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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1928)
Wfat ?Eti$tmtg Herald City Edition The Old Home Paper Wfc.tTHMi Bt Mlf 1 OREGON: tJouiiy and ftafurdsy. probably Iocs! mill, i I K li 1 1 ml (1 it lonlht. Moderate westerly winds. Associated Press and United Press Telegraph Service , Herald Advertisers Appreciate Your Trade Price Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1928 Number 6232 mm mm ONE KILLED AS 0 0 OPEN FIRE Wallenberg, Colo., in a State of Virtual Mar i tial Law OUTBREAK BY LARGE CAUSED PARADE Mimneriiiftr lliacunlinf In Mliilng NIMv Breaks hil I r R I. V. W. 1-ci.il.n. Mobilise. Mln vrm; MlKln Officer i Kertiiul) Injured. DENVKItT li.. Jan. (A.P) Walwnliurif, Colo., in the miuthvrn coal fidUl, i.s in a Ktute of unofficial niur tiul Inw today following the "hooting affray there yen teriay afternoon which re ftulted in the death of one utriking coal miner, ncrious Injury to a ntnt police of ficer and injury to two other Kinking miners. In the clash which occurred when stale police endeavored to lurn limit tin 1. W. W. parade. K lenient Chaves, miner, was kllli.it; Mm l.otcteninn, mull !" . lire officer wan shot through the 'groin: Petar Verllih. sirlklna miner waa shot thriiniih the shoulder mid Halistino Marlines. to -year nlil Mexican striking min er was ahiil through the slum- Continued on page M STILL STEADY nOSTON. Jan. IS. 11 - Thn f nmtnerelal lliilletln lumorrow will any: The ilemnnit for wool rnntln-1 Ilea steady and prlrea are aiowiy bill surely hardening for all lies rrlptlona, both here and aliroad. Klerks of wnil In Itoslon dealers' ...ahbIiiii liniiMrv It Inrllullnc InM. .n.l nnllM Ml RVttmi 0110 ' pounda were somewhat larger than expected bin not materially ao. Last year when there were much larger atorka at county points where, there were SI. nut). -Olio pounds In Huston, "Foreign primary markets have shown a alight rising tendency this week and an adrnnrn of fully five per cent la predicted for nil descriptions at l.t lnlon on Tues day. ' The contracting movement In MI WOOL DEMAND dia west has slowed bill some snmaiiiy from a anon rir- . . "' '"""' wool la being taken here and mil, and was badly dimag- ! where no reservation is malu thero at aiibslimtlttlly Inst week s ed. The lop burned off and ; toliied for her tribe. .Kul.im.i Hob Ic, ) ,h, upholsierlng waa de- has been a nuisance to local of- "The demand for goods la re-' stroyed. No diimagi. aa , ver for some time, ported as ralher slow but ihe out-; d o n e to the garage, the Williams, wlm haa re look la considered healthy. , Iruck being bushed from the covered from stabbing at Ihe M..h.ir i. ion m,ierailv ae. hiiilillna in avoid ihe hlnie hands of hd Hare .ay. alleged to live bill firm." The Commerclnl Hulletln will (Cootlnuod on thm 6) "Dark Strangler" Pays Penalty for 22 Murders WINNirEn, Miin., Jan. 13. (A.1 old I.oln Cnwnn, Winnipeg school I'.t The hunghiR today of girl whom he was accused of Earle Nelson, notorious "dnrk strniiKlliiK. . alraiiglnr." ended Mid grim story j 1'ollco said Hint Nelson on of a criminal Irull, winding from Kebniury 20, 102. In Sin Krnn tlin Atlnnllc to t.io l'aclflc, nloug rlsco, I'ullfornln, begun his trnll which police e.aiiibed 22 murders ' of ilenlh, which stretched for to Nelson's ! plullty. 7.000 . miles nlong the Pacific Too trip is-sprung at 7:tt ,,, B,,roM, ,iio tnlled Slates mir :r.x "" , .h. A,,,,,,..,. Nelso'i protested his Imiocenco to Ihe last and said he for-1 gave" ell those who hid tostl-j Kills I'ropped the Irnp, Nelson was ri-.jnniinred dead. Known as "Ihe at rangier" nnd "the xorlllu man," because he was lielleved lo have slringleil nil . of his vlcllms, Nelson' wnsl fll'A YAyl'll,. Kcuiulor. Jan. hang' .1 today for Hie murder of 13. IAI'1 OletidnntiR t'osles ami Mrs Knilly Pallerson. niollier of Joseph I.ehrlx. Frimch aviators I" i children, In Winnipeg. June who are enroiile lo the Pulled i" 127. lie had been Imllclcd Wales from South Amerlci, took ' , .tO or Hie killing at li-yvar-.'oft for Puijauia Hi Is uiorniim. LONE ROBBER STAGES HOLD UP IN CITY IIHITMMf, Jan. 1:1. t V) tone toIiImt field up rlt-ik in III ji'Hrti) Hliir of Miller Ji omimii, it;t .titter Mrt'i'i tliU MHirn.itjr., mm tiuii drrd of Mrfn nert mimIiij( t'll.td, Jllttl MMjNl Willi mImiuI 9 HM riudi mill our Hi i ll. Tlic mlilr, n Ittitky. welt t-rNii mutt, M Ik ntMr( lirrtfiUn, kt-d I lob I setoff, clerk, i.t ttiw Itlm n HiUi I, Itit-ii drew icmi mimI forced Mm to tin rear of tin More. V ennui lJuil, 17, mewm-it-K'i tr Umu & itiiHin, nmtiiifiii turtiitf JrurtiTH, inti ! tin mttro ttlttlo llw tiold tt mm In iiroKwtM. tturirlf( (III Iwilltllt )l'M'l 4 41111 kllll mid mred tit outlt Itlt tin ictm. I ,!! am forced behind tltr rituntr with off mid told ti tHitd li ' while tltr uft h oomed. Alter IIMlrtlitc up tin nil vir Ikiu mid trill- ilic ImmlH forced lhi tmyn lip to tin1 iiii'Aiiuliii floor, wlo-re tlicy Wir told In nIji)'. , nicitiriit liitir lfiff i-mIImI Mltt-. MIIIit M toiltjmtiy nn rdi. hri lii Mnrrli, 11121, wIh'ii ftir kton l(KtNl nt Vliliij(titn rtiwl, Ity n m fffeftionul rruikktinnii known n TIm Yttki'l,' tAtio now U tuild In br In Aitttf httiu prlnott. ANSEL INQUEST HELD TONIGHT,,;,ujiu v ,UHil " ,:r J Huaaiiitliina fne!y made that TnnUhi at 7 30 o'rlm-k In llw .Mm Snyiler would rollapiui nt Whltloik Kuueral Hume, on In- ilu end. were not borne out. Hlie ihhi will bo hflil for John An rl, imirttcri'd til th Slnro on I('ctnwir 31. The iuv-'HtlKa lion wan UHttyrd twnrikm thr urnl of Urn nuirdnrrr. At th tint of XUm mnrdiT tli remain of Anwl wir vlfwiti by a ror otir'a Jury, tlrjwii nhor(y alter ihi tlf!h. Tlio Jury U rompoml of II. K Mohivcr, ItnlMTt Amlrk, lit H"fn. 4 llnrrln, ('. Jlob orln ami O. 8hlv. DAVIS HEARING WILL BE HELD I'rellmlnnry henrlni of Oreille IMivla. Iiiitian, ihnrcml with the murder of I.awrem-e Wnlkur. Itealiy Jmllnn. will open Tnea- liliiy mornlna at l a. tn. before fulled Siaiea fnmmlsaioner Bert I'. Thomaa. Walker Is being prosecuted by federal sUthorltlea. He Is repre sented by W. P. Myers, Klamath Kails attorney. .- lll...K THItK.lTKNH Tt 111 II (i ll Vt.K HKltK Klre which threatened the 14 main aaragn of the Hec- Inmnlloii Service was extln- gulHlied by the iiulrk action of Ihe fire department short- 0 ly after 7: JO o'clock this w morning. I A Ford truck parked In Ihe gnrnge caught fire, pre- i spreading to other rars and euulpmeul. doubled buck Into Cnnailn and ended In Mniiltohn. Ht ,le t2 murders for which tlnis were women, one was the I Winnipeg school girl and mini her a baby. Hot Xl I'OU t. S. RUTH AND! HENRY PAY WITH LIVES Love-Murderer Uie on Electric Chair in Oi- i mat . sining, Last Night nnru app rnMoncpn fc V K I x-ftiki vvmi vll IN FINAL MINUTES, I'ruirr. lMMiu,ml In lliilli lur. liill Iji M i iii r n I of IMf, t.nuii of Tin l Inn mnl V-.' utKrm'n lm- wiiH" Tak- Ihk Toll of It, ul itt hlu)i'n of AHk'H Hiijil. r. OHSININt;. N.. V.. Jan. 15. 1A. IMMm. Ituih Snyder and Hen- ry Jnild t.ray. HlliH lover, riled In tlm ele.irte ihiir of Sm. HI tut prUiiii m-v.'ti nitnuii'H ttpurt nni ntKhl. Thty witp pxrulcd fur thp mitnlcr of tier hunSnnd. Atttcrt Sydr. mttxiaii..rt vdifor, who was ln-mi'ti to tii'uth utiilf iimUm'P in IjJii tinmt nt Uuifn' Villuxi. l.iinR UUml, Morvh zo. lad. Sin. SnyitiT wn itrntinutirri walked to the death denlliiic rhulr and dented hrraelf In It Willi tit -t'e dlreetiou from two maironti ftei-ompmiyljit; here. In court. Cray for all h! nl mot jiunly walk, always step ped In and out of the room with eyea averted. At hia exei iillon the former cornet salesman look ed direrliv into the fares of the awed witnesses. Mrs. Snyder walked Into the eiei'utlon rbamher with slightly ilraKKiliK slep It was evident that lor her the crowded room did nut esint. llmh died with prayers on their llpv Just before the black mask was placed over her fare, Mrs. Hiiyder cried. "Koraivo them t Continued on page SI n i n ai pidi TOLD TO LEAVE "Salome Hob," an Indian wo man, fimfllnr about the streets of Klainulh Kails, hua led for parts unknown, following arrest ;for - heIng drunk and illstnrblng 'he peace by city officers on .Wednesday night. I The woman was treated ns n vagrant and ordered to leive town, which aho did Ihls moin- : tK- Known as the Digger In have neon In Kluuiath Kails for several days celebrating, was found gullly of being drunk when brought before Judge tiug hngett and ordered to leave Klamath Kills and not come back. She was enroiile to fho reservation early this morning according to local officers. Kreri Morino, Mexican, willing ly agreed to leave the city after having been arrested nnd booked as a vngr.int. . H Is alleged Mor ino was celebraling with the two Indian mnlds. At 1he same lioui Hint Morlnn wns leaving K'.anuilh Falls, not to return, Thomas Mcllay was enrouie to parts unknown. Me lt iy' wns also booked on the po lice docket as a vng. ROVIWBERRY WINS PAROLE Paroled tn W. M. fiiincnn. dls- i trlct nllorney Hoy Newberry, who wis relumed to this city. on Wednesday from Ventura, j California, must report to the MK.HK HimllKlt. prosecutor oneo each month and' A pay check bearing the num nnml be engaged In useful em- j her SHfixti, Issued to Thomas I., ployment. . McKnerney by the Southern Pa- Thls was the order of Judge J. V. Campbell as he paroled me young man ennrgeo wnn en - lerlng tlio apartment of Kllun-, belli Williams on November .'HI. i when he stole a diamond ring! and currency. Constable Gary i Coznd brought Newberry back to. Klnmnlb Falls on Wednesday. Mrs. Snyder Hoped Her Fate Would Be Lesson To Nation SSI.V!X;. N. V.. Jan. 1 J. ?1 --Uupn thai brr Il would rv as it li'MHiii In ih wnrlit wim x- pri'KKi-il hy Mm. Ituih SnydiT In J a ri.n.TBtln Hti Iiit citnrncyc nhorily hi'fnrH hiT cxfi-mlon. htl ll mry Jndd ,ray t!,ld hi. '..tt.,rmy that hm raltxJ irm; 1 V'Tr .. L tilr Willi h.-r li.-ad In her arm with Kdiiar K. Iljildon. Han I J Wnllac- and Jiwiili Umardo ul ,"r MIIHt-l llll Br sBorllf'if ( bad my life to live o i"'"T :uw o'rloi k. jarain. I would want to be what' "1 furnlve vyi-rynndy who holila I "if thlld to be a good, anyihliia asalnut nx-." iln-jr Qua- !H'." j imI lir ayiuc Vh-unf trill Samuel V. IHHrs, cotinwl for? i-yi'ry one that I hear no malii-p." 'Iray. who remained with his; j linanln who remained with'Hieni until after S: ovlixk re-i her until S : ! maIi when he ttitk. ,., Mr Snyder whi iher iihe had alJ. lu, ni.i.ai:e alie pointed to ,He ,.),.), wlilih howed It to be! is - "1 have an hour and forty- five nilnutea to lire." she told! Klamath Family Sell Kitchen Enough to of Kfnmnih Kaiiw in an nt tempt sbtirk where the father, mother to iM'II an old slove which was and rkfldren are eximlnpc. piled upon their ntnall toy wajcon.j "Wan the traw worthv of Pt two hnnnry tittle youmtstem. j tention?" was the question sk- wiih barely enoiiKh ciothinic to rd of Chief Ambrose by a ller- ktp them warm, were picked up! aid reporter. by Officer l oons. lmt ereninK. "Yea, It could not have been Asked where they were ftnlm: j aror worthy. The father haa the children told their pitiful j walk ml the streets of Klamath tale of how their father waa out j Far and even to Chiloquio nd of work and a a last effort to back searching fur work, to no obtain food, the mother had f aval). Like his children and taken down the stove and sent j wife he is undernourished from them to market, ho pine they j want of proper food -and cloth m.Kht dispose of It and bring !npr. When we investigated the back the necesaitie of life. case last night we were amazed IVeply touched by their tale. terrible conditions." Toons look the little tots to thej The father, it was thought, police station where their needs i would secure employment today wero once more told. I'oiicemen ; on the Klamath county hijsh and firemen stood around and t whool project and if not. local 1 'stened and then duo: diep Inin officers declared their intentions their pockets and took up a col- j of continuing their search for a lection of 7. The money bought position which miRhl provide groceries and the children were j food for the family, taken home. It wis but a mat-, "tf there are any people here ter of a short time until their wi.iinjs to help this family whom hardships were learned of by 1 believe lo be worthy. 1 would others and more money was col-j be !ad to borne them get in lected. totalling In Ihe neighbor-j touch with me." Ambrose con hood of 30. Trovi-dous were ' rinded. ASHLAND FIVE BEATS LEGION Inability to maintain a sus- rharged with having embex- mobllists by the state was hut tallied attack led to a crushing xled money from the Toggery.,'", toward the Non-Par-1 . . , , , ! , t 1 ... . . . tisan league movement of North defeat of the American Legion Klamath Falls store, nt which' DakoU ,hat ,,, 8tarted buskethall teim at the hands of he waa employed. Fred Soneitl us wide paternalistic program the Ashland National guard team went on trial this morning be-1 with state Insurance, later in in the Ashland armory last ! fore rirrnlt Judge, J. P. Camp-! jening amte banking ami st ite night. Final score was 3 to 14. bell. owned and otierated mills and ; Twice the legionnaires show-j The Jury Is composed of Frank elevators Into the scheme. The ed finches of brilliancy. Ills- firayhacl. Frank I.jmpert. l.yle fate of North itnkota's failure playing a dashing offensive, they 1 o. Mills. B. Kobinson, W. D.Ms well known and Mr. Berry pltyed the fait tluard team on . satterlee. Kay Vooper, fieorge pleaded that Oregon make no even terms for the first quarter j Keifer. J. Fatrelo. John Y. Tip-, wild stampede to a plan th.it which ended six to six. . lion. H. J. Savidse. Harry A. , has n proven failure. Ho took Then the Klamath quintet j Whitby and John Cacka. j Isnie with the Insurance eoni- hlew up and what at first gave in an Indictment returned at ntissioncr of Massachusetts where promise of lieing a hard fought the last session of the grand a compulsory law la in operation game developed Into a Klamath jury, l.eonelti Is charged with stating that the number of arct rout. At Ihe end of the first having converted money received dents in that state had tncreised half the Klamath team romposed at the store 1o his own use. The since the law was spread on the of Bradley and Despain. for- alleged emheaiicment occurred statute books, wards: Irwin, center, and Oil- over a period of lime from Jan-j George Walton acted bs chalr lenwnters and Walsh guards, wns unry 1. 1925 and August 13. man today Introducing Mr. Berry, yanked nut. The second team.' 1927. the indictment alleges. lie also Introdm-ed Judge t'amp composod of drove and llnbcock.1, A motion lo set aside the in- bell, who was an honor guest of guards; Knmsey. center, aud Mo- diriment wns overruled by Judge the Hiitnrlms but Judge "amn- . miore anil ixiger. guards. ,ed Ihe friy and for a few mo-j menis nun tne Aaninnfl liiinru learn played off its feet. They rolled up seven points nnd sue- climbed like the first team when the Ashland hoop stnrs awnng Into action again. , rifle, has been stolen and local j Klamath Indian reservitlon and j merchants and banks have beeujM. o. Wllklns, Chlloqutn attor- . reimesieu to no on tne iookohi for the check. It Is requested that anyone who has been asked to cash the check get In touch w11h Burt Hawkins, the sheriff. The check amounted to Hlii and ja tw pdii ccns. him. "I am rery. mry tnrry J fcar liili-! cod 1 am myitis d'-arly for It.' ( nnly hone 1ht my life ' lha, j Mnl KiVJnX up now will w.r . vtMn to the world. - J .Kkt.d hPr how .he Wl Jll(d .. Umurdo. no "'"r" w will KO lOBIBr lioa kruws wiir." i -I ankd about ihfl -hlld. what ' he ttofied for the -bi!d. 8be said ported he left him entirely re amned "fitay." aaid Miller. 'feels that hi" punihment la entirely Jwrt llie narted in teuTa from his mother. It was most affecting, (Continued cm page nj Decides to Stove to. Get Check Starvation ILEOfiETTI CASE IS .UNDER WAY ; enter-.Camphell. p, s. Ballentine, lf.irry Bnivin and nistrlrt Attorney V. M. Hun- ,-nn are representing the state. Caleb Jones la representing the defendant. ! OFKIt'KltH AUK HACK r'HOM I1UTI.AXI TTUAI, C. A. Cornell, federal prolil- hit Ion officer. J. O. Swindler and II...,-.. 1. ... 1 1 ... .. It l ... ,t.A , ney, nave returned to Klamath. from Portlnnd where they nil Ing every Kotnrlnn to reallie that play,ed an Important part tn the home institutions are of Import trial of Ben Lllla and Grace nc as well as those at a dla Hese In federal court In which 1 1:"'"'. Grice lUsso was convicted Bad ' Dr. E. D. Johnson spoke brlef Lllia cutvii, ' (.GoaUaued. eg i) MICHIGAN MAN HUNT UNDER MY Five-year-old Child Kid naped and Dissected fay Terrible Fiend MOTHER SEES GIRL m-r-v tin nr rJVJV.L U ST E I JVlAlt riliM lll Man Win Awmm fieriMlon of Ik'HHt in 0a era I Un: Ku He Wax llrlv- inc Se.Un Whldi TMU- Ulh Aum In Uhlilt 4' hi 111 Wat Taken Away. FLINT. Mku.. Jan. 13. I AP A man who police said answer- ' ed in a general way the descrip-'; tion of a man sought is the kid-. naper and alayef of 5-year-old Uorothy Schneider, was arrested ; here today. His name was wit h-' held pending further iuvestiga-1 tion. 1 Officers said the man was driT-i Ing a sedan which tallied in de- scription with the nr In which , the child was kidnaped and "car-j ried to her death yesterday near Mt. Morris. Several severed part- of the! child's body were found on the ; " reek bank near where her body ; as discovered. Kidnaped from tinder the eyes rf vr mrvt hr. of mobile factory worker, th calld, -as taken tt Ko tht ri"itiTifrTr?H(i nosr Xft. ToP ris, not far from here, and brui-j ally slain. The child slayer "ii aissected the body and staffed a portion of it under a ledge of ! tee ooraeriBg a creeic. soma por tions of the body si.il were miss ing today. Dorothy was hurrying home from kindergarten shortly after noon yesterday. She was snatch- i ed from the sidewalk a block j from ' her home. Her mother, watching for the child from the porch, saw a man drag tier into an automobile and then drive away, u.scovery of the body was (Continued on page 51 ROTARY HEABS ilHAIE m The great and ever-present 1 problem of Insurance rales and the general trend of insurance 1 i?eiitlment waa ably handled to ri iy at Kotary luncheon by 11. I.., "Bill" Berry, the veteran Insur-' aura adjustor for Southern Ore- gon. i For 2! years Mr. Berry has been tu the adjusting work dur- ng which time he has been a . profound student of insurance. ; Today he took the stand that j compulsory Insurance for auto-. j bell did not deliver an address. He promised Hint at some later dnte. For the staple five-minute talks hy members noy Onrbin I was In charge and presented i Fred Murphy who delivered fa mighty Interesting five-minute talk on the Klamalh Creamery Co., owned by Glenn Kent. Glenn Hourk spoke for live minntes on the Job prim lug business of W 1 1 Bmltlt Vn.'li inniVa. rvr. sented details of Ihe respective businesses that were decidedly iniereNuug ami uisirucrive enus- OPEN FIGHT AGAINST BUG INFESTATION ftenf on willing; out m aeH or ! beetle liifetmlmi u approtlmately aeven aiTtloni of luml in 11m V'jill fneek Jeom j t'reek wrtlim in MHUh eleni Klamath romilv. the hliilli Fureflt I'roleellre n urJatkm lia ogteneil (heir flrt Ifliai eontrol ramp awl in m.w ofM-ralins. It aooneeil xUy hy (lunean Mc lritM, ramp auperylMir. In pttf of aniiw and irther difflrultlea Imixmed hy winter romlition, the maul methixN will ci forwiinl ( hnmuttouf f!ie mtrlnK anil rnntinue until tile fire Meaaon neeenitate a filiift-ilown. Annnt St men will he em ployed nt the ramp. A. It. I'or ler foreman i,f llie ronfrof work and will be in direrf rliarne. The omimI method of rnltlna down infexted trees, wrlppina; off the hark and kurniui; the hark alinu; the tree trunk, will he followed. OFFICER IRATE OVER MESSAGE SENT BY SHIP 'jn. Slinnis, Langell Valley Seattle, wah.. Jan. u. f!farmer was sentenced this The passenger liner Aorangi , morning to- SCtTe five years today waa advised by radio from;:- il. .;,. n . the missing steamer Grlffeo that!,n the Stat Penitentiary by "all 1 well" aboard the latter; Judge J. U. CampbeH. j Walker had nothing to aay on There remained coniderah!e ! his own behalf when asked hy doubt as to whether riffco ad , Judge fampheil if he wished to ever been in actual distress. ! make any statement. Nor did One coast guard officer who j the veteran Jurist make any ex had ren in active charge of the! temporaneons comment from the two day search lor the ship was bench on the trlme. He merely given to the belief that no i pronounced sentence 1b eryptie trouble enough to warrant SOS phrases and then ordered Wjllt existed aboard the freighter at any time. 'It looks plain to me." the official said, "that It was merely a case of 'green radio operator sending as on a wild goose I tloa for a new trial and argts chase." I ments will be beard on the mo- PI. I TRAVERSEY DEGIQES TO GO When informed that he could plead guilty to bootlegging and have sentence suspended provid ing he leave the city immediately, never to return, N. R. Traversey willing entered his plea of "guil ty" when brought before Judge Lent L. Gaghages this morning. Traversey waa fined $180 and SO days, the sentence being sus pended Willi the understanding that he make his departure im mediately. Within the past few months Traversey has been arrested three times by city officers, charged with sale and possession of in toxicating liquor. He was arrest ed on the viaduct at Sixth and Main on Wednesday night by city officers with two quart milk bctties of moonshine in his pos session. In an attempt to destroy the evidence, Traversey dispos ed of one bottle hy tossing It over the viaduct to the Southern Pac ific tracks below. Officers "out smarted" him in the second at tempt and the quart bottle waa brought to the city 311 as evidence. Statistics Disclose . n Alfalfa Growing Cost How much does It cost lo raise alfalfa In the Klamath country as compared with other Irrigited sections of southern Oregon? How tmieb doe-i water cost; what is the assessed valu ation? These and other important questions are answered In a two-year crop survey conducted by the federal government which was announced yeaterdiy by C. A. Henderson. The federal survey Includes statistics on production taken fTom 27 farms of Baker. Union. Malheur. Deschutes. Klamath and the Rogue river counties. ? On lands d! all these sections S.U.KHI M.AX nonnKi. SALKM. Ore., Jan. 3. IAP) A. A. Yoiindt, who lives at a hotel here, was held up and roh bed of alxiut 3t) In the state capltol park late last night. There was only one robber he told the Bollse, C. WALKER . An Alii nnmr AbAP M 10 PRISON Notice of Appeal Filed Thia Morning by E. B . . Ashurst DEFENDANT OUT ON $5,000 BOND TODAY Judge J, V, Campbell WaMr l.lllle Time In Pronouncing! Sentence on lrouifnent Kiajo atb Man Found Mallly of Mealing Vow In Laagell Valley - Charles Walker, convkt ed Wednesday afternoon of stealing livestock from D. ; er to he seated . i E. B. Aahurat. defense alto?- ncy. announced that - the rase j would be annealed to the smie j supreme tourt. He filed a mo- lion in the near future. Vnlll Continued on page 5) KAMEOFHGERS OF K. F. BANKS With the entrance of a new year In banking circles of Klam ath Falls comes the annual elec tion of officers. Kach of ths three banks. The First National, The American National and The Oregon Trust and Savings hava. re-elected 192? officers to rv for the ensuing year. The middle of the week The First Natioani bank and Ameri can National back elected offi cers, while the annual election cf The Oregon Trust and Savings hank officers took place laat eve ning. Officers of The First National hank Include" J. A. Gordon, pres ident: C. B. Chrlsler and S. iB Martin, vice presidents: Leslie !, Rogers, cashier; Lloyd L. Por ter. J. 1. Beard and J. M. Clover, assistant cashiers. Directors include H. N'. Moe, E. W. Vannlce. C. F. Stone. R. C. Groesbeck. Fred Schalloek, Silas Obenrhaln. A. M. Collier. J. A. Gordon. C. B. Chrlsler. S. E. Mar tin and Islle Rogers. " W. C. Dalton will preside as president of The American Na IContiaued ni. pace 21 l the average production of alfalfa Is 3.5 tons per acre: the aver age cost per ton Is 17.99 : tha average cost per acre Is The survey shows that ill Klamo'h county the average pro duction of aifaifj on HO larjna that were checked was 3 4 nor acre; tnat tne average cost ner acre was 2ii,B3; mat tne aver age coat per ton was 17.72. ' , , It also shows that Klamath land is assessed at the lowest average of assessed vulii!M, I'lnuHlla land Included within the survey was assessed at 12 1; I'nlon and Baker county, il.il; Ueschutea, 1.JI: Rogue river counties, 12.94; Klamath county. Me. ' The federal surrey Is provided for under the Purnell act. Coun ty Agent C. A. Henderson said, and H. R. flelby, federal rpr neutatlves, is xMstel to arrive In Klamath eounty within th near future to prepare for lh tljlrd year th survey.