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WF.ATH Ml.
OriFOON': ('lonely east and
central and probably ruin over
west ponton tonight and Tues
day. Moderate temperal ura. Freah
and strong southeast wluda.
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1928
Number 6228
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JOHN MEEK" EVADES
WIDESPREAD SEARCH
Ncl of Circumstance mtit Colli-iik-nce
Tlitlitrna Around J-onc-I)
Hrchise III Alwiice
From Klaniulli County l.ci.Dh
ciia Nil Traro I'uuhiI uf
Wanted Mun.
PORTLAND, Ore. Jan. 0,
(A. P.) After niibnilttinjf
bullet fired in practice on
the farm of John Meek, to
inxpector Robert Craddock,
ballistic expert of the Port
land police station, Chief of
Police Keith K. Ambroxc,
of Klanuith Falls, Mid to
day the bullet were the
name us the bullet? which
killed John Ansel.
"They are the same biillcta."
. null) Ambrose. Thn l lnnl.il h Fall"
chief auld he would rut urn to
Ilia home tomorrow nlrht. He
did not care lit dtaciias the ease
lurlher pymllng bla ''(
If John Meek, longer, tripper
and recluse, bnd atepped off the
rank at Redding. California he
could not have dlaappeared more
completely.
Tueaday mnrnlnr thla e'.ualvc
man who la wanted here aa
aspect In connocilnn wl'li the
murder of John 'Anacl. K'umaib
(ihn Htore einiuoye. oo ttta innrie
InX of the lam day -if I '27
drove Into Keddlna. left bla car
III a KuruKo, and diaapi'e.iri'U.
Ai the duya ana cind the l-
(Coullnuad on pa alx)
HAS SUBSIDED
LONDON'. Jan. . IPl-Af. tides
ebbed and flowed without recur
rence of dlaaater, l.nndni, tndnv
dared to hope the nnnrr of the
Thamea had knhaldi'd.
The army of wnrVlnen. who
fon (hi to att'in the null of wat -m
aiifter the re I en of tenor and tie
atructlon and death of Snturdav,
continued , on the U-rl however.
iTPcniiiinitK win un cnniiiiuea un
til after tho blitlt tlidtia of tomor
row. ;
The air nilnlatr y warned of a
probable rennwnl of the (ale
which liroiiRlit th abnormal tide
- and flood of Inat week. The up
per Thamea hod fallen aomewhat
today but waa a' II awolleu.
At. 3 o'clock . tla mornlnx the
tide came and i nt without d
atructlon. Thotv anda of thoae
who dwell by lh rlveraldn went
to bod then, the r vigil uanlnat
I he rtiah of w.' era vndnd for
twelve hours mn i , -
f
THAMES' ANGER
Death Awaits Robbers
as Officers Open Fire
V CHICAOO. inn. 9. (AD Two
men only ten duys out of prison
found death uwalllng thorn lust
nlghl when 'they sought to pick
up the throud of crime which
prison sent'iiicus had cut throe
yotrs ago.
A police Inmhush lay coneenl
ed In the jdindnw of Ibo Bur
lington ruliirnnd station al lSlh
alreet nnd Vcatorn Avomto when
tho two rclcent convicts Vnlen
llnn Rllwn hnd Xohn Honk (.luck
Itiibhll), e.nch 21 wuyliild K. Y.
Iliiliiuist, thentor ownor on his
way hnnyri with his theater's Sun
day roct'lpls.
F.'.even bulliils cnterM Bnnk's
body atid seven In Sllwa's. A
third rubber who hnd romalned
In a waiting motor car, escaped
under la ruin of fire from police
who rtirccd his enr Into tho onrh
wher! It was wrecked. The man
IvaneJ clear, climbed ft-iKt ana
MAN KILLED
AT CROSSING
BY 'CASCADE'
Kl'fiKNK. Ore.. Jnn. 9. A.
IM -Hurry II. Ilklli. 7.
wus killed Instantly at 11:30
Kuurtny morning when t tin rn
(inn of ihn northbound Caa
mil H Limited train, of Hi
H. unborn IMclflc atruik him
near Natron.
lloaklna wan walking In
town with a basket of eggs
ami wltncaaes raid I hat Im
walknt In from nf tha ap
proaching trnlii at a grade
crossing, apparently neither
seeing nor hearing It. Il
lived alone mid la auld to
have three brotticra. Charlca.
Henry and Thnmaa lluaklna.
In llaker. and a atvp-nn In
Eugene. Coroner Hranatelter,
who Investigated, auld the ac
cident waa unavoidable on .tha
purl of the .trainmen.
DORRIS PLANT
INSTALLS NEW
LARGE PLANER
j
txlltKltt. Calif . Jan. 9 Ivun '
Yancey, head machinist for the
Kealeraon l.umbvr mntpuny. la
bttay InalallltK a 10-foot Sox.10
planer In the mill machine ahop
hare. The new. planer weldia
lo.OilO pounda and waa recently
boudit by Mr. Yancey in Seattle
where he waa acnt by hla com-
panv to aecure new equipment. !
1 he addition of thie machine
lo the K.iter4on ahop makea It
poaiible for them to take care of
any Job that may come up. In-
clndliift the P anlna of head
blocka and rarrlnae raila. I
The enUre mill be (one over
dnrliiR the wluteh ahul-dowii and i
will be tuned ui by the time it
la called upon to rcatinio upnr
atlona early lit I he spring.
six kKleIxW
FIRE ON RANCH
RACHA.MENTO. Jan. 9. (P
Death of aix members of a fam
ily of nine. In n fire early yes
terday morning at a ranch house
In the Pacific district near here.
came na one of the moat ( mo
no nie week-end tragedies in cen
tral California. Thoae who loat
their Uvea were: K. Iwokal. 4!t.
vltieyardlat, hla wife, two aona
nnd two daiiKlitrra. . Three other
children tried ineffectively to rea
rue their parents, brothers and
slaters.
OHTIlANDKIl NAM Kit.
SAI.K.M. Ore., Jan. 9. (AP)
M the annual reorganisation of
he public aervlco commfsalon
Saturdny IM Oalrander was elect
ed chairman for 1HI and Hon
F. Forbea wsa reelected secre
tary. During the lust year Louis
K. Dean has served as chairman.
A (iiwcnllivii tlf.l lktvl A
IMUKSTrt AH C.UTIVF.H
IXINUON. Jan. 9. (41 A
Tientsin dispatch to the
Dully Kx-prosa today said
w mat mo nnigian miaainn ai
Tlents In had received a
a. amncirled letter anvlna four
K ,ne.n nrte.ia .li n.
ana numerous t ninese ana
Mongolian girl students had
been held captive by bandits
at Hantnoho, Inner Mongolia f
for three months. The rap-
lives feared that their mas-
sacro was eminent.
T h e lei tera complained
bitterly of Indifference of
Fengllen troops which are
In striking dlatnnce of San-
4 taoho to the captives plight.
wna lost. In tho darkness of a
lumber ynrd.
A mysterious tip concerning
Hie holdup waa given police by
asBialnnt slate's attorney Walker
who hud rerelved It from a Jilted
sweethenrt of one of tho three
men. Walker would not go Into
details concerning the source of
his Information, but snld he be
lieved the robber who escaped
was known as "Stanley." All
three, he milled, hnd come to Ms
attention when ho wb employed
In federal prohibition work,
CHAIN ACTIVITY.
- I'KNDLKTON, Ore.. Jnn. . (A.
IM Tho arrival of a number of
ocean gruln rarrlera In Portland
has caused aitivityin the fen
dlnton grnln -circles and a num
ber of shipments to the roast
port hive been made following a
lull bera rccuutly.
DIRECTORS
r mm
umiiiLu ui
OLMSTEAD
Former President of
! m i ..i m.: l
nuruiwciicrii nauunoi
Bank File Answer
CLAIMS J. WHEELER
ip a r f r n a xr m I T" i
lO AULL I J r I VU 1
Telia of Alleged Acta of Director-
ntr Ibuinl In Oppot lnic Sate of
I'onliinil Telcicmni for flMKl..
(MHt Ca.li; lloltla I'rlie lll'kvl
ImiMirtaiiC lloii.
ItiltTI.AND. A . fAI'l
r.niurr (fliiuilrnil, inriuer ireal-
lent of ilw Nurtliwiilrrii a-
tlonul bank, Mlili It. waa l!o,ulriiilcd
Inat .MmccIi after a "run." filed an
janawrr In fedi-rul court tialny li
a ault hrouiciil uKiilnat lilui and
oilier f'.rmcr dlrcciora of (lie
bnnk by ( lutrlm A. Ilun klinrdl,
a alockhnldcr. llurrklmnH aouuht
to rex'uvrr (IO.lMlt and lntTt"t
fitr lueaee lie rliacir'vl lue to
mUinmtnircmciit of the bank'a nf-
fnlra hy (lie dlrec(iinfc
Olmatcad denied that any act
of hla while director or prenldeut
contributed to the cIrhIiik of the
bank of loai cf ainckholdura. He
aaanrled the bnnk waa aolvent
when .he rc1;ned ua preHblcnt
and director I'ebruary SK, I9J",
and wna aucveeded liy O. I..
Price, trustee of the II. I.. Plt
loc k 'e1ar.
lUvnlla "Hun" '
IteferrlttK to the run on the
,lmk laat March, which he auld
was due to falae anil mallcioua
rumora, he aald U.uuO.OOO was
paid to depoaltora on the first
day cf the "run." In nine
months since the Northwestern'
bank paid to depoaltora $18.-
UUO.U00. all from aaaeta and
none rrom guarantora. He aald
he believed that there would be
t2.nilv.oov available for slock-
imlilera ,
Discussing a loan to J. K. '
Wheeler, Olmstead snld It was
f ,,ni(,,,i ,,t,i, ui i
Queer Quirks
From the Wires
MfillT RAID MKCKHSAKY )
NEW YORK. Jan. 9.;(iT) The
Salvation Army ia to raid C'reen--wlfh
VIllnuA at nlaht lu an ne-f
,rmpt to COI1,ert It. In a dsv-'
I time revival 400 of the army s
rkr. r....art moat of the villace
! asleep except for an excited malei
jwho walloped tha army 1-Mderj
wllh , umbrella. Major James:
lii.r,v n feet 2 laughed the
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mir.i .- ... ... t,.
ItOCUKSTEIl, N. Y.. Jan. 9,
(T Muude Hoyden, who la to
lecture here, has answered a
query as follows: "intil the
church ban a smoking entirely
among ita male members. It Is
not In a very strong position to
dlctnle what Its women mem Iters
should do about It."
Ll'CKY" XO MOHK
. II IV WMH. V, - ,1.
.ii.. t.i. ,,t r..i.ne K. !
k. h.j .... ', ,.i r...r
cnuse he hnd escaped twice nrtor
,,, i -i.,i t B,,i,,al.it,na
r,i...r... ... ...... ,-i...... mi
p.rt, . font n tim s.4 .
Hla body
Identified.
Is among the latest
muvri rn eitii '
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M ADUID, Jan. 9. (,11 Thero
have been 25 deaths from bom-
leg in Kl Hnlas. Morocco. The
Spnnlah government newspaper
tolls of tho effect of drinking
tho liquor. ,
WOOL GROWERS
HOLD MEETING
rr.NDI.ETON. Jnn. 9. (iTl
Between 2S0 and 800 members
o ftho Oregon Wool Growers' as
sociation are here for the annual
meeting of the orKnnliatlnn to
day and tomorrow. Many im
porlnnt Hems, such as grazing formerly of the Sprague River
fees, rail ratea nnd a special Lumber company spent the) part
demonstration of meat cutting few dnys In Klamath Fall vis
are en Ihn two-dny program. 1 Itlng with friends enrou'e auth
Frank llngenhnrlh, president of to New Mexico where they are
tha National Worl Growers' as- now located. Mr. and Mrs.Hol
smiatlon Is hero tor the eonycn-'lnnd stooped at tho hotol Ar-
Vloo. ... ..
Tenl ?onef r
nyiUi ivmiiiaui suuniy
Passes Away Today
In the panning o( David Camp
bell at his Klamnili Falla hom
at 3 IS High street, at ten-thirty
Induy, Klamath county hna loat
one o( the outstanding figures in
the agricultural and 'moral d
vvlopinaul of tha district. A pe
riod ui eighty-seven aplendldly
tilled years In which tha life of
a brave aoldler. aturdy pioneer
atokaan. am reaiful farmer and
ruapoiialble citizen hua
been .
,roulil to a peaceful cloao. aur
i rounded by a taiully wboae metn-
bera have proved worthy of the
Darentaae he had bealow-ed
David Campbell baa reitded In
Klamath county alnce 1HS5 and
aa one of the early aettlera, un
derwent the earrillcea which the
pioneer of thai duy waa com
peted to meet. He ia kuown to
ull tliei older rondouta of this
part Af the alula ua an' upright,
In noruhlu fentleman and hla
deuth today will be noted In
aorrow by a boat of frlenda with
whom he has lived and worked
in the puat.
Mr. Campbell waa born In Ala
bama, February !4th, 1S40. and
removed with hla family to Teria
In 1 HAS. At the outbreak of the I
Civil War in 1 SO 1 he tuliated in I
MF.XICO CITY. Jan. 9. (,71
lyman F. Dr.rher. American mln-
"'K man, wnose nome ia in lot
Angelea. has eacnped from the
bandlla who had been holding
htm prisoner f-r ranaom ever
,Bf "s kidnaped December
Barber, made desperate when
overheard the chieftain of the
bandlta say that he would be
aK'd on 1 ueartny. unless a ran-
some or uoo waa paid, at-
ta:ked his guards on Saturday
nKn' overpowered and killed
four of them wllh atones and
botilna for weapons
The plar from which he es
caped was a bandit camp In the
mountains in the state of Mex
ico about a hulf day's journey
from Cilernnvaea He ran moat
of tho way to. Cuernavaca and)
reached Mexico City last night.
Ill and exhausted from hla ex
periences The 'American embassy has In
formed 4he Mexican foreign of
fice of the circumstances
BANK BOWLING
TCAtlt 7V AfJTITT!
' ' ttAKl l U MC.C.I'
LORENZ GROUP
, K, ni vn.ii
m,.Vpalen F,r" . t",nn1
Un Bowling team Will meet the
I Lorens company team at the al-
leys of the Klks temple tonight
j A hard foH(,nt g,mc pect.
ea ,, teama are considered
unusually strong. The Lorenx
team la determined to Uke the
nnheaten record from the bank
, hoys. The game has been called
, for 8:30 o'clock.
ANNULMENT OF
ADOPTION, AIM
NEW YORK, Jan. 9. 0P1 An
action to annul the adoption by
... .... ...,,. .nu , '
i r'. . Marland, mulll-milltonniro
oil operator, of his foster daugh
"". MIbs Lydln Roberts Marland,
In order that they might be mar
ried, la awaiting a hearing in
the Philadelphia courts, Mr. Mar-
1 land a secretary said today.'
T1" "" womn not "r
Mr Marland s fiancee and ward,
nut Bl, ns nw hy mnrrage.
h,,lnr ono of ,he two children of
1 , ,,,. or ,ho late w Mr.
. nA n ...
nnteil Ihn ehllilren
twelve yenrs neo. George Rob
erts Marland, the other ward, la
now vice president of tho Mar-
land Oil company.
it ine nunuinmni proceedings
are successful, the wedding will
be held nt, the homo of Miss
, Marlnnd's parents tit Flourtown,
Pa., the secretary snld.
IVrinor Hiili'iita Mlt Here
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Holland.
cent wane oere,
YANKEE SLAYS
FOUR, ESCAPES
Company ono of the Tenth Hed
ment o that alate In which be
aerved under (jenerala Kirhy
Hmlth and Bragg in Kentucky.
ri.injwiiiK a iuiiiiiikii He. ,
later ientlfled with the First '
1 e&us Hangers in wnicn ne aerr-
ed the duration of tha war, re
reiving an honorable discharge)
In ls5. ' I
;.-.'K5SL'T."" r,T!Tdnin.!
ttre of
f Tenneae and eniraged In j
U( In Wlae county. Texaa. I
larml
until 1SS5, when the family re-j
moved to Ixirells Lanaell valley.
In eaatern Klamath county. While
cn(a(ed In hla work of atock
ialain( Sir. Campbell served a
number of years aa poatmaater
at Lorulla, waa aeverul terma aa
school director.- road aup.rvlaor
and undertook other civic rnpon
alblliilea In the community life
(J that diatrict. '
' ile la aurvlved In addition to
hla widow, by the following hit
dren. Idi J. (lira. Lou la (ier
beri of Klamath Falla: wyi a o
D. of ixirella. Walter K. or Illy,
Aubrey II. of Klamath Falls,
t'atelle J. (Mrs. Francea Boai
of Donanza; Oscar 8. of Loreiii
and Mabel, E. (.Mm. Dr. (',. H.
J'erryman of Klamath Falla.
GrtEEN't'P. Ky.. Jan. 9. fAP)
1BILENCE
: MENKES Pi
While approximately 1.000 ex-'of
cited and curious visitors from
three states viewed the beaten i
and scorched body or .Mary Slat-
dslene Pitts, three-year-old bihy
here, somesrhere in Kentucky the
child's father and his housekeep
er, secretly jailed to prevent mob
violence, accused each other of
slaying the girl.
The father. Robert Pitts. S5.
said his housekeeper killed the
girl while he was away from his
farm. In an unfinished confes-
sion he accused the woman of I
putting ine uany inrouan i long
course of torture the officers de
clared. He said that she held the
baby over a stove until Its back
waa blistered and scorched and
then Vhen the wounds had part-
ly healed, rubbed salt and tur
pentine Into them and later tried
twice to bang the bihy in the
barn, lie declared the. woman
did thla because she feared the
bahy'a mother, who bad left
Pitta, might return.
Mrs. Marie Frailer, the house
keeper, who is an expectant moth
er, said Pitts killed the girl lie
cause he wants me to hang.'"''
INSTALL LATE
MODEL STICKER
IN MILE PLANT
DORRIS. Calif., Jan. 9.
Thia week the Dorrls Lumber &
Moulding company Is hnsy In
stalling a new sticker, the addi
tion of which was made neces
sary by the Increasing demand
tor fine mouldings mado upon
this- firm. -
The new machine la of the
very latest mcdel. Is equipped
throughout with ball bearings
and all other late improvements
in fact it Is the very Inst
word In moulding machinery.
MALIN CARRIER
70 l?J7 ATA M jVn;
av -"-
Announcement of tho holding
of a civil aervlco examination for
a rural carrier on the Mnltu
route has been made for Feb
ruary first In thla city.
The date of examination will
be at at til on admission cards to
be mailed to applicants after the
close of rorelpt of applications
and will be about ten dnys after
that date. The salary of a rurul
carrier on a standard dally wugon
route of 24 miles is $1800 per
annum, with an additional 130
per nillo per annum for each
mile or major friction thereof in
excess of 24 miles.
' 1-ft For Cnllfornln
Mrs. Gloria Warren of Tho
Boston Reauty Shop left on this
afternoons train tor San Fran
cisco and other Kay cities where
she will spend thn coming fnrt-
nignt witn relatives ami irienns.
Mr. -Warren will Join Mrs. War
ren at Dunsmiilr and go on south
for the (ortnjghu
PROMINENT
BASIN
ION TRIAL
i
Case
of State Veru
Chcrle. Walker Opens
, in Circuit Court Today
CHARGE DEFENDANT
WITH THEFT OF COW
IwMerution I'uahed by Klamath
Caitb-mevV . AwMKiatlon; Hor
ace M. Manning, lrominewt
Criminal Ijmyer, Retained aa
Special I'roaecntor n Trial
What irlree proniJae of helnx
one. of the moat colorful ami arn
aatioaal Irlala In tlie rrininaal an
niila of Klamath county opened
thie morning when Charles Walk
er, well known Klamath farmer,
went on trial before Circuit
Judge, J. I'. Campbell on the
charge of cattle ruMlinx.
With the Oregon City Jurlt
urging that no delay hold np the
trial, the Jury waa selected by
12:43 p. m. The court earns In '
aeaalon until the jury box was
full.
Following la the jury:
Kay Cooper Lnther H'"k'e,
John Y. Tiptbn, Harry Wbltby,
Frank Franktort. V. D. haner-.
lee. -Carl Lang. B. Itohinson, M. j
Landis. Frank Orayba 'l. (ieorge
Keifer and J. Fairclo. - I
Opening statements were Iniquiat bedroom, police reported.
progreas this A'teraoou and court
! ?, " "'"rJZ 'M
ed to the stand before the close
tha case ihia afternoon.
. j d g e Campbell cleared the
"decks" for action In abort order
when he overruled two motions
by the defense, one for a change
of venue on the ground that tho
case had been given too mhch
prominence.
Another motion asking that
four indictments against Walker
be set aside on-the ground that
the grand jury wnicn returned
the indictments hid been illegal
ly held over from the preceding
term of court, was also over-
ruled by the jurist.
Judge Campbell la presiding In
the case aa the result of an af
, Continued on page
With the date of the Fort
Klamath-Crater Lake ski rare six
vnab. rff tha ftrat Iva ente'inta
, ,
uaie Bl II liu ii uvju (.iicti jjiss.1 t ik. i ym-
tlon In the famous race and al
ready have established training
quarters at the Fort, according
to long distance report todav.
They are H. Huckley land Ad
Oppedard. Klamath Falls, and
formerly of Bend.
Immediately following the an
nouncement of the date of thei
ski race, communications began '
to pour In to the committee In ,
charge from all over the Pacific
northwest.
The Klamath Hardware com
pany of Klamath Falls has writ-
ten the committee that it will
cooperate to make the second an-
nual Kiamatn winter carnival a
success by donating a valuable
merchandise prize.
P.ans are going forward to
make the "Hoo-Doo" dance
,hP 1
Fort Klamath community hall
Friday. January 1.1, a county
wide affair. Receipts from the
dance will he used to swell the
purse for the ski rare to Crater
lake.
REPAIR PHONE
r flUF-TY". AJflT
JitiiCi M Kj LtSl Hi
Linemen of the Klamath Tele
phone company are at work to
day repnlrfng the Fort Klamath
Crater Lake telephone lino which
htis been out of order since the
recent snow storm. Severul trees
which were blown down In a
blizzard fell across the line. ,
Hcblgo Thla Coming Hnturdni
Plans have boon completed for
the bridge over which members
of the Wednesday club of St.
Pant's Episcopal church will pro
stde on Saturday afternoon. Jan
nary 14 at the parish house. It
Is planned that at least 15
tahlaa will be In play during t,he
afternoon,.
KLAMATH MEN
TO ENTER RAGE
DISEASE OF
SHEEP CAUSE
OF BIG LOSS
SAI.F.M. Ore.. Jan. 9. (A.
P.) Over ll.ODO.eo worth of
aheep have died In Ore(on In
the iaat year, and loaaea alao
have been heavy In Idaho,
from af form of paralyala
canaed by improper food and
water and lack of water dur
ing the cold aeaaon, accord
ing to reporta received by Dr.
W. II. I.ytle. atate veterinar
ian. Auto-intoxication la aald
to be one eymplon of the dia
eaae. ,
Dr. I.ytle baa advlaed sheep
men to Increaae the concen
trate food, decreaae coarae
aubatancea and to (ivc the
aheep warm water at leiat
once a day during . tevere
weather. He also advlaes walk
ing the animala at least three
miles daily.
WHO DID FIRE
SHOT? PUZZLED
POLICE QUERY
PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. 9. UP)
Police today were investigating
an early morning family row in
which Charles LlndquUt, 35, was
jabot twice.
u , hoapltal with a
J " "
wounded nose and arm. declared
he shot himself, while Mrs. Lind
quist, avowed ahe shot him "be
canse he waa mean to her.'
The shooting waa at 4 a. m.
Mr. Lindquist was released soon
after Lindqnlst arrived at the
hospital, where he was said to be
recovering rapidly. She joined
her husband. A. half bottle of
moonshine was found in the Lind-
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PLO WS BA TTER
AT DEEP SNOW
PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan.: 9. UP)
Rotary snow Blows were batter
Ing at drifted snow and ice today
to clear the Colombia highway
between Crown Point .and Cas
cade Locks. Meantime traffic
through the Columbia Gorge Is
possible between Portland and
Hood River via the north hank
highway and the Bridge of the
Gods.
County authorities re making
surreys of the snow drifts to de
vise plans to prevent recurrence
of the blockade In future years.
Following a balmy Sunday
there was a freeze here last
night. Moderate temperature and
rain is promised.
APPROVE PROBK.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. (AP)
Tha home today approved
President Coolldeas proposal for)Lamplot- M. Landls. Frink Gray
creation of a commission to in-1 baeJ Jonn Anderson. H. J. Sar-
vestigate the sinking, of the sub-.
marine o-a.
BOIl.DK.R HITS HOME!
lili.lilir, m iLb M.e.r.1- w ;
.
PONTARDAWE. Wales
: Tn O
(,P) Three sound
sleepers live in this little
Glamorganshire village.
They are the children of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Jenkens.
When a ten ton boulder
speeding down a 150 foot
hill crashed Into their home
and wended its way through
bathroom and kitchen, the
three children continued to
dream. They did not nwak
nntil their parents rushed in
expecting to find them dead.
a The house waa complete- a
lv wrecked but no one was
hurt.
'4 .be 83 on February 14.
State Grants Leeway to
Hickmam Defense Lawyer
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 9. (API
I The' state has waived statutes
Korerning the admission of evl -
- (jmice In California courta to per -
mit a thorough examination of
William Edward Hickman at his
sanity hearing January 25. Je
rome Walsh of defense counsel
announced today. .
The young Kansas City attor
ney who returned last' night to
collect evidence and summon wit
nesses from this section, exhib
ited a document signed by Asa
Keyea. district attorney nt Los
Angeles, agreeing the defense
could assemble data In any way
possible.
W'llsh denied reports ha had
formally demanded a purported
second confession by Ihe confess
ed alayor of Marian Parker, which
It was said, had. been withheld
by the state.
A
CLEAR OVER
22
Total in 19 27 Exceed
That of Previous Year
by $1,494,402.03
LAST FOUR MONTHS
EACH YEAR BUSIEST
XovemlicT of Laat Year Hecoril
Month WifS Total of 2.3M.
740.77J Fict Part of Year In
clined lo be Quiet (iradually
. 1 (iainlng In Late Winter and
' Karly HprinftY
Indicating growth, devel
opment and prosperity of
Klamath announcement was
made today by E. M. Bubb,
vice president of the Amer
MILLION
ican National bank, that.
bank clearings for the year
1927 have established a new
record in this city, exceed
ing the previous high mark
by $1,494,402.03. . ' "
Ba-fck clearings bandied by
Klamath Falls hanks during the
past year total 922.032. SST.B9: In
1928 the prevlou" 'rh record-
clearings totalled $20,5:tH,4M.V!i6.
A an index to the general
.condition " of a 'Country, bank
clearings are recognized as re
liable. '
Survey of the report , Issued
by Mr. Bubb shows that during ,
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NAME THIRTEEIi
Oil JURYPANEL-
Thirteen Klamath citizens were
drawn from the Jury list Satur
day to complete the Jury panel
from which, will be selected Jur
ies to sit In Judgment at a num
ber of criminal trials In circuit
court during the next two weeka.
Those who ere notified to ap
pear for Jury- servire included
the following: John Cacka. Jaa.
Colahan. J. Y. Tipton, Roy Orem,
H. E. Hanger, E. L. Arant. Frank
,fl!e Roy cooper and Glenn In-
man.
BABY BORN TO
MURRAY FAMILY
Announcement of the arrival of
a baby son to Mr. and Mrs. Percy
If.. ,1,1. !.,.. will l. .... .1 -
i DlUllttJ Ul tula i.i-,f ... a ca.a
with Interest by their friends
throughout Klamath county. The
I child was born on Frliiy at the
, Klamath Valley hospital
Mr. Murray la one of the well
known young business men of
this city and is part owner in tha
Klamath Falls Creamery.
A REAL RECORD
NEW YORK, Jan. 9. (At Mr.
and Mrs. Ellhu Root hare just
: observed their 50th anniversary
lot their wedding. Mr. Root will
, "Hickman told me he did the
I whole thing," Walsh said, "and
JI believe he told the truth, !
, do not believe the purported sec-
ond confession exists."
He declared that the state and
the defense were united In Ihe
desire to "assure the world Hick
man wilt have a civilised trial."
Wala said the proaecutor at
tended him every poaatble cour
tesy. -'
Walsh announced. Mrs. Eva
Hickman would beSummoned
from her home here aa one of
the principal witnesses for her
son. He aald he did .not plaa
to oall the youth's alster,
J. P. Coatello. deputy district
attorney, accompanied Walsh to
Kanaas City, lie plana to collect
evidence from lllfkman'e former
association here and la othf
toathwest steles.