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Vol. 8, No. 203 Price Five Cento.
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1933
(Every Morning Except Mondavi
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Editorials
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Day's News
lly FRANK JENKINS
POTATO prices, which opened
fairly hlilh, hava fallen oft
materially aa tha digging eon
haa got under way. Thl decline
Id prlca ralaaa two questional
1 Why haa lha prlca lallan
offT
I Wilt It STAY DOWN!
QUESTION No. 1 la -lawered
fairly wall hy tha juraaa of
agricultural aconomlca ot tha de
partment of agriculture, which
ay In Hi bulletin of Septomber
15:
"Heavy ehlpmenta of poutoaa
hare been forthcoming a a re
mit of the comparatively favor
able prlca altuatlon during recant
wecks. Thla Increaat In forward.
Inge haa depressed prlcea paid to
Uirmera In local markola about il
por cent."
a e
THE price. In other worda, waa
pretty good when digging be
gan. Orowert, In all probability,
were abort of money with which
to herveat tbelr crop. So tbey
old a lot of potatoea AT O.NCB.
As a reaull ot this situation,
tha supply of potatoes on tha
market exceeded the Immediate
demand, and a always happens
In aucb cases tha prlca WENT
DOWN.
When there are mora aollera
than buyers, tha pries always
goes down.
a e e
TVE NOW coma to Question No.
" t: Will potato prlcea STAY
DOWN?
In an effort to find an answer
to that question, lat us taka a
look at tha flgurea.
Tha.flguraa ara Important, be
cause they allow tha relationship
ot aupply and demand, and It Is
tha relationship of supply and de
mand that dotormlnos the price.
A CCOKDINO to the October 1
estimate of the department of
agriculture, the total potato crop
of the United Slates for 1931 will
be about 107,000,000 bushels
This com pares with a total crop
ot 3(7.000,000 bushel last year,
and a five-year average crop of
165.000,000 bushels.
I Production for 1931, that Is to
aity, Is OFF about It per cent.
a e
T ET us put It In another way:
- Thla year's potato crop la
down about CO million bushels
from tha five-year average. Tbat
amaunts roughly to a reduction
ot a HALF BUSHEL per person
In tha supply of potatoes avail'
able for consumption. aa In tha
case of potatoea there Is no car
ry-over from tha prevloaa year,
e a e
nUTTINO It In round figures,
the five-year average crop ot
potatoes In this country haa
amounted to about three and a
half bushels per person. This
year It amounts to only about
throe bushels.
A reduction of that slss ought
to Insure fair demand throughout
tha markoting season.
MOW let's sum np:
v rha nrlca la down from tha
atoning figure because heavy
supplies have been rushed onto
tha early markot In ordor to taka
advantage of fairly high opening
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" PIONEER- D1KS
SALEM, Ore.. Oct. 11. (U.R)
Frank Nlhler, 99-year-old Civil
war veteran and pioneer, died
today at hla home at Gervals.
He was horn In Bavaria In Janu
ary, 1834.
Will Rogers Says:
BEVERLY HILLS, Oct. II
Editor The Klamath News:
Poor Mr. Roossvelt.
He no more than
gets one national
thing straightened
out than along
comes something''
else. Just getting
the codes out of
when along conies
the way,
Kansas end almost beats Notre
Dame. Now he haa to drop
everything till he geta Notre
Dame straightened out.
Manager Terry ot the Giants
was sentenced to five years in
New York. Looks liks Cronln
was really the winner. Hs was
only sentenced to one year In
Washington. He Is young yet
and will bs when he gets out.
Say, did you know our popu
lar governor, Jimmy Rolpb,
who has worn boots all his
lit Is not well? Soma crasy
doctor made him put on
Shoes, Yours,
MEXICO'. 'l
ITrnr
COlti STRIKE
Federal Justice Agents
Reported en Route to
California Districts
Mexican Officers Ask
State to Disarm Mil
itant Growers at Once
V1HAL1A, Cal Oct. H.
(IT) Highway police aald
tonliiht that Tulare county
ranrhr-ra had threatened to
ahuot any atrlker who entered
their cotton flelrta tomorrowr
or thereafter, Captains W. K.'
Itlley of Vlsalla and B. W.
Olives of Madera reported the
tlirxala. They described the
situation aa serious and aald
thoy had naked for rar gaa
bomba for um in raae of a
new riot, Reporta that ranch,
era and alrlkera were buying
ammunition caused the ehrrllt
to post 20 additional deputies
In. the cotton belt tonight.
rnl'SKd. Calif.. Oct. II. flJ.B
mi- tT-it.4 Rtatee and Mexicau
governmenta Intervened In the
atrlke ol lu.uuu .aiiiu.u..
plrkers tonlsnt to tore.i..i .-
tuer bloodshed ana prvui. ...
ferlni among atriaera.
labor boaTd ap
pointed Oeorge Creel. NRA dis
trict director, to esrry through
i.4ar, ultimatum um -
tit ot California atop violence
In the atrlke area.
i a u.. Pull Power
Creel Immediately notified Gov
ernor Jamea Rolph, Jr.. that
"Immediate suspension ot noe-
iiiii.. ! imneratlve." He warned
that It elate olflclala fall to ef
fect peace at once, tne !""'
m.n, viti take a hand.
The governor waa told thai
i.. tii nnwer of "resident
Roosevelt's labor meillatlon board
u .nbla In obtaining Indus
trial peace.
mmiA ha waa "most In-
teronted" In learning the truth
r (niiaiv of reporta that cotton
growers hsd been encouraged to
lake mutters into Ihelr own bands
by lastly of authorities. Two
Mexican alrlkera were killed al
legedly by farmera at Ptxley and
a third as killed at Arvin.
Mexico Acta
The governor assured him.
Creel Bald, that he hoped soon
to settle the controversy that has
paralysed the suite's cotton In
dustry. The Mexican government acted
through Consul Enrique Bravo
of Monterey, who demanded that
California disarm militant grow
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Mine Code Fight
Near Settlement
Of Difficulties
WABHINOTON, Oct. 11. (U.R)
The troublesome captive mine
code fight appeared to be near
a final settlement tonight, but
difficulties were cropping up In
other sectors ot the bituminous
cosl Industry.
Steel msgnstes who control the
captive mines told President
Roosevelt In a letter that they
were ready to put Into operation
a qualified eheckott system
which would enable tha United
lln Workers and other unions
to collect dnea directly from the
companies, tha amount being de
ducted from pay envelopes be
fora delivery to the miners. This
la the point which has led to
Industrial strife In the captive
fields.
Lumberman Seeking
Longer Work Hours
DALLAS. Ore., Oct. II. (U.R)
Seeking Increased working period
for his mill, George Gerllnger.
president of the Willamette Val
ley Lumber company, was on his
way to Washington, D. C, to
night to confer with NRA of
ficials. Uerllnger will appeal for a
two-shift basis for the Dallas
mill. The plant was ordered to
operate 120 hours In October and
November. It Is now working
twice that number ot hours In
two shifts.
Two Children Burn
In Blazing Barn
ERIE, Kan., Oft. II. (U.R)
Trapped In a biasing barn, bar
rel Justus, 6. and his brother,
Cecil, I, were burned to death
today.
Their mother. Mrs. C. B. Jus
tus, attempted to enter the
flames In a futile attempt to save
the children. Marlon Edwards,
17, a neighbor youth, waa cred
ited with saving her lite,
Portland Railroad
Man Dies Thursday
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. II. (U.R)
Richard P. Habersham, since
1880 a prominent tlgure in
northwest railroad circles, died
at hla home here today, He re
tired In 1930 after serving the
Spokane, 1'ortland at Seattle rail
road for 36 years. A son, Stephen
E. Habersham, Seattle, survives.
rmany Threatens to
Withdraw from Parley,
Refusing Arms Treaty
GENEVA. Oct. II. (UP)
A threat of Nasi Germsny's with
drawal from - the disarmament
conference proceedings was seen
tonight in the summary recall
of Count Rudolph Nsdolny,
chief German delegate, by Chan
cellor Adolf Hitler in Berlin.
Hitler dlspatrRcd a special air
plane wblt-b Nadolny Is to board
at llaslo, Swltserland at 0 a. m.
He will fly to llurlin for a cru
cial conference with the Nasi
chancellor. In German quartern,
11 was admitted thut the count
might not return in time for the
reconvening of the irmi confer
ence here next Monday.
Indicates Crlla
Nadolny'a recall waa regarded
aa an Indication that Hitler had
come to the conclusion that tiie
time for decisive action had ar
rived that Germany either waa
to continue at the arms parley
In the hope of gaining some
measure ot ber arme equality de
mands, or get out.
Recall of Nndolny followed the
decision of the former allies
United States, Great llritaln and
SMITH FAVORED
FOR RELIEF JOB
Decision Expected Today
By League on Post of
High Commissioner
GENEVA, Oct. 11. (U.R) For
mer Governor Alfred E. Smith
of New York appeared tonight to
be the favorite candidate for the
post of League ot Nations btgh
commissioner to aid German Jew
ish refugees.
A decision tomorrow on the
selection waa expectce. An effort
waa understood being made to
ascertain whether Smith, now In
New York, would accept the com
mlsslonership. It was recalled that he had
taken a leading part In the dem
onstration against Nasi persecu
tion of Jews. For this reason It
was felt In league quarters that
the former governor might be
willing to come to Europe to aid
the refugees in a prsctlcal way,
Former President Herbert Hoo
ver, former Governor Geueral
Theodore Roosevelt and Nicholas
Roosevelt, diplomat and journal
ist, were also among those con
sidered. It was evident that the
league preferred to select an
American. If not. It was belloved
probably that Lord Cecil of Great
Britain would be offered the
commiBslonershlp.
The council acted quickly In
organising the lesgue's move
ment to aid Jewish refugees. It
decided to Invite the following
nations to nsme representatives
on the governing board ot the
refugee movement: The United
States, Argentina, Brasll, Uru
guay. France, Poland, Cseehoslo
vakla, Belgium. Switzerland. Den
mark, Italy. Great Britain. Swe
den and Spain.
The German delegates on the
council ahstsined from voting on
the selections.
Dollfuss Moves
Toward Fascism
In Government
VIENNA, Austria, let. 11.
(UP) Chancellor Eugelbert
Dollfua moved swiftly today to-
ward the organisation of a
thoroughly fascist type system
of government In Austria.
This was the Interpretation
generally placed npon his ap-
oo ntment of the prince Krnsi
Von Starhemberg, head of the
powerful heimwehr (home
guard) organisation, as vice-
leader ot the fatherland front.
Simultaneously, the llttlo
chanrollor announced the Incor
poration of the entire holmwehr
of some 100,000 well trained
men Into the same national
"front." The term "tront Im
plies a political organisation In
Austria, under Its prosoni usage.
Inauest Continues
In Fire Disaster
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11. (U.R)
A two-day Inquest Into the
deaths of at leost 28 charity
workers in the Griffith park fire
disaster ended today with the
conflicting testimony of scores of
witnesses before the . coroner's
tnrv of nine experts.
The Jury will hold Us first de
liberation tomorrow, after study
ing recommendations presented
by an Investigating committee of
five forest tire prevention ex
nerls who have been holding In
dependent hearing since the Oc
tober tragedy.
Portland Officer
Commits Suicide
PORTLAND, Ore. Oct. 11. (U.R)
Portland police officers to
night mourned the suicide today
of Captain John T. Moore, tor 3!
years a member ot thla city's
notice force.
Captain Moore, who had been
In retirement since a year ago.
shot himself through the month
after having the neighborhood
barber come to hla home to
Fshave him, ,
France to proceed with the
preparation of a draft resolu
tlon, to be presented at the arms
conference on Monday, categorl'
cully declaring that Germany
cannot -rearm above the drastic
limits aet by the treaty of Ver
sailles at the end of the World
war.
Hhorter ' Period Favored
This restriction, however,
would be only for the four years
of the proposed trial period of
International control of arms.
Members of the United States
delegation still wore hopeful
that by compromises Germany's
support to the resolution could
bo obtained, but the British and
French were determined to pre
sent It, even If Germany ab
alalned. The United Press understood
that the Americana, headed by
Norman H. Davis, favored re
ducing the trial period of arms
control to 18 months or two
years, rather than four, for the
purpose of obtaining Germany's
consent to no rearmament dur
ing the first aucb teat period.
Macon Heads
ForNewBase
CALIFORNIA WILL BECOME
PERMANENT HOME OF
HUGE SHIP
LAKEHURST. N. J.. Oct II
(U.R) The huge navy dirigible
Macon left the naval air station
late today on a voyage which
will Uke her to the Pacific coast
and a permanent base at Moun
tain View, Calif.
The distance from Lakehurst
to Mountain View Is approxl
manly 3.000 miles, and It la ex
pected that the flight will take
about 10 hours.
earning One Piano
The big ship Is In charge ot
Commander A. H. Dresel and Is
currying 14 officers, 65 enlisted
men and three eivtlian passeu
gers. The latter are Thomaa P.
Lamps of the navy hydrographlc
office In Washington, D. J.
Kehnluler -and C. W. Bohrer
both ot the Goodyear Zeppelin
corporation of Akron, Obio.
The Macon is carrying suffi
cient fuel tor 5,000 miles of
cruising at to knots an hour, or
enough to keep her in the air
for 100 hours..
Deviations from the southern
route may be necessary if un
favorable weatner la encounterea
In the southwest.
The Macon, which Is to par
ticipate In maneuvers with the
Pacific fleet, la carrying only one
ot the airplanes with which she
Is equipped. The otner three
planes already are on their way
to the coast.
Soviet's Enormous
Wheat Crop Faced
With Destruction
MOSCOW. Oct II. (U.R) Mil
lions ot bushels of wheat, lying
unprotected on station platforms
throughout the soviet union, are
threatened by destruction and
decay unless tbe grain can be
shipped rapidly to markets, it
was revealed loaay.
Estimates showed that 300.-
000 carloads of grain, totaling
approximately 6,000,000 tons
had accumulated at railway sta
tions from Siberian farms to the
southern wheat acreages of the
Caucasus.
A large part ot the grain is
lying unprotected In direct dan
ger ot being spoiled by rains un
less moved promptly. inter al
ready la setting In northern
areas, and millions of bushels
may be froien and destroyed.
i
Bomb May Have
Caused Plane Crash
VALPARAISO, Ind., Oct. II.
(U.R) Possibility that explosion
of a time bomb concealed in the
mall may have caused the wreak
Tuesday night ot a United Air
Lines plane, killing seven per
sons, was being Investigated to
night by Carl Davis, coroner of
Porter county.
Davis said authorities still had
no clew to the cause of the ac
cident, but admitted he was giv
ing attention to the bomb theory.
It was pointed out that bag
gage, stored In a renr compart
ment ot the plane, was scattered
over an area 1,000 feet square.
Bend Youth Shot
By Gun Customer
BEND, Ore., Oct. 11. (U.R)
Frank Bradler, II, employe In a
gun repair snop, was In a hos
pital today because a customer
tried out a revolver and "dlt'u't
know It was loaded."
Winston Livingston, owner ot
the gun, picked up the gun,
which llradler had loaded after
repairing. He snapped the trig
ger and sent a bullet Into the
clerk' neck.
I)ST RANCH Kit FOUND
HOSEUUHG, Ore., Oct. 12. (U.R)
Henry Lleberllng, Little River
rancher, believed lost while en
route to Reseburg to deliver
cattle, was found In a local room
ing house today.
TWO LUNATICS
CAPTURED NEAR
SALEM ON RIVER
Three Criminally Insane
Still at Large After
Hospital Break Sunday
Suspect Is Held at Red
Bluff; blaster Crook
Among Those Missing
MEDFORD, Oct. 12. (UP)
A auspect. believed to be Dean
Welch, one of six criminally In
sane men who escaped from the
Sslem state hospital, was being
held in Red Bluff. Cal., tonight,
state police were Informed by
the California aherlft late today.
SALEM. Oct. 11. (UP)
Search for William O. Bowen.
master crook, and two other
criminally Insane men who es
caped from the state hospital
waa redoubled tonight following
arreat of two more maniacs to
day. The pair, George Farren. 64,
and Adolph Bauser, 63, were
captured by a'atate police speed
boat on the Willamette river
near Wheatland. The men had
stolen a rowboat and fled down
etream. Tbey surrendered with
out resistance.
Steal Gervals Boat
Elmer Becker was captured
at Gervals Monday night leu
than 11 hours after be had es
caped with five other Inmates.
Bowen, said to be one of the
most dangeroua crlminala In the
west, with a police record in 47
stales, Alvin Carter and Dean
Welch are still missing.
Three boats had been report
ed missing along the Willamette
river within 30 hours after the
tlx men escaped.
Ranchers told state police of
seeing two men with their feet
bound In sacks near Hubbard.
Tbe boat In which they had at
tempted to flee was stolen from
Ernest Todd ot Gervals.
SALEM. Oct. 12. GP) Cap
tain McClain of the state police
dispatched officers to tbe Wheat
land ferry" district of the WliK j
ette river this afternoon to re
turn George Farren and Adolph
Bauser, two state hospital es
capes, who were apprenenoeo
between there ana i-airueia.
McClain said they were evl-
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National Defense
Appeal Delivered
By D. A. R. Head
An appeal for adequate na
tional defense was voiced by Mrs.
John Y. Richardson, Portland,
state regent ot the Daughters ot
the American Revolution, In an
address before the Klamatb Falls
Kiwanls elub Thursday noon at
the Willard hotel. Mrs. Richard
son also spoke before Klamath
Union high school students
Thursdsy afternoon and was
guest at a number of functions
arranged by the local chapter
ot the D. A. R. "
Mrs. Richardson cited the low
per capita cost ot defense
$8.75, as compared with the per
capita cost ot luxuries and
amusements. She resd statistics
showing the sise of the Ameri
can army, in proportion to popu
lation, far below that ot other
leading powers. She told how
American shipbuilding activities
hsd lagged behind those of other
nations, and demanded that the
U. S. navy be built up to treaty
strength. .
The D. A. R. leader decried
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Calling of Bonds
Taken As Warning
To Inflationists
WASHINGTON. Oct. 11. (UP)
The decision Jo rofnnd nearly
32,000,000,000 of fourth liberty
loan bonds was interpreted in
some quarters tonight as a warn
ing to Inflationists that the
White House will not tolerate
tampering with the currency at
the next session of congress.
Success ot the refunding oper
ation Is contingent upon I
"sound money" program. Hold
ers of called bonds are being
asked to accept new bonda bear
ing a lower rate of Interest.
, The program will not be com'
pieted until next April, thus, ad
ministration leaders will be in
a position to Influence Inflation
agitation In congress by empha
sising that expansion of the cur
rency might result In bondhold
ers demanding cash and thus
frustrating the refunding opera
tions and Jeopardise the credit
ot the government.
Dam Work to Be on
Separate Contracts
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 11. (U.R)
Bonneville dam construction
work will be handled through
Individual contracts In major
phases of the project, rather than
one general contract, diaries i
Grimm, chief civil engineer toi
the nrolect. snld today.
Colonel T. M. Robins, war de
partment division engineer. Is
due here Saturday to supervise
preliminary work for the dam.
Judge Sentences Kellys
To Life, Suggests Law
Permit Death Penalty
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11. (U.R)
George (Machine Gun) Kelly,
desperado sentenced to life Im
prisonment in Oklahoma City for
tha Urschel kidnaping, will be
confined in an inaccessible peni
tentiary on Alcatrss Island In
San Francisco bay, which the de
partment of Justice soon will
take over for desperate criminals,
It was announced tonight.
A super-prison will ce estab
lished on the island, now used
as a military prison by tbe war
department. Attorney Genera)
Cuminlngs. revealed.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. II.
UJ0 Congress should add the
death penalty to the Lindbergh
law. Federal Judge Edgar 8
Vaugbt said tonight after sen
tencing to life Imprisonment tbe
last of the gang that kidnaped
Charles F. Urschel.
This statute the government's
weapon to beat down predatory
crime saved Ceorge (Machine
Gun) Kelly from the gallows, the
veteran Judge revealed. Life im
prisonment is lu maximum pen
alty. This was meted out sum
marily today to the terrorist and
hla wife, Kathryn.
Viewed aa 3Iurder
"I believe In capital punish
ment," Judge Vaught said. "I
would have sentenced Kelly and
Albert L. Bates to the gallows as
quickly as I would Uke a drink
of water."
LABOR UNIONS
REELECT GREEN
Organization Against In
flation, Criticizes Parts
Of Recovery Policy
WASHINGTON, Oct 12. (UP)
William Green was reelected
unanimously president of the
American Federation of Labor
today, and pledged his untiring
efforts to obtain a 30-hour week
and '.hlglter -trrrnlmmn- wages - rn
recovery, codes.
San Francisco was selected as
the 1934 convention city.
Reelection of the stocky, part
ly bald labor leader bad been
assured tor weeka. His name
was placed In nomination by
John L. Lewis, president ot the
United Mine Workers of Ameri
ca, and the 63rd annual federa
tion convention roared Its ap
proval. No other nominations
were offered.
Hectslon Closed
The present executive council
also was reelected.
Green has held the presidency
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Americans Living
In Berlin Happy
Over U. S. Action
BERLIN. Oct. 12. (U.R) Amer
icans living in Berlin today en
thusiastically welcomed Wash-
lneton's firm attitude against re
current beatings ot United States
cltiiens by Nasi storm troopers
and other sealots.
The German foreign office said
that the American representa
tions reported, coming up from
Washington had not yet been re
ceived. The move was praised
loudly In American quarters and
it was believed mis auiiuae
would be a signal for similar ac
tion by other governments.
The British already have pro
tested strongly, against the Nasi
assault on a' British subject
named Koenlg. from South Af
rica. There were Indications that
possible Spain and Holland would
protest attacks on their nationals.
Texas Acts Upon
Gun, Kidnap Bills
AUSTIN. Tex..' Oct. 12. (U.R)
A bill prohibiting sale, lease of
gift of a machine gun to any
person not an officer was unani
mously passed by the Texas sen
ate late today.
The house has already ap
proved the measure. It now goes
to the governor for signature
along with a bill providing
death penalty for kidnaping In
Texas.
Cummings Orders
Action on Hoarders
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11. (U.R)
Attorney General Cummings said
today he had instructed 18 dis
trict attorneys throughout the
country to begin criminal pro
ceedings against 44 alleged gold
honrders.
Orders demanding "prompt at
tention" included Sun Francisco,
Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago,
Dos Moines, Kansas City and
Houston.
Second Prune Drier
Burns At Roseburg
ROSEBURO, Ore.. Oct. ll (U.R)
The Clnyton wood prune drier,
secoud' plant to burn In this vi
cinity In two days, was destroyed
by tire today. It was located
near Myrtle Creek. Both driers
had just completed season's run.
Bates was ons of the four sen
tenced to lit In prison In the
first trial of the kidnapers of the
wealthy oil man, who psld 1200,
000 ransom for hla release.
"My view Is that kidnaping Is
the aame aa murder because tbe
type of person who kidnaps
would murder the victim without
hesitancy if ths oecssion arose,
Judge Vaught added, revealing
that ganglund's threat of death
hung over him during the trials.
Justice Given Swiftly
The two trials sre but an
opening wedge In the govern
ment's war on crime, federal au
thorities declared.
There waa no letdon. bow
ever, In the activity of agents of
the division ot investigation woo
ruonded np the 14 persons In
dicted in the Urschel case. Cap
ture and conviction ot a gang
more ruthless than the famed
Jesse Jamea and tbe Daltons of
tbe frontier southwest waa ef
fected in less than three months
after July 12, when Urschel was
seized.
Cowered by the stern verdict
and sentence, the Kellys were
held in tbe county Jail. Agents
planned to take Kelly to Leaven
worth penitentiary by airplane,
possibly tomorrow, to begin serv
ing the life term which he re
ceived with a gesture of silent
Hsa Ufa f rill u fa
I soon to a prison for women-
Davis Clear
Of Lottery
VETERAN SENATOR WEEPS
WHEN ACQUITTAL VER
DICT IS READ
NEW YORK. Oct- 11. (U.R
Senator James J. Davis, veteran
political leader of Pennsylvania,
broke down and wept tonight
when a federal court Jury ac
quitted him of charges he vio
lated tbe federal lottery laws as
a leader of the- Loyal Order of
Moose.
.Faced with a prison term and
a fine In the event ot conviction,
Senator Davis slumped in his
chair as Jury Foreman Frank J
Derr read the verdict of not
guilty for him and Theodore G
Miller, another Moose official.
Indicted In 1033
After he had heard the court
room spectators cheer lustily.
and received effusive congratula
tions from his friends and bis
18-year-old aon, James J., Jr.,
the senator rushed to the jury
box and wrung the hand of each
Juror.
Then, tears brimming in his
eyes, he sat down to prepare
brief statement for reporters.
While reading the statement he
had to halt twice becaase ot his
overwrought emotions. He re
peatedly wiped tease from his
eyes and choked back sobs.
Senator Davis was indicted in
August, 1932, after an extensive
inquiry by the United States dis
trict attorney into alleged lot
tery activities ot the Moose order.
involving millions ot dollars.
Fourteen counts were returned
against him and had he been con
victed on all ot them today, tbe
penalty could have been 28 years
In prison.
Conrad Mann, friend ot former
President Herbert Hoover; Frank
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Audit for State
Hospital Records
Will Start Today
SALEM, Oct. 12. (UP)
Audit of the state board of con
trol records dealing with insane
patient collections will be start
ed here tomorrow by Otto Ku
bin, auditor of the state depart
ment. The audit waa scheduled as a
result ot the confession ot Al
bert O. Malsels, 27, be had mis
appropriated $2,000 of state
funds during the past 14 months.
He pleaded guilty to the chargo
late Wednesday.
Funds under Mallei's control
Included money levied against
relatives, estates and county
courts for the care ot Insane
patients at Oregon state hospi
tals. Press Time
WAYLAXD, Mass., Oct. 19.
(UP) Johnny Farrell, ll'-!
United States open champion,
led the field ot 110 today in
the first 18 hole of the 8(1
holo qualifying round of the
eastern open ffolf champion
ship at Preslilcnt.nl Country
club.
FORT WORTH, Texas. Oct.
la. (IP) Wholesale suien
lon of varsity football play
ers at Texas Christian univer
sity, Inst yrnr's southwest
conference chninploit, was
threatened tonight as a re
sult ot basing at the institu
tion. DETROIT, Oct. 12. (UP)
The "open shop" automobile
Industry, excepting Henry
Ford, Is meeting the collective
bargaining provisions of the
NR.A with company-organised
employe-management councils.
SHERIFF SLAIN
IN JAIL; BANK
ROBBER FREED
Jailer Killed by 6 Des
peradoes, Liberate
Confederate in Cell
Officer's Wife, Deputy
Locked up by Bandits
After Stealing Guns
LIMA. Ohio. Oct. II. (UP)
Desperadoes stormed Into tha
county Jail tonight, shot and
fatally wounded Sheriff Jess L.
Sarber, liberated John Dllllnger.
alleged bank robber, from his
Jail cell, stole all guns and am
munition In the jail and raced
from town In two automobiles.
Tbe sheriff, struck In the ab
domen by one of two shots fired
by the bandits, died 20 minute
later in a hospital.
Three Enter Jail
The gang, consisting ot six
men, had planned the Jail break
expertly. At the only time of
the night when Sheriff Sarber
usually was alone, the bandits
entered. They drove Into tha
city in two automobiles, which
they parked on Main street, near
the Jail.
Three ot the men entered the
Jail with guns drawn. They met
tbe sheriffs wife and Deputy
Sheriff Wilbur Sharp, In addi
tion to tbe sheriff, that appar
ently being the only detail in
which their plans went wrong.
The men demanded that Dlll
lnger be freed.
All Guns Stolen
An argument ensned. The
men became violent In their de
mands. Sheriff Sarber tried to
fight them. The two shots were
tired. One went wild and the
other struck tbe sheriff.
The gangsters took the Jail
keys from Sharp, freed Dllllnger
and herded Mrs. Sarber and the
deputy Into the cell which Dlll
lnger had occupied. They locked
the door.
The three men and Dllllnger
then stole all gun and ammuni
tion in the building, rushed out .
and were whisked away by their
confederates.
The two automobile were last
seen speeding' westward out of
town toward Fort Wayne, Ind
Believed Escaped Convict
A pedestrian, attracted by
shout from the jail, ventured
in and found Sheriff Sarber ly
ing on the floor. . He summoned
the chief ot police who treed
Mrs. Sarber and Deputy Sharp
from their prison and then
rushed the sheriff to a hospital
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Liquor Flowing
Freely in Great
New York City
NEW YORK, Oct. 11. (UP)
Repeal of prohibition awaited
by the rest of the conntry, ap
pears to be an established tact
in New York City, where liquor
now flows a freely as tha
waters that surround the Island
of Manhattan.
From the bullrushea ot Sheepa
head bay to the hilly streets ot
Yonkera there are no mora
talee ot speakeasy raids, of
whiskey truck being set npon
by hijackers, or druggists being
Jailed for illicit distribution ot
bonded grog, or of men making
small fortunes In the manufac
ture of take label.
Prohibition haa so thoroughly
deserted the nation's largest
metropolis that the assassination
ot a gangster now la regarded
aa a major item of new. . .
California Season
On Pheasants Open
After November IS
The China pheasant season
opens in California on November
15, and will remain open lor ttve
days, accordln gto Federal Game
Protector Hugh Worcester. The
limit will be two roosters per
day. '
Worcester said many hunters
are under the erroneous Impres
sion the California pheasant sea
son open October 16.
The quail season opens the
same day, November 16.
News Flashes
H. IV.AVA, Cuba, Oct. 13.
(VP) The United States em
bassy totluy ordered withdraw
al of American destroyers
from tlio ports of Matanxas,
Cienfuegos, Manzanlllo and
Puerto Padre because of the
q n 1 e t e r situation In the .
Inland.
I. OXDOX, Friday, Oct. lit.
(I'P) A Bangkok dispatch to
the Daily Mall today aald that
martial law hnd - been pro
claimed In the llnngknk cnpl- .
tnl, after a rebellion np coun
try of troops, who were at
tempting to organise a march
on the capital.
CHICAGO, Friday, Oct. 18.
(I'P) .Morris Cohen, convict- ,
eel slnyor of Policeman Joseph
Hastings during a robbery on
navy pier last August 12, died
In the electric chair at 12:10
a. m. today.