THE KLAMATH NEWS
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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE.; THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1925.
Price Five Cent
j. F s Bigger And
& r Rodeo Is On
30 p.m. Today
Oraw Mounts Last Night: Riggs
;n Fares Forth From Bucking
aa ii e ; vi it Ti:.
rv- inciany upening iviaiiiuui Dig
I : I Cowboys Compete tor Buck
i buckuroos, hailing from the mcRquite of Texas
the bitter root of Montana, and the nage brush
-ro California and Nevada, gathered at the Bly rodeo
ur. i in the Hart building luxt night and drew lots for
lanes to ride forty-two of the worst outluw horses in the
I norOwetit. and at 1 :30 Hharp this afternoon at the fair
ids nigge Schonchin, Indian rider of Sprnguo river,
ted on "Dixon" will dart out of the "bucking chute,
ng Klamaf-'l greatest rodeo.
Owing to I neceuity of limiting tho bucking numbers
big pro' ' i crowded with other rodeo and racing events,
21 rii .11 be permitted to try their skill in the pre-
tomorrow, the opener of three big days of
t whirlwind action. On the following day
bly be at least 30 more riders to try out, as
iring the bucking contest does not close until
, and 21 more ore already signed up. .Then
m thl. 1 i J comes the semi-finuls and finals, where three
will fce picked as winners of the $1,000.00 of prize
ly for V: t championship of the northwest.
Bigger and Better
t" e greatest number of contestants in the history of Klam
'eoe insure the keenest competition of record here, and
' X show ever staged in southern Oregon, according to
, dictions of! local rodeo fans. Accounting for the spirit--petltfo
this year, it has been pointed out that the total
mc"7 Tared In various events of the next three days
total I 3, which Is $1,500 more than last year's total
try I
I r -
rrow i
I galaxy of stars who take part tomorrow, the
audience, will receive their first introduction to
y of Prineville, champion cowgirl of the world,
t relay string and her own Roman race team.
alh t
roa
a Itr.
i Bern
Trlckey In (ha ladles'
h Is a new event on
ma, will appear an-
favorite and llke
r to Klamuht, Miss
, "Whirlwind Aunle."
'jy A Venture
ri t joys are already on-
m il;r roping rnntoit
i l on of tho prettiest event
! 'so J ' Tm. Hcaldea the
- .r v I be bull dogging-,
' cow ' Iking contest, bull
,i , ng and trick rld-
bu tome riding, and
of t. . t complete racing
ami la i . history of the lo
rack. s relay race between the
ey and Bid Steele strings for
vomen's championship and tho
i relay between tileulo, Silver
Trlckey strings will be two of
sost sensational evonta on the
all program. Tho chariot race
i Dally Olvan and Oene
-s of fourponles each
t VS grandHtand to Its
there wllrbe a new
nalh racing fans,
where the Stoele,
vt team of two
thunder down tho
sd Tun with their
hipping thoir
SHOOTING MANIAC AT
LARGE IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND, July 1. (United
News) Sa wed-off automatic shot
guns loaded with buckshot, tear
bombs and revolvers In the hands
of police fighting a supposedly In
sane man caused terror In the Lau
rel hotel. Second street, Wednes
day night.
Unions of shots were fired, which
lodged In window casings, and plas
ter and shattered sevorul windows,
fourteen bullet holes were found
In and about one window.
Tho crazed man was bollnved to
bo T. 11. Ulghtson, about SO years
old, Junltor of the hotel for the last
Ihreo months. A tier emptying his
revolver at his wife and police with
out making a hit, he escaped to
the street making use of his Inti
mate knowledge of the hotel.
fa k
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.
I each m
k oa the ,
Ins Tidsn.
its to still greater efforts.
I rodeo directors announce the
.'will start right on the mln
tt J : this afternoon, and
th hole three hours pro
. there) - '11 be no waits or de
l Res 1 seats are on sule
filthy i ' stationery store.
K.
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rs
I
hod 1IOMK
. George Humphrey,
visit from their son,
of Los Angelos, who
the near future to
h with his parents
I Frances Humphrey.
New System For Parking
Cars At Rodeo Grounds
To Be In Effect Today
R. E. Bradbury of the county fair
board announces a now system for
auto parking at the fair grounds
during the three days rodeo which
Is expected to expedite the move
ment In and out of private cars,
busees and jitneys.
All cars will drive In the main
entrance keeping to hte right and
halting to discharge passengers near
the end of the grandstand, where
the ticket booth will be located.
Cars to be parked will be driven
either to the right or the left Into
large parking spaces. Cars leaving
will take the exit most convenient
either east or west of the main en
trance.
EMENT OF FIRE PREVENTION
)S HERE SHOWS BIG RESULTS
t.
t' Fulls fire dopart-
for ti. Hrst six months of
Is runs t far ahead of the
srful showing made by Chief
rose's department tor tho first
of Itii.
the first six months of 1924
insurance' loss was 123,748
t a total of Insurance at risk
Ung to $.199,205, This would
4 ft capita loss of $2.94,
t ; Chief Ambrose,
is it six months of 1926
1 lurance loss has been
1 1 1' out of a total In
surance at rink of tlC2,TS0. This
would figure a per capita loss so
far this year of only $1.04.
In tho first half of 1924 there
wore 83 calls and this year 24.
Chief Ambrose attributes the bet
ter showing this yenr to enforcing
fire prevention methods through
out (lie city and the enlistment of
the property owners and cltliens to
the Importance of guarding against
tires. Chief Ambrose states that
facta gathered by him on all fires
show that 80 of the biases are
the result of carelessness.
OFFICIAL PROGRAM
Seventh Annual Rodeo, Klamath Falls, Oregon,
July 2,3,' 4, 1925.
July S, IMS.
Racing Program
Rare No. 1 M-Mlle, Frre for All I'urw SUM). 1st, S7S 2nd, $25.
Owner
Lorena Trlckey
It. L. King
R. II. Maley '
Dure k Carl '
Cook man
Uuber
Horn
Doc Hayes
Patches
Ronnie Olrl
Meteor Maid
Carl ("urn -Princess
Joe Day
Hare No. 4-Mlln Inillal Rare. Free for all Indians. Indian ownm and Indian
riders. Wliuirr first money to drop out racli day. I'une SAO 1st fJM; Mod SIS.
Kldrr
Lorena Trlckey
Manuel Morris
Officer
Fecard
Gober
Rldrr
Jonah
Coplin
Petard
John
Homo Owner
Virginia Dare Jonah
(lray Kagle I'olton John
Princess Cookmaa
Hoyal Prince Wright
Klwood Wilson
Ballle Ureene ft Short Cut Dice Crane ,
Rare No. 8 Ijulirs' Relay finer
SOOO 1st tOO; 2nd -JtHi.
Lorena Trlckey string
Bid Steele string
Ram No. 4 Chariot Rare, ,1-duy event, lt-nille lurw) SiiOO 1st SIM; 2nd S.10
Driver, I). O. Cilran Dhlas Olvan team of Bly
K. B. Henry team of Ktamath Falls Dmer, K. H. Henry
Rai No. 5 K-nillr. Fn-e-for-all Parse S200; 1st l(Wt; 2nd VM.
I H -mile, S rlunges of horses, S day event. Purse
Hlder Lorena Trlckey
Klder, Whirlwind Annie
Horse Owner I Rider
Lorena Trlckey Lorena Trlckey - Trlckey
Meteor Maid " Maley Morris
Patches King Cool
Bonnie Olrl ' King
Oseols Dorr ft Csrl , Officer
Koysl Prince Wright Moore
Klwood Wilson
Lady Williams (lober Gober
Trick Hiding by Lorena Trlckey
Rare No. O Roman rare, S-day event I'une S4AO 1st SHOO;
Home Owner Rider
Rrlngo ft Camelso Trlckey Trlckey
Little Girl ft Jsds Silvers Silvers
Nick Carter ft Dollie lloyt Sid Steele Steele
Men's Relay Race, 2 miles. Purse fOOO 1st S400; 2nd $200.
Trlckey string Rider, Trlckey
Silvers string Rider, Slivers
Steele string Rider, 8teele 1
Rodeo Program
Contest
Event No. 1 Bare-bark Riding, Horses and Bulls. S3. 00 per Mount.
riders have preference In this event. 8-day event.
Event No. 2 Hirer Roping Contest, 8-day event. Purse SI 50. 1st $100; 2nd $SO.
Kntranre SIO, half to be added to purse, half to be divided In day money,'
split 0O percent and 40 per cent.
Entries . Entries
W. V. Berklns . .. . Boss HtcuardsOB, -Bob
Lewis Everett Hickman
Al Oosa Mack Jackson
Mitch McCulley Cyrus Shoop
Entries
! '
w. Jesse Shoop r' -B.
T. Olran
D. G. Glvan
, Rig Schonchin
L. J. Horton
Event No. S Cowboy Milking Contest. Purse $15 each day. 1st $10; 2nd $3.
Event No. 4 Hull-dogging. Purse $10 per fall.
Event No. 5 Trlrk Roping fnntef. Purse $75.
Event No. 6 Clowning; Contest. Pumo $75.
Lorena Trlckey Exhibition Ride on Rucking Horse
Event No. 7 Cowboy Burkina: Contest for the Championship of the World. Purse
$IOOO. 1st $500; 2nd $300; 8rd $200.
No. Entries Horse No.
21 Bluncall Jack Jan 21
.... O. D. Bulla Chuck Wagon 6
11 Lee Horner Ram Singer 11
13 Rig Schonchin Tommy 29
10 Pat McCnrty Dixon 1
15 W. D. Sutton Cotton Belly 16
.... Al Goes Screwdriver 14
18 Mickey Sullivan J. Prank 18
IS Jack Crim Black Demon 19
1 Rlx Shepard Dirty Shirt 7
34 Mack McCully Malln 24
17 Boss Richardson Nellie Bly 17
60 Toy Brown Round Mountln 20
.... Tom Lewis Whiskers 40
22 Oliver Necktie Last Chance 4
S3 Mark Jackson McAdoo . 27
26 Skinney Jackson Wild Cat '23
34 Owen Riddle - Stilts 34
26 Christman George Aeroplane 22
33 Chas. Hood Get Right - 2
.... Dean George Sharkey 30
TO BE
BUILT IN CITY
Stucco Style Garages At
Cost of $12,000 To Be
Built By Swanson
A steam shovel will begin opera
tlons this morning on a site at
Fifth and Pine streets which will
contain within tew months 16
stucco garages, which will be erect
ed so as to face each other In a
court ahaped arrangement. The
new Individual garage Idea will be
a novel and serviceable as well as
attractive system for car storage.
The average cost per garage will
be around $700 or a total cost of
the 16 of noarly $12,000. Each
Individual garage will be equipped
with electrle lighting and Yale pad
locks will be furnished renters.
An auto service station Is In
cluded In present plans, at the cor
ner of Fifth and Pine.
The new garage systom Is being
built by J, E. Swanson, of the Swan
son barber shop. W. D, Miller Con
struction company Is doing the con
struction work.
Dust To Dawn Air
Service, Chicago
To N. Y. Started
New Era In Development Of
Air Transportation Is
Seen By Dawes
CHICAGO, July 1. The dusk to
dawn air mall service between Chi
cago and New York was Inaugurated
here Wednesday at 7:46 p. m., when
a heavy metal plane, loaded with
mall that New York will read at
breakfast left Maywood field.
The plane piloted by Shirley
Short, a veteran of the air mall
service sailed along Its baecon-llt
airway Just 46 minutes ahead of
what will be the future schedule.
Hence, when It reaches Cleveland It
await the arrival from Maywood of
other planes, making . the journey.
Pilot Short took the evening wind
ahead of schedule tor the benefit of
the cltliens of Cleveland In order
that their new municipal landing
field there may be opened at a com
paratively early hour, . . .
The other flyers were sent away
at 9:40 p, rh by Col. Paul Hender
son, '"postmastor general of the
air." Groat crowds flooded the sli
ver lit flying field as the planes
were sont off In their historic
flight. Vice-President Charles O.
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June Building Sets
Record For Year in
K. F. With $221,660
According to fig-urea compiled
by the police Judge yesterday the
month of June is the leading
month for building; prrmlla for
102A, with a total of $221,000.
There were 01 applications for
new buildings totaling; $214,800
and 82 applications for alterations
of old buildings totaling $0,HoO.
June 1024 was $20,700 behind
the present month with- a total
of $104,ir0O, divided Into $l2v
OHA for new buildings and $
273 for alterations.
KLAMATH LEGAL
IS
Klamath Bar Association Is
Formally Organized For
First Time In 10 Years
At Last Night's Session
Realizing the need of better un
derstanding and more cooperation
In the Klamath legal protseslon, the
Klamath County Bar association
was officially formed last night In
the county court room. A constitu
tion and by-laws were adopted and
C. M. O'Neil elected president; Wil
liam Marx, first vice president and
C. C. Brower, Edward B. Asburst
second and third vice presidents
respectively. W. A. Wlest was
elected secretary and treasurer and
J. C. Rutnlc his assistant.
Klamath lawyers are now orga
nized for the first time In 10 years.
They will meet once a month, the
last Tuesday in each month. The
next meeting -will be July 28.
There were 15 members of the le
gal profession present at last night's
meeting, but at a meeting held last
month, practically the whole legal
profession heartily endorsed plans
for the newly formed local bar as
soclatlon.
NOISE OF STEAM
SHOVEL ALREADY
AUDIBLE IN S B.
Marines Arrive In Santa
Barbara To Patrol City
During Reconstruction ;
Quake Insurance Outfits
Do Rushing Business
SANTA BARBARA, July 1.
(United News) Four companies of
United Statea marines arrived on a
special train from San Diego tonight
to preserve order during the recon
struction of quake-torn Santa Bar
bara. The soldiers, 225 In number, will
patrol the debris covered streets
of the quake zone until the last
vestige of wreckage has been re
moved and the actual rebuilding '
program. gets under way.
Santa Barbara echoed with the
noise and crash of steam shovels
and falling walls througbont the
day and night. Wrecking crews
were Completing the work of level
ling the rows of atructures dam
aged by the disastrous earthquake.
which caused 130,000,000 In dam
age and took a toll of IS lives.
Crowds of tourists were admit
ted through the city for the first
time today. Fascinated by the
a access Ion of earth tremors in Santa
Barbara aince early Monday morn
ing they parked their machines on
the fringe of the .quake sons and
viewed the ruins.
Police and military ordered them
on. at the point of bayonets or re
volver when necessary. Santa Bar
bara, world noted for Its hospital
ity, is not ready yet to welcome
visitors to the city. '
SPECIAL POLICE TO v
KEEP ORDERLY RODEO
A number of special officers to
serve during the Lure days rodeo
went on duty last night, according
to city authorities. At the start
of the rodeo activity some weeks
ago Ross Finley. manager, called
on the council aad stated that the
Rodeo association would pay what
ever extra officers were needed to
keep order at the night ebow
grounds at the lake front on Klam
ath avenue and Payne alley.
Special Rights To U. S.
In China May Be Stopped
K. F.MAY LAND
'26 C1VENTI
OF STATE LABOR
Local Officials Will Ask
City Council To Help;
Delegates Chosen
An Intensive drive will be made
by the Central Labor Union of this
city to land the 1924 convention
of the Oregon State Federation of
Labor for Klamath Falls, It was
announced yesterday by local union
officials. The average state dele
gation for thla convention in pat
years has been around 600.
At next week's regular meeting
a resolution will be drafted and
presented to the city council, ask
ing cooperation of the city In land
ing the convention here next year.
At the local meeting of the Cen
tral Labor Union held last night
Secretary E. F. Duffy was elected
to attend the convention which will
be held this year at Marshfield.
C. D. Long, will also be sent to the
Marshfield convention by the local
carpenters as well as Charles Mc
Millan of tho Culinary Alliance.
With these three prominent labor
officials pulling for Klamath Falls
the convention Is likely to be swung,
according to ocal officials.
WASHINGTON, July 1. The
United States is seeking to pro
mote a conference of the powers
on China primarily for the aboli
tion cf special privileges enjoyed
by foreigners which are the object
of criticism by Chinese during the
curreul dUniideia-
TO MAKE FIBST TRIP
Mrs. Florence Holbrook, property
owner of Klamath Fails, is in the
city from her home in Berkeley,
bound and very much determined
to take her first trip to Crater Lake.
Mrs. Holbrook was born In Ore
gon and lived the major portion of
her lite In this state.. Never, as!
eagerly as she wished It,' was a
chance presented whereby she could j
make a trip to Crater Lake. Now t
Mrs. Holbrook says, the years thatj
have past must make up for them-i
selves as she Is bound for the lake
this week.
' NEW ' YORK, July 1. (United
News)-r-Insurance- companies her
have been flooded with requests for
"earthquake protection" as result
ot the Santa ftarbaral laa star
. The owners . ot the Woolwortk
building, tallest structure In' New
York city have applied for $5,
000,000 insurance against quakes,
it is understood and the Equitable
building is Insured for 12,000,000
against destruction by earth tre
mors. - " i
Owners ot the Equitable also
have taken out $4,000,000 tornado
Insurance.
Some large insurance concerns
report receiving applications ' for
earthquake Insurance by telegraph
from Boston, Baltimore, Portland,
Ore., and Seattle. One application
also was received from New Orleans,
it was said.
The Reams building In Salt Lake
City was insured for $360,000
Wednesday.
Portland Steamer Is
Helpless Near River
PORTLAND. July 1. The mar
ine station ot the Federal Telegraph
company was advised Wednesday
nlgbt that the steamer Wlllpolo en
route to Pudget Sound from Balti
more had lost her propeller a bo at
two miles west of Nortbhead at
the entrance to the Columbia river.
The message intercepted by the
marine station wae directed to other
ships nearby which were expected
to stand by if needed. ,
Japs Postpone Protest !
Against U. S. Exclusion
TOKYO. July 1. Meetings In ob
servance of "Humiliation Day" were
cancelled here Wednesday, out ot
sympathy with the victims of the
Santa Barbara earthquake. Instead
of holding demonstrations the pro
moters of the holiday sent a mes
sage of sympathy to Santa Barbara.
"Humiliation Day" was plsnned
as a protest against the American
congressional act which excluded
Japanese from the United States.
D0HEN Y STORY THAT U. S. SECRETLY
PREPARED FOR JAP WAR IS DENIED
WASHINGTON, July 1. (United
News) The story ot E. L. Doheny
that leases of oil reserve in Cali
fornia he secured from the govern
ment were kept secret because of a
"war scare" in 1921 was branded
as "a smoke screen" and otherwise
ridiculed by Atlee Pomerene, a spe
cial itovcrnment counsel In the oil
(H1SC8.
Doheny further declared in a
copyrighted Interview with the New
'ork Times, that the Washington
arms conference had been called to
prevent threatened hostilities In the
Pacific and that ths leases were
kept secret so that foreign delega
tions to the conference might not
jknow that Hie Uulted Slates was
I engaged In warlike preparations.
Scouting this story Pomerene
, cited dates to show that ths lease
wore signed seversl months attsr
i lie arms contreence treaties had
Uv.ert drawn u!, and even after they
had been ratified by the senate and
'that It waa on November 30, 1911,
while the arms conference waa In
full swing, that the. little "black
ag" containing $100,000 was sent
by Doheny to Fall. ;
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