HERALD SERVICE Herald subscriber who Ml to rocolvo lliolr. paper by OiUO p. in. aro requested to cull tlie Uorald bualnou offlco, phone 1000, and a paper will bo sou bf special carrier. Editorials On the Day's News Ily FRANK JENKINS THIS beadllno loomi from tbo front pngoi Bloto Movoa to Cut Oaiolluo rrlco. NHA, through tho oil codo, bni boon moving to INCHHJASU) gns ollua prices, to that moro money tu be paid out In wage, Which li right the itato of Oregon, ot NRA. e THIS lan't intended criticism i J- ot the atale of Oregon, or It offlclala. It g Intended moroly to point out that It the price lerel I to bo raised, o a to make buslnoss better, we'll bars to expect to par more tor what wo get. 0 o e KARL DANE, physically big movie actor, who earned and 8 PIC NT 11500 a week when he vrha going good, diet penniless, and mar bo burlod In a paupor'i grave, Ho dlo by hla own hand, and the reaion for hie suicide. In all probability, wai Inability to aland poverty aftor having accuatomod blmiolt to sffluonc. Til 8 moral: If he'd spent LK88 whon ho vwu earning ao much moro, ho wouldn't havo come to the atato of poverty that led blra to take hli own llfo, e e e IT ISN'T nice, of eourae to offer crlllclim of tho dead, bnt poor Karl Dano's experience offer auch a marvolou opportunity to point out that the way to avoid abject povorty and all the grlot that goe with It la to aavo whllo ono U earning. e o FROM the same front page, we learn of tho death by aulcldo ot Jolly Oarnor, brother of John N. Garner, vlco prealdont of tho United State, who took hi own life at hi home In Texa the other dar. Ill health hi bolloved to havo boon tho causo. ,f"NHI can't genorallxo accurately 4f about Individual eaio ot 111 health. Dut physician agroe that one of the ouutandlng cautoa ot III health after mlddlo age Garner waa 48 la (ponding good health too reoklossly while one ha It. e HEART disease I tho loading causo of donth In this country. Tho outstanding causo of hotirt dlsoaso Is expondlng heart enorgy too liberally In tho earllor years of llfo. , "Take good caro of your hoart ffhllo you ore young and It will take good caro ot you whon you are old" Isn't far from tbe truth. 16 Killed During March in Accidents SALEM, April 17 (P) Slxtoon poron wore killed during the month ot March as the result ot automobllo accldonts, the secre tary of stoto's office reported to day, bringing tno total doaMis from that coubb for the first throe months of tho yenr to 62, a ro'ductlon of four ovor the samo porlod Inst your. LATE WASHINGTON, April 17 (AP) Senate domocrntle lenders ox pressed hope today n solution of tho l'lilllpplna enconnut oil lax could bo wnrkvd In conference Willi tho liouso on tho .IHO,0(MI, 0(10 rovcmio bill, but falling tlmt they mill tlmy had reason to lie llevo Vrcsldcnt Itoosovolt would not veto tho mensuro, , t MILVAVKKH, April 17 (AP) ; KmpUyo of tho Hoamon Hotly ' corporal It this afternoon voted 7114 lo ait to end tho strlko which for. seven weeks tied up production ot Nuih automobiles. '.Hi", LvJUxJU Chancellor y OF SERVICE E Leader of Oregon Higher Educational System to Retire. SUCCESSOR NOT YET ANNOUNCED Board Anticipates Long Search for Capable Educator. PORTLAND. April 17 (Pi- After moro than 27 year ot sorvlce in Oregon' Institutions of higher learning, Dr. W. J. Karr will resign whenever bl ucceisnr can be appointed. Dr. Kerr, for the post two yours chancollor of Oregon system ot higher education, and for mora than a quarter ot century president ot Oregon State college, maue tno format an nounccment of his retirement plans at a board meeting boro Into Monday. HurceMor Not Named "When on Sent. t. 1033. In a porlod of emergency,' Dr. Korr nld, "I acceplvd tho responsi bilities of the chancellorship, It was with no thought of con' tinning In offlco Indefinitely." After reviewing some of the Ideal accomplished by his ad ministration, he said "I now foci Justified In announcing to the bonrd. In accordance with my original Intention, my desire to rotlro from the chancellorship when a successor to tho offlco may be obtained." The board of higher education formally roauoited Chancellor Kerr not to contemplate releaso until a suitable successor can be solected. Thoy said the task of rinding a new chancollor will not bo an easy ono. Accordingly. no date has boon set for Kerr s retirement. All Rumors Denied Wlllnrd Marks, president of tho state board, took occasion to doclaro in a supplemental state ment, that rumors current dur ing the day that the chancollor would be requested to rcVIgn, wore "oomplotoly falso." He said he wanted to deny them "em phatically," and declared tho board had at no time contem plated such a stop. -The statemont of the board said that whllo tho members bad boon aware for loint time of Korr' doBiro to retire, "your request comes ns an unoxpoctod problem for tho board at this meeting." Tho statement sotting forth tho ohancollor's doslre for, retire ment was only one of several major quostlons dlscussod at Monday' exceptionally Important meeting, Tho bonrd, after ap proving a $2,000,000 budget, re vealed that the state educational Byatoin is facing oxtromo finan cial difficulty unless more ade quate support Is afforded by the end ot the present blenntum. COTTON DILL COMPLETED WASHINGTON. Anrll 17. UPl Congressional notion was com peted today on tho Baukhead compulsory cotton opntrol bill. u now goos to tho prosldeut who recommended It, NEWS LITTLE AMERICA, Antarc tica, April 17 (vln Mnckny Itntllo) (AP) Prom Ills lonely nilvnmo weather base liSft miles by trnll south of Lltllo Anicricn, Itonr Admiral Richard H. Byrd today r o p o r t o tl temperatures varying between ISO and UO do greos below roro. FALL HIVEIt, Mnss., April 17 (AP) Approximately 2,1100 textllo warkors, on strike for a week, returned to work todny aa a complrto settlement of disputes In Full River mills nppenrctl Imminent. IN YEARS GOME TO V ASSOCIATED PRESS I Price Fiv r-'.'.':'-,11.1 s.W ''uiviiiH 1 A Kerr Retires Dr. W. J. Korr. chancellor of Oregon' system of higher educa tion, has announced his plans to rotlro after 27 years of service. Ho will retain bis post until successor Is named. City Will Not Act On Police Amendments Until Autumn. Tho voto on the police charter amendmont was deferred by tho city council Monday night until the general election In No vember, A deadlock between the ruling of City Attorney A. L. Leavltt and U. S. Ballontine, counsel for tho proponents ot the police charter amendments, was broken whon tho city council accepted rulings of the city attornoy, and passed to Its second reading an ordinance providing methods ot exercising Initiative and rofer- (Contlnucd on Page Six) K. I. D. A morntorlum amounting to approximately $60,000 on con struction charges for tho calendar year of 1934 has been granted to the Klamath Irrigation dis trict. All divisions and Individ ual wator right applicants In-the district are Includod In the mor atorium. Instructions as to tho applica tion ot this moratorium wore re ceived by the board of directors of tho K. I. D. Tuosdny, and the board diroctod that all con struction chargos be credltod on tho tax rolls of tho Klamath Ir rigation District. All wator usorB who paid con struction charges in full before the credit wns nllowod, will be carried ovor until next year, and receive crodit nt that time, ac cording to A. L. Crawford, dis trict secretary speaking for the oxoetttlve bonrd. Those who have pnld a por tion of tholr 1034 chnrgos will rocolvo crodit on tho balance ot the construction assessmontB this year, nnd tho amount paid will bo credited ' on -next year s oharges, Crawford stated. Tho first halt of tho year's operation and maintenance chargos, for the K. I. D. amount ing to $21,731.06, was paid In full to the government Tuosdny, and tho bonru of directors re quosts that all wntor users mnke a spoelal offort to pay tholr O. and M. charges at oneo In order that tho district may bo nblo to moot the July payment which Is for a Ilka amount. CRASH VICTIM DIES PORTLAND, April 17, (jT William Martin; 23, ot Portland, Injured In an automobllo nccldont near Taft, Lincoln county, Inte Saturday, died In a hospital here today. ;.- m J a i ... f : ti ii . I KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., W STATE OPENS Move to Reduce Motor Fuel Cost Gets Under Way. ONE COMPANY AN NOUNCES SLASH Result of Policy in Com mercial Field Gains Attention. SALEM, April 17 (JPj Ore gon's official move to reduce gas oline prices, authorised by the stale board of control, got under way today when the state pur chasing agent sent out Inquiries as to prices In other state and was - making . arrangements tor storage ot gasoline to be pur chased tor the highway departs mmirf-""" 7". " . Price Cut Announced William Elniig, purchasing agent and secretary of the board ot control, announced he had already received Information the state could purchase from one company at a price one and a half cents below tbe present bulk contract price ot 13 cents, Including tho tax. Ho planned to purchase at least five car loads of 8.000 gallons each as soon ss ho obtained storage facilities and further Investigated prices. The board Instructed Elnxig to purchase from California or Washington as a move to reduce retail commercial prlcos de clared excessive at the present time. It was declared this step was possibly tbe only legal means by which, action could now be taken by Oregon against high prices maintained by oil com panies. To bring suit against companies on alleged over-charge activities could not be done without legislative action, legal members ot the state bouse sutt stated. Dlds Open May 1 The state now uses about 2,000,000 gallons ot gasoline an nually and bids for purchase woro to be received May 1. Elniig Informed the board that because ot code agreements he believed It Impossible to receive (Continued, on Page Six) BRITISH INCH TAXES REDUCED LONDON. April 17. WP) The British publio today received a glit of a six ponce in tne pound reduction ot Income taxes a re duction, In the case of small In comes, ot approximately 10 per cent. . The reduction was announced by Neville Chamberlain, chancel lor of the Exchoquer, In telling the house of commons and a cheer ing throng ot spectators of hit budgot for .1934-36, I HIGH Irrelevant and Immaterial An Indian, woaring a sort of Van Dyko beard and moustache with wniod ends, was tho most interesting looking spectator In court Tuesday. Ho Is Bill Thom- nson, whom Horace Manning de fended several years ago tor the murder of Buok Pearson at-Chil- oqnln, Tbomnson was acquitted ot tho charge. Sovortil other Indian men nnd wamon also attended Tuesday's session. Harry B, Goollor, In No. . 1 seat In the jury box,, appeared to sleep during the parts ot the first two days' proceedings. 1. O. Holnrlch, Berkoley crim inologist, sat In the circuit court room Tuesday. With blB stiff white collar, glUBsos, and thin TUESDAY, APRIL 17, J Kerr Wirt Perjury Charge Heard BUL WINKLE SUGGESTS GRAND JURY TAKE NOTICE OP INCIDENT WASHINGTON, April 17. (P) Chairman Bulwinkle (D.. N. C), today told reporters the spec ial bouse committee could "not prosecute Dr. William A. Wirt for perjury, but there is no rea son why the district attorney and the grand Jury shouldn't be able to take notice ot tbe case." The committee chairman made this statement after tbe six per sons who dined with Wirt on September 1, tbe occasion on which he say be beard adminis tration workers discuss revolu tionary Intents, told bouse In vestigators he had testified un truthfully. Bulwinkle declined further comment except that "Dr. Wirt at least imposed upon the commit tee." From the hostess down through the five other guests, came testi mony In denial there was Incend iary talk such a the Indiana edu cator alleged a week ago. Various of the witnesses por trayed their accuser as a "mono loglst," who talked four hours that evening In Virginia without letting others have the floor. . TRDTZKY ORDERED TO LEAVE F, E Exiled Russian Revolu tionist Fearful '. for Safety. PARIS, April 17, (AP) Leon Trotxky, exiled Russian revolu tionist, was ordored to leave France by the governments today because of his efforts to organ ise a world revolution. . Minister of the Interior Albert Sarraut announced the cabinet decided to withdraw tbe permis sion granted Trotzky to live in France because ho "violated tbe political neutrality" which was made a condition of his stay at Barbicon. Trotsky has been living In a secluded villa near Barblioh, about 36 miles from Paris, since (Continued on Page Six) SEVERE QUAKES FELT IN SOUTH SANTA ANA, Calif., April 17 (P) A Bevere earthquake shock caused persons to leave their homes and office buildings In Santa Ana today. No damage was believed to have been done, but the Orange county court bouse swayed perceptibly and al most everyone left the building. PASADENA, Calif., April 17 (JP) An earthquake shock esti mated td be about 90 miles from here and believed strong enough to have caused light damage It in a populated area, was record ed as starting at 10:33 o'clock this morning on Instrument ot the Slesmologlcnl Laboratory here ot the Carnegie Institution of Washington. ning hair over his forehead, he looks like a professor. He Is a professor, . ' . . ' James McCool, Orogonlnn press representative, wore a different suit Tuesday. His third suit, he says, he Is saving to wear fish ing next Sunday. Frank Howard was the' only mnn In the jury box who raised an objection to adjourning court at 11:36, and re-opening at 1 o'clock Instead of 1:30. He said that dinner, at hla home one and a halt miles away, might not be ready when he got there, ' Defense Attorney Roberta ap pears exceptionally courteous In his manner ' toward the judge, (Continued on Page Six) - UNITED PRESS 1934 LM Secretary Dern Opens 11-man Investiga tion Today POLITICAL TONE . TO BE REMOVED Hoover's Friend Involved ty Senate Committee on Airmail. WASHINGTON, April 17, (P) Secretary Dern dropped the army's air policy Into the lap ot an 11 man board of Inquiry today. k The war department chief op ened the Investigation Into all phases of army flying juat a day after President Roosevelt: called tor a commission named by con gress to. outline a. national air nrillM,' '. . r Job Technical Ono . "Keep politic ont of this," was tbe tenor of Secretary Dern's admonition to the committee of six civilian and five military air authorities. He directed them to find out what should be done to make tbe army air corps "second to none In modern equipment and training." "Tour mission is technical, not political" he aald. . The group is headed by New ton D. Baker, wartime secretary ot war. Colonel Charles A. Lind bergh was originally named, but declined to serve. The inquiry (Continued on Page Six) FDR PICK DRIVE All Is set for an Intensive drive for 100 new members of the Klamath county chamber of commerce Wednesday. AoDroxImately 100 members ot the chamber are expected to par ticipate In the drive. It will start at 8:30 a. m.. and after a sweep of the city it Is hoped It can come to an end at noon. Ten team captains nave been named. They are Mrs. Charles Garcelon, Dick Reeder, George Hlllls. J. H. Pennington, A. M. Collier, John Houston, Dr. Paul Sharp, P. T. Jackson, H. P. Bosworth, Jr., ana Jonn r'owier. The camnalgn was planned and is In charge ot Sam Conll, membership chairman, ana Percy Murray, director In charge of membership. Baseball - ' NATIONAL LEAGUE . R. H. E. Philadelphia . 14 0 New York 6 8 0 Elliott, Hansen, Collins and Wilson: Hubbell and Richards. R. H. E. Chicago .'. 6 11 1 Cincinnati 0 1 : 0 Warneke and . Hartnett; SI Johnson, Benton and O'Farrell. ; , , . R. H., E. Boston 7 12 8 Brooklyn 8 , 10 0 Brandt, Plckrel and Hogan; Mungo and Lopes. AMERICAN LEAGUE R. H. E. St. Louis - 2 6 1 Cleveland ' 6 8 2 Blaeholder, Newsom and Grube; Hildobrand, L. Brown and Pytlnk. ' ' R E Now York .... ....... 6 ' S 0 Philadelphia 6 10 1 ' Gomel, Murphy, Smyth, Utile and Dickey; Cain, Cascarella, and Berry Madjeskl, Hayes. R. H. E. Washington 6 9 2 Boston '. 6 11 3 Wbltohlll, Russell and Berg, Klumpp; Rhodes, Pennock, H. Johnson and Ferrell, Will Ml STARTS!! NOUIRY Local Forecast Fair, moderate. High 68, Low 40., OREGON: Fair tonight, Wednesday. Local frosts East Number 6095 I State and Defense Finish Selection Before 2 O'clock Process of Naming Two Alternate Juror Under Way; State Expected to Make Opening Statement Wednesday The Manning trial jury of 12 men was completed at 1:57 p. m. Tuesday. Selection of two alternate jurors was to follow im mediately after a recess. Judge Wilson stated that when that task was completed, court will adjourn until 9 a. m. Wednesday when opening statements will begin. Members of the jury are Harry Goeller, Walter Zetzman, H. R. Dunlap, J. M. Justin, Arthur B. Keenan, William Lorenz, Charles Spidell, John H. Martin, Jesse Hanks, Waiter Donart, O. L. Williams, Frank Howard. Six of these were called originally to the box at the beginning of the trial of the well-known Klamath lawyer, charged with the murder of State Legislator Ralph W. Horan on February 12. Most or all of the jurors know Manning, at least by sight, and some of them have known him for years. . - ' . The defense announced its acceptance of the jury after exereising six of its 12 state -used. only- one -of its The speed with which the jury was obtained was gen erally a surprise, uetore the trial estimates of the time reauired to get a jury ran as hisrh as two weeks. It was almost exactly nine hours after trial began that Defense Attorney Roberts, after a consultation with Manning;, and Defense At- BULLETIN Clyde Tbompeon, salesman, and Fred Cofer, former mayor ot Klamath Falls, were select ed as alternate Jurors shortly before 8:00 o'clock. Judge Wilson then announc ed that the . jury would be locked np for the duration ot the trial while the court is not in session. torneys Weatherford and Vandenberg, announced the acceptance of the jury. The state previously accepted the jury three times. It was unnecessary to use any ' of the members of the special venire to get the first 12 men for the trial. District Attorney - T. R. Gillenwaters will make the opening statement for the state. It is unlikely he will demand the death penalty at that time. . ; -. Defense Attorney Roberts will make the opening re marks to the jury for the defense. Still moving with unexpected rapidity, the murder trial ' of Horace M. Manning was well on it way Tuesflay afternoon toward the final selection of a Jury. It was believed this tedious preliminary would be ended some time Wednesday, giving way to the more dramatic stages of the trial of the well-known attorney charged with the murder of State Legislator Ralph' W. Horan. ; Changes Occur Fast Changes occurred more rapidly In the Jury box Tuesday morning, but there were still six of the original 12 prospective jurors In the box when the, noon recess came Tuesday. Three ol them Walter Wiesendager, J. W. Jolly, and Carl Schubert bad gone out for cause. -C. H. Pyles, H. H. Jenkins and Claude H. Davis had been challenged by the state. At noon, the defense had used four of its, d oi en peremptory challenges, and the state had used one of Its six. Tuesday morning District Attornoy ' Gillenwaters challenged Dan. Savage, and How ard Barnhlsol, called to the box to replace savage, was soon eum' Inated by a defense challenge. . . Attorneys Are Tense tn the box at noott were Harry Goeller, W Zetzman, H. R. Dun lap, J. M. Justin, F. Howard, A. B. Keenan, William ' Lorens, Charles Spidell, J. H. Martin, (Continued on -Page Six) SUNNY, , I peremptory challenges. The six Wiauenges.' Manning Jury 1.' Horry Goeller, garage 2. Walter Zetzman, retired farmer. ' ,. 3. H. R. Dunlap, retired farmer. 4. J. SI. Justin, merchant. AV Frank Howard, laborer. 6. Arthur B. Keenan, plum ber.. 7. William Lorenz, plumber, 8. Charles Spidell, farmer. 9. John H. Martin, miller,. . 10. Jesse Hanks, farmer. . 11. -Walter Donart, bartender. 12. O. L. Williams, bUe dealer. German. Holdup Gang Beheaded i BERLIN, April 17 (JP Four men who staged a daylight hold up in which one person was kill ed, were beheaded at dawn to day. They shot down four attend ants of the' Berlin Bus company September 16, 1932, escaping with $10,000 . the attendants were taking to a bank' for do posit. . .,. One ot the wounded bus com pany employes later 1 died. Says: SANTA MONICA, AprU 17. Editor The Evening Herald: On Sabbath day, with a news paper hid behind my song book, I saw where tbe Repub lic of Ireland was about to do away with their senate. N6w ordinarily . that looks like a popular move In any country. But this being Sun- Iday and having a generous feeling toward all mankind (no .matter ' how . unfortunate his position), lot's ask our Re deemer to not let us act too hastily In following ' Ireland's example. .,- ' Thou Almighty .Who seolst all .things must know tliut as disciple there Is not a Saint Peter In tho senate,, and a for prophets there Is not a Mosei In a carload. They seolst not, but uttilher do the ones who sent 'em there see, so let's be charitable. But oh, gracious ONE, If Iroland should' be right, help ua to lea the, light Immediately. Amen. ',: Yours, , Resign ROGERS