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The Klamath News The Klamath News Official Paper City of Klamath Falls Two Sections 14 Pages United Newt and United Prest Telegraph Services Vol. 3, No. 238 Price Five Centa KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1926 (Every Morning Except Monday) FORTY MINERS 'ARE ENTOMBED Troubled Republic of China Suffering Hundred of Thousands Threatened With Star vation Owing to Inter na.1 Diaaenaions. new york. sept. 2G. (Unitod Press) Hundreds of! thousands, probably million I of person livlnir in China day, will die of starvation in I the famine which recorded fact show almost without doubt la on the way to the troubled republic. The condition" whlih rallied the death by starvation of upwards of 10.000,000 Chinese In (ho famine of 1I7S rapidly are reproducing them selves In China today. In the words of Waller II. Mallnry. executive sec raiary of the ('bins International Famine relief commission with headquarters In 1'rklu: "The hauls for tho worst famine In many years Is belua; laid uow In China." Mallory told lha I'ntud Press thai It had been eatlmnted that from 11.000,000 to 13,000.000 Chinese starved to death In 1878. In t lie . famtM of lot, which resulted in the formation of the organisation I of which he la the executive aocre- men were riding, and ordered It to I age year. Nerenslty for relief leg lary It wss estimated Hint SOO.OOO hnll. The rsr aped forward. lalntlon allll prevails, he said, died. . I Near the liiteroertlon of Klnga ! n,,Caue of these prevailing con- Ducks Released: No Disease Found Reports Expert Conclualve proof Dial the durk dis ease In Tule lake dlatrlrt Is not the sinister waterfowl evil which earlier magnified reports may have Indica ted, was given yealerday afternoon when the ducks under observation In a pea ou I. Ink river here for the past two weeks, wore released per fectly healthy. reariy a onifi oi me alleged sirs ducks were placed In the pen lo- cated on freeh water, some tlino (figo by Ceo me Tonkin. California . game warden, and fed regularly, all. v, (iri 'in. n iiou iiiw oiriin were turned out, each duck and the one gooso In Hid pen winged water ward with all their former strength. ' The short period on fresh water and with sufficient feed. .Is believed to be sufficient proof that no dis ease Is prevalent among Hie thou sands of ducks and geesa at Tule lake in northern California. Sani tary conditions at the lake havo been under Inspection of California game officials for some time and last week a shipment of ducks was made to laboratories nt Berkeley. Examination of tho ducks and labo ratory testa are progressing In flno shape, according to Tonkin who returnod late Friday from lbs south, but results are not resdy to bo announced. ' H. C. Steele, V. 8. game warden i for this, district, will arrive here from Portland loday, Tonkin stated, jto study tho slliinUon, end next wook l)r. K. W. Nelson, chief of tho bureau of hlologlral survey, will be hero from Washington, I). C, It Was Different When Cops Tangle, In Auto Accident PORTLAND, Sept- 25. (United Press) Two automobiles crashed, oaths crackled and two Irate men Jeapetl from their machines defin itely determined In "find out about this reckless driving." "What the " .began Patrolman Hick Mobley, driver or one of the machines. Then ho grinned. "Hello Lovcns." ho fin ished. Patrolman F. K. Levcns, drlvor of the other car, relnxnd his muscles and his faco crinkled with n grin. "These accidents will happen," rsald Mohloy. "Bure.wlll." replied Lovons. "Sec yntt Inter." ESKIMOS, INDIANS OF THIS CONTINENT ASIATIC DESCENT h.s ru.wrtmth h..i. a.v J (I nlliil NVwal Kakluioa hihI In. ' illnna uf North niul Moulli Amir- Ira Kir of .Uilir ilcarrnt. In the ' heller uf I'ml'wir Ales llrdlleka. j .New York anl hnMilKlt who I tun rcfurtnil fnmi a micnilflr cic- 1 illilun lu Alaska. Or. llnlllika rtneria u pn-xnt Ihr theory Hint Aaliillra migrated ! .tuiirlra rounlli-sa crllturlea ago by means of Islands whlrli llrtu ally bridged the two roulliiciita. Ili haa brought luirk Willi him skeleton uf primitive .liulr hit pli'molil, iinrnliltiil In Ihr Arrllc, whlrli In liellrvrs Hill print hta content luna. Motorcycle top Killed; Alleged Rnnf lorro-pr lipid to-iSejonj Patrolman Shot When Officers Attempt to Accost j Man Suspicion of Having Liquor in His Possession HT. 1.01 IS, Mo., Kept. iV (t'nltril I'reaa) . niolorryrle pa trolman waa killed anil another IMtrotntnn wounileil In n running platol hallle with a man believed to have lieen a bootlegger on the lawn of the fashionable Hotel fhaae today. The patrolmun killed was Kn- gcuo l-ovrly, whilo Thomus J. Jonei, a second officer, was allot In the leg. Police are holding Lou la Fagan In connection with the shooting aa both he and his daughter were rid- ling In Ilia molor car from which I the bootlegger leaped when accosted i by officers. Lovely and Jones nrroMed Hie car In which Farcin and the other highway and I.HHIeii boulevard, one I ot tne moat laauinnuiiio rornera in the city, the man leaped from 111" ' car and started running toward thejBlon of conr,, though be was not j ennae notei. tie nreu several annia . attli offlrera. killing lively and' wounding Jones. The man escaped. Midland Market Surfacing to Be t m . ureatiy speeded 1 rnos,,n- w " irop hio pro- , vision which specified that the re surfacing Hie work on tho Mid- ollng fund could purchase wheat land Market road will be greatly ' "ny a fair price. Their elimln speeded up with tho arrival of a I a,"n will, not change the thoory of slesm shovel from Portland, for!1"0 bill 10 lue least, lie believes. which Joe Itnrco, contractor on the road Improvement, wired yea- lerday. "The county rock enmher which is grinding out our surfacing ma terial, la completely et Midland," Koero sluled. up near 'aiid we have luid about one half mile of the first base. The crusher Is too large In bo fed nt a capacity ralo hy workmen, but with a steam shovel throwing rock Into the crusher, we should bo able to finish the surfacing dn another mouth's time." itorco's men havo been Working nn the Midland nrnlert for m.nrlv a I month, moat of that lime having I been spent In preparation for sur I faro laying over the firs and one- half miles of Improvement tor which the contract calls. Crater Lake to Close Season on Next Thursday With the boatmen nil gono and other employes departing for the wnler, the final exodus, of those wlio curry on tho work at Cralor Lfcko lodge during lha outing sea son, v.lll tuko place next Thursday when tho park hostelry closes for lha year, according to Mud An derson, desk clerk, who wus In this city yosterdny, j Crnlor Lake national park will remain open, of cours", Anderson pointed out, but on tho last day' of September tho mnsslvn doors of tho huge rustic lodge, following ono of tho best seasons of Its his tory, will swing shut until next spring. "Thero srn still a few tourists at tho park," Anderson said, "bill tho number of cars stopping there hus dwindled considerably." Only patches of tho snow which fell dur roinuln on the ground at tho park lug Hie storm several days ago, now, and the prospects are that roads will he In good shapo for sonic lime In romo, ho said, Coolidge Informed Political Situation Senator McNary of Ore-' gon Explain Mattersj sf5& "J ' i WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. ! (United Pre) President CoolidKe received direct in-1 fnrmntiiin tnilftv rif the? re-1 publican political situation in the west and the state of the farmers. Senator McNary '(republican, Ore gon) number of tho senatorial cam paign committee, called at the white houe Immediately upon Ills return Irom a cross-country trip, and (he meeting of Hie parly leaders In Chicago. Tho republican political ailuatlon la much belter than the pessimists would believe, McNary said, and he lutllevea ll.e afena niWnt In the re. ... ... , , ... '" numer.ca. rcpu..c, majority In both bouses of rongresa. Condition of the farmers Is In sufficiently Improved over InKt year, ho declared.. Incessant ruins hnvo hurt 'tho corll cTOfl anil wheat pro ducllon Is slightly below the aver- dttlons, .McNary said, he would ro miroduco his NeNaiy-Haugen farm .ri,l. hill at the Deremlier aea. ovor-optlmlstlc about squevsing It (hrough tho crowded calendars final adoption. to I .McNary said his new bill will lie simplified by elimination of the 700-word clauses regarding Hie man ner In which members of the ad-' miuiniraiive iMrm nonrii were lu ue Tin re wus no Indication that the president Is wavering In his oppo sition to the McNary-llaugen bill. McNary did not discuss tho presi dent's attitude lownrd the meastiro. Former Teacher Here to Discuss Social Problems Of special interest to all workers with young people is tho address to ho given at the Christian church Sunday morning by Miss Donna Mark on "Spiritual illiteracy and American Democracy." Miss Mack, a former tvaevier in the local high school, studied last year In Hie department of religious education of lloslen university, and Is well 'equipped to discuss her subject In nn Inspiring mannor. An invita tion Is extended to nil teachers and others Interested In religious and social problems. ' Mrs. Lroughlin to Build Home That ! Is Real Beauty Continued activity In Klamath Falls home biulldlng circles was pro sngetl yesterday when Mrs. Mary K. Loitghlln signed for $8800 worth of honso construction permits ln the city clerk's office. Two four-room dwellings with garages, to cost I2D00 each, are to be erected by Mrs. Loughlln on Cook strcot, and two three-room houses are to be built on Reams stroot, each costing $1900. The latter plnces ore also to havo ga rages. Other permits wrltton yostorday were: Small house ln Industrial ad dition to be erected by Lloyd O. Cox at a cost of 1000; glassed-in porch on the Josephine M. Irwin house on Fourth street, to cost $60; and a porch to be built by F. 11. Day, approximate cost $200. NO COMICS Owing to delay . in rail road shipments the usual Comic Supplement is omit ted today, much to our re fret. Provision has been made to guard against a repeti tion of this, and the usual funny pages can be ex pected next Sunday with out fail. ! McPherSOn Case To Be Heard bv L. A.Grand Jury Scores of Witnesses . Being Notified ' That J Appearance Will Be Necessary Monday to Tell Their Version MM ANfiKI.KM. il (llllti'il I "rex) Kronen uf wit. ik-niics were being rounded up by lis Angeles county authorltlii to night to testify agulni Almee Hinple Mrllienion, ernngi-lbit. when ahe and her amiN-lnti-a face preliminary hearing; Momlny on rluirgea uf manufacturing fnke eililence to support ner fnnioua "klilnnpliiK" tale. The prosecution plans to present several witnesses at the outset of the hearing who will attempt- to Identify the evangelist as the wo man who sojourned fur ten days in a cottage at Carmcl-hy-the-Soa with Kenneth G. Ormlalon, her former radio operator. ' II. C. Ucnnedict, owner of the Cnrmel bunaslow. and Hal oh Swan- sen, grocery boy who made daily Kansas City Interests are rep-1 been Increased to S a day. i deliveries at the asserted Tcndes-J resented ,by .the, .(jrpu-Anierlc, KeedJustmsnU n "WRge scales-ire j vohs are to be ace"'ifnescs In the'j"i,unilier company, a subsidiary of 'to be made, working not so much state's effort to prove that Mrs. I McPherson was associating with the I radio man durlug her mysterious i absenco from Angelus temDle. and was not a captive of kidnapers, as ! she avers. Ilennedict and Saanson at first I rennrled "tnlaaint" liv nroeess serv- ! ers bad been located lonignt ana will be ready lo take the stand Monday, District Attorney Asa Keyes announced. lloth will testify. It was stated, that to the best of their knowledge Almee McPherson was the woman with Ormlston at the seaside resort. Klghl other witnesses from Cer met and more than a doien more from Santa Barbara. San Luis Obis po, Los Angeles and other southern (Continued on Pago Four) Big Milling Plant Saved by Prompt Work of Firemen r ue cntiseu spaiss ironi tin open Incinerator, threatened the Wheelcr Olmslead sawmill hero shortly aftor 6 o'clock yesterdoy ovenlng. for nenrly two hours, whllo the local firo department fought valiantly to gain control of the flames. Tho sawmill blnio was the first of a series of fires throughout the cuy wuivii renin. e.i ... uu. "" hi. r.nH inin ariion ' Two small buildings In Hie vl - ......... .k- r.i .j ..in were In .1 I....... k . riM .,nV could reach Iho scene of tho threat ened conflagration. These were de molished and a small two-room house was virtually destroyed when sparks from a flnmlng garage near tho latter building set It ablate. Running through dry grass, the fire kept part of the hoscmen busy pruicctiiiR iiiu uuiir udiiuiiikd hi j Iho mill for a time. During a stretch ot probably two hours, about 11 minor biases from flying sparks broko out In tho vicinity ot tho mill, Kire Chief Kolth Ambroso stated. ' Tho tiro chiof was unable to give an estimate ot tho damage at the mill but Is of tho opinion that it was small, duo to the fact that the mou were uble to keep the flames out of larger structures. . The tires which broke out In the city, calling out the small tire truck woro all grass burns and resulted! In no damage, although for n whllo It was believed a barn on Spring street would catch. Bystanders hur riedly removed two houres from the threatened structure. The grass fires aro reported to have been caused by flying sparks from tho dinky engines operated by tho I? tab Construction company In connection with work at tho new tormina!. WKATIIKIl HKIM11T OREGON Fair and warmer Sun day: Monday fair; low humidity; gentle to moderalo northwest winds. Merger of Lumbering Reported As Close I Kansas City Man Says' Capital Stock V ill' DT- l rwfi Ann rW). Keacn ytw,vw,AJV, Many Interested j KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept.: i 25. (United Press) Plans looking towards consolidation! of approximately 70 fir lum-; ber concerns on the Pacific coast into one company will! be discussed at a series of. conferences here next week,, between officials of the var-l ious companies. j Properties to be represented havej a total value of between 1350.000.-, 000 and S400.000.000 and If the i consolidation Is effected It will be : one of the largest single organtza-j Hons of ills kind In the world, it ' Is claimed. j C. U. Johnson of the Spruce corporation of Portland,' Ore-, jgon. Is chairman of a committee of I five which hss the contemplated i merger under consideration. i the Central Cool and Coke com-; pany, ono of the largest fuel con- cerns in ths state, i m. a The purpose of the proposed , consolidation, according to C. S.; Keith, president of the Central Coal ' tually received the equivalent of six i and Coke company, la to place the j days of pay. , 'j fir lumber business nn a profitable' For the present the five-day week) basis from the standpoint of manu-twlll not include employes of the! fucturing, preparation and dlstrlbu-1 tlon. ! At present the chief difficulty is i -proper preparation and distribution, imrHlii, in k-l,h Tlirni,,!, .n. solidatfon of tho various interests, i this trouble would be eliminated, it is believed. The plan under contem-j platlon calls for purchase of all ss-j sets of the selling corporations for cash or its equivalent In stock in ! the main corporation. The compa- nles Interested are In British Colum-irace this year, or any other year, hia and tho stales of Washington , and i wouldn't tuke the Job as a and Oregon, representing about 36iglft." was tho positive assertion of per cent in tho fir belt. j A. A- Bellman, local realtor, last Holdings of the Central Coal and ' evening, following the annoiincc Coke company on the Pacific coast ment In a local newspaper that he are valued at :7,000,000. Randall Small. Your Father III, Write to Mother Tiii.n cw-n i- jt v sj.ssnsg in vsaiUtUUs HUU II C should communicato with his ,,,. ,. ..,v, .. ,. ...v " " v .u j -'" " ' that' the young man ret in com- miinlfallnn with hi. mnlli.. v thmil delay. Sheriff Durt Hawkins has re-1 asking assistance In locating the ' son. and the sheriff In turn has ap- j .pealed to tho Klamath News to as-! lst lnthe SOarch. Pet Superstition Of Firemen Came To Pass Quickly Tho tlromcn's pet superstition Hint Iho third alarm following two false ones, always means a fire, was carried out according to formula Into Friday night when a small Olsso on Michigan avenue forced ocal foremen out or tneir warm eds. ; turn lip tills morn ng. l-ollce ad-1 ,.onfc,se(1 to mnriir. Two "wrong number" telephone i ncJ n" PI" ,hf" lng his wife because ".be refused to calls at tho fire station Friday af-'orf th1 ,on,cone ",0!e ,h c,r, ,oldarn ray socks." was found guilty ternoon brought every man to hl drive to some nearby danco hall last , degrec murQcr hcr, to. place on tho big truck bofore ii!nlSnt 'night. was learned that In each case the; The coupe which P. Foster lost! Tnc jury recommended that Van party hod called the wrong of-,b' ,h!,t Thursday night and re-1 Domain be sentenced to llfo drapris flre. Consequently the boys were Ported lo tho police, was found yes-! nntncnl. anticipating a third call before lerday parked at tho rear of a lo-; suite's attorneys have asked tho dawn, and It came Just before :' hotel, undamaged, except for ll(.nln pemilly. midnight. Tho tire was of no cou-i,nc loM of an "",0 robs- car tools i)rlng the trial Van Dorman re sequence, having been started by " pillow. Nono of the tires . pM, Mated the "confession" and his. nn cngino, but served lo bear I be j were removed from the .car. attorneys attempted to show the. tlme-honorrd belief, firemen dc- F. J. Hoyt's car, stolen Thursday I state had never proved tbo woman clnre. night, has not been located. to hnvo been murdered. HORSE RUSTLING J GROWING POPULAR IN STATE OREGON V.W.K, -.. Hept. iM. (liill.il Xrw "Horae rmitllllg" la be ninihiK roinmun agjiln anil rwnrli i'r now an Inking mw precau tion lu aafifcunrd their rangr ani mals. The auiklen Inrrcajie uf rwillrni i waa brought lo attention by till r return of three grand Jury Indlrt ! nienta charging larreny of horse. ! I'ntll rerently Inhabitanta of the '. range country hail not rorwlilereil horaea worth atealing. Hut appar ently they have risen In Value. ami ranehmeu rierlare that In- creased oiierslions of a Portlnml fertiliser factory hare prouiptri . i,un,i r wni hones. Five-Day Week Is Formally Brought to Pass By Ford ThU Will be Exclusive of Sat-i urday or Sunday; Order ducted for Some Time IKTKOIT... Kept... S3. Vailed News) The Fonl Motor compa ny's production plants will hence forth be operated on a weekly schedule of five eight-hour days, exclusive of Saturday and Hun day, It waa announced today. ' Definite curtailment of the work week to five days fallows experi ments conducted In various depart- past months and post-dates by 12 the rock fall, and at the present years Henry Ford's epochal an-irate of progress may be . reached t nonncement that bis minimum wage I some time Sunday. . would be 16 a day. which has since! Tonights hastily erected flood from the present minimum of .SCI as from the value of the workers' services. ' On such a merit basis : some anme men who worked fire dava : during the experimental period ac-1 Ford railroad, nor maintenance men. ' alrrlon Plane tft 1 SV1UIII S M. 1UJ S,V Spend Winter in Southern Climes "I have no Intentions of enter ing the Klamath Falls mayoralty : Is considered a potential candidate nn Ihn Vnroinhnr linllnt "No ono haii approached mo con j cerntng possible candidacy, and tbo 'Idea of becoming mayor of this thriving city has- never entered my ; Re declared. "In fact the now nf thn mnnrtprl fun. didacy waa when Tread it In the ,, - ... j .si. '-"i-"" "'" i ,eP ln Cuba and wi t leave lor that enme m tne near tuture. mere is absolutely no authenticity to the siurr (lim t DHVB uoiiiieai isuini-1 I Hons, and I want to make my stand perfectly clear," Bellman stated. Auto Thefts Show Decided Increase; AoI,a f- TV !r.J IIIUIUCI VUl -latYCIl i ' I Further activities by auto thieves i in this city were brought to light! last night when the U-Drivc Auto; vuuipai.7 lima irputieu tun ...c.i u. j a largo sedan lato yesterday after-: noon. Tho car was left narked ln front ! of a billiard hull on, Main street.' and when the driver returnod short-1 f ly afterward, discovered the loss and reported It to tho police station. No trace had been found ot the car at a lato hour last night, but it was believed that the automobile will turn up this morning. Police ad- Thousands of Tons of Rock Must be Moved Fate of Ironweedy Michi gan, Men Not Known; May Take ..Days to Reach Unfortunates IRONWOOD. Mich., Sept. . 25. (United Press) Beset by trying conditions rescue workers were tearing at thou- ' sands of tons of rock in tho G. Papst mine today, attempt- -ing to reach 40 miners who j were imprisoned by a cave- in. .- . . i Five hundred men. some of them I officials and clerks of the mining ! company, labored at sinking a new ' I shaft to the eighth level. 500 feet. underground. Ignoring the biting, frost-touched winds, which swept It from Lake Superior. The fate of the 40 imprisoned men is unknown, but they are ot lights illuminated the scene, while . vomeOj. carried 4 steaming ; But i-ef i. coffee and hot food to the rescue " workers.. , .' ,' "wis' Every available man was on the ' n" nnd the sinking or a new snarl lorwaru witnout tne employ- iionrinueu on trmsm roori & Traffic Violators: ' Get Acquaintance With City Judge Fire traffic violators, three ot whom appeared before Police Judge Gughagcn and paid their tines, were ' arrested here yeitcrday by "Traffic Officer Morgan in a Saturday cam- ' . paign against speeding and reckless driving ou the city streets. The final arrest came late yes terday when J. Pachalke, driving .a Iii;ht delivery hittchershop car, was picked up o.: ;:ast Main street trav eling at . an alleged speed of 40 - miles an hour. In a hurry no , donht, to gel Ms deliveries fin ished early, the traffic cop tersely remarked. The other speeder whoso , arrest was made too late for op- -pearnnce before tho Judge, was R. Hawkins, apprehended while driv ing some 30 miles per hour on Ore- ', gon avenue. It. . Baker and F. C. Fullor paid fire-dollar fines to the police Judge yesterday on chorge ot speeding f .. . f-l . - I Sherman, wnj taxed one dollar for I ... .u. .. '" " - """"""'n " "'mJl ! nvitted having noticed the no park- sign In front of which ao i Parked his car and cheerfully hind- i cd the court dollar clearance I money. , . i Traffic Officer Morgan continued ' his drive against traffic ordinance I tio'ators until a lato hour last i nigh', and by writing 'he pink slips to five offenders, materially increased his high average for the day. ' Among tne iafer arresir was tnat 0f A. Traversy. charge! with rf'oi.tlnued on Pane Von) Wife Is Murdered : When She Refused To Darn His Socks COUNCIL BLUFFS, la.. 8cpt Si. (United Press) Clayton Van, Dorman. voting Omaha society