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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1933)
Anoint 1. THE KLAMATH NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE THREE 540,000 PI FOR RELEASE; 3 IN TAKEN (Continued from Pact On) Orath penalty would be loft to th dtsrnitlni. of a Jury, with Imprisonment from 10 year to lift an allt-nmllvn. The Jury Would be empowered to Impose the d'ath acntrnre only where the kidnaped parson had not been returned alive prior to commoiiretnriit of trial. Where the kidnaped peraon bad been roturnd alive the gov ernor would make mandatory a Pti t ante ot from 20 yeara to llfo. AnnounrtiiK an oprn declara tion of "war" sautnat kidnapers, Lehman anutdit pamiaKe of haU lailon "to efttitrmlnaie from our aorlrty the Inrreaelni evil of kldnnpliti. Ai:m;'H M-;v onki OKLAHOMA CITY. July 81 (UP ) Kidnaping Insurance waa offered today to wrnllhy Okla homa t'lly fainlltt'i. IMalla of the ran -mm limur a tie witre outlined In roufldHii tinl lttira to winl!hy men here by a firm which ofrered to un derwrite each Hiriu up to $50. outi Halt were hlKh. 1 per cent ot the Value of the polity beiiiK aMnenved annually for one pervou. NOTK l.lt..Ml-:i HOAX OKLAHOMA CITY, July SI. (I'I'I A perannul notice ap pearing In the want ad rfilumus of an Okluhomu Clly iiewapupor. apparently adtlreNHed to kidnap em of Churl K. 1'rnchel, wan brauded a hems today by mem bera of the oil mtlllonalru'a fam ily. The notice read: "Iteady to clout deal of July 22nd, guar antee no Interference from any source, your terma and plana ac cepted, alKnlfy wIlllnKiieMB to dul by answering through the bally Oklahoman and Tlmea Jerry." Fehl Defense Opens Fire on Witnesses In Theft Case Here (Continued from Page One) tat I on a of the Sextons were "bad." J a met Watson of Mamhfleld. former county Judge and for 1 yeara a resident ot Cooa county, waa called to the atand and when aked about the reputations of the flexions, declared, "1 only know the family by that name, and would not know them If I aaw them." He declined to tee tl(y to their reputations. M. W. Plnknton, now a farmer of Jackaon county, provided the aecond milk reverse for the de forme. He stated he did not know the reputation of Wilbur Boston or his father, Milton H Sexton. He said he knew the reputation of Hurley Sexton aix or seven yeara ago. In Cooa county, and said It waa bad. Under cross - examination Plnkston aald that Hurley was 14 or IS yeara old at the time." I Quliied hy Attorney Moody, the wltneaa was unable to name any other Coos county schoolboy of 1 4 yeara whose reputation was ! "bad." j Plnkaton further stated that he had been asked to testify by A. L. Hug, son-in-law of Walter J. Jones, convicted of ballot Became the state closed soon er than expected the court re cessed a half hour earlier than usual to allow the defense to marshal Ha witnesses. The usual motion for a direct ed verdict, Introduced by th de fen He, waa denied. The court Issued an order that air wltnessea be excused aa soort as they have testified, "so aa not to he drawing pay, and to keep the expenses down." The trial Is expected to be In the handa of the Jury by Friday. tA proffer of the stale to pro duce evidence to show that De fendant Kebl had attempted to Issue writs of habeas corpus ff the release of co-defendants In the ballot theft caaea and alau attempted to secure the arrest of officers actively engaged In the Investigation waa denied by the court Monday afternoon on the grounds that It would be a "doubtful question" and preju dicial and thua constitute a re verslhlo error. Phil Lowd, deputy aherirr, waa called by the state to testify to the above proffer and the Jury was excluded during Uie ar guments. TeKtlmnny thut be saw the de fendant, Karl 11. I-Vh!, Jacknon county Judge, and three other person leated near the county court bnuKn vmi.t a few hours be fore 10,000 ballota were stolen from the place, wan given In the trial of JiidKe Fehl by Joe Dan iel, former courthouse Janitor. He said that at about 7:45 d. m. on the evening of February 20, he saw Fehl and Tom L. Ilrucheen, a co-defendant, talk ing to the Sexton brothers and .'. W. Davis. The Sextons and havla have pleaded guilty to the theft chargo, and have teiitlfled that It was at thle meeting the robbery of the vault waa broached In an attempt to forestall a pro posed recount of the ballota. Halph Jennlnge, who was de feated for the office of aherlff by Gordon 8chermerhorn. had demanded the recount, alleging fraud. Schermernorn waa re cently convicted of complicity Id ttie Daiiot then. Daniels testified that Judge Fehl told htm during a conversa tion In Fehl's private office two days after the robbery, that "t I ballot robbery was kids play. It looks like Ralph Jennings had a hand In It." Danleli further testified that he was present the following morning when the broken vault window was first discovered. Daniels teutlfled that, with At torney Kit on Wat kins ot Port land, counsel for Sheriff Scher mernorn In the recount proceed ings; Associate Counsel Fran a De Soma ot Medford, and Charles Fischer, a locksmith, ordered hy the court to be on hand to fit keys In the pouches. He was waiting for the county clerk to open the vault door, when Attorney Watkins sug gested that the party go outside and look at the courthoui Watkins led the war, the witness said. Outside Daniels said he and FUcher noticed the broken window simultaneously. Daniels reported to the county clerk, F. fi. STUDIES 1 CAMPAIGN AT HYDE PARK HYDE PARK, N. Y.. July tl. (!) President Hoosevelt turned attention to government problem, today but tbe ewelterlng heat con fined him to the windswept, hlih celllnged study at Krum Elbow throughout tbe day. Marvin II. Mclntyre, a secre tary. carried to the summer While Home a batch ot corre spondence and official builncn. There were no other caller, and Mr. Roosevelt took It easy. Tliouiilit on MIA Thoughts of the 1'realdent were focused primarily on the national recovery drive. He noted with obvious satisfaction but In alienee the declaration of Walter Teag.e. president of the Htandard Oil company of New Jersey, promis ing support for the Industrial Mr. Itooaovelt ha, railed tA ser vice James Moffett who resigned as vice-president of the Standard Oil of New Jersey afler a dispute with Teagle over participation In the Presidents Industrial organi sation. Mr. Roosevelt's aide,, are con vinced he has In mind some dras tic new ways for the gigantic and troubled oil industry. l.ate today. Louis M. Howe, ae cretary to the president, arrives I here. No other orflclal callers have been ached uled ,o far. aplendld cltlien. He was my dear friend." Judge Bklpworth recalled be bad served with Judge Hamilton University of Oregon board of regents. Judge Hamilton served con tinuously on the bench for 15 yesrs. Judge J. W. Knowles of La (Irande la the first oldest Judge now In point of service; Judge Bklpworth la second, with la years and alx months of service. 8ALKM, July II (A1) Justices of the Oregon supreme court will act as honorary pallbearers at the funeral aervlces tomorrow for Judge J. W. Hamilton of Itoseburg, It wat announced here today. Hervlcea will be beld at 2 p. m. In the Douglas county city for the circuit Judge who died yesterday after lb years on the bench. SACRIFICES . HELD BASIS OF (Continued from Page One) of the board from 1923 to 1929. when he resigned. HKIPU'ORTI! HONORS Jl'DCiE Circuit Judge George F. Skip worth ot Eugene, presiding at the trial of Karl H. Fehl, paused at the opening ot court this morning to pay a tribute to the memory of Circuit Judge J. W. Hamilton of Roseburg, who pass ed away Sunday. "It baa been aald of Judge Hamilton that he was severe on the bench. I started practicing law before him and it has al ways seemed to me that he showed much courtesy and con' slderatlon. "Judge Hamilton was a cltlien of high Ideals, startling honesty and deep Integrity with no su perlor as a Jurist In this state. "It can be said there was no backdoor to his court. No law yer was at a disadvantage be fore him In other words, ne played no favorites. "The state of Oregon has lost one of Ita most useful citizens and Jurists and higher education an outstanding exponent. "The memory of Judge Ham ilton will live for years. He was A telegram to the President of the United States from the packers of HILLS BROS COFFEE juJS' 1933 n Roosevelt' Tne Honorable Franklin . The President. The White House Washington, p. rtrtrierate wltk your ,1th the "'I: San plan for reoovery Hill headquarler3 In San masters and today uirtl' Franolsoo are of f ice employees in S- v&gQ omces throughout United reduction. HILLS BROS. CHARGE HILLS BROS. SAN FRMWISCC SSAGE WESTERN UNION FAST a LAKEVIEW, Ore. Work Is being done at tbe Mamotb ga rage to enlarge the dance floor space to approximately 126 by 76 feet In order to accommodate all ol the dancera who will help Lakevlew celebrate Its 1(33 round-up. Tbe queen's ball will be held on tbe evening of Au gust 26, at which tiro the queen will he selected. A cash prise of 1100 will be awarded the win nor. One of the Important features of tbe rodeo sbow will be Heba 1'erry, known all over the west as the foremost trick rider and fancv roper of her aez. This will be her first appearance In the Lakevlew show. About 100 bead of bucking horses have been arranged tor and It la hoped to secure several more from local sources. With the Lakevlew baseball team holding only one defeat this year. Interest Is running liiKh lu basehall. With Alturas, illnes and Klamath Kills algned up for the morning games, base ball fans are promised plenty of excitement. LAKEVIEW, Ore. The date set for the trial of Fred Hauser who was Indicted by the grand Jury for the killing of "Big Charlie" Junkln will be August 14, according to Lake county's Judge, Arthur D. R. Hay. Junkln was shot and killed on the night of July following a rumpus In the western Ige ot town. At the preliminary hear ing held before Justice F. M Duke the charge was changed from first to second degr t murder and Hauser was released on a $6,000 bond. The charge was then chanced to r anslaueh ter following the hearing before the grand Jury at which time Hauser took the stand and re lated the events as they took place. OF NRA PLAN ALTURAS ALTURAS. Cal. The solution of a series of petty thefts In this city during the past few weens waa soLved when John Dolexal saw a young man snatch a pack age from a parked truck. Dole-, uil gave chaxe and, joined by Officer Ira Herat, caught Jhel culprit. It proved to he Aubrey Qulnn, 15-year-old Indian boy of! Likely, and he had in ms poa- sesston two blankets belonging to Dole sal. The young Indian was sentenced to the state re form school by Judge F. M. Jamison, Aa an added proof that busi ness la on the upgrade In this city, another vacant corner on Main street here blossomed forth In electric lights this week. The large garage eetab llshment formerly operated by the Kates-Smith Motor company, but which has been closed for some time, la being reopened un der the management of Dr. E. F. Auhle. local dentist, promi nent In state road building circles. Funeral services for Motrin G, Harden, who waa killed Tues day while at work on the Can by Peres highway, were held here yesterday. Harden, 27-year-old truck driver, waa employed by Hem street and Bell. He had completed his day's work and waa engaged In greasing his ma chine, when without any warn ing the heavy steel body fell, crushing the young man's head between the truck body and chassis. Nearby fellow workers ruthed to his aid but It was found that death had been In stantaneous. Harden s neck hav ing been broken. Besides a widow and Infant daughter, he leaves a mother and four brothers. A pair of thieves traveling In an auto truck have an evident penchant for "lifting" heavy Ihlnffsi fhAlr inna nf nnaralinn. taking In several hundred ' square miles In this section. Sheriff John C. Sharp Is looking for two men giving the names of A. W. Klatt and R. K. Boyd, who got a sewing machine from a local housewife on the pretext of having It repaired, and who evidently also ttjok an expensive saddle from F. D. Ollar of Day and a gas engine and several other heavy pieces of equipment from the Triangle ranch, 36 miles north ot here. (Continued from Page One) designed to Increase the pur chasing power of the country so that a market may be found for the products of industry for those who are now out of em ployment. What we are trying to do. through the medium of the na tional recovery act and the pro gram of whlrb It la a part, la to save ourselves, our business, the economic system we have been building up over tbe last 160 years, and perhaps our civilisa tion. It la certainly worth the effort we are making. The blanket code, he explain ed, la a temporary device pend ing adoption of codee by all the various Industries. It la, lo effect, a contract with the pres ident of tbe United States, but Is definitely a, part of tbe na tional recovery art, and all the machinery of the act can be used for the enforcement of the blan ket code, once It la signed. He warned every signer to realise I that he la taking an Important i step and one that must be lived up to. - The forum meeting waa well attended, the banquet room ot the Wlllard being crowded. R. ! C. Groesbeck, past president of the chamber, presided. Introduc ing the speaker. Klamath Falls Sees Beginning Of 'New Deal9 (Continued from Page One) the larger atores of the city adopted the plan, which will go Into effect Wednesday morning and will not be compulsory al though thoae signing expressed tbe hope all grocerymen and meat dealers of tbe city would soon Join to make the plan gen eral. Other meetlnga of merchants will be held today for the adop tion of new hours and regula tions. Druggists will meet this afternoon at o'clock. Barbers met Monday evening although the results ot their actions was not known. Blue Eagles Ready Employers of the city who have algned tbe pledge received last Thursday may present their certificate of cooperation to Post master John McCall thla morn ing and receive insignia to be placed In their business houses. The special city council meet ing held Monday afternoon with grocerymen was the only council meeting ot the day. The regu lar Monday night meeting was called off as yesterday was the tutu Monday of the month, which excusea the council from meet ing. Shop Girls Swing Under RNA Flag: Movie Code Fixed (Continued From Page One) dustry. General High S. Johnson. ' recovery administrator, tonight : submitted to the petroleum men ' a reoraited code. I He asked them to consider It for 24 hours and reconvene to- : morrow at 8 P. M. to appoint i committees who will attempt to iron out controversies. . Woman Injured in Automobile Mishap Mrs, C. A. Larkln ot Repreaa, Cal., received back Injuries abont noon yesterday when the car In which she waa riding with her husband overturned about aeven miles soutn of i Klamath Falls on th Midland market road.' Sbe waa taken to the Klamath Val ey hospital in as ambulance According to atate police who Investigated. Mr. and Mrs. Lar kln were driving from California on a vacation trip. Larkln lost control of the car when It hit soft gravel banks on tbe turn at the J. B. Burnett farm. TEXT 8KRIE8 PLANNED Rev. Fred Hornsbuh of Klam ath temple announced last night that a aeries of daily tent de votional meetings will be held at East Main and Oak street, beginning Wednesday. Kev. Hornshuh left Klamath Falls last night for a few days' vaca tion In northern California. CEDARVILLE. Calif. Hun- dreds of people from all parts of Modoe and surrounding counties are expected to be present at tbe dedication of the new cream ery of the Mountain Valleys Dairy Products company here on August . and an elaborate day'a program has been prepared by H. C- Watson, manager of tbe company. The company will fur nish free to all guests present all dairy products from milk and cream to cheese and Ice cream. Several representatlvea of the most up to data In northeasters California. Percy B. Harris, manager ol the Harris Lumber yard at this place, has purchasrd the laat ol the lumber at the Hackamori plant of the Pickering Lumbal company and will as the lum ber to stock op his ysrds hers The lumber Is the surplus left from the .operation of a portable mill hy the Pickering Interests when they established their two million dollar plant at the city of Alturaa In 1928. The entire stock of lumber Is ponderosa pine, cut from Pickering lands or from right ot way clearings for railroad spurs. LEGION TO ELECT The American Legion will elect offlcera af a meeting at 8 o'clock tonight at the Legion hall. Thla will be the last meet ing before convention and final state farm bnreau from Sacra-1 reports will be acted upon. mento valley points will be pres-1 feed will be held. ent as speakers. The new cream ery plant, which la one ot a chain owned and operated by the Mountain Valley Dairy Pro ducts company, la one of England once refused the of fer of all Spaln'a possessions Is Africa In exchange tor the Rock the of Gibraltar. James Rogers Dies In South Sunday J -met Rogers, 82. ot Oakland. Calif., died at his home Sunday a' o, a short lliiiiss. He is :h it hcr of Leslie Rigors, casi.kr of hc First Na Haul bank of this. cly Mi and Mrs. H iccrs left s in. dny to atlend the i'.neral aer.'i.-ea vl.th will be aii In the hay city Tuesday. hrgers' rather had m my acquaintances in Klamath Falls, having made several trips here te viyii his eon and iamily. He had bet ii a resident of Oakland for inuvy years. Man Unhurt When Tree Strikes Him ALTURAS, Cal. Wm. K. Tay lor, one of the tractor drivers of the 1911th company, C. C. C, located at Long Bell camp, be lieves he bears a charmed lite. While engaged in road con struction work. Taylor was pull ing a tree over with his machine. The big pine In falling caught a dead snag which tell acrosa the tractor, crushing the driver between the trunk and the ma chine. Knocked unconscious and suffering slight bruises. Tay lor was able to drive his machine again after a two days' rest and suffered no permanent disability aa a result of the accident. rl.ril HEARS ADDHKSS The regular Twenty-Thirty club luncheon was held In con Junction with the chamber of commerce forum luncheon and meoting at the Wlllard hotel Monday at which Ralph Brad ford, manager of the organisa tion department of the United Htales chamber ot commerce spoke on the national recovery act, FUNERAL NOTICES BABY Pl'XMOHE Died at the Klamath Agenev hospital July 80, the Infant daughter of Mr. and Mra. Joseph Iiuninore ot Chlloqnin. Funerai service will be held Tuesday, Au gust 1, 1933 at 2:16 p. m. at the Wilson cemetery, where Inter ment will take place, Rev. Father Brady officiating. Funeral In charge ot the Klamath Funeral home. ALICE flARItETBOX Funeral services for the lair Alice llarretson who passed away In this city July 28 will be hold at Ihr chapel ot The Earl Whit in Funeral aome. Pine tr' at 6th., Tuesday afternoon, Au gust 1, at 2:30 o'clock, wl'b the Pit Fred Hornshuh of Klamath Trr.rle officiating. Intj n.ent l.itihTllle cemetery. Friends Invitee- ... 1 No Hardship Families who entrust fun eral arrangements to the Earl Whitlock Funeral Home are assured the very finest services to be found anywhere in this part of the country, at the smallest charge. Prices at Whitlock's are plainly marked and known in advance, a pol icy which makes it easier to arrive at a selection suited to the individual's means. It is important to remember that the excep- EARL WHITLOCK FUNERAL HOME Pin Avnu rt Sixth St Priofiw 46 tionally complete facili ties of this modern fun-' eral home do not mean higher charges. Our larger volume of patronage per mits us to spread operat ing expenses over a wide range, which means a lower charge to each fam ily served. Send in your name to the address below for a copy of Whitlock's new Gift Booklet, Tiooking Ahead.' Or consult the Advisory Department for complete funeral information. mi; Ultimo PUNftAl T. B. Watters Announces Opening of Stock- Market Exchange I wish to announce to the peo ple of Klamath Falls and vicinity that I have been licensed by the State of Oregon to operate as a stock and bond broker. I have made connections with E. A. Pierce & Company of Port land, whereby I will be able to send all orders over a direct wire and in that manner be able to give efficient and quick service at the same price as if bought direct. I will have market quotations five times daily for the informa tion of clients interested in the stock market. We feel this is a service that has been needed in Klamath Falls for some time and hope we will be able to obtain sufficient business to justify the expense necessary to operate. I also wish to announce that I have opened an office at 726 Main Street where our real estate business will be transacted under the management of W. F. Sears. T. B. WATTERS 130 S. Seventh St. Phone 666
