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Eighteenth Year Number 5608
KLAMATH PALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 102;!
PRICE FIVE CENTS
S. P.
NEVER DID
PLAN SHOPS IN
KLAMATH FULLS
Testimony of Pres. Sproulc
Indicates Attitude of
His Company
TO BUILD AT FUEGO
Blueprints Indicate that thin
City Will be Passed
Up By Road
During nil or tbs campaign against
tbs Northern limn, tht (Heads ol
Mill Holltllclil I'll. 1 1 It' liuitl out Ull .1
iiuii to tii paople or Ktamstb Kail
tho certainty or tha lOMttoil or Him
division iiulnl nml xhop In tbls
city. inferential oasts! as njsdo.
that tht company rind mads any
arrangement rur tin' locution ol (!
division polul lit Fueiio nml ihut no
definite derision had liccn r.-uiiii-.l
on thin itiuiii-moolml QttOSllon.
Mow well thl- limit up nlth Ibtl
facts in Indicated ti)' it story that
comes rout Kirk Within the past
two weeks u representative or one
or the InrKc nil rompmilen wuh In
Kirk, und with hint he carried ;i
bills print ol the contemplated Im
provements tit Fucgo. Thin blue
print shotted ssvoa lias or Hid..
track und other rullro.nl details, hut
the Interesting (en tn re wuh the rue!
tlmt tin) Southern Paciric bus sol
aside lour SltSS, oim curb lor lite
tour large ull compiinles.
lteHrt 'oiiUrtiictl
Tbsss tacts are rurther confirma
tion of the story published In Th i
mains, iiernid sons months ... to
the ctrect thui the Southern PaplUe
had select. d Fuogu tin Its division
point and that Klituiuth Falls wu
not to be considered In thin con
nection. The rutl thill FtlcKO In
153 mil. , frum punimulr and Uin
mite dtolUCO frnm BUgons, la (u
ili. i cotiUrinittlon of ihii'plmi ol the
H. I. to make llto divisions b.uvi.'i
Dunsmulr und Eugene 160 nillsa
In length.
The "extensive pinnti lor develop,
mont for the City of Klmnnlh Kulln''
as ho blatantly announced hy the
ndvoralea of the "Southern Pacific
progrnm" nre Indicated hy the lOStl
mony given hy President Nproulo
nt the hearing In Portland. Follow
ing Im a stenographic retain or what
the Kottthcrn Pacific president had
to sny abOUl inakliiK Klnuinih Fall.,
tli" second city in the male:
Q. (By Mr. Hurt). "Well, then.
If I liavo correctly sensed your pol
icy, do you think It Ih preferable
to bsva Ihe iuinhcr mills st dlffex
cut points, in the timbered nreu,
rather ihfin concentrated In one
piacoT"
Mills iii timber
A. (My Mr. Sproulei. "Our pol
icy Iiiih been to promote tbo build
ing or mill', in the timber,, that com
111 ii ii I iie niiKht in. bulll up nml so
cial life, he promoted. We IlilVe
nuver been In fuvor ol' putting In .1
logger's cmnp und limply tearing
iiwn.v the hillsides, leaving a wrock
behind them, tmd do communities
llto liind ami country returning
to a wuHleful qbndltlon.
Q. "Ho that you hnve been In
terested In the Strahoru line not
just for the purpose or bringing
logs Into 11 centrnl market,' with :t
central manufacturing point, jmi
for the purpoBii or mill develop
ment?" A
A. "Hprnglio river nolng an ex
cellent section for mill doVStop
munt', llto Williamson river, also,"
slight to city
According to tills Hue or reason
ing, Mr. Hproule would use the pow
er of In: company und VrhntOVor
Inriiience It could exorcise with Hie
lumbermen, to place their in Uin nwuy
from Klamath Fulls. Under that
plan, Woyciiincu'sor would have Ha
mill In the timber, ho would Hhev-lln-lllxon
ir It emtio Into the. terri
tory. This attitude ot mind upon
tbo part of the president, ot tbo
southern I'ncirie company explains
tho location ot bo many of the suw
m Ills out In tho timber Instead of
In this city, where tbo workers
would enjoy the "social lire" Mr.
Hprouln speaks ot and where the
oily would get (ha roll henotll of
tho development or Hie natural re
sources of the COUnty. It Is also
Indicative or the taoi thai the
Southern Pacific will never do any
thing for Klamath rails Hint will
promote Its growth beyond the llm
ltod extent that It Is tbo desire of
(j officials In grunt to It.
COL. MITCHELL
WINS FIRST BLOOD
Accused Army Officer Succeeds
in l)iHiii;tlifyin(; Two
Court Members
WAHIII.nuton, Oct. 2K. il'i
Colonel William .Mil. hell began his
defetitin at his court martial heie
today hy driving from tho bench turn
niiiiiht-r ol Ihe .court, Intiiullii.t Iti
president, Mujor (lenerul ChnrliM It
Biuninsrsll,
Qsneral Bunimsrali .withdrew on
ilu motion lifter he had boon churg
Sd with perjiirhe ugaluat (lie dn-
fendaiii ami Brigadier a. .1. Jo-wloj
aSS dlSCttSllflod hy bin OOlleSgUH
on the oourl aftsr s dsfsnss ih.il.
lengii hmi bssn lodged sgajnil him
on similar gfountjt.
GREEKS REFUSE
TO HALT BATTLE
Fighting Reported in Spite
of Edict from League
of Nations
r'OKi a. Bulgaria, Opt, ii ,Yi
l)..Hille ihe 1 urnlng of the Isagdo
ot ntttlolia ei 11 mil, Greek trOOPI l
1u. break contlnuu J to occupy Bul
garian territory and there wcr no
MRUs that 11") Intend In wltBdraW.
HiilKurlmi vIIIcIiiIh, in inuking this
.ilinmn. euient, aald u number of
vlllurea were bomburdcit during t'le
early miirnUig koura,
LONDON, Oct. I8. (P) An ox-
change lolOgroph dispatvb ft ni Bal-
onlkl, tlrcpce, deiiures t.'uit while
t o (Ireek troops worn wllh lruwlng
from BfUbJKVlsn lerrltory this niorn
Ing they wore iiltu. ked by Uutgar-
isas,
"It Is believed the evacuation
must bnvo cOasad," the dlsputrb
adds,
athkns. pet M. iii r:ie
Greeks rwflro altaWod by Ititlgurluii
forces this morning ueur Itsrnnjh it
Is officially stated j 1 ,
Hania.i ii 10 inlles w.-st of Heni-
Irhlssar, near wlibh Hie present
tlreco-IUilgiiiiun tr. ubbj broke out,
und about tivo mle south of the
b nrder, on fjreek territory.
Girl Takes Poison
Through Accident;
Is Now Near Death
ItOBBUUIta, Ore. Oct 28. Miss
Jean ModdoXi ih" popular young
daughtof of Mr ami Mrs. It. V.
Waddoit, and a lunlor in the itose-
bitrg high sob, ol, Is critically ill
today us the result of Hiking bi
chloride ot mercury tablets which
she mistook for aspirin. HCB con
dition although somewhat Improved
over Ih" early hours of the morning,
Is very serious mid her recovery
will be .1 mattor of doubt for sev
eral days.
Nationalist Wins
From Tom O'Brien
I'DItTl.ANl). Ore., (K-t. 2S. (An
Tommy O'Brlon, sensational Port
land biiiitaniwelKlit. last tho deci
sion to young Natl in.illsta, I.os An
geles lillplno In a fast ill round
hoiint here last night.
0'Brfen bold the edge for the, rir.it
flvo, rounds on his aggressiveness,
but the Filipino (plight buck In the
sixth ami in tbu seventh overwhelm
ed the Portland bbjy with lefts and
rights. He opened a big eat over
(5'lllieu's eye will toll hied praf use'.y
dining the closing pounds. O'BHott
Was saved from 11 knockout by Hi"
bell. Tho lust two trames were
Nfttlonailsta's by 11 iwlde margin.
Negroes Cheer
Deposed Bishop
f'lllt'AflO. Oct.
-(P) A
crowd or negroes und 11 few whites
attending the" 'American negro labor
congress enthusiastically eheered de
clarations or William Montgomery
llrown. demised l'rolestanl BplSeopal
bishop favoring coniinuiilsin and I'll
ClO StJUallty of negroes mid whiles
last night.
"Long live comninnlsm," lie shout
ed. "l,ong live the Ameiicati negroes
on nn equal fooling with American
Cntl.enslnxip,"
CONVICTS
DING ESCAPE
Bert McGillis of Portland
and George Temple Flee
in Small Boat
WATCHMAN IS ELUDED
Reward Offered for Capture
of Pair Who Break Away
From Federal Pen
t
TAt'OMA. Wash.. Oct. 'JS. (IV
Bert A, McOlllls, IB, conrlctod In
PorUand (or vioiution or the nation
al motor vehicle theft in t. und Pforge
Temple, alius Louis l.awaon. 2 1. seti
ISOCsd rront Pocntello, Ida., tor rorg
llig poal office money orders und vio
lation o( the nmior vehicle thett Oct.
esc4pod (roni the McNeil Island fed
oral pen ahoiti 'I o'clock this morning.
Mc(illll) wn serving 11 lonn or rir-
Leen tuonths begun lest June, mid.
Temple was under n Bontonea or two
and one hulf years begun lust No
vember. The two were assigned to some
plumbing work outside the main oris
on building during the night and no
one was guarding them except the
night watchman w ho bud his regular
rounds to muke. lie made frcqneiM
checks to see Ihut they were dolnc
the work, but when he returned :"
:: o'clock they wen- missing.
Itout Ulgslngj
Daylight reveal".! Hie fact Ihut a
rowbuat belonging to Guard Nathan
Mitchell wnii missing from Its moor
ing near tho machine shop and a
search ot the vicinity fulled to dis
cover It.
Prison guards were conducting the
searclk for tho men 011 the theory
that they wero able to got to the
mainland or to one of the other
islands in the stolen boat. Both Wora
clad In prison garb overalls. War
den Plnih It. Archer authorized rc
wurds for their cupturc.
Doth the fat In r or McGIIUS and
the wire of Temple ure living
Portland.
Death List Is
Placed At Ten
Casualties in Train
Wreck Less Than
Thought
s. i.oris, on. 2s.- -7V J Kt;
Kuril, president ot the SI I.JUis-Sah
Prohclsco rullroud, Issucil 11 state
ment this afternoon placing the niini
ber of casualties In the wrecl, of train
No. 10S near Victoria. Miss., a1 ten
doad and IB Injured! This n. based
on Inforniiillon from fJenenil Mc.na;
gor t 11- t'lnzler at the Scene of tie1
ncoldent
The statement sold nine bod lis bad
been taken from the wrei kago anil
one other was known to be under il
The Injured were rushed to M iinphla
on a relief train. The extent of their
Injuries was not Indicated.
A broken !I0 pound roll was Riven
us the cause for the derailment.
Young Girl Is
Found In Dive
SKATTLB, Wash.. Oct. 28. -Wi
A 1(1 year old girl who disappeared
from her homo In Port Angeles 10
days ngo was rescued here yesier
duy hy detectives ffom n bouse op
erated by a hulf caste Japanese wo
man In Seattle's underworld, fre
rfltehted by negroes. The woman and
throe men, one a negro, were arrest
ed. The girl Is held us a witness.
, The raid on the house came as an
aftermath to a sermon by Itev. Am
brose M. llailey. of the First Baptist
church before -Oim church-goers on
Sunday' night In which be declared
hoolleggliiK. gambling nml the worst
vices flourished In Seattle.
' Tho glii was Inken to the plnee.
It was said, through eircuinstaaces
hinted by Dri llailey when he declar
ed that If the public knew the fuels,
"Ihere would he a nice riot, or the
lid of Ihe town blown ofr"
The glii said she led Port Angeles
With Chostev Kootc, one of Hie tdVn
arrested, "tor the fun ot the ttdven-
hll'O."
FROM
mm
Denies Ducks
Being Killed
From Cholera
j
Tule Lake Report Dis
credited by Game
Warden
HACItAMKNTO, Collf . Oi l. 28. -il'j
Iteporls original liu from sour.'
unknown ijuurter tbat a form ..f
bird cholera Is gssponalblo for the
l illlng of thousands or wild ducks
In the Tule hake country, near the
Oregon border, ure discredited at the
office of (leorge Tonkin, United
Btates game warden.
iiii caftSS remains a iiivstery and
Tonkin has gone to Tule Lake .0
Continue his study of the situation.
Heprcsenlutivos of ihe t'nlted
States biological surv. y located here
are still waiting for reports from
headquarters In Washington with
refsronco tj Water suiupleH an i
spciinens of ducks which were sent
thorc for examination uboul a week
ago.
WIFE TO JUT
NEGRO ANCESTRY
SAY ATTORNEYS
Mrs. Alice 'Beatrice Rhine-
lander not to Fight Hus
band's Charge
FRAUD IS DISCLAIMED
Defense in New York Div
orce Suit .Does Not Try
to Deny Accusation
WHITE ri.Al.VS, N. Y.. Oct ii,
(.W- Mrs. Alice Beatrice Join s
Ithlni lander. Infuse maid whose niur
rlagc lust year to Leonard Kip
Khinclandcr. member of one of
New York's oldest and most prom
inent families, caused a society sen
sntton, apparently is not opposing;
the :,..!. in bis suit for annul
ment that she Is of negro extrac
tion. Instead she may be expected
lo base bur defense on the conten
tion that no fraud was perpetrated.
This disclosure, as well as the
fact .that young Kliinclundcr ht-s
been disinherited, was made yester
day In a hoarlng on motion of Mrs.
itlilnelunder's attorney; for $10,000
additional attorney's fues. of which
$3,500 was granted.
Young Rhinolnndir's attorneys
have spent $20,000 in tracing the
paternity of their client's father-in-law,
they eaidrund found that birth
certificates in ijie West Indies and
England recorded nil members of
the family as negroes,
"NOt a penny wag spent by the
ilerense to sustain Its contention
that the defendant Is not of negro
blood," said Isaac N. .Mills, an at
torney for the husband, "although
$8,000 was granted by the court
for this purpose."
BUT FEW VOTES
ARE BEING CAST
IN SECOND WARD
Streets of Klamath Kails hummed
and buzzed toda iwitn election talk.
For t.-day is the day that tile peo
ple of second ward select a coun
cilman to represent them.
Jlere and there. dbtSgtng in and
out like bird dogs en a good day s
hunt. Supporters of the three can
didates, O. A. Smith, V.. J. Powell
nnd A. .1 Uylo, eouid bo seen at
tempting to corral votes fvr" tbSift
respective charges at the last mo
ment) From little groups of curbstone
si reet one gathered the following
three gospel truths:
"It'll bo a landslide for Smlthl"
"Powoll has wen bunds down.
Nothing to it."
'Lyle's going to beat 'em both."
Fiom what source this Informa
tion w'ns gleaned could not be learn
ed. t'l'tizens are easting their vales In
three precincts. I'p to 1 p. m. 181
votes ;hnd been cast. The heaviest
vote was In the polling booth In
Uavles' Furniture shop, iWhsre S I
VOtes iliad been cast by 1 p. in. The
buolh lit the basement ot the rouii
houso l'oported 45 votes cast; und
tho booth In Epperson's radio shop
22, j
IS
BY GOV. PIERCE
A. J. Weston, Three Timer,
Convicted of Brutal Mur
der, is Released
INNOCENCE IS CLAIMED
Executive Says He is Con
vinced Convict Did not
Kill Robert Krug
SAI.K.M, Ore., Oct. 2. A. 1. Wes
ton, twice convicted In Deschutes
county and ouce in Wasco county of
second degree murder in connection
with the killing ot Robert H. Krug.
aged citizen of Sisters. Ore., will to
day leave the slate penitentiary with
11 full purden from the bands of the
governor. Walter M. Pierce.
j Weston has served a little more
1 than a year of a life sentenco. His
rircl conviction was reversed by the
) stnte supreme court and Ihe case
J remanded for a new trial. The sec
ond trial was had. Weston was again
convbied or second degree murder
and once more the supreme court re
veiT. d it on grounds that the lower
court erred In admitting new testi
mony and again remanded Ihe cane.
A change or venue id Wasco county
was obtained for the third time. In
which Weston was again convicted
and sentenced to llfo.
Wife Is f aithful
No nppeut was taken after the
third trial, hut Weston's wife has con
stantly kept tho case before Gover
nor Pierce, declaring her husband
was the victim of a "frame up" and
asking for his pardon. The governor
refuses to comment on the case other
than to liny thnt he became convinc
ed that Weston was innocent. The
crime was commuted, March 2f HUH.
The murder of Krug was one of
the most revolting in the criminal
annals of the state. The evidence in-
dlcated that the aged mun bad been
j beaten, then tortured until he died,
j after which fire was wit to his cabin
land I tie body burned. Weston was ar-
rested for the crime IS months after
I it was committed, when be was tak-
en into custody on information fur
nished by tieo. Bttlwoll and Joe Wil
son who were employed with Wes
ton at a sawmill near Krug'a home.
Strong Kvidence
Btllwoll declared that he was com
pelled by Weston to accompany him
to Krug's cabin, but that ho had no
knowledge the aged man was to be
killed. He testified that Weston
struck Krug on the head and then
tortured him in an effort lo muke
j him tell where his money was hid-
den. firing the cabin when Krug
jdied. Joe Wilson's testimony was that
.Weston later confessed, the crime to
I him. There was other testimony in
dicating that Weston, Stilwell and
j Wilson were engaged in bootlegging
that Krug hud knowledge of their
operations and that this was one rea
; son for their wishing to get him out
j of the way. though the prosecution
j contended that robbery was the pri
' mury motive.
The stute, to prove robbery the
motive, submitted testimony thnt a
' note tor $1,00 made out to Krug and
signed hy W. S. Fullorton. was round
among Weston's effects after Ills ar
rest. Also there was testimony that
Weston had borrowed a revolver abd
threatened Krug's life.
Alleged Liquor
Vendor Is Freed
I MKDKOltD, Ore., Oct. 28.
Jack Dnrondo, 011 trial in lihe olr
I ouil court since Monday morning
I charged with "possession und sale
jar liquor", was acquitted by a .iui'y
' late Tuesday after live limirs delib
j oration.
It was the first :aSe on the docket
! lor the present term of tho circuit
I court. Dupondo has been In the
county -jail several weeks awaltins
trial.
ANOTHER CUT IS
MADE IN BUDGET
WASHINGTON, U. I'. Oct. 2S.
lludget Director Ubrd has cut tile
estimated appropriation for 1H27
hy $190,000, Chairman Korner de
clared hut a lilt t $54,000 in the
dotrctencd appropriations asked for
this year will force suspension oarly
In Ihe spring,
PARDON
GRANTED SLAYER
DRY LAND GROWS
LARGE POTATOES
H. C. Lord Proudly Displays
Two Fine Specimens of
Produce from Tract
"Who says dry land la Klamath
Can't gr:w excellent, potatoes?"
Tals Is the question put thin I
morning by H. C. I. ! who gesti
culated with two huge p. ial.es that
be hud Just taken from his land.
Together the potatoes weighed
three pounds, eight and a half
ounces.
"And I .had jme bigger than
that," ejaculated Mr. Lord, "onl
I gave 'em away."
Mr. Lord Is a dry farmer, w',10
resides along The Dslles-Callfornia
highway Just a mile or so north ol
Pelican City. His polatoe acreage
Is on n slope and can not be Ir
rigated except by pumping.
"That costs tCo much" he said,
"so 1 am farming dry. I expect
to harvest between 60 and 75 sacks
of potatoes an a.ro from my ranch"
.Mr. Lord said. 1
Slim And Fat
Turned Loose
By Magistrate
J. C. James and R. W.
Carlson Are Freed
In Court
"Slim" and "Fat"- otherwise
known as J. (.'. James and It. W.
Carlson, are free men today, as the
result of being turned loose yes
terday afternoon by a magistrate in
justice court. They were charged
with having looted fledfleld's store
on south Sixth street, on the night
of October IS.
The magistrate could not ace
where there was enough evidence
in the ease to even warrant a fur
ther investigation by the grand jury.
Painleve Will
Not Take Post
Ex-premier Urged
Form Another
Cabinet
to
PA It IS. Oct. 2S. (--President
Doumerguo today summoned Premier
Painleve to ask him to form a new
cabinet in succession to the one that
resigned yesterday.
M. Painleve told President Doum
ergtie he would consult with his
friends and the party leaders before
definitely accepting the task of torm
ing a cabinet,
Considerable doubt is expressed
that M. Painleve will accept. He is
understood to have told rriends he
would recommend that the presid iXt
choose tormer Premier Herriott in
his place.
Portland Legion
Protests Action
Ex-Service Men Up in Arms
Over Proposal of Stores
to Keep Open
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 28. ()
- The American Legion here is nt
in arms protesting against plans if
a civic committee in churge of
Armistice Day celebration for a
noon-day meeting at'the auditorium
mid a night parade.
Tho executive committee of the
legion has protested against plans
of Portland commercial organiza
tions1 to keep business houses open
on. November 1 1.
Gottmsnder Will II. Masters of
the local post of the American
Legion declared today: "If its mem
bership follows the leadership of
Its commander nnd executive com
mittee, the legion will either parade
at 11 a. in. on November 11 or not
at all."
TO FIGHT KIRK
MEDPORD. Ore., Oct. 28.---P. B.
Lowd. district state fire warden,
lert this morning with a park train
and force of men to fight a forest
fire noar (loolaway Gap an tho I'm
pqua divide 1whl.i1 is said to extend
over, 8 ten mile front. Local forest
officials believe the fire burned fir
same time before it was dlsoovef fftN
Continued dry- weather makes the
forest fire situation In southern
Oregon serious again, according to
torosl service officials.
CONTRACTS FOR
ROAD IRK LET
Bf STATE BOARD
Much New Construction is
Authorized for Klamath
County Next Spring
TO BUILD WAREHOUSE
The Dalles-California and
Lakeview Highways Au
thorized by Body
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 28. (fP)
The state highway commission
today awarded contracts for road
work In eastern nnd central Ore
gon, Including the last section bf
surfacing The Dalles-California high
way. The awards follow:
Lena-Vlnson srctlon of tho Oregon-Washington
highway, in Mor
ro wand I'matllla counties, t5.t
miles of grading; unit number 1 to
John Hampshire, Grants Pass, $84,
i'o: unit number 2, Pbilbrlck nnd
Nicholson, Taeoma, Jill ,09.40.
Horford Mill-Gulch section or
the Baker-Unity highway In Baker
county, 12. Til miles ot grading, H.
E. Cornell, Boise, $126,689.50.
Itig Surfacing; Job
LaPinc-Corrall Springs section of
The Ijallos-Callfornla highway In
Deschutes and Klamath counties.
28.2 miles of surfacing both units
to Carl Nyberg. Spokane. f2V3,000.
This contract, however. Is to be ap
proved by the bureau of public
roads.
East unit of the Beatty-Drews Val
ley section of the Klamath Falls
Lakevicw highway in Klamath and
Lake counties. H.6 miles of clear
ing, I. J. Boston. Portland. S8500.
Ni w Shop Ordered
Shpp and service buildings 111
Coimlic "Tor"' the Itoswvotr const -highway.
Olds Construction Com
pany. Tacomn. 412,895.21, and at
Klamath Falls for Tho Dalles-Cali-rorniu
highway. Olds Construction
Company Jll.55f.71.
Tin- highway commission late yes
terday ordered a survey by the state
of a proposed short route to Tilla
mook. After this section was taken
promoters of a proposed toll roai
withdrew their application for a
franchise for a loll road down Iho
Wilson river.
ONLY FOUR COME
TO BAR MEETING
Elliott, Wiest, M6rris and One
Other Are All Who Show
Up Last Night
Interest In a Klamath bar asso
ciation, at high tide several weeks
ego, is beginning to wane.
Last night was the time set for
Klamath lawyers lo gather and dis
cuss weighty problems of their pro
fession. There iwas a gathering,
true, a gathering, of four lawyers.
They were District Attorney E. L.
Elliott, Deputy District Attorney
W. A. Wlest, Fay Morris and an
other lawyer whose name could not
be ascertained.
Naturally, the meeting was nat
held. It was postponed Indefinitely,
and that interest In the association
will die the same natural deatih It
expired from four years ago It 13
predicted.
Grange Will File
New Hydro Measure
'SALEM, Ore., Oct. 28. IJP) Th"
state grange has withdrawn frum
the Secretary of statu Its petition
for an Initiative .bill for state con
trol of hydro-olectrlc development,
and hus filed a new petition tli.it.
1 .v ill limit stute bond Issues under
the proposed constitutional amend
ment. A new ballott will be necei
sary. Tho original measure as pro
posed allowed an unlimited bond Is
sue. The new one will limit bond
Issues to 4 per cent of the ussessed
valuation of the state.
SNOW PBKDICTKD
BEND, Ore., Oct. 28. -Ruin was
fulling tliis mornlnig on the fas
rude divide with prospects that H
might turn to snow, according lo
ndvlcos received by the Forestry , f
flclals. Any torm of moisture was
welcome because of the unusually,
dry condition Ot the rorWi