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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1925)
University Library Uuuenc. Oregon Sty? lamtiug Mtmlft Published Daily at AID THE COMMUNITY CHEST; IT DESERVES YOUR WARM SUPPORT KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awakening" Associated Pre Leased Wire Eighteenth Year Number 5711 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEM HER 23, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS fllC Rill Hill fiq " ... " .rffi" I ON DOPE CHARGE Both Indicate no Attempt Will be Made to Raise Bond Money FACE PORTLAND TRIP Will Be Taken North in Few Days to Face Federal Judge Dr". It, Di Cimi ami WftlMr Hun'., urn-mud hero Monday night on foderul uurculle chumus, ur both languishing Iiiti. In til" ell) M MLN IN Ml Jul! followln th..lr failure to "'I'-;,,,,,! IioihIn of 10, 000 unil tfi.ono rtpi lively, Imposed by t'. S. t'nmmh-; nlonur llri Thomas at their bsSrlbl yesterday. llulh Indicated tluti they miuld ored lou utiiuuiii of tho bond t 0 high to oven coimldcr rulnliiK. I'npor. for both bar been suit to rortiiiiid anil u iiiinl officer will arrive In I he ne-l few duy to Ink" Ilium mirth, wlier" they mill t.t u fudurnl elm no f ir pomtos i.lott uf uarcotlm. Federal mnn who secured evi dence uKnltiat the two declined th"y worn ronvlctod thu dops t raff 10 liars fond naiiuinvil ttrlooi proportion:!, and recommended lnt heavy hall ho demanded of both Duvlj ami Crnvwr. According In local officer", Dnvls hns confessed that ho la u UHer ut tho drug and his condition, with out It, U aald to bt thut of n ph. -steal wrack. Lower Lumber Rate Is Given Southern Port San Pedro Turned Down On Oregon Request WASHINQTON, Doe. 23.; -,-(!) Ittttoa on lumber from I. on Angeles, Kan I'edro and nnlKhborluii polntn In California to Arizona, New Mex ico ond Western Texas most bo ro; (lured by March 10, next, by nmniiufs ranitlnK up to 20, the I. C. ('. Iuih ruled. Tho commission held the Los An gelas territory Is now at n dlnndvnn tngo us cumpnr.ml with other pro ducing polnla within reach or the tone described. At the name lime the commlsHlon dismissed a complaint by lumber mnnufncturors at Han Pedro which naked rodiictlnna In lumber rates to OroKon and Cnllfornln polnU. The i mi, plaint said that nmnuf.iciiiiviM In OreKon mid California were Riven unduly low rnlea to S.ier iiueiitn and other polntn In central and liprlhorn CalltornU while the Piiii Podrv pro ducers were obliged to pay a hith er figure. Tho commission ruled thai Hie present rate were roasonnbl I, TV1IKKV I'ltICK DROPS I'OrtTLAND, Doc. 23. (P) -With llltlo buying, turkey prices horo dropped sharply today. "Countess" Pinched When "Her" Voice Cracks, Is Boy SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23. (AP) Another "Count ess" has taken the count. It was the demure Countess Zeldan Letrovinski, bent upon attaining the heights of dramatic stardom. !, iuivc wcisi v n.uii; mi; anu WIICII II. It.ltlWU f ( I. I I. t t yesterday the "Countess" turned out to be Jack Mc- 'L ,'oWtiVg a dWion' ui cMlmn Donald, 16, of Salt Lake City, a waiter in his mOtllCl' S aeronautics In tho department of boarding hOUSe. I commerce and onneteil 40vu,rnl minor In Salt Lake City his friends flattered him on his ! "u'"8",ns m am'm " confirming female impersonations in amateur appearances so Jack I"""1'""!'"" ,, f , . ... . . 1 i i . . 1 .('onsldernllon of ornpesed Amer- provided himself with a feminine wardrobe and set outii,.un .dherenoe to uid brid court for San Francisco and dramatic fame. His alleged attempt to increase his wardrobe with two women's wigs and a fur coat from a department store led to question ing by police, who traced him to a downtown hotel where he was stopning. Under questioning his voice cracked' and the "Countess" is using the city jail for a TP , British Amused By Protest Americans Raised Price of Wheat During Wur And Shouldn't Kick at Receiving Own Medicine, Britons Claim LONDON, Dec. 23. (AP) The London newspapers have been chary of commenting editorially on the Ameri can resentment against the high British rubber prices but today some writers break their silence. Their main arguments arc that prices are as much against British consumers as Americans, that it is difficult to under stand how America, the home of protection, can com plain against a protective scheme, and that the United States acted identically regarding cotton and wheat. "If hi' IiiiiI I He I to ruliic 111" price d wheat In ii nlurvlug BlITOpi iH Hi" Horning Post, "we hIhmiIiI- n't have, tht tact owmlaln limitation ot lbs pries of rooter." Tin Dully News finds American ludlKiiiillou, "illmlin tly nniunliiK adds: "If KiiKlund l laughing up her sleeve II In III" firm tun.. , ln Wlir IU, ,, huH ,, ,,, opportunity." Tho West Minister QkMttS com- msa'ui "it i difficult to maintain puiifiii'" with u proiex mhlcb sasmi Hiiilnly inotlviillv"d liy it four that tnrouib ui ol t" one oommpdltj Amerlrn munt buy from un, we shall ne-iire meuiin ot paying Otir debt lo her." Honeymooners Lose Clothes While On Trip Suitcases Stolen While Two Couples Eat In Cafe HlLVBItTON. Or".. Dec. 23. (P) A double honeymoon trip. In which two newly married couplcn act out from hero for California, wan StOPPtId abort at ltosoburg when ul tho clothing they bud except what they wore wns atolen from thorn. Hack lure today, they re ported that when they Mopped for lunch at ItoneburK they left their traveling bags In their car parked outside a hotel. When they re turned after nil hour the bugs were gone. The bags were found later but everything had been re moved except the marriage licensed. The couplen were Mr. and Mm. Italph QttStsfson unit Mr. and Mm. Aivnh ie Quire; Klamath Tax Rate To Be 23.1 Mills With Klamath county'H budget ruined to IG82,0&G an compared with n leaner amount Inst year, the tnx rate win be lower due. io an Increase In the taxable property In the coun ty. flguroH of the county court show. Lust year'a rate was 21 nlllln. The rale thin year will be dropped to about 23.1 mills. , s.wi: INCUBATOR n.xiiv CHI0A0O, nee. 23. &) Sclonce, aubblll tiling for nature, has saved a baby girl, born n 4 fow days ago, weighing .33 4 nunccH nod denerlnd. Sho Ih Chicago's tiniest waif. Shu bun been placed In an In-' ouhntor and fed with n modi- cine dropper. nUnnrrtim. ,1 It n,H,A,nJ ' (t onliiim .l on Page SU) U. S- On Rubber Price Tuesday Mail Here Totals 19,000 Letters Biggest Day Yet For Local Post office All outgoing mull re.ords were again nhuttered ut the locul pontof flee' Tuesday when 19,000 letters were registered by thu cuncolllug machine, In uddltlon to thona that were canceled by hand. Parcel poat packages recclvol here yesterday for delivery tii la morning weie uwuv below normal. H in doclured at the posToffko this morn ing that deliveries on ull parcel pjBt would be completed by noon. and that by nUht nearly ull first class mall would hnvo beon distri buted. Local postal employes bellovo that thoro la u big congealed area, prob ably In Portland, where packagos for Klumuth Palls uro now being de layed. WASHINGTON, Doc. 23. (P) The public's respounu lo the post officu department's "mail early" campaign ban resulted in the prompt handling of the lurgest colume of Oh HS UnoS null on record, giving na BUrance to officials that tip) ftrnt full ChrlstmiiH holiday for postal employes will he a success. Postmaster Oenernl New In his Chrlstmus greetings' to tho postal employes, said their loyalty and do votlon had evoked his earnest ap preciation and that this feeling also bad been expressed in many letters received from patrons. Congress Will Take Vacation For Christmas WASHINGTON. Dee. 23. yP) Congress begun a 12 day vacation to day closing nfter two weeks in ghloh 11 Inld most ot the ground work for a long period and spirit ed session. Resuming deliberations on January 1, both housuR will have a number of major Irsucs with which to grap ple including tuxes, the world court, disarmament, the robber and coffee price situations, debt settlement. Working nt top speed, tho house hud pin : . il on to the senate the post office supply bill Immediately after reconvening. It also adopted n res olullon calling for Investigation of al leged misappropriation of crude rub ber prices by the BngUbh colonial government and of monopolies of too oilier commodities. Busy as It wur, the lower i! timber took time to discuss prohibit i :i nt great length and frote. both sI.Um, the drys predominating In the only vote on the subject. I The senate passed only one ma jor measure but It etaYtetl several Issues on their way to extended tie will be resumed In the nehUtp Otter the holidays, while lis finanee cm mlttee will begin worV on the tnx bill. The foreign debt .-etl Ii nientR, I which met opposition upon their first mention In the upper chamber, rilso uro likely to engage attention '.vhen the lux hill In cleared away. llM! E, BELIEF Senator Borah, Long Strong Opponent, Agrees now With Coolidge NEW PLAN ACCEPTED Details of Agreement not Yet Public; Prelimin aries now Under Way WASHINGTON, Dec it. - iA'i Developments hero today pointed wlib increasing dbflnHenees to Am erican participation In lint prelimin ary league of nutlonu ip. tb Secretary Keiiog and Chair man Uorab of the aajiate foreign re lations committee conferred with President Coolldgo urn! there were Indications that u decision virtually hud been reached, although the Am erican reply to the league Invitation would not be forwarded until after the holidays. Senator Iloruh Bald as he left the White House thut he w-as in complete accord with tho prcsidejil's views, but be did not Indicate definitely whut those views were. In other quar ters It was Ruggested thut congress Pfopubly would be abked to express Its opinion on the subject, ut least to the extent of making nn appro priation lo defray the expenses of an American delegation. Senator llorah previously bus fa vored the submission of the question to congress. Another senator who conferred wltb Mr. Coolidge today was Senator I. enroot, republican, Wisconsin, who Is taking a prominent part In the fight for the world court reason. Ho declared that most of tho senate would favor accepting the disarma ment invitation. The visit of Senator llorah was nt tho Invitation of Mr. Coolidge and the two had n long conference prior to the arrlval,of Secretary Kei iog. The secretary himself has been In frequent conference with the pres ident on the question for several days. On leaving tho White House todny be said he would visit his home In St. Paul during the holi days and that no definite move would be made until bis return here next Wednesday. Senator Borah Senlsd reports that he was under consideration us one of the members should un American delegation be authorized to pnrtlci pate in the conference. Watch Trees, Is Warning Of Chief Ambrose Electric Lights Safest, City Officials Say "Wntsh your Christmas Iroc botb beforo and after Christmas for it is a potential flro source of great danger." This is the warnlngtoday of Fire Chief Keith Ambrose, who culled attention to the fact thut last year more than SO 'deaths on Christmas evo resulted from fires originating In Christmas trees. "Cotton and all other fluffy, iu flnmuble material shoulflrbo avoided. Electric lights are safe, while, cau dles are ntwuys dangerous. And after Christmas, remember that the tree has dried and Is like Under. Cot it out of the hou80 us soon us possible," Ambrose summed Up: MORE SWOPPING DAY DGjOTG M ACa VHRV'. U.S. 11 LEAGU m WIT s -J i f n Prohibition Agents Cut Down On Reckless And Unjustifiable Expenditures Must Be Curbed; Two Who Spent $1000 To Make Two Arrests Are Censured WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. (AP) Piohibtion agents1 were warned today that "reckless, unjustifiable expen-' fliture," during their work in the future would cause j their dismit'sal from the enforcement service. In a let-j ter to prohibtion administrators, prompted by the recent; Mayflower hotel case in which two agents expended nearly $1,000, Assistant Secretary Andrews of the treas ury, declared money for tracing down bootleggers must ; be used intelligently and economically and never used ! without complete justification." .Mr. Andrews said thut tho May- 213 Children Provided For By Kiddie Fund , , , j C Toys And Candy ror All, With Money Left There arc no poor children in Klamath county wio will not re ceive at least two toys and a gen erous helping of nuts, enniy, ap ples and oranges on Christmas morning. This was assured today, when final arrangements were made for sending cut the parcels. Every child on the county list, 166 in all. has been taken care of and in addition 4 7 other child ren, not on the count list, have been looked up and found deserv ing: Money left over will be kept us the nucleus of a fund for next year. Delivery will be made to the par ents this afternoon and tomorro.v tarough Ihe courtesy of A. C. And erson of the Anderson Transfer com pany. Mr. Anderson called up the Herald and said he would donate two trucks, with drivers, for as long as. was necessary until every pack uge was delivered. With the many gifts of money atld tho offers of assistance thut huve ccme into the Herald, it is doubtful. If any of them cntnlled as much real sacrifice as that of Marguerite and Gertrude Iloyle, very youthful daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Boyle. The phone rang late yesterday. "Thauta Claus", said the deter mined , youthful voice at the other end of tho line. Someone who could funotion for Gantn Claus was found. "We want to give something to the children who have no dolls," tho voice continued. Questioning revealed the identity of thp Owner of the voice and sr.e was assured her gift would be gladly accepted. When it arrived, it was found that the two sisters had dug deep ind-oed. For each had given her best and biggest doll, largest teddy bear and in addition a hoa ot books and games. Seoms as though Santa Claus at tho Boylo home will have to dig deep Wis year to till the gap. McQueen Grins as He Pays 500 Fine The Christmas spirit was strongly In cvldenco in the vicinity ot the court house yesterday :.tr.r&tioa, when K. T. McQueen, who bad aiiiKod when officers arrested him at noun j on a liquor charge, paid ?T.0U (nlc tho county cotters wttbotu n mur mur. He made no comphont bout the arrest and the fine evidently seemed reasonable. And be seemed lo think It fitting and proper that be should be the loser of some seven gallons df very high-proof Jiquor. It was a wonderful day all around, uc COrdtng to Prohibition Officer L. L. MeUride. who made the arrest. Coal Brings Cent a Pound in East BOSTON, Dec. 23 (ff) Hard conl has become so scarce here I at only one lurgo firm which bus opened 12 dis tribution stntlohs Is offering anthracite to cash and carry customers nt one cent a pound. Buyers must bring their own beskets. Told To Expense Account flower Incident, which for several; days has furnished the subject of ' house debate, occurred In the early! 'lays of his administration and be-! fore he bad taken any stepi toward reorganization. "I do not feel therefore." his letter said, 'Ithat It affords any oc- ' uslon for severe discipline of those jengaged. , d0 feci that it affords a telling object lesson to the whole organization, however, and there fore I am bringing It to your at tention with the understanding that you will all glvo this matter care ful consideration and see to it that your operatives are instructed and your supervision of their iwork is so careful that anything of this kind cannot recur; with the added understanding that hereafter any case of reckless, unjustifiable ex penditure of public funds will meet with severe discipline, and generally speaking, with immediate separa tion from the service. Malin School Half Burned In Night Fire Damage Estimated at About $9,000; Plan Re-opening Damage amounting to about $9000 was done the Malin grade school last night by a fire of undetermined origin which gutted the building. The fire started shortly after 7 o'clock. Malin residents were able to hold the flames in check until the arrival of the Merrill chemical cart, which extinguished the blaze. The school cost about 516,000 to build and it was almost half destroyed. It is probable that school will be carried on in vacant structures in Malin until repairs are completed, according to It. K. Hannon. princi pal of the school, who said that final announcement would be made by the county superintendent, Fred Peter son. The Malin schools were scheduled to open January 4. JACKSON PLKADS Ted Jackson, indicted in connec tion with the death of Miss Mable Lawyer during an automobile rijle. pleaded not guilty when arraigned this arternaon before Circuit Judge A. L. Leavitt. ESPINHO, PortugalThere's a shipwreck at this seaside resort on the top of a house 200 yards from shore. A mighty gale car ried a four tou vessel from the sea way up in the air. Paris Nearly Isolated In Tempest Sweeping Country PARIS, Dec. 23. (AP) The tempest continues to. howl in France, leaving death and destruction in its trail. Nine passengers were drowned in the Seine last night about Rouen when a ferry boat capsized. All the victims were working men. The ferryman was the only person saved. Paris now is almost completely cut off by telegraph from the outside world. One. line only is working with Switzerland, Belgium and England. There is no com munication with Germany and Italy. As all wires except one with Havre and Brest down, cable dispatches between the United States and Paris are being badly delayed. Owing to prostration of wires everywhere it will be sometime before the full extent of the havoc wrought throughout the country is known. In Paris more than a score of persons have been more or less seriously hurt by flying debris. The railroad to Dieppe was put out of commission when telegraph poles lell across the track, TRUCKS GJUUIY n CHEER TO MANY P All Klamath Falls Families to Have Happy Christ mas, is Assurance LEGIONNAIRES HELP Deliveries to be Completed by Nightfall, Those in Charge Predict Truck loads of all sorts of pro visions for the needy families of Klamath Falls were delivered from Community chest hoadiiuarters.thls afternoon by t ie American Legion. Mrs. F. R. Vance in charge of toe headquarters office felt that this evening would find all the deliveries made and all the families well pro vided for. "I am especially grateful to the people of Klamath Falls for tho splendid cooperation they have given me in this big undertaking," she said.' People have donated willingly and each day has found cars driving to headquarters with everything from canned goods to iwearing apparel. Boy scouts were today aiding the Legion men in delivering the pack ages to the numerous local families. Cole To Plead Not Guilty To Assault Charge Will Appear Before Judge Leavitt Today William "Cole, state prohibition officer, charged with assault with a deadly weapon, will plead not guilty when arraigned this afternoon before Circuit Judge A. L. I. covin, he said today. ' Cole is accused of shooting Leslie Congo and with-sluggins Frank Pe cholt. He was secretly indicted at tho last meeting of the grand jury. Colo Is out on $1000 hail and will ask that this be continued. Ford Stock Pays 16 Per Cent in Year DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 23. (IP) -The Ford Motor company announced todny it will distribute 11,744,000 next month to holders of Ford em ployes' Investment certificates. A to tal of 20.991 persons will share in eight per cent interest on their In vestment. An eight per cent return also was received last July. The Ford company discontinued issuing the certificates April 6, aff ter ?2.-.OUO,000 had been purchased. 14,000,000 Air Fund for France PAIUS, Dec. 23. (If) Franco will spend 357,000,000 fraucs (J14 280,000) on t its military aviation service during 1926. This amount was .voted In the chamber today after lively opposition from the socialists. NEEDY MMILIS i
