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KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire-Awakening"
Associated Press Leased Wire
Eighteenth Year No. 0504
J
Notorious Josephine County
' Highwayman Must
Finish Sentence
HALKM, Ore, A pill at "Oiv
Bun" June, who Willi five oilier
prlsoni'i escaped from Oregon
xlMo peiillpiillury MjiitIi UN, 1IKSI,
mill who wiin i-ivrmly rmiglit t
HuiTniurnto, Ciiliriirnlii, uhh ret -
il Ki llu Oregon piUon hiil night
liy Ifc-puly Wnnlrw l,lllli Jones
woro mi, Oregon ImmiI iiii unit uuklo,
cluilu linlililo on ImiIIi mill mm inuii
arlrd to III keeper.
Jones was llio only one of Hie six
mini -who went over Itm wull here
over a year ago who remained n(
largo fur nny length of lime. While
away from tho prison lin clu'ms to
have traveled In inuny hUUih, even
a fJr sway at Miilnn. Florida ami
Cuba, lu Cluviiliuiil. Ohio, lie
claims to have married Union llens
by on August 7, 1921. Ho soys ho
worked at a truck driver In Clevo
land. KtMiU Auto
I'pon returning to tho count
Jon ay that lt ami another cs
convict named Kdwards stole an
automoblla In California unci drove
aa far north a llosohurg on April
J, thla year. They returred to Hue
ramonto and nure attempting to 1 1
oiiio of tho accessories of tho auto
mobile when thi'y were arrested.
Jonoa receive J a 30 dy sentence In
Hie city Jail end had nerved about
two week when ho noi Identified.
Jones wan nentcnced to the Ore
gon penitentiary with h's brother.
Dewey Jones, for robbery commitled
In Jackson county.
CHILD'S .DEATH
HELD DUE TO
TILLAMOOK. Oro April 24.
Thn body of Sylvia Louise llejeamp.
aged 4. haa been taken lo I'ortlunil
for btirlnl following the Inquest late
yesterday which resulted In a "ver
dict that ha dentil wm caused by
a boating with a Htrap admlnliitored
by her grandmother. Mrs. M. C.
il'aton.
. Mn. Cora M. Descamp. the
chlld'a mother, look tho body and
ulso tho lliree-yeiir-old son, Clur
cuce. Tho filher, Peter C, Dos
camp, after leaving tho til. lost son,
Lultoy, 10, with neighbors In the
Mcda district, left for Portland with
tho two-year-old aon, Frank.
Mrs. 1'alon romulns In' Jail here,
nwnltlng action by tho grand Jury
tomorrow. Witnesses at the Inquest
yesterday Included several neigh
bors who told of reports tint Mm.
I'uton had beaten the Descump chil
dren. It developed that neighbor!
hodvseiit a petit Ion to county of
ficers urging action for the safety
of tho children.
Dc MOL.IV TO JIKHT
Thu gecond degree will be con
ferred upon nlno DcMolHy cundt
ditteB tonight nt the Masonic hull.
Procodlng , llio Initiation tho Do
.Molny organization will meet nt tito
Marshall house for n banquet. Tho
lln nor Is sot for 6:30 p. in.
OREGON
S
SAFELY BACK
ISON
BEATING
Actress' Party Breaks Up
With One Dead.Two Held
TORONTO; April 24. Fay Bainter's party, celebrat
ing the hundredth presentation on the road of "The
DreamGirl," a musical comedy in which she is starring,
was followed by the death of a member of her company
and the arrest, for violation of the' Ontario temperance
act, of two negro musical comedy stars who were among
her guests. :
Carl W. A. Lynn, 48, died last night from a fractured
skull which, surgeons said he apparently received when
he fell clown stairs in his hotel.
Manager Barton of the company told authorities that
he left the party with Lynn shortly before daybreak, ac
companying the actor to his hotel. Several hours later
Lynn was found at the bottom of the stairs in his street
clQyhea with, a gash in his scalp and a fractured skull, ;
Klamath Elks
j Laying Plans
For Bedefit
I'liitm urn well under wny for the
l)i ii i-f ( t eutertiiliiiiioiit of Klks West
ern Nli;ht shows on tho doles of
Muy II, 15 and 10, uncording I"
C. II. I'nderwood, general chairman
of the show. ,
(.'Iretilur letters huva huen domed
this week lo meinbers of tho lodge
mid piitrotis, announcing tho dates,
the typo of show and promising thu
biggest and bast I lino ever exper
ienced In Kluninth Kails through u
medium of homo tulont work.
According lo the circulars, "there
will be no end 'Of games uud r-'ir-loiids
of prices. That's what the
women like, and thn men, too. And
you ran Invito your friends to come
along."
And nguln the circular reads,
"that's thn order this year. Noth
ing but real Western togs for men
and women will go, and. Hill, dig
up those "chips" and Cowboy hnt."
The cnllro amount derived from
the ihroo-nlgbt show, will bo used
for charily funds.
Land Classification Board
to Meet Next Tuesday
at 1 p. m.
If any water user Is dissatisfied
with the loud appraisals mad by
appraisers under the direction of the
local cooperative board, lie muy ap
pear before the board at a meeting
to be held nest Tuesduy ut 1 p. m
and his side will bo heard, A. M.
Thomas, secretary of tho Klamath
Irrigation announcol this afternoon.
Tho local cooperative board Is
composed of J. 1. Jucob, chairman;
nurrell Bhort and II. D. Newell, pro-
Ject manager of tho Irrigation dis
trict. - Tho appraisers appointed by
tho board who hove been overlng
the project are If. 1,. Jones. Mid
land district; I'. H. Reeder nnd
Juntos Dixon, upper project: If. K.
Wilson, lowor project; and Iav!
Griffith, Poo' Valley district. Mr.
(irlfflth and Mr. Jones hive finish
ed appraising in their district and
according to reports received ut llio
irrigation district office, tho other
appraisers will bo through beforo
next Tuesday.
Tho work of tho cooperative
board and the coinmlttco of npprals
crn Is to prepare data for tho board
of survey and adjustment which
meets In Klnmiith Fulls during tho
early part of May nnd which will
attempt to revlso wnter charges to
meet with the value and prnduetlv
It y of tho land. Tho survey board
will bo composed of tho former
governor of Arlaona, u representa
tive of the state und a rcprosontn
tlvo of tho reclamation aervlco.
SAN Ql'KNTIN, Calif., April 34.
Clnrenco (Tuffy) Held. Lds An
gelas murderer, was hanged at San
Cjuentln stuto prison horn today.
TAX I'ltlllT KT.UITS ,
BALEM, Ore., April 24.
I'rellmlnury papers far tho 4
referendum of the tobacco tux,
enncted by tho legislature of
1D25, wero filed today with
Secretary of Sluto Koxer and
request for ballot title sent 4
to Attorney (loneral Van
'Wlnltln. ,
COMPLAINTS TO
BE HEARD SOON
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 21,
WHEELER TRIAL
T
Arguments to Jury Under
Way in Case Against
Montana Solon
C'.lllCAT FALLS, Mont,, April 21.
Tho trlu! iif Kennlor Hurton K.
Wheeler on charges of Illegally ap
pearing before the Interior depart
ment entered the last lap hero to
day when nrgiimerts to tho Jury
wero begun.
District Attorney John L. Slat-
tery; Wheeler's prosecutor,' wns tho
flrrt to ad.lrcss the twelve men who
will render a verdict.
Tho prosecutor warned tho Jury
Jgulnsl "aympnthy and prejudice,"
declaring them to bo "euamios of
Justice."
"The mero fact that Sonalor
Whocler holds a high otflco should
njt deter you for ono moment
from doing your full duty," ho said.
"No man however high. Is akovo
tho law. Kvon presidents may be
Impeached. In this land of ours
Ihcrs Is no room for kings or ty
rants. "If yon want to arrive nt tho con
clusion that ho Is rot guilty, niy so
In your venUet." the prosecutor con
tinued, "but I submit to you that
tho government has been in this
rase and It has proved everything
with which Wheeler Is charged."
ANGLERS MUST TAG
TROUT IF COOKED
IN HOTEL OR CLUB
The tamo law that requires ducks
to bo tagged beforo being transport
ed stored In a public placo or oaten
il u rest u ci runt, boarding liouso or
hotel, holJs truo with trout, Dis
trict Cii'.no Wnrdun Margin J. Dames
amtmincl'd this 'inornlng.. "
. Tags- may be purchased for one
cent nnleec. Knell fish-must bo tig
ged if eaten or stored Under tbo
OboVO COIHlltlo.119.
To ship fish out of the county, a
written permit moy bo obtulncd
from tho sMtq game commission,
Mr. Ilarncs sulci. This, howevor,
docs not hoi 1 truo if tho fish ara
tukon out of tho county by tho man
who caught them.
Ciroful checking of trout fisher
men Indlcutes tnnt practically ev
erybody lias secured a license, tho
gamo warden raid.'
"There have been cases wlioro
young boys wero without licenses,
but all men that I hnvo checked
hnvo . their fishing licenses with
them."
COIETO STATE
Land Settlement Official
Says 700 Came During
the Past Year
PORTLAND, Apr. 24. More than
700 now families 'representing an
investment in excess of ? 2.1100.000
have been located In Oregon durlim
tho past year through! tho efforts
of tho Laud Settlement Department
of the Portland Chamber f Coin
inorce, according to a report com
pleted by w. (1. Ido, Manager of
tho Department, for precondition at
tho anniinl meeting of the Port
land Chamber today,
" During the nunui period, the
number of agricultural Inquiries re
eelvod totaled nioro than 15,000 of
whom 1087 prospective settler have
(lotltiltoly announced thulr inton
tlon of coming to Orogon this year
The report stresses particularly the
nellvo co-oporntlon rocolved by llio
land settlement department from n
majority of (ho counties of the
state '.and calls nttcntjon lo the
enormous' volume of Inquiries re
ceived In recent months. During
March, for example, nioro than 4700
requests for agricultural Informa
tion wore ro:elved, and the-o In
quiries have been roliyel to all
Chambers of Commcrco In. llio state.
Notables to attend tho . meeting
Ineludo Halph Iludd. president of
Iho Great Northern Railway com
pany; Carl Ura president Union
Pacific; Charles Donnelly, president
Northern Pnciric, nnd John Terrln,
chnlrmnu of tho board of federal
banK of Sun Francisco,
If CLOSE
TOUGH
MANY SETTLERS
MeriThoughtTo
Be Nearly Dead
AreImproving
Tho nuoer 'complex of mother
nature Is.piusllng the county health
department following a report re
ceived today fro:n a local hospital
to tho effect thut Jack Kerfoss and
ICugeno MueKeiizIo are on the road
to recovery. The two men' were
taken In charge by tho county when
It uppenrod they wero unablo to
lake, euro of themselves.
"If I ever saw two men who were
fatally ill, those two wore." Dr.
Newsom commented this morning.
"Tako Kerfoss for example. With
ono lung choked up and a serious
ultack of pneumonia, ho walked the
strcots of Klamath Falls for 11 days
through tho' snow and In the cold,
delirious. Hut what happened?
Time of tho crlxis In the case came
and ho sailed over the top like a
balloon and now I ani advised he Is
well on tbo road to recovery.
"Then there Is' .MacKenile, who
contracted a case of typholl fever
In Fresno which liter developed
Diictimonlc complications wbon he
arrived here. In MacKenzlo's case,
1 fully expected the worst. Ilut be
bos soared ror tho worst of It and
Is progressing well toward recov
ery." '
It all goes to show the queer
tricks nature will play, the doctor
pointed out. Whereas 73 per cent
of the cases of pneumonia . under
the most favorable conditiqns, have
resulted In totalities, still two men
who did everything to aggravate
the diseases pulled through.
ROSEBURG JAIL
IlOSEUU.RO. Ore.. April 24.
Leo Duncan, who escaped from the
county Jail Tuesday attar sluggln
tho Jailer, doubled back Into Hose-
burg lust night while officers were
soarchlng for him In the southern
put of tho county and according
to officers broko Into the samo ma
chine sbap which he is thought to
have robbed earlier in the month,
procured a hacksaw, and then pro
ceeded to tho J. C Penney store
tvhero be procured iwo suit caacs,
filled them with clothing and made
his escape.
Officers found tho clothing In
which he had escaped from the
county jail and which be had dis
carded at tho Penney store, which
Sheriff Starmcr says completely
proves tho J.lcntlty of tho. person
committing tho robbery.
. . Same Methods
Thu robbery was performed in
Identically the same manner as tho
four robberies with which Duncan
Is charged earlier In tho month,
Tho burgior lifted 'oft the skylight,
aawed off the barred grate artd
dropped through to tho floor of the
store. Ho took three suits of
clothes, a complete outfit of under
weir, shirts,- collars, ties, socks,
capi and two pair of shoes und ap
parently stowed these articles In
two suitcases.' lie .stripped otf hU
old clothes nnd put on a complete
now outfit apparently.
Tho clothing In which Dunoan
escaped from the jail, the overcoat
stolen from tho Fisher ranch and a
pair of pliers belonging to W. O.
Paul, near whoso homo Duncan is
alleged tto hnvo slept Wcduosduy
night, were found discarded In tho
storo. . , ....
TRAFFIC MKKT1XU MONDAY
' ,The traffic committee, rep-
resenting civic, organizations
knd the general business cle-
nient, met this afternoon In
the chamber of commerce and
uftor discussing the congested
conditions of city streets, de-
elded I o hold a meeting from
2:30 to 4:110 o'clock Monday
afternoon, to which uverybody
Interested In truffle conditions
U Invited to lomo. From, the
decision made nt this mooting
the Commltteo will appear be-
foro tho city council and roc-
ommend certain' traffic changes.
The cc.nmlttee Is composed of
R. I). Amlcke, K. Sugarmun,
Andrew Collier, J. ' W. Kerns
and J. II. Martin, chairman.
FUGITIVE ROBS
CLOTHING STORE
1925
LOSE HOPE FOR
Fourteen Trapped Below
1600-Foot Level in Hecla
Mine in Idaho ;
W.ILLACK, Idaho, April 21.
Hope of rescuing ulivc fourteen men
ciil rapped below the KMX) foot level
of Hie Hecla iillnc neiir Ihtp, v)i
I ualty hull bron uhnncfened ut 7
o'clock this innrnluif., Kcwuo crews
were iiimlilu to give any ostlinule at
(lint hour aa to when they prolrably
woiilil lie rrarlicfl.
Three men were brought out alive
from the 1,000 foot level, after fire,
breaking out In a pump station on
the 2,000 foot level, had J.oprlson-
cd the 17 members of the night
crew on the lower levels. The re
mainder of the night crew, number
ing In all about 100 men, according
to estimates, made their escape.
Itcsruers At Work
Three rescue crews of 12 men
each are working In shifts In an ef
fort to reach the men still In the
mine. They are la charge of K. T.
Starks. at the head of the Coeur
D'Alene mines rescue crews. A re
volving nozzle was taken Into tbe
mine this morning for use against
the flames.
The rescue workers slid fhey had
been unable to make any consider
able headway against tbe fire which
was reported as burning fiercely.
Thev had not been able to deter
mine how extensively tho blaze nad
become, except that It seemed to be
general below tho 1C00 foot level
USUAL FLOCK OF
BAD CHECKS IS
BEING RECEIVED
Tho usual quota of bad checks Is
being received by tie tax collecting
Jopartmont of the sheriff's office as
payment for taxes for the first half
year of 1924. '
Many cf tbo checks are bad
through the negligence of the prop
erty owner, who shortly after send
ing the check either moves away or
transfers his, account to another
bank, tax collectors said. In order
to keep the county books straight'
the county has instituted a fund
which refunds tho amount of the
bad check to tho tax collecting de
partment. It has proved Imprac
tical to bo ' continually deducting
tho amounts of bad checks.
Tho property owner whose check
returns N. S. F. is notified that un
less he submits tho money In a short
time, his propertv will be designat
ed delinquent. . . -
More Than 5000 Seniors
Will Finish High School
Work This Year '
SALEM. Ore., April 24. Seniors
In Oregon high schools who are ex
pected to be graduated this year
total 5257, of whom 25S4 are boys
and 2993 are girls, according to
statistics m-ado public by J. A. Chur
chill, stute superintendent of schools,
Superintendent Churchill In com
menting on Iho proportion of boys
to alrls In high schools said that
one of the measurements usea Dy
the Russell Sago foundation In de
termining the efficiency of. a high
school Is tho poi'centugo of boys to
girls.. Undor this measurement the
Rosoburg High school leuds all dls-
trlcts of tho first class, since 63 per
cent of its graduates this year an
boys. The schools ranking next
the percentage of boys enrolled
the senior class are: Corvnllls,
per cent; Pendleton, 54;- Dallas,
Ashlnnd 61; Klamath Falls 51.
.TO NKLUrr SITU
SAI.KM, Oregon'.' April 24. The
state board of control will bo I
Pendleton tomorrow In eompnn
with the architect to stako out the
ground for tho wing of tho eastern
Oregon stnto hospital, authorized
by n appropriation of $225,000 by
tho 1925 legislature. The board ap
uolnted Orlor W. Hossack of Port
land to draw plans for tho $30.00
puvllllon nt tho stuto tuberculcsl
hospital near here, lllds will be
called, fof us soon s Is possible
MP ED
HER
MANY STUDENTS
HILL GRADUATE
Power Company
Evicts Campers
From Property
Given tho choice of entering tlio
camp ground imisHicki and effect
ing sanitary improvements or of
losing up the place to trespassers,
the California Oregon Power com
pany choze the lattjr and haa
served eviction notices cn all tran
sients wh3 ara utilizing tho company
property Just south i:f the Link
river dam for camping purposes.
The matter camo to a head when
Dr. O. S. Newsom, county health
doctor, a.'ting under order from
the Mate health department, noti
fied the piwer company that if gen
eral camping was to be permitted
on t'oeir properly that proper sani
tary facilities would have to be In
italled to protect the general wel-
fare of the community. ,
The Power company
officials
hesitated not. Orders were issued to
clear all campers off the property
pers off tho property
as sj:n as possible and notices will
be posted On the proparty advising
tourists tbat no camping is allowed: !
The property which is on the
west side ct Link river and soveral
hundred feet below tho Link river
dam, haj been utilized by transient
familici all winter.. As spring pro -
greased, more families put in an
appearance, and a little colony of
people without any sanitary faclli:
tles waj Imminent.
E
FELT IN EAST
Earth Tremors Reported
From Various Points in
" Massachusetts ;
BOSTON, April . 24.. Dhstlsct
earth tremors wore reported today
from several points in southeastern
Massachusetts. New Bedford felt
shocks accompanied by a fumbling
sound at 3:10 o'clock and at Mid
dleboro the phenomoncn Was timed
3. o'clock. ; No damage was report
ed. ":. ' " . '.'
The mement was felt as far in
land as Brockton and appeared to
follow a line between New Bedford
and that city. In .Brockton Heights,
a suburb, -windows and dishes were
rattled. The duration ot the shocks
was reported as being from a few
seconds to half a minute.
J. FRANK ADAMS SUES
Claims Money Js Owed Him For
' Ditch Digginf; 'Work
J. Frank Adams, pioneer cattle-
cxan and rancher of Klamath coun
ty, was plaintiff In a suit filed yes
terday afternoon in circuit court for
the recovery of J774.4S from Doug
las J. Puckett which he says Is due
him for dredging work performed
on the extension of the Old Pelican
Bay cut.
Mr. Adams in his complaint stal-
ed that he removed 14.4G0 yards of
dirt nt an agreed cost ot 14 cents a
yard. The entire Job was done t
a price of $2169, of which the above
amount Is claimed still owing. .
PUAl-riCK TOXIG11T
AT FAIK CiKOtXIXS
Candidates for the Klamath
Falls league baseball team will
practice tonight at the new
league park at the fair
grounds. Practice will start at
5 o'clock and all players "Who
wish to try out lor the team
ars urged to be there.
EVEREQUAK
Prince Erik and Bride Are
Victims of Jewel Burglars
ARCADIA, Calif., April 24. Police off ieers ' today
were investigating burglary of the home of Prince Erik
of Denmark here yesterday in which two rings valued at
$4000 were taken. Several fur pieces and fur coats
valued at $8,500 were wrapped up by the burglars but
left behind, they evidently having been surprised. ,
The burglary, it was reported .to peace officers by
Prince Erik, occurred while the prince and princess for
merly Miss Lois Booth, Canadian heiress, were out driv
ing. One of the missing rings was a platinum and a dia
mond dinner ring valued at $3000 and the other set was
an emerald worth $1000. Investigation, police say, indi
cated the theft .was accomplished by some person f a
miliar wjth (he house, . .
PRICE FIVE CENTS
IBDiEo
CHEBOF
THEFT
Former Pine Tree Theater
Manager Arrives in '
Klamath Falls . '
"I am innocent and can
prove myself so before the'
"'grand jury."
I .1 .
1 niS wag IDC Statement
this afternoon of B. F. Moe,
former manager of the Pine
! x .i . i j , -.i,
7ree theater, charged With
larceny ot $4lbU ot tne
ticket receipts of the the
ater.. Moe arrived in Klam
ath Falls last night after,
driving steadily for three
days from his home in Ket
Hone, Idaho.
I "I fee that I Can CleSP
t tv, V,o,-mi
"'.0.C1V UA ; "SV?
asrainsL me w me Bauami;-
tion of everybody. I will
ask to appear personally
before the gronl jury when It meets
nevr Mnnrtnr and tell them my
side ot the case.". ,..'.';. '
S11300 Hond Vi'. ' '
M. was broneht before Justk-s
of the Peace It.' E. Hunsaker Ihti'
motnln; where, he was arraigned '
and bond set for J1500. Usy Durbln :
ami James H: Driscoll were hlo
1 bondsmen. ' ' " ;'- -. ; . .;vi.. " ' ;::
I "I reallf would not like to dl
ictus, tho matter hi detail at thli
.!....., II . Mn. fl.,n,irwrH ..'llMn .
i.UIV. .dlt.l -U.I. .yvmw., - w. :
questioned turterJ-v''-"I feel, there
1 II. .1 .. . ! .1 nhn,..' thn n .. .
Urn nffntr until "'tbe Krand Jury'
meets. They will 'pa the arbiters tj
dctormine wiether or not there" la
sufficient evidence to warrant a
Cn. MM ' Knlnff nrnrpr'r.Ml azain.t
me." : ; .' ' '.:'.; J
The arraignment of Moo thla
morning bofore Vlustlco of the Peace
Hunsaker wai in striking contrast
to the. notoriety that the caso .hai .
received since tit dovclopod list
week. Only court officials, the ac'.-
Ing district attorney, W. C. ;Vait
Em on, attorney for Moe, and news
paper tuea 'wero 'present ' ; V
No Preliminary .
"It It please your hoaor. I 'would
request tbat toe preliminary bear
ing in this case bo aet f:r a week
hcn:c," Mr. Von Emon requested
tho court. "I would liko to have
thn raitf. i-omn hnforn thn grjnd 1uiV
before a praliuiliiary hearing.. Thon.
if a not . truo bill is found til;
whole matter can bo droppod."
: The state not objecting, thu court
, granted tho request. .... -' "
joe seemed in good spirits and
j confident of the eventual outcome
I of the charges asalnst. him. llu
t stopped at the Arcade hotel last
! ng-lt- '
! ' '
FRENCH STUDENTS
KILLED IN CLASH
PARIS, April 24. Three youths
' were killed and eight wounded in a
shooting affray which occurred us
they were leaving u meeting of the
national republican league In Hue
Dnmromont lust night, Police cap
tured two men alleged to bo com
munists with pistols In their hands..
A-
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