The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, January 01, 1938, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextI I $tlijwtim Hex WEATHER WIRE SERVICE Hi Hamlet anil Now ulicrib to. full leased wlr (orvlr ill th Associated PreM , nd III United Press, III world' greatest hwagatlirliif organliallons. For IT haur dally world nw cams Into Tb Herald Nw olllc on lltyp machines. ra Cold, nigh 80 Loir as PRECIPITATION IS hoar to 8 m. ... Season to dl Iiut year to dt .... Normal precipitation ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND UNITED PRESS TWO SECTIONS Price Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1938 Number 8134 f6)W 4 : ,3 ISLD I I I I I I vx V I I I I I I 'V. - I I o r t ) Insurgents Editorials On the Day's N ews Dy PRANK JKNKINH A CUOUDINO lo Valentino Orlf fllh, aged Indlnii quoted In tula column yesterday (aa roporl d by "Bharkey" Hutchlnaon), Iho aoldlera who war railed In to mil Ilia flg:il between Ilia miner and tli Indian at th lava cavea In III Klamath canyon back In th tO'i war mpportcd by mul howluors." Th "mul howitzer" waa a light cannon carried on the back of a mul. The mul waa primar ily for Irnuiport, In order to get Ih cannon lo wher It waa want ed, and waa not Intended a an artillery mount, Thea guna war tor u In rough country. A CC0RDIN0 lo Bharkey' In fonnant, th soldiers, when Ihey arrlred on the aeon at th rave, fired tb guna FROM THE MULF.B' BACKS, and every time a gun waa fired the kick would knork the mulo flat of the ground. Th cannonballa (they aoctned to be hard ahoti not ahnll) bounced harmlessly ' from th aheer wall of th canyon, and In a little while th Indiana lot their aw of ih booming cannon and their mirth waa arouaed by th light of th mulo rolling In Ih dirt at every recoil, (It you wer ever Intimately aaaoclated with a mule, you will aee the humor of th altuatlon. A mul getting kicked flat of tho ground la a good deal Ilk a bumblebee getting itung,) Grinning Indiana appeared at tho edgo of tho lava cliffs Implor ing the soldiers "not to ahoot any mora mule at ui." ''T'lUS Incident, pleas remcm bor, la not recited here a authentic history. It la related on Ih authority ot th aged Indian who claim to have been on tho (Continued on Pug rive) DEPARTING OLD YEAR CUTS DOWN 104 WITH SYMBOLIC SCYTHE fly the Aaaoclated Press Th aymbolle acytho of the de parting old year cut a wide swathe of audden death acroaa the united Stales yoaterday and today. Fragmentary reports from 29 atatea up to noon aliowod 104 had been killed. Auto accident, In moat coses under conditions of enow and Ice accounted for 00 of these dontha. Of-the romiilnlng 14 violent death reported, about halt woro listed by police aa suicides. f Ohio Buffered tho highest nuin bor of aulomobllo fntnlltlca with 14 reported dend before noon of Now Yoar'a tiny, while Pennsyl vania wns noxt worst with 10. New York sttito had threo caaoa of violent denth olhor than by automobllea, with two apparent suicides In Now York City end a 62-year-old women dying In tho now at Milton, N. Y. SISKIYOU PEACE. OFFICERS OPPOSE BRITE CLEMENCY YREKA, Calif., Jan. 1 fp) Poace offlcor of Siskiyou county. In which John and Coke T. llrlte woro convicted of killing two law offlcora and a vacationer In 1936, wora on record today opposing clemency for the mnuntalnoor brotliors, aentonced to hang, . Aa state Investigators continu ed an Inquiry hero to tlotormlno whether tho Biitoa had an unpre judiced trial, the county peace of ficers, In a resolution adopted by their "tun" organization, called chnpler six of the Intomatlonnl Font Printer aaaociatlon, Bald leniency would bo unjustlflod. Harry Illckok, .appointed by Blnto Crlmlnologlat 0, S, Morrell, Is hore with two other Invostlgnt . ora, Harold Gillette and William i Flattery, Two Reporters Killed in War's Fiercest Battle THREE NEW YEAR'S BABIES LAY CLAIMS TO NEWS-HERALD PRIZE Keen rivalry among Ih mod I cna of the Klamath linn In area aa lo which of thnlr society would deliver the prize winning "first baby of 13.18" brought three rails lo Th Nowa-llnrald olllce report ing a New Year'a flay Infant In Iho hope of winning; the $10 award offered by thla newspaper, The flrnt to report a birth waa Dr. licorice A. Mossoy, who deliv ered a fine loveii-pound, !i ounre haliy hoy lo Mr. and .Mm. Carl Kumelhart of llcatty at Klamath Valley hoapltal. The time waa 7:13 o clock New Year a day morning. Thla la Ih eighth baby horn lo Mr. and .Mrs. Itumelhart. The father la employed at Koitor aon'a ramp nenr llcatty. Shortly after Dr. Masscy's rail. Dr. A. A. Houle, armed with a atop-cloek and a proud father. (Continued on 1'ag Five) AFL Action at Portland Violates Anti-Trust Laws, Claim WASHINGTON. Jan. 1 (P) A charge by Senator Stelwer (It- Ore) that the AFL boycott on CIO mill products waa a violation ot federal anti-trust laws and a de mand for an Investigation waa In lha handa of Attorney General Cummlnga today. Charging that the boycott waa "secondary" and therefore Illegal, Htolwor wrote that "according to all available Information, It la an effort to exorcise coorcivo prossuro upon th consumers of the bov cottcd Portland mills In ordor to induce such consumers to with hold or withdraw patronage from audi mills through fear of losa or damage lo thcmaclvea," "Wagner Act Nullified" He argued that the boycott had closed aovon Portland mills and had nullified Iho WuKiior act and waa thcrotoro contrary to public policy. "A purpoae by a minority of omployea to starve a majority Into (Continued on Pag Five) MRS. M LEAN AGAIN REGALES 600 GUESTS AT CAPITALS "BEST" PARTY WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 t.TW The last ot 600 guests, regaled In an all-night round ot feasting, dancing and merrymaking, enid tholr farowolla today to Mrs. Kva lyn Walah McLoan, hostess Renin at the capture moat atimptuoua New Year a party. Mra. McLean, owfltrr- of the Hops diamond, filled her Fneiidr alilp eatato with colobrltlca from the soclnl, political and financial world. Dozens of wnltora and a squad ot bartenders, Ih latter working behind a new mnplo-pnnqled bnr, attended to the wants ot tho o r o w d. Two orchoatriis, ono brought from the west const, playod for dancing until daylight. Tho party waa Iho 30th In Ha aorloa and waa In honor of Mra. McLean's children, Kvnlyn, Jock and Kdwnrd. Tho lnttor wna III and could not ntiond. Elsewhere In Washington llinro waa goncrnl celobrntlon. Nluht club and hotels, which Imposed cover chargoa up to 110 a poraon, wora crowded, Proaldont and Mra. Rooaovelt apont the evening quietly, staying up only to exchange greotlnga with their children. There baa been no public Near Yoar'a re ception at the Whlto House alnco 1931, Gain Full Loyalists Sustain Heavy Losses; U. S. News man Wounded lly The AiMorlaled Press 11 10 N D A Y K. Franco-Bpanlsb Frontier, Jan. 1 Spain's Insur gent legions were reported to duy In complete control ot Teruel after the grcatost battlo of the civil war a bloody atruggle of 200.000 men In which two war corrcspondeiita wer killed and two wounded. An automobile In which tho four roportera two of them Americana were following Iho awoep of Goneralisaimo Francis. co Franco s troop against gov ernment-held Teruel yesterday waa smashed by a shell from a 7&-millimotor field gun. In Party of Kiel en The dead: Ilradlsh Galllard Johnaon, Jr., about 26 years old. Harvard-educated correspondent for the magatlne "Spur" and "Newa , Week" elicit plorced by metal fragment.' -' - E. n. 8. Sheepshanks, about $2 yours old, of Router (British Nowa Agency) shrapnel In face, shoulder and left eye. The Injured: Edward J. Nell of the Associ ated Pross wounded In left thigh. Harry Phllby of th Time of London head Injury.- llavaa (French Newa Agency) reported tho four men were In a party of 11 correspondents, ac companied by Insurgent press of ficer, who wore following the tide of Iho battle In live auto mobile. Wring Resumes On tho edgo of Caude. a vil lage six miles northwest of Teruel. the procession ran Into an artillery barrage with which the slowly retreating government forces were trying to hold up ine insurgent advance yeaterday afternoon. Tho curs pulled up to a halt on the anow-covered roadway (Continued on Page Five) MORE THAN MILLION SEE GAUDY FLOATS IN ANNUAL PASADENA ROSE PARADE PASADKNA, Cel., Jan. 1 () Hurapty Dumpty, Little Ho Peep and numbers of fairyland figures In flowers paraded today In I he tournamont ot rosea, which every -Innunry 1 In recent ycara has noon: witnrssod by moro than 1, 000,000 persona. The 1938 thome, "Playlnnd Fantasies," was carried out in millions ot blossoms on nearly 60 floats. Alabama, whose state univer sity team en mo lo play California In tho Hoso Bowl, presented the university seal In flowers. Others In the first division In. eluded Portland'a "Garden Fan. tnsy." llosldea flowors, tho floats con. tallied more than 2000 gaily cos tumed girls and youths, led by Queen Choryl Wnlkor and her alx Indies In wnitlng. It vena the tournament's 49th year. In tho beginning the Hose Bowl gnmo was Incidental, JURY CRITICIZES SALEM'S FANLESS FAN DANCER SALEM, Jan. 1 () Th alleg ed presentation ot a fan dancer In Sllvertan and a similar offer ing "without tho fans" In Snlem. woro criticised In a roport ot the Marlon county grand Jury. Tho report Hated no Individuals as responsible for the shows, but public officials and nowspupors woro conanrod for a "passive" nt tlttulo. The Jury said publlo opin ion waa the only mean ot cor rection, Tho Jury returned two Indict ments charging Wilbur L. Moor man, former state highway de partment tlmekooper, with forgery of time chocks for $80.08 and $87.76 respectively, nail wns sot at $6000 In each case. A Brief Intermission for Man at Left v vn Sfe fCi ' It was supposed to be tb but he didn't. Reginald Owen's right hook was supposed to miss but It didn't.. The techni cians of "Everybody Sing" threw water on Gardiner for five minutes before he -came to.-: Lynn Carver,, left, and Billle Bkoi iv.ere ii'ipposed is. register lrtght; - roo DECLINE FORECAST FOR AGRICULTURE Big Surpluses Threaten Farm Income in 1938, Wallace Declares WASHINGTON. Jan. 1 (AP) Agriculture department officiala predicted today that tho atcady economic Improvement farmer havo enjoyed for five years has Hula chance of continuing through 1938. The national cash farm In come reached $8,500,000,000 in 1937 compnred with $4.32S,000. 000 in 1932 but, they said, there are too many adverse factora to expoct that such galna can be maintained. ' Secretary Wallace warned in a New Year'a statement that sur pluses of agricultural product again threatened to engulf food and fiber producers. largest on Record Pointing out that farm pro duction In 1937 was tho largest on record, Wallace appealed to industry "lo match more closely the abundnnco of farm produc tion." "Tho fnrmor must have mar kets for abundance If ho Is to (Continued on Page Five) GOVERNOR COMMENDS STEIWER FOR STAND ON AFL LUMBER BOYCOTT SALEM. Jan. 1 (AP) Taking occasion lo commend Senator Frederick ' Stotwer upon his re ported reauost of Attorney Gen eral Cummlnga for a department of justice investigation into the AFL boycott that Is nllcgodly nullifying tho operation of tho Wognor lnbor rolntlons act In northwest lumber mills and log ging opornllons, Governor Chnrlea H, Martin today dellvored a Now Year message to the peoplo ot Oregon in an Interview with the Capital Journal, A warning against tho prevail ing tendency toward "political demagogtiory," and a scathing denunolntlon of publlo officials "who for political expediency are attempting to sidestep and camouflage the" real Issues ot tho duy" formed tho texts ot the governor' message. "Sonntor Htolwor Is absolutely right In demanding a full In vestigation ot the lumber boycott, which Is operating to nullity the protection guaranteed to workors by the Wagner act," anld Gov ernor Martin, "Our law are enacted to be enforced, and It Is the . duty ot all publlo officials to enforce them regardless ot who may b Involved." Possession of Teruel usual movie knockout and Reginald Morgan's Lust for "South Seas" Voyage Behind Yacht Murder Cruise, Convict Says LOS ANGELES. Jan. 1 UP) The wild motives that Impelled a deluded man to seize tbe luxury yacht Aafje by alaylng Its owner, then maintain brutal command aa It Bailed toward some vague destination in the south sea be came clearer today, authorities said. From the Hps ot a convict In San Quentin penitentiary came in formation auggesting to authorit ies that Jack Morgan, the "sea wolf" of the bizarre Aafje saga, long ago, while behind prison bars. REYIVAL OF WEST COAST SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY IN PROSPECT THIS YEAR WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (AP) Prospects for a revival of the west coast' long-dormant ahip bullding industry became bright er today In the eye of the United States maritime commis sion. Most encouraging sign seen In years, officials said, was the fact that throe coast shipbuilders have asked for specification tor the 12 fat cargo vessels the com mission will build as part ot a roplacemont program to rehabili tate the nation's aging merch ant fleet. They Interpreted thia to mean, they added, that the yards, tak ing advantage of a 6 per cent construction differential, Intend ed submitting bids which may re sult in at least a portion of the $18,000,000 to $23,000,000 pro gram going to the west coast. A commission spokesman said tho threo Interested firm were tho General Engineering com pany and the Moore Drydock company, both of Oakland, and tho Bothlohem Shipbuilding com pany's union plant at San Fran cisco. RENO MARRIAGES TRIPLE DIVORCES DURING 1937 RENO, Nov., Jan. 1 (P) Reno marriage almost tripled the num ber ot divorces In 1937. , The Washoe county clerk re ported today 8277 marrlago li censes were Issued during tbe year a new rocord. The preced ing year 7602 couples obtained licenses. Divorce actions filed here last year totalled 2771, com pared to 3001 In 1936. Tho clerk said the Nevada mar riage record waa due chiefly to California's "gin marriage" law requiring a three-day wait between application and Issuance ot a license. Gardiner was supposed to duck - bgt yot that TnncH fright. plotted a fantastic argosy to a tar-oft island spot. Not Officially Identified Federal officials have not of ficially Identified Morgan, who killed the Aafje's owner, Dwight L. Faulding. and ruled the boat in mad fashion until slain by two ot hia captive fellow-voyagers, as the same man who spent tho per iod from 1931 until last April In San Quentin. They are reasonably assured, however, that .Morgan is the ex convict, and John Hanson, head of the Los Angeles federal bureau of identification, disclosed infor mation that slightly clarified his action. "Federal agents -In San Fran cisco," be said, "talked with a convict at San Quentin who had been a pal ot Morgan before tbe lattcr'a release last April. Obsession "The convict said Morgan was obsessed with the Idea of going to tho south seas or some lonely spot in Central America and said (Continued on- Page Five) HAND GRENADES TOSSED AMONG MARCHING JAP TROOPS AT SHANGHAI . By the Associated Press SHANGHAI, Jun. 1 Five bursting hand grenades hurled Into a body ot marching Japanese soldiers and gendarmes In the heart ot tho International settle ment today aroused apprehension that a Chinese campaign ot terror was underway. Four ot the Japanese were In jured, two seriously. Simultaneously it was roported that a small bomb i had been thrown nt a Japanese cotton mill and a pistol fusillade tired into the building. The Japanese were marching to the shanghai race track for exorcise when two, then throe, grenadea burst about them, A mighty aegment ot the Ja panese war machlno maneuvered In Shantung proviuce, some 400 miles to the northwest, to com plete the domination of the Tient-sin-Pukow railway and Isolate the province. Detourlng around Talan to avoid severe fighting about 200 miles west of Tslngtao, two Ja panese columns captured Plngyln and Fetching to tho east ot the Important railway and were re ported converging southward on Yenchow, also called Tseyang. Auotber force was moving east along the Tslnan-Tslngtao railway toward Tslngtao and the coast, Japanese warplanes tried to soften the tierce Chinese resist ance In bombing forays, P. New Deal With Industry As Session Convenes Ajmual Message Watched for Indication of Gov ernment Attitude WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (TV Charges and recriminations be tween government and Industry formed an acrimonious back ground today for tho convening of congress Monday. The sharpness of the exchanges centered speculation on the atti tude President Roosevelt would take in bis annual message to congress Monday. Spokesmen for Industry and some democratic senator were urging tbe chief executive to ofter cooperation. Congress will assemble In Joint session to hear the address, which may chart tbe coarse ot the ad ministration for the coming months. The speech will be broad cast by Columbia and National broadcasting chains about 10:30 a. m., PST. Anti-Trust Campaign Expected Regardless ot his general tone toward business, Mr, Roosevelt was: expected by members ot con gress to carry on the anti-monopoly campaign vigorously launch ed during the past week by lesser administration spokesmen. Th federal trade commission swung into action with a cease and desist order against the Na tional Federation ot Builders Supply associations. It charged the federation with enhancing building costs by 10 practices de signed to suppress competition unfairly. The National Association ot Manufacturers, noting Assistant Attorney General . Robert Jack son's monopoly charges, said they had come from an official "speci fically charged with the enforce ment ot the anti-trust laws." "Xo Time for Quarrels" "The question naturally arises: It they are such offenders why were they not brought to trial?" (Continued on Pag Five) LINE COACH GENE SHIELDS APPLIES FOR CAlilSON S POST AT UNIVERSITY EUGENE, Jan. 1 (AP) Gene Shields, line coach, haa made formal application to aucceed Prince G. Callison as head foot ball coach at the University ot Oregon, it was learned today. Shields, former Oregon player, has tutored the Webtoot for wards for nine yeara under Cap tain John J. McEwan, Dr. Clar ence W. Spears, and Callison. He came to Oregon from Com merce high school at Portland. It Is understood Anse Cornell, athletic manager, will swing through the Rocky mountain area before reporting to the athletic board. It was reported he would Interview Doug Fessenden, Uni versity ot Montana coach, and Tex Oliver of the Univeraity of Arizona. Dr. James Gilbert, faculty representative, recently talked with Jimmy Bradshaw, Fresno State mentor. $60,000 FIRE SWEEPS BAKERY AT ASTORIA ASTORIA, Jan. 1 (JP) A gas fed tire brought $60,000 damage to the Dixie bakery 15 minute after tho start ot the new year. Two government customs of ficers routed resident from near by home which were endangered by the spouting flames. Six de livery trucks, office equipment and records were saved. The terrltle heat prevented fir fighters from shutting off gas at the mains. Causo ot the fir haa not been established. . WORKS OV MESSAGE WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (AP) President Roosevelt devoted his New Year' day holiday to work on his message to congress Mon day. He arranged to remain In hi study at th White House most of the day. HI only n gagemcnt waa a luncheon with Speaker Bankhead. at Odds SHERIFF STARTLES KLAMATH COUNTY BY APPEARING IN TUXEDO A startling feature of New Year' eve waa the appearance ot Sheriff Lloyd L. Low in "soup and fish." The rough and ready sheriff of Klamath county has withstood tha Tuxedo movement for years, even though Mrs. Low has had the Idea that It might be nice, on certain occasions, for her handsome hus band to appear In formal attire.. No boiled shirts, winged color or sleek lapels for Sheriff Low! He has been heard to swear it In vigorous term. On Friday the Sheriff and Mrs. Low- planned to attend a certain New Year'a eve ball,- but only after Lloyd bad been .assured that at least a few men wero going to go in dark suits of tbe non-Tux class. After all arrangements had been made, however. Sheriff Low couldn't locate, the trousers ot his . dark suit. A long hunt, and th (Continued on Page Five) ENTERSOUIERY Police Get Unaccustomed Rest as Celebrators ; Remain Orderly When the babe known as "193S" was laid on the doorstep of Klam ath Falls it met with a reception such as few youngsters receive on their birth. The New Year was particularly quiet and orderly as far aa traffic accidents, arrests or liquor vio lators were concerned, according to city police, state and county officers. Fifteen greeted the new year In tho city Jail after an exuberant celebration of tbe prev ious eve and one person, charged with drunken driving, was among this group of offenders. Dances, Watch Parties Lawrence Stiles ot Klamath Falls, arrested by state police on the highway shortly before mid night December 31, faced a drunk en driving charge and was lodged In the city Jail until hi hearing on Monday morning. Dances were held at various eluba throughout the city and Klamath Falls celebrated with music, dancing and watch parties. As a whole the celebrants were in a festive mood and the morn ing dawned clear and cold with only a trace ot the evening's gaieties on the streets. Now and then a scattering of confetti, a ribbon ot serpentina colled on the sidewalk, gave th New Y'ear' day observer a thought ot the night before. By The Associated Pre In all chrlstondora the ancient (Continued on Page Ftve) . 1937 in Review Delivered with today's paper subscribers will find a tabloid supplement, headed "1937 In Review." Staff members, public offi cials and businessmen assisted in the preparation of material for this supplement. It con tains a considerable volume of factual and statistical informa tion about the old year end is published in such a manner that it may be kept for lei surely reading and reference. At this time The Herald and News extend to all reader a sincere wish for a happy end prosperous new year.