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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1936)
1 eralo WKATHRB LOCAL FOKUCAMT . HERALD SERVICE Herald aiiliarrlliera wlin mil to rccelv llielr paper by (1:11(1 ). in, are requested to cull Hi Humid business office, phone 1000, and paper will It sent by special earrlrr. I Vair mul wnrni, STATE KOHKCAHT Fair tonight, Tuesday, Wnrnicr Interior, TEMPERATURES High (a p. m.) 8(1. Low, B7. YEHTERIMY'S IIIOH 2. (Meaaon'a Record, 05). ASSOCIATED PRESS IN SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND UNITED PRESS Price Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., MONDAY, JULY 13, 1936 Number 7676 rsn PA IMF UVI u -el .. I A' n rr II II L Girl Drowned at 1836 SENIOR Irene Robin, 19, Loses Life at Crystal Springs. 7 EVENING PLUNGE ENDS IN TRAGEDY Police Recover Body; Victim Declared Not Capable Swimmer. Iran Robin, II, Klamath Union high echnol graduate of this year, drowned at Cryaial Springs, swimming resort uear Olcne, early Sunday evonlng, Tha body wna recovered abnul an hour and a half Intnr after sheriff's officer and alaia pollro war called and comhod the hot mm of tha pool with their new draxln equipment. Dr. George H. Adler, coroner, aald that apparently tha girl waa aelted with cramps. Immediate attempts at recovering the body failed and by the time It wns brought from, the pool, It was too late for ntsuscailtaii. . ' -(ilri Not tfood Nwlinnirr Investlgatora aald Mlaa Itubln went to Crystal Springe with K. L. Shsrral. Hit Oak street, a .Mr. and Mrs. Drown and Ethel yne Robin, slater of Irene. The party hsd driven about tor sev eral hours before going to the swimming resort. Tha girl, who could not awlm well, wna swimming with Shnr ral between a rnft and the shore. Sharral became choked and let go of the girl's hand, according to the slate police re port, (the called that she could (Continued on Page Eight) LATE REPORTS OF MANILA, P. I.. July 1J. W) Word of the sinking of Palanan. Isabel province July 1 of the coastal motnrshlp Marie was re ceived here todny by the bureau of customs and the Philippine constabulary. A message from the postmaster at Palanan-snld the Marie, carry ing a crew of 23, snnk during a typhoon. Unverified reports horo nl (I all hands wore lost, The 9.1V ton craft, which sailed from Ma nila for Palanan June 21 to load lumber, carried no pnasongors. CLASS MEMBER DIES SUNDAY Editorials on the Day's News ny FRANK JENKINH TN the presence of President Roosovolt, at Hydn Park, New York, Ruth Bryan Owen becomes the bride of Captain Baorge Rondo, gentloman-ln-waltlng to Denmark's king. Poor William Jennings Bryan! If he knows that hla dnughtor has married a gentlemnn-ln-wnlt-lng At a European court, he'll ba turning over In his grave, . fHAT recalls a atory that la be ing told around, A widow of long alnndlng died, and when aho appeared at tho pearly gales told Saint ' Peter ahe'd llko to find her husband, one Joo Smith. "But, mndnin," Snlnt Poter pro tested, "thoro are now487,(Hi(l Joo Smiths horo. Cnn't you' tolU ns something more apoclflc7" "Woll," the widow responded, "Just as he was dying he told me It I ever flirted with a man he'd turn over In his grave." ' . Saint Peter's face lighted up, "I know Jifst tho fellow yon menu," ha anld. "Up here we call him Whirling Joe Smith." vyyITH drouth headlines domln " atlng the news for a week, whont goes up and up In price. Then comes a headline telling that Victim o ,t)itl,t .... Irene Robin, 19-year-old Klam ath Kalis girl and graduate of the local high school this year, who drowned at Crystal Sprlnga hominy evening. (Ilorald-Newl Photo-Engraving). TREATY DIVIDES Austro-Nazl Understand ing Considered by . Powers. . - fly The Associated Press A sharp davlslon of opinion among European powers waa the Judgment levied today Dpon the Aiistro-Oerman agreement an nounced Saturday In an effort to stabilise relations between the two nations. Within Austria the pact was approved by all but tlapshurg restoralonlsts, Jews and halm wehr, all of whom believed their Interests would be impaired. From Germany, Chancellor Adolf Hitler declared the new understanding would "open the way for combined further effortaJ for the good of the two Ger man states." II Duce waa credited In Italy wltb having a hand In negotia tlnna, and his own newspaper asserted the chief now may feel free to face Great Britain and Prance In the open with Ger many regarded as a friend, not a rival. France and Great Britain. however, wondered whether the efforts at European security through the Locarno treaty miRtit not break down eventu ally. French official quarters hint- en the outcome may he agree ments between llrltnln and France and Brllnln and Belgium, an International alliance to face the custom European coalition. the weather bureau predicts the end of the hot wave In the Mid west. , WHEAT PRICES FALL. ,.. TO7IIAT does It all mean? Woll. W It means CHIEFLY that a lot of people a 10 trying to make easy money by gambling In the wheat pit Instead of WORKING for their money, ; "pHE.BB headlines loom at tho woukend: "Gormnny, Austria End Long standing Keucl." Countries Agroe lo Stabilisation of Con t ml Eu rope,' Threat to World Peace Be lieved Removed by Accord.". r How ninny dlplnmntlo fingers were crossed, do yon suppose, when thoso .optimistic statements wore given out? : .' ' 'e ,'. PRESIDENT Roosevelt, spooking at the opening of the great Irl-borough bridge In New York (cost 104,000,000, 'Considerably less than the San Francisco bay bridge) dedicates It as a symbol of changing hitman noeds, which, ha says, "call for an up-to-date government in place of an antiqu ated government." Truo enough., ' , .'' ., .. But nn up-to-date government (Continued on Page Four) . ' V. " BIG WEEKEND TOLL TAKEN Eleven Victims Claimed In Series of State Tragedies. 3 MEET DEATH BY DROWNING Two Others Killed in Highway Accidents; Bull Gores Fanner. III- the Associated Press The largest weekend death record of the summer listed 11 victims today, excoedlng the holl day toll of a week ago when eight died. Automobile accidents, reported suicides and drownings made up the record-breaking fatality Hat More than a acore of other per sons received hospital treatment for Injuries, most of them In curred In automobile wrecks. Three Persons Drown'" Three victims drowned. Har vey Davis, 9. awlmmlng near Clatakanle, wns trapped under a log raft. Irene Itobln, IB, Inst her Ufa swimming In Crystal Springs near Klamath Falls. Ar riving to visit bis grandmotbor near Monitor In Marlon county, Howard Carpenter, 10, Parkdale, tried fishing for crawfish In an abandoned gravel pit filled with water, fell In and drowned. Two died In automobile wrecks. Runnel Iverson, Bismarck, N D., suffered fatal Injuries when an automobile plunged from the John Day 'highway near Canyon City. William Hngcn, 22, of In dependence, died from Injuries received when hla automobile skidded off the highway west of Salem. Three others were hurt A falling log killed Jack King ston, 48, Elkton, at a camp on the Smith river near Reedsport. Dan Kurdeel, 49, was gored to death by a bull at Ash Valley Resort Patron Hies William E. Noonan, (3, danc ing at a Portland resort, drop ped dead, presumably from a heart attack. His psrtnor wns csrrled to the floor and knock ed unconscious. Working In a hay field, Leonard Sldwell fell dead near Sllverton. apparently victim of a heart attack. Irving Condlt, returning to hla Grants Pass home from a tavern, died from a pistol wound in the head. Authorities were informed It wns solf-lnfllcted. A 20-year-old Indlnn woman, Mrs. Agnes H. Jackson drowned In the Colllo (Continued on Page Eight) - Shrieking sirens, that turned out a good part of the population In the bellof that a conflagration had broken out, marked the visit over the weekond of a number of special Shrine trains, bound for tho Scnttlo convention. The enr-splltting demonstration at the Southern Pacific depot Sat urday night brought a flood of telnphone calls to the police sta tion from residents who feared something had broken loose In a big way down town, Mnny a family car was turned In the dlreotlon of the Southern Pacific atntlon, where the noise seemed to be coming from. As a result quite a crowd of spectators gathered to witness the merry making of tho vleltlng nobles. A number of specials went through again Sunday. Peace Advocate Dies In New York BROOKLYN, N. Y., July 13, (JPt The body of Dr. S. , Parkes Cadman, who left the coal mines of his native Shropshire to be come Internationally famous as "tho radio prencher," was brought to Brooklyn today. Tho 71-year-old clergyman and world poace advocate died of peritonitis yesterday at the Clmmplnlii Valley hospital In Plnltsburg, ' N, Y., Just a wook after he ontored tho Institution with a ruptured appendix, ! Klamath Swimming Resort Railroad Week in Klamath Whistles and sirens were sounded at 8 a. m. Monday to cele brate tbe opening of railroad week. This group of local railroad men gathered In front of a big locomotive at the Great Northern depot for opening ceremonies. Those In the picture Include B. F. (iulnan, car shop toremsn, Southern Pacific; A. E. Knights, super intendent. G. N.; C. B. Harding, G. N. district engineer; 8. R. Berry, agent, 8. P.; "Shorty" Bow, civil engineer, G, N. ; Wlllard Barr, district freight and paasenger agent, S. P.; H. J. McCracken, mas ter mechanic, S. P. Those on the engine are Lloyd J. Carter, round house foreman, S. P.; Lee Carter, chief clerk, S. P. ticket office; C. H. Foster, traveling agent, B. P.; P. J. Leismelster, chief clerk, G. N. office; Art Cooper, fireman, G. N. A feature of railroad week is the courtesy contest. In which the general public Is asked to par ticipate. A ballot will be found on page eight. (Herald-News Photo-Engraving). Baseball : NATIONAL LEAfilH s" . . ,K. H. KB. New York-:' :...d Chicago 1 1 0 Hubbell, Oabler and Mancuso, Spencer; Lea and Hartnett, O'Dea. ' - R H E Philadelphia 4 1 Cincinnati 1 Walter, Jorgens and Grace; Froy, Davis and Campbell. R. H. E. Boston 4 7 1 Pittsburgh 1 6 1 Chaplin and Mueller; Swift, Weaver, Welch and Padden, Fin ley. AMERICAN LEAGUE R. H. E. St. Loula S II 1 Washington S 14 1 Hogsett, Klmberlln and Hems ley; Whltehlll and Millies. R. H. E. Detroit 5 10 0 Philadelphia 2 9 1 Lawson and Myatt; Ross, Gumpert and Hayes. R H E Cleveland ........ 11 17 0 Boston -8 8 8 Rlseholder and Pytlak; Oater mueller, Henry, Russell, Wal berg and R. Ferrell. SANTIAGO. Chile, July 13. CP) The steamer Haverbeck, anchored at the port of Taltnl, on the North Chilean coast, radioed . today a violent earthquake bad. destroyed numerous buildings In the city, sending the Inhabitants fleeing In pnnlo to the hills. ' The quake lasted for three min utes, the radio report said. It oc curred during the ' morning, al though the exact time was not given. i ' Apparently there were no seri ous casualties among the populace, although the quake produced vio lent ocean waves. , , , Indian Meets Horrible Death On U. 5. Gallows SAN CARLOS, Arli., July 13. (JP) Boastful Earl Gardner, plnt-slsod - Apache -Ipdlan, three times a killer, hnnged from a government gallons for 33 minutes at dawn today .while armed men stood guard as a warning to trihostnen not to In terfere, Gardner, 31, who Insisted that tho government' hang him for killing his wife and Infant son, and boasted that he would take It "Ilka an Apache," met a horrible death. 1 , His body struck tbe side of the trap as the trigger was sprung. It dangled there while the helpless victim groaned and kloked. Those directing the exe cution talked once of dropping him again, but decided against It.'-"' .'. Every minute for fully 20 , mlnutoB the attending physician made an examination .and shook his head. John Lewis, Others Face Possible Suspension From AFOL. WASHINGTON, July IS. (VP) William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, assailed John L. Lewis and other Industrial union leaders today for failing to appear at the federa tion's executive council meeting. Threatened with suspension from the A. T. of L. for alleged "dual unionism" the president of the United Statea Mine Workers and seven other union chieftains affiliated with the committee for Industrial organisation Ignored a summons to answer the charge. "We had hoped that out of our conferences some settlement could have been reached," Green said, after the Amalgamated Clothing Workers failed to appear. - "That waa their primary pur pose. Unfortunately they refused to come. That makes It very dif ficult tor the council." - Sidney Hillmnn, president of the Amalgamated, told the council by letter he did not think tt nec essary for him to appear and that the council well understood his views. Lewis, Hlllman and six other union presidents set up the com mittee for Industrial organisation to bring all workera in each big industry Into one big union. This plan was opposed by the craft unionists who control the A. F. of L. executive council. Green expressed himself again as "hopeful" some form of set tlement could be reached to avert the suspension desired by a ma jority of the council members. , ERICA VISI WASHINGTON. July 13. OP) Nine major droughts, including the one now current in the mid west, and 12 abnormally wet years have been experienced by the United States In the past 60 years, a study of weather bureau rec ords and graphs showed today. Widespread moisture deficienc ies and high temperatures for the country ns a wohle were recorded In 1S89, 1894, 1901, 1917, 1921, 1924, 1930, 1934 and 1036. Abnormally wet years were 1890, 1898, 1902,1906, 1909,1912, 1916, 191! 1923, 1927, 1928 and 192.; ' KILLED BY TRAIN REDDING, Calif., July IS (AP) John Sadler, 70, of Redding, was killed by a northbound passenger train .north of here yesterday af ternoon, Sadler was walking on the track and, Investigators said, because of- a hearing defect, ap parently did not notice the train approaching, T IT FIZZLES OUT; DEATHS 1.454 Life-giving Showers In Northwest Come to End Monday. RECORD BREAKING HEAT CONTINUES Relentless Sun Harrasses Farmers in Bread : ' basket of U. S. CHICAGO. July 13. (JP) Drought and record-shattering heat clung to the long suffering mlddlewest and east In the north ern half of the nation today, and life-giving rains In portions of the northwest and tbe south over the week-end "fisiled out-' Death from prostration and drowning mounted to at least 1464 and crop destruction con tinued at a devastating pace with damage In excess of $300,000. 000. A relentless sun seared "tbe major 1938 natural disaster" In burning words across the coun try. - Fair Weather Oora On Government meteorologist J. R. Lloyd at Chicago made this a "blue Monday ' for harassed farm ers In the breadbasket of Amer ica and tbe gasping urban dwell ers when he announced no new rains were In sight for the north west or any other heat baked area. He said generally fair weather with torrid temperatures would continue today and tomorrow for drought areas In general, but that cooler weather was likely In the eastern section ot the north west Tuesday. Purely local showers were fore cast for North Dakota and north western Minnesota, and tor North Dakota, northern Minnesota, northwestern Wisconsin and up per Michigan tomorrow. Some Areas May Be Aided There waa hope, Lloyd said, of relief from the Intense beat lu Illinois, where prostration haa taken almost 200 lives, and states to the east, possibly by Wednes day, hut he could not sight the urgently needed rain for the ma jor corn states Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Indiana. He explained that a new cool wave, moving down from the northern Pacific statea, probably would bring, cooler weather 'to morrow to the Dakotas, Nebraska, Minnesota, northwestern Wiscon sin, upper Michigan and the ex treme northern portion ot lower Michigan. When this Joins with the cool wave which halted at the western border of middle America yester day It is likely tbe combined rorces of the two will be able to break the mass ot heat, possibly Wednesday over the central atatea, he added. Kids Play In Mud The srecioltatlon over tha weekend in the northwest was of untold benefit. Besides aiding crops and tbe pasturage In some sections it also lifted the fire scourge In eastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana. Men and women laughed and shouted in the rain, and their children played In mud puddles. farmers wondered If the cool weather and rain would rid the area of the grasshopper and cricket horde. More than 1000 men fighting the huge Black HHIb (Continued on Page Four) SOCIALIST PARTY ' SALEM, July 13. (M Oregon socialists, In convention here yes terday to name candidates tor office who must, of necessity, ap pear on the November ballot as Independents,; nominated Clar ence Rudder of Mllwaukle for United States senator. After formally endorsing the candidacies of Norman Thomas of New York and George A. Nelson ot Wisconsin, president and vice president candidates respectively, the mora than 260 delegates launched a campaign to defeat what leaders declared a "ooalltlon of-the tnnjor poli tical parties to reelect Senator Charles L. McNary. President iL ' 4H 'kw f mi , - Kennell-KUIs O. C. Lorenz, Klamath Falls business man, named president of the First National bank at a spe cial board -meeting called Monday following transfer of control of tbe bank to the Glarnlnl banking interests. , ADDITIONAL RELIEF Three" Million Available for Distribution in Drought Area. WASHINGTON, July IS, OV- An additional 13,000,000 for di rect subsistence grants to drought-stricken farmers ot the midwest was allotted today by the resettlement adminlstaetion. A subsequent fund ot $393 000 was set sside for tbe drought areas last week. Of ficials estimated that the addi tion of (3,000,000 would be suf ficient to continue grants rang ing from 816 to 120 a month per family for two months. Togwell on Job Rexford G. Tugwell, resettle ment administrator, - plans to leave by plane tomorrow night for Bismarck, - N. - D., to super vise organisatioa of the admin istration's emergency drought relief. Aubrey Williams, assistant WPA administrator. Is scheduled to accompany him. Officials said Tugwell Is work ing on a program for permanent resettlement and rehabilitation of the arid western areas and that he would continue thia study at Bismarck. Joseph L. Dalley and W. W. Alexander, assistants to Tugwell, who have just returned from a 17 day tour of the drought area, estimated at a press con ference that 830,000,000 would be needed for a cattle feed prcn gram until next season unless substantial rains fall soon. They said that If rains come approxi mately $15,000,000 would ba needed to finance cattle feeding through loans to farmers. Farmers Ise Bonus They said the administration has asked President Roosevelt for an Immediate allocation ot (Continued on Page Eight) ON JAPS REJECTED NANKING, July 13, W Re peated demands by southern Chinese officials for war against Japan were rejected today by the central executive committee ot the Kuomintang (nationalist) party. The committee adopted a reso lution abolishing the party's southwest executive ' committee, dismissed Gen. Chan Chai-Tong as commander of the Kwangtung province armies and condemned southern lenders for attempts to establish tndepedent political nnd economic groups in south China. (The southern government at Canton, comprising Kwangtung and Kwangsoi provinces, has been seeking assistance from the central government at Nanking for armed opposition against al leged Japanese invasion.)- Townsenders Will Hear Candidate CLEVELAND, July 13. UP Some two-score Townsend lieuten ants arrived here today for the old age pension movement's five-day national convention and received the formal assurances of presi dential candidate Wllllnm Lemko that he would address the final session Sunday. BOARD ELECTS WELL-KNOWN IES D. O. Hood, Portland In vestment Dealer, New Director. PRESENT STAFF TO BE RETAINED Firm's Chief Long Identi fied with Klamath Development, G. C. Lorenx. active Klamath business man for more than score of years, was named presi dent of the First National bank at a special meeting of the board of directors held at the bank Monday morning. D. O. Hood. Portland Investment dealer who handled the negotiations whereby control of the Klamath institu tion was acquired by the Glannlnl interests, was placed on the board, taking tha place of the lata J. A. Gordon. Lorens announced that all per sonnel will be retained, and that tha bank will continue to operate m. inrai innTmmn- aervintf. ma Klamath territory. Kesonroes, Deposits uscea Total resources ot the bank la $3,824,078.03. As of Juns 30, the First National bad total deposits of 13,276,218.83. capital of $200, 000, and surplus and undivided profits of $138,228.02. The new president of the First National bank has been lone Identified with business enter prises here. He was born on a farm at Willows, Calif. Leaving the farm when he was IT years of age, Lorens went into the plumbing business. He moved to Los Angeles, and then to San Francisco, where in 1913 be was engaged in helping prepare build ings tor the World's fair. Just before coming to Klamath Falls in 1914 he was connected with tbe Del Monte company at Del Monte, Calif. Bulk beating Company - Here Lorens worked first for E. C. Greeley, then went into busi ness for himself. He conducted a plumbing, heating and contracting business, and In 1919 organized and built the Klamath Heating company. He sold thia plant in 1928. .- . - In 1920 Lorens went Into the. lumber business, selling In 1930 to Huntington Taylor and Ralph Macartney of tha Crater Lake. Lumber company. In 1929 Lorens ceased the con-: trading business, and moved Lo rens company to its present loca tion on South Sixth street. From 1929 to 1934 tbe Loreni com pany handled wholesale and retail hardware and mill supplies, and in 1934 discontinued the retail busi ness and went into wholesale ex clusively. Last year the company opened a branch in Medford. Lorens became a member ot the First National board in 1930, and has been a director, since. He will divide his time between IYia T.nrens enmnanv offices and the First National offices. In a statement Monday Lorens said that be was pleased at tha recent developments identifying one of the largest and strongest banking institutions on the coast with Klamath Falls. "With unlimited facilities, the First National is In a position to do all that It has in the past for the community, and will be able (Continued on Page Eight) Prevalence of "summer sick ness" In this district is indicated in reports received at the offlcs ot Dr. Nell Black, county health officer. The Illness seems to be similar to that which has prevsiled hers for several summers, but soma cases this year are reported to ba unusually severe. Dr. Black stated that oaroful testa ore being made of water, in addition (o the regular tests made by the California Oregon Power company. All recent reg ular tests have Showed the wa ter to be safe, according to of ficials of tbe power company, BS SIN
