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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1934)
Local Forecast vV(t- Fair and coo!. High 55; Low 34. Ai j&r OREGON i ; ZS&L'a Generally fair; freez- j '"fjpfl ing interior. - fyKtJ 1 HERALD SERVICE IE Herald subscrlbtn who fall to receive their paper bjr OlOO p. tu. arc requested to call lb Herald buslnea office, phone 1UU1), and pnpor will be Mat by iparlnl carrier. ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS Price Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1934 Number 6082 Editorials On the Day's News Ily FRANK JKNHINH TUB rutlroud wont tbe long and alirt haul clauso o( llio transportation act repealed, so tbul they will ha bettor able to cumuoto with tho boota tor huro of trunacuntliiaiilul trafflo .iri, am rmkliiK chamber ol commorco and other olvlo orjon Isullon to help llioin OKT it I pealed. ' BKFORH we do anything, hero In Southern On-jnn, let'a understand wlutt la In , volvcd, to that wo may act 1 Intrlllunitly, FOR OVlt OWN 1NTKHKST, If wo undertako to giro advlro to eontrroa, or to Uio Inlcralalo commerce coinniiwlun. r?IHST. what li tho long and T abort haul clsuao of tho Iran portatlon act? ' Tha answor la simple. It li a clou no that forbid charging MORB (or a abort haul than (or long haul. That l to lay, It (orblda chnrg lng more (or hauling a carload of freight (rom tho Eot to Klam ath rolla than la eharged (or hauling tho tarns carload ot (rolght to Ban Francisco or Port land. WHY do the railroad want to charge more (or a abort haul than (or a long onoT Again tho anawer I ilmplo. , They want to msko a low rate to tb wator tormlual on tha coaat, so that they may compulo with , tho boat (or a haro of tho crois country haul, and they want to maka tha Interior PAY THE COST ot tbl competition. Thoaa aro blunt worda, but they aro substantially true ' TIIB railroad tell n of the Interior that It they nro per- milted to reduce rale to tho J coital, so aa to got oma ot tho .business that It now going to tho boon, they may ba expected to reduco rate correspondingly to the interior. That itatomont tlnklo ploaa antly In the ear, but It doesn't atand to reaaon. v7HY doesn't It ' lnd to rea- ont Horo I why: ,1 North and louth, along tho Lcoast, the railroad aro already 15 permitted to elm mo moro (or a . abort haul than for a long ono. J That I to ay, they nro pormlltod to chnrgo moro (or hauling a carload of (rolght (rom San Fran cisco to Boulhorn Oregon than for hauling tho initio cnrlond ot (rolght (rom Snn Francisco to Portland. And t,lioy DO chargo moro. . As matter of (act, they charge noarly twlco as much to haul a carload of (rolght to Southern Oregon point as thoy chnrgo to haul tho same car to Portland, ... i . IN OTHER words, the railroads DO make Interior Boutharn Orogon and Northorn California pay tho cost o( oompotlng with boats botwoon Coast tormlnnls, 1 .... TP THE! long and short ban) clauso of the transportation act Is ropenlod, tho same situation , (Conttnuod on Page Four) ILL OGER5 'joys: PASADENA, April 2. Ed itor The Evonlng Horald: Horo Is somothlng I think will boar ropoattng. Two kid brothorB, ono 14, tho othor 12, hiking In tho mountntns out horo. Tho young kid was' bltton by a rattlosnnko. Tho 14-yoar-otd ono cut tho wound all up with a knlfo, and thoy took turns sucking tho poll onod blood out. Tho youngor ono finally (nlntod. The othor ono cnrrlod him up the mountain on his back, and ho hm.savod him. Wo aro not so bad off. Thoso kids aro Dnnlal Boonos nnd Davoy Crookotts In any ago, Yours, Six Brutally Murdered at FIEND TAKES TOLL; Two Women and Four Men Meet Death in Mysterious Crime. HAMMER USED UPON VICTIMS Criminologists At Work on Ghastly Affair; Motive Probed. DREM EltTON". April 2. OP) Tho "hammer murders wero studied and worked on Intensive ly hero today, In attempts to un- tanglo clues to tho grisly slay- Ings of alx persons, but the only living wllnoss to tbs ghastly deed found In tho houie couldn't holp any It was a big white cat. Although a plaualblo motive appenrod to bo tho theft ot two vattinhlo diamond rings, ono ot them a 1.K00 dinner ring, (rom Mr. Frank Flleder, on o( the victims, the killings wer of the most fiendish naturo, authorities said. Tho throats ot two of the victims hud been cut and all bore numerous deadly bnmmer and knlfo wounds. Three Men Questioned. Throe mon wore bolng quo- tlonod as part of a roundup ot underworld chnractora hero. The evidence was takon trom Fllo der' ransacked and blood-stained home In a summer colony on Er lnnd'i Point where tbe murdor wero discovered Saturday night. A silent wltnos of tho slay- lngs hours botoro, authorities said, was tbs cat. When three Imprisoned dogs In a Packard sodan drow tho at' tenllon ot a neighbor Tom Bon ders, Into Saturday, he ontorea tho yard of tho homo and saw through a window two ot the bodies. When authorities finally (Continued on Pago Eight) TO A QUI VflTftM Anrll II. Congress dedicated Itself today to an unusuhl tribute to the man nhn Ito nMnnt innmhnr In point ot Borvlce tho Into ropro sontntlvo Kdward W. Pou, dem ocrat, from Stnlthfleld, B. C. Tlio veteran or n consocuuve Inrm. In 1a hnnan fltnrl nt his hotel apartment early yoatordny n noart annex anor wbcks oi fforlnir from influonsa. Ho was 70 yonrs old. niinli.,iinn nt tlm nnwarfnl rules commlttoo, Intimate friend of the lato Prosldoiit Woodrow Wllaon na or ninny loauing siuioamou t tho Inst throo docados, Mr. nt. rnnnlvArl hnmn.A from his eolloaguos today. Vice President Qnrner nnd Spoaker Halney summoned tho sonnte and house Into Joint Bosnlon (or an Im pressive ceremony at 2 p.m. s SALEM, April 2 (m Bids on snlo ot 21,000,000 In bonds will bo openod'by tho world wnr vet erans stnlo aid commission April 20, it wns nnnounced today by Jorrnld Owen, socrottiry ot the, eommlHslnn. Tho bonds nuthorltod will banr Intorost ootipoitB of. 4 per cent, and will mattiro between 1040 nnd 1050, All or any pnrt of the Issue may bo sold. The onntmlHslon nnnounced that In authorising a bond snlo at this tlmo It was cognisant ot a (nvornblo mnrkot (or Orogon securities which will furnish an opportunity to flnnnco opera tions ot tha commission at a low rate of Intorost. GLUES SCANT Mercy Fliers Feared . Lost HKROIO ATTEMPT OP Tint EE ItUHHIAN AVMTOKS KNPS I.V CItABII MOSCOW, April 2. UP) K perts (eared today :Mt throe Hussion aviators met disaster in heroic attempts to rescue 89 men marooned on an Ice-floe ot tho northorn capes of Siberia. They wero Fliers Knmnnln, Molokoff and Plvensteln. No word has boon rccolvcd (rom them since March 29 when thoy hopped In three ships from Auaoyr (or tho Capo Vau Karen rescue, base. Normally, only a (ew hours Is required for tbo (light. Tboy took off, howovor, In the fuco ot a bitter snowstorm. NOMK, Alnska, April 2. OP) Tbe uso ot dog teams to attempt to rescue some of the 89 ltus slans marooned on the Arctic Ice pack waa being planned In Siberia today, dosplte tho treachorous breaking up of tbe Ice, as stormy woather still de layed air rescue effort. From near Cape Van Karen. Siberia, I'ror. George Yushakoft, leader of tha expedition, aont word (or Pilot M. T. Sletneff, (lying their second plane, to re- (Contlnuod on Pago Eight) Million and Half Gain Employment With SERA Program. WASHINGTON, April 2, OPr A million and a halt men reached (or the hoes, hammers and shoV' els they dropped last week but they aro reliot workers now, In- stood of CWA amployos. . Stats relief administrations as sumed the job of seeing that work up to 24 hours a weok goes to thoso who otherwlso might be hungry. CWA Success Viewed Conceding tho faults of the civil works administration evper- Iment. Harry L. Hopkins, admin istrator, nevortholass declared it a major succoss. Hopkins Is probably tho only mnn In history who evor dlrocted tho hiring and then tho firing of 4,000,000 men In so short a time. About 800.000 persona still are classod as CWA employes, but thoy, too, will be dropped In the next (our wooks. Thoy aro the clorks and auditors closing the administration's books and some roaoarch workers on federal pro jects. - The fedora! administration, In handing over tho dostlnles of the romatnlng civil works employes to tho state rollof administra tions, did not give np all con tact with them. Tho (odoral emergency rollof administration and civil worka administration are both hoadod by Hopkins. In most states the rollof administration and civil works administration have been Identical. TAX RULE UPHELD WASHINGTON, April 2, OP) Tho Washington state tax of 15 cents a pound on oleomargarine was sustained today by the su premo court. Its validity was challenged by tho firm ot A. Mngnano company of Seattle, which clnlmed the tax would dcprlvo it ot a matorlal lourco of Income. Tho company also contended tho tnx was an unlawful burdon on Intorstnto commerce, Imposed (or tho purpose ot aiding the dairy Industry. Women's League Meeting Delayed The. roeiilar mooting of tho League ot Women Votors sche duled (or 11 o'clock Tuesday morning at the chnmbor ot com morce, has boon postponed (or ono wook, ncoordlng to nn an nniincomont (rom Mrs. II. W. I'oolo, presldont, Tho noxt moot ing ditto has boon sot (or Tues day, April 10. SPRING STORM OVER WESTERN AREA Light Snowfall Spoils Easter Weather in Klamath. UTAH COUNTRY HAS BLIZZARD Eastern Oregon, Idaho See Sudden Halt to Early Spring. t The so-called "gentle spring" turned Into a shrew Sunday aft ernoon, and perpetrated a mean April Fool Joke, spoiling Easter weuther and cooling tbe blood In tho veins of those who march ed In the Easter parade. Chilly winds Increased almost to gale force Sunday night, send ing the mercury down to a low point ot 25 degrees and blacken ing tho new green foliage with a sharp frost. I.UiIit Know Falls ..A ll&bl snowfall was recorded here Sunday evening, wntie a li Inch fall was reported" (rom Crater Lake and 10 Inches on Hun mountain on Tbe Dalles California highway.- Road crews from the stato highway depart ment had the highway cleared early Monday. Tho local weatherman predict ed a continuation of clear cool weather with brisk winds (or the next 24 hours, and tho official stato forecast was (or fair weath er ovor the state tonight and Tuesday, colder In the Interior with frosts and freezing tem perature. ' March Record Set The chilly April Fool Easter day wrote finis to the warmest March ever on record In Klamath county since the establishment of the U. S. weather bureau. The moan maximum for the month wsb 6S.4 degrees, while the previous record mean maxi mum for the same period was 46.0 In 1926. The warmest tem poruture recorded during March, 1934, was 77 degroes on .the lata day ot the month, and the prev ious record was for 76 degrees, recorded In 1911. Mean temperature for March was 49.5, while the avorsge ex pectancy (or the month Is 39.2, more than 10 degrees cooler. Precipitation (or the past month was below normal, with a total raiufall of 0.78 recorded against an average normal rain- iau of l.is inches. Tnere were (Continued on Page Eight) D1LLII.GER SEARCH ST. PAUL, April 2. (API The search (or John Dllllnger sproad to the entire midwest to day while tho authorities guard od against a new sortlo by the quick-triggered Indiana gunman. Police are satisfied that his pnl and chief lieutenant, John rtnimuon, is sun wuu mm ana thoy bolleve the pair plan to rob a bank in the northwest early this week. A score of suspects were held for questioning today as a result of Saturday's shooting in which Dllllnger and Hamilton, accom panied by a woman, fought their way out ot an apnrtmont when federal agents nnd a city do- toctlvo wont to the plnce on a tip. .. t Pike Services Set for Tuesday Funeral services (or Edward Hall Pike, plant superintendent of tho Pelican Hay Lumber com pany, will be hold at the Earl Whit lock chnnol Tuesdny after noon at S o'olock. The Bine Lodge will have chnrgo of. the Masonlo sorvtce. Frlonds have been Invited to attend. The romalns will be Sent to the (ormor homo at Providence, R. I., whoro burial services will be at tho family plot. Mrs. Pike will go oast, nnd will remntn there for some time, rotstrnlng later to Klamath Falls. SWEEPS G. O. P. Seeks a. j a I I MCAiexanaer OltKGON'S FAMOUS GEXEItAL MAY BE CANDIDATE FOH GOVERNOR PORTLAND, April 2. OP) General Ulysses 8. MCAiexanaer, one of Oregon's most famous ( I g b 1 1 n g men, and known throughout the continent as "Rock of the Marne," for his exploits in tbe World war, was In Portland today discussing with well-informed members of the republican party his chances as a candidate (or the republican nomination as governor. Goneral McAIcxander said this afternoon that he had not yet reached a decision as to whether he would be a candl date, but that be would have decided the matter before to night. Ail filing must be made with the secretary ot state by tomorrow. The "real" republicans, as op posed to the various hyphenated varieties. It waa understood here. were aiscnsslng with consider able Interest the possible entry of the Newport general Into a complex race (or tbe governor- snip. . Throughout the morning Mc Alexander held a series of eon- (Continued on Page Eight) Commissioner's Plea for Radio Funds Turned Down Today. SALEM. April 2. (AP) The state board of control today re jected the request of Charles M Thomas, public utilities commls sioner, for funds to use the radio to broadcast the activities of his department and to tell the pub lic tbe problems of tbe commis sioner in attempting to regulate utilities. The request was . made by Thomas last week at which time the board favored the general Idea and asked Thomas to sub mit estimated costs. The cost had not yet been presented to the board, but the govornor to day asked what action should be taken. State Treasurer Rutus Holman stated that Thomas was an ap pointee ot the governor and his voto would be one to cooperate with the executive's wishes In the matter. The governor de clared: "Let's refuse the request." The vote was unanimous and the matter dismissed. The board of control, In its short session today, also author ised Issuance ot a general policy to all employes of the state that It opposed breakfasting and lunching during office hours. Criticism of such violations in the past were numerous, it was declared, and Socretary ot State P. J. Stadolman asked the board to go on record as opposing such practices in an effort to control tho abuses. The Board, through its sec- (Contlnued from Page One) L BOSTON, April 2, OP) There appeared to be a difference ot opinion today on the "resigna tion" of Charles G. Wood, con cilator for the federal concilia tion service, who has acted as mediator in Industrial disputes in the east, south and middle-west. Wood announced his resigna tion yesterday In a sharp lettor to Miss Francis Perkins, secre tary' ot lnbor; the labor depart ment said, "Wood vob dismissed moro than a month ago." In his letter to Miss Perkins, Wood chargod her with having "fallen down on the Job" through failure to take tho lend in recon ciling Industrial belligerents. "FUNNY PAPER" KILLING DRUM1UQHT, Okln., April ' 2. OP) Mrs. Juanlta Williams Han cock, 16, an expectant mother, was in Jail hero today while authorities tried to determine wbethor to prosecute her (or the hammer Blaylng of her. motlior-In-lnw, Mrs. Mnry Hancock, In a Sunday Quarrel over a "funny paper," , mm first E FOR PRIMARY Mahoney Sends Formal Intentions To . Secretary. TUESDAY LAST DAY FOR ACTION B. S. Grigsby Candidate for Representative At Legislature. By Malcolm Epley Activity Increased on the po litical front Monday In anticipa tion of the deadline on candidacy filing set for Tuesday afternoon at 6 o clock. In Salem, Mayor W. E. Ma honey formally placed his name on the primary ballot for demo cratic nomination (or governor. Here at home, announced candi dates were busy finishing circa lation ot their petitions, and there were rumor that a lew eleventh-bour candidacies were In the making. Grigsby Move Surprise B. S. Grigsby, who sprung one of -the campaign's biggest polit ical surprises Saturday whan he revealed he aspired for repub lican nomination for state repre sentative, Monday had yet to send his formal filing to Salem, where candidates lor this office mast report their declarations. Grigsby, pioneer and prominent property bolder, left his declara tion and filing fee at the county clerk's office, but was advised Monday he would have to send tbem to Salem. Interest continued In the coun ty assessor situation, where the incumbent, W. T. Lee, mentioned as a possible candidate, said he bad not decided whether to ran or not. There are persistent rumors that another candidate may develop, some ot these being connected with the name of Charles Mack Jr., young demo crat. Sam Miller and Alva Lewis are the republican aspirants. Mayor First to File Mayor Mahoney was the first to file for the democratic nom ination for governor. General Charles H. Martin has announced he will run, giving up his seat is congress to seek the governor ship, bam Bennett of Portland Is another announced democratic candidate for governor. Mahoney 8 slogan on the ballot after his name will read: "A new deal for the masses. Stand ing one hundred eer cent with Roosevelt." i ' The Klamath Falls mayor la (Continued on Page Eight) WASHINGTON, April 2, (AP) Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt believes there is "little chance of revolution that means bloodshed where the people can register their desires in a peaceful way and where the great mass of the people are not in real want. She made this observation at her press conference today in commenting on statement by Dr. William A. Wirt, Indiana edu cator, that Borne members ot the Roosevelt "brain trust" told him thoy wanted to overthrow the government and that President lloosovelt was only the "Keren- sky" ot the revolution they en visage. Eugene Shooting Will Be Probed EUGENE. Ore., April 2. OP) The (atal shooting of 0. L. Blackle" Wilcox by Special Deputy Sheriff Ernest Kleppey will be thoroughly investigated and an Inquest probably held. Coroner Charles P, Poole said Sunday. Deputy Kleppey Bald ne snot at Wilcox when the latter made a break for treodom as a war rant charging possession of a moonshine still was being serv ed on him. Wilcox died at hos pital late last night, DEI TO Bremerton U S Government Receives Notice of Extradition Fugitive Millionaire Now at the Disposal of American Ambassador; Cabinet Quickly Ratifies Treaty WASHINGTON, April 2, (AP) Turkey today noti fied the United States that Samuel Insull would be ex tradited to Chicago to stand trial. Robert P. Skinner, American ambassador at Ankara, notified the state department the Turkish government had informed him at 5 p. m., (Turkish time) that Insult's extradition had been granted. The Turkish government at the same time informed Skinner, that Insull .was now at the ambassador's disposition. ISTANBUL, April 2, (AP) The Turkish national as sembly today ratified an extradition treaty with the United States, thus clearing the way for the return of Samuel Insull to Chicago. Called into, special session by the cabinet, the as sembly acted swiftly at Ankara. : GETS GHALLEHGE Western Union Protests Code for Telegraph Communications. WASHINGTON, April . (ff) The president of Western Union today challenged NRA's right to produce a code for the telegraph communications industry, while a representative ot Postal advo cated this action In the "Inter ests o the public." B. B. White, Western Union president, contended at an NRA hearing for formulation ot a code that this company wonld not benefit from the proposal. He added, however, that "we are here to cooperate under the law." Howard L. Kern, representing the Postal Telegraph company, attacked trade practices in the industry, saying they were "ad versely and injuriously affecting the interests ot the public, ot the companies . themselves and of their .employes." Kern said a code should be put into effect reducing the hours of work from 48 to 40. This, he added, would bring (Continued on Page Eight) L MIAMI. Pla.. April 2. On- Refreshed by a week-end In the tropical seas, President Roosevelt kept close contact with national affairs today as he continued his fishing cruise. Lieutenant Carlton McGoluy In a naval amphibian was over the Bahama waters today with o pouch from White House head quartors at the Miami Eiltmore hotel here. Mr. Roosovelt was helping to guide the yacht Nourmahal over the treacherous waters of Stranger bay channel. Entry de pended entirely upon weathor conditions. LATE WASHINGTON, April 2. OP) Early restoration of compensation to blind veteran of tho World war ns announced by the vet erans' administration today. : OMAHA. Neb., April 2. OP) Paul Sexson, secretary to Fonner President Horbert Hoover, today described as without foundation Chicago report that Hoover would be si candidate (or presl dont in load. ! SALEM, April a. ' (Pi W. A. Dclzcll of Snicm. democratic op ponent of Congressman W. C. Hawley In the general election of lMtO, advised- friend here this The treaty was signed In 1923 and ratified by the United States but until the problem of Samuel InsuU was placed on her doorstep Turkey had not chosen to bring 4t into, force-vf TURKS MAKE ARREST. ISTANBUL, April 2. OP) Sam uel Insull, Sr- a fugitive (or a year and a half from Cook county, Illinois. indictments charging him with embezzlement and grand larceny, waa. arrested by Turkish police today. - They took him from the Hotel . London, despite his protest, to the hoase of detention. ' Kenan Bey, attorney-general, stated that If an examination showed the 74-year-old former utilities cxar to be' ill, he would eventually be transferred to the . prison infirmary to await dispo sition of his case. ; Greek Lawyers on Job. A battery of Gre?k legal talent was reported en route from Athens to fight in his behalf an apparent last ditch effort to save InsuU from trial in Chicago on the charges which arose from the overthrow of his one-time empire of middle western util ities. With his removal to the house of detention, Insull had lived in four different places In Istanbul since he arrived here last week. His first place of residence was the Greek tramp freighter, the S. S. Malotis. which bore him here from Athens; he was re moved from the Malotis forcibly yesterday and placed in the Hotel Aydan. Then he was taken to the Hotel London In the suburb of Pera. At the Hotel London he ate lunch and followed the meal with a short nap. Surrounded by Officers, Although surrounded by po licemen, he was permitted a nom inal liberty and, awakening (rom his nap, started out for a walk. The walk lasted only about 100 paces, for he found himself to be followed - by a squad ot spec- (Continued from Page One) Portland Fire Fatal tc One ,. PORTLAND, April 2. UP) D. E. Peake, asleep in the loft of a small office of a woodyard hero, was burned to death today when fire destroyed the build ing. His employer, L. C. Smith, operator ot the woodyard, re ceived minor burns . before he could escape (rom his downstairs room. . , NEWS afternoon that he will be a can didate for tho democratic nom ination for congress from the first district.. ;;v,r'-:'--' GRANTS PASS, April 8u 0P Forecasting connection of . the North-We, ern Pacific railroad' northern termlnnl . at Trinklad, (inllf., with the Southern Pacific railroad at Grama Pas via the Cnsccnt City harbor,. . Lansing Hunl, aecrntary of the Bant Rom , chamber of commerce, addresses) . the local chamber here today l villng participation in a railroad menlng at Hnnta Roaa on April 14 In which a campaign tot lh rail connection will be orgJia'sed.