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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1925
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7 niAW:0n New Legion
1 -U,AIuiiding Today
Change In Plana Are Being
Made to Allow Greater
Athletic Program
Construction work on the now
1 35.000 American l.eglin building
to lie erected on the court h;ue
ground. Fourth and Klumuth, will
he atarted thla mornhiK, according
to Information given oul by offi
cers of the Porter Conttrurtlon
j company, who received the contract
for erection or the building.
The building, which waa d'slgn
cd by II. It. Perrln. architect of
thla city, will undergo" aome chang
es from the original plana. The
athletic auditorium will bo enlarg
ed for the accomodation of basket
bull au'd other Indoor games.
Member of the Legion have ex
pri4sed the greateat astlafuctlnn aa
to the progress being made In the
plan. Jul recent I "to local
post atarted a campaign fur rais
ing funda. Itoaponae by tho pub
lic waa exceptionally generoua. ac
cording to the I'oat Commander
Francis Olda. II. K. et. ndju
tunt. of the pout aleo ha been
ona of thoae moat active In work
of ftrrward plan for the new slruc-
lure which will give mo iocm
Ion a home aecoud to none In any
city ot Ilka population In tho state.
DAVIS ASSUMES
CABINETJUTIES
Secretary of War Takes Up
Reini of Office From
John W. Weeks
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. H'nUcd
N,,wl Pwlght y. Iuvl. tho new
aecretary of wnr. bring to President
Conlidgn' cabinet n touch of youth
fulnesa and a freshnoaa of viewpoint
that la broader than that of any
other member of Iho official family, j
The experience hue been In ninny
vurli'tl llnea of endeavor. . I
Thla 48-yiar-otd caliluot officer,
who steps officially Into tho place
of John W. Week after handling
the Job for six month hna followed
at different tli::ea the career of
bualtieaa man. banker, soldier, ath
lete, civic and welfare worker, and
public official. He had a legal
training and haa taken n flyer or
two Into politic.
Dnvls I first a llkoable human
being, with a chnrmlng personality
and a whole-eouled genial smile.
Ho waa aa tickled a a boy when
visitors congratulated him.
"Well the cigars ore on mo to
day", he aald to n group of nows
puper reporter who gathered lit a
pre conference, pointing to a box
ot perfecto oh the edge ot hi
detk.
"The now aecretary of war stands
about 8 feet and I a handsome
figure. In hi general bearing thero
I a reminder of the lata Prealdent
Harding. HI hair I turning gray,
but he Btlll ha a full head of It.
Davis mnde an unsuccessful ef
fort to retreat, to go back of the
picture at the war department Tuo
dny. "Thl day I for Secretary Weeks
I wish you would leave nio out
of It, and keep me In tho back
ground," ho said.
The new secretary I nationally
known. To the sporting world, he
la Iho. donor of the Dnvls tennis
cup and was once a tennis player
of nolo himself. Ho and II. Ward
held the natlonnl doubles title for
three years, 1809.11100 and 1901.
Ills Intercut In sport has had other
outlots. Tor many years he was
president of the municipal athletic
association of St. Louis, which did
much for the boys of the city by
providing hotter place for outdoor
soprt.
To St. Louis, his homo city, he
Is known for mnny forms ot civic
and welfare work.
PlltlTl: -RiVOHITK
New York. Oct. 13 ( United News
The Pittsburg 1'lrntcs wero favor
ites In Wntl street betting a few
minutes nfler their defeat of the
Senator Tuesday. Itcfore the game
WnshlnKton money wn hogging nt
5 to 1. Now a largo helling firm
reports plncing $40,000 at 11 to
10 on l'lltabiirg In win tho series
with 1.10,000 more nt the snme
odds.
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PAUIS. Oct. 1.1. French offen
sive operations In Morocco have
ended for the wlnler, It was an
nounced at tho Quu' d'Orsny Tues
WEALTHY SLAYER
FOUND SANE IS
GIVEN JEM
Millionaire Calm As
Verdict Is Given
INSULTS CAUSED ACT
Letter of Lover Prey on
Father's Mind Forcing
Shooting Affray '
WII.KKSBOItO, N. C. Oct. 13.
William II. Cole, mlllonalre (layer
of hi daughter's ex-ervlco man
aweetheart who his already been
found not guilty of murder, w.i
found ane before Judge T. B. Kin
ley here Tuesday andNillowed to go
free. A calm poiseaaed Cole heard
the verdict after two hour argu
ment. The composure be main
tained during the long, tedious trial
was with him Tuesday aud a friend
ly hand shake w hi only Indi
cation of any emotion.
Tueadsy's hearing on the mil
lionaire textile manufacturer's un
ity waa necessitated by his con
tention of transitory Insanity. Al
though found not. guilty ot the mur
der. Colo wo detained for pov
alble ccnimltment to an asylum.
Tho sanity verdict removed the lout
ahackle and the millionaire became
a free man.
Colo allot and killed Ormond on
August IB. ! Cole maintained that
threat and lottera Insulting his
daughter wrltjen by tho ei-tervlce
mun preyed on hi mind lind forced
the slaying.
, Klixaboth. Cole's daughter, stood
by her father during the trial,
testifying In hi behalf. ,
N1TR0 GLYCERINE
PLANTED IN AUTO
Police Sergeant Steps on
5rter nd Enpine Is
Hurled Through Air
1AH ANGKLKS, Oct. t.'l
Wlirn Police Hf-rjccant Chnrlce
l.uilolpli steptMHl on the Mtjtrtcr of
tils automobile todny lie explo!cl
a chnre of nltro glycerine secret
eri under the hood of his ear.
The force of the Mast blew the
motor of the mnchlne through the
i-IiansIs ami completely wrecked
the car. I.udolph, who was thrown
sevrrn I feet from the wreck, inlr-ai-ulously
escn pci I death.
FORD STOLEN BY AUTO
THIEVES IS RECOVERED
Police early thl morning recov
ered stolen Ford coupe which
had been abandoned by thieve
about three mile from Klamath
Kail on the Ashland highway.
The coupe waa atolen while It
waa parked In front of the resi
dence ot Lloyd DeLgp, on River
side drive, according lo Informa
tion furnished Patrolman Mtlchall.
It was the property ot L. K. Ager,
of Klamath Fall.
. Just when the machino was taken
Is not known, as It was placed near
tho He Lap residence early In the
evening and was not missed tor
several hours.
Police aro of the opinion that It
wns stolen by Joy-riders who wish
ed to ii'e If hut n short time.
PEOPLE OF COMFORTABLE MEANS HELD MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO DIVORCE THAN" POOR PEOPLE
"Divorce conditions In Klamath
county?"
Circuit Judge A. L. Lcavltt yes
terday glnncod nt tho roportor who
silt opppslto him, and then gnicd for
a few seconds out ot tho window.
Severnl questions had been put to
tho Jurist and Judge Lcavltt,' boforo
whom hundreds of divorce suits
hnvo come, hesitated bofore ho re
plied. Extreme youth on Iho part of tho
principals in a marriage contract,
has nothing to do with the divorce
which, possibly, may Inter come,
Judgn Leavltt believes.
Again, In hi opinion, poverty
plays no part In tho disposition of
married couples to dissolve the
bonds which, formerly, had united
them.
Obviously, he pointed out, divor
ces aro dally becoming more com
mon, and even Ihe Indian, who once
KREMER DEFEATS
SENATORS AFTER
BRIEF WARM-UP
Pirates Take Sixth
. Game of Series
MpORE'S DRIVE WINS,
Johnson or Reuther May Be
Choice of Harris for
Final Battle
FORHKB FIELD, PITTSBURGH.
Pa., Oct. 13. Ray Kremer ot the
Pirates took two Innings to warm
up. then held the Senators in the
palm of his calloused hand f ir the
rest of the same, a the Pirates j
evened up the world series here ;
Tuesday with a 3 to 3 victory. j
Pittsburgh I now In a position to i
natch the world' championship
away from Washington In Wednes
day' seventh game, which will de
cide the drawn-out Issue. Manager
lilll McKeechnls has pitcher Vic
Aldrldgo, already a two-game win
ner, Johnny Morrison, Emtl Yde and
poaslbly Lee Meadow's for the task.
Manager Uucky Harris ha Walter
Johnson and Dutch Reuther, and It
Is a question whether Johnson will
be ready again, aa he re-Injured the
"chnrley horse" in his lift leg while
winning last Sunday.
Arter allowing a home run and
two singles for both of the Senators'
score In the .opening two Innings,
Kremer held the American league
champions to three hits tho rest of
the way. Hut at that it took a
mighty home run wallop by Eddie
Moore, the blonde youngster, who
was tuken from the outfield and
placed on second base when Johnny
Kawllng was Injured during the
season, to give Kroner the decision
over Alex Ferguson.'
Ferguson lacked Ihe brilliant
forur of Kremer, but ho made It a
battle. Like his adversary, be had
two bad innings. In one, the third,
when the Pirates tied the score at
two-all, a break of the game went
against Alex. Moore had walked.
Carey then bounced the- ball high
over the box and Peck, In hurrying
his throw for a possible double play,
was drawn off second, both run
ners being safe.
Cuyler sacrificed Moore' to third
and Carey to second and Moore
scored as Rarnhart grounded out.
Pie Trnynor, whose spectacular
fielding and hitting haa distin
guished him in the aeries, then
crashed a ainglo past second lot the
tying run.
Moor os winning wallop, a drive
over the left field shortened fence.
in mo In the fifth.
Goose (loslln hit hi homer in the
opening frame. It waa a legitimate
home run into the regular right
(Continued on Page Four)
WATER SPCUTS MAKE
SEAFARERS GROGGY
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13-Water
spouts that . capered dliilly before
the astonished eyes ot officer and
seamen of the tank steamer K. R.
Kingsbury as she cams up the Cali
fornia coast were described Tuesday
by Capt. Dan V. Thompson, the
ship's" master.
Four water spouts, one after ihe
other, bobbed up as tho tanker was
off Anncspa island. Capt. Thomp
son said that one of them "ascended
Into the heavens In s spiral and
upon reaching the cloud spread out
and mingled with them."
The agitated surface of the spouts
j made a loud nolso similar to a fast
I rosaol moving through the water,
i he said.
never doserted hi helpmeet, now
ruhs elbows with his white brother
as he consults his attorneys as ro
gnrds the necessary grounds.
The most important factor having
to do with today divorces. Judge
Leavltt believes, has to do with lack
nt parentnl supervision ot young
boys and girls.
"I believe," he snld yosterday,
"that I am dealing with tacts that
I nm not simply criticising a gen
oriiUnn whoso viewpoint difrors from
that of the preceding one. Let mo
Illustrate. Nowaday, it is common
ly admitted, a girl of' 14 or IB Is
allowed to go out on parties and to
drink whiskey. She acquire cer
tain habits, even as the youth doc
who accompanies her. Ia 11 reason
able to hollove that the girl will,
when married, settle down and ninko
tho kind ot wlfo her husband hope
(Continued On Pago Two)
Building Gains
For Week Show
$76,765 Value
Increase Greater Than In Any
Like Period Recorded Here
In Many Year
. In the matter of new building,
Klamath Fall I destined this week
to do itself proud.
Showing a big gain on any pre
vious week In October for a num
ber of years, the building permits
granted by the city council, at It
regular meeting last night, showed
a total of J7S.765.
Of thl amount $30,000 I to be
expended by U. I). Grizzle in the
eroctlon of a rooming house at the
corner of Eleventh and Main streets.
Seven thousand five hundred dol
lars Is to be spent for a home on
Washington street, to' be erected by
H. Moe, local merchant; a bun
relow court is to be built by J. C.
R4cbter od Oak street, and a hotel,
to ue erected by George D. Day, is
to rise on Esplanade street at a
, (Continued on Page Four)
CANDIDATES ALL
SET FDR BATTLE
Interest Over Second Ward
Council manic Election
Is Waxing Keen
A contest, not lacking In interest!
and heat, ia anticipated by business
men and voters of Klamath Falls, j
with the special election on October
28, when the vacant chair at the.
end of the council table Is filled
with one ot the three candidate
who have thrown their hat in the
aldermantc ring.
Kach ot the candidate for coun
cilman . ot the second ward hare
tiled their petitions in the office ot
Judge Gaghsgen. and. according to
announcement yesterday, all petit
ion have been accepted and ap
proved and names of the three can
didates will be placed on the bal
lots. "Doc" Powell, A. O. Smith and
A. J. Lyle are the three to throw
their hats in the political arena for
a voice In the council. The "plat
forms" hare been outlined and ap
peared In print, and the public Is
thoroughly familiar with the work
and accomplishments of the' men
who are striving for a chair at the
table.
According to Judge Gaghagen,
all of the candidates have signi
fied their willingness to accept the
nominations, and have their namos
appear on the ballot sheet.
A number ot clerks tor the spec
ial election In the three precincts
havo advised the Judges that they
will be unable to serve, due to Ill
ness or absence from the city. The
vacancies will be filled on the morn
ing of election by the Judges ot the
three board.
Jewels Stolen from
Woman are Returned
NEW YORK, Oct. IS. From sec
ret channels of the underworld,
Jowels worth $683,000, have bsen
returned to Mrs. Jessie Voolworth
Donahue, the daughter ot the late
F. W. Woolworth of five and ten
cent store fame. They disappeared
down the Bame secret channels, from
her suite at the Plaza hotel here
September 30, whllo Mrs. Donahue
was taking a bath.
Who stole them, who returned
them, ine police profess not to know,
but they claim an arrest la ex
pected. At 4:49 Tuesday afternoon, a man
with a little brown package entered
the office of Police Inspector Cough
lln. Tho man was Noel C. Scaffa.
private detective ' and In the little
brown package were the two re
markable pearl necklaces and a dia
mond ring. Scaffa would not talk
on "advice of his lawycra." until ho
saw Assistant District Attorney Fer
dinand Pecora. .
VINING TO BE
. FORUM SPEAKER
I. E. Vlnlng,' president of tho
Oregon state chamber of com
merce, will bo the speaker of the
day at Iho forum luncheon. Klam
ath chamber of commerce, at
noon today. Mr. Vlnlng has Just
completed a trip throughout the
stato and has something of keen
interest to Impart to members of
the Klamath body.
IN FlfiHT OVER KLAMATH RAIL LINE
Attorneys for Contending Factions Give
Vent to Arguments on Questions Affect
ing Claims Involving Storm Center
WITNESSES DISCLOSE" VITAL FACTS
Testimony of Paul Shoup, Vice-President of S. P. Shows
Shevlin-Hixon Mill Comoany Ha Abandoned
Intention to Build Plant Here
By j. w. Mcdonald
(Staff Correspondent Klamath News)
PORTLAND, Oct. 13. Heavy bombardment by all
three factions in the Klamath rail case was commenced
with the outset of today's hearing and continued without
lull until Attorney Ellis of the Oregon public service com
mission announced early this evening that he could com
plete his fight some time tomorrow, ending, with the ex
ception of a short rebuttal by himself and the Northern
lines what will go down in history as the fiercest rail con
troversy since the interstate commerce commission has .
been supreme arbiter.' So confident was Ben Dey, attor
ney for the Southern Pacific that his road would win its .
fight that he declared tonight he probably would present '
no rebuttal argument. .
I Irritable and nerve-racked from
AIR RACE P1L0I
HAS CLOSE CALL
Landing Gear Breaks. Plane
Is Damaged But Crew
Are Uninjured
MITCHELL FIELD. L. I.. Oct
13. Ad airplane raced, with death
on the last lap of the laat event of
the national air roc here Tuesday.
Death lost.
A huge Douglas transport bl
plano, piloted by Capt. E. E. W.
Duncan ot Langley field. Va., drop
ped half of Ita landing carriage near
the end ot the race for the Detroit
News trophy.
Duncan aped on a the crowd
shuddered at the fate that faced
him when he tried to land. Ambul
ances and tire trucks wero assemb
led in preparation for the tragedy
which seemed inevitable. ,
Lieut. E. H. Barksdale rushed into
the air in a fast De Haviland, over
took the damaged transport, and
by gesticulations warned the pilot
of his danger. It waa learned later
that Dunn had become aware of
trouble a moment before With
minute care he guided hi plane to
a slow landing. As it was, the ma
chine was badly damaged, but the
occupanta were uninjured.
Lieut. E. F. Harmon of the army
won the race, which was open to
airplanes capable of carrying a min
imum ot 2.000 pounds ot freight
and a crew of not lesa than 340
pounds. He covered the 120-mile
course at an average speed of 119.91
miles an hour. Lieut. C. S. Schllt of
the navy was second, and K. D.
Wolfe of the army third.
Gerald V. Dark of Detroit, stu
dent, flew 'his tiny home-made air
plane to victory for the second time
in the meet in the day's other race,
covering the fifty-mile course for
(Continued On Paso Two)
Record Snowfall Is
Reported in Sierras
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 (Unit
ed News) A record snow fall In
the high lSerras, was reported to
the weather bureau here by ob
server located In the high moun
tain country.
A depth erf several foet was re
ported on Mount Wilson, with a
storm still In progress there.
The precipitation so far, accord
ing to tho woather post at the
Mount Wilson observatory, already
has axceeded the yearly average
for the past three years.
D1KTKTIC IIOVT
CHICAGO. Oct. 13. A bout be
tween calories and vitamin wns
held here Taesd.iy at the conven
tion of the American Dietetic asso
ciation. The vitamins won by a
hade.
Two college-bred white fat from
Purdue university furnished the
bout. One was raised on potatoes
alone and the other grew up on
a balanced diet of potatoes and to
mato Juice. The tomato Juice I.e.,
vltamlti white rat wa far tho
sturdier and moro athletic.
the strain ot 10 days of continuona
, maneuvering for a favorable po
; anion In the Klamath storm center,
I attorneys for both road gave bent
to their impulse and there were
heated arguments time after time
! today.
Shoup Deliver Itiow . .
The vital facts brought out today
were: ,
1. Testimony by PanI Shonp,
rice prealdent of the bouthern Pa
cific, showing that Shevlin-Hixon '
had abandoned establishing a mill
not only in Klamath Fall, but the
Klamath country.
2. - A bomb thrown by Governor
pierce, aimed in the general dlrec- ;
tlon of. Klamath, when he favored
building ot the Crane-Odell Union
Pacific line tu the east in prefer
ence to the Modoc Northern.
3. Opening ot the Oregon public
service commission's offensive for a
route east via Crane and Odell. Wit
nesses from Klamath Falls who. ap
peared for the state were Mayor
Goddard. R. E. Bradbury and A. M.
Thomas. The Crane-Odell .line
would leave Klamath Fall out of
the picture so far a rail develop
ment there is concerned,
Paul Shonp delivered a blow to
the Northern lines when he read
into the testimony a letter addressed
to Charles Mahaftle, who Is presld
(Continued on Page Two)
Schooner and Crew
Send Call for Help
BOSTON. Oct. 13. ;The schooner
Lucy Evelyn with six men on board,
is reported to be in a sinking con
dition 75 miles southeast of High,
land light off the Massachusetts
coast.
The coast guard cutter Tampa is
speeding to the rescue of the troub
led craft, which Is described as being
badly waterlogged and kept afloat
only by the cargo ot lumber she
was taking from Macaals, Maine, to
New Haven.
The plight of the Lucy Jvelyn
was reported to the navy- yard here
Tuesday by Capt. Ernest Parsons of
the Boston fishing schooner Lark. .
Capt. Parsons says he had gona to
the rescue of the crew of the dis
tressed schooner Monday, while In
ward bound from the south ehannel
fishing grounds. The Lucy Evelyn,
he said, had lost all her salts ex
cept the storm sails. The crew re
fused to leave the schooner.-
Whhaii' V1"1!1 ''M'-i4ftJr'ir "''"'IslTiflMill
1UI1U V f stall a
Come to our Foot Comfort Depart
ment tnd learn how
hundreds of people tuf
fcrinfl with corns, cal
lous?, bunions and weak
feet have been benefited
by
Dr. Sctafl'jj Foot Comfort
Appbdnccs and Rrmedui.
Let Our Fbnt Comfort
Demonstrator
Show Yom :
In Our
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