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rXfVK'IMITV OK OIIK I FI'iJKNK ,,;( The Klamath News The fClamath News Official Paper City of Klamath Falls Three Sections 22 Pages United Nev and United Press Telegraph Services Vol. 3, No. 190 Price Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 1926 (Every Morning Except Monday) BETHEL ISLAND LEVEE BURSTS 'Mexican President Arraigns Pope Pius Accuse. Head of Catho-j lie Lnurcn 01 med dling in Affair of Government MEXICO CITY. Aim. 7. (United Press) President I'lutarco ChIIuh today ar raigned Pupa IMuh himself fur meddling in Mext-an uffnirn; denied the insinuations of his opponents that ho wan endcuv orinir to sovictize Mexico and attacked the church for Its intolerance and claim to in fallibility. The president participated In one of lha moat rem ark aide Interviews rer given by a rhlef o( Kate. It wa a direct and forrefnl effort at Justification of his government's position In (be struggle between church and atale. Citing the papal approral of Ihr Mexican episcopate's decision to ceaa priestly service in the tem ple and alleging that the pope had ordered Catholic to disobey the xecutlon. Callea anked: "By what right did ho do It?" "How cuulil any government nub mil to meddling of tlilnUlndT" President Csllvs' word wero a defiance of the church. He denied that effom at mediation had been attempted by President Ursula of I'eru. who Ihia week cabled a plea for harmony and received a tart reply from fallen. Mediation. Callea said today, would not be accepted by the Moil can Koreroment, While Callea received the Ameri can correspondents, lllshop Pasquale Dial, official spokesman of the Mexican episcopate, received a (Continued On Page. 'Two) Cutting of Hay Is Three Weeks Ahead of Time Hay cutting throughout Hid dla Irct will he well under way by the nilddlo of Ihia week, about threo weeks earlier than usual, which Is expected to Rive many of the farm era three cuttings this season, ac crdlng to Frank Union, county club executive who stated yester day, following several duys In tliu Merrill and .Vnllii seel Ions. Hint tliu hay harvest has already opened. An early spring la t.ho explana tion for Hie advanced rutting this month. Those farmera who have gcaai stands of alfalfu, will, under fnvorable conditions, get a third rutting very readily, la Sexton's belief, and even where tho crop Is lighter the fields will benefit by tho early season through richer full and wlutor paatnrago. No scrloua water shortages have been reported on the project, In spllo of an exceptionally dry sea son. ' and It Is generally predicted that Irrigated crops will not surfer far want of Irrigation this year. Falls From Pole And Escapes With Broken Forearm Uunhln to cling to the upper reaches of a 30-foot telephone pole In the Southern Pacific yards here yesterday, Pred Srhrletor, an em ploye of tho rullrnad company, plunged to the ground, with not ovon a few strap wires lo break the force of his fall. The man sustained a painfully broken forearm, according to the, surgeon who dressed thn Injury. Tho accident occurred In the vlcln ' Ity of tho rarshops. Schrlolur, It was staled. Is water service helper. BOOM OF REVOLVER HARMLESS; THOUGHT HE HAD SUICIDED H'l(l;KIKI.I. III.. Aug. 1. (Inllnl I !-!) William If aye ilctiliil kill liliiiwir, Hi- mti n fiirewi-ll note, Irvrlrd a re volver nl liU head, fired ami fell lu the floor. A fur Ih'Iiik rc- lri Ml A hospital, wliori il ttM fmniil In. had mil been wounded, llnyc admitted ilmt lit- had lx--n "Kan'd liy I In- Iiiiiik" iiiiiI hml fulntiil (rum fright. Mcpherson (V- Said to Be Found Close to Douglas: li Loaded in Sonora, Mexico; Evangelist Say She Ha No Time to Make Visit for Identification UIH .WttKI.KM, .tug. 7. (l ol. ted Pn) .lliiice Hcinplu Mc pherson, radio evangelist, said tonight slit had not definitely fit rldcd whether she would go lo Douglas, .trl., lo lniecl the newly found rabln In which she claims she. was held raptttr by I three kiilnnMrs following her dlsapiM-aranct. May IH, "I harvn't made any definite ; decision regarding a trip to !oug- Ins," Mrs. MrPhcrson told the I'nl ; ted Press tonight. "At tho moment I am confronted by my church du ! Ilea and feel them to be of the greatest importance. lleing away ; from my congregation for some time ) naturally set back my progress and I feel at this time that II is a ae- rious problem to consider leaving III mi for even few days. "1 expert to apeak lo al least , fn.OuO. persona between now" and I Hundsy night, and for the tluio be ; lug havo mudii no decision yet." ! Discovery of the alleged captive I hut was msde by friends of the I evangelist. It Is located 21 miles ! outside of Douglas. In Honors, i .Mexico, and 1! miles from Nigger j head mountain, not far from a road (Continued on rag Two) Chiloquin Mayor Resents Charges Preferred on City The Klamath News Is In receipt of a lettvr from Muyor A. C. Oienger of Clillcrinln. relative to sensational alorlrs that have been published ac-. cuslng his town of countcnencltig vice, and also charging that the municipal election held last March wan Irregular. Muyor C.lenger does not mince words, and explains the situation clearly and forcibly. Tho letter Is well worth reading and Is herewith published In full. "The letter of Chlloquln res ldeut addressed to Assistant Dis trict Attorney Wlesl, requesting the calling of tho grand Jury to Invcs tlgiila alleged corruption In our first municipal election, and to Investi gate nlleged Immoral conditions in Chlloqnln, recently published In Klamath Kails newspapers, has keen (Continued on Page Mix) X ! T- ' American eg.uu. Elects Officers Ensuing Year MAItSHFlKLD. August 7. mini led Press) Arthur A. Murphy. Portland, was unanimously aelertrd as commander of the Oregon depart ment, American league, this action being taken upon a motion by his only opponent, J. O. Frock, also of Portland. Other departmental offi cials elected were Ocorge K. I.ove. Kugene, vice-commander: Thomas D. HtouKhton. Portland, finance of ficer, and A. C. Hn Hoy. Dallas, chap Iain, t Murphy announced that Carl It. Moser of Portland will be reappoint ed as state adjutant. The legion auxiliary elected Mis. Harold llemhner of Hood Itlver, prenldont; Mrs. (Inruld Wilcox of KHtarntln, vice-president; Mrs. J. W. Melnliirff of Mnrshfleld, secretary and ti'Pitnui'cr, nnd Miss Mnrlu Wal ker of HI. Helens, historian. Mrs. Hershner and Mr. Mclnturff were chosen national delegates. Gaines is Calm as Evidence is Given Although Not Directly Connected With Mur- rlt rf ftaiitvrif - Ma timony Damaging SEATTLE, Auk. 7. (Uni ted Press) An automobile re sembling Wallace C. Gaines' roadster was seen racing wild ly through Woodland park and toward the road that nkirts Green lake the night Sylvia Gaines was beaten to death on the shores of the lake. This testimony. Introduced by the slate, came as a climax Ihia af ternoon to another day'a Interroga tion of prosecution wltneases In the Wallace C. (ialnea murder case. John II. Helix, caretaker at Wood land park, who testified to seeing the car. said It was going so fast he feared It would turn over when the driver tried to make a turn in the road. "1 thought there would be a wreck," Hulls said, "so I watched ' "I saw where, in making the turn around some posts, the ear skidded (Continued Oi'Page Two) Boxes on Poles Order For Mail Fully Explained llorause some misunderstanding haa resulted from a recent an nouncement to the effect that peat office patrons are forbidden by law to place mall boxes on tele phone or light poles. John McCall. postmaster here, wishes to clear up the situation. The trouble occurs principally with out-of-llmlt patrons, or those who live Just beyond the carrier limits. These people have In the past, In many cases, placed their boxes on poles within the carrier limit In order to have their mall' delivered. The post office Is will ing to extend theao patrons tho car rier service, but the boxes should lie supported by posts installed for tho purpose, McCall states, as the light and telephone companies have a lawful right to tear down all boxes on the polea. In the past boxes torn down, have been Immediately replaced on the poles, causing tho companies no little trouble. The laws reads that no mall box, sign .or any other hindrance, may be fastened to poles which linemen have occasion to climb. Pullman Rates on . Cascade Line Not Yet Determined J. J. Miller, district freight and passenger agent here for the South ern Pacific, after endeavoring for the past three weeks to ascertain ptillman rate over the now Cas cade line for thoso who will travel with tho local delegation to the Kugene Trail to Rail celebration, yesterday was advised from San Francisco that because the line is new, a set of rates have not yet been worked out by the Pullman company In Chicago. Straight transportation on the! special will be $9.25, It was an nounced previously, Trnvolera on the special will he given a round trip ticket for one-way fnre. Pitll mnn rates however, are established by tho Pullman company, and ttntll these are quoted from Chicago, Miller will not be able to give correct Information on the rates, locally. It la exported that com plete information will he received here this week. CENSURES EMPLOYES WHO ARE LATE; IS THEN LATE HIMSELF IIK.;, Aug. i (lulled lrc-) Joha) liTnr, boaa of llu ari burets' division of lll board of education, notified IJ of hi hireling to appear la bin offli at n p. ui. to receive rt-prtiiianiU for being lato on IUr job. At 5:07, llyme rushed In brratlilra from hurrying- In a Tain effort to be ponrlual and meekly asking llic boy to try dropping around to work oa time In 11m future. Diamond Lake to Remain Property State of Oreognn Coordination Committee Votes Unanimously to Omit Won der Resort From Crater Lake National Park MKDFOHD. Or., Aug. 7. A un animous vote by the President' Coordination commission which haa been considering the proposed In clusion of lHamond lake lo Cra ter lake national park. decided against the action after a brief hearing her laat evening. Fifteen local witnesses poke against the Inclusion, at th bearing. The committee.' according to a statement from Congressman H. W. Temple of Pennsylvania, chairman. I still considering the alteration of the boundaries of Crater lake national park, but that tbe new area proposed will not Include Diamond lake. After hearing the fifteen Med ford witnesses, cautioned to brief speeches by It JJV .Vnre. Med ford. acting chairman at the bear ing, the commission went Into closed conference to return In a very few minutes with a derision, which when announced, was greeted by continued applause from the aud ience taxing the capacity of the courtroom. Moor spoke briefly at the close of the hearings, com plimenting Stephen T. Mather, dir ector of national parks, and Super intendent C. G. Thomson on park progress. Those who spoke against the in clusion were: C. E. Oates, P. D. Harrison. Bert Anderson, Paul Scherer, Charles Reames, T. E. Daniels. Allison Moulton, Ralph Cowglll, Dr. W. W. Howard. John Denison and E. E. Kelly, of Med ford: and William Brlggs and O. N. Franklin, of Ashland. Beatty Man Is Surprised When Brother Appears Had Not Seen Each Other for 15 Years; A. P. Schmidt is Prominent Resident of Omaha, Nebraska - Klamath Falls, despite tho fact that it was Ignored for year by railroad and highway, is attracting the attention of "big business" In the middle west. A, P. Schmlti. wltn his wife and son, arrived In Klamath Falls yes terday from Omaha, Nebraska. They were looking for Schmtls' brother, who Is no other than Frank J. Schmlti. well known storekeeper of Beatty on the Klamath Indian res ervation. Mrs.' Leah Smith, of the Triple A. desk, while giving the visitor valuable information con cerning roads, threw light upon the whereabouts of Frank Schmlti. Tho brothers hare not seen each other in If years, and although tho Nebraska man was positive that his brother lived In Oregon, he did not realise that he should find him so easily. Schmlti Is owner of 11 large garages in the middle west and owner of half Interest In another shop In Washington, D. C. Willi a view of adding another string to his list, he has come west and Is thinking seriously of locating In the Klnmnth country. "Three years ago t went broke In San FrnncUco and lost every j cent I had In the garage business. I Then I started out again nnd now; things are running smoothly enough ' for me again that 1 can venture out' (Continued on Pago Two) Pine Belt Northern Idaho is Damaged N vir.'TT n l Devastated, Accord ing to Report SPOKANE, Aug. 7. (Uni ted Press) Forest fires con tinued to sweep the white pine belt of northern Idaho ; and the Spokane territory to day, devastating 170,000 acres of federal forestry acreage, 50,000 acres of adjoining for ests and an estimate of 75. 000 to 100,000 private lands I within 100 miles of this city. Cooler weather during ne last : hours baa aided tbe fire fighters tremendously, but more fighters sre being employed wherever available In an effort to check the fires, while they are burning slowly, . High winds this week have play- j ed havoc with the thousands of fire fighters, and smoke hanging i low over thla entire district has I made airplane reconnoitring value less to those in charge- In the field. 8pokane alone 1 sending 100 fire fighters a day to the woods, TCtHrtrnuetr on Tag-Tbrre - I Fifteenth Fire In One District Causing Alarm The fifteenth forest fire to break out in one district north of tbe Klamath Indian reservation, was re ported to Jackson Kimball of the local protective association late yes terday. Six men were fighting the flames within a short time after the fire was reported, and at nine o'clock last night, eight additional fighters were dispatched to the flame-stricken area from the local office. A grass fire of considerable mag nitude was reported yesterday after noon to be spreading rapidly in the vicinity of Grass Lake, in northern California, threatening valuable stands of timber on Goose Nest mountain, belonging to the Weed lumber company. Forest fire look outs in this district stated that huge columns of smoke were sighted roll ing up from the flames, which were believed at the time to be raging through dry grass and Juniper trees. A wire report from Weed, Cali fornia, received here late last night that a small army of volunteers were desperately back firing yes terday to prevent possible destruc tion of the town by a brush fire raging in neighboring hills. Bar ring a change in the direction of the wind, the workers expected to have the fire, controlled by this morning. 'State Official ! Likes This City ! In Business Way I I Will Moore, state fire warden. Is here from his headquarters at Sa I lem looking utter official business i matters. Moore Is a great booster I tor Tillamook and Its dairying In dustry, but remarks that he never saw a better place In which to en I gage In dairying than right here In Klamath county. He believes that ; ultimately there will be developed i one of the greatest Industries In the ! state, barring Tillamook, of course, ' as he sees It, and predicts a won , rtertnl future for Klamath, i I WKATIIKK OltKUON Fair Sunday. Monday;! fog on coast, temperature, normal; gentle variable winds. HOT WEATHER IS CAUSE OF TROUBLE STATES JURIST DV.H MOINKH, lima. Aug. 7. (lulled Pre) Declaring that "assault sail hat lery" and "dis turbing the peace' charges are the result of hot weather. Judge H. H. Hawyer haa instructed court official io diacouriuEe tbe filing of these case in municipal court. Forty per cent of the July rar on a crowded docket were of Ihia nature, he said. n-ber Stand of Great Value to , Be Sold Shortly Contains 150,000,000 Feet and is Located in Squaw Flat Near Indian Reserva tion; Expect Many Bids One hundred and fifty mhllou of fert of standing timber, loca ted i Hie Hquaw Flat and aear the Indian reecrratioav and alous; the right-of-way of the Htrahoru railway, is going to be sold to the highest bidder on Kept ember 4, or thereabouts. This timber Is owned by S. O. Johnson and tbe Long Bell inter ests, and the timber stand is adja cent to the Big Lakes company which has been operating extensive ly for years. Bid for this magnificent atand of timber must be submitted to Elmer H. Cox. 801 Crocker Na tional bank building. San Fran cisco, on or before September 4 12. A. certified check in the sum of $1000 must accompany each bid to show good faith, and tbe successful bidder will thus have "applied on tr purchase- price -the amount of the check. Bids must state quantity of timber to be re moved annually, terms desired and Initial payment. -Of the 150.000.000 feet of tim ber at least SO per cent Is classed as being pine. Dairy, Poultry -Tidings Spread In This County Almost daily new tidings of suc cessful lairy and poultry ventures in Klamath county, are spread. R F. Pepple, owner of a diversified 160-acre farm In Langell valley, was in Klamath Falls yesterday searching for additional Guernsey dairy stock to Increase his present herd. "The prospects for dairy ing and poultry production through out this county are excellent." Pep ple declared. "The two industries are already firmly established here. and now await development only.") Settling In Langell valley less than two years ago, Pepple. origi nally from Idaho where- he was a druggist. Is gradually working into exclusive dairying and poultry raising. Last winter his flock of hens averaged an exceptional egg production of 70 per cent. "I ex pect to raise all my own feed next year." he said, "and I don't claim to be a real farmer, either.' On the Pepple ranch 1s a 25 acre field of natural grass which produced about 12 tons of very good hay this summer, and which furnishes all-year pasture, the vis itor stated. Irrigation Board Expects Cut in Interest Rates A conference between the Klam ath Irrigation district board and re rrosrntatlves of the Reclamation Service will be held on or about August 12, with the arrival of Richard J. Coffey, from Berkeley, district counsel for . the service. I when possible changes in the pre-' sent contract will be dlscttrsed. An-! nouncement of the conference was ' made yesterday morning at a regv.-l lar meeting of the Irrigation board. A proposed amendment to the contract will give tho district 40 years to ropay approximately 1900. 000 construction costs, with the Interest rate under the new plun. cut to six per cent. Present rate of Interest Is 12 per cent and the time limit 20 years. i i Thousands of Acres Inundated By Deluge Three Foot Hole Be- ' cornea Thousand Foot Gap That Brings De luge of Water STOCTON. Calif., Aug. 7. (United Press) Several thousand acres of the richest farm lands in the state were completely inundated late to day when the Bethel Island levee burst above Antioch, 18 miles west of Stockton.' Crop losses exceeding 9150,000 were reported here. The levee, which Is made - by, a subsidlsry of tbe Bsn Josquln river and surrounds the SSOO-acra Betael lslsnd. broke as a resalt of being tampered with by brash fire fight ers. A three-toot hole became a thousand-foot gap from which, swirling waters poured down over hundreds of acres of celery, pota toes, beans, corn, tomatoes and as paragus, leaving them la utter, ruin: Although many ranch booses aa other . Molding were In tbe path of the waters, the only great dam age was suffered by th crop. jtunarea.. -or...; jwncaeTs, wnvrj after the scope of the Inundation became apparent began a ons-slied battle to stem the flooding water. Crews of workers . were recruited . everywhere and calls tor aid 'were received here. Floating " motor pumps on rafts and hand pump worked to keep tbe water' level down, while construction drove plies and dumped sandbags, rocks sad mud to fill the break In tbe levee. Late reports from Antioch wre discouraging and the worker were making little headway In their ef forts to keep down the crop dam age. '."t- Suburban Homes Proving Mecca ; For Newcomers A movement toward the acqui sition of suburban plots of ground -In the vicinity of Klamath Falls.' la noted by local realtors who state thst for the most part their clleats purchasing from one to two acres outside the city limits," plan 'gar dens and chicken pens almost be fore the Ink on their house-plana has dried. , Among the latest to purchase along The Dalles-California high way, near here. 1 G. B. Mann, Port land, who arrived here last week, and who yesterday bought ea acre of ground from tbe Trl-state realty company here. Mann stated that he will start construction of a home at once, but as to whether or not he will raise poultry oa a small scale, he did not say. New Wool Blazers Men's . - $4.85 $4.95 Boys' V J; $3.95 : : In Bright Plaids " rr Center ot Shopping DlatxUt, , i i