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Editorials
on the-
Day's News
11, IHANK JriNHINa
SKCHKTAIIY ICKriB l roport
ad lo have aald lliat Oregon.
California and Waihliitn are
fur ahoad ot many other Halei
aud regions In tha way of allot
ment! of public money
It thoy ara, Boulhern Oregon
hain't hoard of It yet. Were
allll wondering what public work!
nitmoy looka Ilka.
TUB farm strike, we road, flaroi
anew In tha Mlrtdla Wait.
Too had. The need for Intel
ligent action to relieve the trou
ble! of agriculture la 10 great,
and thle lll-aiarred farm atrlka li
o vory tar Indoed trom being In
telligent action.
AS TO
the farm elrlke. uouii
J. Tabor,
matter of tha ra
tional Oranie. which i in
Ion at Holie. eayi In hit open
ing addreia:
'Va cannot crlllclie thoie who
use honorable method! to pre
term the equity In their farm!
and homea. but the Orange be
Hove! there la a hotter method
than alrlkea. violence or "blood
shed la the eottlement ot farm
difficulties.
"The power ot organliallon
and co-operation can. If properly
used, correct the ' baalc Inequali
ties against which tillers of the
toll rebel."
That is plain language.
e
WHAT ara theie baile Inequal
ities against which tillers of
the soil rebel?
Tbla, In a nutsnoll. It tha tltu
atlon: Prlcet ot what the farmer
hat to tell ara low. while price!
ot what the furnier nai to BUY
are relatively high.
Bo. you aoe, the (armor U
robbed In the exchange.
WHAT can be dona about lit
Well, as Notional Mailer
Taber aays. "tho power ot organ
isation and co-operation can, it
PROPERLY USED, correct thtae
basic Inequalities"
Agricultural troubles are due
primarily to a surplus of agrl
cultural products. If all the
farmer! In the United States
would agroe VOLUNTARILY to
limit their production until de
mand catchei up with itipply. the
111! of agriculture would soon be
cured, and their would be
need for vail farm relief pro
grams.
AMERICAN recognition of So-
ivlot Russia Is believed lo be
near.
Perhaps yon don't like tho
Idea. Many people don't. Be-
eaue the Idea of "recognition"
of Russia Is not particularly pop
ular In this country. President
Roosevelt la aald to he moving
much more ilowly toward II than
would otherwise ha the caie.
Prosldent Rooiovelt, wisely
enough, does not bellove In flying
In the face of public opinion. Suc
cessful leader! CAN'T fly In the
fare of public opinion.
WHAT Is
way?
"recognition," any-
Well, in reality. It amounts to
nothing more than providing
meana whereby the people of one
nation can carry on bnilnesa with
(Contlnuod on Page Four).
SHIP IX TROUBLE
VALKNTIA, Iroland, Nov. 16.
(P) Hhlpi iteamed today from
all dlroctlona to assitt the llttlo
Will Rogera Soya:
BEVERLY HILLS, Nov. 16.
Editor The Klnmath Newt:
Oermnny had an election to
see if tney ap
proved leavlnt the
League of Nations.
Thore was ono fel
low voted agalntl
It, but thoy are on
the track ot him.
Poor old league.
Always foil on account of hor
having no policemen nobody
wasn't going to pny much at
tention to It. We jiiBt teem
to be living In an era when
good Ideal don't sot over.
Everybody la out to protect
themselves In tho clinch. They'
are not depending on tha ref
eree helping 'cm out much.
Look at little Swltierlond,
nlwnyi gone along minding
their own business, now they
got them golni out buying a
gun. The world haa Just lost
faith In a bunch of guys with
silk hnts. Yours,
RUSSIA, SILENT
OVER DELAY OF
UNITED STATES
Soviet Government p '"
Recognition Bti
Settlement on D.
Litvinov's Return Sched
uled for Yesterday; No
Announcement Made
MOSCOW, Nov. II. U.R Th!
Soviet government will Insist that
United Slates recognition mull
precede aeltlcment on debli. mut
uul claim! and other outstanding
dlfforencea. It wai Indicated In
well Informed quartera today.
Officially a light lipped illance
was maintained over the unex
pected delay In the negotiation!
between President Rooievelt and
Maxim Lltvlnov. Soviet foreign
commissar. In Washington. Llt
vlnov bad expected to sail on hli
return voyage today, but anfor-
seen differences referred to Mos
cow may prolong tha conversa.
tlont Indefinitely, It wai feared.
Kucrraa Thought Certain
The preat. government control-
led. followed official precedent
and ao far hai refrained from
comment on the delay Is the
Washington negotiation!.
Public opinion continued op
tlmlitic for a way out of the dif
ficultly, however, and the goner
al belief prevailed that Lltvlnov
would lucceed In obtaining recog
nition without a aorlous or em
barrassing delay.
Precedent L'phelil
The Soviet position appeared
lo be that Moscow could not
agree to a binding formal agree
ment on the debla and claim!
which have held up American
recognition for It yean, until
.Mr. Roosevelt hai granted recog
nllton. This hat been Motcow't
procedure in recognition negotia
tion! with olhor powora and the
Soviet government waa expected
to adhere to that precodent.
However It was believed Mos
cow would agree In advance to
an outline of the general prin
ciples which are to govorn future
negotiations through normal dlp-
(Contlnued on rage Eight)
Lindbergh Quiets
Non-Stop Flight
Rumor at Lisbon
(Copyright jojui by Vnltfd Press)
LISBON, Portugal. Nov. 16,
(U.PJ Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh plans to fly with Mrs. Lind
bergh to the Axores but has no
present plans to fly to New York
or elsewhere, he told the United
Press here tonight.
Lindbergh laid that hit plans
ware Indefinite, and denied flatly
that he had told anyone that he
waa planning to fly back over the
Atlantic to New York. Tha
Asorei are 7S6 mllea alihoit due
weit of Lisbon.
"I have no definite Project In
mind." the American flier aald-
The flight to The Axorea will
depend on tha weather, he said.
explaining why he could not de
finitely fix the date of departure
for thla flight. He said he desir
ed to study aviation conditions In
this vicinity.
The Interview with Lindbergh
wai arranged through U. 8- Mln-
Continued oa Page Bight
Premier Sarraut
Warns Government
PARIS, Nov. 15. An olive
branch in a mailed flit waa ex
tended toward Gorman? by
France today.
Replying lo Chancellor Hltlor't
ort-rcprnted crlos for continued
peace and a soparate Franco-Ger
man non-aggression treaty, Pre
mier Albert Sarraut told tho
chnmbor of doputlea laat night
that he too sought pence.
Rut, In the next breath ot
stirring declaration of cabinet
policy that won overwhelming
support, he called attention to
tho great French army,
"France." ho declared, "haa
moral, material and military force
that torhlds anyone to dictate to
hor."
Langell Valley
Opposes Tax Plan
O. S. Campbell was re-elected
a director of the Langell Valley
Irrigation district at an election
hold Tuesday. At the tame time
membora of the vallay voted
down a proposal to have operat
ing and maintenance charges of
the dlstrclt collected at tha dis
trict office Instead of by the tax
collection department of the
sheriff! office.
I
Navy Fleet Moves
In Secret Practice
8AN FRANCISCO. No. 15,
(UP) The United Slates fleet
In the Pacific moved In secrecy
tonight toward objectives ot Ita
offensive and defensive maneuv
ers off Point Arguello. -
Naval authorities were silent
on tactics of the "war game.
A decision waa expected to be
announced Intor.
ISERMMATH
Woodin Receives
Lew? Of Absence
r4
-4 . J"
,nl.t? Landing
Platforms
Atlantic
on '
Near
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15,
(U.PJ Experimental work on
a atrlng of floating airplane
.landing platforms at 600-uille
Interval! across the Atlantic
ocean In an effort lo establish
Zl-hour airplane service be
tween the United Htatei and
Europe wat announced today
by Secretary of Commerce
Roper.
The public works adminis
tration allocated II. MO. (100
In fundi for tne experimental
construction of one-fourth aec
tlon of a platform, expected to
be completed within tour
monlhi. If the plan proves
feasible, a total of 130.000,
000 will be alloted for the en
tire project Air lines would
ba charged for using the plat
forms, making the project
aclf-tupportlng.
F
Parents of Youth Subject
to Many Demands for
Ransom, Son's Return
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 15, (UP.)
Wealthy parents of Brooke L.
Hart. 22. believed kidnaped, re
vealed tonight they had been sub
jected to many unrelated de
mands for ramoni.
They Isiued a second plea to
kidnapers to open negotiations
for Die youth's release and to
prevent evidence that Brooke waa
held by the negotiators. .
Ransom ot 540,000 waa de
manded laat Thursday night In
tha only authentic contact Mr.
and Mrs. Alex J. Hart, tho par
ent!, have had with tha supposed
abductora.
BAN JOSE. Calif., Nov. 16.
(UP) Authorities were, at a
blank wall tonight In Investiga
ting the dlsaput-aran.ee ot Brooke
L. Hurt, 22. aclon of a wealthy
San Jose family. Without a
tangible clue tor alx days, offi
cer! sat back to wait tor his sup
posed kidnapers to move to ob-
(Co. Uuued on Page Eight)
Roosevelt Warns
Nation Against
Relief Program
WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. (U.PJ
Relief for America's millions
of needy muit not be made a po
litical football. President Roose
velt warned tonight
Addreiaing governors, mayora
and relief administrators here to
pledge assistance In the govern
ment drive to put 4.000,000
people back to work within a
manth, the chief executive aaid:
"We have had a good many
ehargea and allegations made In
connection with relief work. They
are the aame kind as were made
when I wai governor ot the state
of New York ehargea that poli
tic! waa entering Into the use of
public works and relief fundi."
Marsh field Firm
Awarded Contract
Hlllstrom Brothers ot Mnrsh
fleld submitted a low bid ot 1S.
105 for construction of the Wil
liamson river bridge on the Chllo
quln secondary highway at Chllo
quln, according to word received
hero from the Hale highway meet
ing In Portland.
The Sawmill Engineering and
Construction company ot Portland
also bid on the Chlloquin Job.
Its figure was 116,365.
The highway commission open
ed bids totaling nearly $600,000
at Wodnoiday'i meeting.
Klamath Youth Offers
Arm To Harry Weimers
OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 16,
(UP) Jack Brandon ot Klam
ath Falls, Ore., waa willing to
night to give his arm for a
friend, but medical authorities
were forced to rcjoct the oftor.
The strange oftor canto In a
letter to Dr. Sumner Everlngham,
of the Highland hospital ft off.
The atory goes back to Inst
cummer.
Arm Sheared! Off
Harry Welmara ot Klamath
Falls was riding In an open
car on the highway near Hay-
ward, Calif. He glanced down
and aald auddenly to hie com
panion:
' Why, my arm la gone."
Tha arm had been sheared off
at the shoulder by a projection
CLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 16, 1933
abinetPost
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, (UP)
To the accompaniment of a
skidding dollar and dropping
government bond quotations,
President Rooievelt ebook down
his treasury department today,
Installed a new chieftain In
sympathy with hli monetary pol
icy and pledged continuance ot
bis program on gold.
Secretary of the Treasury
Woodin waa granted indefinite
leave of absence because, offi
cially, of Illness. Under-Secretary
Dean Acheaon, who has
been acting secretary through
most of the Roosevelt adminis
tration to date, resigned. Henry
Morgentbau, Jr., bead of tho
farm credit administration, was
named acting secretary.
Otliers xpected
The resignations. It was ru
mored around the treasury, have
only begun. Eugene Black,
head of - the federal reserve
board, and other high officials
skoptlcal about the desirability
or the practicability of a man
aged currency, may retire as
soon as their exits can be made
gracefully.
Officially, harmony haa pre
vailed between the treasury and
the White House In the recent
weeka when old monetary the
ories hav been totaed over
board. Officially, Woodin It Just
an old friend being granted a
leave of abaence lest duty hand
icap hie recovery from a throat
ailment. Lesa care waa taken to
make Acbeaon's - retirement ap
pear friendly, but he, too, car
ries iha administration bleating
with him officially.
Actually, no Informed peraon
In Washington haa any real
doubt about the background and
the cause of the abakeup. The
old treaaury group felt continu
ance ot the gold program would
endanger the refinancing pro
gram and perhaps lead to direct
currency Inflation.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16. (")
Prciident Roosevelt today an
nounced that Socretary Woodin
(Continued on Page Eight)
State Witnesses
Aid Defense of
War Time Nurse
SANTA CRUZ. Calif.. Nov. 15.
(UP) Three state witnesses
were believed to have' aided the
defense today In the trial of
Frieda W. Welti, world -war
nurse, on a charge ot murdering
Francis J. M. Grace, retired ship
per. Mrs. J. B. Kenney, Jail ma
tron, and Mra. L. A. . Green,
court reporter, testified thoy did
not holiove Miss Welts had com
plete control of her aensea when
she allegedly admitted to police
that ahe planned the alaylng of
Grace months In advance. The
witnesses were present when
Miss Welts waa questioned di
rectly after the ahooting. The
defendant had awallowed a
strong sedative after Grace fell
mortally wounded. -
The third witness, Mrs. Cath
erine Nelson, admitted ahe "had
no particular liking" for Miss
Welti because the latter "kept
to herself" so consistently. Mrs.
Nelson and Miss Welti were em
ployed aa nurses at separate
tlmea by the ailing Grace. The
shipper's will left 61200 to Mra.
Nelson.
Trade Alliance
. Between France,
Germany Seen
PARIS. Nov. 15. (U.PJ A new
trade alliance between France
and Great Britain to combat the
effects of the swiftly falling dol
lar was believed In proceaa ot for
mation today.
The French government, wor
ried at the possibility of being
forced off the gold standard to
loin the "currency war" announ
ced that commerce minister Lau
rent Eynac planned to depart for
London tomorrow to Initiate
trade discussions with tho Brit
ish. Theie economic negotiation!
may reault in France Imposing a
surtax on American Imports to
offset the cheap dollar, observers
said.
on a truck that passed several
minutes before. The shock
numbed W'lmars and he did not
notice Immediately that he had
been Injured. He waa taken to
Highland hospital and recov
ered. This Icttor from Wlmar's room
mate todny said:
"I am the fellow who lives
with Harry Welmars.
"I am writing to ask you It It
would be humanly possible to
take another person's arm and
give it to Harry ao that he
might have a right arm. We
are about the tame site. If It
would be poilble I will give my
arm."
Ur. Everlngham said that man
had not yet dearned to graft the
human, arm.
New Secretary
'4
V f
i rr- Si
Henry Morgenthau Jr.. son of
the ambassador to Turkey durlug
the Wilson administration, was
appointed secretary of the treas
ury Wednesday to replace Will
lam H. Woodin.
Klamath Pioneer.
Dies Wednesday
From Pneumonia
Alfred Melhase. 76, a figure In
the pioneer background ot tho
Klamath Empire country, died
early Wednesday morning at 640
Conger avenue. Mr. Melhase, re
tired rancher and stockman, had
been 111 with pneumonia,
The last 25 yeara of the ranch
er's lite were spent In Klamath
county on his holdings a few
miles southwest ot Fort Klamath.
He came here in 18S9, from Han
nibal, Missouri.
Horn In Germany
Mr. Melhase wai born at Pots
dam, In Germany. June 7, 1858.
He came to the United States
with his parents when he was 10
(Continued on Page Eight)
Nazi May Release
Twenty Thousand
From Prison Camp
BERLIN, Nov. 15, (CP)
General amnesty for thousands
ot political prisoners held in
concentration camps throughout
the reich waa foreshadowed to
night by Justice Minister Hans
Frank In an address to a gath
ering of nazl lawyers.
Frank'a auggeatlon. If carried
out. would mean the virtual abo
lition . of . the concentration
camps, freeing between 20,000
and SO, 000 political prisoners,
with the exception of a "tew
irreconcilables."
Justice Minister Frank aaid
that "the result of last Sunday's
electlona -haa enabled ua to as
sume a generous attitude toward
political enemies."
Cuban Ambassador
To Hold Conference
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. (U.R)
Sumner Welles, United States
ambassador to Cuba, will review
the Cuban situation with Presi
dent Rosevelt at Warm Springs.
Ga., on Sunday, the atate depart
ment announced tonight.
Acting Secretary of State Will
iam Phillips ' explained that
Welles had requested the meeting
and that following the conforence
he would roturn to his post in
Havana,
Marshfield Youth
To Face Hearing
MARSHFIELD, Ore., Nov. 15.
(U.PJ Raymond Frye, 16 year old
Norway youth was awaiting hear,
ing In Juvenile court later this
wook In connection with the slay
ing of H- U. Blackman on a hunt
ing expedition last month. Frye
is charged with the killing. He
admitted the shooting when ar
rested, but said It was accidental,
and that he buried Blackman's
body when he became panlc
ttrlcken. Governor Meier to
Not Attend Meet
SALEM. Ore., Nov. 15, (U.PJ
Governor Meier will be nnabla to
attend a national relief commit
tee conforence at Washington, D.
C. next week due to opening of
the special legislative tesslon, he
wired Harry L. Hopkins, federal
relief administrator today. Bik
er Goudy ot the slate relief com
mittee and Burton Palmer of the
state reconstruction board will
represent Oregon, It was said.
News
FRIGID WAVE
HOVERS OVER
MIDWEST AREA
Deep Snow Blanket Cov
ers Great Lakes Region
Wind Wrecks Vessels
Record Temperatures Bro
ken In New York by
Early Wintry Blast
DETROIT, Nov. IS. (U.R)
Blinding snowstorms and a 40
mile sale ivenl fhA rtraa IaItm
region today aendlng tempera
tures 10 near sero and endanger
ed Uvea of vessel crews and oth
ers sailing in smaller craft.
Two ateamers re beached,
one on Lake Michigan shore and
another on Lake Erie, and a
barge which went aground sev
eral days ago, was abandoned to
the fierce winds and wavea in
Lake Michigan.
Snow covered the entire re
gion, reaching a depth of 18
Inches at Muskegon. Mich. Tem
peratures ranged from two be
low in northern Michigan to 10
above in Detroit and surround
ing territory. Lower tempera
tures were forecast for over
night By The Associ1 Praia
Long standing records fell to
day as winter wrote an Icy sequel
In the east to storms In the west,
midwest and north.
New Yorkers awoke to the
coldest November 15 In 60 years
23 above zero. Chicago also
shivered in record breaking cold,
the reading ot 10 above sero
standing aa the lowest the sea
son ever brought.
Four Persons Die
"Continuing cold." was the
beat the weather experts conld
offer for the north, northwest
end east, although they expected
tue week-end would bring a let
up. Snow fell in St. Paul, tem
peratures over Minnesota ranging
from 6 below sero to 10 above.
The wintry siege had taken
four victims in Pittsburgh, where
a blizzard left drifts piled high
a id -ornKed hlghwa) wrlb Ice.
A gale whipping Lake Ontario
hampered coast guardsmen
searching tor two of their mates
believed lost in a small boat,
and delayed release of the steam
er D. E. Callendar, driven
aground during a storm.
Snow blanketed New York
and the West Virginia panhandle
and there were flurries through
out the midwest.
Europe also waa In the grip
British freighter Saxilby, whose
crew of 27 men had taken to
lifeboats after waging a losing
battle against a storm 800 miles
off the Irish coast.
Leading the rescue efforts was
the great liner Berengaria, re
garded aa one of the most Im
portant factors is the sea battle
for lite. Hearing the distress
(Continued on rage Eight)
National Grangers
Open Idaho Meet
BOISE. Idaho. Nov. 15. (JP)
Criticism and defense of the ad
ministration's measures for end
ing the economic and agricultur
al depression were voiced at the
opening aession here today ot the
national grange's 10-day con
vention. Louis J. Taber ot Columbus.
Ohio, master of the grange,
found some fault with the NRA
and demanded "the sensible com
mon ground ot controlled Infla
tion and managed currency.,"
Secretary Wallace, In a tele
gram to the grange master, de
fended his crop curtailment pro
gram and George N. Peek, ad
ministrator ot the agricultural
adjustment act, declared It 'ot
ters promise for the realization
ot the principle ot equality tor
agriculture."
Salem School Board
Turns Down Picture
SALEM, Ore., Nov. 15. (U.PJ
The Salem achool board today re
fused to allow showing of "Ten
Days that Shook the Worlds," a
film dealing with the Russian re
volution, In the Salem high school
auditorium.
Refusal waa made to the Sal
em unemployed council, which
asked use ot the auditorium to
show the film, together with pic
tures of the bonus and -hunger
marches to Washington, D. C,
last year. Use of Waller Hall.
Willamette university, was previ
ously refused by President Carl
G. Doney.
Portland to Test
Home Rule Measure
SALEM., Ore., Nov. 15, (U.PJ
A test esse by the city of Port
land is expected in ruling on val
idity of the home rule provision
of the state constitution, visiting
legislators said here today.
It la expected Portland will
pass a liquor ordinance giving
the city authority to regulate
sale as aoun as the 18 th amend
ment Is formally repealed. This
would be the bnsit for a test case
to be decided by the supreme
court.
IK very
LumberCode
Plan Upheld
WEST CO AH? AHMX'IATIO.V
IHHl KH STATK.MKXT
ON ACTIO
SEATTLE, Nov. IS. The
West Coast Lumbermen' ataocl
atlon U i tied a tatement today
explaining why It hai refuted, aa
admlDUiratlva agency tor the
lumber code, to permit the Wil
lamette' Valley Lumber company
of Dallaa, Ore., an increase In
operating time over 120 hours a
month.
The lumber company seeks to
enjoin the order of the associ
ation and November 28 has been
set for hearing of the petition 1"
federal court at Portland. j
L'niformitjr Bouixbt.
The association statement re
called that "under the lumber
code every mill that i-ishes to
operate U entitled to in alloca
tion of production."
It pointed out that whereas re
quests were received from only
436 mills In September, the num
ber Increased to 632 this month.
"The total allowable production
In these three months in this di-
Continued on Page Eight)
T MAY GET
CITY TAX CASE
Delinquent A ssessments
for Klamath Avenue
Lighting D i s c u ssed
By Malcolm Epley
The courts may be asked to
ahed a few rays on the legal
background of the bright lights
ot Klamath avenue, the clty't
best illuminated street.
Failure ot many property hold
era on the aienue to meet pay
ments assessed for the lighting
system has aroused the concern
ot the city authorities, and at Its
last meeting the city council
threatened foreclosure proceed
ings against th assessed proper
ty It payments ara not forthcom
ing by December 1.
Legality Questioned
The city. In effect. Is acting as
the 'collecting agent for the Cali
fornia Oregon Power company In
this situation, and It is under
stood there la feeling among
some ot the property holders that
the proceedings which resulted In
the installation ot the lighting
system were legally faulty. City
Attorney A. L. Leavitt haa been
studying the question, and a test
case may be necessary to clear np
the matter.
. The city council proceedings
Involving the Klamath avenne
lighting occurred In 1930. follow
ing receipt ot a petition from
(Continued on Page Eight)
Johnson Orders
Public Hearings
For Violations
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, (U.R)
Recovery Administrator Hugh
S. Johnson tonight ordered pub
lic hearlnga on complaints ot
profiteering under NRA codes
beginning December IS.
The hearings will be limited to
Industries and trades operating
under codes and will not include
food an foodstuffa an other prod
ucts under the Jurisdiction ot the
agricultural adjustment adminis
tration. The announcement of the ap
proaching bearings on unjusti
fied price lncreasea waa made a
tew hours after Jouuaos had re
turned to the capital from a ten
day speaking tour. He reported
to President Roosevelt that im
mediate action must be taken to
prevent continued wholesale In
fractions of codes.
"Compliance conditions are
bad." the administrator said and
added that he had found many in
stances of widespread violations
of the spirit of industrial codes.
It was experted he would Imme
diately move to tighten up the
compliance machinery of the
NRA by strengthening Its person
nel. Press Time
ST. HELENS, Ore., Nov. 15.
(U.PJ The jury deliberating
the fate ot Jakn Silverman.
Portland hotel man chnrfced
with the alaylng of Jimmy
Wnlker on lonely Dutch Can
yon road lust spring had not
reached a verdict at a lnte hour
tonight.
UKLMNGHAM, Wash Nov.
IS, (U.PJ The State Recovery
board will hear complaints ot
strikers against the Whatcom
County Dairymen's association.
It wo anlil today by J. W. Aus
tin, county Ml. compliance
board chairman,
OAKLAND, Calif, Nov. 13,
(U.R)-r-Krank Konscco, 23, waa
seriously III from exposure to
night after he awam ashore
from a thick blind. In which he
and a companion, Charles Cab
rnl, git, had been marooned for
four hours.
News coverage
.fha KlMiiiatb Svwm la en-vlced by Aiawriaei
ed Pre., tailed Praam, Nrnra fcalerprla
Aasoelatlua aad McNaugbt restart Myadt
eat. County covcraga tij ataff writers aad
correepoiMlrnta.
Morning Except Monday)
HOLMM OPENS
ATTACK UPON
BOARD AGENT
Actions of Einzig Struck
by State Treasurer;
Contracts Rev iewed
Officer Charges Oregon
Not Benefitting From
Low Bids Submitted
SALEM. Ore., Nov. 15, 0J.PJ
The phrase "It'a tha baa ki. fr
the money" frequently 'decides
contract awarda by the atate
board of control, state Treasurer
Kufus C. Holman charged today.
He aaid the state Is not bene
fitting from the lowest bids sub
mitted on purchases and con
struction. Holman added meth
ods used by the board In award
ing contracts have discouraged
many firms from submitting bids.
Example Shown
His attack waa directed parti
cularly at William Einxlg. pur
chasing agent and aecretary of
the hoard.
"Businesa houses aren't going
to the expense of making surveys,
nbmittlng bids and meeting oth
er specifications if they know
Elnxig's phrase. 'It'a the best buy
for the money' will apply and not
the actual bids submitted."
In support of his ehargea Hol
man offered example o! award of
the contract to construct a boil
er at the state penitentiary
According to the minutes ot
the board of control meeting ot
July 6, the contract was awarded
to C- C. Moore & Co.. a Califor
nia corporation, (or 59,985. H.
C. Hastorf, Inc.. Portland, bid
59.682, and Young-Hartman Co.,
Portland 19.929. Six bids were
received in all. Governor Meier
and Secretary ot State Hal E.
Hoss approved the award to
Moore & Co., while Holman cast
a dissenting vote for Hastorf. Inc.
Contract Accepted
The secretary ot the board, ac
cording to the minutes, suggest
ed the recommendations ot the
state prison engineer be accept
ed. The engineer recommended
Moore & Co.
The contract, awarded July 6,
was not, however, drawn up until
July 24. During discussion of
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Eagles Official
Pardoned From
Prison by F. R.
NEW YORK, Not. 15, (UP)
Conrad Mann, director-general
of the Fraternal Order ot Eagles,
who was given a Jail sentence
for violation of the lottery laws,
was released from the federal
detention house at 7:26 o'clock
tonight after he had been par
doned by President Roosevelt.
His release waa obtained
about two houra after the Presi
dent's pardon had been announc
ed at Washington.
The pardon was conditional
upon payment of a fine ot $10,
000 imposed on Mann at the
time of his conviction and sen
tence of five montha in Jail. A
man who aald his name waa
Straua. attorney tor tb Eagles
order, appeared at the detention
home saying that he had a cer
tified check tor 510.000 to pay
the fine.
Vanderbilt Dies
In Car Accident
RIDGELAND. S. C, Nov. 15.
(AP) William K. Vanderbilt,
third, 27, was killed and two
other persons were injured today
when Vanderbilt, en route from
Miami to New York, attempted
to pass an orange truck on a
curve and turned his car over.
) Vanderbtlt'a injured compan
ions, otiicera reporieo. were
Erskine Gwynne and a man nam
ed Duppy. '
Vanderbilt was a son of Mrs.
Graham Fair Vanderbilt and of
William Iv. Vanderbilt second,
her former husband.
The injured men were taken
to Ritter's hospital here.
Gwynne sustained minor cutr
and bruises. Duppy received I
broken leg.
News Flashes
BACHAMKNTO. Calif., Nov.
15, (U.R) Governor Jnmea
Rolph, Jr., tonlKlit aald he
agreed with his advisers. Matt
Sullivau and Theodore Roche,
that something ahould be done
to give cities and countlea a
part in regulating liquor sales
after the lrlth amendment la
formally repealed.
LONDON, No. IS, (U.PJ
The liner llerengnrla was rush
ing to the aid of the llrltlsh
freighter Saxilby tonight, dur
ing a heavy gnle which lashed
the North (Atlantic Into peril-
SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 18.
IU.PJ Ik-fore a packed court
room. Mrs. Lily llanka Gaines,
on trial for the alaylng of her
husband, broke down today aa
bloodstained garmcnla of her
husband were offered aa exhibits.