The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942, December 20, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textree Sections 22 Pages The Klamath New: 32. (Every Morning Except Monday) HOT HEAD iiir ITTiriO ii amaiiHo W Vreei tim MILIUM IliWIUI Llwll nf OLD LADY LIVES IN A TOVVEIT Car With No Engine But U Towed By Occasional Kind Tourist United News and United Press Telegraph Services KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SUNDAY. DECEMBER mTSoT ROMANCE IN COL, HOUSE'S RETURN r: ... .. COURT CONFLICT t-bell of U. of C. (tsues Edict CASH LURE 'i to Prevent U. of C Uninf Pro Football Prep school Wacr. ciif., nc is. U tsal lb turning profs- tt gridiron stara att u4 Brol Nvr will ( -titraaely eerloua" conee , M fool ha II la college Majorat W. W. Campbell of nrrilty of Cllfornl today i suumaot pledging him- I, t all be could to "pr- M ralvralty of California malnr prep school lor football." mist with lb evening of uj, November II, lb Am- stmpapsrs bare bad four l salrfc lo dlaeuaa profea-J kartell."' President Camp- auuai Mid. "Mr reading akjKt baa bn limited, but Llr all of (ba write-ups have t unification of Mr. Nevern V. Ones.., though I have a nun f Iven. except Ibat Mil tba chance lo make !um In hurry. Tba pa-flrk quick philosophy to tfbrad In aupport of pnbla activities. w oM of nrofeealonallam till of Ita own weight; it tiara ara going to leave la aeoa as their lut 'big Ixaalarrd and gat 135.000 fm almiiat before they ran (ui la ibalr Irarka. tba i uatequence upon foott.all port will ba extreme' Advisor to Wilson Tends His Aid BORAH LEADS FIGHT """" ". I.Ik, thn old lady who lived In a .hoe, poll,.. tuo.jr round lha old lady who lived In a fllvter. Kra.rted by hnr huakarid and Ihraa aona, ba lltil. old lady, who declined lo lt. her name waa found living comfortably In an open oiodnl, amall rar. A amall oil .tort auppllvd heat and cooking farlllilna. and with a canary fur company aha declare, bar quarter, comfort able. - Pollre wara summoned aflar neighbors noticed tba car parkrd In vacant lot. Tba lltlla lady explained that aha fled from har bum. In Kuin, vhln WASHINGTON Dec 19 bum aha feared .ba would become an ! Inaurgenta today promised their .up-1 aowa " M nMtai dlar. object of charity and bought the t" lo th. Flora h world rourt pro-,nd b' bis adviser not only worn out rr In which to make her Pala while Prealdent coolldge! upu" T . u"' DIK upon Little Man from Texag Now Assisting Opposite Party ,To Adopt League WASHINGTON, Doe. lK.Apart from the internal loan I aignlflcance that la being read Into the week end vlalt . of Colonel House with Prealdent C'Qolldse at the While llouae, there la . touch ot ro mance In the return of the little allent man Irbm Tela, to the White llouae. Woodrow WlUon, when preal dent, once eald of Col. Kouie: "Ha U mv other aelf" Col. Expected to Line Up I From the time they met at A rew Democrats With I Princeton until the cloalng daya Administration of the peace conference In Paria, llouae. In the eyea of hla frlenda waa Wllaon'a other aelf. It waa Col. llouae who waa FSS STARTS 'K-d; founder rniTinm. ...... "ono rnuiitus UlWUN, Willi MITCHELL COURT Price Five Cents home. The rar baa no angina, and I consulted with Colonel Edward M. domestic affaire. Then in the cloa- he doe. her traveling when tour. (House, close adviaer of the ,M, ""I P" lata offer to tow It. Mart In Karly Whw the (irat daya of high N possibly earlier, a great F' bora will ba planning allege, not became they u lateraat In acholarehlp Jtklng elae that college. UMIthed to foatar, but with a f remaining In college U'-S they become football f afflrlent magnllud. to M talarlaa In accordance ' dreama of wealth. stadants (even while In M ami college) will, at i thoroughly profeaalonal," r' Campbell conllnaed. MM threaten to be eo many Premature profeaalonal! In wball ao.uad that the preal- anlveralllra will be driven pMt Intercollegiate football r"!! waa made for nnlver- "Iveraltiea were nnt made hktll. orpoae of unlveraltka la " all that of inlnini thnlr tO aet elrh nr rn more moner than do '"HI men and women who to college; tha purpoae lrlile u to train their J" ,or mi to httmnntty. or '"aed ( Fata Io and the ft Work Is Ironed ,"l Dry acrvlco not only h out of waahdny, but 'W kfilet part 1hB ronlng " Ironln flat low ' 'one, tiny, Kvorythlng "hod and drlod, nnd fk l Ironed. The 'Meed, work La beau- d you gave ninny "rl,o let In the w-aah. TROY AUNDRY one 6B8 TRAIN:::1 WRECK FATAL T0: CALIFORNIA BOY ALTOONA. Pa., Iter. 19. Fatally Injured In the rraab ot the crack N'.w York eiprrna at llrnnlgton early today. Ilenjamln K. Hey, IS of Huntington Park. Calif., died at the Alloona boepltal tonight. Hey, graduate etudent al Car negie lnatltute of Technology, waa on bta way to vlalt a atater at Wood haven. L. I., for tha Chrtaunaa holldaya. He received a deep punc ture near the heart and waa alao burned about the fare, body and hand.. An operation failed to aave the atudenta life. Hla body will be hipped to hla home Sunday. Three other peraona who were In jured when the locomotive and eight car. plunged over an em bankment near here, were alill In a aerloua condition tonight. A trick of fate, which aent the rare tilting to the left aide agalnat an embankment, Inatead of the right down a 200 foot cliff eared many of the paaaengera from prob able death. The accident occurred at one ot tho hlgheat point. In the mountalna. William Clark, II, Denver, waa erloualy Injured. OFFICERS RAID BARBOOTY GAME Offlccra L. I.. McBrldo and W. M. McMllla uncovered a now one laat night when they kicked over a "narbooty" game at Tellran City, arroatod the Greek proprietor, nlao ona of hla countrymen for poaaeaalon of liquor, and throw twolve or fif teen other player. Into a cold awcnl. Acenrrilna to the explanation of tho officer., "ilnrbooty" la a dice game, and It ha. nil tha famoua pa.tlmea beaten off tho board, for action. The Pelican City kame wa. being operated In a houae a nuri dl.tanra back from mo m ...... way. but the window, were open, giving the officer, nn uninterrupted view of the play. nna of the nlaycra atepped ont- alde. lenvlng the door unlocked, per mitting the two atnte offlcora a chance to slip Into tho room before an nlnrm could bo given. Most of the monoy waa grabbed by the play era, but IMOO waa coiiflacated along with two plnla of moon nnd .81 automatic which one of tho plnyera threw on the floor. , fllll'.( WWKrl riiiCAflo'. Dec. 19. Chicago bn.kot toaalng quintet Inat Its flrat, tuiilirnn Ktatfl game to tne h"j - n.. ia in 21 hero tonight. The Mnroon.' offen "low ln 'tttrt' Ing. whllo the Wolverine cagem.n dlaplnyed unu.nal onrly aoaaon cor Ing ability. nlh learn, ahowed atrong derono.l Prealdent Wilaon at the White ! llouae. Theae atrateglc movea were fruit of a day which Indicated a real fight la brewing over admlnlelratlon plan for Amer ican entry Into tha court, which probably will not flame high until tier tha holldaya. The Inaurgenta' action awlnga a half doien more votea behind tha reaarvatlone propoaed by Senator Borah of Idaho by which ha ex pect, to divorce tha court from dir ect relation to tha League of Na tlona. If America enter.. Senator Robert M. LaFollette, Jr., republican, Wi.con.ln, leader of tha Inaurgent band, announced that ha would vota all three of the Uorah amendmenla, and then would vote agalnat any court reeo lutlon on the final ballot. Colonel Houae arrived at the White Houae laat night, and "will remain orer the week-end. The prealdent I. believed to be drawing on hla experience during the Wil-aon-eenale fight over the League of Nation, for guidance In the forth coming alruggle over tho court. Other problema on the prealdont'a mind In- which It la felt he may have consulted Houae are disarm ament and the pending League ot Nations Invitation. Houae at the executlvo office today sold blunt ly: House N'on Committal "I am Interested In all important questions." Ho continued on saying that be had tho same reaaona for aupport-J Ing the world court oa he had dur ing the Wilson administration. ' "I think the world court reaolu Hon should pass. My reasons for taking this aland are the aame ai those of Senator Swanwin, for es (Contlnaexl On re Two) Parts, there the White House door figuratively waa closed on Colonel House. What caused tba break, who waa responsible never has been officially revealed. Now, flra years after the passing of Wilson from the presidency. House again appears aa a guest at lha White Houae at the Invitation j of a republican president, whose I party la against the organization I the colonel satiated in bringing j Into being the League of Natlona. HOLIDAY TRADE : IS PICKING UP Merchants Report Practical Recovery from Kecent Germ Scare In Klamath Falla business Is on tho Increase. So declared Klamath Fall, bue Iness men last night. The butcher, the bnker and, of courso, the candlestick maker, are concerned. Each aald that per eons again are entering their stores. With no now cases of spinal inon in.lt la reported to county health of ficers In the last week, potential buyer, are bocomlng optimistic. Health officers are of the opinion that tho so-called epidemic Is over. At present there are three caaee In the county. Two persona have d11'- .. . ,u "We are satisfied," one of the health officials aald last night. "Of course we don't want to be too aat- t.rted. but tho condltlona at pro- eent seem to be the very best." ai first local mercnanis oeneveu they were to lose thousands of dol lars because of tne scare, um terdsy local Buying wa. ri.nii to be heavy. AtVl'NKD K KILLING SANTA ANA, Calif., Deo. 19. n.,nd by straight Jacket. Walter a iiolhert. 31. World war yeteran, accused of murdering Carl H. Kauff mann, prominent local manufacturer, was arraigned hero lato today, and his preliminary hearing waa aet for next Wednesday. POST OFFICE IS SANTA'S HELPER Government Turns Over the . Forces of Land, Sea, And Air to Aid WASHINGTON. Dec. 19 -(United Press) Allied with Santa Claus In spreading hut Christmaa cheer, the government tonight, through the postofflce end treasury departments. became first assistant to the patron saint of Yuletlde. By land, soa nnd air. the postal service Is handling more than 1,' 000,000,000 Christmas packages and greeting cards. The volume of holt day mail handled this year Is 20 per cent greater than ever before. Contributing its quota of help, tho treasury department bas minted 1,000.000 gold pieces ot the $2.60 aa an aid In solving the gift prob lem. Even with the $400,000,000 ln gold currency ln circulation, the new coins cannot meet the demand The gold coins have been distributed to federal reserve banks for dissem ination to the public, but so great la the demand that In many places the $1.S0 piece is selling at a 50 cent premium. Officials said the gold coin is only worth Its face value, and urged the public not to pay "acalper'a" price. To handle the great rush the post office baa employed about 25,000 extra clerks, carrlera and laborers. With the emergency help Postmaster General New hopes to have every postofflce In the country clear of first class mall by ChelBtmaa eve. KMiINK OVKRTI RNS AKRON, O., Dec. 19. Two train men narrowly escaped death here late tonight, when the locomotive of the Pennsylvania Akron train In which they were riding rolled over a steep emuanament ai ville, near here. SuDolies Toys For Poor Kids All that J. T. Perkins, pro prietor of the now famous toy atore where the kiddies go every day singly and In groups to gate In wonderment, la a red attlt and some whiskers to make him the real Santa Claus. Porklns has informed Tho News that It may have toys for less fortunate youngsters absolutely at cost. That was good enough but this atore keeper Saint Nick went him self one better by a cash con trlbutlon of ten big round sil ver dollars toward tho- fund. That Is making a noise like old Santa Claus all Tight the noise of liberality. Resolution Demands Reduction TRIAL IS IRREGULAR President Coolidge to Be Asked to Cut Down Sentence WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. The Mitchell case reached the floor of the houae ot representatlvea today, and In a brief lut fiery speech. Representative Tillman, democrat. Arkansaa, denounced the courtmar tlal aa a general staff attempt to get Mitchell." Radlca) reduction of the five year suspension sentence passed on tbe flying colonel was demanded by Tillman, and almost simultaneously Representative Lorlng M. Black, New York, Introduced a resolution asking the aame thing. Black's measure would express H aa the sense of the house that the sentence was too harsh and ahould be modified by the president. Black accompanied the Introduc tion ot his resolution with a state ment declaring "that tbe court not only punished Colonel Mitchell, but tbe entire American people by de priving them of the services ot this most efficient and courageous officer." Crooked Deal . The Arkansas congressman stres sed tbe point that In his opinion the jury of generals passed the five year sentence "so that Jilt chell could not pose aa a martyr nor Indulge In further criticism." "I do not think that this of ficer had a square, deal, Tillman aald. "The usual military proce dure was not allowed to take Its ordinary course, and this spurred and booted inquisition 'got him' in double quick time. "I call upon the granite faced and granite sou led president ot this Jualtce loving nation to miti gate or squash this harh sentence. The people look to the commander to chief to mitigato this drastic Judgment." Many house members. Black aald. believe the Jury of generals had gone too far and were of the opin ion that the president should re duce the aentence. "I believe the court lost Rs bead," Black aald. . S. O. Johnson Arrived from Uakland Last Night For Brief Stay . Klamath Falls members of the "Forty and Eight" branch of the American Legion laat night greeted 8. O. Johnson on his arrival here from the bay cities. -Johnson -was one of tbe found ers of the Klamath Development company and a builder ot the White Pelican notel. Ho waa famed far and wide for his hospitality there. ' The visitor to his old stamping grounda still has interests in Klamath Falls, but last night a, re porter could not get through the phaiynx of frlenda to learn If the mission of 'Johnson', present trip was business or pleasure. ; TIMBERMEN WILL MAKE STRENUOUS ISE FIGHT County Court Plan To Be Fought WHOLLY UNJUSTIFIED Price of 20c Per Acre Is Claimed Too High and Burden on All RECALL SES WORK ADOPTS NEW DEPARTURE Offers Joint Contract With State of Washington To Build Project JWU'Wl'i ..MWWWWft WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. Secre tary of the Interior Work today executed a contract between the state of Washington and the federal government for the construction of the Klttltaa reclamation project. Tho contract obligates the state . . . In settlement and development u. this reclamation project after con struction has been completed and is tbe first contract In which state aid has been provided. According i ii. term tha state agrees to expend for settlement and develop- j ment a maximum of $300.oou. I At the aame time Work signed a contract between the Kittitas rec lamation district and the United States covering the roturn of the 'investment he government and , other costs In connection with the operation, maintenance and build ing of tho Kittitas division of the Yakima project. IOWA WIN'S CEDAR RAPIDS. ! Dec. 19. Iowa college basketball five defeated Parsons college tonight by a score ot 23 to 22 In a hotly contested game. BOl'TII DAKOTA IIKATKX CRETE. Neb.. Dec. 19. Doane college defeated the University of South Dakota by a score of 35 to 20 tonight. -AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. 19. Still in a dilemma as to whether to call a apecial session ot the state legis lature for Impeachment purposes, Speaker Satterwhite today announc ed he would be unable to reach a decision before Monday due to legal problema Involved. The legal angle, which Setter white refused to make public, has been submitted to Attorney General Dan Moody for an opinion. "If I can see my way clear for calling a special aesston of tba house within the proper time I will Issue tbe call," declared the speak er of tbe house of representatives. "I'll get the benefit ot whatever happens." Satterwhite'. decision is believed to bingo upon the question of fi nancing the legislative Investigation, which Is not provided tor in state statutes. Some lower house mem bers bave indicated they will not answer a apecial call from the speaker if they are obliged to pay their own expenses. During the entire squabble Gov ernor Miriam Ferguson end her husband, former Governor James Ferguson, termed as Texss "dual government," have ateadfastly re fused to give an inch to adminis tration critics." Wreck Is Reported Off Cape Hatteras WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. A mar ine warning sent out by the coast guard cutter Modoc and picked up here by naval communications of fice stated that wreckage of tbe schooner James Howard waa drift' Ing in the position 36 degrees and 14 minutes north and 72 degrees and 50 minutes west off Cape Hat teras. The Modoc's report stated that the wreckage had apparently been broken up by mlnea and waa drift ing at the rate of three knots an hour. Naval officials here said that they had no record of the wreck of the schooner. President and Mrs. Coolidge Attend Theatre WASHINGTON, Dec 19. Presi dent and Mrs. Coolidge attended the theatre here tonight for the first time in six months. The president decided late today to vary the usual White Houae rou tine, and he and Mrs. Coolidge at tended a popular musical comedy, occupying the presidential box at the National theatre. They were accompanied by the president's secretary, Everett Saun ders and Mrs. Saunders. Pine needle, and fir will fly to morrow when tbe county board and timbermen get their axea working on the problem of increaaing tax returns to Klamath county from the various timber holdings in the county. - ' ' ; The contention of the timbermen: now gathering in Klamath Fall, la that the new cruise now underway ia proved wholly unjustified by the result, to date. Further, tbey point out that to continue the cruise ne cessitates an expenditure ot more than $149,000, ot which amount $20,000 has already been expended needlessly. County Assessor Lee is ready to go before the county board with a plan to. make a "check" cruise of the timber holdings rather than a blanket cruise such aa has already been Inaugurated. He would Include uncruised timber landa such aa have come nnder private ownership out of the public domain since the cruise of 1910. And he believes that such a survey could ba accomplished for much less than $20,000, and need as a base for a horlsontal Increase of valuations. Won't Work Out "I cannot see where ll Is pos sible to get an Increase ot more than three and two-thirds per cent out ot the. results of tbls new cruise,"- said Lee. "That means an -Increase in tbe taxes on this 100, 000 acres of only $1530. I wish someone would tell me when the county can get back an expenditure of $20,000 for $1630. Most ot that timber may be cut before we can get that money, back." ,- The timbermen are basing their entire' argument on the figures pre sented by the Edgar and Cullison, Portland cruising firm, with whom the county is under contract to do the cruising at a cost ot 20 cents an acre. But the whole story la said to go back to a very minor incident as compared with the present mag nitude ot developments. It Is related that Jack Kimball, representing the Weyerhauser Inter ests, charged the rounty the retail price for some cedar posts. The county judges, although they seem to hare forgotten this, set out to get a return on the money spent for cedar posts. They were told there was plenty of cedar in the moun tains. ' Cedar Shrinks The cruising firm waa employed and set to work ln the southwest corner of the county to find the con cealed cedar, and everything else that might be assessable. To make the timber owners pay was made an election Issue. But as concerns cedar, the results as shown by thelrvovm cruisers waa (Continued On Page Two) MitiHO HIIOT CLARKSIMLE. Miss., Dec. 19. Llt.dsay Coleman, one of four neg roes charged with the murder of Orover C. Nicholas, near Count's Spur recently, was forcibly taken from the Coahoma county sheriff by ten armed men and his body riddled with bullets. Coleman had been acquitted ot the murder by a Jury about an hour earlier. Open Evenings Till 9:00 p. m. HIAHAIH 3j'AlLS In the Center of the Shopping District.