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POLITICAL FUED
ENDS IN DEATH
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Slayer of Sheriff A Result ,
nt FlWHon OuArrcl Now ;
Beseiged In Bank
HAZARD. K'.. Nor. 13. Broken , bct,n nnd belnK ,aken by ,ho
lines of communication prevented pr,per officials, to enforce colleo
the outside world from learning ,lon ,,, , pr,,n, ,he assessment,,
tonight what was transpiring In the Mt barred by limitation,
little town of Hyden. Ky.. where ..The distrtc, in Its tel'e-
Gor. Fields, the chief of police I sram, tatiB ,0 , ,n M.
of Haiard and a machine gun com-t ecution of ew contract applying the
pany of the atate militia had gone ,m, of tne goalled fact finders'
to quell rioting which followed !aw ta magnanimous enough to at
poliltcal shooting. j tribute the blame entirely to this
Police headquarters here had re-, office, despite the record which
cetved no word from Hyden since
the police chief and a county
sheriff left for the scene of trou
ble.
The latest word from Hyden -was
that Darld Steel, a politician. ! ment. This is discussed in the act
charged with the shooting of Sher- j ing commissioner's letter of October
iff Joe Morgan, still defended him- 24. The telegrams are so out of
aelf. with the aid of numerous j harmony with the facts, and so dis
armed followers, against a mob of ingennous in tone as to suggest the
Morgan's friends. Steel bad barrl-j possibility that they may hare been
caded himself in the Citizens' Nat- i intended primarily for broadcasting
tonal bank building, prepared to ' purposes. Thetr publication in the
shoot It out with the sheriff's feud-' local papers lends color to this view,
lata rather than surrender to any j "To the end that those interested
except the , "duly constituted au-1 may be fully Informed, you are au
thorities." i I thorlxed to give publicity to this
Morgan's adherents were reported letter.
to nave surrounded the bank, bent
upon forcing Steel to surrender to
them.
Got. Fields of Kentucky, came
to Hazard, and proceeded to Hyden
wHh the local chief of police and
the sheriff. Before his departure
he advised Adjutant Gen. Kehoe
that the situation was reported to
be "beyond control" of the Hyden
authorities and that "a battle was
Imminent"
Since this time np until 9 p. m.,
no further word reached here from
Hyden.
The Open Forum
An official communication from
Dr. Elwood Mead to H. D. Newell',
local project manager of the depart
ment of reclamation, and transmit
ted to this newspaper by Newell,
reads as follows:
' - 'Washington, D. C,
Not. 7. 1925.1
From: Commissioner.
To: Superintendent. Klamath Falls,!
.Ore.,- -' 1
I thank you for your letter of
October SO. transmitting .clipping
irom tne Evening tieraia oi ucio
bei 2)1, relating to the remission of
taxes by the Klamath Irrigation dis
trict against lands of the Enterprise
Land Investment company, and
to -the other action which has been
the subject of -considerable discus
sion. .
' "I have seaf you copy of my let
ter of November Z to Mr: Slnnott.
In which I explain that there was i
bo Interview given by me. and that j iB the city yesterday for a brief
the reporter in his attempt to re-lsnoPP'ng tour,
state seme of the facts culled from J
the records, made a mistake regard- In Tnemlay Out of town vial
Ing some of them. ' ' tors in Klamath Falls on Tues-
"I did, however, sanction publl-j day afternoon Included Ellis Young
cation of the facts as shown by the , trom bis ranch near Diversion dam.
record, believing that the action of j .
the board was unfair to the small Kcturnsj from Volley Miss Ruth
landowners of the district who have' DeLap, daughter of County Clerk
paid their taxes. I then believed, ' C. R. DsLap. returned yesterday
and I adhere to the belief, that the
landowners are entitled to know
what has been done, and to deter
mine for themselves whether such
action meets with their approval.
"The reporter! stated, or implied.
that all of the assessments against
lands ot the Enterprise Land & In
vestment company had been remit
ted, whereas this statement applies
only to some 85 acres. Presumably
the officials of the district do not
deny that the sheriff was directed
to cancel taxes on this area.
"I opposed the exclusion from the
district boundaries of the 85 acres
of the Enterprise lands in ..the be
lief that such action violated the
law and provisions of contract with
the United States. This belief is
shared by my legal advisers. The
proposed exclusion of the lands in
question was abandoned, presum
ably as a result of protest inter
posed by the bureau
The action
of'the board in directing the can-erely from typhoid fever, will be
collation of assessments against tho glad to know lhat she Is recover
86 acres of the Enterprise lands isjing rapidly In tho Klamath General
an obvious attempt to do by Indlr- hospital. i
ectlon something which cannot be
legally done directly. j
"I am advised that the United
States is without effective legal rem
edy to prevent cancellation of the
particular assessments in question,
since the charges due the United
States for those years have been
paid by the other landowners, whose
assessments were necessarily in-
creased to make up tho deficit.
conceive lhat an injustice has been!
done to the landowners of the dis
trict at large. If such landowners
themselves, after being apprised of
the action taken and of its effect,
do not share with me the belief that
an Injustice has boon wrought, 1
feel at least that my duty has been
discharged In calling attention to
tbe situation.
"The article heretofore published arriving yesterday for a brief shop
to which exception has been taken ping trip,
by officials of the dlalrict. errone-i ,, . -.
ously stated that some 100. land- From Oiilt Itlilfie 'Charles I)ar
owners wore delinquent In their pay-1 null, storekeeper of Oak Itlilgo, la
ments to the government. The fact j In the city this week for a severnl
la that It .is in their payments to! days' visit wits friends.
tlte dSaf rlct Dial suen landowners
are dVIinqiu tit. While th state
ment was technically Incorrect, the
! effect U the same upon the land
owners of the district who haro paid
eir proportionate shares of the
charges, and who in addition must
' make up for the delinquencies of
others. It tniKht be. of Interest to.
the landowners to ascertain front the
records tht identity of the most
flasmnt dolin.iueiiu and inquir tn-
i u iuu rirusmis tor tuvu uvunqiivncy,
i particularly with reference to
! whtthnr lh( nrcMSiirv nrrlnn hnu
clearly ahows that the delay is to
be attributed mainly to the failure
of the board to carry out the under
standing had In presenting the mat
ter to this office and to the depart
(Signed) ELWOOD MEAD.
1 Dead, 6 Are Hart
As Car Runs Amuck
M'ALESTER. Okla.. Not. 17.
Ralph Petty, a coal miner, was
killed and six other men Injured
seriously when a truck, loaded with
15 men. got out of control of the
driTer and ran down a hill side
near here Tuesday.
The other eight men who were
In the trnrk leaped to safety as it
ran wild down the- sleep hill and
finally crashed Into an embank
ment and was wrecked.
The party of miners were enroute
to attend a union meeting when
the accident occurred.
LLocal Briefs
Tc CuP clnb to Meet The La-
dles Ai1 nd the Tea Cup club of
tne Methodist .hurch will meet
J"iy on mursaay. iternoon at
the home of Mrs. e; H. Balsiger,
1717 Melrose street. '
M.0 Sl J HHIfl fl'IIIHIxJ .llMttil
Here from Merrill Mr. nnd Mr.
John Matney are among the busi
ness visitors and stoppers in the
ctiy yesterday from their
In the Merrill district.
ranch
Merrill Visitor Bob Adams, son
of J. Frank Adams- prominent old
Pioneer of the Merrill country was
to her position in the clerk's of
fice after ' a fortnight's visit in
Portland with her brother Virgil
DeLap and a week-end spent at
the University of Oregon, where
she attended the U. of O.-O. A. C.
game last Saturday,
Sells Ijind E. M. Cbllcote and
D. M. smith sold to Charles Greer
lot 12 in block 303 In narrow Ad
dition, according to a deed filed
yesterday in the office of the coun
ty clerk. The' consideration placed
for the saleot the land was $lf00.
From Grants Pass Business vis
itors in the city this week include
Herbert Huland of Grants Pass,
who is looking Into affairs for
several days in Klamath Falls.
Mr. Itcgloy Improving Friends
of Mrs. R. G. Beelev of Mills Ad-
oiition, who has been suffering sev-
IlcKley Sells l.nnil R. M. Mogley
has sold to F. Hill Hunter lot 396 in
block 111), Mills addition, for a con
sideration of S5oo, according to a
deed filed yesterday In tho office of
tho county clerk.
E.xpertiil Home Tliurwlny Miss
Clara Calkins nnd Mrs. Claire Ewers
Iiarn exneeted to, return t viimnh
Falls on Thursday ex-enlng or early
Friday morning, after an extended
southern visit, where they spent
much time in the Grand Canyon of
the Colorado. They aro also visit
ing for a short time In Ban Fran
cisco. In from Mnlln Mr. and Mrs. W.
! C Dnlton were vlsltois In tho eltv
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sinre Sunday, Johnnie Trambll.u. wh(f Is to meet K!d S'.nrkey of'
Klamath Kails in the rnnin in round event at the Keanilli hall tonight.'
has traveled 21 miles In road work, dune a comparative like distance ;
in rope skipping and foush: 30 rounds with sparring partners, and i
half that distance In rounds ot shadow bcxing. He is In fine trim audi
looks it. . i
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Scout Troop No. 1 5
Hilton Borland, of Klamath ;
Fulls, was appointed scoiiJmjsier of ,
the local troop .o. 1 Boy .Smu:3 '
of America, at a meeting of scout-1
masters held ot the .chamber of i
commerce last night.
Plans wero outlined last night
for a program In which each of
the six bov scout troons of KLim. !
' a'th Fnlta Rra In niirtteinto fa n. I
tain Applegate is to bo associated
with the lads as official historian,
and Is to samo a point of histor-!
Ical interest to which' members of
each Of the troops -will devote
some time. A memorial post will
be erected at each polut, it was ;
said. j
Mr. Borland, the new fout-1
master. ls employed by tho talifor-
nla-Orrfgon Power company.
" toEKK TKCHXICALITIKS
BERLIN'. Nov. lf.-r-Gcrman dls-j
armament under the terms of the
Versailles treaty has been reduced
to a mere, matter of technicalities,
the government stated Tuesday in
a telegram to tho council of am
bassadors In Paris.
Conquers Bad Breath
and is Popular Again
"The day 1 amd taking Carter's
Little Liver Pilli aavt Mr. John A.
Ferry of New York City, "my habitual
had breath and had stomach itopped.
I utmnRly recommend them to all thtne
Afflicted with thete natty trouble I
Mure you that my own case vaa a
bad one, earning me untold emharr.iM
ment, nnd Coiitr'i helped me nub
from th nmnrs ' '
Had breath come from aour ttomach
nnd can uunlly be relieved quickly by
Carter Jiivrie Mver Pill. 7
They nre wnndrrfut for con&tipntion.
fttck-headache and indigestion and thev
phjtic the tyfttem in a mild and gentle
manner, no had after effect.
Recommended iid for a!e by
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At Scandia Hall, (ions Sounds 8:30 p. m.
Kvervlhlng h el f'T th twviily
four rotiml of boxing m tu"l
t the K.nnilu hall under illiectli'ti
of Mati htnnki r Johnnie Sylvester
tonlgl'.t. With ndvnii.o ticket :ile
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due. Preparations tor this have
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more seals are uvnllshle.
The first bout arhrdnleil for the
evening will In- between Henry
llurk.) and Jack Fleuiliig. lib
pounds. 4 rounds. The gong for
this event will ring promptly at
S:30.
llehhy Allen nnd Tommy Murphy
are slated for the next bout, 4
rounds.
Thrn comes Juik t'rltn and Wil
bur llarrlniston. the two rival Ind
iana, who put up such a stirring
battle during llielr last appearance
here. Ono of these boys will, If he
wins, bare a cltatico to t.'iku on it
match at Ashlnml. according to a
telegram received by Matchmaker
Sylvester, stating that that rlty
wants (lie winner to appear there.
Aside from l!i.it nnd a personal feel
ing, this bout will bo a declulve one,
so the dope goes.
Wllh Tramliltns and Kid Starkey.
It' la freely stated there Is guliig to
he something doing. The town has
been full of tulk since these two
fought here last.
TramMlas bus not let up on Ills
training tor a day since he arrived
in town. Starkey Is reputed to lie
feeling fine Insofar as road work
can make him. Ills wind Is good,
so the repurt goes, and ho can al
ways b"o looked on to give tils best.
Starkey would like to take the re
putation of having won a dyrlnlon
over Tratnbltaa at least, If n.tl a
Kay-O. but Trauihtlaa Is a hard man
to get for the count and will pack
a harder wullop this time than last.
Keen Interest has prevailed
among ttQ fans for the work-out
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the hail when the boys have been
wmsim
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