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lull WlRESERVICE "''V. Press. H' worlds r'r" ,,-r '".ll..n.. Kr IT Imur. '"..,. ' '",o '" ",r,,u" The Klamath News II as. a a Ml I A V aa, A m A P. 1 fAk Alia. 1IN I lib aHAa I A-VA iADfc WWlNULKLAlNU I ii r I. di. .01 I I -Normal precipitation .. .it I o 2SjiYipeFiveCenU KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1937 (Every Morning Except Monday) . i 1. n . . 1 I in ITTIPIO l"V IL B X I lx? Inn ouniniiri WEATHER HEWS Unsettled Htiiti Mi Low 45 At Midnight BO 3-1 noun to 5 p. Reason to date Brady Gang Wiped Out In Gun Battle 7T1 BTTTTTTT 1 1 J ,v - - L, H 1 J I FX a ' L T i. ninr i midwest gang loader, am C arence Khafler, Jr.. one 01 nn nenenmen. are miu-n uu ... Bra; l. n otorio us mi a. g g . ( woun(,,d , battle, confessed to ror. v. ." " A ,u. i ia u-oHt n.,,.r ,in,n. r. .hown lookinr on in horror after the five-minute .... ih vnnc nail Hinin inrrtj uumnm-M in .iiw .ni. Hraily'i Imdy l fori-around. AFL ATTACK!) LABOR BOARD Three Directors Claimed Partial to CIO ; Boy cott On Japan Favored Quick Passage of Legislation On Roosevelt Program Seen; Farm, Labor Bills in House II HI TCH TRIAL t'nable to Decide on It or Innocence Af- .18 Hours of Study Walter Pierce, Here for Farm Conferences, Indicates He Will Seek Re-election UtAS. Calif.. Ort. II After drllbnrattnr 1 lie Jury which heard the trial of dyron Vltch. the ihootlnir of Earl C. 5!. dlarhargrd to- r It reported It was tin-re. fix went to the Jury at m. Momlay and the fore- orted the flrnt ballot wal fnur fnr acquittal. fnllowtnit Imllnla atond three fur aciiulttal, Su idKQ F. M. Jamison was !. for a new trial will be lOVemher IS. . who moved to Tnlelake "nanza. Ore., waa ahot a quarrel at hla ranch. Smithi hrnther-ln-law. rred voluntarily. )0M OF PRESS, ION STILL S, F. R. SAYS MKKKPSIE. N. Y.. Oct. Prelilnt llootipvelt (aid ! people were "rlchlly" Ireerloin of rellsion and Just aa they illd l."i0 ko when Xew York atate the federal conatttutlnn. i here (rum llydo rark iRhlinr," the chief execu te before a rrnwd of aev- iifand at the Inylna of the lone of the clty a new poat- iremony waa the first of eventa culinliiatlnr a y celebration of the 250th try of the aettlement of mmiinlty aa a Hudson Put. '"Inn the lilxtorv of the pi" preiilenl recalled an- mlleatone the ronatltu- "ivcntlnn here whlrh hla ariilfather. Inc nooae- "filed a a delegate. rontrMaman Walter M. Plfrce rame to town to talk aitrlrultun prnhleina and plana Wediieailay. but aald enntmh about imiIUIcs to reveal that he la a sure-fire candi date for re-election. "Are you itolna to run aiialn?" he was aaked. I wouldn't be surprised." he parried. Then he went on to siiy that he wonld he a candidate lor nomination In the primaries mil May. "Huiiietlilns; I'nuMial" ' I'll be runninc attain. Thai's something unusual for mo. ell?" he sal. Pierce said he understood he would have opposition front Klamath county tn t year provid ed, of course, the democrats nonil- IDAHO HIGH COURT REFUSES TO AID TRIPLE MURDERER IIOISK. Idaho. Oct. 1J (AP) The Idaho supreme court de eiineil toCsv to Intervene in sn nth-hour fight to save Ilouglaa van Vlark. condemned Tacoma. u..h trlole-klller. fiotn the gallows. The tribunal denied, In a for mal order, a petition of defense attorneys for a stay of Issuance of the supreme court remittitur for 80 dnys to permit perfection of an application to the nation's highest court for a writ ot re view. The remittitur Is a formal no it-, m ii.. trial court that Its nroeeedlnsa have been affirmed ml thm .tens to enrrv out the death penalty are in order. Bulletin A nun Identified a Chester Sutherland of Port land was In the Hillside hospital early this ntnrnliiK. unronsclims from head InJurliK euslnlncd when he was struck down by a car on the Merrill road between Slack's store anil Merrill. The extent of his Injuries had not been de termined. Identification was made hy card fount! In the man's xckct. eran of Capt. Applegate's oc War Company Revisits he of Lava Beds Battle " iKlltls PAYXK ' Applegnte, young captain '"Puny of volunteers who " in the "battle of the 1 ""successful attempt to "alii Jink and his Modoc i loose from tholr strong "no Lava Meds, waa once 'r In I.lnkvllle with his nnd Just received orders pr litem out of service. 'ho outcome of an effort tho renegade Indians to aceably. 11 day Cnptaln Applegato, Rooilbye to (ieorge Van- tall, strapping 1 l"w who, with 67 other ennipnnr had faced the '''"(Ire that poured Into trough a fog so thick t'nuod on Page Eight) llll 111 HSf sf I Ueorg Vanderhoof OF GANG TALKS nate him and tne repuDiicsns nominate State Senator U. S. Bal- entlne. tie said he planned to -see Bkl- entlne and Willis Mahoney on his visit here. Talk Control Program Pierce said that he vsnts to. alk over with potato farmers the' proposed control program. He an Id he was not surprised at the call for a special session of i congress, which will devote Its-lf largely to agricultural legislation. ! He said he expected congress to ' develop some definite plan for I crop control that will take care, of the surplus situation, particu- i larly In cutton and wheat.- He I mi lit he stands for control with a , normal granary plan that will take rare of needs that might de- i velop on off years. Pierce Is the only member on the agricultural committee from 12 western states. Plana Visit to take Pierce said that no drove wi'.h President Hoosevelt from Ontatto to Nyssa and found the president (Continued on Page Eight) THREE-PLY TWIN MARITAL MYSTERY NEARER SOLUTION I.OS ANC.KI.KS. Oct. 13 (UP) The tangled mtirltnl status of the ConlK-Soliring-.Sharp twins was nearer solution today following the annulment of their marriages to Hubert and Herbert Sharp, also twins. Tho Coats twins previously were married In Hay Calvin Sebrlng, and his brother, Hay Alvin Su bting, twins, but obtained inter locutory divorce decrees. After tho Sharp annulments to day the Coats twins announced they had effected a reronclllatU-n with their first htisbnnds and that the four would meet in Bremer ton, Wash., next February and leave on a second honeymoon to Oneida. Kalis., the hometown of all four. J il (I to Frank C. Swain grnnttd Lois .Maude Coats Sebring Sharp an annulment from Hubert 8harp when she testified she married Sharp before her divorce decree from Hny Sebring was final. Her alster, Louise May Coats, testi fied llkowlse In obtaining an an nulment of her marriage to Her bert Sharp. MRS. ROOSEVELT WRITES ON WORLD NEW YORK, Oct. 13 ." Mrs Franklin Delano Hoosevelt '-.as written a hook on the Interna tional situation. It was learned to dav in publishing circles. The volume Is titled "This Troubled World." The president's wife, It Is understood, presents her own Ideas and suggestions for pence. The hook, of BO pnges, will be published January 8 by H. C. Klnaoy and company. Mrs. Roose velt, according to George Bye her lllerary agent, completed the work, on her recent trip to the west coast. Mrs. Roosevelt's autobiography, "This ta My Story," will he pub lished by Harper and Brothers In November. - Long Questioning Brings Confession . Three Mid west Policemen Killed Br C. I Nll.ZllKUf.ER United Press Staff Correspondent DKNVED, Oct. 13 (UP) The American Federation of Labor tJ- nlght adopted a bill ot rights In cluding a trades union boycott of Japanese goods snd a demand that President Roosevelt purge the national labor relations board of alleged Committee for Indus trial Organization partisans. Speeding toward sdjournment of its 67th snnual convention, the federation unanimously endorsed the militant policy of Its leaden embracing: "Clean Out" Board 1. A resolve to embargo Imme diately all products of Japan and supplement this action with summons to workers of the world to unite In similar protest against the "unbelievably barbarian'' ag gression In China. 2. A petition to the president asking him in effect to "clean out'' the labor board, Insuring Us freedom from bias. This was cou pled with a request that congress amend the Wagner act to prevent "usurped authority, and Insur ance by A. F. of L. officials that Edwin 8. Smith be removed from the board and four subordinates be discharged from regional di rectorships. 3. An attack on pending wages and hours bill, indicating It might aeek elimination of the proposed fair labor standards board and calling upon the federation to be chary of future legislation affect ing workers nnless the A. F. of L. Itself participates In Its prepara tion. Ily JOH V R. IIKAL i United Press Htaff Correspondent WA8HINUTON. Oct. 13 (UP) Chairman John J. O'Connor, D., N. Y., of the bouse rules com mittee predicted tonight that the first two bills of President Roose velt's legislative program wonlJ be passed by the house wlth'n two weeks - after congress con venes in special session on Nor. 15. O'Connor believed the house could dispose of a farm bill dur ing the first week and take np the wage and hour bill the second week. The rules chairman's optimism as to possible accomplishments of the session, which will have not more than seven calendar weeks of life, was shared guardedly by the other ranking leaders In Washington. Two In House Chairman Robert L. Doughton D., N. C, of the wsys and means committee said the house "could" take prompt action, and that while subjects of the Importance of Mr. Roosevelt's five-point agenda re quired careful consideration, he saw no reason for "extended" dis cussion. At present there are two hills in the house. One, backed by the American Farm Bureau federa tion and sponsored by Rep. John W. Flanagan, D., Vs., embodied Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace's ever-normal granary plan, endorsed In principle oy President Roosevelt. The other Is a revision of that scheme snd seeks to soften proposed federal restrictions on agriculture. Would Change Minds The wage-hour bill has passed the senate. The house labor com mittee amended it and proposed its passage, but house action was blocked when southern demo crats Joined with republicans on the rules committee to bottle it up. O'Connor said he believed some ot his committee members would change their minds for "practical" reasons. Labor Holiday Threatened To Calm CIO HHOT -sy-yRONT T"" .' piTTsriEi.u. yit.. oct.' u W) The bullets which killed Al Brady and Clarence Shaffer, Jr.. in Bangor yesterday atruck them down from the front and not the back, U. S. Represen tative Ralph O. Brewster, as eye witness, said today. Brewster said published ac counts crediting him with say ing the two men "each had about tour or five bullets in the back" quoted him Incor rectly. "In Justice to the Q-men." he ssld today, "the only shots 1 saw were In the breast." BANGOR, Me., Oct. 13 (;P)--Captain Frank Foley ot the Ban gor police said today James Dal hover. wounded survivor of the G-men's ambush of the dread Al Brady gang, had confessed the band had slain three policemen. Captain Foley aald he heard the sulky prisoner, during an all night questioning, admit to fed eral agents the gang had killed Richard Rivers, an Indianapolis police sergeant, Paul Minneman, an Indiana state trooper, and a Freeport, Ohio, highway patrol man, George Conn. Dalhover, his skull creased by a bullet, surrendered after a squad ot federal sleuths shot and (Continued from Page Eight) Night Wire Flashes ' NEW PLKIMJE BERLIN. Oct. IS (IP) Germany today gave formal pledge to respect the Inviola bility of Belgium's frontiers, re plnclna; the famous "scrap of paper" torn up by Kaiser WIU helm when his armies Invaded Belgium In the summer of 1014. PLOT NIPPED HOME, Ort. 18 (VP) Nine anti-fascist "intellectuals" have been sent to prison after dis covery of a plot to overthrow Premier Benito Mussolini and establish a revolutlonady gov ernment, It was. announced tonight. END NEAR MOSCOW, Oct. 18 (IT) The purge of officials and workers In Russian political, military and economic organiza tions found guilty of anti-soviet activities Is nearlng Its conclu sion. It waa Indicated today. The purge has taken at least IWi lives sine the middle of 1080. DENVER. Oct. 13 (AP) The American Federation of Labor convention decided unanimously todsy to ask congress to curb the powars of the national labor relatlona.Boara.. ; . The decision followed a de marra by John P. Frey, president of the federations metal trades department, that three of the board's regional directors be re moved for what he - said ' was partiality to John L. Lewis' CIO. . Power "Usurped," Claim It also followed chsrges from half a dosen other AFL leaders that the board had promoted CIO unions at the federation's expense. The regional directors whose removal Frey demanded were Mrs. Ellnore Herrick of New (Continued on Page Eight) SABOTAGE IN NAVY VESSELS INDICATED BY MISHAP SERIES WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UP) Indications of sabotage aboard the newest U. S. cruiser, culmi nating a series of accidents to new naval vessels, caused concern today among officials charged with building America'a sea power to equality with the world's great est fleets. A board of Inquiry found Indi cations of deliberate damage to machinery of the 10.000 ton cruiser Vincennes, launched only last February and now undergo ing dock trials at Boston. Be cause of previous similar Inci dents, officials feared possible interference with the naval build ing program now In progress. The program, which by 1942 will bring the U. S. navy to with in 60,000 or 60.000 tons of full treaty strength with comraissiou (Contlnued on page Eight) SUMMER AUTO TOLL IN OREGON LESS 8ALEM, Oct. 13 Traffic fatalities for August and Septem ber, 1937 totalled 61 aa against 64 for the same two months In 1936, Secretary of Stat Snell re ported today. This reduction was accomplish ed despite an eight per cent In crease In traffic revealed by gaso line consumption records. Snell attributed the reduction In fatalities to the "safer driving" campaign being conducted by tl.e Oregon Motor association and other agencies. "On the bssls of 1(36 experi ence we may expect 10,283 acci dents during-October, November and December of this year," Snell continued. "The cost will he 133 lives and Injuries to 2293 persons." FIRES OVS .... KANSAS CITY, Slo., Oct. 18 (IT) A member of the newly, formed Independent Workers union at the locked Ford as sembly plant fired a shotgun today at an automobile In whlcii three members of the United Automobile Workers union rode by his home. SPUD MARKET PROGRAM SET PORTLAND, Oct. 18 (AP) The AFL central labor policy committee today threatened a general "holiday" here Monday if "public authorities are unable to restrain CIO forces azd pre vent a continuance of the law lessness." The federation, involved with the CIO In a Jurisdictional war fare tor the control of the lum ber mill industry In this district, asserted the polic, committee was prepsred to "recommend to all American Federation of La bor unions in Portland that their members take a holiday next Monday." At Salem Governor Charles Martin asserted "If It becomes necessary for me to act I will use every member of the state police department." Mayor Jos eph K. Carson of Portland re quested police aid Monday after aereral hundred alleged CIO fol (Conttnued on Pag Eight) SHOWERS THREAT TO BASIN POTATO HARVEST WORKS Intermittent showers which be gan Wednesday morning were viewed with consternation in in Klamath basin potato fields where digging is in full swing. Work was rushed ahead as rapid ly as possible, and spud growers fervently hoped that no heavy downpours would occur until after digging is over. On the other hand, hunters who have not yet brought In their deer, greeted the rain with Joy. Woods are quite dry, and the rain brings promises ot bet ter hunting. The forecast for Wednesdsy night and Thursday was for un settled weather, with light show ers and alightly lower tempera tures. The chamber of commerce re ceived information Wednesday from the Rogue river national forest that it is no longer neces sary to obtain camp fire permits in that area, since the rains have eliminated forest fire has- ards. 65-YEAR-OLD CANBY RANCHER SHOOTS SELF ALTURAS. Oct. 13 (Special) Edward Stowe, 65, committed sui cide tonight at the Ed Ivory ranch near Canby. Stowe shot himself through the head with a .25-35 calibre rifle. Stowe had been living on homestead near Canby up to the time of the shooting. He formerly operated a livery stable In Cedar- villa and was a cousin of the Ivory family, well known pioneers In Modoc county. Stowe had Just idcetved his old age pension and no reason was given for the suicide. The body wll) be taken to Bonania, Oregon, for burial. National Plans Expected To Be In Operation In 10 Days, AAA Reports JAP SHRAPNEL HURTS SEAMAN ON If. S. SHIP Sailor Hit by Fragment During Artillery Bom bardment Near Cruiser By EARL LEAF Copyright, 1937, by United Preea SHANGHAI, Thursday, Oct. 14 (UP) An American sailor was wounded today when a shrspnel fragment struck the U. S. S. Au gusta during a Japanese bombard ment. He was Jackson Prugh Me Michsel, New Orleans, radioman, second class. The wound waa light. Resr Admiral Harry E. Yarnell immediately protested to Japanese authorities. Japan Regrets A Japanese naval spokesman expressed, deep regret at the in cident and said a representative ot Vice Admiral Klyoshl Hase gawa, commander of the Japanese third battle fleet, called on Yar nell and tendered hia official re grets. McMlchael was hit while Japa nese guns shelled Pootung Potnt, across the W rang poo river from the international settlement. The Augusta, which was hit directly by a shell in August, with one seaman being killed and 17 wounded, waa moored near tha point at an angle where Japanese shells might easily ricochet. Shrapnel fragments clattered (Continued on Page Eight) M'CARTHY CONTRACT NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (P) Joe McCarthy .today signed a three year contract to manage the world'! champion New York Yan kees at a salary of 135,000 pit year, Edward G. Barrow, general manager of the club announced. McCarthy and Col. Jacob Ruppert, Yankee owner, cams to an agree ment after a tew minutes discussion. Potatoes SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13 (AP USDA) Potatoes: Four cars Oregon. I California arrived; 12 unbroken, 11 broken on track. Supply liberal, demand fair, mar ket about steady. Oregon prices same as Tuesday California, Long Whites, 85 1.00, tew 1.10. WASHINGTON. Oct 13 (AP) Officials ot the agricultural adjustment adminiatratlon an nounced today they would have potato marketing programs op erating "within a week or 10 daya" in all major producing regiona except Maine. Maine growera rejected the proposal in a recent poll, chiefly on grounda they feared uncon trolled competition from neigh boring states. Growera of three other regiona approved the plan. The marketing program, of ficials said, is the first step in a drive by the sgriculture de partment to give potato growera a atable market and a (air price from year to year. Next year the program will be linked with an acreage stabilization plan which growera throughout the nation have accepted. The marketing agreements ill become effective this year In Idaho, Minnesota, Wisconsin. North Dakota. Michigan, Color ado. Nebraska and Wyoming. The officials indicated that the agreements probably will pro hibit interstate shipments ot culls and. where desired by grow ers, some interior gradea above culls. The department contemplates limiting the national producing area to between 3.100.000 and 3,300,000 acres. The average (Continued on Page Eight) BROTHER SETS OUT IN SEARCH FOR LONG LOST FLIER SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13 (UP) Confident Sir Charles Kingsford- Smlth, missing aviator, would be found alive, R. H. Kingsford- Smith, Oakland Steamship com pany official, was on his way to Australia today to assist In a new search for his famed brother. Sir Charles disappeared in No vember, 1935. on a flight from India to Australia across Borneo. It was believed he was forced down in the Malayan Jungle or lu waters close to It. New air and sea scouting par ties are tp be sent out following the finding of airplane parts slm ilar to those of the Klngstord- Smlth plane. YOUNGSTERS STOP TO AID MOTORIST; GIRL SHOT DEAD - MISHAWAKA. Ind., Oct 13 (JP) Sixteen-year-old Melba Moore, daughter ot a truck driver, waa shot fatally last night by a motor ist to whom her two boy compan ions intended to be Samaritans. - Charlea Walton, 17, one ot the girl's escorts on a- night rid about the countryside, had a alight shoulder wound which he told Sheriff William Hosinski was In flicted by one of six bullets fired by a middle-aged man atandlng by motor apparently stalled along the road on which they were driv ing The other boy Adolph Stop per. 20, was uninjured. Stopper, for two years a fre quent caller at the Moore home, said he picked up Melba early las: evening, after meeting Walton. When they started to drive to toe Moore home in the village of Granger, northeast of Mtsbawaka, they chose a circuitoua route over little used highway. Stopper said, in order to run down rab bits. The youth said he passed a ear parked on the road and seeing a man standing beside It, decided to offer assistance. Stopper said that aa he hacked his machine the man cursed in broken English and began firing. One of the first shots came through the back window of hia machine and hit Melba in the back ot the head, he said. Stopper said he drove away quickly and sped with Melba to her home. Her father took her to the hospital where she died. SOX WIN FOURTH STRAIGHT TITLE CHICAGO, Oct. 13 OA Chi cago's White Sox won their fourth straight city baseball title today at Wrigley field, by whipping the Cubs, 6 to 1. In the seventh and final game of their 2 2nd series. Score: R. H. E. White Sox . 7 ' Cubs 1 l Whitehead and Sewell; Davis, Carleton and Hartnett. TODAY'S NEWS DIGEST LOCAL Congressman Walter M. Pierce visits Klamath county, says he Is sure-tire candidate (or re-election. Seea crop control and normal granary plan developing in spe cial congress session. Page 1. Byron Fitch murder case jury unable to agree, dismissed after 38 hours' deliberation. Page 1. Ten-year continuous assessment roll system proposed for Klam ath county. Page 6. LOS ANOELES. Oct. 13 (AP USDA) Potatoes: Three cars California, 10 Idaho arrived; 70 unbroken, 60 broken on track. Supply heavy, demand very slow, market dull. Idaho Russets. No. 1, $1.00 1.10. Stockton Wisconsin Pride, good quality 81.30, (air quality 81.00-1.10. GENERAL American sailor on 8. 8. Au gusta wounded slightly by shrap nel from Japanese gun. Japan ex presses regret. Page 1. AFL convention votes unani mously to ask congress to curb powers of national labor relations board, oust three regional direc tors accused ot partiality to CIO Page 1. James Dalhover, wounded sur vivor of Bangor gun battle, ad mits Brady gang killed three po licemen after all-night grilling by G-men. Page 1. Committeemen of congress be lieve legislation asked by presi dent will be quickly passed by special session. Page 1. AFL central labor committee at Portland threatens "labor boll day" Monday unless CIO forces are restrained. Pag 1. AAA expects to put nationwide potato marketing program In operation within 10 days. Pag 1. IN THIS ISSUE City Briefs - Psge T Comics and Story ........ Pag 11 Courthouse Record Pag 4 Editorials . ....Pag 4 Family Doctor .....Pag 4 High School News Pag Market, Financial News, Page 11 Railroad News ........Psge Recreation Notes ..Pane Sports ...... Pag 1 South-End New .......Pag