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

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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. ,
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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PRECIPITATION
84 hour to H a. m. ............ .00
Hrnaon to lint .1(1. 78
Iaat year to data ............. 7.81
Normal precipitation .........lO.flO
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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.
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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.
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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
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