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CKNATOn PEPPER may liar been Immensely popular In his own right, and bis opponents (there wer four of them) far Iras so. l.oral laaues may have figured extensively In the cam paign. Many things may have nlered Into the Florida primary which at thle distance ws are un able to underaland. Out th tact remains that Sena tor Pepper, an ardent New Deal er, an active Rooaevelt supporter, openly backed by th President's son, won out decisively In a prl msry election In which Ih New Deal was an Issue. nrllB Florida primary was wlde ly wslched as a barometer of sentiment toward the New Deal. The political correspondenta had paid much attention to II, point ing out that It would provide Ih first tent of public opinion fol lowing the buslneaa recession. It n generally recognised sa poli tically significant. These facts can not bs Ignored. npllK 1931 congressional cam paign Isn't over. It Is Just beginning. There Is much wnler to go under Ih bridge botwoen now and November, when a new house of representatives will b elected, along with about a third of the senate. Florida ISN'T the nation. It enn't even b regarded as fntrly representative of th country as a whole, for It Isn't an Industrial state at all and It Isn't an Im portant agricultural state. Flor ida Is more or loss In a class by Itself. Th vrdlct of th nation won't be known until November, but H would ba foolish even to attempt to dony that th Now Deal has won the first round of the 1938 bnttle. " ROOSEVELT HEADS HOME FROM FISHING CRUISE CHARLESTON, 8. C, May S UP Homeward bound from his south AllanUo voyage, President Roose Talt arranged to receive official mall from a seaplane off 8nn lJuan, Puerto Rleo, today. V' Th cruiser Philadelphia car rying the president and his White House fishing companions left Sombrero Island, northernmost dot In tho lessor Antilles, shortly after noon yoaterdny for tho rendezvous off Snn Juan. Little Interviews Arthur Prlaulx, Chlloquln, chairman of atnte republican cen tral cbmmlttoe It's boon my ob aorvntlon whan on of those "good riomoornts" got a lot of republicans to vote for him, the first thing you know he Is run ning for a hlghor office and try ing to run some good republican out of It. A Hardin 0. Blnckmer, district attorney I hnnr I'vo been con noctod with tho parking motor situation In locnl gossip, I wish you'd sny tho district attornoy Jn't city official and has noth- H a do with .city, business. Elderly Woman, Son Suspected In Five Deaths Mrs. Smith Tells of Cut ting Up, Hiding Body of Army Flier. SEATTLE, May S P The aamo grim pattern "Thoy went for a ride and were never aoen again" runs through the caae hlstorlea of persons who vnnlshed after dealings with Decnato Knrl .Mayer and his mother, Mrs. Mary Eleanor smith. Mrs. Smith was reported In Walla Walla last night as hsvlng Implicated her son In three un solved alaylngs besides the litis sett caae the untimely demises of Mrs. Krnesl I.a Casao of Untie. Mont., In 1913, Ole I.srson, of Anaconda, Mont., In 1921, and "a man named Randall." Utah Case In addition, a crime dossier on the mother and son, compiled sev eral years ago by the late Cspt. Charles Tennant of the Seattle detective force, showed Mayer and his mother suspected In a Utah disappearance case. Take the caae of Mra. I.a Caaae. Josepb I. Orlftln, Bcaltle attor ney who was actlra In the case at the tlnis, tells about It. ' "Mayer was going under the name of Skldmore and had made the acquaintance of Mra. La Casse, wife of a Hulls rooming house proprietor. Never Seen Again " 'Skldmore' took Mrs. I.a Casse for a rldo In his automobile and she was never seen sgnln. lilood atalna were found on the wall of a cat In he nctnilod near Anaconda, In Deer Lodge county. 'Skldmore' was arrested In possession of ber fur coat, Jewelry and keys to her safety deposit box. He said she had glvon them to him. "Her body was never found, and, alter a preliminary hearing, they had to let 'Skldmore' go, Mayer's mother also was held for a time In the case. Mrs. La ctase's belongings were recovered In a civil court action." Then there's the case of Ole Larson. Mollis II. Fults, fact de tective story writer of Olympln, who did much research on the (Continued on Page 8li) HITLER WATCHES AS ITALIAN NAVY STAGES MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY NAPLES, May S P Thunder ing guns and churning propellers broko the calm of the Naplos coast today as Italy's navy wont into a mngnltlcont demonstration of lis prowess in honor of Rolchs fuohror Hitler. A bright sun shone on the fa mous Neapolitan shorellno. smok ing Vesuvius In the background framed the blue ssa, crowded with 200 fighting ships over which hov ered squadrons of seaplanes. In the cantor of the fleet that moved out of the gulf, each war ship attonded by satellite craft, was the 12,000-ton battleship Ca your, carrying Hitler, Promler Mussolini, King Vlttorlo Emnnu olo and tholr staffs. Suddenly, submarines broke the sitrfneo on all sides of the fleet In mock attack and the war ships thundered salvos at the "onomy" craft, In another maneuver, attack ing torpedo boats shrouded them selves in smoko screens, dnrtod from thorn to attack nnd fled bnck to cover to escape counter-attack. In the maneuvers was the navy vessel Snn Marco, a radio-controlled ship which hns no crow. Her movements woro dlrocted from a nearby torpodo boat, ACTRESSES WORTH ALL THEY GET, SAYS DIRECTOR NEW YORK, May 5 (TP) The opinion that motion picture actors and actrosses "aro worth all they can get" was expressed todny by Clarence Brown, director, on his return from Europe. ''A good name Is valuable In surance for a picture anywhere," snld Brown. "It you don't give the nulilln a name, th noonle .won't go to a picture." STATE POUCE SERGEANT POSES AS CLERGYMAN TO GET MURDER CONFESSION WENATCHEE. May 6 (P) The amstlng story of how he elicited a confession from 73-year-old Mra. Mary Ellen Smith at the state peni tentiary that cleared up the 10-year-old James nassett murder and three other northwest slay Inns was told here todny by Ser geant Joe McCauloy of the state patrol.. McCauley said he posed as a clergyman and "purged the soul" of Mrs. Smith after State Patrol Chief William Cole had received Information from prison author ities that Mra. Smith had religion and wanted to talk lo a clergyman. The sergeant said ba entered the caae early In January of 1937 and It waa Cole'a Idea that he pose aa a gospel dispenser and get In touch with the woman through th prison grapevine. - Word was passed and Mra. Smith wrote the first of a series of confessional letters In which sha expressed foar the dismem bered body of liaasett would ba found ud bef-aon incriminated. McC'nuloy said he did not an swer Mrs, smith's latter but re layed Information to ber through another woman In prison and a mooting waa arranged. "It waa tho toughest and weird oat assignment I've ever under taken." McCauley said, "1 dressed In clergyman's clothes and no one In tho prison except tho warden know anything about the decep tion." Guerrillas on Outskirts of Jap Peiping PEIPING. May S (P) The wln dowa of this Jnpaneso-hcld north China city rattled today to what military authorities called "bomb ing practlco" as reliable foreign sources told of the approach of Chinese guerrilla forces to within a tow miles of Poiplng. The guerrillas raided Langfang, loss than SO miles southeast of Poiplng on the Polplng-Tlentsen railway, last week and today were reported near the Paomachang race course southwest of the city. Hills Hombed The "bombing practice" started yeslorday. All roads to the Marco Polo bridge area whore the Chln-ose-JnpaneBO war broke out Inst July 7 wore closed to general traf fic. Forolgners wore unable to In vestigate the situation. BAKER GIRL, ARRESTED AS BROTHEL INMATE, GOES TO ALTAR INSTEAD OF JAIL SAN FRANCISCO, May t (P) Slime' Onrd, 19-year-old Baker, Ore, girl, arrested as a brothel inmate hare, won hor plea todny to go to the altar Instead of prison. Miss Clnrd appeared .before Mu nicipal Judge Theresa Molkle with her flnuce Randolph Sochrost, 23, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. Together thoy plcadod for lenloncy for the girl. "Randolph wants to have you marry us right here In court," Miss Onrd told Judge Malklo. "Can't we wait until tomorrow so I can get a marcel and look a lit tlo bottorj" , The woman judge ngrcod nnd roloasod the girl and ordorod tho couple to appear later today with railroad tlckots showing Sochrest could take her to the mtddlowest as he promised. Judge Molklo delivered a brief locturo on wifely duties. "Thoro Is nothing moro devas tating to a man's character," she said, "than to lonrn his wife la unfaithful to him." The girl gravely agreed. Tho Judge said tho marriage could take place In her court this afternoon. Sochrest said h was a railroad switchman. GIANT FRENCH LINER RUINED 1 in i pi t nnn t i iiiNibtii nnt j Strike Ties Up Companion Vessel; Investigation Ordered. I.E HAVRE, France, May 5 (AP) Minister of Merchant Marine Louis De Chappedelalne ordorod an Immediate Inquiry Into a fire which today ruined the nine-year-old French liner Lafayette In drydock here. One version ot the origin of the blase was that a blow torch being used by an engineer In the hold Ignited tanks or oil. (A report from London said It wss understood the 25,178 ton liner wss covered by Insur ance totalling between 800,000 and 1,000,000 pounds 14,009, 000 to 15,000,000.) Disciplinary Measures De Chappedelalne also an nounced he would take disciplin ary measures against striking members ot tbe crew ot the Champlaln, another liner of the fleet operated by Companle Gen erals Transatlantique. . The Champlaln will be laid -up, , the. .marine - mlnistrr a nsiouncttt. The strike - prevented The ship from sailing, but pnasengors slept aboard wllh portholes shut by officers to prevent any Intrusion. Officers said this morning that the crew had forced indefinite postponement of the sailing In a deadlock In negotiations over de mands for improved working con ditions, Including the design ot their uniforms. . Passage Cancelled The passage was cancelled, leaving 1000 passengers to seek other transport The double setback struck the line suddenly during the night, with members of the Champlaln crew refusing to take their posts becnuse they disliked the shade of blue ot their jackets and wanted stars on the sleeves. Fire continued this morning to blase from the Lafayotte, with violent explosions sending flames skyward. Charred lifeboats fell Into the water beneath the single, red hot funnel. Fire fighters turned a half doicn hoses on the vessel. In drydock, but confined their efforts principally to preventing spread of the tire. So rapid was tbe spread of the flames tbat firemen's efforts to save the ship were futile. NEWARK SOURS ON NEW YORK'S FAIR, MAY DIVERT FUNDS TO SAN FRANCISCO NEWARK. N. J.. May 5 (AP) The city of Newark is somewhat miffed at New York. The bruised feelings of Jersey's largest city result from certain advertising pamphlets of the New York world's fair, 1939, which failed .to point out the close geographical relationship between New York nnd Newark didn't point Newark out at all. In fnct. After thinking the matter over yesterday, the Newark city com mission suggested New Jersey should participate In the big ex position next year the one in San Frnnclsco. A resolution adopted by tho commission made these points: "Tho northern part of Now Jersey, the west shore ot the Hudson, Nowark boy, tlie port of Nowark and tho Newark air port have been omitted In all pamphlots, mnps and other lit erature advertising the New York world's fair. "Newark, with Its many In dustrial and commerclnl trans portation facilities, is not propor ly ndvortlscd or known among tho states west of tho Mississ ippi as the eastorn terminus of tho most Important air Hues in the world. "An Impression has been false ly created In tho minds of the people west of the Mississippi that Now York City Is tho east orn terminus of said air lines." NEW BOTTOM PARIS, May 5 (P The Dala dler government, seeking a solid monotnry base tor rearming France, todny fixed a new bottom tor the franc at tbe lovol of 2.79 cents, or 35.80 francs to the dollar. Laid to Murder Team f '"'This won't happen again In Is preparing to drop a nickel Into a Jennings parking meter tne for Klamath Falls before a public furore against meters developed. A representative of the com. pany willingly demonstrated the meter on the enrb Thursday morning, and Clarice, unafraid of the much-maligned machine, stepped up to drop in a nickel. When Installed for use, tbe meter stands on a pipe at a convenient height. The dial at thetop records the parking time as it elapses. After dropping a nickel In the slot, the motorist gives the switch on the front a turn, which winds the machine and starts the clock going. - " ", . ..:,- Senate Banking Commit tee Approves Federal Loans to Lines. WASHINGTON. May 5 (IP) The senate banking committee ap proved today legislation providing federal loans to railroads for equipment and maintenance. . The committee made only min or changes In the legislation, which previously was approved by a conference of congressional leaders, federal agency officials and representatives ot railroads. Members of the committee quisled Jesse H. Jones, chairman of the reconstruction finance cor poration, before approving the measure. Chairman Wagner (D-NY) of the committee said he would en deavor to bring the bill before the sennte as soon as possible. He added that he expected no opposi tion to its passage. Jones, In his testimony, said the proposed loans would serve as a 'substitute for WPA expendi tures in the same field, YOUTHS ACCUSED OF WPA CHECK THEFT, FORGERY; HELD FOR FEDERALS Accused of stealing and forging n WPA check, Hnrvcy Buchanan, 18, nnd Alfred Jlorrls, 19, cousins, were held In the county jail Thursday. They were arrested by Deputy Shorlff Dale Mnttoon and wore brought to the district attorney's office by Mattoon nnd R. L. Grif fith, assistnnt postmaster. Tho youth are accused of steal ing tho check from a mail box.' according to District Attorney Ilnrdln Blackmor. The check was addressed to an uncle of the boys, nnd tho alleged theft came to light when he undertook to find out why he had not received tho check duo him. The chock wns made out for 22. According to Blnrkmor, tho boys allegedly cashed tho chock at tho Pino Cone on South Sixth street, after Buchanan allegedly forged an endorsement. Black mor said the youths had made a full admission at his office, and that federal authorities will take charge ot tho case inasmuch as It was a federal chock and the theft was made from a U. S. mail box. Beauty and the Beast w.Himmm,fi i.m '.I ""' ' f 1. X -AM, aL Klamath Falls or""hbt Very soon, Premature Septuplets Fail to Live HAVANA, May S CP Dr. Roberto Fonseca, director ot a hospital at Bayamo, Orient pro vince,, telephoned to Havana to day that a. farm woman near Bay amo bad given birth prematurely to seven children but none had survived. He said he had visited the wo man but had not seen the chil dren, because tbe midwife had disposed of them before his ar rival. The birth, he said, oc curred Monday, after only three months gestation. Mother 80 Years Old Tbe woman's name was given as Ratanla Canova, 30 years old. She was recovering. Bayamo Is la extreme south eastern Cuba, 35 miles inland from Mansanlllo, Earlier Col. Fulgencio Batista, chief of the army, on receipt of reports that septuplets had been born, had sent an army physician to the Bayamo district to Investi gate. Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE! . . R. H. E. Brooklyn . 2 6 1 Pittsburgh 4 ' 7 0 lloyt, Frnnkhouse (8) and Spencer; Lucas and Bcrres. R H E Philadelphia 2 V i Chicago 21 18 0 Lamnster, Rels (1), Slvess (1), Clark (7), Kelleher (8) and At wood; Epperly and. Hartnett, O'Dea (9). R. H. B. Now York . 2 ' 1 Cincinnati 6 10 0 Gumbert nnd Dunning; Weaver, Benge (8) and V. Davis. AMERICAN LEAGUE R. H. E. Chicago 10 17 1 Philadelphia 4 7 0 Gabler and Son-oil; Thomas, Williams (3), Smith (8) and Hayes. R H E St. Louis 10 12 0' New York 12 18 3 Llnke, Tietjo (3). Bonetti (8) and Sullivan; Sundra, H. Mills (5). Murphy (8) and Dickey. R. H. E. Dotrolt 7 14 1 Boston 5 13 0 Kennedy, Coffman (9) and Teh betts; Ostermuller, McKaln (7), Wagner (9) and Desautols. Fat- . mi it- ... at least - Pretty Clarle' Holmes kind wntcn bad been ordered E Court Kills Ford Motors Case Over Objections of Company. COVINGTON. Ky., May 5 VP) The U. S. circuit court granted today th national labor rela tions board's petition to withdraw its request for an enforcement or der against the Ford Motor com pany. ' . Tbe company, attempting to make a new test of the Wagner act's constitutionality, had sought to avert withdrawal of the re quest, through which the labor board had aimed to put into ef fect it order of last December ordering the reinstatement ot 29 workers and demanding the com pany cease alleged anti-union coer cion. NLRB Hails Victory The labor board asked tor the withdrawal in the light ot a su preme court decision last week in a department ot agriculture case. The court likewise granted to day the board's request to with draw a record ot proceedings in the case, which originated last June upon a complaint entered by the United Automobile Workers of America. Philip O. Phillips, regional di rector of the NLRB at Cincinnati, described the decision as "a com plete victory" for the board. "We have a record of winning 10 out ot 10 supreme court cases and numerous circuit court cases," Phillips said. WORKERS AGAIN BESIEGE DESCHUTES COUNTY COURT BEND, May 5 (IP) Groups rep resenting the workers alliance laid siege to the Deschutes cou t ty court again today, A delegation ot women staged a sttdown strike In the offices of County Judge C. E. Lyon and de manded "Immediate rations for needy families." The sheriff cleared the judge's quarters late yesterday but the women returned this morning. Another delegation visited City Manager C. G. Rolter to protest the police action. Several groups of workers alli ance members gathered in front of the courthouse. COUNCIL YIELDS E Mayor Instructed to Re quest Manufacturers to Halt Shipment. Yielding to overwhelming ad verse public sentiment, the city council last night abandoned Its proposed parking meter program. Mayor Clifton Richmond was Instructed to wire the O. D. Jen nings company, of Chicago, ask ing tbat a shipment of 450 me ters, ordered by the city for trial, be held np, and explaining the sit uation tbat bas developed here. Conncllmen were of the opinion that the meter arrange ments with tne company could be cancelled, despite a contract that was signed by city officials last week. ". Meter Defended In taking this action, the mayor and council to a man expressed themselves as still believing the parking meters would have been a snccess in Klamath Falls, and that a majority of those now vig orously opposed would have ta' vored -the1 meters after a trial,""' '" The council chamber was flll- Aff tnr t h a meatln. In .nftnln.Mnn of fireworks over the warmest local situation that has developed this year. Those who expected sensations got one from an un expected quarter when Mayor Clifton Richmond. In the heat of the discussion, suddenly took a verbal punch at Dr. George H. Adler. . . t Adler Surprised Dr. Adler, sitting in the au dience at the time, was not par ticipating In the db-U33ion but was speaking In a whisper to G. C. Tatman. .' Mayor Richmond lashed out with a .remark that Dr. Adler was smiling, and added, other words uncomplimentary to- Adler. . Th physician, caught by surprise, stated that he was not addressing the mayor and council to which Richmond replied that he was ad dressing them with a "leer." Only Public Support Councilman Elmer Hosklng, who turned out to be the arbi trator and peacemaker of the whole evening, told the mayor that Dr. Adler was the only man who had been quoted publicly as favoring the council's action on parking meters. The mayor expressed doubt a' the time, but .V)on cooled off and offered apol ogies to Dr. Adler. After th meeting, he again apologized and the two shook hands. Dr. Adler did. In the course of the meeting, make a statement to the effect that be had found parking meters very satisfactory to him while visiting in Portland. Petitions Presented 1 ' The parking meter . discussion got underway when L. A. (Jack) Murphy presented the council with a stack ot petitions asking that the parking meter decision be rescinded. He cited the ac tions of various bodies In oppo sition to the meters, and snld that (Continued on Page Six) : City council abandons parking meter program In face ot pub lic opposition, may cancel con tract. Page 1. Two youths held for alleged theft and forgery of WPA check sent to their unci. Page 1. Council plans special mooting with mill and heating company officials to discuss flying soot. Page 8. Lakevlow buckaroos to march' in parade here Saturday. Page IV THIS IH8UK City Brlofs . Pag T Comics and Story Page 10 Courthouse Records Page 4 Editorials . Pag 4 Family Doctor Pag 4 Market, Financial News, Pago 13 Railroad News Pag Sporta ................... Pag 11, BEFOR STRONG FELLING Today's News Digest
