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RlMMlM, Oregon
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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)