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UKivunaiTT or ore. i-m m U BR AIT Rnn The KlaM4.th .News The Klamath News Official Paper City of Klamath Falls Two Sections 16 Pages United New and Vnlttd Press Telegraph Strokes Vol. 3, No. 148 Price Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, OKE., SUNDAY. JUNE 13, 1926 (Every Morning Except Monday) IRRIGATION IS ASSURED Quaker State Voters Led to Polls by Cash Freely Distributed Witnesses Tell Senate Committee That Fraud and Corruption Usually Prevail in Elections, and Unfold Story Rivaling Greatest Vote Buying Classic in U. S. History. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. (United Pre..) Organiied fraud and corruption prevail generally in electons in Penn.yl . vania, three witneitet told the senate primary campaign inves tigating committee today. Any man who had sufficient money could carry the city of Pitt. burgh in a "two man" race, Frederick K. Butel, west ern elate leader in the recent campaign of Cifford Pinchot for the republican senatorial nomination, declared. The present republican organlta-i lino in rniiaqeipma nna omit up .yalem through rvor. promlaea and ! money thnt m.kr. the third Uracil city In ths United State, .uhjret tO tne political will ot me lenuer.. r Henry W.lnul, another IMnrhot j trader. Mid. t'lllen Have No loimol)' i Hut theae two laricer cltle. of the I tale. hae no monopoly on election ) fraud.. O. J. Ooodennugh, slate ruanagsr for IMnrhot. added later. Other aectlona. too, are aubjert lo theae rondltlona, he aald. Thean three atiitemcnia lo the roramltlee created such an aaluund Ing Impreaalon that Chairman "Jim" Heed, veteran proaerutor. ordared It additional wllneaae. subpoenaed lo tell delalla In the alowly untold Ing tale, rivalling- the grratsat vote buying rlaaalra of American poll tica. ineir namea win oe nnnounc- ed Monday. ...... New Chapter Written Walnut darted the new chapter In Hie story which already haa de-i' veloped that at leant 11.600.000 waa apenl by Plnchnt, William S. Vare and (ieorgo Wharlon Pepper, can didate, fur th. republican aena torlal nomination In the May IS primary. In a raaual conversational inn. Walnut told how money waa doled out toward leader, in enormous auma to pay "poll watrhera." whoae chief duty wa. to vote for the dralg nated candidate; how 20.000 city employe, followed the machine to hold their Job.; how the aarao elec tion offlclala ot the organization counted the balluta every year: how Irregularities had been dlarlosod In court, from time to limo, but no one wa. convicted. Money IIajdi At II n nil Bntol doacrlbed t'.ie tn.nner of paying off watcher. In Pittsburgh from hag. ot money; how the men lined up In Vote and I'epper head quarters, .('rambling for poult Ion to get their "puy"; how ono counter admitting throwing Into a .ewer nil vote, he counted. . ' "I believe that In tho ra.e of a two-.lded campaign, any one who ha. enough money ran awing an election In Pittsburgh," ha charged. "The watcher, and worker. will work for any one who will pay tbem." , OoodenntiKh charged that Mayor, the Cullnucy Worker, lake, effect Charlea Kline. Pittsburgh, had:juy i. t,al j,t completed warned rlty employe, there that j9lglllnt new a(,reementa with pruc- they would be dlarharged the tiny after the primary If they did not carry their ward, for the' Pepper ticket. Tho warning wn. given at a public meeting and generally re ported In the prcHB. ha .aid. Iteetl ordered Kline auhpnenned. Pack Your Troubles ; in a Washbag Soiled clothes represent drud geryif you waHh them your self. But If we launder thum we tako the drudgery with us and never return it. We have many services to of fer Rough-dry, wet-wash, flat pieces ironed and others that ,8 call will bring you full information on. Troy Laundry Phone 656 . it n 1 J QUlll OCrlOUSlV Injured Through ! Dynamite Blast Lighted Cigarette it Cause of; Bru.h Fire; Boy Finds a! Dynamite Cap; Fingers are' Blown From Hand Cecil McCormlck. K year old, of 13118 l.skevlew avenue, la maimed for Hie. and poaaltily crippled In hia lower llnilia, an the reault of care, lesanea. on the part of some peraon who threw dynamite cap. In the road where tho child often play. Shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Cecil returned from the ,,, ,,,,. hu nom(1 Finding a dynamite cap In the road he plrk- i ed It up and dug nut "anme white I tiif." which waa later dlarovered ultro-glycerine. The tfyn.mlte exploded, blowing off the end of the child', throe finger, to the flrat joint. The palm of tho hand wa. badly 'burned. Metal from the cap entered the boy', leg in at leant IK different place., according lo the attending phyalrian, who dreaaed the wounda. Two other boy., whoae names could not be learned, received minor (Continued On lag Two) Duffy Declines Labor Position For Coming Year E. F. Puffy hua declined lo be a nominee for re-election a. aecre tury of the Culinary Worker." Al llunce, a pluce he hu. held for tho pant year, lie I. a rook by pro tein. Ion and every bnre In a while likoa to sweat behind the range In order to keep hi. hand In tho game. There ore three candidate, for the plnre a. nerretary, or business agent. Duffy haa boen secretary I of the Central Labor council, but will nut resign from thi. pout for llhn preaent. III. re.ign.tlon from llcajly every realaurunt In the city. Building Permits Continue to Soar With Prosperity niiildlng perm It k, during the past two days from the office of the rlly clerk, I.ein 1.. (Iiighagen. have amounted tn $11,672. Tho permit, railed for three first clans house., threo garagea, two additions and a work shop. The following permit, were laatied: ' M. Mcllride, J2H00 hntiso on El dorado alreot. i K. J. ICeplnoan, $272 addition on iWorden street. j J. M. Krn.ler, $200 permit for two garage, on Oak .treet. K. 8. nohln.nn, $500 .hop on I Spring street. I W. 1). Miller Construction com ' pany. $1000 gnrago on Sixth and ; Ilrond. I I.. E. Paddock, $100 addition on Maln. I H. W. Martin, $1000 hottao on Melioan .treet. Thomas l.aiiKlifnil. $2500 hott.io on Ilrotid street. DESCHUTES COUNTY TOWN OF BRADCOMB IS THING OF PAST IIKN'If. June 12. tl'nlml I'rra) 'The town of llnMlrunib ImmmiI Into nullllrucnrwi today , Willi the algnlng of an onler by (hi Mcarhulr rounly court fur II vacation. HrjMlennib was plat ted flvn mllr. north of lpln In 1MIO, Juitt before the coming of the railroad lo llend. but no sale, cnmpnljpi was -vrr atari el by V. l. Konlliam, nhowt 40 ere lioiwalrml It hail been. More than a dccmlo and a half later Ir'ontliatu, Ilrctl of paying taint at city lot ratm, petitioned the rourt lo vm-ntn tho "town" o that his taken would be levied on n acreage baidM, Editor to Face Jury on Charge of Murder Militant . Alberquerque Journalist to Appear at La Vagas and De fend Himself. LAS VEGAS. N. M.. June 12. (United News) Tho little red itone courthouse on one of the highest tips of this town In the Olorletta mountain was. conditioned today for the trial Tuesday of Carl C. Mugee, militant Alberquerque editor, who Is charged with msnalaughtcr. Magee. who U editor of the New Meilco Slate Tribune, faces trial for the ahootlng of John Luaseter. In s fight In a hotel lobby here with former Judge D. J. Leahy, his Lit ter political foe. 1-eahy attacked Magee and had him helpless on the floor when the editor pulled a gun and fired, striking Idsseler In the neck. Msgee fired several times more, two bullets lodging In Leahy's arm before lbs former Jur ist ceaaed hla attack. Laaaeter died 17 minutes after being hit. While citizen, here have failed to .how any special Interest In the rase, court officers expect the court loom to be taxed lo capacity throughout the trial. Chester A. Hunker, district at torney, who will prosecute Magee, wa. not In town today, having gone to hi. ranch .several mile, below hero for the week-end. Magee and his lawyers are due here from Alberquerque 'Monday af ternoon. Klamath Falls Sportsmen Will Greet Visitors K la ma III Falls Sportsmen associa tion will tonight welcome the Cali fornia and Oregon game commission which are to hold a Joint confer ence today at Copco dam. The vis itor, will arrive in this rlty some time this evening, and while no for mal entertujnment ha. been arrang ed for them tonight they will he welcomed by dl.clple. of Isank Wal ton and their sojourn will bo mnde as pleasant as possible. Tomorrow .evening a banquet Is to bo given In honor of the visi tor, nt the chamber of. commerce room, and It I. hoped thorn will he present n large delegullon ot rep resentative local sportsmen as mal low of Interest will bo up for dis cussion. rOHNKNSKlN IS CIIAIttiKII AGAINHT i. I O'DKIKM J. P. O'Brien was arrested la.t night st Klamath avenue by state and federal prohibition agents, charged with Illegal possession of liquor. O'Brien could not furnish ai:reties and wa,. committed lo the county Jail, II was . busy night with tho of ficer, and they conducted raid, upon a number of place.,- hut no liquor wa. found lliat could be u.ed a. evidence except at tho homo of 'Olirlon. , Habeas Corpus Writ Is Cause ; of Excitement i At Court House pnden Cowan Says He Did , Not Ask Attorney to Sue ' Out Writ, But He Really j Did Attach) Signaure I ....There-was wild excitement! yesterday an si talk of invest!-! gations wnen it became known ; that Lindson Cowen had told j District Attorney Elliott and Justice R. C. Spink that hej had not asked Attorney Fred Mills to prepare a writ of habeas corpus in the Klamath county circuit court settins forth that a , state court had :io jurisdiction over Indians on the reservation. nut the excitement was short lived. Cowen had signed the peti tion for the writ. "Sure 1 signed It, I thought it was s divorce proceedings and I'd ign anything lis. mat.' l owen told Attorney Mill, durisg the unofficial Inquiry. The writ wa. signed in the presence of Lloyd R. DeLsp. cir cuit court clerk. "You know 1 like thst tresty with the Indiana." continued Cowen, referring to the legal basla of the writ for bia release from a 50-day jail sentence. "Hut I thouEbt thst you know whst I want I. that Alex Terump ( Continued (hi rage Two) Park Site Saved From Destruction By Quick-Action Fire of unknown origin late yes terday afternoon threatened to des troy the proposed Klamath Falls city park , site when flames crept Into limber and brush on the Rock Creek highway, three-fourth, ot a mile south of the. rlty. Thl. wa. the word received by Keith Ambroae. tire chief, who with cne of hla men and several em ployes of the Csllfornis Oregon Power company, succeeded in dig ging a deep trsll around the fire center. According to Ambrose the tire wsa nearly one mile long. The property has long been held by Rufus S. Moore and recently he gave the 80 acre tract to the park board for a rlty park site. Word received here last night reported the tire nnder control. BOYS AND GIRLS LEAVE TO STUDY DURING SUMMER Good new. Is at hand for the boys nnd glrla of Klamath Falla. The Central Playground near the court house will be throw n open Monday morning, and the youngsters can Indulge in recre ation between tho hours of II a. ni. and 3:45 p. ni. The KTOunds will be reopened In the evening hot w een tl:4.1 anil ft o'clock. Supervisor Viols Hill will be In charge and will give her undivid ed attention to looking after the welfare of the young people who delight In having an outing place where tliey may enjoy themselv es unrestrained. Today The Orpheus BILLY MURRAY in Song and Stories Lionel Barrymore Amnrw'n'u most rliatino'iiished actor in Meddling Women" A masterful photodrama Comedy "The New Teacher" Adults 25c Children 10c PORTLAND GOLF TO BECOME DRY SPORT WITHIN FEW DAYS I'OHTI.AMf, Juiu 12. (I'nltod I'reaa) (olf tn and awawl Port land will be a tin ajnnaeroent after nest TurMury. It has been agreed here, following a "arcn cml luwWNtandlna;' on Che part of federal and slate prohibition officer, and rrprt-omtallrrn of local golf club. W. K. N'ewell, depot y prohi bitum adinlnlMtrator, iMlmlltral to day that letters In regard to the allege! dry law violation had been aent to nil club preelili-nts ami that a general andentanding which will put an end to "IBtb hole golf hail been readied. U.S. Army Airman is Victim oflTeeth raiings . . . .i Accident Henry Walton Goode Well Known Wealthy Portland Man; Father Prominent. VANCOUVER.' Wash.. June 12. (United Press) Lieut. Henry Walton Goode. Portlsnd. Ore., wss burned to desth stout four o'clock ibis sfternoon when an sirnlane.be wa. flying at Vancouver Barracks sir field caught fire and crashed to the ground from an altitude of about 200 feet. I.leut. Julius Charles Sytford. re serve officer of Hsnford. VYs.h.. i temporarily on duly at Vancouver Barracks, wss -a passenger, and was thrown out of the plane. He was not seriously injured. The wrecked ship was the big de Havtland, the personal plsne of Lieut. Oakley G. Kelley, command- snt of the Vsncouver field. Sytford. who wss acting as ob server for Goode, probably owes his life to the fsct thst the force of the heavy plane's fall threw him out. He was painfully burned about the -face and bruised, but his Injuries are not serious. Lieut. Kelley bsd been up ,ln the plane about an hour before the ac cident and a? Id the machine worked perfectly and that from all Indi cations, It was In splendid condi tion. Goode wa. a wealthy young Port lander and well known all over tho coast. He was the son ot the late Henry W. Goode, Sr., at one time president of the Portland Railway and Power company, later reor ganised Into the present Portland Electric company. Legal Problem of Jail Escape Baffles Emmitt Assistant District Attorney A. C. Schanpp is up against It. So also Is Justice of the Peace R. A. Em mitt. For several days Roy Bryant and Jack Palmer have been on trial for assisting Etta Charlie, their come ly young triheswoman, to escape from the county farm where she 1. doing a year. Etta Charlie did a couple of night, of her sentence at Chlloquln, It 1. alleged, at the In .tanre and with the connivance ot Bryant and Palmer, j There wa. a lot of conflicting j evidence In the case. JtidKe Em mitt was In a qtinndry. After I weighty consideration hi. honor de. Irided Bryant was not guilty, but 1 that Palmer a guilty. mil on IUUK1IIK ll me aiumieaj ' it wa. learned that the minimum punishment for assisting a prioner to escape, the charge on which Pal - mer was convicted, was two years In jail. No one wanted to hold Palmer 'at the expense of the county for i two years. 8o Emmitt. on the ad- :vlce of Schanpp, let Palmer loose I on his own recognisance. Neither of them know how the raso will i terminate. Water Users Granted Long Time Payments on Building Charges R. E. Bradbury Informs Klamath Irrigation Dis trict Board That Main Canal Will Be Relined At Two Points; No Special Assessments to Meet Delinquencies Will Follow. Construction costs together with supplemental charges against the water users of the Klamath district are to . be stretched over a period of 32 years, from date, in accordance with the tentative agreement brought back from Washington, . D. C, by R. E. Bradbury, president of the district. The re lief measures have already been discussed with Dr. Elwood Mead, commissioner of the reclamation bureau, and have his approval. Identical With Suspected Men Of ficiaU Feel Confident That! d'Autremont Brothers Have Been Captured by Officers at Juneau JUNEAU. Alaska, June II. (United Press) Belief ot local au- I thorlties that two .aspects held here are Roy and Hugh d'Aulre mont, wanted lor an Oregon train robbery., wa. strengthened . today when a dentist reported that fill h.gs; in thelr-ytreoth 'tuiiTBpendtjn' exactly with descriptions In govern ment circulars. The auanecta were arrested here Il'edneadav and five the names of A. Erickson and J. Martin. Since then they have steadfastly declared they know nothing about the hold up. It occurred In October, 1923,- i In a tunnel In the Siskiyou moun tains, wbere the train was blown up and tour persons killed. A third suspect seen here, sup posed to be Ray d'Autremont, Is still at Urge. P. L. Nell, postofflce inspector ot Seattle, is due here Tuesdsy on the steamer Northwestern. It is hoped that the identity of the men will be definitely established when he appears. Grass Fires Are Charged to Boys Who Like Flames Young boys ot Klamath Falls must enjoy to the fullest the thrill ot a screaming siren and the thund er of fire engine, according to Keith Ambrose, fire chief, who lays the cause of numerous grass fires to young boys and careless cigarette smokers. 'So far in June we have answer ed IS calls tor grass fires, and many of them were in sections of the city where we were powerless should they have reached houses. It Is either the work of careless cigarette smokers who throw the butts of -their cigarettes away In a grassy area along the road, or else kids set the fires for pleasure. "The same young l:oys that set these fires turn urmi id and tight the flames like trojuns, snd I've seen some of those kids that looked like they had participated In the setting of the fire, take off their coats and work like demon, to put out the flame, they may have caused," plated the fire chief la.t night. Three calls to exlingtilnh grass fires were answered by the fire de- partment yeaterday. The first cull I at 9 o'clock In tho mronlng came ! j from Melrose and Taclflc Terrace. I The tire was put out with rheml-1 --I, ,h.ra hiln .,, h h,-i v At 11:30 o'clock a fire tar from '.any houses, broke out near Cres- ! cent avenue near Painter nnd lol- J orea streets. The third call came from Lake view and Delta street,, where a large grassy area had caught fire ; an unknown source. There WM no damage. TIIK KATHKIt OREGON Fait and warmer. Under the tentative agreement, the main canal is to be relined at two point., st the big fill south ot the Harry Booth place, and the other near or east of the Applegate place. This work will cost 132.00. of which the district will oar sp- proxlmately 37 per cent, or In the ' "borhood of I1J.000. which in uc psijauio in 110 iDonu ui stallmenta dating from 1928. Another feature of the agreement Is to permit the district to carry all assessments as collected under the general taxing power ot the state., and that the United States Is not to require the district to make special assessments to . meet delinquencies. Will ReeognlM - Contract. ' The reclamation service la to rec ognise the contracts of tax delin quency under which the district has.' in accordance . with the Oregon 'Statute, given water users liv jsara to pay conatruction and pperauou. and maintenance charges. There- Is at present due the district about, f 16, 000 on these contracts. . ' Further, the district Is given a reduction in its present penalty rate on deterred payments. The rate la cut in half, from one cent to one half cent a month. Five years Is given the district to pay out Its delinquent construction and operation and maintenance charges that hava accrued prior to 1926 without levying a special as sessment. At the present time the charge amounts to 1:9.018.88, and the construction charge totals. t7,- 866.SS. si Means Repayment Plan The extension of 32 years Is 'a 40-year repayment plan of paying ; construction charges, beginning with (Continued On Page Two) Young People to Leave to Attend Summer School There will be , an exodus this morning of 58 ybung people who will forsake their, homes In Klam ath Falls to journey to Corvsllls where I hey will attend the boys' and pirla' summer school. They will be absent for two weeks and every member of the party Is look ing forward to a change ot en vironment with much Interest. For the first time Lake county !a ! sending a delegation ot young peo ple to the summer school, and yes terday T. T. Former, agent for that county, passed through Klam ath Falls enroute to Corvallls. He ai accompanied by a party ot 18 boys and girls. FREE Baseball Regular Size Horse Hide Cover Rubber Center To every boy who buys a pair of Hi-Kick Shoes, sizes ! ' V2 o, pair J.lo, as long i as balls last, about 60 of them. See Shoes in Window GO i Center ot Shopping District