ft
Equal Right $, Equal
Justice, art tht Twin
Pillar of Democracy
A Million a Month
Klamath County? '$
Industrial Payroll
1
Wevent mil YearNo. 10l
DRY
CONGRESS
UPSHAW'S PLEA
IE
DrMtio ' Action to Prevent
; '( Drinking U Urged
by Georgian
..HUSIUNOTON, D. C. Jn. .
A resolution authorising tn
f Investigation of the election at
Senator MayCtsld, democrat, of 4
Tex, wi adopted by the n
4 at today. Msyflnld is reputed 4
to hav been elected by Abo
Ku Kliu Klan by lllocal
method, J '
V
5 WASHINGTON,.. 1. C Ja. 3.
After a, 'two week holiday, congress
a beck t work today, tndlcatloni
k'ntlng to a busy Tire montbe be--lore
adjournment' for tho national
HtnreotloD.
In the eenate balloting, the chair
wan of the Interstate commerce
omtnlMlon, waa the ordor of the
Uy. Drnplt holiday conference, It
ttpptartd there was little prospect
C breaking the deadlock that devel-oped-
after congress convened In
December. 1
1 The houee program for the day
was,- oratory Upshaw, democrat.
Oeorgla, demanded draaUc action to
top 'alleged liquor drinking by the
members of eongreei, end to prerent
leakage of "diplomatic liquor."
Cpahaw ., said eongreei should
"clean around it own door by pait
ing a , reeolutlon declaring person
non grate to the floor of the houa
any member found under the influ
ence) of liquor in ic eapltol or Ifouie
tifftce teolltJlBg.- known to ham
liquor 1 Illegally aoqulred in bli
bfflea." i .
I'pibaw alio . luggeaud that all
federal appolnteoa, Including cabi
net officials, army odd navy offi
cer, dlplomatlo and consular re
presentatives abroad, be required
te give the pledge of totil abatln
dice. The suggested that tho exe
cutive' guillotine "be eiido on
government official known to
drink liquor."
'. A series of resolution wore pre
sented by representative Ulanton to
proyhlo for removal of all govern
ment official violating tho prohibi
tion amendment, end return to their
countries of foreign diplomats who
possess or dlapcnso liquor nnd for
me of tho army, navy or national
guard in enforcing the 18th amend
ment. ; . .
LEI'S SUITS
REACH SI 50.000
Representative Crampton it
Made Defendant With :
Dry Leaders
lVVrlllTNCITOK, I).- C, "Jail.
I'Vnhcis C, Ilnrlvy, turmer mayor of
Astorln, who ycHtordnyi sued Wkiyno
B; iWhcolor and other dry Ituditrn
for $1QO,000. for llbol, oxtumlod hie
pffoiinlyo today io Includo Iloiiroseut
ntlvo Cra.tiiton,
Bult for $S0, 0O0 was outoroil
URaliit Oi-aiiilWon on tho charito that
lis inndo n libelous attack nimliiHt
Hurley from tho floor of tho houao.
'. ' -- -0-
. , ; THE WKATHKH.
Tho Cyolo-Storm-ugraph
at Under
wood's Pharmacy
tVtir tut iii'twl m Mn 1 A
!5-v rlno baromotrlo
pronmiro today and
fair nklos n:i In
dlcatucl fur tonljrni.
rorncnat for noxt
bourn: .
(Ibn'Srally fair and cool with vn-
BEFOF
HOUSE
HAR
1
rlublo winds. !
, Tho Tycos recording thornwmietor
vnglntored maximum nnd minimum
tomporalurea today as follows:
jweu. .s5 .
Low 1 S
Continued Snowfall
For Oregon Forecast',
Portland Hftt 4 Irifchei
I'UUTLANii... Jdii. i.-fcbil.
llhltell ahowfill was tb'nur'i
4 tofcal. TliHti li.lwd.H
thr Rllil four Inches df hO
' - ...... . u u , nihiivi ui privn
111 llm d.-u..iAi 111,. -jj-u..
t to aruunii uere una morn-
III. A (Ilia nloel wis lalllHg
Ml flMvllf'aarlk. 'tfUU
I " w . own, 11 in in i in u in
temtlrfHiluro id alidvd. He-
porti frnlll nuUtlicrii Oreioll 4
Htllhg tuiHroraitIru. fsllia
ind riiuitlng ahoma, lhroatltl.
it Pehdeion ehd hiore aa fore-
Vtetl; '4
1 $ 44 4 4 4 4
Offing Chosen by Aspen
L&ktf Organization 1 Sec
on( Meetinir Jan. 12.
Tho
elation,
day, w.
Ury 1
ipon Lake CcltlrmeV aaao-
hich organized luit Mon-
hold another meeting Jan-
at tho farm bureau office,
Il 801
Seventh street, V perfect
ora-sulukon- mil dlsoues waya and
mean (r making the amodatlon a
force .f 0
benefit for mombera.
i chosen at Ihe first meet
ing ire: tlobert Cheyne, president;
H. P. Mrdooh, vice-president, and
A. L,..Whard, secretary and treas
urer. ; V,
Membenhlp la open to all stock
men and fll who are 'n to rested are
urged to be present ar the next
elation posseasos about
a at presi-st, consisting of
ave Interests In the range
e Klamath river and the
upper I ski., Much of thla rang Is
leased unler long term contract from
large tlmler companies,
Among the purposes of organisa
tion Is registration of all brands run
nliis on ,ils range, regulate the Use
of the itnge, comjbat diseases, look
after th strayed atock of members.
and generally co-operate In all mat-
tors that are mutually beneficial.
iCo-olwittvo marketing will bo
one of Hi) primary objuvts of fhe as
Boclntloni'whleli hopes by combined
study of the nuirkets to better prices.
IP!
S
Orders Are Issued to Shoot
Any Persons Causing
Disturbances
OIAItlON, Ohio. Jan. S. Soldiers
guarding tho vault whero tho body
of ox-Presldont Hnrdliy; was en
tombed have boon Riven orders to
shoot portions who havo been caus
ing (IlKturbancos n round tho tomb of
(ho lato prottltlont, Lloutouuut llnr
rlman, c'onuuamlor of tho soldier
guard, announced today.
lCvor sluco tho gtiaid was stationed
at tho tomb Individuals havo boon
annoying tho detachment, throwing
stones at tho guard houses, ticai' tnc
vault.
PltiVfKST AltMS HAI.H
TO OIlCDtiON OOVKItNMKNT
NEW YORK, Jan, 3. -Warren
Shnw Klshor, National Commnndor
of tho United American War Vot
nins, mado publlo a lottor to Pre
sident Coolldgu voicing opposition
lii bciinlf of tho organisation
against salo of arms to the Obro
gon govornmunt.
HANK CAM, I8Sl'l',l
WASHINGTON, Jn". 3, fTho con
troller of curroiwy today Issuotl a
call for the condition nt all national
banks nt tho closo of bufllnoss Do
com'bor 31, i '
MAltKKT HKPOItT.
.PORTLAND, Jan. 3. livestock
sloudy; butter nnd eggs firm '
1
meeting.
The an
IS membk
men whoii
weet of Q
GUARD
inn 11
TOI
HHIlUNb
Merriber at
U PERISH AS
Over 10() Others believed
Injured in Fire Cauk'ed
by Dust Explosion
PfcORIA, Jan. 3. Trapped
on the third floor of the'burn-
Ing plant, Prank E. Uchwefsa
ssng nearly an hour to cah'4 4
4 his companions, then at last 4
4 his retreat was cut off he
Jumped from tho window of
4 tho bluzlng building. -
Llrhtwelns was working on
tho third floor when the cx-
plosion occurred. JIo lias a 4
4 good voice and soma of his
companions died with the
strains of his songs In their
memory, lie did not jump un-
til all tho men able to leave
bad gono. Ho was severely 4
4 burned and an eye Injured.
I'BOIllA, III.. Jan. 3. Between
SO snd S3 men aro believed dead
and over 100 others Injured In a ter.
rlfle dust explosion In the starch
plant of the Corn Products company
In Pekln today.. An Immediate call
was sent to Peoria and firemen, doc
tor and police with ambulance
weer rushed to Pektn, Eighty In
jured were taken to hospitals.
The fire broke out after tbe ex
plosion and kopt rescuers from re
moving bodies which could be seen
In the biasing ruins. It iwaa feared
many bodies may be burnod.
'" 81x 'Vn we ti Identified' a dead.
George Harms. Lee Harding, Louis
Schmidt, William Runilcr, John
Hooper.,- William Vogelsang, all of
Pekln. .
The Corn Products company plant
was tho principal Industry In Pekln.
It we one of the finest equipped
plants In the country and was safe
guarded by nil known safety ap
pliances. LEONETTI CASE
Man Charged With Robbery
of Laundry Safe Held
Lieu of .Bail
in
riM'lfl, I,. flln llnn.n till..,, ril nf
wltnosscs, tho preliminary hearing
of Victor l.eonotti, charged with hav
ing rifled tho safe of tho Now York
City Laundry of $1100, was post-
.111 Ml... lrn.l-- ...n-nln., 1..,
,UltVU ill! IIL-Jll llUIIUIIJ 1111,1 I,IIJ UJ
Justlco of tho Poiico Kininltt, iv!io Is
acting ns commuting mnRisirnio.
l.nnnnltl'M lmll wn. ant nl tll'iAn
Ho wna unnblo to produce the money
this nioiiiliiK and was ruturnod tn
Jail. .'
Condition in Some Pa?'ts
of Paris Assuming Pro
portions of Disaster 1
PARIS, Jan, 8. Tho flood In the
Seine Is assuming iho proportions oi
a disaster In sections of Paris, Many
tivlldlliKS along tho bun lis of tho
I river, notnbly tho ministry of for-
oisn affair and tho ministry oi
finance, . havo thnlr1 cellars flooded
A imnll army of masons and brick
Inyavs began uvnlllng up nil-entrance
to the chaui'ber of doputlM and the
foreign ministry to prevent further
Ingress of tho water.
One doath occurred when an nuto
niobllo was cnrrlod into deep wutor
and tho drlvoi drowned.
ItoIyISs
SET FDR MONDAY
RIVER
mi is
ON ID RAKE
tho Associated ftrfcss '"
KLAilATH. vkUM, . PHKCO " THIHHDA Y, JA.VCAHY 8." 1W4
THEY. ALL
a
'tit
Vdka-
I fim J r- via i
'4 pW'
' John D. Itockefeltcr hss deserted his northern home and now Is ttt
sunny Florida, at Ormond Beach. He has given a dime to about everyons
In town, and hare he Is shown presenting one to Mrs. Charles F. Latigcr
.of New York Cltv. Thv a',trtnl"t s Vov trrv th oil Kins.
LAKE'S FIRST
Dr. E H. Smith 'Cf Late.
view Expires Suddenly J; ,
After hinef 'illness M
LAKEVIEW, Jan. S. (Special.)
Dr.. E. Smith, conceded to be
Lake county's leading citizen, died at
his home here at 4 P. M. yesterday.
Death was due to septic sore throat
following an attnek of tonsllitis. He
was aged SI.
Dr. Smith had been the county
Judge of Lake county for tbe .past
nine yours and held that position at
tho time of his death. He was presi
dent of tho Commercial National
bank and ex-chairman of the Ore
gon Association of County Judges.
An enthusiastic supporter of good
roads and all enterprises bearing on
the upbuilding of the county. Judge
Smith was generally looked upon as
the first citizen of Lake county
whose unselfish efforts had been a
strong factor In the county's devel
opment. I
Dr. Smith was born March 6
1S73, In Arkansas and came to 1-nkc
county In 1000 whore ho engaged in
medical practice. Ho was nuirrlud
in 1901, to Lillian Walters. Ho Is
survived by his widow, a son, Milton,
of Lakovlew; a daughter, Hester, a
student nt the University of Oregon;
nnd by five brothers ana one sister.
Hester had been home for' the
holidays and had left Monday to re
turn to college. Word of her father's
death reached hoi" lato yesterday
and sho left Eugene for I.nltevlcw
lust night.
Judge Smith was tnkon ill Christ
mils day but his illness was not re
garded ns serious until, yesterday
morning, when his condition steadily
liocnine worse i
Ho was a member "t 'he Klam
ath Fails lodgo of Elks.
THAW WOULD FACE.
CHARGE OF HAVING
WHIPPED N. Y. MAN
IteqilCNl For Freedom of Plilliuiel.
plilu Followed by Indications
of Hettb-ment Out of Court
CITIZEN
DES
jlleves aro entitled to admlttanco.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3. Confli mn- It Is not anticipated Hint any moni
tion of the ropoita that Harry K. I ber of the Kels family will be pres
Tliaw seoks tho freedom of Phllndel- j ent, at tho hunglng, but should any
phlii to face charges of having ! relatives appear. Warden Smith
whipped Frederick (lumps, Jr., In! says; they will he admitted to the
Nuw York' In.' 1917, was followed j death clu mber. ,
today by the announcement (lump i ' 1o body may be claimed by the
would settle tho $'600,000 civil dnm-jKels family Immediately nrter phyal
ugo suit against Thaw out of conn ' r.lniia at tho prison have pronounceo
and indications that ho would let tho tbo cotidomned insin dead. No an
crimjnul cliui'KO lapse. 1 ! uouneeiuent ban como from Lortl, but
Mrs. Thaw," mother of Ha'.l-y K.
Thaw, opposes tho attomipt , for
Thaw's release, her. attorney .'. uii
nounced today. "
I
4;
HAVE 'EM
T
P0LiGY READY
Program is Worked Out byi
President Following
Board Selections
WASHINGTON,-D. C, Jan. 3.
With selection of a new chairman of
the shipping board virtually decided.
President Coolidge Is understood to
have worked out the points of a gen
eral policy. In respect to the merchant
marine.
Chairman Jones, of the senate
commerce commission, is preparing
for expeditious action on nominations
to till three shipping board vacancies.
Nominations of Bert E.-Haner.
Portlaind; Preedrick I. Thompson,
.Mobile, withdrawn ' when It became
necessary to select a new chairman
after the committee voted disap
proval, will be resubmitted, it Is un
derstood, when the name of Cool
idge's choice to fill the third va
cancy goes forward.
ALEX. KELS TO
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 3. Alox A.
Kels, convicted Lodi murderer, will
hung tomorrow unless some tin tor
scon circumstances intervenes. Gov
ernor Richardson yesterday refused
to commute tlio death sentence to
lite imprisonment.
Tho gallows on which ho wlh
bung Is stored niwiiy in tho dungeon I
whqye ho Is a prisoner, but early
Friday prison carpenters will bo (11-
roctod to assemble- the timber and j
erect tho scaffold.
Kels' zero hour hns been fixed at
10 o'clock by Warden Smith, nnd
all plans are being made to that end.
The execution will not be public, and
no Invitations aro going out. Tho
llttlo compartment nt Ilia peniten
tiary where the condemned men aro
hanged cim nccomniodato 23 people,
and It will be filled by peace officers,
j physicians, nowspnoer men and such
other persons as Warden Smith be-
at the penitentiary It is prwumod the
family will deslro to take the body
!"me for burial. This wish will be
grnnled, Warden Snltu said,
MERCHAN
SHIP
HANG
FRIDAY
Victim of Mabei
Nftrmand's Chauffeur
riflWirlg Irriprovement
$ L6 ANfJELES; CSI.; JaH. . 4
fcbtiHlsiid DlHes, stltfl .' 4
Tsar's night by uaoel of;
trend's ChaUffeUr; W PJ. 4
4 Pounced in satisfactory cdndl-
tlon by hi physicians. iill
chseces for recovery are good.
.AKss Korttiand was In highly
nervous slate She will be op-
erattd tlpoti for appendicitis In
it eohple of daHi :
tireer whett again question-
ed by the police, denied ever
urlng drugs. The statomebt
was the result of Dines allega- 4
4 tlotl that Oreer must have
faceh "full of hop", when he
4 fired the shot.
The chauffeur also explain- 4
4 his record as a rubber heel 4
robber. He sild he entered a
store In Oakland in 1914 with
James Gallagher, a chance ac-
quaintattce. Gallagher stole a
Pair of ru!br heels while
Greer Was buvlng second-hand
shoes. Creer was sentenced to
90 days. Ha later escaped.
S
Despite Show of Past Week
Traffic is Maintained
: on Alt Highways
week the highway department ha
experienced, no trouble )h keeping
the main highways of Klamath open
to traffic. Stations are maintained
on the Green .Spring. road,, the road
to Dairy, the - highway between
Klamath Falls and Fort Klamath,
and the highway as far a Merrill.
As soon as the snow begin to fall
tractors and trucks set forth from
the maintenance stations and keep
the roads swept clean, ,
The Green Spring road Is in ex
ceptionally good condition consider
ing the range of mountains the road
traverses. The snow has packed
down and frozen and ney snow that
falls Is quickly swept off. in this
way machines have little trouble in
getting traction for the wheels. Mo
torists making tne trip from Ashland
experience little difficulty In making
it in 34 hours. .
On Tbe Dalles-California hlghway
between Klannuth Falls and Bend,
automobile traffic has been seriously
impeded by the snow storms. About
two feet of snow has fallen In the
niountulnous districts. Whether or
not stage service will be continued
has not been determined. The Cen
tral Auto service, who .are running
stages to Bend, 'will decide tonight
when the driver of the last stage
makes his report. It Is not likely,
according to highway officials, that
tho highway will bo kept open to
Bend as the small amount of traffic
would not justify tho expense of
keeping the roads clear.;
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
AWAIT CLAIMANTS
Packnjre Is Itecelved lit Post Office
Without Address or
Return Address
A belated Chrlrtmas package, with
out forwarding address, return ad.
dress or other identifying mark
iMvults a claimant at. the postofflce.
It contains three dozen oranges, one
parkago ot figs, one can of raisins,
A. U. C. book, one slate, one pencil
box, one nccktlo nnd ono doll.
Postmaster M,cCnll would like to
deliver tho packuge, especially since
the contentstndlcnte that It was In
tended fo ra family having children
Hut Ihe only possible change ot Iden
tification Is four cards within the
packuge, addressed to Hasel, Irene.
(Jeorgo and Edward from Ruby nnd
Harry, There are two newspapers
In tho pnekngo, the Stockton Dally
Record nnd the San Francisco Kx
Hinlnei'. Postmaster McCall believes the
packago Is from Stockton or thn!
vicinity.' Ho will deliver it to the
person who can prove It was' In
tended for them.
KLAITH
ROAD
ARE
HELD
OPEN
I'niCE FIVE CKNTH
POLICE COURT
400 Percent Mora Case Arc)
Handled in 1923 Than ,
'. Preceding Year ., I
i
Is crime on the Increase In" Klam
ath Falls or are perpetrators of erlma '
being more relentlessly pursued
than in past yearef
This question la brought' bofora
tho public following the record made
of cases in tbe police court for the
past year. ', : "
During the year 1923, 813 case
have come before the poiico conn.
This Is ait averng'i of two and sixty
live hundredths cane each day,
omitting Sunday. Comparing those
figures with lwt year reveals a .
startling difference. But 207 case
were brought before the police court
or an average of 'less than one case
per day. i j
Increase 400 Per Cent.
The increase In the number ot
cases over last year l approximately
100 per cent. , v
By far the mnjorlty of cases war
for drunkenness ' . although . traffic.
Violations ran a close second during
summer and fall months. Compara
lively few city ordinances were vio
lated beyond these two classes' it
the record are a criterion.
According to Police Judge Oag
hagon, the Increased number of ease
may be explained by greater co
operation between the polioe court
nj it.A nnilea department. . In pre-.
ceding year fine In the police couri
have been comparatively light . and
often, the prlonet -would be. freed
with-i nathlwt .mora .than Ttt . lecture.
Thl year If a JOan was caught In--toxtcated
he wo ure to receive the'
tine of 20 whoever he might be. It
he was brought up on a second of-
fonsa ho would be fined more and a
Thla severity of punishment in
- . ,
coping with the problems of Intoxi-;
cation and traffic violations, It was,
said, has caused th police depart-(
ment to pursue .their duties who.
greater efficiency, realising that
their efforts would not be mt with
failure when their prisoners afp-.f
peared before the police Judge.'
iiri.iiA tha mint bar ot arrests In
Klanvth Falls excee dthose of other
towns said Judge Gaghagen, mere
has been a Uecided falling oft of
lato, which is looked upon as being .
a favorable omen. i
HI
riential Asoirant' . in
a w-- m
Fighting Mood as Cam- ;
paign is to Open
CLEVELAND, Jan. 3.--Hlrum
Johnson arrived here today in a
fighting humor. He will open his
campaign tor the republican nomi
nation for president tonight with
a discussion ot the issues.
"I nm in the race and will fight
it out to tho best of my ability and
enduranco," said Johnson. "All I
ask is that the peoplo bo allowed
to select their choice."
ASPIRANTS FOR U. ,
S. CITIZENSHIP TO
MEET JANUARY 11
Further Study to !o Held PrellinU
miry to Final F-xnniliiiithin
on February 11
Applicants for final United Hliiti.s
citizenship papers will meol ut the
office of the county 'school dork,
courthouse, January 11, nt 7 :''()
P.M., for further study preliminary
to tlie final examinations Bbrumy
11, It svas announced by Fred Pctor
on, clerk of the school board. Study
will tie held oaeh. week thereafter
until tho examinations, .'. .
BUSINESS
INCREASE
RI
READY
FOR
GUT