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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1935)
r. WK.ITIIKH FOIIKC AHTt Generally (air. OIIKtiOXl Knir cant. TKMPi High, BHi low, B7. I'IIKCIPi a I hour to 8 p. Wednesday, ,0D season, ' normal, a.lH Inst year 1 data, 8.30. HERALD SERVICE Herald tuharrllier who full to receive llinlr iitir by Oilll) p, in. nro riiiiliil to cull the llornld business office, plume 111(10, mid paper Will be lent by special carrier. ASSOCIATED PRESS IN SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND UNITED PRESS ----------- "rt-i-i-i-ivonnnnnanji an rinqnAn.ru litjuij Price Fivo Cents' K LAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, NOV. 21, 1935 p .tv-1 H -IMI 1 t (7 C ' , ," ' , UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUJ'JUUIJUl' ygoov Number 7478 ? JAPS Ethiopia's Italy Victorious In Mountain Pass South of Makale Roman Legions Hope to Surround Retreating Black Warriors; Emperor Selassie Back at Addis Ababa After Trip to front By Tha Anociatad Pret Ethiopia's northern defender were benten and put to fliirht liy tho fascist invader in a mountain battle to day, the Italian field command rcportod. Retreating Black Pursued Four bnttalioiiH of infantry and one cavalry squadron were said to bo pursuing tho retreating warriors of Ras Suyoum, Ethiopian northern commnnder, after the clash at a mountain pass south of Mukulo on tho route to Amba Alajl. Premier Mussolini, at the samo time, was strengthen Ing Italy's resistance to League of Nations sanctions by granting leaves of threo months to 100,000 fascist, troops. Editorials On the News Ily HUNK JKYKIVS THIS headline Interest most of ua, because It Is what w want to bear: "Kalian Advance Turned Hack." Picked Ethiopian marksmen, the dispatch relates, caught an Italian column In a narrow pas In the hills, and Inflicted heavy losses on It. THE dltalch, however, comes from Addis Ababa, o It Isn't wise to take too much stock In It. In war time, now l censored, and on can't put too much faith in censored news. IF CKRTA1N politicians have their way and tho government ols It fingers an the press, so that honest editor can't print what they bollev to be the truth, you won't be blo to place much reliance on ANY ot the nowi you read. THE Santa Ke'a now train, the supor-Chlof, streamlined and pullod by a 3800 horsopower Ulo el eleotrlo locomotive, starts a tost run from Chicago to Los An- golos, which Is expected to cut eleven hour from the schedule ot the present Chief. Snvlng time Is the big objoctlve of present-day transportation. Ono wondora, sometimes, what we will do with all till tlmo after wo'vo saved It, DID you ever drive hard all day, cutting evory posjlhlo corner and nvlng evory possible minute In ordor to make the shortost po Ible time between two points, and then, upon arriving, tool around for two or three hours with nothing doflnlte to do? Woll, most of us have done tho nme thing. WHY? For no good reason nt all for speed without a doflnlto objoct Isn't a good reason, We travel faut bocauao spood la In our blood. THIS dispatch would bo Interest ing If It wore phrased In words simple enoiiRh to be understood: "Tho Indirect or fundamental (Continued on Page Scvon) WASHINGTON. Nov. 21 (IP) Becrotary Ickcs accused four stool companies todny of "collusion" In submitting lileiillenl bids on l,oll. tin neenit tormtlllll nt AlOl'O- henrt nitv. N. C and the Trl- hiirniiuh brlduo In Now York Tho government announced they would be used to in crease Italy's agricultural and industrial production and said the move had no "international significance." An Kthloplan warriors tll before-the Italian In th encounter 7.000 (crt above sea levl, thoy carried their desd with them, makliiK a cheek at .casualties Im possible, 'It was slated. Tha Italian hoped to aurrnund them before they could" minor tor a new detenu and block the way to Amba Alajl, the Itallana' next northern objective. Native Army Concentrating Itnllnn pilot reported Ktlilo pinna were again concentrating In the Mai Mosclo Valley, bolow Hollrot, In the Makale area, al though they had born dispersed Ihora Monday by an air bom bardment. An French and British experts reviewed peace tulka In Paris, authoritative French quarters said Premier Mussolini would not be Interested In any Frnnco I'.rltlMi pence proposals until the now Italian commander, Marshal I'letro liatlogllo, has "had a chance to win a tew battles." They declared the renewed ne gotiations wore a "Jormnllty," nnd merely "to koep -the door oren and show tho world France and llrltaln are fulfllllnit their obligations" to icok peace. King Hack at Citpitnl Emperor Hull Selassie was back In Addis Ababa todny, hav ing completed an aorlal tour ot tho southern wnr (rant shortly before two Fascist airplanes (lew over the section he had surveyed. The Kthloplan government an nounced the Itnllnn mnchlnos passed nvor Ilnrar nnd Dlredawa, In eastern Ethiopia, Just after ,n0 U()n of Jll(Un tttneA hack for tho capital, which he left only Tuesday. The communique said, the Italian planes dropped no bombs, Indicating thoy were ' pursuing the Kthloplan plane or reconnolterlng. Antl-llrltlsh feeling was again mnnlfost In Egypt, ns students (Continued on Page Soven) A cold, penetrating fog ob scured the sky In the Klnniiith bBsIn Thursday, froozlng on pave ments nnd on windshields ot au tomobiles and making traffic hazardous. One accident, occurring at 8 o'clock Thursday morning nt tho Intersection of East Main street nnd Homo avenue wns attributed to slippery pavement, according to reports ot trnffle officers. A Raymond Dairy truck, driven by Karl Sohorn, skidded In mak ing the turn from' Knst Main street to Homo avenue, and struck mnchlnea driven by Na thnnlol Wright and Mike Foster, both of which wore drummed. No Injuries resulted. Continued fair' wonthor, with possibility ot . more fog - and slightly higher tempornturo, wns the prediction for the next 24 hnur period, according to the lo cal weatherman, ,' The slate weather bureau fore cast Is for fnlr wenther In the onxt, generally cloudy In tho west with rnln Friday end no change In gonornl temperature. Mod- ernto southeast winds oft the count nro In prospect. Thursday's maximum temper nturo wns recorded at 88 degree and tbe low at 87. Northern GOVERNMENT DOLE RELIEF FUNDS SPENT New Deal Has Power to Make Payment Out of Other Sums. SPENDING ABOVE ORIGINAL FIGURE Many Questions in Con nection With Program Go Unanswered. WASHINGTON. Not. 21 (VP) The money congress earmarked for the dole la all gone, but the New Deal has power to continue such relief payments a while longer out ot other funds. Official figures disclosed today that out of I4.8K0.OOO.000 appro priated last session for work-and- rollvf, f8H0,U0O,OOO already has been allotted to : direct , relief (miiulnrly known a the dole). This Is $9,000,000 more than congress set aside for the pur pose, ' . Wide rower at Hand . However, Uie- Koosorelt admin' titration has wide powers to shift funds from one category to another. With grants still to be made to 22 states before tha dolo Is due to end December 1, the fig- urea raised these questions: ' Will there be further dipping Into the 14.000,000.000 works funds for dlroct relief, making that much less for Jobs? If so, will tho remaining works fund be sufficient to carry out the plnn to give 3.600.000 per sons jobs by the end ot this month at pay conforming to ex isting work relief wages? No Definite Answer Will direct aid be continued after the December 1 deadline If state and local authorities plead Insufficient funds to take over the hunlen. There was no definite answer at busy relief headquarters to dny, hut Inquirers were given a hint when officials referred to recent statements by President Hoosevoll and Harry L. Hopkins, relief chief. , The prraldont told a mayors' (Continued on Page Six) CHARGES FILED PENDLETON. Ore., Nov, 21. (P) William Kenton. 37, Dny vllle, waa placed uudor $1000 bond In Justice court at Long creek last night on a mnnslnugh ter charge arising from tho fatal shooting Tucsdar of W. C. Glbbs Long Creek rancher, while on an elk hunting trip at the head ot Hunklns creek In the Blue nioun tnlns. The body of Qlbbs was brought to Long Creek late yostordny and an Inquest wns Held Imme diately. The Jury plnced the blnme upon Kenton, Glbbs, who hnd lived at Long Creek for 38 years, formerly owned a hotel In Pendleton. HI widow, a son nnd two daughters survive him. Spud Market SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21, UP) (U. S. D. A.) Potato market about steady, supplies liberal, do main! fnlr. Four Oregon cars, seven California, three Idaho ar rived j 17 unbroken cars nnd 17 broken cars on track. Oregon Klamath Russets No, 1 $1.75 to SI. 85; few $2.00. Idaho Kussots No. 1, $1.60 to $1.70. California long whites, $1.80 to $1.85; fair, 80o to $1.15. Sanctions Halt Cargo for Italy MALAGA, Spain, Nov. 21, (JP) Three Italian freighters were prevontod todny from taking car goes ot Iron to Itnly because ot Spain's applications of sanctions nenlnst that nation. The vessels sailed with their general' cargoes, but left tbe Iron on tbe pier. 3jwiaTmriiTTTnTTT"n",,i"1 'at' ' Ohio Strike , Riots Occur GUARDS FOHCKD . TO TAKE IlKI-TCE IS HUILDI.NO ' A FT Kit CLAHII AKRON, O.. Not. 21 OP) Strike sympathisers climaxed hours of violence at the Ohio Insulator plant In Bnrberton early today by driving 80 guards Inside, the factory with a oar rage of rocks and bottles. Tear ga bomb and streams of water from fire hose were used by the guards before they retreated. Flares Illuminated the scene. A factory gate house was demolished by the crowd. Governor to Get Appeal A succession of outbreaks yes terday and last night followed an attempt by the company to admit former employes to the plant and resume work. A strike, called by the Pottery Workers union, ha been in progress since Sopt. 17. A committee ot 25 announced a meeting today with the cham ber of commerce to ask that the use of tear gas be halted in or der that representatives of the strikers and the company could attempt to reach a settlement;. Union officials . said they planned to appeal to Governor Martin I.. Davey to Intercede and stop violence. . Two Persons Hurt Two arrests and two casualties were reported in tbe succession of outbreaks. A woman was treated for the effects of the gas and a boy ot 7 was hit by a ga hell. , i v -I Ttie-etrlke- was-- caled1ry-'the (Continued on Page Six) NIIAC SUGGESTED Possibility Investi gated Today by San Francisco Health Officers. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 21 (P) George Purnaras, 45, a dish' washer, died In convulsions to- day three hours after taking bi carbonate of soda. Deputy Cor oner Antbony Trabucco said the soda from a different source than that which caused three previous fatalities. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21. IP) The remote possibility a man- lac might have poisoned baking soda, blamed for three deaths and the serious Illness ot 18 per sons, was Investigated today by Coroner T. B. W. Leland. He believed there was more plausibility, however, in the theory that two poisons were mixed accidentally with the soda. "Of course there Is the possi bility that a maniac may have been responsible" the coroner said "hut we have found no evl dence." Josoph Rosenthal, department store exocutlve and Nick Manno. snlvnge company proprietor, ap peared In Municipal Judge Alden Ames court on charges ot selling contaminated food. Their hear ing was continued until Decem ber 2, at the coroner's Inquest. Permanent Klamath Pioneer Organization Annual A permanent pioneer organisa tion, designed to perpetuate the memory ot early Klamath days and foster tribute to early set tlers, was effected at the annual pioneer dinner held at the Pros byterlnn church Wednesday night. More ,than 200 attended the an nual event. . Officers of the organisation, which Is open to pioneers, sons of pioneers and othera Interested, are - John Houston, president; Or'th Slsemoro, vice-president, and Mrs. Caiman O'Loughlln, secre tary. Dr. George I. Wright, chair man of a committee appointed Inst yonr to plnn the organlia tlon. reportod the nominations. Others on the committee were H. B. Hall, Frank Jenkins, Fred Fleet and Llnsy Slsemore. The plonoor organisation will collect , Information on pioneer days In the Klamath country, It may gather relics ot those days, and It will be active In planning t ho annual dinners started at tbe Presbyterian church five years ago. Forces Put tfy Flight LUMBER URGED TO TAKE PACT INTO COURTS Ex-Senator Dill of Wash ington Says Treaty Unconstitutional. CONGRESS COULD DEFEAT PROGRAM Florida Test Case in Cuban Agreement ' Pointed To. WASHINGTON. Not. 21. (IP) Former Senator C. C. Dill, Wash ington state democrat, suggested to lumber Interest today that they Join other Industries to test the reciprocal trade agreement law In tbe court. Expressing belief the law was unconstitutional, he said there were two things Industrie could do: "Thev cn go to congress and get renewed excise taxes to ever- come tbe act mane ny ine presi dent, or they can. go Into court and test -th legality of the-trrant of power given the president to make treatle without ratification by the senate. Veto Threat Seen "The objection to the first ac tion 1 that tbe president prob ably would veto any legislation Increasing the excise tax on Items In tbe pacts. The lumber Industry could In stitute court action to compel the collector ot custom In a port of entry to charge the tariffs made by congress rather than those fixed by the president. Dill aaid. On the other hand, he added, lumbermen could Join represen tatives of other Industries In such a suit, and bring an action cov ering many items which suffered reduction of protection In any" (Continued on Page Seven) ROME, Nov. 21, (flV-Premier Mussolini today granted three month leaves to 100,000 men of his armv of 1.000,000. It was officially stated this or der has no "international signu Icance," but is simply to release farmerB for work and to speed up Italy's industrial production tem porarily. Leave will be granted first to farmers and next to those whose families need them. Third are those who merit leave for good conduct, after at least eight months satisfactory service. All of the 100,000 are undor orders to return Immediately If called. Effected at Dinner E. B. Hall presided at tbe din ner Wednesday night, and many an anecdote of early Klamath day was told by Hall and others upon whom be called during tbe evening. Harold Merrymnn, Klamath at torney, told of early day legal Incidents here. Ho gave an ac count of an early court that was hold In a bedroom, with the spectators and Jury sitting on the bed, the attorneys on stools and boxos, and tho Judge alone oc cupying n cnalr. Klamath county, he reminded his listeners, gave Oregon one of It greatest Jurists, Henry L. Uenson. who, after Bervlng as cir cuit Judge here, went on to be come chief Justice of the supreme court, . . Llnsy Slsemore told of early cattle drives from the north Klamath and Deschutes country to such distant shipping points as The Dalles, Ontario, and Win nemuoca. He reonllcd ono drive to Wlnnemiicca which started In (Continued on Page Seven) British Pressure Brought Against Nippon Officials , . Nippon Announces Abandonment of Plans to Make Region Autonomous State; Bank ers Proceed With Silver Policy By The Associated Precs - ' - Possibility of an upheaval in the Japanese govern ment over the North China situation was foreseen by Jap anese political experts today due to an abrupt, halt in plans for making North China autonomous under protec tion of the Japanese army. '' ; British Play Major Part ' Experts in Tokyo described the near-crisis as a con flict between Japan's civil leaders and her military lead era on the Asiatic continent. Well-informed sources in London said the British gov ernment was largely responsible for halting the move throueh political pressure in eralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, king. ' Chinese sources in Shan ghai expressed fear the de lay in makinz North China autonomous was. .only, temp- orary. Chinese banker In the Pelping Ttentsin area, went ahead with the sUver nationalization program, to which the Japan. abnnwd interfering with -trade. - They In augurated a branch ot the cur rency reserve board to protect su rer reserves. (CoovTight. Associated Press) LONDON, Nov. 21- The halt In Dlans for the establishment of an autonomous North China was said by an authoritative source today to bare been due to pressure brought by Great Britain. It was Indicated the British used their influence to stiffen the stand of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, Chinese national leader, in opposition to North China's split from the wanning govern ment. It was said also the British played a strong diplomatic nana in Tokyo to check the handling of tbe situation by Major General KenJl Doihara. commander, oi me Japanese army on tne continent In well-informed Quarters It waa stated the British bad assured tbe Chinese they had no desire to interfere with normal, pacific Jap anese economic penetration of the territory Involved. (Copyright, Associated Press) TOKYO. Nov. 21. Japanese Dolitlcal experts close to the gov ernment asserted today that the North China situation has devel oped Into an explosive Issue with in the Tokyo government. Dlsnatches from China showed that the scheme lor tne aeciara- tlnn of autonomy bv the five prov inces in North China under tne protection of the Japanese army had miscarried. However, although Japanese civilian leaders were temporarily restraining the action of the Jap anese militarists in cmna, trong element of the army was Insisting that the North China autonomy plan be carried through. Cabinet Life at Stake According to the political ex perts the Issue will be debated in a cabinet meeting tomorrow. It is expected Kokl Hlrota, ror (Continued on Page Six) I WASHINGTON. Nov. 21, (JP) Secretary Ickcs called on the oil Industry today to halt, voluntar ily, shipments to Italy. Explaining at a press conference be had no "authority at all" In the matter, Ickes said "1 don't think they ought to" sell oil to Italy. . "They ought to comply both In letter and spirit with the ef forts of the government to pre vent furnishing war materials to either ot the belligerents." French Ready for Border Emergency DJIBOUTI. French Somnllland, Not. 21. P) A battalion of French Senegalese proceeded in to the interior from Djibouti to day to prepare for an overflow nf rnrmrenR from Ttalo-tf thlonlan war area and to be ready for W frontier emergency. Tokyo ana support 01 uen- the Chinese leader, at Nan Van Duzer, " Walton May v Gain Places on Capi tol Board., SALEM, Not. Jl. m The names of H. B. van Dnzer ot Portland and William Walton of Salem have ' been prominently mentioned here today as possible selection to the state capitol commission. Governor Martin said today he would withhold announcement of his selections nntil he has con ferred with Senate President Har ry L. Corbett. Corbett was due here late today or tomorrow for a conference with tbe executive. Speaker" Howard Latourette was here late yesterday for a conference, but said he was still undecided at that time over two of his selections. Each of the trio will name three men. Van Duier, prominent lumber man ot. Portland and former chairman ot .the state highway commission, was active in the democratic campaign for the elec tion of Governor . Martin. Wal ton, a democrat, is a Salem banker. ANNUAL SCHOOL There are 410T ' children of school age In Klamath Falls, or School District Number 1, accord ing to figure compiled in the annual school ' census -wnicn nas recently been completed, accord ing to Ida M. Udell, ecnooi ciera. Every child between the age of 4 and 18 years is included in tha cenBUB. Of the total number iss are boys and 2123 are girls. The school census In 1934 showed a total ot 4036, with 1969 boys and 2066 girls. An interesting comparison in rieiirea from the census ot this year and last is ionna m wo. number of foreign corn parents who have not been naturalized, Foreign born, unnaturalized Tam ers In 1935 numbered 65, against 16 in 1934. -. Foreign born, nnnaturallzed mothers In this year's census totaled 52, and last year only 14 BY TIDAL WAVE HILO, Hawaii, Nov. 21, UP) Hoavy ea coupled with what was believed to be a small tidal wave following an earthnuake did con aldernhle damage here today. A short stretch ot railway was hadlv damaged and two small yachts and a power fishing boat were wrecked. The quake oc curred at 1:20 a. m." (0:50 a. m eastern standard time) and cen- (tered a lew mum irom mi en. STATE RULING BACKS ACTION OF BLACKMER District Attorney Held Within Rights in Taking Fee. NO CRIME FOUND IN CHECK CASES Incident Developing Out of Ashurst's Attack Taken to Salem. An opinion from the attorney general's office, holding that the district attorney, in charging a fee for collecting on unpaid or dishonored check, Is not commit ting an act of malfeasance, was received Thursday at the office ot District Attorney Hardin C. Black- mer. ., . ... It was this practice, presumably, that was condemned by Circuit Judge B. B. Ashnrst last month when he assailed Blackmer In bis . sensational series ot Instructions to the KlBTa.th nntr trend jnryi Judge Ashnrst at that time Indi cated his belief Blackmer had committed a crime In connection with check cases. Blackmer Asks Opinion -The opinion, prepared in an swer to a specific Question by Blackmer after the grand Jury session, was signed for Attorney General I. H. Van Winkle by Francis T. Wade, assistant attor ney general. It states that there is no . law either authorizing or condemning the collection of un paid or dishonored checks, or the charging of a fee therefor by a district attorney. Blackmer. In his letter, pointed out that here, as elsewhere, there are a great many "N. S. F.". "no account" and "account closed" checks passed each month. Many of these checks are brongbt to Blackmer' office and th -writers prosecuted. In other instances. Biacumer said, those holding the check do not -wish to prosecute and so sig nify, but they do request that the district attorney effect collection on the checks if possible. Minimum Fee Set "On numerous occasions," the letter said, "I hare effected such collections, and for the reasons hereinafter stated (hare charged a percentage of the amount collect- Arf OrlirlnAll-r T rbarEBrt 10 ner cent, and later 25 per cent, be cause that was the minimum fee fixed bv the Klamath County Bar association for collection fees. I have never charged a com mission where . orlmlnal charge have been tiled with the court, al though in case of settlement out of court, I insist that either party should pay the court costs. "The principal reason lor maz ing such collection charge la that my budget for the entire year for investigation work Is only 8500. We have a great number of petty complaints wherein formal crim inal action la not warranted out some Investigation Is required in order to maintain peace and bar- . mony, usually neighborhood rows, strayed stock and family quarrels, as well as the work and expense attendant upon collection of worthless checks. This special investigation fund of 8500 Is not sufficient for our needs. Includ ing check collection work, and, consequently, I have charged com missions on such collections. AH such money received In collections has been used In con nection with the matters above mentioned, and none of It used fur my own personal purposes, al though I maintain that Inasmuch as the law Imposes no duty upon me to collect checks, I may as a nraeilclna- attorney, charge a rea sonable fee therefor, and am not accountable to anyone lor com missions received." . The attorney general s opinion. at the outset, states the constitu tional provisions regarding mal feasance, It also states section 14-428, Oregon code, 1930, pro hibiting officer of law from tak ing fees or compensation other than permitted by law for any official service or duty performed, or neglect to porform such duty or service, snd the penaltle for uch acts. The opinion concludes: "A careful acarch of the statute relating to tho duties of the dis trict attorneys has failed to dis claim any provlalon of law either (Continued on Pag Boven) Cltv
