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Price Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1936
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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,