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1 Local Forecast Generally Fair; mod- crate. High 47; Low 24. OREGON i Cloudy, Rain North- t west HERALD SERVICE Humid eiihaiTlbtrs who (all la receive tliulr paper by OiUU p. in. are requeeled to call the Herald bualncaa office, plious IUUU, and a paper will bo sent by special carrier. ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS m nnnnnnirirr rr - - - - J Price Five Cento KT.AMATH FALLS, ORE., TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1934 Number 6030 MM SC3AK11 m a .r v mm m PRESIDENT SOS MEASURE GOLD SUPPLY TAKEN OVER Power To Reduce Content To Fifty Per Cent Granted. TREASURY PROCLAMATION i EXPECTED SOON President Pleased With Action Taken By Congress. WASHINGTON, Jan. SO (AP) Proaldent Rooaovell tsauod the ordara nocoaaary lo taka over tha national cold supply lata today ibortly aftor aUcnlni tba dollar devaluation bill. WASHINGTON, Jan. SO (AIM President Kooaevell UUo today itgned tha bill giving -title- to tha gold In , the federal rrewarve banka and bestowing upon -him the powor to devalue tha dol lar by from 40 to DO per cent. - The president aliened the bill at S:f4 p. ni In (ho proaouco ol Socrotary Momuntbau and mom bora of tbo pruaa. He withheld Imuiodiate an nouncement of the (lrt uiovoa under the new monotary author Ity. It waa Indicated that a procla mation fixing the value of the dollar aomewhore between 60 and 60 centa would not be leauod be fore tomorrow. Smiling and Joahlug with the newspapermen circled about hla desk, the preeldunt romarked aa ha picked up tola pen: "Thla la about tba nicest birth day present I ever bad." P ALBANY. Ore., Jan. SO, (AP) Accused of violating tho atnto kidnaping law, two mon woro hold In loll hero today on the eomplatnt of John Iiowlos of Albany that tnoy naa tnrouianoa him with death unlaaa ho gavo thorn S30 "random." The men, residents of Lebanon, wore Clay Cornwell and Dortoy Landsbury. The formor was ar roatod Monday at his homo. Po- lleo said they found mm maaon In a oloaot. Landabury woe taken Into custody at the lumber mill where he worked. State Pollco mnn Waltor Winters aald both had prison records. Will ROGERS NEW YORK, Jan. SO. Ed itor The Evening Horald: Well, vlBltod the Sonate Satur day, and renewed many pleas ant acquaintances. Thoy are a fine bunch of follows, whan you take Into consideration the amount of things tho pea pis lay onto 'om. Thoy rant at each other In thoro, then oome out and are good frlonds. Had the pleas ure of sitting by Mrs. Alice Longworth In the Sonate gal lory whon the gold bill was paused. Alice, due ' to the Roosevolt tradition, took It right on the chin and smllod. She alnaeroly bolleves that no presldont evor carried tho faith of as many peoplo ai this distant relative. . Y6urs, , ' Walska Denies Reconciliation . 1 ' Beaming on Chicago, Oanna Wulaka. Polish slngetv la shown aa alio arrived for her first con cert there In several years. She ato luncheon with . Harold F. Mccormick, belnw. her divorced hueband, but deuled ' reconcilia tion rumors. . Reconstruction .Program Would Send Billions Into Commerce. WASHINGTON, Jan. SO. (JF) Now machinery that may expend millions, altering In Its course tho nation's Industrial and agri cultural map, today advanced In part hoyond tho blue-print stage in the administration's recon atructlon laboratories. Among the doveloplng plana woro thoao: A movoment to shift hundreds of thousands of unemployed from communities whom once boom ing Industries have left them stranded Into tho open country or "smaller communities where InduBlrlos are moving." . . A halt billion dollar emergoncy program to aid the dairy Indus try throughout the ' country and to holp catttomon located prin cipally In tho West; ' A now effort toward modern isation of homes that the federal (Continued on Page Eight) BE! DEATH CASE 1 BEND, Ore., Jon. 80, UP) A formal roport that Thomas Jar rard died from a "gunshot wound In tho head from a 12-gauge ahotgun In the hands of Thomas Aldordvco." was returned by the coronor s jury Monday aftor con flicting testimony had boon given In connection with the Sunday tragedy. It was bolloved prob able AUlordyco, 82 yoars old, will be bound ovor to the grand Jury. Jarrard, owner of the proporty on which Aldordyce and his el derly wlfo live, had come to evict thorn from a small house (or non-payment of ront, wit noBsos aald. 100,000 Tax Blanks Mailed in Oregon SALEM, Jan. 80, MP) Approx imately 100,000 Incor e tax re turn blanks for 1034, baeod on Incomos for 1033, have boen mullcul by tha state tax commis sion, It was announced here, Only 60,000 blanks were mailed laut roar, SOVIET CRAFT BREAKS MARK 0 T Balloon Ascends 69,580 Feet Into Stratos phere. MERCURY STRIKES 49 BELOW ZERO Birdmen. Flash "All's Well" Message To .. Ground Crew. MOSCOW, Jan. SO, (AP) A Soviet civil aviation stratosphere balloon which took off on an unannounced ascension today waa reported In a moaaago from Its crew to have reached the record breaking bolght of 20,600 meters (67, .80 tout). The balloon, known as the "Osoavlakhlm," attained that al tltudo at 11:69 a. m. Moscow time (4:20 a. m..,E. S. T.) A radio moseaga from the bag said a descant was- bulugslar(od Im mediately. ToniR'rture 40 Below At that poaltiou,. the crow re ported the temperature outside was between S3 and 40 degrees bolow xero and 4 below Inside. The meaaago "all Ib well" waa flashed from the balloon only to be followed with the additional word that vlelblllty was so poor the crow could not dotermlne their exact poaltlon. Alrplanoa were dlapatchod from tho Moacow military airdrome to help the stratosphere crew lo cate themaelves. The balloon was taken up In aplto of bitter cold weather In an effort to beat the mark of 62.304 foot aot In September by other Russians. F E Dr. Frodorlck Vlnlng Fisher, national field representative of the NRA, will apeak to a Joint meeting of the Klwanls club and the chambor of commerce at the Wlllnrd hotol Thursday noon, with tho public lnvltod to attend. RoproBontatlvea of the cham bor of commerce and the local NRA committees comploted ar rangements for throe addresses by Flshor while ho Is In tho city. At 8:46 a. m he will speak at the high school, and at 8:00 p. m. he will address the combined women's clubs at the Wlllard hotel. The Thursday noon event was arrnngod through the courtesy of the Klwanls club, whlcR rog- ularly moots on that day. Henry PerkinB, field general of the NRA and member of Klwanls, will pre side, and Andrew Collier, county NRA chairman, will Introduce the speaker. Special music will Includo a tonor solo by Bert Davis, ac companied by Warren Cronon. 1111 KILLED CHEHALIS, Jan. 80, (R) Norman Bonnott, 20, of TSTIIwau kle, Ore., farmhand on tho Roy Lewis ranch aoross the. .rlvor from Toledo, wns shot and klllod today and Cowllti county officers were sonrchlng for Lewis, who disappeared after the shooting. Deputies pursuing Lewis found a message scrawled In the sand near the J. S. Ryan ranch reading "by Letha and Denxll." The names are those of Lewis' twq young daughters. Damages Sought From Lumber Firm DALLAS, Jan. 80 (TP) A dam age suit was filed here Monday against the Willamette Valley Lumber company, In which the plaintiff, W, O. Fisher, socks judgment for $10,813.07. ' Nation Extends F R Greetings; Dance Scheduled Klamath Falls will Join with the nation tonight In celebrating tho 52nd birthday of President Roosevelt with one of the gayeat balls ever held hero. The exhibit building, redecor ated and renovated in honor of tho occasion, will be tilled to ca pacity with a gay throng. Ad vance ticket sales have been heavy, according to the commit tee In charge. Three orchestras, composed of union musicians who are donat ing their services, will furnish the music tor dancing. At 11:00 o'clock there will be a pause,, and quiet will reign wbile Prealdent Roosevelt goes on the air to greet those who are celebrating his birthday, and contributing toward the Warm Duties of New Presidents Outlined; Coaches ; May Get Raise. s, PORTLAND, Jan. 30, (AP) Unanimous approval of a report by Chancellor W. J. Kerr derm- Ing duties and outlining functions of the new acting presidents of the university and state college. was voted Monday by the state board of education at a brief and harmonious session. Each acting president, newly annotated, will be solely respon sible for the administration of bis own Institution. Tnoy are C. V. Boyor of University of Orogon, and O. W. Peavy of Ore- aon State. Tnoy will De respon- alble to the chancellor alone, and he to the state board. Authority Extensive The presidents will have a wide measure of authority, and although Inter-lnstitutlonal deana and directors will report directly to the chancellor on cross campus functions, other deans and directors of eacn will De un der the direct control of Boyer and Peavy. The petition of a group of university students tnat memoer- ship In the student body be made optional, was denied by the board. In presenting the pro posal for exemption, some stu- donts charged that the board has no legal' right to enforce student association membership. Although the request of a group of university students that SI, 000 bonuB be . awarded Prince Calllson. football coach. for the excollont showing this season, was tabled, It was re ported that Hugh Rosson, gradu ate manager. Is now negotiating with Calllson for a new contract at a considerable Increase In (Continued on Page Eight) FOURTEEN DAYS ST. PAUL, Jan. SO, PV Fourteen days days of alter nate hope and anxiety have passed since Edward Q. Bremer, wealthy St. Paul Danxer, was takon by kidnapers demanding 200.000 ransom and still no sign' has been given, outwardly at least, aa to when he might be freed. ... . . Porslatont roports that at least ono contact with the gang lind boon of footed since the original ransom note was found shortly after Bremer was seized Jan. 17, continued In tho face of family denials and a new display of optimism by kin of the 37 year old ownor and president of the Commorolal State bank. Anne Lindbergh Receives Medal WASHINGTON, Jan. 80, (AP) Mrs. Anno Morrow Lindbergh today was awarded the Hub bard gold modal by the National Oeographlo Society for her "bril liant accomplishments 'as radio operator, aerial navigator' and BOARD APPROVES , KERR'S REPORTS eo-pllot." , L . NG Springs Foundation tor crippled Children. WA8HINOTON, Jan. 80, OP) Prealdent Roosevelt was deluged today with a mighty birthday greeting from every sector of the country. Looking forward to his birth day party tonight with his "bud dies of 1920" and workers at the White House, the prealdent arranged to acknowledge his 62 nd birthday celebration In a talk over the air at 11:20 p. m., E. 8. T. Mall and express trucks and telegraph wires brought greet ings that overtaxed the workers there. Telegraph greetings were esti (Contlnned on Psge Eight) E CUT INTO ARMORY Rise in Prices Forcing ' Changes in First;. Specifications. ? : : ; ; A stoeo rise In prices of ma terials since the original plans were made has forced a revision of specifications for the Klam ath armory, according to How ard R. Perrin, supervising' archi tect. The public works administra tion, which Is helping to iinance the local building, failed to act on the Klamath application for several months after it was sub mitted. In the meantime, prices started skyward, and now that the armory Is approved, tne com mittee finds It will be unable to obtain the materials anticipated from the appropriation. -Lumber Goes Up Perrin pointed out the situa tion in lumber as an example. When the plans were originally made, he said, lumber could be bad at J 20 per thousand. Today it Is around $34 a thousand, and nobody knows where it will go to before the purchase can be made. Perrin is going over the whole plan, making readjustments to re- (Continued on Page Eight) 0.0. P. WASHINGTON, Jan. 80, (AP) Senator Robinson, the demo cratic leader, said In a formal statement today the Topeka ad dress of Ogden Mills, Hoover sec retary of treasury, was "notable In that it indicates his candidacy tor the presidential nomination on the republican ticket and the platform upon which be expects to run." This unusually direct assertion featured a day of capltot cloak room discussion of the Mills speech and its political signi ficance. TAMPA, Fin., Jan. 30, (AP) -Federal Judge Alexander Aker- man today declared the agricul tural adjustment act unconstitu tional and Issued a group of Florida citrus growers an Injunc tion restraining the state control committee from . enforolng pro ration orders. Insull Receives 10-Day Extension ATHENS, Jan. 80, (AP) The government of Greece today granted Samuel Insull Sr., fallen oiar of ralddlo western utilities, ten more days haven In thla country from American authori ties who seek to return blm to Chicago for trial. 11 HITLER SENDS PEACE PLEDGE Thousands Gather in Ber lin To Pay Homage To Chief. NAZI LEADER OUTLINES AIMS Germany's Stand in Rela tion To Other Powers Explained. BERLIN, Jan. 30. OP) Chan cellor Adolf Hitler of Germany declared today that Germany had no intentions of violating the se curity of Austria. His declaration was made dur ing an address to the relchstag and a crowd of foreign diplomats packed into the Kroll . opera honse, where Germany centered its celebration of the first anni versary of Hitler's ascension to the leadership of the reich. Thousands Pay Honor When Hitler left the chancel lery to go to the opera honse his path down the famous boulevard Unter den Linden was a scene of unprecedented enthusiasm. Thou aanda of spectators formed a solid bank along the entire route. bursting into wild cheers as the chancellor passed. "To the German government's great regret," said Hitler, "its re latione with the present Austrian government are not satisfactory. . "The fault is not ours. The assertion that Germany plans to violate Austria la absurd and in capable of proof. "Bat it is only natural that an Idea which has deeply stirred and permeated the German nation would not halt at the frontier posts of a country which for cen turies was an integral part of the German empire. , Treatment Humiliating "No revolutionary ideas were ever stopped at the frontiers, as the French revolution has shown. "If the present Austrian gov ernment thinks It necessary to suppress this movement forcibly it is Its own affairs, but it will have to bear the consequences. "AUBtrla cannot expect Ger man guests it the latter are looked upon aa unwelcome no more than Qermany could expect American or British guests It they were to nave tneir national emblems and flags torn down while they were visiting Ger many. "Germany cannot tolerate such humiliating treatment." Policy Explained "AH Germans now traveling abroad, except emigrants, are national socialists!" The second half of the chan cellor's speech was devoted to his foreign policy. As honest adherents to a real policy of reconciliation." he de clared, "we believe we would con tribute most, to real peace by Insisting upon the restitution of Germany's honor and equality. By fighting for equality, Ger many desired also to contribute toward improving the worlds eco nomic "relations. Germany desires peace with all nations, but we have noted with pain that the difference be tween our political conception and that of other people led to heaping upon the German people many (uontinuea on rage juigni; WEATHER ' The weather chart, as tar as local conditions are concerned, remains practically unchanged and the Cyclo-Stormagraph at Underwood s Pramaoy indicates a continuance of fine weather. No important changes in tempera tures seem probable. The Tycos recording thermo meter registered maximum and minimum temperatures Tuesday as follows: High . 47 Low .......... ..... 84 Forecast for next' 24 hours: Fair with moderate temperatures. The United States weather bu reau reports no precipitation for the 24 hours ending Monday at 5 p. m.; 6.21 for the season to date; 6.43 normal; S.98 last year. TO AUSTINS OF Sole Witness ' ; of Kidnaping Sole knows witness to the Ed ward O. Bremer kidnapping in St. Paul, James Qulnehan. above, did not know he was seeing an abduction until too late. While delivering milk, he saw a ear speed in front of the Bremer auto at an arterial street stop. Then, after his attention had heen distracted, he noticed that the Bremer car was following the other machine.- Four-Mile Front Reported Collapsing Near Winter Camp. BAT OF WHALES. Antarctic, (Via MacKay. Radio) Jan. SO, (AP) The four mile Ice front of the Bay of Whales where Ad miral Hichard E. Byrd and his Antarctic expedition are attempt ing to land supplies for their winter camp from their flagship, appeared today to be disrupting. The whole ice barrier was cre- vassing rapidly. This afternoon a crack opened Just behind the halt way relay depot one mile and a half from 'Pressure Camp. Admiral Byrd said he feared that Pressure Camp is menaced together with 4ts tons of stores which had been cached there for transport to Little America, site of the permanent camp. L SOUGHT FOR HERE Annabel Johnson. 14-year-old Willow Grove, Wash., girl, is be ing searched for in this area as well as elsewhere along the coast, following her disappear ance December 10. Pictures of Miss Johnson, re ceived by sheriff and state police here. Indicate she is exceptionally pretty, with dark hair and eyes. A report she was in Lakeview was investigated by state police without success. Information received here Tues day from Kelso, Wash., is that Charles (Chick) Logue, 31, has been returned to Cowlits county from Lob Angeles to stand trial for attempted assault upon the Johnson girl at a Kelso hotel a few nights before her disappear ance. Four persons, including Logue, have been arrested In con nection with the case, and all have denied knowledge of the girl's whereabouts. ' Sheriff G. H. Gray of Gowllts county expressed the belief the girl had been entrapped by a white slave gang. - Labor Inquiring Into CWA Affairs CWA employment matters are to be given the. attention of the Central Labor council, according to Archie rice, chairman. Rice said a committee of the counoll is to make a study of the situation, and it matters arise that need clarification or reform, It will appear, before the NRS commltte here. I ihfi 'W fm :.if t T FEELS BRUNT City of Mina Severely Damaged by Series Of Shocks. THIRTY QUAKES FOLLOW FIRST Widespread Regions - of Southwest Report Movement MINA, Nov., Jan. SO (AP) Nearly a dozen buildings were damaged, some badly, In a series of earthquakes that rocked thla area today. Thirty shocks, of decreasing in tensity, were felt within an hour after a major quake at 11:24 a. m They were continuing at in tervals of every tew minutes thla afternoon. The Palace Garage building, a brick structure, was badly dam aged. - Stores suffered heavily. tne stocks neing tumbled to floors. Chimneys toppled from homes. i Schools were dismissed for the day and children were kept out-of-doors. No injuries -were re ported . . ' SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8,'(P) An earthquake described by University of California seismol ogists as "very sharp" was felt in widely separated parts of the West today. Four shocks were recorded on the University of Nevada seismo graph, and. reports from Yer ington, 100 miles south of Reno, said the shocks had cracked a wall in the Lyon county couti house. Buildings Sway At Sacramento. Calif., a light quake was felt at 12:18 p.m., (P. C. time). No damage was reported, although buildings swayed and chandeliers in tha State Capitol swung lor several minutes. . , . Occupants of several tall build (Continued on Page Eight), IN DAMAGE SUIT Qntf fnr ft1 00.000 Afflllnst th CaHfornia Oregon Power company was Instituted in circuit court hare. Tii(i(1rv hv A. a. Rutter. NEVADA 01 DF TEMBLOR through Attorneys A. W. Schaurp, . U. S. Ballentine ana- nnur Moulton. . F. G. Pescott is also defendant In the case. In hla . .nmnlnlnt. HlltteT charges the negligence and care lessness on the part of the power company and Frescott, its fore man vasiiHaH In hla nermanent disability from severe burns sua- - tained as he was working r as lineman near Keno. Ha nllnznn that Prescott In- structed him to do work on a pole which both dead and live wires were strung, and that tba s MnvM nnmnnnv ahnnld h flV A turn- ' ed off the electricity in the live wires while the work was n derway. He claims that the com- . nnnv vinlated the emnloyars' lia bility act. ! i-h. nnmmn nr niiairnH rf.11rr.ar was burned, maimed and disfig ured, and lost the use of his. hands. Ho is totally disabled. i the complaint claims. , . LYNCHERS SLAY TAMPA. Fla., Jan. 80, (AP) ' A band of men early today . lynched Robert Johnson, negro, held for investigation for an r' legod attack on a whits woman. Deputy Constable T. M. Graves reported be waa kidnaped, beats then freed when the negro, war he was transferring from tka city Jail In charge of stats ests orltlea, was shot down.