ancoiso today.
.ih who am running
ill lb varanry caused
Lin of Merle West In
rd are:
mill.
II.
oatfll of those who
Irit mails a aimly tit
!rlc, a (Ultra at (ho
rls given below la
rd by preelnrt hnund
r with a list ft Ih
j Iho second ward
II annVritsndlng Jual
try lira In my rail
nmtrrlal flub or any
kigilnoia eatnMUhmont
I bo bon, told or
Brai in wnerevor mey
tft their cote.
irltns say a larger
polled by Iho second
r. (ban hst character-
iii rlcitl.'n In many
o Boundorlrs Wart
oa Iba shore of Tula
north lo Juniper and
lua to between Lincoln
nra north lo a point
ra and Conk street on
yt BE on 7(h lo Com-
!i pa Commercial lo
' to Iba point n( br-
ltd Ptlllng plum are
are, rWor.il lYorlnrt:
kjio Oftlre. tot Main.
rWowl Prrrlnct, Bee-
prcm a point on Iho
Tli to Juniper and
at. thea north to
at Third lo Lake
BtutVr to point of
Tslnl Precinct:
sly Hrt house.
tMrd Prrrlnrti
M lo (amraerelal, I the Inquiries.
s Hi sorth lo the
ft "Id, totnre HE on
I'rrlil. thsnce south on
h t. NV on tlh to
;all.
I the Ward ares Com
Kim, Willow.
'Inst. Klamath Main.
lU'aihiagten, Jefferson.
MrKlnley. (loose-
"r and (rom Ewau-
fsioner Plays
(With Burglar
P-II.KS, Oct J7 ltr.ll.
'mminelnnor Itnvmnnd
M youthful burglar
"I the coinmisslnnnr'a
Tuesday.
"lag tired of lha
rclsr drew a gun and
'I'ral official to il la
in bed. When the
"awoke" several mln
i discovered ihnt th
M dnparted with SOO
try.
"iy a man
Khinjr in his sleeve
e this Indian
cr weather
P to keep wearing
weiRht clothes
to have to do
'an war d
'teen warm
f these daysl .
,(!Ct VOUr Pnll on!!
Klamath Klothing
upany now!
';!5 to $55
Fr or ii.. .
''Islrlct. Bn0I,Pn
THE
295. (Every Morning Except Monday)
Ml EXPECTED TO BE CAST
TODAY
Lng Keen Interest In Political Situation and
r . .... r .U Vi,i. Will Pnu. r : j-
Von l 'n" - y "nuin
Factor In uounciimanie inoice
h point to an exceptionally largo vole which will
when the count it finally in, totaled in the
L lit second ward councilmanlc Mat. Not only
mmii in large number have signified their in-
tiling aside tho broom and breakfast dishes and
Lwn to the polls to cast their ballot, while those
nployed in the busmen district have announced
termination to let nothing prevent their exercising
Couple Asphixated
By Gas from Auto;
iKK.tT K.tl.LH,' Mont.. Iirt.
'J7. A Mr. ami Mm. I, f
Miintrral, urn. fniiil ilmil frmn i
aapliyslallnri In thHr automoMIt- I
nrmr rlpli.ii kiip, 4.1 nillra smith '
f hrm Turwlay,
Ttirlr nuKlilor liwl liorutni.
Mallr.1 In bntiy mud, during Hit
nluln. It U Ihiniglit. Thry lnul
lift the engine running to krrp
llirtu warm.
ECONOMIC PROBE
I Bread, Electric Power Among
Industries to Come Up
For Investigrtion
W'.tHIIIMiTII.N, Oct. S7.
(I'nllnl New.) Five- "economic
Imratlgeilnas," dlrvctnl by the
arnaKt Into the brrail, cb-ctrlc
powrr and tobacco Industrie, anil
Into co-icrMtir niarkrlng organi
sations anil trwlr associations,
will an forward following a ruling,
handed ilnwn by Attorney (Ji ncrnl
argent Tui-Mtay.
In sn opinion to the federal trade
rommlMlon the altorney general
ruled thai lb luraetlgallnna ahould
be carried out, aa they are directly
rotated to antl-truat charges con-
taknlt north to Islned In the resonitloua culling for
1 U. N' on 3d to, The contention of tho majority of
"Ml. I tho rommlsirlon that "economic" In
. . ....
re, roartb I'rlncl: vesications were not authorities,
Sio'S. I!l No. 7th. I were upheld. Hargcnt hold, how-
roena lnclnci I over, that they were In the line of
. , ...... . ... I
ween Mitchell and i null-trust probes, with the excep-'
lion of a clause directing a probe of
alleged propaganda of the (lenorni I
Electric company. Thla will be ex
cludod. DELTA GAMA HOLD
IMPORTANT MEET
llcliling their first chapter meet
ing of Delta flamma, members of
tho Delphian rlub nt Klamath
Falls, met in the aun room of the
Whllo Pelican liolol yestorriny af
ternoon with the president, Mrs. T.
C. Campbell, presiding. , .
The program of the sftcrnoon
was iindnr the supervision of Mrs.
Don J. Zumwalt and divided Into
two sections, tho latter section
supervised by .Mrs. Campbell.
Hurry Ilorel of the Llttto Sym
phony orchestra opened Iho nftor
nnon'a program with lt violin
ntinvhers which worn ospeclnlly np
proelitteKl. The remainder nf the first section
Included "The Inflttonco of Topo
graphy upon tho Egyptlnns." Mrs.
II. M. Arklny: "Civilisation of the
Old Klnkdnm." Mra. E. D. John
son; "Absolutism Exprosaod In
Architecture." Mra. II. R. Porrln;
"Modern Discovery nf the Pyramid
Toxls," Mrs. E. II. Wlserarvor;
"Tho Celebrated Honk of Iho Dead,"
Mrs. J. R. Shaw; "Egypt Today."
Mrs. Will llaldwln: supervisor's
summary, Mrs. Don Zumwalt.
Part two of the program opened
with parliamentary drill which was
scheduled for Mrs. Jackson Kim
ball who waa unalilo lo sttend dur
ing the afternoon. "Tho Mrrthor's
Recompense," by Kdlth Wharton,
was given by Mrs. Rnchaol Applo-
fsraln H.ilnmnn. "Cultural Arts" was
tha subject chosen by Mrs. O. L.
Ilnxter, followed by Current Events,
Political nud economic by Mrs.
Hopo Wcaton Klinnurne.
Courtesy hostess for Ihe after
noon was Mrs. Hope Weston Kll
boitrne, assisted by Mrs. C. F.
Stone and Mrs. J, M, Bedford.
KLAMATH NEW
United Neva
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 28, 1925
WOMEN'S DRESS
UPHOLDS FRANC
American Love of French
Silk Proves Savior for
Slump In Exchange
I'AHIH, on. 27. (United Nowa)
American woman saved ths franc
when It slumped Monday, It Is leurn
d autborllallv.ly In financial clr-l-a
hera.
Tha eventual recovery of the na
tional currency waa dua solely to
heavy purchaaea of franca by New
Yorktre for final payment! on sllka.
droaa goods and the Ilka, which most
be mods before November. Theae
purchaaea were ao heavy that It waa
not uecessary either for the houae
of Morgan or ths Dank of France
lo tilt fliigor In the franc's do
fensc. County Assessor Predicts
Total Assessments to
Reach $26,000,000
Approximately two and on-hir
I million dollars Increase .In aasceneed
j valuation of taxable property will
.ark the 19211 a,.,,ment roll, ae-1
cording to reporia given out by I
ouniy Aiiseaaor W. T. Us, yoater-
ri.- . . .
I
uq iMmur mane an inror-
I eailmate based on his report
tne stale board which shows a
m totalling 122.612.781. Added
to that will be from two and one
balf to powilbly three million dol
lara baaed on valuations un:ihtoln
ble at this time.
One of tha most significant fea
tures of (he tax aMeaament situ
ation, according to the county aa
sesaor. Ilea in Iho fact that with the
March 1. 13:6 roll there waa most
ly anticipation, while with the
March 1, :, roll It will be real
isation. Realisation of the fart that prog
ress In Innd and properly valua
tions !a visiting Itaelf on Klamath
ennnty and Klamath Falla. la In
dicated In no uncertain terms l-y
tha Increased asaeistnonl, said the
aasoaanr yesterday evening, after
completing his report for the stato
board of commissioners.
. Thla report Indicates also, the as
sessor says, that the school appor
tionment by the slate for city and
county school( will ba visibly In
creased. Klamath In past years hat
received from TO to 75 per cent aa
appiTuonmeni tor ine acnooi lunu.
,,, ,ncve1 tl(i year 70 perl
C()n t , m, be couot(,d on.
.... ..,
apportionment tor the school fund
viiu u ti.u must voBouiiai ihduiii t
f ...,..., i hi. .n. '
a tho cooperation of tha taxpayers,
raid Aaaessor Lee last evening.
Their corporation Is not only In
vited by myself, but wilt bo wel
comed, for without their coopera
tion It la Impossible to secure truly
Just returna to tho county and pro
per valuations.
SKXATOR JONKS ILL
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Oct. 27.
United Stales Senator Jamas A.
Reed, la confined to his rooms In
a downtown hotel here, following
an attack of laryngitis which
threaten! to develop into pneumon
ia. It waa loarned Tuesday night.
Although attending physicians aald
tho senator's condition was not
necessarily alarming, they admitted
the danger of pneumonia.
SHOWN IN REPORT
GREATER THAN PRESIDENTS, THAN GOVERNORS
LOOMS EGO OF MISTAH ELLIOTT WHO IN NO
SUGARED TERMS ROARS: THEY SHALL NOT PASS
Klamath Falls newspapermen
who have acquired a modicum of
gentility and there are those who
may contend that an angle worm
can not bavo water on the knee
must notor In the future knock
on, end subsequently open, the. of
fice door of E. L. Elliott, now serv
ing ss district attorney, unless the
reporter has oslab!shed through
a subordinate Iho fact that Mr.
Elliott Is in a mood lo hold con
verso with him.
To a bewildered newspaperman
who. for days, hsd sought sn su
dlonce with the attorney for the
peoplo. this fact became painfully
apparent vostorday afternoon after
he had questioned Mr. Elliott re
garding current events and had,
immediately thoreaftor, discovered
tho bony forcfliiKor of the county
attorney's right hand gesticulating
with cottsldoraMe gusto In the Im
mediate vicinity of the newspaper
man's nasal appendage.
If you are a gentleman," Mr.
Elliott aald and there was a sick
ening doubt ringing In his tones
"you will not enter my office again
unless you are Invited.
and United Press Telegraph Service,
FOREIGNERS ARE
ASKED TO VACATE
DAMASCUS CITY
Situation Is Held As
Menacing
REPORTS SENSATIONAL
Women and Children Sent
To Point of Safety Away
From Fighting Zone
PAHI8. Oct. ZS United N
Ths foreign civil population of
Damascus baa been requested to
evacuato tbe city according to lat
est Information received form Syria.
The situation In Damascus apparent
ly la not as quiet aa earlier state
ments given out here would Indicate.
No details have been received re
lating to the aensatlonal reports ap
pearing In England that thousands
of persons had been killed during s
hnmhaerlmanl ftf flamasMia Kai It
1. known that Gen. 8arr.ll.' French j
high commissioner In Syria request
ed 15,000 additional troops a few
" v.
"
ITotmla Filed
LONDON.. Oct. 27 Joint pro
tests sgalnst the bombardment of
Damasrua have been presented to
the French authorities there by
the consular corps. It Is learned In
the most authoritative quarter hera.
The note amounts to a diplomatic
protest. (Tbe bombardment refer
red to apparontly took place be
tweon October 18-20. Round about
reports have arrived In the United
States during tbe past week.)
The note Intimates that ths
French may expect claims lo be
filed for damages done to the pro
perty of various foreign nationals.
Thla la likely to be the only dip
lomatic recognition of the bom
( Continued on Page Two)
Plane Catches Jire,
Occupants Escape
8AN DIEUO. Oct. 27. (United
Nowa) The spectacle of two men
parachuting from a biasing naval
plane, while a Pilot and mechani
cian were diving their burning
craft Into tbe sea, was . presented
,n 1 th(ti.ni1 nhiAr.Anl nt
navy day exorcises here.
The hugs seaplane caught fire
t i.noo feet, lust aa two men on
- -
the wings were, about to lump.
swing tne namea
ths two dived
'"I" apace.
Lieut. Chas. Connor. In the
cockpit, and his mechanician, fought
the blase as best they could and
dlvod their craft Into San Diego
bay.
The plan landed safely and the
firs waa put out. The two para
chute jumpers landed safely on
shore.
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED
SANTIAGO. Chile. Oct. 27. Msr
tlal law has been proclaimed In the
provinces of Santiago, Valparaiso
and Aconcagua. The city of San
tiago Is calm, despite tbe general
strike ordered by labor leaders In
protest against the defeat of Jose
Salan, labor candidate for the presi
dency. Many shops have re-opened.
A grayish pallor spread over the
reporter's countenance He was In
clined to confess that some. If not
all, of his progenitors had been of
the bourgeoisie.
But the story should bo told
chronologically. Five minutes be
fore the reporter, as was his dally
habrt, had entered the outor office
of Mr. Elliott. He had, In due
course, inquired If It might be
possible to speak privately with
the man In whose activities the
people of Klamath county are so
much Interested.
"Oh," said a young woman, "you
can't see him now. He's 1usy."
"Conferring with some one?"
the reporter ssked.
No but he's got a long dis
tance call In and ho "
"Maybe I 'can take a chance,"
said tho ronortor, feigning an In
trepidity which he could In no wise
feel.
"Oh no," the newspaperman
again 'was worned. "You'd better
alt down and wait."
Parenthetically, let It be said
that, .on occasion, a reporter finds
(Continued on Page Two)
YANK TORTURED
BY PERUVIANS
Americans and English Are
Held and Strung Up Then
Deported On Vessel
NEW YOUK, Oct. 27. (United
News) With a tale of arrest and
torture by Peruvian authorities',
Ernest Colwell, of I'ecos, Texas, and
Gladstone Gillette, of Ban Fran
cisco, landed hers Tuesdsy.
They declared other Americans In
Peru were lu danger of similar ex
periences, and criticised the state
department for "bushing up" the
matter. They believed the reason
they were seised was because they
were thought to be opposed to Peru
In ths Tacna Arlca boundary dispute
between Peru and Chile.
Colwell and Gillette are employee
of a local copper concern. This
station, they, aaid, waa In Orays,
high In the Andea. One night, they
declared, while dining with Mr. and
Mra. K. V. Condon, an English
couple, Peruvian police walked In
and seised all four.
Then their story continues they
were taken to the town dungeon
and strung up by their wrists until
the manacles cut through the flesh.
Even Mrs. Condon was subjected to
this treatment, Colwell' and Gillette
assert.
Twenty-four hours later they were
taken from the dungeon and guard
td J" ""J"' "' P"
as uu yiBinna avuaiu e amy uuuuu iui
America.
Failure of Greece to Cease
Bombardment May Result
In Allied Blockade
VIENNA. Oct. 27 (United News)
Firing of cannon and rifles con
tinued throughout the night and
Tuesday morning along the Mace
donian front, according to the Bul
garian government's official com
munique received here through semi
official channels.
The Bulgarians attribute all the
firing to the Greeks, but stats there
were no additional casualties. -'
Fifty-seven Bulgarians have' been
killed or wounded since fighting be
gan eight days ago.
Allies Mny Blockade
PARIS. Oct. 27. (United News)
The league of natlona 24-hour
time limit, within which Greece and
Bulgaria were to have ordered their
troopa to retire behind their own
frontiers has expired, with no reply
having been received from Greco
The Bulgarian reply arrived before
the dead line.
If the Greek reply Is not received
before the council's next meeting at
11 a. m., Wednesday, the councilors
may "resort to an immediate naval
blockade In which Britain, French
and Italian- warships would par
ticipate.
The Greek minister to France as
sured the council that non-receipt of
the Greek reply undoubtedly was
due to delay in telegraphic trans
mission. He expects delivery of the
reply during ths night In ample
time for the council to have It by
11 o'clock.
Advices from Athens assert the
reply has been sent, and that Greek
troops will begin moving out of
Bulgaria Wednesday.
LADIES SHOULD CLEAN
THEIR TEETH AS WELL
AS POWDER THEIR NOSES
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27.
(United News) Along with rouge
and powder puff each well equipped
woman's hand bag should contain a
tooth brush, advises Prof. S. Mill
berry, dean of the University of
California dental collegs.
Speaking before the Pacific coast
dental conference Tuesday, Mllberry
doclared that women cannot be
beautiful without scrupulous atten
tion to their teeth.
"I advise all women to got pockot
tooth brushes," he snld. "They
should carry them In their hand
bags and brush the teeth at every
opportunity. It Is an essential to
pulchritude for a clear skin and fair
complexion are present only when
the mouth Is healthy." i
Suit Filed By Sheepman j
For Recovery of Payment
Alleging that he Is owed 305 for!
sheep which, he says, ho sold to
Fred Duke, J. W. Moorman yester-
day brought suit in circuit court i
here, asking Judgment In that sum.
Moorman sets forth that on April
7. this year, the defendant took j
over the sheep, paying but 2S of.
13.10 agreed upon. '
SUNNYLAND LIMITED DITCHED WHILE
SPEEDING AT MILE A-M1NUTE CLIP
Motorists and Farmers Rush to Aid of Injured Relief
Train Piloted By Engineer and Fireman After
Miraculous Escape From Death
FIFTY REPORTED INJURED SENT TO HOSPITALS
Split Rail Caused All But Pullman Car and Engine to Leap
From Right of Way Down Thirty-Foot Incline to -
Ditch Below Engine Crew Escapes . . ,
MEMPHIS, Teniu, Oct 27 (United News) Sixteen
bodies of persons killed in the wreck of "The Sunnyland,"
crack Frisco flyer from Florida to Kansas City, had been
accounted for late Tuesday, following the crash of the
train at Victoria, Miss., near here.
The speeding flyer struck a spreading rail and plunged
down a 30 foot embankment, filling the valley with cries
of the injured and dying.
2000 TREES FOR
CITY IS REPORT
Poplars Not Recommended By
Chamber Members As Best
For City Growing
In his report to tha chamber of , when their locomotive leaped over
commorce directors at noon yester-ithe spilt rail and remained up
day Paul O. Landry stated that ' right declared they saw 28 bodies
the committee on the planting of j removed from the wreckage, bat
trees fully expected to have orders this could not be verified. .
for at least 2,000 trees by the j Herring and Young said the ae
close of the campaign. The first cldent was due to a split rail. They
consignment will be ordered some
time this week, sccordlng to Mrs.
Landry.
In discussing the report offered
by Mr. Landry, President R. C.
Groesl-eck, expressed the opinion
that the planting of poplar trees
be discouraged In some districts
at least since tbey sre detrimental
to t'je sewer systems. Mr. Groes -
beck also objected to the large
number of leaves wh!ch poplar
trees deposit on the lawns and
streets each fall. Contrary to gen -
eral opinion they sre not ths fast -
wi aiwwiug imw jor m cnuiaio-
a test mads by Elmer L. Apple
gate demonstrated that the elm was
equally fast of growth.
Reports coming Into the com
mittee In chsrge has led ; that
body to believe there Is some
misunderstanding as to Its official
representative. Mr. J. A. Farley
a the man with whom the com
mittee has made arrangements tor
the planting of the trees and he
Is not being assisted 4y Mr. Schny
Ierman. a nursery man who Is here
on his own responsibility. from
Woodburn. Oregon. Although all
the trees will not be ordered from
the nursery represented by Mr.
Fsrley, all orders tor trees should
be placed through the medium of
the chamber of commerce If ttte
purchaser wishes to receive the
benefit of the planting . arrange
ment. The committee therefore, wish It
understood that Mr. 8chuyserman is
not working with them, but that
they do recommend . him as a
landscape artist and would advise
anyone wishing help with their
lawns or shrubery consult with
him.
Mrs. H. W. Bathlany. who Is
In charge of the Falrvlew section
ctarted her canvas on Monday and
from all reports is meeting with
wonderful success. Mrs. H. R.
Perrln, the Ninth street lender, has
the distinction of following Mrs.
H. N. Moe with a complete report.
There were very few property own
ers on this street who had not al
ready planted trees In front of
their property.-
It Is tho hope of the commit-,
tee that Mrs. J. E.. Vsn Camp can
be prevailed upon to take the Ore
gon avenue section, since she has
had wonderful success, with grow
ing trees and shrubs on her own
property. There ft a somewhat dif
ferent problem bore as the homes
sre mora like roadside bunga
lows and the planting will be
moro desirable In tho yards, rathor
than In the parking.
DAVEY TO SPEAK
AT FORUM LUNCH
Hon. Frank Davey pioneer of
Oregon, farmer mentber' of the
State legislature and well known
as a newspaperman In this state,
will be the principal speaker at
tbe noon forum luncheon of the
Klamath county chamber of com
merce today.
The chamber of commerce
jnartette will also lie on hand
to aid In the luncheon program.
Pricf' Fiv i
Reports to the offices of the St.
Louis and San Francisco railroad
here estimated that as many as 20
mlrht have been killed, but these
elimates were not confirmed by
tbe number of reclaimed bod es. .
Membership hospitals are filled
with more tbsn 50 Injured, some
in so critical a condition that they
may die. Twenty-four victims of
the wreck were reported seriously
hurt.
R. B. Herring, engineer, and
T. D. Young, fireman, tjoth ' of
Memphis, who miraculously escaped
helped to extricate the dead and
Injured from tbe wreckage and
piloted a relief train back to Mem-
j phis. The dead were removed to
j the morgue while the injured were
: rushed to the hospitals,
I "As I looked back, I saw my
; train telescope and crash down the
; embankment," Herring said. . .
j j. w. Ryan of Memphis. Tenri..
' conductor of the train was killed,
; He was riding In f e day coac
; Most of the?e killed were In -fce
inein.0 ,nd white coac"!es attae' ed
;t0 five Pullmans and two baggage
i and two mall cars. I ' . - '
All the cars went aver except the
rear Pullman car and the locomo
tive and tender.
The disaster occurred at.-:!0
Tuesday morning. Victoria la a
hamlet of 100 persons and the
crash of the wreck and the cr'es
of the Injured aroused . the citi
zens who rendered what first a d
they could until ambulances ar
(Continued on Pgv Two)
MISS LINDLEY IS
RFPORTFD PETTER
' Friends oi Miss Katharine Lind-.
ley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
R. Llndley will be glad to know
that she Is resting easily following
a serious operation for the removal
of her appendix In the Klamath
Valtey hospital last night.
Miss Llndley became suddenly ill
with an acute attack of appendicitis
snd was rushed to her home on
Riverside drive. She was taken to
the ho8pital"later in the afternoon,
where the operation was performed
successfully. '
JAW BOXE AFFECTED
ATLANTA. Gs., Oct. 27. Cor
nelius Vanderbllt, Jr.. the publisher.
Is -confined to his room In a hotel
here with an Infcctrd lef jaw
h.-ne.
In Our
Is the Place to Buy
Shoes
For School Children.
Mothers and fathers and
all relations can do the
same with equal satisfac
tion. Center of Shopping District