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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1937
(Every Morning Except Monday);
HNESE HURL
HMD FARCE
N SINO LINES
tv Attack May Break
tire Chinese Defense
Northwest Positions
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r....".ni 'milurclsy. Oct. 16
.-Japanese I""'!' ,ru,'k
'." ...,i .wirilv aimthw
P. J. ...... .-r..,.v today In
, to nhulirr "i
!mln-l Tiuitn and Nalilang.
. .-..it nt HhanctiRl
bffnr ilii JiiimiiMe ilror
from initTiiniiuniii i
heavily fortl
own on the Chinese fron
nt they were nurien nan
urloui Chinese counter-of
,, r Smiling falls, t
( hlm' II"" stretching
.iw-.t might collapse.
iii- bombers swarmed over
China diirlna; tne mat si
.nrf rhincae asserted that
irinni were killed or wonnd-
Kdillii "ii J nurno
.1 nriivlnri.
E rn campaigners of lha old
'retl army now ttia
route army aided by
,m nf mysterloue new
today appeared to bava
the Jupaneae drive in me
Jmani'se military spokes-
r ailmltlrd Urn. Julcbl
thi'a Shmnfl campaign bad
ultrd" ami that the J a pa
immanitrra had called f?i
-rmenta.
to
NiiHAI, Oct. 16 l.P An
baill raised today In the
ami llnngkaw sectors
Ihe Chinese srmles were
illnued on 1'aKa Three)
NESE CONFLICT
fr WORK FOR
V r- k trr k. irrr
iE PAKK. N. Y., Oct. II
resident Kooaevelt aald In
luce today that an attempt
Illation o the Slno-Japaneu
i would be the flral atp
red by the conference at
. of the nine-power treaty
rlfa. Including Iba United
d at a presa conference If
ion waa a fair aaaumptton
drawn from hla "flrealde"
poerh laal Tucaday night.
ibidem remarked he bad
at in ao many worda.
a refusing comment on the
market decline, he Indicate!)
tit have anmething to aay
nuliject In a general way In
ssages to I ho apeclal and
r at'Mlnna of congrcas.
d If the market develop-
were bothering him, be told
'.ulrer to wait and lea htr
' to the legislature.
would not comment on tb
yesterday of Wlnthrop W
Hi. president of the Chase
il bank, blaming the drop
urltlea value on federal To
rn and urging revision of
i ' " a I gains and Income aur-
les.
the foreign situation, the
nt aald it was sheer gueaa-
to a hat the United States
ping to do In the future.
LAKE HONKERS
rE SUCCESSFUL
LETIC DAY
SXAKE, Oct. 15 Tulelake
''hool ilnmlnnted the entlro
here this atlernoon to de
hlloqiitn 14-7 in the Klani
Mynii fnolhall league game.
'"Itiln scored early In the
!,n long pass hut Tulelake
"core tied 7-7 at the half
cnt nn to add seven more
later In the time. Craw-
'rnft a,,,) pritchett starred
F winners. Poulson of Canm
in waa referee.
EUKK, t)rt. 18 Tulelake
Basketball teama turnril
assault, ny Untie Valluy
" "orris tonight, Crawford
wno had played In a
football mmi fti. .si...
led the llonkera to a 21-19
by SCOrltlV 11 nnlnl. In
dnss game, -t'lpmnna nimi.
Points for rWrl. ll.if.ti.
favored Tiilelnko," 13-8.
C gnme Jarger of Tule-
'11l ItlllO Of tlorrl. ..Mi
1 P'llnta. with Tulelake
flR the B-nmn 91.11 ...
t the half.
) I nnri n ionm. .j. ...
"'"Her and younger boya of
""". win play return
at Dorrla nink.. it..
l.iin "vwl,r' . Mint'
Hilling. urniU uwi
rferee. '
Scores
f""lh 0, Aalilnml II
' 12, Merrill 0
hlloquln T
tUS l'- 7. Whitman T
e ai, Wlllametta f
Where Death Claimed Two at Grade Crossing
I.
jfr.- rrs 11
MAUNTOOET I '
BRANCH BANK
: iPa -xr-
t W-4fr.k I
First National of Portland
Leases Hirvi Building
On City's Main Street
The First .National bank of
Portland will establish a branch
In Malm Immediately, It was
learned rlday.
Lease of the lllrvl building on
Mallna Main street bat been
signed. C. B. Stevenson, vice
president In charge of operations
for the First National at Port
land, has been In the territory
and bas completed arrangements
for Installation of fixtures and
the vault In the building.
Itrst In Five Years
It la expected the bank will be
ready for business In a week or
so,
Hank officials have looked over
the Malln territory and conalder
It an excellent location for a
(Continued on Page Three)
TWO SOUGHT FOR
FORGING CHECKS
ON ALTURAS FIRM
ALTUP.AS Two young men
Albert Moser and lieorge Mc
Donald, both about 25 years of
aie. are being sought by the
sheriff's office.
The two men are alleged to
have distributed forged checks to
the amount of M&o among Al
turas merchants last Saturday
night. The checks wore all drawn
for the same amount, (47.09, and
carried the signature of H. K.
Tlmmonds and Alfred Miles. The
checks were stolen from the
George Pollack company and all
had the company's name prlnteJ
on them. Pollack Is a contractor
on the highway between Madeline
and Suaanvllle.
The men were said to be famil
iar with the pay roll, having
worked for the company, ana it
have forged the names of Tlni
mons, bookkeeper, and Miles,
foreman, on the checks.
The sheriff's office broadcaal
descriptions of the men all over
the state. When last seen tnej
were driving a 1931 model Chev
rolet coupe. McDonald has lived
In the Madeline territory for a
number of years, Moser havlt'R
come to this county a short while
ago from the east. No word as
to their whereabouts has as yol
been received.
The sheriff's office requested
no publicity on the forgery thlnli-
n a that It tne lorgers were u
read an account of the crime In
the press, they would be hard to
apprehend.
BONANZA DEFEATS
MERRILL HIGH 12-6
Bonania high emerged rlctorl-
on a muddy field toaay or
ous
defeating the Morrill Bpudplckeis
iinih teams were slowed
considerably by the wet ground.
Beater, fullback for Bonania,
carried the ball on line plays to
chalk up both bis team's scores In
first half. Merrill nign got
alx points In the last quarter
pass.
12-6.
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Vnl I'bllllna and Dale Beck. Keateraon employea. were killed Friday morning at tne Alameda
street crossing, when their csr collided with s Southern Pacific passenger train. These striking
pictures were taken by Wesley Guderlan, News-Herald photographer, shortly after the tragic mlsbap.
Tha imner picture shows the crossing (st the end of the guard rail) where the collision occurred;
the solid steel side of the railroad bridge against which the sedan was Jammed, and, at lower
right, the haltered, twisted wreckage of the car. One body lies Just beyond the fence, to the right
of the policeman. The lower picture gives a close-up of the view of the battered automobile.
Deputy Coroner A. A. Ward Is examining the wreckage.
CONGRESS WATCHED
FOR HEALING OF
DEMOCRAT SPLIT
WASHINGTON, Oct. U (A") A
major topic of speculation In the
national capital today was wheth
er next month's special session of
congress will bring a reconcil
iation between the democratic
factions In the senate.
Republicans as well as demo
crats awaited the answer. In the
belief It not only would spell suc
cess or failure for the administra
tion's legislative program but also
would help shape the political
battleground for years to come.
Continuation of the bitter war
fnre which broke out in demo
cratic ranks last session might
foreshadow a permanent split In
the ranks of the party and lead
to a political realignment, based
more on economic beliefs than on
party labels.
Opinion on what will happen
was divided. Many close observ
ers of the political situation fore
cast, however, that there would
he a partlnl reconciliation If Pres
ident Roosevelt drops his court
reorganization program, as his
radio speech on Tuesday Indi
cated, This, however, probably would
leave outside the administration
fold some democratic senators
who, had been openly critical of
Roosevelt policies even before the
court bill was submitted,
AUTO VICTIM DIF.8
Chester Sutherland of Portland
died early Friday afternoon as
the result of si skull fracture
sustained Wednesday night when
he was struck down on the Mer
rill highway by a machine driven
by V. N. Manuel.
The pedestrian waa Identified
as Motherland by a card carried
In his pocket. He never regained
consciousness after the accident.
Attendance in County Schools
Leaps 20 Per Cent Over 1936;
Altamont Area Has Big Gain
First figures tor this year's
Klamath county school enroll
ment Friday showed startling In
creases over last year.
Tha gain In all grades was In
excess of 20 per cent over the
registration of last year at the
corresponding period. It waa 31
per cent over the first report of
1935.
Previous Gain Doubled
County School Superintendent
Night Wire
Flashes
;.S BLAST
MONTRKAlj, Ort. 18 (UP)
More than a score of men, wo
men and children were Injured
tonight when an explosion, fin
lowed by fire, wrecked a rest
aurant In the north end of .the
city. The explosion waa belfev
ed caused by gas.
TO F.XTF.Il TRADK
HOLLYWOOD. Oct. 15 (UP)
The Duke of Windsor "will
enter trade" when he completes
hla American tour, Cornelius
Vanderhlll, Jr., said today.
Vanderbilt reported that the
duke will tour the world In
behalf of his employer. He did
not name the employer.
MKTF.R8 IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Oct. IS (UP)
The. city council today voted
to Install parking meters over
much of the downtown are In
an effort to halt serious traf
fic congestion now prevailing,
and to raise revenue.
Fred Peterson announced the In'
creases after a careful complla.
tlon of reports from all of the
grade and high schools in his
Jurisdiction. Here are his totals
Grades High Total
Oct. 8, 1937 3352 616 3968
Oct. 2, 1936.... 2804 498 3293
Oct. 4, 1935.... 2526 424 2950
The increase from 1935 to
1936 was 343, and the Increase
from 1936 to 1937 wss 676,.
1018 In Two Years
Peterson put the final punch
Into his statistics when be point
ed out thst In two years, the gain
in his district has totaled 1016
pupils.
The moat remarkable Increase
occurred in the Altamont area,
where there are 208 more grade
school pupils this year than last.
(Continued on Page Three) .
Potatoes
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15 (AP
USDA) Potatoes: 4 California
ears arrived, 1 Oregon, T cars un
broken, 11 broken, by boat 6 Call
fornla, supplies light, demand
moderate, market steady, better
feeling prevailing, Klamath dls
trlct Russets No. 1, $1.26-1.15
California prices unchanged.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15 (AP
USD A ) Potatoes : It California
cars arrived, 16 Idaho, 67 un
broken, 37 broken, supplies
heavy, demand fair, market
strong, Idaho Russets No. 1
11.16-1.25; some II. 20-1. 15
Stockton Wisconsin Prides, good
quality, 61.30, fair quality 90c to
1 61.10, ordinary quality' 75-10
cents.
TWO KILLED IN
CRASH IN CITY
Third Escapes When Auto
Hurled from Track By
S. P. Passenger Train
Chinese KKK
Hits U. S. in
Chain Letters
Two died Friday morning le
Klamath's first grade crossing ac
cident of the year. .
Val Phillips. 26, and Dale
Beck, 47, Kesterson employes,
were fatally injured at 6:66 a. m
when tbe car In which tbey were
riding skidded onto the Southern
Paclfie tracks on Alameda street
ahead of a southbound passenger
train. No. 17;
Fred Nolan, 46, a third occu
pant of tbe car, waa injured. I-e
will recover.
Jammed Against Bridge
Tbe train, striking the 1130
model sedan on the right rear
side, carried the car for about 50
feet and Jammed it against the
steel side of the railroad bridge
across tbe government canal.
The automobile then rolled
partly down tbe canal bank.
Beck was thrown from the
wreckage and died almost Instantly.
Nolan and Phillips were pinned
under tbe battered, twisted body
of tbe car. Residents if the dis
trict who rushed up Immediately
were able to extricate Nolan, but
not until a wrecker arrived was
It possible to free Phillips. He
was resuscitated temporarily but
died shortly afterwards at Hillside
hospital.
Cause Uncertain
Cause of tha accident waa In
doubt. City polka said that a
(Continued on Page Three)
30-TON BOMBER
BUILT FOR ARMY
IN MAIDEN FLIGHT
SEATTLE, Oct. 15 (UP)
Looking like a hug cross moving
across the sky, the V. I. army's
greateet ' and ' Rawest bombing
plane flew over Seattle today on
Its maiden flight.
The test climaxed three rears
of secret development of the
single-winged, streamlined ship
that cost approximately (600,090
to build.
The four-motored plane was
aloft for 26 minutes. Two men
Edmund T. Allen of Mew York.
consulting engineer and commer
cial test pilot for the Boeing Air
craft company, and Major John D.
Corkllle tried her controls.
"'It. was a fine flight," Allen
said' after he set the air giant
down . at Boeing field. Allen
spoke aa though flying tbe big
gest fighting plane in the world
was every-day work.
Although much larger, tbe ship
resembles the army's "Flying
Fortresses," which also were pro
duced by the Boeing company.
Wlngspread of the plane la about
150 feet. It Is about 90 feet long
and has a gross weight of 10 tons.
Living and sleeping accommo
dations for the plane's crew are
aboard. Tbe ship hss six machine
gun turrets and "blisters" so sit
uated aa to permit no "blind spot"
In an attack by enemy aircraft.
PORTLAND MILL
WORKS SECOND DAY
WITHOUT TROUBLE
PORTLAND, Oct. 15 UP Near
ly 100 patrolmen stood by again
today as AFL workers marched
past CIO forces massed to protest
resumption of operations at the
Plylock corporation.
- The plant, recently closed by
Jurisdictional controversies, turn
ed its machinery for the second
day. The CIO followers departed
without Incident after their rivals
entered the gates. Two pickets
were left at the entrance.
One CIO-manned sawmill oper
ated, but all others are "down. s
Federal Judge James Alger Fee
scheduled a hearing Monday on
the petition of attorneys tor the
Plylock corporation tor an order
restraining "CIO men from as
saulting and Intimidating workers
in a manner contrary to law even
without the order."
The attorneys said they had af
fidavits showing, a "continued
process of assault and Intimida
tion" had closed the plant "In the
face of police, which have been
unable to protect the workers.
SINGLE CHINESE
FIGHTS 6 CRUISERS
8HANGHAI, Saturday, Oct. 16
(UP) A Chinese machine-gunner
engaged six Japanese warships
throughout last night.
He opened fire from Pootnng
Point serosa the Whangpoo liver
from the International settlement,
raking the decks of the Japanese
craft. Their spotlights were turn
ed on Immediately and the heavy
guns biased away at Pootung.
At dawn he waa atlll tiring, a
solitary - challenger to Japan'!
aval might,
'. '
SHANGHAI, Saturday, Oct. 16
(UP) The United Press today
obtained copies of antl-Amerlcan
chain letters, circulating in Tient
sin among Chinese employes of
foreign companies, urging a boy
cott of American goods and pro
posing Chinese-Japanese cooper
ation against foreigners through
out tbe Pacific. The letters were
signed "Chinese KKK."
"Slap the Americana' faces If
they bluff you," the letters said.
"They'll respect you thei.
"American-sponsored education
killed all the good Chinese teach
ings and substituted American
cowboy conduct, worshipping
money shove everything, dlsre
gsrdlng chivalry and character.
Children Act Funny
"American vices were imported
including Hollywood pictures and
American magazines filled wltb
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KLAMATH HIGH,
GRIZZLIES TIE
Last-second Score Saves
Pelicans from Defeat
After Outplaying Foes
GAME STATISTICS
Ash. Klatn.
1st down (scr.).....
1st downs (pass.)
1st downs (pen.)
1st downs (tot.)
Yardage (scr.)
Yardage (pass.)
Yardage (pen.)
Yardage (tot.)
Passes tried
Passes comp.
Passes Int.
75
28
20
121
1
1
0
11
216
112
0
127
17
1
1
AFL ACCEPTS
REVISED PLAN
FOR CIO MELT
Lewis Casts Doubt Over
Peace Possibilities, Hit
F, R. in Final Address
Talk about your Merrlwell fin
ishes and add a footnote or two
on flat anti-climaxes!
A combination of the. two on
Modoe field last night produced a
1-1 tie In the annual Southern
Oregon conference football game
between Ashland and Klamath
high schools.
Without the first, the score
would ' have . been Ashland 6,
Klamath 0. Without the second,
it might have been Klamath 7,
Ashland 6.
' Neither Gains
But there were both a Merrlwell
finish and a terrific snbseqnent
letdown, and tbe effect waa to
leave the result in the air, with
neither team accorded the satisfac
tion of victory and neither gain
ing any ground in the Southern
Oregon conference race.
Pass-tossing Wes Yancey, with
(Continued on Page Three)
WOMAN KILLS WIFE
OF EX-HUSBAND,
TAKES OWN LIFE
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15 (UP)
Nell Reynolds today killed the
woman her ex-husband married,
and then shot herself to death, but
there was more than Jealousy In
her motive. There was the lone
liness of a woman who had turned
the corner in life and saw noth
ing ahead, and there were hatred
and intrigue, race tracks and li
quor, all providing a background
which would have done credit to
a first class fiction writer.
But this was grim reality. S'e
told Jack Reynolds when they
were divorced that he could marry
again It he pleased. . . . Any
women bnt Naomi Nelson.
"I'll kill her If you marry her."
she said.
Jack Reynolds married Naomi
Nelsson two weeks ago and Nell
Reynolds shot her three times to-
(Contlnuea on rage Tnreei
By C. L. HULZRKRGER
United Press Staff Correspondent
DENVER, Oct. 15 (UP) Tho
American Federation of Labor to
night accepted a CIO invitation to
meet Jointly In a peace conference
designed to heal the breach la
union ranks.
The reply to Lewis' Invitation
was drafted at a secret council
meeting. It reiterated the stand
taken by President William Green
that the federation would meet
the rebel group.
So Commltmente
However, tbe message asserted
strongly that: "It is to be under
stock that such conference is to
be held without prior commit
ments, stipulations or conditions
by either side."
The federation message pointed
out that aa A. F of L. standing
committee still existed which hag
been fully authorized to alt with
a similar C. I. O. group whenever
John L. Lewis Is ready to come to
terms.
Although the A. F. of L. con
vention voted yesterday to In
crease tbe size of this group from
three to "any reasonable number.'
It was not apparent whether tho
council would authorize creation
of a committee of 10 as sug
gested by Lewis In his Invitation.
The council requested Harvey
Fremming, pro tern secretary of
the C. I. O. conference in Atlantic
City, to "please advise when y?
are ready to 'meet." The C. I. O.
invitation had suggested that tho
Joint parley be convened at Wash.
ington during the week ot Octo
ber 25.
Despite the apparent willing
ness of both groups to talk over
methods ot settling labor s civil
war, observers were inclined to
pessimism as to the outcome.
The C. I. O. demand that ln
(Continued on Page Three)
PIERCE IN FAVOR
OF CROP CONTROL,
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
MERRILL Firm In his convlo
tlon that tbe old era haa passed
when crops can be grown in the
United States without benefit of
government regulation. Congress
man Walter Pierce, during a call
ed luncheon session ot the Merrill
Service club Thursday, stated that
the general agricultural situation
will be clarified when production
la held within bounda and when
crops are marketed in an orderly
way.
Pierce touched briefly on publle
ownership of power and brought
to residents of Klamath county
report on his activities in connec
tion with the proposed re-flooding
of Lower Klamath lake. In
touch with the biological survey
and with reclamation officials tbo
congressman stressed the need tcf
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BRITISH PATIENCE
NEARLY EXHAUSTED,
EDEN TELLS ITALY
LLANDUDNO, North Wales,
Eng.. Oct. 15 (AP) Foreign,
Secretary Anthony Eden, in a
strong speech tonight, unmis
takably warned Italy that Brit
ish patience is "well nigh ex
hausted" at "proclaimed inter
vention" in Spain.
Blasting at "glorification of
breaches of the (noninterven
tion) agreement," the foreign
secretary reviewed the entire ln-
(Contlnued on Page Three)
TODAY'S NEWS DIGEST
LOCAL
Two men killed at Alameda
street railroad crossing Friday
morning when their automobile
la struck by the southbound
Southern Pacific passenger train
No. 17. Page 1.
Klamath county schools show
remarkable Increases over last
year and 1935, first figures show.
Total la up more than 1000 over
last year. Page 1.
Klamath Pelicans mess up con
version after last-second touch
down to end game with Ashland
In 6-6 tie. Page 1.
First National bank of Port
land reveals Intention to estab
lish branch at Malln. Page 1.
Man Identified aa Chester Suth
erland of Portland dies Friday
afternoon at Hillside hospital as
result ot Injuries sustained when
he was struck by an automobile
as be waa walking toward Klam
ath Falls on tbe Merrill highway.
Page 1.
Engineer proposes substantial
Increase In county road budget
for next year. Page 1.
Order of Ahepa to Initiate 40
candidates at Klamath ceremon
ies this weekend. Citizens of
Hellenic descent to gather here.
Page 10.
' GENERAL
AFL agrees to amended CIO
plan for peace conference, Lewis
closes CIO convention with double
as to possibility tor peace. Page 1.
Japanese launch second try to
break Chinese defenses northwest
of Shanghai. Page 1.
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Comics and Story ........Page 11
Courthouse Records ..Psge 1
Editorials Page 4
Family Doctor Page 4
High School News Page 7
Market, Financial News .-.Page 11
Railroad News Page 4
Recreation Notes ...........Page 5
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