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IT ' The Klamath News SERVICE If your ropy of TIIK N'KWH line at arrive by Hi 110 a. hi., phono NTT nil copy of llio paper Hill lie win. Three Sections 18 Pages UniUd Newt and United Prta Ttlegroph Services ol 3, No. 244 Price Five Cento KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1926 (Every Morning Except Monday) UNBREBS FAMILIES HOMELESS irplanes Find This ity Most Adaptable Hot Carrying Mail Fails to Locate Medford and Naturally Land in Convenient Place After many utlempu to and at Medford with a curuo f southbound mail, each time epelled by heavy tog in the mpqua and Rogue Kiver val- ey. Pilot Verne Bookwalter f the Pacific Air Transport .van forced to aliirht on the ocal landing field yesterday fternoon, and at 3:55 turned tiln California mail over to the lost office here for delivery. Contrary to prr report from Medford. Ihl wan not a teat flight. kccordlng to Assistant Postmaster It. L. (Irlfflth here, who staled thut lnht pourhe of mall from He- laltle and rortlanil. en route for Mndfnrd. Han Franrlsco. Fresno. Ha kersfleld anil I.o Angrlca. win placed In the loral pnatofflre by the air mall pilot and hla annUtant. F. W. Anderlln. Mall hnt hy Train The mall which fox prevented Vlnt left at thn rrsnlur xr -trail fcort at Mrdfiird, left horn on the 11:40 train for Ita California !- Inatlona. Ilonkwnlter and hla assistant made hair flrat landing on tbo field of he Klamath Air Her v Ire hero about fO o'clock yesterday morning, after rylng In Tain to land, according to schedule at MfMlfnrd, A second rial at landing went of the mtiun (Continued oa Page Nix) State Pays Part County Fair That Was Recently Held With the arrival ot the $2000 heck from Katem, the aiate'a por tion of Klamath rounty fair hud- tet, rash premluma are In shape to paid to winning exhibitor at he fair held laat month. Mra. Aoeda Parker, secretary of the fair board, announced yenterday. That the Hat ot exhibitors with luallty livestock and produce waa considerably longer thla year than laat, ran readily be aeen hy the larger number of eaali premluma which Will be paid. out. It waa titled. Iueldenlly the bigger prem ium Hat la aald to be an excel lent Indicator ot the need In thla country (or tho additional rovenue which would he obtained If tbe .76 mill tax levy la approved on the November ballot. A portion of the rash award have already been made nut of he mm advanced tor the fair by he county. tand St Peter it Cited to Prove iteiigion iugni MEXICO CITY, Oct. 2. (United press)' -The Mexlrnn eplaeopnte tiled the atnnd of St. Peter today n refining and condemning the action of rongreas In refualng to countenance the eplaeopnte' pell- Ion tor omvllornllon of the relig ion law which brought the alrnggle betwoon I'burch and atnto to Ita present stalemate. In a lengthy alnlement Ihn epis copate retuaed to concerto tho po sition adopted . by tho chnmbcr of deputies, in which the deputlo nld they would not ronalder thn peti tion because tho Catholic prelntea who signed It had loat their cititen- Bhlp through oppoaitlon to the hiw. Tho right of citizenship cannot fill he taken awny Justly and right fully, according to tho epljcopatc. CITY OWNERSHIP CUTS DOWN PRICE LIGHT AND WATER IIKIIDINU, Cnlir., Oil. 3 (lulled I "re) Tlie iMM,rtli' )alrm ha been worked "t "O kutUfiirlorlly In Itiililing that the city's rcalilcoi are nlioul to col lert a dividend tin efficient ill)' Itinnilgl'lllcnt. Five )rnr ago, hy riiiidi'mtia- I ! tlim proceedings, the Puelfle (ia M Kleclrlc rompnny'a light and power ilUlrlliutlon system were taken over anil llcddiug lieitan the operation of a niunli-lmlly onneil plant. Police Judge Is Some Collector i For City Klamath Thirty-Three Thousand Dol ' Ian Collected by Judge ! Gaghagen, Leaving Surplus of $10,000 A turn-over from the iollre Judice'a ufflrr. to the city treas urer yeatenlay, ahown n total of iUI.IMKI, arronlliia to figures rum' piled In the office of l.rlil I., fin ahnarn, Millre Judge. ' Tho figure represent flnea, aa sessnienta, license fees, and money from all sources that flow Into the rhunual of tbe police pudge' of fice during the past month of HVp t era her. The turn-over show a gain of morn than thirty-three and a third per ' rent over August when the figures were In the neighborhood of 1)7.000. The beat month for 19SS waa Oc tober, when past record show a turnover of Irs than 133,000, ton nldereij excellent 4r tbo year, and one uf the best ninuUi in the his tory ot the city's finance. According to Judge (iaghngen'a nuurterly report. It cost the illy ot K In in n I h Fulls 13,781.81 to conduct the affairs of the city dur ing the quarter ending September 30. In comparison, thn city la approxi mately 1 10, nun m the good for the rash turned over to the city treasurer from the police Judge'a of fice la one-third Inrger than the quarterly expense. "The city Is coming along nicely, but wlih thla advance In receipt there la a terrific amount of work. more than resident of the city real- lie, unlena figures of tho quarterly expense and the tnrn-over make them renllie how large Klamath Falls Is hemming," stated Judge (iagbagen Inst night. Indictment Probe Bringing Arrests In Slow Manner With IS of the secret Indictment returned by the Klamath rounty grand Jury Thursday evening, yet to ho returned to the sheriffs of fire, the four remaining were an nounced yenterday. Hurry Qulmhy, charged with aa anult with a dangerous weapon, waa arvoil with a rapiaa and waa ad mitted to freedom on I7S0 ball ahorlly after hla appearance at the sheriff's office. Kdward P. Aah nrat la Qulmhy'a attorney. . Charged with the crime ot na sault with a dangerous weapon, 0. K. Kramer waa nrrested yester day afternnnn and freed on SHOO hall. Ho has not yet obtained an attorney. Abe MrN'alr, out on 1500 bonds, Is charged by tbe Klamath county grand Jury with ' obtaining money under false prelensea. He was ar rested near his home at Sprngne River by Kd X. . Kendall, deputy sheriff, and returned to Klnmath Falls at 3 o'clock Saturday morn ing. According to Sheriff Hnwklns. It I unlikely thnt further warrant will he served until Monday morn ing. M.W HI KM FltOM lll'IINH ACCIDKXTAM.Y IM'l.ltTKD CIIKIIA1.IM. Wash., Oct. .2 (t'nl ted Press) Hums suffered whon a gasoline torch with which he was working exploded proved fnlnl early today for Frank Meier, 33, of Wlnlock. Black Bag to Force Oil Heads to Trial i j. . a ac- Indictments Against Sin-: clair, Fall and Doheny Declared Valid by; Capital Court I ,' WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.! (United Prciw) Former Sec-' rctnry of the Interior Fall, Harry F. Sinclair, and E. L. r-k i A . i . t i , uoneny, must, stana trial nerei j on criminal charges of con- apiracy to defraud the (TOW1 eminent. 88 a result of the, I $100,000 "little black bag" ... , I and other revelations of the ... .... . ! senate oil investigation of ; I 192.1, the District of Columbia j j court of appeals ruled today.! Two Indictments were upheld by1 today's action, one charging Fall ' and Sinclair with conspiracy to de- j fraud the government In the Tea-1 ipot Dome lease and the nther charg- Ing Fall and Doheny with the same offense In the Klk Hills lease. IVihenyl son, K. I,. Doheny, fCoutlnueil on I'sge Five) Tuft fM PrinTO Of b ormer Days p'n 's- ' . Idenily. the last September gain waa ! 1 "En DlSCUSSlOn, llnted out by enmth to be con- . - . ; ; slderably heavier than that of the IlelweuM nrintrr there Is a com- ' preceding month of August. raderle that exist forever, a friend- jshlp of working In the luck-shop that develops Into something thnt Is different (to in nil other friend ships In the world. Today one of those hack-shop friendships I to bo renewed be tween N'ate Otterbeln. president of the Klumnth News, and Dave Clous, printer and resident of many cit ies on the contlnnent. Gin 1 expected to arrive thla morning by way of the Natron cut- Wvff and "aa Is the printer's wont," i he may claim Portland his home. and again he may deride In favor of Pasadena. This Nate la walUng to learn for he has not clasped Dave's hand since 1910, or goln' on 17 years. Since Nate and Dave have dis cussed the affairs of state and nation, Dave ha done some tall traveling and New York to San Francisco has been a common oe-! curence In bis Itinerary. j nefore C.loss Is able to pick up hi. ".Hck " Nut. I. nl.nnlnr to jahow him where the ducks grow as;mlnor' Jonn A- crro" of Cn"- thlck aa mud-hen, for Nate has! num. was yesterday arrested ny a at hi finger tip the fertile spots deputy sheriff and held for exsm of hunting to .how hi old pord. InaUon. He wa still in tbe county (Jail Inst night In default of $750 Expert IS Here tO I Carron )R represented by W. C. Talk Advertising: Van Kmon Of Klamath Falls W. L. Poly, of San Francisco, western representative of the Klam ath News, was a business visitor lo this city yesterday, accom panied by his fnmlly. He was on hi way to Lakoriew where he will pay a long-deferred visit with hi father. From Lakovtew Doty will tnako a tour of Oregon and Washington fields, lining up new business and giving Klamath Fall a genulno boost wherever he can, "Take It from mo." said Doty, who Is one of the llve-wlro adver tising expert of the west, "Klam ath Fall Is tho liveliest city I have seen In all my travel. I would certainly like to see my old homo town connected with this city l hy a main railway line, nnd I ex pert to see Iho fulfillment ot my dreams wilhln tho coming year. Lakevlew and Klamath should work hand In hand and I am firmly con- j vlnred that will bo tho ultimate j result." I (UNKNOWN PIONEERS ! WILL BE HONORED, :j I PENDLETON TODAY, i 1 ' ' I PKXIU.KTO, Del. a. (lot- , J ri lreiia) Tho gravra of three unknown plum-era who died at i the liand of Indiana on the Old Oregon trial near .Mcucham, are to he honored Kinilny afternoon hy the dedlcjil Ion of a granite monument, The grave are with In I0O yard of I lie Menrhnm post offfii-e. t Postal Receipts n r SllOW Blgt Gain in Last Thirty Day S U:L : . ...... ' , With Decided Increase j Over the Month of the Cor-; responding Yef r Klnnutth KalU poHt receipt n, il I'M nrlms mtfuit I ! nuinlh liv ' f ' 11Klnlh uin IB rlrat of , yeitrf attained a new high k-vei during Wpniulior when the Increase over " Manre for the corresiwndlng "","h ' wi!l' ' 'M pr rent, Announrement off the ' , I . , . arnln wns made fyestenbiy hy . irlm. ltt,.Ml,llt no.t- master, when final figure had h" compiled. ' Another revelation of 4lie rapid growth of the local postal business. waa raadu with final computation yesterday of receipt for the third quarter of 19 2. enVling September I I 30. Thn 12 thlt'l quarter total jrcavhrd $14,687.30 is against $13.-1 215.48 for the sane quarter last 1 year. l i The monthly 8'ptembcr total thl " w ti.'Ji't. compared Postal officials anticipate that October will be a banner month due to tho probable $600 which will comn in as box rentals. Flec tions will also boost this month, it was stated, due to the heavy orders for stumped envelopes and stamp to curry circular political letters. With local postal business In creasing dally and malls becoming beavelr both In and out ot tho city, no slackening ot trade from a postal standpoint, Is In sight, off I- clals state. 1 Chiloquin Man Is In Bad as Result Quick Elopement True love never run smooth and now this thing, Love, haa sent n"- rdent " ,0 Ja" nd nl wW- s lelng held by h" m0,her' Charged with abducting of a jiui-iu mug IU v.uiiuii. ami;, tiiir girl told him she was 19 years old.' They wero making plans for a thrilling elopement and a happy honeymoon when tho girls' mother appeared on the aceno of action. The girl's name, as well aa that of her mother. Is being withheld by the sheriff's office. WORTHLESS CHECK CAUSE OF DETENTION Whllo In the net of warming up his motor, preparatory to driving out of Klamath Kalis.-L. J. Orrcs, alleged bad rheck artist, was ar rested hy Garry Could, constable, charged with Issuing chock with out funds, Orrcs Is said to have written nut a cn,ck: 'or H-83 on the Ashlnnd hank, making It payahlo to a Klam ath Falls barber shop. On recommendation of tho dis trict attorney' office, Orres was made lo pny Iho um given on Iho check nnd costs. Ho was then released. ' H VI II Q IS C Reported Expenses Uncle Sam lc i r i-j ourpius is neponea as Barometer of Prosper- STSiaS:' i Federal Officers AOIll.NU 1 U.i, Utl. J. (United PreJ-The' govern - I ment ended the first quarter i of the fiscal year 1026 on: September 30 with a surplus i of J238.139.557.03, compared' fith $192,280,881.26 for the nm norinH Uat vonr. Announcement by the treasury to-' night of this surplus was inter preted here varying! as a harome-l ter of continued prosperity through' the summer, an advance notice of further tax reductions, and added proof of treasury theories that revenue Increases and prosperity waxes as tax rate are lowered. Total receipts for the period werb 1 1.005. 501. CC7. an Increase of nearly $100,000,000. while expendi- tures were $757,362,110, a decrease of $23,000,000. Continuance of surplus at this fContlnaeil on Page Two) rr..lA T WUi.n'Y 1 llle Lake Wlieat ' Harvest Heaviest In Many Years Among the ranchers who are finishing their grain harvest In the Tule lake region considerably earl- ler this year, is E. M. Hammond, In ll.la ..111. vd.la,J. wllh H.a " '"'"' ' ...T.T. .... hL h!?I.y...a"ea.R,!l harvested "While several other farmers In that district have completed their grain harvesting, the work in gen- eral will probably continue fori I another 10 days," he stated. It will take Hammond until the mid dle of the week to haul his grain from the field. Tho outstanding yield on the Hammond ranch this year, was In barley. On 137 measured acres, the average barley yield waa 45 sacks to the acre, be stated. In most parts ot the country, 20 sacks ot thla grain is considered a heavy yield. The Hammond oals yield this sea son on 100 acrea of the- choice Tule lake land, aggregated 3386 sacks, but wheat was reported to be not so good, the turn oft being about 12 V sucks to the aero, on 120 acres cut. All grain In the region stood up well this year, which facilitated harvesting, Ham mond said. Smoke House Man Knows Bucks When He Encounters 'Em A. D. Lambert, proprietor of The Smoke House. 429 Main, was forced to get his deer tn a hurry end rush back lo business. In line with. this need. Lambert, accompanied ! by his wife, left twn anont day break yesterday morning nnd. re turned shortly after 10 n. m., with two fine bucks. riponsmcn ncnring ot tnis snappy shooting, declared It a good thing I tho limit hero on deer Isn't liv .men and women, are invited to nt-llo Frank K McMmtn, perlntend or six as Lambert might have '." '' banquet Thursday night. , M , Korornmcnt bulldln. 0ur imo iu wura jesieruuy niornini;. t Two bucks wero bagged on Hay-, den mountain. Officer Mitchell ot the city pol ice force, and Hob Davis, return ing from Hayden mountain yester day evening, reported a heavy rain there after about three o'clock In tho afternocn. "It was too wet lo hunt when we arrived there, ahd almost cold enough to snow," Mitchell stated. SWALLOWS BALLOON AND AIR SWELLING I STRANGLES BABY l TOUT AltTlll lt, Tex., Oct. 8. j (Inlleil lre) Herbert Mi'k, three, died today from j stungulntlon when ho swallowed a toy balloon. Thn rublxr bag lodged In tho child's throat and In his fran- j lie attempt to breathe Inflated j j II, thereby Mopping up his wtnd- ; pipe. He died on the operating table ! as physicians vainly struggled to remove the olistructlon. Death of Mining ; Man Is Worrying ! Many Officials J Y.-... : M'TrX" 1 w " Si w-- macmnery salesman o r Kansas City are Wanted - t e central city, Colo., Oct. 3. (I'nlted Pres.) Authorities of ! l'' tount ,0ta- WPre of ",e opinion the body found near here I September 20 was tluit of Glen j D. Ilumes of Princeton, Has, and are socking two men for question ing In connection with the mys tery of the murder. The , body waa found September 19, near Central City with two bullet holes through the head. The man's Identity was unknown. Two telegrams were sent today asking police of other cities to ap-!water mM ne,r home , prehend and hold the two men, Lo,,,, Mead, , x,vlomei sought. District Attorney Joel E. ku,ed when b ,.,.,.,, Stone asked Chief of Police Harper . . k ...,, ., ;of Colorado Springs, and- police In rueoio in .rn:i r ..... n. .ui. graining, taglMessr Jiaasnv CttJi htj:, ! "Mo.', and Colorado Springs. StoneT' J, i: ants to ask James how be came! Mnto poesension of an automobile To'L'atK , . i i , , . i, have belonged to Barnes, j ansa City were request- i ed to find J. K. Williams, employe r . u-.n... en. ...hin.r. i.nm Williams was one of the! . . , . . . i Barnes before his body woh found! here. Stone believe, a solution of the i mystery will be possible when thej Clean man s movements auring inc ; neriod of time from August 28 when j 1. . HultAJ kl. I.-... K... I.'-.. . I. Il..a. ! ' f in Manhattan Kan., and the he fnnd with the bullet holes month ,a,er Health Unit Will Banquet Thursday - . j . l j. UI j 1UMJ11IS . The fifth annual banquet of tho ........ K , 11. n 1, K ).. Klamath County Health associa tion will be held in tbe chamber of commerce dining room on Thurs day evening, October 7 at 6:30 o'clock, according to announcement made yesterday afternoon by mem bers ot the organization. Mrs. Sadie Orr-Dunbar. executive secretary of the State Tuberculosis association, will speak on "Public Health, a Business." Mrs. Orr Dunbar Is well known In Klamath Falla where she haa made frequent' I trips In the Interest of the associa- tlon. She Is also known state-wide for her activity In the Federation of Women's clubs, serving for two years as president ot the stato or-' ganlzation. Dr. G. S. Newsom. county health officer, will dlsciiHi Iho work of the public health unit and reports . .I.. , i.i i . i i.i. , , , " an d M Iss I laxel B. M(.CelIan will be heard during the meeting. The members of tho Public Health association ot which Fred K. Fleet Is president, Mrs. Frank Moser sec retary and Ernest M. Buhb treas urer, will also give reports of the activities of the work done In tho nnst Year in nnnnnrt of thn hpAlih unit, All residents of Klamath county.. ' . ..n. aml Mr"- J- 3- Keller. MONAKCII OF FOKF.ST 1 AM.S 1IF.FOKK IICXTI'.n 1 Another monarch of tho forest has fallen before the guns of Klamath sportsmen ns the deer bunting sea son continues on its way. Tho blnrklnll was killed by William- Illn .kle, formerly of nelllnghnm, but now located In Klamath Falls. Illinois Suffering From Big Rainstoitn Cities and Villages Iso lated From Outside World; Two Deaths Are Already Known SPRINGFIELD, III., Oct- 2. ' . C8S -?t0""S i over central i innis flr icnnwn . to haye canged twQ and caused inestimable dam- j re to crops and property. Hundreds of families la liver towns are homeless. Cities and Til lages, aside from being Isolated from the outside world, are with- ' out light, gas and water. Railroad service Is crippled aa g result of the unprecedented rain fall and flood conditions. i Eleven-year-old Helen Hanson waa drowned in the raging waters ot Hurricane creek ' at Whitehall, as Abe Hanson, a widower, attemnted- j. to carry ber and his three other children In a aa fa ntac h,n 'oil commuft,tle. wl ,, u. lM . . . . tv.,,M The levee at Meredosla la weak e,n,os " lne "PP' "ver con- I uura iu i .no iu . in. U . I. I1UUI. ins river tonight is two feet above the flood stage. jacKsonvuie. just recovering from- "cent flood, tonight faced a men-' ace even greater, when heavv Vain. fallin almost continuously for 56 hours, flooded a large section of '"e r,lr a"d Cr",p,Cd "hl: ""er (Continued oa Pago Six) Nimrods Encounter - ! Strong Arm of Law On Lower Klamath Three more nimrods from Klam ath Falls hunting In the Lower j Klamath Inko region." strayed be- in' i.ie v ' K"ii-i-niiiwiiiia iiuo yea- teraay and were arreeied by V. S. I game wardens George Tonkin and ! R. C. Steele, on charges of hunt- , . , . . . . , . . ing migratory game oiras tn lau fornla during closed season. ' Those arrested yc-sterday. " fol lowing the 24 similar arrests made on the opening day of Oregon duck season, were J. S. Ball, H. A. Cole and Letha Gregory, all of this city. Tonkin stated. The hunters had unintentional ly got below the lipe into the southern state where duck season . , . ..h... k a ...u...m..c..-...- '" Prt yesterday to the effect that 'he 21 arrests had been made on Tule lake, was wrong, the arrests having been made on Lower Klam ath lake. Federal Building ' Is Almost Certain For Klamath Falls "At a meeting attended by Ore gon's tour congressmen and dele gates, from other eligible cities, Klamath county chamber ot com merce committee was given a splen did opportunity to present Its case case was strong and we believe we have a good opportunity for ob taining the building. Committee." This was the wire recived by tho Klamath News yesterday after noon from Andrew Collier, Bert. C. Thomas and John A. McCall, who are spending this week-end In Port land In an attempt to present f vornblo data before McMlllln for the federal building Klumnth Falls Is seeking.