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EATHER FACTS H ERALD SERVICE F HtM 'A NT -Oregon I I'lmr arid mill, lulu. IhIIi III hiiura ending i. ui. Friday, .MI hVaeoii lu dale, M miriiuil, d.lM liut er In dille U.A4 TUMI', Mln. last nltf lit. till mm. Friday 10. Herald eaberrlucr who fall lo receive their paper by : SO p. aa. are requested to call lb Herald business office, phone 1BO0, awl a paper will ba sent at one by epecUI carrier. Price Five Cent KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SATURDAY, JAN. 2, 1932 Number 6759 111 JV w alb 35 y3 51 f 1 NIPPON S FUG HOISTED ABOVE GHINGHOW CITY Japanese Occupy Town, Hold Full Sway In Manchuria Chinese Evacuation Com plete; Chen Takes Charge in China rill.STHOW. Manrhurla. Jan. I. (fVl For tha first lima la rau turlea of hl.lorr (ha Itlslng Hud flat flaw over Itilt city today, all allying lit capture by a Japanese armr. Tha tlral victorious brigade marched In early thla afternoon ami took ovar wlihout tiring a abut. Thar waa not ona Chinese defender la tha dir. lor tha laat troop train had laft aeveral hours earlier, rolllni down toward tihanhelkwan and tha iraat wall at tha and of a dlaordarad exodus which began aeveral days ago. Jmm Take Tlraa Tha Japanese had lakan thalr tlma on tha war down from tha Tallng river, fltiaaa mllaa to tha north, so that tha t hlneee could complete lha evacuation. llaTlnii lakan I h la laat Chlneee atronxbold. It waa possible that lha Japanaaa Bllht kip right on along tha I'alptng-Mukden rail way to nhanalkwan, tha raal lata. way to Manrhurla. In tha ahadow of tha iraat wall. FUs Wind Aa tha Japanaaa awuni Into tha main atreet of thla city, lha Chi nes cltlienry man. woman and ehlldran llnad lha curb cheering and waving Jananee flags, many of whlrh lookrd as though tbay bad bran maila In a hurry over Bight. NANKING. China. Jan. X. (IP) Eugene t'hrn. Installed yeater day at China's forma minister, today tssurd a aialrmant regard ing lha altuailon In Manrhurla. "In drflanra of tha will of tha rlrlllird world, as aipreaaed by lha declatnrM uf tha League of Katltine," ba aald, 'lha Japanese bars created a altuatlon which Is Dot lo ba distinguished from a lata of war." SEATTLE, Jan. I. OP) I'P wsrda of two arora of tha crew and officer of tha Japanaaa Freighter Tamaho Maru wars safe today. In tha North Pacific, after abandoning ship following a los ing 60-hour fight with wintry Seaa. In a brief message, relayed to tha roast guard here (Ml night, thalr reacua by tha Relyo Maru. which had eonyoyed lha Tamaho Maru for many hours, was told. Korly-two men wera taken off, and the Kelyo Maru proceeded towards Japan. The hlg H.7fi.on freighter flrat aent out distress mesaagea threa days ago, anting Its Blear ing gear was dlsnlilcd and an 0-mllo-an-hour gala waa blowing. Nearby ships, at flrat baffled by tha storm, turned to Its aid and later a message wns sont out that It had arranged a lempnrnry rig, and was going ahead alnwly. Tha message telling of the abandoning ship waa Intercepted by tha Hlnchlnhrook naval com pass station, near Seward, Alaska, lata last night. Governor Meier Back in Oregon SALEM. Jan. 1. (AP) Mrs. Sheldon F. Sackott, nee Beatrice Walton, private secretary to Gov ernor Julius L. Meier, will re turn to tha executive offices Mon day to resume nor position for a tlma at lonat, It was announced by tha offlca here today. Tha governor's secretary and Sackott, Salem and Marahfleld newspaper publisher, wera married lata Thursday, Governor Julius L. Meier, who hns been absent from tha atnta during tha pnst month, was re ported In Oregon again toduy, and was expected to arrive In r-nrtlnnd tonight. He will ba back at his desk Monday. Woman Attacked, Robbed at Portland PORTLAND, Ore., Jnn. I, (IP) Police today were searching for two men who attacked Mrs. lllnnche Drown In the corridor of a hotel here thla morning, snatch ed nor purse containing 1300, and robbed nor of a dinner ring she vnlued at f.100, and a wrist watch she said was worth 1460. She suffered a levers blow over tha left eye when in altompted to resist tha robbers. Jap War Ace Leads To Chinchow f wOl "GULF OfYNW V''rV LIAQ7UHC fh X :Uiv ,J The saclluu of China through which General Jlro Tamon, Ja- pan's war ac (right), led bla troop lo tak Chinchow and re- moved tha last veatlge of Cblnaa control In Manchuria. Technical, Legal Problems On Water Adjudications to Face State Engineer in '32 SALEM. Ore.. Jan. t. (VP) A Bomber of "sticklers" In technical and legal problems will puisla the state engineer's de partment during 1921. "Water adjudication to b settled Involve both Oregon aa a whole and aettlera on thousand of acres of disputed lands," State Engineer Charles E. Strlcklla aald. Foreign Issues Floated By United States Banking Houses WASHINGTON, Jaa. 1 CP Figures auhmltted to the aenate by leading banking Bousea Indi cate profit running high Into the millions have been made by floating foreign bonda In the United Htataa alnre tha war. Tabulatlnna of tha deala, un toialed because of overlapping Iransacttona and Incomplete ac counting In sortie dlrectlona, abow one firm alone made more than :.000.000 In the sale of IS.C6.uoo.000 of such bonda. All bank participating In dispo sition of 1.0. 1.0OU.U00 of this total, made more than $87,600.- 000 groaa profile. If this rate held good for the entire amount, something Ilka 1100.000.000 In proflta went to American banks. Figures Made Public Theae ana other figures were mads public yesterday by the senate flnanc committee In con tinuance of the bond aale Inves tigation launched by Senator Johnson of California aa a part of hla fight on tha administra tion's foreign policy. It la hi contention that tha hanking houses are Interested In cancellation of tha war dehta to protect private loans and tha bonda sold by them to the pub' He. Some of Ihe prominent wit' nease have told Ihe committee they believed the private laauea should have priority of payment over government obligation. Next Monday, Otto Kahn, New York financier, will be recalled to the committee's hearing. Af ter him the senator expect to hear Clarence Dillon, of Dillon, (Continued on Page Three) PAYMENTS MADE BY K. I. D. Tha Klamath Irrigation District board of directors met Saturday (or the flrat meeting of the new year, and paid to the rsclnmntlon service f37,671.67, repreaentlng a payment of $30,111.67 of the first half of the 1931 operation and maintenance charges, and 17,490 payment on construction cost. The next meeting of the board will be on Tuesday, when J. L. Jacobs will be succeeded In office as a director by John McCulley of Mann. Spectator Dies At Wrestling Match ALBANY. Ore.. Jan. I. (VP) An attack of heart failure, be lieved by physician to have been cauaed by the excitement of a wrestling match he wns witness ing, proved fatal to T. D. Leigh, 74, here Friday. The match wis between Tlohln lined of Iteedspnrt and Percy Jackson nf Louisville, Ky, Heed won the last two falls. M MIIKRMAN DIBS TlAKKIt, Ore., Jan. I. OP) Funeial arrangements were being arranged today for Albert 8. Shnrklcy, 67, president of the Shnrkley It McMnrren lumber comjinny, who dledniore Thurs day night. He had lived In Haker since he waa a small boy. Hla widow and a ion urvlv. j. -JL yt' j, L , u. laalkL .'. - ..." , f . ' tfa , IT ' :' -v t" i. ' . 1 41 ' 1 Water adjudication to ba eeltled Involve both Oregon as whole and aettlera on thou sands of acree of disputed lands." elate engineer Charlea E. Silica- lln aald. "During 1931, teatlmony re corded In Ihe Donner and Bill- sen river hearings In Harney county alone amounted to 1600 typewritten page. The question Involves determination of water right for and aettlera' right on approximately 66.000 acree of meander and bottom land en Malheur lake and along the Don ner and Billies river. "Right of the federal govern ment, slate aad aettlera are In volved la the court controversy. Oregon la claiming Malheur lake, one of Ihe largaat Inland bodies In Ihe state, for a wild life pre serve, dallug tha claim from the slate's entrance Into Ihe union In 16. The federal govern ment wanta It for the aame pur pose, basing Its claim from ISO, date of President Roosevelt's (Continued on Page Three) BELIEF GROUP 111 A pie for clothe for children, baby clothe and dressea for wo men wa made today by Mrs. W. T. Dean, prealdent of the county council of Parent-Teachers' asso ciation. The clothea should be taken to the service chop at (23 Klamath avenue. The P.-T. A. I working In co operation with the governor'a re lief committee and other relief or ganisations, and Is endeavoring to help clothe the needy persons. "I do wish to thank those who have already assisted ns and to ask that tboae who can, merchants who find stock that I not saleable when they are taking Inventorlea, and all Individual to bring ns their old clothes, as we need thorn badly," Mrs. Dean aald. "We have four expectant moth era who need clothe for the ba bies. One couple particularly need help. Tha mother Is 16 and the man I 18. He came Into the shop and asked for a pillow, and aald he thought that they could get along all right, liut . wa haven't a pillow," Mrs. Dean aald. A list of things particularly needed at the present time In clude children' clothes, child ren' underwear, house dresses tor women, children' bose, (heats and bedding. S. P. Employes in South Take Wage Cut HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 1 (tP) employes of the Southern Pa cific lines of Texas and Louis iana engaged In soven form of service hare agreed to a 10 per cent reduction in wage effective at once. H. M. Lull, executive vice prealdent, announced today. The employe affected are train dlspntcher. yardmasters, upervlsory foreman in the me chanical department, clerical em ployes In the general offices, shop crafts, dining car employes, and passenger train porter. , Fascist Probe In America Proposed WASHIN0T0N, Jan. 2. UP) Congressional Investigation of Fascist and anti-Fascist activi ties In lha United Staea waa pro posed today by Representative Fish, Now York republican. Fish termed the wldospread attempted bombings that have tnken three lives "a diabolical conspiracy", and drafted a reso lution fur Inquiring by the house foreign affnlra committee of which h I a ranking member. GANDHI OFFER IS REJECTED, CRISIS F J EARS Grave Developments Said Imminent; Mahatma Given Warning Congress Will Be Held Responsible For Activities BOMBAY. India, Jaa. t, VP) Viceroy Lord Willlngdon tonight rejected Mahatma Gandhi' terma for aeltlement of India's political dispute, and grave developments were believed to be Imminent. He aent Mahatma Gandhi a tel egram, warning hlra that the gov ernment would hold him and th congreaa responsible for any ac tion they may take, and that th government will be ready to meet any action. Mr. Oandhl amlled whan ae read th message. It wa believed the arrest at Mahatma waa Imminent. Mayor A reeled BOMBAY. India. Jan. 1. (IP) Subha Chandra Boae. former mayor of Calcutta, and one of the axtremlat nationalist leader, was srreated todsy after be had repu diated Mahatma Gandhl'a condi tional offer to co-operate with the government for Ihe purpose of preventing disorders In India. Bose was arrested on a train bound for Calcutta, and waa tak en to a destination sot made pub lie. The arrest occurred after he bad Joined with two other ex tremists, V. J. Patel, former pree 14ntof the asaemblyi and Jam nadaa Mehta, prealdent of the In dian trade unions. In statement urging uncompromising battle for complete independence. Trace Sought Efforts were being made to bring about a truce between Gan dhi and the government to avert resumption of civil disobedience. "We are opposed to Mr. Gandhi lowering the flag of complete In dependence, and we record oar profound disagreement with bis offer to co-operate with the gov ernment on certain terms." the three nationalists leaders aald In their joint statement. "The country bss not been fighting for repeal of this or thst ordinance, nor tor the right to discuss certain propositions aris ing out of the round table confer ence, but for outright Independ ence for India. "The country doea not want a repetition of tha Delhi pact, which was abortive from the beginning, but Is prepared to make maximum sacrifices for undiluted liberty." Mend Offer Officials of th Welfare of In dia league, whose membership In cludes msny Europeans, tele graphed Viceroy Lord Willlngdon that Gandhi has an entirely open mind respecting restrictive meas ures taken by the government, and they urged the viceroy that he grant tha Mahatma an Inter view. This telegram and other factor gave rise to an easier feeling, and Gandhi no longer foarlng Immedi ate arrest, began unpacking the personal effect be had prepared to take to prison with him. John Melln was arrested by tat police Thursday evening on a charge of possession of moon shine In the K. D. building on Main street. Ha posted 1300 and was released from custody. Police raided Royal Arms apartment number eight and seis ed threa gallons of moonshine, one gallon of gin, one gallon of alcohol and 13 doien bottle of beer, they stated. Nona was ar rested there. A house at tit nroad atreet was raided but nothing soiled nnd none arrested. The Midway Hotel on South Sixth atreet waa also Investigated but no liquor waa found snd none was arrested. Lieut. O. O. Nichols announced that dances closed at 1 a. m. New Years and that hereafter dances throughout the county will close at midnight. New Year's Babies Family Tradition PORTLAND, Jan. J. (TP) Con tinuing an apparent family tradi tion for New Year' day arrivals, Mr. and Mrs. Russell M. Cnldwoll reported the birth of a daughter Friday. The girl s father wa born Jan. 1, 1900, and her great-grand father waa born Jan. 1, 1800. As Waters X-? : VAa yT'A'V rvi ' w'M -C'n A atreet In Glendora. Mis., which ba been cut off by high water from the Tallahatchie river for days, I shown here. The auto fighting Its way through the ware Is one of th many anabl to leave the Utile town, where many refugee bar been concentrated. YOUTHS HELD Oil BURGLARY CHARGES J. J. Cole Home Entered And Money, Jewelry Taken in Night Calvin Bates, 17, and Jimmy A. Silvers, tl, are beld to th county jail charged with burglary of the home of J. J. Col on New Year's rve. The Coles, who reside lit 1014 High atreet. left borne In the evening bat left a dog In the hoae. When they returned about mid night both beds In the bonae had been ransacked and a safety box which wa under one of the bed waa stolen. The box con tained $110 In currency, two 62.60 gold pieces, two 16 gold pieces, aome silver, $10 gold piece, on Ereroharp pencil, a lady wrist wtch and aome Jewelry. The watch and Jewelry were (Continued on Page Three) CHICAGO. Jan. I, (VP) The Tribune aald today that thirty member of a kidnaping gang which ha spread its activities II over the mlddleweat during the last two years are in th custody of th atate'a attorney's investigators. From the suspects, the news paper said, five confession hftve been obtained which Involve aerenteen kidnaping and de mands for ransom. The Tribune said Pat Roche, chief of the state's attorney In vestigators, refused to give the namea of thoee held or of the person who had been beld for ransom. He aald, however, that twelve of the captive were wo men and the whole number were gathered In ralda in Chicago, Peoria, and St. Louis. Among those who have been aeiied by kidnaping gang re cently were John J. Lynch, bead of the General New Bureau, which furnished racing news by wire, and Jamea Hackelt, Blue Island gambler. Others wera Fred J. Blumer, a wealthy Mon roe; Wis., brewer, and Frank RlrMey, of Evanston. and W. C. Flanlgan of Gary, Ind., known a a handbook operator. 170 Red Shirts In India Are Arrested PESHAWAR, India. Jan. 2 (IP) Picketing by Antl-Brltlsh "red shirts" on Market today at tracted large crowds and resulted In the arrest of 170 demon strator. This brought to 1,346 the totel of "red shirt" members arrested recently. $300,000 Fire Hits Shops of Railroad MIDDLETOWN. N. Y Jan 2 IP) Fire swept the ahops of the Ontario Western railroad here tndav. causing a loss estimated at 6:100,000. Three shop were destroyed and a fourth waa badly dam aged. ENGLAND TO I'R.tY LONDON, Jan. 1. (AP) All England will observe tomorrow, Jan. .1, as a national day of prayer, asking guidance as Brit ain enters one of th most criti cal years of bar history Rise In Flood-Stricken Area c-c:' Sr t' ft' Beginning of Motorized Era In Russia Seen In Finishing Of Great Automobile Plant NIZHNI-NOVGOROD. U. 8. S. R.. Jan. 2. (AP) A Rusaiaa mujhlk on a tractor and tha cltlien In a flivver were offered by soviet officiate today aa the soviet s challenge to "capitalist" and their civilisation. The oeeaalon was th opening; of the eouatrya newest aa largest automobile plant. In which Ford can win be made. The plant waa completed In record pened New Year a day with ceremonies. Official balled tha new fac-, tory aa the beginning of a mo- torlied era lu Russia. "When' we ela m tha IT. H H V. at tha L wheel of an automobile and a mujhlk on a tractor," one offi cial aald. "let the venerable cap italists who boast of tha "civili sation' try to reach as!" The factory occupiea aa area of 300,000 aquare yards. Around it ia being built a new city, about 14 milea from the old Nixh ninovgorod, once the great mar ket place for middle Asia and China. The new city includea (4 four atory apartment housea and 17 1 small house for worker and their famine, as well aa the communal kitchens, hospitals, clubs, dining halls, public baths, laundries, theaters and other in stitutions which go to make a model Soviet city. The plant cost $119,000,000. The building waa completed No vember 1 and the last two montha have been devoted to in stalling machinery. Only 700 automobiles are to be made in the first three month of thla year, most of the time being given to making tools and fac tory instruments. After that the schedule calls tor progressive production up to 144.000 ma chines a year, of which 4,000 will ba ton and one-half trucks. Officials said by the end of this year Russia will have jumped from fortieth to eighth place among the countries of the world in automobile production. lanice Hedges Is Hurt in Accident PORTLAND, Jan. 2. (AP) Janice Hedges, well known Ore gon City girl, and University of Oregon graduate, waa seriously injured in an automobile acci dent here today. She received bad cut on her head and arm and suffered from loss of blood. Witnesses said she waa driving at speed when her car clipped a tender of one driven by Charlea Machard. The blow threw her car oft it course, it leaped the curbing, plowed acrosa a yard and crashed into a wall. Police said It wss possible reckless driving charges would ba filed against her. V. ys Police and Reds in Fights NEW YORK, Jan. 2. (AP) A score or more of minor fist fights between police and com munists marked a demonstration today by communists near the Polish consulate. No one was hurt seriously. The demonstrator carried many signs, most of them de manding the release of political prisoners in Poland. Two Killed by 3 In Stolen Auto LODI, Calif., Jan. 2. (API Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Peter of Lodl were killed laat night by a speed ing driver in a stolen car. Their bodies were carried 600 feet. ' There were two men In the hit-run car, which waa aband oned ahortly after tha tragedy. . 1 tune by Americas engineers and i s I i W.C.T.U. Head Says Its Same Old "Selfish" Interests WASHINGTON. Jan 2. (IP) The Woman' Christian Temper ance Union explained Its opposi tion to resubmission of tee eighteenth amendment today by contending it Is no more for pol itical Justice but "an attempt by the same old selfish Interest to restore the liquor traffic." "The drive for resubmission,' said Ella A. Boole, president of the union in a letter to member of congres. "will be accompanied by that type of wet propaganda which has already advocated vio lation of the law and parade disobedience a a virtue. It ia a vastly different thing to aubmlt to the people a constructive meas ure for bettering conditions, thsn to submit a subversive idea fraught with selective anarchy." Another national rote on pro hibition, the letter aaid. would not take the issue out of politics, but would assure it a place here for many years. Better enforce ment, larger observance, were called for. Mrs. Boole's letter was directed at the broad question of re-submission. The most frequently discussed propossl recently has been one lo resubmit the eigh teenth amendment to constitution al conventions after the people have voted their views on pro hibition in selecting delegates to such conventions. Rolph Invites Demo Convention SACRAMENTO, Jan. 8. (IP) Governor Rolph extended an Invi tation today to John J. Raskob of Washington, D. C. chairman of the democratic national commit tee, to hold the 1932 democratic national convention in San Fran cisco. LATE MRQ RIM ruiTC IJU. ucrwLL la. I U AT RESUBMISSION WASHINGTON. Jan. . (A I) Walker D. Hlnc of New York has declined to participate as American member of Ihe league of nations commission of inquiry in Manchuria. PENDLETON, Jan. 3. (AP) reported open today with no new snowfall to hamper highway crews. The temperature was somewhat higher here today and there wa some indication of poaaiMe snowfall tonight. FORT SMITH. Ark., Jan. robbing the Flrat National bank waa arrested hero two hours escape ia aa airplane. MEMPHIS, Tcnn., Jan, a (AP) Police Inspector Will T. Griffin received a telegram today, warning that Memphis I marked for bomb outrages. PARIS. Jan. 9. (AP) General Paul Gerald Pan, noted French war commander, died here today agerl 88. Since the end of Uie war, In which he lost an arm, Urneral Pan haa devoted himself to looking after wounded Teteran. At the tin of hi death be waa Iprealdeat f the French Red Croaa n smuiN IN MISSISSIPPI IS MORE SERIOUS Boats To Rescue Persons From Inundated Land Called For Break Occurs fa Levees Giving Protection to 25,000 Acres GLENDORA. Mia.. Jan. 2. UPi A five foot break waa reported this afternoon In th J one Fred eric Plantation's private levee) sooth of her which protects 21. 004 acres. All available man power waa rushed to th lercc la aa attempt to repair th break. OLE.VDORA. Muuu Jan. 2. UP) A Red Cross s array of th 7z'.' Iahatcal river flood bob that showed about 2.000 people are marooned la their home, many of them In need of food, led Mayor Meyer Turned and the town coun cil of Webb to Issue B call today for boat to hasten reacua work. Relief worker expressed appre- henalon lest the prolonged expos ure encountered by thoaaanda lead to aa oatbreak of actions 111- The atruggle to atTeacthea crumbling levee wa centered to day on the Matthew bayou em bankment, a mile and a half above Glendora. and at the TwV light levee, two mile beyond. Bateaviiie one more baa aeea evacuated la th expectation of aa Impending rise of more than twe feet, and Glendora looked for tea more inches of water. Done Wasted - - j- Leva topa around Glendora, Swan Lake. Sumner and Webb still were above the flood, but workers reluctantly agreed thef have done all within their power to save the towns, and the aitaa tion now baa resolved ltjelf Into a matter of waiting for develop menta. In view of this aspect flood workers concentrated efforts oa providing food for the refugee. Most of them hsd scant New Year 'a Day meals yesterday. Th workers regarded more provisions a prime fiecesslty, and the seed of getting refugees out of th flood area la paramount. R. L. Ward, in charge ot Red Cross work at Sumner, aajd he had appealed to the National Red Cross for more funds. He es't mated that "more than 10,000 persons" had .been made home less by the flood. He baa asked doctors and nurses at Clarksdale, Greenville and Greenwood to be ready for emergency calls. Fresh squid of convicts from (Continued on Page Three) IN BLAST DF STILL MOUNT VERNON. Wash.. Jan. 2 (JP) Two children were dead today and two adults were Per haps faulty injured aa the result of a fire after a 75-gallon atlll exploded In a lean-to near a farm home between Burlington and Sedro-Wolley. Grace Clifton. 8, was burned to death in the home ot her father, Harry Clifton, last night, and Richard Wright, 2, died of his injuries in the Burlington hospital thla morning. Frank Wright, 47, hi father, and Dewey Silcox, 22, were re ported by hospital attendant a In a critical condition, Clifton and Eftef Pyette. 21, wera also Injured. The adult were burned trying to rescue the girl when the fire spread to Clifton' home. Officer were Investigating liie ownership of the still. NEWS All roads oat of Pendleton 2. (AP) A youth suspected of of Mctlourt, Ok la., at Boon Iclny later after he had attempted to