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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1931)
The Klamath News "Throw Away Your Hammer (Jet Out Your Horn" The Klamath Newt Official Papir Count; of Klamath City of Klamath Palli The Only MORNING Paper Received In Klamath Vol. H, No. 51 Price Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, OKLGON, TUESDAY, JAN. 13, 1931 (Every Morning Except Monday) LEGISLATURE STARTS ACTION Commissioners in Row Over For Boxing p Lawton and Heat Resign RN Miles; West and Martir. Civil Service Commission Posts Vacant Now Two member of th city boxing communion recently appointrfi by Mnyor Kred Cofer resigned yestcrduy fol lutvintr iliwi'iilion over an attempt to force t tic selection nf Flunk Miles promoter. Hex I.auson, recently fleet rl rhiiirniiin of the new commission, and Grant Hess, w-rr the nun to resign. Much received an "HiHiiiynHius letter" from h limn who sinned his name "City I'olili cinit." Thr boxing commission, however, wan not tho only one Daily CAPITOL News Letter Half of Oregon High Schools Teach Public Speaking KAI.KM. Or., Jan. It (I'D Ju-t half of Orca-on'a tilth echools ofrr definite training In public apeaktnr. yi KtiTION.MIlKS were eent la a-hoola of the stale, and ere anircd by 102. or J7 prr t phi. Mri.ini training OK TIKMK reporting, 49 had no orcanlird apeerh Instruction, vlillo 4 A. 3 had Instruction In PtuMtat rlasnpa. TllltKK- FOURTHS of lha a. huola in the lame r-rollmant group, had apet'ch tnilntnl. whlla Ii.mh tliutt ivcn por rorxt nf the nialli l it abln to provlilo It. INHTItrtTOIW t'STIIAINMt OM.Y K. HlMKHII.H ara nirlnit rl,.- lii-lru. tlou III tlromatlra, al thAiirh amoitK utra rurrlrular H'-tivltlra prrio'iitntloti of plaa la ulmot uttlvir al. Mnaty-nlna n.hoola r. .ml u.t 1. 1 J72 pl.iya In I 't.to. .;.S THAN 10 P'T rent of tho 1in.ttili-torH In rbarnu of pawha .m tralln-d. IIIK :-IIVKY aa lakrn by Paul X. Knoll. ItiKlnii tor In pub lic apcnki-r at lUi-con Ptatu rnl-l.-i;r. It mmlo at ronuct of Hi.- ...rh HIIIob of Iho atata Irarb-r'a aa50. Inllon. Tha Tft Milt piob.ibly will bo ttKul In ra roniiin -mlinK a uniform ronri.0 nf kimir In aMi h 111 airondary lioola. Citv and County Officials Will Visit JJons' Den Nolv Indilrtnl rllr offlclulu ami county ofllmra will bn k t nt tlm Llona club Ibla noon al lla r.Riilnr lunrln'on at tho ivilrnii drill., whim Howard Ahboy will pri'-lilo an chairman, It wna atntnd Inn nlnlit. , . . , Kuril of tlm oKlclala wilt ba In troilu.fd to tlm Llona nnd aliort tnlka will bo mado by tho queMa n woll an wolcomlna pwn y cluh momlierH. Employment Agency Provides Much Work A wkly rnport from tho City Kmploymanl Aitoncy which waa announced Mondiiy IhrouKh the Klamath rhiiiiibor of common- ahowpri that 19 local mm worn provided with work laat won and a lotal of ,2ii6.tu In wiiKoa waa paid ont, nrtiialv of high Maw work. Hlnro tho ency waa oponcd l.v. tho formnr city admlnlatrn- tlon It ha proved Mlromcly auc- rpaaful and ha rccnlyod co- onrriillon from hnalnmw men runtrnctoni and lnral roaldenta. Tim nreaont city ndmlnlatra- tlon plana to carry on the work Indefinitely. Character Close-Ups wr. long ims! stfts. Of V Promote,. -3 t han Elect Resign From Ltaving All to In- marked by rwignn lion. M. S. West a n d Charles II. Martin, memb ers of the civil iervico com mission, have ' filed their resignation with tho police judge. The term of Andrew ('oilier, also a member of the commission, having ex pired, leaves the commis sion vacant. MAYOR AT MEET At a meeting of the boxing rommlaalon held Sunday. Mayor iofer appeared and spoke hi hp half nf Mtlca as mat"bmnker lor til. cnminUalon. Ijamautl. Hei and Dr. Kay Oldrnburg. who, oiipoRod Mll appotutmrut b for, aialn bltnkoU a motion by Or. O. II. Johnaoa to put Ml let la that poU'lon. So heated waa tha armment (hat ynNtfrday tnornlnx Iho two rMlmH their pntta on the com mlnainn In letter d' ltternl to tho mayor. I'ollnwtna their rantitua tlona they received In tha mail Ittttara written on hotel aiatlun fry. The lettrn were ilmllar In content, ItKCKIVKft LKTTKH One nf Ihn tetter followt! KI AMATM FAI.I.H, Urp., Jntu 10. 'At, Mr. Iraf Sin: Your art Ion the Imtlna; rotitniUalun have not ao far met Willi tltft approral of thr fianlra who aro rmMiithlo for Ilia t'of fir atttiili.tklratiitu. Vou mint linn np imlltlrally or rtitiRii from thn eon mil ton at one. Vou am not tin in b a to what nti ar mpertrl to lo. t'lTV l'H.TH I.V. AITI ICATIONS IN Mr. Ilea In trndorlnK bis rrn fl tint Inn elated: "ThU reRlKtiattnn I offer! for the purpoitn of aruontlnr you In harniontitnpi tha rom million. My arre ptauce of (ho appoint ment waa made only after your auxin anre tht the rotntnl'ion ltnef wan In Imndln tho poii'lr ontinront thereto." Appllratlnna for tlm piltlon of promoter were recelTed from Kd din Arthur, former referoo and former secretary of thn reltran City community cluh; ltrnny 1'ot on. referee and a former ficlil er; Promoter Mannen of Port land, and another former fiRhter whnxa namn eotild not be learned. II ol. I MSK..t'llKT" IKKT llph and Lawtton had ottnosefl tho appointment of Miles nt matehtmiker herauso hn la a niemhnr of tho roinnilnHlmi, wan manager for anvernl loenl fUht era, and herauao they did lint agree with mnin of his pollrlea. Tho eominlnitloii held a "ne- crof moot In a: at S o'rloek last niRht with MIK'R, I)r. Oldrnhurc and Dr. Johnson present. What transpired could not ho leiirnt'd lant nlht hut Dr. Johnson. r- rotary of tho coinmlaaion, ntnted thut ho would rather not have anytliliiR aald ntxint tho moetinn. He an Id thn rominlPHlou probalily would meet today. No appointment wero made at the council merlin inst nlcht to fill the two vacanclen on the! commission and the re Ik nations nent to the mayor were not brought up or mentioned at the council meeting. KKSKJN IiV KKQt'EHT Tho resignations ot Mr. West and Mr. Martin an mem bora of tho city civil aorv.ee commission were filed with the pollco Judge yoaterday, Roy Fourh. police Judge, stated last night, hut they were not brought np at the coun cil meeting. Asked for a statement regard ing his resignation, Mr. West yesterday said. "Ask Mr. Cofer." However, In resigning, Mr. West wrote: "At your request t here by tender my roslKtiatlon .as a mom her of the civil service com mission Mr. Martin's resigna tion did not Include tho "at your request" clnuso and his absence (Continued on Pag" Four) Today Weather Oregon: Clou dy eust portion, unsettled with ml ha west por tion tonight und Tuesday; snows In thn mountains moderate tom pentture: freah southeast winds offshore. MeetPatty . ft liti. id. it'iiHun kl'l Jai kMiii .-tM'iil hi iiin.h ctf hi tlm,, nt tin. Junior Country Hull at ll.-d Thnii.li, la. Kha la Tatty K.-am, . nmpanlon nf lilliKrr Tolllvrr, who alurlid the iluh. Iroln ahirh pan-iit, and hnbu worn b-rrt-.l. You'll wunt In tiffl Tuttv. In "For (;itigra Make," a fain inat ItiK new atrial .tnry. which lMaina Tbtlrailay In The Klulnath Nvwu. MR. MANNING TO TAKE REST IN CALIFORNIA Announcement of thn pimhate of the Interent of Hnraco M. Man- ulng In the taw firm of Manninr. McColIo.h and I)risf4ll and Ralph W. Iloran by the other three Mem bers of the firm wa made last nlgbt by Mr. Manning. "Our business relations have been moat pleasant and he con fidence which my friends have placed In me Is mot appreciated. For the proaont, I plan a vacation In California; my future plans arc indefinite," Mr. Manning stated. Mr. Manning has boon a resi dent of Klamath Kail since thn '80a, graduating from the public aeknola her' In UtlT. f.arrf hoi was graduated from Northaextoru university tn Chicago and from Northwestern university law school. He practiced law In Chi cago for a time, returning to Klamath Falls in 190B. , U known throughout the state as one of Oregon's foremost criminal law vers. "I s'ncrrrly regret leaving tjio firm. Only my 111 health aus me to leave my of fire, at this time. Mv former associates are highly fitted to carry on my work." Ml Manning t-nid. Mr. Mrf ollorh. who Is the snlor member of the new firm of McCoiloi h. Drlscoll and Horan. (s a graduate of Stanford uni-rity Inw arh mi I. Hn ha served two term In the atato senate fmm Paker county and I a former law partner of e-t.overnor Oswald West. Mr. Drlscoll Is a graduate of Santa Clara university law school, Santa Clara. Calif., and Is the son of Jnmes If. Prince! I. prominent Klamath Falls Insurance mnn. Mr. Iloran, junior member of tho firm. Is a graduate of Vnt'dor bllt university law hcImh.I, Nash ville. Tonu., and is the son of F. T. 1 1 ornu of t ho Forest Ui in tier company. Pine ltide. THE DAT.I.KS (TP) Sheriff Sexton breathed easier when 172 gallons of pure grain alcohol wero removed from his supervi sion. "I was sfrnid of block ers." he said. Kiie- - New Fire Station Dispute Arises Mills Addition Wants Station; to Improve City -Owned Prop erty Soon OisHKm-incnt over thr ! lot ation of th now munici-j pal fire fltntion i loominp; i at't'ordiriK exprcMsions ! mado nt a inrotinjr of thrj rify rounri! hist niht whrn Tharlos Thtimas, rrsidciit nf; Mill addition, spukt fn he half tif roidents of that Mention. Mr. Thomas plated that If more name am needed on the petition which wo prt-wn'ed a week ago. -nun i by Mill addition property owtieia and rjuettng that the, tfntfnn he loentpd on the east sid" nf the Southern Pacific trak. he will obtain them. VAN ('AMI' tiPPOSKIl ( ounrilnian Van Camp was of hn Iteller that H would not be neetuiry at thl time as no ac tion can be taken mitit latr, but that hen the station waa first pmpoHed It waa In be In a eu trallxed Imatlnn and was of the opinion that people on the east hide of the city are trying to upset all the plana. He went en to state that the northern portion of the -t y needs nmre protection, too. since there nrn several tare mill located In that district, and thnt when the stat inn project was first brought tip hn took particular pains to ak if It would be centrally located. WANT F.XI'FIIT OPINION Councilman Ha Icy took the stand that the ballot said "for construction of an additional ttn tlon' but nothing about a caa'ral- lr l" eintlon an. eeriaiiilewn one could make centrally located out of additional. "If tho people In Vill addition had not nuderstooj that the new fire station would do them some good that item would have been sttowd under on the ballot," Mr. Thomas declared. It was Councilman Prlcoir opinion that the only thing to do is to kaio tho station located with regard to fire Itisoranre and to obtain the opinion of an outside insurance man, OF- FK MTKrf Thn following propertv was of fered for sain to the city aa loca tions for thn atatinn: Lots SA and 5H, block 2. on Market mtd Spring streets in Kail road a (I till ion. submitted by the Klamath Development company; tots KA, Ml and 'J. block Rail road addition, on Spring and Mar tin streets, bv Harry A. l.intner; lots f.SS and block 108. Mills addition, for $'JM0. by John S. Orr: lot 3. block 101, Want land avenue. Mills econd addition, by William J. Onsley; lots 32. .tt and 34. hloek 17 of Industrial addi tion. $1450, by lona Jam.: lot 1!, block 4. on Klamath avenue faring Twelfth street. Canal ad dtllon, for $S per front foot, by R. K. Wright. All tho bids wero placed on file for future reference. TO I MP HO V K CF.MKTi:iSV .Tho preliminary work for Im proving Unkvillo cemetery was (Continued on Pago Four) Counting Their Chickens! Oregon's First Family (. We P ftoverrifr Julius L. Meier, who yesterday took the oath of oftice aa the ainte's -hicf executive Is shown here with his family at "Menu ha." his couritrv home near Portland. In the front row, hie ex ellency. Julius U. Nfiter and Mrs. Meier; back row, left to light, Mrs. Joseph Khrnisn, Jr., Jack Meier and Mrs. Frederick M. Gam. Governor Policies in Speech State House Crowded as Julius L. Meier Takes Oath of Office and Stands By Joseph Principles SALEM. Ore.. Jan. 12. (UP) With public power de velopment his keynote. Governor Julius L. Meier this afternoon delivere'l his inaugural message to the Oregon legislature. Moreithan 1.000 persons crowded the corridors of the G. N. H3ARI1SG , CHANGED TO JANUARY 23 The date of the Great Northern railroad hearing In Klamath to be conducted by tho Oregon public service commission for the Inter state commerce commission ha been changed from February 10 to January 21, according to a tele uram received Monday aftornoon. Nottco of the change In dato of thn hearing was received by C. N. thritopheron. agent for the Oreat Northern, from Charles S. Albert, attorney for the railroad. The hearitiK I to be held In the circuit court room at the county court house. I,oa! Great Northern officials Uavo been Instructed to inform all witnesses of tho change la date. Arguments for and against an amended application of the Great Northern railway for Its extension south from this city Into Califor nia will be beard. The proposed route would go south from Klamath Falls on tho east side of The Dnllca-Caliiornla highway and tho east side of Lost river to within a quarter of a mile of Merrill. It would then run practically due east to within a half mile of Malin. tlvne south to the former survey in northern California. Outlines state house when uovernor Meier began his address. In.r nnnlror' trom TiTaeprW TT u uTi- ' TT .: in the halls to accomodate the crowds who were not able to reach the senate chambers or the rotunda which was packed closely with those wishing to hear Meier's plans. The address lasted more than 40 min utes. TO ABOLISH P. S. C. As he had outlined in his campaign Governor Meier advocated the abolition of the state public service com mission, the establishment of a one-man commission to assume most, of the duties of the commission and the establishment of a state hydro-electric commission to conserve and administrate the water power resources of the state. The governor advanced the Vmatllla Rnplda project as a con crete atop toward the public de velopment of water power and urged the legislature to meraor alize .congress for the immediate construction of this project. Under hla proposed legislation hn urged that municipalities be Klvcii preference in the develop ment of hydro-electric power. FOR RKTKKNCHMENT Other policies advocated by the governor included: Legislation to sarrage Oregon irrigation dlstricta. Continued On Page Two PotatoMarketNews 111 It K A U OK AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS. UNITED STATfcS DE. PARTMKXT OF AGRICULTURE AND EXTENSION StRVlCE, OREGON STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, COOPERATING ' tttRVALLIS. OREGON, JANUARY 12, 1981. ' Federal-State Potato Marketgraaa (Released front County Agent's Office) Shipments reported for Saturday and Sunday! United Statea total. 1.033: Oregon, : Washingtoa, 271 Idaho. 2S8; Maine, 26S; Colorado, 169; others, SOI. Terminal market reported for Monday: Chicago: Carloads received, Idaho, 34: others, 39; car, on track. Including broken, 158; supplies inodeiute, demand and trad ing moderate, market about steady; track Mies carlots outweigh! Idaho Netted Gem,, U. S. No. 1, sacked per cwt. amall to medium, 31.70 to J1.76: medium to large, 31.80 to 11.90. San Francisco: Carloads received, Oregon, 2: Idaho, 8: boat receipts equivalent to California 6 cars; Washington 1 cars; Oregon 2 cars; cars on track, unbroken, S; cars on track, broken, 6; dock holdings, SO: supplies liberal: domnnil and trading moderate: mar ket about steady: Klamath Netted Gems, sacked per cwt, (1.60 to 1.75, few dark color low aa 31.50; selected largo, fi-lfii to 33.00; Washington Netted Gems, combination grade, some repacked, best. $1.35 to 31.50. Los Angeles: Carloads received, Idaho, 38; California. 37; Ne vada, 2; Oregon, 1; cars diverted, ; cars on track, unbroken, 87; cars on track, broken. 34: aupplie, liberal: demand slow, mar'et dull: opening prices Monday Idaho Netted Gems, sacked per cwt., mostly 11.55. Shipping point markets for Saturday: Idaho Falls: Offering, moderate: market about steady; car load, f.o.b. cash track, 100 lb. sacks, .warehouse pack Netted Gem, IT. 8. No. 1, demand alow, trading light, mostly 90c; fine quality, 95e; most present shipments ar, from pravlou, aales. Yakima: Offerings moderate: demand slow, market about steady; carloads f.o.b. cash track Netted Gems, per sacked ton U. S. No. 1, mostly around 819.00; combination grade Netted Gam,, 318.00 to 117.00 per sacked ton: few aales made on previou, eon tract, now being filled. Lonergan Speaker, Marks President; Committees Named Representatives From This District Get Good Appointments ; Bills Entered on Senate Calendar; Sam Brown Causes Stir By Oath Action STATE CAPITOL, SALEM, Ore., Jan. 12. (UP) Oregon's thirty-sixth legislative session got under way here today, with Frank L. Lonergan, Multnomah county Itenublican. elected speaker of the house of representa. lives and Willard L. Marks, Albany, president of the senate. Lonergan was elected by a vote- of 34 to 23. He did not vote. Herbert Gordon, the other contender for the speaker ship, conceded Lonergan si victory before it went to a vote, but he allowed his supporters to carry on the fight to the house floor. MARKS UNOPPOSED Marks was unopposed for the presidency of the senate. Sam Brown, Marlon county reprenentAtlra, proTlded Ui only dlatnrbanea ot tho opening aes alon vben be refnaed to allow Uio chief Juitlre of the aapreme court to admlniater the oath of office. Aa Chief Juatico Bean walked Into tha aenata chamber. Brown walked out. nnwllllnr to be aworn into office by one of the men be believed responsible lor tha death of Georga Joseph, re publican gubernatorial nominee, who died daring the campaign. HOKS SWKARS riROWX Brown was aworn into office by Hal E. Hoes, secretary of state, while Justice Bean aeated the other members. The senate was first to com plete its organization and pro ceed with the business ot the day. A resolution by Senator Bennett. Multnomah county. which asked that a committee! be-wpaointed . tstv.oi.ter with Pa- f cine Telephufantl Telegraph: officials In regard to a general redaction of telephone rates, was turned over to the committee on resolutions. TIIRKi; HILLS IV Three bills found their way Into the senate hopper during the course of the day. One ot the bills, sponsored by Senators Miller and Dunn and Kepresentatlvces Chinnock, Day and Deuel, provided for tha clon ing of the Rogue river to com mercial fishing. A similar meas ure was passed In 1929. but de feated by voters at the general election. Senators Benneta and Brown sponsored a bill which provided for tha filling ot legislative va cancies through appointment by the governor, with the appointees subject to the approval of the house in which tha -vacancy oc curs. The third of today'a Mils was Introduced by Senator Eddy. It provided that cities be enabled to acquire Und through condem nation, and pointed out, as an example. Koseburg's present at tempt to secure the location of a nntional soldiers' home there. PK LAP FOR LOXERGAX Included among those who voted for Lonergan as speaker of tha house were F. G. Andrews, H. H. Cblndren. E. B. Day. P. -O. DeLap, H. S. Deuel, R. S. Ham ilton, W A. Proctor and G. J Taylor. Lonergan was nominated by Allan Gynon ot Multnomah county. The committee on agriculture Continued ifa Pago Two TRADEWIND MISSING ON AZORES HOP HORTA. Aiorw. Jan. 11. (I P) Hop flickered toward tha ran lahlng point tonight that tha aa plane Tradewind. flown by a dar ing young woman and bar co pilot, would reach port aafely. In. Baryl Hart and Lieut Wil liam S. MacLaren. the two who rode Into an Atlantic atorm, left Hamilton, Bermuda, at 11:15 a Saturday. They ahould have ao !. muee oier tn. ; treacheroui Atlantic between Ber mnda and Horta by 7 a. m., Sun day. A bolsteroua northeaster eon tinned to whip tha ocean tarto an gry waves and lashed the Azore today. Diligent inqutriea to ethei island, failed to locate the mlssin; plane or its pilot,. Tha naval wireless station was without word tonight. Wireless messages te ships on the route Mrs. Hart and MacLa ren ahould have taken brought discouraging responses none had sighted the trim white aea nlane. Tke Tradevrlud. a flanca motropiane ahzifrai' to ta Colum bia, veteran ot two transatlantic crossings, carried ao radio equip ment. Mr. Hart and MaoLareri car ried 200 pounds ot "pay load" on their flight, whioh was begun tn an effort to prove the practibtlity of commercial lines from New York to Paris. A northeast wind blew with gale force over the mid-Atlantic all day Sunday, and laat night mountalnoua wavea continued to toss shipping abont In tha vicinity of the Azores. Experts declared the monoplane would hava had little chance ot survival If it were forced down on tha ocean, where heavy aeas would hava buffeted it to pieces. Mounts Case Being Tried in Circuit Court The atate finished the presen tation of evidence In the case against Roland Mounta. charged with larceny ot a calf belonging to F. D. Eberhart and J. D. Kerns. Jr., of Keno route, yes terday afternoon and Movnta took the stand In his own de fense before court adjourned. Mounta will resume the stand this morning. Sam Jetmora is attorney tor Mounts and District Attorney T. R. Glllenwatera and Deputy District Attorney D. E. VanVactor are prosecuting tho case. Member, ot the jury hearing the case which is being tried be fore Circuit Judge O. M. t'orklns are Lawrence Ezell, Ed Propst. A. J. Tracy, Z. D. Harris, Fred Fleet, Charles R. Baldwin, O. D. Matthews, B. T. McKimens. How ard Metcalf. J. Clyde Griffith, Ernest Nitscheliu and Ira Orem. BEND (UP) None came when Police Chief Buna Invited the public to attend a liquor bottle breaking spree. Flapper Fanny Sayst Jewetry la the modern way a, all la tha weigh. 4 'l eaw ei'KHz'k'xr' & t
