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Vol. 8, No 235 Price Five Cents.
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1933
(Every Mominjj Except Mondavi
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Editorials
on the
Days News
Ity I'll AN K JKNKIM
"CTOi'K Prlcea Mova t'p Brisk
3 ly; Wbaat Jural." Bo reads
tba leading headline ot the flnan
clal pal OB Monday.
Wbaat Jumps bacauaa tha sup
ply la decreasing la proportion to
demand. Blocka nioa up uns.ir
bacauaa dabblara all or tha
country are buying In an altort
to maka back thalr losses ot prevl
oua years.
. a a a
BUYING ot wheat, tinder axial
Ing conditions, la lailtlmata
speculation. Tba buying ot atocka
that la aandlng prlcaa icootlng up
la plain gambling.
a
IT YOU read tha little tabla that
lla printed dally la thla newspa
per. you noted thai tba average
ot 0 atocka which It covera atood
yesterday at 88.4.
At tha low point for thin jear,
It atood at 43.9. At tha low point
ot laat year, II atood at it.
Average values ot theae telect
ed atocka. In other worda, have
more than doubled alnce Ihe low
point lnt eprttig. nd are up more
than two and a halt tlmea oer
tha low point tor 19S1.
WHOLESALE prices ot nil com
modltlea roae an average of
three and a halt per cent In June.
Farm prlcaa. according to tha de
partment of labor Index, went np
alx per cent.
That la a healthy condition
The price ot what the farmer buya
haa been loo high In relation to
the orlce of what be sells.
Bo prlcea ot farm producta
OUGHT to go up more rapidly
than prlcea of other producta.
a
wE HAVE been hearing a lot
W .houl riling prlcea. Bui
ten to thla;
At the end of June, the depart
ment of labor Index figure for all
wholeaale prlcea atood at 8S. Thli
comparea with 100 In 1828. That
la to ear. with all tha lncreaaea
wa hare had. prlcea na whole
are only 88 per cent of 1828.
Thla will give you tome Idea ot
how far they had dropped. "
.
A 8 TIIK8E worda ara written,
Alabama and Arkansas are
balloting on repeal ot the prohi
bition amendment. Tenneaaea will
Tote on Thuraday.
Theae three atatea, all In the
South, where fear ot the drunken
negro affecle the attitude ot Tot
era toward prohibition, will be
more algnlflcant than any atatea
that have yet voted.
If, deeplie thla fear, they go
wet. repeal may be taken aa a
foregone conclusion.
e
r-KPBEBS10N Reaching End."
So reada another headline.
"Purchaalng Levela Increaaa aa
Wagea Rlae.' the aub-head adda.
That la the only way purchaa
lng levela CAN Increaaa. People
can't buy unleia they have eome
thlng to buy with.
Riling wages, mora than any
thlg elae, will bring tha depree
alon to an end.
e e
'T THINK." a none-too-optlmta--tlo
cltlten aald to thla writer
tha other day. "I'd hate to be a
young man right now. The young
people of tha preaent day have a
(Continued on Page Four)
Two Pilots Die
In Plane Crash
HONO KONO, July 18 (P)
During army maneuvera here to
day two alrplanea collided and
craahed In flamea. Two pllota
were killed.
Will Rogers Says:
SANTA MONICA. July 13
Editor Tho Klamath Newa:
It'a a good thing thoaa Ital
ians landed In aoa
planea. If they had
I a n d d on the
ground they would
n't have had room
to land for Ital
ians. Well, thoy have
great cause to rejoice. You
know whera the Idea come
from don't youT Teddy Roose
velt, when he sent the fleet
around the world. Thoro was
a lot of Mussolini In that old
boy.
I will hot you that this
Wlloy Post makes It around
tha world and breaka his own
record. I would hava liked to
hava been In there with Pont
Instead of tha robot. And I
could hnve If I had known an
much aa It docs.
Woll, tha unemployed will
be coming In pretty soon from
tha London conforence. Yours,
FREIGHT RATE
CUT ACCORDED !
Three Railroads Spn'ing
Klamath Falls Area
Announce Reductions
$30,000 Expected to Be
Saved Potato Men On
Shipments to South
Hy rilAIlLF.8 MACK
A big ahlpplng rate reduction
on carluada of potatoea and
onlona from tha Klamath basin
over railroad llnea of the South
ern Pacific, Oreat Northern and
Wealern Pacirie Into California
polnta, to and Including Sacra
mento waa announced Jointly by
local agenta of the three com
panlea today.
On Mtlmatea and flgurea of
potato ahlpmenta from Klamath
to polnta of California north of
Sacramento on the 1931 produc
tion, potato growera ot tha coun
ty will be aaved more than 330,
000 on ahlpplng rhargea.
turn I'ara (io Out
From laat year'a production
about 800 carloadi of potatoei
were shipped aouth by railroad,
according to estlmatee of County
Agent C. A. Henderson. Actual
registration certlflcatea In Hen
derson's office ahow that an ad
ditional 360 carloada have been
trucked Into California during
the pant year. With the ahlp
plng rate reduction It la expect
ed a large portion ot theae de
liveries will be made by rail.
Henderson declared.
A carload consists ot 360 one
hundred pound aacka ot pota
toea. According to the railroad offi
cials the lower rates will be es
tablished on ahort notice It per
mission can be obtained from
the Interstato commerce com
mission, which It Is believed,
will permit the ratea to apply on
the first shipments of the 1933
crop. Regardless ot Immediate
action, offlrlala declared tho
ratea would be In effect by Sep
tember 1 at the latest.
Onion Shipment Unlit
Few onion ahlpmenta are mado
from the Klamath district. Tim
reduction will only be favorable
to any marked degree to potato
ahlnnera.
The raductlona to be mado
amount to a maximum of 14 H
centa por hundred pounda with
a minimum cut of a centa per
hundred pounds.
The last rnto reduction given
to polnto growers ot Kliimath
wna received In April, 1932
shlpmrnta as far south aa Los
Angclea. The rate decrease then,
not ao favorable to shippers aa
the present one, was made In
compliance with a request from
the Klamath County Potato
Orowera association.
The present reduction Is made
voluntarily by tha three rail
road companies.
On lists compiled by the com
panies the following shows the
ratea per 100 pounda to Da ef
fective when the change la made
and the amount of reduction
over present shipping prlcea:
Redue-
To Rata
tlon
.13
Redding .17
Red Bluff . .18
.14H
Orlnnd
.. .80
.20
.. .80
.80
.80
;20
20
.87K
.... .87 H
.87 ti
.12
.13Vs
..12 Mi
Willows
Colusa ..
Chlco
Orldlcy
Orovllle
Marysville ,
Hosevllle H
Sacramento
Woodland ..
.134
.12H
.12
.05
' .05
.05
Oiling Under Way
Near Modoc Point
T. R. Olllenwaters, district at
torney, made a bnsincsa trip to
Chiloquln and back yesterday.
and reporta oiling operations un
der way from Modoc Point north
on the hiKhway, and on a small
er scale from Modoc Point this
way.
The oiling has been done the
full width ot the highway, he
says, nnd there la much com-
plnlnt from tourlsta whose cars
have been smeared with tho
fresh oil. Many similar com
plaints have come Into the city
during the day from tourists
whose cam have been nmenred
with the road oil. On the Inter
operation, tho crewe are oiling
only half the width ot the high
way at a time, permitting traffic
to pass on tile unoiled side.
Bread Prices Up
In Klamath Falls
Ttrend prices at All stores and
bakeries rained Monday morning
In compllnnro with agreement of
the newly organised Klnmnth
County linkers association work
ing with t' a industrial recovery
act.
Prlcea In effoct ainco Mondny
morning aro: one pound lonf.
seven cents wholesale, nine centa
retail. Ono nnd one-hnlt pound
Innvea, 10 cents wholesale and
13 centa rotnll,
RARTKY liPAPH
CHICAGO. Itily 1, AP)
A sensational lump of 19 cent
a bushel in hariny was a feature
of early trading In gralna today,
The December delivery which
closed yesterday at 88 centa,
climbed ID cents to 31.08
bushel In Jig time, and then re
acted lira centa.
" :..er
Meet Mrs. Jack Dempsey the
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divorced wife of Roger Wolfe Kahn
aha married Jack In a Justice ot the
She waa formerly a mualcal comedy
Jack Dempsey Takes Third
Bride In Quiet Ceremony In
J. P. Office In Nevada Town
ELKO, Ner.. July 18. (UP)
Jack Dempsey, former heavy
weight boxing champion of the
world, waa married to Hanna
Willlama Kahn, Broadway musi
cal comedy star, by Justice ot
the Peace Alvin McFarlane here
today.
It waa Dempsey'a third mar
riage Ilia bride Is the former
wife of Roger Wolfe Kahn, or
chestra leader and aon ot a
New York hanker.
All On Q. T.
The former champion achieved
hla deire of being married away
from the roar ot crowds. Ac
companied by his fiance, by
Maurice E. Cain, bis business
representative and by Mike Cant
well, one ot Max Ilaer'a hand
lers, Dempsey waa en route from
Salt Lake to the Pacific coast.
He used the name Mlka Coatello
to avoid rrowds. . , , ..
The Vurty stopped here. A
marriage license . waa secured.
Justice McKarlana read the cere
mony. The party then atarted
toward Reno, whera a year ago
Dempsey and hla aecond wife,
Legionnaires Get
Use of Sleeping
Cars; .Rotes Cut
The granting of one cent a
tulle ratea to Klamath Falls
from all points on the' Southern
Pacific railroad for the Ameri
can LegluO atata convention
here Aumi.il 10 and arrange
menta for occupying Bleeping
cara In lieu of hotela while
members are attending the con
vention, waa announced by the
convention commission Tuesday.
Every available hotel room in
the city has already been re
served for the three-day conven
tion. With nearly a month be
fore the atate meeting, members
of the convention housing com
mittee believed the use of rail
road sleepers would ba neces
sary.
Fur groups chartering special
trains with tourist sleepers and
using the sleepers for three
days, a fare of 33.40 to 85 for
the entire time, depending upon
the number occupying the car,
has been arranged.
Carl R. Moaer, atata adjutant.
forwarded Information concern
ing agreementa with the South
ern pacific company' to conven
tion commission membera here
Tuesday. Llsta ot the low farea
charted from each city In Ore
gon to Klamath Falla and the
time of tralna leaving and ar
riving have been aent to every
American Legion member In the
atate, he wrote.
Woman, Intruder
Slain In Midwest
PONTIAC, Mich., July 18 (JP)
A 22-year-old mother who en
gaged In a gun duel with an In
trudor In her homo waa dead to
day, her 4-yenr-old daughter
near death, and the accused slay
er dead by his own hand.
Elliott Roosevelt Says He'll
Not Rush Right Into Marriage
Tly 1'Al'I. H. KATtXKH
Culled l'rosa Hlaff ('nrrcHwni(lcnt
CHICAGO, July 18. (UP)
Elliott Roosevelt, aecond son ot
the president, bashfully told re
porters upon hla arrival In Chi
cago todnv that he had no In
tention of marrying again eo
soon after hla divorce In Reno
yesterday.
Hut there wan a yelled denial
of hla statement when he said:
(lire lllm Time!
"I haven't hnd a chance to
ask anyone yet."
Roosevelt showed the patience
of hla father when reporters and
photographers crowded around
him as he stepped from the Reno
plane.
He posed, smiled, waved, did
all their bidding. But ha was
a little Irritated when they
asked him bluntly:
"When ara you going to marry
for This Match!
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third! She waa Hannah Williams.
until yeaterday afternoon, when
peace's office In Elko, Nevada.
ainger.
Estella Taylor, motion picture
actresc, were divorced. Demp
sey'a first wife. Maxlna Catea.
of Salt Lake, whom he married
in 1916. when he waa 19 years
old, hsd separated from him a
year after their marriage.
Smiling; Again
The former champion, a
frowning, swinging killer In the
ring, smiled broadly as he
walked from the ceremony with
his diminutive bride.
Rumors that Dempsey and
Broadway's "Cheerful Little Ear
ful" would marry had been cur
rent for several weeks. Many
classed them with earlier re
porta that Dempsey would wed
Llna Basquette of Hollywood
and that Mine Willlama was
fond of Runs Colombo, radio
entertainer. Dempsey last week
publicly announced him engage
ment ,to ..Miss Williams, how
ever. Tbclr only attempt at se
crecy waa to set no date for the
ceremony.
"Beat Wlshea''
Miss Taylor, in Hollywood.
t continued on Paga Eight)
Timber Workers
Protest Part of
Lumber's Code
Formal protest to several pro
visions of the code of fair com
petition lor the lumber and tim
ber producta Industries as aab-
mitted to Administrator Hugh
Johnson ot the national re
covery administration, has been
forwarded to Washington by the
executive board of tha Klamath
district of the Loggers. Timber
and Mill Workera union.
The union protested certain
clauses of the code aa follows:
'First Paragraph 3 of Sched
ule B, which reada "Minimum
ratea of pay for workera on
piece ' work on contract basis
shall be equal in tact to the
minimum hourly and weekly
ratea oi tnia schedule.' Inas
much aa the piece work and
contract avstem of emnloyment
in the lumber Industry has al-
waya been a measuring rod to
ascertain the limit ot human en
durance, to base a wage on the
mnxlmum that could be accom
plished by tha worker without
considering the hard or labor!
oua nature ot their task would
(Continued on Paga Eight)
Hey, Lawrence!
You've Got a Job!
Relatives ot Lawrence An
drews, 17, have asked the aid of
local police In locating the
youth, who la believed to ba In
Klamath Falls. '
The young man left Dorria.
Cal.. Monday, for Bend where
he hoped to find work. Aftor
hla departure, a job waa located
by his relatives In Dorrls, and,
they are anxloua to hare the
youth return at once.
Miss Ruth Gnogins?"
Mlsn (looglns is the 22-year-
old Texan society hratltr Roose
velt met In Fort Worth several
weeks ago.
He'll '.el I's Know
"When I'm ready to marry
I'll let the world know It," ha
aald.
Ha admitted, however, that
he wonld be delighted to spend
much time with Miss Oonglns,
who with her mother Is visiting
Chicago and stopping at a hole)
two blocka from Roosevelt's
qunrtora.
Young RnoseTolt anld hla visit
to Chicago had a three-fold pur
pose: To meet his sister. Mrs.
Curtis Dall, who Is scheduled to
arrive from the east tomorrow
to visit the world's fair, and to
dlscusa the possibility ot a Job
with ono ot the larga aviation
companies.
ALABAMA GOES
FOR REPEAL,
ARKANSAS WET
Traditional Dry State
Of South Swings to
Repea list Column
Wet Leaders Hail Result
As Heralding End of
Prohibition In U...S.
By United Preaa
Midnight tabulation of returns
from Tuesday electlona In Ala
bama and Arkansaa on repeal
j ot the 18th amendment showed
repealista leading In Alabama by
a majority of 8 to 8 and In Ar
kansas by I to 3.
Nearly half the total ballots
had been counted In both atatea,
first in the traditionally dry
aouth to consider prohibition re
peal. Their electiona were re
garded aa the repeal forcea'
moat decisive teat.
WeU Carry CUIee
Weta polled overwhelming ma
jorities In urban centers, with
drya ahowlng their greatest
strength In rural districts.'
In Alabama, with returna from
1000 ot the state's 2115 ballot
boxea tabulated, the count atood:
For repeal 01,008.
Against repeal 88, 739.
Returns from 1023 of the
1800 preclncta In Arkanaaa
gave:
For repeal 61,453.
Against repeal 30,086.
Mobile S to 1
The city of Birmingham In
Alabama waa voting wet by 2 to
Mobile a repeal majority waa
mora than 5 to 1 and Montgom
ery waa favoring repeal by 4
to 1.
Governor J. Marlon Fntrell of
Arkansaa told the United Preaa
in Little Rock that "it looks like
the 18th amendment haa gone
by." as repeal leaders there
claimed aasurance of victory.
Blanket Code for
Industry Held Up
- By Complications
WASHINGTON. July 18. (UP)
Compllcationa threatened to
night to delay the universal
shorter houra-hlgner wagea code
which General Hugh S. Johnson,
national recovery administrator,
111 ask all American industry
to accept to boost purchasing
power.
Tha proposed blanket code.
upon which Johnson has been
working for two weeks, was dis
cussed at length today by Presi
dent Roosevelt, Johnson and the
supreme recovery council with
out a final decision.
While the blanket coda la the
question of the hour here, it did
not aubmerge another problem
hich arose today and which
left Johnaon helpless, but not
pessimistic. This came in re
porta that hundreda of textile
workera bad been dismissed at
varioua places when the new
code eliminating a third shift In
cotton mills went Into effect yea
terday.
This development sent Presi
dent William Green ot the Amer
ican Federation ot Labor hurry
ing to the recovery administra
tion with a protest and a de
mand tor an investigation, not
only of these dismlssala but of
reporta that aome Industries are
firing employee who join nniona
or indicate aympathy with nnion
organisation.
Aa for the textile dismlssala
Johnson aald ha could do noth
ing about It. jf
"That's one ot the eggs that
got broken In making this ome
let," he aaid.
WASHINGTON. July 18. (UP)
The conference of representatives
ot all branches of the eugar In
dustry terminated abruptly here
tonight wlthont reaching an
agreement on atabillzation of the
Industry In the united States,
lta territorial and Insular pos
sessions and Cuba.
Med ford Man Gets'
" Life for Slaying
Friend at Dance
MEDFORD. July 18. (UP)
With tears In his eyes, Earl
Hanscom, 29, pleaded guilty late
today to kicking to death his
friend, Albert Tlnglenf, 45. in a
danrehnjl brawl at Eagle Point
July 8.
Judge O. F. Sklpworth sen
tenced him to life imprisonment
the aecond degree murder
charge, brought on District At
torney George Coddings Infor
mation. Hanscom hnd waived
grand jury Indictment.
The youth snid he wanted to
take hia punishment aa Tlnglenf
was a good friend and he had
not meant to kill him. The two
men fought over a dance with
Mra. Irene Gerome of Portland
Tlngleat died shortly after of
fractured skull,
Suspension Lifted
On German Paper
BERLIN, July 18, (AP) The
newspaper Deutsche Zeltung sus
pended for three months yester
day for having published an Item
referring to General Italo Balbo
aa a Baptised Jew, was permtttcd
to reappear today after profuse
apologies by the publishers for
tha "editorial blunder.'
Klamath Gets Medford's
Ballot Theft Case As Fehl
Wins Change Of Venue
They Look
Good To Us
In A Cage!
Tha cheering newa that rat
tlesnakes take readily to captivi
ty, and enjoy life In a cage, waa
brought to Klamath Falla Mon
day by Ouy Worcester, Pied
Piper of Snakedi-m. Worcester
Is luring snakes from dens all
over Klamath and Lake coun
ties, and capturing them for
scientific study and novelty dis
plays. He haa 18 rattlesnakes, rang
ing from cunning baby onea to
large and luscious grand-daddy
rattlers In hla collection at pres
ent, and left Monday afternoon
(or the Klamath River canyon,
where he expecta to lura a few
more reptiles Into the Joys ot
civilization.
Woof, Wood
Worcester fondly declares
that the snakes were beautiful
in their cage, especially In the
early morning aunllght. when
they stretch, nana ana yawn
healthily like a group ot happy
doas!
The snake man baa just re
turned from Deep creek, Albert
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Automobile Men
Of Klamath Falls
Agree on Code
A proposed code of ethlca for
regulation of the automobile In
dustry under provisions ot the
national recovery act waa dis
cussed by the Klamath Auto
Dealers asaoclatlon at a meet
ing Monday.
Thla industrial code lor tne
automotive trade Includes clos
ing ot all retail organixatlona
on Sundays, and - holidays -and
every evening at 7 o clock.
It la also expected that it will
raise the retail price of autoa
approximately S50. and more on
more expensive models. Tbts
will be regulated by setting np
national appraisal group, that
will set the price on all cars.
The proposal was approved by
the local group, and has already
been adopted hy the Portland
Automobile Dealers asaoclatlon,
the Oregon Antomobile Dealera
association, the national Auto
mobile Dealera association. - and
the Oregon Automotive Trades
association.
It Is expected that this code
will be ready for President
Roosevelt's approval within 30
to 60 days, to become effective
immediately thereafter.
Milk Prices Here
To Be Raised by
Dealers August 1
Milk prices will be raised In
Klamath Falla on August 1 to
meet an Increased cost of pro
duction. It waa decided at a re
organization meeting of milk
distributors and producera ot
the city and county Tuesday eve
ning in tne ottice oi ur. u. H.
Hantaan, city milk and meat in
spector.
Althouh the price raise waa
only tentatively aet and waa not
publicly announced, it waa de
clared to be justifiable in com
parison to milk prlcea In other
surrounding cities. According
to Dr. Hartman and producera
attending the meeting the Klam
ath Falla price haa been aeveral
centa below tba market price
for the past several montha.
Membera believed with the
preaent condition ot price cut
ting dairymen could not deliver
the product on a prorttable acale
with other Increases Imposed on
the price of production. Whole
milk haa sold in the city from
15 cents per gallon to 25 centa
per gallon during the past sev
eral months, distributors stated
Only a tew producera and dis
tributors of tha city and county
were not at tho meeting. They
will be contacted before the
next meeting Is held, July 25.
Several ot the large distribu
tors at the meeting declared they
were nnable to meet the demand
for milk. They ctted the ehort-
age aa another factor In tha de
mand for a higher price.
Finley Nominated
For Legion Command
Lester Finley was nominated
for commander ot the American
.eglon at a regular meeting
Tuesday evening. Further nom
inatlons and the election win oe
held August 8.
A resolution was passed op
posing further trading ot Tuie
Lake lands for privately owned
lands declared unproductive hy
the government. The action re
sulted from a bill passed by
congress last apring permitting
such a trade. Legion members
declared they opposed the trad
ing of Title Lake lands on the
grounds It had been open for
homosteadlng with preferential
riahta given to ex-servlca men,
A committee waa to Investi
gate the aanltary condltlona ot
tha "Hoover" transient camp.
Compilation of Jury
Judge Skip worth; Trial to Start Monday;
Other Defendants Want to Be Tried Here
Medford'a ballot theft ease haa shifted to Klamath Fallal
Disagreement over the legal selection of ' prospective Jurymen
for the trial ot Earl H. Fehl, Jackson county Judge, resulted in
the granting of a change of venue by Circuit Judge O. F. Skip
worth Tuesday afternoon.
Fehl will ba tried before a
on trial In the local circuit court
Sklpworth presiding.
FOUND GUILTY
Youth to Get Life for
Killing P o 1 i c e m an ;
Bowles Trial Opens
GRANTS PASS. July 18. (UP)
Selection ot a Jury to try Harry
Bowles. 21, ot Los Angeles, on
a charge ot first degree murder
for allegedly shooting State Po
liceman B. M. Baucom. waa
atarted late today.
Bowles' confederate In the
episode. John Alvin Barrier. 17.
was convicted this afternoon of
a first degree murder with a
life Imprisonment recommenda
tion. The jury deliberated 22
noura.
Pannes Buck
Baucom waa shot when he
stopped the youths In a stolen
car July 1. Barrier, In hia de
fense, blamed the killing on
Bowles, aaylng he confessed the
deed because Bowles convinced
him he (Barrier) would get off
with a light aentence.
Barrier admitted, police said,
In a algned confession taken
shortly viler the ahooting that
It was he who ahot the officer,
then pumped three more bullets
In bis prostrate body. -
Although life sentence Is man
datory, the aentence will not be
paaaed until after Bowles' trial
has been completed.
Girl Scouts Will
Camp in August
At Lake o' Woods
Klamath Falls Girl Scouts
will meet thla year with the
Medford troop at Camp Mc
Loughlin at Lake of the Wooda
according to an annonncement
by Mra. J. K. Reno, connected
with the local troops.
The camp will open August
and continue to August 20
under the direction ot Miss Leah
Parker, athletic director of Fre
mont school.
The camp will be the first
joint outing of the Medford and
Klamath girls. In previous years
the Medford troops have attend
ed camp In the Applegate dis
trict near Medford.
Registration will be limited
to 48 girla a week and applica
tions will be considered in the
order ot their arrival. Tha reg
istration tee of 81 is to be sent
in with the application blank
The additional camp fee of 85
must be paid not later than two
days before the camp opening.
Application blanka may be se
cured from Mrs. Reno, 1518
Cresent avenue or phone 772J.
every Girl Scout is eligible
to attend camp if ahe meets the
following requirements: A regis
tered scout, endorsed by her cap
tain, given permission of parenta
or guardians, pass medical ex
amination.
Transportation la to be ar
ranged by parents and friends.
Those who have no way of going
and those having extra car room
are requested to notify Mrs.
Keno.
Girls are required to wear
Girl Scout unlforma: middles
and bloomera. or shirts and
ahorts.
Local offlctala announced the
list of necessary articles the
girls should prepare to take
Bloomers, two pair; middy blous
es, one white; ties, one yellow;
handkerchiefs, underwear, scout
uniform, sweater, low healed
shoes, bathing suit and cap,
stockings, four wool blankets,
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Press Time
OMAHA, Xeb., July IS (UR)
K. 7.. Zlniinerrr of Lincoln,
Xeb., rirtmnn on a locomo
tive, waa killed, Jnmra Mc
Kac, a redcap, was family In
jured and a dozen other per
sons were hnrt tonight when
tho boiler on a Burlington pan
nengcr -train exploded at the
Union station here.
Chicago, July is. (rr
General Italo llnllm announced
tonight that his fleet of planes
Iwll leavo her tomorrow for
Xcw York at O a. m., C. 8. T.
LAKKHVBST, St. J., July
IS. (UP) Tho nay dirigible
Macon left her berth at HiSH
o'clock tonight for a Ut-honr
training cruise, during which
tha ship will take part In the
List Held Illegal by
Klamath conntv lurr and will ao
room next Monday with Judge
The assignment was confirmed
Tuesday afternoon after Skip
worth bad conferred with W. M.
Duncan. Klamath circuit judge
now presiding over cues as
signed in Portland.
Clerk Instructed
In a phone call from Portland.
Judge Duncan Instructed Walter
Hannon, circuit court clerk, to
call the jury panel for 9:30
o'clock Monday morning. The
Judge ordered Hannon to revoke
all previoua exk-uaea given to
jurymen. '
Fehl Is the fifth man to be
tried In the Jackson county
conrt house robbery laat March.
Four were convicted and one ac
quitted.
Judge Sklpworth had previous
ly denied the Jackson county
Judge a change ot venue, for
which ha asked last week.
Drawing Ruled Out
According to preaa reporti
Tuesday evening, the switch ot
renrs trial came after Judge
Sklpworth ruled that the venire
ot prospective jurymen drawn
for the trial by Coroner Frank
Perl, waa Illegally aelected. Perl
aelected the venire during an
altercation over whether Gordon
Schermerhorn, former aherlft,
convicted last week of ballot
theft, or Walter Olmschled waa
legally aherlff ot Jackson coun
ty. Judge Sklpworth decided Olm
acheid. appointed by the county
conrt Monday to till Schermer
horn's position, was tha legal
office-holder.
Klamath county will he the
aeconel eout!nv Cregur county -1
to assist In clearing up tha po
litical entanglement which haa
raged through Jackson county
during the past nine montha.
Banks First Loser
L. A. Banka, former Medford
editor and alleged leader of the
political battle, waa convicted ot
murder In the Lane county cir
cuit court at Eugene after ha
had killed a Medford officer who
was aerving papera on Ranks,
charging him with complicity In
the same ballot theft.
Indication that remaining bal
lot theft trials might be held
in Klamath Falla waa seen when
remaining defendants Joined
Fehl in the change ot venue.
They were Thomaa L. Brecheen,
J. crort, Claude ward and Oliver
Martin.
Twenty-two persona were or
iginally indicted on theft charg
es, a number pleading guilty
and aeveral having their indict-,
ments dismissed for turning
state's evidence against their
confederates. .
Wheat Growers to
Hear Administration
Plan for Reduction
The meeting ot all vheat grow
era in the Klamath baitn will be
held In the banquet room of the
Wlllard hotel Thursday. Tha
meeting will start at 10:00 a. m..
and continue to 11:45, and will
take up again at 1:30 p.m. and
continue throughout the after
noon. Thla meeting ta called through
the county agent'a office at tho
request of the agricultural ad
ministration of the United States
government. Tha purpose la to ex
plain to all wheat grower, the
provisions of the agricultural
emergency act putting into effect
the domestic allotment plan in
wheat acreage reduction in the
United States. Similar meetings
are being held throughout the en
tire wheat growing districts of
he United States.
Professor E. L. Potter, econo
mist of the Oregon State college
extension service, and E. R. Jack
man, farm crops apeclallst of the
Oregon State college, will explain
the law In detail, showing how
growers will profit by signing up
with the government In this
wheat acreage reduction plan.
"Inasmuch as wheat prices
have been going np, many grow
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News Flashes
Xew York reception to be ac
corded the Italian air armada,
on Itn arrival at Floyd Ben
nett field from tlilrago.
PORTLAND, July 18. (IT)
The Oregon produce dealera
and pcfldlers' aet, passed by
the lent legislature, waa de
clared constitutional today by
Circuit Judge Crawford.
DALLAS, Texas, July 18.
(VP) Removal of Walter C
Teagle. president of tho Stan
dard Oil Company of Xew Jer
sey, from the advisory board
of the national recovery ad
ministration waa urged to
night In a telegram dispatched
to President Roosevelt by 41
Independent oil men and com
panies of Texas.