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KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening"
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KLAMATH PALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1926
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Police Hunt Man Who
Talked With Mrs.
McPhcrson
1.08 ANOKLKH, Calif., Mny 11.
OP) Pollco detective InVi'Stliml
Inn circumstance surrounding ihn
dlnnppoarnncu of Ainii'i) Kcinple Mi
Phorsoii, vuiiRiillnt. from thu bench
at Hantn Monica Tuesday, centered
their effort b rou iid a new mm Id to
day whim Mm. H. Ohcrmnn, Identi
fied as the "lilnnilu woman" mention
til In previous report to police, told
authorities Hint a mnn whom Mm.
Mi'l'li'Tniiu culled "Danny." convcr
cd Willi Ilia evangelist at Ihu water'
dge J uiil before she disappeared.
Mrs. Olwrman said Ihu mini, of
nl Miotic appearance and uliout 40
xear of nun, appeared during one
of tho absences r MIm Kmuin Hchaf
fiT, secretary to the pastoi, mid aftr
an earnest conversation, walked
away In tho direction of Venice.
When ha looked hack, tho Informant
aitld. Mm. Mcl'liorsna waved her
hand and called "(iooilliyv. Runny."
'' Mr. Mi l'licrnn Mnppy
Mra. Mcl'hcrson wna In n happy
mood, Mra. Obrrmun unlit, end after
removing her clothe, revealing a
Croon bathing nil It . Indulged In a few
cnllsthcnlca and then stepped Into
the aurf. Hho awam fur out, stuylng
about 20 m I n u tot. When ilio return
ed, aim donned bur bnlhrobo and
ul In tho dressing lent talking with
her aecrotary.
MIm Rclmffcr left and the mnn
appeared. Mra. Oberman fixed the
llmo of hl leaving nt 2:20 p. ni.
Compelled to no homo with her baby
Mra. Obnrman said, alio returned
to tho bench at 3:20 to find Miss
Hchaffcr alono In the tent. The nec
rotary discovered that thu uvungo
llat waa missing.
Dross Missing
Mra. Obcrmun declared Mm. Me
riinnion woro a whlto dross with
yellow trltiiniltiKN. Pollco officers
who nrrlved first Ut tho tent snld
tho dross dcsrrlbud by Mra. Ohcrmnn
m not there.
Mra. W. II. Morgan of Denver wan
reported us linvlnff told pollco Hint
aha nnw tho evangelist when alio ar
rived ut a hotel on tho atrnnd be
tween t and 1:30 p. tn. and that aim
woro a brown drew.
Tale Vni'.v
. .Detective Lieutenant M. O. Rnrn
nrd of Culver City, who reported on
Tuesday nlKht Hint ho auw n woman
ho believed lo bo Mra, McPhcrson In
tin null) headed for Los AiiKelea ut
about tho llmo tho oviuiKellKt dlsttp
penreil, said tho womnn wore a whlto
dross with a blue cape.
Mian Schuffcr told pollco yester
day that aha and tba Angela tem
ple piiHtor did not go via Culver City
on their trip to tho beach.
Ronuwcd hopo fired many of tho
religious lender's followers today ns
they continued their Nonrch of the
boa'ches on Santa Monica hav for tho
body they believed would ha rant
ashore on tho third day.
' Alrplanca, Bpeed bonto, fishing
bouts and const guiird cutter partl
clpatod In the aoarclt today. Some
experienced nwimen hnvo expressod
tho opinion that llio body would be
wiiHhod nnhoro numetlmo between
tba third nnd ninth day. Others of
oa.mil experience doclared tho sea
mny novor cast up tha dend.
LOS ANCIKLES, Cnllf.. May 21.
(IP) Tha rosiill of a chninlcnl nnnl
ysla of enndy from which Almeo Me
l'herson la anld to hnvo onion Hhmt
ly boforo alio dlsnppunrod while surf
bnthlng nt Occnn I'nrk Tuesday af
ternoon, was uwalted hero "today.
Acting upon tha possibility that
tho sweets may hnvo contained some
harmful element which would hnvo
rendered tho noted avangollnt help-
(Coilllipei nil I'liKe leiptil
IN CHURCH
MYSTERY
LARGE VOTE IS
n rifun nsPT it
D LI Ufa uflJl HI
KLIIIlFflllS
Many Judges And Clerks of
Election Fail to put in
Appearance
CITIZENS SWORN IN
Perfect Day may be Big
. Factor in Bringing Vot
ers to Precincts
Primary election day dawned
bright nnd clear. Riving promise of
a record rata cast in this county.
Aa was expected, vollng atnrted
In slowly this morning, took n aud
d"n apurt nt noon, receded a bit un
til 3 p. m.. and then started the
grnduul upward trend which will bu
rllmaxMl by polling pnce lining
crowded tunlght from 6 to S o'clock.
At 3 o'clock, Indications wero thai
h now rcfrrd In number of votes i
cast, would bit s-l at the itlectron,
but the volume from 4 p. 'in. to 8
p. in., will tell the story.
I'olla opened nt o'clnck rbnrp.
and will remain open until 8 o'clock
this evening.
Klrrilon orriclnlH Absent
Approximately 20 of tha 8r,
Judge and clerks appointed lo su
pervise balloting and count b.-illotu
fulhd lo put In an oinearartce al
lht?lr respective polling places this
morning.
County Clerk C. It. Dol.np by dint
of hurd work filled In the vacancies.
Technically speaking, DcLnp said,
fulluru of election ofdclnla to serve,
makes them liable to arrest and fine.
"Hut ! don't suppose there will he
anything dene about It," he smiled.
"There nover baa been, and I don't
supposo there will be this time."
Soma confuilon lias resulted In
voters finding their polling places,
duo to the fact that when city pre
cincts were Increased from 10 to IT.
precinct boundaries wore altered.
County Clerk Pel, up again an
nounced that any voter, registered
or not, who desires to know where
ha or she tdiull vote can obtain the
nocossitry Information at tho coun
ty clerk's offlco.
"Also." County Clerk Dehap said,
"thero aro city in mm at each pilling
pluco with precinct boundaries
niurked."
Many Sworn In
Another record will nlsn probably
ho set lit tills election: that Is the
number uf nou-reglstercd voters
sworn In. Hundreds of Klamath
Kulls cltlxena lost their registration
when Ilia precinct boundaries were
(hanged; that Is, tha county clerk
failed to locnto them, und their
names worn stricken from the regis
tration list.
According to tho registration list
nt tho county clerk's office, country
districts will exceed Klamath Falls'
voting strength by lis votes. There
nro 2021 registered voters In Kinm
nth rails nnd S039 In rural sections.
Thero nro 0050 registered votes In
tho county.
Hut, It Is Renornlly conceded.
Klumatli Falls, becaiiso of Us large
unregistered vote, will probably ex
ceed the country vote.
Thero nro 392!) republicans, 1553
democrats, 172 Independent, 211 no
party affiliation, IS!) soclullsts, 2?
progressives, four prohibitionists and
four luboi'ltos,
"Flower Basket"
Deprived of Due
Through un error In the nnmo tho
Flower llnsket, located at llio rornor
of lllh and Main, wna deprived of
tho credit lo which It was entitled
In tho matter of donating tho hnskct
nnd flowers which woro disposed of
for tho benefit of Dorothy Hammond
Wednesday evening. Tho Idea orig
inated with Mrs. A. 10. Itoomo, owner
of the Flower llnsket, nnd tho work
dona by her netted J72 tor tho fund.
Tho vuluo of tho basket and flowers
wan. placed nt Jl 5,
COOLIDGE ORDERS HIRING
OF MORE LIQUOR SLEUTHS
Local State and County Of
ficers to be Put on Fed
eral Payroll
Action Today Will Clothe
Great Army of Men with
U. S. Authority
WAWIIINCTON. May 21. iA'i
Addition to tho federal prohibition
staffs of suite, county and municipal
officers was iuudj possible loday un
der an executivo order issued by
('resident Coulldge.
This move, made at the request
uf Assistant Secretary Andrews m
charge of prohibition enforcement.
Is expected by him to augment the
federal dry forces greatly.
Prohibition officials plan to place
tba local officers an the fcdcrul
staff, perhaps as dollar a year men.
since they will be serving as federal
officers
duties.
fleers In addition to their regular
While local officers In most elates
and cities aro already co-operating
with federal offkluls la the en
forcement of prohibiten It wni'suld
at the treasury, today's action will
rlolha them with full fcdcrul au
thority. It Is believed by Andrews to be
a big step forward In thu dry work.
How soon Andrews will tuke ad
SB
Girl was in real Champagne
Witness Declares
NKW YOUK. May 21. (P)
Tostlmony Hint Joyce Hnwley. show
girl, actually was tn a hath tub from
which men drnnk rlmmnngno at n
party given by Earl Carroll, theat
rical producer, was recorded In his
trial for perjury today.
Phillip A. Payne, managing editor
of the Dully Mirror, testified.
Ciuohls were silting in orchestra
scats, Payne said. The bath tub was
In the center of tho stare. A girl In
negllirco upprouched Carroll who
was standing by tho tub, ho said.
Carroll removed from the shoulders
of another girl n green cloak and
placed It on the girl In tho negligee.
Aa Carroll held the green coat
over her shoulders, Tnyno said, the
fluffy negligee garments wero seen
to drop to tho floor. With Carroll
still holding tlio green coat, Payne
unld, the gill steppod Into tho tub
nnd Carrol removed tho clonk.
"The line tonus to tho right."
Payne sold Carroll shouted, turning
to tho guests in the orchestra seats. .
(itiCHls formed In n lino to the
right of tho tub. l'e.ynn snld, nnd
drank from glasses filled with wine
from tho tub.
Club Caravan
to Leave for
State College
Sixty Will Represent
Klamath Delegation
Next Month
Au nuloniobllo canivau carrying
60 cnlhllslastlo and enterprising
members of the Klamath girls and
boys clubs will leave Kliimntli Fulls
Juno. 12, for Corvallla, wlioro they
tuko I ho speclul county club rotir.io
offered by tho Oregon Agricultural
college.
This 'ivns tho announcement this
lneriiliiK if County Club Loader
Frank W. Sexton, who will tuko the
largo Klnmath delegation.
"Thoro Is n grant doal of Interest
In tho club courso In Kliimntli this
year, and 1 expect fully 00 club
members to mnko tho trip," ho said.
"Tho courso Is Invnlnuhlo to tho
children, nnd besides the ttlp Is a
vacatlun that they huve enjoyed
onn'.i year,"
The short summer school opens
BATHTUB PARTY
vantage of Ilia authority and the ex
act extent of the scope to which ho
will put It baa not been decided.
The plan was first suggested by
the California prohibition adminis
trator, and It la expected to be put
in practice In thatarea first..
Senator Copelnnl. democrat, Xcw
York, said the executive order could
not affect his "state, since the
courts there huvi- held that when u
state officer ncc-pt federal appoint
ment he Iomcs hi, state salary.
Senator llruca, democrat. Mury
lund, anld he regarded the order as
an "outrugo," and would give pub
lic notice of It on the floor of the
senate. Appointment of the atfttc
and city officers as federal agent
will be done only by mutual con
sent of all parties concerned, Com
missioner Jones of the prohibition
bureau said.
Heforo any appointments are
made prohibition officials have
asked administrators to conduct a
ajrvcy and to rtporl aa to the ex
tent they wish to and can take ad
vantage of tho executive order.
In all Mutes In which It is pos
sible, however. It is planned ulti
mately to make a'unc of the new au
thority. How many states have laws
which would prevent the appoint
ments is not known at prohibition
qunrters.
Expect 200 People; Election
Returns Promised
Klamath Count? chamber of com
merce will tonight celebrate one
of the most auooeaful years In its
history whan approximately 200 cit
izens will attend the sixth annual
banquet at tba White I'e'.lcaa hotel
tonight.
How Klamath stands In tho opin
ion of the Pacific coast nill bo
heard from a man who is qualified
to know, Uobert Newton Lynch, ex
ecutivo vice-president of the San
Francisco chamber of commerce. Mr.
Lynch arrived In Klnmath Falls last
night and will deliver tho principal
address ut the chamber dinner.
Nearly 150 tickets t the banquet
had been sold up to noon today, and
indications were that 200 would at
tend the banquet tonight.
Ouo of the features of tho even
ing will be the report of A. M.
Collier, president of the chamber,
on tho activities of too chamber
during the past 12 months.
Miss Cuthoilno Walton will play
several vklin solos, and Mrs. C. 11.
Lucas 'Will sing several numbers. The
Pino Treo theatre orchestra, led by
Harry Dorrel will add to the mus
ical entertainment. Tho orchestra
Is bolng presented by Harry Poole.
Wilson S. Wiley will be toastmast
er. Arrangements are being mado
to receive election returns. It Is
expected that partial returns from
city precincts will be received by D
o'clock.
Building Cave-In
Falal to Worker
PORTLAND, Ore. Mny 21. (")
A cnveln nt tfe rear of tho now
Pacific building at Sixth and Yam
hill streets, resulted late yesterday
In t"io death of William Wyant, and
serious Injuries to A, W. Lull,
workman employed by local ' coji
truclors. W.vunts body waa not recovered
for nearly an hour, being burled
under seven foot of dirt.
HARRISON, N. J. (Ji) Whis
ky. Is being sold to children in "Hall
boles" for fifty cents a pint, It Is
assorted by tho Row George KIlx
pntrlck. Some of the siilcs are In
grocery stores.
on Juno 1:1 und closes Juno 28.
flub members from nil over tho
ututo will be present, and besides
studies, nthlellc competition between
tho different counties will piovull.
bODD WEATHER IN
STATE AS VOTERS
TRAVELJO POLLS
Roseburg, in Battle Over
Sunday Closing, Expects
Big Turnout
OFFICES ARE SIDE ISSUE
Eugene Voting Starts Very
Light, with Storm Threat
in Cloudy Sky
PORTLAND, Ore., May 21. (P)
Republicans und democrats of Ore
gon went to tho polls In a primary
today to pick candidates for elec
tion next fall.. There are 211, S58
republicans and 82,178 democ-ats
registered in the state. The -polls
opened at 8 a. m. and will close
at 8 p. m.
Not in years has Oregon had auch
a many-sided cratosl to decide as
that presented by the eight candi
dates for the republican nomination
fcr United States senator.
There are two candidates foT the
democratic nomination for aenator
two for the democratic nomination
(;r governor and three for republi
can semination for governor.
Tho weather in Portland was
Cloudy. Toe early votfug w-as heavy.
Aside from the candidates to be
voted on tliera was . apodal -city
election Including a' measure for
increase of salaries of police and
firemen which aroused much local
interest.
ROSEBURG, Ore., May 21. (IP)
One ot the heaviest votes tx be re
ceived at any primary election In
recent years Is expected ta Rose
burg today. The election la compli
cated locally by a Sunday closing
Issue, which has caused a g:eat deal
of feeling among tho different fao
Hons. Practically the entire Inter
est In the election centers around
this campaign, nomination ot candi
dates being merely a side Issue. Re
ports from1' outlying districts are
that excellent weather is expected
to bring out 4 fairly 'heavy vote over
tho entire county.
PENDLETON, May 21. (P) Uma
tilla county Is favored by Ideal
spring weather for the primary vote
which Is being cast today. In
Pendleton voting during the morn
ing has been slow and Infrequent,
with indicates that more people
will cast ballets late In the after
noon after working hours..
EUGENE, Ore.. May 21. P) Fair
weather greeted voters In Eugone to
day, though a few dark" clouds gave
Indication that tliere might bo 11
shower or. so Intor In tho day.
Voting was very light In the city
this corning. No record vote Js ex
poclod. though the balloting Is ex
pected to be fairly heavy.
PORTLAND, Ore., May 19.
Pollco detectives here today received
u warrant for the arrest of Carl Ros
ten, 21, charged with on attack upon
a young woman In Lewis county.
Wash.
VOTERS BILLOT
Twenty five per cent of tho regis
tered voters ot Klamath Pulls had
cast their votes by K p. m. totluy, in
dicating that a record voto may be
cast at the May primary election.
At 3 o'clock, 748 votes had been
cast, most of which wero cast In tho
down town districts. There nro 2D21
registered voters In Klnmath Falls..
Following are tho number of votes
cast up to 3 p. m. nt onch precinct:
Precinct one, 40; two, 40; throe 43;
four. 32; flvo 73; six 46; seven. 57;
eight, 3!: nine, 43: ten, SO; cloven,
.'III; twolvo, 75; thirteen, 10; four
teen, 12; fifteen, 46; sixteen, 39.;
sevonteen, 23,
ONE FOURTH OF
Lar ge Down
Gives Site Here For
1600-Seai Playhouse',
Local Thr-ater Man Announces Purchase of
Variable Site from D. O. Williams
- and William Humphrey
By early autumn, construction of a new $200,000 the- '
atre, one of iihe finest in the west, will be begun by II. ,
W. Poole, local theatre man, on property acquired by'
him on Klamath, Main and Eighth streets, he announced ;
today. : I,;-'
Deals were ! closed late yester day whereby Mr. Poole
became the owner of a site on the corner of Eighth and f
Klamath, 112 i feet fronting, on Eighth and 155 fedu-
fronting on Kla math avenue.
a 40-foot strip extending to
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HI nil nil I llim 1 1 nlstatlono3theInsller thenngic,
mi HILL WUULU
I CreatioiTof State" Board, "of
Pardons and Paroles is
Sought in Measure
APPROPIUATION ASKED
$350,000 f or Construction of
New Penitentiary Held .
Slate Need
SALEM, Oi-e., May 21. (Jp)
Abolition ot the death penalty, cre
ation of a stat board of pardous and
paroles, reorganization .of the state
board of control and an appropria
tion of 2350,0 00 for the construction
of a new pn itentlary are some ot
the provision-. in an Initiative bill
submitted yesterday to tho secretary
of state. He lias sent it to the attor
ney general for ballot title.
The person s signing as Initiators
of the measu re Include Dr. Nina
Evallne Wood,- Ben Selling, B. F.
Mulkey and Jude Richard Delch, nil
ot Portland. Tbore are others.
lroccclwro Chungcil
Under the measure applications
for clemency for convicts would go
to the board ot pardons and paroles.
At present applicants for pardon ap
peal directly tc the governor ,and
applicants for paroles to the state pa
role board.
The board ot control proposed In
the measure would bo secretary of
state and two appointees. One of the
appointees would be selected by the
stute federation of lnbor and one by
tho Portland city commissioners.
These two would roceivo salaries of
$3000 a year each. Tho memher se
lected by the federation of labor
would have charge ot all state build
ings nnd the memlier selected by the
Portland commissioners would bo the
state's business manager. Ho would
have charge ot all state Institutions.
Secretary Head
Tho board of pardons and paroles
would bo composed of the secretary
of state and four appointees. One ap
pointee would tie selected by tho
president of tho stnte . university,
another 'by die president of Oregon
Agricultural college; one by the
state superintendent ot schools nnd
tho fourth by tho stuto federation of
labor. Tho board would meet every
throe months.
Tho proposed amendment provides
that pardons tor murder could not
be granted except by unanimous volo
of tho board. Except for murder four
members would constitute a quorum.
Another provision Is that If new
evldenco were discovered after tho
conviction of any person on a felony
charge, tho supremo court would be
authorized to order a retrial ot the
caso In tho circuit court of tho coun
ty where the case originated, or or
der a change' of venue if it appeared
Town Tratf
The property also takes Ih'j
Main street. The proper',,
forms an 'L,' wltn tho Shell fill!
t
The corner property on Etgo
and Klamath waa acquired fr
Whllam Humphrey and wife, .arjd'j
the adjoining property from D.
A Williams. ' , t
Plana will be drawn lnimediutcly
by Reel Bros, tho n.ted tlioat
iru-uecia ol San I lunclgco, M
Pcole advised today, 'and construe J
,'iv" lo ' '"Wot wtw '
eaoa ot Her mala-ilae slutus, prob- .
ably early this fall.
Tells Plana ' J '
lu discussing his plans. Mr.' Poole .-i
said: ' . ,1
" "Kiimath Falls will have a thoaV
ire see.nd to; n:ne in southern Ord- .
(sou, and the attractions Uat win.
be shown In it iwill bo 011 a pair V.
with the theatre Itsolf. ; 1 'v '
. "Within the past feW years! '
g.-eat man Klamath residents hvo
been neeustomt'd to going to Mdd '
lord to see :.iIgU-elaos road saou i
tthica beutiue of tho rail altu-aituji
could uA be "bt ought: t Klamal i
f"3- ,;- ' ;; ..;v'. '.r.?
lirliigs JIane ' V
"1'hU will now he icuatiged with '
soastruciioa' vt the' Natron cut-ott ;
aud erosion oi UU Lew "plajli'jusij. 1
ftuad hos und oiher attrscUeM'
laat uaw ccmo lu the Cratoriaj ih ',
i-of-iJ. will come 10 Klasnata Fallsl
luiei'Vais between tne.io travelleL-- ,
attractions will bu filled by t)f 5
showing oi special, late-releaso, moy-I '
luj picture films. 1 ;$;';
"The new theatre will.-'onvei.o seat; ;.
ing capacity ot 1G00, Thou Crutcn'.' i
Ian invMedfurd ' will .-oat till ff,'t
which gives an Idea of the compart 1'
atho sizes uf the two -honsest? . If '" i
Stores Planned ,.' J ' 'f
"On -Klamath avemio wll,l'.he J
row ct ground floor stores, stilt- , '
able for nuto show rooms or othei';
purposes, 3 2 feet in ' depth. , , '
"Toe auditorium will b a;ipi'ix, j
mutely 80x155 feet, i At the preientj
timb I am , undecided whether t ie j
entrance will be ou Main's striA';.
next to the Wlnteis' bulldtf-ij '--or K' i
Eighth street. ' ,
"It has long beeu my desire to;
bring t- Klomuth Fulls rood shows j
and other attractions of a l!ko na. -ture.
Klumuth Falls- is large enouglil ;
for them, but because uf 'tho rail
situation tills has been iiunosslMeV y "
lllji Wiows "" ' j. .
"Now t'.iut Klnmath Frills' I.V1 to V
become a main line point, thu rail; ,
problem has adjusted Itself lind' t .
no wo must bo prepared with kUkis , J
facilities und eeatlng capaully tA '--take
cure of tho lingo -attractions . ,'
which will soon coine' this 'way. j '. ' :
"Construction of this theatre prior '
to this time would have Ik-oii ill
advised, as tho larger couiponles ,
would not consent to toe d;iay 1 t
tendant upon their leuvlng tho maid
line lo come In here. '
"The Liberty und tho Pino1 Tree ,
theatres will be run without change! '
In policy, with tho exception of nor' (
nul chaugus from lime lo lime Unit .
would havo taken pl.-e-e rug.trdlex '
fCnntliuinl On PaKn Hit) . '
a fair trial could not be hud In pin-li
county, '
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