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March 21, 1936 THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE THREE HI DIGS IK MISERY; STORM FEARED (Continued From Pag One) as far hk Cincinnati, tho sun turned Into a vlrtunl hllituril. KimI Vritm Work Hastens Red Cross officials, foiirln niuiiv ilniiitiM rrntn evnostire. has- l noil supplies to tho cold-water wppt (illlcii. StlniiiliilliiK tho work of recon tructlou 111 tin devastated area, I'ritNlilttiit Itooeovolt allocated f 4;i,UU0,000 of fedcrul rulli'I fundii to tli works process ailmliilslra tlnn for repair nad replacement. Ovor the dolirle-atrown area or waste, rescue official feared tho loss of ilto would Inorcuse as workmen toro tliroimli tho ruin of InillilliiKD mid river receded. To tho Ihousunds of rotund, tiudillnd In rollof shelters In West ern Pennsylvania mid down the Ohio to Wlioollin a panorama of destruction mid mlsory from throe day of rmniitmlim waters tho storm brought a now danger -pneumonia. Water shortniso In nionr eora niunllliw already hud threatened pestilence. Kliirritrni-y Hlallon H"t Up. To prevent epldomlrs, tho Unit ed Btato puhllo health crvlce k'pt Ha mom skillful export la boring In ill the etrlcken com uiuultlna. Kvery sanitary engineer from the. Washington lioadtiuarlors wse out to Pennsylvania end Wot Virginia to got up emergoncy clilorlnatlon sysiom. Krom other Unite, engnoere were rushod to flood-ewopt communities . elee wlirre In the et. The enow hampered clean-up end reclamation work tn the I'llte-bunch-Johnstown groa. Boms JS.000 WPA worker! wore mobilised In Plltburgh and t.Ooo In Johnstown to give alt gld. -. .... .o host In Johnstown. gnd many of the MOO destitute there were III. Likewise In Wheeling, bolwoen 1.000 end 10.000 hontele ahlv- ered througliout tne aey i " porary quarters. In Pittsburgh, there wee a grad ual return of facilities. More eloctrlc power i brought n, gas was returned to aevorat bulld i i ih "rinlilun Triangle." wealthy downtown area which wns covered two days ago with 18 feel of water. Vmut IlianilPl Cut Above Pittsburgh, the Alle gheny, whllo near normal, wan culling a new channel around a giant waterway lock. Knglneers trove with stone and bag of ce ment to keep the river In Its Aside from the Connecticut and the louthern Ohio, rivers gonor .iiu tifntivhntit tho east wore either rocodliiK steadily or were buck in lueir nanus. Hut the rocoerilon- only brought it. -ami rf tlm world Iho nllttht of many communities during the worst boun of tn uoou oevssta linn Wllllainaport, on th. Busque hanna In Pennsylvania, was lyp- Ital or tne mosi aoveroiy iire town. Little bad boon heard from It for many hours. Com munication was .cut off, and mea VHP ratlin rrnortB hsfl told Of flrCB Borne revised estimate of the damage In till Industrial town ran hlah a 13.000.000, Pour thousand vera homeleM. The noed for clothing was acute. While snow and rain fell over widespread upstate New lork ....... fnhuhllltallffii vnrlr contin ued at a steady pace. Thousands of persons In the Blnghamton area, most severely Isolated and atrlcken city In the state, were re turnnrf tn thnlr hnmos. hut new dangers threatened the city. The escapo of gas Began irom a tuei gas tank. WPA and CCC workers hurriedly went to work to repair the leak. Many line.to.tit fnmmlinlttes however, were still without light or power. Industry Hliut Down TmnMHlHliii .nr, nnlv allffht ly above freeslng, adding to the misery or tne nomeiess ana nam- poring the work of "mopping up. Too Late to Classify WILL PARTY who took box of ' silverware from running bourd of car at 121 B. 8th stroot kind ly roturn for reward. Silver ware I properly or uainouc Lndlos Altar ooloty. The Towp Club. 8801 lass mntTITV In flahv Ornnd piano, will oll $15; used only two month. Second hottso above Riverside school, Call afternoon, V. F. Knight. 914 8 FOR TIKNT Unfurnished throe- . room bouse, bath. 428 North First. 8141 EXPIIUIENCBD colored woman wants chambermaid or day work. 1140 Klamath. 8140 term flAl.m rinnA nnwnr aroam separator, $26; some parts for Do Laval miiKor. josso uauey, Rt. 2. bos 107. 8408 WANTED Man with team and equipment to ouitivnie lour io six acre on iharo. Phone Altamount Auto Camp, 2888 OWNER'S SARIFICE . 4 room and bath. Located 700 North 3rd St. Furnished with eloctrlo range, refrigerator, wash Ins machine and vacuum cloanor, bed room eulte and lots of other equipment needed In any home, block from Main St. Price $3,0001300 down. . Property will be open for Inspection from 1:00 to 6:00 Sunday afternoon See Owner, 700 North 3rd St. 'Noted Musician HOItlZONTAL 1, 6 Concert player, 14 Ingenuous. 16 Indian. 16 Armadillo. 17 Kggs of Itslies. HUIsrd. It Indigo source. 20 To permit. 21 Mulberry bsrk. 22 Scottish "speech, 24 Unlets., 26 Net. 27 Nsgstlve. 28 He Is a by birth. 30 Type standard. 31 Mature person. .13 Kindled, 34 Hpnln. 35 Flour factory, 30 To secrete. 37 To piece out. 38 Blocking. 39 Like. 40 Northeast. 41 Pillar. turner to Previous Puxsla mum-. a e pi a n i l t rjeiu us h rfcta e h ?imt h TOcrnT I klT ' A PPU 5 t 8I1PJA ICONS RUTH D ft E A R car on ST. no a l i Af.AtiTl DENIS .eytN LllL AI&irC A N tllM fu ARvTHstc h pp" C SHft A ?1 t V t fsTBA I" 6JL eOBA f tj 42 To misgovern. 40 Tipster, 47 Htog. 48 Courtesy title. 40 Needy. CO Container weight, 61 The tip. r.2 lie Is a . 63111s father trained him first In . VKRTICAL 1 Half an em. 2 Provisions. 3 Tumult. 4 Night before 6 Myself. (Animal lover. 7 Virginia willow. t Witticism, 9 To exist. 10 Narrow way. 11 Timber tree, 12 Salt springs, 13 Transpose, 18 A defile, 19 Lava. 20 Fibrous tissue band. 21 Examination. 23 He is A of songs. 26 Thin muslin, 20 Poker stake, 28 Law, 20 Naval helper, 32 Levee. 30 Throng. 38 Nymph. 39 Excuse, 41 Puddle. 42 Market. 43 Wrath. 44 Street. 46 Consumos, . 40 Also. 47 Possesses, 49 3.14K. 60 Musical note. 61 Chaos. I . it 4 1 6 e 6 ' 10 II lU lb " T gf T7 ?a eti W si " "TT e" : , . i-Y -, i , ' l5'5 TT "at ..... n i5""T"'Ti r T is 41 ii 7fT S3 h 1 I I 1 1 1 I In Now England, as elsewhere over the east, the task of feeding the thousands of homeless and refugeeu croaled a serious situa tion. Industry was at a standstill down the rich valleys of the Con necticut, Merrimack and other rivers. The great textile mills of Low ell, Mass., were shut tight, with 20,000 persons made Idle. Thous ands were Idle in other mill towns and Industrial center. Up In Maine, martial law reg ulated the town of Rumford, Iso lated for two days by the Andro scoggin river. Communication was established with the town of 8,000 today. The lownifolk were surrnrlug soverely. Five hundred families were bolng cared for by state military and local author ities. Farmers, leaving their lowlands for the town, took with them food and milk, thus averting a short age. The desolation In Hartford was described by Hobort Mnotlregor, Hartford newspaper man who flew ovor tho city: "Itoof.i of houses penetrated Iho rushing blanket of water like tiny Islands. "llralnard Field hangars ap peared like tilted rafts; colt's fac tory was surrounded by water and reaombled the government build ings on Ellis Island lu New York harbor. "The flock of people who lined the wator front appeared like black moving chain. The Willi mantle railroad bridge was sub merged on one end, and seemed to tip Into the water like a roller coaster." The threatened milk shortage In Boston wns averted when 30 trucks arrived from the New York dairy area. ' Massachusetts state senate pass ed a bill providing for appropria tion of 1760.000 for flood relief. The money will be spent (or food, clothing and shelter. , . Antelope Delight in Racing Machines BEND, Ore., March 31. UP) From Central Oregon's high des ert came a story today of five antelope that delight In racing automobiles along the lonely road from Bend to Burns. Showing no foar of the cars, a qulntot of pronghorne raced sev eral machine (or miles over the desnrt, paralleling the highway a tnoy ran. Motorists arriving hore roport od that In some Instance the an telopo were able to outrun the cars, especially along section of the highway damaged by rocont etorm. f Students Injured in, Texas Rioting ABILBNB, Toxns. March 21.UP1 Police were callod out hare to day to quoll a general meloe be tween 62 membors of the band from Texas Technllnglcal collogo at Lubbock and about the same numbor of Ilnrdln-Slmmon uni versity students, who wore re ported to have ' "ganged" the Matador musicians ns thoy drove out of Abilone In two busseB. Tho fight was waged along the high way. Four Tech bandmen were brought here to have wounds treated. Several of the attackors also were reportod boaten. Ounpowdor wns usod by the Chlneso long bofore the Christ Inn era, yot the crossbow still I a popular weapon In that coun try. . ' . On Unlmnk Island, Alaska, I a lake which boll at one end and froeiea at the other. The 8oa of Galilee 1 only 14 by 8 mllos, while Lako Superior cover an area of 32,000 square mllo. , ' The maplo lent I the national omhlem of Cnnndn by popular consent only. It novor line boon made official. NATIONS WAIT GERMAN ON PROPOSALS (Continued from Page One) burg, Hitler asserted, "(Jnrmany Is ready to withdraw into tne secluslan whpre she can keep hor good conscience.". The British observed that the Locarno cowers' auggestlons wore subjoct to revision, and the Im- prosslon in Borlln was that Mil ler would attempt to negotiate away soino , of the sharpest points of the program drawn up rather than reject It all flatly. The Locarno proposals encom pass, besides creation o f the "buffer" son, submission of the Franro-Soviut . pact and the Ithlneland reoecu notion to The Hugtio International court, apd a great International conference to consider all questions arising out of and following the World War. ' ., Italy, as well as Oormany, had yet to accept the plan, even though her representative par ticipated In the formation of It. committee. At the special ses sion, he missed the speakership by only a vote. Senator Charles L. McNary will have opposition in the pri maries. Sam Brown, who ran (or the republican nomination . (or governor at the last primary, an nounced Saturday he will seek the United State senator nom ination, Brown aald he stood (or "such pertinent Issues of the day as the Townsend revolving pension n'an; a sane and practical type of farm financing; (or taxing the iMoilt out of war; for preserva tion of natural resources, and for restoration of absolute cur rency control, In the hand of the government." Senator McNary, Incidentally, mi:, lutf his nomination candidacy from Washington Saturday. His only pledge was to "continue faithfully to render publlo ser vice." He asked that three words be printed after his name on the ballot. They were: "Candidate for re-election." , COMPLEX SOI L CONSERVATION PLAN STARTED (Continued From Page One) subsidies "soli building" and "soli conserving payments." The soil building payments will be made (or planting soil building crops on commercial crop land In 1936 and (or ap proved soil building practices on crop land or pasture. The rate of this payment will be based on the recommendation of state committee, but. will not be more than II an acre. (An exception I made for small pro ducers who may qualify (or pay ments up to 10). The aoll conserving payment I to be made at a apeclded rata for shifting from soli depleting to toil conserving or soil build ing crop (or 1930, - , If a farmer I to receive a subsidy, hi aerenge ot aoll con serving or building crops must be equal to 20 per cent of the (arm's aoll .depleting baee, or equal to the maximum limit set for diversion. ALLEGED FIGHT Otto Anderson, 45, Is a patient at Klamath Valley hospital suf fering from eoncnsslon of the brain and other serious head In juries. . Tim Eugcme Murphy I being held In the city Jail pending de velopment In Anderson' condi tion. Murphy It alleged to have truck Anderson behind the ear In a light which occurred about 8:40 o'clock Friday evening at the Palm beer garden, Anderaon waa . knocked to the pavement, and the Klamath Val ley hospital ambulance wa call ed. ' The Injured man remained. In a coma all night, hut waa re portod to be slightly Improved, with moments of consciousness Saturday, according tn his physi cian. It Is believed that ha will recover. ' Fines Imposed Aloe Rasmus son, John Dolson and Earl Cess man were fined $10 each or sen tenced to serve Jail sentences ot 5 days, when they appeared be fore Police Judge Richmond Sat urday to answer to charges of drunkenness. ; . Canada produced 79,101,000 pounds of cheese during the (Irst nine months of 1936 In five of her provinces New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia. Jamea Eiell, republican can dldato for county clerk, haa Is sued a atatement selling forth. In brief, hi qualifications. It fol lows. "In announcing by candidacy for the republican nomination for County Clork I point first to the fact that I have been Identified with Klamath county for over twenty-five years. I raised my family here, have owned consid erable property here and bane paid a very considerable sum of money In taxe toward tho sup port of ' loral government. I served this district as a member of the state legislature and also served the Klumath Irrlgntion Dlsirlot a a director. These facts, though they do not imply any special qualifications as clerk, do have some bearing up on tne subject.'' Thero are. cer tain duties eonnocted with the clerk's office that make a com prehensive knowledge of Klam ath county condition extremely valuable. "However, I do possess other special qualifications which I shall touch upon briefly at this time, but upon which I shall enlarge as the campaign pro greases. I refer first to the fact that I am a graduate accountant and to the further fact that I have had certain legal training both of which will he of parti cular value to me In grasping the details of the routine work of the office. This sperlnl know ledge will enable me to set for tho office certain definite, high standarda of performance: but and this Is also important from the public standpoint I shall never become so Inflated with a sense of nry own Importance that I shall forget my duty to the public In the matter of service. Courtoonsness end helpfulness to every Individual caller at the clerk's office will be my aim." ItAXMT CAP1VRKD BAGHDAD, Iraq, Marc 21 (") Khallt Khoshowl, bandit chief tain known as Iraq's publlo enemy No. 1, was killed during a five-day encounter between a pentlve expedition and a gang of brigands. It wns disclosed today. Were It not for the power of birds to migrate, our temperate regions would be almost bird loss. Scarcity of food In winter would cause starvation of all but a few spoclos. Poor rollof cost England and Wales more than 8170,000,000 In 1933. Copyright, 19A, by I'nited Press LONDON, i March 21, (U.B) Great Britain Thursday called up on Gormany to contribute to the peace o( Europe : by accepting proposals to avort'war and cope with the economlo depression as agreed upon by the Locarno treaty signatories. The agreement was published as a government white paper and described to the house of common by Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. Mutual Harrlflcea Urged His appeal for German cooperation-followed a foreign office conference with Joachim von Rlbbentrop, Chancellor. Adolf Hitler'a diplomatic agent. Rlbbentrop told Eden Germany Is not able to accept any pro posals Imposing unilateral con ditions on the relch. Eden stressed that mutual aaeriflcea are necessary to make possible a solution of the European crisis. Not An Ultimatum Eden - assured the German delegate, who later sat with the League of ' Nations council In private sessions at St. James palace, that the Locarno pro posals do not represent an ulti matum nor pact Germany la requested to sign on the dotted line. ' They ' denote simply an offer for Germany's considera tion, he said. Tbey are designed to settle the present European diplomatic conflict and lead to a new deal In Europe. Describing the agreement In the bouse of commons Eden con firmed that the Locarno signa tories proposed a world economic and disarmament conference. FOR RE-ELECTION (Continued from Page One) two terms ago. "took" to the lob In a big way, and In his first torm beaded the agricnltural committee. Re-elected on the democratic ticket, ha was ap pointed to the most Important committee Job In the house- chairman ot the ways and means Up-To-Date Dentistry Dr. Dyrud Dentist TBI Main St. . Tel. 1408-J Over Drew's Manstore SYNOPSIS OP THH ANNUAL STATBMBNT OFTHIT ' DUBUQUB FIRB & MARINE INSURANCB COMPANY of Dutuqu, In th Stata of Iowa, on th thirty-flm dy of Dmbtr, 191 J, mads w Htt Iniurtnca Gommiujontr of h Sti of Orion; purtuinl M Uwi CAPITAL Amount of etpllat Mock paid up 11,000,000.00 INCOM8 Nl prRitumi rcalv! durins the yar 3,iaB,?a6.ga Tntrat( dlvldenda and rtnta racalvad durins tha yaar , . 183.998.17 Incoma from othar aourcaa racalvad during tna yaar 79,141.) Total IncoaM DISBOBSHMIiNTS Nat loaaaa paid durins tha raar Including adjuatmant aipanaas . DMdtnda paid on capital atock durins tna yaar Commltalona and aatariaa paid durins tha yaar ' Taaai, hcenaaa and fraa paid durins tha yaar Amount of all othar aapandimraa .S2,430,37.11 - I I49.1S7.C1' 90,000.00 SJ9.37l.94 119,147.2) 27J.J2J.79 Total axptndiruraa ; ASSETS Valuo of raal aatata ownad (Book value) Valua of atoeka and bondl ownad tmarkat valua) Loana on morlsasca and collateral, ate ., , Caah In banka and on hand - . Pramium in couraa of collcrion written elnce Sept. )0, 193) . Intereit and renta due and accrued All othar admitted areata 1,122,929.1 -t J7).7ii.ie ),409.2J6.70 129,112.81 719,288.14 912,999. 80 )),J9.9 , (4,6)9.97 LIABILITIES Total admitted aaaeta , M . IJ liroea ciatma lor lo.iea unpaia - .......-,- Amount of unearned premiume on alt oulatandlns rlaks . Due for cnmmlaalon and brokereso i i All othar llabllitiea , 3,1)4,14S.4S IS4.444.0I 3,407,)89.9I 19,000.00 140,917.94 -S2,47,771.M Total llNbtllttea. evrent canltel r-.t.l .M ..- ti nnnann. t.ntu. aH, all llabllldea S1.18S.17S.62 r - Surplua aa trsatda policyholdera , Total 9,1)4,14S.4S !7,80.0t 2,112.74 S4B.JS BUSINBSS IN OREGON FOR TUB YBAR Net premtume received durins tha yaar - Loaaaa paid durins the year m ,. t ...... in.,,... J rlo.ln .!. t... .... DUBUQUB HRH MAKINH INSUKANtB IAJMPANT C. J. Schrup, Preaident Secretary, S. P. Welaaf Statutory realdent attorney for aarvice Hush M. Bart C. S. Robertson, Agent So Eed Cross (Sal Approximately Two Hundred Thousand homeless and more than Three Hundred Million Dollars property damage presents a huge task which must be met at once by our Federal Gov ernment and her more fortunate citizens. The American Red Gross has appealed to the Nation for liberal assistance in this giant under taking. Klamath has been given a quota com ensurate with other localities $350.00 mini mum and as much more as we can possibly raise. Our Federal Government will assist with mil lions of dollars in re-construction. Her citizens from every section will respond whole-heartedly in this humanitarian task Let's make Klamath one of the first to meet this obligation. Monday, March 23rd., for ONE DAY ONLY, there will be desks located at the following places: . v , First National Bank Amercian National Bank Moe's Store Montgomery Ward Golden Rule Store Everyone who possibly can should assist in this time of need. A contribution through the Red Cross is an assurance that you have had a part in relieving the distressed a n d destitute. Those Unable to call at the various booths Mon day, and who are anxious to do their p art, should mail checks to either Glen Hout, Chair man, or George Walton, Secretary. (Signed) ; ; ' K amath County Chapter, American Red Cross Glen Hout, Chairman George Walton, Secretary This apace donated by Herald-News Publishing Co.