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WEATHER FACTS Forecast--Unsettled, possibly, clearing Wed. hours ending Mon. 5 p. Last (Underwood's) Season's minimum-10 below, Feb. 9.

Price Five Cents HOUSE Editorials on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS "I Saw" column of IN. this THE newspaper the other day, keen observer made this some comment: "Monday night, I saw the owner of a local theatre sleeping in a seat during show." now Harry Poole sonde AND in this correction: "Your 'I Saw' correspondent In mistaken. It wasn't night. It was Sunday night." And this writer thought It was pretty fair show--which proves how poor his judgment is. full-grown man.

with whiskers on your chin YOU'RE and the smell of pipe smoke on your breath, you probably tell yourself that you know what you want--that nobody makes YOUR decisions for yoU. So listen to this: "Eighty per cent of the men who come to this store to buy clothes for themselves bring their wives alone, and it is the wives who really do the picking." The speaker is a local merchant. THESE men folk aren't no big and bold and self-Fellaut as they like to think, are they? "THERE lan't one man in hundreds," he continued, "who can walk right Into store and pick out a hat for himselt. When it comes to buying hats, men just simply haven't any contidence in themselves at all. they bring their wives along nearly always.

And bore's A secret: About three times out of four, the men would get a better looking hat if ho left it up to the salesman instead of leaving it up to his wife." Turn that one over In your mind, girls. If you're Inclined to be BUT burned up about it. please don't take it out on the merchant. It you just have to jump on somebody, jump on this writ(Continued on Page Four) GROCERS TO QUOTE PRICE ON RATIONS Lists of rations to be furnished to relief applicants under the now requisition system will be furnished to grocers within the next few days, according to an announcement from A. L.

Rico after a meeting of the special committee appointed to work out details of the now system. The grocers in turn will send back the lists to the governor's reliof committee quoting prices to be charged for ench relief supply included on the requisition. Dealers plan to sell these staples to the relief committee wholesale price, plus 15 per cent, Rice stated. the plan 1s put Into working order as is now planned, the requisition system will go Into efbetween March 10 and 15. fact, said.

A full report will be presented to the governor's committee at the regular Wednesday The matter of removing singlo men from relief lists, and establishing a soup kitchen to supply their needs will also be discussed at the Wednesday meeting. it 18 possible that some arrangement might be made with restaurant operators to feed these men instead of openIng a relief kitchen, members of the committee stated. Ira F. Powers Dies In Portland PORTLAND, Feb. 28, (A)--Ira F.

Powers, 61, prominent Port. land furniture dealer, died at his home here today from A heart attack. The Powers company, manufacturors, wholesalers and dealers, was established In 1865 by Ira F. Powers, and the younger man became 88- sociated with it in 1895. Powers 18 survived by two children, Ira F.

Powers and Elizabeth Powers. His former wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Powers, lives in Honolulu. INVITE ROOSEVELT LA GRANDE, Feb. 28, (U.P)-The La Grande Lions club.

Monday gave an added impetus to an Eastern Oregon movemont to invite President-elect Roosevelt to make a summer camp on Wallowa lake this year. The Evening Herald KLAMATH FALLS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1933 HERALD SERVICE Herald subscribers who tall to receive their papers by 0:80 p. m. are requested to call the Herald business office, phone 1900, sad paper will be sent at once by special carrier. Number 50 'WETS' ATTACK SENATE GERMANY UNDER POLICE LAW BY CABINET ORDER Communists Blamed for Reichstag Building Damaging Fire.

Over Hundred Arrested; Acts of Terrorism Found Planned. BERLIN, (P)---PresIdent von Hindenburs. today placed the German republic der virtual martial law by signing An emergency decree giving the police extraordinary powers to enforce order. BERLIN, Feb. 28, (AP)-Virtual martial law under police regime was decided upon by the German cabinet today.

The cabinet, which had been In session since 11 adjourned at 2:30 -p. until 5 p. m. It had heard A report from Wilhelm Goering. minister without portfolio, upon the fire which damaged the Reichstag sult of a raid Inst week by pobuilding yesterday and the ro- lice on Karl Liebknecht House, communist headquarters on Buelowplatz.

Communists Blamed A military state of emergency WAR refrained from in order to keep the Reichwehr (standing army) out of political action, but the measures to be decreed will have the effect of placing Germany under a state of emergency with the sole object meeting communist danger. Herr Goering stated WaS certain that communist leaders were directly connected with the Reichstag fire. The communists, he said, were prepared for further acta of terrorism. some of which would be committed by men in the uniforms of police, the steel helmet organization and the Nazis. Among 130 persons arrested by noon were two leading members of the Pacifistic league of human rights and several radical writers.

Poisoning Planned Ernst Torgler, communist floor leader of the Reichstag. voluntarily presented himself to police. Herr Goering reported that material seized in Karl Liebknecht House included forged orders to the police and to Nazi storm troopers and even included instructions for poisoning wells and food. According to the testimony of two men. who were arrested, they telephoned yesterday evening to the socialist organ Vorwaerts at the request of this paper that Herr Goering himself had ranged for the Reichstag fire.

Arrests Ordered The Hitler government ordered prohibition of the entire Leftist Press and the arrest of the 100 communist members of the last parliament today. With Reichstag and Prussian (Continued on Page Three) CAPTAIN DROWNED WHEN SHIP SINKS ASTORIA. Feb. 28, (AP) -While her crew mourned the loss of their captain, surf-battered wreckage that ed today of the former runner Pescawha. On her way to sea for the first time in seven years, the 40- foot craft, at last an "honest" whaling boat, Was swept by strong wind and current onto the sharp rocks of the north jetty at the mouth of the Columbia river, then WAS swung around the jetty's head and onto the sands of Peacock Spit.

There seething surf pounded a spectacular finish to the boat's spectacular career. "Landlubber" Crew Captain Victor H. Riley of Portland, owner and master of the former liquor carrier, which WAS manned by a "landlubber" crew, attempted to launch the boat's small dory, and was carried to 80n by A large wave. Others aboard, including the mate, Thomas F. Hyskell of Portland, leaped over the side and swam or were washed to safety on the beach.

There coast guardsmen from the Cape Disappointment and Point Adams atationa, who had futilely attempted to SAVE the crew wallo the Pescawha was still on the jetty, administered first aid to the men, and kept a constant but fruitless vigil for the missing captain. WAs Rum Runner The Pescawha on Feb. 3, 1925, figured in A thrilling rescue of the captain and eight crew mom(Continued on Page Three) Walsh Named On Cabinet By Roosevelt elect Roosevelt today announced appointment of Thomas J. Walsh of Montana as his attorney general. It WEB Senator Walsh who prosecuted the senate's inquiry Into the naval oil reserve leases that sent Albert B.

Fall, former secretary of the interior jail. The selection of Walsh left only two more names to be announced for the Roosevelt cabinet. Address Written It expected Roosevelt will 1111 the official list before tomorrow with the announcements of Miss Frances Perkins, of New York, for secretary of labor, and Daniel C. Roper of South Carolina for secretary of commerce. The president-elect expected to finish writing his eight-minute Inaugural address today.

Biding his time until he takes office Saturday, Mr. Roosevelt was expected to move with celerIty thereafter in his plans for the promised "new deal." Leaves Tomorrow call for a special session and an announcement on the world economic parley are few days after Inauguration. Two days after he KOOK into conference with state governors on ways of closer co-operation be(Continued on Page Three) HYDE PARK, N. Fob, 28, EDUCATORS URGED TO 60 ON WARPATH Fighting Campaign for Public Support Is Advocated. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb.

28, (AP) -A commission which declared the profession had been "meek long enough" urged American educators today to gO on the warpath against those who "would make children the vicof the depression." A fighting campaign for public support in ferreting out the attackers, directed by a commission already set up, was advocated in a report presented to the department of superintendence, National Education sociation. Commission Continued So serious did the executive boards of the department and the association, parent body, deem the crisis caused by fund reduction that they ordered continued indefinitely the joint emergency commission which made the report. That group. of which John K. Norton of Columbia University is chairman, was created in January.

At the same time the lay mittee of the department, functioning as A liason agency between the profession and the public, charged in a report today there appeared to be an organized attempt "by those who control great wealth to cripple the public school system of America." Appeal For Support The lay unit, with Superintendent Charles S. Meek of ToOhio, as chairman, likewise appealed for public support of educators seeking to maintain high standards. "This attack." said the lay ous committee, a because "is by its subtle more the insidiganda it enlists thousands of harrassed taxpayers in leagues militantly organized and committed to the task of betraying the best interests of their own children. No organizations or individuals were named. Rather, the committee said, its statement of "organized attempt" was direct(Continued on Page Three) Pardee To Talk To Rotarians At Alturas Meeting Gus Pardee, past president of the Susanville, Rotary club and representative of the district governor at the meeting when the Alturas Rotary club WAS formed, will be speaker at the banquet Thursday night when the Klamath Rotary club will visit the Modoc county city.

A number of guests have been invited to be present. A cial train will leave this city Thursday to take the Rotarians from this city to Alturas. Tickets may be obtained from R. D. Eller or L.

L. Graham. Columbia River Route Endorsed SPOKANE, Feb. 28, (AP) rectors of North Pacific Grain Growers, regional marketing co-operative, yesterday dorsed the idea open waterway development of the Columbia river to relieve freight rates on wheat shipped from the Inland Empire. F.

Son Await Inaugural Preliminaries out of the way, President-elect Roosevelt goes to his Hyde Park estate to rest prior to assuming office as the nation's executive. He is shown (left) on the steps of his New York residence with his son, James, as he left for the Hyde Park residence as news of his probable cabinet selection occupied the front pages of the nation. The President-elect did not appear disturbed by the recent attack on his life in Miami and exposure of bomb plot in Washington. Al Smith Talks Finances Before Senate Committee and Gives National Ideas -Alfred E. Smith expounded to the senate finance committee today his insistence on enlarged public construction AS spur to business and employment.

Addressing the senators in direct way, with a good natured aside now and again, he declared 8 condition akin to war confronts the country. "Cut out this red tape," he advised, "and go back and build buildings like we did cantonments-overnight." Again he urged that reconstruction corporation interest rates on construction loans be cut to four per cent; and es- CONTINUED SNOW IS IN PROSPECT HERE WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, (AP) Wet, soggy snow, closely akin to rain fell steadily here throughout the day Tuesday, and a continuation of unsettled weather was predicted for Tuesday night and Wednesday, according to forecasts from the local weatherman. The minimum temperature recorded for the day WAS 33 degrees, and the high point 40 degrees. Mountain stations reported heavy, de snowfall, recorded with at Sun the Moun- greattain where 10 inches of new snow fell before noon, according officers of the state highway department.

All highways were reported open and in goou condition, and trains arrived on schedule. The snow had a high moisture content, and promised to add materially to the year's precipitation which is still far below normal. PORTLAND, Feb. 28, (AP)The spring season, which never 80 far this year has had a firm grasp on the situation, was due for another setback tonight, the weather bureau predicted. Rain mixed with snow was forecast for the western part of the state tonight and tomorrow, while snow and generally unweather was in store for Eastern Oregon.

Cooler temperatures were to prevail in the southwest section. WALTER HEIRS DEAD HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 28, (U.P) -Walter Heirs, once famous motion picture comedian, died Monday of double pneumonia, which he contracted on a recent vaudeville, tour. He wAs 39. SOMETHING TO HAPPEN SOON IN MEDFORD Political Upheaval in Joining County Is In Progress.

Representative Calls on Governor; More Arrested. Feb. 28, (AP) -Despite a general and definite attitude of uneasiness and pectancy, a comparative calm prevailed on the streets of Medford today as the greatest polit1cal upheaval in Jackson county's history carried on through climax after climax. After meeting with the governor in Salem today, Henry Van Hoevenberg, Medford resident for 20 years, declared "something is going to happen in Medford within the next few days. We want be it, and we have the propaperation of the state now to meet any situation.

I don't know what will happen, but something will, and we must be ready to meet emergencies." Six Arrests Expected Van Hoevenberg is a member of a committee created Saturday to bring order out of the political and factional chaos. Meanwhile six more arrests were expected in connection with the bold theft and destruction of some 10,000 ballots cast in the last November election. These ballots were stolen and burned a few hours before a recount on the election of sheriff was to have been made. The Tecount was demanded by Ralph Jennings, former sheriff, who lost to Gordon Schermerhorn. Officials Arrested An astounded countryside heard Saturday that Schermerhorn had been arrested in connection with the theft, and this (Continued on Page Three) PIRATES ATTACK DANISH STEAMER HONGKONG, Feb.

28, (P)- Chinese pirates, active again atter a quiet period, attacked the Danish steamer, Gustav Diederichsen while en route to Swatow, China, held up the officers, smashed the wireless, and decamped with three first class passengers. Officer Rad Nielson had relieved Captain Jacobsen when the bridge was rushed by the pirates. Nielson tried to give an alarm, but was shot in the abdomen. The Pirates carried the captain's cabin, where they also took five European officers while others of their band ransacked the ship. They forced the captain to steer for Mirs bay, where the pirates left the ship this morning.

Nielson on crawled from the cabin and helped the operator restore his apparatus, and they radioed a distress call. Stocks Rally Briskly As Finances Gain NEW YORK, Feb. 28, (P)- The stock, market rallied rather briskly today, and financial markets generally took on a more cheerful aspect. There were numerous gains of $1 to $3 a share in stocks. The dollar was inclined to recover in the foreign exchange markets.

Wheat at Chicago closed 1c to 9c 8 bushel higher. American Telephone, Allied Chemical and Union Pacific advanced $3 a share, and closed near the best. U. S. Steel closed at $24.25, up 62 cents.

Advances of around $1 were numerous. Ferrar Charged By Grand Jury SALEM, Feb. 28, (AP) -Max Ferrar, a reputed ringleader of unemployed and hunger march demonstrations, staged at the Red Cross headquarters here, WaS indicted by the grand jury late yesterday on a charge of assault and battery. The indictment charged that Ferrar assaulted and beat Community Service, President S. E.

Purvine, now in a serious condition from 8 paralytic stroke which followed the attack, made in January. It has been only the past few days that Purvine has been able to utter any intelligible sound. Ferrar was lodged in Jail under $500 bail. Queen Mardi Gras Red-haired Miss Mary Frances Buck, above, will rule as queen of the annual Mardi Gras carnival at New Orleans. She was selected over scores of other debutantes.

JEHOL PASS WON BY JAPAN'S ARMY Chinese Deny Report and Declare Defenders Intrenched. By The Associated Press A reinforced Japanese army captured Shamaoshan, important pass into Jehol Province from the southeast, today after a terrific two-day battle. The Japanese were directed toward Lingyuan, another pass on the main line of the Chinese defense. Meanwhile Chinese were jubilant, clatming another Japanese offensive which had swept thru Peipiao and Chaoyang, failed in an attack on Lingyuan and was turned northward, away from its objective. Once Lingyuan falls, the Japanese have command of a 75-mile highway leading straight to Jehol City, the capital.

Attack From North Another Japanese force sweeping down from the far north expected to occupy Chihfeng, communication and transportation center of Jehol tomorrow. This is the northern pass to Jehol City, 92 miles distant. Japanese reports said their column was 26 miles northeast of Chihfeng at 10 a. m. The Chinese reported they were successfully defending Tamiao, on the defense line between Lingyuan and.

Chihfeng against heavy bombardment and contended the Japanese army of the north was being slowed up by bitter weather and road conditions. Embargo On Arms A British embargo on arms shipments to China and Japan caused Great Britain to momentarily replace the United States in the role of "Villain" in Japan. The action was regretted in China, where it was said Japan already was well provided, and an arms embargo against the "aggressor nation" only was urged. Japanese officials admitted the British embargo would handicap China rather than Japan but, nevertheless, keenly resented it. PEIPING, China, Feb.

28, (AP) -troops defending the Pass of Paishihtsuimen still clung to that gap in the mountains and half way Chih-Feng between today Chao- despite the pounding they were taking from Japanese artillery. Japanese press reports said the attackers had carried the pass, Chinese official dispatches said the defenders were so snugly entrenched in the hill(Continued on Page Three) DEADLOCK OF SESSION SEEN AFTER ACTION Lower Group Will Tie Up Measures Until Others Agree. Beer Bill Defeated By Senate; Sales Tax Is in House. SALEM, Feb. 28, a meeting of the "wet bloc" early this afternoon a committee consisting of Representatives Lonergan, Best, Horan, HIll and Wells was appointed to confer with the senate regarding she senate's intentions as to disposition of house bills in the future.

The "wet bloc" meeting grew out of rejection by the senate of the Beckman beer bill and Hall resolutions to refer to the people the question of the state constitutional prohibition amendment, and defeat in the upper house of the Upton bill, providing the machinery for a constitutional convention to ratify or reject repeal of the 18th amendment as submitted by congress. Support Pledged Representatives attending the "wet bloc" meeting pledged themselves to support a demand that the senate recede from its position in opposition to modification of the prohibition law's, and commit themselves to support the recommendations of the appointed to confer with the senate. Defeat of the Beckman peer bill late yesterday and of the Hall resolutions, submitting repeal of the state prohibition amendment to the people, this morning, both by the senate had moved the "wets" of the house to coordinate their efforts to rebuke and drive into line certain "dry" members of senate, and hard sledding in the house is in prospect for many senate bills unless some of the senators become more sympathetic with the prohibition "mandate of peo- By CLAYTON V. BERNHARD Associated Press Staff Writer pecially called for speeding up of highway work. For Public Works "It isn't the number of men employed on a highway or building itself that helps," he said, "but more labor is employed in the fabrication of materials that go into the buildings." He said 4,000 men Was the peak employed on the Empire State building, but the dutcal was made in Indiana and (turning to Senator Harrison with smile) the glass was made In Mississippi." Smith contended the govern.

ment could build bridges on (Continued on Page Three) Windy March Predicted As Month Closes Timid females will have to wait until 1936. for a February with 29 days in order to make authentic leap year proposals to eligible bachelors who have thus far evaded matrimony. This February the maiden must be as demure as her costume, unless she wishes to go masculine herself and don one of the mannish tailored suits with trousers. Anyhow, today is last day February, and without significance except for the fact that stormy, unsettled weather is predicted to usher in the windy month of March, roaring like a lion. LIONS CLUB HEARS DIALECT STORIES A number of clever southern stories, told in dialect by George Cunning, were the principal feature of the regular meeting of the Lions club Tuesday noon.

Miss Katherine Walton presented a group of violin numbers, and was accompanied by Mrs. J. E. Clanahan. K.

A. Moore presided as chairman. Commissioner Is Cleared Of Charge SALEM, Feb. 28, (P) County Commissioner J. E.

Smith WAS cleared by A grand jury report late yesterday of malfeasance in office charges. ple." Fighting Mood The house is preponderantly wet, and those wets have at last fanned themselves into a fighting mood. Both proposals had previously passed the house by sate, senate majorities. is dry by a margin of only two votes and it was declared that there are five or six members of the upper house who, in the face of Oregon's anti-prohibition expression at the last election, might think more of some of their pet menures when they reach the floor of the house than they do of the entreaties of dry lobbyists. Session May Delay If the house wets stand together as they propose, insisting that Oregon be allowed to take its place in the parade of repeal and modification, they can easily create a deadlock that might carry the session on indefinitely, 1t was declared.

In the revenue bills alone they have a weapon that can stall the session. Another complicating development is the success of these elements fighting house bill No. 493, the truck and bus bill, in getting the bill referred to the committee of the whole in house this morning for the purpose of amending. The principal amendments sought are those re-establishing in the measure the tax of mills per ton mile on trucks and busses, ag proposed in the West bill submitted to the voters last November, and (Continued on Page Three) LATE NEWS Feb. 28, (AP)-Sufficient improvement was noted MIAMI, condition of Mayor Anton J.

Cermak of Chicago te today in the to announce that injection of food cause attending physicians solution into his veins would be discontinued. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, (AP)-The $104,000,000 sent to the appropria- White tion bill for The senate adopted the conference report after the the agriculture department was House tdoay. receded from its opposition to a minor amendment. house WASHINGTON, to the house Feb.

for 28, adjustment of minor differences the (AP)- The senate today passed and sent $308,009,000 naval appropriation bill. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, (AP) -The senate appropriations annual committee today favorably reported the last of the eleven second deficiency bill carrying more than $80,000 ply 000 for emergency expenditures this fiscal bills- -the year. he was DENVER, considering Feb. 28, the (AP) withdrawal -Police Chief police in the Charles BootA.

T. Clark said today teher 2nd of the kidnaping 81 case to old investment broker and Charles allow free negotiations between the abductors year Boettcher, multmillionaire father of the missing man. late Feb. today to 28, bring (AP) up for house action tomorrow WASHINGTON, -Democratic and republican the leaders bankruptcy agreed revision measure with a view to final passage.