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KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening"
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KLAMATH FALLS, OKK(;ON..-FRIDA V, NOVEMBER 20. 102.'
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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CONVICT WIDOW
1 MURDER OF
THIRD HUSBAND
Mm. Fannie Soper must pay
Extreme Penalty in the
Electric Chair
TRIAL COMES TO END
Jury of Farmers Find her
Guilty Evidence is all
Circumstantial
KLIZAUKTIITOWN. N, V. NOV.
so. (!)-- Mm. Fannin Beper, thrice
wed and n widow a( 49, lull been
convicted of the murdur nf her
husband, Hoary Bopor,
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eutiMi
A Jury, largolv el fgrmors, ypii
tcrduy rolurnoJ u verdict of murder',
firm dvgrv, nfiur Imvlim Ilitcnod
for 10 ilii in lo a trial wlil i has. u'
Iriicloil wldu allxnt Ion In tin- Ad
rlondscks. Kcntcnto Mandatory
Hoiitnncu lo death In I lie ' If trl.
chair Id niuiidul ory.
If Mm. Super In pill lo doulh
n!m will ks lh fourth of bet o"x
from whom Ihe state hps extracted
tin) utreme pnniiy.
Henry Hupur .won shot iwlco In
thu brad nn ho slept In the kit hen
of Pin Bouquet farm hnu.o after a
herd niorii!iisa work In the potato
fields.
widow v Defease
Mrs. Sopor maintained that n
striatal come to the door, ak'd
admittance und watt permitted lo
enter thn room In which her hus
baod rntt'il, thvn (Be Widow main
tained she hoard two h'uiIh, found
Per. huaband deed and new tbo
lUrangcr disappear In sP aut-tn
bllo.
Thu prosecution bailing lt Mto
largely on rlreumntantlal evidence,
contended that Mrs. Hnper (11:1 iln
shooting, attempting to prove thru
10 (iri.vn mrui.
toatlmony of xort, ihut (be two
buiien wcro firod from Boner's pan.
rovoivnr Mrhieb tii widow nttomiHoj
to keep from inveetisetore.
.
Mtajril IbUIN IO
RETAIN ONE EYE
OF ROAD WORKER
Small Hope Held for Remain
ing Eye of George Lapowt,
Russian Laborer
With ono eyn roius Klumnih p)fe
apecJallsU nry liinvlng no nloiii- iiii
turnnd In Ikolr rfforta to wivo" for
(ioorso LKpowt tbo night of Ma
othur eyei Lepovrt wnn tbo vlojlip
Of a dynamlti. iixpIohIoii nonr Ilo
nnnin ynnlcrday mornlnp, whlln hi'
won wdrkliiK on roml construction.
Hut thorn h llttlu hopo hold out
lor- l.npowt'x hIkIH. Ii Ih Irup that
he fan dlHtlnKitliih IIkIiI from dsrk,
but It Ih foarnd thai the concus
sion of tho cbsrgd pVua rocks nod
dirt whli'h lodRod In tho romiilnlns
oyc win Induce permanent blind
n'H. Tho twd employe! or tbe Cali
fornia oruKou fower company, H.
WoHtfall and HohiTt n Mnhnn,
who woro piilnfully hurl shortly be
fori' noon yesterday, when thoir drill
oxpindiui ii charge of dynamite which
hnd pot nntlroiy oxpl6d,ed tho day
before, nm rapidly roopverlrig from
tho offoi'i of tiioir experience.
A Btrgne oono,dence loudn in
Loroirt to yoHtordny'n nColdente. Kor
over u yoar not onn SertoilS acol
dont hnn occurred from dynamite
nxnj'nilogaUvlCh'l'ii tho. hniriidnrlca of
Klamath. jThuii,;, within th(' BgmolgbV! nemlnghntn, which claimed her
hour, on the same day. two ilyiuivi f,. t lir-ir very own. have watted
...... -tflJ.1.l4iJ. J.-..'-s
nnio expipsipns oceuren ru oniuronr
pnrts of Ihe county, seveit-ly -injuring
three men.
Seelc Mn to Fight
, Paging Brush Fire
SANTA llAllliAUA, Calif., Nov.
20. (P) A call for mfire men to
flghl a raging brush fire In Iho low
er OJul, 80 miles from Santa Ho r
bora, which ban cut off the two
main power IhlOS of the Houlhern
California SfdlSOn company, leaving
Hnnta Barbara. MbntecltOi Oolota,
Oarplnterla, Bummerlahd und other
Hmilller dlHlrlrtH without light or
power since last evening, was soul
out iby the power company thlR
liiomlugi'S
uest Over '
Tragic Death
Is Held Todav
Mis Mable Lawver
Killed in Auto Acci
dent Yesterday
An Inquest, Hi detvrthlne tho cause
lit Urn tragic death of MslHil Lawyer,
aged lit, resident of Bprague river,
lopoood ti' aftgrnboQ ut sijo p. in.
u( iVnltiapk'i funeral home
Until Hid rerdlcl nf iho eoranprtii
Jury Ih returned, no charges will bo
I filed ygniimt Ted Joo-kgon, alleged
I drive 61 the III fated automobile
! UibjIu fried mmo on Tap DsJIes
i California highway three miles sdatta
of the iiiy, blstrlei Attorney Bllloti
MMd iiii morning.
Jachiron. from ohtirrvutliuiii made
. ,.rri...ru uh..,lU ,fl..l- III. ..1,1..,. I
' ,. .
Jl U believed Iii have been luloxlruloil.
i If protocoled nhil convicted on lh
charge of intoxicated driving, whftb
roused tho death of another, Jurk'innJ
(sees u maximum s6npDoe Ini th.yj
nliiio pelt II ii '-Iii ry of flvo yer., I
Htlirrn Ard Hrld
llinry BoQChet, Mrxlcaii of ('till-1
bqulai end Alvln Willis, youoslndlap
of Bprague river, ware bold in juii
today pi'iuiinp the outran, of tbe
(ConUnved on I'nu1' JPonr)
Tuel Is Given
Five Years In
State's Prison
Local Burglar Is Sen
tenced at Prine
ville BEND, Ore., Nov. 20.
John Tuel, indicted by the
Crook county grand jury for
burglary not in a dwelling,
entered a plea of guilty be-
t.i" m i.-i t r..r..
lulv -
Pnneville yesterday and
(was sentenced to 5 years in
.the state penitentiaiy. He
will leave Pnneville for
jSalem tonight in charge of
a (fei)uty sheriff.
Tuel, who is under indict
ment for burglary in Klam
ath county was arrested in
Bend, November 12, charg
ed With entering and burg
larizing the Nolan Pool hall
in Prineville early that
morning.
Queen Mother
Passes After
Long Illness
Widow of King Edward
VII Die This
Afternoon
S.VNltUIXtlll.tM, Kng., Nov.
till. (A.P.) IJueon mother
Alexandra, widow of King Kd-
ward VII noil mother or King
Ooorgo V. died Into this after
noon nt Silllill'lllghillll House.
QUeSn Alexandra passed to rest
almd the peaceful rural mutouikIIiikk
which BhO loved ho well. Since Thurs
day morning, when the doctors' an
nouncement pate It patent thgt the
aged queen was In a critical condi
tion, the hamloi of Sandrlnghutvi
and Un tiny neighbors, Wolferton
heavy honrted for Ihe end
Throughout the long bourn little
groups lingered, wet eyed, at the
porlalK or the royal residence, hop
ing aguiuHt hope for Home word that
their beloved mlslroHH would sur
vlvo. . ,
Within a few dayH, December 1,
the Queen mother would have cele
brated tho sist anniVersgry of her
hiii 1 1 and all tho Inhnbllnnts hnd
been preparing In elaborate fashion
lo AeteUrate the event at Sandrlng-
hgrn House.
A bulletin signed by Iho attend
ing physicians, nr. v. .1. Williams ami
Bit1 Thomas liorder, suld:
"Her Majesty, Queen Alexandra.
piisHeil awuy ill OllS o'clock. The
King, Queen and menibeiH of tho
loviil family were (iJitV
Inq
AIN HILEY
Officer Findf he dd not try
to Sway . Testimony of
Mrs. Lansdownc
NOTHING IMPROPER
Did Nothing Improper in
Coi)nction with Shenan
doah Probe, is Decision
A8HINOT0K, So, . ID. il')
dgptalu Pan! PQhyy was exonerated
tirapy by iho Bhenandoah naval court
hi Ingnlry of Mm. 'Margaret liana-
'loWllir'l, r-liulK.i thai hn Bought to
riy.iy her testimony.
' Tho, court hold thai Captain Ko
ley, ll i formur JuiIko advocate, wan
not Ktilliy ollhnr uf scoklng lo cause
fulao tcdtlmoiry to bo offered before
thu court, or of saPklpg by "Improper
nn ui' to Influence'! tin. widow of the
Bhenagdoah'! commander.
! Tim Deislslon
Ths derision, read by itcar Admir
al Illliiry P, Jones, president of the
court,! foIows:
"It appearing lo Ibo court ufn-r a
carofpl cpnsldoratlon of nil avldenee
adduced and of record in that con
nection, that the defendant, Captain
Paul Foley, l ulled States navy, lata
the Jaage advocate of thin court. i
tun guilty of seeking ami endeavor
ing to cause false tvHtluiony 10 bn of
forod before thin court, and Ih not
Kiiiity of seeking and sndeavorlnfc by
linpropur means In Ipfluenco :i wi'
ni'HH about to untlfy before this
court, and it fbrtber being .i msit;i
of Judicial notice of thin couri that
It wan un obligation Inipom-d by law
ful regulation upon Captain Paul
Foley an J,lldgc advocate lo maku rno
iiminnry examination of wltoeoKs to
be exiunlucil before thlH court, and It
further appearing to this court up
on consideration as aforesaid that bo
said Captain Foley has In no wise
been guilty of Improper or unethical
conduct such judge advocate, and
all of the evldenco known to the
court having been adduced before It
utid made a part of its record;
llebl Blameless
It Is hereby adjudged und ordered
that the said defendant. Captain Paul
Koley, United Stales navy, is not
guilty of the matters and thlngH al
leged, ggainsl him.
said defendant is hereby discharg
ed and released from further at
tendance upon this court."
Hyman Huntley
Seeks Divorce
Maft Acquitted of Mur
der Sues His
Wife
MEfJKOK O. Ore.. Nov. 20. Hy
mnh Huntley, acquitted by u jury'
last Saturday of a first degree mur
der charge for Ihe stabbing lo
death last September of .lesso Jame.-i
lllbbs. Thursday filed a suit for
divorce In the circuit court against
his wife. Haute Huntley. Huntley
names llibhs as the co-respondent
and attributes IiIh family troubles
to Ihe dead man.
"Up to eight months ago," tho
complaint alleges," plaintiff and de
fendant were happy In their married
llfo, when file defendant became
Infatuated with Je.-. e .lames illlibi,
and conducted herself In a disgrace
ful, Improper and indecent manner
with uuld ttSrobV," "
Kills Wildcat
Along Highway
One of the largest wildcats on
illsplfty in Klttinath Pulls Is (o he
found in ihe Kinmuih Hardware
company window today.
Dr. Hosentan of Corvallts killed
the animal In the early hours of
this morning near lirants Pass on
his way here In hunt ducks In the
Title lake section.
The front wheels of Ihe phy
sician's car pissed over the neck
of the animal at It attempted to
cross the main highway and was
apparently blinded by the lights of
tho car. He plans to take It hack lo
CorvaJUli tag have It mounted.
CAP!
PW Kiddies Of Klamath Falls
Will Have Real- Christmas This
Year; Santa Claus Fund Started
,
Boxing Promoters Will Stage Benefit Card to
Aid Fund Everybody Can Help Santa
Claus Editor in Giving Youngsters
Real Happiness
A lot of littl young
sters who haVc been
looking with wistful
eyes in the gaily de
corated store win
dows and woinlering
if Santa Claus is go
ing to visit them this
Christmas are not go
ing to be disappoint
ed. For the Santa Claus
editor of the Herald
has too much faith in
humanity. He knows
there are scores of
people here in Klam
ath Falls who will
welcome the chance
to brash back the
tears of disappoint
ment from some won-dering-eyed.
youn g
ster and assist him in
bringing cheer and
sunshine and happine
Claus might otherwise forget.
First response to the appeal of the Santa Claus editor
was made today by John Sylvester and Jack Meehan,
who promote the boxing cards for the municipal boxing
commission.
"A boxing benefit to make it a real Christmas for the
poor youngsters?" they exclaimed. "We're tickled to
death to do it. We'll arrange a cracking good card for
early next manth and donate 10 per cent of the receipts
to the Christmas Kiddies fund. We know the boxers
will be glad to cooperate with us. If we can do any
thing within our power to make life happier for the
unfortunte tots of the city, we will be glad to do it."
That is the sort of kpirit that will make this Kiddies Christmas fund
a real success. It is tho sort of spirit which tho Santa Clous editor
expects lo get from kind-hearted pe"SDas throughout the city.
Arrangements have been made with the Christmas Chest investi
gating committee 'o get the names and ages of all deserving poor
children In tho city; the unfjrtnnnle klddiei of families who will re
ceive assistance from the Christmas Chest fund. The report cf this
committee rwlll guide the Santa Claus editor iu miking out his Christ
mas list.
The .Evening Herald is in hearty sympathy with the
Christmas Chest idea and will give freely of its space to
assist that commendable movement. But all of us know
that it is not a a real Christmas for the little tots unless
they get a toy of some kind ; a horn, perhaps, or a drum,
for some hopeful lad, or a doll, a set of dishes, or some
other gift dear to .the mother-heart of the little girls.
The Christmas Chest will take complete care of the
material needs of the deserving poor families. It will
supply them with food and clothing and wood and other
vital necessities. But the Evening Herald, through its
Kiddies' Christmas fund( will go a step further, and
bring laughter to the eyes and joy to the hearts of
these vouna;sters whom Santa Claus might forget,
.'
Do you want to help the Santa Claus editor in making
this a happy and never-to-be-forgotten Christmas for the
poor youngsters of the city? Can't you feel the spirit
of Christmastide the joy in knowing that you are
helping some unfortunate child on Christmas eve?
Those of you who want to assist in this work can mail
your checks to the Kiddies' Christmas fund in care of
the Evening Herald. It isn't so much the amount you
give) it's the satisfaction in knowing that you are as
sisting a Santa Claus who too often forgets.
TIDAL WAVE
TAKES LIVES
Mexico City. Nov. 20. ($i Dis
patches from towns near Zihuatruie
jos. Ihe Pacific coast port which
has been inundated by a tidal wnv ,
say that the wave was 35 feet high.:
it. swept suddenly over the little
port, which was submerged for two'
hours.
A
No estimates nf the number of
deaths are available.
The HiIhI wave, which occurred j
Tuesday Is believed lo have been
caused by a vulcanic disturbance
somewhere in the Pacific, although I
this, theory cannot be confirmed.'
There is still no communication j
wllh Zlhtnitanejns and no direct re-
purls have been received from titer.'. j
into the homes which Santa
Student Sent
To Prison For
Two-Year Term
EUGENE, Ore, Nov. 20. Cecil
.1. 1'eerce, former University of Ore
gon student, who pleaded guilty to
a charge of theft of University
property, was today sentenced by
Judge li. F. Sklpworth lo serve a
sentence nf two years in the state
penitent lary,
Peerce showed no unusuuK emo
tion when tho sentence was pro
nounced. His young wife was with
him in the court room.
Peerce was recently fined .'i00 In
the Federal court In Portland when
he pleaded guilty to a charge of
theft of property from the Armory
here.
flashes
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T.W.I.W MMN SOI. I)
XKW voitK. .Nov. U0i (Ai'J
The S100,OOO,060 Kalian loan ef
ftircd through ii national-wide li.tuk
inn HJildlcjile headed b) .1. K Mor
gan and company Hai srilil liefore
noon today wlili an fudiealiil over
Sttlfscfiptloq, 1)11 OKI I S OSIIOIIVK WOOD
WlliMINfroX, Del., Nov. all.
(AP) lis. ftntherfne Thorn Mon
Wo:nl, daughter i.f Mr. and Me-.
Henry II. Thompson of Wilnrr";lon.
1 today htm grunted a divnrce ileeree
from her liushainl. O-bome C.
Wood, soil of Governor iitpetwi
Wood, cf the riiilippliies.
FOOTIi.Mil, ST.Wt DIKfi
BEATTXI!, Hop, an. Knil West
coin, for three years, up In this
M-risiui. an cud .011 the I'niverslly of
Washlngd. 11 fool ball leant, died ud
dcnly n day-at Albuny. Ore., it was
repotted here. WcMroni was re
luming lo his heme In Kverett,
Wash-, frr.ni Herkeley. California,
Where be ivitnemeil the t'nlverslty
of WashiliKton-Culirui-nhi football
game licsl Saturday.
WATKIl BONDS SOLD
BAIiBM, Ore., Nov. 30. SluK
Treasurer Kui today sold 9!Oa,f20
Oregon iirignlion district interest
bends to the Angloljndon-l'aris
company of Sau Francisco for a
premium of gl018. The bonds lieur
peri ent interest. There were
I n o bidders.
Tin Hing Guey
Cafe Is Closed
A pad lock was placed on
the front door of the. Tin
Hing Guey, Chinese restaur
ant at 3 o'clock this after
noon, following the alleged
sudden disappearance of
Henry On, manager
According to information
which could be gleaned
from the excited Orientals,
Henry On has been out of
the city for the past few
weeks. He returned some
time last night, and between
4 o'clock this morning and
the time the day shift went
to work, is alleged to
have taken what currency
there remained in the safe,
amounting to approximate
ly $600. It was said he left
a note to his employes stat
ing he had taken the money
And left the city again.-
On wes indebted to local
merchants in the sum of
$1500. A meeting of the
creditors will probably be
held within the next few
days at which the disposi
tion of the restaurant will
be discussed. It is proba
ble, one of the creditors ad
mitted today, that the res
taurant would be reopened,
under the direction of the
creditors.
I
Mother Of War Hero Donates
Encyclopedia Set To Legion
Mrs. D. C. Shidler Offers Valuable Books For
Memorial Building; Is First Gift To
Post Library; Son, Charter
Member, Here
She wanted to do something for
the American Legion Memorial
building, did Mrs. 1). C. Shidler of
this city, She wanted to do It qalab.
ly, unostentatiously. So eha dirl
it.
"It" is a complete United En
cyclopedia set. which will griev the
library in the Memorial building,
on the corner of Fourth and Klam
ath. Mrs. Shidler has informed of
ficers of tlie American lioglon that
as soon as the building is com
pleted the Valuable set of books may
be moved from their new home to
the legion building.
Mrs. Shidler has a warm spot in
her heart for the local legion post.
It finds, its source in o c"i In In
17130 INCREASE
IN POPULATION
FOUND IN CITY
School Census Shows Amaz
ing Expansion of Klam
ath Falls in Past Year
:iTY IS AT 10,030 MARK
County Districts Also Show
Large Increase, in
Numbers
Klamath Falls, in the past
twelve months, has enjoyed
an increase in population of
1730.
Klamath county as a
whole has increased by ap
proximately 297.0.
Present population of
Klamath Falls is estimated
at 10,000.
This estimate of the popu
lation increase in Klamath
Falls and Klamath county
is based on the school cen
sus, made public today by
County School Superintend
ent Fred Peterson. The
census, on a 4 to 1 ratio
has proved a correct, indica
tor of population. The
school census which is an
annual affair, takes in every
boy and girl between die
ages of 4 and 20 years of
age.
Unchecked reports of the censun
in Klamath Falls, give a total of
2490 between the ages of-four and
20, which is1 an Increase over 'last
year of 433 and an Incriime ovfr
1923 of 672. Multiplying the ia
crease by four, utlllslag the one io
four ratio, ii ii deducted that thu
population of Klamath Fails Is at
this time in the nets'iborhood of
10.000.
Year's Increase
By the same token, the increase
ia the past twelve months is found
to be approximately 1730 and in the
past twenty-four months an Increase
of 2648. M
By 100 per cent, the 1924-1935
increase of population In Klamath
Falls, exceeds any preceding year,
according to the records. Tho high
eat previouj record was 1923-24,
when the increase was over 200,
Estimates too Low
The census figures show, beyond
a doubt, that the ' population esti
mates of Klamath Falls have boon
far underestimated. Hoartlost hoom
ers have been hesitant to event mon
ition S.000.
Nor is this all. Klamath Is noted
tor Its transient population. wMph
ernes rind goes with tho high jor
low tide of the lumber buslnosi.
This type are naturally r.ot Includ
ed In any estimate of population,
due to the difficulty In estimating
their number.
TO REPRESENT BONANZA
! Roy Kilgore of Bonanza has been
; chosen by the Hcouls of Bonanza
j to represent them at the Portland
I conference of Boy Scouts.
Lieutenant Shidler, her ion and a
veritable hern In thr World vdr.
He, it is recalled, flew In iyi atwy
plan., across the Oe'-nian line with
a situad of planes. Not one iv
turned rind It is remembered thi
all wore killed but i.leatenuni
Shidler, who was diot down fron,
tho skies and wounded, was held
a prisoner in Herman prison cam.p.1
for three nionths.
lie returned to bis home In Kl-mi
nth. was a charter member of Un
local legion poHt and now occiine
the position of commander In Up.
I .us Angeles legion post
Mrs. Hhldlcr's kind gilt, to itt
legion Ih the first to be douatad
for the American Legion .Memorial,
building library,