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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, . MAY 24, 1928
Number 6344
City Edition
The Old Home Paper
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OVER POLE
01 RIG BL
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Croat Given by Pope It
Catt From Ship at
Top of Earth
MESSAGE RECEIVED
AT VATICAN TODAY
OiniiiMtuIr Kohlli Auk Uum Hlit
al Kings flay for lla Hoalilun
at Tilto a. ai. tmta) No Fur-
. liter Word Heard llcr In llay.
KINGS HAY. Spitienbtr
gen, May 21. (A I') The
' bnHo nhlp Citta DI Milano,
which was in communica
tion with tho Italia until
7:30 o'clock thiH morning,
when tho dirigible naked for
its position, wax trying1 to
get in touch with the air-
ship thiH morning, no word
having been received from
the Italia since that time.
Aa the airship carries only on
radio operator II nay ba that be
was taking a' much needed sleep
attar havlug obtained lb dlrlgl:
bla position.
Tba personnel of lha Cltla DI
Milano Hid that tba alrnhlp re
' (Continued on page 4)
BUT
BOOSTS
FOR F. WEN
NRW YOHK, May 24. M1)
Y Tha Evening fuel today aay that
' Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, pres
ident of Columbia University
In declaring today flalely In
favor ot Frank O. Lowdcn for
the republican nomination for the
presidency made an- Indirect an
nouncement of his own willing-,
mm to run for vie president aa
the mate if the former governor
of Illinois.
The newspaper aay that the
announcement make It certain
that the New York state dele
gation will split three way on
the first ballot at the, Kansas
City convention, with prealdent
Coolldge and Secretary ,. Hoover
felting the majority.'
Mrs. Jean K. Porter, county
superintendent of arhoola at
Condon, Gilliam county. Ore., for
the paat eight years, baa accepted
the position a clerk and assist
ant to Fred R.I'eterson, county
superintendent of schools.
Announcement of Mrs. Porter'
acceptance waa made this after
noon by Mr. Peterson. Rhe will
arrive hero to take up her dutle
on August 1. .
The appointment comes follow
ing the resignation of Miss Etta
Farr, who. will becomo principal
of the Klvoraldo school with tho
opening of school this fall.
Mrs; Porter has had several
year' . experience In grade and
high school work and Is a gradu
ate of, the Oregon Norninl.
Poor Pa
"I wns wrong 1 giicns. I
thought our snn-ln-law was
buyln' too much stuff on the
Instalment plan, hut him an'
me are 1 makln' the payment
all right." i
COUNTY SCHOOL
CLERK NAMED
C. of C. Chief
!
William llutlarworih. of Molina.
III., wan chosen al a meeting In
Waahlnatnn. I). ('.. aa tha new
I president of the United State
'chamber of romincrra. A banker
!and manufariiirer, ba previously
, bad bald an honorary vlce-pc-sl.
jdency of lha national chuiulicr.
' KltVOK IXlWDKN' Wll.l.
NOT CltlTII'l.K COOI.IlHjK
OREGON. 111., May 24.
1 11 I Former Governor
Frank O. I.owden of Illinois,
republican candidate for the
presidential nomination and
a staunch supporter of the
MeNary-llaugen farm relief
bill, rfned last night to
make any comment on the
president's veto ot the
tucasuro.
' "I only rare to aay that I
am still for the bill and will 0
support It until anme better
solution for relief la offered." a)
he told the Untied Press.
STILL IN MINE
MATHF.Il, ra.. May 24. (AP)
Scores of Individual funerals
wore held In Mather and noarby
lowna today for victims ot the
mine dtaaater which claimed mora
I than 190 Uvea.
I With rescue work In tha 111
; fated mine suspended tor the
time being, relluf workers 'turn-
ed their attention to the widows
, and orphans of tha victims, mak
I Ing provisions for their future.
fSume 20 bodies remain In the
mine. No effort will be mado to
recover them at this time, be
cause a majority are burled un
der heavy fall., ot slate and
earth. Tha mine was being ven
tilated today In preparation for
tha investigation ot the ' blast
which will bit luunrhed Monday.
POUKI.I. AMI HOWItlN'M
NAMED I. ION IlKI.I'ti.VTKS
Immediately fnllnwlnff lliA lant
dance of tho annual Musicians
Ball this evening. Jack Ilowrlng
and Dewey Powell of Biwrlng's
Orchestra will leave, via motor
for Balem where they will act as
delegates' to tha stale convention
of I.lnns.
The two popular young musi
cians will represent tho Klamath
Fnlla club at the convention In
session on Friday and Saturday.
THIRTY R DIES
Husband Demands Sixth
Child; Is Under Arrest
BHIDCKPORT, Conn., May 23.
1 (UP) The question of woman'
subservience to her husband's de
sire for children will come before
Judge William J. .Buckley In
city court here thla afternoon.
Mrs. Edward Cromwell, mother
of five children, last week ap
pealed to the law to protect her
gainst the demands of her hus
band that she undertake again
the ordeal of motherhood. 8he
already- has borne to Cromwell
: threo children and two to a pre
dion huahaml. llor youngest
child, a babe of less than a year,
la a cripple and a city charge..
Mrs. Cromwoll pleaded .that
medical advice wns thnt In her
present slate of hnnllh It would
bo unquestionably dnngerotm for
her to boar a child. Her husband,
she anld Insisted thnt It was
woman' duty even to lay down
. her llfo If necessary In fulfilling
j her mission' ot mothorhood.
' ' Authorities sympathised with
VESSEL Al
hOF
ANGHrSEA
Star of Falkland Break
. ing Up on Rockt in
Bering Sea
AMERICANS, CHINESE
SAVED BY CUTTERS
Unconfirmed Id-port HtMtre Hrvrn
Oriental Commit Hulcliln
Rather Than Faro ' Death by
Drowning, Which They Were
Convinced Waa Inevitable. , .
SEATTLE, Wash.,. May 24. OP)
A dead and splintered bulk,
the wind Jammer Htar of Falk
land was breaking up among the
rocks near Unlmak Paas In tier
ing Bea early today, while 21
Chinese and 40 Americana, taken
off by roaat guard cutters, a
lighthouse tender and the 8. '8.
Arctic were proceeding to Bristol
Hay. eoaat guard advices said.
The Arctic, owned by the Alas
ka Packers association, under
whose flag the Htar of Falkland
sailed, atood by until a lata
hour.
The wind Jammer, a cannery
tender, went on the rock ahortly
after midnight yesterday after
having paased through the narrow
pass between the Pacific ocean
and tiering Bea. Tha roast guard
cutter Halda and Cnalge. the
lighthouse tender Cedar and the
Arctic went to the assistance
of the men on board and euccead
ad In taking them off lata In tbe
day .
An unconfirmed wlrelee ' mee
sage aald that aeven Chinese com
mitted sulcldo to escape drown
ing which appeared for a time
to be Imminent. . i
The Htar of Falkland aalled
from Ban Francisco-April It for
Nnsnek on Bristol Bay, where
her owner operata a cannery.
Most of the men on board were
cannery worker. The point at
which aha went on the rocks I
but a tew daya sailing time from
hr destination.
GROCERY STORE
- LEASES SPAGE
Announcement waa made this
morning that the Twentieth Cep
tury (irorcry store, 812 Main
street, bsd leased the former
lobby of tho Central hotel build
ing for five years for a consider
ation approximating $20,000.
x The building Is owned by K. J.
Murray, Marahfield. Ore., and
John Brett of thla city. The deal,
which ha been In a state ot ne
gotiation, was closed" thla morn-
, Ing by Joel T. Ward. Klamath
Falls realtor, 202 Williams build
ing. , The store room space has a
frontage of 28 feet and a depth
ot RA feet. The front of the
building la being reconstructed
and the Interior renovated. The
grocery atore will tako possosalon
June 1.
Mrs. Cromwoll, and Cromwell,
who la a Icamater, aged 89, was
placed' under arrest. Thursday
his case Comes before the court.
In the last few day alienists
hare examined him and will
make their report to the city
court. .
. "We will act upon the report
of I lia alienists," James G. Shan
non, prosecutor, told tho United
Press. "Should he declare Crom
well unsound mentally, we will
endeavor to have him committed
lo an Institution. Personally, I
do not believe him a man ot
normal Intelligence. Anyone who
fore'es Ills wife to bear children
ngnlnst her will and 'endangers
Iter honllh should have his san
ity testod."
Asked what rourro might be
followed should the alienists
find Cromwell enne, the pros
ecutor said:
"It Is possible, In that event,
we might prosecute him for as-
jsault with cruolty."
NEW TWELVE ENGINED
PASSENGER AIRPLANE
- LATEST INNOVATION
Ity Alfred I'Jtn-k I when their fuel runt low, and
(V. P. Htaff eorreapondent) fastening tbata to a large truck
WASHINGTON', May 24 Two. to obtain continual moflra power
distinctly radical typaa ot air-: for a oon-atop run.
planea one 12-englned for trana- Tba great obstacle to long dla
rontlnental una and another tance flying bai been tba lnabil
adapted for railroad terminal Ity of planea to carry sufficient
loadings are being experimented j fuel and a "pay load" at the
with by one of tha leading aero- ss me time. The dealgn of the
nautlc engineer In the country, 1 12-englned ahlp tenda to ellm-.
It waa learned today. jlnate thl. I
The 12-englned plane Involved! Would Detach,
such a radical departure from the) For example, the ship would
ordinary mechanical construction start from New York to Ban
that It appearg a 1 moat a dream
yet aeronautic experta declare It
will work.
Tha buge ahlp la designed to
accomodate to passengers, pro-1 from each wing, would be de
vldlng them with lounging, et-tached and with pilots aboard
Ing and Bleeping quarters, lie gild down to a landing field, al-
wing construction and fuselage flowing two other locomotive
are similar to a giant bomber, j planea completely fueled to fly
only on a much larger ecale.'ep and hook on without the
Its motive system, however, la larger plana checking It speed.
entirely new. r
I'law Hooked On. , (motive plane would be replaced
Two stationary engine are u their fuel tanks grew empty,
built in the nose. Ten locomo- jTne mechanism of arranging tbi
live planes, .each similar to a ijbooklng-on apparatus I pimple,
mall pursuit plane or a flying j engineers say. -'
gasoline tank, are hooked onto. The other radically designed
tha wings. plane for railroad terminal uae
The principle Involved Is Ilka consists of a fuselage detachable
taking tan small automobile from tbe wing and engine and
whlcb can ba hooked on and off j (Continued on page six)
President Both Criticized
And Praised for Farm Veto
CHICAOO. May 24. WV
Many prominent agricultural lead-
er throughout tbe middlewest to- j
day expressed disappointment and
regret over tbe presidential veto f
of the McNary-Haugen bill, while
dairy farmer In Wisconsin ap
plauded tbe prealdent' action.
A number ot republican can
didates for state, office decried
the veto and aome democrat -invited
the "helples minority of
tbe republican party to Join"
with tbem to obtain "efficient relief."
' Claud H. McKentltu St- Paul.re-' I concerned, th? bill was abao
publlcan committee man aald: "It; lately detriment.! to the Interests
Is regrettable the president could
C
J
BAN FRANCISCO. May 24. (A.
P.) Hearing on the application
ot tha Northern California Rail
way company Tor a tranchlaa to
build a Sl-mll extenalon from
Westwood to Crescent Mill In
Plumaa and Lassen countlea was1
continued yesterday before the'
California railroad commission In
testimony of ' four engineer of
the Southern Pacific, who op-
posed the project.
The' opposition waa baaed on
the contention that the extension
would connect with the Western
Pacific,. Railway company and
form a link in the trans-continental
line, which would 'duplicate
the ssrvloe ot the Fernley Lassen
line which the Southern Pacific
built at a cost ot 27,000,0.00.
ROBBERS L06T
POST OFFICE;
PACK OFF SAFE
HEAVERTON. Ore.. Mav 24.
(AP) Robber last night looted
tha nostnfflca at Aloha Station.
near here, and a garage and
moat' shop. At the poslotflre
$42.49 In stamps and cash was
taken from a locked drawer, and
a safe waa carted away from the
atore. The safe was found two
miles away by the side .of a road,
broken open. Amount taken from
the safe was not determined to-j
day. A large quantity Df wo-1
man's hnsterv also was taken !
I from the aeneral store -where the
postotflce lo located. I
SENATE PASSES
MEASURE FOR
a r-i r-riAnn
L,riU UrrllvJCiO
RAIL REARING
UNDER
WHY
WASHINGTON. May 24. (AP)ltra of Klamath Fall will offer
A bill by Senator Walsh, demo -
era t, Montana, establishing land
offlcos In the state of Montana,
Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and South
Dakota waa passed by the senate ' between the rival orchestra as
last night and sent to the house. each one 1 planning to do It
Four offices would be esiub-jbest to pleasa the dancers,
lishod In Montana, at Helena, This event la staged once each
Miles City, Lewistnn and Glaa-lyear by musicians of the union
gow;' one In Oregon, . at La j In Klamath Fall and Is recog
Grande; one In South Dakota, at nixed as one ot the outstanding
Rapid City; one In Idaho at 'dances of the year. Dancing
Hailey, and, one lu Nevada, at starts at 9 o'clock 'and will con
Elko. ' ., . . . . tlnne until the hour of midnight.
Francisco with a full cargo and
all It: engines operating. At
Washington, or some designated
,apot, two of the engines, one
Two by two the smaller loeo-
not have signed tbe bill." Frank
"A".. Murphy. Mlnneaota member of
the resolution committee at the
coming national republican c6n
Tentlon termed the president's
action "the moat amazing and un
warranted official act of -any
president In tbe last half cen
tury." Dairy farmer from Wisconsin,
however, applauded the veto. J.
N. Ttttemore, former president of
tha Wisconsin Dairy association
aid, "'President Coolldge' veto
a wise. . So far aa Wisconsin
of the farmer. i
T
PORTLAND, Ore.. May 24. (A.
P.) Tit Oregon state barber as
sociation.- In - annual convention
here, decided to stick to lu name.
While the modem appellation
Chirotonson" appealed to the
member a poetic, thry thought
it was too complex for handy use
around the shop.- '
i Governor 1. L. Patterson, ad-
dressing the convention banquet
last night, congratulated the bar-
i bar on their move to boost the
! state by means of literature pass-
; ed out at various shops.
The barber voted to asses
themselves 15 each so that three
member ot Che atate board
might - remain active the year
around.
appropriation:;
to aid farms
WASHINGTON. May 24. (AP)
-President Coolldge has signed
! a bill providing for an annual
appropriation of 2980,000 to be
! distributed In annual lots of 1
' 000 to each atate and to Hawaii
to further develop the agrlcul
ture extenalon work between the
state agriculture colleges.
MUSICIANS FUN
FROLIC DANCE
HELD TONIGHT
Toalght tbe second annual tun
frolic of tha local union ot Kla
math . Falla Musicians will be
held at the Altamont auditorium
Two stages have 'been built and
two orchestra will be -playing
Qinn music overv-miimiv, rur
the tart two ' prominent orche-
; their best In music to be re-
! placed later by two other or-
chestras.
Keen competition Is expected
BARBERS ROLD
OTHEIR NAME
SENATORS
PASS BILL
OVER VETO
Pottal Increaae Meature
Be comet Law Follow
ing Action of Solon
SENATOR F. STEIWER
SUPPORTS COOLIDGE
Fourteen Republicans and Nine
Democrat Cart Vote In Favor
of Prealdeat Consider Third
Veto Measure Against Appro
priation for Reservation Roads.
WASHINGTON. i:ay r4. (AP)
The senate oyerrode the presi
dent' veto ot the bill to increase
the night wage of the postal
smploye today by a vote of 70
to 9. Tbe house bad already
?aased' the bill over tbe veto.
The measure automatically be--ame
law by the vote. This com
pleted action on the first of tbe
14 vetoes sent to congress by
President Coolldge and tbe sen
ate then turned to the other
oostal bill vetoed giving fourth
claaa postmaster allowances on
account of rent and fuel.
All of the nine supporting thel
veto were republicans. They were
Bingham. Connecticut: Curtis,
Kansas: Glllett. Massachusetts:
Greene, Vermont; Metcalf, Rhode
Island; Pblpps. Colorado; 8moot,
Utah: Steiwer. Oregon, and War
ren. Wyoming.
Little time waa needed for the!
senate to override the veto on
rhe bill for allowances to fourth
class postmasters.
The roll call. Fletcher of Flor
ida, King ot Utah and Overman
of North Carolina, "democrats.
voted with 14 republicans In sup
port of the prealdent. '
The senate then turned to a
third veto message, that on the
Oddle bill authorising $10,500.
000 for construction of roads in
public domain and Indian reser
vation lands.
' The fourth-class postmasters'
bill provide that after July 1,
1928, these postmasters shall be
paid as allowances for rent, fuel.
light and equipment an amount
equal to IS per cent of the com
pensation earned In each quarter.
,S
' MEETTONIGHT
aMld Bill" Shaw, sorrel
topped wrestling sensation of
Salt Lake City, will meet Stanley
Rogers, hardened Lithuanian of
Rogue River valley. In the main
event of a fast boxing card at the
Mills arena. Sixth and Klamath,
tonleht.
Both men are in great 'shape
for the supreme test and anxious
to show their wares before the
fan. Because of his anxiety to
give everybody an -opportunity to
witness the bout. Promoter Mc
Dutfoe announced today that top
price will be $1.50. next In order
$1, with a 50-cent rate for ladiea
and students.
In Shaw's Rrst appearance he
tossed Sailor Jack Wooda so hard
for the first fall that the .Rogue
River valley son declined to con
tinue. .
AGED ALTl'RAS RANCHER
KIT.Ija U'ltK TUKV KKI.V
ALTURAS, Calif., May 24. (A.J
P.) John L. Chace, 74, retired
rancher of Adlen. shot and killed
hi wife as she'lay In bed and
then killed himself.
ROGERS
HAW
Aviation School Will
Be Located In Klamath
Permanent location ot an avia
tion school within a short dis
tance ot Klamath Falls was an
nounced late Wednesday after
noon with the return of A. T.
Shere of the Oregon Eaglorock , those interested In flying, sight
Sales company. The field for the 'seeing trips will be feature and
present will be located at the
old airport on the Klamath Falls
Wed highway.
Not later than the mlddlo ot
July under the direction of Mr.
8here a seaplane will be placed I promising city of Its size and
on upper Klamath lake and trips! feel the need for an aviation
to Crater and Diamond lakes 'school here," Mr. Shere said,
will be featured. Frank Kram-j "That' why I am back to locate
mer ot Portland will be affll-ln Klamath Fall permanently."
Yui Has a Yen
) I r-i
ji .
mf I y j .
David Yui, right, lias a yen to
tour America. In fact, he ba
a great many yen, for he Is a
wealthy banker of Shanghai,
Chins. With him here on the
steps of the White House la Al
fred Sze. Chinese minister, who
introduced him to President Cool
ldge. PVLK HAYS HE 18
t 00,000 BEHIND GAME
" - )
NEW YORK. May 24.
.p r, r , , '
ahead of hi bnnioners. beat
a curious reporter to the
question. "No," he said. "I
am not broke. I'm $100,000
behind, but there will be
plenty ot money to pay off
the prize winners." He add-
e ,hat tn0 rlce wou,d
$250,000. Prixe monoy will
be $48,000.
POPPY DAY TO
BE CELEBRATED
NEXT SATURDAY
- t-1 -. i t r : 'it '': "
. Satorday, May 28, ' has been
set aside as "Poppy Day" in the
city, of Klamath Fall when more
than 3,000 of 'the bright colored
blossoms, made by the disabled
veterans of hospital No. 77 In
Portland, will be placed on sale
by the Ladles Auxiliary ct the
American ' Legion. . .
Members ot the younger set.
mostly high school girls, will sell
the popple on the streets
throughout the entire day. Each
poppy must bring at least ten
cents and as much as the pur
chaser aeea tit to donate. Pro
ceeds of the sale are used to pay
the disabled veteran' for their
work and to swell the fund ot
the children' welfare work tor
the state.
On Friday evening a program
will be broadcast from station
KOIN on "Poppy Day."
At The Pine Tree theatre a
film will be shown on Friday eve
ning to aid in the sale ot the
popple the following day.
Mrs. Gary Cosad and Mr. Earl
Templar ot the Legion Auxiliary
have charge ot the sale,
TO DEGREES
The mercury rose to tha high
est point ot the year at noon to
day when It stood at 84 on the
thermometer at the Underwood
ilfntf tnrn
Th.i record ot 82
set on Wednesday nfternoon was
broken. It was thought that a
maximum ot about 35 would be
reached thl afternoon with a
slightly rising temperature.
lated with Mr. Shere. acting as
pilot ot the Eaglerock plane. A
second plane has been ordered,
which Is expected to arrive here
within tbe next few weeks.
Dally Instructions will ba given
passenger flights can be arranged
for at any time, according to Mr.
Sbere.
"After looking over the coast
I find Klamath Falls the most
MERCURY
1
SLIP FROM
POSSE NET
Intensive Man Hunt Un-'
der Way for Four
Bank Robbers :
PRESIDENT OF. BANK
AND SON ARE SLAIN
' """"
Member of Cans; Wounded by
Cashier During Fight Jtuhle
Colorado Bank Knicafte In
Banning: . Gun . Battle Who.
Sheriff and Companion Near
LAMAR, Colo., May 24,
(AP) One of the' most in
tensive man hunts this state
had ever known was under
way today for the four ban
dits who invaded the First
National bank here yester
day, shot and 'killed the
president and cashier, kid-'
naped two tellers and es
caped with 910,000 in cash
and .$10,000 .in '. liberty
bonds.. , t - . -";
A. M. Parrlab, president of the
bank, a past member tha state
legislature and prominent In
state republican circle, waa shot
by the gunmen when be fired
(Continued on page 4) . . i
EXPANSION QFW
'Air -Mafr frdni ttlinfancr
to the present'-date! proved an
Interesting' topic discussed before
the Klwanls club at the noon
luncheon ' today by Postmaster,
John A. McCall.
Mr. McCall went back to the;
Inauguration of the service be
tween New York and Washing''
ton on May 15, 1918, and car
ried the club members through ,
tha various stages of advance
ment made. How the flying field
were first so izr from post of
fices that the speed gained
through air travel was lost la'
transferring, was told by Mr. Mc
Call. At the present time 63
cities In the United States are
using the air mall service taking
In 22 routes. Travel with air mall
routes cover a distance of more
than 12.560 miles each day with.
than 22.110 mile each with 12.
650 pilot flying, carrying 6,700
pound dally. . , . . , , '
Mr. McCaii discussed . postal
rate and what should be sent
via air mall: The type ot enve
lope to be used waa displayed. 1
Ernest W. Fleming, member
(Continued on page 41 .j
TOD MORGAN TO '
DEFEND TITLE"
IN N. Y. RING
NEW YORK. May 24. (AP)
Tod Morgan of Seattle, tba cham
pion, and Eddta (Cannon Ball)
Martin, Brooklyn, the challenger,
barely made the 130 pound
weight limit for their 15-round
Junior lightweight title match
tonight at Madison Square Gar
den. On the scales at the boxing
commission thl afternoon Morgan
weighed 129 3-1 ' and Martin
exactly 130.
Aunt Het
"I reckon I'm eranky, but
a naked .woman In a maga
line advertisement looks Just
as naked to me a she would
anywhere else."
TOLD