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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1929
Number 7068
'Thoughts We've
Been Thinking
We are Unable to Under
land Attitude of Gov
eminent. Why Not
Check Up on False
Statement Made . by
Lumber' Substitute
Which are Put on
Market Z
L-By BRUCE DENNIS!
nrilUTII In advsrllslng II HM1-
tll, but whin w in th
United Btate government atraln
Ing Itself to mek trouble tor
a manufacturer who ell bli
lumber White Pin wben per
haps It 1 the neereat While
fine left In th country mt a
little belt In the north, we won
der about thet old adag ot
(raining- at a gnat and swal
lowing a camel," which the Good
Bonk tells about. '
For, all around ns are such
bratea Tlolallons ot the Truth
that It really makes the govern
ment ridiculous In Us attempted
prosecution of pine manufactur
ers, e e e
A LUMBER snbstltute adver
tlaes "belter than lumber,"
"the board that did not grow In
a tree;" a steel sash manufac
turer advertises "use steel saah
and prevent th fire batard
caused by wood saeh," and a
hundred other ipreaalous are
used by tb lumber substitute In
their high powered salesmanship
advertising that are not true.
Yet, we hear no clamor from the
government; we eee not a move
made to stop such assertions.
When a builder finally learns
the truth, and he usually buys
that knowledge by experimenting
with stucco, can board, steel
sash sod a lot of other fsocy
stuff, be cumes to his aenae
and rualltos that lumber Is posi
tively tb beat building material
there Is todey for home and
bulldlnge to be Inhabited by man
ur domestic animals.
'pillS government could well en
ter this field and show how
the stucco bou sweats, how It
falls to keep out the cold In
winter, how It cracks and crum
bles, whereaa a wooden bom Is
Insulated with nature's best In
sulator and therefor keeps its
occupants free from dsmpness,
holds the heat and makes horn
really comfortable and cheerful,
eee
pROBABLY th blggeat piece of
bunk In building material
advertising Is th claim mad for
th steel sash. As 4 matter ot
absolut fact window saah Is th
veny last thing to ancoursg a
fir, and It yon will observe a
building adjacent a burning
structure you will see, that the
window glass gives way to heat
long before any sash catches
fire. Yet, tb steel sash people
prat about th fir resistance
and safety ot tbelr product
The government could go a
step farther and show how steel
sash carries moisture In winter;
how cold weather forms a crest
ot frost, how th windows sweat
with tbelr steel saah, all ot which
Is not th cas where wood sash
Is need. t
eee --
VVTS mention these things to
snow ins injustice, ths asln-
(Contlnuad on Pag Four)
Poor Pa
"My Cousin Daisy married
ngnln so soon after dlvorcln'
her first husband that she had
nor second 1 husband In time
for him to pay the next In
stallment on her car."
Eagles Assemble In City For Annual
FRATERNAL
Approximately Four Hun
dred Arrive in KUm-
ath for Session.
INITIATION
TONIGHTS
TO BE
FEATURE
Follow lax Fraternal Kites. IVIo
gales and Wives Will go to
Peltra Theatre Where They
Will Enjoy Special Ingram
From 0:SO P. M. to Midnight.
The Fraternal Order of
Eagles a t a t convention
opened today in Klamath
Falls, with delegates from
practically every city in the
state registered.
Addresses of welcome to the
visitors who will be guests In
the city for the remslnder of the
week ware given by Mayor T.
Walters. H. C. Oroeabeck, H. W.
Pool and Drue Dennis.
Lester Jones, stste president
from Salem brought the morning
session to order fallowing th
Sddreases of welcome. .
Th following committees were
appointed by th president to
serve throughout th convention:
William Dose, Raymond Prlos
and Mike Paduano, credentials.
J. R. Wilson. W. II. Cantor. !tn
Ilonacaco, resolutions; Walter
I'erklna. Ivan Wilson and Carl
Wltle, Judiciary; Omahart, C. E.
Doan, J. F. Berger, f Insure com
mittee; M. K. Trimble, Georg
Swsnsea and W. Drew, ritual
committee.
After the appointing of com
mltteea letlere . and telegrsms
were read.
At the opening of the after
noon seaalon. references snd re
solutions were read.
Initiation
Tonight, a rlaas ot close to
too will . be Initiated Into the
order after which th entire con
vention will attend th Pelican
Theatre In a body, where a spe
cial picture Is being shown.
Friday morning th conven
lion will resume Its activities at
Scandla Hall, headquarters.
From 1:S0 until 1:10 o'clock
tomorrow the street pared will
be held.
Ritualistic drill and contests
will be held at th hall during
th afternoon.
The Indies auxiliary will en
tertaln with a banquet on Friday
evening for th visitor. .
TODAY'S
RESULTS
NATIONAL
Brooklyn ( S
Cincinnati .....1 5 0
Vance, and Deberry; Kolp and
Gooch.
Philadelphia 0 4 1
Chicago ... - 0 8 0
(Called end of 6th, rain)
Wllloughby and Davis; Root
and Grace.
New York 7 11 1
Pittsburgh 11 12 0
Walker, Mays, Henry ' and
O'Farreil; Pttty, Hill, 8wetonlc
and Hemaley,
CONCLAVE
UNDER WAY
Kidnaped Official Gets
Away From Robbers
OROFINO, Idaho, June 13, (A
P) Several thousand men and
boys comprising near all ot the
able-bodied population - et three
Idaho countlea wore pressing or
ganlied and unorganised searches
through this mountainous coun
try today for four armed bandlta
who yesterday abduoted W. B.
Klnne, lieutenant governor ot
Idaho, and two men who at
tempted to rescue th offlolal.
Klnne, W. L. Trlbbayand Paul
Kllle, who attempted to, help him
mado their escape last night after
th bandits hsd tied them to
trees and then drove M la Trlb-
LAY PLANS
FOR INDIAN
CONGRESS
Klamath Falls will be host to
th Second Annual Indian Con
gress on July I, 4, I. Thousands
of Indians from lbs different
trlbee of the United State and
Canada will be In attendance.
Indians from Yakima, Warm
Springs. Umatilla, Colvllle, and
other reaervatlons are eblpplng
their horaea and equipment by
rail, special trslna, and auto con
veyance will be provided.
Tbla event will be th only
one ot Ita kind held on th North
American continent.
Each snd every sfternoon on
July S, 4, (, at th fair grounda
th Indian Itodeo will be held,
each and every event filled with
Indian contestants only.
Strings of running horses. Bo
man horses, relay horaea. pony
express and stage cosrh horses
will be represented from the dif
ferent tribes, and every event
will be filled with a good field of
starters.
Indian Judgee will be used to
Judge th different events, and
the show In every respect will
be strictly aa Indian perfor
mance. On the afternoon of July the
trd at tbe close of th grand
entrance parade In front of the
grand aland In which stately and
majestic old Indian war cnieis.
young snd old warriors, squsws
snd papooses, will appear In tbelr
native costumes, and as tns an
nouncer Is ready to start tbe
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OLD ORCHARD. Maine. June
13. (AP) One of two trans-At-lanllc
airplanes got away to a
good atart today for Paris, but
the aerond. destined for Rome,
crashed before she left tbe
ground.
The Yellow Bird, huge French
monoplane, manned by a crew of
three young Frenchmen, made a
beautiful take-off and sped away
to the east accompanied by a
coaat guard amphibian.
tireen Klh Noeea Over.
The (ireen Flash. American
plane, with an American crew,
noaed over on the beach and
ewerved Into a ground loop about
midway of her run.
The ground loop turned her
nos directly about.
Lewis A. Ysncey and Roger
Q. Williams ot tbe American
plans were not Injured.
The Green Flash nearly dup
licated Us accident of two weeka
ago today. At that time oua of
th wheels dropped Into soft
sand and caused It to ground
loop, but only tb wheel and a
tew stay wires were damaged.
Serious Damage.
Th plan waa traveling at a
much higher rate of speed today
and it was believed the damage
would be mora serious.
The French plane got away
two weeka ago but was forced
to return after SO minutes be
cause ot a leak In the main
fuel tank.
The Yellow Bird today was
using a mixture ot bensol and
gaaollne. The beniol waa put In
th fuel to reduce the detona
tion and vibration which caused
the leak on the first take-off.
The mixture will be about 40
por cent bensol for the first two
hours ot flight. It then will be
cut to 80 per cent and later to
20 per cent.
The crew of th Yellow Bird
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bey's automobile. Klnn was un
hurt, but Kllle was suffering
from a gunshot wound In the leg
and a badly battered head, the
results of a battle that ensued
when he and Trlbbey attempted
to help the official. Trlbbey also
waa suffering from bruises.
Th search was being carried
on by three main posses, headed
by deputy . sheriffs ot Lewis,
Clearwater and Nos Perce coun
ties and around this group were
reeidents of every town, farmers
and othera hastily organised by
volunteer leaders. Every high'
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AIRPLANEHOPS
OFF FOR PARIS
PRESIDENT
BACKED UP
BY HOUSE
Reject Export Debenture
Plan of Agricultural
Relief Today.
SOLUTION OF FARM
QUESTION IS NEAR
Believe That Overwhelming; Vote
of Representatives Against De.
brntare Plan Will Impel
Enough Senators to Change
Votes to Ensure Pa see go of
Measure.
WASHINGTON, June 18. (AP)
The Hons today backed ap
th views of President Hoover
by rejecting the export deben
ture plan of farm relief.
Th vote was 280 to 112.
Th debenture proposition,
which Mr. Hoover had attacked
twice In publta statements and
which h had termed a subsidy.
was voted down on a roll call
vote taken at the Insistence of
th senate which had approved
it on two occasions.
A number of senators had
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RIVER OF BEER"
IS STOPPED UP
BY PROHI COPS
A smsll river of beer thst had
dampened many reservation
homes hss been slopped up at
the source with the arrest of Ro
land Hicks. Uuy Braitll and Jack
Crowe. Indiana, on the charge of
possession and manufacture of
beer.
Tbe three swsrthy sllegod
brewers were treated and
brought before United States
Commlastoner Bert C. Thomaa
where they waived preliminary
hearing and war promptly bound
over to th federal grand Jury.
Bond waa set at 81800 for each
defendant and not one could
raise the money. They will be
taken to Portland tonight or to
morrow by Deputy United Statea
Marshal C. C. Wells where they
will be lodged In Jail to await
th next session ot the grand
Jury.
BILLS ACTIVE
NEW YORK, June IS, (AP)
Reduction In the call money
rate to T per cent stimulated a
revival of bullish activity In to
day's stock market. .Buying con
tinued to be of a rather selec
tive character,' howover, with
such Important groups aa the
steels, motors, coppers, and oUs
taking little part In the up-swrng.
Utilities were affain In the fore
front of the advance, with the
rails Joining the upward move
ment in the afternoon trading.
APPROVES BILL
WASHINGTON, June IS, (AP)
The senate today approved the
census reapportionment bill and
sent to the White House the first
of the major legislative proposals
of the extra sesalon.
By a ' vote of 48 to 27, the
conference report adjusting dif
ference with the house was
adopted. The boaae previously
had acted,
CVPPER SILENT
SALEM. Ore., Jan 18, (AP)
Percy A. Cupper of Salem,
former state engineer, refuse to
confirm or deny a report that he
will become a candidate for the
republican governntorml nomina
tion in 1080.
WHEAT GAINS
CHICAGO, June 18, (AP)
With offerings her relatively
carve and with Liverpool wheat
quotations higher than expected,
Chicago wheat prices scored sub
stantial gains early today. 1
proved prospects for enactment
of the farm relief blH helped
give a decided upward trend to
value both here and abroad.
i Last Minute News ,
ABSTRACT
CONCLAVE
SCHEDULED
Owners of abstract companies
from thlrty-on Oregon counties
will convene In Klamath Falls
July fifth and sixth at tb annual
convention of th Oregon Title
association.
Aa intereatlng program for tbe
visitors is being arranged by Ar
thur Wilson, president of the
Wilson abstract company. Tbe
first day will be devoted to ad
dresses, registration, committee
reports, and aa annual banquet
In the evening. Th second dsy,
Saturday July f , will be taken up
by a trip to Crater lake.
Following Is the program:
Friday July S, Morning Session
:0 A. M. Call to Order by
President George H. Crowell.
All members and gneets will
please register et this time.
Invocation J. Henry Thom
as. Rector of Episcopal
Church ot Klamath Falls.
Address ot Welcome R. C.
Groesbeck. Attorney and Pres
ident of Klamath Falls Cham
ber of commerce.
Res pome Mr. B. F. Wylde,
The Abstract and Title Com
pany, La Grande, Oregon.
Report of Secretary-Treasurer,
F. E. Raymond.
Announcement ot Committee
Appointments by th Presi
dent. 10:00 A. If. President's Ad
dress. 10:20 A. M. Report of Delegate
to National Convention at
(Continued oa Pace Four)
Chsrgce that th person re
sponsible for bringing the $25,-
000 alienation of affection dam
age ault against Charles La
Points, Klamath Falla merchant,
waa either actuated by a desire
to blackmail the local business
man or waa grossly misinformed
ot the true fscts. were msde this
morning by Horace Manning, at
torney for La Pointe. In tbe
onenlnx statement before the
Jury.
J. C. Ricbter. real estate man,
la plaintiff In the suit. He al
leges thst La Polnte's attentions
to his wife. Glsdrs I. Richter,
had ruined his msrrled life snd
ssks for 228.000 damages from
tbe defendant.
W. C. Yen Emon, attorney for
Ricbter,' outlined tbe plaintiff 'a
theory of the case. ' He told the
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DENIES REPORT ',
W ASHINGTON, June 18, (AP)
Widely published reports that
Secretary Davis of the .labor de
partment would resign his post
within a short thus and be suc
ceeded by Edward A. Fttene, of
Boston, were denied today at the
White House.
, ' DAWSON WIN'S
SANDWCH. England, June 18,
(AP) John Dawson, . Chicago,
won his way Into the sixth round
of the British Amateur Golf
cnampiqnsbjp . this afternoon
when he defeated S. L McKlnlay,
Glasgow, 2 up and 1 to play.
RADIO OPERATOR KILLED
MIAMI, Fin., June 18, (AP)
John M. Griffin, radio opera
tor, was killed when a pan Amer
ican Airways passenger and roall
plane waa forced down today
about one mile west of Santiago
Do Cuba, officials ot the air line
announced here.
sn.tcn iv CRASH
8 AN ANTONIO, Texas, June
18, (AP) Cadet I. H. Troup,
yu -tniiMt in the advanced fly
ing school at Kelley Field,- was
killed and Cadet Floyd Bernard
Wood, 21, escaped death by talc
In to hla narmchute when their
plane- locked wings over Kelley
Meld today.
MARRIAGE RUMOR FALSE
-..LONDON, June 18, (AP)
The Dally Mail today said an
unnnamed "high court official
had denied emphatically that
there was a word of truth In
reports llnkhur the name of
Princes Ingrid of Sweden with
members ot the English Royal
family.
DAMAGE ACTION
IS UNDER M
Convention Today
SENTIMENT
RISES FOR
CASH OFFER
Interview Reveal That
$150,000 is Favored by
Many Business Men.
SUGGEST CITY STAY
OUT OF REAL ESTATE
Benefits of Cash Offer are Sti
ed by Many Klamath Falls
liaalnes Men This Morning In
Scries of Interviews Obtained
by Evening Herald Reporters.
Thst there la a rising aentl-
ment among business men in fav
or ot th $180,000 cash offer
of th O. C. E. railroad for
th city's 8100.000 interest in
the line, rather than the bid of
880,000 and th O. C. A E.
Seventh street property, was
vldent today from results of
Minute interviews with prom
inent business and professional
men of the city.
The interviews follow:
Leslie Rogers, cashier ot The
First National Bank declares the
only sensible thing for the peo
ple ot this city to do is take
the offer of 8160,000 cash.
What's, vrona -lh Ittangtng
on tb the old high school prop
erty for a park site," Mr. Rogers
ked. "Seems to me this would
be aa ideal spot for a park. I
think the people ot this city will
make a grave mistake it they
vote to take the property and
873.000,"
'By all means persuade tit
people ot this city to accept th.
offer of 8180,000 cash." Tom
Scbuppel ot Tbe Oregon Life In
surance company aaid.
"This thing of taking the prop
erty and allowing It to become
football for real estate specu
lations Is entirely wrong; sound
Judgment should tell us the right
thing to do is accept the 8180,
000 end put It out at interest."
C. H. Barnstable, real estate
man c nnerted with the C. S.
Montelius Real Estate offices
feels the right snd proper thing
to do Is to take the cash offer
ot 8U0.000.
'By taking this w are assur
ed ot that much cash, when we
may continue to speculate for a
long time before we would real
ise that much by taking tb
property and tbe 83,000." Mr.
Barnstable said.
"This would be sate and keep
the city out of a real estate
fight, which is bounl to come
it the property is acquired."
'Never mind tbe property of
fer, take th 8150,000 cash."
This was the statement of R.
E. Deweese ot The Star Drug
Store.
"My Idea, after studying the
situation is tor the people ot
Klamath Falls to vote tor the
cash offer ot 8150,000, E. E
Msgee, manager of U"""erwood's
Pharmacy told a reported from
The Evening Herald this morn
lng.
Mr. Duvaul ot Th Owl Cat
feels the right thing to do is
take the property and th $73,
000. Steve Sabo, well k-wn -real
estate dealer Is one-hundred per
cent In favor ot the city taking
the 8150.000 cash.
"Let tbe city take this amount,
which they can be sure of and
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Los Angeles
Not William Tallman
LOS ANGELES, Jnn 13. (A.
p.) Police announced today
that fingerprints photographed
In th apartment of Mrs: Harry
Stern, Hollywood, reported Inva
sion ot her home by a man
answering description ot William
L. Tallman, were not those of the
former radio operator.
Mrs. Stern reported to police
1st last night that she had been
bound and gagged by a man who
entered her home. She identified
pictures ot Tallman, wanted In
connection with murder of Mrs.
Virginia Patty as th Intruder.
MAY TAKE
MOVIE IN
KLAMATH
If suitable locations for their
purpose csn be found, tbe Psthe
Studios of Hollywood will make
Klamath th location tor a talkie
comedy featuring Bob Armstrong
and Jimmy Gleason, It was re
vealed today following the arriv
al of Taylor Garnett, Paths di
rector. Mr. Garnett, Ray Moore, busi
ness manager; Tom Buckingham
and Paul Franklin. scenario
writers and John Mescall and
Burnett Guffey, camera men ar
rived this morning oa the Cas
cade from Hollywood to look
over possible locations.
It their trip is successful they
will wire for Gleason, Armstrong
snd others connected with the
Psthe Studios to come to Kla
math for three weeks.
Tbe picture will Uk three
weeks to data. Tb story will be
built around a love affair la
which two railroad men compete
for th band ot a maiden. The
thrill angle of th comedy oc
curs when th two lovers find
themselvea on a run-away box
ear which ends np in a big crash.
Ur. Garnett is recognised as
one of the leading directors In
movie land. "The Speller" and
also th "Flying Fool" which.
moving picture authorities pre
dict, will be on of th best sell
ers ot tbe year.
If Klamath la selected far the
picture, talkie equipment will b
shipped her snd dialogues taken
oa th location.
Serious injury wss narrowly
averted early this morning oa the
"reen Springs hlghwsy three
:lles west of Keno when an ap
i. mobile driven by Deputy Sher
iff Ed Rae wss struck by a lum
ber truck driven by a man named
Do been. '
Rae is suffering from injuries
to several ribs which msy be
tract nred.
The deputy's car was travel
ing- east and the lumber truck
west when the Occident occurred
Rse claims thst the lumber truck
crowded Into him.
Impact ot the collision toppled
the truck over on Its side.
SHRINERS ARE
TAKEN THROUGH
KLAMATH MILL
Shriners from Pyramid Temple
of Bridgeport, Connecticut were
guests in the city this afternoon
for more than two hours, enjoy
ing a trip through The Ewauna
Box Factory.
Th astsrn visitors are en-
route horn from Los Angeles
where they attended the Nation
al convention. .
Other special trains carrying
Shriners from Rajah Temple,
Reading. Pennsylvania: Sallam
Temple; Newark, New York and
Lloyds Shrine Tempi at Harris-
burg, Pennsylvania pass ad
through th city during the day
enroute home.
DR. C. A. MILLER
OPENS OFFICE
Dr. C. A. Miller, for 15 years
a practicing dentist In Portland,
has moved to Klamath Falls to
make his home and has opened
a three-room office suite In the
Poole building.
Dr. Miller's wife and daughter
will arrive soon to Join him
here.
Intruder
SV7iTTI.Il!. June IS. (AP)
An entenslv search tor William
r. TAllman. radio ooerator. al
teged to have slain Mrs. Virginia
Patty In Los Angeles was unaer
wsy her today following a re
port that h had been seen eat
ing In a restaursnt last night.
Buddy and May Fargo, con
vinced that a young man with
a furtlv air who ate beside
tiiAm In ruataiirant bare waa
Tallman, telephoned police after
th man had left tne piace
h.irai.iii, Thm said ha carried
a revolver In a leather holster.
DERUTX 5 GAR
HtrBYTROCK
CLAIM TAX
BUDGET IS
NOT LEGAL
Ask For Decree Which
Would Void General
Taxes of 1928.
AMOUNT THEY WILL
PAY IS SPECIFIED
Weyerhaeoser Timber Company,
Shevlla-Hixoa Lanber Com
pany, Cilchriet Timber Com
pany, R. E. Gilchrist and Long.
Bell are Plaintiffs la Tax Salt,
PORTLAND, Jane 13.
(AP) Five Urge lumber
companies operating in the
Klamath country filed suit
in federal court here todsy
to restrain the Klamath
county court to raviae ' ita
ial bad get downward.
The companies aret Weyer
biSBiir, Loaf-Bell, Gil
christ, Shewlin-Hixoa and
Ralph E. Gilchrist. .
Th complaint asks tor a de
cree holding void general taxes
levied against the plaintiffs for
HIS and now collectible. If tb
court la d lac inclined- te hold th
entire tax void It la sought to
have It hold void svea portion
aa it finds la exceee ot taxes that
would bevled under a proper
bagt.
'.it is claimed, that ia, making
hup the 1S28 tax1 budget W high
mlllage rata was arrived at.
due to the fact that the county'
bank balance and moneys to he
derived from fine and other
sources were not taken into con
sideration. Th plaintiffs claim thst ander
a Just levy their taxes would
total $54,000 and they bar de
posited that sum In federal dla
triet court.
Tbe amounts assessed esch
are: eyerhaeuser Timber Com- -
pany. $59,975; Gilchrist Timber
Company, f 10,408; Ralph E. Gil
chlrst $3.9 tor Shevlin-Hlxon
Company $11,411: Long Bell '
Lumber Company. $10,171.
The amounts they have otter
ed to pay are: Weyerhaeuser
Timber company. flt.tlO: Gil
christ Timber company, $5,401;
Ralph E. Gilchrist, $1020;; 8hv-lin-Hlxon
company, $1480, and
Long-Bell Lumber company, $1,-
323.
Defendants named are Kla
math county; Fred R. Goddard,
county Judge; Klamath county
commissioners, and Lloyd I
Low.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs
are D. v. Kuyienaaii, veasi m
Veasle snd McCamant Thomp
son. ,
POISONING OF
HOPPERS HELD
UP BY WEATHER
Poisoning campaign to check
the grasshopper infestations of
Tula lake has been slightly ham
pered during th past week by
cold weather.
"Grasshoppers are not inclin
ed to feed under cold weather
conditions." commented Charles
Henderson, county azent, and
there was no nse In spresdlng
poison in th path of th insects.
However the weather la warming
up considerably and mors ef
fective poisoning operation will
ba carried on."
Aunt Het
"Pa ain't nver been stnb
born since that time 1 told
him not to paah meat down
in the sanaage grinder with,
his finger while I wss turn!
it."