The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, April 21, 1936, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextHerald WKATHKH FoitKCANTi Ucncrally fair, mod ' ernta. OHKdO.Vt Partly cloudy onset ' tied on coast. 1 TEMP: High low 81 Monday' Maximum, 70 PRKOIPl To 8:00 a. m. Sunday, none) mwin, 11.44 normal, 0.B7; lairt year to (lata, .8. HERALD SERVICE Herald ubiirller who fall to receive their paper by OiHO p. m. are requested to Mil tlia Herald business office, plion 1000, and a paper will ba aant bjr apaolal carrier. ASSOCIATED PRESS IN SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND UNITED PRESS 'rice Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS ORE., TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1936 Number 7605 mt --w. rr ,, i P Ethiop Africans Prepare for Fin in Mountain Area Editorials On the Day'.N ews lly 1'IIANK JKNKINH ITALY tells Ilia League of Na tion oundl tbat tier price for poac In catt Africa la possession of virtually th wliole of Ethiopia Whlla th league hu talked and Impound a fow mild boycott Italy hai applied tha good old rule of blond and Iron. Blood and Iron appear to bava won, A LEAGUE OF NATIONS to marshal tha conscience of all mankind a-id outlaw war forever waa a beautiful droam, but In elfish, hatred torn Europe, bou llful drouat don't got very far. k rrIIIS dlnpatch from Berlin la intereuung: " "Remllllarlttd Germany- paid bomaga today to llelsch fuehrer (How) Hitler on bla 47th birth day anniversary by staging the blggett. military parade held In Berlin elnoe the war." On the aurface, thlt dliplay of war power waa Intended to flutter Hitler. Underneath, and much mora Important, It waa designed to aay to tha roil of Europe: "Think twice before you step on Germany a toca." TWO dlsputchcs, tha tint from Chicago and tha aecond from New York, "Rumors of rain In Kamaa which later proved to ba untrue did much today to bring about auddon selling that dUclosed wheat price wore without agjfrea- alva support." "A lata telling wave knocked tha propa from under today'a ttock maikot after the lltt had dlaplayed. selective flrmneaa dur ing tha greater part of tha tea- lion." TN OTHiCil worda, the gamble 'are the chlof buyora right now In both tne wheat market and the atock market, and the gambler are JITTERY. TWO noted newspapor men, H. Li. Mencken, of tha Baltimore Sun, and Bir Wllmott ' lewis, Washington eorrotpondent of the London Timet, addreat tha an nual luncheon of the Associated Preta In New York on Monday. Mencken urge emphasis on (ba editorial page, and 811 Wlll mott aworta that "newt It the chlof tourca of opinion by which govornment In democratic coun trie must proceed." Both are right. The business of the newt la to Inform, accurately and fairly; tha business of the editorial It to explain aid to lead,; -- TUB It B are newspapers In thlt oountry, tome of them great and powerful, that are losing- the confldonce of the publlo, which la the most valuable possession any nowspapjr can have. ' The rodton It that the publlo I coming U feel that It can not Re lieve what It roadt In thete news papart, 4lihor In the newt col umns or on the editorial page that what la printed It printed for aome purpose other than accurate Information and honest explana tion, v' ''. It the nowspnpor It to maintain Itt high place, lit newt mutt be atrnlght and itt opinions must be honest. . , HOMESTEAD LEAVE WASHINGTON, April SI. (AP) Pivnlilimt Roosevelt today sign o:l n bill granting a leave of ah s.nco to settlers of homestead IiiikIh during 1036. - ians Black Inf antry M o v e s in Surprise Attack Near Dessye. MANY FASCISTS REPORTED KILLED Gasoline Supply, Trucks Burned; Desperate Fight Goes On. LONDON, April 21. (AP) Tha Addis Ababa correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph agen cy reported tonight a fust mov ing Ethiopian Infantry column had rcncliod the Italian air dronio northwest of Uessye and burned ID Italian planes and the entire gasoline aupply. Many Italians Killed Earlier In the day, tho cor respondent said he hsd heard un officially that tha column had cut through tha line of advanc ing, Italian troops near the new Italian general headquarters at uusaye. .... ,- v...' . -.',. According to this Information, the Kthloplaiis withdraw after a short hand-to-hand combat In which many Italians were killed and a number of Italian trucks wore destroyed. MIA HI' BATTLE REPORTED ADDIS AHAIIA, April 21. (Routers) A fierce battle was reported raging today north ot this cnpltnl of Kthlopla. No de tails of the engagement were forthcoming Imiuodlatoly. FINAL STAND MADR ADDIS AHAUA April ,21 (IP) A final stand In the high 'passes of tha Shorn mountains was dis closed toifny as a plan of the Ethiopian government to 'prevent fighting In the Immediate vicinity of the capital. Tha government waa taking all possible plana to assure that Addis Abnba would ha spared aliening If tha Italian army roachod thla goal. Volunteers Move I'p The Paases, rising 12,000 feet, Ho about 60 miles from Addis Ababa, one third th distance to Dessya. Hundreds of newly armed vol unteers were moving northward (Continued on Page Six) NEW YORK, April II. (AP) Police Commissioner Lewis J, Valentine said today John Flor onta, 24, an upholsterer's helper, had admitted slaying Mrs. Nancy Evans Tltterton. The young man was one of four who had reported the find ing of the body in the bathroom ot the Tltterton apartment In fashionable' Seek man Place.. - Valentine said Ftorenxa ad mitted assaulting the 34-year-old author and then strangling her. He was traced, the commis sioner said, by a piece of twine with which Mrs, Tltterton had boon bound. APPEAR TODAY Alleged "drink club" operators were to appear for pleading In Justice court this afternoon, and unconfirmed reports were that at leant some of them weuld admit violation of the Knox law. Since the weok end raids, only one op orntor of Fort Klnmatb, has en tered ft plea, and he was fined $160. State liquor commission oper atives, who made the raids,' were still In the city, awaiting tha out come of the cnHes. , District Attorney H. 0. Block- mor snld thnt the law Is deflnlto on the points Involved In those arrests, and Hint there Is even a possibility of abntamont proceed ings against such establishments. Destroy Fugitive Ui. SHU at largo since his daring Jail break at Modford, Raleigh M. Hoylman. habitual criminal t fac ing Ufa Imprisonment, Is the cb Jeot of a widespread', southern Oregon manhunts Ha la ballevsd hiding In the Patrick oreek dis trict of Josephine county. (Herald-News Photo-Engraving). LEAGUE PLUNGED Position Imperiled By Failure; Ethiopia Raps Geneva. GENEVA, April II. (AP) The league of nations dropped Its active campaign for East African conciliation today with lis position admittedly imperiled by failure and with Ethiopia pro testing against tha lack ot action by the council. After adopting a resolution shortly before midnight regret ting the collapse of conciliation, continuing the imposition of sanc tions and, addrcaslng a supreme appeal to Italy tor peace, the council adjourned until its next regular teselon, set for Msy 11. Effort To Be Revived . A revival ot the poace efforts was scheduled, thus, to be un dertaken after the French par liamentary elections of April 26 and May 3, but league sources said even that was uncertain. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden of Britain delivered a plain, two-fold warning to the council a a result of tha peace failure. He declared, at the council's . (Continued, on Pag Six) STEIWER RECEIVES OF . . WASHINGTON, April 21, (AP) The qnly comment of Senator Stelwar ot Oregon, when notified todny of his selection as key noter for the republican national convention, was: That t fine. Now 1 11 bave to got busy and write a speech." TOPEKA, Kst April 21. (AP) Oov, Alf M, , Landon told re porters "I'm glad to get the newt" when Informed today of the selection of Senator Stolwer of Oregon at the O. O. P, key noter at Cleveland, He declined any furthor comment. Selassie May Seek Retreat in Sweden STOCKHOLM. Anrll 21.. (JP Tha evening newspaper Afton bladet publishes today an uncon firmed report that Emperor Hnlle Selassie has made Inquiry with a view to seeking a retreat In Sweden, The omporor visited Sweden In 11125 and tha Swedlnh crown prince returned the visit, with a trip to Addlt Ababa In 1933. . 1 f DEIS IKE NEW INROADS FDR PRIMARY Bourbons Increase Lead in" Registration for City, County. ADVANTAGE LISTED AT ABOUT 1200 Largest Number of Voters in History of Klamath Tabulated. Into republican registration In the paat three montha, and now hold a lead In Klamath county of more than 1200, It waa dis closed in registration' statistics ty Clerk Mae K. Short Tuoaday. Klamath a total registration, the flgurea ahow, baa gone well over the 18,000 mark, the larg est In the history ot tha coun ty. City registration la given aa 10,106, county at 8088, and the total at 18,282., v'- Clty, County. Lead Held V - Total democratic -. registration I "!IS88 kgatnat 82A0 for the re publican. In the city the dem entis lead, S42t to 4679. and tha county they lead, 4112 .to S711... In the table given below, the H.uiMilnn tnr rnnnhlfcAna and damocratle parties, only, la given separately, dui omen are memo. ed In the totals. In the county lh.ra ira KO socialists. 10 DrO- gresslves. five prohibitionists, and 380 otners, exciuaive 01 repub licans and democrat. Here 1 the table: Precinct Rep Dem Total 185 198 396 871 336 303 527 859 1 8 84 J 98 , 97 8 196 194 4 200 6 ..... 204 165 131 144 248 189 374 6 7 8 168 271 .. 168 290 9 678 426 10 .... 168 261 (Continued on Pag Six) T! LONDON.' April 81. WP Ne ville Chamberlain, chancellor of the exchequer, declared today that the , . British government would have to resort to addition al taxes to give the empire a bal anced budget during the coming year. He announced there would be an Increase In the Income tax and in the tax on tea; that a surtax would be levied on lager beer Im ported from non-empire countries and that dutlea on key Industries, which were to have expired this year, would b continued ten year more. Tho chanoellor occupied 87 minutes to explain Great Britain's financial position. ' , '. He snld the government oper ated at a profit ot 2,941,000 ($14,700,000) last year, but that the total estimated revenues from usual source would put the gov ernment 21,291,000 (8106,450, 000) In the red during the next 12 months. - The expenditures during the coming year, he said, would be 797,897,000 ($3,989,484,000). Thla amount ot expenditure! in cludes 20,000,000 ($100,000, 000). for additional defense pur poses. , V r . , .-, Author of Bounty to Visit Klamath James Norman Hall, of Ta hiti, South Sen Islands, famous co-author with Charles Nord hoff of Mutiny on the Bounty, Hurricane and other novels, 1b arriving In Klamath . Falls thlt evening for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Epperson. Mr. Hall and Mr. Epperson were olnssmntea at Grlnnell college, In Iowa, and have maintained their friendship ever ' since. Mutiny on the Bounty, screen ed from the Nordhoft-Hnll novel, was adjudged the outstanding picture of last your, and Hurri cane, their . latest novel, rates a a beat teller, ' 19 Lions Take Wings for Bend Trip i) - vv iuir.eeu mtmuero ot the Klamath Falla Llona club flew to Bend for an Inter-club meet Tuesday. They are shown at the airport prior to the take-off. Kneeling, left to right:. Bill Randall, nr. Cecil Adams and hla little boy.: Henri Conradl and George Davis. Standing! Oliver. Spiker, Al Help' X 8. Robinson, R. C. Woodruff, Dr, D. D, Havens. Dr. Paul Sharp, Fred Hellbronner, - Dr. M. B. Cooper, Russell Bussard and bis ton. The picture below shows the three planes Jnst before they' took te the air. Dr. Sharp and Adam and Randall piloted tho planes to Bend. (Herald-News Photo-Engraving). TAX BILL PLACED E Ways, Means Committee Gives Formal Vote of Approval. WASHINGTON. April 21. (ff) By a 15 to 8 vote, described by members as along party lines, the house ways and means com mittee today gave formal ap proval to the new tax bllli The 249-page measure was tossed In the bill hopper imme diately after the house convened seven weeks to the day after President Roosevelt had ' asked congress for taxes to finance the new farm program, the ' added cost ot prepayment of the bonus and to plug the gap left In this y oar's revenues Invalidation of AAA processing taxes. (The major feature of the bill' contemplates complete revision of the corporation tax system. It would levy a graduated tax on corporation Income, based on percentages of earnings . with held from distribution to stock holders).' With the relief bill, the bulky revenue measure was the major business standing between con gress and adjournment. , In an effort to get both to the tenate at toon at possible, house lead ers planned to give , them the right' ot way on the floor for the next three weeks. The Doughton bill, In addl (Continued on Page Six) E i' WASHINGTON, April 24. (P) The house passed a bill by Representative Pierce .'(D-Ore.) to permit the' Klamath and Mo ri oo tribes, and the Yahooskin band of Snake Indiana In Ore gon ' to revive a case in the court of claims for land pre viously sold. v The bill arose from su preme court decision which held the value of 87,000 acres of In dian land was $2,980,000 In stead ot $108,760, the amount paid In the original settlement. The court held the govern ment had a "moral" obligation to "make good the , plaintiff' loss" and BiiggcBted legislation to permit the ciiBe to ba re opened, Italian Airplanes V " " "ttp- r o ii Baseball . AMERICAN LEACUB R. H. B. New York 7 13 1 Philadelphia 6 11 1 Broaca, Murphy, Malone and Dickey; H. Jonnson, Lleber, Mat oiak and Hayea. R. H.. K. Washington . 18 1 Boston 8 9 1 Bokina, Coppola , and Bolton; Grove and R. Ferrell. (Game called at end of sixth Inning on account of darkness.) American at Chicago:' Chicago-Cleveland, - postponed, cold. St. Louis at Detroit, postponed, cold weather. - NATIONAL - LEAGUE . Philadelphia 6 9 1 New York 7 11 2 Jorgena, Passeau, C. Davis and Wilson, Grace. . Smith, Gum bert, and MancUBCo. National Cl.ncmnatl-St. Louis postponed, rain. . . Chicago at Pittsburgh post poned, .rain. THREE LOSE LIVES ' IN TRUCK BLAZE TULARE, Calif., April 21. (AP) Three men were burned to death early today in a tire which destroyed two heavily laden trucks after they collided head-on six miles south ot here. The victims were trapped - In the cabs ot the two vehicles when flaming gasoline enveloped both trucks in an explosion which fol lowed the impact. Two of the victims were Leo nard Nelson, 28, ot Chowchllla, driver of one truck, and a com panion, Paul Magee, 54. The ' third victim was the driver of a truck which officials said was owned by the Signal Trucking Service, Ltd., Los Ang eles. The vehicle was loaded with oil, grease and paper products, Ti JERUSALEM, April 14. (IP) Violent outbreaks between Jews and Arabs at Tel-Aviv and near by towns continued today, bring ing, the total of injured to 120 In three days of disorder, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency said. Sixteen Jews and four Arabs have been killed. I-,..'. . -. . . ,'. MEN ENTOMBED IN E Rescuers Hop to Reach . Two Within Few Hours. MOOSE RIVER, Jf. V April 81, . CP) Minister ( Mines Michael Dwyr estimated at o'clock tonight that rescue worker were within 33 feet el two Toronto meal entombed 1st the Moose River gold mine for nine day. . ' . . MOOSB RIVER,. N. S., April 21 -LtP Unconfirmed vonnrl. that rescuing miner could hear two entombed men tapping on the wans oi toe aDanaoneu mine pit WherO thev hnva haan anlnmUri for nine days, circulated at the snattneaa of the Moos , River mine late today, u Some miner coming from the shaft said they had been told strange tappings have been heard by worker trying to penetrate 20 feet of fallen material to get to the Imprisoned men. Dr. D. B, (Continued! on Page Six) GAN6STER SLAIN NEAR KANSAS CITY KANSAS CITY, April 21. (AP) A daylight raid by federal and stnte officer at a tourlBt cabin five miles south of here ended in a gun battle and the wound ing and capture ot Clarence Spar ger, 32, suspected member of the old IrlBh O'Malley gang ot mid west desperadoes., . John Langdon, alias Langan a companion of Sparger, surrend ered. Ho had been sought in con nection with the shooting ot a deputy ' sheriff : by Wyandotte county, Kas., last September, W. A. Smith., head ot the de partment ot Justice office here, said a federal officer was wound ed In the battle. He would not disclose his name. CONTRACT AWARDED WASHINGTON, April 21, UP) The reclamation bureau today announced award for a ditch cloanor for Klamath project, California-Oregon to Ruth Dred ger Manufacturing Co., Los An geles lor 111, Mb, . OREGON SQLQ L OUiLINE PARTY POLICY Senator Also Named Tem porary Chairman ot? CoBT4mtion. ,l4 FLETCHER REPORTS UNANIMOUS CHOICX Selection Satisfactory to Major Presidential Candidate. ' CLEVELAND. Asrll II. Th national republican eommlU tee named today Senator Krea erick Stelwer of Oregon as key noter add temporary chairman of th national republican eon vention which opens here June I. Chairman Henry P. Fletcher. ot th national committee who mad tne announcement, . said th aeleetlon was anantsuon. Williams Place Nam ' Senator Stelwar' name Was plats kefs re tke committee ay Ralph WMHams, matloaal repub lican eomiartteemas. from Ore o. " : . Chalraua rietehar a!4 ' a. nnmher mt ether prominent re publican were considered for the kernel speaker, hut that . Stelwer' nam was the only on formally placed ' before th com mute. Fletcher (aid ether eonslder for th keynote speaker In clude Frank O. Lewden of Illi nois, Arthur Hyde ef Mlsaoorl, Jamea W. Wadsworth ef Mew York, . Wayland Brook ef nilaols, John W. Brlcker ef hlo and Theodora Christian f Mtnneaota, Steiwer SefecUost landed John Hamilton, manager ed the presidential nomination cam paign ef governor Alf If. Lan don f Kansas, and as ember mt the committee said: "Prior U (elecQoa ml tha temporary chairman I stated te the committee that y saly la- tercet both as a member c the arrangement - committee and as manager ef the Landon can didacy waa in the aeleetlea ef a man who will forcefully aad dearly atate the position at th republican party te the conven tion and to the people mt th nation. "Senator Stelwer will, I know, (Continued oa Page Six) WISCONSIN ELEVEN MADISON, Wis., April 11. (n Harry A. Stuhldreher, head football coach at Villa Nova, was appointed athletic, director and ' football coach at tha Uni versity of Wisconsin by th board ot regents today. Stuhldreher, one ot the four horsemen of Notre Dame, will come to the university May 1 to take over the positions for merly held by Director Walter E. Meanwell and Coach Clar ence W. Spears. The Villa Nova coach, now 34 years old, comes to Wiscon sin (after completing his eleventh year at the Pennsylvania insti tution where he established an enviable reputation In compe tition with the larger teams ot the east. Stuhldreher first distinguished himself In athletics when in 1924, aa one ot the late Knute Rockne's "Four . Horsemen" he was telected at an all-American quarterback. Stuhldreher la vice-president of the American Football Coaches association, and author of three books dealing with the biographical and technical aid ot athletics, -. t. . Spud Market SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, (U. 8. Dept. Agr.) Pota toes: two car California, t Idaho, 4 Oregon, I Nevada ar rived; 18 unbroken, 7 broken; by truck 1 car arrived. Oregon, Klamath district, Rno set No. 1, few Bales $2.16-1.25, some held higher. Idaho Russets, No. 1, $3.10 1.16, om held higher. 1 .!