The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, January 21, 1932, Page 8, Image 8

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    January 21, 1932
PAGE EIGHT
THE EVENING HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
PUZZLES PEOPLE
NAPLES. Italy. Jan. 11. (IF)
Am lent Vesuvius presented
Dew problem to scleutlsls today
after fresh growllngs end
pliwInM laat nlgm.
The problem Is: Why has V
vlus' lltcht gone out
No on was hurt by lut night
demonstration which consisted of
light earthquake hock and loud
explosive noises and rumblings
underground.
HulMlngs "llance"
Aa oon at the explosions ceas
ed the crater, which always haa
been aglow at night by Internal
fires, had become cold dark, and
remained that way. Scientist
today began an Investigation to
determine why.
An observatory, military po
lice barracks, a convent, a rail
road and hotel on th vol
cano'a side danced." reports
aald during the disturbance, but
remained upright. Their quake
proof construction ssved them.
obserTers said.
Affects Hniall Area
Attendauta at the observatory
worked through the night, but
learned little except that the epi
center of the quake was within
or under, the mountain and It
apparently affected only a small
area.
Janet Gaynor, American motion
picture actress, slept soundly
through the rumblings of th vol
cano last night but planned to
go today to hav a closer look
at the mountain, as well u the
ruins of Pomell.
STATE DOCTOR
IS DENOUNCED
DURING SCENE
(Continued from Pag On)
of friend of Mrs. Judd and har
two Tictims, Agnes Ann Lerol
and Hedvtg Samuelson. waa
among th crowd of witnesses
brought Into th cot: i room to b
sworn.
Doctor Kxpects Story
Dr. Catton. before leaving San
Franciaco to appear In Phoenix
a a witness, issued a statement
in which he aald he waa convinc
ed Mrs. Judd waa aane. and that
ha expected her to tell "th whol
story of th crlm" before the
trial ended.
Before th sudden outbreak.
Mrs. Judd aat with down-drawn
mouth and nervously shruggiag
shoulders, to observe the seating
in th Jury box of th 11 men
who are to decid whether she
ahall forfeit her lit for th alay
tng of Agnes Lerol.
When Halloran appeared to
gtv his nam to th clerk in th
i - d. n witnesses, the defend
ant kept her eyes straight before
. fiM not slanc at him
aa h passed within a yard of her
chair. Halloran looked down at
her aa he passed, bnt her head
resolutely waa turned away!
but witness went to the
stand rapidly after court formal
ities had been concluded.
Mrs. Ernest K. Smith, an em
ploy of the Phoenix clinic at
which both Mrs. Judd and Mra.
LeRol worked, told of two tele
phone conversations aha had on
th morning of October 17. One
was with Mrs. Judd and the
other ostensibly with Miss Le
Rol. The witnesses testified to
belief Mrs. Judd had imperson
ated Muss LeKoi on the tele
phone, the call having been made
to explain why Miss LeRol waa
not at work
The state contends tk slay
ing! took plac on th night of
October Is.
Shots Heard by Women.
Mra. J. R. McGrath and Gene
Cunningham, both residing near
th duplex apartment wher the
atat chargea Miss LeRol and
Miss Eamuelaon were killed, tes
tified they heard shots about
10:10 p. m. October It.
Miss Evelyn Nace. a secretary
at the clinic testified she had
been friendly with Mra. Judd.
Miss LeRol and Miss Samuelson.
She waa at the apartment on th
evening of October It, ah said.
Misa Samuelson was there ahe
said, Misa LeRol arrived some
time later, and after dinner a
physician friend cam in and
they played bridge.
Mrs. Jndd Nervous.
She left, she aaid, shortly af
ter 9 p. m.
B. W. Jurgemeler, atreet car
conductor, tts.ified his csr car
ried Mrs. Judd north toward
the LeRol apartment either at
S:40 or 10:25. At about 11:25.
h aaid. she boarded his car
going aouth, and asked for s
transfer to th Brill atreet line.
Mrs. Judd's own home was on
East Brill atreet.
Throughout questioning of
witnesses, Mrs. Judd appeared
nervous and Jumpy. Her eyes
glittered with a light that bad
been absent from them before
her volcanic encounter with Dr.
Catton. :
Mercury Drops
To Four Above
(Continued from Page One)
springs and Lakevlew highways
are In excellent condition. Driv
ers must be cautious, because of
Icy apots caused by melting and
freezing.
The Alturas-Lakeriew road Is
In fair condition. About 34
miles of this road Is not sur
faced. The Alturas-Bleber-Ked-ding
highway is in fair condi
tion. The Alturas-Susanville
road Is passable. Chains and
shovel are advised.
The Klamath Falls-Weed road
la good. It la advisable to carry !
Chains.
Highways In the vicinity of
Portland are In fin ahap. The .
Pacific highway la good with
rhalna atlll being used In the
Slsklyous south of Mt, Shasta
City. The Waplultia cutoff la
being traveled dally with chains.
$250,000 Jewelry
Theft Reported
NEW YORK, Jan. Ii. (JP)
Jewelry valued by police at more
than 1250,000 waa stolen today
from ths apartment ot Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Ulemby by three band
Its who bound Olembjr and
butler and escaped
Family In Need;
Shelter Donated
After Bad Blaze
Roland Cole, his wife and
two smsll children, of riprngu
Klvr, wer left homeless Tues
day night, when their cabin
burned to th ground, accord
ing to a report from th aher
Iff a offlc.
A temporary horn has been
donated tor th victim' use.
but they are without furniture
and clothing. Cole, who waa
formerly employed by a
Sprague River lumber concern,
la now without work, and has
no money to purchsse the ne
cessities for his family. His
children, a boy and a girl, are
J and 4 years old. The gov
ernor's relief committee haa
provided them with groceriea
and aom clothing, but they
are in dire need of more cloth
ing and household furnishings,
th sheriff stated.
Any donations for this needy
family will be received by
the goremor'a committee, and
turned over to them at one.
Lausanne Meet
Again Postponed
(Continued from Pag One)
tion waa taken with the agree
ment of the French government.
France maintains her position
she will not forego German rep
arations unless the Intted States
makea a corresponding reduction
on the amount due her from
France. It la understood th
American government haa in
formed France It cannot agree
to auch a proposal.
Franc alto anggeeted exten
sloa of the so-called Hoover
moratorium tor another year dat
ing from Its expiration on July
1. The American position is that
It can have no part In extension
cf a moratorium until the Euro
pean states agree among them
selves on a reparations policy.
Germany, apeaklng through
Chancellor Bruening. haa asserted
she cannot meet reparations pay
menu when th Hoover holiday
ends: that no re-arrangement
of the reparations structure can
be mad without Germany's par
ticipation In the negotiations.
Now the Chancellor has taken
the definite stand that Germany
will not accept any temporary
solution of the reparations prob
lem but must have a final settle
ment before the expiration of
th present moratorium.
8K,S1IE HARBOR BILL VP
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. (jf) i
The eeuate'a commerce committee !
today approved a bill to anthorii
examination and aurvey of Sea- j
aide harbor in Oregon. 1
REMOVAL
Every item in this large stock greatly reduced for rapid
clearance before moving into our new store. Listed
here you will find just a few of the exceptional prices
in vogue during this change.
and
O'Coats
ii i j a
mm
The finest qual
ity the latest
style at stag
gering reduc
tions. IF
you are in the
market for a
Suit, Overcoat
or both
See
These
Bargains
BLANKETS
GUARANTEED ALL WOOL
66x80, beautiful plaids and blend
ed shades. Just 31 blankets left.
While they last
$2.89
Reg. $5.00 Value
OPEN
As Usual
Use Inside
Entrance
CLUB AIMERS!
Human valuea and friendship,
as the prime objectives of Klwan
Is, were emphasised In a talk giv
en by Paul T. Jackson at the
luncheon of the local club at the
Wlllard hotel Thursday. In ob
servance of the seventeenth anni
versary of Kiwanls International.
Dr. George Masai, district
trustee, apoke on Kiwanls his
tory, recalling that th organisa
tion took Plac at Detroit, Mich.,
on January 21. 1815.
Four Kiwanls "babies" were
paid special honora at th lunch
eon, occupying a center tabl In
th dining room. Nlppled quart
bottles of milk wer handled by
th "habit" with correct tech
nique, while rlbbon-trlmmed bibs
provided ample protection tor
tie and vest-front. Th "bsbles"
thus honored were Les Avrlt.
Walter Sheets, Don Hamlin and
Malcolm Kpley.
Dr. J. Schyler Pulford of Wood
land. Calif., a specialist In the
treatment of pslttirosis. known
popularly as parrot's disease,
spoke briefly at th meeting.
A. H. Gochring was chairman
ot the meeting.
Honolulu Aroused
By Third Assault
(Continued tram .Pag On)
then returned toward the car.
caught her when ahe tried to es
cape, robbed her ot 11.25 and as
saulted her. Putting ber In the
car, he drove her to her home In
the Palama district, she said, and
then disappeared. Meanwhile,
Harimoto. freeing himself, reach
ed a telephone at the airport and
called police.
This third aasault added one
more burden to the office of City
and County Attorney James F.
Giltlland. who yesterday waa ac
cused of dilatory tactics In the
prosecution of Mrs. Granville For
tescue and her three co-defend-ants,
because be had failed to call
upon th territorial grand jury to
indict them.
Gilliland denied the charges.
and aaid th cms would go to th
rrand Inrv todav. His denntv. I
Griffith Wight, took charg ot I
th ukatakl case early today.
carefully questioning Harimoto.
who told bim th gunman at th
airport appeared to be a Portu
guese-Hawaiian. That la Lyman'a
ancestry aa well.
The territorial legislature s pro
gram today called for further con
sideration of the law enforcement
bill to replace the preaent elective
police bead with an appointed po
lice commission and chief. Th
legislature planned a 30-day re
cess starting tomorrow or Saturday.
Wool Mixed Socks exceptional buy
while they last
SHOES
GREATLY REDUCED
Florsheims at unusual reductions.
Buy now and save.
J&uaarmai
Reynolds Back
From Woodburn
Highway Meet
Karl C. Reynolds, secretary ol
th Klamath chamber of com
merce returned Thursday morn
Ing from Woodburn. where h
has been attending a meting of
the Oregon Pacific Highway as,
aoclatlou.
This meeting waa called for th
purpos ot discussing a flv year
highway construction program.
K. II. Balslger. president of the
chamber, and Couuty Judg Fred
R. Goddard also attended th
meeting.
The Klamath delegation strong
ly emphasised that tliey favored
a atat wide construction pro
gram tor th flv year period, and
not mere aectlonal work.
Judge Goddard and Ilalslger
are expected to arriv In Klam
ath Falls tonight.
Finance Plan
Near Passage
In U. S. Congress
(Continued from Page One)
board Eugene Meyer, helped In
attaining the agreement.
As drafted by the conferee the
legislation will allow the cor
poration to replace unllquld col
lateral with cash In loans to th
following: Federal and Stat
banks, saving banks, trust com
panies, building and loan as
sociations, mortgage loan com
panies. Insurance companies,
credit unions, federal land banks.
Joint stock land banks, federal
Intermedial credit banks, agri
cultural and livestock credit cor
porations and Interstate ateam
and electric railways, exporters
and farmers.
All loans are limited to $100.-
000,000 each. The farmer
loans are limited to an overall
total ot 1200.000,000. For ex
porters another outside figure
of 1500.000.000 Is set. Another
claus allows a total of 1200.-
000.000 for aid to closed banks,
tor freeing deposit.
Hex Doctor's Hand
Is Seen In Murder
(Continued from Page On)
search for a motive for th slay
ing. Bechtel was subbed 12
times.
Bechtel was thought by some
Investigators to have been the
victim of mistaken Identity. He
waa found by a policeman guard
ing the horn of Judge Harry
S. McDevitt. ot the common
pleaa court, who waa threatened
recently.
Small crescents had been cut
on each side of hi forehead and
a horlsontal cut about one Inch
long waa under each crescent.
Police said the alayer had de
liberately marked his victim with
a raior blade or scalpel.
SOCKS
31 c
Pair
SHIRTS
PART WOOL
Just the thing for
these cold, snappy
mornings. Warm and
cormortable.
93c
Sheepskin
LINED COATS
36-inch length, full
Worombo shawl
collar, four leather
tipped pockets, full
belt.
$3-89
Fleece Lined
Jersey
Sweater
Coat Style
69c
Meier, Hoss Row
Over 'Cell Escape'
(Contluusd from Fag Oue)
rated, on of lh moot poluts In
in contract.
"Aa It waa getting lata and th
Inspection was not Unbilled. I ask
ed th governor and Mr. Iloliiiau
If they would com out agulu and
witness a demonstration of saw
ing th so-called 'tool-proof bars
ana an escape from lb cells.
They agreed to go out on th af
ternoon of th following Tuesday,
and 1 consequently arranged
through Wardeu Lewis to hav
th chief engineer lake charg of
the demount rat ion. 1 had person
ally seen th cell escaped from,
th bars aawed, and knew the
facta.
Meet Called Hu.hlculy
"However, without nolle, a
meeting of th hoard waa called
for 10 o'clock Tuesday morning,
aud by vol ot the governor and
treasurer th Installation was ac
cepted. I voted no, but made no
formal statements. That after
noon 1 was asked by Salem news
paper men If 1 could prove what
I had aald about the cells, and
several of us arranged with the
warden to be there at 11 o'clock.
"An ordinary piece of sheet
Iron, about two Inchea wide and a
foot long, was sufficient to ma
nipulate the lock from the Inside
by two Inmates. They were not
necessarily men with lock-picking
records, aa a 10-year-old boy
could have done the aame thing.
"No attempt to saw the tool
proof bare waa mad, but th con
tractor' representative did not
deny that they could b sawed
when asked him th question at
th Tueaday board meeting.
"1 am on record, and hav been
since October 1. as objecting to
tn workmanship and efficiency
ot th Institution. Th majority
of th board voted to accept the
Job, and I hav nothing more to
say."
Highway Work Is
Sought By Croup
(Continued from Page On)
record to oppose any legislation
which would tend to reduce the
present Income of th atat high
way department. It waa indicat
ed a reduced license fee for auto
mobile would b favored only In
proportion that th gssolln tax
Is increased.
The next meeting of the asso
ciation will be held at Roseburg
on a date to be announced later.
(fOddard, Reynolds Presewt
The association voted to re
quest the highway department to
make a aurvey of the entire
length of the 1'aciflc highway In
order that the public might ad-
Just Itself to the changes of loca
tion to be mad In the final Im
provement. County Judg Ooddard of
Klamath county suggested a per
Nelly-Don Days
FROCKS-SMOCKS 8C APRONS
o
SMART
FOR MORNING
FOR BUSINESS
FOR SCHOOL
FOR SPORTS
Living Models
Will display the delight
ful Spring Fashions In th
windows and throughout th
store Friday,
Designer and Maker v.
of Fine Wuh Frocks
fA $l95-$295-$395
Etw3L-vv3 . Eiulltljr finished perfectly f 6tXJ'il
lP'cjy0'lr fitted . . and of highest quel- Jtf tWy " M
yTL M'Vi . Ity fabrics. These garments XTt?4'7
VJk yi y "HI exceed your highest C aL'Vi
w?2E?i5? Sv. expectation of stylo, f "TTria I
EPpfc Foulards """"you'n" want Piq"" 1'
fcj?a Broadcloths ral. Linene jjVA j
S Pora-mesh '"'1"m Wy
Mm 28 CRISP NEW STYLES
p Await Your Choosing
petual program for the highway
commission Instead ot III propos
ed five-year program. Karl Hey
nolda of the Klamath Kails cham
ber of commerce, said each coun
ty should adopt a live year pro
gram ar Klamath couuty has
don.
Kdward r. Ilalley of Kugune,
president ot the association, was
authorised to appoint a commit
tee of three to co-operate Willi
other highway associations ou
matters of geueral luterest.
POTATO MARKETS
G
rOHVAI.LIH. Ore.. Jsn. II. (II
1'otato markets were stronger
In consuming centers but weak
at country points, according to
today'a markelgrain released by
the O. 8. C. Katenslon Service
cooperating with the I'. 8. I). A.
bureau ot agriculture economics.
I. o Angeles trailing waa steady
with quotations showing recovery
from yesterday's slight drop,
liuylng quotations at Mnho rails
lumped 6 rents and Yakima sales
were mostly at 111 a tou with
trading weak.
Potatoes: tall quotations per
hundredweight, sacked, unless
otherwise notedl. Terminal
Tha principal terminal rarlot mar
kets for I'. B. No. 1 Netted Horn
potstoes were reported stronger
today.
Chicago market about ateady;
quotations uurhanged.
Los Angelea market ateady;
quotations slightly higher. Idaho's
1 10-1 16.
San Francisco market dull;
quotations unchanged.
Shipping The principal ahlp
ping point carlot markets for
U. 8. No. 1 Netted (lems were
reported weaker. Idaho Kails
market slightly weaker: quota
tions mostly lower at (Sr. Yak
ima market weak; quotations
lower, mostly 111 tou. Main
(Presque Isle) Market for l. 8.
No. 1 Green Mountains waa weak
with quotatlona unchanged.
Stock Averages
(Coprrlffhi. ttlf. Standard Statis
tic Company)
to :u
ln1U rr'a 1't'a Total
Today & 3tV4 ins T I
I'rav Pay I it I H'j i . 4
Wk Ago I 3 T Tti I
Month Abo -2.7 14 7 : I
Year Atto 121 J lt 1 11 ? I.'j 1
Vr. Abo , 311 US Ml 7 l T I
& Yr Alio . Ill 7 I lo S I st 4 0 !; I
H Ik h f 1 J 1 -3 HO J I'U I j.i i 1 t 1
Low ,mi-3) o Jul w
Hint. 1 130) :: i in !i i :.. i
I,w 4lHM . .11: 4 14ti 117
itia-h : .:.': u: 3..11 :.i i
Low l3ll . 141.1 117.T l- 3 1 19 I
SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 11. (A9)
Hutterfal. f.o.b. San Kranclaco,
ISc.
EFriday
V
Rv Ame)rirafa Fnmmnit
MARKET
QUOTATIONS
r'KVV I-IIU K CIIAMiKM
I'Dltll.AM), Jan. II, ll1)
t'ountry meula, Belling price to
relullera: Yealera, h 0 lo 110 hs.,
Ilffl2c; olhera unchanged.
Iliitter, butlerfat, eggs, live
poultry, molialr, uula, caacara
bark, hops, onions, potatoes, wool
and hay quotations unchanged.
OltMioN III TTKH
I'OHTl.AMi. Jan. II, (41
Hcorea of Oregou huller at the
monthly scoring contest held at
Oregon Htale college ar Improv
ing. This mouth's was reported
by a scorer aa lh best Id data.
Th much-touted New Zealand
butter received a body blow dur
ing the contest. A shipment was
received, but Ita Identity was not
known until after scoring. It
scored from 17 lo III. A June
make of Oregon butler scored II
to 113 I .
POItTf.ANIi, Jan. II, (,11 De
creasing make of butler continues
to be reflected In Ilia local trails.
Much similar situation la shown
at practically all Pacific slope
points. Home late decrees In
eastern churning la I nil lea led.
I'OHTl.AMi, Jan. II. (P) In
practically all lines with the i
ceptlon of potatoes, a rather good
toue was shown today on the
Ks-t Dido Karmera' Wboleeal
market.
IMlltTI.ANU I.IVKSTtH'K
POHTI.AND. Jan. II. (!)
rsllls loo. calvea 10: ateady.
Hteere lou-loo b. good i to
6.76, medium s.IO-I.du. commoa
1 00-4.00. yoo-lll)0 lbs. good
g gll.S ?R A KA.I IS
common S.On-l.tu; 1100 1300 lbs.
good l lt'6 71, medium 1 til l l.
Heifers Ill-ISO lbs. good t.00,
1. 10, medium 4.00-1.00, common
3.00-4 15. Cows, good 4 00-4 60.
common and medium 1.00-4 ou,
low cutter and cutter 1.00-1.00.
Hulls yearlings e&cluded. good
and choice (beef) 1 IS l.'l, cut
ter, common and medium 100
I II. Vealer milk fed good and
choke 7 10-140. medium
7.60, cull and common 4 00
.V0. Calves 150-600 Iba. good
and choir 1.00-7.60, common
and meillum 4 00-1.00.
7-1.1 l,,l...ll Oil 4I-I
easier. Light lights. 140-110 Ins.
good and rholc. 14 60 to 15.16:
lightweights. 1(0-1 SO lbs., good
and choice. IS to 15.16: U0-100
lbs., good and rhdlc, 16 tn 5 15;
medium weight, :0-!30 lbs.
good and choice 14 ii to IS IS:
220-250 lbs., good and choice.
II 1J lo IS; heavyweights. ISO
ino lbs. good and choice. 4 to
4 7S- 940-3&0 ths eno4 and
choice. II. 6 to 11.60. Packing
nws, 175-100 lbs, medium and
good. 13.60 lo 14.60. Keedera and
Saturday:
springv
fashions x
('lllt'A(lt). Jan. II. () l.al
rallies In wheat price luday
largely avenani lh ffeel of
heavy selling ascribed lo a bit
speculative holder.
llcai lions due to thla sailing
were simultaneous with abor
tions that theoretically at pres
rat lh 1'nlled Htalea could Im
port wheal from Ureal llillaln
If II war not for ths Amerliuu
protectlv tariff.
Wheat closed nervous at lh
sine aa yeulenlay'a finish lo
off, corn -S dowu, uala un
changed la H higher, and pro
visions unchanged to n ehad
lower.
CIIK'.s.tMl MA It KITH
C II I C A U O. Jan. II. (P)
Wheat:
- Open High Low Close
March.. .6 .4S .17 .674
May , . .ton .no's -6 .
July SO .SOS .5 .64fc
tiepi. .am .IIS -IDS ,u
Iron: Open High Low Close
March.. .3H -40 .IDM, ,3t
May 4 1 V .414 .41S .4t
July 41V, ,43 .43 .43
erpt. .44 .44 .44 .44
ItlltTIMI WHEAT
opeu High Low Close
May .4 4 ,6 .14 .4 4
July ! .IVt . '
Dept. .. .(0V, .11 .40V, .41
Cash wheal: Dig liend blue
stem. 77 S: soft while, western
while, hard winter, northern
spring and western red. HVhC
Oats, No. I while, I6,
Today's car receipts: Wheat,
17; barley, 1; flour. II; corn, I.
Clllf'Atl tiKAlX
C II I C A II O. Jan. 11. P)
Wheat. No. 4 red. ! lo 6iV,c;
No. I hard. 6IV,e; No. I yelluw
hard. 5V,c; No. I northern
spring. 41 c; No. 4 mlied. lie.
Corn, No. I mlied, lac; No. I
yellow. KSc la 40c; No. I yel
low. 31c to lie; No. I whit.
3Se to llc.
Oala No I white. Iltc to
17 He: No. 1 whit. 14 H lo lie.
It ye. No. I, 64c.
Harley, 41c to 6r.
Timothy seed. 13. 60 10 11.11.
Clover seed. II to III.
l-ard. IS 10.
H lbs and bellies. 1 1
alorkera, 70-110 Iba, good and
clinic. 1 10 to 14 40.
Hheep and lambs. 400; steady.
Lamb lb, down, good and
cholt 4 60-5 oo, medium I 60
4 6o. all wslghta, common I 60
3 50. Yearling wethers 10-110
lbs. medium to rholc I 71-1 60.
Kwes llo H's medium to rholc
I 76-1 00. 110-160 lbs. medium
lo cholc I 60-1.75. all w.lghts.
cull to common 1.00-1 60.
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IN PRINTS
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