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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1933)
EWS CLASSIFIED Mews coverage The KUiuatli ewe w serviced by itsennsat .' Ml Press, tolled frrmt. Maws Katerp to j Auoclalloe anil MrNambl (Value Myaxl. ) cat. Couatjr coiereae by staff writers aad correaaondesita. j The Kmmath News I'll Klamath I read la every eecUoa ol Klamath county and northern (allloruia. II there to eonietlilug tu a4ll, rent or trad or II yon nerd something, the easiest meUiod It Hi classified ads. . Vol. 8, No. 202 Price Five Cents. KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1933 (Every Morning Except Monday I N! Editorials or the Day's News By WANK JKNKINH PIUCK8 ot farm products, attar declining tadlly tor mora than thre yeare. hit boUom laal aprlni and atnea than hay been rl.lnl. Tha rise hai boan trreg ulifr, prlcai climbing tharply at than ractdlni. but In tha main tha mortment baa baan upward, ao that praaant price . i. ... malarial! abor tha ! , - extremely low lorels ot laat year TP ONE 1 llvan to lumping at 1 concluiloni. without knowing all tha facia. It la aeey to ba , ., k. these racant advance! in price ot farm producta. and tall Into tha arror ot thinking tbat tha tarmar la titling on i. world. That ISN'T TRUE. In aplta . ...nt lninrortmrnt, prlcaa ot farm producta ara ttlll far balow tha pra-war average. Uka tht thraa great T ET ataploa. cotton, torn ana v. ... . m xamDlea. According to tha latest tlgurea ot tha deptrtmant of tgrlcultura. the September avaraga prlca ot cotton wat 1.1 cantt par pound. Tha araraga September prica u. cotton from 10 to 1U wat 11.4 cent. Tk. nuntember avaraga prlca of corn thlt yar wat 4.e canta par bushel, aa comparad witn a zhp temb.r araraga tor tha tWa yaart preceding 114 of 71.7 eents. rk. H.nt.mbor average prlca et wheat thlt year wat 71.1 cente kn.hu! aa compared with a September araraga for tha five yaara preceding tna war oz cents. a a a it9 harler and rya have -'inna rather belter than cot ton, wheat and corn, but even In tha eaee ot theaa gralne the present prlca la well below the ..r nrlce. aa may ba aeen ih. fnllowlni fliurea, the flrat column of tha table giving k. nrlca for September, ' 19S1, and the second colurat, gt- .. ant.mher average lor tha flra yeara preceding tha war ... St J 59. Hrlei"!!I!L. 42.1 ? II va . 72. TN THE case of meat anlmala, tha present prlca tlluallon It even worae. In tba following tnbla tha flrat column glvea the areraia prlca for September of .hi. h nri tha tecond the average September prlca for the fire yeare betora tha war: Hog. ...... in Beef cattla 2.61 5.SS Veal calve, 4.8- J.OJ Lambt 5.62 Lambs. It It apparent from thlt table, ara doing better than any other meat anlmala In tha way ot prlca. a a a ONE mora table will ba ot In . . V . I . r-tl i m n IT J 1 n ami. . "o in". ........... . hnwlnr the average prlca In September ot thlt yetT and the tacond tha September average for tha five pre-war yeart: Earn (dot.) 18.3 10. 11 t HI nutter (id.) Bntlerfat (lb.) - 19. ti.9 a a 'J'HB department of agriculture prepares an mui-a iiunmi n... ratio of prlcaa received by the (Continued on Page Four) ELECTRICIAN KILLED JEFFERSON. Ore., Oct. . (VP) Lloyd Anderson, SO, Mountain States Power company electrician, wat killed today at ha grasped a high-voltage wire. Will Rogers Says: BEVERLY HILLS. Oct. . Editor Tha Klamath Newt: Mr. Rooaerelt't reforestation program will pay tor Itself It they do nothing but teach young men what to do In a forest flra. Our catnatropha out here will ba a let ton to . politicians at who to put In charge of men. Young Bill Strlbllng, the price fighter. I have known him and hit family for yeart. Gee, ha wat a fine young man; a credit to any protet alon. Tha savior ot Austria, a little fellow standing I feet 6 on stills, wat shot but for tunately not seriously, and a nation It tared by physique. Toura, HIIRRFI I I FillS Doul s , In Eleventh Innh.A Defeats Sen ators; Score 2 to 1 Terry Knocks Home Run ; New York Strengthens Hold on Championship WASHINGTON, Oct. . (UP) William Shakeapeara wrote It "double, double, toil and trou ble." but today It was "trouble, trouble. Hubbell, Hubbell," aa tba New York Giants went through 11 blailnt Innings to whip tha Washington Senators. I to 1. In tha fourth game ot tha world series. Tba New Yorkera thereby took a alrangle hold on tha championship ol tba world. Fought with a ferocity that kept the 18,000 spectators on lha verge of hysteria, tba gaino reached a crescendo In the 11th Inning when the Senators load ed tha basea with but one down. With every Washington man, woman and child In this great stadium Imploring Plncb Hitter Cllf Bolton for a tingle, Hubbell fed tha big farm boy a smoking acrew ball and Bolton hit into a double play. Ilulibell U Game At tba tall plunked Into BUI Terry'a mitt for lha third out, tha Giant manager raced to the pltcher'a mound and threw hie arms around tha courageous southpaw. if aver a pitcher deserved a cheer It wat Hubbell, for ha had waged a battle that for game neaa and akilt combined baa never been aurpassed In world aerira competition. There ara few pltchera in the game who hava taken without (altering the break tha Okie homan received In tha teveiuh Inning. Leading 1 to 0 when ba wont into tha aeventb. thanks to Terry'a tremenrioua home run clout In the fourth, Hubbell aaw hit own fumbling ot an easy grounder converted Into tha tia Ing run. ..." But the mlsplay was not with out la virtue. For one thing It gare Hubbell a chance to turn on a display of atout honrtednesa to prove that Shortstop Ulondy Kyan'a baitle cry "Ihoy can'l beat us" it not Idle talk. The Glania won the game In the 11th when they finally got to Monte Wearer, the big Wash ington righthander. Travis Jackson opened the Inning by laying a beautifully placed and (Continued on Page Three) Hoover Considered For League Office To. Head Relief GENEVA. Oct . (UP) An effort to draft Herbert Hoover aa high commissioner for the League of Nations In charge of Jewish relief waa started hare today. Tba former prealdent'a nam.) entered tha discussion early, and gained a wide following. It was recalled tbat ha had had yeart ot experience In relief work dur ing tha World war and later in Russia and tha near east. Mr. Hoover'a teedlng of the Armenians and hit Belgian re lief work aa well at hit organ isation of relief agenclet to re turn Americana to tha United Statea during tha war, were re garded aa achlevementa equip ping the former occupant of the White House for tha post of high commissioner for Jewish re lief. PALO ALTO. Cai Oct. . (UP) Keporta from Geneva thnt former President Herbert Hoover It being proposed aa a high commissioner ot tha Leagu of Nations today draw a state ment from Paul 6eaon, secre tary to Mr. Hoover that the for mer chief executive "knew noth ing about it." Feudal War Feared In Cariboo Country VANCOUVER, B. 0 Oct. t. (UP) Throats of feudal war fare following death ot an In dlnn "Hluobeard." whose throe wlvet died mysteriously, brought a concentration of mounted po lice to tha cariboo country to night. Chnrley Meadowa, the mnch- wedded Indian, Incurred the wrath of brothers ot hit third wife when she died three months ago. She died In tha lama rnbln where) tho body of Meadowa wan found two daya ago. Ha had been ahot. , Philippine People Abandon Plebiscite MANILA, Saturday, Oot. 7. (UP) l'lnns for a plebiscite by the Philippine people on the Hawea-Cultlng Independence pro posal of the American congress were abandoned by the Philip pines legislature today. The decision was made today aftor a night of legislative wrangling climaxed when the senale voted 15 to 4 to reject the Hawet-Cuttlng measure, j In Wake of 1 1 V bUtWMaiu.tai-'-'Aait.'. .tsa)-,., ., wat. : ' w7-,-Ja &fW. -eaMHNMhaftf JV. JMMMMM g aaMtjay mm msmm Here it an aftermath scene following the tragic holocaust In Loa Angelea In which 52 men burned to death and tcoret Injured In a brush flretrgp. Emergency workert are attending Injured and keep ing dead bodlet while awaiting smbulances. ' . RIOTERS ATTACK IRISH FASCISTS Blue Shirt Leader Badly Beaten by Mob ; Troops Fire Shots, Use Gas DUBLIN. Oct: . (UP) Troops fired shota. used tear gas bombs and fixed bayonela to night to disperse a mob which attacked members of the aeml fascist blue shirts. Including General Coin O'Duffy, leader of the organisation. Tha mob was completely out ot hnnd tor hours, pulica bvlug unable to disperse the rioien refill gnthereSl abmrt- a hair- vrhere O'Duffy attended a meeting of hli new United Ireland party, liurn Leader's Car O'Duffy . waa badly beaten about tho head by membera of the mob which closed In on him and his chief lieutenant. Com mandant Cronln, at they entered tba building. , The mob set fire to O'Duffy ' automobile. It waa destroyed. The riotera stoned police repeat edly and wlthntood one baton charge after another. Groups of blue shlrta were ambushed In tba atreeta and stoned and beaten unmercifully Tha riotera continually cried, "up De Valera." "up republi cans," and "O'Duffy la a trait or." A mob attacked two members of the blue shlrta who were en route to a danca at Mansion House and beat them with clubs Into which nails bad beeiv driven. One of the men wat to teverely beaten that 10 atitchea were re quired to close wound! in his head. Hundreds Hear Giants' Victory Over Senators Hundredt of Klamath Falls baseball fans heard the an nouncement of the fourth gnme ot the world series at the Pine Tree theatre Friday morning. It wat the most exciting game of the terlea and the Gianta won S to 1, after eleven Innings. The fifth game will' be an nounced at the theatre Satur day at 10:30 o'clock. Police Question Robbery Suspect OAKLAND, Cal., Oct.' . (UP) Police today closely questioned Stanley J. Foster, robber iui pect. on hla knowledge of sev eral slaying! In the vicinity of Portland. The authorltlea tried to link Foster, who claimed Portland as hla home, with the authorship of aeveral unsigned letter! re lating to two murder cases. In one of the slaying! a ' night watchman waa ihot and killed August 5 at the Valley Pocking company plant, Salem. Ore. In the other a man and a woman were killed on the Dutch Flat road soveral days before The letter! were found on the street here. Wheat Export Will Start in 3 Weeks PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 8. CU.R) Export of tho northwest'! 40, 000,000 bushel wheat surplus Is expected to start within three weeks, following formation of the North Pacific Emergency Export .corporation here . this week, . Election of officials and se lection ot a manager Is sched uled tor Saturday. Machinery for export of the wheat and flour was being completed here today, with Incorporation article! al ready filed , i L. A. Tragedy; Caring Klamath Falls Loses Meeting By Coin Flip The flip of a coin lost for Klamath Kails tha 1934 rally of the Shasta-Cascade Wonderland association. The ancient gambling devise wat resorted to at Redding Thursday when directors ot the association reached a tie vote on whether tha rally should go to Medford or Klamath Falls. Med ford a'on the toss. s Firift Vote, for Klamath Klamath Falls, through tbe chamber of commerce, has made a determined effort to win tbe meeting. The first rote wat nine to eight for Klamath Falls, but one director bad not robed. When hit ballot waa counted, the vote wat tied up and Klamath suggested .the tost, B. B. Hall ot Klamath Falls waa. .re-ajected. .preslden... o"...t"t association. His telectlon was By acclamation. The Redding meeting wat de clared by returning delegates to bo hiahlv successful. Klamath's slx-poin(4 highway program wat endorsed, along wun omer relopmevt projecta ot the won derland Country. ' Fire Chief Will Ask Additional Men Be Employed A recommendation' that more man ha emoloved in the lire ae- nartment will be made to the Mtv ennnril hr Flra Chief A. W RArdelL He hat prorlded for four new men In hit proposed budget tor tha new year. Bardell'a announcement comet on the heelt of a visit here of w. P. White, engineer of the Oregon Insurance Rating bu nAu. White cited tha tact that the per capita fire loei here In 1932 wat about twice tna na tional arerage. Tha fire chief laid he would suggest the employment of four more men for regular work. This would permit the use of men In inspertlonXwork. which hat been necessarily negieciea. a searcn fof fire hasardt In downtown building! and in outlying dis trict! should be under way at all times, tbe chief aaid. There are now ten men regu inrlr emoloved at the tire de- partment, five on each shift. The rating Bureau engineer sam im number was seriously . rnade- nusta to handle the local equip- ment, which Includes three niimDera and one city aerrlec truck. Bardell aald that he also would recommend the Increase In the slie of the rolunteer torce, oi "call department." . An addition al tire or ten men would do much to bolster the effectiveness of the deoartment. he aald. Mayor Mnhoney aaid Thursday that he had Informed White, the (Continued on Page Three) i England Speeding Naval Building LONDON, Oot, 6. (UP) Great Britain is speeding up her 1933 naval building program In a-des-Dernto effort to maintain her traditional mastery of the seas The United Press waa In- formed on good authority today that the program would be aa vanccd several months. In view of the naval coiiHtruction pro grams In the United States and Japan, Burns Publisher's Libel Suit Set nilRNS. Ore.. Oct. . (UP) Trial of Syd D. Pierce, editor of the Weekly Hums Free Presa, on criminal libel charges, will be held October 14, It was an nounced today. He was Indicted In connection with article! attacking promi nent Bum! cltixena and bank of ficials prior to closure of the First National bank of Burnt In July, 193.. for Victims jr. MEIER LEAVING ON ROAD WORK Chief, Highway Heads Will Seek to Speed State Public Projects PORTLAND, Oct. . (CP) Governor Meier and state high way officials will go to Washing ton, D. C, to speed approval ot highway projecta acceptable to the Oregon public works advis ory, board, It waa revealed here tonight. The ttate will receive approxi "atefv r l2a.Uilll.mia, Jrom Jim. federal government, exclusive ot tbe (31,000,000 for Bonneville dam, U la expected. From this amount all high ways, bridges, aewage .eystems, hydro-electric or water plants will be financed. All projects will enter into competition for a allce of the "melon." PORTLAND. Oct. 6. UP) Plans for a lederal loan ot (9,500,000 with which to build the proposed Wolf Creek and Wilson Klver highways from Portland to the sea, appeared to day to have gone somewhat awry, the reault of an afternoon and night aession ot tbe itate highway commission here Thurs day. . During a discussion ot the proposed loan. Chairman Leslie M. Scott stated there must be a limit to the allotment of public work! fund! to Oregon, and thai a new and most Important factor In the situation it relocation of the Columbia River highway be tween Troutdale and Bonneville necessitated by Increased traffic (Continued on Page Three) Logging Train Leaves Tracks Thursday Night Eight can ot log! were de railed and 600 feet ot track torn up In an Oregon, California and Eastern logging train wreck near Dairy at 6 p. m. Thursday. Damage la expected to run over 510,000. At a point two miles east ot Dairy, the logging train ran Into trouble aa the tenth car behind the engine Jumped the rails. The cart behind this one either piled up or plowed along tbe tracka. Cause Xot Known. , The cause ot the mishap was not certain. At the local South ern Pacific offlcea It waa aild a log may have fallen off one ot the ' cart and rolled back on the trackt to cause derailment. Wrecking equipment was call ed out Immediately after the ac cident, the sirens screeching at dusk Thursday night.. It wat ex pected the damage would be re paired and tha tracka cleared by dusk tonight. Several of the flat cart were badly wrecked. No one was hurt and the engine proceeded into Klamath Falls with what was left of the tralnload ot logs, consigned to local lumber .mills. Prussia Suggests Death for Diseased BERLIN, Oct. (. (UP) The Prussian ministry ot Justice It sued a memorandum today aug gostlng a provision that llceiued doctora be Immune from prose cution for killing persona suf fering from an Incurable disease. The memorandum stipulated that the advisability of putting such a person out ot his misery should first be certified, how ever, by two official state phy sicians. Furthermore, the ant must be demnnded by the af flicted person and membera of tha family. ROOSEVELT TO TAKE HAND IN COAL STRIKES Dominant Steel Industry Heads Will Meet With President on Issues Use of Checkoff System In Collec ting Dues Cause for Controversy WASHINGTON. Oct. $. (UP) President Roosevelt will meet three dominant figurea of the steel industry at the White House tomorrow in an attempt to aettle the Pennsylvania cap tire coal mine controrersy which hat become a threat to Indus trial peace. After conferences today with Gorernor Plnchot of Pennsyl rania and Recovery Administra tor Hugh 8. Johnson, the presi dent called Charlea M. Schwab, chairman of the board of Beth lehem Steel; Myron C. Taylor, chairman of U. S. Steel and Na than L. Miller, counsel for the Iron and Steel Institute, to meet with him tomorrow. Union Dnea, Problem Mr. Roosevelt wai expected to Insist that these men accept tbe letter and the spirit both ot the bituminous coaL code and of their collateral agreement with the president to govern the Pennsylvania captive mlnea which their companlea own. If they do ao, the administration will exert Ita full influence to end the captive mine atrlkea which already hare resulted In terloui rlolence. If the eteel magnatea refuae. Mr. Rooserelt and tbe NRA will hare dumped back Into their laps one ot the most difficult problems of the recorery program a prooiem which they had believed waa settled. The whole point of Immedi ate controversy la the use ot the checkoff lyatem for collect ing union duee, desired by work ers, .opposed by owners. , niDD I QTITTRf. 111.. .Oct. g. .i!ti Vn.kltoi.orf nver the. ,vi, " - reeec,-ot national--guardomen, here to prevent further rioting by miners, progressive Miners of America tonight circulated petition! urging withdrawal ot ha om-inti The militia waa oraerea nere when several huudred progres sive! surrounded the Peabody Coal company's mine No. 43 and ( (Continued on rage tnreei University Man Will Organize Extension Class W. O. Beattle. of the extension department ot the University of Dreion will be in Klamath Falls Tuesday evening, October 10. and will confer with anyone interest ed In enrolling in extension de partment classes to be neia in Klamath Falle tht! winter. The meeting will be held In the audi torium ot the city library at 8 o'clock. These classes In adult educa tion held during the winter months, are the second important project to be sponeored by tbe Women i Library club, i ne nrat project waa the book and maga zine drive, which netted many volumea tor the shelves ot the library. Extenalon classee will be held in the evenings, at tht library or other location! to be an nounced later. The auccese ot the project dependa upon the In terest manifest In the prellmlc. ary meeting to be held Tuesday The classea will be open to all. Prisoners Clean Weeds From Field Prisoners from the city Jail were clearing the way Friday tor free citizens to attend Saturday'! Corvallls-Klamath high achool football game. Police Chief J. R. Shaw di rected the prisoner! In an at tack on the weeds that cover the area usually used for a parking apace at Modoc field. He aaid the. field would be cleared for parking purposes by the time ot Saturday's game. While football fans make use ot the parking space, the prison ers will be back n the city jail. Former Hawaii Governor Dies HONOLULU, Oct. S. (UP) A heart ailment today caused the death of Wallace Rider Far rington. 63. publisher of the Honolulu eiar-Bulletln and for mer governor ot Hawaii. Farrington was appointed gov ernor of the territory In 1921. He served two terms and was succeeded by Governor Lawrence Judd, the present Incumbent. MANSLAUGHTER CHARGED ASTORIA, Ore.. Oct. ( OP) A enarge oc involuntary man slaughter wi t placed against Eino Huld. 36, here Thursday In crrv-ctlon with the tatal shooting of Henry Lauclla, his friend and neighbor, whom he had mistaken for a deer in the densely wooded canyon on Aid rich Point. - Britain Will FailOnDebt DECISION REACHED NEVER TO RESUME FULL PAY MENTS WITH U. 8. Copyright 1038 by I'nlteil Preee LONDON. Oct. (. (UP) Great Britain baa come to the "irrevocable decision" never to resume full war debt payments to the United Statea, tbe United Press waa told today by an un impeachable source. The government, strongly fa voring outright cancellation It that were poeslble, baa instruct ed Sir Frederick Leitb-Rosa. war debts delegate now In Washing ton, to offer only two alterna tives In the forthcoming discus sions. It waa said. These are: 1. A lump aum aettlement In gold of not more than 100,000. 000 pounds sterling (1475,000, 000). 2. A series of "token pay (Continued on Page Three) TABER OUTLINES SIX POINT PLAN National Grange Master Appeals for Organiz ation of Rural Folks An appeal for an army of or nnlzed rural neoole to take lead ing part la the working out of national problema was voiced by Louis Taber. national grange master, in a speech at the Vet erans' Memorial hall Friday be fore a gathering of farmers and bnslnesa men ot Klamath county. Taber, who stopped here brief ly and then aped to Redding tor another meeting of a aeriea In Oregon, declared the only way the farmers can make their voices heard la through organization. Tbe farmer and the business man, the arrange head aaid. hare been to close to work and wor ries that they hare failed to rec ognize the country is In the midst of a social and economic revolu tion. ..i ."The Nil A and the agricultural adjustment act are steps in the right direction, but their success la dependent upon unselfish team work and cooperation by all classes, said Taber. 'They will fail If any single group tries to bog tbe show." Taber outlined a atx-polnt pro gram to solve farm problema. It lollowe: 1. Lift farm prices to bring back the tarmer as a purchaser. 2. Reduce distribution costs to benefit the producer and the consumer. ' S. Lower Interest rates and im prove the credit structure. 4. Bring about an honest dol lar. The only way to avoid re pudiation la to reflate. S. Develop a land policy that increaees conservation and rec reational oae of the land. (. Low taxes through economy in gorernment and a broader base of taxation. This program, aaid the visitor, can only succeed by cooperation between town and country, and organisation on the part of the tarmer. Lamson Receives Death Cell 22 At San Quentin SAN QUENTIN PRISON. Cal.. Oct. . (UP) David A. Lam son, Stanford University Press sales manager convicted ot mur dering hi! wife Allene was in death row here tonight to await execution. Lamson was rushed here by automobile from San Jose, acene ot hla trial and conviction. He was "dressed In" and photo graphed.- A number 64,701 was assigned and he was locked In cell 22 ot "condemned row." The cell was vacated last week when George "Cocky". Smith waa executed. Lamson Is under aentence to be hanged December 15. An ap peal to the atate supreme court will cause postponement of the execution. .MOLLISOX8 GROOM PLANE TORONTO, Ont., Oct. 6. (UP) Captain and Mrs. James A Mol llson. plucky British tilers, groomed their big biplane Sea farer II near here today, hop ing for weather conditions fa vorable to takeoff for Bagdad, Irak, tomorrow or Sunday, Press Time ISLAND POND, VU Oct. 6.' (UP) U. S. Senator Porter Hinuinn Dale, en, of Ver mont, died at hla home Intc tonight after au illness of sev eral niontlia. PORTLAND, Oct. 6. (VP) The RKO tlienter, clowd for arveml months, was acquired today by the Pnntngcn Inter enta. It was announced here. The tlienter will he one ol a chain ol thentern to be oM'rnt ert by Alexander l'antages on the coast. MEDFORD, Oct. 8. (UP) Selection of a Jury to try Hen rietta 11. .Martin on a charge of horsewhipping Editor Leon- AND WIFE WILL PLEAD GUILTY Covers of Famous Kid naping Case Will Close With Two Admissions Nine Urschel AbdtictorB May Be Sentenced to Death by Noon Today Ogunnyi 1 mr n-t 0 fUPl Mn ValhArfn'lrli. well aa her husband, George (Machine Gun) Kelly, wlH plead guilty tomorrow to charge at kidnaping Charles P. Urachal, United statM nkiri Herbert K. Hyde said tonight. nyae eonierrea with Mr. Kelly late todar. H a, a'd be conld not confirm the prosecutor's statement. Plea ef guiuy Dy tne Kellyt would end the ease tomorrow with betb Kellra anil th ., convicted last week arl reeeir- "I sentence possibly ar nooa. OKLAHOMA rrrvv m (UP) In atfnM 4I 7! red-haired wife from mrizou. will plead guilty to charge ot kidnaping Charlea eTrachel, abe iwuum a-uorney, 4amea at 'hers, said today. The alea maar k .., 1 morrow. Mathers mm k k.j '.j- Mrs. Kelly also to plead gollty, but she gave no indication at doing so and today sent a tear- "pnoai 10 ner nusDand asking him to exnnArnta h ok. scheduled tor trial Monday. bb surprise announcement came after aereral hours' con ference at the. county Jail be tween the lawyer and the Kelly, and after Judge Edgar Vaught iriais ror Harrey Bailer and nhAM - . . wurtwiBU last week. May Ask Death - - -Kelly'i guilty plea and prospective immadlntj, along with the seven already tuurni, presaged a defense by Katharine Kelly placing the entire lilnma tM rt, .1.,- .--1 . hosband. Mathers, expressing a belief that state charges of armed rob fContlnnnf nn P ThM.t - Two Killed by Auto Drivers in State Yesterday THE DALLES, Oct. . (TJP) Two cosmetic salesmen, B. L. Pope of Salt Lake City and Prosper Davidson of Richland, Ore., were arrested here today and charged with the hit-run death ot Mary Starr, 46. CeWo Indian. The woman died early today from injuries received when a car struck her at Celilo Indian Tillage. ' JEFFERSON, Ore., Oct, .: (UP) Willard Lake, 16 -year-old bicyclist, was crashed to death here today by a heavy oil truck driven by Harold Law, ot Portland. A year ago he was also hit by a car, while riding hla bicycle, but escaped. The accident occurred this' morning. The truck driver told police he waa unable to see the youth because of heavy tog. ltKet bicycle, waa not equipped with a tail light, police said. Passenger Rate Slash Ordered By Executives CHICAGO, Oct, . (UP) A reduction In railroad passen ger ratea that will , effect an arerage saving to the public ot 20 per cent, and on some trip aa much as 40 per cent, waa authorised today by executive of 40 western roads. The new schedule will become effective December 1 for an ex perimental period of six months. Comparison! of old and new fares on 10 typical western trips, including Pullman fares from which the surcharge will be eliminated, shows that the traveling public either will save approximately one-fifth ot the millions of dollars spent annual ly in railroad travel, or get much additional mileage for ita money. On some round trip tickets the reduction will re duce costs almost In half. - News Flashes aril Hnll last February waa ordered . today by Circuit Judge H. D. Norton. TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 8. (UP) Murk Snow, 30, Pny nlliip pollcemnn who pocketed I ;I0 given him by boys who .found a a"7,nM cache under a vacant houso recently, Waa sentenced today to serve from one to four yearn In prison. ' IO.NGV1EW, Waah.. Oct, 8, (UP) Charles V. Reel, 89, head fireman at tbe Long view Fibre company here, waa dend and three other men badly Injured tonight aa a re sult ot an explosion at the plant.