The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942, January 21, 1926, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe Klamath Hews News' Anything to Sell or Trade? A News Ad Will Do the Trick. 'ature Way Food Page. Tested uet-ii"-;1" United News and United Press Telegraph Services IS IN FARM RAISE Authority Data fFORE I.C.C. 2Scc I" rtict 'jht Raises 73 v Mo.. Jan. 10- to role Increase 10 .mmudlllrs Hi" nurh luu than In im Senator K. K. ,1 Kan.. Ill i.Tce rommlMio City lBimjr. itni-as against Increase In freight MlulsnlDDl. which ve asked. Senator thai for III" len average Irlc paid w!i-al ii SO rvula Int. shire Hi" war i1" in 11.01 a bushel an ut 25 per cent. ,ti (in wheal Iron) IvcHoii, whlrh I" lo wliest ratitii has In rent." hi' said justification fur tlil Ihe fnrmrr la pay- roportlon lo what he bell declared wheat kroilurt on whlrh I lie farmer la placed at by (rrlgli rates. lout Iho N41 mi ld. "Uia average it Larned waa 19.05 jlage price last year lluw ran (hp rom n Increase In rates Jacksonville, for In- r rrnt. aa ha hern price of the pro- nly fnur per reut? nre 191 thn prim that year and last also registered nn against present California farmers. luu. California and treat alfalfa atatea ihy California, far- Ihave its alfalfa hay Atlantic aeabonrd Id8hl rate paid by pther three atatea. ponder If. the com- o net their vlow- latei on their pro- "Csntral Kanaaa f" r paying the !' to Chicago that n California polnta 10 central hum I nd from L, Ang. I quaintly are chari. able rote fr , gno Jndlng nn nnrson- i.too mile haul." America,, !.,; of will send . .Mean- 'n district roufer- rd, February it If I ha last regular runswick fcat rope, '" an absolutely 1 yintrument may, electrical features. lie "Loii.i Hiifuikiw1 rail In, It does from vmir ellmlnalua thn need 'lea for your radio no us demonstrate for Drugs ma Falls. Oro. Main. I PvervMorning Except Monday) EX-CITY EDITOR IN BANDIT HUNT McDonald, Reporter on Sac ramento Be With Police Car . In Fight Tha Hacramento Ilea of Tuesday evening, January 19, carries a lurid description of the pursuit aud torrid battle between Sacramento officers and the four desperadoea who were shot down following thn hold-up of the Kosevllle bank . Of Interest to Klamath Falls peo ple la the mention of J. W. McDon ald, former city editor of Ihe Klam ath News, now a reporter on tho Sacramento Ilea, who occupied a rear sest In the police car which first met up with Ihe fleeing rob bers. Tha following la the lead to Ihe Ilea account of the adventure: "Zing! a bullet splashed against Ihe windshield and flattened out. Two hundred feet ahead an auto mobile from which come tiny wisps of smoke, rareened from side to side. Now and then It lurched as though the ear were going to plunge from tha road, and then It would right Itself, etc." CHILL ATTITUDE GREETS MEXICO State Department Takes Explanation of Land Law With Grain Salt WASHINGTON. Jan. 10 (United News) This government Is uncon vinced by Ihe defense of the Mexi can embassy here. Also there is some coolness al the stale department over the fact that diplomatic courtesies were overlook ed by the Mexlcana In Issuing a press statement before making offi cial reply to Ihe state department whlrh aenl a formal note nn the land laws January 9. "The position of this government has been and sllll la that Ihe so called lund and petroleum laws con tain provln.ons which are plainly re troactive and confiscatory In their effect upon property rights hereto fore legally acquired and held by American cltltena In Mexico under prior existing Mexican laws." Secre tary Kellogg said. "This position whlrh does not In any sense que lion Mexico's sovereign right to leg- folate on her domestic conrerna has been made perfectly clear in the most frank and friendly terms lo the Mexican government, both formally and Informally. Our last note on this subject waa delivered to Ihe Mexican minister of. foreign affairs, January 9. In the absence of auy reply lo that note, I am not dis posed at this time to make any far ther public comment." Ministers Will All Gather at Banquet To eniDhaslie the Importance of the churcboa to the community and to celebrate the opening of the new St. Paul's Episcopal church, public dinner of tha leading cltlions of the community will be held in the White Pelican next Monday night. Samo l to ho under tho auspices of Iho ministerial asso clallon. ' "Nelthor dollars nor denomina tionally will ho discussed." roads the letter of Invitation aeht out yesterday by J. llenTy Thomas, rector of St. Paul's. There will bo a program of ex rollent music, and three, Ihroe only, brief, bright speeches, the Invita tions further promise. "With aiieh. nn appeal, and aitch a promise coming straight from a mlnlslor, who would Teslst It." aald the recipient of one Invitation. The affair l novel In the church history of Klamath county. Mlnla- ters of nil croeds aro ttnuorsiooa Id Imvo given the P"l'e dinner 1helr Indorsement, and to have pro mised their participation. TOO MICH OVMUIKAO. LOS ANdKI.KS. Jan. 20. (Unit ed Newsl-Colonc! It. K. Frllli. dry head for southern California, will have lo cut hl prohibition force 20 per cent hcenW his ngrntH nro nol arresting enough violator lo pny for tho expeitdlltiroa of hi" office. Hlnrn hnvr, been running 20 per cent below upkeep. Frith .aid. and that he would five flvo men When mnnoy I. vtln1.lo through fines Ihey will get Ihelr Jobs back. KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1926 MNS I1F I M SWOOP DOWN ON Chicago Killer Finally Taken Is CAUGHT AT ST. LOUIS Stolen Car Is Sold Los Angeles Detective Seeking Him CHICAGO. Jan. 20. (United News) Manacled, but houghty, Martin J. Durkln. tha two gun man, whoso spectacular escapes from the law have cost the Uvea of throe men, ia back again in tbe city where a ha received hla first lessons In M bold banditry, and murder. The Iron door of a Jail cell baa clicked 1-ehlnd him, and before nightfall Thursday legal marhlnory will have been set In motion lo rush him to the gallows. Clinging to Durkln' arm as the dapper young desperado and hla I raptors alighted from a crack train from Kt. (Louis late Wednesday night, was his bride, the 18 year-old Cornell, HI., girl, whom he mar ried aoverul weeks ago In East St. Louis. ' Durkln and his lH yeur-old bride were captured in a stateroom as Ihelr train entered Ihe elation at St. Louis. Mo., Wednesday noon from Dallas. Toxaa. The attack was too sudden and too overwhelming for this Houdlnl of gunmen. t'uahlo to Shoot There was not time for Ihe shoot ing "sheik" to get any one of the three guns that bung under his coat into action, and strong arma aelxed his bride before she could draw the Utile automatic from her puree. "You've got me." Durkln walled. "I didn't have a chance." The man who has shot his way out of more Chicago police trap than any other has earned a name for himself In the mlddlewest that Is almost as terrifying aa mat oi the notorious Tommy O'Connor. Durkln shot and kill' Shanahan when the latter attempted to ar rest him In a garage here on a charge of transporting stolon pro perty. Ho la credited with two othor I police killings In similar encount ers. Flayed Lone Hand Durkln. the debonair, had no s (Continued oa rage Two) California Badly Needs 'Snowmaker' LAKE ARROWHEAD. Cal.. Jan. 0. A reputation and a fortuno awalta Charles Hatfield. Cnllfornla'a r.inmsker." If he can produce a snowstorm out of his bag of tricks. The chamber of commerce of this high altltudo roaort wired tho raln mnifop Wednesday, asking If ho could mako snow. The rosort reports the lightest fall of snow In years. Shippington Home Destroyed by Fire! The residence of W. C. Burko lo-; rated at Shippington was totally' dostroyed by fire last night, tho loss approximately half covered by insur-; ance of 8700. 1 I The Burkea were away from home when the flro broko ost and are at a loss to understand the origin of tho blaxe., I The meal fire department arrived on the acene after the fire had got ten well under way, hut wero holp-i less with no water avallnblo with, which lo fight the flames. . I 1IKKAKH IKJTll ANKI.KS Radio aerials havo brought about j many a tumble. J. M. McDonald's name la now addod to the lift of: casualties. Ho was nt the hospital yostorday with two broken nnkles. j his Injuries having boon sustained, whon he fell from a tree at the! Altamont camp while Initialing a I radio. I bid HIS LIQUOR Two Local Men Get Fine of $250 for Possession Of Moonshine Karl Toulouse and Bob Enders, arrested by state offleera on a charge of possession of liquor which they wore In the act of delivering at a Broad atreot addresa yesterday paid a fine of 1250 each In Jus tice II. E. EnrmKts court, and were allowed to depart. nefore their departure they re turned to tbe sheriff's office to se cure their belongings. They asked for permission to look at the three gallons that had been taken out of their hands. "Just let me aee It If it's not asking too much," aald Enders. The liquor had Just been brought from the Justice court where ll had been exhibited aa evidence. It was conveniently situated Just un der tho aherlff's dosk. "Sure, you Caa look at It." said deputy, curiosity uppermost to see Just what Kndors had up his sleeve. Ha watched Enders nar- Tlwy. Tho bootleggers approached tbe bottles. Ho psmed his hand over one of them affectionately. "That'a all.' he said. "I Juet wanted to look at II. It was good liquor but It's gone now." STATE TO OFFER BIG TIMBER UNIT Ask $3.50 Per Thousand For Over 28 Million Feet In Klamath Sealed blda O the purchase of more than 3.000,000 feet of stand ing timber, owned by the state, are being called for by January 26, ac cording to sale notices being issued throughout the slate by the slate land board. State owned timber haa been r.rtiinllv sold until there- Is but one block of tlmberland to be of' rred hv Ihe land board. That block Is located In Klamath county, between Yalnax and Bonanza. James Stewart, former legislator and now connected with the ataie land board, arrived In Klamath Falls during the past week to fur nish Information concerning the 3000 acres of plno. Stewart la armed with cruises, plats and other data of Interest to lumbermon spec ulating on the timber purchase. No sale of the timber will be made at less lhan the appraised value which Is rated aa follows: Yellow pine. 28.66S.000 feet ap praised value 13.50 per thousand feet; white fir 835.000 feet, apprais ed vnluo GO cents psr thousand feet; Incense cedar 186,000 feet, apprais ed value 11.00 per thousand feet. Discussion of the matter was brought before the chamber of com merce board of directors during their weekly luncheon Tuesday. The stato ia offering the timber for sale but is not putting tho land on the market. says: It a girl doesn't walk around with her eyes on the ground and her mind on the lilies people think she's got a date with the devil. Joanna's Advrntnrp 'With Million SI arid Hunilny In Tlio News What Would Yoj Daf With a Million Dollars? OFFICERS STAGE THREE FRUITFUL Little Difficulty Experienced Is PRISONERS ARE TAKEN All Held Until $250 and $500 Bonds Can Be Arranged For Slate and federal officers com bined forces last night to 'conduct three separate raids In' Klamath Falla. netting 100 per cent results on bootlegging charges. Faye Hamilton and Frank Byron were arrested' at 630 Eighth street. Marlo Russell was gathered-ln to gether with a pitcher of liquor at 432 Broad etreet. W. T. Robber son together with his wife were taken at the York Rooms on Main street, a quart being taken. Evi dence of alleged sale and posses slon were secured at all three places. The raiding officers commenced operations at 530 Eighth street. where behind the walls of a lattice work enclosed establishment Faye Hamilton has been under suspicion as a dispenser of liquor. Served Drink Federal Agent McCready and State Officers Zimmerman and Jones appeared at the place, but not all at one time. A man named Boyd bad been sent ahead to buy a drink. The Hamilton woman waa Induced to serve drink In one room, her aource of supply being secreted In another. When she brought the drink, according to the officers, the man who -waa getting all the service put his back to the door and held the woman a prlaonor while th others broke In ot the front door. A man who waa present when the officers arrived at" the Ham ilton establishment gave his name aa Frank Byron. He was held fcr Investigation as an "Intimate Inmate." Raids on the other, establishments fallowed In aulck order. Officers McBTlde and McMllls participating, Tho prisoners were helng held last nlh until they furnished bonds ot 250 and 8500 each. Clothing Concern to Honor Warrants Announcement was mode Wednes day from the Klamath .Klothlng Kompany ot the fa,ct that the firm would honor county warrant checks In exchange for merchandise. Seror.il weeks ago banks refused to honor the checka from the coun ty and many man are still holding the checks walling to casn mem The Klamath Klothlng Kompany, Interested In being of assistance to tho men who hold the warrants, has made It possible for them to be turned Into cash through-purchaso of merchandise In the atoro. Coal Shortage Is j Hospital Menace NEW YORK. Jan. 20. (United Kews) After four and a hnlf hours without beat, Bellevue hospital, the largest Institution of Its kind In the country, obtained 200 tons of an thraotto coal Wednesday afternoon as Mayor James J. Walker took per sonal charge 6f the situation, j The emorgency apparently la not : past, as Bellorue dally needs be tween 100 nnd 125 tons of coal for proper heal. Another boatload, was on the way hero Wednesday. If the emergency 200 tons had not been obtained 137? patients and 1 1500 employes faced increasing cold i weather as night full. Thn nil Id ; weather of the day prevented suf ! ftrlng because of the lack of heat. ! Before the now lot of coal was re I celved, hospital authorities fnrcd the prospect of serving a cold night meal lo the sick. THOMSON SAYS BE FRIENDLIER Park Head Warns Residents To Get Away from Business Complex "Know Southern Oregon, give your facts accurately and kindly and build up a pride In tbe friendly country that will make this section of tbe Pacific Coast an attraction for tbe summer tourist." This waa the point which Colonel C. O. Thomson of Crater Lake Na tional park drove borne to members of the chamber of commerce during the forum luncheon Wednesday noon. 'We have developed a business man eomplox," suited Col. Thomson. What we need Is "collective hoi pltallty." developed throughout Ore gon and especially where the tour ists meet for their aummer vaca tion. 'Kindliness Is ono of the greatest assets thor we can build up to make Southern Oregon a great vacation drawing card. There ia another thing about which I must speak and that la the destruction by tbe residents of southern Oregon of (Condoned On Page Two) GIRLS' SHOW IS COMING TO TOWN Musical Comedy Booked For Pine Tree Theatre On Tues. and Wed. , Poor tired Klamath business men have been known to bemoan the fact that we have no honest to good ness musical , comedy attractions brave enough to stray off the main line and show their shapely limbs to hungry ' amusement seekers here. Then they brighten up and say, 'well after this main line Is through next summer It .will .be different, etc." "- 1 ' ' -- - Now comes a startling announce ment.' ' Next Tuesday and Wednesday nlglit the Veta of Foreign Ware, lo cal ex-service men's organization. Is staging an honest to goodness musi cal comedy at the Pine Tree the ater. The name of the production Is "Somebody Lied," and If that somebody says those ten chorus girls are not dreams and they can't sing then that somebody lied, sure enough. And here Is one that will send staid old Klamath business men on a mad rush for tha box office fight ing for front row perches In Harry Poole'a amusement palace there la one delightful scene In this "Some body Lied" show where the chorus breexes'in, in one piece bathing auits. Call out Chief Loucks and tbe mighty reserves! The chorus and the cast is put ting valient eftorta Into the re hearsals at the Moose hall each night. . Here is the cast, Ruth Llnd sey, Margaret Tllley. Virginia Rich mond, Addle Jenkins, Jack Whit ney. Sid Herbert and W. W. Coe. The following girls are In the chorus, Genevieve liensley. Evelyn Beck ley, Frances Herbert, Kaiheryn Dudley, Stella Schrelner, Myrle Ktl llan. Addle Jenkins, Wlnnltred Mo drell, Evelyn Amlcke and Evelyn Francis. In the men's chorus Is Jack Franey, Jack Whitney, Sid Her bert and Frank Hyde. Mary Coe Pet erson Is director. Road Commission Lets New Contracts PORTLAND, .Jan. 20. (United News) Contracta for new highway construction (totalling approximately 1170,000 were awarded by the Ore gon highway commission Wednes day. Tbe awards Included: Clatsop county,' grading and surfacing 10 miles ot the Roosevelt highway, Mo tor Investment company, 863,915. Josephine county, grading seven miles Redwood highway, E. L. Mc Nutt, 869,325. . Benton county, bridge over Bow ers Slough, Albany-Corvnllls high way. John W. Ash, 80752. All bids for a bridge across tho Siletx river In Lincoln county were rejected. NKKI) NHOK l.KATIIKK. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., Jan. 20. Snake and lizard skins will bo fashionable materials for women's shoes this year. It waa declared by delegates attending tho convention of the Pennsylvania Shoe Retailers' association hero. Price Five" Cents REV.W.E.BOBBITT KLAMATH PASTOR DIED WEDNESDAY Word Received Here Last Night LOSS IS KEENLY FELT Memorial Pipe Organ May Be Placed In New Church Here W. E. Bobbltt. Klamath Falls Christian church pastor. Is dead. - The announcement reached here from Woodland, .California, .last night that death had taken the min ister away from hla, big flock and host of friends here, at around S o'clock yesterday evening. The ex pression which followed the an nouncement waa that the tine new Klamath. Christian church had lost a pastor whose place will be moat difficult to fill. . Death was due to cancer. The word was received In Klam ath Falls Wednesday night by Dr. Q. A. Maasey from Mrs. Bobbltt. ' According to Dr. Massey, a repre sentative will be named from the lo cal congregation to attend the fu neral at Wodoland. . Rev. Bobbitt came to Klamath Falls the first of February. 1924. He had been pastor In the Wood- ' land church for 15 years prior to coming to Klamath. Broken- in health he sought a country higher In tbe mountains, where he might work to regain his vigor. ' : Chose -Klamattu . . i' - Offered practically any church be desired on the Pacific Coaat and a large church In Kansas City: as well. Rev. Bobbitt chose Klamath -Falls. . ; v ... .. "It was around his charming per sonality that we built the church we have today," said Dr. Massey last night.' He labored in Klamath Falls un til early id the summer ot 1925. Poor health forced him to return to Woodland, where 'he entered the hospital. Specialists and physi cians were ot no avail and hla vi tality steadily weakened nnUl the end came Wednesday afternoon. "It la possible that a pipe organ will be built In the church in mem ory ot Rev. Robbltt." aald Dr. Mas sey last night. "A memorial of fit ting greatnoss for him, however, will be placed In the building soon." f Rev. Bobbitt Is survived by a wife, Mrs. Lila Bobbltt. There are" no children. According to a wire from Mrs. Bobbltt funeral services will be held in the Christian church of Wood land. Friday at 2:30 p. m. STOKES IS SUED. . 7;', NEW YORK. Jan. 20. The Otto man American Development com pany began a suit for 88.120.000 Wednesday In supreme court against W. E. D. Stokes, millionaire club man. The action involves the Ad miral Colby M. Chester grants for oil fields In Turkey. It Is a counter claim suit growing out of an action started by Stokes against the oil concession company for 85250 on four serial notes for money Stokes alleges he advanced the company. In Our Foot Comfort Service Dr. Scholl's Fnnt.-Eflzpr Positively relieves weak, and fallen arches, tired, aching, burn ing feet, wenk ankles, cramped toes. ' Light and comfortable. Worn In any shoe. ' t ' Why not drop In today when down town for foot comfort again? In tha Center ot the Shopping District.