonic informatioa from the park official Thursday night. The entire winter crew spent 11 hoars removing 100 feet of snow and waa forced to resort to blasting to clear the rim road. The snow slide wa similar to the slide which changed the topography of Niagara Falls late last winter. It was the largest snow slide ever witnessed by- park employes. Crew at Work Don Fisher, Crater Lake ranger, who phoned the informa tion from the government head quarters Thursday night stated that the crew worked until 1 o'clock Thursday morning with shovelt and blasting apparatus to remove a portion of the snow The slide was discovered by park employes making their regular rim trip. Fisher reported that so far this year 24 feet of snow has fallen at the lake. Three feet fell in October, nine in Novem ber and 13 in December. Tb entire snowfall for the previous (Continued on Page Five) LATE BKRl.IX, Jan. 1. (AP) Two hnrled thromrh the alas panel embassy last night by a pair of , 4-.w J TRINIDAD. Colo., Jan. 1. (AP) been caused by a bomb, destroyed the combined home aad grocery store of R. Dionlsio today. Tho family was aot at home. GLEXHKAD, JJ. T., Jan. 1. and Tarhrsmaa, died at his heme PHOENIX, ArU., Jan. 1. (CP) A bill designed to errata "Art sona divorce colonics" and a niesumre providing; a drastic tag oa luxuries were offered today at a special session of the Arlsona leg islature as meana of Improving business conditions In the state. PORTLAND, Jsn. 1. (AP) Occasional light rains were forecast for tonight and Hatunlay. Other than a light mlt at Hood River and aome rain' overnight oa the coast, little new prerlpttatloa waa reported over the worth west. Informatioa 'available hero indicated all main highways over tho slat are open bat now and tr ara expected hi mountaia pease and ether places where tb road reads Number 6758 in E TO ADVANCE IS Ifj EVIDENCE Nippon Troop Msy Go To Edge of GrtM.t Wall of China. Lavder Says Bandit To Be Wiped Out i All Coot By CLE RABB MUKDEN. Manchurta, Jan. 1 fP) Japanese cavalry clattered oss tn ic on tn Taung river today and stopped at the out skirts of Chlnchow, China's hut Manchuiian stronghold. That wa aa advanc patrol from tho mala body of th bri gade encamped on th north aid of th river. Thera wa n resistance, Th Chine defender contlnaed leav ing th walled city ia great num ber and presumably tha Japa nese intended to tak It over tomorrow. Moat of th Japanese brigade waa to croaa th Tallng tonight so a to be in position to move oa with tho dawo. May Oo To Wall It was obvious that th Chi nes had bo intention of result ing thia tide of tha great wall and it was altogether poaaibl that th Japanese would keep on tb heel of tb retreating army clear down to Shanhalkwan, at the very edge of the wall. Major-Geoeral Mtyake, chief of staff for General Hon jo. told th Associated Press tonight: "Oar campaign against ban dits will follow tho Chines troop aa far as la necessary to London or Porta vo. At least we'll wipe oat th bandit menace west of tho Iiao river." Terror Itaagn CHINCHOW, Mancharu, Jan. 1, A altuatioa bordcr'-g oa terrorism waa created her last aight by a report that a group of 1000 Chines bacdita. Instigated (Continued on Pago Three) T COLUMBUS. O.. Jo. 1 (A?) Seven hour after she tru kid napped Adda B. Rnhl, 8, returned dated. to her homo early today. She wa taken to a hospital by police who said ah had been criminally assaulted. Officials said tha girl told them she was selxed while oa an er rand for her parent, Mr. and Mrs. J. Fred Rahl early last night and held captive several hours in a garage by an uniden tified man. Shortly after she disappeared police found her cap in a dark alley within a block of her horn. A city wide search was ordered but no tree of her was foaad until she returned and told of the attack. As soon as tho girl recover from the shock, police said, she will be asked to point out tha garage In which the was a cap tive. They hop to find som clew la the building that will lead to the Identification of her captor. NEWS rocks, wrapped la red cloth, were of the front door of the Japanese Tooth who escaped anwcognised. Aa explosion, believed to have (AP) (WArlea Otrver laelln, banker her today. RESJSTANC
