DEMANDS
;k tax is
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Autos, Are (
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INTERESTED
nartment Ask-
linute on Cot
Jnnulment
Oft. !. (I'llH'd
(or repeal of the
Slle. capital alorlis
am wT presented
It and means !"
e took aurh an in-
rtsaoua appeals of
I br tha prearnt ox-
hitrman lireen en-
a Mittl lha trraa-
rtvanuea.
, Jtwalrrs waa pro-,
i tba American:-
laudation. II da-
tt lit was wsakon-
of 1.000 atnataur
la Sllkworlh of tha
ShooKri' lluntara'
ri that tha praaont
bt repealed.
btttt of tha Chicago
ilBitiad repoal of
U Ul, claiming It
wri tt Uaaa ol poace.
11. CMato. proaldont
Xotoaoblla Dcalora'
't4 tba aulnmobUe
lilm m.ooo.ooo to
uluiiaralod dur-
Flit inrua mulorlat
tack car. ha aald.
hi laouM would b
re radtrttuaa i tho
fM roninai ollmln-
ilmti Iku tho IS. J 38 I
la.
"ra lowd it, carry
t lo pay tho
tha inlotnoMlit aaloa
l"l! colliTicd front
a lha tala uf tho car.
J'pb J. Klein, in.
fl"k city, will appoar
llla lo dlaiuaa
' ' tha tai prohlom.
Ill rarnlra urli.rl.
""tl ol tax npponla
"UnlalralUo fv.lurea.
Lose Out
pes Sunday
piano. ,)Pt- 28
10 ri bitwpn the
n franrlaco hull
" feaumod Tuixadny.
1 rao Monday, duo
nudar Sunday and
'Ol of nni nrhnl.ilin.
I1" 'Irat L-ualnosa day
hmploin of tho Pnc-
", Will un T-
L.,w " wa-
f1"1 record of four
' netcnt axnlnat tho
"HI nn,. .w.
I " III IIIO
''elation. Tho aarloa
"rt team winning
s may be
P Summer ,
can't wear
1'an blanket
Winter '
!r get your
"coat here
:W weather!
0 to $50
THE
KjTfEvery Morning Except Monday)
CHICAGO SEJ5KS
MISCHIEF CURE
Remedy For Hallowe'en
Joke Planned By Solons
Of Windy City
rillCA(IC). Oct. ! Chicago h
dovlaed a rare piece of diplomacy
lo proveut Hi yiiuni.iorj from rut
ting loo nmnr drairurtlte raoon on
a goes lk till;
no immc arnoui otflrlala, re
calling all too vividly inm u( the
thlnxe thsy used . do In Ihelr
childhood, realise what dlaaiirr
would ho wrmtKhl ir eurh irtik.
wore duplliaUil la a greui con
gealed city.
Ho I ho official,, having tt,.n
force omnia h of a (rial In ajll.f,
thomaolvsa II won't work wlih I ho
proiont generation, caal about f.r
amnetblng mure subtle, h mrlkea
thorn lhal maybe lha klda mold
ho bought off. Hut what dn kldi
Ilka boat? The niovln of rait ran. !
lion lha conforenre la over
thorn mmra tha announcement that
on tho morning of Hallowe'en. Kat
urday, liun.lrrd. of tbouaund.1 of
(hlrngo children will attend lhi
movlea free.
And lh Ihoatra arhonl comlilno
fully tntotida lo maka Rood on Ita
Imitation. What lha arhool kid-
lo lurnlah estimates yt o learn, noweror. is mat
ol ra. h would coal encr mo uoa la over tnry win do
a ravrnue. I
bid been admitted! "I" appreciation of Ilia achool
jould haa lo bo oiuriaia. ana ins ineaire owner
tu rrdnrtluna a.k-' to antortaln mo. I pledge myself
y.llon wr lo bo 'not only 1o refrain from any art
ib sew bill, which i "f mkwhlof on llallowa'rn but alo
ljoo.ooo.ooo from to uevmy influence witn every
other paraon to no nsewiac. i
maka Ihla pledge, not becauso I
D . , Wrlt,n , navo noon vnvvfiaiu.ru. uui uvu",
Roeealer. of Marlon, j
and my country.'
TORNADO DEAD
TOTALS 17 SODLS
Order Boinf Reatored From
Ravaici of Storm Swept
Alabama District
TltOV. Ala.. Oct J (Unltad
Nowi) A aomhlanra ot order had
lM.ru roalorod Monday nlahl to tho
two Alabama counlloa. whlrh wore
awapt almoat bar by a tornado
Sunday.
U'lih final rhork.UDa romntotrd
lha di'alh loll waa fliod al aovon-
loon. Throa olhof poraona roporlod
kllla Ktrai!!rd In Monday with
Inlra of t)ti at blown and carried
by tho wind until thalr doatha ap
peared certain.
Heyen of tho dead woro whltca
and ton nenroea.
A man and Ml ltd lav aorloU.lly
Injured In a Tray ho.pltal Monday
nltfht. I'hyalrlana neiu arant nope
for tholr rorovory. Kcorca of otliora
woro allxhtly brulaed and Injured
by flying dobrla. Duo to tho largo
atnrill area tho number could not
be oatlinnlcd.
Ciinnllnrf Mfllt, a tr. AOA rotlof fund
phyalilans and roluntoor workora
from Troy, tho ronler of oporatlona.
anil ntlinr tnwna nut hit by tho
atorm. had mado rapid progreaa In
relieving aufrorlntr tliroiignnui tne
trleknti area llv nteht-fflll Mon
day, wound of all Injured had been'
treat ail and mora aorloualy injured
nlnrod In hoinltala and the homoloaa
provided with temporary ahclter.
GUNMAN IS KILLED
IN RUNNING FIGHT
CHICAOO, Oct. 26. Only one
criminal hit the dual during the
first day of Chicago's new war (o
tba death on gangatora.
Capl. John Stage, who picked
the hurdeat and bravest men In the
police department and sent them
nut with orders to "shoot to kill"
the gnng members, said, however,
the first day's work was satisfac
tory. The first victim of tho war wos
Jnmos I)e Vltn, klllod as he fled
from the police who pursued him
through west side streets. There
Is some qunstlon shout Pe Vlto
being an actunl gangster, hut the
pollco who killed him said he wss
known to be a bontlngrtnr and gun
ninn,
OFFICERS TIRE OF
LICENSE OFFENDERS
Local offlcors are becoming
Wnsry dealing with persons whose
automobiles bear - void foreign II
conso plates.
As a result, two of the alleged
offenders were haled Into Justice
court hore yesterday and each was
fined.
Everett O. Ronton was ordered
to huy a license nnd, In addition,
o pay a fine of $10. W. T. Cra
mer simply waa fined $1S,
KLAMATH' NEWS
UnlUd Newt and United Preu Telegraph Service,
KLAMATH FALLS ORE., TUESDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1925
RAILWAYS SPLIT
IN SMALL GROUPS
Increase Is Sought
of M.2 PerCent
REVENUE INADEQUATE
Quarter Billion to Be Spent
Un Upkeep and Termi
nal. In Next Decade
CIIICACO. Oct. 27. (United
N'ow)The Koyenly three wealern
rnllMiada (hat recently demanded
a hlankot rale increaia of fire peri
rent lo keep Ihem nut of bankruptcy '
hare now aplll up Into amnller
griiupa and are aaklng the 1. C. ('.
fur rale lecrvaaea of varloua aliea.
At the eparlal hearing before
Chairman Clyde Altchlaon here Mon
day afternoon, T. A. Hamilton, presi
dent of the Ureal Kurthtrn and re
prearntlng fire roada in hla part of
the country argued for a rate In
creaio of 14.1 percent.
Thla amount. Hamilton aald. re
preaenta tho difference between the
rate arhedulea of tho roada he re
preaonted and all of the rallroada
went of the Mlialaelppl river.
The hearing la conducted tondcr
a reaolullon paaaed by the laat con-
greaa authorizing lha 1. C. C. to
make "certain adjuatmenta" In line
with the economic condltlona pre
vailing In the weal.
The rallroada Immediately filed
petlllona aaklng for blanket rate
lorreaae of I percent. Ijiter thin
waa reduced to S perrent. Theae
pvtltlona are wt 111 before the com
mlailon. Attorneys for lha rallroada are
completing their arguments at the
proaenl hearlnR. They maintain
thai prosperity has coma lo tba west
but hna not been reflected properly
In railroad arhedulea: that weal
ern roada' r.uea are far below thoae
of roada In other parta of the coun
try.. Hamilton, speaking for the Chic
ago and Alton, the Chicago and
Croat Western, the Minneapolis and
Uninha, (he Mlnncapolla and St.
Loula and the Minneapolis and
SaulKl Mnrle, said tho ahlppors could
well afford an Inrroaso and that tho
railroads need It to keep going.
BouthwoKtorn rosds were repre
sented by L. W. Baldwin, president
of tho Mlmourl Pacific, who aald
the country needod better and
stronger rallroada rather than more
railroads.
"Present revenues are not enough
to permit the roads lo expand with
the new lines and new equipment
that they need." Baldwin said.
Un aald that during the next ten
years his road alono would have to
spend 1250,000,000 on maintenance
and new trmlnals.
When representatives for tho rail
roods havo finished thalr Arguments
tho shippers and others opposed to
tho Increasq will be heard.
TO
BE OPENED TODAY
This morning at Id o'clock, the
state highway rommis.iion, alums.
In Portland, will open bids on
Ihree projects affecting Klamath
Palls and vicinity.
Most Important, perhaps. Is the
proposed surfacing ot 20 miles of
The nnlles-Callfornla highway, bo
tweon IJil'Ino and Crescent. When
Ihla Joh la completed, only about
25 miles of road will neod atten
tion. It was said.
The bids on clearing nnd cut
ting limber In Drew's valley,
about 60 mlloe east of Klamath
Falls, also will he considered. About
14 miles Is 10 be covered.
The third proposition has to do
...i,k h hlirliwav shops, to tic
built hore, scrota the tracks from
tho Klamuth Moulding company. It
has been estimated that the two
structures, one a shop building,
and tho other service building,
will cost between 110,000 and
120,000. ' , , ,
A number of local contractors
luive bids on the Jobs, It was aald
yesterday. '
NKWHTAPKIl MAN KIIXKO
HUWN08 AIRK3, Oct. 26. Ale
jandro Marlines l.ujan. chief of
the Spanish Telegraph Service of
I,aprensa. and a "''f Jknown
newspaper man. tlUd Monday as
the result of airplane accident.
BABE RUTH TO
QUIT "SAPPING"
Swat King Says He Js
Through With Pest and
Good Time "Friend"
NEW YORK. Oct. 2 Ilkbe
Ituth. the big. bad 1oy of baseball,
admits he Is the "Suppleat ot saps."
In an Interview appearing In
Colliers' Weekly, the tlsl.M telle
bow he haa loat $21.0.000 through
boobry. This Is bis boobery bud
get: $125,00 lost thrqush gambling on
the horsos and with dice and
card a.
1100.000 vanished In ill-chosen
business ventures.
1:5.000 lost In flKhtlng auits of
attempted 'blackmail and feea to
lawyers and detectives.
While detailing his loonenesa
with coin, the w rld's champion
homo run hitter and the ld.pl of
millions of fans forgot to tell how
much ho gave to charity. It Is
known his charity gUta and ef
forts are largo.
Itulh'a extravagance can be
Judged be says, when ho confesses
to having owned nine autr.mo
bllea. "I'm through with the pests and
good guys." says the Habe, "I
know If I'm lo wind-up sitting pret
ty 1 have lo admit that I've been
(he sapplxat of saps. I'm going lo
start all over, and I hope they'll
nil be watching my smoke In
192."
STEWART SILENT
OVER STATE RACE
Well Known Politician Say
Nothing on Candidacy
For Governor
Montloned In the widely-read
Oregon Voter as a poaslbillty In the
coming gubernatorial race, "Jim"
Stewart, well known state politi
cian, waa In Klamath Falls yes
terday aa a representative of tne
stwe land board.
"Nothing to aay," Mr. Stewart
grinned when he was con framed
with the Item. "Guess they're try
ing to kid me a bit." Nevertheless,
politicians who should be "In the
know" reside .that Stewsrt'e In
fluence over the state Is consider
able and that he has a wide circle
of friends.
Mr. Stewart is registered at the
Hall hotel. He expects to return
to the capllol. at Salem, today.
It was Stewart who played a
prominent part, a couple of years
ago. In the move to arrest the
ousting of nr. R. E. Stelner. super
lulondcnt of tho state hospital.
Stewart was successful in his work.
BOB LA FOLLETTE IS
CENTER OF VORTEX
WASHINGTON. Oct. 26. (United
Mews) "Young Bob" LaFollette,
the picturesque Wisconsin fighter
sent to the acnate to eucceed his late
father. Is on tho sceno ot the action
which promises early In the com
ing congressional session to revolve
around him as the center of a po
litical vortex troublesome to ro-
nuhlleana. .
Elected as a republican, LaFol-
tnttn fneea the Mm A action on the
part ot tho republican senate ma
jority which resulted in nta tamer
being read out of the party. He Is
likaiv i ha denied a narl In the
councils of the party, and generally
treated with the "cold shoulder"
method for his pronounced pro
gressive Ideas.
LaFollette, while already equip
ped with a plan of action Intended
to nullify this anticipated procedure.
If nullification is possible, Is busily
engnRcd now In seeking a home to
accommodate himself and his
mothor, who will Join him shortly.
ELECTION BOA nil
SHOUT OP CLERKS
Announcement wss mado Inst
night by City clerk L. L. Gng
hngen, that soveral vacancies ex
isted on the election board, nnd
any one wishing to serve, whethor
man or woman, may do so Jjy
getting in touch with Judge Gng
hagen at the city hall (his morn
ing. The position is paid for at
regular rates for such work.
Vacancies are reported existing
for the boards nt the following
polling places:
Epperson's Radio Dopt., Van
Fleet's, 208 Main street.
Basement ot the courthouse.
' Davis Furniture store, 124 No.
7th street.
SMITH GAINS
F
Candidate Tells of
Aspirations
EXPECT HEAVY VOTE
Men and Women Both Out
.To Elect Klamath Falls
Business Man
Better than ever. Is the way re
ports from the second ward view
the candidacy of Oscar A. Smith,
Klamath Falls business man, who
la to bo voted on during the elec
tion here Wednesday, when the va
cant sea', caused by the realgnatlon
of Merle West is to 'be filled by
voters of that district. Indica
tions are that a large vote from
the second ward will be polled on
Wednesday. In addition to the
male population there are- many
women who have announced their
Intention of voting. The majority
of these, declare reports, are strong
for Smith- In spite of attempts to
injure him by political enemies.
Polling booths will be open at
(he following places:
Basement ot the county Court
House. - "
Epperson's Radio Department,
Van Fleet's Electrical Store. 208
Main street.
The Davis Furnltre Store, 124
No. 7th St.
Smith, In discussing ' his stand
on issues, declared last evening, he
stood fore-square behind his plat
form, no matter how his enemies
tried to twist his words.
In reference to attacks made on
me through the railway, city parks
and city morals:
"I wish to ss' that at, no' time
have I ' ever been approached by
any official, or employe of either
the S. P. company, or the Strahorn
road with any proposal ot any kind
(Continued on Patre Ten)
Father Dies While
Visiting Son Here
Samuel DoWeese, father of R.
E. DeWoese. of Klamath Falls, died
suddenly at the DeWeese home at
4:30 yesterday morning following a
brief Illness which proved to be
bronchial pneumonia. The aged
man was 85 years old and had boen
a seml-lnvalld for many years suf
fering wllh heart trouble. He was
a realdent of Wendell. Idaho and
was making a visit with his son and
family when he contracted the fatal
illness.
The remains ot the deceased man
will he shipped east this morning
accompanied by DeWeese who will
be Joined at Ogden. Utah, by his
sister, Mrs. E. L. SImonton ot Wcn
dell, Idaho. They will proceed to
Wamego, Kansas, where Intorment
will be mado In the family plot.
Mr. DeWeese will be buried by the
side of his wife, Margaret L. De
Weese who died soveral years ago.
Born July 15, 1840, Samuel De
Weese lived a life of service and
love for his fellowmen. Two chil
dren survive him. For years he
was a prominent merchant ot Wen
dell, Idaho where he was Interested
In the cloak and suit business. He
retired some time ago under the
doctor's care. He was 85 years,
three months and eleven days at
the time of his death.
WINTER'S BLAST IS
FELT IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Oct. 26. A fresh
nor'eaater has brought wintry blasts
to the midwest.
Sloot and snow. ' o'.ucnrlng the
vision ot motorists and making
streets and highways slippery, re
sulted In five traffic deaths In
I Illinois Monday.
I More sleet and lower tempera
tures are In prospect for the bal
ance ot the week.
Tho coldest weothor of the sea
son will be experienced after the
: skies clear Tuesday or ednesday,
; the federal weather bureau here
predicted. a
8now and sleet have caused dam
, age to communication lines tu
, southern Minnesota nd Wiscon
sin. i Strong winds sro reported from
the head of Lake Superior, add
ing to the ' Inconvenience of lake
: shipping and e-.-aalng some suffer
ing. I Below freexlng temperatures are
I In prospoct throughout the Chicago
j forecast area for Tuesday nnd W ed
I nosday.
FALL MADE HIT I
WITH AUDIENCE
Actor Offered $100 Week
To Repeat Tumble Which
Kay-o'd Players
LONDON, Oct! 2. (United
News) An Involuntary dive from
the stage to the orchestra pit which
Edmund Gwanna, comedian In
Chanote's Rnvue. took the other
night, was such a laugh-getter that
Gwanna bas had to refuse an of
fer of an extra flOO a week to re
peat It at each performance.
Gwanna's refusal was superfluous
it turned ont. as members of the
orchestra, hearing of the offer, no
tified the management .that they
would strike If the fall were re
peated. Gwanna, attired as a drill ser
geant, gave the order "Forward,
march," to a squad of rookies, and
began stepping backward to keep
ahead of them. He stepped over the
footlights and disappeared. A crash
and two groans were heard amid a
dead alienee elsewhere before
Gwanna's lica'd emerged and be or
dered, "Halt!"
The crash sounded as Gwanna
went through the bass drum. The
groans came from two trombonists,
whom bis descending heels knocked
out.
JURY FINDS TWO
CONVICTS GUILTY
Kelley and Willos Doomed tot
Face Callows Unless
Fate. Intervens
SALEM. Oct. 26. After 51
hours deliberation, the Jury re
turned a verdict of guilty, late
Monday In the trial of James Wil
los and Ellsworth Kelley, Oregon
convicts accused ot murdering John
Sweeney, prison guard.
Inasmuch as the Jury made .no
recommendations for life Impris
onment, the court will condemn
the two ccrrWii t-taig when sen-
fence is pained Friday.
Willos, Kelley and Tom Mur
ray figured In a sensational pri
son break August 12, when Sween
ey, another guard named J. M.
gon" Jones were killed. Murray
atreadv haa -been nentencpd to hanr.
The Jury began Its rellbqratlons ,
at 12:15 p. m. Saturday. Thirty
seven ballots were taken before a
: . .v. ,z
lot, taken just after the case waa
placed In tbeir hands, stood 8 to i
4 for conviction of the two men i
on the first degree murder charge.
"",u """" .
.greed a. to the guilt cf the . two,
men on the charge of murder in
the first degree but failed to agree
on the death penalty.
At 11:80 o'clock Monday morn
ing the jury came into trie court
room for additional Instructions
from Judge Kelly.
On the SSth ballot the vote
stood 11 to 1, and on the next bal
lot the Jury agreed for the extreme
penalty tor tooth men.
Kelly and Wlllcs arrived at the
court house shortly after 4 o'clock
Monday afternoon under heavy
guard to- bear-the verdict read.
In spite of their efforts to put on
a bold front and appear unconcern
ed as to their fate they could not
conceal the evidences of the strain
under which they were laboring.
Kelley especially, appeared worn
and haggard, while bis face pre
sented a pallor that was not al
together born ot the atmosphere of
a prison.
North Is Too Slow
Says Spanish Swain
BUFFALO. Oct. 26. (United
News) -Francis dt Silvia, a son of
Spain, pleaded not guilty here Moo
day to chargea ot violating the Mann
act by carrying a pretty Michigan
university co-ed, Margaret Kellly,
from Detroit to Chicago and back
again, in his automobile.
Dl Silvia waived extradition and
declared he was anxious to return
to Detroit, where authorities say he
is under Indictment, to clear himself.
"Northern girls are too particu
lar," the young Spaniard said at his
hoarlng, adding that "humanity" In
the north was "slow."
BOULDER CANYON DAM
EXPENSES GUARANTEED
LOS , ANGELES. Oct. 26. As
surance .that the cost of the pro
posod. Boulder canyon, dam to con
aerve Colorado river waters would
be guaranteed the government, was
made to tha senate's Irrigation
committee's hearing on the Swlng
Johtuon bill here Monday.
Price Five Onu
LOCAL BANK IS
HIGH BIDDER ON
CITV BOND ISSUE
American National
Tender Taken
BUILD NEW LIBRARY
Price Offered at 5 Plus 52
Calls for Ten Years to
Redeem Issue
The American National bank, of
Klamath Falls, proved successful
bidder on $140,000 worth ot city
Improvement bonds when the city
council held its regular meeting last
night; Mayor Fred Goddard's for
mal suggestion that the city -take
steps to recover $300,000 from the
O. C. & E. railway waa ignored by
his aldermen:. It was decided - to
draw a resolution calling for bids
having to do with the erection of
the new public library, and a pro
posed ordinance, providing that the
mayor be permitted to enter into a'
contract with C. C. Kennedy for a
preliminary sewer survey was found
to be lost when the city fathers
finally threw their snipes away,
shortly before midnight, and re
paired to their respective homes.
The improvement bonds were
bought by the American National
at five per cent plus 52 cents on
$1,000 premium.- It Is supposed
that . the bonds will be redeemed
within a period ot ten years.
The proposed legal battle, spon
sored by Mayor Goddard, was to '
have been waged, he said, with a
view to recovering for the people of
Klamath Falls, money they, con
tributed the. Strahorn line while
under the Impression that he Would
build a road to Bend. Declaring
that . Strahorn bad failed to make
good blstprorafi Mayor iibddarS."
made a plea for legal action, bat
aldermen held that, since Strahora
had set no time limit as regarded
his plans. It wonld be fruitless to
spend thousands of dollars In what.
they believed, would be a losing
i ',
! C d
better let tt rest for the
present," was the final statement of
Alderman C. E. Stucney. Other
rouncllmen concurred and the mat
ter was dropped.
i uggetion ot -cna.
Coseboom, local architect, that the
council decided to take action which
will pave the way toward the erec
tion of the library, to be located
across from the city hall, which will
cost between $40,000 and $50,000,
A ro8olutlon expecte tj0 ,cteJ
expected to be acted
on at the next regular meeting. Just
when actual work will start on tha
library will be determined by the
aldermanlc body.
Again the council failed to ap
( Continued on Puge Two)
Husband in Prison;
Wife Seeks Divorce
Bcrause her husband Is now in
the state penitentiary at Salem, fol
lowing alleged moonshine activities, '
Nettle Fay Dawson, of -Klamath
Falls, yesterday tiled divorce pro
ceedings against her husband, Geo.
Raymond Dawson, with Lloyd De
Lap, clerk of the circuit court here.
The defendant, his wife alleges,
"has persisted in selling moonshine
liquor, notwithstanding the tact that
the plaintiff repeatedly pleaded with
him to desist."
The couple were married on April
22, 1920, at Lakeview, and there
are three children, the cuatody of '
whom Mrs. Dawson asks.
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