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Vol. 8, No 231 Price Five Cents.
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1933
(Every Morning Except Monday)
JNEWS
Editorials
on the
Day's News
BY FRANK JKNK1NS
npWO ESCAPED . CONVICTS
A bold up t bnk iu Xiuu
Instead of giving up lamely, sad
relying upon the Insurance com
pany to mod the loss, tbe bank
er alarU thootlni. '.When lb
' amok eliara away, on bandit U
dead and tba other ratally wound
ed.
Strong medicine. But It there
were more ot It, there would be
tewer bank hold-upa.
e e
HPHE world economic conference.
hailed In adrance aa a tre
mendous event, enda In a llitie
and will recess Indefinitely on
July 17.
Why It walla until J lily 17 la
not at thla moment clear. I'er
bapa the delegatea bad Juat ex
pense money to last until Ihen
and didn't want to lose the bene
fit ot any ot It.
e e
TH THIS COUNTRY. BO teeri
are belni abed over the (all
ure. Be tar ai we are concerned
It WASN'T a failure. It gave u
tbe opportunity to let It b
known that In the future we are
aolni to have our own way. at
loait a reasonable ahare ot the
time, or refute to play.
That la aoraelhlng ot an
achievement.
e
TT ISN'T that we don't want to
CO-OPERATE with Europe.
We do. But there la a vast dif
ference between co-operation and
being ued aa a doormat, aa we
bare been In the past.
e e
JOHN BARRIER, 17. alayer ot
Slate Policeman B. M. Baucom.
on Sexton mountain, will blame
bla career ot crime on bla aesocl
ate. Harry Bowles, aged 11, who.
be says, led him Into It.
Not an especially edifying spec
tacle, but It may be true. Evil
Delations, rou know, lead to
evil ways.
e e e
(jEAT WAYKHIta Oregon,
Betting' New Seasonal
Mine." So reads a headline of
the other day. Most of us knew
It, Incidentally, without reading
the headline.
But let'a not complain. Heat
t tbla aeason la good for South
ern Oregon. Beeldea. we com
plained so loudly about the cold,
backward apring that It would
be rather poor aportsmanshlp to
complain now about the beat,
e e e
THE 8FRINO PU crop In Ore
gon tbla year la about 11 per
cent smaller than the crop ot a
year ago, according to the lateet
tim.t. of the department ot
agriculture.
In the United States aa
whole, according to the same au
hnrltv. the anrlnc crop la UP
about three per cent
1 Quite a difference.
' e
NORMALLY. Increased produo
tlnn In the country aa a,
whole meane lower prices In Ore
gon. In tbe case of pork, bow
ever, thla le not necessarily true.
The Pacific Coast produces
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UNIFORM CODE
FOR INDUSTRY
BEFORE BOARD
Wage Scale For All of
American Industry Put
In Shape by Czar
Immediate Purchasing
Power to Be Created
to Stabilize Prices
AimeeSned
For Divorce
ByHerDo
LOS ANGELEB. . (UP)
The third roma. oi Aimee
Sample McPberaon-nuuon. ismou
woman evangelist, ended abrupt
ly In the divorce courts today
when her baritone butband.
David L. (Iron Man) nuran,
(lied suit alleging mental cruel
ty Mrs. McPherson-Hutton. still
convalescent from a recent oper
ation, waa reported hurrying
home from Paris wnen im
pound singer moved to free him
self from a marriage that "hu
miliated and embarrassed him.
Hoax (Marts It
Ilutton's cruelty charges were
i....a .i. the blonde evangelist s
actions In Paris, and dwelt at
length on her hoax cablegram
Informing him he was the father
of a nine-pound boy. ;
Th. anil graphically detailed
Ilutton's mental anguish before
iin Mutton revealed that she
Intended the message merely to
locate tbe source oi ies .u
k- nrlv.te rabies.
It was publicity resulting from
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KIDNAPED DRY
CH1EFKCAPES
Rev. R. E. Close Gets
Away From Abductors
In Battle On Highway
Itv THOMAS U STOKE
United Prrse Waff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. July 17. (UPI
A uniform code specifying
minimum wage and maximum
hours for all types of American
Industry will come before Presi
dent Roosevelt's supreme recov
ery council for consideration to
morrow. General Hugh 8. Johnson, na
tional recovery administrator,
was whipping It Into final abape
tonight.
Almost Ready
"I may have It ready for final
action tomorrow," the adminis
trator aaia bust a iwo-uuur 1 - -t- -,nii he
cussloa of bla proposal, by lhe tb. back, .ot.tbe . automobile.. -
caninet aavisory commmev in
charge of tbe industrial recovery
WViK.S GO VP
NEW YORK. July 17. (UP)
Thousands of dollars weekly
were added to the nation's
buying power today as Indus
trial concerns Inialled wage
Increases In conformity witb
President Roosevelt's Indus
trial recovery program.
Textile and workers
led among the thousands
whose pay envelopea were fat
tened aa result of the Indus
trial codes of their industries.
Additional employment was
reported. Workers, long Idle
were called back to plants
which are rapidly atepping up
production.
In the aleel Industry a gen
eral IS per cent wage Increase
Is called tor under the new
:ode, and one by one the big
companies fell behind the
movement and announced the
workere would receive the ad
ditional pay Immediately.
American Delegates Favor
Committee to Put Over
Big World Program
SUPER BOARD' .
fv -.ill I Ull
i-ARLEY WORK
Ramsay MacDonald Ex
pected to Recommend
Idea to Conference
PORTLAND. July 17. (CP)
!.- fountain nen and a pen-
.ii fiim. Rev. R. E.
sunerlntendent of the Ore-
I . Antl.Saloon League, out
fitted two would-be kidnapers,
according to bla story to slate
' police today.
Two men forced him to get out
I of bed early today, dreea and
I drive tbem to McMlonvllle In his
I car.
Victim Bound
Once out ot Portland, they
t htm and threw blm TO
nir.l-9 RAISED
MAtiflHFIELD. Ore.. July 17.
(UP)Wages of 100 employes
of the Evans Products company
were raised today from 10 to
a nt. The Increases af
fected piece workera aa well as J
aalaried employes.
program.
No final decision waa reached
by the cabinet committee which
is essentially tne sums in person
nel aa tbe council which tbe
president organised last week.
It was derided to consider the
problem further tomorrow with
the president at the regular
weekly White House council session.
Johnson Is fighting to put over
bis uniform code Idea promptly
gainst some obstacloa which
have arisen as the project waa
being prepared. He regards It
absolutely necessary at mis
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Stocks Boom Up
To Highest Mark
Since 1931 Peak
NEW YORK. July 17. (UP)
Stocks whirled up to the highest
prices since 1931 todav when an
other rise In commodltiea fired
speculative enthusiasm.
An added Incentive waa high
ly favorable business newa. In
cluding wage Increases and Im
proved earnings reports by some
of the country's leading corpora
tions. With an Increasing public In
terest apparent In tbe Chicago
grain pita, wheat shot np more
than 6 cents a bushel to new
highs for the season. Corn, oats,
rye and barley perked up.
Herrlot
"America
Will Rogers Says:
BEVERLY HILLS. July 17.
Editor The Klamath Newa:
Do you remember some of the
atatementa before
the London confer
ence started? The
world was to stop
revolving, air waa
to lose Its oxygen
If the conference
failed.
ot France laid
and Franca look
with a like purpose on eco
nomic problems, the confer
ence must succeed." Cordell
Hull really waxed dramatic.
The failure of the confer
ence will moan the failure
of atatesmansblp, aelflshnosa
must be banished from all
minds."
Woll, the thing has flopped
and we are getting along bet
ter than ever. It just showa
that nothing la Important a
month later. The funny part
about It la that all those
atatesmen really thought thoy
were going to "make history."
Well, history makes Itself, and
the atatesmen Just drag along.
Yours,
State Takes Over
Glendale's Bank
SALEM, July 17. P) The
Olendnle State bank today placed
Its affaire In the hands of A. A.
Schramm, atate bank superin
tendent. The bank has trans
ferred Its unrestricted deposits
to the Orants Pass and Joseph
Ine cnuntv bank.
The deposits to lie liquidated
aztreiate about IS9,n00. ine
capital of the bank, organised
in 11)05. waa s-o.nuu witn sur
nlus of 15,000. J. M. Tborne
of Rosebnrg la president.
Id.
He worked . loose from tne
thongs and took nia rassi. .
pen In one nana ana
the other, snoving mem .e..-..
the men'e backs, he shouted:
Put them up or 1 11 Plug
you.
The men reiusea to oDey,
Close asserted, so he pushed
both men out of the car which
was going about 15 milea an
hour. M
I'ttfirfinninia namra
He summoned atate police aid
.. MrMinnville. but no tracea
were found of hla kidnapers.
Close believes the men were
members of an extortion ring
..hi-K nn Anrll 10 aent threaten'
In. letters to the Anti-Saloon
Leaaue.
Th state of Oregon votea on
repeal ot the 18th amendment
and repeal ot the atate dry lawa
Friday.
Ousting of Sheriff
Of Jackson County
May Be Contested
MEDFORD. July 17. (UP)
A contest over tne ousun
Sheriff Gordon Schermerhorn
was expected tonight following
appointment ot Acting Sheriff
Walter Olsmscheld to succeed
him.
Schermerhorn. convicted Sun
day of a felony In connection
1th. then ot iu.oou eiecnoii u,-
lots, was removed from omce
today by the county court by a
1 to 1 vote, JUOge r.an ri. rcui,
refusing to vote. Fehl is also
charged with stealing ballots.
Rr.hermerhorm was rimo
from office for 90 daya by Gov
ernor Julius L. Meier, the time
expiring last week. He demand
ed bla omce dbck looor. m
court declared the office vacant
and named Olmscneia to uu u.
Friends ot the ex-sherlff are
expected to contest the proced
ure. Fehl waa In the courtroom
upstairs where aelectlon ot Jur
ors to hear the burglary chargea
asnlnst him was underway. He
refused to attend the county.
court meeting or sign tne ecner
merhorn ouster.
By HERBERT MOORE
I'nllnri Pifse Staff Correspondent
LONDON. July 17. (UP) The I
American government, feeling j
that International action la ne-1
cessary In addition to tbe United :
Btates domestic recovery pro-;
gram, favora establishment of a f
"super steering committee to'
carry on the work of tbe world
economic conference.
It was learned authoritatively
tonight that the American dele- j
gallon would like to see a super-:
committee composed upon ad-j
Journment of the conference. It j
should Include, delegatea believe, l
the representativea oi a aoxen
or more leading nations.
Work In Interim
These delegatea would con
tinue the work outlined In the
agenda of the world conference.
pushing forward to the greateat
possible extent, pending recon
vening of the conference.
Prime Minister J. Ramaay
MacDonald ot Great Britain,
probably will recommend forma
tion of aucn a semi-permanent
organisation, thua holding tbe
hope that great achlevementa In
International cooperation yet
may come out of tbe conference.
The United Statea would support
such a proposal by MacDonald
and It la considered likely that
James M. Cox would be one ot
tbe American members ot tbe
super-committee.
Confident of Success
In this connection is waa un
derstood that the American dele
gation believea tbe United Statea
domestic recovery program- la
achieving a aound foundation
for moderate economy recovery,
but it waa emDbaslsed that there
le neat-- of . certain International I
action to conaolldate and bold
recovery In the United 8tatea and
other nations.. For tbla purpose
the plan waa laid for a super-
committee.
The British and American del-
evatps aereert todav to a new
draft ot the disputed silver reso
lution, which will be submitted
to the silver committee on Tues
day. Britain was understood to
have been blocking agreement
previously while It also waa re- j
ponea benaior fuimaa apa cea-
(Lontinuea on rage rive)
Puffed Up!
S , ,, I
1 1, I
Hi
ARMORY BILLS
THRESHED OUT
FOR ELECTORS
Liffuor, Sales Tax Issues
Relegated to Secondary
Interest at Meeting
Irwin, Meyers, Cantor En
gaged In Lively fight
Over Use of Funds
A little teller attracting lots
of attention In West Paterson,
N. J., la 1-year-old Charles Nor
mand, Jr., who amaxed a crowd
ot ahoppers by puffing majes
tically on a big black cigar while
seated In an automobile parked
In a downtown atreet. Smoking
since the age ot 14 months,
Charles gives yon here an Idea
ot hla advanced technique.
Elizabeth Roosevelt Granted
Divorce; Elliott Going To
Chicago To See New Lope
Roosevelt Praises
Conservation Army
For Useful Work
WASHINGTON. July 17. (UP)
President Roosevelt tonight
praised the civilian conservation
corps aa a "visible token of en
couragement to the whole coun
try." He aald the forest army
represented a new spirit Impa
tient ot attempting to "get some
thing for nothing."
"You are evidence,", the presi
dent said In an address, "that
we are seeking to get away as
fast as we possibly can, from tne
dole, from soup kitchens and
from free lodging because the
government la paying you wages
and maintaining you to do actual
work work which la needed
now and for the future and will
bring a definite financial return
to the people of tne nation.
Mr. Roosevelt said that
through the reforestation work
era the country would "graduate
a fine group of strong men.
clean living, trained to self
dlscipllne and above all, willing
and proud to work for the Joy
of working."
Suit Against Mellon
Dismissed by Court
WASHINGTON. July 17. (UP)
The (220.000.000 damage suit
filed against Andrew W. Mellon,
Ogden L. Milla and other offi
cials of the treasury during the
Hoover administration was dis
missed today by Justice James
M. Proctor in district supreme
court.
The action was brought by
David A. Olson, former Investi
gator ot the senate banking com
mittee.
He charged that the treasury
officials conspired in 117 tf al
low foreign ateamsnip nnea to
Illegally cheat and defraud" the
government ot 1110.000,000 In
Income taxes.
Dog Enjoys Rest,
But His Master
Lands in Bastile
ONTARIO. Cal., July 17.
(UP.) Jack O'Sbav, 17,
hitch hiking Minneapolis boy,
landed in Jail today because
hut " dog waa mechanically
minded.
Charged with taking a lum
ber company track In Red
lands, 0"Shay told police be
wanted to give kla tired dog
a ride.
Nearlng Ontario, the truck
stopped. Believing It was out
o( gas. O'Sbay walked to the
lumber firm'a Ontario office
where he posed as the regular
driver and aaked for gasoline.
Returning to tbe truck with
police, who were called by
tbe lumber company. It waa
found the lack of gas waa not
the trouble.
O'Shay'a dog, rummaging
under the aeat, bad ahut off
the fuel aupply.
Post In Siberia
Ahead Of Record;
Ocean Fliers Die
Round-World Airman 10 Hours Ahead of
His Old Record; Lithuanian Flight Ends
In Crash Short Way From Destination
Ity JAMES F. WICKI7.EB
United I'resa Staff Correspondent
MINDBN, Nov., July 17. (UP)
Kllxabeth Dnnnor Roosevelt,
wlfo ot Blllott Roosevelt, second
son of the president, was grant
ed a divorce here today and Im
mediately after the hearing he
prepared to fly to Chicago where
he was expected to moot Ruth
(Inoalns. Fort Worth. Texas.
itrhiiiante wnose name w
linked with his when hla marl
tnl troubles first became known.
Montnl Cruelty Chanted
Mrs. Roosevelt, although not
present, won tho decree on
nrn..onmnlalnt to Roosovelt
stilt charging "extreme mental
cruelty." The hearing, held be
hind rinsed doors, required only
15 minutes. Roosevelt testified
aa to his legal residence, sirs,
Sam Piatt, wife of his attorney,
corroborated him and the de
cree was entered.
Under an out-of-court proper
ty aettlement. Mrs. Roosevelt,
heiress to a Pennsylvania steel
fortune, will retain custody ot
their g-montha-old child. Will'
lam Donner. Roosevolt will have
visltlna rights and will provide
for the .child's support, ho ali
mony was asked or granted.
Hnrlna llrlnsa Trouble
' Thus a romance that began In
1031 and flowered into matri
mony at Rrynmawr, Pa., In Jan
uary, 1931. came to a pre-arranged
climax. The first breach
In their marital happiness be
came known this spring when
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Can't Go to Fair,
So He Tries Death
PORTLAND, July 17. (UP)
Disgusted because he could not
in to ths Chicago world's (air.
Edward Sncll, 10. made a futile
attempt to commit suicide by
lenninc off a bridge Into tho
wuimmnttA river today.
A passing truck driver atrlppcd
to his underwear and rescued
the Ind after he bad Ignored
life preserver thrown him by the
bridge tender.
Snell sold his plana .to go to
Chlcaco were spoiled when
comoanlon who waa scheduled
to accompany him changed his
plans.
President Stays
At Home Fighting
Slight Head Cold
WASHINGTON, July 17. (UP)
President Roosevelt trimmed bis
calling list and worked today in
bis study at the White - House
while treating a slight head cold
contracted during bia week-end
yachting trip.
It waa emphaslied the chief
executive had no temperature
and no doctor has been caned
In. The nsual custom ot hav
ing a personal physician for the
president waa scrapped when
Mr. Roosevelt took office,
During tbe day. between greet
ing occasional callers, the presi
dent worked on details ot the
huge publle works program by
which bis administration hopes
to put millions ot men to work
before the alow lues.
Woman of Alturas ,
Death Race Winner
ALTURAS, Jnly 17. (Special)
Mrs. Everett Hotchklss, wife ot
local baker, won a race witn
death to reach the bedside of
her dying father In New York
City.
Mn Hotchkloa recently re
ceived a wire that her ratner
could not live more than 48
hours and had expressed a de
sire to see his daughter. Wiring
to the Transcontinental Air iiinrs
at Reno, her husband rushed
her to that place, only to find
that they were too late to catch
the eastbound plane. The air
transport line furnished a light
plane In which she overtook the
regular overland plane at Salt
Lake City. She reacnea ner
father's bedside in New York 74
hours before he passed away.-
The young woman, wno is tne
mother of four children, naa
never been in a plane before.
Tbe armory bill, personal Is
sue of Klamath county presented
to the voters at Frtday'e special
election, brought lively stimula
tion to a, mass meeting of clti-
sens at the Rainbow theatre
vfAnv nirht snonsored by the
League of Women Votera. The
measure, coming at the close of
wholesale discussion of proposals
before the people, gained Imme
diate precedence In the mind of
a large audience to laat minute
advice before moving to the polls
to ballot In an election minus
Dersonalitlea but abundant In
htlls.
The Oregon aalee tax S"d the
nMi measure were reduced In
importance aa two aupponera m
two separate armory billa and
nan nnDonent of both vigorously
urged acceptance or rejection of
plana to control a tuna nsiea ai
more than 14 8,600.
Crowd Large
A huge audience ot cltlxena
left the theatre donated by
Harry W. Poole primarily Inter
ested" In the contrary presenta
tions of tbe armory bill argu
menta. There waa. however, ob
vious alertness to the statement
of Charles Williams, county com
missioner, predicting federal ac
tion in matching the armory
found and possible commence
ment ot construction within 0
daya.
John Irwin, president ot the
Klamath County Taxpayers
Leaxue. opened the discussion in
favor ot the ballot supporting
nrnnasal to transfer tbe fund
tor use by the county In the
county road bond Interest fund
land the current expense fund.
- Irwin." sapBortmg tnis sugges
tion as "good business." dwelt
particularly on opposition to the
ballot proposing (20,000 ot the
fund be transferred into a per
manent warrant redemption fund
for tbe purpose of purchasing
protested current expense war
ranta and the balance to be aet
aside In a temporary warrant re
demption fund. The measure
stipulates that the latter be
transferred back when a auffl
cient amount to build the ataury
baa been received from the atate
or federal -governments.
Vets Lead Attack
Thla second measure, support
ed by Williams, and the first
proposal were attacked Dy w. r.
Meyers, representative of a re
cently organised veterans' politi
cal group.
The argument or tne commie-
sinner described the measure
permanently transferring the en
tire amount to tne current ex-
sense and road funds unneces
sary Inasmuch aa the county ex-
netted to Iinisn toe year wua a
balanced budget drawn up last
year. He declared the aucceea
of ballot Indicated by 301 yea
nil .t3 no would make tt possi
ble for the county to hare nse or
an Idle fund and still preserve
the amount set aside for tne edi
fice. He indicated the county
would make no immediate in
vestment ot the money tt might
obtain if the measure were suc
cessful until it was known defl-
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MOSCOW. Tuesday, July 18. (CP) Wiley Post, racing against
time around the world to aet a new record, took o(( (rom the air
drome at Novosibirsk, Siberia, on the fifth leg of hla flight at
t:ti a. m-, Moscow time today (1:55 a. m., E. D. T.)
Post stopped In Novosibirsk only two hours and tt minutes.
He landed there at t:lf a. m. (11:19 p. m., Monday, E. D. T.)
Post was bound for
BARRIER CASE
GOES TO JURY
Bowles Shot Policeman,
Made Pal Confess,
Says Defense Lawyer
was bound for either
Irkutsk or Chita en route to
Khabarovsk on the far ' eastern
coast ot Siberia. It waa raining
at Irkutsk. 900 miles to the east,
and the landing field there waa
poor, so It waa believed that
Post might continue to Cblta
before stopping for a few hours'
rest. He planned to reach Khab
arovsk to spend the night.
MOSCOW, Tueeday, July IS.
(CP) Wiley Post completed the
fourth stage of his attempted
(light around the world when he
landed at Novosibirsk, Siberia,
this morning a(ter a 1580-mile
(light (rom Moscow, according to
word received here.
. ., n.ea , .. , . -. T-n i x-ui required la Hours, f
GRANTS PASS. July 17. (CP) .,,., , ,h. .
Hairy Bowles shot State Police-. cow ,na WBen he arrived at
Novosibirsk be waa 10 hours 26
man B. M. Baucom. then talked
John Barrier, bia younger com
panion. Into admitting the kill
ing. W. T. Miller, attorney for
Barrier, charged in nia oosms
arguments to tbe first degree
murder Jury today. . The case
went to the Jury lata In the afternoon.
Barrier assumed the blame for
the shooting the officer because
be waa convinced by hie older
confederate he would get otf
with a year in the reformatory,
while he, Bowles, would be
hanged. Miller declared.
Only Two Wltneasee
Only two witnessea appeared
In Barrier'e defense his father
and mother. The latter de
scribed her hoy a wore to ueu
the family while her husband
waa unemployed. Barrier a
tathar Uatllied toe-- Angeles
police were Informed Bowlea did
tho ahooting.
The state In lta closing atate-
mni iiwiared the defense bad
md no attempt to deny the
killing and that it was lmmaterl-
wbich oov enot u
since both, according to tne law,
should be banged.
O'Connell Search
Gets Another Clue
ALBANY, N. Y.. July 17. (UP)
Search for John J. oxonnen,
Jr., kidnaped nephew ot the po-
ltically powerful O Conneil ram-
Ht turned abruptly tonight to
arhennetativ. is miles irom Al
bany where he was abducted 11
davs axo.
District Attorney John T. De
lanev. accompanied by a group
ot federal operatives assigned to
tbe case, aped to Schenectady to
investigate under world reporta
concerning the case.
Delanev. renorta said, went to
Schenectady to seek an under
world character "who had been
spreading rumors be knew some
thing of the case.
Song Writer Can't
Take It, Says Wtte
I.OS ANGELES. July 17". (TTP)
Sam Coslow. aong writer who
y romantic advice In his tune,
Learn to croon, wouia noi
take bla own medicine, Mrs.
Dorothy Coslow charged today
In a divorce suit.
Mra. Coslow. a former actress,
alleged the aong writer was
"profane, morose and sullen."
She aald a property settlement
had been made where Coslow
will enntrlhute 1175 a week to
support her and their eon, aged
1. Tbey were marries, id iso-
mlnutea ahead of the record for
world flight set by Post and
Harold Gatty in 1931.
wnen rost ana uatty arrived
in Novosibirsk, using the same
plane, they were 78 hours, 35
mlnntea out of New York, the
starting point. When Poet ar
rived bere thla morning he waa
only 6 hours mlnutea out ot
New York.
Filer Loses Time
Post lost a little time on the
Moscow-Novosibirsk flight He
waa IS hours ahead ot the Poat-
Gatty record when he left Mos
cow and bad hoped to make the
(light in 11 hours. He waa
sighted, twice aa he flew over
Siberia, at Omsk and Tatars
kaya. .
Dempsey, Baer Put
Down Gloves, 1 ane
Up Romance Again
SACRAMENTO. July 17. (UP)
Th. htiftinMl OI nUKlllBin " "
forgotten in the Dempsey-Baer
camp today aa two of boxings
most noted ngurea
mance. ;
Xf. Raitr. heaWWeiKnt uue
contender, announced that . ne
and bia estranged wife, Dorothy
Dunbar Baer, had Become revuu-
,.nl
Jark Demnsey. tonner uwww
of the title and now promoter
of Baer'a tights, waa expected to
be married to Hannah Williams,
New York musical comedy star,
either here or at Reno within a
few days -
Legionnaires Will
Wear Wood Badges
American Legion wooden
money appeared in the city a
tew daya ago. and now another
wood product made especially
for the forthcoming Legion state
convention baa made lta appear
ance in the form- of clever little
pine badgea for official delegates
in thu convention, num
and eua'."xry delegatea will wear
the badges. '
The badges are two 07
lnchea, are atamped with a pine
tree, the American Legion insig
nia and the convention slogan.
"The Bugle cans. jviamaiu
Falls." "Ship In wooden boxes."
is the slogan printed in email
lettera upon the aide ot the
badge.
BOLDIX. Germany. JUly 17.
(UP) Uniformed storm troop
ers stood guard tonight beside
the bodies of two American avi
ators who died in the wreckage
of their airplane after a 4000
mile transatlantic flight from
New York to a desolate Pomer
anian forest.
Tbe fliers. Capt. Stephen Da
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Pedestrians Given
Break Sidewalks
Must Be Cleared
Police Judge Clifton Rich
mond waa ordered by the city
council Monday evening to noti
fy property owners of the city
with trees or other obstructions
to sidewalks to have . them
cleared so pedestrlana would
not be forced Into the streets.
The council gave permission to
the Sea Scout troop to erect soft
drink concessions (rom which It
plans to raise expense . money
for a trip to Portland and a visit
to tbe ship "Constitution."
Mrs. Clay Howard, whose hus
band has been employed aa truck
driver for the oity fire depart
ment for 13 years, was reported
In a critical condition and per
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MAX DROWNED
John Waschau. SO, drowned
Monday In the Sprague river at
Bly. according to a report to the
coroner.
Flight Of Italian Seaplanes
To Chicago Cost $3,000,000;
Ships May Visit Washington
U. O. Medical School
Will Be Enlarged
PORTLAND. July 17. (UP)
The state board ot higher educa
tion late today approved a build
ing program calling for a new
unit ot the University of Oregon
medical achool consisting ot a
psychopatlc hospital and an iso
lation building, available for tu
bercular cases.
The plan, suggested by Dr.
Richard B. - Dillehunt, dean of
the school, calls tor cooperation
of city, county and state In se
curing the buildings. Federal
funds will be sought to finance
the construction. Cost of the
project would be S800.000. -
Rumors ot an upset In officers
failed to materialize when the
education body re-elected all of-,
fleers for another term.
Student tees will be decreased
S a term at Eugene and Cor
vallls and S3 a term at the nor
mal schools. It was decided. Out-
of-state fees will not be cut.
ROME. Julv 17. (UP) The
flight ot the Italian air armada
under Gen. Halo Balbo to Chi
cago was estimated tonight to
have cost about 13,000.000. In
cluding S56.000 for each plane.
.The expenses along tne roum
Including the bases for trawlers,
were about $54,000, which will
be met by a special sale of air
stamps. Thla sale already haa
reached 1100,000.
ties iwnatea
The fuel and lubricants for the
planes were supplied by com-
merrlal eoncerns. Other ex-
nnniM Include costly Instru
ments, at about S2500 each. The
training ot the crews reiuired
two years. It waa part ot the
usual air force training
CHICAGO, July 17. (UP)
Gen. Italo Balbo and bia 96
Italian fliers slept, played and
worked at Intervals today, seek
ing at one time to keep up wun
the aoclal whirl, to get some
much needed rest and to pre
pare their giant, silver ships for
the return trip to the land of
Mussolini,
While hla men worked In
shifts on the planes bobbing on
(he gentle Lane Micmgan warm.
Balbo studied routes to follow
.,, indicated that on the return
trln the armada probably would
take a more oangeroua course
than that which they followed
to this country.
Balbo, still the perfect gen
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Methodists Planning
To Receive Pastor
A reception In honor of Rev.
and Mra. John B. Coan and fam
ily will be held Thursday at S
p. m. at the Methodist Episcopal
church.
Rev. Coan came here recently
from Portland to accept the pas
torate ot the Klamath Falls
church.
The reception had been echea-
uled for Friday, but It waa
moved ahead because ot tbe con
flict with the election.
Legion to Nominate '
Officers I onight
The Klamath Falls American
Legion post will nominate offi
cers at a meeting tonight at I
o'clock In the Legion hall.
Refreshments will be served
after the business aesslo