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KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening"
Eighteenth Year--Number
"TED" LEWIS
THER BONOS
CERTIFIED FOR
LOCAL PROJECT
Governor Pierce and State
Securities Commission
Back Farmers
FOR DRAINAGE WORK
Lower Klamath Lake Re
clamation Receives Real
Encouragement
In answer to n rocont request from
tbo boaril of supervisors o( (hii
Kltmsth drainage district, Stale, Kn
Klnuur Itlica Luper linn Just- notified
the officials of tho distrki that the
statu securities commission stands
rvsdy to cortlfy I7&.O00.OU worth of
additions! bonds of the district
which sre to b used to finani- tho
construction work necessary 'or tho
yvar 1926.
In spanking of tho action of tho
statu securities commission, Mr.
BotselwBbMnsr, president o tin dis
trict, said:
"Wf are bringing In this wonder
ful body of land fur ngrlrulti.ral per
poses under thu most trying Irouiu
stsnres, and In vlw or the (ulsn and
misleading reports regarding Hi" soli
conditions hy W. I.. Klnley, singe
(nil commliislnncr, tho action Hit tho
slatn securities commission In Indeed
gratifying to tho farmer of tbo
Klamath drainage district.
Thorough Investigation
"Tho certification of the bonds
of a drainage or irrigation district
by the state of Oregon Is only n- j
commendi'd after a most IhorotiKh
and tochnlcal Investigation by the I
governor, state treasurer, attorney i
general, statu engineer and the su
perintendent of hanks, who comprise
the state securities commission.
"The organisation ami all legal
proceedings, the financial condition,
tho engineering plans for reclamation
and tho fertility and productivity of
tho soil are all Investigated with
painstaking care, so that there may
bo no question as to the socurlty for
tho bonds upon which tho commis
sion Is placing tho stamp of approv
al by the state of Oregon, making
thorn nvallahlo for trust fund Invest
ments. "It soems strange Indeed that one
man of tho typo of V. I,. Klnloy, who,
as near an wo can find out, has do
voted most of his time in tho state
of Oregon to wildcat schemes and
untried theories, iitould, as state
gnmo commissioner, take it upon him
self to oppose and tear down by un
fair methods whit the five control
ling departments of the stale of Ore
gon hnve built up after years of In
vestigation and effort.
Cooperation Pleasing
"We know the bunlnesn men and
pooplo of Klamath county at large
will approclnte thin cooperation and
loyalty on tho part of the state se
curities commlnslon In the reclama
tion of these lands. While wo hnve
had to meet tho most trying and un
called for opposition in our work onj
FUR
tho part of somo of tho heads of the
United Stales reclamation service,
and n few agitators, such as W. It.
Flnloy, wo hava thu ntatn of Oregon
back of mi and are slowly but surely
bringing this great body of land un
der cultivation and placing It upon
' tho tax rolls of this county, and milk
ing It available for hundreds ot
homuseukers In tho future. And we
might say at this time that thu pub
lic land Included In tho lower Klam
ath lako bod originally belonged to
tho stnto and wns only coded to tho
Unltud Status reclamation service
(or reclamation and agricultural pur
poses by the act of the Oregon leg
islature of 1000. Therefore, we feel
that tho state of Oregon still boh'-
troin these public lands unless they
nro uned for reclamation and agricul
tural purpoHon,
Mull Product ho
"An to the productivity of tho noil
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Condition Of
Frank Pecholt
Is Improving
State Agent McMills
Makes Statement
Today
The condition t)f Frank Poeholl.
suffering in u local hospital with a
fractured nkull, was reported to be
Improving this morning by the at
tondlng physician. I'ocholt wuu Injur
ed a wVok ago .Saturday night on
Spring street when he was struck
down by a heavy neduu.
W. M. Mr.Mllls, special mate agent,
who, with two other slate officers,
hud slopped I'echoll a few minutes
before the accident, gave tho name of
the man who Is nuid to have driven
the car which struck Pecholt.
"The man who drove the automo
bile gave bin name us Ilert SchulU"
Mr.Mllls ..id. "and the man with
him wan named Codwell. The car
bore a license number 126-288. Ore
gon license."
Itecordn In tho sheriff's office re
veal Hint the car bearing the license
number 126-2SR is a Hudson model
owned by H R Man in of Klamnth
Falls.
Mc.Mllls corroborated the story of
Pechotl'ii Injury and bin subsequent
urrvut. given uut Saturday by Spe
cial State Agent Cole. Uu character
ized any rumor that state officers
bad struck Pecholt on the head with
a nap, as false.
Revenue Bill
Is Introduced
This Morning
Slash in Taxes is Pro
posed in First
Measure
WASIIINtiTON. Dec. 7. (JP)
The new revenue hill, proposing n
nlnshlng of 32r.. 7.1H. 000 in tuxes
unrlng the next calendar year and
providing relief for virtually, every
ftVOrSble taxpayer wan reported to
the hOUIO today as tho first legisla
tive business presented to the now
congress,
In presenting the report of the
ways nnd menus committee which
dratted the measure during a seven
weeks pro-consross session, Chair
man Greet) sorvod notice that he
would ask thu house in take It up
tomorrow under the plan to sond It
to the senate before II:. end id the
eCOnd WOOlt of the session,
A saving of Sl'K' 170,000 to In
come taxpayers on taxes payable
next your Is the principal relief pro
posed by the hill and leaders of both
the limine nnd nenate have net March
1 us the goal for enactment of tho
tnessuro Into law no that this bene
fit may be taken advantage of In
the nnvlncut of first installments of
,!,. Itw.r,,,,., ,v flu.. UstaIi IK
Tho bill flits tho normal tax rate
from two to one and ono hn)f per
cent on the rirsl 11000 of taxable
Income, from four to t bred" per cent
on the noX'. $4000 and from 0 to 5
per emit on tho remainder ot the
Income. YVhllo cutting the maximum j
nnrlnx scale from 4 0 to 20 tiro.- re I
ductljns on other brackets tit the
graduated surtax rcalo which startn
at cne per cent on 110.000. arc made
only on 'hose Involving Incomes of
M" 000 i ud over.
Coolidge Leaves
For White House
CllICAOO, Doc. 7. (P) Presi
dent Coolidge nfter addressing the
American Farm Bureau federation
here left Chicago early thin after
noon on u trnin scheduled to reach
Washington tomorrow In time to de
liver tils mensage to congress.
All along we ha.'o had the high
cost of living nnd now wo face tho
high cost of glvluj.
Eumtig
KLAMATH FALLS,
If PTATT
IL JIHILO
HIS IDEA ABOUT
GRAZING LEASES
Secretary of Agriculture
Makes Public Annual
Report to President
WILL HELP SETTLERS
Department Policy Has Re
sulted in Many Range'
Permits Being Given
WASHINGTON. D. C Dec. 7.
P) Proper utilization of the pub
lic range Is one of the outntandlng
recommendations of Secretary Jor
dina of the department of agricul
ture. In his annual report as made
public today.
The secretary criticized the policy
of permitting the public domnin to
bo sporadically occupied by home
steaders In holdings of uniform size
with Ifttlc reference to the capacity
of such bolder to maintain a family
except as determined by the Inex
perienced settler.
"Furthermore, allowing unappro
priated and unreserved landn of the
public domain to be used an graz
ing commons has greatly Increased
the instability of tbo livestock in
dustry of the west," states the re
port. Following are his recommenda
tions concerning grazing leases and
federal aid roads:
During the lant year the view
point han been expressed hy repre
sentatives of tho range-livestock In
diiKtry that the Htatun of grazing
as a permanent and desirable use
of the national forests should he de
fined by legislation nnd not loft,
ns at present, to the exclusive con
trol of the Department of Agricul
ture through administrative regu
lations. Thirty-one thousand live
stock owners range approximately
1,800,000 cattle and 6,600,000 sheep
In the national forests for varying
portions of the year. These repre
sent about 20 per ceni of the cattle
nnd 28 per cent of the sheep la the
11 Western StntcH. nnd with their
dependent range Investments con
stitute an important part of thu eco
nomic structure which the national
forests should sustain. No provis
ion for grazing in the national for
ests han been made by Congress nnd
the use of their ranges han been
developed entlroly under regulations
of tho Secretary of Agriculture. Al
though having tho force of law,
these may he modified or revoked
in the discretion of the department.
Hence many stockmen desire legis
lation thnt will fix the Hiatus of
grazing with reasonable deflnite
ncsH. an the production and utiliza
tion of timber are now safeguarded
ami authorised by nets of Congress.
Although Congress has never en
acted legislation dealing with graz
ing in the national forests, tile de
partment has always recognized
fornge as one of their Important re
sources. Under Its general nulhor
lty "to regulate tho occupancy nnd
uso ot tho national forests." a com
plete scheme of grazing administra
tion has been built up by admin
istrative regulation. The first ob
ject of Its policy has boon to pro
vide for the fullest and most per
manent uso of the ninety mid million
acres of forage-hearing land In the
national forest? and thnt Is con
sistent with the preservation of tho
forage Itself and with the protection
of the timber, water, and, other re
sourced' that must be safeguarded.
Reductions In the number ot live
stock pastured and other adjust
ments of range use have' been made
from time to time to prevent over
grazing nnd to avoid Injury to other
resources. No other policy would
have been consistent with tho es
Hcutlnl purposes for which I ho na
tional forenls were created; but
this has not prevented a large and
COntlnUbUS uso ot the ranges with
a minimum of disruption In tho local
livestock Industry. Tho department
(Continued OU l'ngo SOYCll
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Associated Press Leased Wire
OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1025
MAKES
Gun Explodes;
Hunter's Hand
Hurt Saturday
, HS-I -
Trigger C a t c h e s in
Wire Fence And
Discharges Gun
A barbed wire fen e, and a loaded
gun nearly resulted In the fatal
Injury laic Saturday afternoon of
Lloyd Popple of Langcii valley. For
tune decreed, however, that only
his right hand should be injure!
Pcpple, a resldeni uf Langell val
ley, was hunting geese near Lorella.
Late Saturday afternoon he came
onto a barbed wire fence. He lean
ed his loaded gun against tbe wire
and crawled under, 0 rasping hold
of the barrel he attempted 10 pull
the gun through the fence. The
trigger caught on a barb on the
wire and the pressur- against it dis
charged the gun. The charge of
shot mangled a part t tbe hand
holding the gun.
Pcpple was brought id Klamath
Kails Saturday nlghl and taken to
the Klamath Qeaerul hospital. Hcs7
pltal authorities today rep:rtcd hla j
condition good and said there would
be little chanco of Pcpple lOHing his
hand.
Pelican City
School Closes
For Ten Days
Parents of Children Are
Granted Request By
Dr. Newsom
Pelican City public school was
closed this morning for ten days
by Dr. G.' S. Newsom, medlhil di
rector of the Klamath County Health
Unit, at the request of parents of
pupils who. because of the outbreak
of spinal meningitis, feared for the
safety of their children.
Every pupil of the school will,
however, appear at school every
morning at 9 o'clock nnd prophy
laxes, consisting of spraying through
the nose, will bo administered.
Decision to close "the school came
after a conference of parents with
Dr. Newsom.
A supplementary diagnosis by the
attending physician In the one case
of meningitis that has broken out
in the school discloses that it is
meningitis complication of pneu
monia, and while very serious to
the patient In not as infections .is
tho disease in lis njost malignant
form.
Roseburg Man Is
Hurt in Smashup
WOODBUKN. Ore., Dec. '.(IP)
Douglas Walle of Hosoburg Is in
a local hospital with a broken leg
nnd a severe Bcalp wound received
yesterdny when an unto driven by
Charles, S. llonline, also of Hose
burg, plunged over a grade ono mile
north of this place, j
Here's Real
OOO
One ot Klamath's lowii-.iiMntois Last Year Sends ST Check
Helps Community Chest
Last your when Christmas time
rolled 'round, IhorjB nvas a man nnd
his family who were In dlro poverty.
Thoy needed help ajid needed it
badly. They were without food,
without wood, nnd tho .vjungsters
(lid nut have sufficient clothing.
The Conimunlly Chest helped this
family; helped them over the' rough
spots during tho winter months.
Came spring and tho man and
his flock moved to another part of
tho stnto where u Job was walling.
1HraUi
GETS
AFTER
Opening Ceremonies Held
at Noon, with Republicans
Taking Seats
LOTS OF LEGISLATION
AH Big Problems of Nation
Considered in Bills Ready
for Hopper
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. (JP)
Congress came back into session to
day after Its longest recess in years.
With the opening ceremonies at
noon, the big republican majorities
rolled up In the Coolidge landslide
of 1921, took the saddle In both
senate and house but kept a weather
eye on the democrats and Insurgents
who again were threatening a coali
tion against some of the pet pro
jects of the administration.
With almost a mid-scsslon mo
mentum the house put the new tax
reduction bill at tho head of its
calendar and prepared to go to work
at once.
Senate Is Slow
Meantime the senate, after its
customary manner was organizing
leisurely pad putting off its deci
sion regnrdfng tho recognition to be
given republican insurgents on Its
big committees.
In the house that issue had been
settled by the open revolt of the
Wisconsin delegation against the
party slate of house officials.
But even without their help the
republican organization had votes
to spare for election to the speaker
ship of Nicholas Longworth of Ohio,
son-in-law of Theodore Roosevelt,
and republican floor leader in the
last session.
Many Hills Pro po soil
Introduction' of bills was not in
order in the senate during Its brief
session but hundreds of legislative
proposals were showered down on
tho desk of the clerk of the house.
Among them wore suggested so
lutions for most of the major issues
now before the country, including
the problem of prohibition.
Representative Hill, republican,
Maryland, proposed in a formal res
olution to dispose of the prohibition
question by repealing the 18th
amendment. The three women mem
bers of the house nil were on the
floor when the session opened,
Mrs. Rogers of Massachusetts anil
Mrs. Knhn of California on the re
publican side, and Mrs. Norton of
New Jersey with the democrats.
Rudyard Kipling
Slowly Improves
BUIIWASH, Sussex, England. Dec.
7. (iP) Rudyard Kipling passed
another good night. His strength was
being maintained this morning nnd
the lung condition was the same as
yesterday. The noted author is sut
foring from bronchial pneumonia.
Gratitude!
So far us tho Klamath Palls Com
munity Chest wns concerned their
iiiimo was but a memory.
dust the other day there cume
to tho Community Cheu n letter.
Within it wa8ta $5 bill,
"Lust year when 1 wn.i down and
out, you helped me'," the letter
reads. "I know tho ronl good you
are doing. I am sending this nf
foiing to help some other unfortun
nto family, f know what It moans
to bo down and out.''
com
T
II
RECESS
in
ESCAPE
Clifford And
Warden Differ
On Lower Lake
Game Officials Arrive
For Inspection Last
Night
What effect would any action of
the state game commission have on
the proposed re-tloodlng of lower
Klamath lake?
State (lame Warden E. F. Aver
ilt "Little effect. If any."
Harold Clifford, chairman of the
state game commission. "It would
have a very material effect."
These were the respective and di
vided opinions of the two state game
officials who arrived here last night
for the purpose of making an inspec
tion of the lower Klamath lake land.
Their announced purpose in conduct
ing the field tour was to ascertain
whether or not it would be justifiable
to re-flood a portion of lower Klam
ath lake for the purpose of establish
ing a game bird preserve.
Mr. Averill and Mr. Clifford Sire
hriefi.- interviewed at the Hall ho
tel this morning.
'Whatever action is taken by the
state game commissioti, it will bear
no more weight than an expression
of opinion," Mr. Averill said. "I can
not see where the commission would
do much either for or against reflood
ing." "Vell," cut in Chairman Clifford.
"What are we dawn here fer? 1 don't
agree with you. Our action will have
a very material effect on the lake
project."
Mr. Averill went on to explain the
stand of the state game officials and
the commission on the proposed bird
preserve.
"It has never been our idea 'that
the entire lake should be retloodd,"
he said. "We felt that there was a
large area of that land which could
never be of any use for farming, but
which, if reflooded, would be inval
uable as a bird reserve. Our last
thought would tie to destroy any till
able land.
"As a matter of fact, the other
members ot the commission are very
anxious to make a personal inspec
tion of the lower lake next spring
and will probably be here at thai
time."
Mr. Averill and Mr. Clifford, who
reside in Canyon City, were escorted
through the lower lake country this
morning and afternoon. The party
was composed of Mr. Averill, Mr.
Clifford, Deputy Game Warden Pat
Daley, District Game Warden Marion
J. Barnes. County Agriculturist C.
A. Henderson. Don J. Zumwalt. civil
engineer. John C. Boyle, division
manager of the California Oregon
Power company, County Assessor
William T. Lee. and M. Motschen
baeher, president of the Klamath
drainage district. W. W. MoNealy,
local business num. and A. M. Thom
as, secretary ot the Klamath Irriga
tion district.
The party planned to eat lunch on
the lower Klamath lake and to re
turn to Klamath Falls in time to at
tend the annual banquet of the local
Sportsmen's association, which will
start at tho chamber of commerce
this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Rob Store And
Then Set Fire
ROSEBl'UG. Ore., Dec. 7. A
tailoring shop owned by J. II. Horn
ier was badly' damaged last night by
a ire started to cover up a robbery.
Thieves broke down tho roar doer
of the building, and with an . tgi f
bored holes nrouud the lochs of in
tervening doors so that they could
reach the front part of the building
whore thoy stole five suits of clothes
and 19 suit lengths of bolt goods.
Boxes of trimmings, klndllhg and
papers wore then piled up In two
parts of tho frame building nnd a
lire Started, Fortunately, however,
tho blaze was quickly discovered and
extinguished before any great amount
of dumago wns done,
rr- t " r " 'ir r n u'liS AjsJTi
All) THE COMMUNITY
CHEST; IT DESERVES
YOUR WARM SUPPORT
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Notorious
Bootlegger
Is Missing
Sheriff Hawkins' Hon
or Prisoner Leaves
C o. Hospital
Ted Lewis, bootlegger,
former proprietor of the no
torious Two-Mile Houpe,
and more recently owner of
the equally infamous Three
Mile House, escaped from
the custody- of Sheriff
Hawkins Saturday night,
and was still at liberty to
day. He is believed to have
fled the' county in company
with a woman who was un
derstood to have been his
wife.
Deputies in the oheriff's
office today attempted to
"cover up" the prisoner's
escape. When pressed for
details, Deputy Sheriff Jo
Kimsey said Lewis had
wandered away for s few
hours Saturday night to vis
it his roadhouse but had re
turned that same night.
Such, however, is not the
case. Lewis was still a fugi
tive today, and has not been
seen since dusk Saturday.
At County Hospital
Instead of serving his 60
day jail sentence in the
county jail, Lewis was per
mitted by Sheriff Hawkins
to do his "bit" at the county
hospital, after the prisoner's
private physiqan had noti
fied Dr. G. S. Newson, coun
ty health officer, that Lewis
was a victim of a serious
and communicable malady.
County jail prisoners pro
tested against being incar
cerated with Lewis for fear they
might contra'ct the same disease.
A few days after he was con
victed and sentenced to Jail by
E. X. Kendall, ex-acting justice of
the peace, Lewis wus taken to the
county hospital by deputies from tho
sheriff's office.
"1 told Sheriff Hawkins that I
had no place to keep tho man un
der lock and key, and that 1 would
not he responsible for him," de
clared Mrs. .Fryreur, matron ot the
hospital, last night.
Misplaced Faith
"Oh, Ted's all right, he (n'l
run away," rh? quotes the sheriff
as answering her.
So Lewis was given a private
room at tho hospital. He was not
under lack and key at any tlmo. He
was allowed to go and come as ho
desired about the hospital grounds,
and receive callers at on.- hour of
the day. Indeed, the woman wh
said she was his wife, was ft fre
quent visitor, and- on ono occa
sion, according to reliable reports,'
smuggled In two quart bottlds of
gin to Lewis. These bottlMi he M
(LYiiitlnuca 'On Pngc Four)
AMKS OX TRIAL
Arthur Ames, charged with
participating In tho robbery of
Larry Robinson, was on trial In
circuit court this sttren on
with Indications that the case
would reach the Jury t imer- '
row. C. K. McCarthy, a co- V
defendant, was convicted lust
wnek.
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