The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, May 16, 1938, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextT" i r r rnr nn n nnrinnn n n n ruium. WIRE SERVICE Tim Humid ami Now aiiliarrlho to full leased wire aorvlio of Ilia Aumirlntml Prose ml (ho tJiillnil I'romi, Ilia worlil'a KHiali'al niigitlliciluK organizations. Fur 17 hour dally wnrlil iiawa come Into Ilia Herald Now oflli'o uu lolotypo machine. Mill FK New Coming n. F. Irvine, edltor-emorlliia ot lha Oregon Journal, who will be lha epeaker at Tueadsy nltthl'a annual dinner of the Klamath county chamber of commerce at the Wlllard hotel. Blory on Page 1. Editorials On the Day'. N ews ' lly .FRANK JKXKIXB III. VAN WINKLE, attorney. genernl of Oregon, la a can ill' data at Friday' primary for a poaltlon on the Oregon aupreme court. Thla writer thlnka ha should ha DEFEATKD. TN March of 10311, there win a battle between rival unions In Clntaop county. Sovornl men were killed and many othera wounded. Thirty inonihera of tho attacking faction were arrested and held for trial. What fol lowed la deacrlbed by the Astor-lan-Budget, which la pulillahed In Clalaop county, where the bloody battle occurred. It enya: "The then district atlnrncy (of Clalaop county), Wlllla Wont, requested aid In th proaerntlon from Attorney General Van Winkle, who de murred and objected until he waa orderod to tnke charge by (lovornor Martin. Ho then agreed to appoint na apeclnl proaecutor Bert Tongue, of Hlllaboro, who apent thiee wenka with Woat In propnrlng the proaerntlon, only lo have hla commission WITHHELD on the day of the trial. "Without eommlaalon, he waa forced to alt allenily by whlla a deputy out of Mr. Van Wlnklo'a office look ovor fur the atato, ruled the illatrlct at torney out of tho caao, despite the lntter'a vigorous objections to the procedure, and effected the notorloua 'compromise with crime' which resulted In tho PAROLE OF ALL DEFEND ANTS." IT dovelopod Mint tills procoduro had been COMPLETELY PRE ARRANGED In conferences be tween tho nttornoy-gonornrs of fice and tho ATTORNEY FOR ,THB ACCUSED RIOTERS. ' The conclusion la inevitable that Van Wlnklo deliberately con spired to defeat Justice and turn these murdering goons loose again upon tho public. NO SUCH man, In this wrtter'a opinion, should be permitted to hecomo a member ot the Oro (on aupreme court. VAN WINKLE la opposed (for Poaltlon No. 5) by Hall Lusk, who la now a member of tho court, having been appointed by Governor Martin, hnd by Jnmos T. Chlnnock, Grants Pass. This wrltor, without malice to ward Mr. Chlnnock, will volo for Judge Lusk. Obviously, If the purpose la to DEFEAT VAN WINKLE, It will he necessary to center upon ONE of his oppon ents. , VPnnaiaiaajiBasfjBjaaiHaaaMBH "-fa-- (Mi"- tC 1 ASSOCI Price Fivinvj" Deal Mouthpieces Lend Support to Hess MARTIN AGAIN IS LOYALTY TO PRESIDENT Sen. Norris, lakes Turn Against Governor on Eve of Primary. 8ALK.M, May It (API Gov. Charles II. Martin, who facca the ili'inocrntlc volora Friday In hla flKht for renomliiallon, reaf firmed his loyally to President Itooauvelt today In answer to the lutuinont of Hen. 0 0 o r II e W. Nurrla llnd.-Nob.) that be waa "disappointed" In tho governor. The while-created, retired ma jor general said In a preaa state ment thai he has supporiod the president "because 1 hare firmly believed that he was, and now la, making an honeat and earneat endeavor to better th condition of Hie forgotten man." I'nlnla to Krainea Hit pointed out that 8cnalor A. K. Iteamoa, whom the gover nor appointed, "hna glvou the prealilent loyal support." "In my endeavor lo realore and maintain law and ordor In thla Mai a and . promote Its Interest and the prosperity ot in people, I have had occasion to erlllclae the aria of certain Incompetent federal officials. I atand back of auch criticisms, for they were Just." Tho governor apparently waa referring to Kecrelary of Labor Franrea Perkins, whom ho once called "that mlaerable secretary," and the national labor relatione board whom he Invited to get out of tho atale when he charged the hoard waa too "impotent" to settle the Jurisdictional labor dlspulo that crippled the lumbor Industry. See Volo IOaa Henry L. Hesa, Martln'a oppo nent who has tho support of labor orKunlantlona, haa clnlmed that Iho new deal la behind him, while the governor haa been quoting a letter from James A. Fnrloy, democratic national chairman, who anld "you'va done a good Job, govornor." The governor had nothing to say about President Roosevelt'a denial that he haa endoraed Martin, who quoted the president aa eaylng "you and I make a good pair." Political observora horo were agreed thnt Iho now doal critic Ism of Martin would lose him voles, but there was no way of telling how many. Over-Average Vole A friend close to the governor said "It will win votoa for ua hernuao people rosent national figures liitortorlng with alnte olocllona." A survey of the atato'a dally nowapapora showed that political writers prcdlctod Martln'a ro nomlnntlon, but thla survey was made boforo Ickea and Norrla announced their opposition. Tho (Continued on Page Six) HAMMER MURDERESS APPLIES FOR DIVORCE ANAHEIM, Calif., May 18 (P) Clara Phillips, who killed Alberta Mondowa with a hammer in one of California's most sensational criminal episodes, has applied to tho hoard of directors of tho Cali fornia Institution for women tor permission to divorce Armour Phillips so thnt she may re-marry. Lotus H. Loudon, chairman of the board, said Mrs. Phillips made her application from Pittsburgh, I'a., where she la now living. Ho snld the board would grant her permission to tile for divorce, but Hint she would have to apply again for authority to remarry. Tho name of tho man she In tends to marry was not learned, . Little Interviews Jack Grimes, advance agent for tho circus We're always glnd when we come to Klamath Falls, It's a good circus town. . diet Barton, Merrill polnto grower This wonthor Is fine for potatoes. . I've hnd mine In a limit a week now, and the sun Is doing good work. TTr j.WA.AttVH KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., MONDAY, MAY 16, 1938 Page Report Favors Sump Development WASHINGTON, May 10 (P) A proposed I il 7 4 . 7 7 3 development on Iho K In mill li reclamation pro ject was lienor I lied In a prellmln' ary report by Itci'lamutlun Com' nilssioner John C. Page as de alrnlile lo preserve cultivated lands In tho Title lake sump area ana to Improve a wild life rofuge. The report suggested setting aside 17. DUO acres aa a central aump lower than tho present re taining dikes, to be flooded dur ing perloda uf heavy Inflow from Loat river. Excess water would he delivered by pumps through a 7U0U-foot tunnel Into tho lower Kliiuiuth lnko area lo be uacd for Irrigation and bird refuge pur poses. Cost Iteliirneil In 13 Yearn "Approximately 20, QUO acres ot highly productive Tule lake lands heretofore leased but now being rapidly lout by encroaching waters would be regained for leasing ana Improved by a system of drains and canals," the report said. "Six thousand acres of good pasture land would be made available for leasing on the west side of lower Klamath lake and 5000 acre of a poorer grade of pant urn lands on tho east aide. A radice of about 17.000 'acres would he established In lower Klamath lake. Furthermore, the JftoodJng would ; eliminate dual Tilormai" V '" Estimated net return from leasing tho lands under the plan (Continued on Page Six) POLITICK OPEN FINALVOTE DRIVE County Prepares to Han dle Balloting As Elec tion Day Nears. Only four day remain until the primary election, ana an can didates who can do bo have put everything else aside for one last struggle to win attention and votoa. Tho county clerk'a office la making flnnl nrrangemonta for rornlvhia and tabulating the bal- lota, and tho aherlft'a office Mon day waa moving election supplies to tho polling plncos In tho coun try,, districts. Polling places In the city will ho nnbllshed again on Thuradny. Those In tho nearby districts In clude: Shasta Hnttlo Lewis residence on Shasta Way. Allnmont Altamont camp ground. Warm Statements Homednle Curry residence near St. Franclo garnge. Enterprise Campground at South Sixth stroot and Midland rond. Orlndnle H. D. Edgorton house, old Kcno road. Mill Woyorhaouser hotel. Tho two-fisted county Judge contest botwoon Walter P. Hnn non, circuit court dork, and Roy Tabor, county commlBsionor, con tln'uod Mondny to command major attention. Tho two candidates published warm statements, to be found on Page 3. R.Vance Hutchins, Pioneer Klamath Newspaperman, Dies Robert Vance Hutchins, pio neer printer and newspaperman, who at one time or another worked on evory major Klamath nowspnpor but tho Klamath News, dlod at his residence on Riverside drive Sunday, Hutchins lived in Klamath county 311 years. His colorful career In Journalism extemlod over a long period and took him lo all pnrls ot tho west. Worker for Jackson He worked for the Into C. S. Jackson whon Jackson published the Pendleton East Oregonlnu and went with Jackson to Port land whon the Oregon Journal was founded. He worked for the Seattle Times and the Sacra mento Bee, among other news papers. Coming to Klamath Falls in 190B as n printer, ho first wont lo work for I lie Morning Express. He was Inter wjth the White IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND SUNDAY BIGS BY CAR, WATER Four Boys Drown in Two Mishaps; Single Crash Kills Four Men. By tho Associated Press Four boys, two of them 10- year-old twins, drowned, and an nutomobllo accident, the aad finale of a fishing trip, killed four men yesterday. Three women were miraculous ly apared from death when their automobile crashed tnrougn tne guard rail on the Columbia River highway and hurtled over a 100 foot drop. Drown While Klshlng The. fishing trip tragedy killed Ray Metcoer. Frank Welty. Ar thur Kroeaaky and John Wetten kamp and injured four compan ions. Their car overturned on the Wapinltla highway 14 miles west of Maupln. .. i Thomas and Theodore May, twins, ot Hlllaboro, drowned while fishing In the Stlmson mill pond in Scogglns, VJnr 7 V "Allen ltay Wing. . died In the mill pond of tbe Mitchell Lumber company five miles east of De troit and his 12-year-old brother, Edwin Ernest, lost bis life in a fu tile rescue attempt. Welty and Metiger were Gres ham residents, Kroeaaky lived at Rockwood. and Kettenkamp'a ad dress was given as Baseltlne. Wel ty. Metxger and Kroeesky died In- atantly and the fourth victim en route to a hospital. Clarence Alleflne. one of the survivors who said be was driv ing, blamed the crash on a mo ment ot sleepiness or a blowout. A car carrying Mrs. J. B. Roul- ller of Oakland, Calif., her daugh ter, Gwendolyn, 18., and Mrs. Laurena Webster of Portland spun over one sheer drop ot 100 feet near Crown Point. Mrs. RoulUer. the most seriously hurt, suffered shock and a possible hip fracture. Fall From Boom Stick Sherift'a deputies had difficulty In reaching the wrecked ear where it reated In the heaTy underbrush. It required a first aid car and 10 men to extricate the women, bring them to the highway and atart on the trip to a Portland hospital. The May brothers fell from a boom stick. Their companlona. Russel and Calvin Oberg, went to their rescue. Neither could awlm and a fifth boy. Norman Dlnnla, 13, had to pull them out of the pond. Lloyd Wing, 10, wltnesaea tne death of hla brothera. He ran, terrified, to his home to give tho alarm. State police recovered the bodies. USELESS VISIT SALEM, May 16 (AP) A "good-will courier" from New York's 1939 world's fair called on the governor today on a tour of the United States, but his ef forts were In vain. Oregon with drew from the fair when fnlr of ficials gave the state's site to France and offered to give Ore gon a now site. Lake Times, tho Chronicle, the Pioneer Express, the Northwest ern and others. At one time, he was publisher In his own right ot the first Merrill Record. He remembered as his most Inter esting newBpaper experience his service on the Northwestern, as an employe of Sam Evans, color ful spendthrift. Retired Many Years Ago Hutchins retired many years ago from active journalism and engaged In other occupations, but lie always recalled his news paper experiences fondly. He was a native of Wlndom, N, C and was 63 years ot age when he passed away. Survivors Include his wife, Mrs. Mary Elisabeth Hutchins, and a son, Edbert Zell, ot this city. Funeral services will be held at S p. m. Tuesday at Whitlock's, with Rev, J, C. Orr in charge. TRAGIC DEATHS "Gee Whiz - - f - - .,.Jm aV , 1 1 r,;. T-v!r-, .-j-; Five Klamath Falls kids were way Monday afternoon on South Sixth street. Circus day Just about rivals Christmas In the affec tion of .the kids of the Klamath basin Judging from the number of boys and girls who crowded the tent. From left to right, Donald Gray, Jimmy Colahan, Bill Bailey, William Hays and Dick Snyder. Lower left, pretty Evelyn Burns Is banging out her laundry, it being Monday morning and all good circus housekeepers observe this star of the circus. Her upside will bring a thrill to the heart of ONE SLAIN, FOUR DROWN IN FIGHT ABOARD LINER OFF COAST OF ENGLAND LONDON, May 1 JP) The death ot five men after a fight at sea was reported today when the United States steamer City of Nor folk arrived at London from Balti more and Norfolk, Va. The United States lines office said one man jumped overboard after a fatal assault on another member of the crew the night of May 14. Three others were drown ed when a rescue boat which put out In a heavy sea capsized. (The City of Norfolk, 8424 tons, left Baltimore May 5 and Norfolk May 6 for London ana Hamburg. She is listed as belong ing to tho Baltimore Mail Steam ship company). The United States consulate 'je gan nn Investigation at the Thames river dock where tho vessel was berthed. The fight occurred when the liner was entering the English channel. The fatal assault was understood to have been made with a knife. Tho City of Norfolk was carry ing n general cargo and some pas sengers. OREGON INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT DECLINES SALEM, Mny 16 (fl5) Effects of the nationwide business recession began to be felt in Oregon in Jan uary when the number of men em ployed In Industries insured by the stnte industrial accident com mission dropped below the figure for the same period last year. There were 102,461 men em ployed In Industry during April, compared with 106,400 In April 1937. The figures showed, how ever, that the recession so far Is not nearly' as serious as the de pression, since only 63.035 were at work in April, 1933, low joint of the depression. aw UNITED PRESS Lookit That Elephant's Trunk" li.qju. Bjmjm turn fin.- caught peeking under the big VVjK..'.r. sl,i :-- tv'.MI .n "r . T. I day. At the right is Janet May, who is the female daredevil down celling act. In which she walks around at the top- of toe tent, even the most grixzled ctrcusgoer. Morning Tour of Circus Reveals "Backstage" Life As Colorful As Big Show Itself By LOIS STEWART Circus day! The chant of the boss as a crew of men pulled on the guy lines to take up tbe slack In the big tent; the bark of the seals and the splash as they frolicked in their private bathtub; the screech of the monkeys and the swaying of the elephants, all are a part of the big circus which unloaded in Klamath Falls Mon day morning to show both after noon and night. Kids ot the Klamath basin, who have seen for weeks the gaudy, bright billboards that advertise tho circus, woke bright and early Monday morning. Some are even suspected of skipping school. Hum of Activity Outside the tents was a hum of activity. Girls in the dressing rooms were putting out their Monday morning laundry, and little clotheslines were filled from clothespin to clothespin with pink JAPS REPORT CHIANG FLEEING TO INTERIOR SHANGHAI, May 16 (P) A Jap anese ' army spokesman declared today that Gonernl Chiang Kai Shek, China's war lender, had fled by airplane Mny 11 to Chung king, one of China's temporary capitals, Chungking, In Szechwan province, Is on the Yangtse river 1000 miles from the sea. The spokesman said "our re ports Indicated Chiang Kai-Shek's health Is precarious and that he Is constantly attended by a nurse." He said Japanese Intelligence reports also "revealed" that Gen eral LI Tsung-Jen, commander of China's central front armies, hnd "evacuated his Surhow headquar ters and his present whereabouts Is unknown." f WEATHER Fair ' High 67) I-ow 45 PRECIPITATION 84 hour to H a. m. ............ .00 Hrnaon to lint .1(1. 78 Iaat year to data ............. 7.81 Normal precipitation .........lO.flO Number 8244 'V v . T f tent when the circus waa under tights, long silk stockings and dainty bits ot feminine apparel. Over in the wardrobe depart ment four seamstresses were busy sewing on "concaves" which means, to you and me, bright concave pieces of metal which glisten and shine under the lights ot the big tent. The seamstresses were directed by Margaret Gra ham, a pretty, lithe woman who has been in circus business for many years, since 1909 to be exact. She has been, until re cently, a rider ot note and is well known to circus folks over the entire nation tor her eques trian ability. Two Divisions Miss Graham took a representa tive of The Herald-News into one (Continued on Page Six) Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE R. H. E. Washington ................ 7 7 1 Detroit 13 11 4 Chase, Kohlmsn (3), Gulllnnl (6), Phebus (6), Kelley (8) and R. Ferrellj Kennedy and York. Philadelphia 3 8 1 Cleveland 4 12 2 Thomas and Brucker; Allen, Hiidlin (10) and Pytlak. (10 in nings). NATIONAL LEAGUE R. H. E. Boston 6 10 1 Brooklyn 4(0 MacFayden and Mueller; Flts slmmons, Pressnell (7), Marrow (9) and Phelps. R. H. E. New York 8 8 2 Philadelphia .....12 18 0 Schumacher, Lohrmnn (2), Van denburg.(6) and Dannlng; Wal ters and Atwood. if.. WARM I High Wind Fans Flames to Inferno Heat; Build ing Demolished. ', ATLANTA Matt 1 fm ' vi'.. which started in basement kitchen killed 25 persons at the Terminal hotel early today, lift 12 Injured and an undetermined number of others missing. .. More than a dozen person were rescued or leaped to safety. Reports to firemen ard police indicated from 60 to 65 persona were registered in the 62-room, 5-Story brick anH frama hnlMlM. A high wind fanned the flame! floor Carried Away Citv aanltjtrv imw. - - " "WW V fe to work In mldmornlng removing the debris. With tractor power barred because of the danger 'of vuuiDg oown tne walls, engineer estimated two days would be re quired to clear out the wreckage. Many ot the dead were found in the charred timbers and steel which dropped from.' the root, eairylifjr away tbe burning floora. Police. Chief M. A. Hornaby expressed belief "10 or 15 more" bodies would be found In h masa of debris piled up on th street level. SDeeH With Whth th tlmmm gained headway amazed witnesses. i.Tj-in; out and Praying . Police Lieut. J. T. Laseter said he waa fivn hi nv- . patrol car when he saw the fir ahoot up and that by the Urn he arrived smoke veiled all th building. ' "I couldn't see them," he said, "but T cmilrl honi nunnla nn ika UDPer floors ervlnv nut anri nriv. ing." Mayor Will B. Hartsfleld laid the hotel was of a construction tVDe no loncer nprmlttAri nnrfBn the city building code but had been remodeled somewbnt from Its original status. The fire was described by Fire. Chief O. J. Parker as "the dead liest in the history of Atlanta." Collapse of the roof, plunging debris through charred floora to the basement, cut oti hope of survival for any who were trap ped. Only the walla wen loft standing. Five persons jumped. On man, unidentified, who leaped from - the fourth floor window, died of a broken neck. Three other men were auffa. cated.. . Sump reclamation-Lower lake refloodlng project termed desir able by Reclamation Commission er John c. Page in preliminary report. Page 1. R. Vance Hutchins, veteran Klamath Falls newspaper man, dies at home here. Page 1. 1 Many arrested during the past weekend when city police arrest drunken drivers, traffic violator and other offenders. Page 6, Circus day in Klamath Fall finds many boys and girls anxious to visit the big tent. Page 1. Three i collarbones broken by Klamath county trio In series of accidents' which oecurrsd Sunday, Page 6. ! One thousand airmail potato boxes sold out; more ordered. Two planes to make special flight Thursday, Page 6. Pomona grange favors limited speeds on highways as demanded by density of population, traffic, hazards. Page 4. IN THIS ISSUE City Briefs Pag I Comics and Story ....Pi Editorials .....Pa 4 Family Doctor Pag Market, Financial News....Pag T PTA Notes -Page t and I Railroad News Pag Sports .. Pag t Veterans' News ..........PI MANY MISSING IN ATLANTA'S: WORST BLAZE Today's News Digest