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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1938
Number 8227
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Britain Boosts Taxes to Pay
Editorials
On the
Day', N ews
lly lltANK JENKINS
T TP at Pondlolon on Saturday
nlutii. Governor Murlln made
a pooch to the Young Democrat
, of Oregon, duly aaacmhlcd In atnle
convention.
When ho arrived In the conven
tion city, he carried In h la purkot
a PltKPAIlKI) apeech, but by the
time he got up to talk hla mind
waa full of thlnga (hat IIB HIM
SELF wanted to aay, ao he (oaaed
aalde hie carefully written menu
, acrlpt and waded Into hla aubject
xtomporaneoualy.
Judging by newepapor reporla,
It wna worth Hateulng to,
wrllKN Governor Martin apeak
" hla own thoughta. In hla own
blunt but quite human and
charming way. he la ALWAYS
worth llatonlng to. It la only
when he permit proleaalnnal poli
tical bandlera, through the me.
dlutn of prepared epeechea, to put
weaael worda (aa Woodrow Wll
aon called them) Into hie mouth
that ho fall to be Impreaalve,
fOVERNOR MAIITIN same
down Into Southern Oregon
laat fall, and while here he made
a number of apeeche at varlou
gathering held In hla honor or
' at which he waa a gueat of honor.
Ilia epeechea were of two
kind carefully prepared manu
crlpte written for him by poli
tical atlvlaera (which were uni
formly dull and dry and tlrcaomo)
and hi own extomporanooua
tnlka, mde on the apur of the
moment and expressing unquas
tlonably hi own opinion, which
without exception were prkllng
and witty and OBVIOUSLY SIN
CKHH. Ill prepared manuacrlpta left
hla hearer bored and more than
a little dlaappolnted, while hi
extemporaneous tnlka brought
them out on the edge of tholr
chalra, cheering and enthualnstla
HrlllS WRITER, who la a Ufa
long Ttepuhllcan, expect to
Tote for Oorornor Martin next
fall If the Democrat nominate
him thla aprtng.
When tho governor la hlmelf,
aponklng out In public In hi own
picturesque but fnrlc and hon
eat way, thin purpose I a whole
hearted one and I pleasant to
contemplate. In theae day of
wordy and windy demagoglsm.
when promlalng ANYTIIINO AND
EVERYTHING 1 the rule, It Is a
real plcnaure to have aomeone
like Martin to rote for.
It I only when h lot hi
political handler put word In hl
mouth that he doqan't bnllove (a
he doo every now and then) that
thl wrltor' nthulam ha a
tendency to COOL OFF.
NEW AP HEAD
NEW YORK, April 2 (ID
Robert McLcnn. prcaldont of the
Phlladolphln Bulletin, today was
eloctcd prcaldont of tho Assocl
atod Proa. Ho ucceed Frank n.
Noyos, proldont of tho Washing
ton Star, who retired yoalordny
nftor ervlng In that offlco for 38
year.
Little
Interviews
Luko McAnully, Tulolnko, bu
reau of reclamation oni)loyo
Lot of tho new homoslondois aio
gottlng toady to put In tholr
grnln and polntoo nnd llio now
fur in nulla nro busy plncos, A
nitmbor of small hoimm nro under
construction right now.
R. T. Rtnnloy, doslgnlng ongi
noor of tho now cnnnl brldgos If
thoy Inivo a "christening" on tho
bridges I hopo limy hnvo It protty
soon becnunn I'm going home to
Snlem Saturday.
Looking Down
The camera man Mood atop th main high achool building
or the pnrtlally-cnmplotcd gymnaaium and a hop building. Modoc
lie In the background. .
Meeting of Liberals May
Result in Political
Realignment.
WASHINGTON. April 2 fP)
Governor Philip La Kollelto' call
for a meeting of liberal at Mad
laon, Wl.. Thurady night I ex
citing lively lnteret among legl
lator seeking to ascertain the
potential atrcngth of a nntlonnl
third pnrty.
Although there la llttlo expec
tation that a now party would
have countrywide Influence In thl
year' congressional elections.
members of congross were divided
over tho question of whether the
time Is ripo for a political re
alignment.
Walt President's Plana
Senator Norrls (Ind.-Neb.) a
orted today that third party advo
cate should linns bnck until It
Is determined whether President
Ilonnovnll will seek another term.
"Tito president doesn't want a
third term." Norrl aalil, "but If
a conlltlon of democrat and re
publican In congress succeeds In
blocking hi measures, tho pcoplo
will Insist Hint ho run again.
"I think tho formation of any
third party should wait until we
see whether we will hava to run
tho president for nnothor term."
WATER SUPPLY CUT OFF
IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AS
FLOODED STREAMS RISE
MADRAS. April 26 (AP)
Tho Opnl Spring pumping plnnt
was closod yesterday by high
water In tho Crooked river, shut
ting off tho wntor supply to
Ottlvor, Motollua, Madras and the
Agency l'lnln district.
Crows oporntod a tnnk truck
to supply 16,000 gallons of wntor
dnlly from a rnllrond supply
point when the resorvolr was
omptlod.
BKND, April 29 (AP) Four
of renewed flood conditions In
tho Ochoco volley and Crookod
rlvnr arens followed honvy rains
and warm toinpornturos over tho
weekend.
Tho Ochoco reservoir, backed
up three miles Into tho mouii
tnlns nliovo 1'rlnevlllo, was over
flowing; and rnlonslng tho hnnvlont
bond of wntor In 20 yonr Into
mondow land. ,
. "nKKINITRI.Y" RKTTKIl
WASHINGTON. April 26 (P)
Nnvnl hospllnl nttcmlnnts do
scrlbod tho condition of Senator
Itcnmos (L-Oro.) today a "defl
nltoly Improving."
on New High School Structure
baseball
NATIONAL J.KAtilB
R. H. E.
Chicago S 13 1
Pittsburgh S 8 0
(,'arleton and Hartnett; Brandt,
Swift (2) and Todd. (10 Innings)
R. H. E.
Brooklyn 1 & 0
Boston 4 10 0
Preasnell, .Marrow (4), Porter
(6) nod Chorvluko; Tumor and
Muellor,
R. II. C.
Philadelphia I 13
Now York .12 11 1
Lamaster, Smith (7), Ilcusser
(8) and Atwood; Vnnderherg,
Brown (4), Coffmnn (?) and Dun
ning. R. II. E.
St. Louis ... T 6 1
Cincinnati 8 18 0
C. Davis, Johnson (7), Macon
(8), Hnrrell (9), Lanier (10)
and llremnr; Holllngnworth,
Bongo (6), Vandomoer (8), Cns
carclla (9) and Lombard!, liorsh
berger (8).
(10 Innings).
AMKRICAN IjK.Ktl'K
1 R. II.
E.
r Now York 5
9 7
9 1
Smith.
Hayes
Philadelphia 3
Pearann and Glenn:
Nelson (4) and Brucker,
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Cleveland
18
10
Chlengo
WhUehlll. Gnlehouse (Si and
Pytlnk: Cain. Cox, (7) Rlgney
(9) and sowoll.
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Boston j.. ........ 4
Wnshlnetnn fl
H. E.
10 1
13 1
Mnrcum and Desautels, Bert
(8); Apploton and R. Ferrell.
FROME SUSPECTS LINKED
WITH MYSTERIOUS LORIUS
MURDER THREE YEARS AGO
HOBBS, N. M., April 2 (.T) A
man' and a 20-year-old blonde
girl, hold under suspicion In the
slaying of Mrs. Weston (I. Frome
of Berkeley, Calif., and hor
dnughtor, Nancy, woro tentative
ly linked by authorities today
with tho throo yonr old Lorlits
murder mystory,
The pnlr, arrestod lata Satur
day night hora at Hobbs hotels,
wore In custody of officer at the
county jail In Lovlngton.
The tllsnppenrance In May,
19115 of Mr, and Airs. Goorgo M.
Lorlus of Knst St. Louis, III., and
Mr, and Mrs. Albert Hebcror of
Duquoln, III., constitutes one of
tho southwest' most baffling
criminal case. They dropped
from sight In eastern Now Mex
ico nnd their car was litter found
abnudnnod In Dallas, Tex.
Shorlft W. Korloy, who ques
tioned tho two auspoctB horo ex
tonalvely said the man, about 29,
benr on hi nrm a tnttoo mark
almllar to that reported to have
boon soon on tho nrm of a (lark,
nervous man sought around El
Paso In 103E as the suspected
killer of the four Illinois tourist.
Tuesday morning for thl picture
field and the Hot Spring district
WPA Boss Inspired Chain
Letters Backing Pump
Priming, Claim.
IllLLKTI.V
WARHINtiTOX, April 20 (AP)
Sixteen of I ho nation's leading
bnnkers, InduHtrliillsta and Insur
ance executive pledged them
selves tiHlny to cooiierato "In every
effort" by President Roosevelt "to
reetore conrtilcnro and normal
business conditions.'
WASHINGTON, April 26 (AP)
Representative Taber (R-NY)
accused Harry L. Hopkins today
of inspiring "chain lottor pro-
pnganda ' in favor of President
Roosevelt's pump priming pro
gram. Tuber's statement to reporters
came while house members had
before them an anonymous let
tor to President Roosevelt tolling
of "new propaganda about to be
launched against your recovery
program." A petition form was
nttnehed to the letter which the
writer said originated In a large
corporation In Detroit.
Instructions Copied
Tho New York congressman, In
blaming tho works progress ad
ministrator for pro-pump prim
ing chain letters, said writer
of a numbor of the communica
tions he received hnd copied the
"chain" instructions as well aa
the body of the lotter, thus dis
closing whnt he called their
"propaganda" nature.
"On the bottoms of some of
tho loiter," Taber ald, "wa a
lino stating 'make one copy for
your congressman and send this
to four other porsons.' "
FORMER SECRETARY TO
SIMONE SIMON ACCUSED
OF DEFRAUDING ACTRESS
LOS ANGELES, April 20 (P)
Sandra Martin, former secretnry
to Simono Simon, was held under
810.000 bond todny awaiting pre
liminary hearing Fridny on a
chnrgo aho dofrauded tho actress
of nearly 130,000,
Miss Simon after signing a
criminal complnlnt against hor
formor sccrolnry, anld:
"I am very gurry to do thla. I
did not mind losing the money
so much ns to lonrn that my trust
In ono whom I. trusted Implicitly
has boon shnttorod."
"Thoy will bo pnld for this,"
Mrs. Mnrtln declared, referring to
Mis Simon nnd district attorney'
Invoatlgntorn who nrrested hor.
"I didn't stonl anything from
Miss Simon nnd she knows It. I
will hnvo the last word In court
about that."
I
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RECORD BUDGET
TO
Income Levy Increased to
27i Per Cent; Tea, Oil
Duties Raised.
LONDON. April 2 OP) The
British government jolted the na
tion today by boosting the income
tax from 25 per cent to 271 per
cent to help pay the cost of the
taggering rearmament program.
Sir John Simon, chancellor of
the exchequer, in his annual bud
get speech before a shocked house
of commons, announced the In
come tax would be raised from
five shillings In the pound to fire
shillings In sixpence (from $1.25
to SI. 371 In $5.00).
Other Bombshell
Presenting the budget bill for
the 1938-39 fiscal year (begin
ning April 1) Sir John announced
the government's total needs as
944.398,000 pounds ($4,721,990,
000), an Increase of 81,500.000
pound ($407,500,000) over the
previous year ....,,
"""The" chancellor also announced
an increase In the dutlea on tea
and oil. The higher tax on tea
will reach into the pocketbook of
virtually every family in the land,
rich or poor.. The higher-income
and oil taxca also will hit most
of them.
Simon dropped several other
bombshells, including the disclos
ure that the government secretly
purchased early this year huge
stocks of wheat, sugar and whale
oil. sufficient to last through "the
early months" of a possible war.
The chancellor presented the
nation lth the largest peacetime
budget In its history.
Storks Decline
Financial quarters were disap
pointed. Leading shares declined
sharply In after-hours trading.
Broker said detail of Sir John'
speech had "a most unsettling
and disappointing effect,"
The budget Included 253,250,
000 pounds ($1,266,260,000) for
armaments expenditures, but this
did not include 90,000.000 pounds
($450,000,000) to be borrowed
to meet additional costs of the de
fense program.
OREGON FORMALLY QUITS
NEW YORK FAIR, TURNS
FUNDS TO SAN FRANCISCO
SALEM, April 26 UPV Tho Ore
gon world' fair commission voted
formally today to withdraw from
the New York world's fair and to
spend all Its available funds for
an exhibit at the San Francisco
world's fair. Both expositions
will be held next year.
The commission, charging the
New York world' fair corpora
tion with having a "cold and In
different attitude" toward Ore
gon's exhibit, explained It with
drew bocause the corporation gave
the Oregon site to France and
then offered Oregon an Inferior
site.
The commission will ask the
attorney general for an opinion
on whether the unexpended funds
for the Now York fair can be
transferred to the state' exhibit
at the San Francisco fair.
The transfer of the Oregon site
to France Indicates that the New
York fair officials "have devel
oped a more or less foreign com
plex, as we understand It is their
policy to glvo free covored apace
to foreign participants a com
pared to a very high cost to the
states," the commission Bald in a
prepared statement at a hearing
here todny.
It said that the site which was
offered Oregon In place of the old
site would cost moro to maintain,
tho commission advising states
against accoptlng tho now atte.
WASHINGTON, April 26 r
German Ambassador Hans Dlock
hoff Informed under Secretary
Welle thla morning that Ger
many would not take part in the
world fair In New York next year.
The ambassador also asked
what the United State Intended
to do about the sal of helium
to Gorniany.
PARLIAMENT
Armament Bill
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A Copco crew, cutting the pavement at Esplanade and Main
streets for the new Moeller building, Tuesday exposed the rusted
steel tracks of the famous old Linkville trolley, three feet below
the surface of the pavement. The Linkville trolley was a horse-
drawn streetcar, the route being
out Conger and California avenues
Klamath lake. . The picture shows
inspector, with a tie dug from
the Linkville trolley downtown
arrived in Klamath Falls.
Gubernatorial Candidates
Schedule Campaign Visits
Here During Coming Week
Governor Charles H. Martin
will visit Klamath Falls May 3
and 4, spending more time in this
city than in any other on his
forthcoming tour of the state. It
was announced Tuesday.
Dr. O. J. Johnson of Klamath
Falla returned to the city Tuesday
after a Portland and Salem trip,
with the news of Governor Mar
tin's plans. It will be the gover
nor's longest Journey over the
state prior to the primary elec
tion, in which he is a candidate
for renominntion on the demo
cratic ticket.
Public Meeting;
It Is expected there will be a
public meeting forthe governor
Tuesday night, May 3, and on
Wednesday he will probably spend
some time In the country districts
and at other Klamath cities and
towns.
It Is reported that Charles A.
Sprngue, candidate for the repnb-
CREW OF FLYING BOAT
FIGHTS SHARKS AS SHIP
PICKS UP PASSENGERS
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 26
(AP) Three members of the
crew of a twln-cnglnored Pan
American flying boat had a nar
row oscape from sharks. It was
disclosed todny, when the craft
was forced down at sea yostor
day 30 miles from Jamaica.
Twelve passengers and one
member of tho crew woro taken
oft the sinking plane by the pas
songer steamer Cavlna, but the
commander and two othors re
mained with tholr craft. It began
to sink and tho three hurriedly
launched a collapsiblo boat.
A thoy wero getting into it
two sharks attacked but missed
the men nnd then began fighting
each othor. Tho collapsible boat
failed and tho men had to take
to a rubber raft before they were
picked up by the tug Klllerig.
The flying boat was en route
from Santiago, Cuba, to Kingston
when one engine failed In a rain
storm. All passengers and crew
reached Kingston uninjured and
mail nnd baggage was saved by
the Cavlna.
s
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5 uf.-r'st i
from the depot, down Main street,
to the boat landing on Upper
O. D. Matthews, city plumbing
under the tracks. Matthew rode
from the depot on the day be
lican nomination for governor,
will spend some time in Klamath
Falls at the end of this week.
Sprague, Salem publisher, is mak
ing a vigorous campaign, and is
conceded to be one of the stronger
of the eight candidates running
for the republican nomination. He
has a number of personal friends
here who are aiding his campaign
locally.
Whirlwind Campaign
Willis Mahoney of Klamath
Falls Is conducting a typical
whirlwind Mahoney campaign,
(Continued on Page Six)
REPUBLICANS GAIN ON
DEMOS IN REGISTRATION
REPORTS FILED TUESDAY
SALEM, April 26 UP) Regis
tration returns from 19 of the 36
counties gave republicans a 72,747
to 61,712 lead today over the
democrats, although democrat
have made gains in 18 counties
while republicans have lost In 14.
The registration total today
stood at 137,144, Indicating an
all-time record would be estab
lished for the May primary. New
high marks hare been set In 14
of the 19 counties.
The seven counties reporting
todny swelled the republican total,
six of them remaining republican
and one, Coos, switching from re
publican to democratic.
The registration totals for the
counties reporting today, Including
republican, democratic and total
figures, Include:
Benton, 5213, 3242 and 8610;
Coos, 6569, 7293 and 14,757;
Curry, 1331, 835 and 2200; Doug
las, 7814, 5467 and 13,648; Lake,
1468, 1343 and 2832; Morrow,
1372, 748 and 2162; Yamhill,
6774. 5000 and 11,944.
Although the republicans now
hare an 11,000 majority, this will
be partially offset by Multnomah
county, which has a democratic
majority of about 7000. Mult
nomah county has not yet re
ported. Of tho counties reporting today,
all set new registration marks ex
cept Yamhill.
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NICKEL COPS
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450 Machines to Be In
stalled Soon in Busi
ness District.
Parking meter will b; Instal
led on Klamath Falls buaines
streets In about 30 day.
Mayor Clifton Richmond ha
signed a contract with the O. D.
Jennings company of Chicago for
450 of the meters, it learn
ed Tuesday. The city council
gave the mayor authority to enter
into the contract, which is for
a trial period of 12 months.
(I3 Each
The cost of eacn parking meter
Is $65. The city will take 25
per cent oc the proceeds from
motorists' nickels, and the Jen
nings company will take 75 per.
cent, until the machines are
paid for. The city will then take
all the proceeds as owner of the
meters.
For the last two years mem
bers of the council have talked
Intermittently about parking
gaugeis mounting rapiuiy inde
cent weeks on reports of assert
ed ly successful use of the ma
chines In Portland and elsewhere.
At a night meeting last week the
councilmen talked the matter over
with. a representative of the Jen
nings company and authorized
the mayor and police Judge to
enter into a contract for not
more than 450 machines. Nothing
was said to news reporters about
the action, which came to light
after the contracts had been sign
ed. .
Mayor Richmond said Tuesday
(Continued on Page Six)
CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP
REELECTS INCUMBENT
DIRECTORS TO NEW TERM
Every Incumbent was reelected
in the annual chamber of com
merce balloting on directors, con
cluded with a count of the votes
Tuesday afternoon.
In alphabetical order, the new
directors, who are also old di
rectors, are H. P. Bosworth, Jr.,
Marshall Cornett, Ed Geary, J.
H. Houston, Frank Jenkins, J.
W. Kerns and Henry Semon.
C. A. Dunn was among the
first seven, but declined the elec
tion and the next man was ele
vated to his place. v
The new board will meet Wed
nesday to elect officers of the
chamber of commerce for the
new year.
Today's
News
Digest
City officials sign contract for
Installation of 450 parking meters
In Klamath Falls; machine to be
In operation in about 30 day.
Page 1.
Gorernor Charles H. Martin to
visit Klamath Falls May 3 and 4;
Sprague coming soon; Mahoney
making whirlwind drive; WPA
project workers told to refrain
from actlre politics. Page 1. i
All lncumbonts elected to chara
her of commerce directorships;
officers to be named Wednesday.
Page 1.
Hotel man tells city council
peddler ordinance hurting hotel
business here, repeal petition
forthcoming. Page 4.
New officers of Klamath Publla
Health association elected. Page 6,
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