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KI-AMATH VAtAA, OHEOO.V MOMMY, PECBMBEB XI, XVtH
PRICK F1VU CKNTIi
Equal Righti, Equal
Justice, are the Twin
Pillar ot Democracy
WRECK TAKES DEATH TOIL
mmm ... - - - 1; ' -..-.- J - . . -1 I'-Z - - -- - J-a It i n m I
TEN PERISH
AS STEAMER
HITS JETTY
Seve n" Survivors
Are Rescued By
Life
savers
MARSHFIELD. Dec. 17.
Seven men who chmr
last nieht to the wrecked
steam schooner C. A. Smith
which yesterday piled ui
on the north icttv inside
Coos Bay put off in one of
the shipts bcmts earlv today
and were picked ud by life
savers ' in the tue Oreeon.
the men eot away from
the wi'eck while the . life-
savinar crew in the steam
schooner Oleone . prepared
to shoot n(line aboard the
wreck. " , --Seven
;jtien were Rescued
yeeterdavbv the life-savine
crew.. Ten were lost yester
day durintr an attempt to
leave the wreck in a life
boat.
The Smith carried a crew
of 24. ;
The ten men lost includ
ed nine of the crew and G.
N. Prescott. deckhand of
the tue Oreeon, who was
washed overboard yester
day, while eneaeed in res
cue work.
Members of the crew mis
sine are:
H. B. Odahl. third mate
A. Leland. wireless oper
ator
T. Chalmers, chief enji
neer
E. Efford. first asst. eni-
neer
H. Drange, second asst.
engineer
A., Raiahn, seaman
C. Sampson, seaman
H. Anderson, oiler
A. Granfelt, oiler
The seven rescued this
morinine wore Captain T,
Blombere. First Mate . M.
A. Sundell. Second Mate C.
Ecklund, Third Assistant
Eneineor, II. Flemmiwr,
Sonmen H. H. Jerline, O.
Nikolason , and E. Huberts.
The seven resc.ued vester-
df.v. bv the coast euard
were Fred Babubel. sea
man, H. FKdye and E. Gal
vev, W. A. Shields, cook :
JohiJ Berths, cabin boy, K.
Kirkchoff, riicss bov, and
Albert Klaus. irallcyman.
... gitt'vhtors t.odav said the
efforts or members of crew
tors aid Wireless Operator
Lolacid, ,vhp had artificial
effB, ';1)vevened more than
seven fretting away in the
life boat, which rescued sev
en yesterday. Leland was
amone the nine who per
ished when the ship's .boat
swamped.
Captain Blomberg wept
today when he went aboard
the tue Oreaon, grieving
t for the lost men.
Abandon Ship!';
Mm if
1 I. "'iff LI m CJ
U I'.".
When that-,eiy t heard aboard
the Aqultanla. thing move swIUIy.
A recnt (Ire-drill thowed the III-,
boats on be coropleuly filled with
In halt hour. Photo ihowe the
boat about to "pull away" from,
the obis during om ,ot tb drill. ,
MEXICAN REBELS
Cuautla. Within 60 Miles of
Goal. Mexico City,
Declared Captured
VERA CIIVZ. Dec. IT. With the
reported capture of Puobl.t nnd
Cuautla, revolutionary htwdirunrtorj
today clnlmod they held two lower
point of tho trlanitlc which ha Mex
ico City a their iroal at ihn apux.
Cuautla, taken yesterday, aceonllns
to the Insurgent, I within 00 mUeu
of tho capital.
LESLIE PEYTON
ENTERS DE MOLAY
Iklnmalli l-'iill Ktudent lit O. A
liillluled Into Order by
Salem li'freo Team
I.KSI.I.K I'lCYTON.
it nticicM Auuicrin iiAi, coi.-
l.lCdi:, ot'rvajlliH, 1;ic. 17. Leslie
I,. I'oylon of Kluinntli KiiIIm wiw In
itialed Into tho Order of Do Molny
at Hid OrvnlllN chapter hy tho Salem
decree team December I I for tho
Klnmuth I-'nlls chapter. Peyton Is a
frpKlimun In Ilia school of chemical
onK'iiaerliiK and Is a member of the
Slrtnn .(lamina fraternity.
CIMtlSTOAH THICK l-OIi SACUICD
It lOAitT I'AIUSH TlllltSn.lY
I'lans uro about completed for the
lilir fhrlalmnH treo celebration thot
(Is lo be ringed In Lyceum hull next
i Thu '.:ilii v i venlni;. ' It Is for the
children' of Snored Heart parish nnd
thooij nllendlri; llio Academy. The
affair i!i t i tl Dm nusplcra of the
Kn'Kits of Columbus nnd 11 proposes
tn malm -It pel Ipso anything of tho
kind lmri.ttiforn held hy the council.
I'reimrut Inns are helnit mndo for the
more than three hundred youiiK
Hlnra that h"Y been In'vlU'd to nt
tend, In tiddlllon to the ilhtlrlbutlnn
of llio K'fls by Snnla Clnus, there
will be an entertainment proRinm
tlyvt linn been prepared hy thu upper
classes of Sacred Heart acisdemy.
Mimics iiomk, tmicx .ion
Dec. 17.- I'rofossor
d'lCster, ono of the few loeturers tin
Journalism' In Clnrmnn universities
lias lieon couipollnil lo nlmmlon his
work In tho universities hero. Ills
tlwolllni! house foil down nnd ho was
tumble to obtain living: quarter
HiroiiKh tho ltonalnrt comlmsslon.
lit --. IH I Hal
til
CLA1
VICTORY
i lit natfl in t nru :i
ininnivi junrDU
PL
1 SI BALLOT
Application as Minority
Candidate Denied by
Supreme Court
' I'lKIlHi;, H. l)k. n. 17.
Holith Dnkilii supremo court
tod)' tvfuwd lo nllow tho
iiiimo of Iliriim Johnson to bo
filed "a minority candidate for
president In till state. The
court nphrld the contention of
Howard O. Fuller tlmt nil fur
ther filing In the rr-pitbliraii
minority column be prohibit
ed. WASHINGTON. P. C Pec. 17.
Paper to place 8enutor Hiram John-'
on' name before the South Dakota
republican a candidate for repub
lican presidential nomination are to
be filed' today In the oi-ator's bj
half with tho South koU wre
tarv of tate at I'lerrn. Tower "f at
torney baa been forward1! to Pierre
by th senator together wl'.U formal
application for a pluca in the Pri
mary ballot.
The California aenator believed
The Injunction proceeding which
nave uaon orsun lo r-v wuium
nomination oft the . South Dnkola
ballot will not Interfcr) with the fil
ing of his 'Papers.
MERRILL GIRL TO '
GET U. OF O. DEGREE
Annn Hill is Ouo of 2H Studenls
Who Will be (imiluated From
C'olleiio in January
I'NIVEIISITV OF OMEOON. Eu-
Benc, Dec. 17. (Special.) Anna
Hill of Merrill 1 ono of tho !S per
sons who will receive a oosreo irom
the University of Oregon In January.
1924. Sho will bo grunted a U. A.
degree by the depnrlnrent at Eng
lish.
Of tho 28 degrees to bo granted,
five will bo given by tho school of
education, seven by tho school fit
business administration, three by tho
departments of botany and bacteri
ology, three by the department of
English literature, two by the de
partment of economics, and ono by
ouch of tho following echooU nnd
departments: music, chemistry, psy
chology, modlciuo, philosophy, fine
Arts, phlllsophy and physical educa
tion. ,
Thoro nro now 41 students reg
iHterod tit the university who will ro-
coivo degrees upon com plot Ion of thi.s
term's work.
? -ioT&iiresr!.
REFUSED
ICE
rcim XT v ,,n.Tm cm.f n Plmi.-lni na ivim rrrnwinrr in thn wnnds.
and to go out in the woods and cut one down and bi in? it to town would be an epo
chal event in their lives. This picture show :i scene on West street. New York. It de-
picla the opening of the (Jnristmas season in Americas
trees have arrived for sale, and more are coming daily.
trees has become an industry of no small importance, as
Another Mexican
IN TROliHl.Es Tl iIS
ONE SHOOTS SELF
4
tiiO triui iui trlbuiiulinn
of the Monican popuUtliiii in.
iiliinintli livo tit-n a our'c f
, interest for the piuit ieck.jrr'in,
booting one anutlier they lite
tuken to shooting tlninelni
Jono Garocliunu, n 4i'piI
herder worUlnif on tii-orpj
Acer's ranch, nrnr Kcno, nan
rlcaiiin -.! gun Hiilurdny mid
aciidt'nuilty shot lilmwdf in !:'
loniiu-h. I'nulilu to cull for
help and rendered hrlplm 'iv
the wound, lie crnnled hito his
' shack. ,
A. A. Swtlwr, ulnncln to
wnrils (inrecliana, flock yentcr
day mornlns, noticed the sheep ,
scjittercd fur nnd wide, and iuv
pectliiR somcthlnit wrong nn!)t-
od up to the shark and saw tho
xlioppherder's pllftht. CallinK
Clarence Hunt, a nclghlior, they
carried tho man to a nailing
ntltomobllo anil bi-oiiht blm to
n local honpltnl whrro ho In un
ileruolnR trentment.
Vnlean complication net In
Cnrerhnnn will recover from tho
wound. He in mfferlnc hot onlj (
. from tho wound Imclf hut from
sliorlt nnd lon of blood.
RECALL FIRST ;
AERIAL FLIGHT
20 YEARS AGO
Epochal event celebrated
and Wright Bros.. Hon
ored by Aeron. Assoc
DAYTON, O., Doc. 17. Twenty
year ago today Wilbur and Orvllle
Wright, pioneers of American avia
tion, mndo tho first successful flight
In a mcl:hnnlcally-drlvcn airplane.
Today that epochal flight, made at
Klttyhnwk,.N. C., and of only G9 sec
onds duration, was recalled to Or
vllle, tho surviving brother, as prob
ably tho most important event in the
history of aeronautics.
Dayton, Wright's home, now one
of thu great flying centers of the
world, nnd other cltlos all over the
country, were to hold meetings un
der the direction of tho Knttonnl
Aeronautic association nt which the
brothers' uccunVPHslimcnt woio to lu
lauded by leaders in tho norlal world.
WHEAT I'ltU ICS.
rOItTLAM). Dec, 17 Hard white
whent, $1.01; western red OGc.
CHRISTMAS TREES THOUSANDS
SE
TEN FEET FROM.
Men Who Robbed Florence
V Institution Narrowly
Escape Capture
EUGENE, Dec. 17. The three
bandits who robbed the Lano County
Btate tc Savings bank ai Florence
last Tuesday wera hnr"o-cJ vera!
day last week on t. farm s '.wo
,nen near Mercer laVa, acordlng to
revolt )day.
, A posse passed rtthln V2n fet ol
the men at one time, according to n
report.
One of the robbers wn in a cellar
when posse was ia til' house.
The banlif leii-- identified as
Tom Murray. wH si.d to have inmlc
numerous trip to Florence.
Tho bandit nlanloi :o catch the
Sunday morning ta rnieut jt Flor
ence, the ofricer l-.-xrned. They
changed tholr rough sarb for finer
clothes, shaved ana Imyrored thulr
appearance in general.
The train was thoroughly searched
yesterday but no trace of the men
wns found. Some of ta posse have.
beea called Into town to search there
whiel other are . continuing, the
swtrcb iti i Mi.r2c lao country.
LAKES ROUTE NAME
ANNOUNCEMENT IS
RECEIVED , BY S. F.
:. t :. : . , , '
liny - City Chamber Acknowledges
Itecelpt of Docamcnt Jinming
New Uno From Kirk
,3AN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17. For
mal and official aanouncement under
the seal of the-Klanrath county cham
ber of commerce that the railroad
from Klamath Fnlls to Eugene, Ore
gon, now building has been chris
tened "Tho Klamath Lakes Route
has been received at the San Fran
Cisco chamber of commecre.
A du.cgntlon numbering 63 busi
ness levders in the San Francisco
chamber of commerce participated
with the cit-z'en of KlamV.h Falls in
the nasecnt "The Passing of the
Covered Wagon" during which the
Southern Pacific 'extension was
nant'.-i hv !?: Klamath celebrulors
IL D. Morlen'joiv ot Iho I'.'liran lia;-
Lumber "company was general chair-
! man of the railroad celebration com
milteo.
J. 1). McKoe. chairman c! tin
board of directors of tho Mercantile
Trust company, was spokesman for
tho San Franciscans.
OF 'EM
metropolis, inousanus tn
Annual distribution of the
the picture "would indicate.
POS
PASSED
BANK
BANDITS
Moonshine LIQUOR
.IS BLAMED FOR DEATH
OF BEND MAN, AGED 40
BEND, 0m., . 17. Moon-
shine liquor of doubtful Quality
caused the death here of Joseph
Kelson, aged 40, It wo IB 4
dkated by testimony given at 4
an Inquest conducted by Cot'- 4
oner C. P. Niawonger. An ad
tdpsy I being performed. . ' t4
4 Dr. Paul Woernor, called Jut
before the man died to attend
him. testified that ha bad
treated him before for minor
aliments, and that on one oc
4 casion Nelson had been drink-
lng and was suffering severely
as a result.
CLAIM RELEASE
Would Obtain Permission
to Borrow Abroad Before
Paying Reparations
PARIS, Dec. 17. Germany' re
quest that the reparation commis
sion agree to eUas Its priority
claim on Germany's resource to an
extent necessary to permit Germany
to borrow money abroad with ',ca
to buy needed food, was delivered to
cue reparations commlssjon.Joday by
the German war burden commis
sion.
The French nnd German govern
ments are to discuss the question of
Ruhr and Rhiaeland occupation.
Polncare, in a statement, accepted
Herr von Hoesch, charge d'affaires,
regarding conversations which Ger
many wishes to conduct with France
and Belgium on matters connected
with the occupation. '
PETERS GIVEN
LIFEjENTENCE
Former Klamath Man Held
For Murder Will Go to
San Quentin
'RKDDIN'G, Cnl., Dec. 17. Phillip
Peters, formerly of Klamath Falls,
convicted of the murder of Joseph
fiogden in a poker game hold-up at
Pit No. 3, August 17th, laat, was
sotnenced to life imprisonment by the
superior court.
William Sinter, alsb convicted of
murder in connection with the
same crime, was not sentenced, as his
counsel filed n motion for a new
trial. The court set next Wednesday
as the time for hearing arguments.
The niotion for a new trial was
based on the claim that new evidence
had been found, ami because Iho
ourt refused to grant the defendant
a scparato trial, s ; -' .
Al Aubrey, tried in the same case,
was acquitted nt' the Joint trial.
Peters goes to San Qiwnlliu -v.
AVKATHKU liKPORT .
" rho baiM.netrlc pres
i sure began to fall
f ajyosterday at noon
( fSn.,.1 l.':.n,1 n.vnv
thn enld wavfl Unit
w .... ....
tias i)revaueu ior
several days. Tho
Cyclo'-dtormii graph
nt tho Underwood
fl I'lur. mncy show the
trend Is not yet completed. Forecast
for tho iiert 21 hours: ) - .
Cloudy nnd unsettled With moder
ate temperatures. .
Tho Tycos recording thermometej
registered maximum nnd minimum
temperatures today as follow:
High . . ; . . . B0
Low " ' , . 25 -
GERMANS ASKS
M -
WW
Gl
INSURGENTS
SENATE BATTLE
Bloci Standing Ground a
Voting Resumes on L ,C'
C Chairman
VASHINGTON, 'J. C, Dio, 17 r
The republican in-iura-mi hlacMo'-i ,.
their ground today in tho scnat and
consolidated gain alreidy madtf In '
the house. . '
The four-day trim oa the l
tloa of a chairman o? tho iual In
terstato commerce cemmlt'.ei ended
with the Insurgent Mill holdins" on
against Cummin. Tho deadlock wan
unbroken on the fouth hallo todar.
Cummins and Smith wore ied wilt
39 each. Cousen of M ehlgna , hn
eleven. -' -r--.-- '. 'v' '
Won Fight. '
House insurgents won . their (ixht "
Saturday tor n place on the mica
committee whlcb shapes the .legisla
tive program, of the house... At the.'
same time the senate iMUruente
strengthened their line to . prevent .'
the re-election of Senator Cummin,
republican, Iowa, a chairman ot ke -
interstate commerce commute. -
Hv a vote of 108 toil republican -
nartv conference approved the "as
signment ot Representative Nelson,,
Wisconsin, the insurgent lea-!er, tq
th rule committee in place Of Iteo-.
resentative Tllnh'r'Cotinecthiut,.:Wh
withdrew rolnntartly . In the Interest,
of Mjarmony.. v This . dissipated aftir.
hopes of the democrat to increaia
their membership on the committee
from four to five. . ,
TWO GERMAN BOYS
DENY BONDAGE TO "'
MEDFORD FARMER
Charge Tlii-y Wcrc Held in Peott-
ugo by l'rof. Karl Knglehnrt?;
' Is Declared Fnlso
.MEDFORD, Dec, 17. Karl and
Alvin Steder, German youth, aged
IS and 17' years, respectively al-
ieged by' their - coiinsln, Theodore
Kauhausen of San Francico, in a
complaint filed with the California
Invnlgrotion board ns being held in
bondage on the ranch of Professor
Karl. Englehardt, came to town Jiat-
urday and denied in their native
tongue, that 'they were peons or
brutally treated.
Thev were accompanied by Ifclnn
rmdebatch, aged 22. a worker on, tho
Englehardt ranch, whose father, liv
ing in California, tried to secure hl
return through Sheriff Terrlll, Jour
or five years ago. j r.
The Steder boy were well dressed.
Karl, the younger, talked freely la
German, but Alvin, the older.
bashful. Heinle said he had $500 . In
the bank, given him by Englehardt,
per agreement, when he was 21 yoar
of age. ';' v
iNelther of, the Steder boy had any
complaint ttjVmake when asked' If
they had any. - ,
..IRcgurding the chnrgos of KnnhUu
sen. Professor Englehardt branded
them as "n schomo to get out of puy-
lng me what ho owes me." Kaiuhnu
son was a .Carnival crlervln the old
country, Englehardt uyY and ovon
spent the $25 glvon ns nppenrnnco
money at Kill Island, and to have
been returned to Englehardt. Tho
Steder boys both returned their simi
lar loan. .
Asked If they, had to work, Karl
said, "Neln," and wa rebuked by
Professor Englehardt, with the e
pluantlon, ; "We nil have to work
hard." This wa the only ruffled
momont of tho Interview.
AfSTItl.A'S HKET CHOP JOO!
VIHNNA, Dec. 17. Auslrla will
bo nblo to supply one-half of.lt
domostlc consumption of sugar owing
to increased acreago and quality f
this year's beet erop. The wine
crop was mall bst of good quality.