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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1940)
PAGE EIGHT THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, ORB. JOLT HANDED DRUNK DRIVER BY mm A htivjr Jolt was handed Robert Lewis Allen when he pleaded guilty In Justice Joseph A. Mahoney's court Wednesday to a charge of drunken driving. Instead of the usual $100 and 30 days. Judge Mahoney hit Allen with a fine of $250 or 60 days In Jail. Unable to pay the fine, Allen was committed. It developed at the hearing that Allen's operator's license had been revoked In California prior to his arrest by state po lice on highway 97. Wilbur Harrington, who was in the car with Allen, was sentenced to five days In jail on a charge of being drunk on a public highway. John George Ticknor, charged with having no operator's license and no tail light, was fined $5.50. Merle Casteel Reynolds, 44, formerly of Corvallis, was in the city Jail late Wednesday in lieu of $100 bail following his arrest by city police on a drunk driving charge at Mitchell and Darrow streets. Reynolds was placed In Jail Tuesday night and enter ed a plea of not guilty In police court Wednesday morning. Richard Scranton, 30, trans ient, was charged with liquor to Indians, and fined $100 and 80 days in Jail, the sentence sus pended to leave town Immed iately. Seven drunks and two vags appeared In police court. Five traffic tickets were paid, and Acting Police Judge Leigh Ack erman stated he was issuing a number of bench warrants to motorists who have failed to bring in traffic slips. George E. Downs and Byron W. Dear born, posted $5 bail each on a no operator's charge. INVADERS' DEFEAT MAY FINISH N. Y. 'WAR' DAY EARLY OGDENSBURG, N. Y., Aug. 21 (JP) The nation's mightiest make-believe war neared an end 24 hours before schedule today with the "blue" troops of Amer ica's first army pounding to pieces an out-numbered mock invader in northern New York's experimental battleground. The combat, originally sched. tiled to be fought until the call ing of an armistice tomorrow noon, proved exactly what mm. tary authorities professed to know all along, namely that: 1. The "blues," which out numbered the "black" invaders five to three, exemplified the truth of the old adage that a "good big man can beat a good little man." 2. Superior peed affords a aeciaea aavaniage v a com- bative force. 3. A strong offense is the best defense in the air as well as on land. CHILD DIES PORTLAND, Aug. 21 (IP) Two - year - old Leonard Honey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Honey, Aloha, was killed last night in an automobile accident on Cooper mountain near Bea verton. An automobile driven by his mother, who was slightly in. Jured, went out of control and overturned. The father was not in the car. WOMAN KILLED SIL VERTON, Aug. 21 (P) An automobile crashed into a utility pole on the Mount Angel highway last night, killing the driver, Mrs. E. C. Sibley, about 00, recently of Spokane. Two daughters, Ellen and Alleen Sibley, and June Cook, all of Spokane, were seriously injured and brought to a hos pital here. Daughter Born Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Owens are receiv ing congratulations on the birth of a daughter at Klamath Val ley hospital August 20. Owens is an employe of the Willard hotel, and Mrs. Owens has taught at Tulelake high school. Visits Parents William E. O'Brien of Medford is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Wil liam O'Brien of Pacific Terrace. He is connected with an insur ance company. WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE- Without Calomel-And You'll Jump Out ol ; Bod in the Morning Ruin' to Go Tile Itw should pom 9 p!nt of Me Mce Into jour bowel, ever? dr. If Uil bile le not flowing freely, your food may not dl (Mt, It may Juet decay In the boweli. Then ?' . j f up s"mr on"". You Ret con uniited. You feel lour, unk and the world look, punk. Hi J P"' .to "l. J'lnt of Hie (low Ins freely to make you feel "up end up." .SnJ"fk,",,.!1i, T"1" " Erected. ???!i?F '" ,'niWh "ow freely. A,t lot Carter'. LllUe u, PUU. 10 and 26 Ancient Law Dug Up in Oklahoma For Coiiiiiiuiiisls OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 21 (JP) An Oklahoma law inspired by a World war anti-draft re bellion was resurrected today for use against 12 persons ac cused of conspiracy to over throw the United States govern ment. The defendants, rounded up by county officers after a broad inquiry into fifth column ac tivity, were held under $50,000 bond each after pleading inno cent at arraignments in justice of the peace court. Assistant County Attorney John Eberle, leader of the in. qulry, asserted that communists had redoubled their activities here and had Imported many workers who had "a lot of money to spend." Oklahoma's criminal syndical ism law, passed In 1919, two yers after an uprising against the draft, formed the basis for charges against the defendants. AFL REELECTS ILL PORTLAND, Aug. 21 (T Only one officer of the State Federation of Labor failed to be re-elected In the rank and file's referendum, the tabulation board said today. President Paul Gurske de feated Phil Brady of Portland, 7593 to 4038, and Executive Sec retary D. E. Nickerson won over B. R. Mathis of Portland, 9245 to 2226. Vice President J. D. McDonald was unopposed. G. O. Hunger, executive board member from the Multnomah county district, was the only in cumbent defeated. He lost to John O'Neill, Portland Ironwork ers' union agent, 4045 to 3999. Board members re-elected in cluded: Eli McConkey, Astoria; F. J. A. Boehringer, Salem; James A. Storer, Eugene; O. L. Kinney, Marshfield; G. C. Tat- man, Klamath Falls; Joseph L. Ross, Bend; Fay S. Baird, Pend leton; William R. Perrin, Ore gon City. By a 7731 to 3009 vote, the federation defeated a proposal to abolish the referendum elec tion in favor of an election by delegates to the annual conven tion. NEW MINISTER ARRIVES HERE Rev. and Mrs. Clayton Green have arrived in Klamath Falls where Rev. Green will take charge of the Free Methodist church, which at present is holding meetings in a tent at Ninth and Plum streets while building plans are being made. Rev. Green has been for four years pastor of the Free Metho dist church at Springfield, Ore., where a new church was built during that time. He has been appointed here for the coming year. rJ " fa ' i 4 BEER ACM! ntVtUtS, ton fcudxt-Ui ANGUS NEWTON AT Two hundred American Leg ionnaires and their guests con sumed luscious fried steaks at the annual Legion steak fry at Moore park Tuesday evening. A. H. (Red) Bussman presid ed as usual at the grill. Following the outdoor dinner, Angus Newton was installed as commander of the post, and ap pointed his committees for the new year. Installing Newton and the other officers was past Com mander Leslie Finley. Albert Kelly, Oswego, who has served as judge advocate of the department and is a can didate for department command er, made a talk on Americanism and preparedness. For 21 years, he said, the Leg ion has advocated preparedness, but not war. For this reason, he said, there is an inclination to turn to the Legion for lead ership at this time when the entire country is becoming "preparedness-minded." It was announced that Legion membership is now at an all time high. Sam Miller Is retiring com mander of the Legion post. The county court Wednesday received a petition for estab lishment of a county road at Fort Klamath. Signed by more than 50 per sons, the petition asked for the road from the junction of Crater Lake highway and Hes sig street, thence down Hessig, Sixth, Seventh and Pine streets to the Miller place. The court will act on the matter at its next term. RED CROSS ASKS GARMENTS TURNED IN BEFORE FRIDAY Mrs. C. S. Elliot, production chairman for the Klamath coun ty chapter of the American Red Cross has asked that all dresses, sweaters and hospital garments that are completed be turned in before Friday, August 23. The remainder of the shipment will be made Saturday, August 24. Accepts Position Jessie Caldwell, graduate of the Fab iola Training school for nurses, San Francisco, has accepted a position as nurse in the offices of Dr. Ernest D. Lamb, Medical Dental building. Miss Caldwell served for nine months on the Klamath Valley hospital staff. 'Tzfm ' ''"r JUfWM . NSTALLED STEAK SESSION 3 1 mii ho r of Swt II'I1 for Murder PORTLAND, Me., Aug. 21 (.V) A crowd of several hundred milled around the county build ing today as Arthur V. Cox, 49, of Philadelphia, a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, was ar raigned on a charge of murder and was granted a continuance until Friday. Cox Is accused of the fatal shooting yesterday at nearby North Windham o( Deputy Sher iff E. Dean Pray, 40, who or dered Cox and Kenneth Carr, 23, of Cape Elizabeth, from his garage when the two men alleg edly attempted to piny phono graphs expounding their sect s beliefs. ELKS EXPECT BIG Elks are expected to turn out In record numbers Sunday for their annual picnic to be held at the gravel pit near Fort Klam ath. All Elks and their families were Invited. Baked ham, barbecued beef, baked pork and beans, potato salad, cold slaw, watermelon, pop, Ice cream, coffee and beer arc on the menu. Elks will take their own table service, but everything else will be furn ished. opeciai reatures include an egg race, 3-legged race, wheel barrow race, sack race, pie-eating contest, horse shoes, a ball game between Malin and Klam ath Falls, swimming and a tug o' war. Jack Gove Is general chair man of the picnic. He announc ed that two life guards had been employed to be stationed at the pool throughout the day. S. F. TRAVELER REPORTS COURTESY A traveler from San Fran cisco who did not give his name, said he wished to compliment the courtesy of Klamath Falls drivers Tuesday night because two motorists dimmed their lights for him as he was cross ing Main street. "I have never seen It happen before he said, "and it hap pened to me twice tonight." DAWN WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (P) In a 40-below temperature, the staff of the United States ant arctic service celebrated today the approaching end of the four-month-long winter night. and NOW You Can RENT an Automatic (Sas Mot Water ' ' " tl v . . ' '"- For ONLY l7 TT FREE INSTALLATION FREE SERVICING LOW COST OPERATION (CaiaSonfimna IPaciiSns 1011 Main (Continued from Page One) dinner of the Rushvllle Rotary and Klwnnls clubs. Responding briefly to ap plause, he said "the atmosphere of Indiana means much to me," and added: "Where I learned It, when we have a blow to strike, we strike it ourselves and we don't strike a foul blow through stooges." Tlio nominee's aides, asked later whether he was referring to Secretary Ickes' reply to his acceptance speech, said they could not elaborate or Interpret the remark. Wlllkle suggested at yester day's press conference that "the president name experts who un derstand the building or defense works to make Inspection trips." If that were done, he said, Mr. Roosevelt could "devote such time as he now uses for that purpose to making demo cracy work by discussing the Is sues in which the American peo ple are very much interested." Declaring the "democratic pro cess baslcly rests upon discus sion," Willkie said: "The president is running for a third term for president, and in view of tho fact that this is a violation of a tradition of 150 years standing, It is my Judge ment that he is under a double obligation to discuss the Issues, as well as the particular issue of a third term." Asked his views on the United States-Canadian defense board, Willkie declined immediate com ment on the ground that "we ought to know more about what is involved." He announced receipt of more than a hundred messages sug gesting that he put Secretary Ickes on his payroll. The rea son, he said, was that the cabinet member's opposition radio speech "was so helpful" to re publicans. MAN SUFFERS FRACTURED HIP C. E. Garfield, box 1125, Is in Klamath Valley hospital suf fering from a badly fractured left hip which he received Sun day while working on his new home in the Wocus section. It Is understood Garfield fell from a scaffold which he had constructed at one side of the building. Garfield submitted to an operation Wednesday morn ing. He is an employe of the Walker-Hovey company. I Walker-Hovey company. pounds 7 ounces. oi.' tn int., vol si., v.m.. w.,. tf. n . i i. m i i . ..in ..jiiihT I W 1 m- l Logtfor Killed In' YiM'kn I 'rash YREKA, Calif.. Aug. 21 (Vi Bert Patrick, 47, a logger, was killed Tuesday on Unllcy hill in tho Slsklyous as tho automobile In which ho was riding .skidded off a curvo and crushed Into a utility pole. L. W. Kullck, 2ft. driver of tho car, was taken to the coun ty Jail for questioning. Officers said the ear hit the polo with such force that the machluo was literally shaken to pieces. IN FSA POSITION Ruth P. Chlndgren, home management supervisor for Klamath and Lake counties with the farm security administra tion, has received formal noti fication of her advancement n.i supervisor of 10 counties In the northern section of tho state. Headquarters will ho In Port land and Miss Chlndgren plans to leave Sunday, August 2!, for Portland to attend training school there. She will take over her new duties September 1. Appointed to succeed Miss Chlndgren Is Mary Worrell, formerly in the offices of the county welfare commission. She will take over duties here Sep tember 1, also. El ALTURAS, Calif., Aug. 21 (Special) R. H. (Hard! French, publisher of the Altunis Plain- dealer, died Wednesday morn ing at a hospital in Sacramento, Calif. Mr. French was taken to the hospital there when returning from Oakland, where he had been convalescing from a nerv ous breakdown. His wife, Gertrudo French, A 1 1 u r o s newspaperwoman, daughters Ruth and Doris, and son, Harry, survive VITAL STATISTICS OWENS Born nt Klnmnth Valley hospital, Klnmnth Fnlla, Ore., Annus! 20, 1040, to Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Owens. Kvtms apartments, a girl. Weight: 7 pounds 7 ounces. qiceiofikbxinJ DESTROYER SALE (Continued from Pago One) Stales destroyers was also taken up nt the meeting. President ltooscvclt has said that the destroyers (ucstiou was not Involved In the air and naval base situation. Prior lo today's conference there hud been much speculation that the question of letting the lliitKh have tho lighting ships would lie discussed. Meeting with Attorney Gen eral Jackson, at tho Justice de partment, were Seeretarys Knox and Stlnison, Sumner Welles, acting secretary of slate; Ad in I la I Harold It. Stark, chief of naval operations; General George C. Marshall, nrniy chief of staff, and Green llaekworlh. legal advisor to the state de partinent. LONDON, Aug. 21 f.T) mil ish foreign office sources cited the Hritlsh -American agreement of 11). HI for Joint control of Can ton nntl Kndcrbury IMnnds In the I'l.eific today n.s an illustni tlon of Prime Minister Churi'lt ill's statement yesterday that I he "association of Interests for common purposes" between the two countries had developed be foro tho war. The officials offered the state ment as a result of reported Japanese concern over rumors that llrllaln is offering to lease defense bases In the Pacific, that the reports may have arisen from a misunderstanding of a portion of Churchill's speech yesterday. The islands were placed un der Joint control for use of British and American civil avia tion companies Autf. 11, UKUl. and on April 1.1 last year, (ireat Ilritain and the I'nited States aureed to extend the arrange ment or 50 years, with the pos sibility of cutituuiinjf il indef initely. There are 472 large bridges In the United States which arc Jointly used by two or more radroads. DIN1UI-IH MAKES lOOSf HAMU ftT COMFOHfAUY . . fO WtlKS TlKMtMrvlirtfwu HKNTttR KZK lot, lift lttlf liwit (ilsitri fjiilrkly-fBiily. DKNTUK KZK, U im-w lOa.tu mtrilal. b nor m fvrwtlrr n,r (, Y ri.j(f-- to i to K li tuts: i ritain rtil ! tVVrritl pilt. ol toliD - rie mp'l" ml fit tatlt t-,f irrr Amalin fVtml N.-li.et. (in n till l-"1ny A i'it (liua in't. A, A MONTH Utilities I'oorlv Miido Etoiuli l':.ilod'N in Mail Hag; Two Injured WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (IT . A huinh, ilesi i iheil liy police lis Mini 1 1 an. I ponrly constructed, expluded luilii.V III a II street 1 1 1 in u' li pn'.l oillee, Injuring two postal employ is. The lioinl), lii a inall hag bo lug unloaded from a truck to n platform, wan In n package ad (li'c.vst d lo a uoiiian whose name authorities withheld. Those Injured were Harry II. Iless, fill, ami llyiiiiin ltlteu hern, 112, holh of whom suf fered shoulder and ru laeeru- tlllllS. "1 had my hand on the string of this Mii k when 1 heard a ro port," llll.eiiherg sulci. "It sounded like two giant fire crackers going off at the smile time." "I looked down nt my lri( and it was hlecdlng nod then I looked at my shoulder nj there was hlood on It TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY USKIJ Dual Axle Trailer, 11,000 lb axles GimhI 1125x20 and No. ::ii I. I'm tin, V 1 1 res. Ilnti'l. Cull II 2. llnrd WK WII.I, engage three married men over 110, mechanical ex perience helpful hut not neces sary. ID u. in Thursday, room 1 Hill, Willar.l Hotel. II 21 WANTI'I) TO IH'Y Small house and one acre for $10(10 cash. News Herald, llox H13. 0 23 WANTK1) Cirl home nu:hts. IliHII. for housework, Hi ferencc.i. I'll. H 21 TONITE Cfli-QHM 5 TflVtHH M5Sg TflVtHH "-11 k.b ..... c n u i n a 1- '"- y-'-f -1 - --iri nrr M There's NO WAITING With A GAS WATER HEATER CONTINUOUS hoi walor plonly o It WHEN YOU WANT IT for evory noedl Bnhlng Shaving Washing Cooking and Clooning. Dinl 741 S
