The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, December 11, 1937, Page 6, Image 6

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    PAGE sa THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
CITY BRIEFS
Harmony CircleRegular busi
ness meeting of Harmony circle
of the First Christian church was
held Thursday afternoon. Decem
ber 9, at the home of Mrs. A. L.
Paul on Lakeview highway. After
the business meeting Christmas
moist led by Mrs. C. S. Robert
son, were sung by the group. and
an interesting program presented
by members. Refreshments car
ried out the Christmas idea and
were served to 34 members and
guests.
To Attend ChurchDaughters
of Job will attend ia a body the
services at St. Paul's Episcopal
church Sunday morning. December
12, according to an announcement
Saturday by the guardian. May
Z. Phinney. Both officers and
members are requested to meet
in the parish house at 10:30 a. m.
Installation of new officers will
take place at the next meeting of
the bethel to be held next Thurs
day evening. December 16, at the
aasonic hhll..
Altamont Grange to MeetThe
Altamont Orange 878 will hold
, regular meeting Tuesday, Decem
ber 14, at 8 p. m. AU former of
ficers are asked to turn in the
manuals they have to Master Ed
Stan lake by Tuesday. as the new
officers for the year are to be in
stalled at this meeting. All mem
bers of the grange are urged to
be present.
Condition Improvee---Slow but
steady improvement in the condi
tion of Huth Fagerstrom. victim
of last Sunday's automobile acci
dent. is reported by attendants at
Hillside hospital where she is a
patient. bilis lagerstrom suffered
a basal skull fracture. She now is
able to speak and answer ques
tions but has periods of semi-conactiousness.
Ts SalemCity Engineer Ed
win A. Tbomu went to Salem
Saturday to confer with state
highway bridge engineers about
the canal bridges and the Main
street underpass. He is expected
hash Monday.
SPIN Ezeentive'rhe executive
eounoil of BPW will meet Mon
day, December ld. at 7:30 p. m.
at the Pelican cafe. There will be
s Christmas tree and exchange of
smell gifts.
Iski Ladies Aid The Mt.
Uhl Ladies Aid will hold its
regular meeting Wednesday, De
ember Id, at I p. m. at the Hen
ley grange hall. There will be a
gift exchange.
Seattle VisitorO. L. Costevin,
who is eonneoted with the Union
oil company at Seattle, has been
I business visitor in this city.
While hers he was the guest of
his coming. Mr. and Mn. LLL LLL
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Society
Miss Alin Honored
At Shower Party
Mrs. N. IL Park and Mrs.
Fleury Kranenburg compli
mented. Miss Mur lyne Agee at
a delightful shower and party
at her home on Biehn street
this week. Miss Agee is to be a
bride of January second.
Four tables of bridge were
b play during the evening, with
Mn. C. O. Dryden winning high
score and Mrs. L. Craig the
second high.
Those who enjoyed the eve
ning included: Mesdames Wil
liam Burnett, A. A. Soule, T.
Sparks, C. O. Dryden, Otto
Smith, L. Craig, 'Possum,
Charles McLain, Joan Rohr,
Edith Ream, Carlotta Agee, M.
L. Agee, and the hostesses, Mrs.
Park and Mrs. Kranenburg.
The auxiliary to the brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen met
Thursday evening, December
ninth, at the library club room,
with sixteen members present.
Two new members were Initia
ted; Mrs. Ann Willard of Al
tiaras, California, and Mrs. Ma
bel Roman of Klamath Falls.
Plans were made for the
Chrstmas part k which will be
held Thursday evening, Decem
ber twenty-third, at the club
room. Installation of officers
will be held at this time.
A Christmas tree and gift ex
change will be held after the
business meeting and installa
tion. Refreshments will be served
at the close of the evening.
The committee in charge are
as follows: chairman, Mrs. Rita
Fuller; Mrs. Lillian Thomas,
Mrs. Aida Kemp, and Mrs. Irma
Miller. The auxiliary club will
meet Thursday afternoon, De
cember sixteenth at the home of
Mrs. Grace Oenereux 2327 Or
chard avenue. A pot luck lun
cheon will be served at one
thirty o'clock.
Pinochle will be played fol
lowing luncheon.
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NO ROSP1TALIZATIONN0
loss of time from work.
Many satisfied patients in
Klamath and surrounding
country have been given per.
manent relief. Write for
booklet.
Dr. O. H. Mather
Chiropractic Phyalcian
781 Main Phone 404W
C. E. PartyA party was held
at the Presbyterian church Friday
night for members ot the Christ
ian Endeavor. All had an enjoy
able time playing games. and an
impromptu skit proved entertain
ing. In HospitalGuy Hancock of
701 Pacific Terrace is recuperat
ing in St. Francis hospital at
Portland, where he underwent an
operation earlier in the week.
11111A110011S GHADE
To BE SUPEECEDEO
BIEBER. Dec. 11Hazardous
"Antelope grade," which cork
screws steepirup a high mountain
side north of Susanville on the
crosscountry road to Bieber, will
be superseded nest spring by five
miles of new highway with uni
form incline and easy curves, Di
rector Peter Gerig of Joint High
way 14 announced here today.
Gang said the highway board
had just let contract for complet
ing the grading and surfacing of
the new Antelope route to the top
of the mountain, where it will
rejoin the present road. Harms
Brothers, the low bidder. was
awarded the work at the contract
price of $88.229
Construction is to start immed
iately and be finished in 100 days,
If the weather permits continuous
work. The job involves about
50.000 cubic yards of excavation
and 14,000 yard-miles of gravel
ing. Pipe for 700 feet Apt culverts
will cost $898 additional.
The state highway district of
fice notified Gerig that contract
will be let in a few days for widen
ing and building up the Lassen
county four miles of the Bieber
Lookout road to federal aid stand
LOCAL VETERANS
PLAN TO ATTEND
MEDFORD CONFAB
Much interest is being taken
by Klamath Legionnaires and
auxiliary members in the annual
district conference of the Amer
ican Legion to be held in Med
ford Monday, December 13.
Conference of both organiza
tions will be held at 2 p.
banquet will be held at 7 th m.,
and dancing and special features
will occur at the French dugout
at 9 :80 p. m.
A large group of state Mica's
beaded by Commander O. E.
Palmateer will be present from
Portland and Salem at the con
ference sessions to discuss Amer
icanism. child welfare, highway
safety. unemployment, hospitali
sation and other phases ot the
Legion's 1938 program.
Funerals
zerriz E. MOORLA14.1)
Funeral services for the late
Hettle E. Moorland, formerly of
this city who passed away in San
Jose, Calif., Thursday. December
9, 1937, will be held in the chapel
of the Earl Whitlock Funeral
Home, Pine streetat Sixth, Mon
day, December 13, 1937, at 10
a. m., under the auspices of Aloha
chapter No. 61, OES, of which
she had long been a member.
Commitment services and inter
ment, family plot in Linkville
cemetery. Friends are invited.
The remains of Mrs. 3loorland
will arrive in Klamath Falls
Sunday at 9:25 p.
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AXEL THORVALD '
CHRISTENSEN
Funeral services for the late
Axel Thorvald Christensen, who
passed away in this city Thurs
day, December 9, 1937 following
an illness of 10 days, will be held
in the chapel of the Earl Whitlock
Funeral Home, Pine street at
Sixth, Monday, December 13,
1937, at 2 p. in. with the Rev.
Arthur Charles Bates of the First
Christian church of this city offi
ciating Commitment services and
Interment. Linkville cemetery.
Friends are invited.
EDWARD CHARLES SCHULTZ
The funeral service for the
late Edward Charles 4chultz,
who passed away at his late resi
dence at Weyerhaeuser on Sat
urday, December 11, will take
place from the First Methodist
Episcopal church, Tenth and
High, Monday, December 13, at
2:30 p. m., the Rev. John War
rell officiating. The services will
be under the auspices of Klamath
lodge No. 77, A. F. & A. M.
Commitment service and inter
ment in the Linkville cemetery.
Friends are respectfully Invited
to attend. Ward's Klamath Fu
neral Home in charge of the arrangements.
TO KLAMATH FALLS
EUGENE, Dec. 11 (p)--Coach
of the Lebanon high school foot
ball team for the past eight years,
"Red" Clark resigned to enter
business at Klamath Falls. His
team was undefeated last fall.
winning the "B" division champ
ionship of the Greater Willamette
Valley league.
New Dealer
Announcement baa been made
of the appointment of MacDon
ald Tire Sales, located at 203
Main street, across from the Wil
lard hotel, as a tire dealer for
the B. F. Goodrich company. to
handle the complete line of
Goodrich tires and accessories
in Klamath Falls.
"Developments in tire engi
neering, distribution and mer
chandising by the Goodrich com
pany in recent months prompted
our decision to obtain the Good
rich franchise in this territory,"
MacDonald said.
"Goodrich h a s manufactured
rubber products for 67 years and
was America's first tire builder.
Many of today's outstanding
Principles of tire construction
were first developed by Good
rich." MacDonald was manager of
the southern Oregon branch of
Foster and Kleiser, outdoor ad
vertisers. for seven years and
has been with Foster and Kleiser
for 14 years. He is a past com
mander of the Medford post of
the American Legion. and has
been a member of the Medford
Rotary club since 1930.
In addition to Goodrich tires,
MacDonald Sales will also handle
the Complete line of Goodrich
tubes, batteries, heaters and accessories.
MAN JAILED ON
CHARGE OF SELLING
LIQUOR TO INDIAN
Charles Davis, charged with
sale of liquor to an Indian, was
arrested by city police officers
Friday night and is being held in
city jail pending federal disposi
tion of the case. Ben Head, In
dian, is also being held in the
case as a material witness.
Nine defendants charged with
drunkenness and two with vag
rancy were haled before Police
Judge Otto Langslet Saturday
and received regulation fines and
sentences for the misdemeanors
with which they were charged.
Obituary
EDWARD cHARLEs SCHULTZ
Edward Charles Schultz, a res
ident of the past seven years,
passed away at his late residence
at .Weyerhaeuser on Saturday:
December 11. The deceased was
a native of New London, Wis.,
and was aged 73 years 6 months
and 11 days when called. He le
survived by his wife, Lulu of
this city; two sons. Freeman of
Algoma and Clarence of this
city; a daughter, Mrs. Verna
MacArthur of Los Angeles,
Calif.; 10 grandchildren, Myron,
Lawrence and Donald, of Merced,
Calif.; Helen, Milton, Shirley
and Myna lou of Algoma; Doug
las MacArthur of Los Angeles;
Edward and Ruth of this city;
a niece, Mrs. Leona Manning of
this city. Mr. Schultz was a
member of the Hornitos, Calif.,
lodge No. 97, A. F. & A. M.
The remains rest in Ward's
Klamath Funeral Home, 925
High street, where friends may
call Sunday afternoon, Decem
ber 12. Notice of the funeral
arrangements will be found In
this issue
ROBERT E. JOHNSON
Robert E. Johnson, a resident
for the past 10 years, passed
away in this city Saturday, De
cember 11. The deceased was
a native of Peasburg, Va., and
was aged 59 years and 14 days
when called. He is survived by
his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth John
son, and a sister, Mrs. Fannie
Pope of Petersburg, Va.; also
a sister in Brooklyn, N. Y. The
remains rest in Ward's Klamath
Funeral Home, 925 High street,
where friends may call Sunday
afternoon, December 12. Notice
of the funeral arrangements will
be announced at a later date.
Vital Statistics
SULLIVAN Born at Light
foot hospital, December 7, 1931,
to Mr. and Mrs. Tim T. Sullivan
of Merrill, a daughter. Name,
Nora ita; weight, 7i pounds.
FREESE Born at Lightfoot
hospital, December 1, 1937, t6
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Freese
of Pelican City, a son. Name,
Francis LeRoy; weight, 7i
pounds.
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Non.Surgical, Non.
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Chiropractic Clinic
22S N. 7110 St. Phone 420
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CHINA RETREAT
(Continued From Page One)
ese had captured Chink fang. 40
miles east of Nanking, and Ta lp
ins. midway between the capital
and Wuhu.
With fighting reported on the
north bank of the Yangtze, fear
was felt for the safety or two
American missionaries, H. F.
Stamps of Huntington. W. Va..
and Richmond. Va., and Mary
Demerst ot Emerson, N. J.
They were at Yangchow, near
Chink tang, and had not been
heard from for two weeks.
The Japanese spokesman an
nounced that a heavy air attack
had been made on the Fakwei
shan forts at Nanking. He made
no other announcments, however,
concerning the Nanking fighting.
Stitt Opposition
A battle was said still to be in
progress at the mid-river Golden
Island forts and the forts oppo
site Chink tang.
An official Japanese announce
ment said the Japanese army had
taken over the safety cone in
Nantao, south of Shanghai's
French concession, because a
Chinese sniper had fired at a Jap
anese sentry.
Charging troops followed the
tanks against Nanking's walls
amid black geysers of debris
thrown up by exploding shells
and bombs.
Japanese commanders admitted
their front -ranks were meeting
stiff machinegun and rifle fire
from Chinese atop the walls.
POLICE DIG FOR
MORE VICTIMS OF
MURDER CIRCLE
(Continued from Page One)
lion, supposed bead of the group,
and his woman companion, brun
ette Collette Tricot. Jean Le Blanc
was held on an open charge.
Found in Automobile
The Frenchwoman informed in
vestigating Magistrate Georges
Berry that "Weidmann told Mil
lion and me that an American
man had contributed 40.000
francs (21320) to assist in start
ing the same theatrical enter
prise for which Le Blond had
agreed to advance 1000 francs."
Roger Le Blond, a broker and
one of the four men whom Weld
mann confessed' slaying, was
found slain in an abandoned au
tomobile last summer at NeuillySur-Seine.
Two of Weidmann's victims,
22-year-old Miss Be Koven and
Fritz Frommer, another German
ex-convict and named by Weld
mann as a member of the death
gang, were found buried at the
St. Clqud villa.
It was hello:44d that the "thea
trical enterprise" was merely the
device used by Weitimann to
snare his prey.
"Seized Her by Neck"
Police said Million would be
Questioned about two other un
solved crimesthe slaying of a
Russian taxi driver named Mark
off and the kidnaping of a girl
from a beach last summer.
Weitimann, meanwhile, amend
ed his story of strangling Miss
De Koven.
The ex-convict told Magistrate
Berry:
"She was going across the porch
to enter a small hall. I was be
hind her I seized her by the neck.
"She grabbed my wrists. Her
head fell on my shoulder. Her
frightened eyes met mine.
"Squeezed Very Hard"
"I squeezed her very hard.
Despite her apparent weakness
she resisted. Then with a blow or
my knee I forced her to lean
backward. Her body dropped. I
grabbed a napkin and like a gar
rote I tightened it around her
neck. 1
"She lost consciousness. I stuck
my handkerchief down her throat.
A dozen minutes later she was
dead. Then I robbed her."
Miss De Koven had $500 worth
of traveler's checks when she
vanished from her hotel where
she had been stopping with an
aunt on a European pleasure tour.
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Vern Moore, Balsiger sales manager, is shown expleining the special eut-away chassis to sales.
men and visitors at the Balsigor Motor company in the toppicture. The chassis was specially built
at the Ford school at Dearborn, and will be shown here for several days. Fred sthhins, Virgil Ilex
ford, Floyd Patty and Vern Moore (loft to right with the now deluxe Ford in the lower )icture)
who have sold model A and all previous V-8 model Fords In Klamath, declare themselves unusually
enthusiastic over the new offering for 193g. Al I new Ford models are being shown at the lialsiger
Motor company today.
PASSENGERS ON
STRANDED LINER
TAKEN OFF REEFS
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bad not received Information
concerning the cause of the
grounding, but the liner was mak
ing its first journey over a new
course between Japan and Man
ila, where she was due today.
She piled up on an Island
where maps indicate treacherouet
coral shoals extend out from half
to three quarters of a mile.
Jap Cruiser Rescues 200
Dollar officials here said their
advices indicated weather con
ditions were fine and the sea
moderating and that Captain
Yardley had decided to land the
passengers because he decided to
take every precaution.
The Japanese navy reported
at Shanghai that a Japanese
cruiser had taken 200 first class
passengers to Hayake island. The
two United States destroyers.
Alden and Raker. were expected
to reach the grounded vessel
about 5 a. m. Sunday.
How other 'passengers were
moved to the island was not
learned. .
The liner, dogged by ill fate
the past few months, was travel
ing the new cow's because of
the elimination of stops at Shang
hai, near which he was bombed
last summer by Chinese aviators
engaged in the Sino-Japanese
war.
In San Francisco. It was re
ported there were 650 paasengers
and 408 crew. Information here
said approximately 380 pennon
gem. including 300 Chilies
steerage, and 333 crew.
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Navy department Information
Indicated the island where pas
sengers of the stranded liner
President Hoover were landed Is
a rocky, sparsely inhabited bit
of land three and one-half by
two and one-half ratio' in area.
Records of the navy's hydro.
graphic office said the Island la
17 miles off the southeastern
coast of the larger Japanese
island of Formosa. It is between
the Philippines and Japan.
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TOKYO, Dec. 11 (AP)--The
Japanese navy today dispatched
two warships to the aid of the
liner President Hoover, aground
off the southern coast of Japanese-owned
Formosa.
A naval airplane also was at
tempting to assist the American
vessel.
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NEU HESIGNS AS
P.M. AT CHUN
C1111.0QUIN. Dec. 11J. Q.
Buell. postmaster, has turned in
his resignation effective January
1. Buell has resided in Chi loquin
for the past 14 years and hits
filled position of pgstmaster since
March. 1928.
It is expected that the vacancy
will be filled by A. V. Swearingen.
Swearingen is well known here
and has sent his application to the
postmaster general in Washing
ton, C., together with a Petition
signed by many of the prominent
citizens recommending him for
the position.
Buell plans on' leaving Chilo-:
guin in February to take up ranch.
lug in Washington.
In proportion to population of
any state in the Union. California
hag the largest number of motor
ears. Thia state ham one ear to
every 3.62 inhabitants.
Starting Friday, Dec. 10th
The Cgifornia Oregon Power Company
December 11, 1937
NEW CHRISTIAN
ENDEAVOR LEADERS
HOLD MEETING
Newt elected officers of the
Klatnatitl.alte Chriatinit Endeavor
Union bore coiled Mother Tuei .
day evening for their first exeunt.
live meeting by Lew Oarbill,
preeittent
Plans for the coming year were
formulated, anti the duties of the
officere wore discussed, if the
enthusiasm of those present rep
resents the attitude of all the
members of the Chriatien Endres
or societies, a successful year le
allitrillitOVit.
Members of the committee are
expecting to present Uttloo piano
to the Malin group and to investi
ante the posaibility of organising
soCinty It Alinniont
JURY CHOSEN FOR
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MURDER TRIAL
ALTIIIIAS, Dee. 11A Jury in
the fetich murder roan sae selected
Not ea the panel of veniremen was
exhausted, The court inatructed
the sheriff to have a venire of four
more in enurt, from which it la
expected to aelert ono to net its rki
alternate juror.
One woman, Mrs. Joe Item
housewife from Davis Creek, and
11 men comprise the jury.
A fashion writer any. W0111011
now ill01111 extempornneottely. Sort
or oinking up as they go alone
('AM) 01P TILISKS
We loth to thank all those
who rXt01111041 their sympathy
nun hohl doling the bereavement
or our beloved son mot brother.
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