City Edition The Old Home Paper WKATIIKR. t OltECON: Kalr lonUht nit Tuesday. Continued; colli. lieu ll variable wliula. ' Associated Press and United Press Telegraph Service Herald Advertisers Appreciate Your Trade IYico Five Cents KLAMATH FALI.S, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUAHY 16, 1928 Number 6231 (?' Ml 7 rsn an 1 1 ''Wat & J JU WIDENING STREET IS: Petition for Improvement, of Main Cutineti ' Thoroughfare BELIEVE TIME FOR BIG JOB IS PRESENT foresee I '..Mginloil Trnrfle ('.mil. 1 tlolia Ahnijt Main Mtreet; I'etl lion lb-Ins; ('Imilnietl by Chris llnur Huirt nf Pro Jim t l HllMlltf, Itcpoi-t. Petitions BNktiiR fur tint widen IiiK of Main nrw, extending' fnim K I k h l h atreel ' Esplanade. ' claiming the prricnl street la not wide enough to rare fur tlto Imfflr, tfl being circulate'! to (lay by Chrle Itlmua of Ilia llulrt . Art'iila. j Th people of tlm bnslnoaa section or I hat rblnlty feel that by liicrnaaltig the width of III at runt great many mors desir able buslne plaroi would ho bulll. It la thi. belief of lhi.o residents thai uuw la ihn I lino to .widen Ihla part of Main strict, when It can be claim at a rcla- (. MII1UUIII 1.1 IllltUI compared tu what will ho in quired In laler years, by r.ax.n of llm fnrt that the n.irth aide of Ilia street, with th ex option iif one or l i Initaucvs could bu, 'extended wllliutil a grflut ileal of eKnonaa ur removal i.f hull. I. 111". "Many of Ihn larger cities arc now ai'nil Idk mllllona of dollars In widening their streets ami I tl-nll !. rK r..m .1... .. ... that x formerly dod'ruti'il aurh atrrta wnra entlrvly ti.o nnr- row to rarry thi hvavy traffic now demanded." Mr. illun.ia atat- d today. Tho propvrly nwnrra or the. dlatrlct are ilealroua or rroitlug an Improvement dlHtrlct to pay tn i-oi-t nf auch liniirnrenient In rinding damaxea to tho propony! holdora on Ilia North a:d of,' Main atreel. for Ilia duniage done lo their property. I ID D T J ft 11 1 L ' I n f I h r II li 1W La rnrmni rnargo of forgery wa filed agalnal Henry l.loyd, briiI ii in jiiauro court una tnnrnlns lltf l.rrw fAl m. .fr.nr.u..l I .. n .1... PROPOSED HOLD LLOYD ON CHECK CI f Klainnlh Klothlng Kntnpany. "lndnre Imlniaied today that It la alleged l.lovd forged a 'ie marriage of the former .check on Dan Murphy, hla for-1 ruler lo MUa Nancy Ann ' nier employer and uaeil tlm nun.a . Miller o( Seattle, Waahlng- Joo Anderarn In algnlug the check . ton. mU'lit not take place. amounting to U.7!v i Arriving hero rnroutn to The che. k waa cnahed by lhe'a Indore. he aald Hie Hindu Klnmalh Klothlng Kntnpany and and the American girl were I15.no worth of clothing was, ntlll al Nuwara Elyu. Ceylon purchaaod by l.loy.l, It Is cunrg-:a anttlhnt the former Mahara- ed. The etolhea were reiurned' to Ihe rlolhlnjt firm un l tlm l.iil anee of Ihu inoncy round on Lloyd's peson was turned over to Del. at by Keith Ambrose this morning, pollco said. Bank Brings -$20,000 Suit Against Company Hooking to recover $10.004 75 alleged duo on a promissory note executed November 20, 1927, the First Nutlonnl riiink of Klnm alh Kails has brought suit against tho llriymlll White Pine company and Wllllnin M. Dray. In circuit court. Tho mill ia located on fiprague river several miles from Chllo qtiln. Tho note waa originally to r 120.0110. According to Ih" '" i mo rnnmuer oi .. , . ,. .,,., i.,i commerce and their friends at -" tlu fiirum Wednesday noon bv already been mndo, Aneordliig to.(. a. Hendoraon, rminty agricul tbe agreement, lb note could be culled on demand or Ihe bank. Deputy Hherltr l.onla Mueller left thla morning for Hinyinlll whoro, according to hla Inst rue tlona, hn planned to attach nil lumber In tho yard or Hie lli'uy:iit ine nieenng. nnas ai iittvpn Mill While Vino company. Ho l.ticaa, popular vocalist will fnvor Intended to appoint u keeper lo I tho gucslu with two sclrctlous, y General Sandino - JM - - , , . - " " . A clirani'rlall! phulo of fii-n- trul Aujtuatlno Kamllnn. Iho Nfr- araituan rovulnilnnlat, wlr mon haY anffi-rod hay loasca In tlghting Willi In It cd State mar-! Inua. BURGLAR HITS . if--" i ! ELIE FINLEYll""" Hlltcn. that deflnlle churg " " a. oula bl) f,.d ,(Mlly I.ealle Kln'.ey. Conger avenue. waa ultRi ked lt ulalit by a ' myaterloua aaaallant preaumibly I a burglar -a ho waa muring hla atiraae. ; The blow landed on Flnley'a shoulder. He waa knocked dawn and the rnenk thief duahed down ' " rn""k tnlef nuni-.l down lh'' "lrort' eacnplng. a idHMKIt M.ll lt..l All .'Lv jii.t ..mi:i;ic.x M.VDUAS. India. .Ian. 111. Ml A meniiicr oi me atnn a A .1,. f....,.. U.h.Knliih nf A Jh 'la suffering from a heart attack, might fake a ' fort night to recover and then go lo Krani'o where he owns considerable property. represent authorities In Ihe "am ber yird, until the suit was dis posed of. DISCUSSION OF SPUD INDUSTRY FORUM PROGRAM Tho polaln -Industry of Klnm- nlli county will be djacussed lie- turist. Mr. Hendeison will bring lo the niembnra Itunorliint ami Inlcreallng facia of tho Industry In (hit county. B. A. Henry, well known farin- er of Woeua Viillny, will prolde p(pJ(l(Prohi Anniversaryj OF COUNTY COMPUTED School Cenaus Figures In dicate Total Reaches 25,000 Residents DOES NOT INCLUDE HOST OF TRANSIENTS lii(-mtH4 Iti Itut-nl rot'iibi'lon liinrkal.li. Ilitrlnu tin- I'aat HU ran. Conuly Hi-IukiI NuH'rln-imili-iit IVIrr till An nonius; Kattiiin1'Tnkii In Indiana. 7'opiilntfun rr Kluninth munty la apprr xlraati'lv 24.ouu und Hi- . l.niau.m ot Kiamain ruiin ana thr ri'nialnd-r of thp rountv la ohi.itt niually dlvidfd. uvrordini; 10 t ailinati'ft nmdi trom th" cnnn 1 athiiiil cenaua. anntiuurt'd tlila m.irnliii: by County Si hool hup-' 1:1 IntfOil.'ni Krud Totemon. i Tvlal numlMir if r-ihl.-nM In th. -titinty bttwifn tin) asi-a cf i four and twMity iar lnrl'ialvl wal r.,usn; tolul fur 1926-27 j Wa &.91!t. I Aminllrn lo lnr"ilK'.lina. It hui brvn tlaurrcl that l.y multi plying thv whool ccnaua total by four the naiili la a r li.i!.lv (Miniate of ixipulHtlon. Accord lua to tho f ur In onu ratio, the population of tho county la .J.- Hjw tlm rurnl opulatli.n haa Incrraaml durliic thn pa.U iu'vu )vam wiu vmphaalivd by 'Mr. I'fti'raon who pointed out that the arhool ccio.ua of 1 J1 -IS ahowi-d tliire wt-re 1.S44 child ren outablH cf Klamath Kalla be twrrn thn aitt-a cf fonr and yfara. Tho pronent rvnaiib kIv-. a total ot 3.01)1 lor rural .'!t- IIKI.It N JAM. II V..,.a. Indian-, la being Iiel.1 In Ibu Klamath county jail on an open charge. Arresting o finer. riinnertud wllh the rea.Tvatli.i iii.llcA force, told Denutv She. Iff Queer Quirks From the Wires KTIIOMI V AI'.OS. DETROIT. Jnn. 16. tAP) Decided opinions aa to the heads try'a two biggest cllloa ire held ,y (rnr(aaor Tlioinna H. Heed ; of ,10 Cnlverslly of Michigan who la bulplug a movement for a city manager government In Plltaburg . Ho regards Mayor Wulker ot New York as "the worlds champion Juck.inapes" and Mayor 'Ihomuaun of Chl e.go as "tho world's greatest dcmnKogue." ISO OKSCKNOAXTS. HOItOKKN. N. J.. Jan. Id. A. j,Vcs promise of being one of P.) J. J. tpperbler. lrt.. Is Ihe tho ,,,,,, brilliant affairs of the ancestor ot more voters than his j earlv spring. This affair ia for Sear. He celebrated his latest m,.m,er onlr. birthday hy making a trip to Ja,.k nowrlng and hla orrhes New York In the new vehicular i tra coniltMtnB o( geVen pieces, tunnel under C.- Hudaon. attend-1 wi, fur,,!, the music for all lug a wedding of a grand child, I ot ,n(, dancea. one of hla ISO descendants, .mill ...Vo -re outlining an exlcn- smoking a long, black cigar. I'l.AN KXCAVATIOV. NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Jun. 16. (AP) A Yale I'nlvcrsity expe dition la to excavate the clly of Durn, which flourished moro 2,2(1(1 years ago beforo Syrian hands burled It. It was among tho continent of Alexander the great. CAN IT UK IMXK? NEW YORK.' Jan. 16. (API A new princosa of the American merchant marine has firemen who wear while togs and keep Ihem whlto. Tho liner Califor nia, built for service hetween New York and the Pncirie 'coaaij la cloctrlcally -driven. n . ..o tJCAClMf I UAV IJ 11 t,AliPlJ HELD TOMORROW Preliminary hearing of Orvllle DavlH, Indian, alleged "uxe" msr derer," charged Willi kllllliR Ljw ronco Walker, prominent Realty Indian. will open lomorrow mornlnr nt 10 o'clock before United States Coipuilsslonor Hert V. Thomas. Celebrated At J3ig Church Gathering The union mum mi'i'llnjc held i at The Klrt ( h rial Ian ' ihurrbV aa Intrmlured and nave a auli n on Sunday crrnlnR In reli ltratioa ' did aildreaa after which be pre- of the rlithth annlvrrrary of pro hibition round the church park ed to rapui'lly with pa.plu ot vvrry di'iKiniliiatlon. Tba mtotlnu waa two-fold In 11 h purioa, firat In Icliratlon of prohibition and aicond to an wit thi falaa propananda of th wet element. An Inspiration anntc aerflcc opriird llic meetltiK, which led by (lev. V. K. Alllboti. paa tor tf The Klrit Christian church. who then Introduced the purpoae j of the Katherlng and the apeak-1 er. j i'rofnsMir Taul T. Jackaon of j City s Growth Reflected By Many New 'Phones l'roof of the ateady growth of : Klamath Kalla ia once moro era- , . ., . pWzed wllh the. announcement that HJ additional telephonea were Installed through the city eehang during the year Jum brouuht to a clone. Name list- ed In the directory total 1S2.' . .m.... i t. ..uw A i (...('. tory will be mmlo thi week, with 4UUU roplea off Ihe pitas of the W. O. Smith Printing company pert an even greater increase todiy. The book contains 6S within the next aix months." pagea Including the corer. ' F. I.. Crittenden, manager, stated While It could not be learned ' today. Juat where Klamath Kalla placed , People are aaked to dispose of on the list it ia underalood the . their old bonka Immediately up galn in this city places this com-'on receipt of the new ones ELKS ANNOUNGElFIVE CRASHES QC1AL PLAJ1S Announcement of the Klks so cial program for the remainder of tho lodge year wasmada to day by John M. filover. chalr-tr-in of the entertainment com mittee which shows a number of Interesting affairs hare been planned for. On Wednesday evening, Jan nary 25, the members will enjoy a dancing party at Klks temple for the members and their lady mends. A Valentine rrolie hus been announced ror Wednesday eve ning, February eight, for mem bers only. Washington's birth day will mark another eoclal (lulo for me in I. its and at tbia time guests will be Invited out side of the order. St. Patrick's ball on Saturday. March 17, and March 2S will be of Interest to the members. The annual Inauguril ball on l'iliAriflV avitnlnff. Anril 11 sive social dinclng program for the romainnVr ot my administra tion." Oliver W. Splkor, exalted ruler, stated this morning. "I am sure that these affairs wi:i be well attended. o are sparing nothing to make our social cal endar complete." REPORT ROADS VERY SLIPPERY Although not as dangerous as last Saturdiv. state highways In Klnmalh particularly on the Hnvden mountain section of the Aahlaiid-Klnmnth Kails highway and the Sand Creek mountain j Sand Creek mountain secti in of The' Dillei-Cnllforiila highway lire still reported to bo j Judge ampbell presided over a wav will he thrown open to use , suite . reildents. These property 1 Contrai l tor the grsdlng bus dangerous nnil slippery, accord- number ot criminal actions in i.r- tomorrow morning. Night travel holder include, according to the atreadv beqn let and wllh the iiiK lo advices today f.uiii llie'cult court, including tho trial : over ,, eutlre highwnr will lie counlv engineering office, the . advent of apiiiig. work will roir. state highway office. (of Charlea Wl)ier. convicted ot prohibited until furiher notice, lollowlng: It.- S. Jones, Ella tl. mence on Ihe project Immeillate- TKAOK I1A1.AXCK ;tMl. WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. t API A riivoralilo trade balance for C-.e Vnlted States of S6N 1.707. 000 Inst year waa announced lo- day hy tho tommerco depnrtment. whlch fixed exporla at M.8S1). - 160,00(1 nml Imports it IUlS4, - i i i3,t)u0, Ihn klnroatb rounly hlch arbool sided ai officer of the meeting. A atirrlnx addreaa by Iter. D. V. HalRht of Tho First Trealiyter lun chun h followed. Judae E. I.. Elllctt gar a aplendld talk, tstk ln the ei-CDomlcal phaae of pro hlbllion for hia aubjert. Her. Krank L. Weraett of The Flrat ilethodlatrburrh gavo the cloaing apix;ch which was aaid to have been a moaterpiece by many who attended. The meeting eloaed with a benediction led by Clarence .Mor- gan. repreaentative ot tne r.ugene Uililc achool at Eugene. munlty cliwe lo the top for the entire ataie. x Although reeorda bare not lbj.cll kepl gm.e tne of , . ftnt directory in thin rity aome ' it) yeara ago. records dating j hack to 19J0 show that S8 pas were printed at that time jnd 15u cople were diatribuu-d. a i u i .. it yaiill in t v-r. r lei.1. highly pleaaed with thai growth of thin exchange and ex- Emit Schiesel. Klamath dairy man, was arrested late Saturday night after he Is said to have crashed Into five automobile. At the police station. Schiesel was booked on charge of driving while drunk and forfeited hail of $100 when he failed to ap pear for trial thla morning. The driver's license of Hlley Ijomls was suspended Indefi nitely and a fine ot 1100 im posed for driving while Intoxi cated, l.oonils was- picsea Saturday night. 1). W. Jobe. arrested on Sat urday night In front of the Hotel Hall for disturbing the peace, paid a tine of 10 In police court this morning. Accused by several women of making Insulting remarks as he passed Ihera on the street. Paul Caruso wna arrested' late Satur day evening on Main street. At the po'.lcc station Caraso was hooked as a vagrant and ordered to leavo the city this morning. I.eo AbJIan was ordered to leave the clly thla morning after having been arrested late Satur day night by city officers on a charge of .stealing milk from the Bachelor courts. Abjlan was booked as a vagrant. Mcgxing on the street lodged Jack Kimmle In the clly jail last night and this morning ho was ordered to leave the city JUDGE TCt COME BACK TO CITY BRING POLICE CCD Df T A D V fOi"'io was iiikcii oy i.'ie oincer rttiSKUAtil iOipnil uaeil as . evidenev' ngilnst Jllflge j. i . i anipneu. orPKim city jurist, will return to Klam- ath Kails Kebrunry 11 lo pre- aide at a number of civil cases I that will come up tor trial ai that date, be . Informed com", j house attaches beforo he return- U'd to his home Saturday night - siennng rattle. County commlsali.ners tod;:y or - ' ' ' ' ' dered that emersency use of rec- ,' Mlsa Doege Iniprovlnif I tlona which have been snow- Friends of Mlsa Harriett blocked through which the ruin- Doeqo will be pleased to learn sheity bs cut a one t;iv rnid. Traf is rapidly recovering from a ser- fie has been prohibited on these j Ions major operation and Is now 'nblo to have vlailors at the Klam ,ii(h Ucneral hospital where she ia ii patient. Smoke? Why Not? se.. . She'a created .a stir in church spheres by her approval of wo man ftmokers. has Misd A. Maude ltuyden. biitish evangelist, pho tcecl her upon her arrival in New York-r I',-, .a-M i "J I .... . . t- - .' I, . V .... ,. ... v. v.t n ' t ' . - - , "I'M 13 V .jr- : 9 i V y 1 I KXPOItT TltAOK OKOI'S. ( ford; " The export trade in American CONVENTION TO meat and Its products declined) rye U C F r UCDC more than fifty million dollars1 tit, tlL.L.U t11LK.IL In 1927. the Institute of Amor- lean meat packers estimated to-j GA Vrs pASS 0r Jan. ic. Uay- " '(P) Miss Marie Iverson of .Med - TO Mil IS lllinT III Pin I IT dav evening. The next conven- HURT I! FlTi:::;.::;;:::: ! , . , , , ,, , Arthur Totten, local police oM fleer. Is nursing a broken right hand which he suffered when ' v, ...tm(a .. .rt 'v Trav.'f wood's Pharmacy dropped to ii ii- .i i 3 degrees above xero this Dalton, Carter a.iid. was suffer- ersey. alleged bootlegger, who on ) mornns. 0-,.lorkwhu.h ig terribly fro mthe cold. Th1 several occasions has been ar- la the coldest weather rec-svtwo men started out. swinging rested and convicted of sa'e and ordi-d since before Christmas. I their arms, to keep the blood In possession of ln!oxici;ing liquors1 At this ssme hour the ther- i circulation and talking cheerily i.. ii.. -r,...,!.. ! monieter at the Klamath : back and forth to keep their ill tn.s rouni). . Honse dropp;.d to 2 spirits high. As Totten. during a scuffle. ay.free!, MoK ,er. ' They knew that they were In a attempted to strike Traverser, It , Sunday morning at six "tight fix." tuat death wuited Is alleged Ihe maa dodged the 1 o'clock the thermometer Just around the corner. In some blow and 'Totten's b ind struck howed 10 degrees above. A manner, it came about that Dal olow and Totten s J .aV-aharp wind Intensified the ton and Carter were on separata the steering wheel of the car. col() giut.9 (f ,he fen, lt wa. nar, The encounter took place on the tfSv4sfS4vtt (Continued on page six) Sixth street viaduct. I ' Traverser was released from . l. ..I... I.. 11 V..-.. nnl.n...l ... ' leave KI.im:ith Kalis, never to i return. He left the city on Sat urday. Al the timo of his ar rest on Kriday night, be had in hi rii-sscs-iioii two uuiirt Hi Ilk bottles of nioon.-hlne. Before the officer could stop bi'n be hud . thrown one bottle over Ihe sidej of the viaduct lo the Southern , Pacific tracks below.. The other j Traverse) 'in tho local pollco J H1CIHWA Y Wlf.f'. rr f r r-ar C AT LJi- JrCll OLLiV I'OHTl.AND. Ore . Jan. 16. (A. i p. The t'oliimbia' river hll.li- stretchers hetween the hour of 4:.10 p. n. and S:.10 i. m. owing to work ot widening the traffic lane. BODY FOUND AT BREAK - OF DAY ONE-HALF MILE FROM 1 01 RANCH HOME Courageous Wife Faces Like Fate by Searching for Lost Hutband While Mer cury Hovered at 12 Below Zero; Feet Were Badly Frozen as She Returned Carr Dalton, aged 26, prominent Title Lake rancher and on of W. C. Dalton, president of American National bank, waa frozen to death last night one-half mile west ai the 101 ranch home which he desperately but un luccessfully tried to reach. x Told of her husband wandering lost in the bitter cold of Tule Lake, Mrs. Dehlia Dalton dashed from the 101 ranch house at 12:10 a. m. and for three hours and 15 minutes, wandered in below zero weather searching for her hus band whom she believed was slowly but surely dying out there on the cold, bleak plain of Tule Lake. 1 Near exhaustion, her feet frozen, Mrs. Dalton stumbled 1 into a house near Malin at 3:30 a. m. and called pitifully i t . ... 1 .- tL l i i i r AUDITING BIDS NOT ACCEPTED Hids for Ihe auditing of Klam ath county hooks for 191", open ed Saturday afternoon by the county court, were turned down. Whether or not bids will be call ed ' for again or whether the county court will seek other means for securing ' th' audit, bad not been decided today. Bid were received from Allan Sloan. Klamath Kalla. and the Wilson Audition company of Med- ford, was elected president ol , Crater Ijike I'nlon of the Chris ' tian Endeavor In the annual con tention of. the Southern Oregon . District, which ended here yester- MKHCVUY DltOI'S TO TIIRKK. AltOVK Z.KllO Despite bright sunshine. the barometer at I'nder- County May Be Forced To Condemn For Road Anxious to hnsten the grading ' Kails or In Kogun Itlver valley, of the famous Devil's llraden j County Engineer E. H.' Henry section of (he Klamath Kails- believes that the county snd the I.akevlew highway. Klamath countv authorities are seriously t contemplating institution conilem - nation suits igaiust certain prop - 1 erry ho!dei-s over whose land the new highway win he routed. it ia almost certain that the county will condemn rights of way through nine properties, all of which are owned by out - of - ' Anderson. Eli W. MuMellor, l.ld- ;die J. Howden. Kndora Dlrney, 1 Herman Hemmell, Ituymond Mlk-: kelson. Veda M. Ilodglns and i Mim, J. T lylor. J The county Is atill negotiating' ; with a group of Spraguc lllverjsn eight mile stretch of road valley residents and others who own property lu the valley hut (whoso residence Is la Klnmalh A tragic mistake ended the life of Carr Dslton, a mlrtaky In re membering the correct road to hia home at the 101 ranch bouse. Dalton and V. .1. Carter, an Ui-R7 mtdspent' employe at the raucl the day at Malin. The 101 ranch Is nine miles south of Malin. It wHw cold yesterday' and aa the day drew to a close the mercury dropped down and down. The two men at 7:30 p. yesterday atnrted out for the 101 ranch. The audden Void had froicn orcr the road, leaving a. top crust of Ice and f rosea ground which barely held the car from mud holes underneath. Their progress was alow and careful over' the rough and slip pery roads so common of Tule l.ake. - About tour milea from the ranch home, the top crust suddenly gave way and Dalton's heavy roadster crashed through into a deep mud hole. The mercury had already sunk below the aero mark and waa dropping . s.aadjiy. Carter and Dalton knew the Tule Jjtke coun try. They knew that If they were forced" to walk, they might not reach their destination. So they worked with the energy of desperation to free the car from the tenacious clutch ot Tule lake mire. . Their efforts were unsuccessful. Try as they might they could not free the car from -the mud hole. It was about 13 below zero when they decided to make a "break" i tar the ranch homo. property holders residing III tho I basin come to an amicable T agreement. Among realilenta w-ho 1 have not yet eloaed with the i county ire: Mrs. O. V Howard, I Mrs. I asebeer, T. M. Brtajll, James O. Watts. Jamea Hell ea. , tale. J. P. McAllffe. J. II. Owens . and the l ulled Sle.tea gorern- 1 ment. ly. According to Ihe county's agreement with Ihe sf ite high- way cnmmlsBton. Ihe county must secure the necessary right of wav. The Devil's finrden section l ! starling from Illy and lending I weal through a rovky and rough (Continued on page I)