STATE BOARD TAKES EMERGENCY STEP AGAINST RABIES HERE Published Daily at KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awakening" Seventeenth YeurNo. 72(57. . EAMAT Telegraph Office Is Burglarized; Money Taken WESTERN LOSES $155 AS - SAFE JSLOOTED Cah Is Taken from Local Quarters Some Time During Night Willi. llm ,aln d.nr Maudlin open, hook unit imperii scattered on cue . flonr ami approximately $15,', n canh mlsnlng from tlm strong box tho local office of tho Western Union tolo Hruph company whna opened this -morning imro iinmtstakcnble sign Hun an nxport In lila lino had boon at work iitme time during the nlnht. Tho nan wot found open party this morning whou John D. Iloyos, negro , purler, arrived a usual to clean up tho promise. As the outside of the ro born no mark it la presumed that tho combination had been work ed by sonioono (who had an Intimate . knowledge of the Intrleaole of the lock. , Kntrsnce to tho office was' gained through a nuinll window In thn roar of the hulldjuif. Th soroen had boon riii tromltt- emalh kperatnre Jhs'l large enough to idtnlt the body or man. ,' ' . , , f ll-ws Are rVrcrd. Thn small Inner drawer of the safe, had been forced open and tho rath (akin. Anotbor aiuall movable steel .drawer had been drawn out and signs' Indicated that an uneuc . cewful tempt hod. Boon mndn to peu It. The ateel drawer had been Hhoved back upalde down. Following IiIh Investigation of the xafe Ihli morning Chief of Police Humphrey stated that ho wuh rather mystified by tlm fnrt that thin drawn wan not taken away an It l small nnil could easily have been carried. Al though tbore nan only a miiU amount of cash. In thn drawer there was 110 way for the thief In'knnw Ibis, tho chief mild. The possibility lliut tlio afg iiiIkIii have' been loft open when thn office .doted last night wug cloared up by the positive statement of 'MX. Union Hills, night operator, who docliirod I bat (he had closod Iho safe und look ed H a usual wheu who left tho of fice at 11:80 last night. Porter Make Statement. DeBoyos mated to the police that whon he opened the offlco the books and papers wore on tho floor In front of the aafn. Ho pluced thorn buck and when otto Kills, day eporator, ar rived he reported the condition In which ho had found the' place. Ellis Immediately informed Manager A. v.. Plmock by telephone, who rnllod tho police. . Ji Several ohooks (hut had boeu cnwh d lain yesterday representing about $175 worn not takon, Tho canning or Ulnae check) anved that much of . the day's receipts which wore to have boon hanked I bin -morning. . The mifo la In the front of the office close to tho street window but is hidden from view by tho ooun ler and thief eoiild work without being observed from Iho outside. TKl) M il ITU DKA1) , Tod White, 'propria! or of the Htrnnd grooery and former proprietor of tho Strand theater, died lain' this aftor lioon at the Klnmnth General Hos pital., While wiIh suffering from In fection duo to a tontli. Ho was taken to tho linspltal but two hours previous to driUh. He Is survived hy a widow. THK WKATHTIU, Tha Cyclo-Slormaarnnh nt Under wood's Pharmacy oontliiuos to rosls- lor a very oven hnromotrlo press ure, nnd plonsnnt wouthor will pre vail Fnruonst for next 84 hours: Fnlr with modor ate tomporaturosf Tho Tyeos record ing thormnmnti'i registered maxl- iiium n( minimum tomporaturos tnitny he follow; ' tllgh .... 74 . MM - Non-Resilient Automobile License Data Obtained for Visitors Here Autliortitative Information on the Status of the 90-Day Permits Now Issued Is Received From State Motor Vehicle Office III uii ofiurl to obtain auibiirluilvii duiu coin in uiiiK 1I111 Kinti.H of the non-resident iiioior mr Hcoiihi'h M'lng IsKui'd hy Hid mute, Iho' Klamath county chnmbor of couinior'i has r iceived nn unnwer to a roiiucst uiadt' III, Iho male motor vohlclu offlclulx. Numerous lnUli-loii are holng re onlvod daily 11 1 the chuiiibr from tiiUrlsls, who couiIuk to Oregon, have ohtuliicd a non-rasldont car pormll valid for a period of 90 days. Many of (bono 1 Visitors havn stayed here and obtained employment and sev eral have then been cited by luw en forcement officers on tho basis that having become residents, they were rciulrod to apply for the regular Oregon stale motor license. Law Is explained. Tho following Is a full expluuutlon or tho provblons or the law as re ceived tronj,tli stste motor office of ridsU: "Section ST of the stato motor ve hicle law, or thai portion ot tbu act known o the non-resldeut. permit lcllou. does not deal with the prob lem ot occuputlun a constllutlug resi dence for permit purposes, but does require that upon entering the stute every nou-reldout of a motor ve hicle must make application to the secretary or State tor und roeclve visitor's permit, which entitles said owner of the foreign license motor vehicle to the use of the public high ways of Oregon for s period or ninety days. - . ' "It nntuiiilly follows that an in dividual entering tho stiito with n foreign llccuso motor vel'ieln til pre sumed to bo u non-resident or this stale and must meat the' reijulre uients Indie tad herein. At the Ex piration of tho ninety day period the luw aumimcs to determine residence rtluliia for license purposes. Occupntlon NO lltMtiiuic. "It has therefore been the policy of tho Secretary ot State- to so con striielhi! law that occupation mould have no bearing whatever upon tbe question hut at tho expiration of this period, It appearing that the owner of such registered motor ve hicle has Accepted employment und Is to all Intents and purposed gain'' Ing a livelihood within the State of Oregon, , then such owner shall. In the regulnr manner, make application to tho Secretary ot State and secure a regular license for the motor ve hicle owned and operated by him. "Therefore, unless It Is known thut the applicant tor a. pormlt Iium bean for sonic time 11 bona fide resident of tho Hlnto.oC Oregon, Hiieh pormlt should bo Issued and nllnwod to run its full poiloil ot ninety days before requiring Hint an Oregon stato license be securod upon tho motor vehicle so registered." ;. JUSTICE COURT IS BUSY PLACE THESE' DAYS, IS COMMENT ."I am .snowed under" i whb tbe complulnt ot Justice 'ot the Pcaoo U. A. Mmmltt yesterday afternoon. During tho piiHt 24 hours I have had' 40 ouses eomo up before trie Ip somo Bhiipe or othev. Thnt rate Is too fast ror mo. Novor beforo hns tho JUstlco court been so nntlvo. Over a Ijundrod people, tor the most part, friends ot defendants, are crowding tha courtroom and hall ways nil day lonK- ' : . '. All but two of the defendants hnvo plead " not Riillly. A mem ber of the stuto prohibition officers from o"t of town stilted thnt the majority ot tho tiot'iv'nnts would probably skip out ot town with out appearing. Thnt hns usiinllr been the case In other towns we have, raldod. Then' comes the trouble In collect ing bond money." Tho state mon plan on. leaving for another locality an soon as the oases rising from tli Monday . nlffht rnld r disputed. ut i ''' i v" KLAMATH FALLS OREGON, THURSDAY, OVER 50 APPEAR TO PLEAD AFTER Justice Court Busy When Defendants Come for Their Hearings Resulting primarily from the raid on gambllnc dives, feaases of ill fame, and liquor establishments, over ED men and women have been brought beforo Justice ot 'the,"Pec6' R. A. Emmltt during tbe past 36 hours nnd' entered pleas or gave bond. It. . crane, charged with pos session of liquor, sale or liquor, conducting a gambling; game .and maintaining a common nuisance plead not guilty to- each comjilaict und was released on $2,000 bond. Violet DeVoe charged with the salo of liquor plead not guilty and in now out nn STiflO bond. J. M. Tucker who was arrested on the same eburge also plead not guilty to poss ession of Intoxicating liquor and were each released on $.ri00 bond. Willie Dcunlson charged with til ing In a house of 111 fame has hot yl tutored 11 plea and- Is out on J.'uMI bond. Kline Dennisou who wuh ar-. rested Tuesday morning on 'the ehargos of maintaining a common nuisance sale ot Intoxicating liquor nnd possession of Intoxicating liquor plead not guilty to a three nnd l's being hold lu Jail. Bond was set for Snno on otteb charge. Margaret Low, W. Tyler arrested for Immoral conduct have not enter ed a plea. Tyler Is out on $500 bond. Mlsg Low could not produce the bond and is being held in Jail. Clara Kelly and J. Hagens held nn a similar charge have not as yet plead. Hflgens Is out on $10rt cash bond. Clara' Kelly Is being hold through Inability to produce a bond. Hudson (Slim) Lone plead not Itullly to maintaining a common 1111I snneo nnd Is out. on $500 bond. He nliio plond not guilty to sale. ir In itnxicntlng liquor -and s.injiHicod i aecoud $d00 bond for this charge. Flora D. I.ee ot tho "Tule. House" is being held lu Jail on the charge ot running a nickel slot machine she could not moot the $iinn bond sal hy Justice BmaiilC Herman Rohr was fined $luo and sentenced to Berve HO days lu the county Jail for sale of IntoxIcittlilH liquor. The sentonce wad meted out th to morning by Jtistlco ot tho'l'euid R. A. Emmitt. Miss "McPhorson charged Villi sale ot liquor Is out -on $G0O bond. She plond not guilty to this charge.' She Is nlso charged Jointly with A. H. Wlthora with Immoral conduct. No pleil has yet been made nnd both worn roloased on $1100 band. Pearl Oliver and Edna Terry plead not guilty to possession of liquor nnd not being ablo to moot the $500 bond sot by Justice ot the Peace Kmmltt tor each ease nre being hold in Jail until' trial. Wllljam v North and Pearl Mooro plead not guilty on the same charge and are out on $500 bond. V ' V. Tyler charged, with, sale : of whiskey Is out on .$500 bond. Ho has not yet entered a .plea. Mrs. O. . M. Young, Noll . Palmer and Frances Morgan , nve , each being held on A "ohnrgo ot sale ot liquor, O'nnilnMoa an Pas Seven) ' I E Member of the Associated CONTRACTS LET FOR BUILDING 2 TENNIS COURTS Porter Construction Firm Gets Bid From City1 School Board Contract for construction of two lennis courts on the South Riverside city park was let to the Porter Con struction company tor $1419 by the city park board at a meeting held in the offices or Will Baldwin, sec retary. ' ' Louis K. Porter was the only bid der for the Job but as his estimate was considerably under the engin eer's estimate it waa decided to let tbe contract. According to Mr. Baldwlu, the con tract Is being drawn up today and work will atart Immediately. The courts will be complete before the end of the summer. One court will be ot concrete and the second of dirt. At reoent meeting- of, tbe jwk board It wn decided Lliat ..udlll -the popularity of tennis a, a game became established that the second court would not be Chang ed to concrete. . . Contrary to current rumor,-, the courts will not be located on the beantiful lawn which lies along the road way from the LlnkTtiver bridge to South Riverside. They will be placed together according to Mr. Baldwin in the center of Tbe five acre tract behind.. the Rutus Moore ware house. . - Tho entrance way to the tennis courts will be betieen tbo Rufus Moore property on the north and a piece of property on the south. The city psrk board has It in mind to build a concrete walk starting at the link river bridge and winding along the river to the tennis courts.. HARD-BOILED LAW IS. ADVOCATED FOR TRAFFIC IN STATE Better have hard-boiled slate traf fic officers than highway tragedies is the policy enunciated by T. A. Uar fety, state chief traffic inspector. in a letter sent to members ot his farce through the state. He directs the traffic squad to enforce to the let ter the laws against speeding. I The. new policy of treating the speeders ''rough" will bo put luto force immediately and local motorists who delight- In burning the highway are warned to take notice ot tbe de termined attitude ot the road watch ers. PARKING LAW GETS TOURISTS "TAGGED' Leniency lu two parking violations was used this morning by Police Judge' Lent.- J Oaghagen. VU U Buyer a visitor from Kugono and O. L. Garrett a recent arrival from Cali fornia were "tagged" yesterday for violating parking regulations. This morning in police court they ex plained that they had not yet be come acquainted with the local park ing regulations. - Taking this fact Into consideration, Judge Qaghagen dismissed tho two cases. A. B. Tates was not so lucky end paid a fino ot $3 for not having a drivers license on his person. . MAN GOES TO JAIL ' FOR THEFT CHARGE . Pat Burke was sentenced to serve SO days in the county Jail aud fined $r0 tor stealing olothes from H, Kitchen valued At approximately $34.08. nurk pleaded guilty to the charge. Tho stolen clothes Includ ed a leather hand bug and one suit of clothes. , , , Harry Hamilton and James K. Swsnsnn each paid, ft tln0 ot $30 for spesdlni. . Press JULY 17, 1924 DECLARED HERE Special Order Is Enacted For Klamath County is Announcement To cope with any threatened spread of tbn rabies among dogs of Klamath county, the state livestock sanitary board has issued an emergency ruling . restraining all dogs from running -at large in Klamath county and requiring owners ot the dogs to either muzzle their pets or hold them by leash or chain. ' . . The order stipulates however, that dogs that have been given the antl-rabic treatment under proper supervision shall not be subject to these regulations. Tbe regulations became effective July 15 and have just been received by County Agent C- A. Henedrson. Order Is Issued "The infectious and communica ble disease known as rabies having been diagnosed in certain dogs in Klataath County, Oregon, tbe State Live Stock Sanitary Board, in com pliance with Section 3 of Chapter 14. .Session Laws of 1913, which ?ads' In part, an follows; r f' "Section 3. It shall be the duty of tbe State Live . Stock Sanitary Board to exercise a general sanitary supervision over the live stock and poultry of this State and as far as possible to protect' tbe live stock and poultry of this State from dis ease; to take all measures neces sary and proper in tbe Judgment ot the Board to eradicate Infectious, contagioua and communicable dis eases that may exist anion i; live stock or poultry in the state," etc. hereby orders that all dogs owned or held within the territory of the said Klamath County, Oregon, Klamaih- Indian Reservation, shall be restrained from running at large and shall be either held- by chain or muzzled or restrained in such a' manner as 10 prevent their biting anyone or further conveying tho infection should ' :hey become rabid. Section Is Cited - lu accordance with Section 29. Session Laws of 1813, which read as follows: "Section 29. The State Veterin arian or any ot his deputies may at any time call upon any peace of ficer for assistance in tbe dlscha'se of hia duties and such peace offi cer shall give such assistance as may be requested; any person ho wilfully hinders, obstructs or resists the. State Veterinarian' or his dep uty,, or any peace oftleqr acting un der him, when engaged in the duties ot exercising the powers hereiu conferred, or violates any quarantine, established by him, or them, shall be guilty of a misde meanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined not leas than $60 nor more than $260.00." . , AIIGovernment officials and peace officers within the above ' named district are hereby called upon to assist in the enforcing ot this order. And provided thai all dogs that have been given the anti-rablo treat ment under the supervision of a duly licensed Stale Deputy State or practising veterinarian and joertlti cate or vaccination tag Issued and attached to the collar of same shall not be required to be held on leash, musxle or restrained from running at large. Doga that havo been actually exposed by bsing In con tact with supposedly rabid anlmaU shall not be allowed to run or move 'at large until after twenty one days have passed after vaccin ation.' i- . . ' .. .-"''. i v. .. This ordor to become effective on the 15th day of July 1924, and to bo In full force and ' effect until otherwlle ordered SHIP ROUTES RETAINED WASHINGTON, July 17. The shipping board today rejected a plea by the United States Ship Operators association tor modification ot the now opsratlni tradt routdi, . EMERGENCY FOR RABIES SPREAD u. I ' '..' ' ' ...J, Falling Umber Injures Man As Building Drops Workman Topples 30 Feet And Condition Said to Be Serious - When the few remaining timbers or tbe Old Melhase building on fourth and Klamath crumbled and collapsed at 9 a. m. this morning, W. G. Hutchinson, a carpenter employed by August Reusing in the tearing down of the structure, felt thirty feet to the ground and Is now in a serious condlition at the Klamath General hospital. Hutchinson was on the second story of the old building when the heavy timbers began to sway and suddenly gave way with a loud crash. He held onto tbe timbers as long as possible and In this manner saved himself from being crushed under neath. When he hit the ground he alighted on the Bmall of his back on a board that had fallen. .- . A crowd quickly collected and Dr. E. D. Johnson iwas called to give the man assistance. An ambulance was summoned and the injured man tak en to tbe hospital. According to hospital authorities, Mr. Hutchinson is in a dangerous condition from shock to the nerves. From exterior examination, no frac tures have been located. His condi tion at present, will not permit X,ray. ..v. ,;. , . - -. Other workmen escaped injury by running from the building site when tbe preliminary swaying of the heavy timbers indicated the collapse of what remained of the old bnilding. FIRE REPORTED That a forest tire is burning on the wooded slopes ot Green Springs mountain is the report received this morning by the Klamath Forest Pro tective Association offices. Look outs in Klamath were informed of the reported blaze and told to be on the watch for any new develop ments. . ; .. ' " ' Two fires south of Round Lake originating from lightning are now all under control, the association of fice reports. Two men are stationed at the Long Lake firs which was threatening to burst from control yesterday. They wll) be kept there until the fire sis completely under control. Throughout the county the gener al forest fire situation looks com paratively favorable, ' Jack Kimball head of the association said today. . "So far as 1 know, not one ot tho tires that have been reported into this office since the first thunder and lightning storm on July 3, were started by man," Mr. Kimball assert ed. -' ', The forest tire situation in Cali fornia was reported improved, accord ing to word received here today. ' ' TRIAL IS SETTLED OUTSIDE OF COURT With the jury panel assembled and everything set for - trial, , the attorney tor tbe plaintiff in the cace of Newton and Mary Dennis vb. Henry and Mary Bolvln, . an nounced to Circuit Judge A, L. Leavitt at 9:30 a. m. that the case had been settled out ot court and made a motion for dismissal. Judge Leavitt allowed the motion and the Ase waa dismissed.'. ' : Mr. and Mrs. Dennis' had brought suit against Mr. and Mrs. Boiyin alleging that they had purchased the property from the defendants under an agreement that Mr. and Mrs. Bolvin would pay all taxes due on the property whloh aggregated $253.14. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis had brought su.lt for the recovery of this amount. Walter Tanksley, who waa In dicted at tbe last session of the grand jury on tha' charge ot pos session of liquor will go on irini tomorrow morning tt I o'clock. IN WOODS AREA Viait Crater Lake Via. Ashland-Klamath FalU $1,000,000 Highway , PRICE FIVE CENTS IS if HERALD EDITOR Wrote "Why 1 Am in Jail" For Present Publisher of This Newspaper; W. A. Iden, recent coiner t tlile city, who on Monday appeared bo fore the city council and demanded1 a "ctcan-np" of Klamath PaHa be fore August 1, or ha would, take matters into his oa hands, today admitted to tho editor of Hie, Eve ning Herald thai be has served a prison sentence tat , San , Qnentla, California.. , -.' -, .. .tar'W.Y' . The present editor of The Herald waa the editor of The Vlsalia; Press when iden was convicted and sentenc ed in Tnlare county, California. While incarcerated in the county. Jail, Iden - um'ied signed articles- pub lished by 1e Press. entitled, "Why I am in Jail:" The charge against prim was the selling -.of mortgaged property. Identity was established when the Herald editor-recognised Iden at one and the same man -who ten years ago claimed be waet&t victim . of a . conspiracy and was being railroaded to prison.'' Town Now Clean r -conversation .iWlttt Idea today the Herald editor stated that the newcomer's position was hlfitly dis tasteful to many of-the community snd that If a elean-np campaign Is necessary It should. b lnaagur ated and insisted noon by those who are recognised - as permanent residents ot the commnoity. , Iden defended himself by- claiming that he had been "authorlxed" to come here by an organisation ot t 5000; metnbera ' .of which there are 'three In this city. He further stated that since be appeared before the coun cil officials bad assured h;n that Klamath Falls waa now "clean" and it things" continued ils way until August 1, he would -leave for - an other town '"over the bill" whore he had been "ordered" to look into matters. ' ' " He challenged the editor to make public .his record if it was wished to do so and sald .lt this -was done he would Bhow that be was sent, to prison by a man. who is now to prls-1 on himself. " - - For the City's Interest, lien was informed that Jfr-a statement waa published concerning his past it would be done for tha interest ot Klamath Falls and -by a newspaper that is striving 'every day to keep harm'osy ' and progress in the foreground. -He waa told that people who drop- Into communities, lend themselves to movements -which stir up discord nnd strife and; than pass on to another town, get IHtle sympathy from thinking citiaens. -. , ; . Year In tTonntf Jail - Idee, was arrested., in. August, 191S and sent to San Quentitt,' in August, 114, after a year p; the Tulare county jail. He said tfcday : that he waa given his freedom after a year and some months and .tha4j Judge 'Allen of the Tnlare outj court had Interceded with the( paj role board on his behalf.- It . before this judge that . Idea was tried. He denied he was an. ex minister but said he had been con nected with a religious organization as secretary and due to that reason ho was often erroneously rsfsrrad to as a former dttlne.:' j. Z Man in tha MR '..-.'" I business on tnt sams . k : atrtct Whkh nun vrt4 far -l ! 'aieme'rOKtor I A. Ill T