The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, December 14, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextUniversity Library RlMMlM, Oregon Published Daily at KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awakening" Eighteenth Year -Number 570H HEALTH ONE NEAR DEATH I UN DUEL AT ma WASH Emil Olson, Ex-service man, Reported Dying from Bullet Wounds ASSAILANT IS HELD . I I' u (juarrel on Lonely Home-1 tead Brings Gun Play, Ludwig Larson in Jail LONHVIKW. Wash., DtC H.--P j Ludwig parson, 11, world war vet-1 onm, Is bold nl Cowllll c ourily Jail. j ivcisu, on no opi-n ninrnii, mm r.mn Olson, number .ix-u-rvli.- num. list na Kaiapnoapuai near in'iuiis iioor, nn 11 renuu 01 ll quarrel neiwcen moi two at it lonely lioim uleiul live mllei ; from Kvl.o. U, .,,if,-i..-.l Ito lug Olmm. ami hln version utiles with , Ilie ltatiiieut of llio wounded Dtafl, except for ilnl- AccorilliiK to l.arxon nlli-.blliiv re ninrku had bM spplltd lo btm by UUon, lie went for hi nun nnd'nhol three (ln)M nl Olnoii an lie- lutt.-r lay In hla bunk. Thin wim h'rlday. Ohon aald lie look bin companion 10 tank for nhtmlnK bin bbreSSi nnd 1 bal l.urnon reUUtatod with bin too 011 Weilnendoy, leavliiK blm where lie allot bill) frnni Wadattday until Mntorday, when lie rotiirnod uud lirouabt hlin waler. Kundny l.nron aecured aid nnd hrouuhi (In- wound ed mnn to o hospital, when a.illiorl llen were called. The Injured man la paraljrxed from the waist down, one bullal IiiivIiik lodgad In Hie Spins, AccordlnK lo of. fleers who InvestlRaiod, tha man lay In his hunk from Wednesday until Saturday, without food, waler or nl tantloP. Tim only means of Buste nance was n box of apples tinder tha bed and n slnle crust of bread which was on it table tlohCStda tha bed In Die one-room abode. Favor Unseating Dakota Senator WAHIll.NOTO.V, Dec. 14. VP) An unfavorable report on Ilie seat inc. f Oorald I'. Nye ns senator from North DukotH, was adopted today by Iho situate olectlohi comniltlee. Only I wo members of the rum mlttaS voted In favor of kciIIiik Nye, who wan appolnled by Uovernor Hnrllu to fill llio viicau.y caused by Ilie dsatb uf Senalor Ladd. Sub comiiililee conilstlng or Chairman Ernsl ami Bonator Ooff, Wont VlrKlnln, lid (I Menaloi' OeoiKC domocrat of DSorgla, was appolntad to preparo Hie report for submission to the senate. WILL GET REHEARING Charlotte Whitney, tlnnvlctcil of Hynilleiilbuii, Winn New Trial WASHINOT6N, Dec U. (V) -Charlotte Anita whitnoy, convicted of vIolnliiiK Hie Callfornlrt orl'tiliil synillcallHin and whose appeal ro eenlly was (ilnnlneed by Iho Hlipitllna court, loday was ffrnhtod ,i rebenr lnif. MOM SHOPPING PAY Indian Leaves t V I " V 'ffiZfiffl NEAR PANIC Fred Hendricks' Goes! To Washington, D. C. J t Haudrlokt Klamati) Indian.! ie'fl bars t -! for Washington, n. ('.. ,Ahore llil will appear before interior- department official! ami fnem congress ,0 P" ""' Klnm- , HuiiunM" request for the g,- 000,000 louu an th ili r rssirv. ! Utilin. Although ho needed approximately 500 10 fltuncn the trip, Hendricks i,, leaving bera sjtth imi J2in. but hojiva gome way or oilier to procure ,uff ic,.ni funds III ino caul m KeP,Kni uf something like alia thorn Ichbying lor the bin and wh(ch j, h(,11K heightened (,en i,ri,1(t nek. t0 Hie rcter vatlou. .-i iv i,v one way llnkoi ! tru,i l0.,oJ for.une I, IS, ,m,n i i,r., ,,. hunie." n.ild I - i lleiidrlrk. prior to hln departure. I I this iivornluK. "Hut I am So anxious I ! to put II1I1. over for the Indians that ( I am willing to take a Chan ,- 0:1 say personal discomfort." j rnltcii Htate, Senalor MeNary has I uerorq euiiKrvus a bill to idvsnca 11 loin of 15, 000.0.00 to the Klaai- n I i IndltQI, 10 be paiil lunk at five pcri ent liHerem ' from the nalo of lllelr limber lands. Thla would giro the Klamath Indiana proximately $4000 each and would enable thvm In farm ilielr lanJn properly and (ot on their fenl financially. Thiel Steals Medic's Grips Police Believe Guilty Party Addict of Drugs Three small grips, containing ; dislike Is beginning lo find out valuable surgery Implements nnd ward expression. As an Instance the miscellaneous nrtlc!c:i uecoasary to merchants and luaiiufacturera at n practicing physician, were stolen J Carcassonne, . assembled In solemn Saturda.- night (rdm Hie nutomo-1 conclave nnd bound themselves to bllo of Dr. J. (',. IVilierson. The withhold payment of all luxes, cur ot the local physician waj ark- should M. Loueheur'l bills be ad ed on Fifth street and the gflpa' PtSd, Meanwhile all gttemptS to were In the cur. j speed up a conclusion of the sltu- "I Iblnk ll ,vvnn pntb-.tbly u drug alien, be ii bad or Indifferent fa addict thai picked up tile grip on : being hampered by political con- I tin) rhunre that thev coniiilneil drugs," t'hief ot Poll Harry M. Loncka Mild today. No drugs woie in the grips, Plttorso'n reported. . Bulging Pockets Can Be Examined Di-, j tj p i r 1 formation of the new itriumi mln Dy IrrOni' FOllCe i.-itry and wbtoh made an excellent I ImprSsslOn', has vanished anil notlt- POHTLAND, Ore.. Doc, I I. (ff) Ihg more la heard of It, IIuIkIiik hip poclieln may be Invest!-j One thing' seems certain, lhal M. gnted by problbltlon ofHcVrs. Ofll elnl saucllon wan given today by U, S, Dlslclel Judge H. S. Ilenn to the search or hip pockols, ir they look siiBplelnus. "The constitution docs not prohi bit all nenrch, but only such search an may seem unreanoniible." deelnreil the Judge In deciding a motion In ' will ho remodeled by Finance com the cune of Hie Uhitad Slates against 1 mlltee or M. Louoheur himself. In Joo Wood and Alvln l.andls. The either case, political observers cpine. defendant demanded that certain j more Importantnnco .v 1 1 1 will be at testliuony against them be thrown j niched to political consideration than out bucnuse the hip pocket search of I to views of the financial experts, l.nmlln had been made In an uitcon- . - - siitiiiinnai manner, Suspected Robbers To Be Prosecuted i PORTLAND, Ore., Doc. 11. (P) VlnoOnl Mltrphy, Jimmy Murphy and Ueorge Woloh, Shotld hank robber suspei'ln held al the eoiinly Jail, will he prosecuted on charges or having and coilcealliiR slolen properly, and Walter WIUol and Chnrles (Irlffln, j nrresled wllh them, will bo tried on I chargoB of vagrancy', District At- loyniM' Myers 4pljrojj today, j KLAMATH FALLS, OKEOON, MONDAY, DECEMBER U, 192 L FRENCH PEOPLE OVER FINANCES Sharp Drops of the Franc on Exchange Market is Causing Much Alarm DISLIKE MEASURES Revenue Bill of New Cabi net Disapproved, Whole Country is Upset PARIS, Due 14, w Franco's fliianclul plight, dally growj wurHc, ninl I ! public Is beginning In sho panic, by tha ,eres of ,(url) ,,,, - lt value of Hie frnni- n Ilie exchange ,,.., , lW(! o( Bomo oWry. .... J. .... cio, bikiis me uiuiiipiyilig inai ilie pj,,,ca ,V3tom ,. fuM)nr moro and n)0r,. ,,,, dWredlt; These signs. ,K,w,.V(.r ,l(.y nn oa m(r. UaB90t, conttau, ,ho .low and ovon lono, of wny obllv. ,, , , ,nV(.m .., red Union" eOmmltteSS of financial public safely ami the like, which ure more and moro drawing the at tention of the genera) public. Impa- 1 1 lent ami alarmed at the sontinued j poatsonemeob ot a sotuiion of the '. flaam lal crl 'I-'- Ai l, ureal Uvel i The franc no.v stands at a lower level lhan It ever has reacted be- foro and every Krcnchman who Is In j possession of any iiuuntlly of them j in hastening to conreX the mono? Into someibln tangib!et h nines, diamonds and even rnw gold and platinum. Mlnlsler of Finance Loucheur's seven bills, with which lie hopes to bridge the financial situation, soem- Ingly uro disliked by everybJdy. Tlilg nUleratlons. Indeed It Is charged 1 that Iho root of the whole evil is ;lhat what Is purely and simply u financial crisis Is domiiiatcd by polities, Itevcnuc inn OppoaeO Tho advisory committee tj pas;i o:i nil Unanclal plans, and from IWhioh was made at Hie lime of the Ijoiichvur'a principal bill, the reve nue hill, which Is in the hands of Iho finance commission of the cham ber, win tut puss as it stands, Con soiiuently II is believed either Ml Louehaur will withdraw from tha ministry nnd 1h.it there will be a fresh set of proposals, or the hill TO SEIZE PROPERTY i " " Delluiiient State Income Tn.v Pay res lo he Visited by Sheriffs BALE At, Ore., Dec. It. (P) For iho collection of approximately $5ii,- 000 In delinquent stale Income taxes, Ule state tax commission i sending to the sheriffs of the stale about 8B.0 iwnrrants authorising the eliure of property if the taxes ire mil thii forthcoming, under 'he law, drastic notion may be taken after the taxes have rmofij iflxty d.iys, been iloliu- Associated Press Leased Wire CLAMPED DOWN SSK, PeopkGivingSlflltl) IN bfiir Red-Letter Christmas Assured Klamath's Tots Santa Olaun Is not going to fur get the kiddles oj Klamath. An I those youngsters who have been wondering whether ir not they would be missed this tear Seed bare no further fears, for The Evening Herald's Kiddles' Christmas fund '. gnliiK over the top; going ovor even belter than we bad ever dreamed. That window full ! toy at the .Mordoff and Wnolf store pulls at the heart-strings, and It has pulled many dollars Into the Herald's fund for the tots who might other wise be forgotten. O. K. Mitchell Is a polke patrol man; there are some say he Is one of the hard-boiled type, but he's got a heart as pure as gild. He Walked Into the Herald office Saturday night and laid a $1" bill down on the deik. "1 see enough poverty and he-irt-aches and I know what a wonder ful thing this Is going to be fjr the kiddles," be Bald. "I can gi without a few luxurl.-s In order lo help the little tots." A lumberjack wllh a decided limp in his right log came In this niurn liig. There 'was a smile on his face and u $5 bill In his hand. "JiiBt say lis for the kids' from Ihelr friend a lumberjack," he said, as lie limped toward the outer door. Others who contributed 1 1 Hie fund ovor the week-end were Olaf Larson, 2116 Orogon avenue, $1; Fred D. Fletcher, J2.50; Mrs. J. It. Manning, $1; H. A. lscnsee, $1. Uesides these there were many who sent or brought In their money and neglected to leave their names. IJut anyway, the Santa Claua editor this morning bauked 537.50. The fund Is now nearlng the point where" It nvlll proviJe for tho -youngsters. Manager McDonald of tho Pllcher store Saturday night sent In a hurry-up order for 250 Christmas stockings, and these are going to be filled to the brim with candles and nuts for every ycungater whose name is turned into the Santa Claus editor by the Community Chest Investigat ing committee. Because of the generous response which has been given by the kind hearted people of the city, those who desire lo make contributions to this fund during the week are asked to limit their donations lo not more than a dollar. C. Bascom Slemp Is Seriously 111 JACKSONVILLE Fla., Dec. 11. (iP) C. BaScum Slemp, formerly secretary to Presidon Cool id go, was stricken in hero yesterday with an attack or ptomaine polBonlng and wan confined l.i his room In the .Mason hotel. Phy slclans said his condition was "not alarming" and Unit he would be fully' recovered In .1 few days. W FOI! I't'lILK HII.M.TH At the suggestion of Dr. Ncev'som, city health officer, a meeting of a oommlttee of Iho Marchanls Bureau was cull- led by K. Sugarmhn, After Iho meeting Mr. Suaarman slated; "We have advised the city health officer lhat wo stand ready to cooperate' with blm In every way that he deems no- cessnry to full; protect the j)uh- lie health. If il Is his opinion that a personal quarantlno should he established, we stand ready lo aid in making it as effective ns possible, It Is the sunoensus of opinion among the business men thai Ihe wel- tare of the community stands above everything else." II MfNTfIN EM I I Air Mail Virtually Stopped Because of Heavy Wint ' er Blizzards BELOW ZERO WEATHER Heavy Fall of Snow Report ed in Various Parts of Mountain States CHICAGO, Dec. 14. UP) Bliz zards and snowstorms virtually ntop I, il the air mail in the Rocky moun tain district and railroads brought out their snowplows in Colorado and Wyoming today while colder wea ther over-spread sections of Ihe mid dlewest. Snowdrifts in some western towns piled up several feet in the streets at I-aramie. Wyo.. the snowfall was I reported as ten inches, Cheyenne had 14 inches and Denver, five inches. The temperature dropped to zero in Leadville and was expected to fall to five degrees below zero in north eastern Iowa tonight. The storm extended generally over northern nnd eastern Nebraska and the western Dakotas while in the southwest drizzling rain - froze on wires nnd poles for 50 miles cast. norlhenH and northwest ot Kansas City, interrupting communication and jilazlng the streets. Ten degrees above zero was pre dicted for Wisconsin' tomorrow. The northwest generally had no unusually cold weather. Klamath Grand Jury Convenes This Morning Governor Orders Inves tigation of Pecholt Case Faced with the Job of unraveling the maize of contradictory statements and of investigating charges and counter charges in connection with' the alleged attack of Frank Pecholt, proprietor of the Country Club, the Klamath county grand Jury conven ed this morning at 10:00 o'clock be hind closed doors. Subpoenaes were issued Saturday afternoon for a number of witnesses who will appear before the Investi gative body and tell what they know of how, when, where and why Frank Pecholt incurred the blow on his head which resulted in a fracture of tho skull and that nearly caused his death. According' to press dispatches, Governor Pierce has ordered a com plete Investigation of the ease by proper authorities to the' end lhat responsibility, 'f any can be found, may bo placed, for Pocholt's injury. Il Is the same grand Jury that has mot twice since last summer. It is the deliberative body that returned Indictments against District Attor ney Blllott, state Prohibition Com missioner Levons and State Prohi bition Agent I.. L. MeRride, and Which at its last session ordered that the books of Justice of the Peace II. c. Spink and Justice of the Peaeo .1. O. Hnmaker I"- Investigated. It is composed of the following: Cene Hammond. Marshall Orr. K. L. Hop kins, Waller Donnft, II. S. Waluiield. Frank McCoruaek nnd Merle Kit- . PHIPPS APPOINTED ColorhUo Solon Millie ( 'hull-man of (i. t. p. HeuntoHal t'onunitioe WASIIl.Nl'.TON. Doc. I I. - (tfi Senator Piiipp-. of Colorado today was named chniiinan of Iho repub lican senatorial campaign committee, 'oiccooding Senalor Moses of New iiampshifo, recently elocted prssldent pro tempore of the senate. Virtual Quarantine Established During Meningitis Epidemic Health Unit and Physicians Vote for Drastic Action; Schools, Charches, Dances, Pool , Rooms and Public Meetings Banned Klamath Falls will be placed under a virtual quar antine this afternoon if the requested authority of Dr. G. S. Newsom, medical director of the Klamath County Health unit, is granted by the state board of health. The emergency move which will affect many local business houses was prompted by the present epidemic of the dread malady of spinal meningities. The situ ation was brought to a climax today by the report to the health office of one more case of meningitis a pupil attending the Sacred Heart Academyi Eighth and Wash ington streets. For Isolation Hospital An additional emergency move was taken this after noon when city and county officials conferred on ways and means to prdvide a suitable isolation hospital. The meeting was in progress at 3 p. m. today .and was at tended by the city council, the county court, a com mittee of local citizens and Dr. Newsom. The first move to be taken, in the opinion of medicaL authorities, is to isolate the patients suffering from men ingitis so that they can not transmit the disease to others. Under the present arrangement the patient has been treated in local hospitals. It is possible that some house or building, away from the main business and residence section of town, will be utilized temporarily, and that funds will be secur ed to start immediate construction of the first unit of " an isolation hospital. T t oS- nnrn'c 1 Decision Kenclicd -Jer 3t L'Or118 . Decision to request the stale ClUShed tO Death l;oarJ for permission to restrict pub I 11c gatherings of people In Klamath Falls, came early this afternoon fol l Special to The Herald) j 3Vlng conference of 15 local DORRIS. Calif., Dec. 14. While j physicians 'with Dr. Nowaom. The cutting timber for the Siskiyou Lum-j Kiajorit.v- of doctors believed that In bcr company at Jerome. Fred Knhl, j t0e interest of publt: health, that prominent resident of Technor. was tne movo 3nolli,i he taken, caught in the path of a falling tree j If the requested permission of Saturday afternoon and crushed toDr Nowssm is granted, and It Is death. The body of the unfor.ui:; I-i believed that tiere will be no nfan was brought to the local morguci question but what it will be granle l. Saturday evening. Details of ;he Irag- j alI theaters, churches, schools, dunc edy ceuld not be learned. Kuhl had i es prize lRhta pubc meetlngi of been working for the Siskiyou Lum-j pe3pie- whether public or private, ber company for several months. Re ,,, b ...j was well known throughout l'atte valley. GIRL WINS WAGER Sleanora Sears, Boston Society Leader, Makes Long Walk and Wins Bet Easily rtOSTON, Mass.. Dec. 1-1. - ) -Miss Eleanora Sears. Boston s eii ;y leader, tennis player anil all i -UUd pthtete. today completed a WnPx iiom Providence to her home in IJnrton to win a wager. She covered tho 4 4 miles In a little over 11 hours ai. Chough the time limit set I y the terms of the wager was 16 hours. l'OSTPONK St'Ol T MlCKTI.Nt; All meetings of Klamath boy scouts were callod oft this niter noon until the present epidemic of spinal meningitis has been checked and controlled, accrding to an rtbiincement by E; A. Nord, scout executive. DANCE POSTPONUD The scheduled dance at Scandla hall tonight which was to have been given !.- the St. Mary's Altar society, has been Indefinitely postponed because j t l ip j 4. of Ihe b in on public gntheriins 'during the meningitis epkleml -. 4 The meeting of the Altar Soci- oty tor tomorrow afternoon also has been called off. AID THE COMMUNITY CHEST; IT DESERVES YOUR WARM SUPPORT PRICE FIVE CENTS Keep Children Hqnic la addition, local citizens will be requested to not overcrowd local stores in doing their Christmas shop ping. They will be asked to keep their children home as- much as possible during the epidemic. Hci.v the emergency move will remain in force depend;! en tirely upon haw soon the epidemic will cea?e, Dr. Newsom announ'od this afternoon. "We must await developments" the medical director cmincnted. "Spinal meningitis is a malignant and dangerous disease, capable ot spreading quickly. Ia tho Interest ef public health the move to cur tail public gatherings Is a necessity. "Naturally it will affect business in the town, but that can not be helped. It devolve upon me to make the decision In spite of the hardship ii works upon others, nnd my decision is to close the town un til i.vc can definitely see that the epi demic is passed." Mercluints Cooperate A spirit of cooperation and s-H sacrifice was evinced thii morning by a committee of five business men representing the Merchant's 1 1 is -reau of Klamath, which conierred with Dr. Newsom. Purpose of the meeting wns to Inform the merch ants of the possibility of rOHtrlCtllTg public gatherings and general move ment of the people. Tho five mer chants, while counseling Dr. Naw som not to declare a virtual nur antlno unless tho situation actually t null il On Pat Hlx)