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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1933
(Every Morning Except Monday)
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News
Editorials
on tlut
Days News
iiv I HANK JKNKINH
TUB American Federation ot
Labor, St H animal conveu
llou. edopta a resolution calling
lor "tha utmost endeavor lor tha
protactloa ot education Irom klo
dt.martun through uulverslty."
Labor la Intelligent. It knowe
that ONLT with tha spread ol ed
ueatlon haa any rnal Improve
niout In tha condition ot labor
coma about.
a
KNOWLEDGE, which I anothor
word tor education, waa at
llrat the possession" ot tha privil
eged law, aud waa used for tha
oxploltutlon ot tha Ignorant many.
It waa only aa knowledge be
gan to apread mora widely than
any progreai tor the masses be
came possible. The tree public
school la the agency by which
knowledge la apread among the
siaaaea, and labor la wlie In Hand
ing solidly' bohlnd tha Institution
ot public schools.
see
WALTER NASH, member of
parliament Irom Now Zeal
and, apeaklng at Calgary, op In
Canada, denounces destruction of
livestock and cropt aa a means at
maintaining commodity price
lovela.
Ha s hitting, of course, at the
methods wa are following here In
the United States under our ag
ricultural adjustment act.
DESTRUCTION of livestock and
crops, In an effort to main
tain something Ilka fair prlcos,
ISN'T particularly Intelligent.
Wa might aa well admit that.
But farm prices must be main
tained at aomathlng like tha level
ot other prices or the farmer will
be utterly pauperised. Ha can't
go on exchanging A LOT ot what
be producoa for a LITTLE- ot
what the other follow produces.
Since wa don't know any better
way to raise the level ot prices of
what tha farmer producee to the
ul at tha orlcea ha must FAY
for what tha other fellow pro
duces, wa must resort to destruc
tion ot the surplus In an effort to
balauce supply and demand.
-UR ancestors bad corn and
WANTED MEAL. Tha only
way they could think ot to get
tha meal waa to mash tha corn
between two atonee.
It wasn't particularly tntolll
gout, and It didn't got very good
results. Ilut It was the beat way
they aould think of at the time.
At least, K made some kind ot
meal, which waa not tor than eat
ing th corn whole
see
TV THB course ot time, someone
a little smarter than hla fol-
Iowa thought ot a better way to
make meal out at corn. He hoi'
lowed out one atone, thus making
a mortar, and thett abapod anolh-
r atona to fit the bollow, thus
making a pestle.
Tha mortar and pestle provld
ad a great Improvement over tha
original flat stonea with which
corn waa crushed. Later on some
body else, smarter yet, thought ot
tha dovlca of revolving two flat
(tonei against each other, grind
ing tha corn betweon . tha two,
and producing a far hotter qual
ity of meal than hud aver boon
produced before and doing It
more rapidly.
' a a
MAKINO meal by crashing corn
betweon two atones waa a
arude process.
till, k PRODUCED MEAL, ot
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PORTLAND, Oct. 11. (UP)
B. L. Gntoa ot Oakrldgo was low
bidder for grudtng 6.3 miles ot
the Willamette highway In Lane
county near McCredte spring.
Bins were oponed by the U. 8.
bureau of public roads, Hla bid
waa $141,627.
Will Rogers Says:
BEVERLY HILLS, Oct. 11.
Editor The Klamath News:
The British are over here now
talking to us about
debts. That's one
thing you got to
say for them, they
were the first to
pay as anything,
and even If they
are not going to
pay us any more they at least
coma over and tnlked it over
with ua.
And If ever a different set
tlement Is made they certain
ly deserve the first break.
Wa dislike their tea, wa kid
their poor English dialect,
and wa think they are anob
blah, but, by golly, wa know
that tholr honor all tha world
recognises. Yours,
SEALED VERDICT
KELLY'S
Decision Reached on Gun
man and Wife After
One Hour Deliberation
Gangster's Wife Relates
Career' on Stan d In
Final Days' S e s sion
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct 11
U.R A sealed verdict wss re
turned tonight in tns case oi
George (Machine Gun) Kelly and
hla wife. Kathryn. lata or the
defendants In the sensational
Charles Urachal kidnaping case.
The verdlrt waa returned at
J: 40 p. m. after an hour of de
liberation by the federal court
Jury, partly before and partly
after dinner.
Marshal William F. Geera than
escorted the Jurors to their hotel
for the night with no Indication
of tha nature of tha verdict.
which will be delivered at 1:30
tomorrow morning.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Oct. 11.
(UP) A Jury In federal court
debated tonight whether It
should convict George (Machlno
Gun) Kelly and his wife, Kath
ryn. the last of the band that
kidnaped Charles F. Urachal.
Federal Judge Edgar 8.
Vaught virtually Instructed the
eight small town business men
nd four farmers who compose.
the Jury to return a verdict of
guilty under the new Lindbergh
kidnaping law that carries a
maximum penally of life Im
prisonment. Jury May ftrure
Tha Judge tuld the Jury be
would receive Ita verdict at
ft: 30 tomorrow morning. Any
decision reached before then
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Link River Bridge
Approaches Under
New Consideration
Inclusion of funds for the Im
provement of approaches to th
L'nk. river, budge ou Mam struct,
will be cou.dorl by city and
county budget bourds this mouth.
When the new bridge waa
built two years ago. It waa
agreed that the city and county
would sharo espouses of raising
the navoment, sldowalka, and
buildings to conform to new
levels caused by the fact the
bridge was higher than the old
apun.
A nil waa Installed on tne
approach to the bridge. This
haa boen covered with crushed
rock and oiled hut the aurtace
baa been of a temporary nature.
according to City Englneor E. A.
Thomas. Frequent repairs have
been necessary.
The cost of all the raising
work and approaches totaled
about 19000. There ta still eome
$6000 to be raised, about $3600
by the city and (2600 by the
county. City and county engl
neera are expected to place these
figures tentatively In their bud
get estimates to be considered
by the budget boards. -
One Dead and Two
Injured Near Hilt
MEDFORD, Oct. 11. (UP)
Two Hilt, Cal men wore near
death tonight In a local hospital
mid ono was dead aa a result ot
an automobile accident when
they wero returning home from
a Valleyview roadhouse early
toduy.
A. J. White waa dead, Fred
Clausen had both logs and an
arm broken and James creel
had a broken back. All wore
about 25 yours old.
The throe wore Intoxicated,
state police say. and one minus
his shoes and a shirt when tnoir
car went over a curve and over
turned three times.
D. A. R. Regent
Here Thursday
Mrs, John Y. Richardson of
Portland, state regent of the
Daughter ot the American Revo
lution of Oregon, will be the
speaker at the regular Klwanls
club meeting Thursday noon.
In addition to Mrs. Richard
son, other distinguished guests ot
the club will be: Mrs. iKaao L.
Patterson, widow ot tha lata ex
governor of Oregon, and Mrs
Walter F. Edwards, state chair
man ot the D. A- R. student
fund.
Hpecln! mnslo will be present
ed by Fred W. Southwell.
Government Camp
Hotel in Ruins
GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore.
Oct. 11. (UP) The groat ramb
ling Government Camp hotel
and Its annex was a charred
mass ot ruins tonight, after
devastating tire Just before noon
today,
Cause of the blare had not
been determined. Attempts to
arrest the flames once they were
started were futile.
Llge Colmnn, veteran guide,
originally erected the structure.
In 1933 It was remodeled Into
a Swiss chalet type ot Inn,
Soviet, Jap
NATION OK ItKI'OKTl
IN Kl'HHIA
Cfiiiyrltflit limn by I'liltc.. Vrruu
MOKCOW, Oct. 11. L'P,
Broach of diplomatic relation
betweun Sovlot Kuh1 and Japnu
over tha Chin mo Euiturn rull
way dUputa In Manchuria waa
finrd In well Informed quarter
toriuy.
Buvlet official! Intimated that
KuMo-Jupannee relatione bavo
takm a decidedly eerloua turn
with Moscow's publication of al
li'Kedly "conflduntlal" Japanfae
diplomatic roporta presumably
lnlorcepted by the Soviet tnlol
llgtmce aervlce,
fjtMin HHd Iti-ftiMinialble
Theae four documents pur
ported to show that Toklo waa
fomenting dimension In Man
churia looking to the arlxure by
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SEEKS
PAROLE
Convicted San Francisco
Bomber Still Declares
Innocence In Episode
FOLSOM PRISON, Cal., Oct
11. (UP) Warren K. Billings.
"forgotten- man" ot tha 17-year
fight to free Tom Mooney, ap
plied for a parole today. Hn
waa evasire when atikcd If he
wanted freedom to marry.
Hillings and Mooney were con
victed together of the infamous
bombing of Sun. Franclsco'e Pre
paredness day parade of 1916.
Ten ' persons were killed.
Splits With Mooney
Seeking freedom above any
thing else. Hillings' application
today marked the first definite
split with Mooney who chose to
spend his lite in San Quentin
prison rather than accept less
than a full pardon. a
"1 don't Intend to visit Mooney
at San Quontin," he auid. "Them
la no point in my going there
Just to -have an argument with
him." ' '
He said ba held a contrary be
lief to that ot Mooney thut a
paroln waa an admission ot guilt.
Hillings said that for years ha
had hoped for a complete par
don. Since It now seems to
him he will bo unable to prove
hie Innocence, he feels that a
parolo la beau
He said be will ask that be
be permitted to reside In another
state to make It possible for him
to accept a clerical poaltfon he
had been offered at a city he
refused to name.
Billings prison record has
been good, officlala aald. If a
parole la granted he may be tree
by Chrlstmaa.
Court Announces
Committeemen for
Preparing Budget
Three prominent residents of
Klamath county were named hy
the county court Wednesday to
sit with that body In drawing
the 1934 county budget.
E. W. Vannice, former coun
cilman and prominent merchant
was named by Judge George D.
Grtiale. R. H. Hovey, tlmbor-
mnn, and a budgol committee
man lest year, was named by
Commissioner C. R. Williams.
U. E. Reeder, farmer and grange
official of the Henley district
was named by Commissioner W.
F. B. Chase.
No definite meeting date tor
the budget committee waa an
nounced hy the court Wednesday
although the work was expected
to be started within a few days.
Mayor Appoints
Women to Board
Mrs. Nelson Reed and Mra.
Gut Hancock have been appoint
ed members of the cltlsens board
ot health by Mnyor Willie hi.
Mnlioney. The mayor eald he ex
pected both to accept the ap
pointments. Representatives of the state
dairy and food department have
been In Klamath Falls complet
ing a check of the meat and
milk Inspection work here. The
work of Dr. HuTtman, city mug
and meat Inspector, was com
mended by the state men, the
mavor said.
Grading of the dairies In the
district has been checked and
will ba published, the mayor said
Consolidated Relief
Discussed by Board
Continued community support
of the Consolidated Relief Coun
cil was nrged by Andrew Collier
at a meeting of the directors or
the Klamnth county chamber ot
commerce Wednesday noon. The
board heard in explanation of
local relief activities by Miss
Phyllis Hartaog, relief director.
E. B. Hnll explained the work
of the cltlsens' board of health
The chamber dlreotora received
word of the calling of bids on Oc
tober 25 on the Weed-Klamath
road, and commended the state
highway commission In Its work.
LIBERTY LOAN
ISSUE CALLED
BY GOVERNMENT
More Than One Billion to
Be Paid After April
On Fourth Bond Issue
Interest Rate Reduction
Ordered; Step Taken
to Oppose I n f lation
WASHINGTON, Oct, 11. (UP)
The United States government
sought today to atesh mllliona
of dollara from lta Interest costs
by refunding at lower Interest
ratea nearly a third of lta 16,
268.094.110 fourth 414 per cent
liberty loan.
Drawn by lot. a total of II,
875,000,000 ot these bonds waa
called for redemption on April
16 In cash or In new bonds at
the option of the bolder. The
new bonda will run for 10 to
12 years with interest at the
rate of 4 It per cent for the first
year and 34 per cent there
after. In addition, the treasury of
fered $500,000,000 ot the new
bonds to the public at 101,
proceeda to provide additional
working capital tor the govern
ment. The fourth liberty loan bonds
called for redemption are those
bearing the numerals t or 1 or
0 In the last digit and the dis
tinguishing letters J or K or A.
Holders ot these bonds may
turn them in to the treasury in
exchange for the new bonds
bearing a lower rate of Interest
or wait until April 16 and re
ceive cash at par.
If all the called bondholdera
accept the government'a new re
funding bonds, the treasury of
ficials pointed out, 118.760,000
would be cut off the Interest of
the government's $23,060,000,
000 public debt, now running
about $700,000,000 a year.
Drawing ot the called bonds
took place in the office of Sec
retary of Treasury Woodln.
It was pointed ont that the
ishue will serve as a test ot the
administration's ability to ft-1
nance Its recovery operations
through bonds. If the Issue
meets n - Btroirg demand,' direct
currency Inflation probably may
oe considered unnecessary. If,
on the other band, it should fail.
the need for treasury funds
might force the administration
to move Into direct Inflation.
Four Men Arrested
Face Charges of
Slaying Winkler
CHICAGO, Oct. 11. (UP)
Gns Winkler today reached the
customary end of the road for a
gangster a $3000 coffin, half
dosen expensive floral pieces
and approximately that many
mournera.
The gangster'a body, which
had been pierced by 72 ahotgun
slugs, lay In a northside under
taking parlor. Many persons
came to aee It but only a few of
them were actual mournera. The
othera admitted they Just want
ed to see a dead gangster.
The government continued Ita
Investigation of the crime ring.
Four men were under arrest In
the Winkler alaying and 20 were
held In five citiea In connection
with a $260,000 mall robbery
here last December.
Grange Council
Meets Saturday
Plans for a full day Klamath
County Pomona grange meeting
with state grange officials No
vember will be arranged at
the regular quarterly meeting
of the Pomona grange council
Saturday afternoon at 1:30
o'clock.
The state degree- team will
also attend the meeting with
stato officials and put on the
sixth degree for Klamath grang
ers, according to announcement
of Earl Mack, master.
All masters, lecturera and sec
retaries ot subordinate granges
In the county are urgod to at
tend the meeting at the federal
building Saturday.
Horse Wrangler
Lawyer For
In Stock
Lester Hixon dismissed his
legal counsel In circuit court
yesterday afternoon, undertook
hla own defense on a horse steal
ing charge, and got a hung jury
out ot It.
In an atmosphere ot western
Informality In keeping with the
nntttre ot th,o charges, Hixon
placed himself and other defense
witnesses on the stand, cross
examined state witnesses, argued
polnta of .procedure with the
court, and- addressed a state
ment to the Jury.
Permit Itil Latitude
Circuit Judge W. M. Duncan,
presiding over one of the strang
est circuit court sessions In the
history of the county, permitted
the defendant considerable lati
tude' and prosecuting attorneya
only Infrequently objected to
Hlxson'a procedure. Attorneya
and courthouse workers who got
Lupe Murmurs
' Hf f Y
"Who? Me and Johnny? Whyee, yea," trilled Lupe Velex, pep
pery Mexican screen star. . Bo that's settled. It all means that Lupe
and Johnny WelBsmuller, swimming aatr of tha films, are matri
mony bound. Lupe and Johnny
beach aa they emerged from a dip
ALLIED POWERS
HIT AGREEMENT
Accord Against Germany
Reached by 3 Nations
Waiting .for Parley
GENEVA. Oct 11. (U.B
agreement among former allied
powers Urltain. France and the.
United statea mai uenuuuj
shall not be permitted "Immedi
ate" rearmament waa reacned to
ulght li aa agreed, however,
to permit the .Germans. to In
crease their army.
The accord came during a con
ference between Sir John Simon.
British foreign secretary, Nor
man Davis of the United States
arms delegation and Joseph
Paul-Boncour, French foreign
minister.
Arms Forbidden
After a two hour parley,
French and British spokesmen
intimated strong nnited opposi
tion had been forged against
Germany's posaesslon of any
arms forbidden In the terms of
the treaty of Versailles.
Germany has been given the
right to transform her profes
sional army ot 100,000 men to
a short service conscript army
(Continued on Page Three)
Klamath Relief
List Decreasing;
Under Last Year
The active relief list In Klam
ath county la smaller than at
any time since January 1, 1932.
when the keeping of records be
gan. It waa disclosed to members
of the county relief committee
on Wednesday by Phyllis Hart
tog. relief director. .
There are 260 on active re
lief at this time. This la about
one-fifth of the number at this
time last year.
Improved crop conditions and
the fact that the mills are run
ning were reasons cited for the
decrease. Strict Investigations
by the relief staff have reduced
the list considerably. -
Klamath Falls will send a
large delegation to the Oregon
social workers' confertnee to be
held at Bend this week, It was
decided at the meeting.
County Judge George Gristle,
Jack Almetecot Chlloquin, Com
missioners Charles Williams and
W. F. B. Chase, Miss Harttog,
Mrs. Harry Ackloy. Miss Ina
Bullack and Margaret Pigney
will attend the Bend aesslona.
Turns .
Self-Defense
Larceny Case
wind ot what waa going on came
Into the courtroom to view the
proceedings.
Hlxaon's legal representatives
were W. P. Myers and George
Chastain,' appointed by the court
but selected by himself. At the
close ot the state's presentation
ot evidence, when his counsel
prepared to rest the case on the
evidence submitted. Hixon an
nounced he wanted to dismiss
his attorneys and would handle
the case himself. He said he
wanted to have the case decided
on ."facta, not technicalities;"
The Judge granted his request,
Questions Wltnoflflcs
Hixon put himself on the
stand and told his story, and
closely cross-examined rebuttal
witnesses called, by the atate.
These Included Levi Walker,
Prominent Klamath Indian, and
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'Yes to Johnny
are ahown above on a Hollywood
recently.
Terrill's Hunting
Experience Travels
Over Pacific Ocean
Glenn Terrill's experience
with a wounded deer In the
Medicine Lake country re
cently provided entertainment
for passengers on Dollar Line
ateamships. who read the story
of the encounter In the ship's
radio news.
Frank J. Warren, a former
Klamath Falls man who 1a
with the Dollar Lines, sent a
copy of the radio newa from
Kobe, Japan. The atory
about Terrill appeared along
with other outstanding newa
from the United States.
Terrill was stabbed In the
blp by the wounded deer. The
deputy county assessor finally
bulldogged the deer and his
-hunting companions shot K.
Fairbanks Ignores
Divorce Plans of
. Wife, in London
LONDON, Oct. 11. (UP) His
martial woes apparently resting
lightly on bia agile shoulders.
Douglaa Fairbanks Is living a
lite of luxury among the higher
social circles ot England.
While the film star refuses to
comment one way or the other
on rumors that Mary Picktord
Intends to get a Mexican di
vorce from him In the next tort
night. Fairbanks makea frequent
appearances where Lady Ashley,
beautiful former actress, tne
former Slyvia Hawkea, ta pres
ent.
Falrbanka, so tar as the pub
lic prints are concerned, baa
chosen to Ignore the reports
from America on the divorce
plans.
Workers Available
At Federal Office
Nelson Reed, chief of the fed
eral re-employment office here.
Wednesday suggested that local
employers of labor get in touch
with hta onice.
"We are signing up a great
miDT men here, many ot whom
are well qualified In certain linea
of work, said Reed. It em
ployers, auch as mill men, will
aet in touch with us. we can
probably anpply their needs (or
certain types ot woraera as iuey
arise. Emoloyera who do . not
run employment offices or tnetr
own will find our facilities valu
able."
P.-T. A. Council
Names Chairmen
Committee chairmen of the
Klamath County Parent-Teacher
association council were an
nounced Wednesday. They are:
Program. Mrs. W. T. Dean;
publications, Mrs. W. Wales;
hranit&litT. Mrs. W. Bishop:
membership, Mrs. G. Jones; pub
licity. Mrs. Elisabeth sanaers
finance. A. Andrews; scholar
ship loan, Mrs. C. W. Stanley,
The council will, hold an all-
day meeting Saturday at Mills
school, starting at :au a. in
A potluck lunch will be aerved,
including sandwiches, salad,
cake and coffee.
Local Officers
. Continue Search
Slate police and sheriff's offi
cers here Wednesday continued
their lookout foi the escaped
men from the criminally, Insane
ward at Salem.
A woman living on tha east
side called the sheriff's office,
saving she' was suspicious of
man who called at her place to
ask for work. Depitty Sheriff
Ilex McMillan Investigated, and
found the suspect a youth from
California, did not anawsr the
description of tha escapes.
Five Maniacs
Still Loose
POLICE SET WIDENS IN THE
SEARCH FOR INSANE
. ESCAPES .
SALEM, Oct. 11, (AP) A
stolen boat - today shifted the
search for two of the five miss
ing slate hospital inmates to the
Willamette river.
State police reported that L.
R. Cooper and bia son Harland
Identified two men aeen taking
the boat belonging to Ernest
Todd near Gervala. From the
plcturea ot the escapes. Cooper
and his son Identified the pair
aa Adolph B a user and George
Farren.
SALEM, Oct. 11. VP) Search
for fire of the six men who es
caped Sunday from the crim
inally Insane ward ot the atate
hospital waa extended over the
entire Pacific coaat today, with
emphasis placed on the capture
of William O. Bowen, reputed
ringleader.
Charles P. Pray, superintend
ent of atate police, branded Bow
an aa one of the most clever
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WEED, HIGHWAY
BIDS CALLED
Road Commission to Let
Contracts on Seven Mile
Stretch October 25th
Bids for the first federal aid
work on the Weed-KJamath Falls
highway, affecting 7.46 miles of
the Midland-California line sec
tion of that road, were called for
October 25 by the atate highway
commission Wednesday.
Wednesday's call for- bids also
Included work on the Warm
Springs highway In Deschutes
county, a project which when
completed will reduce the dis
tance between Klamath Falls end
Portland by 30 miles.
Portland'a Plan Defeated
The announcement that awards
will be made on the Weed-Klamath
road and other important
Jobs over the state, was Interpret
ed here as Implying that Port
land'a efforts to "hog" federal
highway funds in- the state haa
lost ground. It la apparent that
the state highway commission in
tends to stand by the original al
locations.
The work on tha Midland-Cal
ifornia line section of the Weed
road connects with important
construction now nnder way in
California between Dorr Is and
state line. Those connected pro
jects, when completed, will elim
inate the worst stretch of road
(Continued en Page Three)
Cattle Marketing
Discussed Here
By Western Group
Matters of vital : importance
to the cattle raising and mar
keting industriea were discussed
Tuesday afternoon at the annual
meeting ot the Western Cattle
Marketing association In tne
Klamath Falls district, held at
the county court house.
John Curry, secretary ot the
California Cattlemens' associa
tion, discussed the activities of
that organisation on behalf of
California producers, particular
ly In relation to the "dressed
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Semon Appointed
On State Board
. Henry Semon, Klamath county
farmer and atate representative,
was appointed on tha governor'
agricultural , advisory council
Wednesday.
The committee was named up
on the auggestion of H. Morgen-
than, Jr., governor of tha farm
credit administration, to assist
the federal government in han
dling refinances of farm mort
gages.
Thirty-five members were
named on the commltte, of which
W. A. Schoenteld ot Oregon State
college la chairman. Semon waa
active in agricultural . matters
coming before the state legisla
ture.
Press Time
P.OSKBUP.G, Oct. 11. (UP)
Henry Lleberllng, rancher liv
ing east of here, haa been
missing for two weeks, ac
cording to word received to
day by Sheriff Percy Webb.
He set out to take cattle to
Koseburg two weeks ago and
haa not been seem since.
PORTLAND, Oct, 11. (UP)
At least five state police at
tached to the game law en
forrrnirnt division will be re
leased at the end of deer
hunting season, Charles P.
Pray, superintendent of state
police aaid late . today.
. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11.
(I'P) San Franciaco long
shoremen tonight rejected a
mediation offer of the federal
GOVERNOR WILL
TAKE HAND IN
COTTON STRIKE
Pickers Demand Murder
Charges Filed Again
st Farmers, Growers
Cessation of Gunfire In
Districts Follows 1st
Hazardous 0 u tbursts
FRESNO, Cel.. Oct. 11. (UP)
Cessation of gunfire In the San
Joaquin valley cotton fleida to
night left striking pickers tense
ly determined that murder
charges be pressed against farm-
era. The growers were aa de
termined to rid the area of agi
tators and picketa. ,
Governor James Rolph. Jr..
sent word from Sacramento that
he would not turn out the Cali
fornia national guard unless lo
cal anthoritlea ask It-
Hold Meeting Today -When
they really need belo
I will gira It," he promised.
The governor said he would
receive a committee of five cot
ton pickers at 8 p. m. tomor
row. The pickers said they were
eye witnesses ot the slaying of
two pickers at Pixley last night.
The two most serious out
breaks resulted In three deaths
by gunfire, a score ot heads
broken by clubs, and the wound
ing of seven men and one
woman.
Arbitration Kefosed
Valley growers were staunch
in their intention of dealing
with agltatora in their own man
ner. They aaid that the Pixley
embroglio started when a striker
fired from a building, wounding
grower. They said that pic
keta attacked growers and atrlke
breakers with clubs near the E.
O. Mitchell ranch at Anrln. i
Growers unitedly refused 'to
arbitrate dlfterencea with rep
resentatives of Governor Rolph.
They will continue to pay (0
centa a hundredweight to pick- '
era, rather than the $1 demand
ed, they said.
'We can get all the nickers
we want from Texaa and the.
southwest for - 80 cents," one
grower told the United Press.
"We'll get them unless these
California pickers go back to
work at once or get out. We'll
protect the pickers . wa get.
too."
Florida' Thirty-
Third State to '
Vote for Repeal
TALLAHASSEE. Fla., Oct, 11. -(UP)
Florida voted tor repeal
of the 18th amendment by more
than 4 to 1, nearly complete un
official returns from Tuesday's
referendum showed tonight.
The overwhelming victory was
the 13rd in a row tor repeal
forces. Wets confidently expect
national prohibition to be dis
carded formally on December (
when the 36th of the states Tot
ing on the list or repeal amend
ment this year will bold Its rati- ,
tication convention.
The three more states whose
repudiation of the 18th amend
ment ia necessary for ratifica
tion of repeal are expected to be
added on November 7 when cltl
sens of Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Utah, Kentucky. North and
South Carolina vote on the Issue.
Potato Estimate
Shows Increase
Potato production in tha Unit
ed Statea shows an Increase of
13,800,000 bushels over the es
timate ot September 1, accord
ing to official crop estimates re
ceived at the office of County
Agent C. A. Henderson.
A total crop ot 307,382,000
bushels of spuds in the United
Statea tor 1933, compares with
the total crop ot 857,000,000
bushels in 1932, and the average
of 355.000,000 bushels for tha
past five years from 1926 to
1930.
Details of production by atate
and regions have not yet been
received by the Oregon State Ag
ricultural college, and relayed. on
to the county agent's office. -
News Flashes
government and voted to con
tinue their strike against the
Mataon Navigation company.
PORTLAND, Oct. 11. (UP)
Royilen II. Enloe and Earl
Wtirsweller, slot mnchlne own--:
era, were found guilty of as
sault on Private Detective
Clyde H. Belts by a circuit
court Jury Into today. -
LONDON, Oct. 11. (UP) A
formal denial of trouble about
the men on board the ItrltlNh
battlcnlilp Hood wns issued by .
the admiralty tonight. '(
VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 11.
(UP) King Carol III, of
Koumanla, narrowly escaped
an ainmifth attack while re- J
turning today from army ma-,
neuvcra.