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Stye '4fottito$ 3! craft WIRE SERVICE Til Herald and News subscribe to full Ifuurd wire enrvlre of Ilia Associated Press nd lh Unllad frau, III norld'e ireataet kewagattiorlni organisation!, for 17 houre dally world nawt ooinaa Into Tha Herald. News otflro on teletype machine. A f I I II mm i SUlJlLULra L Editorials On the Day'. N ews II)- I'ltANK JKNKINH TRUHT-llUHTl.Ntl, wo are In formed, la to be tha latest entorprlso of tha Now Dual. t. nnlnlnn III.. I...N busting trusia for iO yonrs or mora, and each year tha truU hava tot a llttlo bigger than they vara the year before. At leant, wo now know what to look for. rEHt!LT8 of tha voluntary census of unemployment have Just boon liven out, and It ap pear! that on November 10, when tha census waa taken, there were somewhere between 7,122.1111 and 10.S70.000 persona out of Job!. An engineer would point out that the cemus figures ronlaln a "wide margin of tolerance," while tha ordinary eltlnen would aay that they represent merely a wild guess. At any rata, the unemployment census waa a flule, and we know no more about tha number of unemployed than before It was taken. IN RPAI.V, the have! and tha have-nots are waging a bloody and Ions-protracted war, and about the only result apparent from a distance Is the Impending complete destruction of Rpnln. Elsewhere (Including the United States) tha haves and tha have nots are fighting their battles with words Instead of bullets. but If the struggle continues with out quarter on either aide the result will be roughly the asms as In Spain that Is. COMPLKTK DESTRUCTION. That la something for us all to think about. WHKN hate fires the atrugglo between the hnves and the have-nota the world surfors, but when the conflict Is based on simple buslnoss principles the world BENEFITS. About all the progress this world has made has come about as a result of have-nots bocom Ing haves by tho slmplo process of working and earning, giving value rocelvcd for what they get. G-MEN CAPTURE CAROLINA 'DESPERADOES AFTER SEARCH OF NEARLY YEAR SANFORD, N. C. Jan. 4 (JPV The game was up today for Hill Payne and Wash Turner, North Carolina desperadoes, who had eluded offlcera for nearly eleven months. G-men captured the escaped convicts yesterday without firing a shot, Payne and Turner, though armed, offorod no renlstnnco whon throe cnrlonds of fedoral bureau of Investigation agents swooped down on thorn on a main thorough fare. Payne and Turner were wanted on chargos of bunk rohlinry, mur der, kidnaping and hlKhwny rob bery. They wore Inoludod In J. Edgar Hoover's lint of "public enemies," Payno, 41, short and lonn vlsagad, was crodltod by tho au thorities with bolng tho "brains" of a aonantlonnl prison bronk Inst Fobrnnry when he, Turner and five other convicts escaped from Caledonia prison farm, kidnaped two prison officials, soiled a laundry truck, atolo another car and kidnaped Its driver and ro leunnd tholr hostages 400 miles away. I'nyne and Turnor wore accused of slaying Clnorgn Ponii, a state highway patrolman, nftor tholr fingerprints were found In a enr abandoned by the mon Penn was pursuing whon he was shot, DUI'OHTrOI) NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (AP) ' Magda De Fontangos, tha French girl who said she shot n tormor French ambassador to Homo be cause hn broko up hnr friend ship with Premier Mussolini, waa deported to Franca today. ASSOCIATED PRESS "'ive F. R. 10 OFFER T ON WEDNESDAY Business Conditions Get Blame for Darker Fi nancial Outlook. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4 (ZD Amid predictions President Roose velt would revise his deficit esti mate for this fiscal year upward lo 11,2(0.000.000. the treasury announced today the deficit for the first half of the year reached $645,061,770. Mr. Roosevelt expects to send to congress tomorrow his budget for the fiscal year 1929. which begins next July 1. Informed offl elsls forersst the budget would propose a 1 1.000. 000.000 deficit. To this they added another prediction that Mr. Roosevelt would change his estlnialo of this years budget deficit from $895, 240.000 to 11.250.000,000. Income Increased The speculations followed Mr. Roosevelt's statement to congress eslerdsy that the fiscal 1939 bud gel would be unbalanced, contrnry lo provlous expectations, hut that the. deficit would be smellor then this year's, , n Secrotary Morgonthau said busi ness conditions hsd wrought the chsnxe In tho government's flnnn clsl prospects. He said "If busi ness should pick up we could still balance the budget," ' The treasury reported that In the six months to December It It took In 13. 174. 213.516. com pared with 12. 158. 306. 461 In the similar period last year. Income tax collecllona gained approximately 1400,000.000 over the 11,167.249,693 collected In the comparable period of the pre vious year while nuisnnco and other miscellaneous taxes Increas ed about 130,000, 000 to $1,268.- ... by Security Tax Money A large factor In tho Increased collections In the last six months. however, was the recolpt of $346, 471,920 111 social security luxes. A year ago no substantial amounts of theso taxes had come In, Expenditures In the six months totaled 13,821,202,286. Emer gency expenditures. Including re lief, declined more than $600, 000,000 to 1,032,492,861. but somo emergency activities, trans ferred to regular accounts, woro roflectod in Increased goneral ex penditures. Upending Total Higher The spending total also was swelled by transfer of $341,000, 000 of social socurity roservo and railroad retirement reserve funds from the general treasury accounts to special accounts. During the six month period, the fedoral debt Increased $554, 677.785 to 137,279.291,618. A (Continued on Page Three) CONSTANCE BENNETT SUES JIMMY FIDLER, RADIO GOSSIP, FOR $250,000 LOS ANGELES. Jan. 4 (.TV A 8250.000 damage suit In which Constance Dounott, blonde film actress, accuses James Kidler, Hollywood radio commontntor, or llbollng nor In a broadcast, was on file today. Miss Bennett chnrged that Wil ier, In a broadcast December- 28, made false, dotamntory and libelous remarks about her, say ing (hat sho had snubbed Patsy Kolly, scoen comedienne who was working ylth her In a pic ture. "Never hod I had the courtesy of a rotractlon, an explanation or nn apology," Miss Ronnott said In a atntemont. "Aftor each out burst I hava kept silent, taking no cognisance of the remnrka as 1 did not want lo dignify them." Miss Ronnett addod Ihnt after the broadcast, "I mado up my mind to fight." "Miss Kolly wna Involved na woll as I," she continued. "She telographed Mr. Fldlor, asking for a retraction. He refused point blank. So you soe thnt silence Is no longer the policy to pursue and I am not pursuing It, . "The public should have the other side of tho picture, I hope my action will prove a boon to others." BUDGET DRAF Cents lyjuuiiiyj WV0 Thim nlinrea were amonr if , - ' . ' . r " ' ' ' y. t - ' V ' 5-j; ' 4 ; " ; , 'J , 1 " ' ."..""... " " .( '1 , ' . , . :i . -',, " -,-'W';':- ' 'snprv , ' 1 ; , v !,'"'..' r: . !i-;t'.;v'-;''ai:'i:."v.,5).';' . " : !.(' . ' . Vv.'Vv-i.r,. by R. II. Itawson, Portland engineer representing tho West Const Lumbermen's association, - to show that wooden bridges can be made both practical and attractive. He appeared In behalf of fr tha raui unarm. Th.. nnner nlctnie shows the John Day bridge on the Lower Columbia River highway, anil the lower is hlihwnv avsipin. lioth brldaes advocates say that at least 110,000 they can bo mado strong and attractive and are appropriate in a $100,000 ASTORIA DREDGE SINKS FROM UNKNOWN CAUSES ASTORIA, Jan. 4 (IT) The $100,000 port of Astoria dredge Nntoma sank from unknown causes at Its mooring early to day. Roy Rrlggs. night wntchman. leaped from tho craft and swam ashore. Four of tho flvo heavy mooring cables snapped. Tho dredge soltled In 4 0 foot of water 200 foot from pier 1. Thirty-two feet Of water covered tho main deck. Tho lever house was submerged four feet. Dock authorities said recent improvements might push the vnluo to 8181.000. Tho dredge was built In 1912 and purchnsed by tho port In 1918. Water entering through a de tached suction lino sent tha Nntoma to tho bottom of the har bor In 1918, 200 foet from to day's accident. John Ten Urook, Astoria mayor and dredgo cap tain, snld similar circumstances woro not possible Tho Tneoma Dredging company recently loused tho equipment for hho on n suction ilrcdgo contract for tho government llrownsnicad diking project. Tho firm report ed It would ho 20 dnys bororo tho craft could bo raised and over hauled. Tho crnrt, which wenthcred last week's gales, sank In qulot water. Tho port commlHtdon snld tho dainngo was covered by lusurunco. "EMERGENCY" SALES OF GRANT LAND TIMBER SET WASHINGTON, Jnn. 4 (AP) Tho government, to provent pos slhla shutdowns ot sawmills In Oregon, will make emergency sains of tlmhor from former grunt lunda In that atato, Sec retary Ickos snld today. Orlglnnl plans wore to with hold the timber ponding adop tion nf new regulations for ad mlnlstnrlng tho npproxlmntoly 2.500.000 acres which formerly belonged to I lie Oregon and California Railroad nud Coos Bay Wagon Road . company, IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND "KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1938" o iQHtfV, OT Attractive Wooden , , r- ; " S manv nhotogranha shown members a view of the Youngs bay brldgo near Astoria, both on the state have concrete highway surfaces and concrete walks. Wood bridge can be saved by constructing Portland Engineer Places Evidence in Favor of Wooden Bridges Before City Council Photographs of attractive wood en bridges, a number of them on the state highway system, and an explanation of the use of wood In construction of such structures, was. presented to tho city council Monday uight by R. H. Rnwson, Portland engineer, who visited the meeting as a representative of the West Coast Lumbermen's associ ation. Rnwson stated that substantial savings could bo mado In the cost of construction by the use of wood for the four city canal bridges, and at the same time bridges would be provided that would Inst at least 40 years. Ho suggested uso of wooden substructures with concrete docks, and submitted fig ures from the state highway en gineers' report showing the lesser c"bst of wooden spans. Those fig ures showed thnt where a con- THREE BODIES RECOVERED FROM WRECKAGE OF 10 DAY-OLD AUTO CRASH VALLEY JUNCTION, Jnn. 4 (AP) Tho bodies ot two mon and a child, believed the victims of nn automobllo crash on tho Salmon river cutoff the day aftor ChrlstmaB, were found along the Salmon rlvor today. Two other men wore missing. State Police Sergeant W. J. Mulkey tontativoly Identified the victims ns: Paul Laf forty, 18. Ralph Knstor, 33. Roger Logan, 7. Those missing were hoi loved to be Gus' Logan, 29, Roger's father. A man known as Labcaux. F. L. Deardorff, 19. and his brothor Jack, 14, found the bat tered wreckage ot the automobile Saturday nonr Thompson serv ice station a mile north of Rose Lodge. Tho youths, unknowing thnt the crash might have snuffed out (Continued on Page Throe) MI Bridges of the city council Monday night the Klamath spans of wood, that lumuer couuuj. creto bridge of a certain size cost $77 a foot, a comparable wooden brldgo cost $44 a foot. The visitor emphasized that (Continued on Page Three) CAGNEY PATCHES QUARREL WITH MOVIE COMPANY, MAY GET BETTER SALARY HOLLYWOOD. Jan. 4 (JP) James t'ngney has ended his feud with Warner Brothers and will return to tho studio where he gain ed fame as an extremely hard- flstcd young man of the screen At the Instance of attorneys for Cagncy and the studio, the su preme court in San Francisco yes- terdny rovcrsed tho Los Angeles superior court which canceled the actor's contract with Warners Thus, the way was clear for negotiation ot a new contract, which unofficial reports snld might stipulnto a snlury ot more than Jioo.ooo a picture. Both tho studio and Cngnoy fairly bubbled over with onthus insm nt the oniling ot their fight Cngney loft Warners more than a year ago, declaring ho wns get ting sick ot being cast in roles which compelled him to pop In tho nose, with monotonous regit lnrlly, both men and women truckdrlvcrs and chorines. "Wo wolcomo Cagney back Into the Warner fold," said Jack L. Warnor. "Wo hnve always held a warm spot for him and will go forward togother In a greater ef fort to prociitco the finest pictures we tiavo ever mado with this brll liant young artist." TRAFFIC TOLL LOWER SALEM. Jan. 4 UP) Oregon' 1937 tratfle fatality toll was 352 compared with 877 In 1936, giv ing the state a place among the lenders of the nation In reduct ion of trafrio rntnlltles, Socrclary of Stnto Karl Snell said todny The national fatality rate, how ever, Increased, WVf STREET, SEWER PR05PEG11ERE WPA May Approve $17,- 000 Expenditure for City Projects. If plans of City Engineer E Thomas are approved and accepted by WPA, Klamath Falls will have an extensive improve ment project under way within 60 days, giving employment to number of men and includ ing an expenditure in the neigh borhood ot $17,000. Of this amount the city will probably contribute abont $3500, Thomas pointed out. Tbe city of Klamath Falls will submit to WPA tor approval the following items: Eight Projects 1. Reconstruction of a sanitary sewer on Alameda street. Z. Construction of a new storm sewer on High street. 3. Re-laying storm sewer In Washington street. 4. Construction of new catch basin and storm sewers at Ala meda and Erie streets and Eighth street and Klamath avenuei ' Sv Ctit - through the" rock "hill on Conger avenue near Cali fornia avenue. (This Is re quested In order to grant a great er sight distance tor the safety or children and other pedes trians.) 6. Cut Eighth street through across Prospect and ML Whitney streets. 7. Grading Sixth street from tbe top of the hill toward Call fornla avenue. 8. Ditch the road along Front street in order to -give better arainage for paving. MEDFORD PROSECUTOR REFUSES COMPLAINTS AGAINST TAGLESS AUTOS MEDFORD, Jan. 4 (IP A mild difference of oninion between the Jackson county district attorney and tne state police over the is suance of complaints against auto ists who have failed to procure their 1938 auto license plates arose yesterday, when the district attorney declined to issue com plaints against three persons given ticKets by tne state police. District Attorney Frank J. New man said It was his view "more time should be given autolsts to procure licenses, and no complaint will be filed when they appear with a temporary sticker in one hand and ticket in the other. They should bo given some leeway. The district attorney suggested January 10 as possible date for tho end of a grace period. Captain Lee M. Bown, state po lice captain tor the southern Ore gon district said: "The Issuance of complaints Is up to the district attorney. A li cense violation is the same as any other violation. The state police are not giving tickets when the autoist has shown good Intent or offers proof thnt he has applied for a license. Tickets are issued only In extreme cases, such as whon the autoist announces he will get a license when he gets ready." OLD NEGRO REFUSES TO QUIT, STARTS 64TH YEAR AS CONGRESS MESSENGER WASHINGTON. Jan. 4 (AP) Old Harry Parker trudged up Capitol hill today a hitch In his loping gait and a smile on his shiny fnce. There's been no public an nouncement, but the negro mess enger is beginning his 64th year of work beneath the capltol dome. "I don't recollect," he beamed "Just what number they give this congress. I just know I'm glad to be at It." Feet have played a great part In the public lite of this grand son ot one of George Washing ton's servants. Polishing boots for legislators got him his first Job, Ills own aching foet got him a federal pension last year (Continued on Fag Three) IMPROVEMENTS WEATHER i Pair and Cold High 8 Low 24 PRECIPITATION At hours to 8 a. m. ....... .00 Season to dalo 8.a let year to data .8t Normal precipitation 4.78 UNITED PRESS Number 8136 I yi3 rw Rulings Refused On Propriety of Trial Broadcast NEW DEALER TAKES BIG LEAD OVER HEFLIN IN RACE FOR BLACK'S SEAT BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 4 (AP) Scattered returns, largely from absentee boxes in cities, gave Congressman Lister Hill a wide lead over former Senator J. Thomas Heflin In today's dem ocratic primary to determine who will succeed Supreme Court Jus tice Hugo Black as senator. Returns at noon gave: Hill. 1143: Heflin. 150; Charles Williams, 17. Heflin's personal campaign was interrupted by an attack ot pneumonia. Campaign aides pro posed to have Heu in vote, with a justice of the peace and an election officer taking a ballot to his hospital room, but poll of ficials declined to permit It. The 68-year-old Heflin lay ill in his home town ot Lafayette while the electorate passed on his hid to assume the seat made vacant by elevation of Hugo Black to the supreme court. Hill is a veteran ot 19 years In the house ot representatives . from (Continued on Page Three) HEAR19S BEGIN Witness Testifies Some Firms Not "Spreading Work" As in 1929. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (AP) A labor department official tes tified today that some firms which sought to combat unem ployment by spreading work in 1 9 2 9 "are not attempting to spread the work today." Appearing as the first witness before a special senate unem ployment committee, Isador Lu- bin, commissioner of labor sta tistics, said be did not know "whether or not this change wjS deliberate." No Definite Explanation "Perhaps these companies felt they overdid it (spreading work) in 1929," Lubin continued. "There may be a thousand and one reasons for it." The statistical expert estimat (Contlnued on Page Three) LOCAL State supreme court upholds dismissal ot Irwin libel suit, re fuses to rule on propriety of trial broadcasts. Page 1. Inquest Into Mary Mitchell and Grover Everltt deaths to be held on Friday In county courtroom. Page 1. Mead Ingram narrowly escapos death whon he falls in a vat of scalding water at Pauley Packing company Monday afternoon. Page 3. Unemployed men continue to register at Oregon state employ ment service. Offices to open In Lakevtew and Chlloquln this week. Page 3. WPA may approve ot $17,000 worth of work In Klamath Falls Improvement this spring, giving jobs to many. Page 1. City council approves beer II censes ot nine Klamath Falls firms in Monday night session. Page 3. Klamath county to present fed eral secondary highway proposals at meeting In Portland January 7. Page 3. Improved lighting for South Sixth street voted by city coun cil. Page 4. I TODAY'S NEWS DIGEST tt CLEAR UiyJuv www Libel Suit Dismissal Sus tained ; Kemarks Held Privileged. SALEM. Jan. 4 (VP) The su preme court upheld today a Klam ath county judgment dismissing Mrs. Josephine Irwin's $75,000 libel suit agatnst Judge Edward B. Ashnrst, George Kincaid, David R. Vandenberg and radio station KFJI, all of Klamath county. Mrs. Irwin claimed her repu tation was damaged when Van denberg, defense attorney at the murder trial of Marion Meyerle, broadcast his closing arguments to the Jury over station KFJI. operated by Kincaid. Judge Ash urst, who recently announced his candidacy for U. S. senator, waa presiding Jndge at the murder trial. Up to Trial Judge The high court refused to rule on whether It was proper to broad cast court trials, asserting "the American Bar association frowns npon such practice.' It.ia a matter for. the determination of the trial judge. . "Council for plaintiff (Mrs. Irwin) . . . asserts the installation of the microphone in the court room for the purpose of broad casting the alleged defamatory matter was an 'extra-Judicial and Illegal act.' In other wordB, plain tiff contends that the absolute privilege of the court 'does not extend beyond the tour walls of the courtroom. ' Radio vs. Presa ' "It Is difficult to see any dif ference between radio broadcast ing of court proceedings and tha publication ot same In news- (Continued on Page Three) MITCHELLEVERITT INQUEST SET FRIDAY The inquest into the deaths of Mary Mitchell and Grover Everltt, auto accident victims, will be held In the Klamath county courtroom at the courthouse on Friday at t a. m.. according to District Attor ney Hardin C. Blackmer. Blackmer conferred with Dr. George H. Adler. coroner, who last week called the inquest. Dr. Adler stated at that time that it had not been held sooner because of the Inability of important witnesses to attend, on account of Injuries suf fered in the accident December 5. On that morning a car, driven by Warren Whitlock, crashed into a fill on a barrow pit. on the Merrlll Malln road. Councilmen hear of advantages ot wooden bridges, discuss bridge problem with city engineer. Page 1. Judge Hay sets April 4 as date for opening ot Patterson versus Horsefly Irrigation district trial. Page S. GENERAL President expocted to Increase detlcit estimate for curront fiscal year to $1,250,000,000, propose $1,000,000,000 doflclt In now budget. Page 1. New deal candidate establish ed commanding lead over vetoran Tom Heflin in race for Hugo Black's seat In U. S. aonate. Page 1. Labor department attach testifies somo firms not attempt ing to spread work today as they did In 1929, as senate unem ployment hearing opens. Paga 1. Port of Astoria dredge, vaiuea at $100,000, sinks suddenly from unexplained causes. Paga 1. IX THIS ISSUE City Briefs Page S Comics and Story Page t Courthouse Record! Paga 4 Editorials . Page 4 Family Doctor ................ Page 4 High School News Paga Market, Financial News, Page 7 Sports Pag I
