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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1934
Number 7004
J coot.
Editorials
On the
Day's News
.two
WW'
ill
lly TIUNK JKNKINH
f'KOUUK MAHH1CY wild to tills
" columnUl yesterday:
"You'vo lieun out ot tuck tho
past weok. You'vo had to talk
about ovorythlng except what poo
plo aro moil Interested In."
Moaning, ot courso, the trial,
TRUE enough,
l'lty, In a weuk auch ai tlili
haa been, the poor editorial writ
er, whoso job li auppoted to be
citing lessons and pointing morali.
It he eole out to do that, ho
rltka' contempt ot court, and It
he doesn't poople don't read lili
Hurt. ,
e e
AND the dm lob ot an editor It
to gel hli atuft read. It he
dooin't do that, be'a waiting hli
time,
e
THIS nowspapor, ai you mut
have obaorved, haa devoted a
great doal ot (pace to the trial.
It haa been the big nowa ot the
pait couple ot weeks. People all
over the Klamath country have
talked ot little olio. '
You may have read theae
stories rather fully, ot you may
not depending on your Inclina
tion. ' You may bava noted, and
poiilbly may have liked, the
effort that haa been made to
make thesa alorlei not only com
plete, but accuralo and fair.
At knot, thli writer hopoi id,
AT ANY rale, you will prob-
ably not object hero to a word
of pralte for tho nowa wrltera ot
thla itnff. who havo beon work
ing about elgbtoen hourt a day
for the patt week and a half In
order to bring to the roadora ot
thla papor a full and accurate and
fair account ot an ovent that baa
arouted to much Internal,
Thla wrltor, wbo ratoa merely
aa tho boss, and baan't done the
aotual hard work of caroful, ac
curate roportlng, can't help fool
ing prldo In the Job hli fellow
workera havo done.
Tho Klamath country baa had
roal metropolitan newapnpor sorv
Ico during thla trial.
e
nrllESK worda, when road In
cold typo, aound like boast
Ing. They aren't meant that way.
They aro Intended merely aa a
little trlbuto to a hard-working
ataff of nowi wrllore, whoie only
complaint haa boon that the days
aren't long enough.) .
A NOTIIEIl word about thli trial.
It baa boon a ploaauro to
watch Judga Wllion In action. He
la quite an unusual type, bual
nou manager aa well aa a Jurist.
Ho koopa tho taxpayor In mind,
along with everybody elso; watch
ing all tho corneri, kooplng things
moving, preventing dolaya.
see-
MANAGEMENT, In Industry
and In business, la an exceed
ingly Important Horn absolutely
essential to economical oporatlon,
Tbero la no reason why It should
not be an oquall" Important Horn
(Continued on Pago Four)
ILL
OGERjS
' BEVERLY HILLS, April 27.
Most ot tho nowi In todny'a
papora concorns Dllllnger and
Tugwoll.
, Mr. Tugwoll la Just one ot
tho nicest and most pleasant
follows you ever mot In your
II to. All ot thoao bruin trust
follows aro, but don't lot 'em
start explaining somothlng to
you, Thoy got you down with
thoorlea and then stomp on
you with phrnso. You start
to rnlso up and thoy hit you
In tho face with a thing called
"dogma." ,
Mr. Tugwoll knockod a prot
ty smart bunch ovor lately
with a "pair of dogmas" callod
"modornUod process" and "ex
perimental approach," Elnstoln
oould havo had 'em as mental
ly goofy, '
Yotira, 'f .,
Fe
deral
IN
II FREE
OF
Cannon, Ada Burroughs
Not Guilty of Election
Conspiracy.
PANEL DEBATES
OVER 3 HOURS
Two Counts Dropped In
volving Activities
Against Smith.
WASHINGTON, April 17, (AP)
Bishop James Cannon, Jr., and
Miss Ada L. burroughs were ac
quitted today of conspiracy to
vlolato an election law in the
churchman's . 1(18 campaign
against Alfred E. Smith.
Tho Jury was out three aud
ono-balf hours.
Until Defendant Nervous 1 -The
Jury acquitted the defend
ants on both count on which
thoy were tried, one 'charging
thorn with "unlawfully" falling
to report campaign contributions
and tho other with "wilfully"
falling to report.
niahoD Cannon, aa the Jurors
began to file- In, oat forward on
tho edgo of his chair, displaying
tbe first evidence of excitement
bo had given during tho trial.
Mis Burroughs' stood up at
tbe ond of tho counsel tablo,
grasping tho tablo edge with her
hand.
Tho Jury rotirod aflor receiv
ing Instructions on tbe law. ap
plying to the caso rrom jusuco
Peyton Uordon. , .
Instructions Lengthy
In tbe closing prosecution' nr-
nuniont. Lesllo C. Uarnett. tbe
district atlornoy, pictured the
Southern Methodist churchman
aa "like a ward hoolar passing
out money from tho pockets ot
hla bishops roboa during me
campaign against Alfred E.
Smith.
Justice Gordon dovoted more
than an hour to outlining the
polnta to be considered.
Cannon and Miss Burrougha
snt aldo by aide at tho counsol
table, staring steadily at tne
Judge aa he mado bis jury
charge.
Justice Oordon, aa he reared
tho end ot his chnrgo, told the
(Continued on Pago Six)
KILLED IN BRAWL
eit.n Ai.TfV Pallf.. Anrll 27
(p) The donth of Peter Jowett,
19-ycar-old Btnniora university
froshman, after a night ot danc
ing and merry-making, was in
vestigated by officers ot two
counties hero today.
Sheriff William Emlg of Santa
Clara county and Sheriff James
t xi.n.nih nt Ann Mnten eountv
said they belloved Jewott was
fatally injured in a roannouBe
brawl. The youth died from a
ri-pntnriwi nknll and hemorrhage.
an autopsy surgoon reported.
Jewott s companion in ins
night ot social gayety, William
Dalton HenderBon, another Stan
ford freshman, was held by
Shorlff Emlg as a material wit
noBS.- ....
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NEW YORK, April 87 (IP)
A defonso for Gorurdo Machado,
I..... n .ntnin tn fill, ftllhnn
HHUMinv ......... -w
ropuhlio ho onoo ruled, was
thrown up today as no sum
evaded capture
Friends ot tho former Cuban
president, whoso dlotnlorBhlp
onded in revolution, oallcd Honry
G. Gray, a Now York attorney,
to advise them In tho fight to
ni-nvonf Mneliafln'a extradition.
While nnthorlttoB tr Now York
and neighboring states mintoa
tho exllo, on Cuba Itsolf was
plaood tho burdou of finding
him,
CHARGES
j
ury
Latest Victim of
L
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a-
hi -ft
Juno Kobles. G-year-old granddaughter of an Arizona capitalist,
who la Bought by hundreds of officers and citizens, following her
abduction In Tucson, and a demand for $15,000 ransom.
CLARENCE CURR1N BRITISH ANSWER
DIES EARLY.TODAY JAPANESE POLICY
Prominent State Druggist
Passes Suddenly At
Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore., April 27. (P)
Clarence C. Currln. EI, well
known Portland and Klamath
Falls drug store operator, died
uddonly at hla homo here early
today from a heart attack. He
had not appeared to be In 111
hoalth.
He was president ot the Cur
rln group ot drug stores In Port
land and In Klamath Falls, and
was president of tho Druggists'
Cooperative association In Port
land. Ho was a mcmbor of the
Masonic lodge.
' Currln 1a survived by his
widow, Mrs. Zula Currln, and by
a slstor. Miss Bess Currin ot San
Francisco. Ha had lived In Port
land 16 years, and spont much
ot his time In Klamath Falls.
Funeral arrangements had not
been comploted today. -
Mrs. Lotllo Currln, widow ot
the late Charlton Currln, brothor
ot the Portland druggist, and L.
L. Hendricks, manager of tho lo
cal "Currln'a for Drugs" store,
loft here' early Friday morning
for Portland after rocolvlng tho
death mossugo. Charlton Currln
also died aa tho result ot a heart
attack sovoral yoars ago.
Mr. 'and Mrs. Clarence Currln
visited In Klamath Falls less than
a month ago, and had planned to
return tor a month's vacation
later In the summor. ,
T
PORTLAND, April 27. (AP)
Doubt that the $6,000,000 alloted
the state of Oregon for bulldlug
five brldgos on tho coast, would
complotoly cover tho construction
coats, wns oxpressod at the moot
ing of tho highway commission
bora yesterday, at which tlmo
contracts weroiot for work en
the largost span ot all, tho bridge
across Coos Hay.
In tho opinion ot C. C. Hock
loy. engtnoor for tho : public
works administration, the bridge
fund will bo about $400,000
short ot tho amount noodod. Ho
stated that alroatly contracts
havo oxcoedod ostlmatOB by
about $209,000. . ,
EDUCATION SOUGHT
BOSTON, April 27. (F) Tho
National League ot Womon Voters
today votod not to support legis
lation Booking fodoral aid for
public education in the present
emergency.
Acq
Kidnap Gang:.
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Nippon Influence Exclud
ed From Southern
Area of Asia.
(Copyright, 1934, "by the Asso
ciated rressj
t nvnnv Anrll IT. A BrltlBh
ntiftlinrltv'B ftimwnr to the "Asia
for Asiatics" doctrine came today
from a source close to the Brit
ish Indian administration.
Japan, the authority saia, may
dominate China by force and may
gain some ' Influence In Slam
through intrigue though this
latter IB doubtful but she will
nnvAr Avprrlse even minor Influ
ence In India and other areas of
Southern Asia.
"Asia for Asiatics" Is rapidly
becoming the slogan of all East
ern peoples, he added, "but only
thn JnnnnnsB conceive of this new
Asia as being run by Japan."
Tho authority attrioutea tne
nnnnlnrtzntlnn of the slogan to
Japan's rlBO to power and imper
ialistic expansion.
A doctrine of "Asia tor Asiai
tt. nniirtp thn lpnriprghln of Jaoon:
aAtlnff tn pint, pnllnboratlon with
other Asiatic powers," has been
enunciated oiliciauy oy ma iuhju
(Continued on, rage uignij
BY ARMS PROBLEMS
WASHINGTON. April 27 (JP
What was dosoribed author
itatively as a discouraging
Goneva disarmament conference
wns given president Roosevelt
today by Norman H. Dnvls,
spoolnl United States envoy to
the parley. . .
Meanwhile, the administration
contlnuod Its watchful waiting
policy regarding the recent Jap-
nnnna atntnment on that natlon'8
ovorlordshlp ot the orient.
The Geneva conference tenta
tively Is scheduled to reconvene
Mny 29.
SLAIN BY MOTHER
PENDLETON, April 27. (VP)
After having shot hor flve-monthi-old
daughtor to death with a
heavy caliber shotgun, Mrs. M. A.
Cameron was brought to the state
hospital hero today for exam
ination. 8ho had boon reported
montally doranged since tho birth
of the Intnntt
Mrs. Cameron la tho wlfo ot tho
Btate highway engineer handling
road survey work between Pen
dleton and Hormlston.
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KIDNAP GANG
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Officers Withdrawn to
Permit Rern of
June Robles. '
BREMER RANSOM
. MONEY RECOVERED
Suspect Arrested Today
in Chicago; Dillin
.... ger Still Free. .
CRIME WIDESPREAD
TUCSON, Aria. Uudershertft
reports contact made with kid
napers ot little Jtfne Robles,
(year-old granddaughter of
an Arizona cattle baron.
CHICAGO, 111. Suspect ar
rested carrying 13,000 ot
Bremer ransom money.
ST. PAUL, Minn. Author
ities press search for John
Dllllnger. ..
8AN RAFAEL. Calif. Two
convicts, who escaped from
San, Quentin and kidnaped
two- policemen, aeen heading
north. ' .
t TUCSON, Arls., April 27, (AP)
A secret go-between to arrange
with kidnapers of .Juno Robles,
6, for her reloase on payment
of ransom was decided upon
late today, and armed searchers
disappeared from Tucson streets
and gun-belted range riders
ceased their grim patrol of the
bills and desert.
TUCSON, Arls., April 27. (IP)
A Pima county deputy sheriff,
who declined to allow his name
to be used, said today be under
stood a contact had been made
during the night . with the kid
napers of six-year-old June Ro
bles. Tbe contact. If It was made,
was believed to have followed a
temporary withdrawal of official
and volunteer searchers at J a.
m by request ot the Robles family-Members
ot the family were
quoted by Investigators as saying
they desired to negotiate direct
with tbe abductors, It- possible,
fearing the little dark-eyed girl's
life would be forfeited It the hue
and cry continued much longer
without result
No Immediate confirmation ot
the negotiation report was forth
coming. Bernabe Kobles, reputedly
wealthy grandfather of the kid
naped child, the unverified re
port was, had agreed, In com
munication with the abductors to
pay a ransom.
Members ot the family refused
to make any statement. '
CHICAGO, April 27. OP) Ar
rest ot a suspect carrying (3,000
(Continued on Page Six)
GRANTS PASS, April 27, (IP)
A broken tale of a double shoot
ing on tho Rlgue river below Al
meda near here, told by a miner
who hiked 12 miles with a bul
lot through his head and another
through his arm, to spread the
alarm, this morning sent Sheriff
B. H. Lister and five state police
on a manhunt to a miner's cabin
In the mountain fastnesses 35
miles west of this city.
Tbe minor, Martin Jennings,
was In the Josephine gonoral hos
pital this morning, whoro It wns
said he wns rocoverlng from his
wounds and his Journey afoot,
which began at noon Thursday
and endod at the Rand ranger
station at Almeda at 9:30 last
night.
Jennings said he and his part
ner, known as Burr, went to the
cabin as thoy had many times In
the past, to be met by Its un
named . occupant, who accused
them ot stealing nnd opened
tire at them. Burr fell at the
first shot, and Jennings received
his wounds, but tried to save hli
friend, who called out that ho
was dying and for Jennings to
save himself and spread the
alarm,
CONTACT ID
WITH
Bishop Cannon
Convicts Break
at San Quentin;
Police Kidnaped
SAN QUENTIN. Calif., April
27. UP) A barrier of armed offl-
cera was placed In Northern Cal
ifornia today aa Warden James B.
Holohan personally directed the
search for two desperate convicts
wbo escaped yesterday from the
prison here and kidnaped two po
licemen. Posses Including state high
way patrolmen and San Quentin
guards conducted a widespread
search for Wanda T. Stewart and
Walter H. Wyeth, who were re
ported seen on the highway at
Rosevllle, northeast of Sacra
mento. The fate of the desperadoes'
two hostages, Policemen Phil Le
cornec and A. M. Dewey of San
Rafael, was nnknown. There
were reports that only three men
were observed riding In tho po
licemen's car. leading to the be
lief that Lecornec might have
been thrown from tho speeding
machine.
BAN RAFAEL. Calif., April 27.
(JP) Miles Foster, an employe of
iiia atnta tnnenrfr' nfflee. In
formed authorities here today
that he had aeen tne aniomooue
carrying the escaped San Quentin
convicts, Wanda T. Stewart and
Walter H. Wyeth. traveling north
on the highway near Rosevllle.
8AN QUENTIN. Calir.. April
27. Pi Two desperate convicts.
heavily armed and holding the
fata of Iwd Tcldnaped -policemen
in their hands, were Bought by
scores ot officers In California
today. x .
The pair. Wanda T. Stewart,
29. and Walter H. Wyeth. 40.
who escaped from San Quentin
prison yesterday after slugging a
guard, fled In an automobile in
which tbe policemen had been
seeking them.
Alarm Spreads Quickly.
Arms known to be In the pos
session ot the convicts, who
forced the policemen to accom
pany them In their flight. Include
three revolvers, two rifles, a shot.
gun. a hunting knife and many
rounds of ammunition. Except
for one pistol taken from the
prison guard, the weapons were
In the automobile with the po
licemen, A. M. Dewey and Phil
Lecornec of San Rafael.
Prison gnards. connty officers
and . state highway patrolmen
spread throughout the northern
part of tho state In an attempt
to hem In toe fugitives. All high
ways, especially those leading In.
to Nevada through the rugged
Sierra Nevada mountains, were
closely guarded.
The fleeing convicts and their
hostages were last seen traveling
at a high speed on the highway
to Sacramento a few minutes
after the automobile was seized.
Floyd Maddagb. night sergeant
of police at San Rafael, near here,
was returning from Sacramento
and recognized his fellow officer,
Dewey, In the passing car. Mid-
dagh was unaware, however, of
the escape and said Dewey gave
no sign he was In trouble.
MODESTO. Calif., April 27. (VP)
A boast that "they will never
keep me In there" was made by
Waiter H. wyetn, 40, wno es
caped from - San Quentin with a
companion, before he was sent to
the penitentiary, officers recalled
here today.
"Wyeth Is a killer and ho will
do anything to gain his freedom,
as he Is a very desperate man,"
declared Deputy District Attorney
R. B. Fowler ot Stanislaus coun
ty, when he was informed of the
escape.
SALT LAKE CITY, April 27,
(IP) Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, sec
retary ot the Interior In .Presi
dent Hoover's cabinet and presi
dent of Leland Stanford univers
ity, here today en route home
from a trip . through Eastern
Btates, In a newspaper Interview,
criticised recovery activities ot
the democratic administration.
"Where is tho country going?
That's what the people want to
know," he said.
"There 1b a little more stir In
business, I admit, but I do not
know whether this ' should be
credited to - the rocovory pro
gram ot President Roosevelt or
to general worldwide Improvement.
No Justice?
Warden Fools
Best Worker
ERIE. Pa., April 27. UP)
Warden Matt Hess told Slim
Young.'the best window washer
ever locked in tbe connty Jail,
that It he would wash all the
prison windows a parole would
be granted.
Hess worked feverishly,
washing for freedom. Bnt be
was saying things to himself
as he walked out ot Jail. The
parole had been granted before
be accepted the warden's bar-gals.
Federation Works to
Halt' Sanction of
Company Unions.
WASHINGTON. April 27 UP)
The bisrh command of the
American Federation- of . Labor,
working quietly within UKA,
had under way today ' a ' new
drive - to block official sanction
of company unions.
The A. F-. st L, effort has
run counter to the views of
Hngh S. Johnson, creating an
undercover struggle which both
sides have been seeking to
settle before it breaks into open
controversy.
The labor advisory board has
been under the command ot Wil
liam Green, president of the A.
F. ot L. and has been solid with
federation officials since Leo
Wolman. long time chairman,
was put In charge of the Detroit
automobile board. For the past
three weeks, without publicity
the labor board has taken a
militant stand.
WASHINGTON. April 27 (JP)
The national labor board to
day rejected a plea from the
American Federation of Full
Fashioned Hosiery Workers at
Indianapolis for the right to
bargain - collectively with the
Realsllk Hosiery company inde
pendent ot the company union
which won an - election , last
October. ,
The ruling sustained a pre
viously adopted policy that col
lective bargaining should go by
majority rule.' This policy runs
(Continued on Page six)
SALEM, April 27, (TP) Restau
rant operators from many sec
tions ot Oregon gathered here to
day at the call of Max Gehlhar,
state director of agriculture, to
discuss the proposed marketing
agreement and code Indorsed by
tbe Associated ' Restaurants of
Oregon.
Grover Rebertisch. secretary ot
the Associated Restaurants, de
clared that a survey of the res
taurant operators Indicated that
something would have to be done
Immediately In case the Industry
was to continue on a plane satis
factory to the patrons. -,.
LATE
WENATCHEE, April 27, (AP)
J. h. Dodson, 48, of Spokane,
was killed and A. C. Noble of
Boise, traveling companion, was
seriously - Injured as the result
of a 800-foot plunge over a steep
grade In Pine Canyon near Wa
tcrvillo last night.
WASHINGTON, April 87, (AP)
President Roosovolt hopes to
have the government's proposed
gigantic housing program ready
In two or three days. The ex
pectation Is. that legislation will
not be required to aupply neces
sary credit for the undertaking.
LAWYER
PLANS
HOLIDAY TRIP
Acquitted Attorney Will
Leave Shortly for ;
Seattle.
VERDICT COMES
ON 3RD BALLOT
Dramatic Klamath Mur
der Trial Comes to End
on Thursday.
Horace M. Manning reated at
his 'home here today, acquitted
ot the charge of murdering his
ex-law partner. State Legislator
Ralph W. Horan.
The 55-year-old attorney was
freed by a Jury ot 13 men In a
verdict reached at 8:30 p. m. .
Thursday. The verdict came on
the third ballot atter 4 Hours
and 10 minutes ot deliberation.
Hay Visit Seattle '
What bis Immediate plana ar
Manning did not say Friday, but
It Is expected he and members
of his family will drive to Se
attle in a few days, where tho
attorney's young eon,. Horace
manning jr., naa ocen naying
with a relative.
After the verdict last night,"
Manning did not return to the
county jail, where he had bees
a prisoner since February 12,
when Horan was shot In his of
fice. Members ot his family got
his personal effects ' from the
Jail, and Manning sent word by
his son, James, thanking Jailer
Rex McMillan for the treatment
accorded him while in McMil
lan's care. .
According to one ot the Jurors
who heard the 10-day trial of
Manning, the first ballot was
taken about an hour after the
Jurors went into deliberations
o'clock. '
Jurors Examine Exhibits)
The exhibits were taken into
the Jury room, and there set ui
and carefully examined by ' the
Jurors. How the pieces . of law
office furniture fitted into vari
ous parts of the evidence wot
studied and the case discussed
before the first ballot was taken.
The vote was 10 to 2 for ac
quittal. The jurors then went ont to
dinner, and upon their return
took another vote. It was 11
to 1 for acquittal. - :
News Spreads Qnlckly -
Just before 8:30 o'clock, the
third and final ballot was taken.
The jurors signaled to- the
bailiff they had reached a . ver
dict. Outside the Jury room th
news. spread quickly and in tlv
minutes the courtroom was
jammed. .
Judge Fred W. Wilson was
called Immediately. 'l -
He arrived .In the - courtroom
at 8:42 and the jury filed Into
the box at 8:51.
The judge received the de
cision from John ' Martin, wht
bad been elected foreman.
It was scanned at the bench
and then turned over to Waltet
Hannon, the clerk.
The filled courtroom broka in
with clappings and exclamations
when the not guilty verdict was
read. .
Manning leaped to his feet and
waa congratulated by his attor
ney, George Roberts, .
One of the women relatives of
the acquitted man broke Into
(Continued on Page Elgbt)
NEWS
WICHITA FALLS, Tex., April
27,. (AP) Montague, Tex., of.
fleers said today they had In
formation Clydo Barrow, south
west desperado, waa In dlstreaa
from scleral wounda and his wo
man companion, Bonnie Pierker,
was suffering from tuberculosis.
HOOD RIVER, April ST, (AP)
The Columbia river rose past
the a 1-foot stage here following
a rise of 12 Inches In the part
24 hours. A huge sandbar aorta
of the city le entirely submerg
ed. Although a slower stmdjr
rise Is expected there Is no frar
that lowland gardes III be
Ldamaged.
N NORTHWEST