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KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening";
Associated Press Leased Wire
Seventeenth Year No. 7449
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 1925
wMiMIM PRICE FIVE CENTS
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Uncensoredl
Observations!
TI1K KLAMATH" KID
(A ceroal ilory)
Chapter Four
"SADO," said . the sweet young
thins (he lot on DKLAP of (ho
, Klamath Kid, "lira you HA1IIN your
money?"
, "Linton KITTO," he replied, "I
may bo YOUNG, but I'm no II AM,
and gosh DAGGETT, If you'll mnrry
mo tomorrow, I'll either get llio
KAIIJ.Elt or I won't want you to ho
niy wife mid havn a lltjla HII AFFKIt
toddling around tho IKlfHK."
"Hut th old man' liable to
I'ANOH," alio ropllml,
"Well, If ho triad tn put across
any dirty DEAL, I'll muka hi in food
ton tho HUHBAltD," ho rupl'c.l with
a OKIMM look. "And beside he
can't do anything after we're mar
ried aen If lie doe belong to I lu
KLAHN."
Well," iiho ald, 'Just WAITK a
in In it to until I pui on my LYLIO
hoso, and wa'll so HI NT up a
preacher." '
A few ml nil I nil later he cot out
the CRANK and started hln I'Oltl)
In an KAflTEflLY rilrerllun. Aftor
they reached tho prnurliur'a lic.uc
which etood In the (SHOVE, the
Klamath Kid went to tho door and
rang the UKLL.
(To bo oontlnuod A
big thrill tomorrow)
THE HAM, OK KIIA-ME
UNCENHORKD OIlSKKV ATION3
herewith present a new femur that
will .bo printed In these columns
otico' or twice a wank. In our
younger day when wo luunuged u
Mall of Milium tho boy lucky
enough to got In It presumed in
with- cigar. Of courna wo rn n-it
hinting at anything, but we'll Juat
' alt tight nd wait for result.
Itore'l today' crime:
A mayor w? alt know u !c
Him iiilml iu flini m n rorkt 1
'. . lln would rlcnn up our lilot-iijii
,i Without, any qannvli . .
If lie tlmuidtti wo rinilil llvr j -;
' through Uu nhurk. t .
TllH miMKI FELI.KII
Barely nhla tn poop through eyo.i
blackened by those who misworcd
yenlorday'a -question, editor of UN
CBNHOIIEI) OIWF.HVATION8 once
again tako pon In 'hand and ask tlvo
rood cltlxon of this community n
penonal question to which tho edi
tors answer br proxy.
Tcxlny'H (Juration
What I your hobby?
Today's Answer
Lloyd Portor (lotting Into tho
forum luncheon free.
Ocorga Molntyro To maku I.loyd
pay.
Jack Kimball Priilnlug llio
county court.
J. II. Caruahan Pulling for the
llouao of Kuykondatl.
H. J, Hlckoron Cultivation ;(
moustaches.
A rortuln Oregon nvungollHt
mnku a practice of painting bible
quotittlon and .religious mot'.oc on
rock and foncc along tho public
highway. On 0110 big rock Ho
painted theee word:
"What will you do when you dlo?"
. C. Colvln, local muniiKor for
. the Union Oil compiuiy, I aumowluit
of a wag, an when ho spied thin
pnlutod Inacrlptlon, ho got out of
hi bun and pulntod thl" nnswor be
noath the quest Ion:
"Umo Arlato. It roslBts hmil."
"I put an ad In tho paper asking
for a wlfo," quoto Lluyd Low tho
other day.
"Any answers?" n friend wanted
', to know.
"Any? Bay, tho first dny I got
over a. hundred beside two from
men usklng'moto tako theirs."
TODAY'S MOTHER (JOOSI)
fling a song of moonhlno, my son
John
Wont to hod with hi ovorcont on:
Ono elioo off and hi nocktlo on
Too niuolt moonshine for my on
John.
Namo must ho nnconaarlly
omitted In this IINCE.NHOIIKD Ofl
8ERVATION, but tho fuel ,cnn bo
. ubmlttod to the public for what
thny aro worth. About nil hour
nftor n rooont muRqueriido 'an
nutomobllo drew up In front of tho
Owl enfo nnd a cmiplo atappod out.
The ph.vog of tho, man In tho enso
was black a tho : river Htyx. He
wa mado up to rcsomblo.ono of
tho Gold Utist Twin. A mlnuto
Inter a very attractive 'young wom
an stopped mil of tho machine, BVj
" 'wn not mndn up mid had npp:r.it
ly not attolltlod tho mnaquot'.'do.
Hut 1n cloner olmorvatlon hor f.ico
iwna ainoarod with black from hr
hluahlng young check to hor nock,
anronoly tho ooup'ic nuntorod In.J
tho roataurunt. Tli In a fow mln
iilo tho door opeiiud middonly n .1 1
tho oounlo gnllonod'out, nicompanled
iy U cliuril pf IxiifJiUr from wlilihi.
THIEVES STEAL
ART TREASURES
OF HIGH VALUE
Painting and Other Valu
ables Worth $500,000
Taken at Hollywood '
HOLLYWOOD, C11I.. Kb. 20.
Itumiulaaiinco painting nnd other
art treasure valued at nearly 11 half
million dollum,' missing frum the
Holly wood homo of a (ierman art
I'lillo.tor, wuro being aouglit by
pollen ntid private detective here
loluy. "
MJriln, Wvliisrlinulik, president
of the DiuiUlg, (lerniniiy, firm of
Wolll'chcnlck & Co., owijer of tho
stolen collection, discovered t'-ie los
when ho returned home lust night,
ha told police ,
Notwl I'nliilliign
Among the painting .cut from
lliitlr frame or carried uwuy frames
and all by tho looters, ha llstod
Covlloque's "Daughter of Philip II.
of Spain and Elliubuln of Valuta,"
valued at 1135.000; "Vornl Lou
son" by Mclsu. valued at 1125,000;
Murlllo's fmnous "Hoy Hlowlug
Hubbies." viiluud at $00,000; 11
seilin of pictures by Tunlurs, a Mu
donns and Child, und other paint
ing by Corrt'KKlo, and other works
by lluckvr and Lorruln.
The th loves nlsJ obtiliied. ho said,
oil lures valued ut 112.000 and
other urt objects, but' loft behind
them practlrully as viiIiiuIiIh a col
lection of painting and othtr treas
ure n iney nail mxeii awiir,
Aiillque Nilver
In a locked closet, for Instunce.
undisturbed amid the general, dis
array of tho looted home, was
antique diver valued at $50,000,
Investigator advanced two
theories of theft. Ono of the paint
ing nod other valuable were tuken
by thieve hired by a privatu col
lector "wrllllig' Xa M to any length
tlon. Tho other1 tlioory wa that
un International hand ct criminal
fumlllur with the values vf tho col
lection.
An KiiK'H'li compuny 1 I4 to
havo luatired tho stolen cunvasaes
for un aggregate of Saifl-OOO.
FOR STATE ARE
Ways and Means Commit
tee Proposes Various
Remedies at Salem
STATU MOrSK, Siilem, Ore., Feb.
20.-lf M revenue producing bills
approved by tho wny und moans
committee are pussod by the legis
lature, tho roniinlttea hud, nt the
conclusion of Its deliberation lust
r.lRht Ju l 8,0X0.97 h'ft ovor after all
iipiilicjlions und claim nlluwniice
hud beon footed tip.
Revenue measures reported out
favorably by tho committee, tngnth
or with ono or two small estimated
rovorslons total Jl.035.O0O. Thoy
are us follows, the figures being the
cut I in 11 ted proceeds for tho noxt two
yearn:
Tobnccii Tux '
, Contribution from foe received
by vurlous state ' activities. 200,
0O0 ; tax of ten per cont on cig
arettes, cigars, nnd all tobacco nnd
snuff, 11.200, 000; tux of ton per
cont on cosmetics, $100,000; repeal
of qiMirtor mill road lux, $;. 000;
tax on gross earnings of railroads
und utllltlos, $80,000; roponl of bat
tleship, Oregon upronrtiitton $'.10,
000; suspension of stuto aid for In
dustrial accident commission, $",0,
000; estimated reversion from Vnlo
relief appropriation $20,000." Total,
$1,936,000. .
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$10,000,000 in Silver
Coined for Soviets
MOSCOW. Feb. 20. -Ton million
dollars' worth of silver coins matin
In England for tho Soviet govern
ment havo bocn placed In circulation
tlrdor wove given nt tho sumo time
to Ihe State Mint nt Leningrad for
n supply of gold chorvonolit, which
heretofore have boon Issued only In
pitper, . '
From now on, It Is stated, 110 or
ders will he placed uhroad for tho
minting of metal enrroncy, tho plant
nt Leningrad' having ndon,untn facil
ities to meet, the govormiiont' nolil,
REVENUE BILLS
GIVEN
APPROVAL
Fox Farmer Can Get
British Title If He ,
Will Marry By 1930
SASKATOON, 8ak., Feb. 20.
Captain Alfred T. Blako, a fox farm
er at Wllkle, 100 mile west of hero,
win be Lord of wooten Manor, Eng
land, It wa announced here today,
If, among other tilings, he visit
Umbalta, Indian, whero his mother
wa born', und the spot In South
Africa iwhoro hi father wa slain In
tho llocr war. '
Thco ure condition of the will
of hi uncle, Colonel Arthur ().
Illako of Knglnnd, docoased, which
would give Captuln Illako a legacy
vulued at $04 8,000.
Hllpulutlon are that. Captain
ttluke must remain In Canada un
til 1927 and must ts married before
1930. Having met all other require
ments ho must live at Wooten M-uiior
and encouruge the Kuseg fox hunt
In mare way than by Just belong
ing tn It.
TO
Ronald Erno, Convicted in
1923, to Pay Extreme
Penalty May 8th
(S)K-cliil to JI10 Herald)
VltKKA. Calif., Keb. 20. Ronald
C. Brno, convicted last spring for
tho murder of Fred Skeen, IJuttc
Valley rancher, will be hanged at
Han (Juentln, May g, between1 the
hour of in a. m. und 4 p. m.
Superior Jndfii ('. J. Luttrell pro
nounced entenoo late yesterday af
ternoon, tho second time he has
parsed Judgment upon Krno.
An appeal was taken to the state
supr?:r.e court and, the sentence of
the lower court wn affirmed. Judge
Luttrell acted on the. remittitur
sort - f ronr ' Snornmontif this ek
William A. Hard, Krno' companion
Irt the murder, wa also sentenced
to bo hanged but hi sentence wus
commuted to life Imprisonment by
Governor Itlchurdson when It was
found that ho was a minor.
, The murder of Skeen waa commit
ted In October, 1923 -nnd was on ex
ceptionally brutal ono. Skeen hud
b-ifrlended tho men In Ills cabin at
llutte Valley and Inking advantage
of the opportunity they shot, him to
d en lb and then drove in. their bug
to Los Angeles where they were
ought with tho murder weapon
nnd Skoen's clothing In their pos
session. ACTHKKH IMI'HOYIXO
PARIS, Feb. 20. Gloria. Swan
on. AMierlcun motion picture star,
who underwent an operation nt
Aiileiill Tuesday night, wa reported
till morning us linking steudy and
satisfactory progress.
SALARY lt.MSK AI'PIIOVKI)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Tho
proposul to increase tho salaries .of
n1 "l"8"',?" J"'
ssed
by the senate, was upproved ulso
today by the house.
MORE MEN HIRED
TO HELP IMPROVE
SECTION OF ROAD
More men to nork on tho drain
ing of the Aslilund-Kliiiuiith Falls
highway near MeCollu'm's mill, were
hired this morning by the state high
way office nnd sent out Immediately
to work on llio job. Highway offic
ials report the state highways In
good shape, considering tho time of
yoar.
During tho past row day the
weather hu
iniKleraled and lias"
given tho maintenance crews an op-
portunlty to got In good work to-
ward smoothing tho roud and sup -
porting t no highways where there
has been 11 base failure.
Stage service has not been Im
peded by the Asliliind-Klnmath
Full highway during tho past week.
Twelve stages are mnklng the trip
to and from Ashland end Mcdford
euch May and practically all make
the trip on schedule tl'.iie. On ono
occasion, ono stage was 30 mlnuto
lute, but, It was pointed out, that
wa when the roods .wore nt tholr
worst.
KING GEORGE SAID
TO BE BETTER NOW
LONDON, Feb. 20. A hullotln
Issued from Buckingham Palace, this
forenoon regarding the condition of
King Goorgo, who Is suffering from
bronchitis, said: "In splto of - a
somewhat restless night, the King
I milking slow progress."
Tho King apparently suffered a
good (leal of trouble from bronchitis
during the night ns the official bul
letin records the fuct.he wna gome
Whnl' 1-OStlusH, ',
YREKA SLAYER
BE HANGED
Elks' Minstrel
Show Promises'
To Be Snappy
When the curtain rise at tho Elk
Minstrel show on, Wednesday, Febr
uary 25, the Klamath public will be
treated to what promises, to be the
be t amateur show ever presented
In Klamath Falls and will .equal
the best of the professional shows
that have ever come to this city.
Two of the lead players are form
er professionals. They ore F. I).
Confer and Harold Hell, both of
whom have cavorted behind tbe foot
lights nrany time before.
Confer ha been in the fun mak
ing business for 25 year. He has
brought laughs from his audiences'
from coast to coast and away back
In 1912 played a lead part In
comedy performance ut the Old
Houston opej-a house In Klamath
Full.
He will foature In two famoua
song. One I to be Bert William'
"Vampire", tho second Is Eddie 3Lco
nurd's notorious "Idoh." lloth these
song .promise to be ono of the kicks
of the ahow, Dell Is elso taking a
prominent part In the leads and will
play opposite Confer.
"I have m-atched the development
of this performance from the start
and can promise you that there will
be not a dead minute from the rise
of the curtain to the fall of the cur
tain, mid a member of the lodge
today. '
The Elk's minstrel show will oc
cur on the night of Feb. 25 and 26
In the Elk" temple. The players
have been studying and rehearsing
diligently for their respective parts
and the gloss amateurism nas worn
off under the excellent supervision
of Mr. Confer. The accompanying
music during the minstrel Is to be
by John Houston's orchestra. After
each performance there will be
given a dance.
Goofs Will Suffer
jo.'i Under Initiation
, , On 14th of March
Four "goofs" at a meeting of the
"40 and 8" held last night in Har
old Morryniun's of flee, signed away
their lives to ihe organization for
which they hope to qualify. They
signed their names to an agreement
that If they were killed, maimed toy
life or otherwise injured that they
release the "40 and 8" organiza
tion of any liability In connection
thorcoj. Not only that but the
"Goofs" ulsa signed an agreement
whorouy all their property would
bo deeded to the "40 und 8" pro
viding they could not quite make
tho grade through the tortures of
Initiation.
Murch 14 was set a tho day on
which tho "Goofs" will be placed
under" fire.
Pierce Vetoes Attempt
' To Place Traffic Cops
Under State Secretary
STATE HOUSE. Sulem Ore., Feb. .
20. Governor Pierce todny vetoed
sonute bll 34, which provides that
tho authority to employ traffic of-1
fleers Bhall be coutored In the see
rotary of state's office and em
powering the secretary of stal to
employ traffic officers up to the
number of 25.
RE-ESTABLISHMENT
OF ASHLAND NORMAL
SCHOOL IS SOUGHT
STATE HOUSE, Salem Ore., Feb.
20. lte-cstabUshnient of the Asli-
, land normal school will be effected
If house bill S7, passed by the 'house
j thl morning, becomes a law. The
1 bill provides for a tax levy of ono-
twenty-fifth ot a mill for maintain
unco purpose and for an appropri
ation ot $175,000 - for new build
ings necessary.
FIVE PERSONS DEAD
IN TROLLEY CRASI
MANILA, Fob. 20. Five persons,
Including two nimy officers were
killed today, und 14 others. Includ
ing two women and a lieutenant,
wove Injured when n runaway trol
ley car dashed out of control from
tho peak of Corregldor Island, nt
tho entrance to Mnnlla Day.
The car Jumped and overturned
on. n sharp curve, pinning many ot
tho dead and Injured beneath.
1H. (itHtl.K UAXKIU IT
: PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 20.
J. (1. Goblo. Klamath Fall
opIcJinotrlst, has begun bank-
ruptcy proceedings In the fed-
oral court. Ho listed his debts
ut $8761, assets $07!i.
Fifty Men Trapped
Underground; Blast
In Coal Mine Cause
SULLIVAN, Ind., Feb. 20. The
fa to of fifty miner entrapped by
a blast In the City Coal company
mine near here was unknown at 2
o'clock this afternoon. ' Two un
identified dead had been taken from
the mine and three men seriously
Injured had been rescued.
Reports brought to the top by
men engaged In seeking the dead
and Injured Indicate It is probable
many others are dead, r
' All rescue teams In the district
have been rushed to the scenes and
physicians and ambulances are iield
at the shaft awaiting developments.
The explosion, which Is said to hav3
resulted from Ignition of gas,
wrecked the Interior of the., mine.
OF
T
District Attorney of New
York to Ak More Rigid
InsDection Now
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. In view
of wide spread criticism of a dozen
broadway sex plays besides "A Good
Bad ' Woman", which William A.
Bray will voluntarily withdraw
after tomorrow's performance. Dis
trict Attorney Banton has come out
in, faror of censorship by a jury of
play goers. .
'I want to g it away from political
censorship and think that the most
effective curb on plays will come
front within," Mr. Banton said to
day. ,j , .
"1 have In mind selecting a panel
of 900 representative -citizens who
are. also playgoers. From, this list
the . .commissioner . of poUce could
select 12 to act upon complaints. I
think the recommendation, of such
a jury would be followed. It not
we could then prosecute."
Mr. Banton added that he would
also favor applying the jury system
to complaints against objectionable
books. Discussing his agreement to
discontinue '"A Good Bad Woman",
Mr. Bardy said today he was "men
tally satisfied, but financially dis
gruntled.
"There is a load off my soul,"
he asserted, "but I never feel com
fortable about .giving $26,000 back."
Tho S25.000 was refunded to pat
rons who bought tickets for'; the
next week. Speculators sold tickets
for last night's performance for $20.
Miss Helen MacKcllar, star of "A
Good. Bad WcAnan" Is a Klamath
Fulls girl, tho daughter of Mrs. 'Wil
liam Sundham of Mills Addition.
WATKR HII.Ij I-ASSKS
STATE HOl'SH. Salom, Ore.. Feb.
20. The senute late yosterday pas
sed H. B. 300, judiciary Committee:
Granting city of Medtord right to
use water of Big Butte creek.
COMMITTEES SEEK
TO LAY PLANS FOR
FEDERAL BUILDING
Members of the chamber of com
merce and Kiwanls co'.nmlttees met
In the chamber roms this afternoon
at 2 p. m. to disuss the proposition
nnd to endeavor to figure out a plan
whereby thev could puf before the
Oregon Congressional delegation in
Washington D. C. the needs of a
Federal building in Klamath Falls.
The bulld.'ng is needed In the
city to cai'c for the Federal district
here. With such a building In the
district, a large amount ot money
would be saved that is unneessurlly
expended in taking prisoners and
plaintiffs . to Portland to be tried
before a Federal Jury there. Such
offices ot tho .post office,- general
reclaamtion service and the offices
'of the U. S. Commissioner ould be
housed In the building with less ex
pense both to the city and govern
ment. ,
ATTORNEYS IN FIGHT
CHICAGO, Fob. 20. A physical
clash between Chief Justice Harry
Olson of the municipal court' and
Edwin Hedrlck, counsel for William
D. Shepherd, was the climax of the
morning session of the Inquest Into
the death of Shepherd's' foster son,
William N. McCllntock, the "mil
lionaire orphan."
EQUAL RIGHTS I.OSKS
LONDON, Fob. 20. The bill to
put women on a political equality
with men by granting them the vote
At the age of 21, Instead of the
present age of 30, was killed In the
house this afternoon when the
house refused It the second reading
hjr'-a'vto of 22() (ifinlu'st 153,
CENSORSHIP
L
CONFESSES HE .
STARTER FIRES
IN ROSE CITY
Member of Fire Department
Admits Long List of
Expensive Blazes .
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 10.
Chester C. Buchtel, sn assistant en
gineer of the Portland fire depart
ment, who yesterday confessed to
fire officials that he had started 20
fires In Portland In the last year
and a.halfr was today taken to the
scenes of other fires and questioned
concerning them. Officers believed
that he may have been responsible
for other Incendiary blazes which
have puzzled Investigators.
Sabin schoel, St. Helens hall an
nex, a parjtonage, a factory, a ga
rage barn and several residences
were in the list of fires which
Buchtel yesterday confessed, and
officers were today seeking to ascer
tain whether he had any connection
with several large fires. Including
one which destroyed tho Washing
ton high school, and another which
burned tbe Temple Beth Israel. -Believed
Insane
Members of Buohtel's family could
account for 'his activities only by
saying that he must have had a
mania for starting; fires. He Is a
member of a pioneer family. His
grandfather, Joseph Buchtel, was
the first chief of the Portland volun
teer fire department.
Officers of the fire department,
under the direction of Fire Marshal
Grenfel, end assisted by policemen,
had trailed Buchtel - for several
months, suspicion having been di
rected toward him by the facts that
mcenatary irres -were started on nut
day off end that he usually ap
peared on the scene and aided in
fighting the flames. , vj
PASS COilMOX LAW BILL V,
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Ore., Feb.
20. Common -Jaw marlagea- that
suit of which the principals have
have taken place heretofore as a re
lived together as long as one year
are legitimatized by senate bill 2'H.
passed by the senate today.
Huff and Barkley Brought
; Here This Afternoon
From Reservation
William Huff and Foster Barkley
were arrested this morning by Con
stablo Henry Shadloy of the Wood
River district, on charges of pos
session ot two gallons ot intoxicat
ing liquor. They were brought to
Klamath Falls this afternoon where
charges of possession of liquor and
Introducing liquor on the Indian re
servation were brought against
them. It is understood the charge
of possession will be preferred by
the state, as the Introduction ' of i
liquor Is a federal charge and will
be brought into federal courts in
Portland.
Huff, a pugilist, was discharged
several days ago following two
trials charging him with possession
of liquor, both being dismissed
through hung Juries. Barkley is an
Indian of the Klamath reservation.
JIKS. KAY BETTER
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 20. The con
dition .of Mrs. T. B. Kay, 'who has
been critically 111 for several days
as a result of several months of
ill health, was Improved la-st night
and today. . Members of the family
were encouraged this morning. Mrs.'
Kay is the wife of State Tr?asure'
Kay. - , ,' ' '-! '
SLAYER IS SHOT
SALT LAKE CITY. ITtnh. Feb. 20.
Henry C.Hett, alias Gcarge Allen,
was executed by a firing squud at
the Utah state penitentiary this
morning for the murder of Police
Sergonnt N. P. Pierce on November
27, '1922. : . ;. ' V;.' .'
! i .. " .,
MARX RESIGNS AGAIN . .
BE 11 LIN, Feb. 20. Dr. Wllllum
Marx, Premier ot Prussia, and the
cabinet which he headed, resigned
today nfter fnlllng to obtain a vote
of confidence In the diet., The vote
tootV lis- yes, SA) no,- .
MEN CHARGED
WITH LIQUOR
-. POSSESSION
w
ONU
PURGE CITY OF
Health Clean-Up to Start
Which Will Include
Residential Districts -'
Klamath Falls, starting tomorrow
and lasting for many week to corns,
will undergo a searching Inspection
with a view of eliminating all In
sanitary, conditions that would tend
to bring typhgld or other Intestinal
disease, Dr. G. S. NewsoMr, oounty,
health doctor, announced this morn-'
Ing. V '. - ',." ' ..''
The Inspection will Include the
entire city In its scope and property -bolderswho
are responsible for In
sanitary conditions will be notified
by the health department to Improve
the conditions. , . :
To Get Early Start 'y ''
"This move Is to do all In our
power to prevent the annual trftubls
experienced In this community by "
typhoid fever. Intestinal disturb
ances and other diseases that find
their source in Insanitary condi
tions," ' Dr. Newsom stated. ."Wto
are particularly anxious to start
the clean-up before the fly breeding
season, so that tiles cannot carry
the diseases from garbage heaps,
trash piles and the-like into the
homes and cause infection1." , ; '.
Working with Dr. Newsom In this
respect is City Patrolman Cooper
who has been detailed to eld the
county health department In thl
work. " Cooper will make a careful
Inspection of residential districts.
and when be perceives a condition
which - In bis opinion is insanitary.
be reports it to the county bes.no
department. i .
Arrcata My Follow
Dr. Newsom. then, would acconf'
pany hi? aide to the,10jcation ot the
insanitary condHion' and If - the -
situation warranted would write
letter to the property owner advis
ing him to clearrupf his 'premises'. -irthe
notification was not heeded
the case would be turned over to
the police department and the prop
erty owner forced W comply with
the directions ot the health office. -The
city will be raked with tine
tcoth comb, Dr. Newaom promised,
and every possible measure toward
a cleaner city will be taken.
' '"We intend to be very strict In the
forcing of property holder to com
ply with the directions of the health
department. If It Is possible we
will put a atop to the annual run of
diseases that usually assail this
community each year. !' It can: be
done by strict adherence to sanitary. '
regulations and we Intend to have
the sanitary regulations 'observed.'t
CITS EXPENSES
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Evl-.
dences of President . Coolldge's
"economy at home" plan began, to
appear today while employes In tho
White House offices waited to learn
the winner in the ten dollars -prise
economy contest conducted by N: P..
Webster, clerk of the office, in au
endeavor to ascertain ways -and
means' of cutting expenses.' "
COLLMAN'S CONDITION
SLOWLY IMPROVING
Unless sn absess forms or menlrt-
gltis sets in John Collman, Kramath
farmer who was assaulted early
Tuesday '.nornlng by a mnn declared
by authorities to bo Gus Yorden, will :
recover from the effects of tne ter
rible blows of the hay knife. It was
loarnod today. Collman Is resting
easily and Is conscious. He ask!
his doctor this morning if he count
not go home soon. . -
Yorden is being held In Jail on' an
open charge, pending the result 'of
the blows on Collman.. .
1JHOCCOM CROU EARLY
ItOSK'BURG, Oregon( Feb. 20.
There will be no car lot movements
of Douglas county broccoli untlf af
ter March 1, as the crop will not
mature before' that time, which Is
about one week earlier than usual.
A few scattered heads are being har
vested at this time, and are being
placed on the local markets, hut
there will be only a few crstos ship
ped this month. .
$13,000,000 Hunt for
Treasure Will Begin
PALM BEACH, Flu., Feb. 20
The search for the $13,000,p00
treasure In the, sunken Ward liner
Merida off the Virginia Cape will
be resumed beforo April 1, A,'. J,
Drexel Blddle, ?Jr ennouneod yes
terday. The three tramlers ud
by the expedition last October., are
now refitting In .Norfolk: for (lh
ph h salty - 7. .V '"
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