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PLUNGES 120
I
Driven Through
Safety Gate
OTHERS INJURED
feikes Water and It
Vbcd Like Eg g Shell
Prating Passenger
Da. JO. (United
Lnrt pMon wor klUad
stkar war mora or lew
VA ttjored bar tat Wsdoos-
m when a municipal airaat
fixttt through a Mf (at
L Onset a airaat bridge and
state Iba cltr wmterway, 110
w.
atti:
kMrrt KroU, Kan Tacoma.
aa ami, her so, sli.
aseatirtfd JaiMWnr.
!rd:
pBsrt, II. Chicago. Mllwou-
!al k. Paul raUwajr engineer.
totwaoa, 40. cut and bruised.
krsrra, 10. BaaMtt. extent of
L esiaown.
Isst&asrd. 10.
tataagl, 40. not aarloaa.
air aa InevkaWe, alammed
aaika) and umpd tram tha
tan toppled ever the edge
aaadraw.
Iiahitnl waa epectacalar la
taat Btaloy waa reported
Vlrteea lhat, th draw waa
Vl ke waa almoat upon tha
tma Tha atraat car went
k taretigh H. It heellated oa
let the draw fur a moment,
fcnupd to the water with a
M rnub.
m (Uttered and timber!
Tltneaaea eald tha car
MUUaa egg ahell and aank.
n ifca vlctlma atruggllng In
X I rem tug which waa
Carol! Ch th open draw rea-
f watied and ttaconadoona
Three of them were arc
Mkrwihlng -whan taken from
but died by tha time they
)a Tacoma Oenoral hooepl-
k victim. Hurd. waa aald
Pkidangnrnua condition.
r where th atroet ear
deep enough for ocean-go-
i Folic aald thai had
r car not llUraJly ahaltored
roll of th occupant would
nvaed. '
f r wn bound Irom th mala
P1! cltjr acrnaa to the Induv
" on the tide flat.
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r TOHK. Doc. 10. (United
Among the benoflclarlea
Nbtke will r ik- i... r...v
Pr wis Mra. Sophie Coy. dl
f fe of Kdward H. (Ted)
it Yale football captain.
11 Coy, formerly 'Sophie Mel
8svsnnsh. Oa., wa left
7 b' th" Publliher. A famou.
"OClety heailtv tialnn (
h tT In lilt, .he waa the
!n Of a Dromlnent flnnmla
Sho and tha football itar
Efficiency
Nore buying and dis-
of merchandise,
Intelligent personal
ftborly service.
Wns for Drugs
inc.
rnath
Falls, Ore.
The
1 AS STRFFT medfordinnew
JC JW U HILL I AIR MAIL RnilTH
AIR MAIL ROUTE
North Bend Man Awarded
Contract to Carry Mail
Up and Down Coatt
" ANOKI.KH, Dec. So.-lUnlt-ad
Nan) Tha bid of Verna C.
Oorat of North Hand. Oregon for
tha fraurblaa to carry air mall 'over
ha SettILo. Angel, rout, waa
accepted by Postmaster (iencrsl
Naw. according lo advice received
her Wednesday from Washington.
D. C.
Tha proposed air route will con
nect 'With th traasronllnental air
malt service at Ban Francisco. Dally
erhedule fall for planaa leaving
bara at midnight, reaching Ran
rranclaco at l;J5; Madford. Or.,
lt:IS; Portland 1:30 p. m., and Be
aula I IS p. m
Southbound tha achcdula Is aa
follow: I.eave Seattle at ( a. m..
arriving Portland at 10:15; Med
ford 1:60 p. m.; Sacramento 6:16;
Bab rranclaco 1:10. and leatlng San
rranclaco at midnight.
Tha plant will raacb Lo An
geles at 1:16 a. m.
BAN rilANCIKCO. Dec. 30
Varna C. Oorat of North Band, Ore
gon, baa received notification at bla
headquarter! bar of hli successful
bid for a roast airplane service,
rollowlng award of iba contract by
Postmaster General New, Oorat an
nounced that the new service lo con-
Bert Seattle and Lo Angele. will ,
begin about April 1. .
Steal planea are being conaldered.
Oorat eald. It polluted ont that I
a aavtng of J7 bonra, aa compared
wltb tha faateat mode of traveling
bawWr. motormaa, aaw that now wi oa ,h, pmdne Coaat wUl
ba effected. Mall, paeeengora and
eipreaa will be handled.
NEW YEAR'S EVE
NEW VOIIK. Dec. SO (United
Newel Ai If It waan'l hard enough
on s atrange little New Year to ba
born In a big nolay city Ilka New
York anynow. aome of the city'!
Bight club proprietor! will alap a
I3t cover charge on tha poor young
iter'i back before ba Ii allowed to
dance on tha floor.
Wltb 111 top price for that In
dlgeatable Item on the check known
aa "convert" the tax on New Yoar1!
reWibratnra runa all the way down
to two bin. when It Ii known aa
"admlMlon". Many reentrant and
calea have been aerred with padlock
notlcea. which are not effective tin
til after the holldaya, and are pro
ceadlng to make one laat clean up
of the cuatomera' pocket book.
The tllli-Carlton and other hotel!
will be acenea of gaiety at various
prlcea. with dlnnor clothe! required
at all of them, and blue oooa rai-
inaa at aoveral. There will also
ba rellgloui aervicea and the cuat
nmarr outdoor gathering at 4Jnd
atreet and Broadway to watch the
big red ball on the Time! lower
ilgnnl the birth of 1121.
Dry official!. Including Kmory
C. Dncknor. are leaulng warning!
that thora U no Recent liquor left
In the city, but night club proprl
etora will have elder and cold tea
at champagne and whlkoy price!.
Many place 0uMlT p,"od
tha wor.1 along to thoie who mado
reiervatb.ni for- New Year'! eve
that ene ahould bring one'! own
liquor If poulble. in view of the
likelihood of raldi by dry agenti
dlMUlwd collol" bor"- but I"0"
of tho.e pl.ee. which already have
received notice that they mtt.t clo.o
by mld-Janua.-y will be out to m.o
a final killing. nl Incidentally to
unload Ihelr utock;
Pro.perlty. an reflected In Chrl.t
ma. bonu.. Ii m.nlfe.t m record
rwaamlioa at tuo cl.y'. PPul
raic and club.
MONTIIEAI., Que. "ec- S0
Monlr.nl had the mo.t P"'
d to all outward PP"nc" J?
merrle-t ChrUlma. ..nr. before.
war, and I. plnnin for New
.. inhm Ion, that '
r61 '. x ner cover for mid
linder mo vi"
r .I may aell
hotel! and .""" . ,hMS not
. and beer only ".! V
Klamath
KLAMATHALLS, ORE., THURSDAY.
STIR IN
POLITIC! RANKS
Old War Horses Gird
Up Their Loins
G.O.P.CONTROLS HOUSE
Senate Doubtful, Conduct
of Administration to
Decide Outcome
WASHINGTON. Dec JO. (United
New I flo far aa tha naked eye
can are tha congreaalonal election!
next fall will provide tie outatand-
Ing political event of the coming
year.
Already candidate! are declaring
themselves. Senator Lenroot, Wla
eoniln regular republican, announc
ed In Milwaukee Wedneaday that be
would run again. Dozens of almllar
announcement! will be made by
aenatora and congreaamen In the
next few month.
Theaa election! will furnish the
motive, direct and Indirect, for moat
f tnt political etory that U to be
waVten the coming twelve month!.
Thj. u ... .
of politic by tbo who regard
politician aa a peculiar altruistic
race not Inspired by the acme hu
man motlvea found In other. But
polltidana. Ilk moat people, can
afford the luxury of heroic ecrf
lacrlflca only In the rare crleea of
life. The aa'feat every day formula
la to aaeiune the eelfleb, motive and
then on 1 rarely dlaappoimed and
occasionally la pleasantly' aurprlaad.
Thli formula will explain maay
bill, and resolution! In congreai
ahlfu In tha roll call!, curloua
thin n found In the congreaalonal
record and executive appolntmenta.
Majority of 60.
In the bouee the republican have
a majority of about xixty, and can
afford to lose a number of doubt
ful aeata. In tha aonato democrat
may get' control, becua their ex
piring rests tall in eate aoutbern
territory, leaving them free to tight
republican la doubtful tato. One
third of the aonate oal bocomo
vacant.
The new veer atarta with the
farm problem causing the only aer-
iou trouble for Coolldgo. Tho
Iowa corn conference abowed deep
dissatisfaction with tho agricultural
altuatlon. A general, conference of
oleven com growing Mate I being
.rraniori for the near future, ana
th administration bore la going
to do everything It can to keep
ihit meeting from boiling ovor.
Whether Coolldge will have to give
In on hie oppoaition to price fixing
and government control of urplu
crops u th lu at etake 1n hi
struggle with tho hard-up farmer!,
II. has won hi world court fight,
i. .n.rs Borah ha mado no
headway In the early daya of hut
fight. Barring ondennue oemy m
the final voto the United States
will get into th court during the
oomlng year.
Thl government will attend the
preliminary Lea of Nation, dta
.Ttnment conference, but there i
much doub: whether H will go into
(he milweqiient plenary conference.
Another .'fort will ba mado to
und the French debt, but all de
,.nd. on aether the French re
public weather. IU financial crl. ..
Some cabinet change- ar. probable.
Secretary Mollon la oxPed to re
tire when h complete the debt
ndlng negotiation.. He ku .done
M that he ever hoped to do to toe
way of tax reducUon. He 1
old man. e.tablt.hed the repu-
of being the f"'"
. ..M.,.rr since Hamilton,
,,ry win- -- '
and can quit v
NKW fHAMIIOS.
MIAMI (Fla.). Dc- 30.' (United
New ?..Wflll. Kloln of Wheatley.
Tt. wontb. Miami open golf
r.mplon.hlp at Hl.le. W ,
'"",- from behind to lead the field
Z Zl T.troha. after the 71 hole.
hjd been completed.
' willle recently wn .elected by
M.ofarlen. h. open champion, who
or . Urge l-up of pro.
United News and United Press Telegraph Services
MUELLER RITES
TODAY AT NINE
Boy ScouU Will Take the
Most Prominent Part
in Services
Wlth-Doy ScouU standing at at
tention around the remain! of Julius
Mueller, scoutmaster, who was elec
trocuted on Tuesday evening at Mer
rill, funeral aervlce. will be con
ducted thl. morning at S o'clock at
the Whltlock funeral chapel. Rev.
T. D. Yarnea of the Methodist Epis
copal cburcb will officiate.
The brief service will be conduct
ed prior to the departure of the re
mains, which will be accompanied
by Wn. Mueller, brother of tbe
young man, to Maryivllle. where
interment will be made. The I. .In
will be met In Marysvllle by Muel-
ler' mother, Mr. Mary Mueller,
end son Carl.
Mueller wss scoutmaster of Troop
1. and thes boya will accompany
th body, forming an escort from
tbe chapel to tbe train. ,
With the paeslng of Julius Muel
ler Klamath Fall, haa lost a sincere
friend and a conscientious worker,
according to Klamath eltltena.
"We have lost a man worth hav
ing," aald J. A. Gordon of tbe First
National bank yesterday, when dis
cussing the death of Mueller.
"There were few men I bare
come In contact with that could
boast the frlendi of Julius Mueller,
said l. E. Banker, of the Baldwin
Hardware company, who has worked
for some time wltb him.
Especially wilt Kueller be missed
by Boy Scout of 'Klamath Falls,
wltb whom be wss a favorite. Muel
ler was acootmaatsr of Troop 1.
Said E. O. Nord, scout executive,
last night: "Julias Mueller was one
of the hardest aid most conscien
tious workers we had In local scout
lng. , Hta passing In this untimely
mannar will be keenly felt by all
of us. Ha will beard to replace
aa a scout leader, th boy of his
troop loved him, hi fellow scout
master looked up to him for help
and counsel. I personally will be
lost without his advice, for be was
alwaya ready and willing to do hut
bit for which I respected and hon
ored blm highly."
BUILDING TOTAL
IS BEHIND 1924
Year's Total Is $1,636,847
Compared to $1,682,879
for Last Year
Budding permits for 1S2S failed
to oome up to those Issued In 1114.
according to final reports compiled
Wednesday afternoon In the office
of Police Judgo Gaghagon. Lacking
148,032 lata yesterday afternoon it
was a foregone 'conclusion that no
permit would be issued during tbe
day to exceed tbat amount.
Figures in Qaghagen'a office show
permits for December. 1115 aggre
gating (43,000. Forty permit were
Issued.
December, 1914, fell considerably
under th past month's record, with
34 permits issued aggregating $19,
316. Building permits tor 1924 created
a sum of 11.182,879. For th past
year of 1925 permit., totaled 11,
136.847. Late yesterday afternoon the 135.
000 addition to the Klamath Valley
hospital waa totaled with permits
for the year.
Pelican City Club
to Welcome Throng
-
The greatest crowd In the history
of the organization 1 expected oy
the Pelican City community dub at
its New Year's eve party, It was an
nounced yesterday.
Invitations In exoes. ot c "ave
been issued. It was stated.
The festivities are scheduled to
begin at 9:00 o'clock, wtth a classy
vaudeville program, and -will con
tinue untH 1926 ha. made hi ap
pearance. The floor I. on of the best In
ths community. It ws aaid, and
Galloway's orchestra Urns been en
gaged to play during the night.
OETS D1VOBCK
Circuit Judge A. L. Leavltt yes
terday granted a decree of divorce
to Clara M. Collman from John H.
Collman.
Cruel and Inhuman treatment had
been alleged In the complaint.
The couple were married In
Klamath county August 23, X90S.
News
DEC. 31. .g?
SAYS COAST HAS
BEST PROSPECTS
Sam Thompson Sees
Better Times
FARMERS NEED HELP
Middle West Has Little to
Look Forward to in
the New Year
By SAM H THOMPSON
President of the American Farm
Bureau Federation,
(Copyright, 1926. by United Newa)
CHICAGO, Dec. 30. Tbe Ameri
can farmer enters the New Year
with a new hope and a new resolu
tion In bis heart A new hope, be
cause In 1925 he continued to make
progress toward tbe rehabilitation
of his industry, and a new resolution
tbat 1926 would see further
progress.
And there was improvement In
the agricultural situation la 1925.
That Improvement, however, fell far
short of a general prosperity. The
farmer realises that nothing but a
prosperous, stable agriculture will
serve as a basis of prosperity for
our nation. He feels greatly- en
couraged now, because be thinks
that the whole nation la coming to
that same realisation. The farmer
feels that business men, tbe manu
facturers, the bankers, are coming
nearer to a new appreciation of tbe
agricultural situation,, and are be
coming more eager to do those
things which will make possible tha
prosperous agriculture that Is de
sired by all." . . , ,- .
It does not take an economist to
understand that agriculture has not
received and Is not receiving today
a fair share of the national income.
Riding out In the country one sees
unpainted buildings, wearing down
of the capital, plant and equipment
That mean, one thing an unbal
anced economic lite. Over one half
(Continued On Page Two)
Trio Arrested for
Operating a Still
The heavy door of tbe Klamath
county Jsfl last sight clanged shut
behind three new prisoners.
They are C. II. Parker, 8. B.
Fordbam and D. W. Lightner.
Tbe trio waa arrested yesterday
and charged with operating a still
by Deputy Sheriffs Henry Shadier,
John Lee Ball and Jesse Kirk. Th
UU, according t the shorter of
fice, waa located on the Williamson
river, about 65 mile northeast of
Cblloquln.
Parker received a sentenoe of $50
and 30 days In the county Jail;
while Fordham and Lightner each
were elven 50 day. and $1000.
They were ..entencod yesterday
by Justice of the Peace R. C. Spink,
of the Chfloquin district.
Parker, according to local offi
cers, was etmpiy a parser-..,
was present when tho officers made
the arrest. They express ea sue
opinion thai he bad no part in the
moonshine activities.
Each of the men entered a plea
of guilty o charges of unlawful
possoMlng a still. -
Christmas Seals y
Sale Total $805
Sal of Christmas' seal in Klam
ath county terminated last aigm
when Miss Vera Houston, cnairman
of the drive, Teported $805.41 re
ceived from various schools and
business bouses throughout in.
county.
Klamath county had ,no quota,
but averaged approximately w
same amount a in 1914.
Abhanrb tha sale thl! year
should hav exceeded those of last,"
aid M1s Houston yesteruay, tu.
closing of the school! tended to
slacken the sale aa th school chil
dren worked among the resident dis
trict. Tha report 1 not complete accord
ing to Mies Houston, who ha sev
eral of the county chool to hear
from thl week.
OFFICERS RAID
OREGON ROOMS
Four Bottles of Alleged
Moon Found in Secret
Hiding Place
Reading like a Hondlnl movie
Plot was the raid Biased Wednea
day evening at 6:30 on the Oregon
rooma by State Officers McBride
and McMUls and Police Officers
Uorg&n and Brown, when they un
coveied four 'quart bottles of al'ezed
"moon" hidden in at secret drawer
ot a dresser, ranee McQuire, pro
prietor of the Oregon rooms, spmit
tbe night Incarcerated in tbe city
Jan.
Veil. lis and McBride wl a tbe two
cltr officers went un the stem ot
the Oregon rooms on Main atreet. In
the ball way they noticed Mrs. Mc
Quire enter a room with several bot
tles. . -
She came out of the room with
out tbe bottles.
McMllls. McBride. Morgan and
Brown entered and found nothing
but a bed, rug, chair and dresser.
Harmless pieces of furniture.
Tbe lightning change act of tbe
proprietor did not threw the prohl
officers off tbe track and they
searched the dresser without suc
cess nntll note waa made that tbe
drawer did not fit 4n accordance
with the site of the furniture. A
secret compartment was found which
contained four bottle 'ot aileged
"moon" now marked "Exhibit A" in
th sheriffs office. -
SEWERS TREATED
TO $15,000 JAG
A number of Klamath Falls resi
dent wept silently yesterday. '
Tbat waa because thay belonged
to" th last frontier, and it hurt them
to see wist they aaw.
Liquor. In quantity ranging from
300 gallons to 600 gallons differ
ent persons offering different
guesses wss poursd out yesterday
by tha sheriff's attaches, beaded by
Sheriff Burt Hawkins.
Hawkins, figuring oa hla pad, es
timated that the 'confiscated boose
would retail, at 50 cents a drink, at
no less than $15,000.
' "I auppose some person, would
My It was a shame," the sheriff
grinned. . "Soma of the stuff waa
alleged bonded goods. It had ac
cumulated since L. L. McBride came
here last summer."
Among those who witnessed tbe
destroying ot the liquor were 8herltf
Burt Hawkins, A. R. Campbell,
Glenn L. Terrlll, Elma Jenson, L. D.
Forncrook, Jim Hilton and L. L.
McBride.
Throughout the day. at the court
honse, could be scented the aroma
ot green whiskey and alleged gin.
Emmitt Complains
of Court Inertia
. "All right,", eald a reporter yes
terday evening, a. he drew forth a
copy paper pad and a pencil. "Let,
hare everything that's been doing."
Of course the reporter shouldn't
have taken or have been prepared
to take any notes. It Isn't done.
At least, Irvln S. Cobb declares
that paper and pencil are not need
ed by him.
Yesterday, however, Irvln would
hav been sate, regardless.
"By golly," said Acting Justice of
tha Peace Emmitt "I haven't had
a single gosh-darned case today."
Which is ta near as Judge Em
mitt ever get to th use ot pro
fanity. '.. .."No. ir;" he reiterated. "I havn't
hid a bit of business. I wonder
what's coming over Klamath Fall!."
And with that, the reporter left.
It waa the first time In many, many
months that somebody had not been
fined In the Justice court on some
charge.
FlfJHTg EXTRADITION.
NEW YORK. Dec. 30. (United
News) "Big Hutch" Hutcbings,
California swindler, arrested here
charged with violating hi. parole
from San Quentln prlaon. appeared
before Magistrate McGee Wednes
day to fglht extradition proceedings.
His caeo waa adjourned to January
2nd. '
Meanwhile "Big Hutch" remain,
under $1000 bH.
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CLAIMS
Judge Leavitt Rules
on Case Today
SURETY CONCERNS ACT
Should Judge Sign Petition
Bank Would Get $25,000
. . Bonds From Co. -
In all proballty. Circuit Judge A.
L. Leavitt will today consider a pe
tition from the First State and Bar- .
lngs bank, defunct, brought by
Frank Bramwell, atate superintend
ent of banks, and Joined In by a
committee ot depositors, allowing
tbe institution, - formerly , a bank
here, to enter into a contract with
the Klamath county treasurer, th
county court and a number of sur
ety companies, for tbe payment of
balances and the recovery ot bonds.
It is understood that the eonnty
court favors the procedure. Judge
Leavitt has In no way Indicated what
his position may be.
Tbe First State A Savings bank
was closed on January 18, 1911.
Five surety companies stood behind,
R, guaranteeing 1175,000 of county
funds. The companies were the Na
tional Surety company, the Fidelity
A Deposit company, the United
States Fidelity a Guaranty company,
the New Amsterdam Casualty com
pany and tbe Aetna Casualty at Sur
ety company. , ., ..,'-., '
Big County Deposit
On January 18. 1921, the eonnty
funds en deposit amounted to 1114,
129.84. The county treasurer also
had on deposit $5,118.11 of lrrige- (
tlon and drainage district funds;
These were not secured by any of
the $175,000 of the surety company
bonds, because in tbe recent cast
of tha State of Oregon against Crook
County bank, the Oregon supreme
court held that the Irrigation and
drainage fund were not county
funds, and hence wer not covered
by surety j company bonds given to
secure county funds.
As partial settlement, entered Into
by mutual agreement, the five sure
ty companies In April, 1921, paid to
Klamath county tha sum of $119,
655.08. This waa the result ot the
county's claim for loss of deposits.
In January, 1914, Klamath coun
ty. In tha name ot the Stat of Ore
gon, brought action In circuit court
to recover the balance of $25,000
of county funds. '
Claim Exemptions 1 '
Th defendant surety companies
Interposed various defense and
cross-complaints . in their separata
answers. They claimed, particular
(Continued oa rage Two) "c-I
FRISCO TIMBERMAN
VISITING KLAMATH
Richard Hovey, who with hi
father la an extensive purchaser of
timber tracts in eastern Klamath
and Lake counties, arrived her
from San Francisco late yesterday.
He said tbat thl visit was without
significance and merely for tbe pur
pose ot finishing up several stand
ing matters. He Is a guest at th
White Pelican hotel.
The
Gossard
Line of Beauty
Where figure and clolhoa meet
in the perfection, of mart ap
pearance In dress.
Complete corsetry fitting by
competent corsetlere. '
m
In th Center of th Shopping
District
H ESSE.
for a rrmer.
9th and Main.
(ronllntirrl on Two) I
ii itm n.i iWfrwi.ai - i