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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1936)
HERALD SERVICE Herald aubairllicrs who fall to receive their paper l fliHO p. in. are rHUlHl lo Mil lli Humid hiialiicaa office, plume 1000, mill a paper trill ! mill by apocuil carrier. Injiriru-uu-ij-u.LAnnjn"innnnnr,-y-.-.-i- - -- ---- - -i-,-,- eta w ASSOCIATED PRESS IN SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND UNITED PRESS WEATHER LOCAL FOItELAHT Kalr and warm. STATU KHIKCAHT Kalr. TEMPERATURES High (SI p. m.) HI. IoW, HI. YESTERDAY'S 111(111, M. (Hmuon'i Record, 100). Price Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1936 Number 7703 . irppgj L p M o) SAN 4 Americanism Keynote of Legion Convention Editorials On the DayYN ews II) FRANK JENKINS pOl.n'ICH aiinln dominates the ntiwa haM'd thla time on pri mary eeril6ne In Idaho, Arkanaaa and Florida. ' TN' Idaho, H'-nalor llorali downa hla Townaend opponent lo (ha Republican primary by a majority of mora than Hi ro lo on, which la declalve enough. Senator Horuti announrcd aomti II niu ago (lint ho waa (or llboral peualona for old pcoplo but not 1300 a mould. TN November. Idaho will deride. between Senator lloruh ami Governor C. lien Itoaa, Democrat. If Horah la re-elecled lo the ann ate (aa I b I a writer can't help hoping) It will bo hla alxth term. The November election will bo Halloa bualucsa, or oourao, but tha whole Weal would mlaa Ilorah. a TN Arkanaua. whora only Dimo crallo volea count, Senator Joo llobluaon. r II n H I n ( against a Townaundnr and another candl dala whoaa vlowe thla writer dnran't know, aula two and a half tlmna aa many volea aa bolb ot hla opponent comhlnud. "' .. Ho fla four times aa many votaa aa tha" Townamidor. OUT Townsvndlsm alao scores. In Florida, Charles 0. An drews, carrying the Townaond en- i doraoiucnt, defeats former Oovcr-j nor Doyle Carlnlon by 6000 volej i out of aomo 120,000 counted an these worda are written. I Not an overwhelming victory for Townacudlsni, but doclalvu enough. 'T'llOSK who know Florida, which la a mlld-rllmalo reaorl atalo, where people past their productive yeara like lo rotlro and Hvo and are apt to find after gnlilng there that living coala are higher than they anticipated, will rnallio thnt In Flnrlila Townaondlam would bo nlmoat cerlnlll to ahow conaldor able atronglli. ys Idaho, more vote were cnal In tha Democratic primary than In the Itepuhllran. That may be nm Indication of what will Imp pen thla fall, but Isn't likely to be. In the primary, people niual voto aa they .are roglatorcd. In tha genernl election, they will vole nil they please. At tha present moment, NO BODY knowa how peoplo will plonao to vote thla full. In the Mail They Go LIU IIULUIIIU rrpT77-.. f?zrrrrr ANNUAL MEET U'Mji mmil0 2 1 Iff. -V A)'-' aal t' -at, 1 1 -vhm. Unselfish Service Held Up As Qoal of Organization. NATIONAL CHIEF OPENS SESSIONS Removal of Profits From War Will Be Urged Before Congress. TO LONDON. Aug. 18 Ml A hnlf dozen airplane reported to ho deallned for bolllgorcnla III Spain roared aoiithwnrd from Ilrlllsh airport today while hla mnjoaly'a government oxprosKrtd four that tlio proposed general IQuropenn neiilrnllly accord might never be put Into effect. At the on me tlmo two Dutch plnnea from Amatordiim left Croy don airport with Ilrlllsh pllota at the controls, on route to Lisbon, Portugal. It wna roporlod their evnntiinl dnallnnllon wna Spiinlsh rohol lieiidqiinrlnra at Burgos. Strongly hacking tho Kronen propnaeri general noulrnllty accord 111 Europe lo apply to Hie fipnnlah olvll will', Ureut Hilliiln noveilhe lcna hua liiBlKled tho government hud no power to halt trnnauctiona liivolvlng commoiclnl airplanes. It wna alntod authorllallvoly Clrout Ilrllaln wna hncnmliiK ex tiomoly anxious ovor tho delay In reaching a neutrality accord. Of ficial quartan horn regarded Duly aa tho main stumbling block, alnce no sign of complete agreement was forthcoming from Rome. IWKH Ml'ltniOll 11IIAIIOK niVUKSIDIO, Ciillf.. Aug. 13 (H) Huy Joliiiaon, 39-ytar-old reslnurnnl worker, wns urrssled In Corona, and brought to I lie cnmily Jull here today on n . charge that ho inunlereil 2ri-ycar-old M till Takaolm, Jnpiineao lie troHB, In Los Angolea Tuesday, nOSKIH.'ltC. Aug. II (!) The American l.eglon. Inlnglng to a cloae the moat hlalorlc year o( record, turna with greater 'in phaala than ever lo pvrpetuatlon of Ihn prlnclplea of Amerlcanlam, Kay Murphy, national command er, told the opening Beaalon of Ihn Oregon department today. Murphy, envisioning aa the goal of tha Irglon the "grvaleat program o( unaelflah aervica Ihls or any oihar orgaiilaalloii ever undertook." told the Oregon U-glimnalrea: "Our country today need a the kind o aerviro the American I-o-iilon la capable of givlilg. Tha door of opportunity la wide open beforo u; we have but to alep through It to aerure for our aelvea for all llm tho prlce leaa honor of being the greatval reace time aerviro orgnnltiillnn our counlrv baa ever known." War Profit. 11 II Prefacing hla dlacuaalnn of the future pnthwaye of the legion In public life. Murphy recounted the progreaa of 1936-36 In which the World Wnr vclernua won their long fight for payment ot I ho bnnua. congresa onacted neutral ity laws and the nulional defenne was expanded by a billion dollnra. Of another major point In the legion's leglHlntlvn program, an adequate uulvemal aurvlce law to take the profit out of war. the national cnminandir predicted victory at the forthcoming sea alon of congrena If the veterona take an aggreaalve stand. lllaeunalng this proposnl, he aald: "The law wo auk would coat not one penny; It would Interfere wilh biialncaa not one whit, be coming operative only when war la declared and ceasing to oper ate upon the re-eainbllshmenl of Police. "We ask only that If thcro must ho war. dollars shall fight Iho an me as men; that In time ol war the country shall bring Into lis service capital, Industry and manpower on a basin ot absolute equality, with special prlvtlego and profils for none. Need of Service Keen "Here, my comrades, Is a ft' Id where tho American Legion may bn proud to labor. You and. I have seen something ot war. Chimtly na It was, the war we went through would be a holiday compared to the hnfrora of a war today. Kvery homo, our own families, literally would be at tho battle front. "Wo nro prepared to make every nereasary sacrifice lo pre serve our natinnnl honor, but lot (Continued on Pago Six) GOIBIHT TIKES OVER FRENCH B1K PAlllS. Aug. 13 lP) Tha con tury-old board of regents of the Hank of Franca, abolished he cnuso the government charged It represented an oligarchy domin ating French fiscnl affairs, will atirrcndor Its power tomorrow to a new, government-controlled council. Tho government will appoint most of the 20 council inombori directly. It Is expected, however, to con tinue the antl-devaluatlonlst pol Icy of the retiring board of tho Institution which, since the time of Napoleon, has Issued the na tlon'n currency and hns been the repository for Ha gold reaorvea. Miilntennnce of the French franc not only has been a gov ernment , policy, flnanclul circles pointed mil, hut also officials promised to refrain from lining Iho now councils powers lor in nation. NIGHT CLUB RAIDS IDE KLiT Proprietors, Employes of Three Establishments Arrested. Koine 16UU euiuioKa lor the bouthern Otekon rum sale to be held t the county fulrgrounda September 1, went Into tho mall Thurs day, ririure ahowa Marjorlo Smith, right, and Hern Ice Williams, left, members of tho chamber of commerce stair, turning ine caia loga otcr lo I'm-In Ham via the mail box In front of tho courthouse. (Ileraid-Newa rhoto-Kngraving). Possibility of Tax Reduction Foreseen by Morgenthau, Leaders in Congress WASHINGTON. Aug. 13 (!) A forecast that taxes will not b Increased and may. In fact, be "allghtly reduced, was made today by Secretary Morgentliau and congressional tax leadora after a con ference with President Hooaevcii. Iliialneaa ('undltlnna Improve The IrcaMiry head. Chairman Harrison of the senate finance committer, and Chairman Houghton of the house ways and means rnmniltleo, at a Joint prtaa conference that followed, said Improved biinlneak cnndlllona had ao fortified the treasury that no new or Incroalfcd taxes wjll ba nocerxary at tha r.t aeaslou ol congresa. They announced an immediate Baseball AMKKICAN I.KAit'K K. II. 10 7 White st. I.ouls 7 Chicago I Thomas and Itemslej head, Shores and Grube. 11. Detroit 0 Clevelnnd 8 ftowa. J. Sullivan. Phillips and Myall; Allen and Sullivan. H. I 18 NATIONAL l.K.WU K II. II. B. Philadelphia t It u New York 6 9 2 Plowman, Benge and Wilson; Smith and, Maneuso. II. II. K. Cincinnati 7 0 Pittsburgh . 5 8 Hollingsworth. Frey and Camp bell; Hoyt and Padden. j OPPRESSIVE HEAT CHICAGO, Aug. U (ft) Op pressive heat, with temperatures well above 100, overspread the western plains slates and much of tho mlddluwcst's corn belt to day as weather forecasts held prospects of only light and acit tered showers to fight tho grip of tho drought. Whllo temperatures above the century murk wore predicted throughout Kansas, Missouri and poBSlbly Illinois, tho bent wave centered Its attack again on Knnsas, Missouri, Ok la noma and Texas. Heat denlhs for the woek leached 29 In Texas and Okla homa. Tomperntures as high as 120 were recorded in Oklahoma yesterday. study of the whole tax structure, Including the law enacted this aprlng placing corporate taxation upon a new basis to see the elim ination, of "Inequities" and "ad ministrative difficulties" which may result In tho cancellation of some of the miscellaneous or "nuisance taxea." Administration Costly Harrison told reporters that If the administration costs and difficulties of some specific taxes were found to be so great that they could be repealed with lit tle, loss of revenue, such action would be recommended. What luxes he had in mind, he did not say. Morgenthau, however, told newsmen he referred to "mis cellaneous taxes," commonly call- ! ed "nuisance taxes." I "Ruslness Improvement Is at such a pace that we are going to reach a balanced budget much I earlier than we expected," Har- rlson said. Relief Kxpcnse Down Dnughton aald that "Improve ment In business all over the country haa had two effects Increased revenues and decreased relief costs," adding: "This Is tending to bring ex penditures and receipts together, with receipts going up and ex penditures coming down." Harrison emphaslxed that ex perts of the Joint committee on Internal revenue taxation would bo Instructed to begin the survey Immediately, in cooperation with exports of tho treasury. KNOX OFFICIALS, TROOPERS AT WORK Liquor Confiscated When Authorities Conduct Drive. Knox liquor law enforcement officers, with the belp of state police troopers, clamped down on tbree of Klamath's night spots about midnight Wednesday, and arrested proprietors and em ployes. They were charged with maintaining common nuisances. The three proprietors posted $300 ball each for their appearances. I The Town ana university ciuo ' on South Eighth street, Lakeshore ; Inn on the west side Upper j Klamath lake road, and the i Hollywood Custody Case Lenox Town and Country club were the night clubs upon which the officers swooped down. Quantities' of liquor wereooa luscaiea. - In addition to Hazel Grlder, owner and operator of Lakeshore Inn, E. E. Burrows, Murray Pow ers and Ernest Koschink, Lake shore employes, were arrested In the Wednesday night raid. It. 8. Fulkerson and Denny Leo posted the $300 ball required by Justice of the Peace W. B. Barnes. James McRea, proprietor ot the Town and University club waa arrested, with the follow ing employes: Earl Webb, Otis Ellis and Verda Rhoades. Wil liam Elliott and Frank Miles posted bail for the group. Harry Renaud of the Lenox club, was taken, with all his em ployes, and bail money was post ed by Ethel Robertson. Courthouse officials and the district attorney's office staff worked far into the night to pre pare complainta. State officers said that Under the Knox law, it is construed as maintaining a nuisance when an establishment keeps liquor with Intent lo sell It, or permits per sona to resort there for the pur pose ot drinking liquor in vio lation ot the law. McRae appeared In justice court Thursday afternoon and took additional time to enter a plea. I X ... . . 1 J ' ' . y nan a in. n mm-FX'KrxmmmmmmmMammmmtmmtX I U- i l ill REBEL VESSEL CLEARS DECKS TD OPEN FIDE Five Aircraft Hurl De struction Into City's . Streets. MANY RESIDENTS HIT BY FRAGMENTS Early Collapse of Revolt Predicted by Loyal Government. T A hot grass tire wna burning out of control in the Slukul moun tain dlalrlct south of Klamath Falls Ihls . afternoon. Twenty-tlvjs boys from Hie Luvn beds CCC camp were fighting the flames, and another contingent from Bonanza CCC camp was ex pected to Join the battle tonight, when it Is believed the fire will be .controlled. The blnza started In the vicin ity ot tho dam nt the Juncture of Iho diversion canal and the mnln canal. It had covered about 1200 acres. The grass Is not high in that area, and f Ire-fighters o.v T EXPECTED IN EAST PE1PIN0, China, Aug. 13 (if) Armed conflict between China and Japan over a long series of differences was looked upon to day In informed circles as not linprohnblo within a short time. Japan's military activities in North China and Inner Mongolia, which It Is believed will be speed ed because ot a Moscow an nouncement Increasing the size ot the red army, have greatly aggravated the tension between Nanking and Tokyo, Japanese an Id efforts to induce China to undorlnke diplomatic settlement of a score ot outstand ing Issues, hnd fulled.' China, In turn, said this was the result of China's fundamental distrust and fear of Japan which, It alleged, under a guise ot eco nomic, development was attempt ing to establish a military hegemony. FOREST FIRE RAGING NATAL, B. C., Aug. 18 () A farm house was destroyed and occupants - of several other ranches prepared to evacuate their homes In the Elk River valley near here today as a rag lug forest tiro advanced upon pootod to chock the flames before j tlila town near the Albertn-Urit thoy do any serious damage. 1 Uh Columbia boundary. ABOARD ROOSEVELT TRAIN EN ROUTE TO JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Aug. 13 (P) In a confer ence with federal officials on the special train taking him to the Pennsylvania flood areas, President Roosevelt today went over tentative plans for provid ing complete protection for Johnstown, where March waters caused damage placed at ?28, 000,000. Major General Edward M. Markham, chief of army engi neers, told reporters a program had been worked out centering around a huge earth dam on Stony river, eight miles above Johnstown, which would remove any danger of onother flood for the city. , HEAD STITE 40-B ROSEBUUG, Ore., Aug. 13 Lee Gnrloek of Medtord, was elocled grand chef de gure ot La Soclete des 40 Hommea et 8 Chevaux ot the American Legion at the annual promenade In con nection with the state convention this morning. He succeeds Dr. Laban A. Steeves ot Salem, who was named chemlnot natlonale and chairman ot the 40 et 8 delcjxntlon to tho national meet' Inn In Cleveland. Ohio. Other new oftioers Included Fred Hellbronner, Klamath Falls sous chemlnot natlonale;- Earl Templcr, Klninnth Fulls, chemlnot. u3.i...' -- a I lavs of defiant and sensational testimony were brought to an d today when a settlement was agreed upon between Mary Astor, above, beautiful motion picture star, and her er-husband,' Dr. Franklin Thorpe, shown below at tne leu wnn nui -attorney, over iho cnstndv nf their daughter. Marilyn. Although the terms have not yet been made public. It was understood the child would divide her time between her parents. u: s. Court Approves Settlement in Sensational Child Custody Fight LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13 (JP) A settlement agreement ending .t,. .cuinnii child contort v fight between Mary Astor, movie star, and her ex-husband. Dr. Franklyn Thorpe, was approved today by Superior Judge Goodwin J. Knight. taati s vusiouy wiviuvu . Court sanction followed a conference between Judge Knight, Miss 'Astor, Dr. Thorpe and their lawyers on an agreement reached last night dividing custody of the couple's young daughter, Marylyn. Dr. Thorpe said the question of what will become of Miss Astor s diary had been settled. He waa asked if he would relinquish pos- aession. Joseph Anderson, Dr. Thorpe s chief counsel, replied that .Miss Astor will not regain possession of her diary and even judge Knight "will not know where u is." ' Judge Knight said he would en ter Judgment at 3:00 p. m. today embodying the agreement. Wanted Divorce Terms "I would have preferred the old arrangement to the new," said Dr. Thorpe. The physician referred to the terms of the divorce he won last year from the actress, whereby he waa awarded full custody of the four-year-old child. "I gave the baby to Miss Astor move than half the time, anyway,'' said Dr. Thorpe, "but If any Issues arose I had the final word." Dr. Thorpe said he did not con template any legal action against George S. Kaufman, Broadway playwright, for failing to appear aa a witness, although subpoenaed by Dr. Thorpe's lawyers. Friendship Held Condoned When Kaufman did not come to court on schedule Monday, Judge Knight issued a bench warrant for hla arrest. Miss Astor testified during the custody hearing that she told Dr. Thorpe of her friendship for Kauf man, and that he "condoned" it. . Asked If he believed matters would run along smoothly under the settlement, Dr. Thorpe re plied: ' "I'm no prophet." "It la a comforting thought," .ho said. ' "that the court would have the final say if any argu nwmt -arose." The diary hns been In possos- (Contlnued on Page Six) BERLIN. Aug. 13 VP) The United States annexed its third consecutive diving championship of the 11th Olympic games to day, qualified her swimmers in tour events without a setback, hut uncovered no substitute for Eleanor Holm Jarrett and sur rendered the women's 100-meter backstroke crown to Holland. After Dorothy Poynton Hill, the 1932 champion, and Velma Dunn of Monrovia, Calif., had finished one-two in the women's platform diving championship. Dina Senff, Dutch trauleln. nosed out her compatriot, Rita Mastenbroek, and the American girls, Alice Bridges of Uxbridge, Mass., and Edith Motrldge Segal of Los Angeles. She thus as sumed the women's backstroke title Mrs. Jarrett won for the United Slates four years ago at Los Angeles. Mrs. Jarrett, a member of the current Olympic squad, was dis missed from the team for drink ing and late hours.. RANCHER KILLS WIFE YAKIMA. Aug. 13 W Police reported today Milton C. Brew ster, 84-year-old retired ranciior, shot and killed his Invalid wife, missed his niece. Miss Ruth Wag ner, when he fired at her, and fulled in his own effort to com mit suicide. Copyright, Associated Press IRUN, Spain, Aug. 13 Five rebel planes bombed the aeaslde resort ot San Sebastion today. Inflicting heavy damage in a final desperate offensive for dos- session. of the city. As the planea roared over the town, dropping missiles which pitted the streets, the rebel cruiser Almlrante Cervera ' lay two miles off shore with lta decks cleared tor action. ' Many Residents Struck ' Tho airport,, anarchist., head quarters, and tha main boule vard In San Sebastion, tha sum mer resort which was once the vacation residence of the king ot Spain', were included amosg tha targets reached In the bom bardment. Flying fragments from the ex ploding bombs and pieces of masonry and other bric-a-brac thrown np as the planes regis tered on their objectives, struck residents of the town. The rebel warship apparently was prepared to shell the city aa the time limit expired on an ultimatum delivered two days ago to surrender or undergo a bombardment from the sea. Compliance Refused The government officials ' In control of the town refused to comply with tha terms ot the ultimatum. The combined air and sea at tack on San Sebastion bolstered an offensive by rebel Infantry south of the city In a drive to sweep the northeastern seaboard from control of Madrid govern ment forces Rebels projected a new offen sive against Estepona, near Gi braltar, and reinforcements were dispatched to Algenclraa which was nnder fire of government warships. Officers, Men Executed The rebel radio station at Se ville announced 40 officers and soldiers In the Madrid govern ment's alrforce were executed after being captured In the storming ot San Rafael Espinar. Collapse of the fascist revolt against Madrid's communist-socialist regime within a few hours was forecast by the government. The second major theater ot war was on the same seaboard in the northwest, where miners sympathetic with the regime in Madrid beselged the rebel city ot Oviedo. The third was in the south, concentration point for Moroccan (Continued on Page Six) E PBQHiei PARIS. Aug. 13 UP) The gov ernment today barred recruitlni in France for Spanish armies w the QUiai d'Orsay renewed its drive for a general European neu trality accord. The dictum followed directly consideration of questions pro pounded by Premier Mussolini oi Italy on the proposed non-intervention agreement. Mussolini specifically had brought up the question of re cruiting and the collection of funds to help either aide in the Spanish rebellion. GARDNER REMOVED ' ' LEAVENWORTH, Kas Aug. 13 (i) Removal of Roy Gardner, notorious In tho southwest a few yeara ago as a bandit and train robber, to Leavenworth federal prison from Alcatraz Island today wns confirmed by Leavenworth penitentiary officials,
