iThe NEWS
CUuified Columna
j, Ko. 39. (Every Morning Except Mondavi
WTO AGREE
MOVING CROP
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yea cession unas
Peacefully
jjOKHART HOOTED
V1 of Eleven States
Con Belt win 1 k
Up the Problem
ViOINKS. Dw. M-H United
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Uian) lo peaceful cloael. ,... . . . . !?
r
after delegate want
net la favor of noma form
Lut cerpuratlna plan. d.talla
Lui till be drafted at an all-
in nalerenra of governor,
bwaM. aenaiora ana oiner
Litraa the sierra atalea lying
Leon belt.
kawtUi la lo ba railed by the
en reamlttee of an all-Iowa
rf eell to ba appointed
John llammlll within
t it day. I
km of tha conference to ar-
I Hilled plaa for dlapoalng
vina farm product! waa ex-
ht Se many dlv.rao oplnlnna
nattwaied at tha lathering.
ianl In name, that any al
ia ibrre tha delefatea Into
lent themaelve to a definite
a staid have resulted In a
W Wlla. . . ,-
Mr wit tha conferenra to
Mil paint at llmaa thai II
At Wat bralna of the a-
keep order.
Bmlih W. Ilrookharl.
'Hteiid Senator Cummlna on
'orw. waa booed and hissed
b apoka oer tha time
a) him. Ha brought ht
ralo an abrupt close, but not
P Ud lam banted the rail-
f H tank of the country for
f ej falluro lo coma to the
it firmer.
Remark Firry
Nw Cuiutnlnh directed acver-
Jrnirk at Iho Junior Iowa
""ed (m rasa Two)
Jaiath Flowers
Starting to Grow
" middle of winter. spring
M Into Klamath Walla.
r7 ire bulla nn mnfiv nt tha
Rwldinn of tho city have
rW on Ihla.
r laid yoatorday hl Bhav
f"" and Golden Clow have
"'el.
- .urn iinio in an my
' Klamath Falla t have
'" unld.
man einlnlned that anme
Fkm bitahea are ahowlnn ln
f "''lit. lift Inn nmtAA lk
PafnotnnnnH
l' Chrl.tmai dny a warm un
""O In KlamelS Vll. fi.l
P old-tlmora hava tToclnreil that
" la the bout they ever
t' tlmo of ynnr.
6ugh Dry
Jur next
.Tee"flOUr Wnl.rlnl
R0Uirh Drv orvli-o
cn-
J0" to do just that.
uu V. ,u your enure
r"'i Kvonrti.:-.. I.. J..l
Uinrl . .
jlfn.ert; flat work is bonu-
" ,bRth towels, undor-
"1(1 hnnlm-i. ... t..teA
reariv in ". 'J' 1,UVB"
Ik. . UHe' uniy a iew
I'Khtor thlmrs nro loft
(7 to iron at home. A
1 IWO nm Al III
cm nut r u-
I''Wh Dry for your
and we'll , call.
Laundry
rhone 658 .
The
fUMXER
UiilPPriini V'lWXJI. imnoIXT,,
IN ISSniRIY BENI) BOOSTING
&H0PE FOR ENDING
Wa Frown OTnilr nrimnnr
A Klamath stage operator r.i.m
log from Itoott Tueaday U author of
a ralh-r aenaatlonal exposure Involv.
Ing llnail boost m an new.pap.r
wrrapoo.lcn'a who arVuld broadcast
lo t'.e toild that I ho Leachutoa
rouatrr toatu a wlnior climate to
wid.u vrltli Tla Jiiana, Mexican,
and mat pint.
"I wie In llrnd lat tlc
aa ."an Bald, "thai bustling HllTe
city wlli rr,n ,t lno too, of ,h(l
now covered Throe Dlitora. While I
waa there a lleud au'o dealer dis
covered a tWca graaa hopper which
ha pkkrl tut of an icy chunk of
mud. With the trua booster' rpirlt
the auto man thawed tha hopper out
i and lbn turned tha cuddly awaken'
who without further prompting did
their tuff.
"Tha reault waa that paper far
and wlda have carried acrounta of
the midwinter gnu hopper plague
In the balmy Pearhutr region."
LEE WINS CASE
WITIIPARK CO.
Award Damages of $7836
in Dispute Over Auto
Stage Contract
Awarda totalling 17.131 were
made yealerday In a deHalnn hand
ed down by Circuit Judne A. I..
U-avKt In the cane of William T.
la aitalnat tha Crater lake Na
tional Park company. The ault
rrew out of a dlapute between lee
and Richard W. I'rtre. vie preal
dent and manaaing director of he
park company, over an auto etage
contract,
Aa tntervenor (he Porlland Mo
tor Car company parUcipatea In the
Judgment In the rstent of $3,936.
8!x uaed Packard can had been
purchaaed by Lee and O. U William
from the motor company fr 16000.
part of which waa unpaid. Loo
later took over fho obligation.
AMorneya J. II. Carnahan and
P. K Wnne appeared for Lee. A I
explained by Carnahnn. Lee wa tolductlon of conl I vitally nocessary
furnish transportation In the parknd that to accomplish this, both
m .t.-o RK ner cent of
the gros proceed under the con
tract. The park company waa to
have made paymenta to the auto
company out of the percentage due
Lee. Trouble arose when two
months' returns woro withhold from
Lee, and aa well the payment duo
on tha auto. It waa this tangle
that the decision handed dtvwn by
Uio court sought to unwind.
Lamm Mill Robbery
Suspects Are Held
A man. aald by Shorlff Hurt llaw-
kins lo have been a pnl of the men
connected with tho recent robbery
m Lamm' Lumber company store,
Is at present hold In Iho county Jail
at the request of Portland autnor
Itles, according to Hawkins.
Although the man gavo bis namo
as W. A. West hore, hi real name Is
Poter Itltlhaler, Hawkins said, nnd
ho I wanted In the Oregon motropo
II for auto theft and burglary. The
man U ld to havo a penitentiary
record. '
Ho was arresled nt the Washing
ton House, December 7. nnd charged
with the unlawful possession of
liquor. Klre men are held at Pod
ding for the Lamm robbery. .
Tho men Jailed nt Redding nro
Karl Handy, a man by the name of
Hrnthor. the H.tle brothers nnd Itny
crcher. Little iniormaw...
corning thoin has boon
hore.
received
(1IK.APKH TO Pl.K.ll) (J1U.TY
' J Jtiatlce court, yesterday. It waa
demonstrated that, on occasion. M
I, cheaper o pHd " "" 11 te
tO f(Tf0lt lH. ,
Two men were arrested by Coun
ty Traffic Officer K.towles recently
One of them wo Victor Shuck and
the aeoond gave hi. nam. a. W1I-
""yJeX Shuck 'forfeited ball In
,h. of . "oi o Smith. He
. 1 a Veo, of Sl"y. ""
entered a pie " '
.pltl, coets, amounted to '".
Klamath' New;
United
KLAMATH
DIESON ELECTllGWl
f -a-
MM HAVE NEW
MKinh llrllll III H
UilllllL ULflULUllil
Fact Finding Body Is
Proposed
MEN WOULD GO BACK
Independent Operator Says
Miners Have Lost Wages
Around $100,000,000
NKW YOIIK, Dec. 29. (United
Neva) The anthracite minora and
opcralora. In aeparale conference!,
are conaldering a new plan for Im
mediately ending the hard coal
itrlke. The propoaala for a letlle
ment were advanced late Tueeday
by Alvln Markle, chairman of tho
Joint peace conference which began
Tuesday afternoon.
The principal provision of Mar-
kle'a plan provides for the forma
tion of a fact finding commission
to consist of three representatives
of the United Mine Workers, three
representative of the operators,
and three men to be selected by
President Coolidge, but It moat
Important affect U accepted would
be an Immediate resumption of
work and production and institution
of a strong safeguard against future
atrlkea in the Industry. . ' i
The contract which covered wage
and working condition for the 165.-
000 striking miner and expired
at the end of Auguit would again
become operative until September
1, 1929.
Making his plan public after first
formally aubmltllng it to the Joint
conference, Marklo said that It waa
based pn year of experience and
"Intimate knowledge of all condl
tlon Involved." a well a "rec
ognition of the fact that the public
Interest transrenda the Interest of
either the miner or operators, that
Immediate resumption oi me pro
side must mage concessions.
Lost ft 00,000,000
Markle I a leading Independent
operator from llaileton, Pa. Ho
said the miner had lost 1100.000.
000 in wage during tho four
(Continued on rage Two)
Officers Discover
HolejnJail Wall
Whether or not a hole punched In
l the wall of tho Jail on the third
floor of the courthouse recently was
made with a rlew to possible es
cape of prisoners. wa not known
by officer who discovered it yes
terday. With some ort of Instrument tho
hole had been borod through the
wall.
Doputy Sheriff Tom Tracoy spoke
of It to one of the prisoner.
"I didn't do It," the man Insisted.
"I only got nine dny more to
serve." 1
Tracoy surveyed hlra and amlled.
Hupposlng you did want to go
somewhere do you know where
that holo would lead you?" ho
asked.
The man said he didn't.
"To the graveyard," the deputy
replied.
In vlow of the fact that erory pre
caution Is Inkon against escape from
the county Jail, an armed guard la
always present at the foot of the
stair which lead to the bnstlle.
IlltllKlK 8TKKL AMUVKS.
BEND (Ore.). Doc 29. With two
carloads of ateol now cm tho ground,
work of constructing the bridge
which I to epan the Crooked rlrer
gorge for the crossing of The Dalles
California highway, ta expected to
start In the next few day.
The Crooked river epnn da to be
the highest highway bridge In the
world. Although the Crooked river
bridge le not acheduled to bo com
pleted until May. It 1 hollered by
those In charge ithat the ateel will
bo In place iy the end of March.
News and United Press Telegraph Services
FALLS, ORE., WEDNESDAY
S KT?jISAAC STRAW IS
General Petroleum and the
Pan-American Western
Ready to Combine
NEW YOIIK, Dec. 29. (United
News) Negotiation fur the amal
gamation of the Pan-American
Western Petroleum company, with
the General Petroleum corporation 1
were reported, nearlug completion
Tuesday
Thl consolidation would be the
second to be consummated recently
following closely the merger of the
Standard Oil of California with the
Pacific Oil company.
Thoso two cdmpanle. the largest
distributer of Igasollne on the Pa
ciflc coast, are reputed to hare com
bined asset value of approximately
1200.000,000. I
i no ran-Amencan Western, part
of the E. L. Doheny group, I a
holding group controlling, the entire
capital atock of the Pan-American
Petroleum company of California.
The Pan-American of California con
troll approximately 60,000 acre of
oil land, 30,000 of which the gov
ernment claim I federal land.
The General Petroleum corpora'
tlon boa an extensive gasoline dis
tributing system on the Pacific coast
with 1500 agent located from Mex
ico to Canada. -
UNIVERSAL SPREE
PORTLAND, Dec. 29. The Pa
ctflc nortHwest s far has escaped
the extreme cold weather which sot
most of the country shivering over
the week end. ,
In contrast to fatalities In eastern
and middle western cities, reports
of sprlnk-llke conditions hare come
from Oregon and Washington cities.
VIENNA. Dc 29. (United News)
Terror stricken, panicky, thous
ands are rushing out of the Transyl-
rnnla flood district, whore great loss
of life I reported, according to dis
patches from Buda Pesth. Some
unconfirmed repot ts estimate the
number drowned as high as 500 to
1,000. An area of approximately
200,000 acre Is said to hare been
deluged by the Icy snow water from
the mountains.
Martial law has been proclaimed
In Klausonburg. a city of 60,000 In
habitants, from which the people
are fleeing, in many cases leaving
their possessions abandoned and
scattered along the road.
International complications are
expected to rosult from the dis
aster, according to Buda Pesth re
ports, which charge that Rumanians
opened slnice gates on rivers lead
ing to Hungary.
Water stands more than a loot
deep In the streets of Klausonburg,
and Is still rising, due to rains and
(Continued oa Page Two)
Coal Discovered in
Prineville Country
BEND, Oro., Dec. 29. Coal of
excellent quality has been discov
ered In the Crooked rlrer country,
about four mile from Trail Cross
ing, according to a report brought
to Bend today.
The coal, it la stated, wa located
In geological formation not iar
from the edge of the Inra cap' which
cover much of the central Orogon
country. Tho coal Is In a formation
which I much oldor than any ex
posod In the gorges cut by the Des
chutes and Crooked rivers, it It re
ported. Further proof Hist the formation
In which the strata of conl wore
found Is ancient Is In the finding of
a tooth said to bo the molar of a
mastadon.
MTKAMKKM COLLIDE
VANCOUVER. B. C, Doc. 29
(United News) The Union Steam
ship company steamer cowicnan
sank during the night about ten
mlnntos after colliding In a heavy
fog with the Lady Cynthia, a fleet
mate.
The Cowlchan' 14 passenger ana
crow of 31 wero avod,
DEC. 30, 1925
CALLEO BY DEATH
Dies at Home of His
Brother Here
WAS OLD STOCK MAN
Deceased Survived by Two
Brothers, James Straw
and Dr. E. E. Straw
Isaac J. Straw, aged 62 years, prom
inent old-time pioneer of the Klam
ath country, died at 6:10 Tuesday
night at the home of bis brother,
James Straw, In Shippington. Death
wa due to a form' of anaemia.
The death of Isaac Straw,
"I. J." Straw aa he waa known to
fhls scores of friend, closed the life
of one of the most historical charac
ten in the annals of Klamath coun
ty history. Born In Virginia in
1863, Straw apent but little of his
life in the south, coming west w)ien
very young. He knew the west
when it had but little of the devel
opment which It now enjoys, and
loved It for its rugged beauty.
He was long Identified aa a stock
man, affiliated with large Interests
In California in the Macdoel section.
Until the past few yean Straw
had been active In the life of the
county.
He entered Lane hospital in San
Francisco to receive-medical atten
tion for aa enigmatical form of
anaemia during the past winter. He
returned this summer little Im
proved. Since his return he had
failed rapidly until death came Tues
day evening.
He Is survived by two brothers,
James Straw of Shippington and Dr.
E. E. Straw of Marshfield, former
Klamath Falls resident; a niece In
San Francisco and two nephews, C.
S. Currln, Klamath Falls druggist,
and C. C. Currln of Portland. Isaac
Straw bad never married.
Funeral arrangements hare not
been completed according to the cor
oner' office last night.
Paul Keller Draws
Cartoon for News
Particular attention has been
called by numerous subscriber of
The Klamath News in regard to the
cartoon which appeared In Tuesday
morning's paper portraying old
Father Time sending younr 1926 on
hi way with the morning" paper
tucked under his arm.
The cartoon was drawn by Paul
Keller, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Keller, who has been In Portland
for the past few months continuing
with his art. Splendid comment has
boon received on the work of the
young man, who is making rapid
strides with his production.
Keller is Tlsltlng until the latter
part of the week In Klamath Falls
before returning north for the
-spring.
KANSAS EX-GOVERNOR
FACES BRIBE CHARGE
TOPEKA, Kans., Dec. 29. Unit
ed New) Former Governor Jona
than Davl and his son, Russell O.
Davis, will be brought to trial on
charges of accepting a bribe soon
after the opening of tho next term
of court, January 11. Paul Hoin.
Shawnee county attorney, announced
Tuesday.
Davl and his on were charged
a year ago with receiving payment
of 11250 by Fred Pollman, conrici-
od Lacygne banker, for a pardon.
Young Davis wa handed the monoy
by Pollman In a Topeka hotel room,
returned shortly afterward with tho
pardon, and waa apprehended.
111R BMI DUK POTS
TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 29. (United
Now) Drove fires wero burning
In thousands of citrus fruit orchards
in Florida Monday night, as grow-
1 n. hninw freealna tern-
perature and a killing frost pre -
dieted by the weather bureau here.
Futile Attempt At
Resuscitation Is
Made By Power Men
Scout Leader Leaves Mother, Two Broth
ers and a Host of Friends to Mourn His
Untimely Loss. Funeral Arrangements
Not Yet Decided on. . '
, -.i
Four thousand volts of electricity shot through the
win Hardware Co., late yesterday afternoon as he was
attempting to install an aerial for a radio set at the Luth
er Haskins place near Merrill, and as he accidentally,
touched a high voltage wire his body crumpled and fell
25 feet to the ground. Despite nearly four hours of heroic
efforts at resusitation by power company men and Klam
ath doctors, at 8 o'clock last night the young man was
iinauy pronounced dead.
No one saw how Mueller came In
contact with the high volt wire, but
It was believed he held the wire to
his aerial in one hand while work
ing at the top of a ladder on the
power line pole, and that he acci
dentally touched the lire wire with
hia free hand. A woman in a house
a block away saw Mueller fall, and
she called her husband, who was the
first to run to the unfortunate young
man's aid. He breathed for a few
minutes, but never regained con
sciousness. '
Ben Faus, a power company em
ployee in the Merrill section, was
the tint one to arrive who waa fa
miliar with the Shaffer method of
.resuscitation for . electrocution, and
he worked faithfully to revive the
spark of life. A few moments later
he was Joined by John Boyle and
Tom Delzell, power company offi
cials of Klamath Falls, who worked
frantically to assist with the known
life-saving methods. Dr. Massey and
Dr. Merryman of Klamath Falls
were both called, and they arrived
shortly after the power company
men.
Julius Mueller has been employed
as hoad of the radio department of
the Baldwin' Hardware company for
the past year and a half, and In that
time ha built up a host of friends
In not only Klamath Falls, but
throughout Klamath county. Be
sides his mother, Mary Mueller of
Sutter, Calif., a brother, Wm. Muel-
MAIL CARRIER
STRUCK BY LOG
E. T. Roberts Suffers Badly
Broken Leg When Log
.... Falls Off Car
E. T. Robert escaped death by
but a hair's breadth, and Is now
lying In the Klamath General hos
pital suffering from a compound
fracture of the right leg below the
knee, as a result of being struck
by a rolling log which foil from a
passing .train In the freight yards
last night.
According to attendants, Roberts,
who I employed In the postal de
partment, holding a contract carry
ing the mall from the depot to the
postofflce, was walking the track tc
his home on Crescent arenue. He
stepped from the track to permit
tho Southern Pacific evening train
to pass when a tie rolled from a flat
freight car, striking Roberts In tho
right leg.
Thoro was no Intornal Injurlos
suffered by the Injured man, who Is
reported resting as easily as pos
sible Mrs. DeLap Injured
by Power Wringer
Harlng recently rccorored from
an operation, Mr. Lloyd DeLap yes
terday suffered serere Injuries to
her loft' hand when it was drawn
Into the wringer of a electric power
washing machine.
Two of her finger were badly
mashed.
Mrs. DeLap, wife of the clerk of
the circuit court, reside, on outh
Riverside, .
RADIO
Radio Programs Are
a Daily- Feature,
See Page 7
Price Five Centa
ler of the Battery Service station
in Klamath Falla, and another
brother, Carl Mueller of Sutter,
there will perhaps be no more Bin
cere and' heart-broken mourners at
Julia' death than the Boy Scout
of Klamath Falls, slnce the deceased
was Scout Master of Boy Scout
Troop No. 1. Ever since the scout
activity waa first taken up here
Mueller has taken a most active part
in the affairs of the boys' organiza
tion, and he baa been lavish In giv
ing his time to their needs,
Mueller was also an actire mem
ber of the Klamath county chamber
of commerce, and had serred on a
number of important committees
and helped mightily with the vari
ous membership drive of that or
ganization. .
He waa not a member of any
lodge.
Before coming to Klamath Falls
Mueller wa employed in the radio
game at Marysville, Calif. He was
born In Marysville on February 15,
1893.
According to Wm. Mueller, broth
er of Julius, no funeral arrange-,
menu had, been made last night,
and it would depend on the wishes
of his mother whether the body be
shipped to Marysville or Sutter, or
possibly the motherland brother Carl
might come hore for burial service
in Klamath Fall. .
Auto Smash Kills
One; Injures Other
TILLAMOOK, Ore.,' Doc. 29.
Harry W. Black, Portland, wa In
stantly killed and William .Glbbs,
Portland, was seriously Injured this
morning when their automobile
failed to make a turn between Ore
town and Neskowln.
Black waa driving, and at a turn '
the car left the road, tore through a
telephone pole and fence, and land
ed in a field on Us side. Olbbs wa
able to return to Portland. County
Coroner Hlnkle of Tillamook wa
notified and took temporary charge
of the body. ,
PORTLAND, Dec. 29. Harry W.
Black wa president of the Sellwood
Furniture company here. His home
was at 1132 East Thirteenth street.
What Makes the .
World Go Around?
DOES IT?
However, regardless of whether,
the theory Of the revolving of the
wor:a is correal, we know
GOOD SHOES
at popular prlcoj In our Down Stair
Store makes' a lot of potfnlo In
Klainulh county go round with . a
smiling face and happy feet. ,
In
the Center of the Shopping
,' DUtrlct. "