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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1934)
y$ era ft UNITED PRESS Local Forecast Generally fair. High 71; Low 41. ' OREGON: Cloudy, unsettled east; , showers west. HERALD SERVICE Herald subscriber who full to rocolve their paper by OiflO p. in, aro rouuestod to call the Herald business office, liUono 1000, and yapor will ho aoat by apodal carrier. v i ASSOCIATED PRESS Price Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1934 Number 7003 WW jnj turn Granddaughter NOTES SENT Juno Roblcs, 6, Abducted ' Wednesday Afternoon; Posses Organize. KIDNAPED WOMAN DISCOVERED DEAD Minneapolis Girl Return ed Few Hours After Kidnaping. TUCSON, Aril. Juno Roblcs, 6. grandaughtur of promlnont ArlKtitia cattleman, kidnapped. A, rantomo of 110,000 is de manded. PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Wo man critically wounded alter kidnaped from Washington, D. C. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. Mary Lou Carllu, 6, roluruod horn tow hour altar abduc tion. W A B II I N O T ON, D. C Death penalty for kidnaping approved by houno Judiciary commute. - BOSTON. Mai , Large quantity of Lindbergh milium monoy reported found. BREMERTON, Wash. Knowledge of Llndborgh kid naping hinted at clue to Drom crlon man murders. TUCSON, Aril., April JO, (IP) A second raniom nolo win do llvorod ahorlly before noon today to Bernabe Itobloi, grandfathor of (-year-old June Itoblea, kid naped yostorday, offering to re duce tho abductora' demand from $16,000 to $10,000, "l( you act quickly." Child la Bare The delivery of tho note wm nnouncod by Colby S. Farrur, Prima county undor-shorlff. He declined to dlvulgo how delivery had boon effected. It wag ilgned only by tho Initial "Z." Tho noto followa: "Chllil safe. We're willing to rwluco raniom to I0,(MM. If you net qulrkly rlilhl will be rrliiruol aa per instructions. OlK-y Instructions." This ono-tlmo frontlor outpost, now a desort metropolis, armod Itsolf as In the cnttlo-rustllng tlmos of yoro ns fooling ran high over the abduction of tho favor lto granddaughter of Bonabo Roblcs, old-tlmo cattle baron of the Spanish land grant days. Tho llttto girl was abducted yestorday aftornoon as aho re turned homeward from school by a man who drove up besldo hor In an automobllo, called to hor, and then sped awny when she en tered tho cnr. Hoy firings Note Two hours later Hoiallo Estra da, a smnll boy, brought to the girl's fnthor, Fornando Roblos, mombor of a wealthy old Arlsona family, a roughly printed noto which domnnded $15,000 botore the rolonso of his daughter, and warnod the father not to report her abduction to authorities. Disregarding tho throats, Ro (Contlnuod on Page Bight) ASKING CASH RANSOM Editorials on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS A MONO tho transients Mint for throo . long depression yenrs havo boon drifting from placo to placo aro many more boys. How did those boys get to bo transients? . What kind of homos do thoy como from? What shook thorn loose from thona homos In tho first plnco? THESE are IntoroHtlng quostlons, And W. H, Bnlllle, down at transient rollof hondqunrtors In the old Scandln hall, has some interesting answors answors glennod from actual oxporlonco. ' ;,. SANE of thoso mors boya oomos from - a good - homo In the These Men Hosts 4: w o'fsy 1 .irisr-i 5. :WHtW:' HEA InvolunUry hosts to John Dllllngor and his gang woro these throe mon of Murcer. Wis. Loft to right, they aro: Frank Traube and Uaorgo Basso, employes, and Kmll Wiuatka, owner of the Little IJohemla Lodge near Morcor. They told officials they were forced to shelter Dllllngor and his gunmen several daya before U. 8. agonts and police raided, and engaged In a gun battle, during which the gang fled. Boston" Newspaper Prints Story of Discovering . Ransom Fund. BOSTON, April 26, (fP) The Boston Ulobo says that a large quantity of tho money which Colonel Charles A. Llndborgh paid to tho kidnapers of his 16 months old child, who later was found dead, has been recovered In Now England. The amount re covered totals more than bait of the $50,000 paid, and was found In blocks of $4,000 and $5,000, tho Qlobo says. BREMERTON, Wash., April i, (IP) An anonymous lotter sent from St. John, N. Il to Bremer ton police, doclarlng "Eugene Chcnevort was bumpod off be causo be had knowlodgo of the Llndborgh kidnaping," entored tho Ilromorton mats murder case today, Tho lettor said that Chonevort, ono of six parsons slaughtered In a house noar Brcmorton somo (Contlnuod on Page .Eight) 5 WASHINGTON, April 2, (AP) The sonato . agriculture com mittee today approved a bill to broaden tho ngrlrulturnl adjust ment act, nftor Secretary Wal lace hnd urged tho measure In an executive 'soBslon. Tho bill, one of those, listed by sonato loaders for approval at this session, would strengthen tho licensing provisions ot the act and authorlso the farm ad ministration to make marketing agroomonts with producers on non-baslo commodities. South a woll-to-do homo. ' ' But his homo llfo was atrlot nono of tho ordinary amusomonts of youth pormlttod. Amusoments woro wlckod. So, ono day, ho RAN AWAY, ''. COR a year, ' ho drifted ' aim lossly. Thon ho formed a casual ac quaintance with anothor young -follow. Happening to montlon that ho camo from tho South, his friend asked what town, and upon bolng told answorod: "Why, I've boon there of ton; Just a few months ago, In fact."' , Tho boy mentioned names among others, his mother's, with (Contlnuod on Page Four), to Dillinger Gang I Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE R. H. E. Chicago - 16 1 Detroit 1 6 1 Gaston, Wyatt and Shea, Ruel; Bon-ell and Cochrane. . At St. Louis - Clovolund-St. Louis game postponed; rain and wet grounds. R. H. E. Boston 7 11 3 Washington 10 , 15 1 Weltand, H. Johnson, Walbcrg, Pennock and Ferroll; Weaver, Russoll and Berg, NATIONAL LEAGUE R H New York 2 6 Philadelphia 3 8 FHsalmmons and Richards; Collins and Wilson. R. H. E. Brooklyn 0 6 0 Boston 16 1 Leonard and Lopei; Zachary and Spohrer, R. ..10 .. 1 H. 16 6 St, Louis ......... Pittsburgh ....... Hallahan and V. Davis; Blrk- ofer, Chagnon, Smith and Velt man. PORTLAND, April 28. ' (AP) Coming undor tho engineer's estimate on tho Coos Bay bridge by more than $100,000,.. the Northwest Roads company of Portland and the Virginia Bridge and Iron company ot Roanoko, Va., were low blddors on con struction of tho largest of tho flvo Orogon coast highway bridges to be constructed - with fedoral grant ; and loan. , i Their bids on dlftoront 'units totaled $2.138, S18. Twolve bids wore entored on one or more of tho eight dlftor ont unit combinations whon the stato highway commission today mot primarily for that purpose, but tho award will not bo made until aftor public works officials concur with tho state road com missioners on tho contraots. OK SILVER LISTS WASHINGTON, April 28 (P) Evorctt Sandors, chairman of tho republican national commit too, was disclosed as tho holder of long contracts for 75,000 ounces of sllvor, In a report to the sonato today by Socretary Morgenthau, Frank A. Vnmlorllp, ono ot those nnnounocd as tho spon sors ot the recent dlnnor to mombors ot congress lntorostod in silver, waB listed as tho owner of long . contracts for 800,000 ouncos. NEGRO FUGITIVE ESCAPES INDIANAPOLIS, April 26 (IP) Wlllard Butler, negro llfo term prisoner and ono of four triiBtlos who. fled from tho Indiana .state prison at Michigan City last Sunday, was recaptured horo early today. of SETTING ODDS OVERMAHONEY United . Press-Report In dicates Congressman Holds Edge. TWO REPUBLICANS GAIN SUPPORTERS Bradbury Describes In creasing Strength of Mayor. Ily MALCOLM EPLEY Election betting odds In Port land are two and one-half to one that General Martin beats Mayor Mohonay for the demo cratic governorship nomination, according to information ob tained by the United Press. Other odds being offered In anticipation ot the coming pri mary, the United Press reports, are: , Even money on Frank Lon ergan and Kufus Holman for the republican nomination. 2 to 1 against Joe Dunne. 8 to 1 against McAloxander. Not a great deal ot news trickles back to , the--old- home town as Mayor Mahoney stumps the state In behalf ot his can didacy. Reports from Mahoney campaign headquartors. however, are consistently favorable. Bradbury Secretary R. E. Bradbury ot this county Is exocutlve secretary ot the Ma honey campaign committee, and In a message to this newspaper says that laboring men and woman genorally aro rallying to Mahoney s standard. Bradbury said things generally are turning to Mahoney In Port land and unless there is a sud den change In sentiment the mayor will have a comfortable lead In Martin's homo county wnon the votos are counted. Bradbury, Incidentally, brought chuckles from Klamath county newspapermen when In a letter to the odltors he said! "We are desirous of using as much Bpace in the newspapers of Oregon as our limited friends will pormlt. ' One rabid anti-Mahoneylte asked this writer If the writer meant "limited friends, limited tunds or both! Recall Considered Locally, Interest turns again to the recall. It seems that April 28 Is the last day on (Continued on Page Eight) ITI DF PORTLAND, April 26. (AP) The only wny to prevent a re turn ot prohibition is to regulate the liquor trafflo for tho bene fit and protection of those who do not want to drink, as well as to insure the best quality to thoso who do, it was declared horo today by Governor Clarence 11. Martin of Washington. Governor Martin was the prin cipal speaker at the progressive business mens', club luncheon hore. "Wo miiBt not forget the evils of pro-prohibition days," he de clared, "and we must see to It that they do not return per manently. Irrelevant and Immaterial Bailiffs have informed Interest ed persons thnt all the Jurors eat vory hearty breakfasts. Not one skips tills first meal ot the day, and thoy all' ordar the most sub stantial Horns on tho menu. . Tho Jury la now woll-trnlned In marching. Tho men tile into the box in perfect order, like horses In a olrous. Harry Qoeller oomes first, ns ho sits in seat No, 1. The rest follow him aocordlng to the numbor of the seats they occupy. Fred Cofer kicks out tho door stop under the, gate, and closes it gontly. They fool at home, too. Occaif slonnlly thoy ask questions, ana Cattleman Wage Dispute Comes to End LABOR, MANAGERS REACH AGREEMENT IX RAIL WAY FIGHT WASHINGTON, April 26 UP) Railway labor and manage ments agreed today to a restor ation of the full pay of the workers April 1, 1935. In compromise agreement aft er a long series of conlerences between the Railway Labor Exec utives association and the con ference committee ot managers It was agreed the 10 per cent re duction made for the last two years should be gradually re stored during the next year. The employes will receive a restoration of 2 hi per cent on July 1 of this year; 2 hi per cent on January 1, 1935 and the re mainder on April 1, 1935. The agreement came after ne gotiations started March 16 ap parently failed. Joseph B. East man, federal coordinator of transportation, withdrew last Saturday as a mediator. Mon day the managers and labor got together unexpectedly and work ed out the compromise. PEACE OFFICERS Dillinger Free Despite Activities of Huge ; . ''"'Federal Army. " " (By The Associated Press) Developments in the last twenty-four hours In the hunt tor John Dillinger: More than 6,000 peace officers maintained their vigil, acting on some of the hundreds of "tips" on his whereabouts, without any apparent rosults. Petition Out Citliens of Mercer, Wis., where Dillinger and his mob shot their way to freedom last Sunday, cir culated a petition to the depart ment of Justice charging the fed eral agents had "bungled" their Job. Reports were circulated that the federal men were gathering for a new fight "to death" with Dillinger in the St. Paul, Minn., area, but they lacked verifica tion. Dillinger was reported "sight ed" In Hammond. Ind., In Min nesota and elsewhere. Agents Confident Fedoral officials continued to express confidence that they would soon have their man. Melvin Purvis, head of the Chicago office of the federal bureau ot investigation, disclos ed that investigators believe that the arrest of some of Dilllnger's henchmen will clear up the $200, 000 kidnaping ot Edward G. Bremer, St. Paul banker. ST. PAUL, April 26. (AP) With the suspension of St. Paul's city health officer today it be came known that John Dillinger and his first lieutenant, John (Continued on Page, Eight) TEAR GAS BOMBS ELLENSBURG, Wash., April 26 (JF) Refusing to obey orders of the state highway patrol, sev eral hundred men, women and children plckoters In the Roslyn-' Cle Elum coal fields were scat tered over the hills like a horde ot Jack rabbits today by tear gas bombs. . Wednosday one of them askod Cordon to get out ot the way so hs could see Manning at his desk. Deputy R. D. Dnvls always sits directly back ot Horace Manning in the courtroom. When Man ning rises to go out during re cces, Dnvls follows him. They come Into the courtroom the snmo way, the deputy behind the de fendant, The 14 men in the Jury box, as tar as clothes are concernod, are now much alike. While they wear changes ot shirts, sex and tics a tew ot them even brought extra shoes they evidently have no (Continued on Pag Eight), JAPAN POLICY KEPT SECRET ROOSEVELT President Reviews- Situ ation With Secretary of State. U. S. AMBASSADOR ASKS STATEMENT Grew Seeks Authoritative Version of Jap Aims. . : . WASHINGTON, April 26 UP) President Roosevelt reviewed the new moves of Japan toward China today at a luncheon con ference with Secretary Hull, but it brought no ' Immediate an nouncement of policy. The secretary ot state was with the president tor more than an hour reporting on the entire International situation. The Jap anese policy apparently received particular attention. However. Mr. Hull declined any comment upon leaving the White Bouse. No Action Taken . . Meanwhile, It . was said au thoritatively : that . the United States had sent no official com munications to Japan or any of the nine-power treaty nations concerning Japan's "statement ot policy towards China." Definite confirmation that the state department was still mak ing a careful study ot available "texts" of the Japanese decla ration, the provision of the nine power treaty and other perti nent data, and that no Imme diate definite action was con templated by this government came from high official sources. The state department, how ever, continued to maintain its policy ot official silence, and Undersecretary William Phillips declined to make any official (Continued on Page Eight) W. M. Briggs, legal counsel tor the League of Oregon Cities, and Herman Kehrli, executive secretary of the organization, ar rived. In Klamath falls Thurs day, a day ahead ot schedule. Marlon Hanks, acting mayor, called a special meeting of the council for 3:00 o'clock Thurs day afternoon, at which time the city officials planned to hold an informal discussion with the lea gue officials relative to muni cipal problems. It was understood unofficially that Kehrli would present a plan to the city council outlining state-wide adoption of a model city charter. This charter could then be used as a working plan in all localities, and amended as each community found It neces sary. Virtually all city charters In the state are now outmoded and in many Instances carry obso lete sections and ordinances. If Kehrll's suggestion were ac cepted In Oregon, the proposed model charter-would replace the ones now in use in all cities. Briggs and Kehrli visited Lakovlew before coming to Klam ath Foils, and planned to leave here Thursday, night. - WIRT'S CHARGES HELD UNFOUNDED WASHINGTON, April 26, (AP) The bulwlnkle committee to day adopted a report to the house holding unfounded the claims of Dr. William A. Wirt that administration "brain trust ers" were working for a "revolu tion." , The voto wna 3 to 2, the ma jority ot democrats agreeing to the conclusion thnt Wirt, a Gary, Indinnn, teacher, had not proved his contentions. Kidnaped Panel Expected to Start Study Early Tonight Gillenwaters Presenting Final Arguments for Prosecution; Roberts Closes With Plea for Acquittal The Manning; trial jury was expected to begin de liberations at approximately 5 o'clock this afternoon, fol lowing an hour's instructions from Judge Fred W. Wilson. As the" Jury-goes into session to determine the fate of Horace M. Manning it will have before it two conflicting pictures of the gunshot death of Ralph W.. Horan, described in graphic detail in the closing argu ments Thursday of Defense Attorney George M. Roberts and District Attorney T. R. Gillenwaters. Roberts devoted the entire morning to an address in which he declared that the defense had successfully i , , . -J 1 : i. : 41... nAA'a aaA onft Vl Q fl comDaiiea every viuw puim, m owie o vw proved Horace Manning not guilty of Horan's murder. Gillenwaters, at mid-afternoon, was in the midst of a detailed account of the state's theory that Horan un armed was shot "when something cracked in the be fuddled brain of Horace Manning." JORDAN'S PLEAS WILL BE STUDIED Governor Names Board . to Review Klamath Murder Case. SALEM, Ore., April 26. (UJ5 Three Portlsnders Wednesday were named by Gov. Julius L. Meier as a committee to review the case of Theodore Jordan, ne gro under sentence to hang for the slaying of a Klamath Falls railroad employe. Those named were John Pipes, .ttAvnav thA TtBV. TtflVmOnd B. Walker, minister, and J. D. Nell- an, representing the Oregon rris on Association. Vindictive Type It Is expected the governor will base his attitude toward ap peals for Jordan's commutation on the findings and recommenda tion ot this committee. Jorlan, who is now In state prison here, will bo returned to Klamath county soon to be re sentenced, following affirmation of the death sentence by the su preme court and failnre of that tribunal to grant a new trial. The prisoner is described by penitentiary officials here as a (Continued on Page Eight) , TAKEN BY POLICE SHERMAN, Texas, April ' 26 (p) Raymond Hamilton, Texas bad man, was behind prison bars again today, bis three months "vacation" at an end. The erstwhile pal of Clyde Barrow, public enemy No. 1 ot the southwest, ran right into the arms of the law yesterday when a party of officers halted his car as be sped away with $1000 he had scooped up in a small town bank two hours before. Although two pistols were found in the car, Hamilton surrendered without a fight. WASHINGTON, AprlJ 20. () The house today adopted a reso lution that , Representative Fred A. Britten, republican, 111., was properly elected to tho scat from tho Oth district over James Mc Andrews, democrat. WASHINGTON, April 20. (VP) Arguments in tho trial ot Bishop Jnnioa Cannon, Jr., wore wound np late today, with the prosecu tion demanding conviction to "preserve tho purity of the bal lot box" and tho defense urging acquittal so as not to "destroy a good woman and rnln a great LATE NEWS wnen tne jury retires will take with it the array- of exhibits in the case, In cluding the buuet-scarrea furniture of Manning's of fice and tne nanasome aesx . around which much of the action of the case centers. ' POSSIBLE VERDICTS. Five verdicts are possible In the trial ot Horace M. Man ning for the alleged murder ot Ralph W. Horan. 1 First degree murder. 2 First degree murder with recommendation. This would be life imprisonment. 3 Second degree murder. Life imprisonment. 4 Manslaughter. One to 15 years Imprisonment. 5 Acquittal. There was no limit on the closing argument of the district . attorney, and it appeared pos sible the case might run so near dinner time the Jury will eat before deliberations begin. Gillenwaters, In his early argu ment, charged that the defense had withheld Its plans until It heard the state's case and then reconstructed Its case to meet the state's. As the prosecutor went into detail ot the state's theory ot how Horan was shot, ho said- that he doubted It Man ning himself knows what started the trouble. Gillenwaters . de clared Horan was shot from thi end of Manning's desk. Th prosecntor, sitting In the oaken chair in front of the desk, de scribed the Imaginary gunfire, slumped to the floor with, , thud, and lying prone on hit stomach tor a moment continued his fire of argument at the Jury. Roberts, In his morning argu ment, asserted -that the state not only tailed to make its case, bat the defense proved Manning's Innocence, something the law does not require It to do. Roberts opened his arguments with the suggestion the Jury con sider its responsibility, put aside feeling and emotion and weigh the evidence as it existed. "The state desires a convic tion. I know the fueling. I was once a district attorney myself," he said. He charged that the assis tant prosecutor, Guy Cordon, ; had mado an entirely emotion , nl appeal In his - arguments ; Wednesday without duo consld- : cration of the evidence present cd through the days of testi mony. "It Is not a case to be tried . (Continued on Page Eight) , BERKELEY, Calif., April S (IP) -Able to crawl about, a dot put to death 18 days ago and then revived, exhibited returning' strength today but as yet had not fully recovered consciousness. SALEM, April 26. (IP) Pre test was mado today to Secretary of State P. J. Stadclman, by W.; A. Dolzcll of Salem and John H. Goss of Morshflcld, democrat! , candidates for congress from ths first district, against the tailor of R. R. Turner of Dallas, a third democratic candidate for tba of . lice, ' to serve them with a ropy of Ills statement before It was' published. "1
