The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, June 09, 1934, Page 1, Image 1

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    Local Forecast
Generally fair.
High, 82; Low, SO.
OREGON :
Fair tonight; cloudy;
showers on coast
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Number 7040"1
, I Price Five Cents
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1934
ATTM
Editorials
On the
Day's News
msm
lly FRANK JK.NKIN8
qrllKl JUNIO 1 crop condition ro
port of llio department ot
agriculture aaya: ,
"Condition ot wlnlor wheat (In
tho United Blatoa aa a whole) on
Juno 1 was 55:1 for cont ot
nomml. Condition ot print
wltuuUwns 41.3 per coat of nor
mal."
i
CUl'PLY down; prices up. You
can't boat the old law of aup-
ply and demand. Wc try It from
tlmo to tlmo, but doesn't lot far.
plHINO PRICKS are good nowe
for thoao areas that will have
wheat to soil this fall; bad nowa
for thoao nroai whoso cropi aro
burned out by drouth.
Life li Ihnl way.
rjOll BBVKHAL YKAI18 In auc
coition, tho United Btntoe at
a wholo grow too much wheat,
thua piling up a iurplui and
breaklnx tho price.
Now, for two years In auccca-
Ion, wo have grown too little
wheal, thua reducing the aurplus
and helping to got aupply and
demand back Into balance.
Naturo ! a pretty good regula
tor, Isn't ahoT
CCIENCB hat tried for centurloi
to learn the aecrol of Influen
cing Iho id of unborn bablea,
but io far without auccese.
It ! Just at well that thoio
eftorta have ended In failure
probably bettor.
Naturo doaa a mighty good Job
of balancing tho number of boy
and girl bablea audi a good Job
that for every man who really
wantt a wlfo and Isn't too parti
cular there li a woman and for
every woman who really wants a
huaband and lan'l too particular
there Is a mas.
mijAN TAMPERS with natural
Iowa, aurli ae tho law ot eup
ply and demand, and usually geta
Into trouble.
If man wore ABLE to lainpor
with tho imturnl law that dolor
mliioa tho lax of unborn bablea,
ho would probubly got Into
MOIIB trouble.
TJKKB la a thought that la at
loaat Interesting:
In an effort to aproad employ
ment among moro people, wo
ahorten houra of labor materially,
and ao Incronaa coata ot produc
tion. In an effort to ESCAPE In
eronaod coat of production, and ao
aell our products at a price that
people can afford to pay, we de
velop more and moro labor sav
ing machlnory, thua REDUCING
tho number of Jobs available.
Aro wo going around In a
circle?
AND. HERB la atlll anothor
thought:
If wo did lose talking about
trying to create prosperity by
passing laws, thus trying to in
torforo with natural laws by
m o a n a of man-made lows,
wouldn't we got tarthor In the
long run?
e
nrllK GREAT TROUBLE with
tho wholo scliomo of croat
fCnntlnued on Pace Four)
JVILL
ROGERS
HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Juno 9.
Editor The Evonlng Horald;
Iloth aldoa In tho atool busl
nonA aoem anxloua to strike.
Well, It they would only strike
Just ench other It wouldn't be
so bad.
Don't It look like thore
ought to bo somo olvlllaod way
of finding out what tho om
ployo and omptoyor owed to
each othor. The latoat papers
sny that "It's up to the presi
dent now."
Is thore anything difficult
undor tho aim that's not put
up to that man? He .will
ovontually be OBkcd to docldo
It the five little bablos born
In Canada must go to the
world'a fair In Chicago or not.
Yours,
1st
Congress Receives Drought
F.DI SENDS
$525,000,000 Required
to Bring ' Aid for
Stricken Area
CHIEF OUTLINES
USES FOR MONEY
Protection of People,
Crops and Livestock
Will Be Aim
WASHINGTON, June S. (API
President lloosovult asked con
gress today for 1026,000.000 to
finance tho drounht relief pro
gram tho udinlnlf trallon already
haa undertaken.
"Larue seals asslatanco by the
federal govornnient la accessory
to protect peoplo In Iho stricken
ruglona from Buffering, to move
feud to livestock, and livestock
to food, ami to arnulro and pro-
cosa surplus cattle to provide
moat for roller distribution, no
said In a message to coiigrcsa.
Absolute freedom for the ad
ministration to spend tho money
as It anw fit was asked. -,
-., Kjipun DotnUtd.. -
We ore dealing wltn a rap
idly changing problem and It la
Imporuint that the authorisation
should bo floxlblo so that funds
can bo allotted to the aeveral
fndurul agonclua - as roqulrod,"
tho president said.
Ilo dotnlled tho proposed re
lief oxpondlluroe aa fullowa:
1. I125.OUU.OUU for apeclal
work program and human relief.
1. 175,000,000 for llrostock
purchaso In addition to the funds
nlroady avnllublo undor the
Jonon-Connully act.
3. iioo.ooo.ooo ror shinning,
proceHHlr.K and relief distribu
tion of purchased cattle.
i. 1100.000,000 for loans to
farmora to finance emorgenoy
food purchnsoa and ahlpmonta.
6. 160.000,000 lor emergency
acquisition of submnrglnnl farms
(Contlnuoa on Pago Tnroej
1 EASTERN PACT
nrNTPVA Tune a. IJPi Maxim
r.itvinnff niiKninn fnrnlvn com
missar, told Norman H. Davis,
United States ainbassador-at-iarge
today that his nation might como
uia. tn Mia nnntlnn nf a far
eastern pact ot non-aggreaslon and
mutual assistance.
ua vn tiii hint ftftni hfllns en
tertained by Davis at a lunchoon.
irk. niiailin aAnmnil sknntleal
ovor tho prospects for Qormnny'a
return to tno ciianrmnmeiu cumur
enco and ot (ho conference Itself
nc
ihloving anything substantial,
Ambassador navie triou to cnoor
im i,n hv Hivniiinff unan tho Im
portance of tho new Franco-
lirltlsh linoup in giving a new
Impotua to the contoronco.
BE
County high school unit con
struction projects will be before
tho county rollof committee at Its
mooting Wodnoaday,
The projects, rated In the or
lor thoy will be proposed, aro;
clcllllonnl building In Altnmont
system, building at Kono, manual
training shop at Chlloquln, shop
for bines at county farm,
Material la on hand for those
buildings, and the county unit
hopea to obtain SEItA help on the
labor.
Bulletin
. MKItlON, Fa., June 0 (AF)
01 In Iliitrn today won tho
nntlonnl open golf champion-ship.
HUGE PROGRAM
0 LAWMAKERS
Party Chief
gfrm . V A
Henry I, Fletcher, Pennsylvan
ia, was olectod national chairman
of the republican purty at the
reorganisation sessions In CM
cago. He will be tho active head
of the party In Its efforts to cap
ture political supremacy.
Tl
S FALL
Freak of Fate Prevents
Tragedy in Mountains
of Washington
SEATTLE. June 8 (VP) A freak
of fate, by which a slant airliner.
with nine poraona aboard literally
"slid down a tree" after Its speed
had been checked by the tops of
others, was described today by
survivors aa having prevented a
MIH8 UOYD IMNJI KKI)
Dr. W. K. Boyd, father of
Miss Mercodoa Boyd who was
a passenger In the Ill-fated
plane, planned to moat his
daughter In Portland on Sun
day. She la unhurt and not suf
fering from ehock, according
to word received by relatlvoa
here, and will return to Klam
ath Falls with her father.
worse tragody In the Westorn Cas
cades.
Tbreo ot the nine wore atlll
suffering from serious Injuries,
but the others wore Doing neia
only for further observation at a
hospital here. Thoy wero brought
there from tho forest wilderness
near Selleck lato yostorday after
noon, nearly 14 hours after the
crash.
Two Pilots Hurt
Pilot Ben Rodfleld had a com
pound fracturo ot tho arm and
was suffering from exposure, o-
(Continuod on page xnrcej
ELECTION PAPERS
SALEM, June 9. (P) Certifi
cates ot nominations for all suc
cessful candtdntos ot both par
ties were IsBtiod today hy the
secrotary of stato and will be
mailed upon completion of the
canvass Monday. Those of the
soennd Judicial district will be
held up ponding an attornoy gen
oral's opinion.
In the socond district tour
candidates ran for throe posi
tions on the non-partisan ballot
O. F. Sklpworth, JnmoB T. Brand,
Carl Wlmberly and B. L. Eddy
but the opinion la awaited to de
termine ot the first three Hated
who rocolved the hlghost vote, or
all tour be placed In nomination
for the goneral eleotlon.
PITTSBURGH, June 9 (P) The
arrest In Pittsburgh ot John
Lukas, 41, a coal minor, for
sondlng through the mnll a bomb
which exploded In the post office
at Washington and Injured a clerk
was announced today.
Postal Inspectors charged the
bomb was mailed by parcel post
on May IS and "designed to Injure
or kill" the man's wlfo, Maria
Lukas Simon, to whom It was ad
dressed at Verbovec, P, Mlcha-
lovce, CtochoBlovnkla,
Independent Races
Enliven Political
Outlook for State
Governorship, Second
Congress Catch Eye
of Observers
HOLMAN, MAHONEY.
MOVES CONSIDERED
Legal Barrier for Gen
eral Elections Re
viewed BY CLAYTON V. BERNARD
SALEM, June 9 UP) Inde
pendent candidates for governor
and representative In congress
from the second Oregon district
wero freely predicted here and In
Portland today with the addi
tional prognostication that some
doflnlto announcements would be
mnde Immediately following the
state grange convention in Rose
burg next week.
Political observers bore have
watched the activities the past
week of both the supporters of
Kufus C. Holman 'and Willis
Mnhcmcy following their defeats
In the primary election for re
publican and democratic nomina
tions ; for governor, ' and have
learned conferences "would" be
held ' tomorrow between leadera
In both these groups, with Ma
honey himself Bitting In. 4
Grango Meet Watched
To round out the picture, It
was atrongly Indicated there
would bo somo pertinent political
discussions at the state grange
convention next week, to be tol
lowod by announcement of at
least one candidate who will
compete against Joe E. Dunne
and Charles H. Martin for gov
ernor. The youthful mayor of Klam
ath Falls, who was declared by
Dr. Robinson ot Moscow, Idaho,
his chluf supporter In tbe pri
mary election, would be an Inde
pendent candidate, may side-step
this attempt to a grange candi
date and himself run against
Jay Upton and Walter Plorce for
(Continued on Page Three)
COLLEGE PENSION
PI
SALEM, June 9 (fit Adoption
of a pension plan of from $100
to (170 a month after retirement
ot Willamette university profes
sors at the age ot 65 years, was
recommended to the board of
trustees of the university here to
day by the special committee of
which A. A. Schramm la chair
man. The plan would cost the uni
versity the first three years ot
Its operation, about $3,000 an
nually, Schramm said. Action on
the report was not expected until
later today.
Throe different classifications
wero proposed In the report deal
ing with professors now undor 80
for the general plan; those be
tween 60 and 65 and those al
ready ovor 65 years of age. In
the first group there are 27 mem
bera, Schramm Bald, while five
are between 60 and 65 years ot
age and throe are over the 65
years limit and now eligible.
Cowboy Earl Startles British
Sfi ifc 9fc 9fr ifc 9fc
Denver Stage Coach Holdup Admitted
LQNDON, Juno 9. () After
sotting staid England agog by con
tossing that he onco holped hold
up Denver stage coach, the Earl
of Lonsdalo went to an American
rodeo today,
He contemplated the cow
punchers' flirtations with death
through the smoke of a serloa ot
long cigars and chuckled over hla
own life aa an American cowboy
back In the days when the West
was wild oud woolly.
At ' a banquot tor the cow
punchers yesterday he revealed
tho great sooret ot hla life that
he helped In a atlck-up ot the
Dcnvor stage coach in 1874.
Today he owns 174,000 acres
of British land, la a sportsman ot
Mayor Continues
Silence on State
Political Plana
Mayor Willis E. Mahoney
reiterated Saturday that he
baa no comment to make
about speculation aa to his po
litical plans.
The mayor, asked about the
report that he was to alt In on
a political conference between
his and Kufus Holman'a lead
era Sunday, stated that he doea
not Intend to attend auch a
meeting on that day.
PARTY CHIEFTAINS
Senator McNary, Republi
can, and Gen. Johnson
Lead Oratory
WASHINGTON, June 9 (P)
Bolts of oratory flashing from
botb campa aet campaign tor
seata In conjresi in motion to-
The adoption' of a national
policy by the republican national
committee In Chicago heralded
a burst of speeches.
"A kippered herring," Hugh S.
Johnson, recovery administrator,
called the republican social pro
gram. In a radio speech last
nlglit.
McNary Lead Attack
"A kippered herring," he en
larged, "la one that smells and
hasn't got any well lnsldes."
From the other side came an
assertion by Senator McNary of
Oregon, republican floor leader,
that "the new deal and those of
Ita policies which are fallacious
ara on the ebb-tide."
The republicans, he said In
another radio speech, while
steadfastly adhering to sound
principles and san fundamentals
"must, nevertheless. In my opin
ion, not completely subvert the
liberalization called for pre present-day
developments."
President Roosevelt's message
to congress yesterday, too, was
generally regarded as a pledge
to the people ot what they could
expect from his party In the way
of future social legislation. Mr.
(Continued on Page Three)
Klamath Union high school
bandsmen brought back a cash
prise ot $50 from Medtord where
they competed In the band contest
at the diamond Jubilee Friday.
The local band took second
place, with Roseburg leading.
The bands were Judged on the
basis of marching and playing.
The local group wore white uni
forms. Leader ot the band is Raymond
Coopey of the high school facul
ty. The trip was made in the
high school bus. It was financed
through the efforts ot the Klam
ath county chamber ot commerce.
whom all British are proud, and
Is a peer ot the realm.
"My life," said the 77-year-old
earl, "was like these kids and I
Just can't get enough of their
tricks with ropes, horseg and
ateerB."
He sat back in his chair and
told between smoke puffs ot his
adventurous youth In America. -
"I was one ot the first cowboys
out west," he said. "I remember
Denver when It was only a one
shack town and when I first saw
Cheyenne there was only on ahed
there.
"Some of my friends went out
one day to hold up the Denver
stage and I went with them. The
others in the hold-up are all dead
now."
FOUR STATES
THWEST
MAY GET AID
Huge Water Control Plan
Recommended by In
vestigators BIG IRRIGATION
PROJECT STUDIED
Over Billion Estimated
as Requirement for
Construction
WASHINGTON. June 9, (P) A
comprehensive flood control, ir
rigation, power development and
navigation program in Washing
ton, Oregon, Idaho and Utah, es
timated to cost $1,207,925,000, Is
contemplated in the report of the
President's apeclal cabinet com
mittee on water flow.
In this program, development
of the Utah lake basin, near Salt
Lake; at a cost ot $16,000,000
and the Columbia river basin, of
Oregon and Washington at a
cost of about $854,000,000, were
among ten projects scattered
hrntrhntit tllA . ttfttlon. Which
were recommended for immediate
Power Issue Studied
The report aald that $18,525,
000 would be needed for flood
control and poster development
on the rivers tributary to Puget
finnnii Pittura develooment of
the Snake river for navigation.
Irrlgatibn and power purposes
would cost approximately $300,
000,000 while work on the Willa
mette river In Oregon was placed
at $15,700,000 for power devel
opment on that stream and its
vlK..,nlae onA Sit 1 90.000 WOUld
be needed tor studies ot irrigation,
navigation and tne initial steps
in developing locks and dams.
The report Bald the Columbia
river basin "offers tho greatest
opportunity for power develop
ment in the western section ot
the United States." In connec
tion with the power development
(Continued on Page Three)
CHICAGO, June 9, VP) A buy
ing stampede swept the wheat
market up 3 cents a bushel
maximum today, but later there
was no follow up of speculative
demand, and prices receded
Bharply.
Heavy selling to realize protltB
on wheat did much to bring
about the setbacks from the day's
too. attained as a result of sen
sational government reports ot
drought damage to crops. An un
settling influence was expectation
that there would be further mois
ture relief in drought territory by
the middle and toward the end
ot next week.
Wheat closed nervous at almost
the day's lowpolnt, i to 1 above
yesterday's finish, July 981 to
981, corn 1 to 11 down, oats un
changed to i higher, and provi
sions unchanged to 10 cents de
cline. NEW YORK. June 9. IPi J. E.
Wldener'a Peace Chance, second
choice In the wagering, today won
the sixth running ot the $50,000
Belmont stakes at Belmont park.
High Quest, winner ot the Preak
ness, was second and his stable
mate, Good Goods, third.
Roosevelt Off
On Short Cruise
WASHINGTON, June 9. UP)
President Roosevelt turned away
from his desk today for a cruise
down the Potomao river over the
week end.
Boarding the yacht Sequoia
early In the afternoon In time
for a late lunch, he planned to
remain on the river overnight.
n
Relief Plea
Mob Lynches
Two Negroes
MEN SLAIN FOB ATTEMPTED
ASSAULT UPON WIFE
OF FARMER.
LAMBERT, Miss., June 9. UP)
The Delta country buzzed today
over the swift lynching last night
of two young negroes for attempt
ing to assault a white woman.
An armed mob of about 125
white men snatched the negroes,
Joe Love and Isaac Thomas, from
a sheriff and two deputies. They
hanged them from a amaU high
way bridge near here.
Mob Leadera Sought
' District Attorney 'Greek Rice
arrived today from Clarksdale
with county deputies, seeking oat
the mob's leadera. He sought in
formation also concerning the
manner in which tbe negroes, each
about 26 years old, were taken
from Sheriff W. T. Haynes of
Quitman county and his two aides.
For several hours after the
lynching the counties ot Quitman,
Bolivar and Leflore where the
mob arose and maneuvered were
cloaked in silence. No one would
discuss the dual lynching.
Two Bodies Found
Late In the night tbe bodies of
Love and Thomas were found by
officers banging from the bridge,
their feet dangling above a gutted
ravine. Their necks were broken,
but their bodies were not muti
lated. Officers cut tbe bodies down
(Continued on Page Three)
STRIKE EFFECTS
CITY OBSERVED
Several Business Firms
Report Difficulty with
, Shipments
TTFf tf Inne'Khnrnmpn'fl
strike are being felt by manufac
turing ana Dusmess concerns oere
to varying degrees.
rtna torre oatnhlf ah mpnt rnnOTt-
ed Saturday that "any number" of
shipments consigned to the local
house have been tied up at Oak
land and Portland, with resultant
inconvenience ana trouoie. ud
Saturday, this firm received word
anmA ,ho atllnmATlta COnld
be moved out by rail, but not by
truck.
Both wholesale- and retail es
tablishments are feeling the ef
fects on shipments arriving by
water.
Thus far, there have been only
t AffantB nn- ,t,A lnmhftr in
dustry here, it was indicated.
Most of the lumner moves to
market by rail. The railroads are
reported doing a booming busi
ness. IT,
MEDFORD, Ore., June 9, UP)
Seventeen airplanes bearing
members ot the Junior Chamber
of Commerce of San Francisco
arrived here shortly before noon
to attend the final day ot the
Diamond Jubilee commemorating
75 years of Oregon statehood. The
squadron circled the city twice
before landing.
The good-will aerial expedition
will take-off in the morning for
San Francisco.
The final day ot the Diamond
Jubilee saw a tapering off in the
attendance. The event will con
clude today with a rodeo and
grand ball tonight.
The Jubilee committees estim
ate that between 60.000 and 60,
000 people visited the city. The
finance committee estimated fi
nances would break even.
LATE
WASHINGTON, June O. UP)
Congressional action was com
pleted today on tho Rnjburn-Dlll
bill creating a. new commission to
regulate interstate communica
tions systems.
WASHINGTON, June O. UP)
Dave Komoncn, wiry Finn ot Sud
bury, Canada, today repeated his
victory ot last yeifr in the nntlonnl
A. A. V. marathon from Mount
Vernon to tbe White House
T
HE YOUTHS
BADLY BFATFN
in
AT
Members of Prominent
Families Victims
of Mob
TERMS AGREED ON
FOR ALASKA SHIPS
Union President Unablj
to Offer Prediction
for Settlement
8 AH PEDRO, Calif., June ,
(AP) Three Latin American
students of prominent families
were attacked and beaten today
in a mob demonstration which
police said evidently was an out-
wnr,k nt ,ha lntan,,tAKftl
Longshoremen's strike.
After inquiring if the youths
were sailors, members ot a mob
ot about 200 men assailed and
roughly handled them,, police
said.. Despite the boys' protest
they were students en route
home from northern California
schools, as shown by their tick
eta on the liner Santa Monica.
The t 1 0 1 1 m s were Hugo
consul at Collma, Mexico, weal
thy importer and exporter; Hi
diuo Perez, 21, son ot Senors
JoseJiua Perea, wealthy landown
er of Mexico, D. F., and Jobs
Mario Gafteazoro. 17. son of a
prominent . physician ' and sur
geon of San Salvador. ,
JIAXS- DET'ASDS MET.
' SEATTLE. , June. 9. (AP)
sailors' union of the Pacific,' In
cluding s sailors, liremen, water-tenders-
and cooks, who had block
ed loading -f Bhips for. Alaska,
announced today that most ot
their demands had boss complied
with by employers, and that
Alaskan ships m' t proceed In
accordance with arrangements
already made by representatives
of the waterfroo employers and
.1 a,t1rf 1antfln naat lnnsr-
shoremen. , ' , t
- ' " '
NO PREDICTION OFFERED. V
PORTLAND, Ore., June 9. UP)
Joseph . Ryan, president ot
the International Longshore
men's association, rtated here to
day he could make no prediction
as to when the Pacific coast wa
terfront strike mignc enu.
"Employers and employes," he
said, "are getting on a common
ground.1' '
He said "some o the worst
spots In the controversy have
been smoothed."
Ryan said "negotiations are
nnrinr WIT with emDloyera and
tor the time being we will not
vote on the new proposals ot
Dr. Henry Grady tor triple oper
ation of hiring halls."
Dr. Grady is chairman of the
federal labor mediation board at
San Francisco. The "triple oper
ation" proposal v.ould provide
for Joint supervision of hiring
halls by the government, employ
ers and employes.
"I personally believe," Ryan
(Continued on Pago Three)
E
WASHINGTON, June 9. (IP)
Congressional action was Com
pleted today on a bill authorizing
a three-yeaj billion dollar pro-
gram for road construction.
The house approved a confer
ence report on the measure and
sent It to the White House.
NEWS
SALEM, Juno 9. UPyVidiot
Ecklcy, nnwly-nppolntcd postmas
ter for Lngrandc, today sent in
his resignation aa atate represen
tative from the 24th district,
Eckley was member ot the boose
for two terms. :
WASHINGTON, Jnne 9. (P)
An agreement limiting debate on
the silver bill and virtually amor,
ing a vote on the measure Monday
was reached by the senate.
SAN
PEDRO