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By PRANK JE;(itiNti
erII e: Yaps, it is reported from
A Brussels, (whorl the nine
power treaty conference is about
to begin), are willing to call off
their war on China if they are
permitted to keep what they've al
y ready taken,
THEY'RE willing to do this, they
A say, for two reasons:
1.--They don't really want to
crush China. They Just want to
force her to "co-operate" with
Japan instead of with Russia.
2.They're afraid that if they
get too ditto Into China they may
weaken themselves to the point
they will be open to a successful
attack by Russia.
yowls) it out for yourself. But
A to a cynical newspaper man It
sounds too honest to be true.
There must be a card up some
body's sleeve somewhere,
T1118 dispatch comes from Wash
A. ington:
"The president's plans for bat
ancIng the budget revolve around
hopes of Increasing the buying
power. of - the lower Income
groups." ' '
TT SOUNDS good, of course. but
a there( would be a lot more real
hope of a balanced budget it his
plans revolved around spending
less than is taken in.
A T SOMPI time in your life
you've probably been so deep
in the hole that you've wondered
bow on earth you wore ever going
to got your debts paid, and .you've
tried a lot of fancy schemes, but
In the end you've found that the
only scheme that would work was
spending less and living mighty
close until you got caught up.
It. works the same way with
governments, but Its hard to get
a politician to admit it.
S PENDINO is a lot of tun and
paying up is a lot of grief.
That also is as true of govern
monis as of individuals.
SOFT TOMATOES BRING
FUN FOR PRANKSTERS,
SMEARS TO WINDOWS
Soft tomatoes wore found
excellent nutterial for plain
and fancy window decorat
ing in honor of Hallowe'en
Sunday. and many a splat
tered denign was seen along
1 Klamath Falls atreets Mon
day morning.
The usual surrealist soap
paintings were also in evi
dence, interspersed with
written remarks in a more
or less humorous vein.
On the whole, however.
11111101VOCli pranksters were
considerate of other peo
ple's property this year, and
no malicious jokes or Tan
i( otallom were reported to police.
Interviews
Hollis Nunne ley, lumberman
here from Portland Lumber,
cattle, potatoes, onionsthis is
the Most spot I've seen In the
United States right now.
Ted Marble, printerNo duel(
hunting for me. Chasing deer for
a season fulfills my yearning for
those outdoor sports.
Carl Cook, juvenile officer
On the whole, Klamath young
Mora did much less damage than
haft boon customary on Hallowe'en
night. But any damage is too
much, of cottree. Older people
who staged Hallowe'en parties for
the children and let them spend
their energies in that way, fol
lowed the smart course.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
tyziee Five Cents
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FULL BACKING
PROMISED BY
ANTHONY EDEN
American Stand Foreseen
As Gauge to Action
on Far East.
By The Associated Press
Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden told Commons today, Brit
ain will go exactly as far as the
United States in seeking an end
to the Chinese-Japanese conflict
At the Brussels nine-power con
ference which opens Wednes
day. Making clear the United States
II expected to take the lead in
any definite action to control
the for eastern threat to world
peace, Eden aid that Britain is
prepared:
"To go as far as the United
States, in full agreement with
themnot rushing in front, but
not being left behind.
runt flank
The foreign secretary, who
will head the British delegation
to Brussels, gave the far lantern
situation front rank in a frank
pronouncement covering t h
whole international field.
lie also curtly tossed back
Itely's hid for A return of Brits
atn , war-gaibid eolonla1 than
dates to Germany and upheld
the government's course in the
Mediterranean and Spain.
The United States, he said
took the initiative in convoking
the nine power conference and
any action in the far west "es
sentially depended on coopera
tion of the United States."
Hot Situation
"We realize, that with con
ditions as they are in the world
today." Eden continued, "that
we must realize the difficultim
of the far eit110111 situation. I
assure the House that it is in
this spirit that I go to Brus
sels, anxious to contribute what
little lies in my power in a sit
uation in which no one can en
vy a foreign secretary today."
(Continued on Page Eight)
MASKED MEN GET CASH
IN HOLD-UP AT
DORMS POOL HALL
DORRIS, Nov. 1Two armed
bandits entered the pool hall and
cafe operated by Hugo Nyastrom
about 1:30 a. m. Monday, and
robbed the establishment of
$35.00.
The money was taken from Art
Schaeffer. the bartender.
The men wore masked, and
both armed with guns. They es
cape(' after staging the holdup,
and no trace of them n had been
found up to Monday afternoon.
No descriptions of the bandits
were available.
The bandits worked at the cash
register to open it, but were un
successful, so one of them hit
Schaeffer over the head with a
beer bottle knocking him uncon
scious. The money they took was
found In Schaeffer's pocket.
The bartender suffered a deep
scalp wound from tile beer bottle.
HUNTERS OUT IN
HUGE NUMBERS FOR .
DUCK SEASON DEBUT
PORTLAND Nov. 2 (IP) A
whistling November wind and a
spattering of rain prevailed today
RI thousands of hunters set up
their blinds for the start of the
migratory waterlowl, shooting
MEM
The game department and the
state police reported abundance
of birds in the Oregon marah re.
gions and estimated 20.000
sportsmen hpd their pump guns
In action at 1:00 a. 111. The num
ber of mallards, pintails and teal
was more than normal.
GENERAL MOTORS
DECLARES DIVIDEND
NEW YORK. Nov. 1 UMDi
rectors of General Motors corpora
tion today declared a dividend of
11,.50 on the common stock. or 50
cents more then the previous dis
bursement. ,
L
SALEM, Nov. 8 (r)--The Mult
nomah county commitudonere
failed today to obtain &existence
from the atate in the county's
1838 relief budget when Gover
nor Martin said be "would not
penalize the other 86 counties in
the mate which have kept their
houses in order."
The commissioners said they
needed 8180.01)0 more to provide
for direct relief, but the gover
nor told them they could cut down
othPr budget items.
"Multnomah county is the only
county In the state which has not
taken care of its relief load for
next year," the governor said. "so
cannot see how I can give addi
tional money to that county and
not to the others.
"Taking earn of human needx
JAPS APOI.OGIZE
FOB CHEEK FOA111
American-Protected Area
Invaded; Tension At
Shanghai Grows.
SIIANGdAI, Nov. 1 (ip)--Jaeltflose
Adintrel Kiyoshi BaselfWo
apologized today to the United
States marine commander who
; protested againat a Japaneee foray
on the American protected side of
Soochow creek.
A party of Japanese bluejack
ets had crossed the creek to the
American sector of the interna
tional settletnent on a rice-laden
Junk, seized after scaring off the
chines crew by firing blank shpts.
Brigadier General John C.
Beaumont, main commander in
Shanghai, protested to Hasegawa,
who apologized and promised
there would not be a recurrence
of the incident.
The apology came as 7000 Jap
ans shock troops, under cover of
a ilitiltder01119 artillery barage,
crosaed Soochow creek west of
Shanghai. cloaer to the settlement
Japanese used the Chinese junk
and other craft to negotiate the
creek and attack Chinese posi
tions along the Pouth bank.
British Stand rat
As Japanese attempted to blast
their way into Chinese positions
and encircle Shanghai, Major Gen
eral A. P. D. Telfer-Smollett, com
mander of British troops, refused
to withdraw his soldiers from out
poets in western sections of the
city,
In answer to Japanead disclos
ure that Chinese machine guh
nests near British outposts along
the Shanghai-liangchow railway
would be subjected to intense bow
(Continued on Page Eight)
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Governor Knocks Down Ears
Of Multnomah Officials
In Denying Relief Appeal
la the most mandatory situation
se have, but in 1938 you have
taken care of everything else and
gave what ARS left to social secur
ity. You approached the problem
from the wrong angle."
The governor's answer came at
the end of a three-hour hearing
with the commissioners.
lie said the attorney general
advised that the counties must
provide for relief, and that the
state could not provide more than
the ratio provided by law. The
state now pays half the cost of di
rect relief, te counties paying the
remainder.
"1 take my hat off to the other
35 counties which have taken care
of their relief needs. They have
had the same problems as you,
bet they met them."
Woman Kills
5 Children,
Herself
NORWALK, la.. Nov. 1 (AP)
Neighbors aided a grief-stricken
father today in making funeral
arrangements for a 35-year-old
mother. who shot and killed five
of her even children and her
self. The mother, Mrs. G. R. Mc
Aninch. who fired a charge from
a small-bore shotgun into the
0E040 44.' mob, iit141... sat& 1st,
a note found beside an open Bi
ble she apparently had been
reading, that she did not have
enough shells to take all their
lives.
The two surviving children.
Ray. 15. and Gail. 11. came upon
the bodies Saturday night when
they returned home from a Hal
lowe'en celebration. In a note
addressed to them, the mother
said: "You will find us dead
this morning. Don't get excited."
After advising them what to do,
she added:
"I have stood all 1 can take
and best to take the kids along.
All that saves you boys Is no
more shells."
WASHINGTON REGION
HIT BY QUAKE
EARLY MONDAY MORNING
SEATTLE. Nov. 1 fill--The
dispatcher's office of the Northern
Pacific railroad received word of
an earthquake shock in the Cas
cades, 100 miles east of Seattle,
at 6:15 a.m. today. The shock
lasted about half a minute.
The railroad ordered section
crews to check its right-of-way
and Stampede tunnel through the
mountains. The dispatcher's of
fice said no trains would be moved
through the tunnel until it had
been ascertained no damage had
been caused by the shock.
China's Back Is Strong
Wrg
So Japanese troops hive found in combating stubbornly re
sisting warriors of Chiang Kal-Shek. What a Chinese coolie can
do in the way of carrying groat weights and balancing unwieldy
burdens is shown by the Szechnen province worker carrying the
side of a house.
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COLLEGE BOYS
CHARGED Mill
ROAD ROBBERY
Ashland Druggist Held,
Lays Blame on Trio
From Monmouth.
RIONM01.1TH, Nov. 1 (,11)-4. A.
Churchill, president of Oregon
Normal school, said three Oregon
Normal football players confessed
today that they were inrolved in
the beating and robbery Saturday
night at Ashland of B. D. Rice,
Texas tourist.
Churchill quoted the boys as
saying they met Rice after the
Oregon Normal-Southern Oregon
Normal football game, that Rice
bought liquor for them and then
showed them considerable money,
which they took from Rice on an
automobile ride.
The president said the students
were Bli Cagle, 23, St. Peters
burg, Fla., Marshall Hearn, 20,
Salisbury, N. C., and Stanley Bor
den 19, Olympia, Wash.
MEDFORD, Nov. 1 UP)---Richard
M. Messenger, 22, Ashland
drugstore clerk and former Ore
gon State college student is in the
cuatody of state police, charged
9th assault and robbery while
'BA arm ett,--u g tin --ErD: Itide;ltra II as
TeittA traveling jewelry salesman,
according to Chief of Police
Charles P. Talent of Ashland.
' Chief Talent states that in a
signed confession, Messenger ad
mits his presence early Sunday
morning, when Rice was robbed
of $31 and beaten, in an alleged'
attack on the Pacific highway,
two miles south of Ashland.
Three Accused
Chief Talent avers that Messen
ger in his purported confession,
named three Oregon Normal
school students at Monmouth, Ore.,
as his companions, but was able to
name but one of them.
State police, armed with "John
Doe" warrants, left Sunday after
noon late for Monmouth to serve
the "John, Doe" warrants, accord
lug to the Ashland police.chief.
Messenger in his signed confes
sion, according to Chief of Po
lice Talent, admits he was the driv
er of the auto, his own, but denies
taking any part in the alleged as
sault and robbery, or sharing in
the asserted division of the loot.
Messenger asserts he knew the
(Continued on Page Eight)
AFL ASKS COMPANY
UNION CHARGE AGAINST
IEU BE WITHDRAWN
PORTLAND, Nov. 1 OP)In a
surprise move the AFL petition
ed the national labor relations
board today to allow withdrawal
of company unionism charges
against the Industrial Employes'
Union. successor to the 4-L.
Hearing of the charges, filed
jointly by the AFL and CIO, start
ed three weeks ago.
Nicholas Juareguy IEU attor
ney, immediately moved for dis
missal of like charges against the
C. D. Johnson Lumber company.
McGoldrick Lumber company and
Potlatch Forests, Inc. Arguments
should be heard later.
HOUSE AGRICULTURE
COMMITTEE AGREES ON
CONTROL PLANS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (AP)
The house agriculture committee
agreed today on the principle of
voluntary control of wheat, cot
ton, and rice crops in the new
farm bill.
Chairman Jones (D., Tex.) said
the group also has virtually ac
cepted a proposal for compulsory
control ot tobacco.
The question of compulsory or
voluntary regulation of crop
production has been one of the
most controversial before the
committee, which is drafting a
bill for presentation at the spec
ial session of congress November
15.
The skeleton bill outlined by
Jones also provides for continua
tion of soil conservation pay
ments, financing the new pro
gram by some form of tariff
equaliting taxes, and setting up
marketing quotas in emergencies.
f
to Lead Peace
Was It by Ax or Cleaver?
Ivey Olson, 55, above, Is in the
hospital with serious wounds on
his head which police say were
inflicted either by an az or a
cleaver. The instruments which
police took from the house
where the alleged attack occur
red are being held by Desk Offi
cer Lloyd Smith. Stella Duckett,
negress, is accusde In connection
with the attack.'
NERO WOMAN AX
ATTACK SUSPECT
Iva'. Olson, Logger, in
Serious Condition As
Fight Result.
Ivar Olson. 65. logger. is in
serious condition at Hillside hos
pital as the result of head
wounds police believe to have
been inflicted by an ax Saturday
night.
Charges of assault armed with
a dangerous weapon were filed
against Stella Duckett, colored,
by the district attorney's office
Monday afternoon.
The woman was arrested by
city police officers after they
were called to 1040 Dolores
street Saturday night, when
neighbors reported a fight was
going on. Dr.' Ray Oldenburg
called police and pointed out Ol
son who was smeared with blood
and who had collapsed near the
place.
Find Cleaver
Oldenburg had been called to
the scene by neighbors. and told
officers that he had seen a col
ored woman strike Olson with a
heavy weapon.
Mrs. Mary Clark, also colored,
who owns the house where the
Duckett woman lived, also told
officers that Rho saw her strike
Olson, they said.
A search of the premises re
vealed a meat cleaver, which of
ficers said appeared to have been
freshly washed, and a large
blood-stained ax.
Olson was taken to Hillside
hospital for treatment, and was
reported to have a deep gash be
tween his eyes which had pene
tContinueo on Page Eight;
DECEMBER 3 PROBABLE
DATE FOR ELECTION
ON CITY BOND ISSUE
Ordinances and resolutions
calling for a special bond elec
tion for December 8 will be intro
duced this evening at the regular
meeting of the city council. The
entire proposed bond issue will
be in the neighborhood of ;200,-
000.
All items to be presented to be
placed upon the bond election
ballot have been approved and
recommended by the city plan
ning commission with the excep
tion of installation of a street
signal system, a $10,000 item.
Since the signal system was
recommended by the state high
way commission, however, the
council feels that it should be
presented to the people for a vote.
KEEN TO RUN
FOR GOVERNORSHIP
PORTLAND, Nov. 1 (A')The
democratic nomination for gov
ernor will be sought by State Rep
resentative O. Henry Oleen, Bt.
Helens.
Oleen declared himself a candi
date in circulars distributed after
a meeting at the Clackamas coun
ty home of Howard P. Latourette,
democratic national committee
man, Saturday.
Elecfions in
Spotlight '
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 On
Scattered off-year elections will
take place tomorrow in 15 stateS,
but national interest will center
on the bids of two organizations
old Tammany hall and young
CIOfor new political poWer.
Tammany is fighting to regain
Its old prestige In New York
City's election of a mayor and
New York county district attor
ney. The CIO is opposing Tammany
j;in the New York front by back
ing Mayor Fiore Ho La Guardia,
but its major bid for power is
being made in Detroit, where it
is running candidates for mayor
and the city council. Victory
would giveAt political éontrol of
a large city for the first time.
Mayor La Guardia, whose sweep
four years ago left Tammany al
most powerless, is seeking re
election with republican, fusion,
American labor party, and com
munist backing.
The democratic candidate is
(Continued on Page Eight)
LOCAL
Ivar Olson, 55, in serious
condition at Hillside hospital as
a result of wounds inflicted by
an ax or cleaver Saturday night.
Stella Duckett, colored, held on
charges of assault with danger
ous weapon. Page 1, with pic
ture. Ordinances and resolutions
calling for special bond election
December 3 to be introduced at
regular city council meeting to
night. Page 1.
--
Klamath's Pelicans play sen
sationally to defeat Pendleton.
19 to 13, on Modoc field. Story
and pictures on Page 2.
Dorris pool ball held up and
robbed by two armed bandits
early Monday morning. Page 1.
November begins with cloudy
skies and chilly winds. Satur
day's rains bring .08 of an inch
of moisture. Page 5.
-
Mill att Macdoel burns with
loss of 26000. Page 1.
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Wooden box committee to buy
up Old containers. Page 5.
GENERAL
Anthony Eden says British will
go exactly an far as U. B. in con
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GARAGE BLAZE
AT KERBY HAS
FATAL HESULT
Proprietor Escapes When
Awakened by Smoke
Early Monday.
GRANTS PASS. Nov. 1 (AP) -
Bodies identified as those of El
don (Mickey) McCallistu-., about
36, and Charles Peterson, about
56. were removed this morning
from the smoking ruins of the L.
S. (Hi) Miller garage'in Kerby
Miller. the proprietor, said he
and the two other men were
sleeping in the building. with
Peterson upstairs. He told Sher
iff A. Donley Barnes and Cot'.
onlIr Virgil Hull that he woke
about 2:15 this morning, choked
by smoke.
Miller realized the building
was ablaze and broke a window
to crawl out. His attempts to
rescue the others were frustrated
by the fire, he said.
' Fire Truck Saved 't
The Kerby fire truck and two
other cars were saved from the
garage. .
The bodies were burned beyond
recognition and , identification
was.- made --frOW,pogition of Lib en,..w,s0-'m
I htuliek. Peterson apparently
ceeded In getting down the stairs.
the coroner reported, and his
body was found near McCall',.
ter's. :
McCollister is survived by his
mother, Mn. George Spach of
Kerby, and a water. Mrs. Lou A.
Schmitt of Grants Pass.
Kerby is 30 miles southwest
of Grants Peas.
-
' Eugene Has Mime
, EUGENE, Nov. 1 (:P)---Fire in
the huge plant of tile Eugene
Fruit Growers association was
completely under control this
morning. Swift sure work by
Chief William Nusbaum ,,and the
Eugene fire departmeut held what
(Continued on Page Eight)
ove
MACDOEL SAWMILL GOES
1111 IN FLAMES
EARLY MONOAY MORNING
DORRIS, Nov. 1--The Macdoel
sawmill burned to the ground
about 2:30 a. m. Monday.
Fire of undetermined origin
caused a loss estimated at about
MOO, partially covered by insur
ance. -
The mitt was not In operation
at this time, having been closed
for the winter. It was owned by
Charles R. Miller of Klamath
Falls. The former owner was the
Klamath White Pine ,Moulding
company. ,
This plant was located about
10 miles south of
TODAY'S NEWS DIGEST
trolling far eastern situation, but
expects U. S. to lead. Page 1.
-
Japanese apologias to Ameri
can marine chief for foray across
creek. Page 1.
Governor Martin refuses to give
Multnomah county relief assist
ance at expense of other counties.
Page 1.
Two men die in fire in garage
near Grants Pass. Page 1.
Woman slays five children and
herself in Iowa. Page 1.
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Oft-year elections hold polit
ical spotlight today. Page 1.
Ashland druggist, held In high.
way robbery case. says three Mon
mouth Normal gridsters robbed
motorist. Page 1. '
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High School News ....... 5
Market. Financial News
Recreation Notes .. 8
Sports .-- I
Veterans Column 1-
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