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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1934)
r it Local Forecast Fair, moderate. High 65; Low 39. OREGON: Cloudy west; fair eaat, mild. HERALD SERVICE llerald Mibwrlbm who toll to receive Uielr paper by SittU p. m. aro .requcsUd to call the Herald bualaesa office, pbone IINHI, and a paper, will be aeal by special carrier. V ASSOCIATED PPr" UNITED PRESS Prict " ... .asMW'.?,i-i "V,M " 'ATH FALLS, ORE., TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1934 Number 6071 Editorials On the. Day's News 0J ,. MWET liiUJ 1THK1 lly PIIANK JKNKINH Tlin govarnmuiit, ipsa king through I'WA, objocts to ponding 1 1,1 10,000 to cover tho cnnnl through town a a 100 per cent fcdorul project, but sug gests Hint It might put up SO por cont If Klamath Falls will bor row una spend tho 70 per cont. MIOIIT, you understand. ' JUDO I NO by tho length of tlmo It li taking to got I'WA start cd to putting up Its 0 por cont of a 1130,000 armory, It would bo about 107S boforo wo could got It going on a million dollar canal covering Job. PWA, In thla wrltor'a humblo and possibly Inaccurato Judg ment, li a tremendous flop. Iti purpose li to apond money on public works In order to ro llove tho dopreulon, but It l ao low In getting undor way that with any luck at all tho dopros alon will bo over long before rVA roally beglni to function. e WHEN will the doprosslon ondT Well, If tho govornmoul's tremendoui and breath-taking of forla to put a atop to It don't care peoplo to tho point wbero thoy aro afraid to do anything at all ON THKUt OWN AC COUNT. It ought to get over this yoar. It would bo over now It busi ness wasn't till afraid to try to more under In own power. DICK IIOSSE, Juit back from California, rcporta that farm land la beginning to moro down there especially tboso tract that are being put on the mar ket at extremely reasonable prlcoa. On theso tract, be aaaa, where the water baa all been squeoiod out of the price, It la posslulo to put up SO per cent In caeb and borrow tho roit from the gov ernment. Deala like that can't be turned down. WHERE! aro the buyorg coming from? Principally. It nppoara, from the Middle west the good old aourre of aupply for rnont of Cal Ifornla'a now population. The Mlddlo Wcat hasn't loat confidence In California, and ap parently tho Middle Woit Isn't as badly broko n we haro boon lod to bollovo. Its people can find tho money with which to tako advantage of what thoy re gard as a bargain, AB TO thl confldcnco of tho Middle West in Cullfornli, Dick aays: "A bond man down on the bay told me tho othor day that his homo has sold so far $1,345,000 of (Continuod on Page Four) - ROGERS .'isyv- SANTA MONICA, March 80. Editor Tho Evonlng Horald: This air mall thing, wish thoy would got them all klndor calmed down ovor It. Every body la so hooted up ovor It till thoy can't soe the other fellow's aide, or any other side but theirs. , No uso talking about what tho govornmont shouldn't have done. It's done dono. No uso saying "tho govornmont can't do this, and they can't do that." Bay, you'd be surprised at tho things tho govornmont can do. Tho army may not bo tho ono to carry tho malls, I don't think so, but I am not going to blows with anybody ovor It. Aftor all, It's the government's uinll, and the government's army, Thoy can do what thoy want to with It. This thing Is not going to be settled according to any one man's wishes, so thoy Just as woll cool off and start com promising now. ' Yours, FRENCH SIFT SPY SYSTEM Two Americans Confess Employment With In ternational Gang. BRITAIN, U. S., FRANCE INVOLVED Germany, Soviet Believed Receiving Benefits of Plot PARIS. March 20. (IP) Magis trate Andre Ilonon doelared today Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gordon Swlls of East Orange, N. J., bad disclosed that an International spy gang operated In New York and sent thorn as agents to Franco. Bcnon ssld that Bwlli. a for mer snloiman. bad uncovered the gang's operation and tho pert ho and his wlfo played In Its work. ; , , May Lift Penalty ... He said thoy came here on a pay of 6.000 francs about ail a month. Tho examining magistrate, who has quitted tho Amorlcan couple since their arrest last Docombcr. indicated the Americans would bonoflt from tholr rovolatlon. by referring to article 10 of the now French eplonao law, which Ughtons tho punishment In cases whore "voluntary" Information Is glvon. The Judge said ton Inspectors had boon working on the case since Juno. GERMANY. BOVIKT BENEFIT PARIS. March JO, (P) Spying against the United States, France and Great Britain was charged by police todny, In a widespread plot they aald finally had been rovonled through tho toillmony of two Amorlcan prisoners. invn.iivntnrM Mnld Germany and Sovlot Russia had boon the benoflclnrles of what authorities dasoribed as a vnHt Intornatlonale esplnnngo syndicate U. H Knglnml Co-Opcrato Pollco of the Unltod Stntes and England bavo boon co-operating in tho Investigation of the spy ring, It was explained, and It is lnrgoly through their offorts that the tanglod skein of the mystory of tho so-callod plot finally la commonclng to bo unravelod. Police voiced tholr charge as dovelopmonts camo thick and fast following a sovon-hour quostlon inir nf Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gor don Bwlts, tho Americans. In a secret session before JUdgo Anaro Benon, Investigating maglstrato, which did not end until shortly boforo last midnight. l'lvo Moro Arrested Early today, five persons, ln- ftlnrllnir Iwn tvnmnn. wnrn arrest- od In what police described as a direct outgrowtn or meir ques tioning of the Swlttes, .Jteld In tho alleged plots since Decem ber 20. Court officials said the pair (Continuod on Page Eight) PORTLAND, March 20 (IP) A pooling plan for handling sur plus grade "U" milk in tho En gone mllkshed will bo dlncussod at a mooting in Eugone on Thursday of the Orogon milk control . board and grade "B" producorB. Producers in the Eugene area roquostod tho mooting, according to H. G. Harlan, chairman of the control board. 1 Moamvhllo, In Portlnnd, tho olty was ordered to show cause today why a tomporary injunc tion should not be grantod pro hibiting the city from dogrndlng milk of dairy farmors. . H. E. Klger yesterday petitioned tor the Injunction on tho grounds the city has no right to degrade milk without submitting . , the proposal to a board of arbitra tion as provided by a law adopt ed at the special legislative session. WORLD WIDE Byrd Reaches Lost Fliers ADMIRAL ARRIVED TO RES CUE MEN MISHINQ THREE DAYS. LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica, (via Mackay Radio), March 20. (!) A rescue airplane bearing admiral Richard K. Uyrd today reached Pilot William C. Bowlin and Wlrcloss Oporator Clay Ball oy, aground since Saturday, whon tholr alrpluno was forced down 16 mllos southeast of camp. Byrd located tho stranded men from an autogyro In which ho flow to thovroacuo with Pilot William McCormick. Byrd and McCormick landed in a 30-mlle wind which was pushing up clouds of drift mow. They found Dowlln and Bailey stoop In their fur bans In their pup tent, closo to tholr airplane. Thoy did not wako until tho ad miral pushed open the tent flap. ED TO CRASH LISTS i Homedale Couple Injured in South Sixth Mis hap Monday, j Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson of Homedale sustained serious injuries in a head-on collision on South Sixth stroot Monday eve ning which brought autoniobllo accident casualties to a now high point for the past tow days. Both Mr. and Mrs. Johnson re ceived fractured knoo caps, Mrs. Johnson's badly crushed. John son was badly cut over tho right eye, and both were cut and bruised from the wreck which oc curred about 7 o'clock. Both wore taken to Klamath Valley hospital for treatment. Driver Held. Cecil R. Scott, driver of the truck which crashed Into tho Johnson car only a few feet away from the spot at which Harry George, 42-yonr-old musician, met dnath Saturday night, was arrest ed at tho scene of tho accldont, and charged with driving while intoxicated. Ho was fined 1100 and glvon a Jull sontence: of 30 days when' ho appeared In Justice court Tues day morning tq answor to the charge. Scott's automobllo oper- (Contlnued on Page Eight) SPEED PROMISED Every offort will be made to cut red tape and get tho Lower Klamath lake ro-flooding project going as a wild lite restoration plan, according to Information received at tho chambor of com merce Indirectly from Thomas Bock, chairman of the presi dent's committee on wild life. Irving Vinlng, momber of the Btate game commission, quoted Beck to that effect In a lotter to the chamber. Vinlng said that the first step that must be tak en la to win oxecutlve approval of the wild llfo committee's res toration program, and urged that Biipport for tho plan be express ed hero. Tho chambor also received a lottor dlroctly from Bock, ex pressing his interest in tho Low er Klamath plan and asking for additional Information. Some tlmo ago the chnmbor directors adoptod a rosolutlon favoring a plan for flooding part of the Lowor Klamath area and pro tecting agricultural and othor ln torosta affoctod. Court Sets Date of Banks Appeal SALEM, March 20. (IP) Tho auprome court set April 5 as tho tlnto far arguments In the appeal of L. A. Banks from a first do-o-ree murdor chnrge upon which conviction Banks was sentenced to life in the state penitentiary. Tho appellant was found guilty by a lano -county jury of nutr- dorlng Officer Presoott of Med io whon trio inttor appoaroa with a warrant for his nrrost In connection with the ballot theft case In Jackson county last year. The officer was slain last March. MAYOR SEEKS TO E Advisory Expression At Primary Election Recommended. CITY COUNCIL HEARS REPORT Mahoney Not in Favor of Rushing Municipal Plans. Only an "advisory expression" from tho people is favored by Mayor W. E. Mahoney In the first election on municipal water works proposals, and the mayor Is not certain that should be sought at such an early date as the May primary election. Mayor Mahoney outlined his attltudo on the water . works situation Tuesday, after turning oved to tbe city council Monday night tho comploted engineer's report on water works In which three suggested courses for the ally to follow 'are. lUtud. - . Ample Study Urged These proposals are: (1) To bond for 12,100.000 to construct a gravity system from Anna creek in Crater Lake park with a distribution Bystem In town and no rate reduction; (2) To bond for $1,200,000 to construct a deep well supply and distribu tion system here, with a rate eut. and (3) to acquire the privately owned well and distri bution system of the California Oregon I'owor company. "I am not In favor of jam ming this thing through,'' said Mayor Mahoney. "I do not be lieve we should proceed along any line until the people have had an opportunity to study the engineer's report and can give us an Indication as to what course they would like to see followed. The bond issue should not be Involved In the first vote." The mayor indicated he would recommend to the city council at a later meeting that the three engineers' suggestions be placed on a popular ballot. He said before this is done, it probably would be best to get together with the California Oregon Pow er company and obtain the com pany's figure on the price It would ask tor the local system. Application With PWA "All of this takes time, and the council may not see fit to place the matter before the peo plo at such an early date as May 18," said the mayor. "As for mysolf, I fool I have kept faith with the promise I made the people In my election campaign, and I Intend to make no fight now to rush thlB thing through. "When I was running for of fice, I promised that we would demand an Immediate hearing for lower rates, and if they were not forthcoming in six months, I would lead a fight for a muni cipal water system. In July I proposed the engineering agree ment that resulted in the report now available. With tne engineers at work on this report, we proceeded to pro tect the clty'a interests with the PWA by filing a preliminary ap plication for (2,000,000. We now have the exhaustive technical re port, the way is still open for a final PWA application, and the people are In a position where thoy can decide for themselves whothor thoy want to go ahead (Continued on Page Eight) WASHINGTON, ' March 20, (AP) Secretary Wallace today signed the code of .fair competi tion for the grain exchanges. It provides a code authority of Boven members for enforce ment duties, establishes a uni form trade practices which in clude wage minimum margin re quirements, fixes the fluctuation ran go ,por bushel In grain prices and provides for establishment of a business conduot committee T ITER ACTION for each exchange. Irwin Reports Recall Theft TAX LEAGUE PRESIDENT DISCOVERS PETITIOjr MISSING. Extra! Another petition theft! John Irwin, president of tbe taxpayers' league, said Tuesday that recall petitions bearing around 200 names bad been stolen from a petition circulator at hla home in Mills addition. Irwin said the circulator bad a witness to prove tbe loss of the names, and that the league will investigate tbe matter. Police and sheriff's officers said Tuesday no report of tbe al leged petition 1 theft had been made to them. No recall petitions have been filed yet for checking of names by County Clerk Mae K. Short. She said Tuesday she had warn ed Irwin the petitions must be tiled in good time or the clerk's office would be unable to handle them. Fugitive Awaits Excite ment of Case to Die; Politics Charged. V ATHENS, March 20, (AP) c.mi..l innull nlnns. to return to the United States after the ex citement of his case dies down and live in America peacefully .... t . uia 1 1 f nnn nf the IUO ICS, W. . aged fugitive's Greek attorneys told tne Associated i-res wuj. The lawyer, Mr. Xeros,- de 1 wa tn ammunicatlon both with Insult's ship on the Mediterranean ana nis Looom solicitors who are handling the former Chlcagoan's affairs. Destination Xot Known ti.hnn.t, TnRnll'it destination n.n,l mnrA nf A mvBterV than ever to the public, the at torney said Mrs. jnsuu ana nor husband's lawyers were maln inlninr close touch with Insull by special code. "Insull seems happy now in calm weather," the lawyer said. "Wherever he Is going now, t.. n.n mnira hin ' nermanent homo if the United States con tinues to persecute mm. "Mrs. Insull will go to Paris Saturday and ' thereafter will leave for London within a few days," Xeros added. Tour Extensive One TnD..n mav vUlt as manv as 20 countries before he finds a hav en, said Xeros. "Mrs. Insull never expressed feelings against the United States," ho continued. "They would go there now but are afraid for their lives and afraid he will not get justice. ' Insull IB airtuu u , "v made a fool of, or even lynched by crowds. "I believe the question Is a ii.!.... i nnA and -that Inter In- sull will be received gloriously in the United states. The lawyer compared the case to a "Balkan political quarrel." Although there were reports that tho 74-year-old runaway from American justice had turn j ,i xenatward earl; to- DU U1D ..v. . - day, there were strong indica tions he was sim "somewhere east of Sues.'. U. P. OFFICIALS ' F. W. Robinson, vice-president In charge of traffic for the Union n.MiiM ..llwnv. nnd J. H. Hailch. raviuu - -- vlco-presldont and assistant to the president, win o m ers at tho dinner to be given vls .niimnri mnn Thursday eve ning on the occasion of tho visit Of the U. I. B siroilinmio uaiu. This dinner, scheduled to start .t i.m n m. at the Wlllard hotel dining room, will bo open to tho publla and reservations suuuiu u made at the chamber of com merce. R. H. Bosse will be chair man of the gathering, which will be attended by the entire otfiClM party of the new train. Tha vAln la Hehednlod fa- ar rive here at 8:30 p. m. Thursday and will be on exhibition until 10 p. m. It will remain here, overnlaht and then continue on NAMED SPEAKERS to Portlandi HOOVER'S MEN GIVEN IN AIR PROBE Charges of Fraudulent Combinations Made by Democrats. MELLONS HELD ACTIVE WORKERS Strong 'Political Influence Described by Robinson. - WASHINGTON, March 20. UP) A blunt 'charge that members of the Hoover cabinet gave their service to an unlawful and fraud ulent air mail combination waa made in the senate today by Sen ator Robinson, democratic leader. Robinson took the floor to of fer evidence to support a previ ous assertion that the Pittsburgh Aviation Industries, inc., was a "strong political factor in Penn sylvania." and that the "Mellona were prominent tn Its affaire." ... Deal. Described. ""The record shows,"' he shout ed, "that masterful forces were organized in Pittsburgh and members of tbe cabinet gave their services to a combination that was unlawful, to a collusion that was fraudulent." The democratic leader contend ed tbe evidence he presented showed "a deal bad been worked ont with Postmaster General Brown" whereby the territory was to be "parcelled out" "I might have said tbe com pany had a strong political In fluence in Washington as well as Harrisburg," he added. Mellons Big Holders 'senator Fess (R Ohio), said Robinson had presented "the best defense .that the postoffice de partment can send up here" of its cancellation, of the air mail contracts. Robinson replied that "the post office department has not com municated with me." Turning to Robinson's state ments regarding the Mellons, Fess said of 26,000 shares Is sued by the Pittsburgh company, 2,400 were owned by the Mel lons. District Governor Ed Shea was the principal speaker ' at the Lions club on Tuesday, telling of the progress made by the Lion clubs in this district and over the country generally during the past year. Lionism. he said, has been making steady progress, In spite of unfavorable economic conditions. Lynn Roycroft told briefly of plans of the railroads to bring about repeal of the long and short haul clause of the Inter state commerce act, offering a resolution which was referred to the board of directors. A large class of "cub" Lions was Inducted into the club, and T. R. Gillenwaters, deputy dis trict governor, welcomed them into the. club, and outlined tor them their responsibilities as new members. Joe Schuss, as chairman for the day, presided and introduced the speakors. 1 v MANILA, P. I., March 20. (IP) Mystery surrounded the fate of the Italian freighter Otranto today after her SOS was heard off northern Luzon. Twelve hours after the Japan ese , steamer Kamo Maru picked up tho distress call early today no trace had been found of the Ital ian ' craft and no further word had been heard from her. BLAME AH ACCEPT PROPOSALS TO POSTPONE AC110N President Invites Spokesmen of Automobile Factions to Discuss Situation at Conference Wednesday WASHINGTON, March 20, (AP) Railroad man agers today accepted the proposal of President Roose velt to continue the existing wage agreement until next January 1. The position of railway labor toward the proposal was not made known. Earlier in the day they demanded a 20 per cent increase over their present salaries, effective July 1. The managers gave their acceptance in a letter to the president. They also made a formal offer to the railroad labor executives. . The existinar wacres constitute a ten Der cent cut in basic pay. It expires on July 1. Meanwhile, President Roosevelt acted in an effort to avert a strike in the automobile industry. He invited spokesmen for the executives and employes to confer Klamath Support Forms At Monday Night's Public Meeting. By Malcolm Epley With Percy Murray listed aa No. 1 Mahoney man for the cam paign here, local support for Mayor Mahoney'a governorship drive was assuming definite shape Tuesday while .the mayor pre pared to leave on another vote getting trip Into , other parts' of the state. . Murray's appointment was made by the democratle governorship candidate at a public meeting Tuesday night. Other members ot the local Mahoney executive committee are W, D. Miller and George Kincaid. At Portland Wednesday - After firing another campaign shot over the local radio tonight at t ' V the mayor will take oft tor northern points on the night train. Democratic en gineers at Portland will hear him speak Wednesday night. On Friday noon, he will talk at Hood River, and there will make known his position on Bonne ville sea-locks, important Issue with Columbia river voters. Re (Continued on Page Eight) U. S. FILES SUIT WASHINGTON, March 20, (AP) The government today filed suit against; the- Weirton Steel company, charging it with "violating the national recovery act and the code ot fair competi tion for the iron and steel Industry." Gay Apparel Will Be Shown At Friday's Fashion Parade . By Joy Evans Gay and modish wearing ap parel for a bright spring season Is being selected at LaPolnte's, Montgomery Ward, Moo's and Peggy Shop for display at the 1934 Fashion Show which will be staged at the pelican theatre Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock by the Klamath Falls Federation of Business and Professional Wo men. Mrs. LaPolnte Is sending crea tions from the east by every train, and there Is a well-founded ru mor that this store will have an enticing display of lingerie, In cluding a girl In all black lace. New ModcU Arrive. Moe's have some lovely models, Just arrived from the fashion MANAGERS with nun at tne .wiute House. Labor leaders assured .. mm iT"Xvmrtat.hotjft ,nmiri. eration for an appeal he -made to postpone the strike until Thursday pending further negotiations. WASHINGTON, March 10. (JP) President Roosevelt stepped In to the automobile and railroad labor disputes today and two quick moves acted for settle ments. ' He Invited the spokeemesj if the automobile employer and employee to talk - things over at the White Honse and asked postponement of the strike sched uled for 'tomorrow. . - In addition, he warned the railroad labor executives and em ployes to reach a quick under standing on wages in the publle interest, proposing again a sis months extension of the existing ma era amamant Reply Awaited. : ; , Earlier, the railway employes had demanded a 20 per cent In crease In their present wages, ef fective July 1. The managers had proposed a five per cent addition al slash. ine wnue xiouse awauea m reply from the automobile labor leaders. The employers meeting in New York adjourned their conference to come here. Mr. Roosevelt laid aside tne drastic club of the licensing Bow-. er of the national recovery act to seek peace by conciliation. . , NEW YORK, March 20,' fTPV Leadera of the automobile manu facturing Industry, in session here in an attempt to avert a threat- ' ened strike in the Industry, an" nounced that they, would go ta Washington tonight in response to a request from President . Roosevelt. , Indians Attack Rubber Workers RIO DE JANEIRO, March 20. (JP) The newspaper Anolte In dispatch from Manaos today said a band ot Janapery Indians near Curlahu, Brazil, posing aa friend ly, lured six rubber workers to a remote spot and killed them with arrows. centers ot Chicago and New York dainty frocks,- the .last word in coats and suits, not to mention the so-Important accessories and swlmmlpg suits tor warm, weath er months. Montgomery Ward has sent to Portland for one of their favorite mannequins, and has some clever numbers selected, not only for this one, but also the other girli modelling for them. i Easter Is especially the. tlmf when children adore dressing up, and The Peggy shop has shosea several little misses to show the last word In fluffy, raffled frocks and modish bonnets. What would a new outfit be without shoej for a finishing (Continued on Page Eight)