THE .WEATHER
OREOON Generally sloudy
tonight and Frida. cooler la tba
Interior tonight, lorn I frosts east
portion. rr.ih fiorthwssterljf
wind oo coast.
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1929
Number 6997
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wmm
rpiioughts We've
Been Thinking
Passage of Old Store It
Personal Lot to a Com
munity! Prohl Agentt
Flra Too Quickly t Com
mentt 'on Jonct Law.
By BRUCE JJENMS-J
Celling of til o'.ii tnud-by aloro
In any coniniunlly ! of uioro
tlun ordluery Importance and
elicits a feeling lacking In or
dinary transaction. W have"
reference to the N. K. Went com
auy atorq In l.a Crnndo, whlrh
lias born on vf til biggest lu-
stltutlons In enstorn Oregon for
number of year and one of the
must auecessfnl In mercantile
.way. N. K. V entered l.a
Grande many year ago from
Portland and alartrd quality
' atore. Ho aturk to the Idea of
' duality and did not pay much
attention to price, alwaya do
luaudlng fulr profit but alwaya
firing the best itouda for tlio
money be received. Ha' retires
now, baring eold bla splendid
ttore to ,lh Kalk Company uf
llulae, Idaho, which baa a chain
uf store throughout the Interior
country. The paaalng of Ilia N.
K. Weat atura III La (jrando la
another mark sbuaing that tho
rbalu stores are lurruaalug, and
that they arc now taking over a
number of tbo old fashioned In
atltutlona whUj wcro pillar In
'very community, " '
. yrHKX wu see such trunaactluna
a, happened lu Marshfluld
tbo other day with Ihreu prohibi
tion agetita aboollng to death a
young man we bcglu to agree
with- "Old Mac". tho district
Judgo of Murimf county. ' that
there la eutlrtty too much freed
um accorded prohl agruta.
CKSATOR JONES, of Washing
ton, who la the author of
the "Five and Tou" bill which
became a !nw and provldca that
anyoue rlolatlng tho Eighteenth
amendment , alinll rerelve . five
year In thu penitentiary and a
110.00 fine, la now muklng a
cumpulgn to bare President
Hoover appoint Muhel Wlllc
brandl bend of tho prohibition
organisation al Washington, I). C.
Thl rutuliiila ua of a bit of
gossip which la going around lu
Hollywood at the present time.
There la a very fine apartment
house suid to be owned by Mr.
Wlllebrandl on Sunset llouluvurd
nnd according to rumor. It la In
habited by lomo of tho worm rum
bounds lu tho w)iu!e country.
Thuy pay very high rents for It
It a very fluo pluco, but Holly
wood folk claim that It Is tbe
headquarters for tome of the
heavy drinking gentlumen. Nul
urully Mrs. Wlllobrandl cannot
help this a'.lhuugli there trill bo
muny who might crltlclso bor for
taking money fur rents front tbo
(Continued on I'aao Two)
Poor Pa
"I aortur believe It's our
Junior's own fault llntt he's
not loarnln' anything lu school,
but 1 Join Mu In bltimln' thu
tuuehur "
tip
M',fi
a a mm
S
IN ILLINOIS
Rampart Unable to With
stand Longer Terrific
Water Preiiure.
BIG VOLUME WATER
IS CAUSING DAMAGE
llrrak lb-tow Hock Cn-rk l-irr
fXiprrfrd to go mm Angry
Walrra are. .Now Attacking
lloth Hblea uf r.iiilNtiikiiirnl;
Sltuallia Regarded a Serious.
QUINCY. 111.. Murch 21.
(AT) Unable lont'or to
withhtund the oiiHluught of
the torrent of wuter which
had reached tho luvcccrown,
tho Indian Grave levee on
the Miiwii-xippi river about
five mile north of. Quincy
Kve way today, pouihijr a
Kfeat flood over 20,000
no rex of improved lands in
the diMtrict.
The break Is below tho liock
Creek k'rv which divides llu
district, but little hope was en
tertained that tho north end
could lyi saved now with tile an
gry waters attacking both aides
uf thu t'tuhuukment. I'll leve
oil tho north aide, of the creek
waa streiiimhoned. bnt with the
great volume of water eddyluic
and swirling through the dis
trict. It waa expected to go nt
any moment.
S.P.
. OAN" PKANCIHrU, March 21.
(AIM The atulo rullrond com
mission today uuthorlxcd tho
Cent nil Purine and Southern Ta
ctile ruilroud to construct ap
proximately 0 mllia of line be
tween Alturus. Modoc county,
and Klumuth Fulls, Ore.
The linn, said to be a brunch
for the time being, will entail
twenty-eight gradq crossings.
INDIAN SOUGHT
BY OFFICIALS
PENDLETON, Ore.. March 21.
(AIM Offlrluls oil tho Indian
reservation, hero wore today seek
ing James "Sput" Williams, In
dlun, who ' Is accused of having
attempted yustordny to attack an
Invalid white woman at the I ti
lt lu n agency.
FARM LAND
INUNDATED
RillLRDAO
E
Notables Bow Heads in
Grief Over Foch's Body
PARIS, Mur. SI. '(AIM Front
all parts of the world, from
high und low. from kings uml
primus and humble soldier",
honiuito wits brought today to
tho bier of Marshal Kordlnuml
Koch as France prepared to do
her soldier son tho -greatest hon
ors within her power.
To the home where thu (Ion
'erallsslmo of tho mighty allied
hosts of miS died at sunset
yesterday, an uuceusliig succes
sion of distinguished porsonuKcs,
mesvengers and messages began
to uriive boforo Unwu and con
tinued throughout' thu duv.
, Thu high and lowly of Kruncv
ssippi Levee
SPRING IN
KLAMATH
ARRIVES
Ml Hurl" officially bounded
Into Klnuiatn Kails at 6:12
o'clock lal night to tbo accom
pailtiui'iit of the voice from a
brink eoulhrrly Rain.
At that hour, the aou'h and
north poles, pointed straight up
and down and the auin waa di
rect I y over the equator.
Continued wind today broucht
a temporary breakdown on tbo
long distance toll lead of tho Pa
cific Telephone and Telc(raii
company leading from Klnmaili
Fall aonth Into northean Cali
fornia, according to. word ro
relvcd bore. However alternative
line aerved all lonit distance
limine". '
NOTED SENATOR
TO HELP 8111
Hupport of United States Sena
tor Henry K. Ashurat for the
! proposal to establish a term of
federal district court in Klamath
' Knlla. baa been promised, acajrcl
I lug to word received In ICanialh
Kails by Ills brother Edward II.
Abhurst, Klamath Kulla attorney,
i ... HW.oa- A'Uumt fit. ArUona
, wrote bla brother In part an fol
: Iowa:
"I shall certainty take plmisuro
'In supporting the bl'l providing
for a term of tbo federal district
court at Klamath Kalis. I shall
tell Senator McNary of my dcslra
' to aid him."
Senator Ashurst Is a member
of the senate Judiciary committee
before which the proposal will
bo considered. V
DISTRICT HEAD
WILL INSPECT
COUNTY LODGE
Klgrud Anderson, district mas
tr of Vara Lodge for the stale
of Oregon will pay his official
visit to Klamath Unk Lodge, No.
;4it) on Saturday evening.
j A banquet In courtefy to -Mr.
Anderson will be given at Odd
' KeKows' hall In tho banquet room
at 7:30 o'clock.
, Kollowlng tho banquet, a meet
ing and Inlllullun of candidates
will follow with Mr. Anderson
: presiding. Members will furnish
; a program.
j All members nnd visiting mem
ber are anked to be present.
Tho Klamnth chapter has a
membership of more than 10U.
DEVICE LOWERS
MOTOR'S SOUND
I ITRT1SS FIELD. N. Y., March
21, (API A devlco that reduces
: the noise of au airplane motor to
I thu purr like that of an automo
J bllo ha boon tried hero. It
consists of four tiny whining
' propellors and four small cliam
i bers to tako cure of exhaust
i gases. Tho device weighs 30
i pounds.
mingled lu .tho marshal's court
yard with those of other races
j whoso kill served In tho world
, war under tho supreme .com
i mniul of tho French warrior who
i flnlhhcd his lust' campaign last
, night. . '
j General John J. Pershing, torn
' mundor of tho American Expedi
l tlonnry Force, 'and Murshal Pe
, tutu who eotumaiided the French
; under Foch, walked with slow
i step to thu bod where tho mur
1 slut! lay.
I RepreHtiilliiK nil of France In
his sorrowful mission. Canton
Dotimerguo. prosldent of the re
, (Cvntiuu'ud vii Pugs 81x)
Gives Way; 20,000 Acres
NO NEED OF
nnMnrmin
LINE, CLAIM
Chicago Executive Ad
dresses Down Town
Club This Noon
ROAD'S PROSPERITY
1ST. CONSIDERATION
Theories of lUllroad Trnpor1a
tbia Problems of Today arc
( inrrrd In Adlma lk-fon rlaa
Kranrlwo lIuslncM Men's t'lob.
SAN FIUNC18CO. Warch 21.
j Tbe f Irat people ' t J uf for
from a lack of prosperity on a
railroad are the people that rull
: road serves, said C. I). Morris of
.Chicago. In an address before
'the Down T;wn club at noon to
day. "
Mr. Worrlf-who ituu.ent:
!hov v. "rtti.Wiirtiaa
on public relation, epokv on the
subject. "Truusportallon's Part
In I'.ulldlng Try liolls."
' "Without go d and adequate
ICnntlnu-d on lnat Klsl
SEDTOiOQRE
US
Word baa been flushed, to
various law enforcement agencies
.'of the Pacific coast to pick up
' Den Moore, former employe of
tbo llray Lumber company, who
Is churged with tho theft of a
1 Oulck cur from II. H. Hild. It
was revealed today by Harry Uol
vln. deputy district attorney.
Moore Is aleged to have taken
the car In Chlloquln some tiino
ukii. Nothing baa been heard of
him since.
Nirr 1 TXKUAL DATU. '
PARIS, Murch 21. (API The;
fuueinl or Mnrlinl I'uch hna j
hern act fur Tuesday next. The '
body la to He In state under the'
;.ihIi lp Triomphc for SI hours I
previously.
QIAKK FELT.
M-.W YORK; March 21. (AIM '
A violent cnrtlHiunke, probably,
south of tentiwl America, wus
recorded on the srlitniOKraph of1
! Koitlliam Vnlvcrslty liutt night,
.It wa niiiionnt-cd ttKlii. . 1
KlXti ARRIVES IX PARIS.
PARIS, Murch 21 AP) '''
AllM-rt uf tlio IWIutnnm accTii
Minlel by two officers, arrived
In Purls this afternoon and went
! In the homo uf Marshal IhIi to
pay hi respects to the lute (4cn
eriilissliiio. JOXIvS LAW INVOKKI).
PORTLAM). Ore. Miirch 21.
(AP) Tho Jones law was In
: vokinl for the ri-st lime In Ore
' gun yewtci-duy when Charlra W
Krskliiis ussistant t'nlled Suites
altorney, filed a complaint bo
roro the lulled Slates cuiniuls
, sloner chaining Jame II. l alt
i Willi violation uf tlio low
j KUMOIl 1"01XTS TO 11 LLKR. !
RONTON, March 21. (AIM
! Thu Boston Herald says today lug
; a copyrighted story that Its:
W'a.-dilugtc-ii.. correspondent.. hu
; lonrnrd that Alvan T. Puller,
j former govennor uf Musmiiu
setts, has burn tentatively pick-
HUTU THIEF
;l Last Minute News l
TRIAL OF
B. BAKER
NEAR END
( I jiln Bulletin)
PORTLAND. On-.. March 21.
, UM lllurtua linker. HUuualh
Indlaa. waa acquitted bile this
!afhrnooa of tlt charge f mur
der ' ig Itbl Riddle nt of IW-al.
'y.
I'OIITLANO. March 21. ( Al)
M. O. Wllklna. attorney for
Blnrton Haker, Klamath Indian
charged with tbe murder of a
tribesman. Itidwrll Itlddle. on
1 November 28. laiit. wns atlll
msktoc hia final argument before
the federal court jury when the
noon recees was taken today.
It wu believed that tbe case
might go to tbe jury late today.
Uaker la charged with aecond
dogree murder. The dofente
pleaded that tba killing waa Jus
tlflablo on the ground of aclf-defcni-e.
DIR. SESSION
.MKDKOUD. Ore.. March 21, (A
f) The a:atc convention of
' DauatcM f the America Rar
(olutlon opened bore today -lth
10J delegates attending from al!
' sections of Oregon. .
The morning aesslon waa d
, voted to ritualistic program of
a patrlolc nature, and to the
' hearing of reports of various
committees for the year.
Tbe address of welcome waa
-delivered by E. M. Wilson, act
; Ing for Mayor A. W. Pipe. Mrs.
E. C. Apperson of McMlnnville,
' atato regent, responded.
GRANT PERMIT
I FOR BUILDINP
OF RESIDENCE
. ' l"ermlt for the erection of a
! f jUVV home In Hot Springs was
- granted to 11. K. Robinson of
I 845 California avenue at tho city
I hall yesterday.
Several other permits tor the
; remodelling of dwelliugs about
i tho city have been granted during
tho past few days.
ed tu succeed Myron T. llerrlck
aa this country's ambassador to
Franco.
WAR INEVITABLE.
NANKING, OUna, March 21.
(AP) War betrccen the nation
al M government and the f actio u
controlling tho Wulian cities of
llaukod, Wuchang and Hanyang
Is believed hero to be Inevitable.
'GERMANS HAVE OIKEH.
VARIS, March 2t. (AP) Dr.
Illalmar Schacht, president of
I.. n..lehhank. will llks . ivlth
him to Ilerlln tonight. It . Is
learned, the otter of tho allied
C)rertj on reparutkms to accept
1 ,70,uvu,uuo niurim (aount
9420,000,000) as tlic figure for
tho tk-muin reparations nnniil-
l.-s.
NEW YORK, March 191, (A
P) Extremely nervous trailing
in today's stock market reflect
ed the widespread uneasiness
over the credit situation. Irlecs
opened Irregular, turned heavy
lust boforo mid-day, and then
started upward lu the early af
ternoon under tho leadership o
Uie public utilities. ...
SALTZMAN TO BE NAMED
WASHINGTON, March 21, (A
P) Major Gun. Charles M.
SnlUman, I. S. A, retired, form
er chief uf tho army signal corps.
Is tu bo appointed to tho radio
coinnilssiun as the member from
the fourth tone, to succeed Sam
Plckurd, uf Kansas.
nnriirninnRV!
umo iuuhi
OFFENSIVE
AN
BY REBELS
Left Flank and Rear of
Calles' Army is Threat
ened by Escobar.
GENERAL J. AGU1RRE
IS EXECUTED TODAY
Jtcroliittunary Ijeadrr I'ays Ha
peeme fcautlty at Mexico City
Today; ItcporU That Ilebcla
t'aptare Durango are Itacc-hred
lint Not fonfirroej.
( Oy The Associated Press )
Saarp counter offensives by
Rebel armies faced tba Mexican
government today in the' north
' and along the weat coaat.
As Genoral Calles, Federal com
mander In chief, continued con
, contratlng his powerful army at
Torreon tor a drive Id pursuit of
. tlM r.lr g 'JiuttrgiukU, a. Rebel
; movoniant durelopod In SlnaJoa
' which may threaten his left flank
and rear. '
Insurgents descended npon
; Mazatlan on the weat coast and
' demanded the surrender of that
: place, but General Carrlllo, de
' fending it with 2.000 men, pre
' pared to combat any attack.
I Should the Rebela capture Max
; atlan, a way would be open for
tbelr advance sputhward Into Na
yarlt and Jalisco where the Insur
gents hoped for further help
against the government.
, It also wonld offer peril to
; General Calles left flank and
; roar.
Reports that the Rebe's had
captured Durango wero received
but could not be confirmed.
A UeKbcl advance on the "ed-
eral stronghold of Naco on the
; border also was threatened,
i The Insurgents claim that their
tContlnua on ra Four)
MISS MORROW .
WILL BE JUNE
BRIDE, REPORT
, MEXICO CITY. March 21. (A.
'P.) Miss Anne Morrow Is to be
1 a Juno bride.
Miss Morrov: an I her fiance.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh,
themselves have authorised an
nouncement they will be mnr
ried In that month. They hare
not decided, however, whether
tbe wedding Is to take place In
; Mexico or in the United States.
' Tbe Colonel Is expected to fly
tback to Mexico City within a
!few woeks for another Tlslt with
Mil's Morrow, at which time
'something more definite as o
: their plans will be , revealed.
. There are Indications he will
; make two visits before the wed
! ding.
Deposed Governor Says
He Has Kept Integrity
OKLAHOMA CITY. Murch 21.
(AP) W. J. Hollowuy Is Okla
homa's fourth governor In six
years today following tho remov
al from that office of Henry S.
Johnston b a sonuto court on a
charge of Incompetency. Hollo
way, Lieutenant Governor under
Johnston, had been acting chief
executive since the latter was
suspended pending trial.
Johnston was the second suc
cessive elected Governor of the
stale to be removed from office.
J. C. Walton, his predu.-essor,
was ousted In 1923.' Governor
Hollowuy Is the fourth to hold
tho office since than although
Flooded SCORES OF
PIONEER
' OF BASIN
SUCCUMBS
Simeon C. Kastrfian. ' aged 10
years, pioneer of Klamath conn
. ty, pa-sed away at his late home
near Henley this morning fol
lowing a lengthy Illness.
1 Mr. Katttman came to Klamath
Kalis In lsttl from California
with several of tbe early real
dents of this vicinity. More thau
. 4 7 year ago be homateaded In
: tho Henley district where he hk
' been a prominent farmer for
many years.
Two sons, S. W. Eastman of
Tnle lake and E. T. Eaatman of
Camp Lewis. Washington: two
j daughters. Mrs. George Rudolph
of Henley and Mrs. George Du
kee of Tale Lake; one brother.
' of Gardner, Nevada, and two
; slaters. Mrs- John Wylle and
Mrs. L. Wilcox are left to mourn
his paaalng.
! Funeral services will be aa
1 nounccoT later. Tbe remains an)
.In repose at tbe Earl Whltlock
funeral borne. Pine Avenue at
Sixth.
: GOMES TO END
I " NEW . YORK, March 21. (AP)
: The long Odyssey of Captain
i Jacob P. Schuttevaor. 70-year-old
sea captain who sought to cross
the broad Atlantic in a 20-foot
'"unalnkable" life boat has come
; to an end and the determined old
salt Is enroute to San Juan, Por
'. to Rico aboard the Steamship
i Marques Dn Comlllas which pick
ed him ip In mid-Atlantic Mon
I day. .
' Detail of the rescue of the
: captain and his crew of two
j were received by the Associated
Press today from Captain Miran
da of the Spanish steamer who
picked them np.
When the men were rescued
they told Captain Miranda they
would have starred or died of
thirst soon If the ship had sot
; happened along. The Schutte-
vaer. as the lifeboat was named,
left Lisbon February g and bad
not since been heard of. It
started originally from Rotter
dam uu Feb. 26, 1928. but was
tied up In European ports or al
. most a year.
LAY PLANS FOR
SCHOOL WORK
First construction units of the
1150,000 county school con
'strurtion program will be thi
building of a modern school at
; the Weyerhaeusor mill site and
the construction of a grade
' school at Henley, It was an-
nounced toduy by Fred Peter
j 80nt county school superlntem'
. ent.
' Mr. Peterson said that units
j which comprise additions '.o
'existing buildings probably would
jhave to be postponed until after
the school term closed as tho
: noise of the work would Inter
' fere with school work.
! the constitution provides a four
! yetir term.
"I have lost the office of gov.
jernor, I have retained my honor
land Integrity," was Johnston's
'only statement after the verdict,
i Johnston's removal came as a
dramatic climax to more than
two years of political turbulence.
In December 1927, when hostile
legislators attempted to meet on
their own cull to vote Impeach
ment articles against him, he
i succeeded In dispersing them by
! court action.
I Mrs. O. O. Hamonds, John
's ton's confidential secretary drew
(CouUuuod ua Pugs Two)
LONG ODYSSEY
MEN FAIL
TO APPEAR
Over 100 Believed to be
Trapped or Dear Un
der Ground.
OFFICIALS DO NOT
KNOW NUMBER MEN
' One Hundred and Seventy
Workers Manage to Make
i ' Their Way Through the Dark
! radergronad Paseagowayt to
Point of Second Kntranc.
PARNASSUS, Pa.. March
21. (AP) More than one
i hundred coal miners were .
j unaccounted for today, six
; hours after an explosion in
the Kinloch mines .of . the
Valley Camp Coal company.
'One hundred and seventy
men came up out of the pit
'In email groups, whilo rcs-
cue . crews were endeavor
ing to learn the fate of tht;
jentmbd.v''T;"" !.."?"'
wa. . bodies xture' reported
' seen by rescue men who . pushed
into mine as soon as entry whs
possible. Flames raged about
' the Kinloch entry Into the main
! heading and dangerous gas and
,' after-damp was reported In tho
;P't-
Mlne officials could not say.
; definitely how many men were
at work In, the mine. The da
shift had gone into the work
ling but a fear hours before the
blast and under normal condi
tions 393 men were employed'
j there. However, estimates of th j
number at work this morning
I ranged between !7a and 3)t
; men.
i All of the miners who escaped
'came out at a point about flvo
miles from the Kinloch entry,
about which tho explosion cen
tered. Rescue men found It dn
j ficult to enter the working'
: from the Kinloch opening and It
iwas believed that the miners ml
(Continued on P(,c Six) '. .
OREGON STATE '
DEAN OF MEN
GIVES ADDRESS
Dr. I". G. Dubach. dean f meu
,'at Oregon State College spoke
, before the student assembly at
i Klamath Union high school Wed
j nesday while rlsltng to the city.
Another address was given the
seniors of Klamath Union tlgh
school after which Dr. Dubach
talked to the Individual seniors
jn problems of Interest to thorn.
He returned to Corvallls last
j evening. At a lator date he will
'return to Klamath Falls to ad
dress the chamber of commerce
j members at a weekly ,'urum.
Aunt Het
"A woman don't never gel
too old an' ugly to be uplift
ed by t new hat."