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Gotham Woman
'n'Dies In Wreck
Of Union Plane
London-Paris Machine Falls
In South of England
Two Other Hurt
LONDON. Oct. 10. (United
News) Mini Kulo llurke, of New
York, was killed and her brothers.
Joseph and Donald, wore Injured
when a French air utilm piano,
aboard which they were paimrngur.
rrsshed Friday near Wndhurst. In
Kont. The planu via en route from
London lo Carta on a regular pas
senger carrying; flight.
Miss Marian Rcdner, a niece of I
Miss Burke, waa ono of the parly
but was not Injurod. Ilnlh the
Injured men suffered compound
fracturea of their rlitht leg. Jo
aeph llurke wa severely gniihed on
the acalp.
I A forced landing raimed tha
! airmail.
SKIPPER CAUSES
STIR AT I
Master of Rome Reported As
Being Sorry for Lost
Submarine Crew
noSTO.V, O.-t. Id. (United
No will The dramntlc atory of the
alttkln .,1 tliM aillimnrllie U'hlfh
! Aff liT..lr lulnnil with
31 oftlcera and men, laat month,
after holnit rammed by the steamer
City of Home, waa re-told by the
three aurvlvurs before the federal
court of Inquiry here Friday. Tak
ing the wltnexa atand in their turn.
Dewey Klh) of I'eorla, Mire., Alfred
Oiler of New London, and Michael
H. Lire of HI. Louis, rehenraed their
thrilling experiences from tha time
of the craah until tiiey were picked
up by a life bout, aent out by the
Itnme.
The lone scnautlon of Frtday'a
vemttun waa a Htatement, attributed
to C'apt. J. II. Dlehl of the Home.
Lira quoli'd Captain Dlehl a hav
ing said: ,
"I don't care a damn for the ship,
but I'm aorry for tha ooy."
According to Lira, the Homo's
rnptnln mndo thin remark Jtiat as
the ateamnhlp waa leaving tho acenf
of tho ill.'ostor.
Whllo atorli'i told by the three
aiirrlrora conflicted In no vera I minor
ditiills, they wero rubatnnllally the
annin, and were similar to thono re
lated a few hours after they bad
been snatched from tho waters. Into
which their 34 comradea wero
plunged to their death.
War Secretary Is
Officially Inducted
WASHINOTON. Oct. Col.
Ilunfnrd MacNidor of Iowa, new
arolntunt secretary of war was for
mally Inducted Into office Friday.
Ilcfore leaving for a visit to
Mason CKy, MacNidor doclarod that
the people of the mid-west wanted
tho United titalea to have a email
army but a most efficient one.
Billion Is Spent
For Newspaper Ads
CHICAGO, Oct. 16. (United
News) The eleventh annual report
of tho board of directors of the
Audit Bureau of Circulation, pre
sented here Friday, announced that
the total volume of advertising In
nownpapcra and periodicals of the
North American continent has now
approximately reached the billion
dollar mark.
The report paid special tribute to
tho lale Victor Lawson, publisher
of the Chicago Dally News, declar
ing that his denth Is "not only a
very great loss to the United Htntcs
and Canada, hut a loss to the entire
civilised world."
The directors announced Hint the
membership In the bureau has now
passed the 1900 mnrk.
AllOLIMlt UTHH IIOtHK .
' SYDNEtf, Australia. Oct; 1.
Tho labor government of Now
Houth Wales has decided to abol
ish tho upper house of the state leg
Is laturo. Labor has been tf a
mind to la'.ie such a step but It was
not until tho upper or legislative
council defeated 1 bills decided by
tha government that It wns decided
to act. '
NQUIRY
Klamath Falls Post No. 8, Under Construction
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Through the generosity of the
people of Klamath Kalla and Klam
ath county, and the untiring efforta
tf Commander Francis Olds, Ad
jutant II. K. Oeis and peat mem
bers, bealdra many others directly
snd ind'.rectly. work was started
Thursday on the fine new home to
be of the American legion here.
REPAIR PHONES
AT COURTHOUSE!
Cable Splicer U Rushed to
City By Power Company
To Re-connect Lines
With anvexpcrt cable-splicer runn
ing on his way to Klamath Falls
from Eugene, the telephone system
In the Klamsth counly courlhouae.
which was out of commission yes
lordny, will be In working order
not later lhan this morning, accord
ing to a statement made yesterday
by F. Ray Dunn, manager of the
local office.
All day yesterday "trouble" men
wore at work with a view of In
stalling tompornry service, intor
runlrd when laborers employed on
the American Legion Memorlul I
building, at the corner of Fourth
and Klamath streets, Inadvertantly j
cut throueh a conduit leading to
the courthouse and rut the wires
leading to the building.
Letter ljnme Is the cable splicer
on his way to repair (he troublo
wrought by the workmen.
FEDERAL CONTROL
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. (United
News) Steps to forestall opposit
ion to its propossl to bring motor
bines under federal control, were
taken by the national association
of railroad and public utilities com
missioners at tho closing session of
Its convention hore Friday.
Tho convention went on record
as favoring federal control of busses
used as common carriers only, em
phasising that It does not desire any
Increased regulation of prlvatoly
used machines. This action follow
ed a protest by Jerome Fanclulll,
cxecutlvo secretary of the Commer
cial Motor Vehicle association of the
District of Columbia, who contended
that the association's proposed fed
eral control bill would encroach un
justly upon rights of private car
ownciw.
Asbevllle. N. C, was selected as
the place for the association's 1926
convention, which will begin next
October 9.
WOMEN ARE HELD TO
DRIVERS THAN MEN,
As regarda the manipulations of
tha motor vehicle, tho fcmalo of tho
Klnmath Falls district Is far loss
(loudly than the malo.
Whon the grave-faced mortician
glances at the coroner's Jury, con
ducting an Inmost, tho Individual
who had been behind the wheel,
almost Invariably was a man Instoad
of a woman.
' Tho pock-sure attitude of tho man
who confidentially Informs you that
a woman should nut drive a car,
registers not at all with the official
who handles the vital statistics re
garding accidents.
And If you don't believe It, spend
a few minutes In communion with
Justice of the Pence Ed Kendall,
of tho Klnmath - Falls district, or
Sheriff Burt Hawkins, of Klamath
county. Each of them are con
stantly In touch with the vlolntors
of tho motor vehicle law, and should
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Klamath Pot No. .
H. L. Perrln, designer, has laid
out a building which Is an attrac
tive asset to publla buildings of the
city and county, and also a practi
cal home for the legionnaires. Work
la being done by the Porter Con
struction company, awarded the
contract a few days ago. The
RAH-RAH IMS.
ECHOES IN RALLY
High Studenta Jass Up Town
In Preparation for Hard
Medforcl Struggle
Inspired by the peppiest rally
cf the year wblcb' was held last
night with hundreds Joining In (he
Ksh! Rah! Klamath!! the gridiron
heroes of Klamath Falls will be
backed by scores tomorrow when
they trot out on the local field at
2:30 o'clock to meet their enemy,
Medford high school'a formidable
eleven.
Following last night's rally tha
Klnmath students xnet on the
high school terrace, where they
listened to "pep" talka by Lynn
Sabln, T. P. Henderson. J. J Miller
and Tom Delxcll. followed by the
bashful thanks from members of
the team. A bonfire built the
second time by the Froah gave the
finishing tenches to the biggest
rally of tho year. ,
rinyrra Drilled Hard.
When Klamath men are sent out ;
on tho field by Coach Dwlght I
French, they will not slep Into their
positions unlearned in shifts or
signals. Every piny Is firmly fixed
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CUTTER BEAR ENDS
36TH ARCTIC TRIP
OAKLAND, Oct. 16. (United
News) The historic revenue cutter
Bear returned to her winter quar
ters at Oakland Friday, at the
close of her 36th annual cruise
Into the arctic.
After reconditioning her (ho ves
sol will dopart next spring tor nor
final voyage to the north, after
which she will be replaced by a
more modern cutter.
Tho Bear carried 70 officers and
men and made the trip undor the
commnnd of Commander L. C
Covell. r
CASK DISMISSED
A controversy botween D. E. Van
Vactor and Marvin Cross, of the Bly
Mercantile company, having been
settled out of court, Circuit Judge
A. L. Leavitt yesterday dismissed
the case. The legal trouble arose
over a financial disagreement.
BE MORE CAREFUL AUTO
ASSERT LAW OFFICIALS
know whereof he speaks.
' "There Is no doubt In my mind
but Hint tho woman Is the more
careful driver." Judge Kendall said
yestorday. "It Is conceded that,
commonly, she is more nervous than
a man but, apparently, aho realises
that fact and drives accordingly."
Of the hundreds of traffic law
violators who have come before
Judgo Kondall since the tlmo when
he began to uso the phrase "guilty
or not guilty?" only ono has boon
a woman, and she, Judgo Kendnll
pointed out, soon was to be married.
Her name was Mrs. a. B. Shamhart,
of the Merrill district, and on Aug
ust 24 was charged with speeding.
Judge Kendall assossed a fine of
$10.
"I believe that the woman driver
Is much more cautious than the
man," Judgo Kendnll said. "Fur
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building, which Is to cost In the
I nolffhhnrhnnA nf S2.VO00. will have
plenty of space for athletics,
amusements, reading. entertain
ments, etc. Work . is being rushed
forward as rapidly as possible in
order to have the roof and walls
constructed before wet weather sets
in.
PLANS FOR U. S.
IN EUROPE LAID
French Minister Declares
Countries In Accord -On
Common Plan
LOCARNO. Switzerland. Oct. 1.
(United News) The foundation
for a United States of Europe has
been laid. Foreign Minister Biiand
of France enthusiastically declared
In his final remarks before the se
curity conference Friday.
The agreements reached demon
strated, be said, how European coun
tries could collaborate loyally for
the common good.
Foreign Minister Btresemann de
livered the first addresa following
the Initialing of the agreements.
Ho accepted tho work of tho con
ference without reservation, and Im
pressed his hearers with the com
plete loyalty of his remarks.
FARMS IN STATES
DECREASE 75,735
WASHINGTON. Oct. 16. (Unit
ed New) There are 75.735 less
farms In the United States today
than there were five years ago, (he
department of commerce announc
es. The greatest decrease was in
the south, which was partially off
ret by an Increase In the woat.
southwest and New England.
Here are the reasons:
The ravages of the boll weevil,
(he migration of negro workers, a
succession of dry seasons In parts
of the northwest, the consolida
tion of farms and a general reces
sion from the war time expansion
of agriculture.
Of tho southern atatos. Georgia
suffered most. In 1920 Georgia
had 610,732 farms. This year It
has but 249,098. South Carolina
lost 19.931 farms in the Vive years
and today has 172.762. Virginia.
West Virginia. North Carolina and
Florida have more farms today than
in 1920. Kentucky lost 12,116:
Alabama. 18,620: Mississippi, 14.
868, and Tennessee, 108.
PORTLAND DIVORCE
COLONY GIVEN JOLT
PORTLAND. Oct. 16. (United
News) Portland's divorce colony
received a severe Jolt Friday after
noon, when presiding Judge Robert
Tucker ruled that the legislative
enactment requiring an additional ,
$6 for filing a divorce petition was
constitutional and proper.
The ruling dashed the hopes of j
those seeking bargain counter re
ductions In the 17 fee now charg
ed. 5 of which goes to the district
attorney forced to liaton to tho
marital troubles of those bringing
the suit.
Oliver M. HIckey, representing
Margaret B. Wright, In a test case,
irguea that tho 65 required for di
vorce cases, but not others, was un
constitutional in that It was dis
criminatory and class legislation.
lWY WINS DKI ISIOX
VANCOUVER, B. Oct.- 1
Vlo Foloy won a decision over Cali
fornia Joe Lynch here tonight In a
ten-round go. ,
Astoria Police
Seeks Trace Of
Dutch Anderson
Alleged Partner of Bandit;
Chapman Believed to Be
In Northwest
ASTORIA, Ore., Oct. IS. (United
News) Authorities are seeking
here to find some trace of George
("Dutch") Anderson, partner of
the notorious bandit, Gerald Chap
man. Anderson Is believed to be
somewhere along the Oregon or
Washington coast.
The clue to his supposed where
abouts came from South Bend.
Wash., where a man answering the
description of Anderson, applied for
a Job at a bakery. - Anderson Is
known to have learned the baking
trade. The bakery proprietor and
a stage driver said they believed the
man they saw was Anderson, after
they were shown pictures of the
latter.
The suspect left South Bend sev
eral days ago, taking a stage for
Iiwaco, Wash., across the river from
here. Anderson Is wanted by In
diana authorities on a murder
charge.
AUTO OVERTURNS
WASCO MAN DIES
Keno Road Accident Results
In Death of Man At
Local Hospital
Floyd Riach. about 22 years of
age. died at the Klamath General
hospital about 10:30 o'clock last
night from Injuries suffered In an
automobile wreck.
"Atach.' about whom little is known,
eusulnsd severs -uternal . Injuries
aoou 9 otlot last e Baits" when
the automobile he was driving skid
ded on the Keno road and turned
turtle. He was rushed to the hos
pital in an ambulance, but physicians
who labored over him were unable
to save him.
Riach, as near as could be learned
by A. J. Lyle. manager of the Klam
ath general hospital, and the coun
ty coroner, waa employed near
Dorrls by a man named Grimm.
Riach was believed to be a truck
driver, although that ;act was not
definitely established.
According to the details elicited
at tha hoppital, Riach. was driving
toward Klamath Falls when tbe
accident occurred. He was believed
to have been traveling at a fairly
fast rate of speed when his machine
struck some loose gravel and he
lost control of the car. which turned
turtle at the side of the road.
Although Rlach's Internal Injuries
precluded the possibility of his
living, he was not otherwise injured
and there were no cuts or abrasions
about the body. .
Riach did not lo9e consciousness
until he died.
The deceased Is survived by a
wife, who Is said to reside at Wasco.
She was notified last night as to
details of the tragedy.
The body Is at the morgue. No
action will be taken, It was said,
until word Is received from his wife.
Whether or not he bas other rel
atives Is not known by local of
ficials. Poison Believed to
Have Caused Death
S. P. Railway Man
Funeral services over remains of
Orin La Course, who waa found
dead In. a caboose on tho 8. P.
railway Thursday will be held In
Forest Grove, where the remains
will be shipped today.
An autopsy performed by Dr.
E. D. Johnson revealed that La
Course had died from effects of
tonlx poisoning from drinking a
beverage of some kind, before leav
ing Klamath Falls. Authorities are
investigating the case.
KRIM WARRIORS ARE
; HARASSING FRENCH
FEZ, French Morocco, Oct. 16.
Abd el Krlm's allies are continu
ing the war against the French des
pite the soggy weather.
A faction of the powerful Zero
ual trl'oa, the staunchest of Krlm's
adherents, attacked tha French
position about 10 mlleti north cf
Blbane Friday. Tho attack was j
launched at a point on the new j
line established by the French.
3 ARE KILLED IN
SMASH AS ARMY
AIRPLAY FALLS
Flyer and Newsmen
Are Victims
OCCUPANTS HELPLESS
Explosion Precedes Flames
As Machine Bumps Way
Across Fields
NEW SALEM, Pa., Oct. 16
(United News) An army aviator
and two newspapermen lost their
lives when tbe plane of Lieut.
George H. Burgesa, fell .near bere
late Friday.
Burgess was instantly killed.
Maurice Hutton. aviation editor of
the Dayton Dally Herald and Vern
Tlmmermon. a photographer for the
same newspaper were burned to
death.
The three were flying to the army
aviation, field at Selfridge Field.
Mich., when the crash came. New
Salem Is 42 miles south of Pitts
burgh. Lieut. Burgess waa crushed
to death by the engine of the plane,
as the machine caught fire and tbe
two Dayton men. strapped to their
seats and unable to move, were
burned to death with no chance
to escape.
As the plane flew westward be
tween Unlontown and New Salem, It
faltered. Engine trouble caused the
machine to sputter and dip,. A
second plane, seemingly aware of
the trouble kept close.
A half mile from New Salem,
witnesses said, the machine struck
a tree on a hill but careened crax
lly on Its course fcr another half
mile at a height of about 100
feet. r--j ' t" . . f '
Then -there waa an explosion,
and the plana burst Into flames. It
struck a' hill and crashed Into a
barbed wire fence. The chassis
with everything a mass of flame,
bumped Its way around the field.
The New Salem fire department
was first on the scene but was
called too late to give assistance.
ine Doates ct tne tnree were strap
ped In the machine, charred al
most beyond recognition and It
was evident tbat the explosion and
tire had prevented the escspe of the
trio from the damaged plane. They
are now In an undertaking parlor
at New Salem, awaiting word from
relatives.
American Minister
Returns to Mexico
MEXICO CITY. Oct. 16. (Unit,
ed News) James R. Sheffield, Am
erican ambassador (o Mexico and
Mrs. Sheffield will arrive Saturday
after a five months vacation in the
United States. The anibossadar Is
bringing sr note from the state de
partment for tbe Mexican - govern
ment, but it Is believed bere (bat
he will not present it until he has
had an opportunity to look Into the
situation as it has deveibped since
his health compelled him to leave
his post.
STARTS ENDURANCE TEST
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 16. "Wild
BUI" Selley, Oklahoma cowpuncher.
-started Friday on a 130 hour en
durance test handcuffed to the
wheel of an automobile. Selley In
tends to drlvo from Indianapolis
to New York and then to Miami,
without stopping for food, sleep or
rest.
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