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“The road la |
t remedy
iïAUAN FAIS W
FINANCES
M P FUCHI
Is Fbreed to Descend When
Goal is Nearly in
Sight
OF CAUFOM K IS THE
»INNER OF SKI RACE
FUTURE TO BI
STATE K EEPS
IN THE
LEGISLATURE
OF AM ERICA
IN S E S S IO N
Seven Hours Thirty Four
Minutes is Time
Ime Need­
Ne
ed for 42 Mile Race
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 23—
KLAMATH FALLS, Feb. 23—
(U .N .)— Forced to descend when
(U. N.)— Finishing in a mad slide
almost wttbln sight of bis goal.
down wood river valley, Manfred
Port
Natal,
Brasil,
Colonel
Jacobsen of McCloud, California,
Francesco de Pinedo, Italian
today won the first annual 42-
aviator; has failed In his attempt
mlle ski rare from Fort Klamath
French and British Soldiers
Custom and Financial Pri­
Proposal
to
Tax
Auto
Driv­
Wire Communication Eatab-
at a non-stop flight from the
to Crater Lodge on the rim of
are Galled Into Action
ers
Ode
Dollar
Meets
vileges Would go to the
lished for First Time
Crater Lake and return. ’
Seventeen-Year-Old Boy W Cape Verde Islands to the South
After Shelling •
With
Favor
-
United States
Since Bunday
American mainland, and has
Jacobsen's time for the arduqus
One of tho Victims
landed near the lelnd of Fernan­
climb and rapid descent was sev­
SOLDIERS FIRE OK CITY
Demented Employee
ALLOW INTERVENTION
SUGGEST OTHER TAXES en
BOMBS ABB DESERTED
do de Noronha.
hours and 34 minutes. W. Nor­
In bis plane , eight miles off May A<kl a Cent to Gasoline dquist of Klamath Falls finished Standing Army Would Be Done
Cbtecae Mutaaecra Throw Capitol
Dairy Barns aud Farm Buildings
the volcanic Island which is Bra­
15 minutes behind the winner to
In Terror When They Fire
Away With aud National
Prices and Boost Tobacco
Are Wrecked and Many
VALLEY, Neb.. Feb. 33—« .
silian territory, de Pinedo is
take second money. Twenty-four
on Annie’s Arsenal
Guard Substituted
Coate
Cows are Drowned
N .)—Considered the sport ~ e f
within 115 .miles of the Brasilian
starters faced the gun at 8 a. m.,
small boys, John Marsh, 30 yen»**
eoast.
The motors of his plane
SHANGHAI, Peb. 23.— Thous­
SALEM, Feb. 23.— Wanting to In *a terrifflc southerly gale.’ The
MANAGUA, Nlc., Feb. 23. —
MARSHFIELD, Feb. 23.— (U old farmer. Van amuek today with
were stopped and the Brasilian go home but unable to quit, be­ Bnow had a hard crusted surface (UP) — Conservative President
ands pi foreigners in Shanghai
N .)— poos Bay, rain and gales a 12 guage pnmpgun. and before
cruiser Barrosso, which stood by
were preparing today to defend
cause of its financial tangle, the and the going was perfect
Biax tonight proposed
swept for the past three days, to­ he stopped two persons were dead
guaranteed the aviator’s safety. Oregon legislature today sought
Nordquist
themselves against the ' terrors
lagua place her future
day established wire connection and three others seriously In­
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De Pinedo took off from Porto
It a dead heat
, of Chinese civil war.
means
of
raising
money
to
pay
in
the
hands
of the United States.
with other parts of the state at jured.
Praia, Cape Verde Islands, at
ney, arriving at*the lodge at 12:- A sweeping treaty by which hie
French and British soldiers,
state bills. The taxing of auto­
Ole Anderson, owner of the
noon for the first time since Sun
J: 10 a. m., Greenwich time. He
called Into action following shell­
mobile drivers a dollar a year for 49 p. m. Everett Tuckett of Klam­ country would yield financial and
farm, end Abner Nelson, 17, were
day.
passed over Fernando de Noronha
ath Falls was two minutes behind customs privileges to Americana
ing of sections of the city Tues­
killed.
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a license was approved bV the
Train and bus schedules have
at 8:40 p. m., but did not attempt
followed closely by Nela Skjersaa
day by mutinous Chinese, were at
house taxation committee, and
Two brothers of the murderer,
and would place its army vir­
been disrupted by flood waters
to land, continuing toward Port
the leaders at the turning point.
points of vantage.
While the
will be introduced. Other pro­
tually under the direction of the
Fred and Adolp Marsh, and Ver-
and slides and fallen -trees.
Natal, where he would have com­
Of Bend.
The four left on the
French troops, landed frem ships
posals are the tobacco tax and a
United States forces was sent by
Damage in this and the Co­ non Johnson were injured. ■
pleted his 1,700 mile non-stop
down trip almost in a bunch, but
in the hprbor and patrolled the
wireless to Washington for con­
Marsh escaped. Me Is beljig pur­
one cent gasoline tax.
quille valley sections Is expected
flight.
He
was
forced
to
descend.
Jacobson shook off the other
a tle ta In armored motor cars,
sideration of the United States
to run into thousands of dollars. sued by sheriffs.
The Brasilian cruiser took him In
three on the wild dash down the
British forces numbering 1,000
Two
Taxes
Marsh has been insane for
government. It was to be sent
Dairy barns and farm buildings
tow and returned with him to
were ready to take their places
SALEM. Feb. 28.— (UN )— Two mountainside.
to the conservative congress for
have been wrecked or floated some time, according to hie rein-11 Fernando de Noronha.
behind barbed wire entangle­
taxes, one ton tobacco and the « Nels Skjersaa, of Rend, placed consideration Thursday and Its
away by the flood and several three, hut never been considered
ments.
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"other on gasoline, loom as the (hlrd. arriving at the Fort at 4:19 approval was said to be assured.
dangerous enough to place ln ^ g
head of dairy cows drowned.
Other troops posted outside the-,
next step toward solution of the O’clock, in eight hours and nine
—
Residents were forced (p flee asylnm.
By the treaty Dias asks his
minutes.
city were prepared to warn the
state’s financial predicament.
Anderson ws shucking c o r p u s
from their homes on upper Coos
country
to surrender most of Its
The only others to finish were
municipal authorities of looting Former Mayor of Chicago river, due to the highest water In his farm and had called Fred pad
Just before^ adjournment Tues­
national
prerogatives to the
parties.
day, a Joint ways and means Everett Tuckett. Klamath Falla; United States for a period of 100
years which tore out wharves, Adolph Marek, who live-on an Ad­
is Choice of Republi­
Harry
G.
Francis,
Klamath
Shell City
committee of the legislature vot­
loosened log booms and did other joining farm, and young Nelson
years.
can Voters
Quiet, broken only by the
ed to offer a tobacco tax and Agency; Otto Hagen, Bright­
to help him. Shortly before noon
damage.
The United States would guar­
tentatively recommended an ad­ wood, and Andy Verstog of Fort antee Nicaraguan sovereignty and
tramping feet of foreign soldiers
CHICAGO, Feb. 33— William
A gale which bas raged as high John Marsh, sauntered 'over to
following shelling of the city Hale Thompson, twice mayor of as 70 miles an hour has been rak­ the Anderson farm, carrying a Fast Game is Expected ditional tax of one cent per gal­ Klamath. The two last named tied Independence
and
Nicaragua
for sixth place.
lon on gasoline.
Tuesday by Chinese sailors, who Chicago, won the republican may- ing this district and continues, shotgun.
Nobody paid any ’at­
would
give
the
United
States
full
on Local Armory
Other contestants remained at
had hoarded the Chinese war orlty yesterday In a primary bnt the rain has ceased. A down­ tention te him— he seemed to
The tobacco tax, which Is prac­
rights
to
protect
its
Interests
and
Floor
Government Camp and Wildcat,
ships Klangwa and Klantan and whose background was composed pour resulted in five and one half grow restive.
tically the same as the tax of
or the south entrance, when their rehabilitate the country.
directed their fire on Marshal of machine guns, -shotguns, rifles, Inches since Saturday evening, the
Without warning he began fir­ -The fast. Battery B basketball 1925, which was defeated by the
Present Rights
pistols and slugging, reported bal­ heaviest precipitation in that part ing into the mMst of the workers. team, winner oL the Intercity ser­ voters of thjL State, is expected Strength was taxed and they knew
, Sun Chuan-fang’s arsenal.
Present treaty rights of the
that
seven
of
their
competitors
Al­
Shells from the ships * struck lotS tealin g and ballot box stuf­ period of time for years.
All .When he had emptied hie gnn he ies. will meet the Klamath Falls to yield approximately 1500,000
ready were in the home stretch. United States would be consoli­
the old Wrench club and the fing.
streams are ont of their thanks fled.
Cardinals, an all-star aggregation a year should it be passed and
dated including the right to
Qut of 2,000 precincts in 2,- and many sections of the highway
Chinese Red* Cross, while others
made up of the nelghborng cltle’s not held up for referendum. The
build a canal.
A
passed through the homes of the 312 hs recieved 281,108 votes are flooded In Coos county.
best players, at the Armory to-, bill, according to the committee’s
The right of intervention of
foreigners In the French conces­ while his opponent, William R. river boat la running from Co­
night. The Cardinals are unde­ plan, will be in the form of a
the United States is guaranteed,
Lftsinger, who was hacked by quille to Riverton, where bus con-
sions.
feated so far this yeah anil the “license measure” and not as a
provided such action is necessary
French jrarshlps commanded United States Senator Charles 8. neetloas from. Bandon are made
. measure. By putting the
10 secure free elections and to_
r t w I w W M W « ,.
?
The Coos Bay-Roseburg high­
the Chinese mutineers to
M
nr« under this heading, it
maintain a government adequate
Mayor W. S. Devery, running way has been partially blocked
firing.
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basketball Is expected. The Ba­ would not come under the six
to protect foreign interests.
There was no sleep In the In­ practically unopposed on the dfithd by washouts and slides, but a few
ttery
team has been working out per cent limitation amendment,
A financial advisor and a col­
FORT
WORTH.
Texas,
Fab.
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ternational and French conces­ crtlc ticket, received a friendly care are getting through today.
faithfully this season, and are de- and would allow It to have an, Church Head Discusses Sit­ lector or general'customs would ’
—
The
prlfice
of
Wales
missed
an
Hundred# of small and layge Invitation to the fat stock ebow shrous of attracting as large a emergency clause attached to It
sions.
Soldiers were prepared vote which probably would reach
be Americana and would be re- *
uation in Mexico, and
a total of K7.9OO.
slides are reported on all roads In F o c t. RPorth. March 6 to 12, fqllowlng of local fans as s pos­ for its protection against a refer­
to move.
commended by the United States
Compliments America
Nightfall found gunmen and of Southwestern Oregon and fall­
Thousands of Chinese refuges,
and appointed by the president
when he refused to talk over long sible. A preliminary will be played endum.
fleeing frem the path of the ad­ police quiet, bat daring the day­ ing trees have hampered traffic, distance Tuesday with T. G. at seven fifteen.
The gasoline tax, on the other
of Nicaragua. The business ad­
vancing Cantonese host, sought time seven men were slugged and caused damage to telephone and Shaw, oil; Operator.,
hand will be written Into a bill
ROME, Feb. 23— Led by form­ visor would have full veto pow­
the protection of the foreign taken to hospitals, one was prob­ power lines and obstructed rail­
providing that It shall be a
Shaw,
who
wanted
to
show
the
er
Governor Henry J. Allen of er In the matter of national ex­
troops; the residences of foreign­ ably fatally shot and three elec­ road trains.
straight tax raised for general
Word Received—
heir
to
Britain’s
throne
how
the
Kansas and Mrs. Allen, students penditures.
Many small bridges have been cowpunchers from the Texas cat­
ers living in the suburbs were tion officers were kidnapped, 21
Word was received this morning purposes, and would have no from the S. Sr Ryndham, which
His privilege In this matter,
men and a quantity of revolvers, torn out.
deserted.
from W. H. Perkins, who left yes- connection with the present gaso­
tle
range
could
ride—
and
keep
however,
would be contingent
has
carried
the
floating
university
pistols and two machine guns . Reedsport yesterday was under
Agitators Busy
their saddles, place the London terday morning for The Dalles. line taxes levied for highway m ors than halfway round the upon the period of time needed
were
captured
In
a
raid
on
an
water, bnt the flood was reported call, bnt the prince told the tele­ where he was called by the seri­ purposes.
Agitators were rampant among
world, today were recieved by to refund and consolidate the
- the scores o f thousands of Idlers aldermanlc eondldates headquar­ going down today.
This Is to prevent possible
ous illness of his mother, had
phone
operator:
Pope
Plus XI, Premier Mussolini Internal and external debt of
The morning and afternoon
who had stopped work in com­ ters and fist fights were numer­
*1 don’t know any one In Fort reacehd his destination without
the country and to float a loan
and
Italian
officials.
ous.
(Please
Turn
to
Page
4)
Southern Pacific train, due yes­
pliance with the general strike
much trouble.
Worth, Texas.”
assuring
construction of the pro­
While the pope recieved only
terday from Eugene came in lest
order Issued last week.
posed
coastwise
railway.
fifty
of
the
students
with
the
evening and no train has reached
Arrangements to gather togeth­
former
governor
and
Mrs.
Allen,
'
No
Standing
Army
here yet today.
er all women and children In
Premier Mussolini shook hands
By the new treaty Nicaragua
the huge foreign population
with 500 of those who have been would not have a standing army,*
RIVER OVERFLOWS
swelled several weeks ago by
on the cruise. The former chief but instead a trained and armed
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 23.— U.
refugees from places outside the
executive of Kansas later con­ constabulary and national guard
In order to create added In­ N .)— With levees and temporary
city, were mode so that a gen-
versed privately with members of which would be manned for a
dykes holding the strain from ris­
terest
In
the
Spring
Opening,
. eral concentration could be ef­
the Italian labor Jhdlclary and period of ten years by American
ing waters in the Sacramento
fected in the center of the for­ style review the vaudeville pro­ river,' danger of floods in north­
emphasised
the common pointe army or marine officers. In case
eign settlements on Instant no­ gram to be held at the armory ern California was believed to­
between the laws governing that of necessity after a ten year per­
next
Tuesday
and
Wednesday
tice.
•
ÎWISAHCP
body and the Kansas Industrial iod America would control the
night to be lees than at any time
As foreigners realised that the nights under the auspices of the In the past three days.
relations act.
HUPRV
U
P
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guard for the purpose of uphold­
local
American
Legion
post,
the
long feared attack on the city
The home of Knight’s Landtag,
The Mexican question was ing the government or prevent­
merchants
are
planning
to
decor­
W
s
ÌT
OR
seemed at hand, every effort was
where scores of Inhabitants had
ehosen by the pope for his ad­ ing a coup d'etat.
made by foreign authorities to ate their windows In order to in­ deserted their homes because of
L^A\)6 ÌT
dress to the group from the Rynd­
The guard would be nonpoliti­
terest
the
crowds
which
are
ex-,
calm their respective nationals.
ham.
pected to throng the streets .on the flood Waters was thought to
cal.
Business, which had been prac­
, "The church, through the cen­
the two nights of the big show. be safe as I. R. Vickers, river
The loan la said to be tenta­
tically suspended with declara­
turies,** he said, “ has suffered tively set at 830,000,000.
The “window shopping” will guage reader there said the sit­
tion of the general strike was
ե 1 .ۥ
persecutions. But the faith of the
take place between T and 8 uation is not alarming and that
Due to American aupervlalon *
forgotten In the desire to pro­
levees
could
hold
even
an
addi­
martyrs haa prevailed. Even in of Nicaragua's finances and cus­
clock each night, with free
vide against loss of foreign lives.
Mexico today, afflicted as It Is toms It would be virtually guar­
street stunts planned by the sle­ tional rise of three fpet.
Much Looting
N. R. Taylor, federal weather
by torture and death, the will of anteed by the government of the
gion aa a means of getting the
As tales of looting south of
forecaster
here,
said
that
while
those seemingly strong who are United States.
people down town to see what
.f.
Shanghai trickled Into the city the merchants have to offer in high levels probably will be main­
administering these persecutions
The proposed treaty would he
some foreign firms took precau­
will not prevail".
new spring merchandise of all tained In all streams during the
for
100 years.
tions to guard their stocks kinds.
next two days they probably
“We rejoice at the spirit of the
z*
against pillagers.
The Chinese
United States, its breadth of
The doors to the armory will would begin to recede after that
DRAMATIC CLUB PLAY.
officials, admitting the situation open at 7:30, apd from 8 o’clock time.
tpsak
toleration and the liberty It gives
Alpha Tourl, dramatic club of
had reached a point of extreme to 8 o’clock will be the time to
people to worship according to the Southern Oregon Normal will
ir /m s .
gravity, attempted to recruit 400 visit the various booth to Inspect
the dictates of their consciences.” present on Thursday, Fehnrary
we/uwaRYJ
new members for the constabu­
the many Interesting exhibits.
34 two one-act plays, in the andl* \
lary. Chinese police guards rain-
The style review and vaudeville
torlum of the school.
forced foreign volunteers stand­ program will start each n igh t at
HALF FARE TRAIN TRAVEL
Miss Jennie Grover and Jon
ing at all entrances of the settle­
FOR SOVIET’S UNEMPLOYED Mercer will he the leading char­
o’clock, and it will last at least
EUGENE. Feb. 23.— (U .N .)—
ments.
' an hour and a half.
The University of Oregon basket­
acters In “Enter tha Hero.” a
As the night wore on and de­
MOSCOW"— (U. P .)— Half fare clever comdey.
The Legion committee announ­ ball team defeated the Oregon
“Six Who Pass
velopment of mob violence, leak­ ced today that It le meeting with Aggies here tonight, 34 to SB.
travel for the unemployed on all While the Lentils Bell” with Rnth
ed as a result of excitement pro­ co-operation on all sides, and In­
the state’s railroads has been Altklns aa the little hoy who
The game was dose and hard
duced by shelling of thè city dications are thet'the armory will fought throughout, tile score be­
granted, as an Inducement to the cooks the lentils is a very hanper-
failed to materialise, there was be crowded to Its fullest (cap­ ing nearly tied several times in
Jobless to look for work In other our fantasy.
some relief but nd reduction of acity on both nights pf the show. the second half.
places than the principal cities. It
It Is hoped that there will ho
thè guard. British troopg warn
has been found that largo num­ a good audience end a small ad­
The country store, the first
The score at half time was 1*
ready for instant action/ Groups night, the dance and the giving to I in favor of Oregon.
bers of workless have not been mission chares will ho made .to
of foreigners from the French away of a Ford eonpe on the
Able to take Jobs offered te order to! cover expenses.
Burr, Aggie guard, was thd
concessions began removing to­ second night are special attrac­ outstanding player. In addition to
them in distent places, on account
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ward the waterfront at night­ tions which are creating wide­ hie fine floor w ork‘he was high
pf the cost of travel. The lower
rtalKR***
fall.
Berne stayed with friends spread Interest. ’
rate le expected to encourage mi­
t
scorer with IS pointe,
closely
gration and to relieve much of
While' others sought shelter in
followed by Westergren and
tho orowdlng and disappointment is a visitor in this <
the offices of the Robert Dollar
Fort Klamath — 835,000 new Okerberg of Oregon with nine
marking the unemployment crisis. lag after
Steamship company's building.'
Indian agency hospital completed.
arkere;
A partial resumption of the
train schedules was carried out to­
day and Train No. IS, is expected
in about nine or ten o’clock from
Portland with mall and baggage.
AU other trains have been trans­
ferred to over the Natron cut-off
through Klamath Falls. It will be
Impossible for any trains to come
in from the south as yet accord
lag to local officials, but with i
large force of men working long
hours to combat the slides, it is
thought thaL service may be re­
sumed shortly.
The stage lines are not official
ly operating as yet either north
or south, although one stage from
Grants Pass stopped here enroute
south. It Is thought that complete
schedules may be adopted soon.
Mall continues to be brought Into
Ashland by motor car, and stages,
and at noon today Postmaster
Wagner was of the opinion that
delayed mall from the north had
all arrived.
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