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Vol. 8, No. 205 Price Five Cents.
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, OCT. 19, 1933
IKvery Morning Except Mondavi
N
Editorials
on the
Days News
ty WANK JKNKINH
THK potato market, aa every
body knows, la badly oil at
he present moment. H Is oil.
apparently, because growers ra
rushing supplies onto Hit msrk
In ord.-r to olilaln harvesting
monny.
Itut Ilia totul crop of Ilia coun-
r. i. HOWN at lat 16 P"r cant
from normal. which OUOIIT to
Indicate prlca recovery later on.
THAT raises thla question In
the nilndi of potato growers:
Should 1 aell NOW. or bold
lor a later rla In prlcaT"
.
A1.0NQ thla Hue. Mr. J. A. dor
dun aald jrcalerday to thla
writer:
We are advising our custom
are to aall one-third ol their po
tato crop wltiiln the next 0 daya.
another third within the next aO
daya. and tlio remaining third by
March 1."
e
IN OTI1KR wordi. epeculate
MODERATELY on the proba
bility ol price Increasss da to
ahort aupply. but NOT MOUK
than you can afford. Take your
profit now. while a profit la to
be bad, became In a year like
thla nobody can predict positively
what will happen.
Thau a a matter ol lact, la
good advice In ANY year.
IN TUB United State aa a whole,
estimated potato production
thla year la 807.J8J.000 buahela.
Last year It waa S7.7.0O0
buihrli. The average lor the
live yeara from 1915 to 19S0 waa
868.438,000 buahela.
Tho Oregon crop thla year la
eatlmated to be 8,780,000 buah
ela. Last year It waa 8.040.000
busuols. The flvo-year Oregon
arorage from 1028 to 1880 waa
4.428.000 bushels. These ' are
department ol agriculture llg
nrea. Oregon, you see. la In the favor
able poaltlon of laving a heavy
crop In Uia tact ( a Batienal
shortage.
e a e
MH. GORDON telli thla atory:
"A recent Issue ol a promi
nent bankera magazine eontalna
the atatement that ol all the for
geries In thla country, about one
fifth uia the name Nelson either
as a first name or a last name."
Tint's Interesting. Isn't It! ,
TUB writer of the article didn't
profesa to know why the name
Kelson la ao popular among for
gers. He merely offered the
atatement aa a fact.
Rut, after the appearance ot a
atatement like that In a nationally
circulated bankers' magailne. It
might be a good Idea. It your
name Is Nelson, to use cash when
you're away from home. Instead
of writing chocks.
That Is, II you can lay hands
on any cash In these daya.
see
ANOTHER one from Mr. Gor
don: "A man with a mathematical
turn of mind asked me the other
day II 1 knew how mncb a bil
lion really Is. and I had to reply
that If I tried to visualise It I sup
pose I'd have quite a little
trouble.
"He said: 'Well, consider this:
If Jesus were still living, the
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JAPAN NOT TO nit)
TOKIO. Thursday, Oct.
19.
(CI') Shipbuilders ot Japan an
nounced through a common
apokesman here today that they
would ' not bid on warships for
Drnill.
Will Rogers Says:
BEVERLY HILLS, Oct. 18
Editor The Klamath
News: The best omen of
lntomntlonnl good
will is that con
ferences are get
ting ahortcr. Now,
If they will dd
away with 'em en
tirely, there will
be no war. The
biggest one ever held wns at
Versailles after the war, and all
the others held since then was
to fix something that was done
wrong at that time.
The biggest disarmament
conference una held at Wash
ington In 1928, and all the
oilier disarmament ones have
been held to try and fix what
was done wrong at that one.
so the Ideal thing is, don't
hold the original conference.
Yours,
JUDGE BARNES
FACES SUIT
tO
County Asks For Judg
ment of $3,730 Alleged
ly Withheld by Office
Surety Company Demand
ed to Pay $1,000 Bond;
Justice Says "Absurd"
Charging that Justice ot the
Peace W. 1J. Ilarnea has perform
ed 748 marriage, since he took
office, and that he baa collected a
foe of f & for each, none of wblch
baa boon turned over to the coun
ty, ault waa filed In circuit court
late Tuesday by District Attorney
T. R. Ulllenwators against the
Judge and the Hoyal Indemnity
company, which bonded him for
81,000 when be took office.
The ault asks for Judgment of
83.730, aa the total amount al
leged due from the marrlagea per
formed by llarnes, with Interest
at 8 per cent from December,
1932, the time when the first dis
cussion relative to the marriage
fee turnover took place.
Ilond Company Kurd
Klamath county alao demands
In the suit that the surety given
by the Royal Indemnity compa
ny, to the amount of 81,000 also
bo paid In full.
The suit was filed aa the re
sult ot an investigation and audit
of records ol the Justice office or
dered by the district attorney and
made by W. W. Southwell, local
accountant, last winter.
According to members or the
county court, the district attor
ney, as a repreaentatlva of the de
partment of Justice, has the power
to order euch an Investigation
and audit, and the county court
had no part In the action except
to ordor the district attorney's of
fice to clear up all county offlcea
of the suspicion of money short
ages. Carl II. Mason waa ap
pointed auditor of the county
books by the court but the In
vestigation of Justice Ilarnea of
fice was carried on Independently.
--Qam- Isaac ltiitent
Tt fin live to the suit filed
against him llarnes said Wednea
(Continued on Page Three)
Senator N orris
Asks Roosevelt
For Inflation
McCOOK, Nob., Oct. 18. (UP)
Senator George Norrls, progres
sive republican who bolted his
party to support Franklin Roose
velt In the last election. .said In
a telegram to the president to
day that "the farmer Is rapidly
losing confluence In roilec al-
tempta.
Senator Norrls urged the pres
ident to Issue 81.(00,000.000 of
new currency In ordor to re
store the purchasing power ol
the farmor.
Under the administration a
present monetary policies the
prices of farm products are go
ing down while the prleoa of
things bought by farmers are
going up. Senator Norrta point
ed out In advocating currency
Inflation to relieve the agricul
tural unrest.
His criticism ot President
Roosevelt's currency policies waa
tbe first that Senator Norrls,
noted for his battles with preal-
denta from both partlea. bas di
rected at the present admlnla
tratlon. Oregon-Nevada Road
Work to Open Soon
SALEM, Oct. 18. (UP) Con
tract for grading approximately
12 miles of tbe Idaho-Oregon-Novada
highway will be let by
the atnte highway commission In
November, It was announced to
day. The grading will atart at Mo
Dormltt on the Oregon-Nevada
line and continue north. A light
surfacing ot gravel may be add
ed, and cost will be about $50,-
000.
Shannon Granted
60 Days Freedom
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 18.
(UP) R. U. (Iloss) Shannon,
sentenced to life Imprisonment
for participating In the kidnap-
lug of Charles F. Urschel, waa
grauted 60 days of freedom to
day In order to wind up bis
business affairs before going to
prison.
Friends In Texas provided
810,000 bond set by U. 8. Judge
Kdgar S. Vaught for Shunnone
release. Shannon will ba re
leased tomorrow.
Hunters Asked to
Contribute Birds
Police Chief J. R. Shaw Wed
nemlny axkod hunters to con
tribute birds for the use of
needy families.
If hunters have extra birds,
he said, the police department
will be glad to deliver them to
families whore the barest neces
sities of life arc considered a
luxury. There are a good, many
fnmlllos ot this typo dn the
chief's list, he said
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Here's the end of the transcontinental non-stop bop of the U.
dirigible, and the beginning of her
mooring mast, preliminary to being
BIEBER TO SEEK
Project Vi'iW Furnish Ir
rigation Water For
Farms; Cost $250,000
BIEBER. CHI.. Oct 48. Con-
tructlon of a $250,000 storage,
rviorvoir that would provide a
lull leaion water aupply Cor
over 12,000 acrea ot larma in
Blf Valley now inauf flclently Ir
rigated from Fit river la tba
goal of action taken at a meet
ing of water uaera held In Ble
ber Monday.
It waa voted to auk the direc
tor! of the exintinn Irrigation
dtatrlct embracing the landi to
apply fgr a grant and loan from
tne isitA puonc wonts iuna 10
finance the project. Peter Ge
rlx. one of tbe directors, said
that at least a majority ot them
were in favor of seeking govern
ment money to build the reser
voir, and taut he bad already
started- tba gathering of - Infor
mation that would bo need id In
making tbe application. Other
direr tors are Andrew Babcock.
McKlroy Brown, 11. C. Jack aud
J. H. Holl.
(ported FavoniMe
, Tbe storage project in ques
tion was the s ibject of a favor
able report In a bulletin re
cently iHaued by tbe California
state division of water resources
publishing results of a three-
year Investigation of the upper
Pit river watershed.
It contemplates the construc
tion of a dam BS feet high
across Pit river In Modoc county '
(Continued on Page Three)
Realtor Thought
Dead by Bullets
Of Angry Tenant
SAN ' FRANCISCO. Oct. 17.
(UP) A theory of suicide In
the death today of Norbert C.
Babln. 64. waa partially aban
doned by police tonight when
they were told that an enraged
Chinese chased Babln with an
axe six months ago In the same
building In which he waa. found
dead.
Babln went to the building at
855 Stockton street to collect
rents. About half the SO ten
ants are Chinese.
Two bullets had been fired
from a '.32 caliber pistol lying
near Babfn's body. One bullet
pierced his hqart. Another was
embedded tn a wall. His left
hand revealed powder burns. He
waa right-handed.
Canal Covering
Plan Progressing
Requosts for government as
sistance for the covering ot the
Klamath Kails canal are being
presented to the proper authori
ties, and news of the progress
of the measure will be forward
ed to Mrs. H. W. Poole by As
sistant Secretary ot the Interior
J. G. Allen, according to a tele
gram received by Mrs. Poole.
president of the Klamath League
of Women Voters, Wednesday.
The assiHtunt secretary stilted
that the requoMts for canal cov
erage for this city were present
ed to htm by Senator Charles I.
McNary, and in turn presented
by htm to the proper authorities
for public works.
Letters from Senator Stelwor
also pledge his cooperation to
the effort to cover the canal.
The recpnt active campaign
for canal coverage was launched
by the League of Women Voters
which enlisted the support ot
virtually nil local civic and serv
ice clubs before resolutions were
signed and forwarded to the
Oregon delegation In Washing
ton.
Children Recover
From Rabies Attack
BEND, Oct. 18. (UP)-Two
Bend children, Poggy Carrier.
I and Kenneth Mattoon, 4, were
reported recovering tonight from
an attack ot rabies following an
attack by a mad dog.
Sorum was rushed hero by
state police from Portland. ,
To Its Little Grey Home in the
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Pacific coaat reaidence. The
housed In ita new borne, the navy
Legislators to
Receive Cash for
. Special Session
i
8ALEM, Oct. 18 (UP)
Oregon legislators will be paid
In cash after the special ses
sion ot the legislature, start
Ing November 20, It waa Indi
cated by State Treasurer
Kutus C. Hoi man today.
Arrangements have been
made with Salem banks to
enable payment of the law
makers. Instead of issuing
stata warrants as waa dona
after the last session. Some
of the legislators at that
time had to discount their pay
In order to get train fare
home.
If the session lasts Its 20
day limit, each senator and
representative will receive
$60.
Chamber Board
Will Ask for
Highway Funds
Tba roads and highwaya com
nilltve of the Klamath county
chamber of commerce will ask
the suite highway commission
to apply for a HWA loan to
cotnplute unfinished .road - pro
jects In this area. This waa de
cided at Wednesday noon'a meet
ing of the chamber directors.
It Is believed the whole cost
of rliil.-hiria; projects here would
run above 11,600,000.
The bonrd endorsed the forum
committee'a action in plannlne
atriea of meetings, beginning
in November, with prominent
outside speakers , on tbe pro
grmn. The membership ' committee
announced It would start a cam
paign for new members of the
chamber next week.
Present at the meeting waa
William Thompson, head of the
Klamath Bus company, chairman
of the Washington state advisory
board on public works adminis
tration, and president of the
Vancouver chamber of com
merce. He explained public
worka actlvitlea In Washington.
Manager Nelson Roed of the
re-employment bureau told of
work being done by his office.
Two Lumber Firms
Lose Appeals on
NRA- Working Hours
WASHINGTON, Oct 18. (UP)
Two Oregon lumber companies
lost appeals lor an extension of
working hours when they took
their cases before the lumber
code authority today.
The Coos Bay Lumber com-
pany. Coos Bay, Ore., appealed
from a decision ot the West
Coast Lumbermen's association.
The company asked tor work
ing hours over the monthly al
lotment of 120, pleading that It
needed the extra time to com
plete export orders. The as
sociation granted 40 additional
hours on condition that they
would be deducted from future
allotment. ' The Coos bay com
pany appealed on the latter stip
ulation and lost.
The Willamette Valloy Lum
ber company, Dallas, Ore., sought
permission to run 60 hours
weekly because ot necessity of
fulfilling a contract. Ita appeal
waa denied.
Girl -Swimmer Puzzles
Federal Justice Chiefs
WASHINGTON. Oct. 13. UP)
Miits ltnue Scott ot San Fran
cisco can rest assured tonight
that she hnd dumbfounded the
greatest detectives in the coun
try and thro n the department
ot justice Into a state only de
scrlliable as agog.
Miss Scott Is a 17-year-old
girl, weighing 112 pounds, and
is tbe owner of a bathing suit.
Until she stuck hor nose Into
things, the department of Jus
tice wna progreHsitig nicely with
plans to send 200 of the nation's
mont despernto criminals to At
cntrai Islnnd In Snn Kranclsco
bay. "Machine Gun" Kelly was
going out there, because Alcat
ras is a rocky, Isolated dot on
the map from ' which nobody
could possibly escape.
Orflrlal Holds Doubt
"Deep, swift rushing water,"
according to the department,
surrounds the Island, and any
West
tfH tJwKmT
8. S. Macon, gigantic new navy
Macon Is shown nosing Into the
dirigible base at Sunnyvale, Cal.
AS MAJOR ISSUE
President Passes . Cross
Roads For Recovery
Program by New Order
Copyrlfcht 10.13 by United Press
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. (UP)
By issuing his executive order
providing fines or jail sentences
for blue eagle violators. Presi
dent Roosevelt has put new
force behind the NRA.
For several weeks the story
has been going around that
President Roosevelt was getting
ready to toss General Hugh
Johnson to tbe wolves, that he
had virtually washed bis hands
ot NRA, was leaving the blue
eagle to look out for itself and
was shifting the administration's
recovery program into the more
orthodox channels ot credit ex
pa us ion.
At CroMtroads
On the contrary, it now, ap
pears that the provident, 1 while
pushing credit and other mea
surea, still is 100 per cent be
hind Johnson and Bttll regards
the recovery act as one of the
major vehicles ot the adminis
tration program.
Mr. Roosevelt was at the
crossroads when he Issued his
executive order providing pun
ishment for blue eagle violators
by fines of np to $500 or jail
sentences up to six months or
both.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 18. OP)
A fonr-hour White Honge confer
ence broke up late today without
aKreement on the controverted re
tall code.
As he left the White Honse,
however, Huch S. Johnson. NKA
administrator, said that "we're
working as hard as we can," add-
(Continued on Page Three)
Japanese Lead the
World in Year's
Trade Expansion
LONDON, Oct. 18. (UP)
Japan led the world in trade
expansion for the first six
months of 1933. an official sur
vey by the British board of
trade showed today. v
Thla survey gave statistics
showing that Japan's exports In
creased at the startling rate of
55.3 per cent compared with
the first six months of 1932.
A decline of 19.9 per cent In
the United States' foreign trade
for' the same period, compared
with the year previous, waa not
ed. The aurvey showed Blight In
creases for Denmark, Australia,
Sweden, India and British Ma-
Inya. None of these, exceeded
6 per cent.
Declines were registered by
Czechoslovakia, 28.2 per cent;
and Germany 40.4 per cent, the
figures showed.
A decline ot t.i per cent In
British foreign trade, and ot 10.9
per cent In French trade was
uoted.
one who attempted to leap from
tbe rocky coast and swim to
freedom would wind up dtdur
than Inst year's Paris styles. So
what? So Babe, who lives on
Alcatrai, puts on her bathing
suit and leaps from the rocky
coast into the deep, swift rush
ing wnter. Forty-seven minutes
later she walks up on the main
land beach,' wipes her hair out
ot her eyes and announces:
"It wns easy. 1 could Jump In
and swim right back apraln.
"Look hero," satd W. T. Ham
mark tn the prison bureau.
"that Island rises 130 feet from
the water. Why, they have to
have a special truck to get up
the Incline. There s a seawall
around part ot the lnlnnd that
makes it even a higher jump
Into the water.
"Scott Babe Scott never
heard of her. Maybe she lid
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STRIKERS PLAN
CAPITAL MARCH
Sympathetic Automobile
Plant D emonstrations
Hinted Over Nation
State Military Officials
Prepare for 20,000
Miners at Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Oct. 18.
(UP) More than 1000 progres
sive union miners surged through
Springfield street? tonight as
they awaited the arrival ot
some 20,000 members and sym
pathizera of the anion, said to
be converging on th capital
for a demonstration tomorrow.
State military authorities and
police called a hasty conference
to discuss means of preserving
order, but announced no plana.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. (UP)
Hints of sympathetic strikes
throughout the automobile in
dustry came from a labor
spokesman tonight aa the na
tional labor board wrestled with
the puzzling problems present
ed by the Ford Motor company
and the strike of automobile
tool and die makers in Detroit.
Representatives of leading
automobile manufacturers and
the automobile chamber of com
merce declined to meet with
representatives of tool and die
strikers before the national la
bor board today.
BELLEVILLE, II!.. Oct. 18.
(UP) S. L. Jones, executive
board member of the Progressive
M iners' anion, announced to
night that early tomorrow 20,
000 or more members would
march on Springfield, the state
ennital.
The march will converge on
mines of the Peabody Coal
company, which has refused to
recognize the union, employing
Lntted Mine workers of Ameri
ca, Instead, he said.
Jones announced that In prep
aration tor tin march, a state
wide holiday for all members
ot the progressive union had
been declared for Thursday.
The marchers are expected In
Springfield environs by C a. m..
Jones said.
"The progressive anion will
not tolerate violence," he said.
adding that he did not antici
pate any Interference from civil
authorities.
Oregon Beef to
Be Purchased for
Federal Relief
PORTLAND. Oct. 18. (UP)
Oregon and Washington beef
cattle will be purchased by the
federal relief administration for
distribution to needy families.
according to Information re
ceived here tonight from Harry
Hopkins national relief admin
istrator. Between $5,000,000 and 915,-
000,000 will be spezt on cattle,
this figure ' Including purchase,
transportation and processing
prices. The meat will be dis
tributed In tin cans. Packing
plants for such processing have
not been selected yet.
Preference will be shown for
cows aa a means to reduce the
breeding stock and lowering of
production of beef.
City Budget Body
Will Meet Today
The city budget committee
met tor the first time Wednes
day atternoon to go - over pre
liminary plans tor preparing the
1934 budget and adjourned un
til this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Estimates from each city de
partment are expected to be
submitted to the committee to
day according to Mayor W. E.
Mnhouey who acted as chair
man.
The committee Is 'composed of
Councllmen J. J. Keller, Charles
Thomas, J. E. Hosking, Marion
Hanks, J. E. Van Camp. M for
Mahoney and committeemen
Merlo West, W. O.' Smith, C. H.
Underwood, J. H. Flckes and
Leslie Rogers.
Oil Well Drilling
Starts Near Salem
SALEM, Oct. IS (IP) Declar
ing it is not "by guess or by
gosh." a group Is having a der.
rick erected for an oil driller on
the Karl Stclwer home, 12 miles
south ot Salom.
A small driller which bored
down 910 feet Is to be replaced
bv a Inrer one. The backer:
not a stock corporation stated
that the drilling was based on a
geological survey made from
1930 to 1933. They are prepar
ing to drill 3.000- feet It neces
nary, they said.
Mrs. Hoover Visits
Portland Scouts
PORTLAND, Oct. 18. (UP)
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife of
the former president, will be
guest t! the Portland Oirl
Hnnnta 1iaia tnmnrrnw
Mrs. Hoover is honorary ylce
president ot the national organ-
iiution.
Europe Busy
on Arms Talk
ENGLAND AHKS TO Pl'BMHH
1XHIDB 8TOBY" OP
PARLEY COLLAPSE
By United Preaa
London - British govern
ment asks France's consent
to publish the "Inside story"
of arms parley collapse.
Berlin Hitler declares
Germany will "sign nothing'
nntll anna equality demands
are met.
Paris Effort to establish
government monopoly on man
ufacture and sale ot arms de
feated by Daladier's opposi
tion. Vienna, Austria and Czech
oslovakia reach "perfect un
animity" on peaceful relations
ot central European nations.
Copyright 193.1 by Tnlted Preaa
LONDON, Oct. 18. (UP)
The Korernment decided today
to ask France's consent to pub
lish the "Inside story" ol the
collapse of tbe arms conference.
This decision waa made at a
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CROP LOANS ON
WINE APPROVED
Government A u thorizes
$135,000 Deal With
Lodi Grape Company
BERKELEY, Cal., Oct. 17.
(UP) Wine in processing stages
is an eligible commodity upon
which crop loans may be ob
tained, the farm credit adminis
tration held today.
A S135.000 loan first ot Its
kind waa authorized for the
Community Grape Corporation,
an organization ol grape grow
ers ot Lodi. Cal.. by the Berke
ley branch ot the credit bank.
U ine Collateral Accepted
Governor Henry Morgentbau
of tbe farm credit administra
tion authorized the bank to ac
cept wine pressed from this sea
son's, grapes as "primary collat
eral.
The farm credit administra
tion thus "keeps in step with
other agencies otr the federal
government preparing for the
ratification ot the repeal amend
ment." an-official here said.
'Loans of this character," he
continued, -can only be consid
ered by - those agencies of the
farm credit administration au
thorized to ' deal with coopera
tive associations, and -then tor
purposes of assisting !n financ
ing ot the harvesting, processing
and marketing of the crop.
Our instructions from wash
continued on Page Three) '
Mrs. Roosevelt
Attends Press
Meet With F.R.
WASHINGTON. Oct 18. (AP)
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who
now holds press conferences ot
her own, today alipped quietly
Into her husband's bi-weekly
talk with newspapermen and
women to get an idea on how
the presidential parleys are run.
Supping quietly Into the pres
ident's office, where around 100
newspapermen and - women sur
rounded hia desk, the first lady
waved to several of her acquain
tances, listened - for a while,
talked In whispers to one or two
feminine reporters: and depart
ed as quietly as she had come.
Millions Alloted
By Public Works
WASHINGTON. Oct.18. (AP)
The public works administration
today allotted $10,119,514 for
67 non-federal construction pro
jects In 83 etntes, which offi
cials said would provide 5S.317
man-montha of quick . employ
ment. The list, the longest ol non
federal projects yet announced,
included provisions of funds for
schools, water works, aewers,
hospitals, alms houses, auditor
iums, power plants, streets,
dams, courthouses, jails and
other public structures.
Press Time
PORTLAND, Oct. 18. rP)
Denial that coast bridge pro
jects and other public works
plans were held np In the
Oregon public works office
here wns Toiced tonight by C.
C. Hockley, state engineer for
the administration.
WASHINGTON, Oct. t.
(VI) The nnofttlon of Bus-
sinn recoKi.lt ion and the
strengthening of trndc rela
tions between the Tnlted
Htntes and the Hot let hnd
reached the stage tonight
where m decision on American
policy was believed to be tin
mlncnt.
SAT KM, Oct. 1 3. ( V P )
W. T. Grler, 67, prominent
Halem business man, died sud
denly from a heart attack at
hia West Halem home today.
LABOR COUNCIL
VOTES AGAINST
TAX
Mayor Mahoney Prepares
to Campaign for Suc
cess of Revenue Levy
Second Resolution Oppos
ing Plan Filed; City
Referendum' Is Talked
By MALCOLM EPLEY ;
Mayor Willis E. Mahoney'a pro
posal to levy a graduated tax on
gross sales faced unsettled. It not
stormy weather Wednesday.
While tbe mayor was preparing
a vigorous speaking campaign tn
behalf ot the measure, clouda ot
opposition were looming on the
norizon. it became lncreaslrxlr
evident that the tax Is not going
uirougn witnont a fight. ;
Labor Council Acts
The Central Labor Council
unanimously passed a resolution
Wednesday evening Opposing the
tax ordinance.
The resolution of opposition
was the second taken against
the proposed tax this week. Tbe
merchants' bureau of the cham
ber of commerce filed a formal
written remonstrance Monday
evening. - ,
Labor council objections were
based on "reasons tbat said tax
constitutes an additional burden
to be borne by -the laboring
clasa and which we consider un
necessary and unwarranted ' un
der the present conditions."
Copies ot the resolution signed
by A. L. Rice, president and K.
J. Haupers. secretary, will ba
presented Mayor Mahoney and
each member of the city council.
Hearing Next Tuesday
With the first formal hearing
next Tuesday night almost a week
away, the proposed tax was in
the stage ol intense discussion
along Main street Wednesday,
with these important opposition,
angles coming to light ont ot a
hodge-podge of random talk: -
1. Possibility ot a referendum,
taking the tax directly to the peo
ple. This might be precluded by
attachment of the emergency
clause to the ordinance. -
t. Possibility of a legal attack,
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Judging Teams
Will Leave to
Enter Contests
Six boys, members of the
Klamath county 4-H club Ike-
stock and poultry judging teams,
will leave for Portland Sunday
morning In charge of Frank Sex
ton, county club leader, to en
ter Judging competitions in tna
Pacific International Livestock
Exposition.
Members of the livestock
judging team, - who are also
members ol the Merrill dairy
club, are: Bill Horn, Arthur
Anderson and Lawrence Frazier.
The poultry judging team, all
from the Altamont district. Is
composed ot Lloyd Anderson,
Fred Crapo and Ladd Hoyt,
In addition to sending boys to
enter judging competitions.
Klamath county's finest poto
toes, produced by members ot
the Henley 4-H potato club, will
be sent to the exposition. .
Members 6f the spud club
who will send exhibits are:
Bobby Dehlinger, Clyde Dehlin
ger, Donald West, Donald Man
ning and Charles Semon.
Court Investigates
Underground Walk
BERLIN, Oct 18. (UP) The
dimly lighted subterranean tun
nel connecting the relcbitag
building and the official resi
dence of the speaker ot the
house drew the attention of the
Judges of the supreme court to
day at the trial, ot five men
charged with setting the reich
stag on tire.
The Judges, defendants, re
porters, court attaches and vis
itors packing the courtroom pro
ceeded to the narrow 200-yard
long corridor under ground to
decide whether It could ' have
been used by the man who set
the tire as an avenue of escape.
News Flashes
SAI.rU'RC., Austria, Oct.
1ft. (IT) The tense Austro
Ctcrmiin situation waa embit
tered further today when A
group of six Nazi armed with ,
revolvers attacked a detach
ment of the Austrian auxiliary
frontier defense corps.
SALEM, Oct. ifL (VP)
The 11,020 Oregon policy hold
ers In tho defunct National
Life Insurance company of Il
linois will be protected on
their Investments, A, II. Ave
rill, state Innnrnnco commis
sioner, said today.
OAKLAND, Cal., Oct. 18.
(VP) Alfred Read, Jr., hand
some M-brokrr, promised to
night new revelations Involv
ing blonde Claire Windsor If
the screen actresses petty
theft warrant la served on
him.