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KLAMATH FALLS, ORB., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1937
Number 8130
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Wade Crawford
Editorials
On the
Day's N ews
II Kit AMI J K Mi I Ml
IP you happen lo bo In a Ihnught
ful mood, consider thle ill"
patch which appeared In Monday
night's papar.
"Vlolnnt death claimed at
least 500 Uvea aa th nation's
prlre for on of Hi moal ex
tensive Cltrlatmna cclebrallnna
In year.
The douhla holiday, crowd
Inc hlihwnya with an uniiaunl
burden of homeward-bound
travelera, swelled Hi toll above
normal years. Traffic accidents
cauard MANY TI.MK8 n many
deathi aa any olhor cause."
yllK pitiful part of It la that If
EVERYBODY had hern
CAREFUL Ihla frightful lose of
Ufa on what ahotild h the hap
pleat holiday of lha year could
har been ALMOST TOTALLY
AVOIDED.
A FOLLOWING paragraph of
lha earn dispatch adda:
"Hut week-end morrymaking
waa alao rut abort by lunllre.
hanging, tuffnrallon, burnlnR,
poisoning, d r o w n I n X. plan
eranh and fatal household acrl
dents. .
All Ihla, pleai remember, en
Chrlatmaa, when "pear on earth,
good will toward men" ahnuld
he th ruling thought. Th hulk
of the trouble with Ihla world of
eura, you eee, la the kind of peo
ple Inhabiting It.
'T'llEItB la a theory (largely held
by Idraltata) that the mora
leisure w have the better off we
are. Thla theory reata upon th
uppoiltlon that we all upend our
lelaur ttm Improving our mind
with gond rending, resting and
trengthenlng our hndlea, get
ting acquainted with our fnmlllea
and otherwise conducting our
aelvea In an admirable manner.
. Aa a mnttor of fnct, the more
lelaure time moat of ua have (he
more HELL-ItAISING we do.
fVOn proof of that alatement. In
cane you are Inclined to dla
agrea with It, eonalder the aflor
( Continued on I'nge Klght)
WEATHER FORCES FIRST
LADY TO TRAVEL BY TRAIN
RPOKANE. Wnah., Dec. 28 (JT
Mra, Eleanor nnnaovolt continued
her trip home lo Washington by
train (Northern Pacific) today,
two houra behind achednle, aa
bad flying wonthor kept her from
taking to the air,
The flrat lndy, returning from
Chrlatmn with her two grand
children and tlnughler, Mra. John
Iloettlgor, at Sonttlo. aald the
Northwest Airline at Seattle had
Informed her aim would he noti
fied when cnndlllnna appeared
favorable to fly straight through
to Chicago.
"I have not heard from the
airline," alio aald , "io I am not
leaving Die trnln." .
Lighting Prize Presented
paaaasesaw.isii ii sm amain
isaawy
Proaldont Wltllnm Constnna of the Dons club (right) la shown
at. Tueartny noon's luncheon meeting presenting a check for $80 to
Chillies Hi'h.inl aa winner of first prize In lha outdoor Chrialmna
lighting contest.
FORMER INDIAN
HEAD TO ENTER
Guy Merrill Rumored to
Be Eyeing Office of
County Judge.
Wad Ctawford, prominent
Klamath Indian, baa made up hla
mind definitely to run for con
gress In 1038, l.o disclosed Tups
day afternoon.
Crawford will enter the demo
cratic primary agaluat Walter M.
Pierce and auch other aotond dis
trict deinocrata aa may aspire to
to rnngreu In 1 938.
To Kile After New Year'
Th Klamaih Indian, who la ex-
auperlntendenl o( th reaervatlon.
will make hla formal announce
ment after th flrat of the year
II will at that time make th
technical filing of hla candidacy
"Yea, I'm going to throw my
hat In th ring, aald Crawford
"I'm making my campaign plana
now."
Crawford, who haa been
democrat for 23 years, waa born
on th Klamath reaervallon. Ilia
father, William Crawford, la an
old-time reservation stockman.
Difficulties Arise
Wad Crawford served a
Klamath delegal to Washington
for six yeara In aucceaalon. He
waa appointed superintendent of
the reservation by Indian Com
missioner John Collier, who went
Into office with th new deal.
After four yeara. difflcultlea
arose between Collier and Craw
ford, and Collier announced
Crawford'a dismissal. The Issues
between them were given nation
wide publicity, and Crawford
went to Washington to carry hla
battle Into high places. Crawford
Issued aeveral hot atatementa (II
reeled against the Indian com
missioner. Thore have been no
tnillratlnna that the troublo be
(Continued on 1'ago Klght I
MARTIN URGES OREGON
EMPLOYERS TO PROFIT BY
JOB INSURANCE FEATURE
SALEM, Dee. JS (IP) Oovernor
Martin urged employers today to
take full advantnge of the labor
atablllcatlon feature of the unein
ploymenl compensation law ao
they might obtain a lower tax
rate.
In a prepared preaa alatement
the governor pointed out that
auch employers could receive
tax rate aa low as one-half per
com, while the maximum rate
could be four per cent.
The law goes Into effect next
week. Employers have boon con
trlbutlng for two yeara to the
18,000,000 fund, which the gov
ernor aald would be adequate lo
pay all claim.
"Workera want Jobs rather than
benefits and the merit system In
our law recognises that desire,"
he aald.
Workora must wait two weeks
for compensation after present lug
their clalma. In the menntlmn the
stale will attompt to find them
now Jobs.
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DEMO
Generous Santa Visits Eddie
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Santa Claua left Eddie Annua,
Angus. 72S North Second street,
atockliiK on hla first Christmas.'
bar feet and pajamas, taking Inventory to see It Santa Claua tilled
his order.
U. S. Gunboat Evacuates 280
Americans From Tsingtao as
Japs Push Shantung Cleanup
SHANGHAI, Dec. 28 (P) Th
United suites gunboat Sncramen
to steamed out of Tsingtao harbor
today carrying American refugees
from tho rich Shantung province
seaport Isolated by advancing
Japnnese armies.
Dispatches from the threatened
city said 280 Americana had eva
cuated, many of them on the
Sacramento, which waa due In
Shanghai, some 400 mllca to the
south, on Thursday.
Kail of Tsingtao to Japanese
swarming southward Into Shan
tung province seemed Imminent.
Tainan, provincial capital 200
inllea to the west, waa In Japanese
hands. Othor Japanese columns
raised the rising sun flag over
MOTT SEES PRESIDENT
AS "PRIVATELY ACTIVE"
THIRD TERM CANDIDATE
SALEM, Dec. 28 (P) In the
opinion of Congressman James W.
Mott, homo from Washington for
tho holidays between special and
regular sessions of congress. Pres
ident Roosevelt Is a publicly pas
sive and privately active candidate
for a third term In 1940.
All of the straws In the wind
around the national capital Jus
tify thnt conclusion, widely hold
by political observers there, ac
cording to Molt, who attributes
the president's ambition chiefly
to the failure of his pnst policies
to accomplish what was promised
and expoctod of them.
"Roosevelt, like Woodrow Wil
son, ia principally concerned with
what history will have to say of
him," said Mott. ;
"He realises that . his past pro
gram and policies have not boon
wholly successful In solving the
nation's economic and social prob
lems and, also like Wilson, foels
thnt thero Is no ono else who can
snfoly bo entrusted with tho task
of correcting the detects In his
program.
"With all of this third term talk
In the air, Itoonevelt has had every
opportunity to gracefully declare
his Intntttlon not to consider re
nominating as did Landon recent
ly, hut ho lias significantly said
nothing,"
PINKKV OKI'S CAM) '
SAL10M, Deo. 28 (P) Every
body knows "Plnkey.'1 A Christ
mas greeting addressed to "Plnk
ey" was delivered lo : W. L.
"Plnkey" Oosslln, Governor Mar
tin's private secretary.
Will
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year-old son of LoClnlre Roe
a doll buggy and a chock-full
Hore'a Eddie up bright and early
Welhslen. railway point less than
100 miles wcbI ot Tsingtno.
"Troopa Need Rest"
General Iwane Matsul, com
mander of Nippon forces In the
Shanghai-Nanking area, told Ja
panese newspnporinen today that
"Japan may repudiate the nation
al government of China" If China
continues "anti-Japanese poll
cles."
"There Is no hurry about future
military operations so soon after
capture of Nanking," the general
said. "Our troops, after more
than four months of hostilities,
need a rest. We simultaneously
will give the Chinese time to re
consider, but If they persist In
anti-Japanese policies we will be
forced to act."
This action, he predicted, may
carry the Japanese advance to
Hankow and Chungking.
"Only Provincial Troops"
Chinese here were quick to
point out that only provincial
Chinese troops were defeated at
Tainan. They said strong central
army forces occupied positions at
Taian, 32 miles to the south, and
I.incheng, another 85 miles along
the route to Klnngsu province,
(Jnpanese reports to Tokyo
said General La Tsung-Jen, for
mer enemy of Generalissimo Chi
ang Kai-Shek, and now cooperat
ing with General Han, had Issued
a proclamation saying tall of
(Continued on Page Eight)
Who Will Be
No. I Baby
For 1938?
The Herald and News have
a crisp $10 bill to be given
to the first baby born In this
section In 1938.
The first baby to arrive in
Klamath county, Modoc coun
ty, Lake county or eastern
Siskiyou county after midnight,
December 31, gets the $10.
And, of course, we will want
the winner's picture for the
paper.
In the case of babies born
outside of Klamath Falls, par
ent! are asked to send in a
doctor's statement as to the
exact time of birth, as com
petition may be close.
Seek
1938 CGG FUND
TO BE REDUCED
FIFTYPERCENT
New Deal Officials View
Other Possible Means
Toward Economy.
WASHINGTON', Dec. 28 .P -Robert
Kechner, director of the
Civilian Conservation corps, said
after a White House conference
today the new federal budget
would provide only 1226.000,000
for the CCC a cut of 1124,-
000,000 as compared with the
current appropriation.
Fechner described the reduc
tion as an "economy" move. 1
Knrullment Cut 75,000
The present 300,000 enrollment
will be cut to 225,000 under the
new budget and the number ot
camps reduced from 1604 to 1200.
A total of 104 camps are being
closed this month. An additional
300 will be abolished in May.
Fechner said applications this
month for enrollment had shown
an appreciable Increase over De
cember 1936. The corps would
have ' to be Increased to Its 1935
peak " of 500,000 enroIIeesV he
said. If all applications were to be
granted.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (Pi
Usually well-Informed officials
said today President Roosevelt
would tell congress next week that
the 1938-39 budget can be bal
anced If relief expenditures can
be held within bounds.
The budget which he will send
to Capitol Hill January 4 Is not
expected to contain a definite re
lief estimate. Because of uncer
tainty about the severity and dur
ation ot the current business re
cession, the president probably
will give only a tentative figure,
largest Defense Fund
Treasury officials Indicated
that expenditures for other items
than relief and national defense
would be sliced liberally In an at
tempt to bring about a balance.
Army and navy expenditures
may be slightly over the billion
dollar mark, forming the largest
peace time defense fund In Amer
ican history.
An Item which most congress
men believe will be added to the
administration program Is new
anti-trust legislation.
There have been hints that his
supporters might get behind some
thing like the Borah-O'Mahoney
(Continued on Page Signi;
MOTION PICTURES OF
PANAY BOMBING REACH
U. S. BY CLIPPER SHIP
ALAMEDA, Calif., Dec. 28 (.P)
Motion picture films showing the
bombing ot the American gun
boat Panay by Japanese planes
arrived here today aboard the
China clipper from the orient,
Under heavy guard, the films
were placed on a United Air
Lines plane, which left for the
east at 12:30 p. m. I'bi.
The plane was scheduled to
arrive at Now York at 9:30 a. m,
EST, tomorrow.
Norman Alley, veteran news
reel cameraman who was wound
ed while obtaining the historical
f lms. declared there was no
possible chance of mistaking the
U. S. S. Panay for another na
tionality when the craft was
bombed and sunk In the Yangtze
river last December 12.
"The colors were pnlnted on
the deck and a flag was flying
from the mast," the cameraman
said. "The planes power-dived
toward us and let loose both
with bombs and machine guns.
"They showed but slight re
spect tor counter firing from the
boat.
"These pictures will show .50
caliber bullet holes In a life
boat which was fired on while
going ashore."
MAY GET MKDATi
WASHINGTON, Uec. 28 (P)
War department officials Indi
cated today that Captain Frank
N. Roberts would be recommend
ed for a decoration for heroism
for the pnrt he played when the
American gunboat Panay was
sunk.
Seat in Congress
Nut Queen
You can't tell what nutty ideas
for beauty contesta will be
thought up next, but you've got
to admit that results are all they
are cracked up to be. Especially
when a curvaceous damsel like
Cocoanut Queen Vivian Team of
Miami emerges with the crown.
Everitt-Mitchell Evidence
Goes Before Coroner's
Jury Next Week.
An Inquest will be held next
week in the accident in which
Grover Everitt and Mary Mitchell
were killed on the Merrill-Malin
highway, December S, it waa an
nounced Tuesday by Dr. George
H. Adler, coroner.
Dr. Adler said that an Inquest
was not held Immediately after
the accident and would not be
held sooner than next week be
cause of the condition of the
surviving occupants of the car,
who would be required as wit
nesses at such a hearing.
Miss Fagerstrom to Testify
He said that he called the in
(Continued on Page Eight)
W00LW0RTH CHAIN STOPS
BUYING JAPANESE GOODS
NEW YORK. Dec. 28 (AP)
The F. W. Woolworth chain of
five and ten cent stores has
ceased for the present at least,
adding to Its stock of Japanese
made goods, T. J. Mullin, assist
ant to the president, said today.
Mullin said tho chntn had but
a small stock ot Japanese goods
now, bought and paid for months
before the outbreak ot the Japanese-Chinese
war.
"We have bought from Japan
only merchandise that could not
be found readily In the United
States," Mullin said.
FRENCH COMPOSER DIES
AFTER HEAD OPERATION
PARIS, Dec. 28 (.TA Maurice
Ravel, the celebrated French com
poser, died today as a result of a
grave head operation. He was
62 years old. '
His best known works Includ
ed: "Bolero"; the plnno composi
tions, "Jeux D'Eau" and "Mir
olrs," the string quartet, "Qua
tuor En Fa"; symphonic works
beside "Bolero," "Rhapsodle Es
pagnolo" ami "Lr Valse," and a
late plnno concerto.
X I
Oregon Property
Damage Exceeds
$1,000,000 Mark
Wintry Blasts Claim At
Least 7 Lives; Astoria
Still Isolated.
PORTLAND, Dec. 28 (AP)
Three northwest states, Oregon,
Washington and Idaho, began
shoveling away mud and snow
and draining flooded homes and
farms t o d a y as the season's
greatest storm began to recede.
At least seven persons were
dead In the wintry blast that
raked the region from Christmas
day through yesterday. Property
damage in Oregon alone went
past a million dollars.
Swept Into Sea
One man waa electrocuted in a
flooded basement, two died In a
train wreck, one was swept Into
the sea from a ship, and three
died in automobile accidents. A
fireman was missing when the
engine and express car of the
Great Northern mall train plung
ed Into the Skykomlsh river near
Monroe, Wash. .
, Rail, highway and air trans
portation neared nftrmalached-
uie in uregon aa crawi civaueu
up debris from giant slides. Tele
phone and telegraph facilities
were hampered in many sections.
No communication has been es
tablished with Astoria and the
north coastal country. Radio
messages said 60-mile an hour
gale continued to lash the Col
umbia river mouth. Streams
were rising as tar south, as Tilla
mook. Homes Abandoned
Families who abandoned their
homes along wild Johnson creek
In southeast Portland returned
as the stream surged back Into
(Continued on Page Eight)
DAUGHTER CLEARED IN
CHRISTMAS SHOOTING
DEATH OF OHIO WOMAN
WARREN, Ohio. Dec. 28 (AP)
The gunshot death of Mrs. Cor
delia Campbell was ruled an ac
cident today, and her 28-year-old
daughter Louise was treed from
the Trumbull county jail where
ahe had been detained without
charge since Saturday.
The young woman was whisked
away from the jail by her attor
ney under guard of Sheriff Roy
Hardman. She was driven to a
cemetery for brief private funeral
services and the burial of her
mother.
Mrs. Campbell, 55, daughter-
in-law of a pioneer Ohio steel
master, James A, Campbell, died
Sunday of Internal hemorrhages
Induced by an abdominal wound.
despite a blood transfusion from
her daughter.
A close guard had been placed
over the blonde, handsome girl
last night after her counsel said
she "wanted to die."
TODAY'S NEWS DIGEST
LOCAL
Wade Crawford, Klamath In
dian, reveals Intention of run
ning tor democratic nomination
for congress. Guy Merrill rum
ored as possible county judge
candidate. Page 1.
Dr. George H. Adler, coroner,
announces inquest will be held
next week In auto accident deaths
ot Grover Everitt and Mary
Mitchell. Page 1.
Firemen, Elks and Salvation
Army join In bringing cheer to
homes throughout the city dur
ing holidays. Page 8.
Farmers from all over North
west plan to appear before Tule
lake loaae land board in hopes
ot raising their rating In ob
taining rich land. Page 5.
City council Informed 1200
voters desire concrete bridges for
ennal. Swimming pool talked as
WPA project. Taxistand problem
up. Page 4.
GKXKIMIi
Northwest digs out from under
COMMUNICATION SERVICES
CARRY BRUNT OF OREGON
STORM DAMAGE COSTS
PORTLAND, Dec. 28 CAP)
A survey of preliminary damage
caused by the storm In north-.
western Oregon and western
Washington Included:
Spokane. Portland and Seattle
train wreck near Washougal,
Wash., $50,000.
Portland Electric Power , com
pany, 146,000.
Western Union Telegraph com-'
pany, 820,000.
Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company, 15,000.
County road repairs, 810,000.
Clearing slides in Portland
sewer system, $15,000.
Northwestern , Electric com
pany, $5000.
Engineer Injured, Fire
man Missing in Slide
- Caused Accident.
SEATTLE. Dec. 28 (AP) Th
Great Northern chief dispatcher
said Fireman Tucker was, miss
ing and Engineer Mark McLean
injured early today when the
engine and three coaches ot a
westbound Great Northern mall
train went into the Skykomlsh
river, about two miles east ot
Monroe. Both men are ot Se
attle. The accident happened about
3 a. m.
Monroe is about 28 miles
northeast ot Seattle, on the west
(Conllnued on Page Eight)
RUMANIAN CABINET QUITS
IN ANTI-JEWISH UPRISING
BUCHAREST, Dec. 28 (AP)
King Carol tonight accepted the
resignation of Premier George
Tatarescu and commissioned Oc
tavian Goga, antl-semltlc presi
dent ot the national Christian
party, to form a new govern
ment. Tatarescu submitted his res
ignation last week after the lib
eral party failed to win a ma
jority In the chamber of depu
ties election.
Goga Immediately presented a
cabinet slate, which he described
as "rightists, but representing
the various parties and all ele
ments of Rumanian political
life."
snow, slides as season's greatest
storm subsides. Page 1.
Railroads, power, telephone and
telegraph companies suffer most
heavily from record Oregon storm.
Page 1.
Mud slide near Seattle sends
mall train plunging Into river.
Engineer hurt; fireman missing;
locomotive, three coaches under
water. Page 1. !
Next year's appropriation for
CCC to lie reduced more than 50
per cent In drive toward economy,
possible budget balance. Page 1.
U. 8. gunboat evactuates 280
Americans from Tsingtao as Jap
anese launch campaign to capture
all Shantung province. Page 1.
IN THIS ISSUE
City Briefs Pagt 5
Comics and Story ........... "Page t
Courthouse Hocordo ........ Vug 4
Editorials . - Page 4
Family Doctor Page 4
Market,. Financial News.. Page 1
Railroad News Page 8
Sports Pagt 2