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flit &Wnvcm m era IP Local Forecast HERALD SERVICE Generally fair cool. High 54; Low 33. OREGON: Fair Local froit Wanner Wednesday. Herald subscriber who fnll to receive tliolr paper by OiOO p. ui. are requested to call tha Uormia business office, phone 1000, and a paper will be tent by apeclal carrier. ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS Frico Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1934 Number 7007 1 ixn o) n frn v n rn AS Editorials On the Day's News CHAR lly FRANK JENKINS OFF FOR Clour luke to hunt Indian arrowhoads Umpired llioroto by Bam Coull, who is Kdod at It, and convince all his friends that tlndlnif 'em la as oasy aa falling off a loi. ROUTB lloa alonr The Dalles California highway to the but atatlon bolow the border. Up thli way, wo wonder why bug itatloni, anyway. California department of agriculture IniliU tbey are to keep fruit peiti out of California. Cyulci, both hore and down below, maintain tliolr purpose It to keep ALL FRUIT out of California except Califor nia fruit. Draw your own conclusion. -. , TUIIN at the bug atatlon and climb Into the hills by a track that would havo boon good baok In the early '40' whon Llndsoy and Jesso Applogato laid out the Old South Uond Into Southern Oregon, but Un't to hot now, Baga bruah green and troih, and dosort gay with flowers especially a brilliant yollow daisy that growa In profusion. Oft to the wont, Shasta loom ing up, guardian of the area. ARRIVE at the lake, pause at a llkoly looking spot, get out of the cart and start hunting. 8am lots out a warwhoop that eould be heard In Hollywood, reaches down In the wheol tracks and picks up an arrowhead. Not a bad ono, either. The lucky atlftl . e REST of as, all steamed up, think we can do likewise, and hare visions ot raking 'em In by tha pock. Later. There was a flaw In the vlalon somewhere. Ono doesn't find arrowheads by the pock, It aeemi. A table spoon would bo a better measure for a beginner. e FIND one, at last. Boyf Il'a a real thrill. Try It some time. Luck running strong. A llttlo further on an old round rlflo bul let picked up, and beside It a big slug, looking llko the bullet from an old Sharp's buffalo gun, all ernmplod up whore It hit some thing bard. If those old bullota, and the arrowheads around them could talk, they could toll a tale worth listening to, of the thrills of this arrow Vboad hunting Is closing your eyes and trying to reconstruct the atory back of thorn. e SOME of tlio storlos have boon handod down by word ot mouth. . Back In the early days, a wo man was murdored up here. Her ghost Is supposed to come back (Cnntlnnod on Page Fonr) ws v "v w m -ew OILROY, Calif., May 1. Mrs. Rogers and I driving along from Fresno to San Francisco seeing all the ranch os, run In at Willie Tevla' ranch (the champion endur anco rldor) and thoro at a bnrbocue was the Sultan ot Jahoro, the biggest game hunt er ot all tho Indian royal pack, and tromondously popular ovor thoro and a rogulnr guy, Woll, I got to toll you how I talkod mysolf out of seeing his placo and stablo and horsos. Ho Is just out of Singapore. I come In on a boat from Hong Kong, doing to take a piano tho noxt morning for London, so was going to drlvo to his ostnto that afternoon. But I talkod at the Rotary club lunchoon and did I talk. . I must havo blathorod for hours, borod tho whole of Singapore and mlssod the palace of Ja horo. That's ono caso In' history whoro a long-wlndod spoakor sufforod In tha long run more than his llstonors. , Yours, J. ,11'..... AUVmiri AJ.IMMA,.. - A 4 apan ignores Message rrom America HULLDEMANDS TREATY LIMIT S Nippon Seeks 'Last Word' In Far Eastern Dispute. U. S. OBSERVES NOTE'S EFFECT Japanese Declare , "Indi vidual Concern" In Orient TOKYO. May 1, (IP, Tho com munication of Cordoll Hull, Unit ed Stales secretary ot statu, on Japunoso policy In the Far Kant, was pointedly Ignored In a writ ten communique given by the for olsn oftlco to the Japanoao press toulght. Although the Hull statement was published complete In local afternoon newspapers, and was the prlnclpul topic of discussion In diplomatlo and official circles, the communique dooa not montlon 11 except to reiterate Its conten tion that the head of tho Ameri can state department Indicated the United States' unwillingness to accept the Japanese "hands off Asia", stand. 'Last Word" Coveted The communique, which re views tho recent declarations ot forolgn minister Kokt Hlrota, Am bassador Josoph C. Orew of the United Slntos, and Ambassador Kir Francis Llndlcy ot a real Bri tain, was so timed and framed as to Klvo tho Japanese pooplo the Impression that Tokyo had tho last word In tho past fortnight's International exchanges, leaving definitely on tho records of tho world a declaration ot Japan's uniquo position In East Asia. Tho communique, which a high official said he hoped would close the controversy dotlnltoly, con tains the Jnpanoso text of HI rota's April 26 note to Ambassa dors Orew and Llndley In which woro contained tho keynote of Japan s position, as follows: "Japan cannot romaln Indlffer (Contlnuod on Page Throe) SEATTLE, May 1 (JPj Mrs. Sarah E. Smith Scollard,' 78, re putedly worth over 12,000,000 and mysteriously mhislng slnco April, 1020, Is alive and will be found soon, attornoys said to day In asking Judgo William O. Long to name Attorney Wtlmon Tuokor trustoo of her affairs, The judge granted the request. Tuokor was appointed nor guard Ian last Fobrunry. The attorneys wore Tucker, his lawyer, Qoorgo H. Rummens and Mrs. Scollnrd's former at torney, Donton H. Burdlok ot Portland, formor speaker ot the Orogon house of representatives. Out ot court thoy said they bollovod Mrs, Scollard was spirit ed away after sho was last soon with tho Into Rooso B, Brown, Sonttlo end Yakima capitalist, klllod In an automobile accident last January, whom she had In troduced as hor now business ninnngor, TARIFF MEASURE WASHINGTON, May 1 (IP) Manufacturers Jolnod wool grow ors end dealers today In an as sault today on the administra tion tnrirf-tradlng bill dosplte domocrntla concessions promis ing an exocutlvo honrlng to af feotod Interests bofare a chango In any Import rntos. JnmeH A. Emery of the Na tional Manufacturers' association ondnrsod tho argument ot the wool interests that tho bill might subject Hobs and Investments to unoortnlbtlos. Ho also opposed giving tho prosldont. power to raise or ilowor tnrlffs by B0 por cent by Intornntlonnl nrrango monts vyltliout roforrlng the facts to congress, . NEW '. IIII ..'' SERA Plans Win Approval AUTHORITY RKCKIVED FOR SIX PROJECTS IIKRKt TWO UXDKR WAY. ' Authority for six SERA proj ects, two of which nro already under way, was formally re ceived from stato beadquartors by Manager Will Baldwin Tuos day. Throe of the projocts will provide work for women. The Isrxest women's work project, which Baldwin said he hopes to see under way In a fow days, calls for 10 women to sew on malarial provided by tho Hod Cross and tho Lcnituo of Woman Voters. SKUA will con tribute $2400 toward this work, and the local cash contribution Is fill. 7. Clerical Jobs Listed Rocord filing at tho city hall Is another Job for women, three clerks to be hired for the work. SERA'S contribution Is 1489.60 and the total, $512,211. Five women are given employ ment In indexing and repairing books at the city and county li braries. The SKUA is providing 11248 for the cost of this proj ect, and the local contribution Is 831.66. The largest project giving male employment U- that calling for landscaping and completing the fence al Moore park. Thirty- seven mon will be employed on this project. Tho total cost Is (Continued on Paso Three) Philippine Legislature Ac cepts Tydings-Mc-Duffie Bill. . MANILA, P. I., May 1. (iip) Without a dissenting voice, a Jubilant Philippine legislature to day accepted the Tydlngs-McDuf-tie Independence Act under which a sew nation will be added to the world governments In another ten years. A commonwealth government to rule the Islands during tho In torvonlng decade undor tha pro tecting Influence of tho American flag, legislative loaders predicted, will be set up within a year. President Lauded The eplo-maklng sosslon, which marked tho thlry-slxth anniver sary ot the battlo ot Manila Bay when Dewey brought American Influence to tha Islands by de stroying the Spanish fleet, lasted only thirty minutes. In accepting the act signed by Prosldent Roosovelt Just two months ago, the legislature ex (Continued on Page Three) SILVER POLICIES NEW YORK. May 1, (IP) Prof. Raymond Moley, former as sistant secretary of state, criticis ed the proposed Amorlcan silver policy today as "one of the most dangerous, ana destructive pro positions ever mado." "The dlfforenco botweon the gold and sllvor pollclos," ho told a luncheon meeting of tho ad vertising club, "is that you don't know how much silver there Is In the world." Prof. Moley denied that the Roosevolt program was radical, assorting that tho country had progressed so far in tho past year that all that was neodod for the future was a steadying Influonce to comblno all classes and Indus trios li) furthering the program ot rocov"ery.. Snow on Highway Causes Accident ' Tho thick' snow Mint toll Mon day night In tho valloy south of hero cnusod . motorists on Tho Dallos-Onllfornln highway a groat deal of visibility troublo, and ro- sultod In at least ono car going Into tho ditch. County Assossor W. T. Lee and Ooorae Chastnln. returning from a cnntlldntos' mooting at Morrill, drove off tho road near Honry Somon's place. Lee, who was driving, said the snow boenme so thick, vision through tho wind shield was complotoly shut off. Homou pulled tho car back Into tho road with his machine. ., . i.ira General Martin Supporters Form Club in Klamath Mahoney's Rival Finds Backers in County; Campaign Shapes. MRS. REED NAMED HEAD OF GROUP Mayor Away From City In Interests Of Vote Drive. Ily Malcolm Eplcy An active campaign In behalf of General Charles H. Martin's candidacy for the democratic gov ernorship nomination bas been launched in Klamath county, home of General Martin's op ponent. Mayor W. E. Maboney. At a meeting Monday night the Martin for Governor club was formally organised. Accord ing to news from the session, there was a strong showing of enthusiasm and a pledge for bard work that promises to keep the general's candidacy constantly bafore the people until the May 18 election. - Tho officers of the organisa tion ni-A Kir. VaIma. Ra.H chairman; Elbert Veatch, I secre tary, and Leslie Peyton, treas urer. Plans are underway for a pub lic meeting with an outside speaker at a place and date to bo announced later, and speak era from tho Martin tor Gover nor club havo been selected to appear at candidates' meetings in the county this week. Leslie Peyton will speak at Altamont school Wednesday night, Joe Knudson at Falrvlow Thursday, Chester Langslet at Bly Friday and Orth Slsemore at Bonanza Saturday. Mayor Still Away. While the Martin forces were making their plans. Mayor Ma honey again was out of the county Tuesday. He went to Med ford on campaign business Mon day and had not returned. He arrived here Sunday after being away for some time. . Considerable work has been underway for other governorship candidates In Klamath county re cently, notnbly General McAlex andcr, the republican candidate. Frank Lonorgan's friends In this vicinity are saying a good word for the Portland candidate, who has seen much legislative servlco and Is making a strong bid for the republican nomina tion. Lonergan'a campaign slo gan Is "Save Our Schools.'' J, H. Carnahan has ueen aoing some effective boosting for Carle Abrams' candidacy for secretary ot state. The Upton forces here are doveloplng a strong organ isation designed to carry this county for the Bend man In his raco for congress. The candidates for county Df tlaes are busy day and night gar nering votes. RANSOM READY IN TUCSON KIDNAPING TUCSON. Arts., May 1, Iff) Fifteen thousand. dollars In ran som money was declared await Inir the kldnapors of six-year-old June Robles today and the ab ductors wore free to negotiate for It without Interference from au thorities. Out of 24 hours of widespread developments In tho solsure ot the llttlo girl .came an announcement by her family late last night It draw from the investigation to al' low negotiations with the kidnap, era. ' A formal statement was Issued by Fernando Robles, father ot the girl. In which he agreed to moet fully any demands ot the kldnnp- ers and Informing thorn that at tho family's request, official In vestigation would bo withdrawn to alow- the ohlld's return. . NKOHO SLAYS OFFICER CRISFIKI.D, , Md May 1, (AP) Without regaining cons ciousness, patrolman Harry Daughorty ot Crisflold died , ear ly today in tho hospital hero ot chlsol wounds, lntllotod when ho sought to arrest a negro Sunday night. . Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE R. H. E. Chicago ISO Pittsburgh 4 0 0 Root, Tinning, Nelson and Hartnett; Blrkoter and Grace. Boston 6 11 3 Philadelphia ...11 13 1 Franhouse, Manguln, Brown and Hogan; Hansen and Zodd. R. H. E. Brooklyn .. : 9 IB E New York 10 4 Leonard, Page, Herring, Car roll and Lopez; Bowman, Luque, Uubbell and Mancuso. AMERICAN LEAGUE R H E Philadelphia .'. 2 t 3 Boston 7 12 0 Cain, Marcum and Berry; H. Johnson and Hinckle. R. H. E. Bt. Louis 4 8 1 Detroit 8 10 3 Hadley, Knott, Wells and Hemslcy; Fischer, Marberry and Cochrane. R. H. E. Cleveland 12 15 1 Chicago 15 1 Hudlin and Pytlak; Gaston, Pomorski, Stlne, Lyns and Shea. JOSEPH POSSE 9 Officers on Hunt For Clarence Burke Near Grants Pass. GRANTS' PASS. May 1 (A) A posse of nine officers, and a guide were scouring the wilds ot the Mt. Peavine district today In search of Clarence Burke, wanted here on a charge of as sault with Intent to kill, while the sheriff's office was Impa tiently awaiting word as to the outcome of the manhunt. The posse left Grants Pass (Continued on Page Three) SALEM. May 1. (AP) With out a dissenting .opinion the state supreme court today affirmed the circuit court conviction of Lewellyn A. Banks, former Med ford publisher. Banks was sen tenced by the Lane county cir cuit court to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary for tho slaying of George Frescott, Med' ford police officer. The opinion was written by Justice Bailey. Banks, with his wife, Edith R Banks, were indicted by the Jackson county grand Jury for the murder of Prescott, March 16, 1033, but the trial was moved to Lane county where It was presided over by Judge G. F. Sklnworth. Banks was convicted ot second degree murdor and sentenced to life Imprisonment, while Mrs. Banks was acquitted Lumber Workers Fail in Court PORTLAND, May 1, (AP) Ruling that no ono had been de nied employment because of his union connections, Federal Judge Fee hore Monday refused to or dor reinstntemont of two men who charged they had boon dls. missed by the Tldowntor Timber company, Clatsop county, because thoy had led a strike tor higher wages. Tax Reductions on Liquor Asked WASHINGTON, May 1, OP) Tho cry , for slashos In liquor taxes and prides to combat boot legging reached official ears to day. Both Josoph H. Choate, Jr., alcohol control administrator, and J. M. Doran, supervisor ot tho distillers' code authority, agrbod that a tax reduction to bring down prices might go a long way In undermining the Il legal liquor business. HOUSE VOTES HIVE TO BOOST TAX Couzens Amendment For Income Levies Meets With Disapproval AIRMAIL MEASURE FACES BARRIERS Committee Rejects Bill Approved by Solons; New Plan Pends. WASHINGTON, May 1 UP) The bouse, readily in accord with main senate additions to Its tax bill, framed a decided "no" to day for the Conzens amendment which would increase individual income levies by 10 per cent ot the amount due anyway. This was the principal focus for legislative action, committee occurrences telling the principal congressional story. President Roosevelt, meanwhile, received a Puerto Rican demand that he veto the sugar control bill. Treaties Considered "''Several' inconspicuous treaties received senate committee sanc tion. The main one: regulation of International trade in water materials, signed nine years ago at Geneva by 44 nations. Motivated by trade protests, the senate agriculture committee decided to reconsider Its approval of the bill to supplement pro visions ot the agricultural ad justment act relating to licens ing ot industry. By 45 to 28, the senate re turned to the house a modified bill to authorize over 2,000 debt burdened cities and taxing units to petition the courts for ap proval of refinancing plans. WASHINGTON, May 1 0P) The house today rejected 167 to 45 the senate approved Couzens amendment for' a 10 per cent super levy on Individual Income taxes, but accepted tbe remainder of the revenue measure Increas ing the government's income by 8417,000,000 annually. Earlier, the house had ap proved the conference report, except for the Couzens amend ment, by a roll call vote ot 252 to 106. The report now goes back to the senate. WASHINGTON, May 1 (JP) The senate today passed and re turned to the house a modified municipal bankruptcy relief bill authorizing over 2,000 debt-ridden cities and taxing units to (Continued on Page Three) CHAMBER BALLOT Fourteen nominees for director of the Klamath County Chamber ot Commerce were announced Tuesday afternoon, after a mall ballot was conducted among the membership. The nominees nro H. P. Bos worth, E. M. Bubb, George Cun ning, C. A. Dunn, John Hous ton, J.' A. Gordon, Glenn Hout, Lee Jacobs, Frank Jenkins, J. W. Kerns, C. J. Martin, H. N. Moo, Henry Semon and T. B. Watters. From this list, seven directors will be chosen In another mail ballot to be .started Imme diately. Tho count of votes In the poll ot sentiment on the long and short haul clause had not been completed Tuesday afternoon. British Fliers Killed in Crash CRANWELL, Eng., May 1, (AP) Four royal air force offi cers were killed today when two airplanes 1 collided over the air drome and smashed to earth. All four were dead when emergency squads reached tho wreckage. F. D. SIGNS CODE WASHINGTON, May 1 (IP) President Roorevelt today signed the retail rubber tire and bat tery code, Strike Clash Brings Death YOCTH KILLED VI FIGHT AT LATROBE, PA TEAR GAS USED. By The Associated Press The Industrial scene, clearing In several sectors as settlements ended strikes, was marred today by a death. Paul Mehallc, about 18, wbo left a aandlot baseball game to watch a clash between strikers and guards at the Latrobe Elec tric Steel company in Latrobe, Pa., was killed last night by a stray bullet. Htate rouce caiieo Quiet settled over the district today after the pickets, who claimed tbey were fired on from windows, were quelled by tear gas. State police were called to maintain order. A truce was promised in the strike of 2,000 Cleveland gaso line atatlon attendants as both sides considered an agreement calling for direct negotiations and return to work. More than 10,000 other Ohio workers back at their posts 8,400 Cleveland employes of the Fisher Body company, 900 Chase Brass company workers, 900 Ak ron rubber mold machinists, and 300 at the Enterprise Aluminum company in Massillon. - Two thousand carpenters em ployed largely on government buildings went on strike- today for an increase in hourly wages (Continued on Page Three) 0U FISHERS STRIKE Commercial Season Opens With Duplication Of 1933 Trouble. ASTORIA, Ore., May 1, UP) The salmon fishing season opened today lust as It opened last year with Columbia River Union fishermen on a strike. Fishermen and packers appar ently were close to a price agree ment late yesterday, when fisher men balked until packers would agree to abolish piece work for cannery workers. - Starts at Noon Officials ot the Columbia River Fishermen's Protective Union Is sued a strike call, effective with the opening of the commercial fishing season at noon today, Union officials, 'claiming to rep resent 4000 fishermen, predicted that the strike would be effective all along the Tiver, but packers expressed belief that up-river and middle river fishermen would not strike. In a previous ' concession fish ermen who asked 11 cents a nound offered to accept 10 cents a pound during the first part ot the season. . They held out for six cents a pound from August 1 to August 25. Packers bad ot tered six cents up to August 10, and four cents thereafter. Today packers offered to com- (Continued on Page Three) Bishop Applauded at Church Session JACKSON. Miss., May 1 (AP) Bishop James Cannon, Jr.. was accorded a prolonged ovation today at the general con ference of' the-Methodist Episco pal church. South, when he per sonally prepented the report of the board of temperance and uncial servlco which he heads. Both delegates and galleries swoDt the hall with applause. The report seeks to enlist the church in a campaign to return a national prohibition law to tho statute books. . LATE ELLEXSBURG, May 1, (JP) Whllo no May Day demonstra tions were attempted In the Cle Klum-Roslyn coal fields today, the district ' was tenso aa Chief William Colo and his state patrol used their tear gns bombs a sec ond time to'dlspcrso picket lines. MIVFtlAl, rnlir.. Mnv I. ISA A spring, snow storm blanketed two spot Id Northern California today, with ' three feet of snow falling In tho Lassen Volcanic Na tional park here and 10 inches at Taboo City on the Nevada border. 7 1 IBS, POLICE FIGHT IN BIG WORLD CITIES Havana Streets Scenes Of Bloodshed; One Man Killed. GOTHAM OFFICERS GUARD RICH HOMES Germany, France, Austria Alert to End Dis order Threat HAVANA, May 1, UPf Bnlleta tired from roofs into the ranks of 10,000 marching communlsta today killed one man and wound ed six others. Four ot the wound ed were marchers, one a police man, and one a soldier. As the firing -broke oat what bad been a fairly orderly proces sion became a bedlam. The marchers scattered for shelter and police fired their tear-gas Bans. v Six Person Hit Too - eonunmuBis - accaseu so nerenta of he ABO secret pollt-r leal society with the shooting, but the police version was that communists had tired from the roots at tbe police to provoke dis orders; ' . - Observers were unable to Iden tify the persons Who fired, and counted only six .wonnded per sons among the casualties. Po lice asserted, however, that one marcher had been killed. Order Restored . The shooting occurred as the communists were - marching through "Bloody Relna atreet," scene of disorders last Septem ber, in which, several communist were killed. - The communists' own "commit tee for order" bad assisted : in keeping the demonstration peace ful. After the shooting, however, soldier and police, armed with rifles, pistols and clubs, ran through the clouds of tear gas, dispersing the marchers and spec tators, ; ; ' GOTHAM POLICE BUST , NEW YORK, May 1. (IP) Un der the surveillance of 1500 po licemen. New .York's May Day celebrants marched today to dem onstrate the unity of the working classes. ..... -: . Officials took the . usual pre cautions, carefully guarding all ntihlt. hnflrilncft Anil IVlA nffiCA Kand homes ot well-known cap- tuoaunuea on rase. Aurea; T COSHOCTON, O., May 1, (JP) The three convicts who scolod the wall ot Ohio penitentiary Sun day atternon were believed cor nered by a posse in a swamp near Canesvllle, 14 miles south ot bore early today. . All roads in the- vicinity were bolng closely guarded as the authorities prepared to closo In on the heavily armed desperadoos. Tho trio was forced to abandon an automobile, which they stole from H. A. Musselman, a farmer ot near Hebron, last night, be cause Ol a DIUCKaueu wuuuni, bridge. NEWS WINSTON-SALEM, N. O., May 1, (P) W. W. Brlnkloy, filling station operator, reported to For syth county officer today that two men with a little girl who resembled 0-year-old Jlfhe Robles, kidnaped at Tucson, Aria., last week, stopped at hi station yes terday morning, . - . GREAT BEND, Ka., Hay 1, (P) Rain measuring 8M Inchoe last night In northeastern Nese county washed oat a quarter of a mile of Missouri Pacific track ago at Brownrll and damaged the track at Warring and Mo Crackea) , i