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On the
Day's N
ews
lly I'M AN K JK.NKINM
TJICKK'H something aitonlahlng
1 ln Ihn news:
"Itiima admitted today (Tuea
day) Hint a nor Hon of Ha army In
Northern Kthlopla had boon out
iiniiKtivornl (noli) the cautious
language) by an Ethiopian forco."
WIIKN a nation at war. with a
lull form nf ntni,,,. It,.
J oh, admit Hint forces have
nf forud any kind of reverses at
all (nvon to tha modest extent of
being "oiit-manouvortd") It la un
usual, to any the leant like ruin
In I.o Angola.
e
ANOTHKU Item In tha nowa.
contained In a dispatch from
Washington, la more familiar:
"Prenldonl Itnoaovolt anld today
a public worka bill probably some
what Iran than $500,000,000
would be auhmltted to tha next
aeaalon of congress. 1 1 1 atato
mrnt waa the flrot hint of admin
latratloa plana for continuing
cinergenry expenditures."
WK'ItK Hill, you ane, In tha hap
py apondlnit aproo aloito. not
yot having reach the point whore
wo think of PAYING,
Thut will com later, and won't
be ao happy.
e
TVHAT do thee public worka
" bllllona go fort
Well, In the main, they go for
J list what tha name Indicates for
I'Ulll.lC WORKS that In Iho fu
ture will huvo to bo maintained
OUT OP TAXES. ,
Tho taxoa to pay for them and
the taxes to maintain thorn will
have to tome out of future pro
ductive offort which la a polite
and dignified way of laying that
thoy will huvo to come our of
OUli HI DBS.
That la wfior ALL taxoa have
to enmo from,
e e
A LOT of u kid oursolvos chcor
fully with the notion that
we'll do all tho apendlng and
80.MEHODY ELSB will havo to do
oil tho pnylng.
We're foolish whon we do that
nhout ao foollah an anybody
could be, Taxoa, In one form or
another, come out of KVERY
HODY'8 pockeli.
ANOTHER dlapntch Jnrnrmi
that Former President Hoov
er, In a apnech delivered . at St.
Lou In, vigorously altacka the
Rooaovolt administration' relief
rt-up, and advance a plan to
confine publlo worka projects to
thoae which meet tho noeda of
the nntlon, all other relief to go
buck to itnta and local authori
ties. Bennlor Tho'mn (dnmodrat, of
Oklahoma)' sr.y tho - Hoovor
poech Is a bid for the Ropuullcnn
nomination tor President ;-next
yonr.
. -:
IF IT IS (In the humble judgment-
of this wrltor, who votod
for Hoovor In 1932) U Is a
WASTED bid. Hoovor ISN'T go
ing to ba nominated by the Re
publican pnrty next yoar.
Tho Republicans want to nomi
nate somebody who can bo elect
ed, and Hoover can't be, It la
prolmblo that Hoover knows this
as well as anybody olse, and It la
oxtremely doubtful whether he
want to be nominated.
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4 SWoxu
FIGURES HIT
HIGHEST IRK
OF ALLIES
Mid-December Financing
Operations Add to
Indebtedness.'
SUM NEARING ESTI-
MATES OF YEAR END
Indications Seen Public
1 Debt will go Over
Expectations.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 18, M
The national debt reached f 30
666.7U l.nC7 today, paealng the
130,000.000,000 mark for the
flrat time In hlatory.
Tha new high wna caused by
mid-December financing opera
tions which added 1962,6311,1)37
to the debt,
Deficit Ov'r llllliiin
The debt was near the figure
eatlmattd by President Itooaovelt
far the end of the flacal year next
June 80130,723,000,000.
Tho deficit today stood at
11.(108,711,375, compared with a
year-end estimate of 13,281.000,
000. Expenditure wero 13,807,
3t 1.286, compared with full year
eatlmatea of 17,762,333,000.
These figure Indicated to aome
the possibility of the publlo debt,
when the 1936 flacal yfar cloiea
next June, may exceed tho presi
dents September estimates.
Millions Left to Itetlro
Hut If budget plans are carried
out, a half billion dollars remains
to be cut off tha debt between
now and Juno 30.
The budgot had forecast a
1560,000,000 debt decrease' dur
ing the year through retirement
nf national bank notes with gold
proflta. To data these retlre
monte have amounted to only
1283,000.000, leaving 3267,000,
000 yet to go.
Debt . retlroment through the
sinking fund was estimated at
1661,000,000. So far, only 1316.
466,260 of this haa been achieved,
leaving about 1285,000,000. .
Kecelpta Oo I'll : 1
Rccetpta for the present ffecal
year through Docombor 16 were
$1,760, 636.910, compared with
$1,663,891,727 In the tamo peri
od Inst yonr, doaplte a big lag In
processing tax paymenla pending
(Contlnuod on Pag Bight)
OF
PRAHA. Dec. 18. MP1 Eduard
nones waa electod socond presi
dent of the Republic, of Czecho
slovakia by the national assem
bly today to succeed Dr. Thomas
G. Masnryk, who resigned last
Saturday at tho age ot 86,
Bonos, protege 1 of the first
president and foreign minister
during much ot Dr. Masnryk'
1 7-yoar-term, received 840 vote
to 24 for Profoasor Bohumll No-
moc, candidate ot the Czech Ag
rarian party, who withdrew yea
terdny from the presidential raco.
Premier Milan Hodza will sub
mit the realgnntlon ot the cabin
et to Bones this afternoon, but It
was expected Benea would leave
tho cabinet In office.
I
CARACAS, Vaneziioln, Doe. 18.
(P) Qen, Juan Vicente Domes,
78, president of Venezuela and
tho nation' dictator", for more
than a qunrtor ot a century, died
yesterday. 1 ' . .-,
The national cabinet ; immedi
ately made Con,,' Eloazar Lopez
Controras, minister of war, pro
visional president!
Oonoral Lope will hold of
fice until congress assembles to
elect a successor -to: Gomel.
Ho Insued a proclamation to
tho public expressing' the - na
tion' Borrow and asking V the
maintenance of ponce and ordor.
The capital was tranquil.
Conferences At White House
Create Speculation Over
Future Relief Policy
a
WASHINOTON, Dec. 18 Up) A new round of White Hoiibo con.
forencca on noxt year's relief
over whut emergency re(usln,
outlined puoiie worxa mil.
Itooaovelt Kummona AdvUera
Lleutennnta ausoclnted will, relief H"hd,iutloymont wore sum
moiled by President Roosevelt,
a link with Daniel Hell, acting director of the budget.
Itoforo dropping In at the White House for a luncheon confer
ence, Harry L. Hopkins reported that In 146 large cities, the num
ber of relief eusna on the dole dropped 9.4 per cent In the October-
Noveniocr ponoa 10 i.eui.iau.
Winter's
Rut ho warnod that "the depletion of Individual resources aggra
vated by tho growing winter needs" was affecting tho relief situa
mm ticket
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Supporter of Pension
Plan Will Go to
Congress.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich,, Dee.
18. MP) Verner W. Main, Bat
tie Crook attorney and staunch
advocate of the Townaend old
age penalon plan, became Mlehl
gan's third district representative
In congress today, after winning
a special olocjion as decisively
as no carrion on me nomination
In a republican primary.
Doaplte Main's assertion of
republican party regularity, lead'
era of Dr; F. K. Townaend' or
ganltatlon hailed hie election as
"the people' expression" In the
flrat teal of the plan aa a polltl
cal laaua east ot tha Mississippi.
Main, a "dark horse" winner
In the primary, defeated hie
domocratla opponent, Howard W
Cavanagh, In the election Tues
day by a two to one majority.
K. O. Klofor, a farn::r-laborlte
polled only 397 votes. Mains
rote wa 24,686 and Cavanagh's
11,342.
Eight mombors of the Klamath
Indian business committee were
elected In balloting on the reser
vation Tuesday and Dice Crnln
was chosen as one or tne dele
gates to Washington In a run
off contest with Levi Walker.
The run-oft waa held due to a
dispute at a previous election.
In the Tuesday vote, cram re
ceived 153 votoa and Walker 139.
Thoro wore 44 candidates for
the business committee. Out ot
this number, eight wore electod
for two year terms, as follows:
Seldon Kirk, 188 votea; Thomns
Lang, 188; Sam Riddle, 167;
James Johnnon, 143; Levi Wnlk
er, 140; Dice Crnln, 136; Clay
ton Kirk, 132; Charles Hood,
112.
Crnln, who was elected dele
gate over Levi Walker, Is classed
an a supporter ot Superintendent
Wade Crawford. Bon Mitchell la
the other delegate to Washing
ton.. IN LONG PLUNGE
SAN FRANCISCO, Doc. 18. (A)
An nuburn-hnlred woman, ten
tatively Identified by Dopnty Cor
oner Mike Brown as Olga Stock,
33, former Broadway show girl,
was killed In a 12-story plunge
from a hotel todny.
Brown Immediately began an
Investigation to detenu' e wheth
er she was pushod from tha win
dow or hnd committed suicide
after a drinking party,
Oregon to Have
. Ten Delegates
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, UP)
Oregon will have ton delegates to
the republican national conven
tion In Cleveland, Ohio, next
June, -
Undor the apportionment pre
pared nt tho meeting of the na
tional committee here this week,
there will be two delegates from
each of throe congressional dis
tricts In the state and tour elect
ed nt largo, Orogon hnd thirteen
delegates to the 1932 convention.
Passes
deniunda aroused apeculutlon today
If any, will accompany the newly
Also on hia buslnesa' aehedule was
Needs Grow
tion adveraely In many cities.
Hopkins' statement was be
lieved by aome observers to fore-
toll strong demands during the
winter months for restoration of
tho federal dole.
The flrat White House confer
ence of tho day discuaaed plans
for organizing the civilian con
servation corps on a smaller but
permanent basis.
There was a belief In some
quarter the projected public
works bill of somewhat less
than $500,000,000 may com
prise the only new relief outlay
In the 1937 financial budget.
This view waa founded on the
assumption the entire $4,8S0,
000,000 appropriated last seasion
would not ba apent by next June
30. Tha unspent total then would
be available for the new fiscal
year.
CCO Important Topic
Those who discussed CCU plans
with the president today Included
Robert Fechner, director of emer
gency conservation work; Rex-
ford G. Tugwell, undersecretary
of agriculture; K. A. Sllcox,
chief ot foroatry. service; Seeref
tary. lcKes; secretary Perkins;
Daniel Bell, acting director of
tha budget; Secretary Wallace;
Frank Walker, chairman ot the
national .emergency council, and
repreeentatlvea of the soil eros
ion and national park services.
There have been Indications
President Roosevelt would pro
pose continuation of the CCO aa
a permanent organization with
about 300,000 mum hers. During
the year It has reached a peak
enrollment ot between 600,000
and 600,000 but orders already
have been Issued to reduce the
corps by cutting enllstmenta.
Tha $4,880,000,000 work and
relief fund the administration la
now spending waa appropriated
for the fiscal years 1936 and
1937. All the money haa been
allotted to various projects, and
officiate estimate' that all but
$900,000,000 will be spent by
next June 30, the end of the fis
cal year. They believe $900,-
000,000 may be left over.
CHICAGO. Dee. 18: W) Sena
tor Joseph T. Robinson (D.-Ark.)
majority leader In the senate,
asserted today that In his opin
ion Herbert Hoover's speech In
St. Louis Monday night indicated
clearly Mr. Hoover Is a candidate
for the republican presidential
nomination.
Senator Robinson said he be
lieved Mr.' Hoover was deter
mined, to force the republican
party to accept or reject hi can
didacy. Since rejection 1 would Imply
repudiation of his program, as
his pnrty" associates avow practically-
the same principles he
ndvocntus, It would seem likely
that his. position will gather
strength, although I feel there Is
disposition among his pnrty
lenders to the contrary," he said.
Senator Robinson, accompanied
by Mrs. Robinson and Senntor
M. M. Neeley (D.-W. VA.) stop
ped en routa home from the
Philippines.
Inquest Held in
Actress
LOS ANGELES, Deo. 18 (IP)
Roland West, testifying at the
Inquest todny Into the death ot
lils friend, Thelmn Todd, screen
actress, unexpectedly otfored evi
dence' that he said "the police
have not gone into."
Tho motion picture director
and producer, who said both he
and Mlas Todd occupied apart
ments above their seaside res
taurant, stild that -a "Mr. Smith"
lived In the apartment directly
nbove the garage in which Miss
Todd's body wa found Monday
morning.
West denied that he "locked
out" the-actress from tho enfo
apartment, after Mra. May White
head, her negro maid,- had tes
Thirty
STATE SEEKS
HALL'S DEATH
Erland's Point Massacre
Case Nearing Close .
in Washington.
ACQUITTAL ASKED
FOR PEGGY PAULOS
Defense Prepares to Give
Closing Arguments
this Afternoon.
COURT HOUSE, Port Orchard,
Wash., Dec. 18, UP) County
Prosecutor R. Warren Miller, In
summation of the Erland'a Point
ma8a murder trial today asked
death for Leo Hall, but left "the
fate ot Peggy Peterson Paulo In
the hand of the jury."
Throughout a 65-mlnute argu
ment, Miller aimed hi shafts a:
Hall, charged with first degree
murder In the sextuple slaying
ot March 28, 1934.
Hankies Flutter In Court
He touched but lightly upon
the caa against Mrs. PauloB,
Hall's co-defendant and accuser.
When Mr. Paulos name was
mentioned It was as the state's
crlef witness against Hall. Miller
told the Jury, however,- that Mra.
Paulos by participation in a rob
bery In the Frank Flieder cottage
th the point where the killings
00k place she had put herself in
a position where tnia jury can
take her life."
Mrs. Paulo wept, handker
chiefs fluttered In the packed
court room, and Hall grinned
while Ralph H. Horr made an im-
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Emll G. Dreher, Klamath In
surance man, has received the
appointment of district supervisor
of the federal census of business.
Dreher waa In Portland Wed
nesday, and was expected In a
day or two to announce whether
he would accept the post.
Secretary ot Commerce Roper
made the appointment. The dis
trict headquarters will be located
In Bend.
Dreher Is an active Klamath
county democrat. He was a can
didate for county commissioner
In the last primary election. .
NEW YORK, Dec. 18. (VP)
The Now York Evening Journal
said today six of the eight mem
bers of the New Jersey court of
pardons "are firmly opposed to
granting clemency to Bruno
Richard Hnuptmann on tho basts
of any evidence bo far brought
to light."
The poll of the court; was tak
en, the newspapers said, by aides
ot Gov. Harold G. Hoffman of
New Jersey.
Effort to Solve
Death
tified she gave Miss Todd a key
to an outside door. The door had
an inside bolt, said the maid. .
In the midst of his question
ing, West Interrupted to say:
"Here Is something I think
you should know. The police
have not gone Into this. A Mr.
Smith lives In the apartment di
rectly above the gnrnge In which
Miss Todd's car was kept. 1
questioned him and he said he
got home about 2:40 o'clock
Sunday morning."
Coroner Frank Nance asked It
Smith could be brought Into tes
tify, and West replied:
"No, he wns not subpoenaed,
and tills is his day off, He has
gone to Santa Ana."
MURDERS
Killer of Six
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18. UP)
The sixin victim of . an enraged
federal relief worker died today
of rifle bullet wounds. Four
wires have been widowed and
six children made fatherless by
the deadly aim Monday of Charles
N. Layman, 44, former "water
boy" on a WPA project who said
be planned the shooting because
the workers abused and ridiculed
him. Fire murder complaints
have already been issued against
Layman. An Inquest was called
today, and Layman will be given
a preliminary hearing Dec 23.
GOES INTO GONTROL
Inauguration made Quiet
ly to Prevent More
Disorders.
PEIPINO, China, Deis. 18. (P)
A semi-autonomous political
council for the broad North Chi
na provinces ot Hopeh and Cha
rter went into operation today,
over the opposition ot demon
strating anti-Japanese students.
The inauguration ot the coun
cil, set up amid agitation tor
North China separation from the
Central Chinese government, was
held at an early morning hour
and with utmost secrecy, appar
ently as a precaution against
fresh protests.
As news . of the council's In
auguration spread, however, hun
dred ot students gathered at
the city gates, where police arm
ed with bayonets prevented them
from entering.
Student masses also paraded
in the other major North China
city of Tientsin, shouting slogan
and i demonstrating against the
autonomy movement.
Gen. Sung Chen-Yuan, chair
man ot the council which was
accorded partial political inde
pendence from the Nanking gov
ernment, announced the prin
ciples of the new North China
regime called for promotion of
friendly relations with neighbor
ing countries (Manchoukuo and
Japan). . - -
Chinese reports to ' Shanghai,
at the very time of the Inaugura
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HEARD AT TRIAL
Operative methods on the Ore
gon, California and Eastern rail
road were described to Circuit
Judge Edward B. Ashurst Wed
nesday morning as the railroad
presented Its case for a declara
tory Judgment to the effect that
it 1 not violating the full train
crew law.
The railroad brought the
equity case after a complaint
was tiled with the district at
torney's office by William Re
gan, legislative representative of
the Order of Railway Conduc-:
tors, charging the O. C. and E.
In not obeying the full crew
rain law.
Question at Issue Is whether
the O. O. and E. Is a main line
or a branch line operation. The
law specifies different require
ments for lines In the two classi
fications, and the O. C. and E.
claims to be a branch operation.
R. C, Qroesbeck, local attor
ney, and first witness for the
railroad, in answer to a question
from Deputy District Attorney
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Billion Point
Hoare Resigns
After Criticism
of Peace Treaty
Secretary's Withdrawal Will Save British
Cabinet From Responsibility; Anglo
French Plan Unacceptable
LONDON, Dec 18. (AP) Sir Samuel Hoare,
British foreign secretary, resigned tonight in the face
of sharp criticism of the Anglo-French African peace
plan which he drew, up with Premier Laval of France.
His resignation was accepted immedrately by Prim
Minister Stanley Baldwin.
It was believed that Hoare withdrew to save th
cabinet from any responsibility regarding the plan
when the government faces th house of commons on
it tomorrow.
(Copyrrght, 1935, the Associated Press)
GENEVA, Dec. 18. Great Britain practically aban
doned the famous Franco-British peace plan in the lea
gue of nations council today and Ethiopia indicated it
would not accept it anyway.
Anthony Eden of Great Britain said" his government
would not stay with the plan unless Ethiopia, Italy, and
the league all accepted it.
Not Acceptable to Ethiopia
Wolde Mariam, the Ethiopian delegate, Immediately
rose in the packed council chamber to attack the plan.
While he carefully refrained from announcing an offi
cial reply, he made it clear the plan was not acceptable)
to his nation. - -
The council then adjourned indefrnftelyio await defi
nite replies from Ethiopia
and nam Italy. The latter
nation haa no representa
tive present at the session.
The council took no vote
on the subject It took no
definite action of any kind.
Premier Laval of France point
ed out that the Franco-British
action was taken at the request
ot the leagne.
Italian Army Ridiculed
Mariam referred scornfully to
the Italian army, speaking et the
fascist campaign in Ethiopia, as
"Blight advance" which had
taken Premier Mussolini' sol
diers two and one-half months
despite the fact that Italy had
the most highly perfected arm
ever taken to the soil ot Africa.
(Copyright, Associated Press)
ROME, Deo. 18. Premier
Mussolini, terming Europe
crooked," defiantly asserted to
day that Italy would "fight to
the end," for her rights.
II Duce delivered this chal
lenge to "egoism and hypocrisy"
in an address at Pontlnia, as he
dedicated that third city to be
created on land reclaimed from
the Pontine marshes.
II Dace Prepares Reply
Directly from that ceremony,
he arranged to go to a session
of the fascist grand council to
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ESTI
ON POTATO CROP
WASHINGTON, Deo. 18, UP)
An $844,000,000 Increase in the
gross income from 1935 farm pro
ducts as compared with 1934 was
estimated today by the agricul
ture department,
The monthly crop report set
the value of farm products at
18,110,000,000, while the 1034
value waa' $7,266,000,000.
The figure included benefit
payments made under the agricul
tural adjustment program.
' Klamath men expressed some
surprise Wednesday nt the fact
that the December potato crop
estimate wa up over that of No
vember. They ald that possibly
an adjustment will be made short
ly of the estimates, and looked
forward to an estimate of stocks
on hand, to be made in January,
as the first definite information
In prospect.
Last month the estimate was
326,800,000 bushels. It wa said
by some observer that the gov
ernment men may not hare taken
Into full consideration the dam
age done to the dug crop by frost,
but rather considered that all po
tatoes dug would be marketable.
Considerable frost damage often
shows up after the spuds are dug,
It waa said.
ROME CLAIMS WIN
OVER ETHIOPIANS
Both Sides Suffer Great
Losses; Italian
Officers Die.
ROME, Dec. 18 CP) The Ital
ian government announced today
its north Ethiopia army had de
feated the Ethiopians in a three
day battle along the Takkaze
river, killing 600 warriors.
The Italian dead in th battle
were announced aa 272 officers
and men. : - .
The area, fought over included
the villages of Mai Tlmchet and
Dembe Gulna. .
(Copyright, Associated Press)
ASMARA, Aritrea, Dec. 18
Scores ot wounded, including sev
eral officers, came out of tha
Takkaze river front today.
They were the first casualties
from a battle which has been in
progress there tor three days.
Detail Are Few
The wounded men were taken
to the Aduwa hospital base which,
recently was enlarged to several
hundred beds and received new
surgical equipment.
For several hours, the outcome
ot the engagement w'ulch offi
cers regarded a highly impor
tant was In doubt. Details
were scanty but the Italians were
confident that reinforcement
would decide the battle in their
favor.
Many Officers Killed
Officers suggested the Ethi
opians might ultimately find
their retreat cut oil ana wouia
be compelled to surrender or be
annihilated.
The Ethiopians, following tlhelr
usual custom, concentrated their
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JUDGE LEWELLING
TO
Circuit Judge L. O. I.cwelllng
of Marlon county has boen numed
by the supreme court to Bit In the
case ot Josephine Irwin versus
Circuit Judge E. B. Ashurst,
David R. Vandenberg and radio
Btatlon KFJI.
Mr. Irwin brought suit on tha
ground that her character wa
attacked after she appeared 1 a
witness in tho Marlon Moyerle
murder trial. She alleged tato
ments were made by Vandenberg
against her and that Judge Aah
urat permitted their broadcast
over the radio station. 8h asked
175,000 damages.
The assignment waa made by
Chief Justice J. U. Campbell to
replace Ashurst on the bench in
thia particular case.