THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGTON
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Auto Crash Fatalities Number 24
Sudden Death
Frequent in
Past Year
Fines Up
But Arrests
Go Down
January 1, 1938
Autulllohllo accidents again ac
counted for a largo slmrn uf the
year's violent deaths In 1937, ac
cording lo tho ooiouer's report
submitted by Dr. (ienrge II. Ad
ler. The 1037 (raffia lull ex
eoadnd of 1930 by one doalh,
whlln suicides mid homicides and
railroad accidents nearly duulili'd
although tlu'lr totals remained
small.
Other accidental deaths .ac
counted for 18 of tho 111 sudden
deaths luvnallgnlod by Dr. Adler
In 1D37. Ilm nino lolul a for
10311 when 75 cane were investi
gated. Nulural ratines were ro
spniiHllilo for ono leas death in
1037.
Tiiltiilullonii of tlif cases hnn
dlod by Dr. Adlnr In I'J 17 an com
pared Willi 1936 arc un follows:
Sudden Deaths: 1037 1030
Kulclilo ... 7 4
llomlcld f 3
Auloniolillu ......... 24 23
Itnllrond .. 6 3
Accident 1 I
Natural ('allium 33 31
Total 3 75
llreubtlig down Dm above totals,
Ilm following tables uliow the
various type of ranes handled:
Suicide: 1937 193C
Shooting ' 4 1
Drowning 2 0
Carbon Mtinoxldn 1 1
Hanging 0 1
Poison 0 1
Homicide: 1937 1930
HhoullllK - 2 1
KtritiiRiilntlon 1 0
Clubbing - 1 1
Stubbing 0 1
Automobile: 1937 1930
Oi'i'tipnnl 11 8
lirlvor 6 4
I'eiloMrlun 7
lllcyelu 1 1
Motorcycle 0 1
Knllroud: 1937 1920
i 3
Accidental: , 1037 1930
Scalding 1 0
Drowning 6 0
F.lcclrocutlon .. ... 1
Tractor 1 0
Conflagration 1 1
lllnallng I 0
Runaway Horse 2 0
Kali (Critter Lako) . . 1 1
Shooting 1 2
liuarry 1 0
I'rcmaturlty 1 0
Others 0 t
Nalurnl Causes: 1937 1930
Chronic Myocarditis .... 1 0
l.nbnr Pneumonia 1 1
Angina Pectoris . 1 1
Coronary Occlusion .... 13 10
Thymic Death 1 U
Kpllepny 2 0
Tick Fovor 1 0
Senility .. 0 1
Chronic Alcoholliim .... S 6
Cupid Wins
Tbo llttlu fellow llh (ha bow
and nrrowa hud a hnrd raco with
(ho divorco mill In Klnmulh coun
ty during the your 1037. but ho
camo out in Ihu lend by nearly
(wo to ono when (ho vale wore
counted.
An (ho counly courthouso wound
up It year's business, (ho county
clerk's nffico reported a (o(al of
468 murrlugo applications had
boon ninilo In 1037, while In cir
cuit court 233 divorco complaints
had boon filed.
Tho nudonwldo ratio Is report
oil to bo In the neighborhood of
six marriages for curb divorco.
Al.li-TIMH KKCOHI)
BALKM, Jan. 1 (AP) Ore
gon's school populntlon sot an
nll-tlmo high mark of 260,237
In 1937, officials atlribulliiR tho
6027 Incroiiso ovor 1030 to mi
gration of rofogoos from tho
uililillo west dust bowl.
Air Is not tho only conductor
of sound. Liquids ill) (I solids
may bo bettor carriers, thoUKh
thoy chnngo the quality of sound
considerably.
What I would like to find Is
good Amorlcan business man.
They are so kind, so tonder, so
sensitive Dusolina Olanninl,
opera star.
.f.'
(Irover Kverltt and Mnry Mitchell wuro fatally Injured when (his car, driven by Warron Wblt
lock, strurk an einbnnknient In a ditch on tho Morrlll-Mnlln highway. Eight prominent young people
were In tho car at tho time.
Year Wettest
In Quarter
Of Century
The wettent year In 25 years
wn 1937 in Klamath county.
Water storage conditions an tho
year ended were nearly (wire ihu
total on hand at the end of litKt
year, and the month of Juno,
1037. as the wettest June on rec
ord. This dlKont of tho year's weather
roinplled by tbo reclamation bur
eau s(a(es nlito that tho annual
mean temperaliiro was below nor
mal and Hint five foot four Inches
of snow fell In tho course of (bo
year.
I'rcclnllntlon records fur 1037
uliow (lint tho heaviest 24-hour
ruliifiill woh on December 10,
when 1.48 Inches was recorded,
mid AtiKust was tho uuly month
totally without precipitation In
1937. Tho year's lolul wus 19.41
Inches, compared with normal
of 13.73 Inrhcs and was exceeded
only by 1912 when 19. GO Inches
fell.
. Htorago water for IrrtKadon
purposes (otalcd 012,200 aero tout
on Decotubor 31, 1937, almost
twice the 204,800 on hand last
year, assuring abundant supply
V
l ft i V
I !irl I
A dlsnppolnlmant ot 1937 was tho necessity of moving tho
northwest district Kiwnnls Internntionnl convention from Klamath
Kails to Portland, due to a housing shortage here. Klamath's Ki
wnnls elub showed Its sportsmanship by sending a check to Port
land for 100 per cent registration fees of the Klnmnlh club. Ilort
Igl, convention chairman, Is shown handing the check to Uonry
Perkins, who presented It at Portland,
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for 1938 crops.
Tho highest tomporature for
1937 was 08 degrees on July 23
and tho lowest, 13 degrees below
on January 21. Tho mean tetnper
n(uro for (ho year was 47.6 de
grees as compared with a normal
of r(l degrees.
Clear days In 1937 totaled 161.
shllo 127 wero partly cloudy and
77 were cloudy.
Weather records kept by the
recliimntlon bureau are continu
ous since 1904 and intermittent
records extend back to 1884.
Following Is tbo precipitation
record for 1937:
Jnnuary , 1.B8
February ... ......t M 2.12
March 1.33
April 1.37
May 0.4 3
Juno 4.01
July 0.13
August 0.00
September 0.34
October l.4y
November 3.63
December 3.17
New snow was measured In
1937 ns follows:
Inches
January 22.8
February .
March
18.2
13.5
1.0
April
Novembor
December
1.0
7.5
The Inst killing frost in the
spring of 1937 occurred on May
19. and the first killing frost of
tho fall on September 23.
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Less Crime
Occurs Here
In 1937
An appreciable decrease In
crime, within tbo city of Klamath
Falls, Is noticed In (he 1937 an
nual report issued Friday by
Krunk lluiiim, chief of police.
This comparison is made wllb
1930 figures toward which the
police department has directed
its efforts to cut down tho num
ber of oftennes created dally.
Especially was tbere a decided
reduction in burglaries, cases
which Involved larceny, drunkon
ness and speed law violators.
Following are lhe figures for
1937 in comparison to 1030:
Offense 10:17 HKiU
Manslaughter 1 2
Manslaughter by
negligence 0 2
Hnpo 3 5
Kobborie8 11 29
Aggravated Assaults.. 9 16
Breaking
and entering , 115 251
Larceny 487 913
Aulo Thef(s 104 148
Odior assnults 1 (
Forgory and
counterfeiting 38 57
Stolon properly 9 9
Carrying concealed
weapons ( 5
Prostitution and vice 17 13
Sex offenses 9 9
Narcotic Drug Law 3 3
Liquor violations . 102 158
Drunkenness 1766 2917
Disorderly conduct 124 217
Vagrancy 604 868
Drunk and disorderly 271 450
Drunken driving 76 139
HecklOBs driving,
liquor Involved 5 6
Hit and run driving.. 17 21
ln.vcsilgnt.on M i0o
Suicide IM 2
Attompt at suicide 3 6
Prowlers and
Pooping Toms .. 28 53
Spccdors 16
Auto accidents
reported 3005 J827
Numbor Injured 71
Numbor deaths . 3
llockless driving 134 127
Revival 1937
Church Event
A major feature of the church
year In Klamath Falls for 1937
was the union revival, campaign
conducted by the Klamath Falls
Ministerial association,
Virtually nil tho churches In
Klnmnth Fnlls united to support
the six wocks' services. A tabor
nnclo was constructed by tho
nil ills tors and church niembors
at ElRhth and Pine streets and
Dr. James llnyburn, noted evan
gelist, was brought here to con
duct tho meetings, which were
crowded both afternoon and eve
ning. Dr. Rayburn'a sermons, cover
ing a wide varloty ot subjects,
wore delivered before many spe
cial meetings in the tabernacle
as well as before general congregations.
While the number of criminal
arrests within, the city were no
ticeably on the decrease during
(he year of 1937 compared"wilb
previous years, the amount of
fines and bail forfeitures for the
past 12 months has shown a de
cided increase.
This was observed in the annual
report issue from the office of Po
lice Judge Otto Langslet In check
ing over 3351 cases brought into
his court during 1937 in compari
son with approximately 2886 in
1936.
.During tbe past year 1 1,599.35
was collected from fines and for
feitures as compared to the 1936
total of S9688.
Following Is the report of the
past two years given month by
moiKh:
January ....t 200.00 t 674.50
February 489.00 633.60
March 351.50 622.60
April 1,194.50 726.00
May 1.535.00 708.60
June 1,112.00 1,061.00
July 930.50 1.302.50
August 1. 4.i3.60 970.50
Seplembor 1,795.10 884.50
October 1.008.50 426.50
November 821.25 1,011.50
December 708.50 776.50
Totals... J11.599. 35 (9,688.00
In checking over the books it
was noticed that fines for 1937
exceed any amount collected for
(ho past five years. During the
year 1932, when Itoy Fouch served
as police judge, total flues collect
ed were $2682.25. During the
next four years when Clifton Rich
mond served in that capacity fines
wero Increased. During 1933 fines
totaled $7884.92; ' in 1934.
18251.00; in 1935, $10,173.35.
Figures for 1936 and 1937 ara
given above. .
School Plant
Expansion
Inaugurated
Improvement of physical fa
cilities has been a major feature
of Klamath's school program in
tbe past year.
Financed by a $205,000 bond
issue, a substantial plant expan
sion has been under way at
Klamath Union high school. A
new 12-room addition to the
main building is now nenring
completion, and work Is start
ing on a new shop building and
gymnnsium.
Tho county school district
passed a $75,000 bond Issue for
construction purposes. Various
projects have been executed. Tbe
county district has completed a
new building In Altamont to
serve as a junior high school
and to help meet the housing
problem there resulting from a
heavy attendance Increase.
There have been no major ad
ministrative or personnel changea
in any of the three school sys
tems. The schools have been
"sawing wood" effectively, ac
cording to most observers.
COMMODITIES BOUGHT
SALEM, Jan. 1 (AP) Tho
state ot Oregon bought $5,000,
000 worth of commodities in
1937 for its departments and
institutions, purchasing every
thing from germs to automo
biles. TOURISTS SPEND 11 KAMI, Y
SALEM, Jan. 1 (AP) Mora
than 160,000 tourists spent
$20,000,000 in Oregon In 1937
to plnce the tourist crop among
the state's major Industries.
The average tourist stayed 9.5
days.
Sugar cane fields commonly
are set afire before harvesting.
It Is the easiest method of strip
ping the leaves from the sugar
bearing stalks. Being very dry,
the leaves burn easily without
damaging tha stalks.