J WEATHER Unsettled, Windy Ilgh 48, Low ST PRECIPITATIO.V WIRE SERVICE Til Herald and New subscribe to (all liuued wire service ol the Associated Press and the tulle Press, the world's greatest awagntlierlng organisations. For 17 hours dally world news comes Into The Herald Mews office on teletype machine. 34 houm to a. m.. ..00 Heason to data ..lB.8a 1mt year to data 4.04 ASSOCIATED PRFcr IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND UNITED PRESS normal precipitation . ..8.07 fcJ Price v aLAMATH FALLS. ORE., THURSDAT, MARCH 3, 1938 Number 81851 nrmrn w mm HllV ..ti.. Washington Bandits Kidnap Five ft mfKixi VkA iter J 4 This la Roy Renin troop No. 1. of the Ht. Psul's Episcopal church, whleh won the clty-wlde In aprctlon rontom hold at the armor jr. 1)111 Kuykondall la aroutmaatr-r and John nnfelto la senior patrol leader. Flrat row, left lo right: Mill Arnold, Tom Hourly, Phil Rlohm. Rudy Strunk, Dick lllohm. Second row Dick Prane, Fred Eyerly, llnrold Utillar. Charlea Foul or. Frank Burns. Floyd llunaaker. Third row Jack Anderaon, nobert Penrod, Dal Hunaaker, Bill Waioa, Don Hunaaker, Ray MrAuley and Bob While. Editorials on the Day'sNews By I HANK JENKINS AS metropolitan cltlea id, San Fraimlaoo'i newspaper -. are rather food. They are neither exceedingly aenaatlonal nor ex ceedingly conservative They are edited by ahrnwd Judgea of human nature, and are therefore Inter eating to the average person. TN gnn Franclaco, at In moat of America'! clllea, the newa papera HAVE lo be edited for averago people. Only New York la big enough to afford claaa papera that la to aay, news papera edited for certain definite tarda of Intelligence. In Now York. Evening Poil can enter to a email but very aelect clientele, the Tlmea can address Itaelf to the business man, the Ilcrnld-Trlhune to the upper middle clnaa, tho Journal lo the lower mnaaoB and tho tnblolda to tho morona. New York la o big that a nowapnper edited for a cor- NEW WARRANT CHARGES TEAMSTER HEAD WITH SUPPLYING STENCH BOMBS PORTLAND. Ore., Mnrch 3 UP) Pollco Lieutenant T. T. Schulplus aald a now warrant wna lasuod yesterday for A. K. Roaaor, Port land AFI. Tenmstera' union hend held at Dallas on an arson charge In connection wllh a pnllro round up of alleged labor tnrrorlata. v Rchulplua anld Roaaor was charged wllh furnishing atonch bo nihil In Henry Hwlft, proaldont of I.ocnl No. 162, AFI, Tcnnistors, and another num. Swift la charged In two count with throwing them Into esUbllhhnients hero. At Sonttlo, Goorgo Vnmlorveor, eounaol for the AFI. Tonmatora' union, charged In an Interview that the Portland altunllnn "aooma to he the opening gun In fight for an opon ahop town," "In fact, I Know who la hohlnd thla and hnve the proof in my f Hon," Vmiclorvnor anld. He assorted l'ortlund emplnyora hatl "hired gunmen of tho moat vicious niul inurdnroua type to ennia Into town nnd atlr up trouble" "I liavo In my fllna algnod alnlomonla from two, with chocks allowing who hired thorn nnd pnld thorn, nnd I hnve nccoaa to moro auch rnrords." Vnndorveor anld, nnd n del oil nno of Al Cn pnne'a former lloiitonnnts wna In cluded. Little Interviews Knrl Urqnhnrt, Enstslda Bloo ftrln company, homo from a trip oaat nnd anulh Thnt was anme atorm lit Los Angeles. I snw wnlor running over the curb and Into hotel lobbies, Best in Inspection tnln tyna of jsejion can find enough of the tMsoai"H alma at to-support Itself. ' Elaewhere, evenjln Chicago, the newspaper! must it edited for an average level. They can't afford to be too tatefligent. and ihey mustn't be TOO crude, for they have to find readers among all klnda of people. ANY newspaper In San Frsn Cisco will give you a fairly accurate and complete picture of world affairs. This Is true for two reaaona one being that with war In the air world newa la In teresting to EVERYBODY, for war touches In ono way or an other evory living porson. The other la that San Franclaco'a population Is drawn from all over the world, so that In a way world news Is home town news to a lot of people here. So the papors print a lot of It. yrilERWISK, tha newspapers hero are Intensely provin cial meaning thnt they are tn toreated only In newa that Imp pens close to borne. ilor Is aa example: Seattle's city primary tha other day Involved Issuoa that are about aa Important to San Francisco na anything could .be. This city Is cursod with mora than an average share of labor racketeering, and the aonsntlon.nl defeat of Dors up north Indicates that the public (Continued on Pago Seven) 1 WAY OPENS FOR FEDERAL AGENTS TO TAKE HAND IN LEVINE KIDNAPING CASE NEW ROCIIELLK, N. Y., Mnrch 3 (P) Tho disappearance Inst Thursday of 12-ycar-old Polor Levlno became officially a matter of concern lo the United Stntoa govornmont today, but fodornl ngonts continued to hold oft In I ho hopo tho boy might turn up unharmed. If not roturnod within sovon dnys, a kidnap victim is prosumod undor the Lindbergh Inw to hnve been carried across state linos, tho case thorohy coming undor fodornl Jurisdiction, Murray Levlno, father of tho missing boy, renewed his nppcnl to bo loft alone to handle tho enso himself, howover, and thoro woro no outward signs of official activity. Rood Vottorll, Now York chief of the federal bureau of Investi gation, replied "no comment" when nskad If the passnge of the time limit provided In the Lind bergh lnw would bring an end to his hands-off policy. Likewise, the missing boy's father roftmed to commont on re ports thnt the 100,000 which In vestigators anld-wns domandod In a third ransom note had boon paid. 1 f 4 House Committee Adopts Policy of Non-Aggression for Fleet WASHINGTON, March I (P) The house naval affaire commit tee approved legislation today to aulhorlin a 11,113,546,000 expan sion of Iho navy. Chairman Vinson (D-Ga.) an nounced the committee voted, 30 to 3. In favor of tha bill. Bofore acting finally on tbe measure which would add 46 com batant ships to tha fleet, 32 auxil iary vessels and 9S0 pianos, the committee adopted an amendment by Vinson declaring a policy of non-aggression for tho navy. Up for lH-hnle Next Week Tho amendment also would commit the United States to main' mining a fleet strong enough to protect both the Atlantic and Pa clflc coasts from simultaneous at tack. Before Bonding the bill to the house floor, Vinson said the com mitteo also approved a provision authorizing tho navy to construct on tha Pacific coast whatever naval vessels the president deter mines are norossnry to maintain shipbuilding facilities there in tho Interest of national defense. The naval committee chnlrman told newsmen he planned to call the hugo defense bill tip tor house debate a woek from today. "Pocket Battleship" Naval exports speculated today on the development of a now type of "pocket battleship aa a poB' Bible result of tho London convor. Buttons among representatives of the United States, Great Britain and France. Bulking somewhere between 10,000 and 17,500 tons, the new craft would be a reply to Japan's socrot warship building, particu larly as It relates to Britain's de (Continued on I'nge Six) ASSISTANT CHIEF NAMED FOR CRATER LAKE PARK MEDFORD, March S (P) Thom as C. Purkor, formerly connocton with the Zlon nntlonnl park In Utah, has boen appointed assistant superluipndont of Crntor Lako na tional park, offoctlve March . 1. Pnrkor will arrive Sunday to ns sumo his new duties. The appointment was made necessary, tho park sorvico said, duo to Iho steady lncronse In travel lo Crntor Lake park, win ter and summer. KVNKRAI. SKRVICKS MEDFORD, Mnrch 3 (AP) Funeral sorvlcos for Chnuncey M. Browor, president of the Cali fornia Oregon Power company, who pnsnod away Wednesday after a lingering Illness, will be hold from Iho Sacred Heart (,'nth- ollo church, Hit Rov. Father Francis W. Black officiating, at 10 o'clock Friday morning. GUN BATTLES WITH POLICE E Prisoners Released After Wild Trip From Seat tle to Portland. PORTLAND, Ore., March 3 MP) Two bandits kidnapped five per sons at Seattle and Olympia to day, brought them to Portland In a stolen automobile and apparent ly escaped toward tbe east. The bandits released Lloyd Warfleld. Seattle garage attend ant, Kenneth Meek, Seattle ser vice elation operator. Art Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jones at the municipal airport. Exchange Shots Tom Jones, who telephoned the story of robbery, gun battlea and abductions to Deputy Rherlff E. R. Wallensteln, said tbe bandits stole a car and forced Warfleld to drive It to Fourth and Spokane streets In Seattle. There tbey forced Meek to get In after rob bing his station of about 350. A Seattle police car followed them out of Seattle. One of the bandits auaskt'd the rw window and tired. They exchanged abota with a atate police car between Seattle and Tacoma. Halt Truck '"he motor Was disabled nine miles north of Olympia. The men halted a light truck driven by Tom Jones, who was accompanied by his wife and brother. Tom Jones drove the overlosd ed truck to the airport where the victims were released. Police later found the truck abandoned at East 69th and Beech streets here. The victims were brought to the sheriff's office. Had Second Gun They described one bandit as S feet 10 Inches tall, weighing 140 pounds snd wearing horn rimmed glasses. He had a light brown overcoat and a grey hat. The other was 6 feet 7 Inches tall and weighed 145 pounds. He wore a light grey hat and a dark overcoat. Tbe first msn carried one re volver and the other two. Mrs. Jones said she slipped a gun from the second robber's pocket only to discover ho had another. Meek was still wearing a ser vice station attendant's uniform when he reached headquarters. "Like Nightmare" "It was Just like a nightmare," said Mrs. Llla Jones. She said she. her husbnnd and his brother, Art, were on route home from Seattle, where they had attendod a birthday party. MARTIN DEMANDS DIGEST RETRACT ARTICLE STATING BECK PORTLAND DICTATOR SALEM. March 3 (AP) Cot ernor Martin, In a telegram to day to a national magailno (Reader's Digest), demanded that It correct an article which he aald asserted that "Dave Beck, AFL tenmster, Is virtual dictator of Portland, Oregon. "This Is to advise you that nolthcr Davo Beck nor anyone else Is virtual dictator of Port land or any other city In Ore gon," tho governor wrote. "We do not tolerate dictators here and the atate of Oregon Is not a healthy plnco for auch as pirants. The people of Oregon severely resent your statement In this connection." "The governor told the editors of tha mngaslne about the round up of more than 60 persons ar rested for violence in connection wllh labor disputes. "This Is the way we handle would-be dictators In thevstato of Oregon. Our people expect a full correction from you of this Injustice to our state and Its principal city." "The governor's objection was agnlnst a brief review of an ar ticle written by Richard I. Neu berger, Portland, first published In tho March Issue of Amorlcan maga ilno. The review contained the stnloment to which the governor objected, although the original ar ticle did not. FEATURE R D Guerrillas Score Heavily Against Japs SHANGHAI. March 3 UPi A belated announcement by Japa nese themselves disclosed today that swift-striking Chinese guer rilla armies have scored heavily against Japanese forces nortb of Nanking during tbe last seven days. Slashing attacks by the guer rilla units, It was disclosed, have cost Japanese many miles of ter ritory they had 'conquered In weeks of bloody fighting along the Tientsin - Pukow (Tslnpu) railway. While Japanese Invadera from the north moved relentlessly to ward tbe vital Lunghal railway, Japanese commanders here an nounced that "bitter hostilities" have been In progress for week at Chanpaling. Drive Wedge (Pelping advices were that even In the north Chinese guerrillas menaced communications between Japsnese advance columns and supply bases.) Chanpaling Is behind the Japa (Contlnued on Page Six) E GOP Candidates Scarce on Klamath's Politi cal Scene. Republican timidity Is a notable feature of the local political situ ation. At present there Is not a single good republican prospect for the Important county Judge contest. Republicana are conspicuous by their absence In the lists of po tential candidates for the two leg islative posts to be filled this year. No republican has made public mention of his ambitions to be a county commissioner or county assessor, both otflcea to be filled also tbia year. Race for Attorney's Post In only the district attorney's race is there a prospect of a re publican primary contest. District Attorney Hardin C. Blackmer, a republican will run for reelection, and it is possible that E. E. (Pete) Drlscoll may oppose him on the GOP ticket. In most other contests, there Is not even one republican prospect, let alone two. Exception may be made in the case of the county sur veyor's office, for which Frank Z. Howard, registered republican and incumbent, is expected to be a can didate, and Linkville Justice of the peace, tor which W. B. Barnes, republican incumbent, is an aspir ant. May Be Some Later Perhaps a few ambitious repub licans will yet appear on the po litical horizon and enter the im portant races of county Judge, com missioner, assessor or state repre sentative. But if any have auch aspirations, they have kept them well hidden thus far. The ateady shift of registration to the democratic side Is a prob able cause ot timidity on the part of republicans. Some political observers say, however, that this may not be so (Continued on Page Six) IMMORTALITY GUARANTEED TO JAPS KILLED IN BATTLE ' TOKYO. March 3 UP) A new army message assures Japanese soldiers Immortality aa a reward for death In battle. The annual army day pamphlet, to be Issued on the 33rd anniver sary ot tbo Russian-Japanese bat tle ot Mukden, carries this reas surance: "To die for the sake of the em poror and the fatherland Is to live forever. "Moreover, to die participating In the supreme holy enterprise of mankind must be the greatest glory and the height ot exulta tion. Where there Is this con viction, every obstacle ceases to exist. Therein Ilea the possibility of bringing eternal peace to the Far East and constructing the paradise of mankind. "Such Is the soul ot the Japa nese soldier." WW SHOT REPORTS SPURHOPEFDR MISSING PLANE Belief Held Some Occu pants May Survive; Search Slow. FRESNO. Calif., March 3 UP) Reports ot flares and two mys terious shots spurred searchers to day In the hope some of the nine persons on the missing TWA sky liner might have survived It it crashed. Residents of the Sierra Nevada Shaver lake district, 30 miles northeast ot here, declared they saw the biasing white flares as a big plane groped Its way through a aevere rainstorm Tuesday. Search Planes Grounded A snow storm prevented the takeoff of more than a dozen planes today, but eight skilers left Sbaver to cover tbe vicinity ot Music mountain and canyons lead ing down from Big creek. Reports of two shots being heard about 2 ft. m. Wednesday, two hours after "a terrific crashing sound,", were, reported to Trans-; continental ana western -Air om clals here by William Bassen and Raleigh Rhodes ot Fresno. Bassen said he was at Bass lake Tuesday night when he heard the terrific crashing sound, which he believed waa caused by the plane striking a mountainside. Heard Two Shots Bassen said he and Rhodes made ft thorough search ot the area. "We found no fallen trees nor any trace of the plane," he said, "but Just as we were giving up the search we heard two shots. "We hunted again but couldn't find where the shots came from. Men directing the search said that heavy snow falling in the mountains would hinder but not make tbe present search impos sible unless the tall reached four or five feet ot new snow. Residents of Klamath Falls aro personally Interested ill the fate of the missing TWA skyliner which has been reported lost near Fresno after leaving tbe San Francisco airport bound for Albuquerque, N. M., via Los An geles. Mr. and Mrs. Lonls B. Walts of Bieber, where Walts is with the Standard Oil company, were passengers on the plane en route east to Pennsylvania on a pleas, ure trip to visit Mrs. Walts par ents. Walts were well known In Klamath Falls, Alturas and Lake- view and had left a six-year-old son, Louis Jr., in Bieber, accord ing to Klamath Falls friends. It is understood that Walts hsd made ft will, the first he bad made, prior to taking the trip. Walts, 35, Is head area man lo cated at Bieber, coming to Bieber eight years ago. Victor Krause. also a passen- ger on the ill-fated skyliner. was (Continued on Page Six) GEN. PERSHING FAILS TO MAINTAIN RECOVERY RATE TUCSON, Ariz., March 3 UPi Physicians maintained a close watch today on the condition of Gen. John J. Pershing, whose steady Improvement slowed, al though not sufficiently enough to arouse apprehension that he again was slipping toward death "The general Is not yet out of danger," said Dr. Roland Davi son, and announced he would re main In constant attendance at the sanatorium. Potatoes SAN FRANCISCO, March 3 (AP-USDA) Potatoes: One cal Ifornia, two Oregon arrived seven unbroken, nine broken on track; market dull, prices un changed from yesterday. LOS ANGELES, March 3 (AP USDA) Potatoes: One Califor nia, four Idaho, one Nevada, three Oregon arrived, 48 un, broken, 34 broken on track, of ferings light, demand fair, mar ket steady, little trading because of floods, very few sales, Idaho No. 1, Sl.12Vs-l.15; No. 2, one car 92 cents; Oregon, No. 1, one car si.02 Vi. Chiloquin. Merrill, Keiio Win Openers MEDFORD, March 3 (AP) Chiloquin, Klamath county cham pion, defeated Kerby, Josephine county squad, 42 to 26, in ft noon game at the Southern Ore gon Normal school "B" team tournament, to loom as one ot the strong contenders. Chilo quin plays Eagle Point tonight In a quarter-final game. Other noon time game scores In the championship flight, first round were: Eagle Point 26. Riddle 21. Keno 31, Langlois 17. Coos River 27. Rogue River 15. MEDFORD, Marcn 3 (AP) Central Point, Jackson county B champion, defeated Camas Valley, 30 to 26, In the first game of the championship flight of tbe eleventh annual invita tional basketball tournament. sponsored by the Southern Ore gon Normal achool at Ashland. The score was 18-17 at half tlms, and hard fought through out. In the other morning games. Merrill easily overcame Paisley, 23 to 13. and LaPine defeated Bandon, 24 to 19. Wilbur. Douglas county cham pion, defeated Prospect, 33 to In the President's cud flight first round. Gold Hill defeated Jacksonville, 23 to 20; Phoenix beat Sams Valley, 24 to 18. and St. Mary's ot Medford defeated Talent, 24 to 10. Perkins Declares Ameri can Worker Not Revo lutionary. WASHINGTON, March S UP) Secretary Perkins expressed the belief today that American labor wants to preserve the capitalistic system in industry. Labor's demands for a better living have increased with the de velopment of stronger unions and the country's school system, she declared in an interview on the eve of the labor department's 25th anniversary. "But American labor Is not re volutionary," she added. "It (Continued on Page Six) MOTOR INDUSTRY TO LEAD WAY TO BETTER BUSINESS, MANUFACTURER PREDICTS DETROIT. March 3 Tho na tion will ride out ot Its present difficulties "on wheels of the mo tor industry," as it rode out ot the last depression, "when the march of events restores the con fidence and releases the dormant purchasing power ot the Amer ican public," Charles R. Hook, president of the National Associ ation of Manufacturers, said today. Hook, who Is presldont ot The American Rolling Mill company, made this statement in connection with the opening next Saturday ot National Used Car Exchange week, the automobile Industry's drive to start a recovery movement by stim ulating the sale of used cars In the hands ot the nation's 46,000 automobile dealers. "The drive ot tbe automobile In dustry to thrust aside those bar riers which are blocking the nor mal production of now cars should be of tremendous help in opening up the avenue to general business recovery and reemployment," he said. "The present situation In the automobile industry gives us a clear Illustration ot bow the wel fare of all Industries and ot the people they employ Is tied up with the welfare ot each Individual In dustry. When one leader, such as the automobile Industry, strikes a slump it is reflected in retarded activity, reduced employment and emaciated payrolls all along the line. "The only sound way to cltinb out it the presont business de pression is by putting people back to work In private, productive en terprise. That Is tbo objective of both government and Industry. For with employment and payrolls up there Is purchasing power, and with purchasing power the peo ple can buy the products ot in dustry so that plants do not have to stand empty and employes are not forced Into unproductive Idle ness. "There Is no better place to (Continued on Page Seven) LABOR IN m OF, . EiPIIWCUliM TEN THOUSAND .124 Power Fails in Metropol itan Area; Rain, Snow : Continues to Fall. SAN FRANCISCO. March 3 UPl 1 maoDna ..i 1 - y . .. ........ nsJ icei.vu 11 U 111 the Los Angeles bureau of the Associated press, via amateur radio today, said that the death and mlMRlnff tnll nt lh. n..k.. California flood had reached 124 persons ai i:3 p. m., Pacifie time. The report said that 16 of thai dead were Identified, 41 unidenti fied and 67 missing and believed to have perished. Manv BAtinna mm aflll I.A lated aa reports were received irom some sections for the first time In four days. By The Associated Press Virtually the last means of com munication between flood stricken Los Angeles and the outside world failed about 10:40 a. m., (PST) today. The last previous word as to conditions within the metropolis, about three houra prior to the failure, showed possibly 48 dead. 10,000 homeless and many small cities within the metropolitan area snfferlng from the effects ot flood. Waters Recede . The rain continued and snow still was failing in the mountains and foothills to the east. Flood waters due to torrential rains in tbe preceding 36 hours had re ceded In many places but the list of losses waa growing. Radio Corporation of America, which was maintaining a circuit between Los Angeles and San Francisco, advised at 10:40 ft. m. that the power had failed in tho southern metropolis. MacRay radio still was operat ing with limited facilities and an enormous Jam of communications on file. Plane Carries Pictures A plane with pictures of the flood disaster left Los Angeles during the morning and was ap proaching San Francisco, where the photographs were to be put on the Associated Press wlrephoto circuit as soon as possible after the expected landing at 11:40 a. m. (PST). Three planes left San Francisco shortly after 11 a. m. with sever al persons, among them Screen Comedian Joe E. Brown, who had urgent business in the stricken city. . , SAN FRANCISCO, March 3 UP). The Pacific Telephone and Tele graph company announced today that telephone communication to and from Los Angeles was "com pletely paralyzed." "We have never experienced, on the coast, a greater calamity from flood waters," N. P.. Powley, company president, said. "All our San Francisco circuits, both toll cable and aerial lines, are out ot service. Both our coast and val ley leads have been washed ont (Continued on Page Six) . Republicans shrink from local politics. Martin strength reported groat. Pago 1. ; Suit started over sheep which allegedly ate dynamite, died. Page 3. , . ' Used car exchange campaign started In hope of taking country out of recession on wheels of suto Industry. Page 1. 1 Klamath Falls residents know passengers on Ill-fated skyliner be lieved to have crashed near Fres no. Page 1. Thomas C. Parker appointed as sistant superintendent of Crater Lake national' park due to Increase In travel. Page 1. Chiloquin, Merrill, Keno score victories In opening games at dis trict 14 tournament. Page 1. , IN THIS ISSUE City Briefs Pages Ui Comics and Story ...Page 10 Courthouse Records PaKe 7 Editorials .,...Page 4 Family Doctor Page 4 Market, Financial News, Page 9 Sports .... Pag ft HOMELESS DEAD IN Today's News Digest