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KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening"
All) THE COMMUNITY
CHEST; JT DESERVES
YOUR WARM SUPPORT
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Eighteenth YearNumber r(i!)&
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY' DECEMBER 4, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
f r.
DREAD DISEASE
nnnir
OUT IN
Ull
PUBLIC SCHOOL
One Case of Spinal Menin
gitis Reported this Morn
ing to Health Office
PUPILS ARE DISMISSED
Every Precaution Taken to
Prevent Spread of Infec
tious Sickness
Spinal meningitis, dread
ed child's disease, has brok
en out in Pelican City pub
lic school. One case was
reported this morning to
Klamath County Health
Unit office. The school was
immediately closed by ord
er of Dr. G. S. Newsom,
medical director of the unit,
and fumigation of school
rooms started today.
The child, suffering from
the disease, became sick
yesterday afternoon while
in class. He was sent home.
A diagnosis by a private
physician disclosed that the
boy was suffering from
spinal meningitis.
"No stone will be left un
turned to prevent the spread
of the disease in the school"
Dr. Newsom said today.
"The school will re-open
next Monday morning, but
the pupils can not attend
any public gathering or
mingle with children out
side the school for 14 days.
They may go to and from
school but must remain at
home out of school hours.
The health officer stress
ed the seriousness of the
situation.
"There is no infectious
disease which is more
dreaded," he said. "It is
confined mostly to children
and the average mortality
is 50 per cent. Children
that recover are often terri
bly deformed in body or
mind."
Monday morning, the en
tire health office force will
administer proper prophy
laxes to the children of the
school before they resume
classes. The pupils will be
sprayed through the nostrils
And other preventive meas
ures taken."
Robbers Open
College Safe
Students of Willamette
Are Victims of
Bandits
HALKM, Ore, Doc. 4. () About
$i..o in cash anil chocks umountlng
to snvornl hundred ilolJrtr morn
wore stolon from tha WHIIiunetle
University vniill In the secrutury's
office Inst night. The door or the
vault' was forcod with a crowbar
that was found 111 the building this
morning.
Of (he money taken $.IS belonged
to A student. After Opening the sale
tha strongbox was smashed open,
apparently mlth a heavy Instrument.
Offlcora believe experts committed
thu burglary.
WINDSTORM does
SERIOUS DAMAGE
i .
KIITTAWA, Ky., Dec. 4. (A) A
windstorm of tornado proportions
HtniPk Lyons county this morning
lil 11 w 1 n k down sovernl homos, un
mnflng numerous buildings and up
rooting tree uud telephone and
(olograph linos, No one wan In
jured Insofar us Is known. Usui
;us' nmonutoU to several thousand
llpjlnrn, I
Distillers Of
Whiskey Sent
To State Pen
Davis And O'Connor
Must Serve Two
Years
Tom O'Connor and Harry Davis
WOro curb senteni'Cil llila morning
at in o'clock by Judge A. L. i v 1 1 1
to servo tw'o years In the slat '
lieiiltentlury for operating a inoon
bln whin Key ntiii in Klamath coun
ty. The two men wero convhtcd
by n olrouil court Jury late Wed
nesday afternoon.
O'Connor and Davis were arrest-
od In the Miller inn diitrlct. tetttlt
or K Its inn li Kails by prohibition of
ficers. They were operating Hie
still liiKether and their produre of
whiskey wan held to constitute a
large supply of I be liquor Hold In
Klitnath i si:
Judge Loavltl wad Utile com
ment in pronouncing sentence, lie
recited lb law governing the crime
for which tliuy hud been convicted
and then R'-utcnced each of ibeui
to terms In the penitentiary.
Iloth men presented it stoical d
monitor when receiving sentence.
When asked If they had anything
to say before receiving sentence
each answered no.
O'Connor and Davis will probably
be taken to Halt til tomorrow or
Monday. nlonK with other prison
ers convicted mid sentenced to pris
on terms III the past twr weeks
Congress Now
All Keyed Up
Over Session
Republicanism Of
Young La Follette
Is Issue
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4 (yp)-"
With tho senate republican confer
ence called for tomorrow and the
l.iiFollotto Issue still troubling party
lenders, tho prc-convcnlng atmiw.
phoro of the new congress today
was keying up for the gnvel fall on
Monday.
Republican leaders In the senate
still faced on uncertain situation In
their efforts to have the party con
foronco tomorrow rocognlie with
out Issue the republicanism of Scn-atOr-BIOCl
I.uKolIette of Wisconsin:
Senator Duller if ofussnchusctls.
cbnlrmnii of thu republican national
committee. Is one of a number of
senators apparently not yet con
vinced that the plan to treat the
Wisconsin r.cnotor us a party reg
ular is warranted by his aneechu
In his, recent campaign.
The first political gun of the
season bos been fired by Senator
Harrison, democrat, Mississippi, who
declares In a formal statement that
tho "long vacation In which the
president has permitted to exploit
himself and tho misdeeds of the
administration Is now at an end."
"In the coming congress," hu
said, "an accounting will bo de
manded and the people shall know
thu Iiyporiit leal manner In which
the government has been admin
istered during the year."
TO INVESTIGATE
UNKNOWN MALADY
SALKM, Ore.. Dec. 4. Governor
Pierce yesterday' telegraphed Dr. W.
II. l.ytle. slate veterinarian, lo make
nn Investigation of a strange malady
that Is said to be killing many horses
In some parts of eastern Oregon.
FORMER VERMONT
SENATOR PASSES
HYDB I'AHK. VI.. Doc. 4. -(P)
Former United States Senator Carroll
S, Page, a prominent figure In Ver
mont's political history, is dead lit
his home here. In his 82nd year, lie
was stricken wlltb pnrulysls on No
vember l!4. and the end came last
night.
Rudyard Kipling
Reported Better
lU.'ltWASII. Sussex, Kng.. Dei'. 4.
Ittldynrd Kipling's slight Improve
ment In bis fight against pneumonia
was miilntuined this morning. Ho
passed a fair night. Ills condition
however, continues serious,
ANNULMENT SUI
T
IS WITH JURORS
Decigion Due Soon in Cage
of Wealthy Heir Against
Negro Bride
ARGUMENTS FINISHED
Many Important Points to
be Decided by Men Who
Will Reach Verdict
WHITE PLAINS, N. V.. Dec. I
The suit for annulment of
marriage brought by the wealthy
young Leonard Kip Khlnelnndor
against hie part-negro wife. Alice
Ileal rbe Jones, wi.ut to the Jury
shortly before noon today.
uut of the mass of testimony,
much of It conflict In;;, taken during
the three weeks of trial, the Jury
men were charged by Justice Mor
eebaugST to find answers to seven
questions propounded to It. On tb"
Jury findings mi these questions wl!!
be based the Justice's decision
whether or not annulment shall bo
granted. If granted, his decision
will act merely as an Interlocutory
ilecree. lo be finally reviewed and
passed Upon by the nt regular
special term of Westchester county
supreme court.
Botli Wotos Pmfldonl
opposing counsel both expressed
confidence as tb the outcome.
Tho Jury's decision on the seventh
point upon which It must pass Is
or the greatest importance to the
outcome of the case. This point Is:
"Old the plaintiff cohabit with
the defendant after he had obtains!
full knowledge that tho defendant
was of colored blood?" If the jury
Makes answer in favor of Khine
i under on the first six points, but
answers "yes" to the seventh ques
tion, the whole case will be upset.
Other QwrSStotU
The other six questions were:
"At the time of the mnrrlage of
the parlies was the defendant col
ored and of cofored blood?"
"Did the defendant before tho
marriage by silence conceal from
the plaintiff the fact that she was
of colored blood?'"
"Did the defendant before the
marriage represent to the plaintiff
that she was not of colored blood?"
"Did tho defendant practice said
concealment or make said represen
tation with the Intent thereby to In
duce the plaintiff to marry her?"
"Was the plaintiff by snld con
cealment or ly said, representation
or by both induced to marry the
defendant ?'
"If the plaintiff hod known that
defendant was of colored blood,
would he have married her?"
Two Killed By
Small Tornado
Yazoo City, Miss., Suf
fers Heavy Dam
ages JACKSON, Mich., Dec. 1. P -Two
persons were killed, more thin
n score Injured and from 50 to 1,00
families were made homeless by a
tornado at .Yosoo city today, accord
ing to u message received by state
hosdnunrtor' of the lied Cross I.'mi
Mrs. it. (i. Thornton, representative
at Ynioo City. The tornado swept
Into the city from the northwest, nud
blew down houses and buildings,
OF iiII.IOF.fi
TO 017ft St USCltlllllltS 0
Your carrier boy will call on
you tomorrow; for your sub-
scrlptton. Please have the
money reiidy for bint, Christ-
mas Is approaching and the
boys are anxious to gather In
every cent they cop lor their
holiday gifts and us they nre
paid a commission for collect-
log we feel certain that every
subscriber will add to their
fund by promptly paying what
they owe for the paper. Place
the money, now. where you can
gel it In tile morning and thus 4
4 gppetl the boy in bis work attd
make it so that he will not
have to return to your home
again.
H t f- 1 1 1 1 ft t
Brick Office
Building Will
Be Built Soon
Melhase to Erect Struc
ture; Graham Gets
Contract
A I wo story office building, to
cost approximately fttVJOo, will' be
built on Main atniot, between fourth
and Fifth streets by Richard MelllSSO,
local capitalist. It was announced to
day. Contract for the business block
has been let to tin- Al Graham. Con
struction company and ground will
be broken April 1. 1J24.
The new building. Irhlch will be of
brick material, will occupy property
directly across from Hi" Kluma'h
county court house. The property Is
now occupied by the Home restau
rant and the Pensley's photograph''
shbp. These two bpjldlngs will be
either razed or moved from '.he land,
lo make room for the new building.
The rieennnnts nf tin- two lit, 11,1 ini'
which will be removed from the prop
erty, will occupy tlie two store
rooms on the ground floor of the
new building. The seconi floor will
be utilized for offices. Plans call for
14 office rooms. The building will
have a concrete basement,
Mr. Melhase is a pioneer resident
of Klamath Kails. For many years
he bus been Identified with Main
street buildings. Ho Is the owner of
considerable property In this city.
It Is hoped that the building will
be completed and ready for occu
pancy by Juno 1.
Albany Youth
Who Murdered
Dad Released
Grand Jury Refuses to
Indict Farmer
Boy
ALllANY. Ore., Dec. 4. John
Schwindt, 15 year old Jordan boy
who fatally wounded bis father oarly
In November In a family fracas at
the Jordan furm, was freed last
night by the Linn county grand
Jury In session here. A not true
bill was presented by the Jury after
investigating the charge of first de
gree murder filed against the lud.
John Schwindt Inflicted the fatal
wound while his father was severe
ly beating Joe Schwindt, Jr.. Nov
ember 4.
Evidence gathered from the Jor
dan district showed that the elder
Schwindt was a man of violent
temper and frequently beat his
children. At one time he was hail
ed Into court for beating his wife.
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More Wild Turkeys
Brought to Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 4. (p)
Fifteen wild turkeys, five from
Maryland and ten from Arizona,
wore received in November by the
Oregon game commission, says the
monthly report of Stale Game War
den K. P. Averlll.
With these birds as a nucleus
the commission plans to ltjar turkeys
for relense in eastern Oregon. The
commission traded two deer for
the Maryland shipment and six
hundred pheasant eggs for those
from Arizona and fifty C.nmbel
Quail yet to come.
Serious Charge
Placed Against
Klamath Indian
Formal complaint, charging Ted
Jackson, Klamath Indian with
manslaughter, was filed this after
noon by District Attorney K. L. El
liott. Jackson is hold responsible
for tho tragic death of Mabel Law
yer in nn automobile accident on
the Merrill highway two week:! ago.
Jackson at the time of the arrest
iwtts declared by officers to be un
der the influence of Intoxicating
liquor,
MILS. IHSSUTT RRTURNH
Mrs. Gladys Illssett returned last
evening from southern 'California
where she has been visiting for
some time with friends jinil will take
a position with The Kails Mercan
tile tomorrow. Mrs Illssett for
merly, worked for the local store.
POWELL FIGHTS!
STRONG AGAINST
NEW O H
New Councilman Lines up
Against Rest of Members
on Garbage Contract
HOT WORDS PASSED
City Law is StooDcd, Tem
porarily at Least, by 2nd
Ward Representative
Z. .1. "Doc'' Powell Klamath Kalis
city Councilman, entered the squared
circle last night and fought a bat
tle of one hour against the proposal
to let a new contract for city gar
bage disposal.
When the smoke of battle had
cleared, the ordinance authorizing
the garbage contract hud not moved
one inih farther toward passage
than when the council session began.
In other words it still remains at
"passed to second reading."
"I'm against it." Concllnoan Pow
ell curtly announced. "You fel
lows may do what you want, but
I'll vote no."
"Well, what are your objections,"
Councilman Stuckey wanted to
know. "Maybe we can iron them
out."
Powell Tells Why
"All right," Powell spoke up.
"These are my objection: You
propose to pass an ordinance author
izing, the letting of a new garbage
contract. In this contract a maxi
mum rate, per can of garbage, is
mentioned. This rate which can
be legally charged by the successful
bidder for the contract, is two or
three times more than what is paid
now by restaurant men. Why not
consult the restaurant men about
this matter? Why not consult the
people in general before taking
any action?
"Here is another, reason: C. R.
lirove has Invested money in gar
bage equipment. 1 think his invest
ment should be protected. Why
should we leave him out in the
cold?"
Stuckey Retaliates
"Listen!" Councilman Stuckey
blazed forth. "Listen to me. Pow
ell. Every day 1 bid for contracts
and every day I win or lose. And
I have my equipment to consider,
alao. And what's more, I don't
come around crawfishing about it,
either."
"You've suddenly switched, Stuck
ey, and why?" Powell cut in. "Last
Monday night at this very table
you took the position that Grove
should be protected and asked Bill
Lee if he would purchase all of
tl rove's gurbage equipment."
"I didn't say any such thing."
Ktuckey retorted. "I merely asked
(Continued on rage ScTcn)
Will Surface
Midland Road
Seventy Thousand Dol lars
to be Expended
On Two Projects
Seventy thousand dollars will be
spent next year on the Midland
Market road, it was announced this
afternoon by County, Judge ft. H.
Bunnell.
At u cost of approximately ?":!.
ODD, which is the preliminary esti
mate of County Road Engineer
Krank Z. Howard, the Midland
Market road from Klamath Kulls
lo Midland, will be surfaced. Judge
Bunnell said. In addition, the Spring
Lake section of the market road
which connects with the Merrill
highways, will be graded at a cbst
of approximately $i?.soo.
The work will be undertaken
enrly In the year, as soon us weath
er conditions permit. The cost of
these two projects will, it is said,
exhaust the market road fund for
1916.
Washington Lawyer
Dies in New York
NEW YORK. Doc. .4. (P) Judge
Thomas liurke, former justice .of
the supreme court of the state nf
Washington, dropped dead today of
apoplexy while he nvas speaking at
u meeting of the Carnegie endow
ment for International peace to
which he had come from his homo
in Seattle,
Long Term In
Prison Faces
C. K. McCarthy)
Two Years, Is Sentence'
Pronounced 'by Judge
Leavitt
The sate. pflnltentlary will be j
the homo and the gi?ey walls of the'
prison boundaries of the world fori
('. K. HSeCsrthy far the nexi twol
years. McCarthy' was sentenced!
this more Ing at 10 o'clock by Judge!
A. L. Lojavltt to serve two years in j
!i :.. He was convicted Tuesday
afternoon on a charge of stealing a
roll of currency from Larry llohin
sbn of this city, as tho latter lay j
sleeping in a room oi a local hotel,
"Have you anythlns to say be-
fore tho court pronounces your sen
tence?" Judge LeavfU asked Mc
Carthy as he stood before him.
"Yes sir, I have," McCarthy an
swered In a clear and steady voice. I U i , Zz ? "'C
"I have this to Bay: that I am inno-
i ueen aeierred, Dr. EI wood
cent or this crime of which i am eM, commissioner of re
uccused and that i did not get any clamation, declared in his
Kob;nLn,noney t0kCD frm "rryj annual report, made public
Judge Leavitt heard him to the'
today, owing to a protest
end and then proceeded to pass sen-! Dy the Water USerS On the
tence. settled part over the con-
McC.'arthy will be takeo to Salem j StlTlCtlOn charge
either tomorrow or Monday to begin Thia l. i" t
serving his long sentence. Arthur! .-H" haS bee?
Ames. who. Is charged with having je0; " an BCTe, he Said,
been his accomplice in the robbing Which is the amount needed
of Robinson, will go on trial In cir-1 to repay Construction COSts
cntt conn next Monday morning. j based Qn present ,ocatjon
a a T t i ?f stsJo the 24.200 acres
40 Men 1 rapped in, e division. He propos
t At r ! ed tfiat 8000 acres for which
In Mine bhatt Instruction has been com-
pleted be opened to settle
Crews Seeking Rescue
Of Colorado Mine'
Workers
IlOULDElt, Colo.. Dec. 4.-
neuvcen loriy ami loriy-nve men:
were imprisoned . m the Cardinal; "-'""fttn laKe nave Den un
tunnel. a property worked by a Fair-j W'atered, and the part Of
view mining company, oy a fire that , the bed of the old lake 16
nroke out in the workings early i pQtprl ;n n. K:- J
today. The mine
is located 2U milt
west of here.
Six rescue crews, equipped with
pulmotom and other equipment, left
here for the scene.
Mine officials said they feared the
imprisoned men were unconscious
from the heavy smoke that is pour
ing from the mouth of the tunnel
and that has prevented workers,
who were not equipped with masks,
from entering the workings.
BUTTER THIEVES
STAGE ROBBERY
SANDY. Oret, Dec. 4. (P) Rob
bers last night took 2001) pounds
of butter, valued at more than
$1000, from the local creamery, ac
cording to Sheriff E. T. Mass. A
lock wus broken on the rear door, a
truck backed to the dcor and the
butter loaded aboard.
Two Recommended
' For Haney's Post
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 4. UP)
Frank L. Schull. republican,
uml
Marshall X. Dana, democrat, were
today recommended bv the Portland 1
chamber of commerce to Senator '
McXarv for submission to President!
Coolidge, who is considering a sel-!
ection of a successor to Uert Haney,
as member of the shipnlns board.
Heavy Liquor
Haul Is Made
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 4. (if)
Fifteen hundred gallons of moonshine
approximately eight or nine truck
loads -11 scow boat, two motor bouts
and a service boat were seized and
three men were arrested by customs
officers here last night.
The seizure Is the biggest ever
made on the river, customs oti Rials
say.
The men arrested ::avo their names
as Harold Ilartness. Frank Carsner
and Hd McCoy.
READING, Pa. Informed he had
hut a short time to live the Rev. Dr.
R. .1. I. an. professor of theology at
Schuylkill college, summoned 30
students to his hopsltnl bedside and
preached a farewell sermon to them
for hull' an hour.
Tide Lake
Project Is
Postponed
Commissioner Mead
Forbids Settlement
of 8000 Acres
Washington, Dec a
(AP) Plans for the serfl.
monf ennn . .
i ?f,8'00.? ??reS Of the
Tule Lake
Klamath reclamation and
irrigation project in Ore-
jgon and California have
ment and further construc
tion on the area be suspend
ed until the land is occupi
ed and the construction cost
controversy is decided.
"The lands in lower
ti i.t i i 1 ,
I 10 "'
veloped by the Klamath
drainage district." says the report.
"The disposition of the 30.000 acres
of the lake bed in California Is a
problem which awaits action. There
is danger of the !ry peat catching
fire, if refiaoded this danger would
be removed, but this Is oppcaed by
the Klamath drainage district. A
board of experts Is to make a
study of the problem, report wheth
er the laud Is suitable for cultl-
1 vation, and recommend what should
j be done with It."
j . Good Financial Showing
The report also says:
"The Klamath project has made
I a fine financial showing In the pay-
ment of Its debt to the United
1 States. Eighty eight percent of op
I eratlon aud maintenance and near
; ly ninety nine percent of accrued
construction assessments have been
: paid, this condition was largely
I brought about by a credit to the
i district of $;!0.000, on account of an
1 ndjustment of. the matter of carry
' log water to the Van Brimmer
! ditch and the yearly additions made
ta the assessment rolls amounting
I to 10 per cent, to cover probable de-
; lluquencies. The fact is that 11
considerable number of water users
Rre delinquent to the district for
"lr irrigation taxes. Four lurge
holdings Comprising 1,370 acres are
delinquent in their state, county
'"" irrigation mxes, inciuiting pen-
alties for a total of $28,884. If
this sum anil jther delinquencies of
lesser amounts wero collected and
the portion of these representing
irrigation taxo3 turned over to the
district it would be in a very sol
vent condition. The enforcing of
the district's tax. liens in such easy,
will accomplish this result."
Murray Wants
Lease On Life
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 4. The rlghi
of the slate of Oregon to exueute
the sentence of death Imposed upon
Tom Murray, convicted slayer or
Guard John Sweeney In tho prison
break of August 12. until Murray
has served out his 20 year sentence
he was serving In the penitentiary
at tho time o( the breuk. Is at
tacked by Will It. King, counsel for
Murray, in his bill of exceptions on
appeal filed in the circuit conn,
here today,
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