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EATHEK FACTS HERALD SERVICE IDIIM'ANT UhiiIi loir mill roldi niuder. him vtlhtU, HHlnrulll Ul hours ending ft p. ni Thurndnv, .IMI aaaou lu dale, BilO nor mal, O.MI laat mr lu date H T 1 IM. Mll(. iwt lit hra., 1 1 liia. Thure. till. Herald subscribers who fail to receive their papers by 0:M p. ni. in requested to rail III . Herald business office, pboaa 1000, and paper will ba seat at vara by special carrier. Price Five CenU KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1932 Number 6775 INI v T rv n u u u w 3fl J U llfri Rj I H I utS AIL rr n m lb Editoria Is on tht Day's News lly tlt.tNK JK.Nkl.N UEIIK la something worth thinking about: Tha stale ot Wyoming baa 11,000,000 worth oC rnads built with moaor 8AVKU by using wood Instead of concrete and laal for bridges. TN Wyoming, lumbar la Juat lumbar. It Un't a great basis Industry, aa bar a la Oregon, for Wyoming bun't much of a Urn bar aland. Tbay aia lumbar for brldiaa there almply because It la chaapar and battar. . flier f If ura In Wyoming that a traatad tlmbar brlilia la good for at least 10 yaara. and thay raaaoo this way; "Thirty yaara la long enough, berauae wa don't know what tha traffic requlremeuta ot 10 ysara hence will ba. Probably they'll ba graatar than at praaunt, ne coaaltatlng wider and heavier bridges. "80 we'll build wooden brldgae bow, barauaa they're much cheaper and will laat plenty long enough." e e e "N the baala of the average type of road built In Wyom ing, which lan't aa henry or aa eipenslve aa the average type built In Oregon, their euglneer have worked It out Ilka thla: "With the money we aava by building 100 feel ot bridge of treated wood Inatead ot concrete and ateel, we can build three quartera of a mile ot highway. '' In a atate aa large aa Wyom ing, there are MANY 100-foot brldgoa. For eath one they build of wood lnatiad of more expeu alva maleriala. they get aa addi tional three-querlera ot a mile of completed, highway. That la certainly good busi ness. , e e e VyII.LIAM IIKl'NKH. the man who bobbed Irene Caatle'a hair and tbua etarted a faahlon that awept tha country, dlea In Loa Angeles at the fairly ripe age of 77. He lived long enough to eee grandmot hare cut off their tresses. In Imitation of their f randilaughtera. and then let them grow long again, alao. la (Continued on page three) CHICAOO. Jan. Si. (IP) Talk of wage cuta for railroad workera muat go on tha sidetrack until la bor's program for unemployment relief la definitely accepted or re jected, David B. Itobcrlaon aald today. Ha aaw no chance lor a quick end ot the parley that be gan a week ago today with nine railroad prealdenta. CHICAGO. Jan. 21.. (VP) Still undecided about whothur to no cept a 10 per cent wage reduc tion, 100 Brotherhood and Union leadora today atudled the argu ments of ral'vay prealdenta that the Industry was threatened with bankruptcy and the loas of credit. The management made what was apparently their flnul otter when they promised to do "what ever may he practicable" to eta hlllie employment, refualng most of the other labor proposals. CHICAGO. Jan. 11. (A1) The Herald and Riamrner sold today In a copyrighted article that rail way labor waa expected to accept 10 per cent wage cut within the next tow hours. Fire! Fire! But the Fire Laddies Didn't Even Put Out The Cat Flrumen answored a call at 1 a. m. Friday morning but didn't put anything out not even tha cat. It happened like thla: "Nig," a three-months old black kltton, wandnred Into tha fire station a while back and Immediately found a wel come and a home and was adopted as "mascot." Jack Corkery was on watch at 1 a. m. Friday whon siid dnnly a boll rang. Down the pole came the firemen who had long before rellrod. Those on duty abandoned a card JUDD DtHNliL , ' I FIGHTS DEATH E Introduction of Recepta cles Which Held Bodies of Women Opponed Prompt Objection Made As Suitcase Is Brought Into Court. CWItT HOI'MF,. PHOENIX, .trftu, Jan. BU, 0V) Thm two iiatltwd truntta In which h tmtm runtn(la H'lnnlv Rath -tuilri, o triftJ fur murtW, hltril to Ixm AnHn the ImmIc of two frlrailv, Agmrm Ann l-rul and HntvLtf Kamar.. oh, aflrr rhe hA UIb Ihrm la lhcMnlie wr pro4lUTd In hnshrd ronrlroTn tmmy. VrrtUmmlf lite dfrna M unMirrNMful In lla effort to haw barr-rd frm rri-tro a asulirH, alrtgSd to hare ran talm-d parts of one of the lly It Al. I'll O. llltOU'V COt'HT IIOt'KK. I'HOKNIX. Arli.. Jan. 11. iA) WinnU Huth Judd'a rountel accvptvd tha gauta of baltla today whan lha atau offarad Ita axhlblu of raraptaclaa In whirb tha bod loa of Ainaa Anna Lernl and Hdrlf 8a muel aoQ wra ablppad from l'hoanli to Ioa Ancvlaa. Prompt oj fct Ion waa ma da by Paul 8c h nark and Herman Law kowlU of tha defrnio whan tba atata brought to tba courtroom tba flrat of Ita major phyalral avldm-a m aultcaae whlrh con tained parts of tha body of Mlaa Hamualaon whop It waa found on Urtobar It In a Loa Angela rail way atatlon. Tba atata contend! both woman wrra slain by Mrs. (Cont.nucd on Paga BTea) MADRID. Jan. 11. 4 Word from Catalona today said troopa had taken over a halt dosen vll Isiins where "workera' republics" were aet op yeaterday during what the government deecrlbad aa a communist rebellion. The soldiers were In Manreaa. Berea. Kallent. Burla. Cardona and FriKnls. the report eald. and at no point did they meet with re sistance. These towns, all close together, were the center of tha rebellion. Meantime organisers tried to Incite a strike of building work era and subway operators here In Madrid. There were minor etreet flghls. and police arrested scores, but the authorities did not be lieve this movement was connect ed with the trouble In Catalonia. At Mnlaga a general atrlke waa declared without warning, and bualneaa waa at a atandstlll. Sev eral persons were Injured as po lice and atrtkors clashed. Short Circuit Bares Strange I Prairie Drama nOnr.E CITY. Kens., Jan. 11, (IP) Prairie drama: A huge eagle swooped down from the aky to selte a rabbit. Clutching Its frightened prey, It soared again. Rlrugglei of the rabbit drove the eagle agulnst a power trans mission line. Moth were killed. The story was told today by workmen who. aeeklng the cauaa of a short circuit between Dodge City and Bucklln, found the eagle entangled In the wlree and the rabbit dead on tha ground helow. game. All rushod Into the truck room with outfits on, helmets and all. Out came "Nig," strutting between the two trucks, act ing unenncorned In compari son to tho snmowhat ruffled flrcmon. But "Nig" wasn't blamed for playing on the truck, slipping and catching the bell rope which caused the commotion. It was the sleepy watchman who failed to keep "Nig" otherwise entortnlned who caught what the firemen thought was coming to him. "Nig" Is still tho firemen's mascot. BOX EVIDENC 'iiiiih'i.m "iu".rTr Tonr hair would stand on snd. too. If yon had to alt In an I me tric chair with X00.000 volts of elactrtrtty turned on. Hut that's tha lot of every freahman taking tha electrical rourae at Oregon tnatitute of Technology at Port land. Hera you sea Vernon Hoaehraugb as the Juice was turned on. There la practically no amperage, which accounts for tha barm lea effect of tba charge. SE STATES UL But Prohibition Opponent Sees Hope for State Control Plan. WAHIIINGTOX. Jan. . (IP) Mpeahce (.RTRrr aald today "a fair Interpret! loa of the, rnlra woo 111 ima to permit a vute' tlita aeseloa on both re etttmi!Mlon of the IHih amend ment and on modification of the Yoltru art. NEW YOltK. Jan. 11 P) The prohibition amendment. Alfred K. Smith one ot Ita moat severe critics believes is In the consti tution to stay. He told a meeting of the Hotel association of New York last night that In his opinion repeal of the amendment waa Imposalble. "1 believe, however, that an other amendment can be added which will provide that any atate may. with tha approval of the people, take control of sucl nat ters Itself." he said. "When the eighteenth amend ment waa adopted the -people thought that all yon had to do waa to forbid aomethlng, and that no one would do It. We have been at It twelve years, and the president's own commission says prohibition Is unenforceable be cause It lacks public support. "There haa been no organised (Continued on Page 8even) SPLITS i TARIFF LONDON. Jan. 11 (IP) Great Britain's cabinet split on the tariff Issue todsy but contrary to precedent, the government will not resign. The break was precipitated by the report of the committee on hte balance ot trade, but It really waa caused by dlfferencea be tween the basis political theories ot the free traders and the pro t'jctlonlsts. It was understood that the committee, backed by a cabinet majority, proposed a flat rate tariff of 10 to 15 per cent on manufactured and partially man ufactured Imports. The Liberals In the cabinet were believed to have held out for free trndo and the Conservatives tor a pro tection tariff. Hemhorrage Fatal To Med ford Pastor MKDFOUD, Oro Jan. 12, (IP) Tho Rev. Claude n. 1'ortor, 41, pastor of the First Presbytor Isn church here, died last night following a cerebral hemorrhage. The Hot. Mr. Porter was a native o r'anvera, Mans. He was a graduate of the San Francisco Theological Seminary, San An solmo, and In 1930 was elected to the seminary board of trustees tor six years. Registrations Of Cars Show Loss SALEM. Jan. 12. (IP) Non resident automobile registrations for December totaled 2303, or mnro than 600 less than for tho same month last year, the secret ary of stale's office announced here today. Tho peak ot reglstra- I ttona for December was la 1930, Huge Finance Plan Goes to President For Final Approval Reconstruction Bill Passes Congress When Houses Adopt Report. Signature May Be Given Today; $500,000,000 Bill Ready to Go. WASHINGTON. Jan. 11 (Jp) Only a few pen strokes are neces sary to legalise a 11.000.000.000 corporation to give Impetus to American business. l.aM.H 11 .... .1.. . I. bill creating his reconstruction : tlnsnce corporation late todsy. The measure received final congressional approval by the adoption today by both aenate and house ot the conference ra ti rt reconciling the differences between their hllla. I Neither house nor senate re quired a record vote. Hoard Members (joaea Mr. Hoover is prepared to submit Immediately to the sen ate for confirmation the names ' the four members of the board whom ha must select. He already haa picked Charles Gatea Dawea of Chicago.' to head the corporation. The houae appropriations com mittee Is prepared to speed through that branch of congress an appropriation of 1S00.000.000 to-ttart the corporation to func tioning. , The measure was directed toward the White House but there was no Indication whether the President would sign It to night. Meanwhile. It waa nujjerstpod he Intends to announce tomorrow the names ot the other men to direct the corporation. Speaker Garner, and Senators Robinson, of Arkanaaa. and Gtaaa of Virginia, have been asked by Mr. Hoover to consult with him on the selection of the democratic mem be re of the board. Oregon Girl Threatened in Letter, Runs Away in Night GHIA.NG RETURNS TO CHINESE CAPITAL NANKING, Jan. 11 (JP) Former President Chiang Kai Shek, who left for his estate In the provinces Immediately after the resignation of his govern ment a short time ago, arrived here again this afternoon. He declined to comment on the pur pose ot his visit or on the Chin ese polltclal situation. SHANGHAI. Jan. 11 (IP) Strained relations between Chin ese and Japanese here appeared to be getting rapidly worse to day as a Japanese admiral la sued a virtual ultimatum from his flagship In the harbor and Chinese merchants sent an ap peal to Nanking for more troops. The admiral demanded Im mediate suppression of organisa tions hostile to Japanese resi dents. Chinese shopkeepers formed a "protective corps" and asked the national government to provide them with guns. Newspapermen At Eugene Conclave EUGENE, Ore., Jan. 22. (IP) Oregon editors and publishers were gathered here today for their fourteenth annual confer ence. Most ot the delegates were here tor a banquet last night but the conference was opened formally today with an address by David L. Foulkes. mechanical superin tendent ot the Oregonian. He discussed "the typographical pres of Oregon newspapers as seen by an old-timer." Relief Committee Named at Portland PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 12, (IP) An emergency committee of ten prominent Portlnnd business and professional men was appointed here tndny to recommend action to relieve hunger among the city's unemployed. The committee was named at a meeting attended b. Governor Julius L. Meier, Mayor George L, Raker of Portlnnd, city and coun ty commissioners and representa tives of numerous rellet agencies. Cupid's Victim fi ! V W -f I a. ti'av V ' ' I v. . I Xan Blackatone. above, atng- Ing comedienne of New York, is to marry soon. The lucky man la Martin Goldrtng. southern bua lneaa man. Nan Is now on her way to Europe for a six-week marriage will take place after she returns. Strange Case Revealed by Father of Young.Woman ; Chinese Letter, Gangster Figure in Case; Bound for La Grande. PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. 21. (JP) H. B. Stowe ot Portland has asked police assistance In locating bla daughter. Ruth Stowe Hawks, 17. Stowe told police he believed his daughter was en route to La Grande with a gangster. The girl, formerly a dancer In Seattle, met and married there a man known to Stowe only as LaVelle. Four months ago they were divorced and Ruth returned to her home here. Last week Ruth received a Chinese letter from Seattle and also one from her former hus band asking her to send the letter to him for translation. The girl sent the letter and Sea Captain Recalls Having Fish Put On Line of President BRUNSWICK, Ga., Jan. 11 (IP) Capt. W. G. Lee will retire March 1 with 41 years experi ence as a seafaring man and the memory ot a prank plared on a president ot the United States. He is a steamboat captain ot the Savannah district and says he . once made fih bito for Urover Cleveland. He was port captain for the Indian River Steamboat company in Florida when Mr. Cleveland went there for a three-day fishing trip. Captain I,ce feared the fish would not bite whon the pres idential nolo was cast, so he sta tioned everal negroes with a good supply of large bluoflsh under tl'e dock. "The negroes would drag Mr. Cleveland's Una under the dock," he recalled, "and attach a large tlsh to It." The distinguished visitor was elated over his catches and the reputation ot Florida's fishing ground was saved. nKtXRI) SKT NEW YOltK. Jan. 22 (IP) Life Insurance salea in December established a new high record since June 1930 at (1,117,187, 000 aocordiug to tlgurea. MERCURY AT BIEBER ROES TO Above Is Report for Klamath Falls on Fri day Morning. Cutting Winds Adds To Cold in This City; Chemult 4 Below. A cutting wind, scattering the night fog. caused the atmosphere In Klamath Falls this morning to seem much colder than the mini-: mum of 1 degree above sero reg-! Istered at the weather bureau. Citlsens who were forced to brave the frigid elements muttered as persions at the weather man, and swore that temperatures were at least 10 degrees lower than those registered. The forecast predicted by tha weatherman waa for more of the same brand of weather, clear and driving cold. A minimum ot 10 below tero waa registered at Bieber this morning, while Chemault shiver ed at tour below, according to records compiled by the Great Northern railway office. Jeaae G. C. Elian, senior rang er In charge ot the Klamath di vision U. 8. National Forest, who baa just returned from a trip to Rocky Point, reported It Inches of well packed aaow, more than has been registered there In the past ten years. Pete Beck haa started Ma log ging operatlona in that vicinity. Elgan atated. and la opening the road from Rocky Point so Fort Klamath. Beck Is employing 11 men. and la operating two tract ors and a grader. The tourist bureau ot the Klam ath chamber of commerce lasaed the following road report Friday: The Dalles-California, Green Springs and Lakevlew highways are In excellent condition. Melt ing and freeilng causes Icy spots which make cautions driving nee (Contlnued on Page Two) LaVelle wrote back that aha could expect to be murdered at any time and that it the revealed the contents ot tho letter to her parents they might meet the same fate. Stowe said he knew nothing of the matter until last night when his wife told him Ruth had discussed the letters with her. While Mrs. Stowe was telling her husband about It the girl ran out the back door saying she waa going to La Grande with a man and that they would "square" every thing. The car In which they left bore a Washington license, Stowe said. Stowe said he did not learn the contents ot the Chinese letter. Bomb Explodes As intended Victim Starts His Auto VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 22 UP) Wally Woolrldge, a motion picture operator, still was alive here today after the second at tempt upon his lite within the past year. Last night, as he started his car in a parking area prepara tory to going home, a bomb which had been placed In the machine, exploded, hurling Wool ridge several feet and scattering his car In all directions. Several months ago,' Wool ridge waa fired upon several times while driving his automo bile. He escaped Injury. No explanations could bo made by cither Woolrldge or police for the attempts on hla lite, Postal Rate Gain Plan Is Given Up WASHINGTON. Jan. 11 (JPr The postotrice department hat given up hope for obtaining pos tal rate Increases as part of the administration's method of re ducing the treasury deficit. F. A. Tilton, assistant post' master-general In charge of fis cal affairs, said today the mat ter waa "a diJst issue," 10 BW Goes To Hawaii T,V' ,-7 -av Vi 1 Beth W. Richardson, above. former back private In the World War, haa been chosen to make an Investigation of crime conditions In Hawaii, following many reported attacka on wo men in Honolulu. He at now an assistant attorney general. SPECIOIEETI Cutting of Expenses To Conform to Budget Said Object The city eonneM fat meeting aa a whole this afternoon at the Baldwin hotel with Mayor Fred H. Cofer to attempt to cat city expenditures to a point where they will conform to the budget. according to reports received by The Evening Herald Friday. Action of tha council aa a whole will be brought ud at the council meeting next Monday mgnt. The city budget ommlttee slashed tha budget to cut down taxes for 131 approximately I4(.ooo. Reductions In salaries. slashing ot some offices, and a general saving throughout the transaction ot all city business waa advocated. Comparisons ot personnel laat year and thla year will possibly be made at the meeting today, and some employee are nndobut edly due to ba ousted or their sal aries reduced. EARCH FOR LOST MEDFORD. Ore., Jan. tt (IP) Neighbors of Edwin C. Brown, St. and his wife, believed to have perished In a billiard that swept over the Dead Indian country January 11, today con tinued the search for the miss ing couple. Authorities have abandoned hope that Mr. and Mrs. Brown will be found alive. State policemen and sheriff's officers visited the Brown cabin yesterday and found it well pro visioned but found no sign that It had been occupied for at least a week. While teams of horses were used today to break through the snowbound region, searching parties on foot followed the path used by Brown instead of the regular trail. O. A. Brown of Palo Alto, Calif., a brother ot the missing man, was expected to come here to take part In the search. LATE . LONDON. Jan. SSs (IP) The lower bouse of the convocation of Canterbury voted unanimously today to concur with the resolution adopted by the upper houae Wed new lay calling; for establishment of intercommunion between the Church of Kngland and the old Catholic churches of K a rope. The resolution also was passed un animously by the upper house. ' CHICAGO," Jan. 'aa (IP) The Reverend Henry Frank Chan, Chine- preacher, was found dead In the basement of his church In Chinatown today. His skull bad been crushed with hatchet, which lay beside hla body. ' r.VRIH, Jan. 22 (P) Premier Lavnl's government tonight won a rote of confidence in the chamber of deputies by 80S to IMM. WASHINGTON, Jan. 82 VPf The senate today adopted a re solution calling on the Interstate Commerce commission to stndy tho feasibility of the railroads adopting (he alx hour flay. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (IP) The senate today requested At torney General Mitchell to advise the senate judiciary committee before agreeing to a arttlrmcnt of tbe government's antl-trast aalt against the big radio corporations. FALL INTO PIT SERIOUS FOR JACKSON iN Xray Examination Found Impossible Because of Sparrow's Condition. Accident in Local Build ing Occurs Late on Thursday. The condition of Ales Sparrow, county judge of Jackson county, waa declared critical today, as result of head injuries sustained when he plunged Into a pit In tha basement of the Htrrl building tare i nursaay atternooa while In specting the heating plant of tha Dunning. Judge Sparrow, who at a nan of about year ef age, haa not regained consciousness since tbe accident. He la a patient at Klamath Valley hospital. The gravity of his condition, and delerium brought on by a probable skull fracture, mad kt impossible to sex are x-rays at tha Judge s Injuries, hospital authori ties stated. Proanlaemt fee State) Dr. George Maasey. aa old friend of the Sparrow family, haa been called into conaultatlon with Dr. George H. Adler who waa summoned at the time of the accident. Judge Sparrow la prominent tn southern Oregon, having serv ed a number of years as super intendent of Crater Lake Nation al park. In addition te his polit ical activities. The county judge, accompan ied by the Jackson county com mlaalonera, V. Borsell and John Barneburg and County Knglneer Panl Rynning. motored to Klam (Continued on Paga Two) P. 0. BUSINESS HAS Klamath Falls pestnfflea bual neaa for the fiscal year ending June 20, 1931 showed an Increase ot $1.089. 0s over the previous fiscal year and huslneea for tha month ot December 1931 showed an increase of 121.14 over Dec ember a year ago, according to figures submitted to the Poet Office Department by the post master here. Total for Uie cal endar year 1931 showed a alight decrease over tha calendar year 1930. The post office departtunit haa advised the local office that many post offices show tor tha last year an Income only equal to tha 1925 figure. Klamath Falls fig ures show that the Income at the local office has nearly doubled the amount taken in during tha 1925 fiscal year. Figures for the fiscal years, ending June 30, for the years 1925 to 1931 follows: 1925 145.059.04 192 1927 192S 1929 1930 1931 67.413.91 4. 860.11 8,80.7T 79. 619.44 87.361.60 88,430.64 Disease Is Feared In Flood Regions GLENDORA, Miss., J a-. 22 (JP) Danger of disease In tbe crowd ed refugee camps of the flooded Mississippi delta developed into a new menace today, as the waters became less ot an immediate threat. Physicians with medical sup plies cruised the flooded area to visit Sumner, Webb end Crowder, as reports that disease had brok en out in some ot the refugee camps were received. NEWS