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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1933
(Every Morning Except Monday)
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's News
n. riLlXK JF.Nkl.Mt
CDNOHKBS HAS paaaad and tha
President baa signed law lor
tha rehabilitation ot sgrlculture
It la known the larm relief act.
Ita purport la to bring prosper
ity to tha farmer, and In Ha de
termination to do that It goes
farther than any 1 EVBR
WENT BEFORB In thla country.
It plsccs In ona man'a bsnds
powera that ar llttla abort of
ataiierlm In tbelr scop.
THE HE la pending ostore con
gress, with the approval of the
President, a bill for the rehabili
tation of Indualry. It will un
doubtedly be psssed by congress
and alined by tbe President.
With the determination to bring
prosperity to Industry. It. too,
goes farther than any ilmllar law
arer weut before In thla country,
discarding tha old theory that
ompetltlon la tha life of trade
and living to Indmtry. under
government supervision, permle
alon to ELIMINATE) destructive
and vicious competition.
That plsces In Industry's handi
a vsst power for Ita own botlor
ment. e e e
AOltlCUI.TUHB bus been taken
care of by law. Indmtry la
to be taken car of by law. Both
are to b made prosperous. It 1'.
can be done by legislation.
The next step In thla program,
If we are to preserve a fair and
honest bslance, la to take care of
LABOR by law.
e e
THIS writer, who la no radical,
believes that th next step In
the program to restore prosperity,
the next move to bring about the
(Continued on Page Four)
'Judge Corhlna of
Lakeview Dies in
Portland Tuesday
PORTLAND, June IS. (AP)
Circuit Judge Orlando M. Cor
klna Of Lakeview died .here. -today.
Judge Corklns bad been a pa
tient at a hospital hare for sot
ral days. He waa 68 years old,
and had served for several jeers
on tha state circuit bench.
He la aurvlred by bis widow,
Carrie, In Lakeview, and two
aons. Harry Corklna of Port
land, and Vernon Q. Corklna of
Chehalls, Wash.; daughter,
Mrs. Lucille Bauer of Pendleton,
and a sister, Mrs. Joseph Smith
of Portland.
PORTLAND. June 1J. (UP)
Judge Orlando M. Corklns ot
Lakeview, who died In a local
hospital today, will be burled
here Wednesday.
English Loan to
China Is Reported
SHANGHAI. China. June. 13.
(UP) Chinese bankers said to-,
day they understood Finance j
Minister T. V. Soong, now In j
London, baa concluded - a loan
to China from tha British of
20,000.000 pounds sterling
(about (83.000,000).
Soong recently arranged a
$50,000,000 credit for the pur
chase of wheat and cotton In the
United States.
LONDON, June 13. (UP)
A spokesman for Finance Min
ister T. V. Soong, of China to
night absolutely denied reports
from Shanghai that a loan had
been arranged here.
RKSIONATION HOUOIIT
WASHINGTON, June 13. W)
Congressional lenders have
been Informed that President
Roosovr.lt plnns to ask George
Otis Smith for hla resignation
aa chairman of the fed err. I pow
er commission.
Will Rogers Says:
BEVERLY HILUS, Junn
13. Editor The Klamath
News: Well, there is
bad new for
the country this
morning. There
is no earth
quake, any
where, no new
war, no flood,
no pestile nee,
no new inflntion, no new
budget that's not bal
anced, no new Morgan
preferred list. It's not
any of those terrible
things you might think it
is. It's worse. It's worse
than all of those combined-
Aw gee, I just
hate to tell you. I know
it will break your heart.
But I am going to tell it
if it kills us all. Congress
didn't, adjourn.
Yours,
TO PR
if.
FIRM
Kuhn, Loeb & Company
to Follow House of
Morgan On Hot Box
Rockefellers May Be In
vestigated by Pecora
Through Chase Bank
lly IMKHY FKIU.I. HON
I'nltiMl Vrn Hljiff rrrrKindi'nt
WAHIUMiTON, June 13. (I'P)
Th nMia(9 banking and currency
conin.liti today ordered an in
VMt.Ktlon of another titan of
tha financial world, tha Interna
tionally fnmom banking bouse
of Kuhn. Loeb A Co.
To the wltnenti aland on June
ifl, when the InvmtlKRtlon be
glnn, wttl rome a dlntlnKulnhod
KmV'hatrrd man whone name U
second only m that of J. P.
Morgan In the counting homes
nf the world. Hn I Otto Kahn,
natron of the artn, philanthropist
and head of th Kuhn, Loeb
partnorhl,i.
Tiltia (In, In
The committee tendered to
Ferdinand J'ecora. tta rounncl,
authority to lnl'frU any one
of three famous f'natKlal Insti
tution the rft National
bank; Dillon, Kead A To., and
Kuhn, Loeb. Pecora Raid he
would etart with Kuhn, L,ob
and call Kahn tha flrt wit
ness. Aiiked what parUcular I'ne tbe
Investigation would take, Pecora
said:
"We will Investigate tb gen
eral activity of the firms.
their banking and Investment j
buflinees." i
The committee's action -wat
unanimous. One factor that In-1
fluenced Pecora to select Kuhn,
Loeb aa the first firm waa the!""011' nd. Publl,! 'nd rods,
ahsence In Europe of Albert H.
Wlggln,, former head of Chase
National. He headed the hank
when the tide of prosperity waa
running strongly and the Chase
National was built up Into one
of the largest financial lnstttu
lions In tha world.
' Since then eontrol of the. bank
lisa passed Into the hsnds of the
Kockerfellers. Thns Pecora will
have an opportunity to complete
the picture, he has begun of the
workings of the two great fi
nancial dynasties of (he nation
the Morgans and .he Rocke
fellers. Local Airman Is
Hurt When Plane
Cracks Up Here
Walter Foster, a Weyerhaeu
ser engineer, took his home
bullt plane from the municipal
airport hangar early Tuesday
morning In a trial flight and
crashed near the hangar In at
tempting to land.
Foster miraculously escaped
death. He waa knn-ked nnron
aclous and lay In the wreckage
until a neighboring farmer, who
had heard the crash, came to his
rescue. Had the plane caught
fire he would probably hare
burned before being found.
State police wero Informed of
the accident and with a hospital
ambulance brought Foster to a
Klamath hospital. He has a
broken leg and scalp wounds,
but waa resting easily last night.
Foster Is reported to have been
flying for only a short time and
had but about 10 hours to his
credit. It is reported his In
structor warned him agninnt at
tempting to fly nlono. He la be
lieved to have gone to the air
port about (I o'clock Tuesday
morning before others might ar
rive and notice him.
K. Of C. To Discuss
State Home Plans
Wednesday, June 14, tho
Knights ot Columbus will hold
their annual election ot otricors,
and It Is expressly desired that
every member of the order at
tend this very Important meet
ing. At this meeting also .will be
brought up the matter of n state
home, for which at this time
plnns have been ilrawn, and
which will be of vital Interest to
every member, uot only of Mt.
McLaughlin council, bu of evry
council In the sine of Oregon.
The state council has given per
mission for Klamath Falls coun
cil to start thla wo'k, which will
take about a year to put in full
motion.
Pinna tire being formulated
for a large class to be Initiated
on Sunday, June 2G, at which
time the state doputy and many
membera ot other councils In
the atate will attend.
Oregon Businessman
Commits Suicide
PENDLETON. Ore., Juna 18.
IP) Thomas H. Mosgrove, 40,
p r om 1 n e n t Mllton-Freewater
business mnn, shot himself to
donth here today. Relatives said
he had been In 111 health.,
The death occurred at the T.
C. Klllott store ot which Mos
grove was manager. Ilia wife
and alx other persona were In
the store when he fired tha bul
let through hla head. .
.dany Local
Men Encamp
HPKCIAL OOBIIKHPONDEXT OF
NKWM-HKRALD TELIA OF
LIFE IN CAMP
rdltor'a Note Tha following
civilian camp story Is the first of
a number which will appear In
thla newspaper from time to
time. It waa written by Melvln
Carmtchael, former Klamath
Uoion high school student and a
special correspondent for the
Kvenlng Herald and Klamath
News.
lly Mrli-ln Caroilrliaft
(News Hprclal Correspondent)
WITH TIIK CIVILIAN CON
RKRVATIOM CORPS AT SILVER
CHKKK, Ore., June 13. The ar
rival Thursday of 68 reformers
from the V ncoilver, Wash., b r
racks completed the quota nf 205
men for civilian conservation
camp No. 966 at Silver Creek,
Oregon, ten miles southwest of
Silver Lake.
The ramp is occupied by 69
men from Klamath Kails; nine
from Iakev!ew; four from Pais
ley; 23 from Portland; 10 from
Sliver . Lake; two from Pine
Ridge, near Chlloquln; the 66
new arrivals from Portland and
(Continued on Page Three)
KLAMATH GAINS
IN ROAD WORK
Crater Lake Alloted More
Than Million ; Rec
lamation Fund Extra
PORTLAND, June U, (AP)
Of tha (50,000,000 called for
In tha public worka program for
forest roads work, Indian reser-
Oregon will receive from 16,-
600.000 to 17.000,000, according
to advice received here today
from W. D. B. Dodson, executive
!"cre,"r5' of PoI1tlnd cham"
ber ot commerce. Dodson 1 in
Washington, D. C, In tha Interest
of Oregon project. . '
Within 4 hours after Presi
dent Roosevelt signs the bill,
Dodson said In a telegram re
ceived here today, atepa will be
taken to make the public works
program effective.
Klamath Included
The appropriation for road
work, he explained, Is In addition
to money which Oregon will re
ceive to cover considerable work
on the 'Klamath, Umatilla and
Vale reclamation and Irrigation
projects.
Funds Allocated.
Tentative allocation of $575,
000 of forest highway funds un
der tha public works bill for Im
mediate letting was effected
early todsy at a conference be
tween the state highway com
mission, the forestry service and
the bureau of public roads, ac
cording to Associated Press re
ports. The conference, which Is
being held In Portland, Is sched
uled to continue this afternoon.
The money, as sgreed In the
fore part ot the session, will be
expended upon a number of dis
continued on Page Threo)
Mexican Released
To Await His Trial
Jesus Jara, Mexican held on
grand jury indictments of pos
sessing end selling canlDus In
dies, was released from custody
upon his own recognisance Mon
day evening on order ot Circuit
Judge William Duncan. The or
der was made on recommenda
tion of Defense Attorney W. P.
Mvers.
Jara was arraigned on the
charges last week and pleaded
not guilty to tho two Indict
ments. On motion tor rolease.
Myers declared Jara was unablo
to raise required bond and that
dato for trial could not be set
for considerable ttmo.
Mill Operating
Two Shifts Daily
BIEnUR. Cnllt. The Caldwell
Bawmlll on the Great Northern
railway two miles west ot Ric
her has gone on double shift and
Is cutting between 70,000 'and
SO, 000 feet ot lumaer a day.
Owing to wet weather that de
layed logging operations, the mill
did not start up until tha first ot
thla month. It la employing
half a hundred men In the mill
Itself and in tho woods.
Russia Seeking
American Loans
WASHINGTON, June 13. (P)
The Amtorg trading corpora
tion, Soviet Russian business re
presentative In the United
States. Is Investigating the possl
blllty ot securing a credit
through the reconstruction tl
nance corporation for purchase
of American cotton.
MACON SEES FAIR
CHICAGO. June 18. (UP)
The United Statoa nary dirigible
Macon soared over the world's
fair grounds at 6:65 o clock
C. 8. T. thla evening on Its test
night.
VET MEASURE
HOLDS SENATE
Bill Sent Back to Commit
tee After War Debt
Question Starts Fight
England Thought to Be
Waiting for Congress
to Quit Before Settling
WASHINGTON, June 1. (UP)
President Roosevelt's hope that
congress would adjourn tonight
was blasted when another aenats
deadlock was reached on veter
ans' compensation that aent the
bill back to conference with the
White House.
The senate recessed at 8:40
p. m., after Senator Black, Dem..
Ala., succeeded In putting
through a motion to recommit
the independent offices bill,
which carries tha veterans ap
propriation.
Mr. Roosevelt had hoped
leadera would be able to con
clude the apeclal aession tonight
to remove any possibility ot em
barrassment to the American
delegates to the world economic
conference.
Three Hills Passed
In mid-afternoon prospects
looked good. Three vital pieces
of legislation the national In
dustrial recovery bill, tbe Glass
Steagall band reform bill and
the 13.612.000,000 fourth de
ficiency bill were sped through
the senate.
Then the knotty question of
veterans' compensation was
taken up. Debate Immediately
veered to the war debt question,
with Senator Robinson, Repn.,
Ind., sarcastically shouting:
"Congress must adjourn so
Neville Chamberlain can make
his speech on war debta In Lon
don tomorrow. Ha won't make
thla apeech telling the United
Statea bow much money Great
Britain will give na until con
gress does adjourn." '
Debate got back on the Teter-
ana' bill long enough for Black
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Truck License Law
Will Be Discussed
At Meeting Friday
Truck owners and automobile
dealers ot the Klamath Falls
area will discuss tha new truck
license law at a meeting Friday
at 7:30 p. m., in the banquet
room of the Wtliard hotel.
William Deliell of Salem and
Ed Gabriel ot the state motor
vehicle department will speak on
the law.
Many farmers and automobile
dealera over the state have op
posed tbe measure, enacted by
the last legislature, on the
ground that its ratea are prohi
bitive to email operatora. Auto
mobile men of Oregon are aald
to be considering organising a
tight against the law.
Parents May Take
Lamson s Daughter
LAMAR, Mo., Juna 13. (CP)
Frank C. Thorpe, a brother ot
Mrs, Allene Thorpe Lsmson,
who was found dead in her
home in Palo Alto, Calif., left
here lata today for California.
He expecta to attend the hearing
ot Irs. Lamson'a husband, David
Lamson, who faces charges In
connection with the death.
It was aald here earlier today
that Mrs. Lamson a parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank J. Thorpe,
might attempt to gain custody
ot their 28-mnuth-old grand
dnughter, Allene Lamson. Their
final decision, It was said, would
depend on what disposition Is
made of the charges pending
against the child s father.
County Gets Back
Its Road Bonds
Nine thousand dollars worth
of Klamath counly road bonds
Issued In 1922 with maturity In
1939 were purchased by County
Treasurer George Taylor on
the open market Tuesday tor
17. 620. 81.
The amount paid Included In
terest due since the last Interest
payment was made on April 1,
1933. The bonds were bearing
five and one-fourth per cent In
terest. The purchase was made
for 32 centa on the dollar
The maturity date for the
bonds Is the peak year for ma
turity of all outstanding county
bonds, Taylor stated. The retire
ment of tho 18,000 issue was
believed advisable.
Two Troop Trains
To Pass Through
Two special trains, each car
rying about (00 C. C. 0. re
cruits, are acheduled to paaa
through Klamath Falls Wednes
day evening. Tha trains are de
stined for Eugene, from which
point the workers ' will be dls'
trihuted to forest camps In west
ern Oregon, chiefly In Lane and
Douglas counties.
One train Is from Fort Cook
Nebraska, and tha other Is from
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
Here's Crash That Killed Nine Persons at Chicago!
S MWMMHMHMMSil mmmma
Thla telephoto transmitted from
wreckage ot the huge passenger plane which crashed In plowed field near Chicago Sunday, kill
ing two pilots and aeven visitors to the world's fair.
MERCURY HERE
MOUNTS TO 94
City Swelters; Flood Men
ace In Other Sections
of State Is -Waning
Klamth'a hot ware continu
ed unbroken Tueaday, with the
mercury rising to 94 degrees at
8 o'clock in the afternoon, Just
one degree under Monday's maxi
mum aa recorded by tha U. 8.
weather bureau.
'Wonderful growing weather! '
exulted the farmers, while city
dwellers grosned at the auddeh
and unseasonable heat.
A alight drop In barometric
pressure failed to alarm the local
weatherman, who predicted a con
tinuation of clear, warm weather,
with temperature above normal.
The atate weather bureau, how
ever. Issued a torecsst tor partial
ly clouded skies tonight and
Wedneeday-and ecarrered - thun
derstorma In mountaina of east
ern Oregon. Temperatures will
continue high.
FLOODS STILL MENACE
PORTLAND, Ore., Jane 18,
(AP) The flood menace on the
Columbia and Willamette rivers
began to ebb today as cooler
weather In eastern Oregon and
at the headwatera ot tbe two
streama slowed the snow run-off.
'The flood situation does not
look as serious today aa on
Monday," said Edward L. Wells,
government meteorologist here.
He waa awaiting complete re
ports from the upper Columbia
and Snake rivers. At The Dal-
lea the Columbia dropped six
Inches overnight, temporarily
ending the danger to the Old
Oregon Trail highway.
The Columbia and Willamette
near Portland continued to spread
slowly over the waterfront lands
but no serious trouble waa re
ported overnight.
The weather bureau said the
Columbia waa falling slightly
between Umatilla and Vancouver:
the Snake was falling at Lewis
ton, and the Willamette in Port-
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X
State to Vote On
Useless Dry Law
SALEM, June 13. (UP)
Oregon will vote to repeal re
maining sections ot Its now use
less dry code at the July 21 spe
cial election. The state supreme
court today ordered the Initiative
measure calling for auch a vote
be put on the ballot.
The measure previously was
ruled oft by Secretary ot State
Hal E. Hoss on advice of Attor
ney General I. H. Van Winkle.
"Teeth" ot the Oregon dry code
were removed when voters re
pealed the Anderson enforce
ment act last November. .
Plaintiffs Win in
Circuit Court Suit
A circuit court Jury returned
a directed verdict Tuesday morn
ing against the defendant In the
case of A. W. Schanpp and Will
lam Ganong, trustees, versus H.
J. Winters. t
The action resulted' from a
foreclosure entry In which the
plaintiffs are seeking to recover
property appelled by th defen
dant after a decree of fore
cloaure and deed from sheriffs
safe waa issued to plaintiffs.
Following the first ault, Win
ters brought suit against Schaupp
and Ganong, acting as trustees,
seeking to acquire title. The
suit was dismissed by Circuit
Judge Norton upon his last visit
to Klamath Falls.
L. A. Banks Gets
Additional Time
MEDFORD, Ore., June 13, (VP)
Hit dava additional time lor lit
Ing a motion for a new trial In
the case of L. A. Ranks, convicted
ot killing Constable Geo. J. i'res
cott, has been granted bla attor
neys, Judge George F. skipworth
of Eugene said today, . :
Chicago to San Francisco and
School Vote
Ballots Set
THREE CANDIDATES TO VIE
FOR DISTRICT 1 JOBS;
POLL HOURS GIVES
Ballots tor the school election
tor district number one are In
preparation, and polls will be
open from 2:00 until 7:00
o'clock at Fremont school on
Monday, June 19. according to
an announcement from Ida Mo
myer Odell, clerk of the dis
trict. Names of the three candidates
for the school board, J. W.
Kerna. I. D. Rumer and Dr. L.
L. Truax, will appear upon the
ballots In alphabetical order.
and the auditorium of Fremont
school will be divided Into pol
ling places (or voters, according
to the. alphabet.
Several additional candidates
for the board ot the county
school unit tiled before the clos
ing hours, and their names have
been announced., as follows: . T.
"P.. Nicholson, ot Fort Klamath
and G, M. Loomis ot Langell
Valley. Jack Almeter at Chllo
quln and C. G. Brown of Lan
gell Valley, members of" -the pre
sent school board, had tiled some
time before the closing day. as
had E. D. Briscoe ot Fort Klam
ath, and George Partridge of
Langell Valley.
School elections for the coun
ty unit will also be held Mon
day, June 19, beginning, at 1
o'clock, and will be held In varl
oua schools over the county.
Realty Board to
Boost Sales Tax
At a special meetl&j called to
take action on the ssles tax pro
posal, the Klamath Realty board
Monday decided to actively sup
port the tax plan.
Since the meeting members
hare written the atate president
ot the realty board and asked
that he contact all other boards
of the state In urging aupport.
After the discussion Monday the
realtors believed the plan ad
vantageoua to property owners.
The organization expects to
meet with the county sales tax
committee in Its drive to gain
passage of the bill.
35 Graduate From
Modoc High School
ALTURAS. Cal. Before a
crowd ot people which packed
the large auditorium to the
doors, 35 graduates of the Mo
doc Union high echool were pre
sented with their diplomas here
Friday night by Dr. John Stile,
chairman of the county board
of education.
Music tor the commencement
exercises was furnished by the
high school's own orchestra.
Prof. Ross - Stephens, formerly
ot Pasadena, has been head of
the local Institution for the past
seven years.
Warm Weather Is
Good for Crops
Although the season ts very
late, rapid growth t alfalfa
and grain during the past few
warm daya has been reported
by County Agent C. A. Hender
son. Potato planting, which has
been delayed until late la all
completed In the basin, and
plants are coming up. Stands
appear to be good for so early
In the season, the county agent
stated.
Timothy Arraigned
On Burglary Count
Charles William Timothy, ar
rested by city police and turned
over to the county, was ar
raigned before Justice of the
Peace W. B. Barnes, Tuesday on
a charge ot larceny within a
dwelling.
Timothy took hla time to plead
on the charge ot breaking Into
the home ot Mrs. Frank McAn
lnch and attempting to ateal per
sonnl belongings and furnishings
i In the house.
rushed to The News shows the
AUSTRIA, NAZI
HAVE TROUBLE
Relations With Germany
Near Breaking Point
After Government Act
By ROBERT BEST
United Press Staff Correspondent
VIENNA. Austria. June 13.
(UP) Diplomatic relations be
tween Austria and Nail Germany
were atrained near the breaking
point tonight -alter the govern
ment's sweeping campaign de
signed to eliminate the Nazi
party entirely from the country.
Police, after occupying Nazi
headquarters throughout Austria
on cabinet orders, proceeded with
wholesale arrests. They exam
ined upward of 3000 Nazte all
over tho country In the inten
sive, campaign, and held 400, ot
whom some lo per cent were
Germans.
Inspector Xabbed
Among the German citizens
arrested waa Theodore Habicht,
a member of the relchstsg In
Berlin who-hss been living In
Austria with the title of "In
spector general of the Austrian
Nazis." .
Chancellor Adolph Hitler, at
Berlin, Informed of HaWchfs
arrest, dispatched a sharp pro
test to the Austrian government
which the German minister In
Vienna handed the foreign of
fice thla evening. The nrntt
claimed diplomatic extraterritor
ial privileges for Habicht, and
demanded hla release.
Habicht. In Jail, begat a hun
ger strike to protest the govern
ment's drastic action against
him and the Nazi party in
Austria.
Earthquakes Strike
Alaskan Cities, But
Damage Not Heavy
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June
13. (UP) Anchorage, scene of
severe earth tremors last month
haa been rocked by earthquake
shocks of increasing intensity
tor toe past so hours.
A severe shock at 12:20 p.
today, sent residents of the
city running Into tbe streets.
Little damage was reported, but
people were apprehensive at the
continued seismic activity.
SEWARD, Alaska, June 13.
(UP) Two sharp earthquake
shocks Jolted Seward late today.
both ot short duration and a few
seconds apart. No damage was
reported.
They atruck at 4:17 p.
P. S. T. At 12:17 p. m. lighter
tremora were felt . by usldents
ot the city. The later quake was
the second severe jolt here in
the past 30 hours.
HAS OPERATION'
Mrs. L. Floren of Malln un
derwent a major operation last
nlght at the Hillside hospital.
Press Time
SALEM, June 13. (UP)
Klamath Telephone and Tele
graph Co., Fort Klamath,
filed here today to decrease
capital stock from aso.OOO to
95,ooo. ; The application was
niade by J. T. Hessig, Klam
ath Fallv
MOSCOW. June IS. (UP)
James Mnttem, world flier
from Texas, waa reported here
tonight to hare returned to
Khabarovsk, Siberia, after
nine hours In the air, seeking
to reach Nome, Alaska, tn hia
globe-clrcllnjr aerial Jonrney.
SEATTLE. June 18. (UP)
Proposed code of fair compe
tition nndrr which the htmber
Industry In "xpetcdl to oper
ate If the code Is approved
by President Roosevelt-will
he considered at three meet
ings of the Industry In the
tmiiglaa fir region to be held
thla week, . .
UNITED STATES
WALKS OUT ON
WORLD PARLEY
Americans Refuse to Par
ticipate In Battle Over
Payment of War Debt
Secretary Hull Postpones
Speech to Session; Ro
osevelt Hand Seen
WASHINGTON, Wednesday.
June 14. (t-p)Secretary of
Commerce Roper on leaving;
White House conference
early today .said President
Rooeevelt would advance an
"onlqae" war debt settlement
later today.
LONDON. June 13. mo
United States deleaataa
world economic conference were
indignant tonight at the abrupt
wnicn tne war debit
Issue was thrown on th. n.
of the conference, hut rfi.H
rumors that the wnnM with
draw.
By HARRY KIlRV
United Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON. June la. (irpi
The United States' delegatea to
AGREE OX DEBT
LONDON. June 13. (UP)
A definite agreement on the
June 15 war debt payment to
the United Statea has been
reached between the British
government and Washington,
the United Press learned au
thoritatively tonight.
Announcement that a .debt
agreement had been reached
after long and constant nego
tlationa between London and
Washington waa held up at
the last moment tonight at
the request of President
Roosevelt, persons close to
the highest British authori
ties said.
the world economic conference
astonished their brother dele
gates by unexpectedly .xaf raining
from attendance at the second
day'a session.
Secretary of State Cordell
Hull, head ot the American dele
gation, had been scheduled to
make the first and important
speech of the day. When the
session opened he was absent
and yielded hla time to Premier
baouard Daladier. ot France.
War bebta Up
The wsr dehts question which
the British had Injected Into
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Sheepherders to
Decide on Strike
Question Friday
The executive council of the
Klamath County Sheesherdera'
association decided last night to
meet again Friday to determine
whether to strike for 860 a
month wages.
A delegation from Lake coun
ty visited, and announced plans
for organizing In Lake county.
Con O'Keefe and Joe Croniu of
the Klamath association went to
Lakeview today to assist the
herders there.
O'Keefe said a number ot
sheep owners had agreed that
360 was fair pay, but that not
enough were In Una to call off
plans tor a strike.
Late Witnesses
Delay Ballot Trial
MEDFORD, June 13. (CP)
Late arrival ot defense witness
es today delayed completion ot
the ballot theft trial against J.
A. Ladleu, former Medford news
paper man, until Wednesday.
Judge O. F. Skipworth of Eu
gene announced the case would
go to the Jury tomorrow after
each side had presented one more
argument.
Chief Prosecutor Ralph Moody
late today pictured Wilbur and
Burley Sexton, key atate wit
nesses, as tools of politicians
who used the two boya to help
steal the election ballots to pre-
vent a recount.
News Flashes
BOSTON, June 18. (UP)
Massachusetts today became
the eleTenth consecutive state
to favor the prohibition re
peal amendment. Incomplete
returna showed tonight. Re
turns from 80 cities out of
80 and from 124 towns out
of 810 Rare, for repeal 828,
064; against repeal, 67,889.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday,
June 14. (UP) Fire carlret
membera will anperrlss the ad
ministration of the national
recovery bill. Secretary of the
Interior Irkea revealed early
today after a midnight con
ferenc with President Rooe
Telt. .. i
ORRETF.LIX) AIRPORT,
Italy, June 18, (UP) Thurs
day appeared tonight ae th
likeliest departure data of ths
Ir fleet sf 84 plane which
Air Minister Halo Balbo will
lead on flight to New York.