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Newspaper Page TextLI II It ART The Klamath News The Klamath News Official Paper City of Klamath Falls Two Sections Twelve Pages United Neva and United Press Telegraph Services Vol. 3, No. 207 Price Five Cent KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1926 (Every Morning Except Monday) KLAMATH EXTENDS GREETING Workman Injured in Dynamite Explosion Tamping Powder With . Iron Bar Instead of Wood Causes Injury of George Thomas George Thomas, 30, luborer. is lying in the Klamath Valley hospital at the point of death, as the result of a premature dynamite explosion at the rock crusher between Honnnzn and Beutty, luta Thursday. Thotuaa tumping Is sticks o( dynamite lnti a deep rock crcvlt-o and waa employing an Imn bar in trad of a wooden allck (or the work. Junt aa ha (dared the sev enteenth allrk In the hols Ilia ex plosion occurred sending a large piece of tha bar partially through hla chest. Ilurna about, the fare and bands, and other lnjtirlttt aoout the mnti'a body were given flral mid by hla fellow workmen, but at a lute hour laat night the attending physician announced hla condition critical. According to witnesses of the ac cident, Thnmaa leaned over the hole, peering nto the dark cre vice to aee hair the sticks of drnn mite were piling up before putting In the laat allrk. It waa then, while lining Ihe iron bar, that he waa acnt hurltlng through the air. lie fell 10 (eet from the explosion ' (Continued on rage Two) Court House Has Queen Candidate Labor Day Fete The glrla In the county court house plan to have ono of thrlr number crowned queon of the Labor liny celebration which la being sponsored 'here by the Central La bor Council and llulldlng Trades Council, and yesterday they elect ed Mir Myrtle Oolllnter, steno grapher In the county clerk'a office, to enter the content. r The candidate winning thu con list will be crowned queen on Kal urday night of the fcntlril, and aa a niemeuto of tho henor bostowed I pon her, will be presented with a diamond ring. The girl winning f-rcond place In the content wtll re ceive a wrlnt wntoh. and tho one taking In In! honors la to lie given ,4 pearl necklace. The lust two named will also act -as atlendunta tor tho queen. A committee comprising C. II. Long and (I. W. Irrannon of the council, and .Mm.' Karl llunue, who is bringing the curnlvul .hero, yen terdny sponsored tho selection of cnndldiiles, all of whoso names have not yet been announced. Brunswick Recording The new Ilrunnwlrit electrical "Llght-Uny". recording method now Rives Ihe recorder unlimited oppor tunity.. Not. only can the entire musical scale he recorded, hut as well, all nudlblo sound, according In no longer limited physically, and the Increased musical value of there new rocords Is apparent to every one. Tha new electrical reproduc ing method (Brunswick Panatrope) also makes It, possible now to re produce all the music of the en tire musical scale, and In fuel all audlblo sound. Currins for Drugs INC Cor. 6th and Main. Klamath Falls, Ore. I Toughest Boy in the United States I Finally Brought to Bay; Like All Bad Men He Practically Dies With I His Boots On; Four Officers Arrest l'UEHI-O, Colo.. Auk. 20. (United News) The young est mid toughest of Colorado's "buby bandits," Forrest Gonce, who in 14, uttempted to shoot it out with thu "law" on the streets of J'ueblo today, but he wusn't quick enough on the draw. Before the kid desperado could snatch his weapon from his shirt. Deputy Sheriff Charles Fiscus, who was "not tak ing no chances." pumped four bullets into tho body of ttie defiant lud. Three of them landed in ForrcBt's neck, the other buried itself in his lungs. . Forest waa smiling when they us DC DAMtrutlDCT picked up hla tiny body and car ry.!. rAlNKHUKO 1 ! rled It on a stretcher to the am- IS TO BE PAINTED ' bulance. Unlike hla elder brother. AS GENUINE SAINT I1-"1"- h ,a ot turn ",0,- low" hy aurrenderlng. He had been l.oIMl, ug. yo. (lulled rwn)Mrri. Kuielliie lnhhunl, fiimoua militant suffragist, nuiy go down to MHterll- a. niml ern "saint." liana are on foot for the dedication of a atalneil glass window to tier In the Kill linl churcll, ltndoli. Mrs. Paiik hunt herwlr will be defilc-ted In fie window, much a nuinia are rrurcocntr-,! In the stained glnoa windows of ninny churches. Rabbit Show at County Fair to Draw Exhibitors Fully One Hundred and Fifty! J"b! ,nrludo ;'' ourtot ' . , ,. , ramp raid, and the robbery of fifty Entrant! Expected, Display .o t , y M c A I)urn( Of Livestock rromisei 10 dc Unusually Large For the first time In I lie Ills, tort of klninnili county fl a rabbit show will lie held with probably 1,10 entrant" from Iho entire nlate of Oregon. John ('. Felir, fnlilous rabbit judge- of III itlana,Mills. In cMrled to arrive In Klamath Falls September 1.1, to arrange for tile Judging of the "huniilen." Thin wan the announcement made yesterday from the office of the county agriculturist's office where plana for the fair are well under way. Promises tor exhibits for the Klamath county fair, September It. 17 and 18. are coming In rapidly. and to all appraraures there will . (Continued on Pntfo Four) j Montana Cowgirl Crushed to Death By Broncs Hoofs CHlCA(il). Aug. 20. ( United News) The first fatality of the Chicago rodeo occurred Friday eenlng. when Loulio llnrtwlg. I Montana rcwglrl. waa trampled to idouth beneath her bronco's hoofs during a thrilling exhibition which ; waa witnessed by more than 12.000 persons at Soldiers field. Mrs. Ilurtwlg. wife of a Mon tana riinchcr, was prepared to leap from Keno. her mount, when sho noticed Hint tho cowboys wero not ready to catch her. oho attempted to regain her hold on the suddle, but It una too late and she, went down under the bronco's hoofs. Keno In known as a bad horse. Several of her friends had begged her not to rldo him, but sho hud Insisted tlint alio would bo perfect ly safe. New Oil Lines Terminal Yards Are Being Laid Work of laying the new oil linen of Ihe Southern Pacific tor- mlnnl hero, began yesterday morn ing, following the completion of several hundred yardn of dllch by tho Lorenx digger. An eight-Inch main, with a three-Inch return pipe and small drain tile, are being placed. The I,oren digger Is now work ing directly toward the tdl flump near the center of the yards. With excavation tor Ihe oil column near ly completed yesterday, ' It Is ex pected that tho system will bo In- I stalled In the near future. ; true to bla Ideal Jesse James, the notorious Missouri desperado, who "died with hla boo I a on." ' With Forest lying in a hospital, fighting for his life, and Leslie ' safely In a cell In the county Jail. ' the prodlgloua crlpilnal actlvltlea of the Conee boys are definitely at an j end. For four days these youths who ' act out to make Jesse James and the Younger brothera look like "pikers." have been !h object of : a state-wide search. Halt a doten posses, equipped with tear bombs, and with an alrplano at their dis posal, have been searching tho mountains and highways of Colo rado for the "baby bandits," whose iM pursuit the Juvenilo despers doea displayed a resourcefulness and .cunning which .. boiled their years. They played hide and seek with tho "law" and seemed to get a kirk out of It. At one time they were cornered In a gulch near llye, Colo., but they slipped through Ihe sheriff's men and escaped in an (Continued on Page Four) Ten Ladies In Labor Day Queen Voting Contest The namea of ten entranta In the Queen contest which la being spon sored by the Central Labor council connection with the Labor Day ! celebration, were announced last night by C. D. Long, chairman of the carnival concessions commlt j tee, and othor members of the or j sanitation. , Prospective queena may file for entranro In tho contest not later i than 11 o'clock this morning, It was stated. Tickets will be Issued j iiiu luiiiemauiB si p. m. luuay, and the girl who sells most tickets' will bo crowned queen and pre nented with a diamond ring on Labor Day. A wrist watch and pearl necklace will be given to tho win ners of the second and third hon ors, respectively. Tho girls whose names had been entered In the contest last night, are: Miss Lois Ktaub, representing the Hwuann Uox company; Miss 1,11 llun Beaeker. Big Lakes Box com pany: Miss Pauline Adamson, Ho tail Clerks' union; Miss Itnth Davis. Culinary Alliance: Minn Myrtle Col lister, county courthouse; Miss Kdllh A in berg, California-Oregon Power company; Miss Cieraldine Morris, Woolworth store, Misa An gelina (ilovannlni. Pelican City; Miss Kdna Stiles, Klamath Superior laundry; and Miss Cclla Carnnlnl. representing South Sixth street. . Kach ticket sold will he good for a chance on a radio set, and the funds derived from the sale of the tickets will go toward the Labor Temple Building fund, It wne stated. THAT HOt l LS I.IKKI) 11V UK'AL IlKSlliKNTS Klther the cttlsens here are be coming more law abiding, or else dogs are on the increase, the poundmaster snys, as there have been 380 di'.g licenses taken out this year, Mgaln.it a total of 85 laat year. To further augment the for mer figure, S3 atray and unidenti fied purps hare faced the tiring sqund this summer. NEWS MESSAGE IS TAKEN TO EUGENE BY PILOT YOUNG Carrying a nirmuiKo from the Klamath News to the Kogene (uartl Manager, It. ,. Hhelton of the Klaniatli ,lr Service left yen yewtcrday afternoon, dlnMutrlicd lilot Franklin Young In nn air plane for Kugrne. . The llirfsage la arlf-cxulanalury and reuds as follows: "Kugrne Guard: Klamath Falls Is sharing- with you llw Joy of Trail to IUII. The qulrkni-na with which ltd ttiewsgr reaehen F.ug- ene ahowa liow very near wrn are I In loyalty and goodwill. Klnuuilli News." j Pilot Young wired to Manager Nlieltun that lie had reached F.u- ! griu, the trip being nuut over I Crater Ukc, ami tluit the trip waa made In frj inlautea. i Monster Fighting Craft 'Is Welcomed Seventy Snips of Ameri can Navy Enter Gol den Gate For Official Visit of; Nine Days SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20. (United News) The Golden Gate opened today to the second greatest aggrega tion of fighting craft that ever entered the harbor, while big guns ashore joined with the city in a boisterous welcome to 70 ships, high officials and 25,000 men of the American battle fleet. j The ten-day welcome to the ar-1 mada began when the flagship Se-j attle of Admiral S. 8. Itobison, com-j mander in chief of the sea navy, i came in the Gate at daybreak, many hours In advance of the U. S. 8. j California, 'carrying Secretary of j the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur, and Ad-j mlral Hughes, commander of thei battlo fleet. j It was more than an official visit j for Wilbur. It waa a return to hla own homo city, and In celcbra-l lion he spoke warmly of the avla-; Hon program. j "The (35.000.000 appropriation! will put the I'tilted States, in top( plare In naval aviation." he said. I "Already experts have been de- tailed to make a study of the va- rlous naval aviation bases, and, some Importnnt developments .may! be expected. We are maklug prog-j rcss. We have some great plans, for expansion. You'll lie hearing' more about us soon." The fleet will remain through nine days of the fourth annual Pa cific const championship regatta, lu which enlisted men will partici pate, while officers will be feted ashore and on their vessels. You can't afford to miss a trip Over Crater Lake By Airplane Klamath Air Service Company MIDLAND ROAD 1 Mile off 6th 'Street One Hundred and Twenty-five Portland And Eugene Business Men Will Pay Our City Visit Today; Special Train Due to Steam Into Depot at 9:30 O'clock Klamath Falls will be hest today to 125 most welcome visitors. One hundred of these men are associated with the' business life of Portland and are members of the chamber of j commerce of that city or the state chamber of commerce.. The' other 25 are prominent residents of Eugene. The delegation j is coming to look us over. I Mr. Business Man and Mr. Home Owner, when you see! . -these lines rush to your garage and get the old reliable auto : Arrive Over Cascades in shape to make a quick drive Fifty machines are needed and We must not let It be aald that ; Klamath Falls does not know how i vlsltors with a most hearty wel come and make their stay In this pulsating little city aa agreeable! and aa pleasurable aa possible. I There has been a cuange in plans touching upon the hour of the ar rive! of the Portland-Eugene train. While previously It had been an nounced that the Iron ateed over the Cascades line would pull Into the Southern Pacific depot at 11 o'clock this morning, word was re ceived yesterday by "Bill" Lee from T. P. Henderson, chairman of the committee on reception and enter tainment, that the Portland-Eugene train will arrive at 9:30 this morn ing. The Klamath Special, according to the wire received by Lee From Henderson, will arrive at 7 o'clock, or two and one-half hours In ad vance of the Portland-Eugene spe cial. , One hundred and . twenty-five prominent guests to Klamath Falls! This la v nuUer that deserves thel iteutiou oi every resiaeni. ,ut us strive to make their stay as agree-1 able as possible: let us show them over the city, and let us Impress upon them the bigness and great ness of the city and county. Klamath Falls people know bow. They do things In a big way, and (Continued on rage Five) Former Minister Says Growth of City Wonderful "Klamath Falls Is the fastest growing town on the Pacific coast, and I might say west of the Mis sissippi." stated Rev. I. J. Stubble field to Klamath Falls Rotarians during the weekly luncheon held yeaterday in the White Pelican ho tel. Rev. Stubblefield. former pastor of the Klamath Falls Presbyterian church, based his statement upon a recent survey of cities from Kan sas City west end especially upon J the cities of the Pacific coast from Vancouver. B. C. to San Diego. "I was more than amazed when I came to Klamath Falls this time. I was astounded. When I left this city there were a score of vacant lots on the Main street, right in the business district. I doubt it there are five there flow," the for mer resident conHnued. Due to the absence of many mem bers who are In Eugene at tho Trail to Rail celebration, the Rotary luncheon wan held at the White Pelican hotel yesterday. Revolutionist Is Granted Freedom On Heavy Bonds: SAN DIEGO, Aug. 20. (United ,ows) Enrique Estrada, alleged commander In chief of the army of Mexican revolutionaries, captured near this city last Sunday, was re leased on bond of 120.000 tonight. Attorney I. W. Gilbert arrived here late tonight from Los Angeles with the bond, after other attor- neys of the imprisoned general had j western farm states are prosper been unsuccessful In their efforts I '"S- President Coolldge was- told . . . , i. - . n 1 Friday hv Senator Par-mar rif Tf ,n. lO I1VTV IIIU 1 1 HI 1 1 1 1 1 V HUH I IT- duced XF.W .tKIUV.U. ltl'VH j HOMK IX THIS CITY; Favorably Impressed with Klam-I ath Falls. Mrs. Amanda Dawson' .yesterday purchased a home In Mills addition from Chllrote ft Smith, andj will reside here in the future. Mrs. Dawson and family came here re-; cently from eastern Oregon. ' to the Southern Pacific depot. !, needed badly. I I YOUNGEST SOLDIER OF WORLD WAR IS RESIDENT KANSAS WICHITA, Has., Aug. 20. Vnited Xewrs) Whatever honors belong to the youngest aohtier who fought In the world war for this conntrr are claimed by Her man Laage, of Wichita, who is of Genus parentage. Lange who la Urge and hanky lied about his age and waa permitted to rails here on April -14. 1017, Jsnt three months before hla loth birthday. Aged Man Is Held Charge Preferred By State Officer Prohi Officer Alleges John Hibbert of Swan Lake Dis trict Threatened to Kill Him Last Thursday u..,v.w. j sr-.s mountain novel la the story told by R. K. Know-Ira, deputy state prohibition agent In Klamath county and former country traf fic officer, over an attempt niade on his life late Thursday night by 70-yrar-old John Hlbbrrt. Knowles had nnent Ivn Attv t the John Hibbert ranch In the Swan ! Lake district, searching for moon shine which he believed to be pres ent in close vicinity of the Hib- j bert home. Shortly after 9 o'clock Thursday night Knowles wa, able to purchase five gallons of alleged moon.hme whisiey from Frank Hibbert. 88-year-old son. Hibbert was immediately arrested. wane nnowiea ana tne man were preparing to return to Klam- (Continued On rage Two) Ma Ferguson Gives j . - 1 ardon to Mexican rnnoeol I D lienerai in rriSOn AUSTIN. Tex.. Aug. SO. (United Xews) Former Mexican general. Jose nan gel. and Charles Cline. an American, were granted full par denes from the Texas penitentiary by Governor Miriam A. Ferguson I Friday. Hansel and Cllne were under sentence of 99 years In connection with the fomenting of a plot In Demmit county, Tex., to overthrow the Mexican government in 1923. With afcottt 20 followers they started a march to the border and were Intercepted by Demmit oun - ty officers. The revolutionists were successful In tho encounter and took two tf the officers prisoners. one of whom was later shot when he ". for President Told Western States Real Prosperous PAUL SMITH'S N. Y., Aug. 20. (United News) The mlddle- - -.- - . - . ...... las and Julius Rosenwald, head of Sears Roebuck and company. The aenator said the farming states are still solidly behind the! McNury-lIuugen plan of farm re-! lief legislation, which was strongly; opposed hy tho administration, but assured Mr. Coolldge that the re-1 publican party, because of . good conditions in the farm country, has j retained Its strength. ' Greeting Extended Portland Visitors Line, Bringing Mes sage of Cheer to "An Empire Awakening" EUGENE, Aug. 20. (Uni ted News) Portland's ambas sadors of goodwill, extending felicitations to this and the region beyond the Cascades on the occasion of the com pletion of the Southern Pac ific's new- railway across the great mountain barrier, were oii their way Friday night over the line to the Klamath country. Friday they ware guests at every feature of the Trail to Rail cele bration here, from the Informal re ception tendered by princesses of Ihe royal court at Hotel Eugene, through the Industrial parade,: the dedication ceremonies In -the after noon and finally, the splendid pas cant Kuuawa at' night. 'Saturday they will be - In new country. Here they bsve seen aa .:iol'uKsbUahed pro)erottsiOjintryi: -w... Hsu antenna- the .rvle or a rreat transcontinental railway and 'the , advantages thereof. There they will see s sectUon. -potentially as weal- (Continued on Page Four) Bonanza to Have Sash, Door Plant In Near Future Bonanza is to have a sash and ' , expected ,hat lumber for the nBW plant , m0Ted on tn propolea 5lte Bome tlme next week, ,,.. , , o H.m.kor. for j lhe pat 46 ye,ra . ,,, , Bonanza, who was la this city yes terday. W. H. Kitts, present owner and operator of the Bald Butte mill, has leased a mill site oa the old ) saooK tract in uasi Bonanza. j ,art onstruction of his ! Shook tract in East Bonanza, and new ' n aoor '"c'orr before fall, It was stated. Present plans are to later erect a box factory and saw mill. With plenty of timber readily available, the site Is said to be ideal for the location of a mill as the pond adjacent to the site has never been known to freeze. The pond, according to Hamaker, Is ted by warm springs. ' Kitts leased his mill site from a syndicate composed ot the Hora brothers. A. J. Hickman and J. L. Sparldan, all ot Bonanza, who or ganized for the purpose of throw ing open the Shook tract. A por- 1 tlon of the tract Is to be devoted I to home sites, it was said Boy's Knicker Suits Price Honest Money Savings in Clothes the Boys Need . tor School, in Our Prepare for let j tcnool isale Thrifty Parents Will Profit in buying these suits for the boys. Sizes 6 to JfJ. AM ftClf RfJlF C0CTfWW'.t, (jULjffe' w J H" T rrrft?W:.. ..IJj i " W liK'JSjf iSi,"1"" Center Of Shopping District.