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The Klamath News
The Klamath News
Official Paper City of
Klamath Falls
The Klamath News
Official Paper County
of Klamath
United Neva and United Press Telegraph Services
Vol. 3, No. 235 Price Five Centa
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 23, 1926
(Every Morning Except Monday)
CONSPIRACY CASE GROWS DEER
Refund of
Rack Tax
is Fully
Explained
Senator Gore of Medford :
Tells Chamber Forum j
. How It All Came to1
. : Pass, in Washington
BuHlncM men uml visitors in
Klamath Falls, at the cham
ber of commerce forum lunch
eon yoHterday, learned first
hand how the Klamath coun
try, one of the 18 counties in
Oregon, obtained the tax re
fund of the O. & C. land
gra ntn, from the lip of Sen
ator William H. Gore of Med
ford, ' who led the western
delegation to Washington last
summer.
That Klamath county must dev.
lop tha art of salesmanship In or
der to keep one stop ahoad of tbe
"eastern ruen who cannot conceive
why the preslde'iil's treasury should
send twelve millions of dollars to
tha innat remote sections of (he
west, and to Oregon."
Members of the president's Mb
Inst think II fully and a decided
waata, to load thoaa moneys, $700.-t-
jrsarle Jrvm flow on.' to
thnaa wostorn landn." (lorn elated.
, "Oregon ntuat hare legislation tf
Oregun la to bo emanrl(ud."
(lota thundered to tha mm who
ar deriving ao much from Ibo re
fund of Ihoss taxes ' Ibat have
. (Continued on ro Five)
Modoc War Vet Is
Visitor Here For
Renewed Activity
A lieutenant In the Modoc In
dian wsrs. 1). II. Ilutrhliigs spent.
few daya hero thla wrck on hla
first vh.lt to Kluinath Fall in
D I. years, but waa unable lo recog
nise many of the modem feature
of thla city.
A few old land marka atood out
I In Iho Indian . war veteren'e memory,
but Iho many cholines In (be rlty
alnro hla lime In Ibis part of tbe
country. served oven to put a dif
ferent aspect in these.
Hutrhlngs la now living at Carl-
jii, Oregon, and was accompanied
here by hla son-in-law, , Mayor
Frank Brooks, also of Carlton.
While here, the aited veteran visit
id , with Captain O. C. Applcgate.
who also- aaw active service In the
Modoc wura, and In tbo brief time
allotted them, the two old flght
era' Indulged In an Interesting dla
ruHMlin of the old mnssurro daya.
Ilutchings dvclarod that he la com
ing back next auramer to visit the
lava beda, arenea of no mo of tbo
bloodiest Modoc butllea.
Editor of Early
Days Pays Visit
To Klamath Falls
Aatounded at Iho remarkable
growth of Hi In southern ' Oregon
metropolis since ha left many yeara
ago, M. A. Ijociiley, Berkeley. Cnll
forbla, waa In Klumath Fall, yea;
tcrdsy en routo (or his homo hi
the aoutb.
Looaloy, who waa one of the
earliest newspaper editors In this
city, hOjd been visiting hla relallvos.
tbo Loosloy brothers on the Fort
Klamath road, for a abort whllo.
Thla waa his flrat visit to Klumath
Falls alnro ho left hero In 1890.
when Iho town was 1 It t lo moro than
a couple of board sidewalks lined
with auloons.
Lnosley started Iho Klnmntb no
publlran here In 1880, but left n
couplo i f years Inter and has since
been to mnny different parts of
, tho- world, In the slgnul service of
Ihe United Htntes army.
WESTERNERS WANT
TO BE SHOWN AS
REGARDS BRIDGE
YOMKMITK, Cdllf., Hrt. SKi.
(I nllitl Ncw) Th vumt would
Itrnt thi writ lit ilnyliiK run In, It.
Fl-idrrlit I'omtvr, of lw York,
nn MiilhoHly m lirli.jp. Im1Iivc.
"Wt'Hfi'rti brltlgt pinker art
not mi uliurp nor mi flnUlitNl urn
rnjtfiu plttyrrw," Pixitvr flwlnri'tl
lirrr... Tin wi(irnrn ny their
IuiiiiIn well hut tUvy I.mv n.vr
miHlt Mud)' of Hit finer point
of (lie Kiniir,
Official Check
Shows Death List
Of 198 Persons
Fifteen Different Town and
Cities Suffer Lost of Life in
Addition to Great Damage
of Property '
MIAMI. Ha., N.-it. as (l nll.il
News) Official rlierk-up of the
dm In tbe Florid alorm area
showa Ibat the ileal ll toll will
not be more than a nilxlinniii of
DM, according lo Colonel T. II.
Collins, personal nprwntalJte
of (iovrrnor John W, Martin.
Official count In all areaa except
Moon haven and Ita outlying dis
tricts ahowa a total of 19S porsons
killed.
Colonel Collins' tabulation was:
(Ireater Miami .
Hollywood I.
Fort Lauderdale 13.
Uaol. It.
llatlaudalo 3.
Olus X.
Kesbosrd Park .
Miami Khores 9.
,. DsJs ...
I.arVliu and South Miami S.
Olark Point 1.
Illalenh 13.
I'errlne S.
Coulda 1.
HI. Petersburg!! 1.
Tbe St. Prtrrshurgh casualty was
added to Ihe , list this afternoon
when It waa learned a child bad
been killed by contact with a live
wlra during the storm.
Rock Creek Is
To Have Bridge
. In Near Future
Joe Rorko, local contractor, who
j has charge t-f the surfacing of the
Midland market road, was low bld
'der on the Hock Creek bridge. It
! was revealed yesterday afternoon
j when the rounly court opened the
I bids on this project.
I The bids will not be awarded
! until Saturday uftemoon, but un
! less Irregularities develop. It Is cx
I peeled that Icocko'a low bid of
i SC9.97a.60 will bo Iho winner. Two
other bids wera made, that of the
Porter Construction company for
$34,090, and one placed by Lund
strom and Flegenaen, Sixth street
viaduct contractors, for 131,435.
. Tho bids were fairly clone to Ihe
engineers' estimates, according to
County Knidneer Joscll Jenson.
Tho Itork Creek brldgo will spun
Link river at tho outlet of Klam
ath Inke, and will connect tho ltofk
,'rook ronil with the Sblpplngton
road. Rite throe, requiring n
four-spon brldgo and located aov
eral hundred feet below the reef
alio, was the favored site upon
which bids wcro made.
Engineer Seeking
Engineer Vervict
In Circuit Court
Suit for dissolution of Ibo' part
nerahlp of Darley. and Jenson, en
gineers, asking for an accounting
of the firm's business, wss started
In circuit rotirt yesterday when
Joseph Jonson, county onglneor,
filed papors against C. T. Uarley,
cily engineer.
According lo tbo papers, Darley
and Jenson held tho contract for
the construction of Summer Lake
Irrigation (lain, nnd Darley, Jon
son chnrgos, has violated tbe part
nership agreements since Hint tlmo.
Jenson seeks (1000 dninugo and
other funds as set out In the pa
pers, , He Is represented by C. C.
Mower, attorney.
Pensacola
Damaged
to Extent
Millions
United News Corres
pondent First to Reach
Grief Stricken City in
Company of Officer
i rENSACOLA, Fla Sept.
22. (Ky airplane from Mont
gomery. Ala.) Battered by
hurricane and tidal wave for
nearly 24 hours on Monday,
Penaacola nan been damaged
to the possible extent of sev
eral million but escaped with
out loss of life.
Lieut. Ledwln Johnson of tbe
Dnltid Statea air aervlce. stationed
at Maxwell field, Montgomery, and
the United Mawa correspondent are
the flrat two porsons to get into
and out of Penssrols since the storm
struck there early Monday morning.
"We arrived in Pensacola at 10:30
this morning, after being forced
down by rain and galea yesterday.
We spent two hours In aurveylng
the altuallou Slid returned to Mont
gomery csrryiuc numerous messages
to the outside world," said Raudau.
Pensacola la Isoluted because all
highways ud tallroad bridges are
(Oantrnued on Page Foor)
Sleeper Service
Is Assured All
On Big Journey
llecause many of those who are
planning to ride to Portland on the
special excursion rates which are
to be on sale here tomorrow, wsnl
sleeper sccomodstlons, J. J. Miller,
District Freight and Passenger
AKent for the Southern Pacific, has
secured that aervlce. he announced
yesterday.
The announcement followed the
receipt of a wire from the Portland
office staling that a Pullman will
be ready in Portland at nine p. m.,
Sunday night, for local residents re
turning here on the excursion train
which leaves Portland at one a. m..
Monday. The aleeper will be cut
oft Iho train at Kugene next morn
ing, where those who took advantage
of It may board the regular cars.
Itroakfnst will be arailablo on tho
diner attached to the spoclul train,
after leaving Eugene Monday morn
ing. There will bo diner service
both ways, as tho train, In addition
to six passenger cenchus, will carry
the diner und an observation car.
About 100 reservations have al
ready been made for passage under
tbo excursion rates, Miller stated.
Poultry Shipped
To State Exhibit
By Local People
One flock of poultry will repre
sent that coming industry In Klum
ath county, at the state fair in
Salem neat woek, whether any
othor livoslock goes north or not,
according to Alva Lewis, local White
Leghurn breeder, who yostordny
signified his intentions of shipping
several pens of prlte birds to the
big state show.
The halt doton pens of quality
chickens which Lewis will send to
Salem to complete with birds from
all over tho . state, took several
prises at the Klanvath county fair
hero last week.
Lowhv whose poultry ranch Is
situated on Washburn street' here,
has been In tho game for sovoral
years, with Increasing success. His
plnce Is tiled to visitors as n
model poultry farm, and the eggs
pre il need there sell at a premium
in loral stores, He will probably
bo the solo poultry exhibitor
at tho stnto fair,
A
DEMPSEY-TUNNEY
FISTIC COMBAT
ROUND BY ROUND
lllon by blow ami round by
round, local flabt fans will get
Instantaneous returns on the
IkMiipM-y-Tuiinry world champion
ship simp n llillwk-lpbla,
UirouKll I be couei.) if the
News.
Cuimneiu'liia ulxmt 4:00 o'clock
Willi the prrllmliwrii-s, a mega
phone rtperl will shout Ibo stuff
from Iho Xews offliv, while oth
ers will aimultiuieonsl)- unfold a
running report for the benefit
of Ihe crow lis gjillu-rcd In Ibo
Mecca and Waldorf pool rooms.
, Ky 0:00 o'clock, or ahortly
before. It Is expected that re
turns on the main event will In
coming In. Iuo lo du light In
tlie raxt and tlte difference In
time zones serosa Ihe roullnnent,
8:IM o'clock In I'lUUdrlpliU la
4:00 o'clock berc. ro n 4:0O
o'rlra-k stiirlina; time la nntlcluit
ed lor Klamath Falls.
Dempsey-Tunney
' Fight Returns
By United News
Klamath New Reader Assur
ed of Quickest Return Over
r.. r I--..J w: .
pert to Write right j
The fulled News will carry
full blow for blow aervlce on the
Itempsey-Tunuey fight Thursday
night, followed by a complete de
scriptive lead sent from the ring
side, at l'hilndelliia by Frank
(Jetty, I'nilrd News sporto editor.
Oetty has ovM the training
camps of both fighters and has at-
i tended their principal bouts In re
cent years. His knowledge of box
ing and hia skill at bouts In re
cent yeara aasure an entertaining,
authoritative atory. ' . j
As sn exclusive supplementary
feature on the fight, the United
News will rsrry a special story
written by Jim Tully, who has at
tslncd a position ss one of the coun
try's leading writers, after a pic
turesque career aeldom found In fic
tion. Tully, a former tramp, circus
roustabout and prixefighter, who
was determined to succeed at writ
ing is now a contributor of Vanity
Fair, the American Mercury, Liberty
and other magaxlnes, and Is the au
thor of "Jarnegan," one of the most
successful books of the season. -
Tully Is personally acquainted
with Dempsey and Tuney. Ills
story will be sent from ringside Im
mediately after Getty's lead.
Lumber Manager
Makes Trip Here
In Flying Bug
' Do Klamath county logging oper
ations compare with the extensive
work carried on In Lassen county,
California?
This la tho question uppermost
ill the mind of Charles MeCowan,
manager of the Lassen Lumber
and Box company, of Susanvlllc,
who arrived In Klamath Falls Tues
day night by airplane.
When asked It he had a cold trip,
and even airplane trips aro cold In
tho "good old summer time," Mc
Clowon stated that "I have all the
clothes on I ever owned."
McGowan formerly resided In
Klamath county and Was Identified
In logging operations with the
Gwattna Itox company.
"Conditions In Klamath county
are looking exceptionally favorable
and northern California Is having
a spurt of prosperity as well," Mc
Gowan atstcd Isst night.
HK.(i(tH ItKl'HKHKNTATlVK .
Hl llVKVS KLAMATH FALLS
It. W. Doe, representative of the
Rkaggs United Stores, spent Wed
nesday In Klamath Falls looking
over the prospects of business here.
The Skaggs company now operates
784 stores, 123 mnrkots nml six
bakeries, making n total of 912
units In tho United States.
Doe is located in Medford and
is surveying all ot southern Oregon
and northern California with a view
of establishing stores whorever pos
sibilities exist.
McPherson
Kidnaping
Case Has
New Angle
I t
Forrn Adimr Mavor of
- I
Santa Barbara Says
He Saw Evangelist on
Day She Was Lost
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 22.
flrnl(prl N'iwr1 This star
witness for the state in the j
trial of Aimee Semple Mc-j
Pherson, famous evangelist, j
on. charges of conspiracy to:
defeat justice in connection
with her mysterious disap
pearance last summer, when
she said she was kidnaped,
will tell of seeing Mrs. Mc
Pherson walking in a "lov
ers' lane" with Kenneth G.
Ormiston, former radio oper
ator at Angelus temple, the
headquarters of her religious
cult
The witness is t Ralph Herahey.
former acting mayor of Santa Bar
bara, who has Identified Mrs. Mc
Pherson as Ormlston'a companion In
an episoae wuicn . no- oe mw j
.near the art colony rat: Cs,-jud-hx-,
i..i p... .,, ..
an epiaode which he says he saw
Initiative Meets
With Approval in
Various Sections;
Klamath county's fair grounds'
and building will be Improved to a :
decided degree In the opinion of,E Romfh ,vmphr of the:
men and women who have been busy, (Conttaned M ' . j
for .the past three daya obtaining
the namea of registered votera on
the -5 mm tax petition. j
Over one thousand names werej
turned into the coumy court yes-:
tcrday afternoon, according to D. E.
Alexander, member of the fair I
board advisory group, who handed ;
In his last full slip signed by Klam-j
athe county voters. i
The petition. If signed by 79t j crossing, which constitute a part of
voters, calls for a special election, i the street improvement work under j
sccordlng to boosters of the paper,, the Warren Construction company
to authorlxe a special tax levy, forw (luInped vesterday accordlng!
making improvements and better-
ments on tho Klamath County fair
grounds and liquidating existing in. -
debtedness. I
The petitions were filed, however. I
in ample time to put me question
on the November ballot and tax
payers and registered voters will
have an opportunity to act npon
Ihe liglslatlon at the time of the
general election.
Cascades Line Is
Good to Crew on
First Passwiwr
A noteworthy event, hitherto un-'
revealed in connection with - the ,
routing of the first passenger train I
over the Cascndo line Sunday, came J
to light today when J. J. Miller, i
i L. A. n t i ...ii . i.
ii. r . at i . a., uvin, iuiu ui nv
demonstration which greeted the
train at 8pr;ngtield. a few miles
this side ot Eugene.
A big crowd ot Springfield rcai-l
dents congregated - on the station
i , i. . i-.. . . i 1
piuuunil MUCH uie liuitil uuuillli " i iv IC3 lu IVIUUl- j
train rolled In. Miller stated, andjth valley, sold to John Carsten-j
set up a great hullabloo for tho"en of Lakeside Lumber company;)
benefit of the trains crew and pas-1 30 seres In the same vicinity sold'
sengers. A brass band was out In i to Irving Warner who plans to :
full uniform, to do honor to theloperule a modern poultry farm:'
advent ot the train, and whistles and another 20 acres nearby, with'
and fire sirens throughout the town !
paid homsge.
Each member of the train crew tends buldlng a country home,
was presented with a bouquet ofl: Mr. Ituo also reports tho sale
beautiful flowers. There was noiof a $6000 houso on North Eighth
speaking, however. Nearly 30 Port-i street to Robert Cheyne and E. M.
land and Eugene businessmen were j Buble. as part and parcel of one
on tbe first train south over the: of vthe a-renge transfers. Other
new line Sunday morning, riding
to Cnseado summit where they
caught the train from Klumath
Fulls hack north.
BABY LOVERS ENTER
IN SUICIDE PACT;
PARENTS MORTIFIED
hKYKM'OHT, Iowa, Hr-nt. 22. j
(t'nltiHl owh llunlfllN iU-r' j
ImiH, in, uml Grorgc Powrll, 22, I
wboHf purt'tiiii would not !i-t lham
JCH nmrrltHl. nerr found tlrmtl In
I'oHrir aolomoblle . nrar htre j
yentcnlay Aftrrnoon. !
They had written m note nmylng
thry could not br happy without
rach other and lliat they would
'erk liappiiHM In dr-ath.
A revolver found In Powell's
',,,',", '' '" ''
lila sirfH4lii-art ini fhfii himself.
The parents are mortified.'
Death Toll in
Miami District
Is Diminishing
Two Hundred Million is
timated Lou in Grief Strick-
en Sections of Florida Hitadrn"ed having paid the late
by Hurricane j John T. King for services in
! I
(By united Newa) j the American Metal com-
WlUi known death toll decreas- t nAA . .
Ins; to less than 850 and prop- P8"y 8 $7,000,000 assets to
my damage estimated at appro!- Swiss claimants, have been
maiely aauo.ooo.ooo la the south j traced to Thomas W. Miller,
Florida storm area, there has be- j former alien property CUStod
gun a period of strenuous conva- jgn.
Icsccnee la which the stricken Thi ua.,0 '. '
cities will attempt to gain their
former economic status and pic
turesque beauty.
Miami, officials today aent .out
sn appeal to the nation for aid In
rebuilding the "magic city." The
appeal pointed out that Miami heed
ed money quickly and in large
amounts, so that more than 2S0.000
. i given to rung oy jienon, we
f"' w?V, ...snB-'. i
Jured. might be cared for. l t' ,,,,,.., .,.,
) Other cities in the storm area
uare expected to make like appeals
within tbe next few days. "
was made the nation had responded
with emergency relief trains, su
plles, physicians, nurses and the
like.
J'nli has nffararl ss as. 1 a nA '
, .r. . . . .
ifipnr licrarnn Mflcnarlfi vIpaH l a vnr
,
Mam Street Fill
Is Being Handled
With Regularity;
Initial dirt for the fills on each'
side of the Main street railroad .
"u,u 'a, "graeersj
Off'oe -
. City surveyors yesterday com-
pic ted Btoke placing fo,r the rough !
,. , .... , , I
the pavement will be a little wider
than the standard street width.
Warreu Construction company isjtcrnoon: Mesdamcs John C. Boyle.,'
making the fill, and will do the ! Lynn A. Zimmerman. Will Baldwin.
paving up to me crossing In con-l J- Carter' J' F' Daett- Clauac
j nectlon with the Main street uult. ! DavlB- D- V' Kuykendall. Wilbur
Excellent progress is reported J"- Ry ?""" ' f. "v
from the unit, as the company Is!0."19' Rafnaei Afpte't" "?--
r"
additional steam roller, making
,wo ln " WRS placed on the Job
yesterday.
m
GOOd RllSinPSS T5
am
RpnnrfpH hv Rao
Real Estate Man;
Among recent land sales reported
hv fl nA I. Jn i ,.-.
frontage on the river, sold to I..
W. Hardin the contractor, who In-j
Inquiries show that Klumath acre
age Is ln growing demand, with Mr.
'ltae making a specialty along this
line.
Daugherty
Trial is
Showing
Interest
Colonel Miller Connected
With Liberty Bonds to
Amount of $12,000 in
Conspiracy Trial '
NEW YORK. Sept. 22.i
( United News) Two liberty
E-jD? n ds.
totalling $12,000,
wh'ch Richard Merton ' has
connection with the return of
tbe most important; development
In the conspiracy trial of Miller and .
Harry M. Daugherty. former attor
ney general, growing out of- tie ,
deal. . . .. fi Jjs,
United State Attorney Kmory ..'.'
Buckner Indicated he would attempt
to prove that other liberty bonds.-.
I given to King bv Merton, were also '
Bucknar Introduced evidence . to ... .
show that Merton, representing. C
j.German Interests under , the name v r.
or. the soctete. auiase pour..
eura des Metaux. had- received' .
j $7,000,000 in assets of the Amerl
' can Metal company, Impounded dux- .
j Ing the war because of alien owner- r t
tvoniinuoa on rage rvorf ,yt . r
f jKrarV FlimitUrP
LlWrdTy T UrilHlIXe
To Be Provided by v
Businesswomen
Society Is " responding eagerly to
tbe invitation Issued by the Klam-?
ath Falls Business and Professional'
Women's club, which will preside'
as hostess at tables on Saturday
afternoon. October S, at
I afternoon. October 3, at a Midge
tea. when a benefit afternoon is
being sponsored for the furnishing
ot ,he new Horary rest room,
A committee composed of Mrs.
John M. Glover, chairman: Mrs.,
M c. Harwood. Mrs. Lynn A. Zlm-
) merman. Miss Clara Calkins, and
Miss Lois Bynon, Is working to
complete the affair which promises
to be .the most Important ot tho
social fall affairs.
The following have accepted .
tables and reservations for the at-
McPherren. H. D. Newell. P. A. AI
bertson, Charles Martin, and O. L.
Baxter.
EVERYBODY
.WELCOME .
Get Returns
Dempsey-Tunney
Fight
Round by Round .
Hot from Klamath
Newa Leased Wire
(By Courtesy!
Waldorf
Billiard Parlors
610 Main St. Near 6th
WM. ELLIOTT, Prop.