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THE WEATHER.
OltKGO.V: Generally fair to
night ami Suuday except clnj.ly
over the northwest iurllnn. Frrsti
or freexlug Inraperature tonight.
Gentle variable winds, txvntnlit
moderato southerly.
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1927.
Twentieth Year Number 59S2.
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EDWARD
BLAST 10
STOP RUSH
OF FLAMES
Boy' Skull Frac-
hired; Buildings
Razed
I EUGENE, Ore., Mar. 21
,Af).eirt wnicn endan
gered the whole town of
Marcola, 17 miles northeast
of Eugene on the Mohawk
river, broke out early this
morning, destroyed two gar
ages and the I. O. O. F.
building which housed the
largest general store at that
place. A blast of dynamite
used to keep the blaze from
spreading seriously injured
1 3-year-old Billy Est es,
whose skull war fractured
and right ahoulder broken
when he was struck by a fly
ing piece of pipe, and also in
jured Lucine Miles, mill em
ploye, whose foot was out by
flying glass. Both the injur
ed were rushed to the Pacific
Christian hosoital at Eugene.
DUeovery of the fir", which la
believed to ha TO started In the
hark of tho J. F. tmrrhill gar
age ghoul B o'clock thla morn
Inc. waa made hy Mr. Ihln
rtt, who saw lhi flame from
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Klamath Should
Have Exhibit At
California Show
Klamath will be placed on
th national aportameu'a map If
certain forward look Ins mem
bora of the Klamath Sportsmen's
association, have their way.
California will bar a aporta
men'a exhibit In th sear future.
Klamath, according b Al Hum
phrey, ahould not only have a
booth but ahould have Ha per
aonal representatives there.
. Thla queatlon and other of
equal import will b brought up
thla evening before Ihe Klamath
Hpnrlamen'a association. Mr.
Humphrey, president of tuo as
sociation, urgea aportanyn lo at
tend, tho meeting.
Late News Flashes !
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Kr:M.OWMHII' MIWTKI)
l"OUTLSn, Oro., Mnr. al. (Al') .Ward Fairbanks, pro
feasor of Hrulpturo of tho I'nlvemlty of Oregon hn hern awanled
fellowship by tho John Hlnton fauggenlieiiii nieniorlol founda
tion. Thn fellowalilp, one of flflv nnnnimeed liMlnv from New
York, provtdi-a funds for a year's study nhi-nil anil wiia roil
ferred In roroKnltloli Of undouiil erentlvo nhlllly In the fine nits.
ItOtiMlM TAKKH KI.KJHT
r)HTI..AXI, Ore., Mnr. !tl (AP) Mnyor Will Unarm, of
loverly llilln, 1 11 1 If., who nrrlveil hern Inst niulit from lloise,
I1I11I10, nreopted nil ln Million In Imp nrf In nn nlrpliine fnini
hern nlMiut 11:1111 tmlny for Tiiroinn, Wash,, where ho Is lo
xMnk tonight,
. Ill HIUVH KILLS WIFK Alt' IHKXT ALLY ' '
MILL t'lTY, Ore., .Mnr. Ul (,I'-Mii. V. K. M11HI11, 18,
Was nrridrntnlly killed by her hii-lximl, four jenm older, Huniliiy
morning. Ilotli ero plnyhiK with revolver,, annpplno; them ill
rnrh other, Mnrlln lind n luger that Im 1II1I not know wim
liindi'd. Tho bill lot alniek Ills wife In the hrenat, pnssliip: tlirnugli
her lienrt, killing lier Instnntly.
( AltltOLI. .Ml HT HKHVK
' W.HIIIN(iT), Alar. 121. (AIM Karl Carroll, I ho thenlrl
rnl ninniiger, must aervn thn m'nleneo of n enr unci a dnv
lniioHed on dim for perjury aa nn outgrowth of his faiiioiis hath
lull parly. The supreme rnurt liHhiy refiisiil him n review.
WAHIIINtJTOX, Mill-,, Ul. (AC) The nppejik of James Wll
Ins, under Hcnteiiro of (linlh In Oregon for iimriler In ronnertlon
with the killing of gnsiils In n Intnk from prison In lll'jn was
mlrnnccd hy tho iijiruni court lodny for hearing April
Postmaster Of
Lakeview Dies
Saturday Eve
(riporlni To Thn llrrnl.l)
I.AKKVIKW. Or.. War. 11.
At tha height ol excitement at an
American Lesion smoker Batur
.iar nlsht. William Maeelnglll.
Lake county plonror and posltuM
ler of Lakavlew for the past twj
years, dropped dead from a heart
attark.
In good health up to th fatal
attack. MaulnKlM ' Jolulng In
ihe applause which spurred on Il
eal boxers at the smoker. Hud
deiily ha collapsed and In a '"w
momenta died.
Mass.tigill waa nna of Ilia mod (
prominent resident of southern
Oregon. Ho organised the mer
cantile firm of Ilalley and Mas
Inat 111 aud after being connected
with tba business for years moved
to Kan Diego. Returning lo
Lakevlrw he organised the Homo
Supply company. Belling out bia
Interest ha Joined th rest estai
(Irm of Favell and t'tley of Lake
vliw. Two year aio he eucceed
d th la i F. P. Cronrrallier i
postmaster of 1-akevlew.
Ho waa a member of lh Klam
ath rail lodg of Klk. .
Thla la th third tragedy In
Lake county In tho past weak.
First cam th Ambnrgey tragedy
in whlrh two children, Arlo Am
burgey and Audrey Amburgey,
aon and daughter of Mr. a'nd Mr.
Ambnrgry were frosen to death;
then the fatal fall of N. C. Chris
teasen. year old aon of Mr.
and Mr. II. K. Cbrtstensen of
Wrat aide: and third the untimely
death of Mr. Maaaenslll.
Plant In Lake
County Is Sold
By N. P. Jensen
LAKEVIEW. Ore.. Mnr. II.
(Special) Kicrclslng final de
tail of their agreement, the
People Light Power Corpora
tion of Mlnnenpolla yesterday took
over the ownerahlp and manugo
ment of th N. P. Jensen electric
properly, aerving the towna of
Lakevlew, New Pin Creek and
Falrport. Consideration In the
purrhaa I reported approximate
ly t3.&00.
Plana of the new company for
providing an extended aervl.-e
bar not yet been completed,
though purchaae of 360 horae
power dlrael engine haa been ar
ranged and thla will be ahlpped at
an early date. Ae aoon aa weath
er will permit Improvcmente will
bo made at the preauut powor
plant and change over to throe
plia opornllon will bo made. A
new three phnae line will be buin
from tho plant In Pino Creek can
yon to Lakeview.
BROWNING WI IN SEPMTli Iff
BURIED SKULLS
UNCOVERED AT
HEAD OFRIVER
Grewtome Discovery
Comes to Light; May
Have Been Massacre
What may prove to bo either an
old Indian burUI ground or the
moiio of an early unrecorded In
dian nuwuirm haa boon unearth
rt at the head of Link river by a
rn-w of men uuuVr J. II. Vloory.
ronirarliir, evrantln( for tho fill
uf the went ulile apimmrh to tho
I'reuioiii bridge , It waa learnett
ItNlnr. -
Within (0 fi-et of tho aunre of
Unk river th bonra many of
which are remarkably preerv.'d
were uncovered by the dirt ex
ravttor employed by th contrac
tor. Kour or five - akeletona hare
been already diacovered. Small
boy of Pelican City and Shipping
Inn' made the find and have taken
them away.
Minx-acre?
. Allhauab hlatorical annala of
Klamath do not tell of maaanrra
at thia jolnt th "condition.' el
akuH and th fiodlns of a wagon
wheel bub with rav akulla len li
a certain credibility lo thla aup
poaltlon. One akull. a perfectly abaped
apclnien. ahowed clearly a frac
ture In the renter of the forehead, 1
aa It a blow from tomahawk or .
revolver bad crutbed In th akull. i
The fracture waa about th aii
of half dollar.
Another akull, amall and thin,
in (I Iciled that ita owner waa
young.
Hurried with th akulla waa n
ancient band which aupported a
wagon wheel hub. On aid of the
band waa battered. Inveatigator
uo apent yeatorday afternoon at
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Jim Cushman and Bob
Moore to go on Trial on
Auto Theft Charge
Trial of Dob Moor .and Jim
Cushman, charged with theft vjf
an automobile owned by C. A.
Hales will open tomorrow morn
ing In rlrrut court before Clr-1
cult Judge A. U Leavltt.
Tho case will be . th first
of a number of criminal rases
that were art for trial by Judge I
I.eavlit following th last report
of tho Klamath county grand
Jury.
Moore and Cushman are charg
ed Willi Inking Holes' car from
whero It waa parked In the
business district . of Klamath
Kails. They were arrested In
Josephine rounly by Grant lnss
authorities. They are repre
sented by W.,' P. Meyers, local
attorney. i . '
Twenty-four prospective Jury
men will nsnemblo In circuit
court rooms to he ready for
cnll. 1
Poe Valley Home
Levelled By Fire
(Sperlnl To Tlio Herald) ,
(by (1. M. Itaivls)
POK VALLKY. Mar. tl. Fire
completely destroyed the farm
home of Mr. and Mrs. M anion Sat
urday. Nona of tho household
furnishings were snved from the
ruin. Hut part of the family
were homo when the flro hroko
nut. Mnstons arc prominent rod
ilontH of this section where they1
havo engaged In the dnlry bust
noss for several year.
US
TRIED TUESDAY
Sues Ford for
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Aaron Raplro. organixer 'of farmers' co-operatlvea who la suing
Henry furd for J1.000.V!) liliel
the Dearborn Independent. Ford'a weekly paper. Sapiro
nlalns he waa termed a member
control the wqrld'a food1 markcta."
Kennedy Will
Be Speaker At
Chamber F orum
Opportunity to learu at first
hand the scope of blie sewage
ronaiructlon plan in Klamath
Falls, contemplated for thla year,
will be given Wedneaday noon
when C. C. Kennedy, San Fran
cisco aewage ennlneer. . will ad-
The Duet
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r -.'v- 111, y'.
, , Mm'" - v ' 's.ZPtAX
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I I iii:r
'.- ( I ITUW vCC) lTn. ..,kfflf.
1,000,000
because of criticisms published in
com-!
t)t a "conspiracy t J
ews to '
dress the chamber of commerce
forum luncheon.
Mr. Kennedy last year ub-'
mltted a report to the city ooun-
I ell on the city' need of a
I comprehensive sewage system. He
' Is here for several day to con
fer with the city council on the
bond Issue which will be sub
mitted to the people In the near
future. . -J
R. E. Patterson U arrajglng'
, the program.
Is Not as Harmonic as Anticipated.
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C.C.
TELLS
KENNEDY
OF
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Huge Contemplated Pro-
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1 o l -r J
Kealtors Today
PLAN
SI
EM
V. C, Kennedy, connnlling aan- ye,trday. the Uat day of win
Itary engineer, gjmre a brief out-, ler wa, a beautiful aa the flrat
j line of the prvpoard aower Im-
, prvvement 10 til Koany oo.ro
today. T. P. Henderaon, aa torn-
maator at the luncheon, review e.1
the big project that Xbunath
Falle roBtempUtoa and thra Intro- ,
uurra -rw poxer wno. cow-
1 ulln engiiMT. U here to work
' out tho laat details before the .
pn-poaiUon roe to the voter for
their approval.
Mr. Kennedy used a map to
show the different district to
be served. He stated' that ' th
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IN LIBELGASE
rord ueuoerateiy. ye
famed Sapiro, Charge of
Attorney in Suit
DKTROIT. Mich.. Mar. Jl
Wl Actual malice In the heart
of Henry, Ford governed publica
tion In the Dearborn Independ-
ent of tie article upon which
Aarcn Sapiro'a 11.000,000 libel
aUit waa based, the plaintiff's
counsel told Judge Fred M. Ray-
mond In an argument today over
the admissibility of evidence.
There also was malice in. the
heart of William J. Cameron,
editor of the Ford-owned week
! ly, and on the part of the Dear
' born Independent, aaid William
j Henry Gallagher. Sapiro'a coun
I sel. He charged they entered
I Into a conspiracy and were)
I equally guilty conspirator. I
1
Official First
Day of Spring
Season Today
Offlrially. today March Il
ia the flrat day of apring and old
Sol roae to the occasion by uaber-
ting In the aeaaon with one of the
.warmeat daya In montba. '
rron' " dX to"". day
will be longer than the night nn-
til June 21 the longeet day of
the year.
a.y of ,pring. Hundred of
K1,malh cltllen,f vhoH Sanday
(or montha bav been apent by the
tlntlllei took irantai!e of Vhe
aunny day to motor, to golf. ' to
nk- and to enJo man of tDe
ou,door poru fof whlch ,hu
country la Justly famous.
The Cyclo-StormagraDh at Un-
derwood Pharmacy shows thrt
th barometric pressure la being
maintained at a high level with
very little variation over the last
24 hour period. Thia la an Indi
cation of continued pleasant wea
ther although Father RIcard pre
dicts unsettled stormy weather
for the next two days.
. Forecast for next 24 boors: . I
Fair with moderate tempera-!
tnrea. - !
J The Tyco recording thermom-'
ete rtmwna milmm : and crtw iisstcwrrrr rosnplotmi
minimum temperatures today as J h nine pane of his docudoa with -folows:
l 1 words "The defendsat ha fllel
High SS Low......I7 to Justify her ronifnrt In leaving; :
i - --iid - abandonlna; the plaintiff.
1 n 11 ni . Her counter claim most be dl- -.
LOng Hell riant Imbwed and tbo plaintiff. I ent It I-
Under New Name ? ,"J,,1,,",,. "T"""" :
I from hi be and board forever."
1
No longer Is it the "Weed Lum- i
her Company" of Weed. Califor
nia. Final proceedings with ref
erence to the dissolution were
completed recently and the opera
tions of the company are hence
forth to be conducted under Ihe
name of "The Long-Bell Lumber
Company Weed Division. "
J. M. White continue as gen
eral manager, no change In th
personnel being made. -
DF FASTER CAR
1
Mueller and Shirley Vain
ly Pursue Auto Through
. City Street Saturday
"What we need la a faster
car."
This was the comment today
of Loula Mueller, deputy sheriff,
who with L. O. Shirley. Federal
Prohibition officer, fruitlessly
pursued an automobile through
Klamath Falls and were finally
left In the lurch.
The two officers came onto
j the car a Cadillac near south
I Sixth and Spring streets. They
: gave chase. The two machines
; streaked through the city at
break-neck pace.
Gradually the suspected liquor
carrier drew ahead and In tut'
northern part of the city
"ditched" the pursuing prohls.
Tomorrow Last
To Submit
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I Tomorrow Is the last day set by
the Interstate commerce eomm'i
I sion. In their last decision on the
I Central Oregon railroid ease, for
the-Southern Pacific to submit to
a new contract by which the
Northern line auxiliary would be
granted common user over the S
P. lines from Paunlna to Klamath
Kails.
The last ruling of the commis
sion wss handed down February
28. In the decision the commis
sion stated that the S. P. mnst
submit the contract within l
days. Tuesday, February 21, Is'1
thn 2 Mil day
When Ihe contract Is propored
PROHIS IN NEED
mourn
is OPINION
OF JURIST
Judge
Seeger .Criti-
cizea "Peaches"
. In Decision
CARMEL, N. Y.. Mar. 2J,
CAP). Edward West
.Browning, . wealthy New
York real estate man, today
won his separation suit ag- :.
ainst his ' wife, ' the former
"Peaches" Heenan, in a deci- ,
sion handed down here today
by supreme court Justice A.
H. F. Seeger.
Juotkr Heegrr granted tho sep
aration on the ground of a ban- ,
idonment, dinmlMing Browning'. .
first eaase of action of . alleicmt :
Justice Seeger held that thero
was no evidence to sustain Mr.
Browning's charges -galnsi " her
husband.
Justice Seeger held that the
weight of the evidence waa entire-
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Two Arrested For
Exceeding Speed
Limit Yesterday .
Two motorists fell prey to tho
vigilance ef State Traffic Ofrt-
cer Walter A. Foster who pa
trolled th state highways lit
Klamath yesterday.
Homer Garlrh was arrested on
the charge of speeding on The
Dalles-California highway near
Altamont. Pleading guilty this
morning before Justice of tho
Peaca W. B. Barnes he was fined
110 and cost.
L. P. Montgomery was arrest
ed on the same charge fur
speeding on The Dalles-Calltor-nla
highway between Klamath
Falls and Merrill. He. was'
scheduled to appear before the- '
Justice Of the peaco this uf-ternoon.
Henderson Back
At Desk Today
C. A. Henderson, county agent,
who has been severely ill with
influenza for the past several
weeks was back at his desk
In the county court house today.
Mr. Henderson haa been con
fined , to his home 'on Michi
gan avenue.
Day For S. P.
Railroad Contract
the commission will again pins
I upon It. By Its last derision the
Inter state commerce commission'.!
attitude was found to be as fol-
lows
1. That the Oregon Trunk, rail
road should be given access to th
Klamath basin country and should
share with the Southern Pacific In
the Immense tonnage of this ter
ritory. 2. That the Oregon Trunk's en
trance Into the Klamath basin ter
ritory shall be confined to com
mon user over the S. P. Caieadu
line from Panning to Klamath
Foils, obviating thn nvcessliy i,f
J parallel railroad construction.