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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1937
(Every Morning Except Monday)
Q "CHAIR
FRONT
Editorials
on the
bay's News
lly FRANK JKXKIXfl
American Federation ol
ihor, Milch la holding III
nl convention at Denver, but
I It a record of mora than
Mrs of mm enshil labor lead-
:lng thia lime, It hai In
' a tremendous v labors
of the national Income, and
inr broadly and with regard
knavuiiialilo nUnor exceptlunr
iipnn human natur In tha
It ban won tha respect of
vera.
rli. r, during all hla busi
me. nna don t with an
Taft union lha Drlntora.
have hi-en differences of
i. mi. h an always arise when
"If haiKninlna- with each
but always when a contract
finally agreed unon It
lived up to. Years of
dealllica naturally hull,! un
'nee.
st fit ttlO API. .-rati ntilnna
"miliar records.
THE present ninment. the
''i.iiwn nr I.nhnp I an.
In a serious struggle wl'h
il labor organization the
(I'oinniltteo for Industrial
"lotion). In this struggle.
" reverberations are filling
from tho Atlantic to tha
lb" sympathies of tbl
r urn wlib the AFL.
"IN '"elr long history, the
n't unions of the AFL have
P a record for living up to
'. There hnvo been ex-
f course, but tholr num-
r.lniivoly Insignificant.
I'1" lis short history, the
h" built up an unenviable
''I f"r contract violation.
' irt unlnna of the AFL
"e always uphold tha sound
doctrine that the em
must earn a profit If he la
nlilo to pny good wnges.
""king in Seattle a few
'" "go, Harry Bridges, ono
outstanding leaders of CIO
t'nntlnued on rage Four)
Another Before-Breakfast
L -
STREET
The second early morning fatal
Fight I
j Table j
'4 r lofy'':': i'
Frldsy st 936 Front street. Hhlpplngton, where urvnl nainwin, is,
was allegedly shot by Denver Crowe. 5.1. The story In pictures Is
shown above. Xo. I, diagram of tho rooms Involved In the story
as told by Crowe. Dlnek lino shows course ho says Ilaldwln took
when he came downstairs and found Crowe sitting In the chair
near the table. The dotted line shows how Crowe says he bscked
away from Baldwin. After tho shooting. Baldwin went through
kitchen and fell In hall, marked X. No. 2 shows the exterior of
tha house. Xo. S shows the room where the two men were when
the shooting occurred. Xo. 4 shows Crowe standing in the room
at about the place where he says Baldwin was standing, near tho
kitchen door, when he was shot. Xo. shows Sheriff Lloyd Low
looking at the .22 caliber target pistol Crowe says he used. -The
year's other before-breakfrfst shooting occurred In Pleasant View,
where Jack noesner shot Jesse Kmert.
WILKINS, LOSSDON
FACE INDICTMENTS
MKDFORD, Oct. 8 (AP) The
Jackson county grand Jury into
yesterdny returned threo truo
bills, as follows:
M. O. WIIRins, sieaiorn aur-
ney formerly practising in Port
land and Klnmnth county. Indict
ed for alleged oporntlon ot an
aulo while under the influence
of Intoxicating liquor.
John Howard Logsdon of Fort
Klamath, Indicted for alleged
larceny of an auto belonging to
Hojt Norqnist, fort riiii'
road worker. The asserted stolen
car figured in an auto accioeni
on tho Pacific highway near
Grants Tass recently In wnicn
Mrs. N. II. Atchlsan of Portland
received fatal Injuries.
Shooting Occurs Here
-"M ,4-- site
ml
shooting of the year occurred
BOTH SIDES SEE
VICTORY IN MILL
ROW AT PORTLAND '
PORTLAND, Oct. g (AP)
Both sides In the AFL-CIO saw
mill dispute here claimed victor
ies today with the sailing ot the
steam schooner W. R. Chamber
lln, Jr., with a full cargo of CIO
lumber, and word that employes
of the M. ft M. Plywood company
at LongvleW had voted 184 to
77 to remain with the AFL.
It was the third ' vote taken
by the Longvlcw workers, both
previous elections having favored
the AFL.
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Yanks Win
Third tilt
Over Giants
POLO. GROUNDS, New York,
Oct. 8 (AP) Before the crumb
ling defenses of their rivals, the
Yankees pounded out their third
straight victory In the world aer
ies today, defeating the Giants
6 to 1 as the National leaguers
committed four errors and their
ace right-hander. Hal Schumach
er, proved too wild to stop the
enemy sluggers.
Ih their own behalf, the Amer
ican league's clouting champions
were hacked up by a fine pitch
ing effort from Monte Pearson,
curve-ball right-hander, who thus
followed Lefty Gomes and Red
Ruffing Into the victory column
for tho Yankees.
Only Klro Hits
Pearson gave up only five hits
after pitching to just 12 men
in the first four Innings. He
suddenly lost his control in the
ninth and waa taken out after
loading the bases on two walks
and a single, but Johnny Mur
phy, the league's best relief
fllnger, was called in and ended
the game by forcing Harry Dan
ning to fly out.
The change In locale to the
Giants' home grounds, after the
Yankees had routed them In the
first two games of the series,
played at the American leaguers'
park, made the Terrymen look
even worse than they had ap
peared across the Harlem river
Wednesday and Thursday.
Stopped After Sixth
Still In a hitting "nightmare."
they were unable to furnish any
thing in the way of an attack
and added to this failure by
. (Continned on Page Eight)
DEFENSE CLAIMS
THREATS MADE BY
SHOOTING VICTIM
ALTURAS. Cal.. Oct. 8 fUP
The prosecution rested today and
ine aerense Immediately opened
Its case In the trial of Byron Lee
Fitch, charged with tha fatal
shooting of Karl Smith, with
whom he had quarreled about
ranch property.
John Fitch, brother of the ac
cused; Charles and Christine Cal-
lender, neighbors, and Mrs. Grace
Smith, sister of the defendant and
a divorced wife ot the slain man,
were called as witnesses.
They all testified that Karl
Smith had said he would kill
Fitch It Fitch cama to tha Smith
farm.
Orval Baldwin, 19, Fatal
ly Wounded Early Fri
day at Boarding House
Orval Baldwin, 19, Algoma
Lumber company employe, was
shot dead about ( a. m. Friday
In a boarding house at 135
Front street, in Shlppington.
Denver Crowe, (3, proprietor
of the establishment, told officers
that ha shot Baldwin when the
latter aasertedly lunged at him
after threatening to "beat him
to a Jelly."
Crowe, who Is held at the
COuntV lall Whll Ihi lna.M...
tion continues, stated that Baid-J
win oecame intoxicated Thurs
day night and was put to bed by
Crowe and other loggers living
in the boarding bouse.
Makes Threat
Tha angular proprietor of the
house said that he was sitting in
the dining room when Baldwin
arose before other rnomera an,l
came down atairs.
He aaid Baldwin entered the
living room, which adjoins the
dining room, and in an angry
mood made the threat to beat
Crowe up.
Crowe'a story was that Bald
win then advanced into the dln
inr room and that Crowe arose
and backed away around the
table. He claims Baldwin fol
lowed him mensclngly around
Ihe table, until Crowe was stand
ing in the arched doorway be
tween the dining and living
rooms.
Shows Target Pistol
At that point. Crowe claims,
he warned Baldwin, showing a
.22 target pistol he had obtained
about i a. m.
Baldwin, according to Crowe
(Continued on Page Three)
MURDER CHARGES
FILED IN" IDAHO
SHOOTING CASE
EMMETT. Idaho. Opt a rrpi
Flrat degree murder charges were
i iieu ioaay against Audel Robnett.
21. former CCC enrollee. in the
slaying ot Anna Jean Pbipps, IS.
during a drinking party on a
shooting range near Ola Tues
day. Robnett today made a signed
statement from his hospital bed
to Gem County Sheriff Boice
Riggs. Neither sheriff nor Prose
cutor Tbomaa Gwilliams would
divulge Its contents.
A coroner'a jury last night re
turned a verdict that tha eighth
grade school girl, whose nude
body was found In the rear seat
of an automobile with a bullet
through her heart, met death at
the hitnds of an unknown person.
Robnett, former Kansas City.
Kansas, youth. Was reported to
night to have won his firht wiih
death as a result of a .22 cali
bre bullet wound received in the
shooting fray. The bullet pierced
his left lung, narrowly missing
the heart.
Authorities said he had told
them conflicting stories of tiie
shooting.
The night before, authorities
learned Robnett purchased the
pistol at a pawn shop. The next
(Inv ha nrt th mlrt .... -
town, taking targets which they
planned to post on trees. Robnett
said the girl accidentally shot
him while he was placing one of
the targets on the tree, and tben,
apparently in remorse, turned the
gun on herself.
Night Wire
Flashes
CHILDREN FOUND
MKDFOltD, Ore., Oct. 8 (UP).
Three children who became lost
while herding cows Thursday
evening were, found by a posse
of searchers today, still keen
ing careful track of the cow a
but with no Idea ot where they
were. The faithful herders
were Homer, Audrey and Nor
man Meat), aged 6, 0, 1'J yeara,
respectively,
MINK FOUND
CINCINNATI, Oct. 8 (UP)
A Cincinnati man returned from
the hill country of eastern Ken
tucky today with tho story of
Ms re-dlseovery . of the lost
"Swift mine" famous In Ken
tucky legend for nearly two
centuries.
SKXTEXCED
SEATTLE, Oct. 8 (UP)
Superior Judge Roger J. Meak
im today freed Mlsa Kathleen
Irene l'olglase after she plead
ed guilty to manslaughter kill
ing of her Infant son. Mlsa
l'olglase sobbed aa Judge
.Meaklin told her the memory
of the crime would be her pun
ishment. .
Showdown Battle of 500,000
Expected in Shanghai Area;
Japs Mass on Soviet Border
By EARL LEAP
Copyright, 1(37. by United Press
SHANGHAI, Saturday, Oct. I
(UP) Tha Chinese military
spokesman today claimed that
Chinese troops at Laofang, west
ot Shanghai, bad "repulsed" a
Japanese attack and routed tba
enemy lines In a counter-attack.
Meanwhile, the Chinese com
mand prepared to throw Its full
force into a smashing offenstra
which observers believed may pre
cipitate tha bloodiest bsttle of
the Shanghai war.
Both sides were expected to
throw 500,000 men into a show
down struggle for control of the
Yangtse delta.
PEIPING. Saturday, Oct. 1
(UP) Two hundred thousand ot
Japan'a best troops and a larfce
amount of mechanized equipment
and artillery hare been concen
trated in northern Manchukuo
along the Amur river bordering
the soviet union, reliable foreign
reports said today.
The troops have been rushed
to the frontier during the past
10 weeks to provide added protec
tion for Japanese military opera
F. R. Delays
Decision on
Future Policy
WASHINGTON, Oct. I ()
President Roosevelt told a largely
attended press conference today
he would make no Important de
cisions on future policies until he
has had a chance to talk with his
leaders and advisors.
In reply to a series ot questions
he aaid he was not sure whether
be would make up his mind on
a special session of congress be
fore he returned to Hyde Park
next Wednesday to spesk at the
250th anniversary of the estab
lishment of tbe town of Pough
keeps! and tba ISOth anniversary
ot tha constitutional convention.
No Meeting With Black
Tbe president smiled as he re
marked tbe keynote of that speech
would be another reference to his
great-great-grandfather Isaac,
wbo waa a delegate to tba con
vention. The president again told tha
newsmen be did not have any
plans to confer with Associate
Justice Black, whose appointment
to the supreme court aroused a
storm ot controversy.
In connection with the pro
( Continued on Page Three)
SPIDER POISON IN
HOTCAKES KILLS
3, THREATENS 13
WOODLAND, Cal., Oct. 8 (UP)
Three men died, tbree more wer
said to be dying, and 10 others
were In critical condition tonight
after they bad eaten hot cakes
which contained deadly spider
poison on a ranch at Winters near
here.
Police held a cook and a ranch
hand who, they aaid, had used
the poison for flour.
Tbe dead George Martin. 27,
Henry Russell Webb, 47, Oscar
M. Mattson, 65.
Near death In the Yolo county
hospital Walter Yates, 46,
George Gilger, 32, Martin Burg
lund, 63.
Deputy Sherltt Gllfford Garri
son said George Martin had come
to tbe ranch from Sacramento
yesterday In quest ot a Job.
Today James Hines, camp rook,
and bis assistant, William Sher
man, discovered they did not
have enough flour to finish a
batch ot hot cakes. Martin, who
had slept In a tank' house during
tha night, said he had seen a sack
of flour there. He got It, and
Hines and Sherman poured It into
a batter mixer.
"It was poison, which looked
like flour, but which Is used for
killing black widow aplders," Gar
rison said.
MAHONEY ATTACKS
STEIWER POLICY
PORTLAND. Oct. 8 (AP)
Contending that President Roose
velt's entire legislative program
must be enacted if democracy Is
to be saved. Willis Mahoney ot
Klamath Falls assailed Senator
Frederick Stelwer as a reaction
ary In addressing the Willamette
Democratic society here.
He criticised the Junior sena
tor from Oregon tor voting
against the holding company act
and opposing the wage and hour
measure. A telegram alleged to
have been sent by 8teiwer sup
porting Senator Royal S. Cope
land in the New York mayoralty
race h described as a move to
seek extermination ot the new
deal.
Mahoney, who has been men
tioned aa a possible candidate
for senator and for governor,
warned nls hearers not to at
tempt to construe bla remarks as
an indication ot what office. If
any, he would aeek In the next
election.
tion! throughout China by mak
ing certain that soviet troops
would be overpowered should
they attack, the reports said.
Tbe Russian army, said to num
ber a quarter, of a million men
under Marshal Vassily Bluecher,
wbo organized tba modem ri.l-
nese army in tbe early 'twenties.
is stationed just across the Amur
river In East Siberia. Tbe army
DOSseaaea hundreria nf nl.n..
submarines, tanks, heavy artillery
ana equipment enough to make It
independent ot European Russia.
By The Associated Presa
An official Japanese snnounce
ment of policy In the Slno-Japa-nese
conflict was interpreted by
the Chinese today as equivalent
to a declaration of war, it not
a formal declaration.
The announcement, the first
of Japanese origin to be so re
garded since the outbreak of the
three-months-old undeclared war,
came from General Twane Mat
sui who, In the name ot the em
peror, declared the army he
commands on the Shanghai front
"is now prepared to use every
(Continued on Page Tbree)
Conservation Coming To
Klamath, Speaker Says;
All Officers Re-elected
Potato control will eventually
come to Klamath In spite of the
vote against It at the recent elec
tion, the Klamath Potato Growers
association was told at their an
nual meeting at Merrill Friday
night in connection with the
Potato Festival. All officers of
the associatloa were relected.
. Officers who' will aerve for an
other year are Henry Semon.
president; M M. Stastney, vice
president; C. A. Henderson, sec
retary, and directors, Sam Deii
llnger, Harry Jackman and Gus
Hilyard. Semon presided at tbe
meeting.
Needs and plans for the pro
posed advertising program for
Klamath 'basin potatoes was
stressed at the meeting and the
secretary reported that $190 la In
the treasury fund for the pro
gram. This la augmented by 8500
appropriated by the chamber of
commerce, and a per-acre assess
ment on growers has been ap
proved. Clark Hinkle, assistant county
(Continued on Page Three)
TRAIN HITS AUTO
WRECK ON TRACK;
SEVEN KILLED
GARD. Ind., Oct. 8 (UP)
Seven persons, including two
women and a child, were killed
tonight when a fast Chicago
bound Nickel Plate passenger
train crashed into two automo
biles which bad collided on s
grade crossing.
The two cars, witnesses said,
collided Just as the train ap
pratched. The engineer was un
able to stop and plowed into the
machines. Wreckage was strewn
(or 500 feet along the roadway.
The dead, all ot Gary were Mrs.
Edward Schoon, 33, Mrs. Irene
Cass, 40, her son, Robert Cass, 3,
A. C. Weatherly, negro. Perry
Spann, negro, .Roy Prince, negro
Sam Chappa, Mexican.
Judith Cass, 18-months-old
daughter of Mrs. Cass, the only
other occupant of the car In which
Mrs. Schoon and the Cass family
were riding, waa Injured seriously.
TODAY'S NEWS DIGEST
LOCAL
Orval Baldwin, 19, ahot In
boarding house at Shlpplngton,
by Denver Crowe, 53, proprietor.
Crowe claims Baldwin threaten
ed him Friday morning as after
math ot liquor trouble previous
night. Page 1.
. Governor Martin attacks labor
quarrels, praises Klamath and
Klamath potatoes In visit to Mer
rill potato festival, officiates at
coronation of Queen Martha.
Page 1.
Klamatb Potato Growers asso
ciation re-elects all officers for
coming term, hears talks on spud
control, plans advertising cam
paign. Exhibit results given.
Page 1.
Defense begins case In murder
trial of Byron Fitch with testi
mony that Fitch's life was threat
ened by Smith. Page 1.
GENERAL
Monte Pearson and Yankees
MARTIN RAPS
LABOR FIGHTS
INSPUD TALK
Governor Crowns Potato
Queen, Praises Klam
ath Crop at Merrill
Governor Martin spoke out vig
orously on current labor difficul
ties and gave a hint that be would
be a candidate for ra-itin,, i
speeches at Merrill Friday after
noon and evening on bis visit te
' inamaia Basin Potato Fes
tival. Tbe covernor InM hla fa
audience at the afternoon meeting
mi iasi week be told President
Roosevelt that Harry RH.I...
Australian and CIO leader.
communist. He said he urged the
preaiaeni mat Bridges be arrested
and sent out of the country.
isow let's see If It's done-
said the governor.
"Criminal Nonsense"
Governor Martin aaid that ha.
f iared the public reaction to th
labor movement, if current eon-
auions continue, will be like that
to prohibition, which was ruined
by "racketeers and rascals" who
brought discredit upon it.
He called Inter-union rowlnir
"criminal nonsense." He said that
you can be sure. wHIa th
men and their families are Idla
and hungry, the leaders wbo
stage these fights have plenty to
eat and are drawing their salar
ies as usual."
He said that labor baa ..
right to strike, to bargain collec
tively, and to picket peacefully.
laiuus Semon
"But beat-tin annnHi a rm .11
wrong. They shouldn't ba toler.
ated," he said.
At the outset of hla tallr rha.
governor paid tribute to Henry
Semon, state representative, for
the work he had done aa chair
man of tbe waya and means com
mittee In tbe legislature. He con
trasted Semon With "nnnnrttlniara
who advocate anything to get
votes.
Speaking along tha same linn.
Governor Martin aaid. "if f hava
to deceive the people to do it, I
aon t want to hold office. I won't
try to make them believe what I
don't believe myself."
Remembers Vote
Later, anpnkinar at thn fpttlval
banauet. he rave a noaaihln hint
that he would run arain. Hi re
ferred, laughingly, to the last elec
tion when be was beaten in Klam
ath county,
"Why Joe Dunne beat me badly
down here. Even old Pete (Peter
Zimmerman) led me. 1 think we'll
have to get better acquaintd so
that won't hannen ae-ain. I want
you folks to use better judgment."
ne was greeted with laughter
and applause.
Governor Martin said about
Klamath potatoes that he hopes
tney can ne put into the east.
(continued on rage tight)
KLAMATH WINS
AT GRANTS PASS
Klamath Union high school
defeated the Cavemen 18 to 0
at Grants Pass Friday night, in
the local team's first game in
the southern Oregon football
conference this season.
Klamath scored once in the
first half and went on to add
12 more pointa In the second.
Other Friday night scores!
Medford 3D, Roscburg 7.
Chemawa 0. Salem 82.
Benson O, Grant 0.
Springfield 84, St. Mary'a
(Eugene) O.
Junction City 7, Toledo T.
.Maclioughllii 8, Baker 8.
Pendleton 7. Baker1 6.
University (Eugene) 0. Le
banon 0.
Heppner 19, Cvr"t 18.
Oregon Frosh 10, OSC Rooks
12.
win third straight series game,
5-1, as Schumacher's wlldness,
costly errors wreck Giant hopes.
Page 1.
President Roosevelt returns ta
White House, tells press confer
ence he will consult leaders be
fore making decisions on impor
tant future policies. Page 1.
Showdown for control of Yantse
area predicted as natlona ready
500.000 soldiers. Japanese guard
soviet border from Siberian army.
Page 1.
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