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AUTO
SHOW DUE
TO EFFORTS OF
Success Assured by Fu!
Cooperation of Local
Car Dealers
Tb opening ot tbe auto "how
t Ninth and Klamath on Friday
evening will ba iba culmination of
united effort on the part of mem
tor of Klamath post of tlio Ante
rlcan Legion, cooperating wit
OYory established auto dolor
Klamath Falla, ,
Tbe legion's doclalon to stag
an anto abow came when plan
were neing discussed for some
torm of entertainment auch aa the
mlnatrel abow of last year. When
It waa suggested that tlio pom
titago an auto abow, the Idea wnnt
i over big and committees worn ap
pointed to Interview the dealvri
and, lr the latter gave thnlr ap-
proral, to go ahead with the or
ganliatlon,
lroKHl KiKlumtl
,' Without excoptlon tbo proposu
waa endorsed by dvulora and the
plana for tbe ahow were definitely
launched.
This -will be the aecond auto
abow 'ever held In Klamath Falla
The legion promlaea It will bo far
bolter than the former one.
One problem waa to find a suit
able place to atage tbo abow. Oar
agea were eonaidvred, and one waa
considered to meet - all roqul
menta until It waa discovered the
aomo 80 cara housed therein would
bavo to be moved. Tbo labor and
espouse pl Mhat taak, not to say
the chance ot damaging cara In
the moving, caused - the legion to
look (ilaowherv.
' .Vacant Hturo Hvltvlcd. . ,
Because of Ita central locntlou
the vacant atoro room ut ' Ninth
nd Klamath, at the roar ot tbo
Central hotel, waa finally aolected
While - , not affording the room
available In aomo garagoa, the
place bad othor qualification, and
by caroful dlvlalon of tbo apace
it waa found possible to houno one
or moro cara ot ovory iuako aold
In Klamath Falla.
Allotment of Hpaco - camo next,
and thla waa handled no Judicious.
ly that overy dealer waa accom
modalod. Duo to on adjoining
room having boon rontod recently,
aomo ot tho nccossorlca bad to be
dropped, but thoro will bo plenty
going on In tho main room to on-
tortaln tho crowds.
Mualc, refreshments and other
forma of ontortnlnmont will bo
provided during tho two evenings.
Latest Creations
Homo doalora hnvo gono to sonic
pains to have on hand tho latoat
models ot tholr cars, and all o
hlbltora will bo ablo to abow. the
very latnst creations of tho factor
lea. Wh'othor ono Is n prospective
buyer or not, ho or aha la prom
Ised an Interesting hour or two In
Inspecting the offerings.
OUTBREAK OF FOOT
AND MOUTH DISEASE
IS BEFORE CABINET
WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. 20.
Tho oubbacak ot foot end mouth dirt.
oaao In California whs considered nt
tho cahlnot mooting today. It was
a g rood that all poaslblo slops ba
takon to provant a proad beyond
tbo arc now quarantined.
TUB WKATIIlilt.
Tho Cyclo-Stornm-graph
at tho Un-
donwood pharmiicy
recorded but slight
variations In tho
iharometrlo pressure
during tho period
since yesterday's
roport, Tho forecast
for next 24 hours:
Cloudy ntul un
settled. The Tvcoh rncnr.l.
Ins thermometer renin tor od inaxlniiini
and minimum temperatures toduy as
to) laws:
High 4
Low 20
MARKET ItKPOKT. ,
PORTLAND, Ore, Fob. 20 IJvo
stock atoRdy. Eggs, 1 cent lower, 20
40 I1W oeuw. Bttttor, l'cent lowor,
euhas, 48 M tUt,
LEGIONNAIRE
GEORGE RANDOLPH
CHESTER, CREATOR
WALL.NGFORD, DIES
NBW YdllK, Foil, jO Ceorgo
Kundolph Ciioster, author and
playwright, died early today of
heart attiu.li. He bad been work
IKR lUl Bight With hil Wife oil
a nw etory and comptalhod of
pu.'na Ih the trhest, Hli wife up- '
piled hot towels and Cheater 4
took a hot bath and retired, juH-
lug about the pains. This morn-
Ing ahortiy latum 6 o'clock h
sat . up In bed, anvukoiiod lilt
wife, and anld to her, "You
know, l)onr, t )ovo you." mid
fell buck on bis pillow ileiul.
Clfstur began nawspaticr work
reporter on the Detroit
New. Ho became a popular (',
tlon writer. "Oet . it.'ch Quii k
Walllngford" and "II I a c k I e
la" were bis tnot noted hnr.
net em.
One Hundred Men Quit
When Wages Are Reduc
ed From $4.80 to $3.80
KIKKFOKD. Fvb. J0..(8ye-
clal) Ono hundred labors working
for contracting firms on the' Kla
math Lakes rotito near Odell lake
went on strike today when wages
wore cut from 14,80 to 13.80 per
dny. . .
The strike closed Jown the
camps, orrn the cooks and kitchen
helpers leaving. The men started
foikluniBth Falla. i - -
REVERSE-HARLOW
SALEM, Ore, Fob. 20. Guprotiie
court dcctslone today Included Carry
Hurlow versus W, O. Clow as chief
of police of Klaniutli Falls, appolluut,
on appeal from Klamath county, nn
action In hiibean corpus. Tho opinion
was bunded dKu by Just ho Jlrown.
ruvui'Hluc Judge A. L. Leavltt.
This itiso V based ou tlio qikw-
tlon of tho Jurisdiction of the police
court In viiuruncy cases. JudKc
Leavltt deciding lu iho nvgntlvo nno
releasing Harlow fiom custody.
Immediately following his roleuse
Hurlow Mt KJnmatli Fulls lUKl hud
not 'boon hoard of since. In tlio menu
time tho city attorney had appcalod
tho case to tho euprnmo court. Ow
ing 4o tho dnparture of HutIoiv
for parts unknown, his attorn-jy did
not file any answer to tho appeal.
Tnh decision by tho Bupremo court
111 clear up a question of tlKS Juris-
(Uullon ot the polico counts In vn-
riiney vases. Since tho releasing of
larlow took place, tho polico court
tnd polico depiirtmcnt have abided
hy Judgo oLuvltt'a decree.
LEAP YEAR FORUM
WEDNESDAY NOON
The chamber of commerce Wiednes-
ay noon will bo no place for men
unlews they tiro murrlud, for a leap
ear lunchoou will bo aurvod und the
outiro mooting handled by a com
mittee of women. They are Miss
Clnni Culkins, chairman; Mm. Ilow-
rd Purrln, Mrs. Charles Currln, Mrs.
Ctuol Davis, Mrs. Ciena Jester, Mrs.
Hurry l'oolo and M,ns, Harry Avkloy.
Spoukors will bu MIhs llolon Cow
gill, stale tendon ot girls' clubs, atiu
'nrren 10. Kraft, advertising expert
ho will also Hpeuk toniRht nt the
rcvh.vtorlan church In tho third of
ho btlsliKisg lectures. '
'liUDHMKHUW ON TRIAL.
MUNICH, llavarl, Feb. 3(1,
Former Field Marshal Ludundorff,
and nino associates wero placed on
trial totlay for an nttompt to over
throw tho govornmont last Novombor.
LABORERS ON
RAIL IRK 60
OUT ON STRIKE
USE
DECISION
TELEGRAMS TO
FALL OBTAINED
COMMITTEE
Executive Session Ordered
While Examination is'
Being Made
WA8HINOTON. Feb. 20. Pre
sented wiith a nil oaf of telegrams sent
from Washington to Albort D. Fall
and Edward 13. McLean at Palm
Beach, the senate oil committee
suddenly went Into executive ses
sion today to examine them. After
two hours' session the committee
adjourned until tomorrow, exami
nation! of the telKruina being un
completed. In ordering the hearing room
cleared, Chairman Lcnroot said that
any of the telegrams found to bo
relevant to the Inquiry would be
read In public.
The telegrams wore presented
by the dlvlslonul superintendent of
the Western Union and Postal Te
leg:npb companies. Apparently they
numbered neverul xcore. Some con
tained hundreds of words.
The name of Francis McAdoo,
Now York lawyer, waa mentioned
a number' of tlmoa In telegram ex
changed between MoLeun at Palm
Beach and eimployes at Washington.
und the senMe oil committee Is seek
ing to loarn whether this Is Frances
H. McAdoo, son of William G.
McAdoo. '
Otbors mentioned In the telegrams
lueUtdi'd A. Mitchell Palmer, former
uttomoy-genoral; Albert II. Fall, J.
Vf. Zoverly, counsel for Sinclair, and
Senuiors Lcnroot and Smoot f tlio
oil committee.
I'alnlor was counsel fur McLean in
1 1.) oil matter und prosanted to the
committee, the publisher' original
stutviujont, which ho ubsoquentty
amended, that ho had loaned Fall
$100,000.
Itctereiicca to Unroot und Smoot
quoted (latvMiienta by them appear
ing In tlio official record, It u
stated,
Soino senators mild tbo records of
the telegraph coinvany examined to
duy by tho committee showed Mc
Lean had a leaded wire from the of
fice of tho Washington Post to Palm
Doach, and thai ho was kept clearly
informed of developments In tho oil
Inquiry by onvployes here.
l,OS AiVUtiLliS, Fob. 20. Flea ill
the film drying room of tho Fox Mo
tion picture studio In Hollywood to
day destroyed films valued nt
150,000. A spnrk from n brokon
electric light ignited tho celluloid.
JUNIOR CLASS TO
STAGE CARNIVAL
Tho Juuior class of tlio Klumuth
county high school will bu tho hosts
nt a carnlvnl niitortuiunient for the
stttdenlK of the high school, tho rne
ulty. tho parents, relatives of the
students', and visitors, Friday even
ing. Februury 2, at tho Scandinavian
hall. JucluuVd In tho entertainment
will bu sldo allows, 'booths, fortunes
and two hours of dancing. The girls
of tile high school will bring basket
lunches und unction them oft to the
highest bidder.
All thoso not of the high school
will bo admitted by ticket only.
RANCHER IS SHOT
IN FENCE FEUD
OKKUOM CITY, Feb, 28. Uttltl
ols Edwards, 40, wus seriously
wounded toduy by shot utlcgcd
tired hy n neighbor In a lino fonco
feud In Miiriiuiim section, Tho she
riff and u posso were out this af
ternoon seoltlng tho nssnllant.
wiiuAT rnicKs.
PORTLAND, Fob. 26 llurd white
wheat, 98c; western red, 24c.
000
WORTH
OF. FILMS
SAFETY DRIVERS'
CLUB TO BE FORMED
BY AMERICAN LEGION
MeiuDrii Mvclge IhetasclVea
Obwrvd ISaUbtlshcd Rules
Of direful Driving
to
lu un vttoH to rsduco automobile
accdntiti, the American Leglou will
launch at, the auto show the Sate
Drlvors' cKfl' f tho National Safety
council, g national organization ded
icalod to the cause of caroful driving.
Mxunbcrablp In tho club Is with
out cost, but drivers joining tbe
elub voluntarily pledgo themselves
to obserro the ostubUshcd rules of
sufo driving. Radiator embloms in
sued by the council will be dlstrib
ii ted by tbe legion at cost, 15 ccnu
iplece.
Vbe motive underlying this activity
li that ot enlisting as many drivers
n.i possible, both men and women
tl oreby keeping constantly before
:h- public the danger and coii.
qiienres of recklcsa driving.
Ill-ought Accident Drrrrasc.
Organization of a Safo Drivetw'
club In Portland brought a decrease
of DO per cent In automobile acci
dents. Connldering tbo Increase of
earn on the streets and the growing
contention, thla wvs considered re
mnrkable. And while conditions here
are not equal to those of larger cities,
accidents are fnequent and are nearly
always eauaed by carelessness.
Many drlvors who pride them
lolves on being uprieht and law-abiding
citizens are guilty of a score of
traffic violations every day. But the
driver whose radiator bears tho
safoty emblem. Indicating he
pledged to careful driving, will be
moro cauti'oiia and will expect oquw
caution on the part of othe:u.
Hub Meet With .Success.
The driver bearing the red and
white dlso on his car publlcally an
nouncoa himself a safe driver, und
will not cave to dfxloso himself as
a man who brcafca hla pledges.
"Wtfiorovor , -lAy- leers' : clubn
nayo noon organized they "havo met
with success, and tho legion hopes
for equal success hero. - -
SHOT TO DEATH
CflEEN UAV, Fob. 26. Tho
bodies of A. O. Tuttle of Centra-
lia. Wash., and wife were found
today byi R. C. Rice, Tuttle'a son-in-lnw,
in tho living room ot the
Rice homo wben Rice returned
from work.
Mrs. Rico Is ill. at a hospital, and
her pu rents came from Washing
ton to euro for Ruth, Mrs. Rice's
tbrco year old daughter.
Plorccd by four bullets tbe bo
dy of Mrs. Tuttle, was found kneel
ing In front of a chair. Tuttle'a bo
dy was nearby with a wound in
tho right temple. Authoritlos found
no motive for tho deed.
DAN CUPID FINDS
BUSINESSS GOOD AT
LOCAL. POST OFFICE
In the Ul niike moiillw fixe
employes of tlio local past
orflco hnvo been ninrrlesl. Tbo
most cont to mko tho fatal
step was Thomas Massey. This
In believed by the poNtoftlrc em
plnycs to be it record for an es
tablishment with 17 employes.
Two of those, to bo Jiiiirricd were
(Ills anil throe wero men. Only
two of tlio employes are now nn
iiiai'i'leil, Of those who wore mar
ried, only mie llt. tlio Kwt
ifflei. COUNTY JUDGE AND
COMMISSIONER TO
SEE BIDS OPENED
lu order to be on hand when tlio
bids for tho construction of tho
Klamath FttUs-Lukevlew highway
from Dairy to Donnnia are opened.
County Judgo It. It. Bunnell and
County Commissioner Uurrcll Short
loft today for Portland to attend tho
mooting of tho stato highway com
mission wlvlch will bo held In the
Multnomah county court Iiouho nt
Portland tomorrow. C. J. Martin, the
othor member ot tho county court Is
nut ot town and hence will be unable
to nttond the meeting. Bids for the
construction ot this section of road
were advertised several weeks ago.
MAN, WIFE FOUND
DEADLY PO SON
CAUSES OEATRS
OF 3 PERSONS
Another Family Stricken
by Botulism; Others
III, May Die
STERLING, Colo., Feb. 28.
Domini Cametto and Joe
Notarlo dkd today, bringing
the death toll from poison
sausage to five.
STERLING, Colo., Feb. 26.
Three are dead, three are In a critical
condition and eight others are 111 as
a result of earing poisoned eausage.
The fatal malady was diagnosed as
botulism.
The dead, Tony Notarlo, 30; hla
daughter Grace, 9, and Neno Dot
tera, 17.
All tbe dead and a'ck are members
of an Italian farm colony In Aiwood,
Marino community.
John Notarlo, brother of one ot
the victims, and Domonlc Cametto,
are patients at Sterling hospital.
The death of Joe oNtarlo. five-
year-old eon of Tony Notarlo. the
first to be affected by tbe poison. Is
expected momentarily, while Mrs.
Notarlo Is dangerously 111 at home,
near Atwood.
FAR! IS TOLD
TO LEAVE STATE
PORTLAND, Fob. 26. Municipal
Judge Ekwall today gave George N,
Fanrin 24 hours to leave tho state.
with the alternative of six months
on tho rock pile, when Farrln was
arraigned on a charge of passing
(worthless chocks. Farrln recently
organized here tho "Minute Men anu
Women of America."
ASHLAND HIGHWAY
GOOD EXCEPT ON
HAYDEN DETOUR
With the exception ot the' de
tours on tlio strotch of road from
Hayden Creek to tho top ot the
Green Springs mountain, the
Green Springs road to Ashland is
in good condition, according to of
ficials of tho state highway de
partment. Work has boon progres
sing on the macadam of the high
way and It is In good shape. The
rough stretch is in a heavily timb
ered locality that will not allow
easy evaporation of moisture from
the road during sunny days.
Tho Dallas-California highway
north of Klamath Falls is in good
condition to a point 20 miles north
of Fort Klamath. Machines hare
been making the trip to Bend
without much troble. Snow, to a
depth ot 24 inches, has - been
scraped from a. portion of ' the
roml this sldo ot Sand Creek hill.
A small coating of ice remains but
this is rapidly thawing off. A grad
er will probably be sent to this
section to smooth the road.
Remirfucing of the ; Klamath
Falls Dairy road, from Pine Grove
to the Strnhorn railroad under
crossing, is proceeding satisfacto
rily. Signs to warn motorists from
speeding over the loose gravel
have been erected. The chief
danger llos in one car passing an
other. Tho gravel Is being laid at the
rate of ISO yards a day. There are
4000 yards to be resurfaced.
IS F1NKD $20.
Max Noiluud pleaded guilty in po
lice court yesterday morning to be
ing drunk and was fined S20. He
was unable to pay tho flue and was
commiitted to jail. F. U - Smith,
charged with speeding ucross Sixth
slijeet, pleaded guilty and paid a
flno of 1. '
NTAItT UHIVJi .OX l!l lllil.S.
V.EKA CRUZ, Feb. 26. Concerteu
movement by government forces
against Julnpa, capital of the state ot
Vera Cms, which Is still held by
rebels, has been started.
CITIZENSHIP IS
OPEN TO 125,000
INDIANS, ESTIMATE
WiAflHINOTON, D. C, Feb. 26.
Estimates that 126,000 In
dlani may, upon application, be 4)
come American cltlieni without 4
sacrificing any of their tribal
rights, were made today by the
Indian office In a report on the 4
Snyder bill, . recently reported
4 favorably by the bonse commit-
4 tee on Indian affairs. Two- 4
4 thirds of the country's Indian 4
4 population now enjoy American 4
4 citizenship. 4
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T
Attack on Tom Mix Denied
by Customs Officials
at Mexican Border
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Feb. 26.-rCoe-
toma officials at the Mexican-United
States border today denied the story
that Tom Mix, film actor, had Tjeen
beaten up after being Inspected and
searched.
A Los Angeles newspaper carried
the stoty that the film hero hvas re
covering from, bruises received at
the bands of customs officials ten
days ago. .
According to Inspector MarkelrJ,
Mix claimed at the time that, he
would not be searched. Officials then
took him to tbe office, found nothing
on Urn and released him.
ARREST 5 FOR
PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 36. Five
persons, including a man and his
wife, were arrested here charged with
robbing freight cans. Charles' Ander
son, alleged leader, and his wife
wore arrested at Hemlock, near here,
by special officers who charged they
caught the parir removing loot from
a cache.
The arrest of Anderson and his
ware occurred Friday, and the three
alleged accomplices were picked up
since. They will be taken before a
federal grand jury today, said the
officers, charged with stealing from
care in interstate commerce.
. Officers said Anderson dumped
goods from moving cars at Hemlock
where the loot was gathered by con
federates. Anderson was said to havo
entered the cars after leaving local
freight yards.
BANDITS STEAL
SAFE FROM BANK
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2B. Three ban
dits lined up seven employes and
ono customer of the Citizens Bank
of. Muplewood, a atfbunb, today while
two other 'bandits rifled the cages
and escaped with 18,500. ,
MOURIS, 111., Feb. 26. Bandits
today carried away a safe contain
ing J 15,000 from the State Bank of
Kinsman at Kinsman, 111., with tho
aid of an automobile motor truck
and hand truck. The robbery was dls-
covered at 6 A. M.
REPUBLICAN CLUB
WILL MEET TONIGHT
The Klumuth County Republlacn
club will hold a second meeting n
the basement of. the courthouse to
night at 7:30 to which all republicans
are re guested to be present. A presi
dent will be elected tonight due to
tho fact that It was Impossible tor
Win. McNealy to accept. Ho was
elected last Tuesday.
Tho mutter of arrunglng for a
meeting tor Senator I. L. Patterson,
who Is the Cooildge state manager,
in Klamath Falla tho latter part of
In Klamath Falls the latter part f
the week. ,
FILM
IS
BEATEN
ROB
GARS
OF
TO
Camps Being EstablUked;
River Tug Will Tow
Barges on Lake -,i j
With tbe establishment of tire
camps on Odell lake; grading work
on the . approach to the 3600 toot
tunnel that will be contracted will
start shortly , after the first ' o(
March, according to Frank W. Nor
mandia and J. MoHlpin, contact
ed with the Stewart and Welsh
constructing firm, , who were down
last night from Odell lake on bu
siness. r f -. T
Up to the ' present, ' building
camps, moving equipment,' , and
clearing the right of way, has oc
cupled most of ..the title 'ot-' th
two contracting Arms, Carlton and'
Fetters, and Rankin and Welsh, to
whom werg sublet the 8tewart aud
Welsh contract.- ' ' '-"
- i i
Three Camps Established ;
The three camps are establshed
on tbe edge of Odell lake, one nt
the south end of the lake, one
about the middle of th lake ' and
one at the upper end where the
work ot digging the' approach ' to
the tunnel will atari. '
In each camo abont 100' men
are employed and thla will;' be 'in
creased as construction work: ' pro
gresses. ' Headquarters ' of '"the - Ste
jrt and Welsh concern, , the oftlr
cos and warehouses, are at Odell
lake.' " '"; -: ' ' ' ; ' .
One of the most favorable as
pects ot work ao far, said McElptn.
ia the One roads that lead fro
the base of .supplies to ' the 'scene
of construction. . There ; is " now
but two' feet of snow at Odell laka
and after the' road to. the lake Sad
been scraped, was found that
trucks could travel the lake rosd
with ease. Heavy 'material ' that
under ordinary circumstances
would be difficult to handle, la
transported from Bend; or Kirk to
Odell lake with comparative ease. ,
';' Time Uncertain :, ' "
It was very ' difficult. " 'McSfoM
pointed but, to predict how"2ong .
would take to construct the ap
proaches to the ' tnnnel as speed
of the construction work would dei
pend largely upon ' the anture -i-Of
the rock formations, ' Howerer-' It
will not be over two months -lie
surmised, before the ' men wBl sot
off the first blast on the south side
ot the mountain through . which
the tunnel will be burrowed. ...
A riven tug wJU e freighted
in parts to the present roaa ter
minus at Kirk "and from there
transported on trucks to the con- ,
atruction . work at the lake. The
tug has. been found necessary to
draw the heavy scows bnllt tor the
transportation of inpplles ' and
equipment from one end '. ot ;.
lake to the other. . 1 ".' ' '
When construction "work , starts
on the tunnel, tone of machinery
and equipment will be ' freighted
up to tho construction caMpe'.' In
cluded In the machinery needed
for this part ot tho Job ore pres
sors, steam shovels, donkey en
gines, tracks and cars. '. . '. ;
Kstabllahins; Hill
Otto Hansen, to whom was sub- ,
let part of the Utah Constrnctton
company contract, is estabHBBtng
n eamn a mile south. of the lake,
and will be clearing ' and grading
within a few weeks. , ,
Camps on the other aide of the
mountain where the north en
trance of the proposed 8500 toot
tunnel will be located hare not
been established as yet, but equip
ment Is being moved with, a view
of starting immediately. .. . (
All the work of the Stewart sad
Welsh contract will be' rock worll.
Nurmandln explained, thus maklag
the job tedious and painstaking.
Blasting will be depended on to a
great extent. v ,.,' . '
The manner in which the tunnel
will be burrowed will be intricate.
With one camp on eaoh aide ot the
mountain the hole will be burrowed
through the mounlnfu from both
sides. A difficult feature ot the
BUILDING
nnni'T mir
i n i I mumm
UUL.LL .. I U II II lab
START SOOl
tunnel will be a curve that will be .
made Inside the mountain; that t
Instead - of the . two crews lining'
themselves up on a straight line
and then digging atrUt through
(CwebneA eat Ff I3, .j .