l'Mlflll l.lhl'MI-l
BUY AT HOME; LOCAL
MERCHANTS CAN GIVE
YOU BETTER BARGAINS
Seventeenth Year No. 7454
Uncensored
Observations
KEEP A' I'KtMilV
if, you'ro (ml l n' kind o' liluu,
Keep a pegg-in';
Thore are others worso than you,
Keep a peggln';
If you'ro foolln' an iho hog,
Down anil out. an undur-dug.
Don't you da.o to slip u (ok.
Koop a peggln'.
If you ain't fuulln' til.
Keep a potRln'i .
Show the world you cot iiiiiiii Kill.
Koop b ptBK 111' ;
lloln' poor ain't no disgrace.
Keep smillu' ohncrful faro,
Lot 'em know you'ro In Hid men.
Keep peggln'.
If your plan hav all gouo wrong,
Koop a peggln';
I.lfo ain't always one awcel hook.
Keep peggln';
Out to work and then stick to It,
Tnko your coat off. buckle to It,
That's tliu proper way to do It,
Keep a peggln'.
With all Ilia faults l.onllu Congi
(it 111 rotilnii a saving gnu-u of
humor. Anybody thai-ha tliu gull
to call Up a dUtrlcl attorney after
being arrested and request tho dis
trict otlornuy to represent lilm, de
serves to bo rocoKiilii'd an a i-ool
had. Shortly aftar thiiy nabbed
Congo, with lila gallons of alleged
.liquor, Congo slopped to Hid phono
and rang up Hilly Gaming, district
allornuy. "This you Hilly? Thlj
la Congo spoaklo.. Hay, Hill, they
have knocked mo over on a nioon
nhlno chargo aird 1 nocd a d n
Rood lawyor. Yob, I aald 1 nm ar
roalod, can't you hour? 'Yos, yes, I
want a Rood lawyor; will you rop
rnsont mot And aiy, when you
corns down hero to rIv mo tlio once
ovor, don't got mnd on tliu way,
will you?" Billy has promised to
represent Congo, to himself at least,
llo will reprosont Congo to tho Jury
aa ono of tho moat uolortoua boot
lRRori of the county on Thursday
next.
TODY'S MOTH KK tiOOHE
. . fling aonR of hard luck
A woodshed full of "moon";
Tho "loggers" think (ho elenn-up
Uognn a work too aoon.
MMX(KI) KKLLKIt
lluro la quoatlon which tho flvo
, cltlicna quotod bvlow can answer
without a tromor of embarrassment
and which tho odltora of thin col
umn can auk without a tremor of
fear.
TODAY'S QQUE8TION
If oxpnctvd dovolopinoiil In Klnm
olh KulU inutorlnlliun, which direc
tion would you predict tho business
aoctlon of town would move?
..-'TODAY'S AN8W1KK
O. A. MoCnrthy Toward thu Mc
Carthy building.
M. F. Ilopku Tawnrd tho Ilopka
building.
Dr. H. D. Johnson ff they cleun
up tbla town an much an some ad
vocate, I would prodlct .n general
movo upward with wings.
Dr. I'oul Nool Homnthlng llko n
golf ball when (Icorgo Stevenson
loniiH on II. You novor enn toll.
"Ka-n-n-Kor-Choo! !" Ci o o r g a
Mason, local painter, hud Just
aneoxnd In a locul restaurant. "Huh-
Kor-Choo!!!" (loorga Mason anoox
(id agnln hut aa tornndlo wua tho
offoct thu'. lila act of fnlna tooth for
tho lonvor Jaw bernmo dislodged,
rilppod out of hla mouth nnd foil to
tho floor, breaking nontly In two.
"What to do? Whnt to do?"
thought (loorgo. "I'vii bought n
breakfast nnd now cun t ont It ex
cept with a atraw." A bright light
suddenly Illuminated tho Inner coIIh
of hla brnln. v Ho got up, walked
quickly Herons tho street iiml Into
tho W & H curd romm, "Hoy Jack,"
he culled, nddiiosslng Jack Monroe,
one of tho proprlutnra itntl possess
ed of a flno Hot of upper bertha In
hla mouth. "Aro you , frlond of
mlnot Well, thun, llBlmf, I Just lost
my lowora. Suppose you lend mo
your uppers until I enn ont my men I
acroaa tho street. I'll prninlso to
bring 'em right back," Jack run
nn nffontlonnto and npnrnclnllvo
tonguo nlong IiIh 'uppers'. Then he
. looked jut (loorgo. "Not ohnnco
. old boy." I'd glvo you my luat cont,
but when It oomna to lounlng fnlso
tooth I dniw the lino. ,Yoti visit,
Iho donllati",
MP
LOVE GODDESS
noes ABOVE
. CITY FATHERS
Council Session Tame Ray
Hotel Will Get Public
Hearing Tonight
The Ooddeaa of lovo and good will
toward men, pronldcd lit tho council
ninullng Inal night,' much to the (ll
gttHl of 200 Interested citizens who
packed the council chanibcra In the
hope of hcnrlng aome public official
nulled to tho cross or broiled over a
low fire.
Law enforcement and a cloanor
town, toplca. of convoraatlon thai
huve been stirring Klumuih Kails
during tho past week, wore passed up
for the most part and tho council
devoted most of Its time to iho con
sideration Of street Iniprovcmenta.
It Dliln'ls
.Hero aro aunio of the dldn'ls of
lust nlkht'a meeting:
Tlw. niinetl iltiln't extircsa them-
elves couoernlng the movement In
Ibis city for law enrnrroment and o
cleaner town. The council offered
no oiplnnntlon for their meeting
Huturduy night to give a hearing to
.Mrs. i I'nnos, to which neither the
muyor or chief of police or city attor
ney were Incited to attend.
Tho-: council, particularly West;
Cufor and Btuekey, didn't seem
downcast or annoyed, but on Iho con
trary In excellent spirits. (
, What Iho council did do wna grant
the ftny hotel; conducted by'Mrs. C.
M. I'nnoa, a llcenso rehearing,
scheduled to take place IIi'k evenlnc
In Iho oouncll chimihers. The hear
ing was grunted at the behest of
Horace M. Manning, who on behalf
of Mrs. I'unos, asked for a hearing
on tho ground I but the hotel prop
rietor had a right to present her aide
of the case. ' '
Were Admit till
In oci:nmentlnK 'on tho charges
against the holeH Mr. Manning ad
mitted that It might huvo been pos
sible thut two prostitutes lived In
tho hotel for some time nnd that
they were fired out of the hotel when
the pollca advised Mra. lunoa of the
situation. Ha also, admitted that
tliero might have been drinking in
the rooms of tho hotel uml (hut
women might hnvo been In tho hotel
for nsigiinlton purposes. Hut ho
hold that In a public hotel, where
such things could easily hup lien, that
the proprietor could not bo held lia
ble tor" unlawful acts within the
walls of her hostelry, when such un
lawful nets wero being curried out
without her knowledge.
I.lcenso to xipernto during 11125
wus denied the Itny hotel at the last
nipVtlng of thu city council. Des
pite the recommendation of tiller of
Police Harry M. I.ourks, license to
operate several o( her roolming
houses were granted by the council.
Will on tho minutes wero rend by
Recorded Le.m I., (liighngen, it ap
peared that tho part of the preced
ing meeting devoted to tho granting
or denial of licenses hud been left
out.
"Your minutes must aponk tho
truth." City Attorney J. H. Cnnin
bnu told (iughngon. "At tho lust
meeting tho license to operate tho
Huy hotel wna denied nnd other
llcenaqa were granted. Your minutes
mnko no Rhowlng of what actually
occurred. Would suggest that you
Incorporate tho transactions In your
minutes In order Hint n truo mem
arln.ni of what transpires In this
council chumher cun be niulntu'nod."
LYNCH NEGRO SLAYER
BItnBVKI'OHT. Ui Fob. 2tl.
Joe Airy, negro, alleged slayer of N.
A. Ynrbrough, stnto highway offic
er, wna 1) netted today near Henton,
l.n., by a itnob after holng wounded
by n deputy sheriff, according to n
report reaching here from tho sheriff
of lloalor Parish.
Charles Ponzi Is Found
. Guilty of Larceny Charge
IIOSTON, Muss., Pel). 20. A vor
diet of guilty whs returned In Suf
folk county superior, court today by
n Jury trying Charles IVmal, formor
Intonmtlontil postal return, coupon
flnnnclor, on'ohnrgag of larceny from
cllentn. J u d g o HIhIc Increased
Pomtl'B hull from 2,0n0 16 $10,000,
and gnva him until tomorrow to file
i motion for tiri'ost of Jtulgmunl,
KftMirimr fir
tzzr o v- vv vm&
KLAMATH FALLS,
BTTi
How Would You Like
to Be the Husband
of Gloria Swanson?
1XIH ANOEJJCS. Keb. 26. 'jiii-
pulltloii among motion picturo pro
ducers for the services of Olorlu
Syunson. screen Mar, has resulted
In tho signing or u now contract
with Famous Playora-Lasky, tho
! Angeles Examiner says today.
The aujury .which tho tur will re
ceive under tho tenrts of her new
contract is said to bo tho highest
ever paid to a motion picture per
former as a direct salary.
T
TRY SUICIOE
Boston Police Investigate'
Circumstances Surround
ing Death Pact .
HOSTON, Feb. 28. While Fred
erick Miles. Jr., Hoston t'lilvcrsity
law student, and. his wife, Dorthea
were under treatment at tho. .Mas
sachusetts general hospital for
poisoning today. District Attorney
Arthur K. Heading euld ho wna In
vestigating tho birth of 4i child In
tho couple's' homo ul Newton lust
October. '
Afr. Kondlng said ho was endeav
oring to discover where tho. Infunt
wua at present.
Miles, who Is said lo bo a grand
son of Lieutenant (ienernl Nelson
A. Miles, and his wife, were found
unconscious in their apartment yes
terday. At the hospital physicians
said they had each taken an over
dose of n poison. Hospital authori
ties said they probably .would recov
er. A man 'Who found the oouple
told tho police thut Mrs. Miles re
vived sufficiently to say:
"Fred lovea mo and I lovo Fred.
We decided to dlo together."
Tho couple 'wag married January
10. 1924.
ELK'S USTREL
"Aggravators" Please Be
tween Acts in Last
Night's Theatrical
A success from start to finish.
Klamath Fulls enjoyed the Klk's
.Minstrel show to such an extent lust
night that they will be forced to con
tinue tho show again until Friday,
night according to tho committee in
charge today. Standing room only
wsh nvallublo lust night long beforo
tho curtain rose.
Miss Ruth Mndsoy and Miss Alice
Hanson, tho surprise marks of tho
evening, shared oo.mil honors vitli
their vocal contribution, and lived
up tc the herald given them as two
high mown ladles, the melody maid
and the jail! baby. Their voices car
rlud well, nnd much of the success or
tho ovonlng Is laid to them.
Equally duo to pruiso wore the
ond Dion, who were supported wol:
by tho entire ensomblo. Iletweeni
nets, Johnny Houston's "aggrava
tors" ontertalned as Alexander's rug
time bund. They fllso furnished
music for tho dunce nftorward, ut
which more than half the guests
wore present.
" Tho nffnlr wn not only succossful
from n financial standpoint but cur
ried as a social success ns well.
llltlHt'OI.I. APPOINTKI)
According to w-.ml recolved
this afternoon from Salem,
Jnmos H. Drlscoll of Klamath
Fulls has bcon nppolntod n
nnombor of a legislative com-
mitten to. Investigate tho sub-
Ject of reforestation. His up-
polntmont iwnn made by Speak-
er Donton O. Hurdlck. Other
members niuned by Speaker
Hurdlck aro H. H. Caplor of
J'ortltind and K, Q. Hates of
Seaside, . . ,
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Associated Press Leased Wire
OREGON, THURSDAY,
Little Town
MM,
Deserted as Men All
Rush Out Into Hills
Two Mysterious Prospectors, Working
Since Early Fall, Reported to Have
"Struck It Rich" Lakeview Also
Seethes With Excitement, Report
Paisley and Lakeview were seething with excitement
today, following a gold strike in the mountains 10 miles
east of Paisley according to long distance telephone
messages received here today.
Paisley is almost deserted while her fathers and sons
are -flocking into the hills to stake out claims close, to
those of two smiling and uncommunicative prospectors
who have been' searching the hills for hidden wealth
since early last fall.
j BANK CASHIER REMAINS
Word from Paisley is to the effect that the bank cash
ier is almost the only man left in the little town. Mer
chants have left their stores in charge of wives and
daughters While they, are rushing to the hills afoot, on
horseback , j.id by auto in a frantic effort , to obtain
chqice claims.' ",
The gold fever spread even 50 miles distant into Lake
view, where many of the adventuresome started before
daybreak today in a wild dash to the new-found mining
ground.
STRANGERS MAKE FIND
Word from Lakeview is to the effect that the two
prospectors arrived in Paisley early this fall. They out
fitted themselves for a winter of prospecting in the bleak
hills east of town.
A few weeks ago they came out of seclusion, carrying
sacks heavily laden with ore. They left at once for
Sacramento, where assays are said to have disclosed that
the ore ran $40 a ton in gold and $4 in silver.
FIGHT FOR CLAIMS
The prospectors returned to Paisley and. renewed their
mining activities. Then the word seeped through, that
they had "struck it rich" and Paisley, re-awakened by the
news, became a hot-bed of excitement last night Meager
reports from Paisley this afternoon were to the effect
that the first gold-seekers to arrive in the hills found that
'.he two unknown prospectors had staked out most of
the choice claims. But claim stakes were being erected
in every direction, in the hope that a gold strike of real
proportions would result
PORTLAND WOMAN IS
ATTACKED BY BRUTE.
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 20. Mrs.
It. K. Welser was brutally attacked
by a fuun who entered her roctn at
her home just outside the city limits
early this morning, deputy sheriffs
reported after bolng called to the
bouse. A suspect, whose name was
withheld was taken into custody.
Fingerprints on the window wore
being examined to obtain a cluo to
the ussallant. Mrs. Velser's hus
band, who Is a dining car steward
was out" on his run, and hor two
children were sleeping In another
room when the Intruder entered the
house. '
condition sru.r, ritiTirAi,
I'KKINO, Feb. 26. Dr. Sun Ynt
Son, South China leader, who has
been losing strength every tiny since
ho underwent an operation for can
cer on January 2(1, was reported In
nn unchanged condition today.
KXl'l.OSION AVltKCKS PLANT
POUTLANll, Ore.. Feb. 26. An
explosion of gasoline today blew the
roof oft the iinnex to AHvii's donn
ing and Dyeing Works on the east
bUIo. Frank Gushing nnd William
Ktiehn, employes,, sevorely burned
In tho blast, were tuUen to a hos
pital. HAIUHW NH.VIl DKATH ,
SAef PEDTtO. Cnllf., Feb. 26.--Ton
sailors nnd two civilians narrow
ly escaped drowning today when the
65 'foot crnft Scandln Pacitio cap
aliad ulougalde the .11. S. S. West
Virginia In (ho outer harbor.
FEB. 26, 1925
Almost
MANY CHECKS TO BE
MAILED TO WAR VETS
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26. Ap
proximately 70,000-treasury checks
for J50 or less, representing the
cash payments to bo made imme
diately to .war veterans under the
compensation act, will be mailed
aiarcn I. by the veterans bureau.
Tho aggregate value of tho checks
is about J2.2.MI 000. N'narlv 2(10-
000 such payments will be mado.
otrtctnls said, going tq veterans who
served only a short time.
WOlilJ) FI.IKHS ltKVAMKl
WASHINGTON. Fob. 26. JPresi
dent Coolldge toduy signed the bill
awurdlng distinguished service luied
nls to the army world fliers and ad
vancing them on tho army promotion
files.
CANTON SLATED FOR
OFFICERS RESERVE
William li. Canton, .world 'War vet
crun und now office engineer In the
state highway department, has been
notified to appeal- beforo Dr. O. S.
Newsom, president of the examining
board for the Office Reserve Corps
No. 26, to be examined for his quali
fications to bo a tnember of the
corps. Mr. Canton has received
seven indorsements from tllfforont
departments he was connected with
during the wnr. Both Mr. Canton
and Lynn Nesmith, who Is nlso slat
ed for a oommlsslon In Hie .corps,
will be examined soon after March 1,
Fugitives Arrested
in Mexico Believed
to Be De Autremonts
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 26.
Southern Pacific agents who went
Into Mexico to view two men ar
rested at Esperanza, under suspicion
that they are Roy and Ray De
Autremont, wanted for - the Siski
you tunnel holdup In Oregon, had
not reported to headquarters hero
today. Officials are not certain that
the men apprehended In Mexico are
the fugitives wanted.
RETAIL STORE
J. L. Bowman of Portland
. Seeking Market for
Woolen Goods
Interested '. In establishing a
woolen retail store In tho city, J. L.
Bowman of the Brownsville Woolen
Mills of Portland, spent the past
three days In Klamath Falls seek
ing a location for his prospective
business house. '
Representing one of the largest
enterprises of its kind in the United
States, Bowman sees a splendid-fu
ture for such, aa establishment - in
Klamath Falls.- Favorably im
pressed, he returned to his homo
in Portland, expecting to return in
a fortnight.
Although not anxious to build
hiouslng facilities for his projects.
Bowman is negotiating .with busi
ness men for store space. He Is an
ticipating putting In a similar house
in Medford the same time he in
stitutes one in Klamath Falls. Out
side of Portland, the mills are rep
resented in Eugene, Salem, iPendlo
ton and several stores in Coos Bay,
including . North Bend and Marsh
field. Approximately S 20,000 worth of
stocks in woolen products will be
sent to Klamath Falls in the -Incident
of establishing a store here.
The Brownsville Woolen .Mills are
the only mills in the United States
where virgin wool Is ' purchased,
manufactured and retailed through-
the same firm. Tho majaiity are
BOld on the Pacific coast, although
there is a large eastern demand at
present.
I'KACK TRAIN WRECKED
BROOKVILLE. Ont., Feb. 26.
The Canadian," crack Pacific pas
senger train No. 20, bound from
Chicago to Montreal, was reported
by long distance messages lo this
station to have been derailed at 2
p. ni. at Glen Tuy, three miles west
of Perth." '
DEPARTMENT STORE SOU)
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 26. An
nouncement was made today that
the deal whereby B. F. Schlesingor
of Los Angeles and his sons will be
come owners of the pioneer depart
ment store here of Olds, Wortnun
& King March 1, was formally closed
this morning. .
PROMOTER NEAR DEATH ,
SAN JOSH, Calif., Fob. 26. Dick
Donald I.ns Ancelos hnxinff nromot-
er. who 'was injured In an auto ac
cident Sunday, was still In a critical
condition today. It was unknown
whether he will recover, his attend
ants said.
CTtY MANAGER NAMED
OREGON CITY, Ore., Feb. 26.
Louis D. Kelsey was named city
manager of Oregon City by the com
missioners late yesterday. Tho new
manager has hnd practical experi
ence in sovoral cities in Washington.
LOCAL MEN NAMJKI)
SALEM, Ore., Fob. 26. Spoaker
Hurdlck has recommended .1. A. Gor
don, IS. M. Bubb. Ed Leaver, A.
Knllnn, nnd Roy Uurbtn as a board
to loan money to farmers whose
crops wore frozen undorhouse bill
804. He 1m -named WHlsnn
' Wlloy is attorney for the bonrd,
If BE GIVEN
KLAMATH FALLS
4 Published Daily at
KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening"
PRICE FIVE CENTS
T Er
HI
OFFICERS NIP
PLOT TO SLAY
Ex-Policeman Admits : : He
Hired Men to Murder '.
: Mr. and Mrs. Hotaling
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb.E 26. A
second conspirator In tho supposed
plot to murder Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Hotallng, prominent and wealthy
San Franciscans through shooting or
poison, was arrested here today tha
police announced. The plot failed
when Fred Hotallng discovered poi
son In a quantity of milk and bad it
analyzed by the board of health. The
reasons for the plot have not coma
to light. . -.. r
The mam arrested today is known
only as "Lou", a suspected gunman,
the police said. -The first arrest was
that or Ralph P. King, a former
Honolulu policeman and supposed
ring leader in the plot.
Confession Made -.'
Tho police have .made public an
alleged statement by king that he
hired "Lou" and another gunman
known as "Al" for a total of 13300
at the behest of a San Francisco
millionaire to kill the Kotallngs.
King was tracked to Sacramento .and
taken Into custody there after tha
milk poison attempt had been called
to the attention of the pollco and, a
private detective agency. . .- v .
King, according to tha police, said
he met the millionaire in Lake Port.
California, and arranged the murder
details there. , Tho gunmen wero to
be retained and to acquaint, them
selves with the appearance and
habits or the Hotallngs so that they
could perpetrate the murderB quick
ly and. quietly and make a clean es
cape. v";":
" Plana Changed ? . " i
"Lou" and "Al," were subsequent
ly retained and agreed to kill tha
Hotallngs. They hired quarters
near the Hotallng home and watch
ed their Intended victims" closely.
They apparently changed their plans,
however, without telling King, for
they are supposed to have left tho
poisoned milk at the home rather
than do the shdotlng agreed upon.
King denied all knowledge of the
poisoned milk, although admitting
all other details of the plot, accord
ing to the police. He said he could
offer no motive for the murder plot.
L
Body of Senator Medill Mc
Cormick to Be Taken to '
Chicago for Burial :
CHICAGO. Feb. 28. Arangemonts
tor the funeral of Senator Medill
McOormlck , were completed today
while political leaders speculated on
his successor. .- . ; .
The obsequies will be conducted
from the .Fourth Presbyterian
church. The widow, Mrs. Ruth Mc
cormick, his brother, Colonel Rob
ert R. McCormlck and officials
from Washington will accompany
the body here. '1
The Rev. H. T. Delswell, actin
director of the church, will offici
ate. The body will be entombed In
Graceland cemetery pending . final
burial at Byron, III.
Charles G. Dawes, vice president
elect. In a tribute to the dead sena
tor, said: "The recollection which
comes to mo most forcibly In : his
death Is of those manifestation of
Media's sincere desire to be help
ful to 'others.: . i . C , ' , v.
"For years tne work of Medill
McCormlck and his wife among thu
poor of the west, In times of wide
spread suffering, . during t a long
period of industrial depression, 7 us
as Important as It was obscure." ' .
KITCHENER- UNO 1.AJIUK '
LONDON, Feb. 86. Th .sum of
$3,496,200 has been , received on
bohair of the Lord Kltchonar Me
morial Fund.. Out of this fi88,210
has been spent on tcttolarshlps and
payments In connection with a me
morial chapel which is being built
to commomorate the great soldier
hi -Bt. Cathedral, The,
mnlnder hits boon Invested, : r
WEALTHY
PLANS
ARE ANNOUNCED