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Eighteenth Year Number 5(50-1
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1925
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President of Klamath Irri
gation District Reveals
Official Hypocrisy
DECEPTION IS SHOWN
Purported Interview Declar
ed Given to Influence
District Eclection
One of the most uncon
scionable attempts to mis
lead the public has just been
undertaken by the reclama
tion service, through a state
ment issued in Washington
and bearing upon affairs of
the Klamath project. When
the statement was issued,
the Portland Oregonian
credited it to Commission
er Elwood Mead. No soon
er was it brought to the at
tention of the officers of the
Klamath Irrigation 'district,
that President Bradbury de
manded an explanation
from Mead, but to date he
has received no answer to
his telegrams.
Failing to secure a reply
from the commissioner, ap
peal was made to Congress
man Sirsnott, who promptly
brought the matter to the
attention of the Bureau of
Reclamation, when the am
azing announcement was
made by the assistant com
missioner that no statement
had been issued by Commis
sioner Mead. That some one
i deliberately lying la ivldont for
th statement orriei loo many enr
niarkii of official proparai Inn 10
Hinko ii possible fm- the bureau 10
deny n oooneettou,
That line statement U an Issue of
falsehood lit no palpable thai at
ready 'bo NmIbjbsUoo lorvtco Is
sSeklni covor. President Bradbury,
however, proposes ij tear ibe tnaax
of Uooolt mid hypocrisy from ihu
faces of tbosd responsible for thin
cowardly attompi, to Influence tbc
approaching olociloii for Ulroclqrs
of the irrigation district nod force
(horn to publicly admit tboy Hod
when they gave currency In ninny
of the statements contained In tbu
Orrgoulnn article. Onu enr ago.
When Ilradbury and Jacob wore
elected as directors of the djsuiei
and the 'f li'Ht step was taken to
ilrlvo tho reclamation rute.i out "f
control iir Ubb nffolrs of tho district
ami preveui iho Umn or iho water
rights or the protect by the OslJ
fornia Oregon Power company, the
Dent-Stoutmeyor report wan issued
Just on tho uvii of tho election. In
which deliberate mlstatemonts of
faciM were made, with the vldent
purpose of Influencing the farmers
In favor of, as tho report termed it,
"the administration candidates." The
rosult iwss the rousing or bhe fnnn
ors to a point where thoy flocked
lu tho polls and cleared Che dis
trict of the Influence that hid heou
no potent In favor of the power
company. I
This year the battle will he re
nowed with redoubled Vigor, Tw I
directors are to bo elected, and
those will carry with fcheni the con
trol of tbu board. If the roclam
Utllon service wins, then II .will
moan the restoration ot I'bt) con
trol of Iho power company. In ud
(1111)11, another flic tor Will 1)0 proni-
inobt in ,tbo (ighl -that of tho
Kouthern I'aclflc company.
When the Oregon Trunk soufchl
entrance to this county, and the
Houthem Pacific began Us efforts
to Shut them out, l.lie dire. tors of
the district passed a resolution ask
ing tho government to include In
amy right-or-way grant iicrnNs gov
ernment land that might bo Issued
to any railroad, u commohiuser con
dition. This resolution Was bitter
ly resented by tho southern Pacific
and ii used every bli of influence
It could exert to bring ah. ml Idle
withdrawal of that resolution. The"
fuel that they fulled la gulag to
BRAOBUR
BROADSIDE
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Hflrin
EFFORT
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.(('oiitlntin) op I'ngo ScTon).
Judge Leavitt
Calls Meeting
Of Grand Juryj
Many Important Crim
inal Caseo To Be
Considered
i Next Monday morning the grand
jury of Klamath OOnDty will convene!
to dlSOUSS various criminal oases re
tarred i" It by s I - luetics court, and
other mattors brought to Its atton
iiini b) the district attorney's officio,
according to shnouncement this
morninK by Dlstrlcl Attorney B. l.
BlllOtt,
Olreull Judge besvltl has called
tho grand Jury into session at the
refusal of the district attorney, a
number or important cases are await
ing consideration of the investigat
ing hody, ihat had preliminary con
sideration In Justice court.
"ir any citizen desires to appear
hereto the grand Jury and place he
ron' that body anytblUg that they be
lieve should he Investigated, I will
be glad to confer w ith them and help
them to ansemhle their evidence to
place before the Jury," Mr. Blllotl
said today.
Thieves Steal
Pre-War Stock
Of Good Booze
Jesse L. Lasky Mourns
Loss of Choice
Liquor N'K W YOIIK. Del. 20. - (fl)-
Fourtflon barrels or liquor, bis en
tire private stock, guarded since pre-
j irohlbttlon days, has been Molen by
hi-jackera from Jesse L, i.nsky, rice
pretiiiii if tin Kononi't Playort
Lasky Corporation.
The liquors, worth HOiOOO at pre-
war prices, and unlnsnred. were In-'
termlngled with other barrels eon-j
talnlng silver and household goods
in a box car in the Pennsylvania
trolgbl yards. The hl-Jackors also got
four barrela of silver worth lu.OOo.
A detective was guarding Iho con
llgnmnnt which had been shipped
from Hollywood under a permit and
was awaiting transfer to Mr. basky's
new Fifth avenue home. As throe
vans drove Into the yards at no.n
yesterday to koI the consignment,
throo or lour masked men leaped up
on the drivers Bud the detective,
forced them Inlo an empty box car
anil locked the door, i!o 'ii set about
rohiovlriR'tho llquor-si silver and some
fine paintings in a leisurely manner.
At the time ol tho llioft an In
specter tor tl:e railroad was looking
ror Mr. Lasky to collect $2 11 adit,
tlonal freight because or Iho aluo
of the shipping.
"Oh, really It wan a pity,"-mounted
Mrs. Lasky. "It was all ptb-war
stuff. There wore such tine wines
and champagnes and cordials and
such good liquors that one could get
before I In war."
Slow Death Certain Penalty
for Drinking Denatured
Alcohol
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. ()
The house ways and means commll
tee today swept aside for awhile the
mass of complexities Involved In malt
ing a lax hill to give thought to the
after-effects of bootleg lto.uor.
"Does liquor made rrom denatured
alcohol cause death, just slow death,
or Is It harmful at all?" ltepvesenta
live Crisp, democrat, aslteil Martin
.1. inner, Jersey City chemist, repre
senting dealers In loilet articles, who
seek reduction of the alcohol lux.
"The high class bootlegger," I he
witness replied, "undoubtedly alms
lo reduce the poison so Ihat slow
death Is the maximum penalty, hut
the clumsy sometimes kill irf their
customers too quickly."
DMM.WKS I'ltOTFCTlOX
WASHINGTON, "'I- 29. (P)
Ambassador Horrlok in Paris Was
made representations to tho French
government tor protection of Am
erican life anil properly In DaflVaS'
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BOOTLEG BOOZE
IS HELD PO SON
F PREMIER
il l NEW
AHMET GIVEN
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Changes Made in Official
Family as Presented to
President Today
JUDGMENT SUSPENDED
People of France Withhold
Comments Pending Re
sults of New Body
4'AHig, Oct. 2 (A'i Premier
Palnloyoi seoompanlod hy tbs mom
bors ot bin new cabinet, arrived at the
Elyzo palttCO early thli' artemoon ror
t he customary presentations to the
president of the republic.
The now rnhliiet la tonstltutt tl as
follows:
Premier and mlnlnler or finance.
m. Piinlevo.
.Minister or Jnstlco. Gamine ciiau-
telnp.
Minister or the Interior, A. Bcbrn
meek. Minister or works, Anatolu do
Monsle.
Minister ot war, BdOUSTd Ualadler.
Minister of commerce, Daniel Vin
cent. Minister or agriculture, jonu Dir
and. Minister or Instruction, Yvon IJei
phos, Minister for the colonies, Leon
Terrier.
Mlntstor of labor, Antoino Pura-u
four.
Minister or tensions, LoulS An-
terlou.
New Portfoyo
The cablnol also contained a new j
portfolio, that or Minister of btfdgef, !
whluJi will be rilled by Qoorgea Hon-
net. former under secretary tii tin- j
state to the yreaident of th- covnolb i
ftetlrement or M. llohineau rrom !
the governorship or the bank, in fa
vor of M. Caumeti who was minister I
or commerce in the retiring ministry.
hi regarded as a concession bv Prom- j
ler I'alnleve to M. Hcrrlott. the rad
ical loader.
Public Waiting
The new cabinet Is received Kon
erally with suspended judgment, !
everybody apparently Watting to aej'
what I'alnleve is nhle to do as tin- I
ance minister, which portfolio ho has!
taken lu addition to the premier
ship. The combination as It stands it re-'
gatrded as containing no new element
of strength and whether tho depart
ure of Finance Minister t'alllaux
proven an element of weakness Is
what political circles and the general
public are waiting for.
Officers
IVileial Authorities
I
But He Doesn't Show Up
A hold, bad man Was expected to
pay Klamath a visit this week and
every state, county or city officer'
In Klamath Falls has been eyeing
suspicious looking cars with eagle
glances.
Federal authorities wired lbs
sheriff's Office to he on the lookout
tor a giant, standing six feel two
tall, who Is wanted in Chicago for
murdering two officers and robbing
a mall trtrck of $100,000. There U
a reward of $100 0 on the head of
the outlaw, another reason for the
close surveillance Ot officers'.
According to word from tie'
Fulled Ktates Department ot Justice I
the murderer was last seen la Yreka'
Driver's License i
Is Susoended for
1
Period of 60 Daysj vn,N.N.A 0ct D(tf (.z
Tsankof t, brother of Premier aick-
BBtot); ore.. Oct. SB,. The drivers under Tsanhoff ot Bulgaria, ha:.
license of Fred Hake. Uenil-Klam-1 been shut and killed in Sofia while
,h Falls slage operator, was BUS- walking on the street.
I DtBpatcn6ft trom Sotm neuovibo 1110
ponded yesterday by Justice of the ,01v fol. the ,vim as m,sl;l-.,-
Peaoo ID, D. Ollaon. The suspension I lis),,,,!. Tha slayer escaped. Tzan
Is for a period of slxly days. Falt-jkoft was walking with his wife and
ore lo have proper breaks on the sister-in-law when shot.
bus. Improper headlights find lack i
Of a speedometer on the bus, was SPUING VALLHY, N. Y. A
Charged by Stale Traffic Officer I bridegroom of Si paid S 1 BOO to
Karl Houston. motorists who visited him to sell
DtlltO was fined $10 and costs by him diamonds for his SO year old
Judge tlllson, in addition to suspend-1 bride. He has found they were
ing the license, glass,
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DaringHoidupntuunuD uu nui
Robbers Stick up Auto
And Escape With
$93,000
UUKKALO, N. V. Oct, -'!. ti;
I Robbers today shot and killed one
Hank Dl Jfuffalo employe and
wounded another In making away
with money vontiJii'-d in a bank
automobile , Tho loot amounted to
$98,000.
T)ie man kllleil was Charles Vf
Clifford, driver or tbe bank's auto
mobile, Tho money obtained hy the
gunmen was being transferred rrom
the Marine Trum company 1 1 the
Hank of Buffalo, Both banks are
In the heart of the downtown busi
ness section.
I.. M. Arrlngton. a hank messeng
er, also was shot. Ills condition is
critical.
John Myers fWas also abut and
wounded by the holdup men. The
bank car .contained approximately
1117,000, hut the bandits overlook-
led about $24,000 in tihclr haste to
escape.
Thieves Steal
Jewels; Woman
Reports Theft
Mrs. Eva Fleming of
San Francisco
Victim
SAN FRAJfOtBCO, Oct 29. Mrs.
BVa May Fleming, reported to the
police early today that she had boon
ro6bed ot t) 71000 .n Jewels by
some new round men friends who
land her to their apartment in
Sutter i reek. Mrs. Fleming said
she fell under the Influence of a
drug administered by the pair on
Monday evening nnd when she wan
revived on Wednesday, her Jewels
were missing. Police are attempt
ing to loeule the men through a
third party, who vouched tor them.
Mrs. Fleming a business woman,
was unable to give the names ot
the men.
Immunity Denied'
Colonel Mitchell
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. (IP)
Colonel Wm. Mitchell's plea of Im
munity trom military trial on the
charges pending against him was
overruled today in the general court
martial proceedings against him.
Await Bad Man
sheiiri's orric
he on
.
l.uokout
coming in the direction of Klamath
Falls in a "Marathon" car and ac
companied by a wouuia and small
child. He was described as wearing
a cowboy hat. The only physical
1 mark ot identification on his fea
tures Is u pock mark on the side of
his nose.
lint, according to local authori
ties, the mail robber must have
either slipped through Klamath Falls
unseen, or missed this city entirely.
Itls believed that the fugitive from
justice Is wearing a bullet proof
vest, as in the tight In Which two
ottlcera were killed, the robber was
apparently struck In the body but
unhurt.
Premier's Brother
Killed on Street!
IBS. WL J. Powell
in I'lin imp ii nil 1 1
AGREE ON ISSUE
Strahorn Attorney is Shown
in Black and White what
He Did Testify to
LETTER IS ANSWERED
Lawyer's Memory Refreshed
by True Transcript of
Rail Testimony
In the Klamath NearS ot yester
day morning, there appeareil a let
ter from It. C. Orotsbcck, which
follows:
"A recent newspaper purports to
quote a "message'' from the mayor
or Klamath Falls, relating to the
relations of the tit.- to the Oregon.
Callforulu & Eastern railway. The
numerous inaccuracies bearing on
this subject which have been for
months, and are still being pub
lished, can he Ignored. The facts
are of reeard at the city hall, to be
supplemented by the files of the
Droning Herald, published at that
time, however, by W. O. Smith. The
writer, however, cannot pass with
out notice the personal involvement
appealing In the folkovlng quoti
tion from the message mentioned:
"Further, RDbt. E. Strahorn, and
Attorney It. C. Oraesbeck testified
at the interstate commerce commis
sion hearing that Mr. Strahorn had
never said that he was going to
build a line to Bend.
"The mayor may not have been
present at the time, or his memory
may be at fault or he may be mis
quoted. I did not so testify, nor
did Mr. Strahorn. The Strahorn
plan was to build certain inexpen
sive lines la ceneral Oregon to con
nect up the transportation outposts
of Mend. Klamath Falls. Lakcview.
Silver Lake and Crane, each com
munity to receive such benefit as
might flow from such construction.
The conditions which would make
possible the execution of such plan
(Continued On Page Four)
GIVEN REPRIEVE
Youth Convicted of Statu
tory Crime Gets 30 Days
More Time
SALEM, Ore., Oct. 29. Allan
.McLaren. Portland youth iwho Is un
der sentence to the state penitenti
ary tor a statutory crime and who
was due to arrive at the prison to
day, was today granted a reprieve
of 30 days by Governor Pierce, dat
ing trom today. Governor Pleive fa
In Eugene and his office would
make no statement cS the reason
for the reprieve.
Gladwyn Lawpaugh. another youth
convicted in connection wlub the
same case, has begun to serve his
state prison sentence and Archie
Livingston, a third offender, was
paroled trom the bench by Judge
J. If. Campbell of Oregon City, ac
cording to Information here. The
three were convicted In Clackamas
county. McLaren is a son of W. G.
McLaren, a member of the state par
ole board. Lanvpaugh was sentenc
ed lo .servo five years, McLaren four
years and Livingston two years.
DRAG RIVER FOR
UNKNOWN VICTIM
PORTLAND; Ore.. Oct. 2i. (t
Engineers of the Harbor Patrol
were today dragging the river in
search of the body of a man thought
to have fallen or Jumped from the
lower deck of the Steel bridge last
night. A hat purchased from S.
Ban and COnvpapy. Portland, was
round floating below the bridge.
LOSES I'ABOIiB
POKTl.ANll. Ore. Oct. 39.
Bert a. McQillis, who with
George Temple escaped from
McNeil's island federal prison
yesterday would have been set
at liberty on parilo had he
waited a lew da.-s longer In-,
stead of throwing away his
chance by a break.
YOUNG UN
To Council By Heavy
Vote In Second Ward
Voters Show Their Approval of Northern Lines'
Plans and Goddard Administration;
Victor Wins Easily
By a sweeping and decisive plurality of 85 votes, that
left no doubt of the will of the people, Z. J. ("Doc")
Powell was elected city councilman for the second ward
yesterday.
Final returns gave Powell 218 votes; A. J. Lyle 133;
and Oscar Smith 133.
Supporters of Oscar A. Smith were stunned with sur
prise and dismay at the result. They had believed their
candidate was a "lead pipe cinch" and the crushing vic
tory of Powell is a bitter pill.
' Considering tho fa:t that t'-io
Carleton And
Drew Out For
Directorships
Political Pot in District
Election Begins to
Boil
W it li the fire a ntl briuihtunc
of tho city election Imt-Idy suh
Bidetl, another election looms on
the. horizon and today Charles
K. Drew ami G. H. Carleton an-itoum-nl
t hemsel ves candidate!
for directors of the Klamath Ir
rigation district.
November 10 an election will bo
held for the selection of two irri- streets and alleys in second warrt,
gation district directors; one to serve vhich won him more votes,
the unexpired term of A. L. Marshall, j Powell has been a resident of
resigned; and the other for the full ; Klamath FalU for years. Bev-ently
three year term. Mr Drew, a Henley J he has gone intj comparative retire
rancher, has thrown his hat into the ' ment, devoting his time to the care
race for the full three year term,
while Carleton aspires to serve out
Marshall's unexpired term of 12
months.
Drew and Carleton arc the only
candidates who have announce 1
.themselves in the race. Carleton is
a well known rancher of the Merrill
district.
Circuit Judge Thomas hands
down Decision in South
ern Oregon Suit
MBDFORD,
Ore., Oct. 20,. CIr
cnit Judge C
-M. Thomas handed
down an opinion today in the case i I
of the Dig nntte Cattle Company
versus Alex Anderson, in favor of
the latter, or the sheep men ofj
southern Oregon.
The plaintiffs, who consist of a
number of cattle raisers in the big
Butte country, brought a suit against
the defendant. Alex Anderson, to!
restrain him from using certain por-,
tious of the public range in the.
Butte creek country, where he had '
been ranging his sheep. The plain
tiffs claimed that the range was an j
exclusive cattle range and that the j
ranging of the sheep caused an irre-j
parable injury to the range for cattle!
purposes.
The court found that the range j
Wits not an exclusive cattle range,;
and Ihat the defendant had the right
to pasture his sheep thereon, and
that the case was not one that fell
within the jurisdiction of equity as
the plaintiffs, if they were damaged,
had a complete remedy at law. i.i
action for damages against the dc-!
tend ant.
This decision is of such Import
ance to the cattle men that it is
probable it will be appealed to the
United Stales supreme court.
HKUK FHOM noHUIS
Charley Horton, well known live
stock buyer and a frequent visitor in
Klamalb. particularly at this lime of
year) arrived In Klamath Palls last
tight from his home In Dorrls to
spend several days attending to bus
iness matters. He is stopping at the
Hall hold.
HEP IN IH
IMPORTANT CASE
Elected
election was hut for tho election of
one councilman. Interest ran partl
! cularly high. With a possible 800
I votes In the ward, 484 votas wero
feast, euimated tj bo a high per-
oi
entage considering the Importance
of the election.
Interest was heightened by issues'
that were entwined in t-'ie cara-
palgn or each candidate. Although
j the voting public Uok consldera-
tion of the character and qualifica
tions of each candidate, It was
: where that candidate stood on cer
I tain issues that won or lost hint
j voteB. r :
The biggest Issue was the railroad
; question. The fact that Powell was
j known a a dyed in the wool Ores
in Trunk supporter was undoubt'.vl-
ly a contributing factor to his elec
; Hon. Then there was ala opposi
1 10"
te -tho vacation of certain
and development of his extensive
property interests In Klamath Falls
When the Gpddard administration
went Into office, ho was appointed
chief ot police. He resigned his po
sition several months later.
His unalterable and absolute sup:
port of Maiyor doddard and his
program won him lots of friendt
among the electorate. With God
dard, Powell stands against the
Strahorn Sixth street crossing fran
chise; against any franchise to any
railroad without common user; anil
strong f jr the mayor's recommenda
tion that foe city should take steps
to recover the $300,000 lost lu
Strahorn railroad bonds.
LONDON", liaising to hlB lips a
loving cup such as gracod King
Arthur's board. Ambassador Hough
ton has been elected as honorary
knight of the round table.
The
Second
Ward
Election
The election ot Powell for
councilman from the Second
ward Is the latest evidence
that the people of Klamath
Falls want the Northern
lines and they are going to
oppose anyone who opposes
them In getting what they
want. These different mer
chants who are fighting your
fight, warrant your patron
age. See that each dollar
you spend Is spent with a
friend of the Oregon Trunk.