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Editorials
On the
Day's N ews
lly l-n.K JICNKINrt
CKNATOIl IIUI.KI.KY, of Ohio,
want! In build eight billion
dollars worth of trniia-cniitlncntnl
super-roads, lo bo paid for out of
lolla colluded from those who
would use the roads.
Wall, It'a at least Interesting
to hear members of congress pro
posing thai aomnhody pny for
something. In the past, II haa
been Santa Claua who wna going
to provide everythlnic.
fills thought occura:
If Ihe bllllona that hare been
wasted In hoondoggflng had boen
spent for HO ADS. wo would have
super-highways, four lanea wide,
criss-crossing Ihe whole country,
providing us with the finest sys
tem of highways any nation ever
had and giving ua aoinethlng use
ful and worth while In return for
all (ha money that has been
spent.
ALL lhal, of eourse. Is wlsh
V ful thinking, bnsed on hind
sight, and wishful thinking after
It Is too late to do anything
about It la aa utter a waste as
can b Imagined. Instead of
thinking about what might have
been done with the money thai
has boon wasted, our Job now Is
to think about wnya lo PAY THE
DKI1T.)
A NO another dispatch from
Washington quotes Secre
tary of Commerce nopor aa saying
that a now program for financing
smell business Is to he announced
tn about a week.
Financing amall bualneas, you
understand, m e a n a providing
menna whereby tnnll business
(Continued on Page Bight)
Little
Interviews
Mayor Richmond I roally be
lleva that the umlorpnaa contracts
will be let this fall as tho state
highway anglnoera do not fool
that federal aid will be eliminat
ed from their plans.
Mrs. A. It. Wilson I've llvod
here for 27 yenra and I can re
momher when we usod to havo to
walk through mud to got lo the
pontofflco as the first paving
only went to Fifth si root. Indeed
I am going to the pioneer dlnnorl
Arens Sees Anti-New Deal
Demonstration As Principal
Achievement of Conference
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
I Price Five Cents
County Indicts Portland Labor Leader
AH50N GHAHGE
F,
IN ILL BLAZE
Multnomah's Grand Jury
Starta Investigation;
Roundup Goes On.
DALLAS, Ore., Feb. 10 (AP)
Leslie 'Slim' Henry. Salem car
penter waa arrested by Salem
city police thla morning on a
secret Indictment returned by (he
Polk county grand Jury late yea
torday, charging participation In
the conspiracy to burn Ihe West
Salem box factory. ,
Henry la the seronth defendant
(o be named In complalnia charg
ing participation In the fire
sotting. He waa held In dofault
of 160,000 ball fixed by Circuit
Judge Aril V. Walker.
Al Roaaer, ehlet of eight Port
land teamster unions, arrested
under aeeret Indictment late yes
terday, waa back In the l'olk
county Jail today, following a
night of grilling by atnte police
operatives at Salem headquar
ters which lasted until 7 o clock
this morning.
Stat police aald Rossor made
no Incriminating admissions and
siUfc proteated bla Innocence of
any eonnectlon with the west
Salem fir.
PORTLAND. Feb. 10 (AP)
Tho county grand Jury begun an
Investigation (oday of labor ter
rorism while squads of atnte po
lice and authorities In Mult
nomah, Marlon, Polk and Lane
cnunllea continued their search
for evidence In a roundup of
alleged terrorists.
As (he Multnomah grand Jury
began consideration of the caaes
of Cecil Moore. Pole Sumskl and
K. L. Garner, eccrotary-lreasuror
of the Maater, Mates and Pilots
union on chargea of assault
with a dangoroua woapon. tho
Polk county grand Jury engagod
In a sensational Inquiry.
Questioned All Night
Yesterday the aovon-nian Polk
Jury Indicted Al Hosier, chloftaln
of the Portland teamster unions,
on an arson chargo In connection
with the burning of two West
Salem mills last Novombor with
an $130,000 loss. Roasor, held
In lieu of $100,000 ball, was
transferred from Salem to Dallas
thla morning aftor being ques
tioned all night following his ar
rost In Portland,
Hold Incommunicado, Roaser
waa quoted by officers as saying
"It's a phoney; they can't hang
anything on me."
The Polk Jury, with tho Roasor
case out of the way, turned Its
nttontlon to five other nion, two
of them union executives, who
wore also arrested In connection
with the Wost Salem fires. Dal
las, tho county seat, swarmed
with police and district attor
(Contlnued on Pago Klghtl
While the handling of the
small businessmen's conference
In Washington was "lousy," the
conference served a, worthy pur
pose In demonstrating to the ad
ministration how unpopular It Is
with both big and little businoss,
L. O. Arens, Klamath automobile
dealer, declared on his return
from Washington Thursday.
Arena was ono of the sovoral
hundred small buslnossmon cnllcd
to the capital. Ho was howled
down when he untlortook to road
a message, from Modford and
Klamath people at tho conforonco,
"Hornot's Nest"
The eonfarenoo, he said, proved
that "amall mon have small
ways." He said that most of
those present wanted to talk
about tholr own personal prob
lems and could not keep to main
objeatlvos. A mnjorlty of the
questions Involved could have
boen auswored more adequately
and satisfactorily nt home
through a questionnaire,
Aiens said he wont to Wnshlng-
(Contlnued on Pago Bight)
AGES
Pickets at High School
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. These pickets from the plumbers and steamfltters union ap
peared In front of the high school construction Job Thursday morn
ing. " The union claimed William Lorenx. wbo has the plumbing
and heating contract on the academic addition, la unfair. Crafts
mon from other unions left the Job, but It was reported they would
return lo work Thursday afternoon. A dlscuasion of the matter
waa scheduled for Thursday night, when committees from the
union and the Central Labor council were to moot. The pickets
were withdrawn at noon Thursday ponding the conference Thurs
day evonlng.
High School
Construction
Job Picketed
The plum bora and steamfltters
local No. 191, bognn picketing tho
Klamath union high school con
struction Job on Thursday morn
ing, but pickets were withdrawn
at noon pending the outcome of
conferences to be held Thursday
evening.
L. W. Christy, president of the
local, stated the ploketlng was
baaed on grievances against Wil
liam Loroni, who has the contract
for plumbing and heating In the
academic addition at the high
(Continued on Page Bight)
DEPORTATION HEARING
FOR HARRY BRIDGES TO
BE SCHEDULED SHORTLY
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10 ()
Gerald Rellly, labor department
solicitor, said today a deportation
henrlng for Harry Bridges, wost
const mnritlme labor loader, would
be hold shortly.
Rollly made this statement to
roportors after appoarlng before
ft closed session of the sennto com
morco committoe which has been
InvoBtlgiitln Rrldges' status tn tho
Unltod States In connection with
a broad survey of mnritlme labor
conditions. Ho was born In Aus
tralia, . .
Chnlrman Copoland (D-NiY.)
said aftor the closed session the
Ilrldges matter "was closod ns far
as this commlttoo Is concerned."
"It Is now between Mr. Ilrldges
and the labor department," he
added.
Rellly said' that tinder normal
routino Drldgos would be served
with a warrant, a subpoena, either
at San FrnnclBco, his home, or
Seattle, where charges asking his
doportntlon were fllod.
Tbe solicitor said ho was un-
ablo to Bay JitBt whon the hearing
would be bocauso the labor de
partment "must get depositions
for two or throo rnre witnesses."
IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDER! AND
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1938
04)
NEW MOISTURE RECORD
HELD POSSIBILITY FOR
1937-38 STREAM YEAR
Weather again holds the Inter
est of residents of the Klamath
basin with the heaviest precipita
tion rocorded thus far since the
record breaking strenm year of
1926-27 when 19.33 Inches of
moisture fell over a period of 11
months.
This Is according to E. Laton
Stephens, assocluto engineer of
the U. 8. bureau of reclamation,
who reported 11.75 Inches of
moisture since October 1, 1937.
The record for the same period
of last year showed a very low
precipitation mark, when only
3. SI Inchea were registered. The
stream year of 1936-37 was one
of; the lowest on record, how
ever, Stephens observed and thus
far every month of this stream
year haa been far above normal.
The wettost month since the
stream year of 1937-33 started
(Continued on Page Eight).
ANOTHER SLIDE BLOCKS
PACIFIC HIGHWAY IN
VICINITY OF DUNSMUIR
Another slide occurred near
Dunsmulr In the night, and the
Pacific highway was again defi
nitely closod Thursday morning.
. Tho Redding office of the Cali
fornia state highway department
lnformod tho Klamath county
chamber of commerce by, tele
phone that all motorists should
be warned against attempting to
go south by No. 99 until notice is
given the rond Is open.
It was stated the road would
not be opon at any time on Thurs
day. .
Trafflo was moving over all
major highways lnythe Klamath
district. '
Only rond closed Is that from
government camp to the rim In
Crater lake park, and crows were
hard nt work there.
There la 150 Inchea of snow1 at
this time at government camp.
The wind was blowing i there
Thursday, and tho snow was
drifting Into the highways. ; 1 -
1)250
APPRO T M
ASKED BY F. R.
Extra Relief Funds Will
Be Used Principally in
Industrial Areas.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (AP)
President Roosevelt asked con
gress today for Immediate ap
propriation of $250,000,000 to
meet relief needa during the next
four and a half months.
"Funds available at thla time,"
the president, wrote Speaker
Bankbead, "will not only not take
care of the additional burden
caused by the recent Increase In
unemployment but will, require
a sharp reduction In the near
future of the number of the
works . progress administration
rolla." '.
WPA officials, anticipating the
president's request, said most of
tbe money would be used In In
dustrial centers, especially the
automobile manufacturing cities.
407,000,000 SUI1 Left ,
The money 'would be In addi
tion to approximately $497,000.
000 which WPA now has re
maining rrnm ii. . allot
ment fox UI. fiscal year.
"The funds available on Janu
ary 1, 1938," said the president,
"would permit employment of an
average of only 1,700,000 per
sons for the alz months ending
June 30, 1938. The number of
persons on the works progress
administration . rolla today la
1.950,000."
WPA officials aald the sum
Mr. Roosevelt asked would en
able them to give relief to an
average of 1,000,800 during the
four and a half month period.
Because of heavy winter de
mands, they added, mora than
1,000,000 probably would be
added now with curtailments In
the spring.
19,170 On Oregon Rolls
Total WPA employment by
statea for the week ending Janu
ary 29, and the change from the
previoua week Included:
California, northern, 40,615,
(Continued on Pag Eight)
52 LUMBER WORKERS IN
OREGON KILLED, TOTALLY
DISABLED SINCE JULY
SALEM, ' Feb. 10 UP) Fifty
two persons employed In the lum
ber Industry were killed or per
manently disabled during the last
six months of 1937, the state in
dustrial accident commission said
today In an appeal to lumber
operators to stress safety.
J. C. Joy, commission chair
man, said the high rate was
caused by employment of Inex
perienced persons In logging oper
ations. The industry had a payroll of
$19,008,761 and 3,657,257 man
days wer worked during the
period.
The payroll and number of
persons killed or permanently dis
abled In each branch of the In
dustry wor: Logging' other than
pine, $5,281,610 and 36; pine
logging, $1,906,114 and 4; saw
mills other than pine, $4,704,109
and 7; pin sawmills, $2,630,614
and 1; planing mills and box fac
tories, $2,641,063 and 2; excel
sior and veneer manufacturing,
$896,401 and none; other opera
tions, $1,234,116 and 2.
About 13 per cent of all work
ers In the Industry suffered in
juries, while 25 per. cent of log
ger! were injured.
PACIFIST SEES ARMAMENT
AS PATHWAY TO WAR
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (AP)
A peace advocate told congress
today that President Roosevelt
embarked, In his Chicago speech
last fall, on "a policy of threat
and bluff which can end only in
humiliation or war."
Frederick J. Llbby, executive
secretary of the National Council
for . Prevention of War, made
this - assertion , before - the house
naval committee while opposing
the proposed $800,000,000 naval
expansion program as " a defi
nite step on the road to war."
No Further
PORTLAND, Feb.' 10 (AP)
111. k -F77C tW:3W
left above) and his pitchfork-wielding crew from Hubbard unload
ed potatoes yesterday without interference from- union men; who
were routed a week ago when they attempted to force payment
oi $l.eo tor unloading produce
' , i Worlstad eyed a few union
and earn, " simply can t pay ror tne unloading. ' ...
. - He told a reporter he had received many letters .telling him
he "did rlsht!" in Tefusing,"unlonlsta' demands. .
. "One man with a sense of humor sent me . a dozen pitchforks, ','
he said with a smile.
Defense Acts
Out Wright
Death Scene
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 10 (AP)
Counsel tor Paul Wright today
started - a dramatic court re
enactment of the defense version
of what happened early the morn
ing of last November 9 when
Wright shot his wife and his best
friend to death.
Jerry Glesler, attorney for the
ez-airport manager charged with
murdering his wife and John
Kimmel, put on the act in his
summation before a superior
court Jury of four women and
eight men.
Bullet-Scarred Bench
Before the Jury was the bullet-scarred
' piano bench on
which, the defense contends, Mrs.
, (Continued on Page Eight)
ICKES ASKS INSTALLATION
OF TWO GENERATING UNITS
AT BONNEVILLE DAM
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 CP)
Secretary Ickes asked the war
department today to install two
new generating units at the re
cently completed Bonneville dam
on the Columbia river between
Oregon and Washington.
. The Installation, which would
require approximately two years,
would double the present capa
city of 86,400 kilowatts.
Ickes acted at the request of
J. D. Ross, Bonneville power ad
ministrator. The Bonneville act
of 1937 required the soorotary of
war to install and maintain such
powerhouse machinery and equip
ment as the administrator might
require.
Ickes said Ross Informed him
there was sufficient demand for
power to consume more than halt
of the ultimate output of 604,000
kilowatts which would be pro
duced after installation of the 10
generating units provided tor in
project plans,
"Mr. Ross is very optimistic
about the demand for power in
domestic, rural, commercial and
Industrial use," Ickes said, "and
in view of his report I believe he
Is Justified in asking for Installa
tion of additional generating ma
chinery," i Ross told Ickes he expected the
present generating units would
begin operation in late spring.
- ALARM
) BEND, Feb. 10 UP) Locked In
an office, Mike, the pet terrier of
Dr. R. W. Chrlstlanson, soon lib
erated himself. He knocked oft
a telephone receiver and whined
In It, attracting the attention of
an operator. j
WEATHER
Wind and Snow
High 88, Low 30
- PRECIPITATION
24 hours to 1 l m............SK
Season to date ..................11.7B
Ijuit year to date .................. 8. fit
Normal precipitation ............0.08
UNITED PRESS
Number 8167
ji
Interference
Farmer L. E. Worlstad (extreme
at food markets. . ,
men, who made no protestations.
STILL
Klamath Officials Given
Little Encouragement
by State Engineer.
Seeking definite aid for the pro
posed underpass to be constructed
on Main street near the Big Basin
Lumber -company,' Mayor Clifton
Richmond and T. B. Watters,
chairman of the roads and high
ways committee ot Klamath coun
ty chamber ot commerce, appear
ed before R. H. Baldock, Oregon
state highway engineer, at Salem
Wednesday afternoon.
Baldock- again reviewed the
situation as explained by letter to
Mayor Richmond several weeks
ago, stating that inasmuch as the
president had asked congress to
hold up all federal aid monies, al
location ot funds for the Klamath
Falls underpass would naturally
be prohibited.
"Maybe" In Fall '
Should federal aid continue,
(Continued on Page Eight)
AMERICAN WOMAN GIVES
CENSORED INTERVIEW TO
U.S. ENVOY IN MOSCOW
' MOSCOW. Feb. 10 WP) Mrs.
Ruth Marie Rubens of New York,
pale from two months imprison
ment, talked for an hour and 16
minutes today with Loy W. Hen
derson, United States charge d'af
faires, but apparently was able to
Impart little ot her account of her
arrest on suspicion ot espionage.
Soviet Judicial authorities were
present to censor the Interview.
Mrs. Rubens was permitted to an
swer only questions approved by
an examining judge ot the soviet
military tribunal wearing the In
slgnia of a brigade commander.
Henderson declined to tell what
took place during his visit to the
grim old Buttrka prison outside
Moscow until he had made his re
port to the state department. He
was accompanied by Angus Ward,
United States consul, who went to
interpret it necessary. "
It was understood Mrs. Rubens
had to keep silent concerning de
tails ot her arrest Her visitors
gained the impression she would
be held in prison for a consider
able time.
The long-delayed Interview, for-
mally demanded by the American
government January 18, took place
in what appeared to be the office
of the assistant warden ot the
prison.
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FIVE KILLED,
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Highways, Rails Blocked,
Communications Down
Over Wide Area.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 10 P)
The storm-battered far west, with
California counting its dead at
five and property damage in tbe
millions, saw but little hope of
immediate surcease today.
Intermittent rains or snow In
nearly all areas west of the Rock
ies were forecast for the next 36
hours, bnt some encouragement
came in the weatherman's an
nouncement that he could see no
chance of another shrieking gale
such as spread havoc over north
ern California yesterday.
Record Equalled
Rivers, particularly in north
central California, were on the
verge ot flood stage and still ris
ing. Lowlands were flooded. Prin
cipal highways were open, as far
as could be ascertained, but con
ditions were changing hourly.
Today's rain equalled an all
time record In San Francisco 15
consecutive days of precipitation.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10 fP)
A howling gala that struck north
ern California killed fire persons,
injured scores ot others, and
caused property damage estimated
at millions of dollars,
- The wind, which at several
places "along a 300-mlle front
reached almost tornadlc force,
came as ahriektng climax to 14
(Continued on Page Eight)
WESTERN SOLONS DELAY
FINAL SENATE ACTION
ON CROP CONTROL BILL
: WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (JP)
ODDOSltion nf flnnntnra fmm live
stock and dairy regions threatened
aaminisirauon plans today
speedy senate approval of
compromise farm bill.
Senatnr RhwAllant.nAh
for
the
(D-
Wash.). Usuallv an nHmlnfntraHnn
stalwart, said he would force a
test vote on changes made by a
Joint congressional committee In
provisions Intended to protect
dairy and livestock regions.
The westerner added that he
would attempt to send the entire
bill back to the Joint committee
for restoration of this provision
which was In separate house and
senate bills.
Schwellenbach claimed the sup
port of most republicans and many
northern democrats.
Plumbers and steamfltters start
picketing high school construc
tion Job, claiming grievance
against William Lorens, plumb
ing contractor. Pickets withdrawn
pending outcome of conference.
Page 1.
Mayor Clifton Richmond and
T. B. Watters return from Salem
where they conferred with State
Highway Engineer Baldock In
regard to the Main street over
pass, rage i.
Klamath county holds heavy
moisture for spring with highest
precipitation recorded sine 1926
27 stream year, . Page 1.
Another slldo closes Paclfio
highway near Dunsmulr. Klam
ath roads all open. Page 1.
Klamath county next to last of
group 3 counties In traffic safety
standings for 1037. Page 14.
IN THIS ISHUK '
City Briefs Pag S
Comics and Story ...... Page 12
Courthouse Records .......Page R
Editorials ...Psg . 4
Family Doctor Pag 4
High schol News Page 14
Market, Financial News ..Page 11
Sports , .Page 1(1
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