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KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening"
THE
KLAMATH
UPLIFTER
Published
Tuesdays, Tlitnudiiys mill Kaliil'lii
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TODAY'H ho.n (J
WE AIN'T A GOIN
TO
STALL NO MO'
Oh, we're goin' to get those
new street signs,
We'll get 'em sure as fate ;
So never fear, we'll have
'em here,
By Nineteen Twenty-Eight.
Oh, we ain't a goin' to stall
no mo', no mo',
We ain't a goin' to stall no
mo',
We'll tell the world that we
show speed,
And we ain't a goin' to stall
no mo'. '
THE HALL OF FAME
An Intrlinlni flMiire of Ilia tors!
prohibition Issue In tint behavior of
the estimable Mr. Knyder. former
oroucher. ami lately onu or ttu stars
of the Volstead Follies of 1925.
During hU several years of service
or) Iho prohibition force and the
sheriff's dry pack, Snyder gathered
vast fund of Information an to tho
quantity nnd Quality of moonshine
manufactured In tbla section, aiid
tbu measures taken to prevent tlio
unwary from Imblblnic It.
Accordingly, tho astnto Mr. 8ny
dr baa become a tombstone sales
man. Porhsps, howovor, we wrong the
worthy man; porhupa tho truth of
the matter, or aurely the version
which will appear on his own
tombHtono, providing he takes ad
vantage of the discount to which he
la now entitled, and provided for
the future, will bo more like tho
following brief account, which wo
humbly HUbmlt for hln consideration
an an epitaph:
H t HID TO THK MKMOIIY
OK KHKII V. HN'YDKK
THE WIIOLR OF HIS LIKK HE
LONGED FOR IlIOIITKOUSNESS;
AS A PREACHER HE EXHORTED
PEOPLE TO DO KIOHT. AS AN
OrriOBR HE TUIED TO MAKE
THEM DO IU0I1T; FAILING IN
THESE. HE BECAME A TOMII
HTONE SALESMAN. FOR THEN.
WHEN HE GOT THEM, THEY HAD
TO UK IUGHTEOUS.
A SHOUT STOltY
A man
A Chov.- ,
A quart of gin;
A slippery
Uoad,
A crash of tin.
A widow
In black,
A funeral foo
Tho quartet
Will Blng
"Abldo With Mo.',1
A GOIiDHN THOI OHT
FOB TODAY
Life Isn't Just one darn
thing nftor another. It Is nbout
a million darn things uftor 'n
million othorB.
TODAY'S EPITAPH
Renoath this mound
Lies Charley House;
He said wo noodud
Another court house.
HYMN OF HATH
A guy I hntu's
Pollcomnn Harr;
Ho always wants
To search my car.
UONGBATUIjATIONH
The Uplittnr wIbIiob to commend
Davo VnndonburK for rofiiBlng to
Btop at tho commnml of some ruf
fian on the ABllland-Klninntli Fulls
highwny. Tho Upllftor advocates
running them down, howovor; this
system, If conscientiously followed,
will grfcatly roduco thn numhor of
highwaymen, si-cli as hl-Jnckora,
Pood cops and prohibition ngonts.
Blow On Head
Proves Fatal
To Young Man
Alva Dumont Succumbs
In Local Hospital
At 1 A. M.
A few monllin ago. Alva llumniii,
nged IS, of Klamath Agency, was
severely Injured about the head
while engaged In hull dogging Itears
III fhllmiulii This morning Si 1
o'clock he died ill h Inenl hospital
from the results or the accident,
after a villa attempt by physicians
In isVO his life.
With Hie young man's condition
grnduully becoming worse, It be
came necessary to perform a serious
operation. After n brief rally, Du
mont suddenly sank until the end
this morning.
Duinonl was the non of George
Dumont of fhlloijuln nnd besides
his fulher Is survived by a brother,
John Dumont. He hud been em
ployed ut Kliiinulh Ageney us a
wood cutter for the past few months
and was well known on the reser
vation. Funeral services will be held -tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock In
Saered Henri church, where n Re
quiem mass will be offered by the
Kuv. Father A. L. Loeser. Follow
ing funeral services the body will
be taken north for Interment In the
Fort Klamath cemetery.
Officers Seek
Bandits After
Safe Is Blown
Lane County Officials
Get No Clues To
Robbers
EUOENE, Oro. Doc. 3. - Though
counry officials hnve been working
since yesterday . on clues to the
piHslbln Identification of tho rob
'tiers who early yesterday morning
blastod thn snfo of tho Lcaburg post
offlco, no trui-o of the suspects has
been found. It was announood to
day.
Four men nro believed to have
beon involved in tho safo blowing,
as u high powered car containing
four men was seen to speed awny
from Lcaburg shortly after tho
blast hud awakened residents of the
llttlo town on tho McKcnzlo at 4
o'clook In Iho morning.
A box taken from the post offlco
building WSJ fnuud later In the day
yesterday under the I.cuhurg church.
Tho loss to the post office in
cash was about $20 It Is said.
Tho safe In tho store building
used as a combined sine snd post
office
Disabled Ship
Will Get Help
Cordova, Ainskii, Doc. ;!. (yp)
The slenmshlp Dewey has repaired
dumages to her engines and is pro
.coeding to tho aid of the West O'
Itowa, messages Intercepted by the
radio stal Ion hero early today re
ported. At noon yoBtortThy tho West O'
Itown reported her location us lati
tude 43 degrees, 2 minutes north,
longitude 177 degrees, 11 minutes
west. Tho wonlhor Ib moderating,
nnd the ship was drifting south,
messages Indicated.
The Dewey reported she was buck
ing heavy head winds, hut was
making six nnd n halt knots. She
gnvu her position at 1 n. m. us lati
tude IS degrees, B minutes, IB sec
onds north, longitude 1.71 degrees,
8 minutes west.
QB HAIKU HBftB
Tod Go Rnuor, connected with the
Vnlloy Candy company of Medford,
with H. R, Pace of Modford, arrived
in tho, city Inst ovunlng and plans to
spend several days here in the Inter
ests of his company.
0 l H'lt K l N IN HIDING
NEW YOUK, Doc. 3. Pollco
today broadcast a general
alarm throughout the city for
Martin James Durkln, Chicago
robber nnd murderer, after In-
formntluu had been received
that ho wns in hiding somo
4 where in Now York.
;tep-mother is
BY
Frank Thomas, 9-year-old
Colored Boy Murders in
Fit of Anger
CONFESSION IS MADE
Parental Reproof over Burn
ed Beans Leads to Tra
gedy in Road House
PORTLAND, Ore.; Dec.
3. (AP) A nine year old
boy killed his foster mother,
last night because some
beans happened to burn' he
confessed to Deputy Sher
iffs today. The bov is Frank
Thomas, negro, adopted son
of Oliver F. Thomas, negro,
proprietor of a tavern in the
outskirts of Portland.
The body of the slain wo
man, Mrs. Louise Thomas,
negress, was found by her
husband laFt night. A load
ed 38 calibre revolver with
one cartridge fired lay near
by under a bed. '
The boy, who was missing
last night was found early
today in a sleeping, tent near
the house. Deputy Sheriff
Ofarlstoffarson, who questioned tho
lad said ho confessed the killing.
According to the boy's story,
Mrs. Thomas asked him to go to
the kitchen to see If the beans,
which were being cooked, wcro all
right. The boy replied that they
ware. Luler Mrs. Th ig smciled
Iho beans burning nnd reproached
him Buying:
"What did you llo to mo for?"
tho boy replied that lie did not llo
to hor, and declared he thought tho
beans wore all right.
Angered because he hod boon
called a liar, tho boy said in his
reported confession, he pbtained the
rovolvor, concealed it beneath a
newspaper In his hand, nnd waited
until he got an opportunity to fire
ut tho woman. He fled from the
house. Mrs. Thomas, mortally
wounded, reached the telephone, but
collapsed boforo she could give an
alarm.
HEALTH OFFICER
CAN QUARANTINE
PRIVATE WELLS
Dr. Strieker Informs Dr. G. S.
Newsom of Powers in
Local Situation
If privnto wolls used by Shlp
plngtnn residents nro so contamin
ated that they would endanger the
health of neighbors, a quurunllne
can be placed on tho well, just us u
quarantine could he placed on a
house In which scarlet fever or
small pox Victim, was being treated.
This is the word brought ba'k
from Medford by Dr. Q. S. Nowsom,
medical director of the Klamath
County Health Unit, following it
conference with Dr. Frederick O.
Sticker, state health officer.
With Dr. Qenry, director of the
Jaekson county health unit, Dr.
Newsom outlined to tho stuto health
officer hoalth problems In the their
respectlvo counties. Dr. Nowsom
stressed to Dr. Strieker tho need
of better seepage facilities and In
formed him of tho move to con
struct n more comprehonslvo systom
within the next yonr.
WARDEN CHANGES
PRISON ARSENAL
SALEM, Oro. Dec. 3. nines, re
volvers and shotguns which over
slnco tho construction of tho stnte
ponltontlary in 1871 luvo boen kept
in an nrBenal In the cent or of tho
main prison building, now known
us tho turnkoy'B office, will today
ho inovod t0 u new brick lower that
Stands hair Inside nnd half (outside,
tlio front spiked fence on tho pris
on premises.
Tho honeymoon Is over when ho
can carry u clgnr In his vimt pock
et without it being broken.
SLAIN
m
PORTLAND
rOUTH
Kendall Will
Give Up Job
For 2 Months
Successor to Magistrate
Has Not Been
Named
An assistant U the assistant to
the Justice of tbo pea'" will relffve
Bd Kendall ol bis duties in Justice
court .Monday for a period of t least
two months. Kendall Is leaving Sat
urday for Salem where he must un
dcrgn two operations.
Kendall Is acting Justice of tho
peace, during the" Illness of Justice
of the Peace it. B. Hunsaker. Ills
successor will net for Kendall who
is acting for llunmki'r. Inn e it s
ifolte Involved.
Who will replace Kendall during
bis absence, nobody seems to know.
The appointment will be made by
the county court, but Judge Bunnell
could not be reached this afternoon.
Inability of the court to select a
man to lake Kendall's place has de
tained Kendall in bis plans to go
Salem. Hut he has been assured by
the court that It will he satisfactory
for him to leave Saturduy.
Kendall, still suffering from the
bullet wounds received during tbe ar
rest of three desperate men near
Olenc last June, has secured the fi
nancial aid of the state, which will
aid hlui In the recovery of the uso
of his leg and arm. The sciatic nerve
of one leg has boon severed and will
be tbu cause of one operation. The
other operation will he on an arm.
EGESLATt ON IS
Civil Bureau of Aeronautics
Would be Established
by Sen. Bingham
WILL START MONDAY
No Drastic Change to be
Made in Army and Navy
Aviation is Belief
WASHINGTON. Doc. 3. (JP)
Legislation already Is in prepara
tion to give effect to the proposal
of the president's air board for the
creation of n bureau of civil aero
nautics In the department of com
merco to promote commercial avia
tion, along with lis recommended ex
pansion of military and naval avia
tion.' . '
Sonato'r Bingham, republican, of
Connecticut, n member of the hoard
who joined in the report of its nine
members, said today ho would In
troduce a bill giving the govern
ment wider latitude in aiding civil
aviation than any legislation yet pro
posed. A companion bill will be
Introduced in the house by Chair
man Parker of the commerce com
mittee. No New Assistants
At this time, however, It Ib not
contemplated to include the avia
tion provision for an additional as
sistant secretary In the department
to head the bureau as recommended
by the board along with its proposal
for another assistant secretary in
both war and navy department to
devote themselves primarily to avia
tlon.
Creation of these new offices in
tho three departments formed the
central recommendation of the board
in its program for progressive de
vclopment of both military and civil
aviation in the 1'nited States. In
addition to functioning In their
own departments, it would bo tho
duty of assistant secretaries joint
ly to coordinate as may bo prac
ticable, tho aviation activities of
tlie three depart tuents.
Oppose Separate llureiiu
Seeing no need for drastic change
in tho present organization of the
army and navy aviation, the hoard
emphatically opposed establishment
of n department of naval offense or
unified air service. Doth of these
proposals were endorsed by Colonel
William Mitchell ii his public criti
cism of thn war and nnvy depart
ment administration which wno a
forerunner of President Uoolldge's
appointment to make mi exhaustive
study of Iho noeds of Afnerlcnn nvla-tlou.
PBEPAREO
Ml
MANY
BUI
AT
Damage Estimated at More
Than $1,000,000 Caused
by Fire Early Today
HOTEL IS DESTROYED
Guests Forced to Flee in
Scanty Attire, Many Nar
row Escapes Reported
COr.VC'IL BLTJFFS, Iowa,
Dee. 3. (A.I'.) A disastrous
fire struck the business section
of Council Hluffs early today,
causing a roHliy damage esti
mated at more than 1111,000,000
in loss to buildings and several
hundred thousands of dollars
lohs in stocks In store.
Tho fire started in the basement
of the Continental Furniture com
pany when a boiler exploded. J.
McManigal. night watchman at the
building, was badly burned about
the bead and body before. he es
caped from the burning building
Eighty guests at the Crand Hotel
were safe but forced to flee in Bcant
attire when the flames enveloped
and later destroyed the hotel. Their
personal property was lost.
Eight fire companies from Om.v
hn and Council Bluffs battled the
flames, and for a time It appeared
as if the firo would spread through
out the entire downtown district.
Several Omaha firemen Just miss
ed burial by bricks from a large
wall which fell, while others were
endangered at times by flying em
bers. At 7 a. m., the outlook appeared
almost hopeless, as it the flumes
wonld spread to the homes and
other structures owing to poor water
pressure and a Bouthwest wind.
Great showers of burning cmbors
were carried several blocks, and
many householders stood guard ov
er their roofs, extinguishing them
as they tell.
Twenty Men Held
in Prohr Inquiry
NEW YORK, Dec. 3. OP) Twen
ly men were arrested today as the
leaders of an alleged liquor ring
which United States District At
torney BuckneY controlled eighteen
ocean steamers engaged in bring
ing liquor from foreign ports to
rum. row.
Son of Railroad
President Skips
SEATTLE, Dec. .1. (P) Search
was pressed today for James H. O'
Neill, Jr., 15, son of the' general
manager of the Great Northern rail
way, who disappeared Tuesday front
his homo in this city.
"I had just had a heart-to-heart
talk with him about flunking
out of school," said his mother.
Tha boy left home with but 25c
OIL DISCOVERED
IN POLK COUNTY
RICKUEALL, Ore.. Dec. 3. Oil,
seeping out of a tile drainage pipe
on the Georgo Watt farm about a
mile south of here, wns discovered
today by Mr. Wait, It. H. Hogg and
other men who were clcnrintt out a
drainage ditch.
When first discovered it was
thought that the oil might be seepage
from the highway or railroad right
of ways. lnt Investigation revealed
that tho flow had its source In a di
rection onposlte. to either the railroad
or the highway.
Soon after the .discovery a match
was touched to the oil and it has been
burning now for several hours.
Considerable prospecting for oil
lias been done in this vicinity and
several wells have been sunk in past
years. Illuminating gas has been
frequently discovered in some cases
of Sufficient volume for use In light
ing farm houses.
ALBERT MAY ILL
Albert May, buyer at Moo's Store
Is ill at his home today suffering
an acute attack of Indlgostlnn. Foi
some time past Mr, May has been
suffering with stomach trouble, but
today Is thy first time he has boon
unable 10 attend to his duties.
HOUSES
HUNCH.
BLUFFS
William Cole
Removed From
Klamath Work
Assistant to McBride
Leaves This Terri
tory "William Cole, special state ag ii'.
will no longer act as an arresting
officer in Klamath county. He has
not been fired nor disgraced, but
circumstances have arisen which
necessitate his removal from this
territory."
This was tho statement Issued
this morning by Cole's superior,
State Prohibition Agent L. l. Mc
Bride.
"Cole's work has been excellent
during my absence," McBride said.
"He has taken part In raids which
have netted 11775 in fines to the
county and state. One cannot ig
nore a record of that sort and I
am the first to give him credit."
Asked whether or not Cole's com
mission would be taken from bim,
McBride replied:
Not Sure
"Of that I can't be sure. But at
this time I doubt whether it will
bo taken.
"Cole's activities in prevention of
liquor manufacture and sale has
naturally made him many enemies.
These enemies have started stories
which have reached my ears. Since
my return I have gone to tho trou
ble of running down some of the
worst, and have found nothing
against the officer."
Dissatisfaction with Cole among
the ranks of other officers within
the county has been noticeable and
it is believed by court house attaches
that this is one of the reasons why
McBride has seen lit to relieve Cole
of his duties as special state agent
in Klamath. It is known that the
police force and certain members of
the sheriffs force have criticized
Cole and his methods.
In the interest of harmony with
local officers, it is believed that
McBride transferred Cole.
"If the time comes, in another
territory when I would need an
active officer," McBride remarked
this morning. "I would probably se
lect Cole for the work, but not in
the Klamath territory.. His work
is through here."
Creates Scene
In Court Room
Father of Alice Rhine-
lander Scores At
torney WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. Dec. 3. (P)
George Jones, mulatto father of
Alice Beatrice Jones, from whom
Leonard Kip Rhinelander is seek
ing an annulment of their marri
age, today created a disturbance lu
the court room when Isaac N. Mills,
counsel for Rhinelander, called Jonos
a "taxidriver" during his summation
before the jury.
Leaping to his feet nnd trembl
ing with anger Jones shoute.l at
Mills:
"I'm no taxicab driver. I never
was u taxieab driver."
When Lee Parsons Davis, counsel
for Mrs. Uhlneiandsr attempted to
quiet Jones, the hitter protested:
"Don't let him say those things
about me."
He was finally called upon to
sit dawn and court was resumed f Ji'
15 minutes.
Spain To Have
Civil Cabinet
MADRID. Dee. (P)- King Al
fonso has agreed to the abolition
of the military directorate and its
succession by a civil cabinet under
Captain Oeneral Prlmo de Rivera.
The new government Is to inke tho
onth of ortlce before the king today.
FIND DEAD BODY
OF EX-PREACHER
BHATTLK, Dec. 3. ($)- ltev.
Knuto B. Blrkoland, retired Luth
eran minister nnd author, whoso
body was found In an unoccupied
apartment In Minneapolis Tuesday,
made a fortune hero in a whale oil
business which he reorganized, P.
W. Krlkseti, pastor of Bethany Lu
theran church of Soattlo, declared
toUay.
POWER
cot
TO SPEND URGE
Half Million Dollars Will be
Invested by Corporation
During 1926
INCREASED DEMAND
$25,000 to be Spent in Re
construction of Merrill
Malin Power Line
A half million dollars will
be spent in Klamath county
by the California Oregon
Power company during
1926.
This is the estimate of
John C. Boyle, division
manager, of the California
Oregon Power company.
Mr. Boyle has submitted
to the home office of the
power company in Medford
an estimate of the cost of
maintenance, operation and
expansion for next year,
and this figure is approxi
mately a half million dol
lars. The budget for 1926
will exceed by at least $100-
000, that of 1925, which
reached a figure of approxi
mately $400,000.
'Our problem for next year la to
keep pa:e with tho unpreceiente 1
increase ia demand for H?ht and
water," Mr. Boyle said, '.'in other
words it is a problem of distrlbu
tlon." I'
Cup: eredented Increase
"Never before has there been
such an Increase in one year. In
the demand for light and water. In
the county we have approximately
1000 now consumors and within the
city approximately 700. This situ
ation has naturally given rise to a
problem of distribution. We find it
necessary to make "power Hue ex
tensions here and there, to en
large the carryins capacity of the
linoa and to extend tho water niains
to serve more people. It will b
for that purpose, that a iarge part
of our 1926 budget will be ex
pended. "There will be general extensions
throughout the city to meet the
increased demand and also exten
sions outside the city.
Reconstruct Line
The most important single exten
sion project outside the city of
Klamath Palls, will be the rebuild
ing of the power line from Merrill
to Malin, Mr. Boyle said. This pro
ject has become necessary to furnish
additional power to run the pumping
plants of tho Shasta View and Malin
Irrigation districts. Ne.v ' power
lines and transforemors, suffici
ent to raise the carrying capacity
from 4000 to 34,000 volts, will bo
installed. Cost of the Job will bu
approximately $25,000.
Taking tho 3.7 persons to tho
consumer ratio. It is found i:i tlio
recoi .is of the , power company, that
the population of Klamath Fulls H
in tho neighborhood of 10,000.
"In what wo call district number
1, whiri includes Klamath Falls.
Altamont, Shaw-Bertram nnd Pell
can City, a three way check roveulH
that there is between 10.000 and
10,700 within that district. From
those figures it cau be 'seot! that
Klamath Kulls is close to iho 10.
000 mark, and possibly tins arrived."
MEDFORD COUPLE
AGAIN WEARY OF
DOUBLE HARNESS
MEDFORD. Ore., Dec. 3. Bdlth
M. Anililu. for the second time III
IS months, Wednesday filed suit In
tho circuit court for divorce fignlnst
Alexander G. Antllla, on grounds r
cruel and Inhuman treatment.
The complaint re' ites that n decree
of divorce was granted the AntillUS
May 10, 11124, and thut on May 2&,
1924, tho couple were ro-mnrrlod
at Yreka, Calif.. Autllla hilng suc
cessful In a re-wooliu-.
Before tho second lidneymopn had
faded, the coin 4d.i nil says. Ant Ilia re
Mimed his nil igi i) cruel and Inhu
man trcntmont. and Mr.t. Antllla
comes to court seeking another divorce.
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KLAMATH