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anil Thursday. prbally rain In
the extreme north and extreme
wesi portions. .Moders' Inn
pcrature. Strong southerly winds,
lit times gules.
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, . WEDNESDAY, JANUARY H, 1923
Number G230
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RANKS
T
D FOR
YEAR 1927
Building in Klamath Falls
Topped Only by Port
land and Salem
S. W. STRAUS REPORT
REVEALS STATISTICS
Eugene's Tulnl EM.vdeil by Near
I) llillr Mllll. Ml Indium: l-n
(iinmli mill Mi'dforil owr Mil
Urn Ifcilliir l'. lilncl Itccoi.t
Ailiitncil li City In I'liit Vi'ur.
live vear. Kli.rn.th VMRICHARD HOVEY
y u u r,
utiiiulrt third in litiililiiitf ac
tivity for thu year 1027, ex
coi!(lf(l only hy. Portland,
thu Htate metropolis, and
Salem, thu Kta.C capital and know exactly oli.it our future
( oiid liirirt-Kt citv in the ' ,llH"" "
ntioiiti inrKLNi iuy in inc. Aji thul VM n hii(
Htutu, UCCordinir to IllUlUll I llovey. prominent Sun Kranclwu
report of thu S. W. Straus i'V"''1!,'. ""l""r
I pine hulilliiKa III Klunuiili. would
company h national huildiiiK , ay resuming the pouiiiiutv of
iiirvnv ili.iuirlmi.nt un. ""airiirtlini nf a now mill In
nouiu'i'd today.
Hiirh illl.-a a M..ir..nl, In
Crinili. Aalnrla. Mnmhrit'lil uml
KiiKiif nru fur Ix.li.w lh. Klani
ftlh murk
runa anrvy rrpilllw
Klair- III l ul a wllh a lnt.il Ill
Tout i .nt In hullitliia: (i.r IVil (if
tl. ton. SSI. Kiiloma luial naitrp
KalM f 2,i 2 .r..& 7 7 ; I'unlitiul'a -.-
ht.i.i.'.z; kiik, (. i i.; i:.
anil Mi'ilfnid'a r. 1.1 5;'.
Krutii tin. aiuiiiliinliil nf iiiunbir
of IiiiIIiHiik iHTinlia I iki'ii mil
ct i. rt UK thu your, Klnninlh Kulla
la aiTimit In t tin ntnti. wllh a
total of inn or nn nvcratti of up
I.tiulmately iwo each buslniws
day Permits taken out In Si
totalled u;l; In Poriluud. 1I.21H.
1 he Slrjua Survey pluies Mum-
nm runs uiiiriii in oiii.iiina nir
he luoliin or lleceltltler wiltl a 1
totnl of ICl.Kr. The December
total was exceeded by Poriluud, ,
Hnlem iind Kugeno.
In general, building during
192" was not as active as In the ,
preceding your. Only one city
La Cru mln. revealed a marked
Increane over 192il.
Following li a l.iliuhitl.in rnm
pnrlug building: '
Iti-J7 Itv nun
Piirtliinil
2S.073.U.2 U2.BSS.S75
Siilcni
.2,825.677 2.9.H.10I
hliutinlli I'alls
1.9211.221
2.S37.r.8J
1 ,r.4.-..4 75
3&H.SS2
KuaN'iio
1.4.14.742
I
itso,ri2s
C .-,1.152
l.a (.rittnle
Meilfonl
Mocilifl.lil
168,425
3 HI. 8.15
A-lorn
158.11113
S71 7 I
(311.815,20.1 Total (41,1147.040
AIICIIIK I.. WISIIAItll
( ASK IS CONTIM Kl
Trial of Archlo L. Wlshnrd,
originally set for this mouth, hits
been coullnued until the June dm today thut Leon Trouky. one
term or court by nn order of . time power In the t iiuncll of sov
Jiulgn J. I'. Cnmptie'.l. The June lei KuhhIii, liua rel,i,cd to lenve
term opens the third '.Moudny In .Moscow despite onli is for hln
jnno I banishment. ..a
NICARAGUAN GUARDS
STOP BRIEF UPRISING
MANAMA. NIcnrnRtta, Jnn. 11.
(If-) A short lived revolt In Horn-
Oltlln, depnrlineiit of Cliinnndega
was ended by loyal Nlcarngiinn
national gunrdnmen nnd they
were In c nlrol of (he situation
todny, n.irlno corps lieniliinrtcrn
nnuoiiuced.
The revolt followed the deser
tion oi i. number nf members nf
Ihe na'lotiiil gunrd, Inspired nc
cori;ing to murine li.Miliiuurier.i,
by follower! of the i bid Ren
cm! August Inn Hirndlno.
A mnrlne delacltmeiit was senl
lo Horn Jtllln when It was reported
the whole town wua lu revnll.
While they were on their wuy
Ihe cheering word wns received
tit hndquni'ters Hint loynl Iroopn
.bad gullied ronlrnl of thu town.
' A tuarlno corps pliino enguged
cn o phuioicrup lilc mission vtah-
C A. CORNELL
CRITICIZED
BY SWINDLER
I'OIITI.AM). Or. Jm. II.
AIM - Following h Irlul III
which a Klniitath tl.-pi.iy almr
(ff ijiti'Mf lohcl NiircrtinH'nt
Rri'iK'N method of olilnliiliiK
fVltllir, (il'Hl't It mini, uwulltt
to nti-nm hr JimIki- ltiMii.
Tho woman, trr'tU wllh
lien l.lllu for iiIIk'(1 lliiior
cliHifiai ton i,n tho I mil in rn-
(rvittlou At ChUlMltlH, WHR
found k it I It y nil oiin count Inln
trly. Lllln whh n(tiH tI.
Jnn HwliMl.'ttr, Kltimuth coun
ty il.-piily ulu-riff, iftttiricil
I lut t riun Corni'll, Indl.tii wr
vice iiifciit mid Hinr witnt f r
i hi proMiM-uiton had told him
til it h", Cornell. nlWrtyn look
a pint of llitior with hi in wlifii
ho went on u mid, tlutf hln
n h wurrnnt would produc e
ir hf lutlwl to find vlilmct'. -
M o. Wilkin. lrf.-n-.. nt
torwy todny fiiVd motion In
nrrvMt of Judrmiit UIh wjt
put ovi-r for iwo wii-kt for nr
tfitmMit. HAS LITTLE TO
SAY OF PLANT
"Nn. Wf'v nothing lo pay nl
llila lime III (ml, we do mil
Klamath cottnly. .
.Mr. Hoey, It Is undersl od
U illtercsle.l with Willis Wnlkei
In i out e ni pin I ed lumber oper-1
nilon In the K uninlh country lie I
I arrived this nioii.lng i.ud plana I
lo rumaln In this city for sev
eral days attending (u biiHlnetn
mailers.
CRITICISM OF
STERILIZATION
IS NOT UPHELD
HAI.KM. Jan. 11. (At Cling
cs made by Hr. li. I!. Suapp, o(
Salem, that the state Hierllln.-
,, , wa tnK ,nl,,.d nl '
Ihl. nt f1)r the fee-t
, uilnded were nrt upheld by
n, ,tti ,i,r, nf ptiRenlra yc
...r.l.... i ri...
, (..ii,.n ...,i n.i..n...i ...
nr, Snupp's statements. The
churges wns made by Snapp In
ronnecilon with the case of
.i, wellvn Hill nMde. !!. who re-
..nilv eaf'i...fl fr,,n, lin Inullt...
Hon and whom Siiulin declared
ns not feeble minded. He
objected to Hterlllintlnn of the 11- In order to prepare their
youth, which In required at the , canes, both prosecutrr and de
Inmltutltn before he can be re- fense nltorneys lodny secured
leased. The slnte hoard endorsed '
the recT,n,.da1.. of Snperin-lhn.
endent J N M.il.h Ihut the hoy
be nterllUed.
S. P. OFFICIAL
VISITING CITYr
Paying Ills first official visit ,
to Kliimath Fulls since hU pro
motion to ntHtntnnt superintend
ent nf the Shasta Division, J. J.
Sullivan 'vlslled Klamath Kails
yesterday. Mr. Sullivan, who
makes ins iieniiqinriers in iiuna
muir, fi'.ls the vacancy left by
T. J. Foley, wlm has been trans
ferred tn Ogden.
TIIOT.KY WOX'T I.KAVK
LONDON,' Jan: 11. (,TV l'n
crnflrmed reports readied Lon-
cd yesterday near Trlnlilnil. mid
way between Mnniigun anil (Jul la
II. It waa the second criiMh In
two days. Murine hcudquiirters
said Ihut both plnnns were old
machines of n lypo now being
superceded.
Tho machine burst Into flames
when il hit thn ground nnd was
destroyed. The pilot and photo
grapher were mil Injured.
Marines killed a lunn on Irlul
for murder nt Minefields when he
uttempted lo escnpe. P. Kscobnr,
Ihe accused man, dashed nwiiy as
a marine corps lli'iilennnl start
ed to lock him up In prls .n on
his return from thn court hiiiis".
When his command l stop
went unheeded, the lieulennnt
fired and hit Fwnlnir in the left
shoulder. Two enlisted murines
then opened flro and Escobar (ell
mortally wounded,
C. WALKER
CASE GIVEN
10 JURORS1
rrial Draw to Close
Shortly Before Noon !
After Arguments
CROWD IS THRILLED
WITH STRONG PLEAS
Knur I'l.Milnir AiiriinieiilN Mailt liv
Ijiuym for II i' I f ii r nml
ritotc; llutncf l. MiuiiiliiK '
H r r I . I rriMMi'tiinr, 0xni
' M:nii I'IohIiik I'Icm lo Jiiri.
J putd a very proper compliment to (
I'iiIi of lhuilei Walker, old- the larxe ui tendance tlut Kuth-'
line iel,. in of kliiiiimli uml ii ' red to welcome Mr. tlat. M.
tell k.,o miichcr or la.UK. II' , ,'ur.ry '""' "rchiMtra fur-
..,., ... ,.. ,.,.. , "'"hed nn e.cepiloual proBram
.allc). icI.mI In the luiii.l. or.)llirllll ,,, ainll( r ,.
twelic Juron. ihU nliini.min In1 CoininiHHloner lintea aet at real I
win..- Iiniida tlir ploil
by . Clrcuil Juiltte J. I'. I'umi
In'II shortly nft.'r noon. tiMlny.
Walker in clrircd with the
tliefl of a cow from I). H. Mln-
u!. I.nngell valley r incher. Ilia
trial, one of the most setiHtitional
criminal actions that has taken
place In Klamath circuit court,
huh mi Its third day today.
llefore n court room p.u ked
to tlie bnk vwiIIh uml overflow
lug Into the upper court Iiou-m
coi rldor. nitortieys for siiile Hint
dffene duliveied dramatic flnul
urkumcntH for and aaainut tlv
alleged cattle rustler whnse nr
r.Mt was partlully due to the ac
tivities of the Klnmith Cattle
men's saiulallnn.
II. trace M. .Manning. peclal
nrosecutor for the state, ooened
lor the state uud for nearly Iwo
hours reviewed evidence of the
prosecution. Ho wns followed by
Sam A. Jctmore, prominent trial
lawyer of laikevlcw and K. H.
A"""r"1 ' Mmut li Ml . rep-
1l'","",,.sl. V. T!''' A,
""" . ' ' ' lM,I"-"n
I the state
The slute contended that Walk-
.1er stole Hie MInuiH cow nnd con-
verted Ihe brand on the animal
no nn lo dlnkulse Its identity and
ownership. Walker claimed that
he had purchased the cow from
Ml mi Is.
i,':T I'OTI'OVK.MKVT
XKW IIAVKN. ('our... Jan. It.
Postponement in city court of the
ri ill loe
for I. v.,, .,,
r liirged .1 h x In a.ing a . itv "rrtl-
nance prohlblilng llKtriliiiton
ni nnuniiins in nn niivcrtiiiim na
ture. The subject muller of Ihe
hills had o do with a labor (I la
ment.
Queer Quirks
Ft'om the Wires
Sin.t.iiiio DON Vi m TO
l:I.IMI.TK COLDS
nALTIMOUK, Jan. It. a1)
a girt or ii:.ooii in to be do-
voted lo search fcr a rare for
tho common cold, which with
Us consequences In regarded hy
Dr. John J. Abel, as the great -
est cause of Impairment of ef- ha reve lled that actual deposits
flclency from youth to middle of money coining under county
age. The donor Is tho chemical nurveillnnco and direction aggro
fnundnlion and tho research will 'gated (SS7,8r.3.52 nt the close
be hy Dr. Abel, professor at J :hns , ,h vrnr i917. on jnB 30,
Hopkins, who is noted for appll-; i;;7, n,,, balance lu the bank
cation of medical problems. Four siowed (S12.s41.45.
or every ten men unit seven or,
excry ton women are disabled
ny coins every yenr.
now
DO
.MEN
AMKKU'AN
DOMINATE?
NEW YORK. Jan. 11. P
Lndy Hny-Drummond-May, Hell
ish feminist, la here lo study a
... .51... ...1........ A l.,..i ..-!,
....., -
American women dominate.
When women have never made
history," shu remarked, "and yet
1 have heard nil your American
women nto slender."
HINtiElt HAS llltKAKDOWN
Tl'CHON. Arl Jan. It. (Pi
Madame Ernestine Schumnn
llelnk, noled singer, who hud suf
fered a breakdown cn her con
. .... 1 i 1...
ceil tour 01 inn Mininweni, in
IniT removed from lllsbee to San
I t l t d r II ,". re
o h" Vn li v Her
engagements ire T
ZZZ l no" .'rioi..U 'A
,laicd. .
C. E. Gates Gives
Insight Into Road
Situation in Basin
Anyone who fulla to appre- rardlnpt hlchwaya. and Mr- (itIM
rlatH Ort-Kou would have hin at;r.d Ihut tlmy had a pTfert
inlKli'y unromfortulile al thu riKhl lo line coiifldciKc In prery
i liamhvr of riiinincrci foruin ; lKdy and evftrythluit aftr belnx
of .M"dford d.-llnrid what un-i
qiiitloiiuiy waa one or thn ooat : to tlinde peopln be adurraKHd tna
fr-iion li'i-tiini that haH len , ponltivi. atalemnt to the fffirrt
heard In K'amath Kulla. nhiit all rontracta had tM'en let
I in liii .l with a fi'illnit lhal'and it la now mere miller of
thla ninte la eullili'd to Ihe aup- hard work on the part of cou
pon of people who derive their trarlora to flnlah Ihe Job.
living within lia hnrdera. the; The apeaker told the chamber
atatu hlxhway commlaaloner apoke .
in a direct inunuer ttut all could
underaiund. !
The iiieetlnit wna Klven In hon-'
or of Mr. (iuten' vlalt lo Klani-
ui li and llert Hull an toaMniaiicr
all IhouKh of Southern OreKon
being nex.ected by the Htate high
way department when he lo'd I
Lake county people they had.
riuihlng to worry about for the
Klumai h-l.akevlcw highway would
be completed thin year. It seems
lhi.l l.akuvlew people were los- tone" are described as progress
ing faith In any prnmlxes re- Ing satisfactorily.
: S. F. EXGURS10MFIND NO TRACE
BEIi PLANNED
Announcement that the South-1
ern Pacific is ugaln considering
running a nonular excursion to
Sn KrnnMirn uoniewhiit nn t lie
a into lianla as the one handled
by the chamber of commerce last
t..i ..i .... 1 1
Miller, dlmrlct fielcht and pas-
uu.ivi.r ntfiiMi
A-enr.li... ' m ir Mi'ler i h
i. .A..i.. ........ i.-i k l..ii.
ubout five o'clock Kridnv after-; revolver picked up on Hroad
noon. Kebruury 17 and arrive Inlstreet yesterday afternoon by 1.
San Krunclsco Ihe following I K. Heck, employe of the Califor-
i.. . i .
The rate has not yet been de-. was woklng on a I opco tine tn
.i...... ..... -in ... .'.!. .,.,i ,,,,l,l..H nmo
...tew u.,.,.., nn. irr
what belter than tho rate given
last July which wns (IS for the
round trip, with a seven day
limit, according to Mr. Miller.
"This should give the school; been discharged and the hammer
teRchers and other local people t was down.
an opportunity to spend Salurdoy Police are attempting to estab
nnd Sunday in the hay district ; llsh ownership of the death-re-and
aKow them lo return on any. reiver and are naturally a'.iempt-
i . , , . ,
, g .elX of
Ln yf.. M Mu(,r I 'u ( M h,.
one Interested can aislst in call-1 If the gun found was the re
Ing the local office declaring volver which killed Ansel and If
their intentions of making the Meek was the guilty man, th"
trip. The definite d He will be question has been raised why he
'announced later.'
The financial ship of the roun -
iy nf
FMCE Si
! (IN FUFN KM
U I llt.il I IL.L.
Klamuth is on an even!",!,u !ru,, - i.
keel and
la sailing Into and
straight.
1 in her seml-hnnual
report.
' County Treasurer Clara Houston
in actual dollars nnd cents.
n,. f (.3H.fj8S was ex-
ncudcil on various public pro-
I Jects in Klnmath county III 1!27.
""".This includes a:i money derived
'from taxation, city state and
' .,T'y. ,.,aS' dl',.,;;r;
nt,,. i.i.i,-. I'n'jiim ,i,.,
nature.
... ... .-
Bids for tho Klnmath county
, .,.. ,, . ., ,,.
;
ed Saturday nfternoon hy the
county court, It was announced ,
. today.
VC0.00Q FIRE
HITS MODESTO
"ODI'STO Cn'lf.. .'"i. 11.
ui ...,.,. n,.n-..mnn.
r.. ..
and liparilll.-nis II. Hie heart ol
.he l iVslne". db ric here l,st
n Ighl Tnil did dan age exceeding
(in . 0" bene It was controlled li
! The fire broke out la the Lat. 1
I department ilore. '
dm for o many year. It man!
that the pronoaed reduction In
atute automobile llcensea would
be fatal to the hiKhway proeram
for It would atop the moment
auch a meaaure carried. The rea-
aon beltiK pluln that no money j
would be avullahle under the pro-
pimird UcenHc fee.
Tn, dinner todav ra a de-
iiB-htf.il affair and waa largely
a,.no by both the city and
country.
'
,(.;(M K( IK.VTISTS HAVK
ltKl IIIKAS
Fr.ANKKOItT-OX-MAI.V.
Jan.
11
Un (ierman aclentlata hope
to make sugar out of air.
pertinents In a syndicate lahora-
OF JOHN MB
With John Meek. Ansel mur-
I der suspect, still at large, and
with no definite clue of his
' wherahoilts. Klamath authorities
lute yesterday and today concen- j
, tralt-d on another link In the;
rti.ni ... ..iHun,. trnthered to -
gcther since tho b.utal killing 01
ih. Ansel lv.einher 31 and
i h t-ni I n n of t he (! nn st ore sa f :
TUi -i.,a ! a I4.n cflliher
M: n..nn inau, ,...mitnnv Mem
. ..v ,,.,.;
thu weapon In Ihe high grass. It
was me caliber gun' from which
'the liullet which killed Ansel
! had been fired. One shell hail
, . k.i.nM ... ,,.
threw the weapon and such a
peculiar weapon, tco in a com
partively conspicuous place fchen
It would have lieen possible' for
him to toss It Into the Upper
Klamath lake which he followed
nn his way to and from his lone
ly cabin.
E. C. Meek, a brother of John,
told the press last night that he
' waa convinced cf his brother's In
nocence not enly from the stand-
; lolnt of general character but
; ,,, he saw Metk nc had $1()0
In money and that if he had been
In need al any time, all he had to
do was to ask his father or broth
er for financial help.
GEORGIE DIXON
OUTPOINTED BY
. JOE ANDERSON
PORTLAND. Jan. 11. (VP) Je
Anderson. Covington, Ky light
l,en vvwelirlit .outnolnted Georgia
Dixon, Pr.rtlnnd. In their 10
round main event here last night
and was awarded the derision.
Anderson s greater P'rtence
ailll SliperiOl ...fahik, nimii; .,-
I,.d him very materially.
1'IAdll S IIIOWI. llillinril - ,,v
he landed but he lacked aggres-
" .,, ... ,,,
'
round.
PORTLAND MAN
IS KILLED BY
INBOUND S. P.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan 11. (tT.
P i 4iriiclc hv ihe cncine of All
. .. ... .......
Inbound Sotltneril l-acltic train,
Henrv Jnnue... 79. wns Instantly
kil'.e. near here last night. The
accident occurred at a grade
crossing which. Jnnt.en w. walk
lag over. , .
Al TORNEYS
STRIVE 10
SAVE RUTH
Last Minute Attempt to
Spare Mrs. Snyder from :
Gallows Considered
GRAY CALM AS TIME
OF EXECUTION NEARS
Woman Ik Wry Xmoun and I'n
l(lf to hint Any Solhl Koh;
Have Mdrb IIom for IjiM Iio
nt 4 Ili pili-Vi hy (.civ. Al. Kmith
XKW VOKK, Jan. II. (Al)
TIip tlir iiifinrMT f rouns4l
fur Mi-. Itutli SnvlT wtnt Into
ronft'inrr tliU nrirruooti to plun
laM niomi nt nttmtit to navr
'"T 'ro,n "lertrlr chair to-
morrow niht arel an hiiur and
I a half later were Mill in connul-1
, IJ.tl.in. I
samuel Miller, chief roundel
for (iray. said that he too planned '
last move for his client, but
Just what form it would take
wjs left in doubt.
The conference of .Mrs. Sny-1
ui. a i ji wui. inau ' net en-
ary by heated differences among
mem concerning which move
should be made for their client
or whether any move should be
made.
OSHINOINO, N. Y . Jan. 11. (A.
P.I The breakfasts ordered to -
uay ny .virs. rtutn hnyucr and
Henry Judd tiray. tlie next to
last breakfast they will ever eit
unless the courts stay their exe
cution, were cited by prison at-
tendants as an indication of the
different way the two prisoners
are facing imminent death
1 i.ray. cairn ana resigned, ate
t toast and coffee and a large bowl
of cereal. Mrs. Snyder, who has
merely
uicciri
remuinca unreconciled
, sippea a small glass or orange
Juice, refusing all solid food.
harden Lawes said that neith-
' er nrtsouer nao rean ine mnrn n.ir
i-e-.j. ..v. i m urejsiasi naa
not heard that Governor Smith
. . .
I " aenieo tneir piea lor a stay
of execution. The warden added
that both sensed the fact that
the governor would not intervene
to save them.
"They have no great hopes."
he said, "so when they do hear
. (Continued on page 51
DE MO LAY WILL
BE GUESTS OF
LULAL LODGE1"- I'rofessor Paul T. Jackson.
Jiss Lelaine West, Misses Alexis
iLle. Jeanette Ehulti, Maryellen
In courtesy to the Order of itradfnrd. Lorin Oshcrn and Bill
DeMolay. members of the Calvary Hayden will leave Klamath Falls
Commandery N'3. 1. Knights Ula motor earlv Thnrsdav morn-
Templar will he host this eve -
ning at .Mascnic nan. At tn;s The party is making the trip
time the young men of the Or- ln the Havrten car and will re
der of DeMolay will exemplify , tl.rn t Klamath Falls on Sun
tnelr work on this first official day. Representatives from the
visit to the Knights Templar. 1 virions high schools throughout
At the conclusion of the ses-'the state will be in attendance,
sion the Calvary Commandery a is thought that close lo 400
will entertain their guests at a will be present.
bajiquet which for this date will
supplant the usual dinner of . CAN'T REPEAT
Commandery Supper club. A full . DENVER. Colo ! Jan 11. (V
attendance of the Knights Tem- p( Don Long. 126, who knocked
plnr Is anticipated and visiting out Mickey Cchen. 125. a month
brothers are Invited to attend. a.0. gained onlv a draw In their
ENGINEER VERY
NERVOUS AFTER
slaying four
MEXICO CITY. Jan. 11. (IP)
The condition of Lyman F.
Barber, the American mining; en
gineer who killed four guards In
a successful escape from Mexican
j bandits who held him captive
iinee weens, was siiKiuiy worse
today.
Mrs. Barber said he was suf
fering from extreme nervousness
and weakness.
Barber arrived here Sunday,
e'ter making his wild break for
liberty two davs before he was
, to have bwen exctited bv his enn-
to have bwen exctited by his cap
tors.
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4 fUUU I AnI.t,C. J 1
BALBOA, Canal Zone. Jnn.
It. P) Colonel Charles A.
' Li nil berg h todav hocame the
. .. . , :
guesi 01 mo zi.uuu Americans
In the Cannl Zone, visiting the
city at Balboa after Ma sluy at
Panama City where ne landed
Monday from San Jose. Co...
K'ca. y. Tl
HOOVER GETS
SUPPORT OF
TOM, HENRY
.WKHT OHANfiK. X. J.. Jan.
11. i&) Caught toitether once
aitaln by eaxer intervlewera.
Henry Ford and Thomaa A.
Kdlroc tcday faced the uiuul
barraxe of quentlona which
ranxed from request for en
dcrKeme..t of a presidential
candid Uo : t,ifc poaaibility of
future war.
Kord came trom New York
to the Kdiann laboratoriea to
TlHit hla old friend. Ilolh will
leave tomorrow for Kdliun'a
winter home Kort Myera, Kla.
Both were in hearty accord
on the deairability for Secre
tary cf Commerce lloorer'a
candidacy for the preaidential
nomination. . .
"1 want Hjover." (aid Kord.
"And no do I," chimed la
Edi.n
' So we axree.' don't we
Tom?" rord said, tu:nint; to
the aged Inventor with a
broad amlle.
1927 OFFICERS
EASTERN STAR
ARE INSTALLED
f - 1 t .ii.r t I
co.ina. nn i ceremonies
officers of Aloha chapter of
of
the Eastern Star were held on
TllosHav n.nln o. Uaannl. lam.
Die with Mrs. .Virion Hanks nre-
siding as Instating officer. Mrs.
Dorothea Wortley as marshal.
.Maynie Thomas as chaplain and
Alma Cofer as organist, presided.
Kollewlng the installation the
Kin-nia. uuuioeriuK mure touu lia,
enjoyed a banquet In the banquet
ball which was decorated in redn 42 y e a r S, is believed bv
end white with evergreen boughs. ' cl , ,
The installing officers and offi-, ienil ebb and deputies
jceis for 1S28 were seated atwho have investigated tha
tab'es at the head of the room. I t , . .
I " Minnie Lee Henry and ,ca3e' 10 De tHe.ir9UVe.I0r
! - I'jenn Kent added to the
' 17 7",UK 3 ii"s.niu nu u uuiu-i
01 musical selections.
Tho following officers were lu-
stalled-
Nellie Wattenburg. worthy
irnn- iini.o,. v....nh..,.
natron: Dollte Vlrcril acretarv-
Mo l e Beldine. treasurer: Cath-
' J"r i.
I Dennis, marshal: Nellie
Lena
Rn
Jones, chaplain:
Ceorxia Shive
organise: Sally Woods. Adah;'een mlinf " "
.....v. i. 'Ihe escaped fro"i the state train.
viemeiw,
J;,lne.r' e,'a Maha: Ora
"eard- Ele',a,' M.r.t'T Helm' WT
Initiation will be held at the
V 41l7i D-cmUlCl.
.... ...
1 nt regular meeting of the mem -
. a.
. " ' "
Bew ("""ers will preside for the
first time.
GROUP LEAVING
. FOR' ' NORTH TO
VISIT EUGENE
To attend the editor's conven
tion which convenes in Eugene on
lir(flav tn.-rnln.- n nnv.v li.l.tn-
! ing.
second meeting over the 10-
round route here last night.
PREPARE FOR
CONSTRUCTING ROADS
Il.tving been awarded the con -
tract for ripraping the Miller
lake section of the Klamath 1
Falls-Weed highway. O. I. Steb-
bins. Klamath Falls contractor.
Is assembling machinery prepar
ing to start In on the project
Immediately. County Engineer E.
H. Henry announced this morn -
Ing.
"Before he starts building bill-
walk nn the shoulders of road
(111. tlfe road must be rebuilt ln
Places where the wash of high
water has eaten Into the fill."
Mr. Henrv explained. "He will,
use a drag line excavator . for
this work." .
W. D. .Miller Construction com-
. .t- . ...
pnny iiuios uie Iranian nn
facing of the Mldland-CHor sec-
lion of the Interstate highway
land will begin on the project as
.,on , .
' iocalled v).ey
ROSEBURG
WIFE HELD
BY POLICE
Mrs. Amanda McConnell.
65, Held by Authori
ties for Questioning V
PAIR HAD DISAGREED
ON MONEY MATTERS
Bt-olt ;t.ti lo Haxbaud Just
lleforr Wife lloardcl Train
oiilalnnl l'oli- n, Acconllnit to
Information Itccciveil by Au
tliHillc; Mr. McConnell Kv
plaina.. ROSEBURG, Ore., Jan.
11, (A.P.) Mrs. Amanda
McConnell, aged 65 years.
' .
wa8 arrested here today on
, . '
a charge of attempting to
poison her husband, James
McConnell, aged 72 years.
A quarrel over disposition
of a, few thousand dollars
possessed
by the coup re,
, , , -
Wno nave been married for
. the alleged poisoning.'
Mr. and Mrs. McConnell wern
!,e narnI ur sons, two or
lutein aynig several years ago,
ma-1" , ,h'rd P ''ist
, mcnth. leaving 12.000 In life In-
o...,.u. c um m m ii n anil a uana
-"'""in 10 ,m more.
I uuueu ninu nag a sew
'housand dollars and some nro-
' w" - lourm aon. uoran, haa
he escaped froi the state train-'
ing school. With no aona to
whom to leave their property the
couple have been disagreeing
I .
,-ncern!n venona to whom to
leave their
;
,. iusotrnmoii, ,ir. .lie -
favoring his nephew.
1 OUneil IBVOrin
Carl McConnell
preacher at.
Walla Walla, and the wife want
ing the money to go to her
nephew. Dee Adams, who resides .
near Roseburg.
Recently, according to the In
formation given by Sheriff Webb,
Mrs. McConnell saw a newspaper
article regarding e. man sent to
the Oregon penitentiary, the pic
ture resembled her missing son.
She and her nephew arranged to
g3 to Sulem laat Saturday. She.
prepared an early breakfast, bnt
i;er husband, not heing well, did
not arise until later in the day.
He tasted a biscuit left for him
ano found it bitter, so threw it
cut to the dog, according to the
officers, anu within a few mo
ments the dog went Into convul
sions and died. The vital organs
of the animal have been sent to
Pr. Menue in Portland fcr ex
amination, ln searching about
the house Mr. McConnell found
a small bottle containing poison,
cn tbe kitchen table. . This was
turned over to the officers.
Mrs. McConnell In a written
statement rays that In prepare
ing for her departure she found
her pocketbook too small to con
tain the pictures and papers tlu;
(Continued on lit 5)
ACTIVITY
1 route definitely selected and with
all right-of-way problems nearly
straightened nut. the county court
la about ready to call for bids
for the gr.itftug of ton miles' nf
the West Side Langell Valley
highway.
Obtaining rights-of-way bad
1 caused considerable trouble fo
I county officials and after lonx
negoliatloua the Baiter waa
I straightened out.
I The sum of (75,000 has been
. provided for the construction of
roads In Lange'.l valley hy virtue
of the passage of the half mil-
lion dollar road bond Issue al a
'special election last June.
The "Valley" route crosses in
T... . U..-.1 n ... c.msw
' . . . -
bell ranches. Last winter there
w-aa agitation for the , routing of
the road over 'W'M
W" d""ed b ,'"
J coMnty court. .f
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