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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1933
(Every Morning Except Monday)
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Editorials
the
Days News
lly I1IANK JKNKlNs)
TI1K NORMAL potato " la
tbla country la sround thres
Miia on.-halt bu.hcla per P"uB
and Id ' "' or nulhur
cons.'. no It U. t'T potutooa ar.
not corrlcd over Hum your lo
yuur.
This )ir tho crup ! about t
por cunt HK1.0W normal, or
bout three bushels pur por.on.
Ti t la to say. auliply thla ar
la IIBLOW NORMAL DEMAND
YKT. In the tucs of tlila sltue
lion wblcb should ordinarily
in.ur. active buying l g"l
price, tho market la alusilsb and
prices ur. fr below the opening
tlgum.
WIlYt
w
KLL. the liumodlale answer
ihai auoatton Is that
credit la tight Ibis year and grow
ra hava to tlnance the harvesting
oi Iholr crop, by BULLING PO
TATOES. Tlio rusult la that supplies are
boln rushed onto the markut
croal.ng a TEMPORARY aurplut.
Thla temporary aurplua ha
broken tho price.
HKttB la anolhor explanation.
(Ivan to thla writer yeaterday
by an exceptionally shrewd buy
r: People generally bavon't yet
REALIZED that there la an lm-
o.-nrll:l potato eliortaie. ana
hence are not blddlDi up lor the
existing tupply.
Aa a conaequonce ol tbla tack
of realisation, the supplies being
pushed onto the markot In order
to got barreatlng money gle the
appearance ol a SURPLUS,
e
MI ILLUSTRATED It thla way
"If the normal crop la repre
sented by 1000 aacka. thla ycar'a
crop would be represented by
ISO aacka, for thla year's crop Is
about IS por cent below normal
Here at the beginning ol the seas
on, when too aacka hsve been
uaed oil each pile, the dlffurencs
will be plainly visible, and people
will then begin to rcallie that
there la ahortuga."
w w -
T ET'S draw a picture ol thla
situation. looking aomethlng
like thla:
In thla pleura, the top line rep
resent! the normal crop. Tho
bottom line represents thla ycar'a
crop. The up and down line In
the mlddlo represents the point
at which half tho normal crop la
need.
e e
MOW START at tho left eldo
and look down both llnea.
Vou will note the top line doesn't
look much longer than the hot
10m one.
Rut when you start In the
MIDDLE ol the top line and look
at the reat, yon will note that
what la left at the bottom line
look MUCH SMALLER.
That la to aay. when thla mid
dle point la ronched people will
reallxe all of a audden that the
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SCHOOL HOY DIIOWN'KD
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Oct. 23.
(Ill) Taking advantage of n
arhnnl holiday to go Uniting.
Harold Pcteraon, 14-year-old
Onlrntla youth, wa drowned to
day when he allppod while land
ing ft aalmon.
Will Rogers Says:
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct.
23. Editor, The Klamath
Newa: Flow In here thla
morning with Vice President
Garner and Mr.
Farley, and there
la something that
you ought to come
all the way to Ban
Antonio to see,
that's Randolph
flying field.
The finest flying field tn
the world and the prettiest
Inyed out thing In America.
Then tltore's Kully field,' our
snlvatlon in the next war
comes out of this unique lit
tle city.
Flying on down to Gnrnor'a
home nt Uvalde, where for 30
years he' represented thcra In
congress, nnd the prairie dogs
all voted for him. Whore
oilier vice presidents have done
nothing but make speeches.
Garner Just fishes. If all
politicians fished Instead of
spoko publicly, we would be at
peace with the world.
Yotira,
FRiCll CABIF
'
BUDGET uflNO
France Without Govern
ment as Premier Da
ladier Resigns Post
Socialists Vote Action
Opposing Decrease In
Salaries of Employes
I'AIIIR, Tuoaday. Oct. 14. (
he government ol Premier
(U.P)
The government of Premier Ed-
ouuril Mnladlor was ovortlirowu
In the chamber of deputies to-.
dny on Ita economy and tax re-
urni program contained in the
1934 budget estimates. It was
u r 1 1 1 1 a 1 1 y announced.
The cabinet decided to pre
sent the formal resignations tn
ITiuililent l.e Brun at the Elysoe
nalnce at 3:30 a. m.
The resignation waa prepared
and aubmltted to President l.e
Ilrun who accepted it Iromodlste-
y.
The president thanked the
members ol the fallen cabinet
and requested them to handle
current buslncaa and arraira oi
state until a new cabinet la
lormed.
KmlnlUU Vote Action
Tho government waa deleated
when Daladler asked for a vote
of contldence on the budget bal
lot. Unbending opposition to
hla proposal to cut eateries of
government workure and reduce
war .pensions caused bis defeat.
The socialists, powerful oppose
tlun bloc voted egulnst tho con-
fldetice motion.
Tho offlclnl count on the voto
deleatlng Dnladler waa 320
axulnst and 241 lor the govern
munt. A revolt In tho aociallsl
party, which had been lending
temporary aupport to the radl-
cal-soelulist (conservative) gov
ernment caused the downfall, aa
it did the radical-socialist gov
ernmvnta ol former premier
Edounrd Ilerrlott and hla suc
eessnr, Joseph Paul-lioncnur,
foreign minister nndor Daladlor.
Frnnce Without Government
The ballot came shortly after
1 a. ra.. after one ol the sharp-
rat bet briclael. ;vudvit debates
in recent yenrs.
Outside thousands of police,
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Council Raises
Milk Gradings
Of Two Dairies
Milk gradings ol one dairy
and one producer wore Increased
Inst night by tho city council
upon the recommondatton ol Dr.
C. H. Hartmon.. inspector. Al
tumunt dulry was given ft grade
A standing and Joe Wright, pro
ducer, was placed In the grade
U division.
Petition lor a halt year license
to operate a restaurant at Sixth
nd Ilroad streets was dlsquall-
lied aa contrary to the city or
dinance' The proprietor of tho
restaurant sought a reduced li
cense Inasmuch as only slightly
more than two months remained
in the year.
Councilman Thomas' motion
to amend the ordinance to per
mit a 60 per cent reduction In
the Ice after the start of the
fourth quartor waa defeatod tor
want of a aecond.
Three communlcatlona from
various offices of the Southern
Pacific Railroad company were
received. The letters were per
tinent to the proposal an under
grade crossing be constructed on
East Main street. The letter
wero placed on file, although
officials at the main office of
the company indicated their un
willingness to undertake the
prntoct at present.
C. C. Hockloy, state englnoer
for the public works admlnlstra
tlon, wrote of his Interests In
the projects considered by the
city administration.
Two protests on the city's or
der to repair sidewalks were re
ceived. One, from Bert C.
Thomas, declared condemned
sidewalk In front of the Loomis
building was In excellent condi
tion. The other, from H. E.
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Realtors Elect
Bosse President
R. H. Bosse, mnnagor of the
Klntnath Development company,
was elected prosldent of the
Klnmnth Itealty board ftt
luncheon meeting Monday. Mr.
Bosse succeeded H. J. Havldge.
K. M. Chllcote, past president
nt Ihe board, was named vice
president. R. C. Dalox, socre-tnry-trensurer,
was - reelocted to
the post for the seventh time.
F. I. Woaver, was reolectcd to
the bonrd of directors for ft
three-year term.
County Employes
To Get No Raise
Richard II. Ilovoy was ftp
pointed chairman of the county
budget board, and K. W. Van
nice socrotary at the in I at
meeting ol tha group In the
county court room Monday morn
ing. Only ft tentative budget was
drawn up, but the committee
went on record as opposing any
salary increase tor county employes.
' Code
AffectsNRA
PROGRAM TO IIIIING MORE
THAN KIVK MILLION
UNDKIl EAGLE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, (P)
President lloosuvelt. In approv
ing the retail code last night,
swung the NRA progrum Into a
new course by exempting both
Iroin the code and from the vol
untary reemployment agreement,
teiall stores employing less than
five persona In towns of 2,(00 or
loss.
Making public tha text of the
code, rocovory administrator
Hugh a. Johnson said that tbla
waa done necauae "our experience
ahowa that the amount ol reem
ploytuenl and wage Increase In
these establishment la not
enough to offset the hardship en
tailed."
,rw Emblem Displayed
"He la asking those who can
do so to continue under the for
mer rule," Johnson continued-
"With all who do, the Blue
F.ugle remains, lly all others, the
Blue Eagle with tho exemption
chevron (a while bar across the
(Continued on Page Eight)
MEXICANS MAY
BE SENT BACK
Strike of Cotton Pickers
Flares Anew With Wo
men Entering F i g ht
FRESNO. Cal., Oct. 23. (UP)
Violence dared again in the Sau
Joaquin valley cotton tields to
day as Iranllc olforta were made
to end the atrlke of 10,000 cot
ton plckora who demanded II
rather than 60 centa a hundred
weight for their work.
Devclopmcnta of the day In
eluded:
1. A group of women atrlke
plcketa entered tlelda of the J
W. Guiberson ranch near Cor
coran and Blushed aacka of cot
ton gathered by atrlkebreakers.
Men atrlkers and workere en-
gngod In ft tight with clubs and
fists. Several men and women
were Injured.
IleHirtallon Is Afckctl
2. Governor James Rolph. Jr.
tsnui'd a statement through
George Creel, NRA district di
rector, calling upon "built sides"
to accept a report of gover
nor's "fact finding" committee.
The report set 75 cents a hun
dredweight as fair wage to
pickers, and held "there waa no
doubt but that civil rlghta of
(Co. t.uued on Pag Eight)
Siam King, Queen
Gone; Monarchy
Faces Collapse
LONDON, Tuesday. Oct. 24.
(UP) The Doily Mall today
published a dispatch saying that
an official communique had been
Issued at Bangkok confirming
reports that tho king and queen
of Slam had fled to Slngora,
near the Malayan frontier.
Despite a strict censorship ftt
Bangkok, the report said the
situation waa most critical. 8iam
wna declared lacing linanclal
collapse and possibly dissolution
of the monarchy.
Prince BovaradJI, leader of
the rebellion against the present
semt-communlstic government In
Sinm. was reported to have re
tired to the mountains northeast
of Bangkok.
Crime Ring Thought
Broken in Portland
PORTLAND, Oct. 13. (UP)
Police tonight believed they had
broken np an Interstate crime
ring with the arrest ol three
men on charges ranging from
arson. holdups, shooting and
safecracking.
Those arrested were Frank 8.
Parker, 41, Hoy Moore, an ex-
convict, and Estrel S. Oats.
Moore Is charged with posses
sion of a gun. Parker and Oata
are being held for federal au
thorities on tha basis of alleged
confessions to police, including
them In crimes In Portland
Marshtlold and Raymond, WobIi
Hunter Shot in
Hip by Companion
ROBEBUnO, Ore., Oct.- 13
(UP) Frank Wost, Myrtl
Creek farmer, was In local
hospital tonight critically wound
ed when he was mistaken for
deer and shot by Ronald Loffer
a hunting companion. The ac
cident occ urred in the Tiller dis
trict, where he was hunting with
three other men. West waa
shot In Ihe hip.
Forester Faces
Driving Charge
Carl Moore, forost service em
ploye from Sliver Lake, was ar
raigned In Justice court Monday
morning on charges of driving
while Intoxicated.
Moore was arrested north of
the city limits Sunday afternoon
by state police officers. He was
driving forest service truck.
GOVERNMENT TO
PURCHASE GOLD
ON NEW POLICY
R. F. C. Will Undertake
Buying Yellow Metal
Above World Prices
Managed" Currency Plan
Criticized In London
And by Farm Leaders
Br United Preaa
The monetary situation Mon
day, "t.
Immediate action on the first
step of President. Roosevelt's
"managed" currency program It
to be undertaken by the recon
struction finance corporation,
with the purchase of newly mlnod
gold In this country at prices
above the world prices In London
and Paris.
On the New York slock ex
change, prices were generally
higher, though there was ft ten
dency in Wall Street to cautloua-
ly await the "shaping of events."
England Criticises
In Chicago. Mllo Reno, presl
dent of the National Farm Holi
day association, announced that
the farm strike will continue In
spite ol the president's promise
of higher price for the larmer.
The new Roosevelt program
was criticised sharply in London
both by the press and In the
foreign exchange market.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11. (UP)
The reconstruction finance cor
poration will begin "almost im
mediately" the first step In
President Roosevelt's new move
for "managed currency."
Thla first step Is the purchase
of newly mined gold In the
United States at prices above
the world prices of London and
Paris.
Wage Raises Expected
The immediate effect la ex
pected to be what amounta to
renewal of the embargo on' all
gold exports unless the R. F. C
luelf decides to sell ft step un
likely for some time tp come.
With stoppage of the outflow
'uS newly mined gold, amounting,
10 Zil.UUU lo au.uvu uunna a
(Continued oo Page Eight)
Nudist Colony
Trial May Set
Future on Act
ALLEGAN. Mich.. Oct. IS.
(I'I'l Nude art aa displayed In
Chicago galleries la decent and
not comparable to nudism aa
practiced in colonies, the state's
star witness reported today to
the defense ol Nudist Frederick
C. Ring, on trial lor indecent ex
posure. Mrs. Mary Angler, wneaton,
III.. In giving her views on art
and nudism on the atand. aald
she saw no Indecency at Ring's
"Sunshine Sports League camp,
other than the "hob-nobbing of
nudists." Mrs. Angler, whoso
summer home adjoins the Ring
nudist colony, caused the arrest
of the 110-pound Kalamaxoo
bandmaster and his wife.
Ring declined offers of the
state to dismiss the charges. He
refused to admit that nudism
was Indecent or Illegal. The
verdict In the case, likely tomor
row, may determine the future
of nudism which has gained fol
lowers in other parts of the
country.
Legislature Will
Receive Proposals
SALEM, Oct, 13. (CP) Plans
for four state public works pro-
Jects will be submitted to the
special legislature, Raymond
Wilcox, Tlce chairman ol the
state public , works advisory
board, notified the board of con
trol today.
They are: State library build-
in g, 1350,000; psychopathic
ward at U. of O. medical school
at Portland. 1300,000; tubercu
losis hospital at Portland. 1300.-
000; hospital and other Im
provements ftt state prison 1190,
000. Producers of Film
On Hitler Charged
LOS ANGELES., Oct. IS. (U.B
Will H. Hays and two groups of
film producers were accused of
conspiracy to prevent filming of
tho Hitler film, "The Mad Dog
of Europe," In 11.021.100 suit
filed today bv Al Rosen.
Rosea said he spent 1220,000
preparing the story for filming
but that a lease he had taken
on production facilities at thi
Tiffany studio was repudiated
through "Intimidation, coercion
and threats of boycott" by the
defendant. t
Boise Selected for
Reclamation Meet
PORTLAND, Oct. 13. (UP)
The annual National Rflclam
tlon association meeting will be
held at Boise, Idaho, Novembor
87, Marshall N. Dona, president
of the association, stated today.
The meeting will be held in
conjunction with the western
governor's conference called for
November 17-28 by Governor C.
Ben Rosa of Idaho,
ThomasFaces
Truck Fight
COMMIHHIONKK MARKS
ttTATKMKNT HKHE ON
UN1J VI18 CHARCK .
8ALEM. Oct. 23. (UP) Al
lied Truck Owner, an anocla
tlou couponed principally of
larger operator! of Oregon, to
day threatened Public L'tl tea
CommliiloQir Cuarlei M.
Thorn with mundamua action
It be doea not refund money
palti for feea under the 1933
track and bua act. He was
Circn until Tuesday noon to
maka the refund.
Action of the association U
lowed Thomas' truce with an
association of smaller contract
haulers last week. The larger
organization today demanded
that operator! who have already
paid their fees also be given an
"ea(ty payment" plan. '
Thomas' compromise with the
trucking men on enforcement .of
the act Includes waiving Insur
ance requirements of the law.
Commissioner Thomas, ' i n
Klamath Falls lor the bearing
(Continued on Page Eight)
WEED HIGHWAY
DID UP TODAY
Contract" Will Be Given
For Grading 7 Miles
North of State Line
The contract tor 7.45 miles of
grading on the Klamath Falla-Midland-Callfornla
line section
of the Klamath Falls-Weed high
way will be among those tor
which bids will be opened Tues
day afternoon at an executive
session of the state highway com
mission. The executive session has been
called to consider further means
ol tluunclng a proposed loan of
from 15. 000,000 to f 20.000.000
for road work to be used In on-1
employment relief, it was defin
itely teamed In PoxtlftDCV-Momiayr
It was expected members of
the stale NRA advisory board
and ihe state relict committee
would attend the session at least
part ot the time. Such a program
was given preliminary considera
tion three weeks ago. and it waa
understood Governor Julius L.
Meier had asked the plan be
pushed through, outhne road
pioKram and prepare an official
request to be presented to Wash
ington. Governor Meier said he did
not expect to attend the ses
sion, but he stated be did urge
program of at least fib,-
000. 000. This was proposed in
addition to the $5,000,000 re
quested for the five Oregon coast
bridges. R. H.- Baldock. state
highway engineer, baa been
working on a program along the
line ot the proposal and will pre
sent it ftt the session.
Huge Sea Serpent
Viewed on Coast
SEATTLE, Oct. 23. (UP)
The "I-Saw-the-Sea-Serpent" club
w numbering over 20 mem
bers took on new converts to
day as two Seattle policemen
swore they saw the 90-(oot eea
monster in Duwamish river
here.
The British Columbia camel-
faced serpent, believed by some
to be a conger eel, has been
aighted oft Vancouver Island
and Washington coasta by a
score of' persona the past 10
days.
We've been kidded so much
about It that I don't like to say
anything," Brill declared, "but
it came alongside our boat,
which Is 65 feet long, and this
monster must have been at least
90 feet long.''.
Mahoney Urged to
Run for Governor
A resolution has been passed
by the Tillamook county demo
cratic central committee, asking
Willis E. Mahoney to run for
governor.
Mahoney, mayor of Klamath
Falls, knew nothing of the ac
tion until he read a story about
It In a Portland newspaper. The
story said that on a recent vslt
to Tillamook county, Mahoney
made a good Impression.
Oregon Warned
Storms Brewing
Off Coast Line
PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. 11
(JP) Southeast atorm warn
inga were today ordered up at
the month of the Columbia
river and on Washington coast
points by tho weather bureau,
for strong winds and occa
alonal gnles tonight.
High winds, but not gener
ally of gale force, whipped at
the coastline Sunday. The
weather bureau said small
craft warnings were ordered
np along Puget Sound today.
Occasional rain was pre
dicted tor tonight and tomorrow.
COPCO OWNED
IN RATE QUERY
Old Settlers C a 1 1 e d t o
Stand by Commissioner
Thomas Opening Day
Company's Status Under
State Utility Office
Among First Questions
By MALCOLM EPLEY
Old settlers and landholders
of the Klamath Irrigation dis
trict paraded to the stand at
the circuit court room here yea
terday to testify as to their un
derstanding, when they acquired
their property, that the federal
government would develop power
to help pay off construction and
maintenance charges ot the Irri
gation system.
It was the first session of
what Public Utilities Commis
sioner Charles M. Thomas calls
"flshfn expedition" to uncover
tacts concerning the California
Oregon Power company's rela
ticnshlp with the federal recla
mation' project here. The hear
ing Is part of ft comprehensive
Investigation of the dealings and
rates ot the power company.
This morning at 10 o'clock
Mayor W. E. Mahoney wi!l ap
pear before the commissioner.
The first day's hearing also
developed these hlghlighta:
1. An attempt by Commis
sioner Thomas to obtain from
the power company ft statement
as to its atatus aa an agent 'of
the federal government through
Its Upper Klamath lake contract,
and whether, in view of thla re
lationship, It regarda ilselt as
under the supervision of Thomas'
office.
1. A study ot the question as
to whether the state or federal
government should have title to
some 6000 acres of land In the
Klamath straits area on Lower
Klamath lake, that went to the
federal government nnder the
1905 cession act.
.n?jLJ"y4 , ufji w
The question of the power
company's cooperative relation
ship with the federal government
was raised by Commissioner
Thomas at the outset of the
hearing, and may have an lm
(Continued on rage Eight)
Officers Approve
Finger Printing
Of U. S. Citizens
CHICAGO. Oct. 23. (CP)
Doteus of crime fighting propos
als, ranging from ft universal
passport system to aboHtion of
firearms, reposed in the files of
the United States senate sub
committee on crime tonight
after a day ot testimony by law
enforcement officials or tne mia-
dlewest.
Although the Inquiry, directed
by Senator Royal S. Copeland of
New York, was supposed to cen
ter on possible federal aid in
the combat with general forms
ot crime, it appeared early In
the hearing that most ot the
witnesses were Interested prin
cipally In fighting gang activi
ties. A proposal that every cltixen
be fingerprinted una photo
graphed, and required to carry
identification earn at an
times met with almost unani
mous approval ot police officials
present. It was specifically rec
ommended by Hugh D. Harper
of Colorado Springs, former
president of the International
Police Chiefs association, vmei
of Police James P. Allman ot
Chicago and United States Dis
trict Attorney Dwlght M. ureen
of Chicago. ,
Association Asks
Highway Completion
ROSEBURO. Ore.. Oct. IS.
YUP) Completion ot the Siski
you highway project to me Cali
fornia line instead of Just to
the summit ot the mountains
was recommended today at
meeting ot the Pacific Highway
association.
The hlahwav commission will
be asked to straighten the "cork
screw" curves south of the sum
mit, as well as north.
Portland Attorney
Dies From Attack
8ALEM, Oct. 13. (UP) Fen
ton E. Grlgsbv. prominent Port
land attorney, dropped dead late
today In the secretary of state's
office.
He apparently suffered a heart
attack. Grlgsby was talking
with Otto Kubin, auditor, con
cerning gasoline tax refunds
when he collapsed and died In
stantly. He waa eecretary of
the Oregon petroleum Industries
committee. ,
M'OF.XK GETS PORK
EUGENE. Oct. 13. (UP)
Government surplus pork. 32,
000 pounds ot it, arrived here
today tor distribution to needy
tamilien tn western Oregon
counties. The meat, all fresh
salt pork, will have to be dis
posed of at once as 20 days is
set as the limit for safe-keeping
In local facilities.
Railmen Aid
Farm Strike
RKXO HITS AT ROOSEVELT
SPEECH, "FAILS TO
HELP FARMER"
CHICAGO, Oct 31. (UP)
Striking mldweetern farmers won
the moral aupport today of or
ganised railroad workers In ft
plan to atarve the nation into
taking more definite action on
their problems.
Mllo Reno, leader of the Na
tional Farm Holiday associa
tion, personally obtained from
railroad men a promise of "sym
pathetic cooperation" in the
strike, which he claims will
cover 17 states when It reachea
lu height, Reno had hoped the
rauroad men would take much
more definite action.
Violence Entera
While Reno waa conferring
here with A. T. Whitney and
otner ornciaia ot the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen, the
atrlke began gathering momen
tum In bis home state, lows,
where farmers used clubs laat
night to keep produce rot the
markets.
Other highlights of the day's
developments Included state
ments by farm leaders that
President Roosevelt had failed
to offer them any real hops 1b
his address last night and ft
declaration by John Bosch, lead
er ot the Minnesota strikers,
(Continued on Page Eight)
MORALS DRIVE
Strict Orders Again Giv
en Police Department
to Stop Law Violations
A new determination to
cleanse the moral life of Klam
ath Falls developed oat ot the
city council session last night.
The council and the mayor.
that ntum.w 1-.. .1
IftKiaMt M fRebtfwBict of
pum-v w ami rcpettietj TioiatiulU
of city ordinances.
"My policy has been for a lib
eral administration and s city
where working men may spend
their money. We have tried to
be liberal, but various establish
menta have been going beyond
the limit of reason," Willis E.
Mahoney, mayor, said.
Scandia Hall Questioned
"Orders have been Issued the
police department to stamp out
wide open gambling and prosti
tution. The ordinances of the
city wlu be strictly enforced.
Re-opening ot the morals Is
sue, prominent In city affairs
for soveral weeks, followed
petition ot protest presented by
residents in the vicinity ot the
Scandinavian hall at the corner
ot Ninth and Walnut streets.
Seventeen signers subscribed to
the opinion the hall waa a nui
sance. The petitioners described the
building as harboring bootleg
ging, gamming and prostitution.
Rowdyism, fighting and cursing
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Judge Dismisses
Challenge, Suit
On Recovery Act
KNOXVILLE. Tenn.. Oct. IS.
(UP) A suit challenging the
constitutionality ot the national
Industrial recovery act waa dis
missed in federal conrt here to
day by U. S. Judge George C.
Taylor.
The suit had attacked the re
covery act on the grounds that
it deprived employers of the
right of free contract. It was
brought by Ralph Starring, of
Spring City, Tenn., who alleged
that he had lost his Job with
the Southern Silk Mills because
of the provision In the textile
code limiting the number of
hours a mill may- operate.
Judge Taylor upheld the gov
ernment's contention- that the
complainant's rights.- were not
directly affected by the NRA
code.
The Judge said he did not be
lieve it was the Intention ot
congress In authorizing the 11ml
tation ot hours of .use of the
machines In a silk mill, to de
prive workers of their employ
ment.
Press Time
NEW YORK, Oct, 83. (CP)
Responding- to President
Roosevelt's address on man
aged currency, the Ainerici
dollar sagged sharply In term
of various foreign currencies
today.
NEW YORK, Tuesday. Oct.
21. (UP) The raf Zeppelin
was over' Mnrtow, Fin., at
12:30 a, m. todny on Ita
flight from Miami to Akron,
Ohio, according to radio mes
sages received by Radio Ma
rino Corporation.
PORTLAND, Oct. 28. (UP)
Utah Agricultural college car
ried off sweepstake honors In
dairy products Judging at the
Pacific Imcrnationnl Live
stock Exposition- here today. .
VANNICE HINTS
TAX APPROVAL
Hearing Opens Tonight In
Circuit Court Room;
K. L M. A. Favorable
Mayor Discloses Partial
Aim to Aid Independ
ent Local Merchants
The first public threat ef ref
erendum against ths proposed
graduated tax on gross aalee
here came Monday from E. W.
Vannlce. leader in opposition to
the measure.
This, and the disclosure by
Mayor W. E. Mahoney that he
Is promoting the measure par
tially to aid Independent mer
chants against chain stores, pro
vided highlights of the next to -the
last day before the public
hearing on the tax.
K. L M. A. Favorable
The hearing will be held at
the circuit court room In the
courthouse at 7:30 o'clock to
night. Prospects are that the
crowd will overtax the room.
Ths Klamath Independent
Jiercnants association, after a
telephone poll, voted Monday to
endorse the tax.
Mayor Mahoney for the first
time brought the chain-anti-cbaln
angle of the situation Into
the open, when he aald that one
purpose of the tax Is to relieve
the "unequal competition of the
locally owned independent stores
and the chain stores."
The mayor offered this In ex
planation of the graduated rata
the proposed tax. Increasing
with the volume of business
transacted. -
This fee Is not merely taxa
tion," he said. "The fee Is the
compensation exacted for the
privilege ot carrying on business
lass corporate form. The
compensation is the privilege of
authority to operate - many
stores." . . -
Vannics Asks Referendum ,
Tha la r(tH ,k , I 1 I I I '
brackets under this ordinance
undertake to restore to our inde
pendent merchants and business
men their equality of opportunity
and to preserve for them their
equal right to work and earst a
living," said Mahoney. He said
that foreign-owned corporations
are sapping the resources, vigor
and hope of the smaller cities and
towns. 1
Opponents of the tax were en
gaged in a vigorous campaign,
and Ed Vannlce, . proprietor of
the Golden Rule store, broad
cast a speech in which he
brought out the first hint of
referendum ftgalnst the mea
sure if it passes.
"I am calling upon yon .now
to prepare the needed 1000
names which is required to ret
erend this ordinance, and I say
to you that we will get many
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Oregon Farmers
Plan Strike on
Selling Goods
SALEM, Oct, 13. UP) Reli
able, but for the present confid
ential sources, revealed here to
day that a farm strike similar to
the mid-west farm strike Is con
templated by farmers of Marlon
and Polk counties, and possibly
adjoining counties.
It was said that definite action
might be expected after the next
meeting ot the farmers' nnlon
early next month.
A strike was discussed at ft
meeting of the farmers union ft
few eTenlngs ftgo at the Bethel
schoolhouse east of Salem. Ine
quality of farmers' buying and
selling prices was the basis ot the
discussion-
Tho farmers propose, if a
strike Is called, to withhold their
products from the market, and
store them in warehouses con
trolled by the farmers instead of
in privately owned warehouses.
At present there is no farmers'
warehouse tn this district, bnt
there is farmer union talk of con
structing one In the Bethel dis
trict. The only selling that would be
done, it was explainod, wonld be
pioduce sales by the small farm
ers to the big ones, thereby enab
ling the small producer to tide
over until the arrival of more
prosperous times tor agriculture.
News Flashes
MEDFORD, Oct. 28. (UP)
Poison spray, mistaken f-1
drinking water, brought
death today to Walter Hart,
42, Table Rock laborer. He
drank the solution Friday and
wns rushed to a hospital.
SAN JUAN, P. R., Oct. 28.
(UP) Striking students of
tho University of Puerto Rico
resieged two students In the
office of Chancellor Carlos
t'hanlon today bcranse of their
attempt to attend classes.
LOS ANGKI.KS, Oct. 23.
(UP) S. George lilman, for
mer executor of the estate of
Rudolph Valentino, was sued
for 54o today by Mrs. Znn
I Ida Maminl over a memorial
erected to the film Idol.