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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1938)
if eraUi WEATHER 1 Snow ,j High 80, Low 8H A j' I PRECIPITATION frf4" 24 hoar to S . m 00 Ly J Heuon to data ..........10.78 fA ftrU Ijut jear to data 8.48 aZ-AsdU Normal precipitation ....... 8,78 -sV WIRE SERVICE The Herald mid Nona aiiharrlli lo full loaard wire service uf Ilia Afteorlnted 1'reas nd (lie United Proas, the world's greatest kewaifatlterliig organizations. For 17 hours dally world news come Into Til llcrnld News office on toiotyi machines. CIATED PRESS IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND UNITED PRESS Five Centa KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1938 Number 8164 la 4 44 0nt'. fn5 rm fo f?T le IU IUJ Ini iyj Sim LAS AFL " r-ii Editorials On the Day', N ews I)y Fit AN K JICNKINH UT of (Icrluiiny'a latent erlals, Illtlur oiuergca an commander-in-chief of nil iirined forcea, with tho diplomatic aer vlce dominated mora tian ever by hl men and wllh general authority concentrated mora tlchlly I tutu Ix'foro In hla own hnndi. JOTK lliln furl- for II Ik Im portant : Whenever a dictator takes n new tup, It la a step In tho dl ration of MORE PERSONAL POWER. Tho posiiciislon of power. Hint In to nay. breeds the rlalro for mora powr-r. When dictators get more pow r. I ha averogo limn loses mora liberty. "TMIAT la why dictatorship. In any form or In any degree, Is o dangerous to the liberties of average mankind. "NE mora word to lha Utile hunlnciia man who wain lo Washington to tall tha Proildont what ought lo be dona. Yon mint have noted thai thnlr firm recommendation wn for law making It possible for amall hualnoaiiea to borrow more mon ey, on longer time, at lower In tareat ratea. Everybody, In theaa daya. want to borrow money. "Trills writer, who la a amnll hualneaa man, has aoine oplnlona of hla own on tho auh Jeet of eaay borrowing, and theaa (Continued on I'ago Eight) Little Interviews Cliff Dunn, building contractor Condltlnna are the aamn over the entire country, tho only dif ference being In thn crops. Down In Kentucky nnd Tennesson It's cotton, other places It's agricul ture, nnd out hern It's timber. Mill thn situation Is similar. (Dunn re turned Saturday from an extend ed trip nvor thn United States). K. Tl. Ilnll, president of tho Pi oneer nnsorinllon No, I'm not a pioneer. I'm nn oliltlinnr. I enino hero In 1 90D. nnd Ihlnga woro go ing strong then. Together 'I : ' ' '! w.. i v .. it- 1 i 7 ' J 1 1 ' s "it. nv Mr. nnd Mrn. F. R. Mull, H53 WlUord'nvenuo, enlcbrnted their flfty-fourlh woddliiR nnnlversnry Monday. Tliny wero married in Marlon county in 1884, They came here In 1888. ) Revokes United Mine Lewis-Controlled Union Gets Final Expulsion Orders VICE-FIGHTING GEORGIA RECTOR SLAIN IN STRANGE MIDNIGHT GUN ATTACK ST. SIMONS ISLAND, (la.. Feb. 7 IAI'1 Itiiliiwiifthed fool prints mil! two .38 caliber biilleta caw lender tinea today to iho noc turnal slayer of Dr. Charles II. I.eo, vlee-rightlng rector of his toric Christ cliureh. A mldiilitht sniper, nluilng from a corner of the rectory guruK". idiot tho "72-yenr-old rector Satur day night aa ho worked over a sermon In hla homo on this vacationist haunt off the roaat of t.eorRln. Tho fontprlnia trailed nn eighth of n mile, through monR-hiing, tnnitlod woodland toward tho la laud recreation pier, then fndod out In a growth of goose-grass. Coroner J. O. Baldwin, recess ing thn Inquest until Tuesday, said the prima were made by sharptoed "duiln rarrely" shoes of alr.n nine or 10, and tho do (Continued on Page Klght) riants Brave Labor Con troversy ; Leo Lomski Held As Thug. PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 7 (IP) Seven Portland snwiiillls, resum ing Untiled operations today, breasted a current of labor con troversies swollen by tho threat of a boycolt on AFL mill products by ('10 logging, longahoromon'a nnd Inland bontmen'R unlona. Harold Prltchett, president of Iho International Woodworkers of America, said tho step might bo taken "as a Inst resort," after two mills, the Jonea and the South east Portland, were freed from an API. boycott when employes left their CIO affiliations and accepted AFL chnrlers. Windows Nlintlrred Meiiuwhlln police, pushing ef forts to stamp out vandalism nnd vlolouco In local Inlinr disputes, reported tho arrest of Leo LoniBkl, former pugilist known as tho Aberdeen Asnnsslu, on charges of iixsaiilt nnd battery. Ilnll was set ut i:i(ioo. Sunday's drive resulted In Iho nrrest of aeven nlleged vondnla (Continued on Page Klght) 54 Years Green Quits Giant Organ ization; Minor Affil iates Also Out MIAMI. Kla.. Keb. 7 (P The American Federation of Labor eiorutlve council announced today It had revoked the charter of the United Mine Workers of America. At iho same time the council revoked charters of the Interna tional Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers and tha Feder ation of Flat Glass Workers of America. A resolution adopted last Fri day but not announced until to day said the AFL regarded the unions' activities In the Committee for Industrial Organization aa "an actual and complete withdrawal" from the federation. "Consistent Course" William Green. AFL president, said he was withdrawing from hla 48-year membership In the mine union headed by John L. Lewis to follow "a consistent course as president of the AFL." He had been threatened with ouster from the union. -. Tha resolution ousting tha CIO unions said that all effort! of the AFL to effect unity and peace in the ranks of organized labor have been frustrated by the arbi trary and dictatorial action of the offlcera of the United Mine Work ers who, by reason of the finan cial support given to the CIO. have had from the very beginning the comploto veto power over all Its policies and decisions and have been l actual and absolute con trol of Ita leadership. " Ilrfuaed to Quit It cited the miners' aubatltu (Continued on Page tight) GOVERNMENT GRANTED REVIEW OF KLAMATH INDIAN CLAIMS CASE WASHINGTON. Feb. 7 (JP) Tho government won a supreme court review today of Its effort to eacnpe paying a Judgment of 5. 813,347 to tho Klamath and Mo doc trlhea and the Yahooskln band of Snake Indians of Oregon. The high court consented to rM upon a decision of the United Stntes court of claims that tho In dian tribes woro entitled to re cover for land taken away from their reservation In 1906. Tho land was set aside for the Indians In 1864. The same year congress grantod Oregon a large tract of land and Included, by mistake, 111,000 acres of tho res ervation lands. Congress later appropriated 1 0 8 , 7 o 0 to pay tho Indians, who relinquished all further claims. Congress In 1936. however, au thorised the trlbea to submit claims to the court of claims. CAR STALLS AT CROSSING, WRECKS FAST PASSENGER TRAIN; SIX KILLED BF.NTON. Ark.. Feb. 7 (AP) An old model car stalled on the Missouri Pacific's main line tracks at a country-road crossing yesterday and wrecked "The Texnn," f a a t passenger train eastbound from Dallas to St. Louis, bringing death to six per sona. Two youths who had been riding in the automobile scramb led to safety Just ahead of the crash after frantic efforts to push the machine oft tha tracks. Those killed wore: John Thomas Brnnnnn, Tox nrkaiia, Ark., 67-your-old engin eer who Inst month completed 50 years service with Missouri Pacific without an nccldont; Peter Grunx, St. Louis, Mo., 64-yenr-old rnllway express mossong or; L. J. Jackson. 66, Little Rock Negro porter; thro unidentified Negro passengers. .MIL (U'lCIDH HEPPNER. Fob. 7 (AP) Prisoners at the county Jail found tho body ot Dick Howard, 80, today with the throat slashed by a razor. Ho had boon held on a statutory charge involving an 11-year-old girl. ; cto A stiff whiff ot wind Sunday picked up and overturned tbls double garaga belonging to Bob Allenby, In the Stewart-Lenox addition near the Miller packing plant. The floorless building was lifted about three feet and carried about 20 by the blast. Cars belonging to Allenby and C. A. Williams were parked Inside at the time, the garage blowing away from them. The bumper on Williams' car waa torn off. TI MAGNATE Long Elness Takes Life of Harvey Firestone, 69, Early Today. MIAMI BEACH. Fla.. Feb. 7 UP) Harvey 8. Firestone, the rubber magnate of Akron, Ohio, died at hla winter homo here early today. Announcement of Firestone's death was made by his son, Rus sell A. Firestone, In the following statement: "Harvey s. Firestone passed away In his sleep early this morn ing at his home here. The fun eral will be held in Akron later this week." Optimistic Firestone was 69 years old last December SO. He had suffered from Illness Intermittently in re cent years, but his health was good when he arrived on his birthday for his annual winter sojourn nt his ocean front estate. The rubber manufacturer held an optimistic outlook on life and his last Interview, on hla arrival here, reflected thnt trait. He said business conditions were "not so good as they were a year ago" but attributed that condition "In large degree to gov ernment regulation of Industry." Against Profits Taxes "If wa want to regain prosper ity wo must do a right-about-fare, on regulation," he aaid. "In other words, prosperity atill de pends on two fundamentals work and production, and these in turn are dependent on the re lease ot capital, "The flrs incentive toward its release would bo the repenl of the undistributed profits tnx and tho repenl of tho capltnl gains tnx." Mrs. Firestone, the former Ida bella Smith ot Jackson, Mich., whom he married In 1896, was believed to have been at tho bed side Sho did not accompany her husband when he arrived with his daughter, Miss Ellznboth Firestono, a senior at Smith col lege, but Joined him after spend ing Christmas In Akron with their nine grandchildren. They have five sons. BLONDE MURDERER LOSES DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL CINCINNATI, O., Fob. 7 (AP) Mrs. Annn Mnrlo Hnhn, convict ed poison slayer, lost her fight In the Ohio court of appeals to day to escape a sentence ot death in the electric chair. Three Judgoa ot tho court concurred thnt she had "had a fair trial." She la under aonlonce to die March 10. Mrs. Hahn waa convicted No vember 6 ot the death by poison ot Jacob Wagner, ono of tour eldorly acquaintances ot the Gorman-born blonde, in what tho state contondod was a scheme to "murder for prollt," Blast of Wind Did Paul Wright Trial Defense 4Rest$ Gase LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. 7 (fit The defense In the trial of Paul A. Wright for murder rested ita case today. Jerry Glesler. cblef ot defense counsel, summoned three wit nesses in quick succession to sup port bis contention Wright was emotionally unstable when be shot to death his wife. Evelyn, and John Klmmel, after finding them In an unnatural embrace last No vember 9. Xo Sobs, Cries ' Prosecutor S. E. Roll then call ed Cnpt. Walter Heygl of the Glen dnle police as his first rebuttal witness. The officer testified that Wright, former president ot Union Air Terminal, Burbank, waa co herent, spoke clearly and calmly when ho gave and signed his con- (Contlnued on Page Eight) U. S. SENATOR PREDICTS LABOR DEPARTMENT WILL DEPORT HARRY BRIDGES WASHINGTON. Feb. 7 (AP) Senator Copelaud (D-NY) pre dicted today that the labor de partment would order deporta tion of Harry Bridges, powerful west coast maritime union leader. Copelnnd, chairman of the sen ate commerce committee,, made his statement to reporters after Gerald Rellly, solicitor ot tho labor department, had appeared before the committee with con fidential documents from the de partment's immigration and nat uralization service. "I am satisfied tho labor de partment Is making a genuine effort to get the truth and this will Justify Bridges' deportation," Copeland said. Ho added that evidence sup plied his committee . by Rellly and Secretary Perkins "Indicates Bridges is a member of the communist party." ROOSEVELT PRAISES REAMES APPOINTMENT SALEM. Feb. 7 (AP) Gov ernor Mnrtin received a letter ot praise from President Roose velt for the appointment of Al fred Evan Reames to succeed Senator Frederick Stelwor, re signed. "I have every confidence in your choice," tho president wrote, "and hope I shall have an op portunity to meet Senator Reames in the near future." Reames was expected to leave today for Washington, His home la In Medford, COVRT CANDIDATE? SALEM, Feb. 7 UP) Reports current hore said I. H. Van Winkle, attorney general of Ore gon would be a candidate for as sociate Justice ot the supreme court at this year's election. His term expires In 1941. Justices Henry Bonn, Ilnll s, Lusk and J. O. Bailey were expected to seek reelection. Workers Charter This T Pension" Cnief Faces' 30 V Day Jail Term for Contempt WASHINGTON. Feb. 7 (JP) The District of Columbia court of ap peals affirmed today the convic tion last March of Dr. Francis E. Townsend on a charge ot con tempt of the house. Unless the supreme court con sents to review tho case, the elder ly, old age pension advocate must serve the 30-day Jail sentence and pay the 1100 fine imposed by the district court. Walked Out of Hearing The contempt citation was brought after Dr. Townsend on May 21, 1936, defiantly walked out of a house committee hearing on his plan for old age pensions. The committee had refused to al low Dr. Townsend to read a state ment. Trembling with anger, ho told the committee: "In view of the apparent un friendly attitude of this commit tee and the unfair attitude It has shown to me and the members ot my organization (Old Age Revolv ing Pensions, Ltd.) I shall no (Continued on Page Eight) MARTIN PROTESTS SHASTA LINE REMOVAL; SERVICE MAY RESUME EVENTUALLY SALEM. Feb. 7 (AP) The Southern Pacific railroad hopes that business will Improve to per mit it to increase its service over the Siskiyou mountains, A. D. McDonald, Snn Francisco, com pany executive, said today In an swer to Governor Martin's pro test against discontinuance ot the Shasta limited daytime trains between Portland and Grants Pass. In a telegram to the governor, McDonald said the company took the trains oft yesterday "only after a great deal of delibera tion." "We have continued operation of the these trains for a number of years after they ceased pro ducing sufficient revenue to earn out-of-pocket cost." Answering charges thnt the company failed to promote the Shasta line, McDonald said "we made every effort to increase business on these trains In order that they would at least pay their way before deciding on tho present action. "Unfortunately we were not successful and we have now reached the point where our fin ancial condition will not permit ns to longer carry tho burden. We feel it la necessary to dis continue tha service not only In the area in question but else where on our railroad where It Is demonstrated by lack ot patron age that rail service I' not necessary," Two Drown As Gale Winds Hit Coast Counties Major Highways Blocked by Landslides, Rising Flood Waters. PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 7 (AP) A storm believed to have claimed two lives, brought record rain and snow to western Oregon WEATHER AT A GLANCE All Oregon, northern Callfor nlt held In grip of snow and rain storm. Slides block Waplnitla cut off. North Santiam pass. Pa cific highway south of Duns mulr, which will not be open ed until late Tnesday. Floods threaten in Rogue river, Umpqua valleys. Southern Pacific engine on Cascade derailed by slide at Mott near Mt. Shasta, no ono hurt. Trains held here and at Dunsmuir while crews clear tracks. Story on page 8. Klamath's main roads" afi open. Wind here reaches 80 miles an hour Sunday, over turns garage west of town. lera.tJSWwrafTyitiMiion ed Sunday in Crater lake park. Two crab fishermen believed lost at sea near Astoria. points and lashed the coast with high winds during the weekend. Rivers were swelling omin ously. Axel Berg, 42, Astoria crab fisherman, and his son. Thorsten, 19, were believed lost at sea after their wrecked boat was found north of the north Jetty at the Columbia river entrance Sunday. Lost In Rain Squall ' The Bergs put out from War renton Saturday, Ignoring storm warnings and under escort of the coast guard boat Triumph. The Triumph lost sight of the fish ing boat In a rain squall and searched vainly all Saturday night, assisted by three other coast guard craft. One was bar bound until morning by heavy seas. The Bergs' boat. Its bottom ripped out and the top of the pilot house gone, contained no trace of the occupants. The heaviest snow of the win ter marooned about 260 visitors at Tlmberline lodge, on Mount Hood, for 24 hours while plows fought to open the road between the lodge and Government Camp on the Mount Hood Loop high way. Foot an Hour Four busses fought through last night to bring out part of the crowd which attended tho opening of the lodge Saturday. Others, their automobiles almost submerged by the mounting snow, remained. Snow fell at tho rate of a toot an hour at times. Heavy rains flooded streets (Continued on Page Eight) MOTORISTS WARNED AGAINST TRIP SOUTH The Klamath' county chamber ot commerce and the state police here were asked by California road authorities Monday to warn all motorists against attempting to go south by highways No. 97 and No. 99, due to a slide on No. 99 between Dunsmuir and Castella. It was stated the road would not be open for travel before Tuesday afternoon. Living ac commodations were at a prem ium in the towns In the Mt. Shasta area, due to a pile-up there ot southbound traffic. Potatoes SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7 (AP USDA) Potntoes: 8 California, 9 Oregon, 16 unbroken, 8 broken on track, few sales, Oregon Klam ath and Deschutes district russets No. 1 .85-11.10, occasionally 81.26. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (AP USDA) Potatoes: 80 California, 16 Idaho, i Oregon, i Nevada, S Utah, 61 unbroken, 80 broken on track, supplies moderate, demand improving, market steady, Idaho russots No. 1, 11.15, one car. S1.12H I1.17H. MAJOR HIGHWAYS IN ' KLAMATH AREA OPEN DESPITE NEW SNOWSTORM Another snowstorm was In progress In the Klamath coun try Monday afternoon, but taisa ways in this area were faring better than those elsewhere in the northwest. Greensprings, the Weed-Klam-ath. Bend, Lakeview and Alturaa highways were all open to travel. Travel was slow In some sections, and all motorists were warned to have chains In their cars if not , on the wheels. Road crows were experiencing difficulty in keeping the Crater lake highway inside the park open. Ski fans who stayed over night Saturday at government camp found Sunday morning that the road below them was blocked. Later in the day they were able to move out of the park behind (Continued on Page Eight) Attacks Not to Be Tol erated; Japan Silent on Naval Plans. By The Associated Press Two wars and preparations of the powers for wars that may come In the future made tha world today a stage for melo dramatic International secrecy. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told a cheering house of commons that British warships would attack any submerged sub marine in the western Mediter ranean and "retaliate" against any further Spanish insurgent airplane assaults on British ships. Patience "Exhausted" Eden did not disclose the new "anti-piracy" measures in detail but said that Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the Insurgent leader, had been Informed that Britain's patience "now has been exhausted" by sinkings of British ships. The government, he said, "could not continue to deal with these attacks solely by protests and claims for compensation." Secretary Hutl's expressed wil lingness to take part in any gen eral arms reduction aroused widespread Interest in Washing (Continued on Page Eight) Slide derails Cascade engine near Mt, Shasta, No one hurt. Other train service delayed by slides and storms. Page 8. Klamath roads fare better than those In other sections. Another snow storm underway In thl area. Sunday wind upsets gar age. Pago 1. Ewauna Box company resumes sawmill operation. Page 8. Government wins supreme court review of 85,313,347 Judgment granted Klamath, other Indian tribes by U. 8. court ot claims. Page 1. Klamath Pol leans sweep series with Bend by winning, 30-26, In second game. Bond often in lead. Pago 2. , Today's News Digest IN THIS ISSUE City Briefs Comics and Story ...... Editorials Family Doctor High School News Market, Financial News .. PTA Notes Railroad News Sports Veterans' News : r Pago i Page t Paga 4 Page 4 Paga 5 Page 7 Page 1 Page 8 Page 2 Page t
