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vawmr or one . LIBRARY B' EUOCNB. OBf: The Klamath Mews SERVICE If tour copy of THK NEWS does ot arrive by liM a. ., pfaon STT and a copy of tha paper will be seat. The Klamath News Official Paper County of Klamath . . United Neve and United Prea Telegraph Services Vol. 3, No. 263 Price Five CenU KLAMATH FALLS, ORE.. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1926 (Every Morning Except Monday) BETTING ODDS FAVOR STEIWER President Has Right to Remove Officials Supreme Court by Vote 6 to 3 Upholds Him in Case of Frank S. My ers, Portland WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. (United News) Tho power of tho president of tho United States to dismiss postmasters and some other appointive fed oral officers without tho con- Bent of the denote wan upheld. today by the supremo court in a six to three decision. Tata point waa 'eft nv ,h franiera of llm constitution anil ha been a controverted mntler for IBo yeara Blneo. Today' declalon won made by the court In paaaltig on a aull by lb loin Frank ft. Myrra, op pointed poatmaater at Portland. Ore sun, by President Wilson, who luler removed him summarily after an In vestigation by postal Inspectors. Myers ued fur hl pay for the full four yeara for which he bad been appointed, contending that aa he was appointed by Ihe President and confirmed by the aonala he senate muat alao concur In hla re moral. II riled ahorlty thereafter, and hi' htr''roatlriud lha ault. losing it In tha federal cotirta and aow attain on appeal lo tho u preme court. Juatlc Mclteynold'a1 who wa Wllj aoh'a flrat allorney general, and who waa appointed lo the aupreme court by Wllaon. contended that hla former chief had exceeded hi power In removing Myent. Ha atJj tacked the. declalon of the court, describing It aa "revolutionary." Rebuilding Hotel Is Postponed For Indefinite Time Until additional conalderation haa been given the proponed rebuilding of the White Pelican hotel here, Herbert Flclahharkr, Kan Kranclaco head of tho Klamath Development company,, which owned the famed hoatelry. will not commit hlmaelf on the proposition. Thla la according to T. P. Hender aon, local representative of tho Klamath Development - company, who returned lo.tula city Sunday night following conference In Ban Kranclaco with Flelahhacker. The prealdent of the company refuaed to commit hlmaelf concern ing rebuilding of the hotel, until tha matter had been given thor- I ough' conalderation, Hentleraon elat ed. He waa nnatilo to atate defin itely when the Flelahhacker In tereata will bava reached a con clusion. ' Mortimer Flelahhacker la now In Europe, and while ha waa Inform ed ot the hotel loaa, no answering cable bad been received from liim when Henderaon left the aouth. Nei ther haa the hoard ot director had an opportunity to meet aim tha White - Pelican waa destroyed by fire, and action will naturally be delayed until -a eonferenro cm he bold, la Hendoraon'a opinion.' Falveys to Visit Old Ireland, Land Of Their Nativity Another Iriah lad la departing for the land of hla birth when Hugh Falvey, prominent 'Merrill and Ma tin aheopman, accompanied by Mr. Flvey leave tonight for New York. From New JTork, Mr. and Mr. Fal vey will aull early In November for Ireland where they will spend ait month In County Cork. Falvey hna boon prominent In the sheep Indtiatry ot Klamath county for (he paat flvs or al year and la now running aome of tho flneal bands ot sheep oa Klamath range. CHARLESTON WRIGGLE IS BEING SUCCEEDED BY ST. LOUIS HOP I'OIITI.AM), Oct. 'XV The ftiarlralon la wrlmilliig In wrlgule In the Pacific norlliweat anil llie ituire seriate although trpp HI. Iiula Hop In re placing: II In Ihe public dance llnll wliere fliM-ra tllri "drug alori cowImi)" atrut their Muff. TIip new dance became populnr here alter llie appearance of a Juvenile dancer at a local thea tre. It Incorporate aome of tho alrp of llie Charlratfin, mixing ttiein Willi clog and fot-lroi lcp. Criminal Cases Start in Court On November 10 Jury Panel of Twenty-four Name Drawn from Wheel Yesterday and Calendar I Prepared . for Term. Twenty-lwo Juror were drawn from I he Jury wheel lo alt on trial which will come before fir cull Court JuiIkc A. I., l-ctivllt. All orlalnlunl from liuliif menu handed down by the Khunnlh county grand Jury during Ha lat amnion. Tile men represent every wi-tlun of llie county and vnrloua pmfrwdotia. The Juror Include Pierce Comb, farmer, Klamath Fall; J. J. Win ter, farmer. Klamath Fall; Lou la (lerber, atorkman, Klamath Falla; J. W. Dolunri. farmer, Klamath Fall: M . P. Hurry, farmer. Merrill; O. 11. Carlelou, farmer, Merrill; Karl McFall, farmer, Olene; W. II. Ilawklna, aawyer. , Klamath Fallal Lawrence Kiell, farmer, Klamath Falla; Paul Wampler, logger. Odeaaa Hoy Orcni. bank clerk, Klamath Falla: E. I.. Ilnaley, merchant Chlloquln: Harold Ogle, llmberinan Klamath Falla; ('. I. Simmer, la borer. Crescent; Karl T. Rhepard, merchant, Klamath Fall; A. J. Con nolly, merchant, Klumath Falla; Charles Ager, farmer, Klamath Falla; I). I.. Ilradford, farmer, Lan gell'a Valley; O. C. Lorem, plumber, Klamath Falla; P. C. Carlson, far mer, Klamath Falla; John I.. Hal ley, farmer, Klamath Falla: William I'hrman, farmer, Algoma, drawn In (Continued on le Five) . Shippington and Pelican City Get Rural Delivery An announcement long-awaited by the people of Khlpptngton and Pell- can Clly, came from Poatmaater John McCall yeaterday when he tal ed that theae communities are to lie extended rural froe delivery aorv Ire. a move which add over eight mllea lo Ihe preaent route of 31 mile. The mall acrvlre to Shippington and Pelican City folk will be effec tive November 1. Poatmaater Me Cull atated, and there will he one delivery dally. People, on the route are to have Ihe privilege t regla terlng mi.ll. buying money ordei and atnmpa, et color. from Ihe carrier on the rout"!, u he known a R. D. No. 1. Heretofore, the people have been fcrcsd o com.) to Klamith Falla for their mall and lo transact poat ottlcir lualneaa. The local poalmaslcr ha been trying elnoe early last summer to get the approval of Washington, I). C. poalnl authorities on this ex tended It. F, D. set1 vice, and an nouncement 'of the official okeh came yeaterday. All those wbo nro to bo benefit ed by tho new service nro Instruct ed to confer with either Poatmaater McCall or Assistant Poatmaater Grif fith In thla city, relative to certain requirements such a liie placing of mn II boxen and otlior steps pertin ent to Ihe service KLAMATH MAN HKXTKXCF.D TO IH MONTH AT McNF.II, POIiTLANI). Oct. 26. (United News) John ftnnd, arrested enrller In Ihe month at Klamath Falla for violation of the Harrison act, Mon day wa aentenced to IS months at McNeil Island by Federal Judge Bean. Eugene to Pay Visit to Klamath on Nov. 7 Three Hundred Lane County People Plan Visit Here and Also to Odell Lake Klumath Falls business men are slated to be hosts for two' hours of nearly 300 Lane coun ty residents who will invade this city Nov. 7 on a special excursion over the new Cas cades line of the Southern Pa cific. Thla announcement waa made here yeaterday by J. J. Miller, district freight and puaaenger agent for the Southern Pacific, following ad vice from Eugene, elating that ar raiigemenla for tha trip are being completed. The exruralon aperlnl will leave Kugvne Sunday morning, November 7, al 7 o'clock, and after an hour at Odoll Lake and two hour In Klamath Falla, will tart the re turn trip. It I eipected that the pedal will arrive homo In Eugene bifor midnight Sunday. Miller haa taken the matter up with th,e ..local ..chamber of com merce tad It In expected aome form (OovtlaaMl on rags Mx) Klamath Hunters Encounter Game Wardens in Plenty Local hunters. Invading Tule lake region thin year, are warned by California gam wardens that a much closer aupervlalon ot the duck and geeae carried out of that aeetlon la to be maintained this sea son. Last year but few game wardens Infeated Callfornla'a prise hunting grounda, and hunter of waterfowl went largely on their own honor. Hut thla aeaaon U I a different alory. The alater atate on the aouth la guarding the Tule lake country which annually nets the California game rommlaaton from six to seven thousand dollar In license. An example of the close guarding confronting local nlmroda on the weal aide of Tule lake Sunday even ing when every car returning north ward after a day'a hunt, waa stop ped four mile aouth of the stale line and the number of bird count ed In each case. The California gamo wardens In specting the bag are reported to hare made ' no arrests, however, and It Is belierod that local hunter are under the Impression that the honor system still prevails. Halverson's Auto Damaged as Result Of Drunken Driver The heavy car driven by A. O. Hulveraon, clly. Is In a local gar age today, and besido II stand a second lighter car, both damaged aa the result of a crash on the Keno road, two mile south of this city, about S o'clock yesterday morn Ing. Hiilvcrson launched a complaint to State Traftle Officer Walter Foster, against the two occupants of tho small car which, he avers, collided with hla automobile, but until a late hour last night, the two had not been apprehended. . When a local wrecking car ar rived at the scene ot the accident both occupants of the lighter car are said to have been asleep In the seat. They rode Into Klamath Falla behind the wrecker and upon arrlvnl here, evacuated, leaving neither names nor address. It waa expected that they would return to day to claim their wrecked car. )BBED HAIR WILL REMAIN IN VOGUE TOR ANU 1 HfcK ILAK HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 2.1. United New) T1i anniul rila- ruMaliiii if "to bob or not to bob" line Riven way lo "shall It i be curled or Mralglil?" for lliere Mill he no relief from abaveil feinlnliio neck ' or ahora lock fur at Iraat another year, ar- rorrilnic lo 4'ora Mctic-achy, cre ator of arrcen fu-tliioii. Uiien Irene faalle flrat apiear ed Willi long, curl) larka long. ronnldrrlBg the clipped bead of today ajlrla and minra went in for llie 4i al a mpkl pore, ex plalneil Mia ' Mc;earhy, Ulio niodebi faahlun for arfreaae. Famous Mission of Santa Clara Burns to Ground Many Priceless Relic of Hit tor,ic Value are Lot; Other Structures Damaged; Jeauit Fathers, Student Fight Fire KAXT.t t'LARA, ( ill.. Oct. 2.1. (Tniled Xewa) Suntn Clara mlMdon, historic relic of Ihe days centuries ngo, when Kpanlli Fran claran fathers trudged over llie King's Highway through Califor nia, lutft been destroyed by fire. Many prlrelesn relics were lost In tho blase, which broke out on tbe University of Santa Clara canipua. and seriously damaged other at.c ture in addition to the Mission. Dlack robed Jesuit fathers and students helped Santa Clara and San Jose firemen subdue the flames. The .original "Wlnta Clara mis sion waa founded January 12, 1777, when Father ' Thomas' de la Pena a Franciscan, celebrated the first mass in a temporary chapel, A second mission was erected later, but in 18J1 It. was so badly damaged by an earthquake, that a third, the one destroyed Monday waa built. Two ot Ihe three bell preaented to the mission by a Spanish king ISO years ago yere melted. Tho third was cracked, nut has been taken from the debris and can be used again. Tho King's Highway Kl Camlno (Continued on rage Five) Medf ord Driver of Truck Lightless Is Held For Trial Charged with driving a five-ton truck which was not properly equip ped with lights, thus endangering the lives ot other autolsts on the Klamatb-Keno road, E. H. Edsall driver for the Brewer Lumber com pany ot Medford. was placed under arrest at 8 o'clock last night' by State Traffic Officer Walter Fo- ter. Edsall was Instructed to either repair the lights on his truck, or else to remain alongside ot the same all night, and then to re port for trial before Justice of the Peace It. A. Emmitt at 10 o'clock this morning. "I have had so many complaints of Into about trucks traveling at night without properly adjusted lights that I have concluded to wutrh this source ot annoyance most carefully In the future, and anyone violating the provisions of tho law on this point may expect lo bo haled Into court," said Fos ter last night. Aged Mother Asks Postmaster Find Missing Daughter A pica from an aged mother was received In Klamath Falla yester day afternoon by Postmaster John A. McCall, from Mrs. Minnie, Peltl bone, . who Is seeking the where abouts of her daughter, Mrs. II. E. Gordon, and the latter' nlnl-year-old son. Mrs. Pottlbone, a resident ot Han over, Michigan, Is 76 years old and 111. Mrs. Cor.! -.n and son Harry were In Bend when Mrs. Pottlbone last received word. She Is Mrs. Pet llbone's only child., and the elderly lady la anxious to get In touch with her. irVTw V, 1 ! 1CW I OlK ' ' Suffering as Result of Storm Freakish Antics Result' in Death Three Per- sons: Other Sections' of East Are Suffering , kew York. n, t 2,. ! (United News) Freakish j J la. ..v JnH4VU A I siruniis ueait uut ucaiut uc struction and pranks all over the east Monday. They cen tered upon New York metro politan area,' where a 70-mile gale caused the death of three persons and injured a dozen, j Swooping down from a black aky the wind blew with almost hurrl-, cane Intensity upon a winding path acroas sections of Long Island, Man hattan and New Jersey before turn ing hack out to sea as suddenly as It came. The full fury ot the blaat lasted little more than five minutes ' at any given point. In the Hudson river the "200-ton freighter O. F. Brady was capsized. The bollera exploded' when the chill waters struck them and killed - Charles i nmnrai Hayes.- a fireman and Xm. erlne Demond, the cook.' The nine other members of the crew grabbed life prcaervers aa their vessel dis integrated beneath them, and were (Continued on raue Five) Uncle of George Boston Searching Klamath For Him George Boston, you are wanted! Your presence is essential that an estate In Pittsburgh may be set tled, and you are one of the heirs. If. F. Johnson, a recent arrival In Klamath Falls, and an uncle of Boston, states that the latter was last heard from In' April of the present year. At that time Boston wrote to relatives in Pitssburgh that he vwas employed on a farm. Johnson says that the mother of Boston died last February and left an estate ot considerable value. ' If you desire to see your uncle. Boston, Just address him general delivery, Klsmafa Falls. Council Orders Sidewalks Built In Needed Places - Klamath Falls Is due tor some new sidewalks as the result of fa vorable action by the city council last night relative to tbe proposal that property owners In various sec tions of the city be Instructed to construct much needed walks. The walks cUd are to be built on various parts of Main, Tenth, Seventh. Eighth and Pine street, and,he counci, las, TA'edncaday night. Kiamatn avenue, ana are principally at places where for short distances property owners have failed to com ply with previous requests for side walks. . CRATER LAKE ROAD IN FINE-CONDITION The road to Crater Lake from Klamath Fall and down to Med ford, Is iln better shape than It haa been all summer, according to J. Wagner, who with his wife and Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Quigley, drove around i tne popular loop sunaay. tendent of public Instruction of the Delayed oiling ot the Anna Creek j slate, and has been affiliated with road leaves that section ot the trip J the normal school since Its tor open to travel and in extremely i mat opening. Ills subject will con good shape, and the trip through j cern the program of the Southern the park and back hero via Med ford can be made In a minimum of time, Wagner atated.. The govern- ment road work Insldo the park does not Interfere at all with traffic, he sold. VAGARIES MAKERS OF BOOTS IN LONDON I, O X l O X, Oct. S3. ( failed New) Mion manufacturer, dla courage,) n (heir efforta to an llripnle the vagariea of feminine fashion, are awaiting- fall weather o flud If women thla year will wear Hoaalan boola, Thla aummer footwear luw been Utdil awl gaily colored. Machin ery In hundred, ot fart or lea aa now klle, but ready to Mart turn ing; out at a moment notice a freh upply of tho warm, dry Kuaalan boot a If many women 'will turn out on the flrat bad day with their but year one. winter Messenger Hits Middle West With Great Fury Mercury Tumbles in Great Lakes Region and Valley of Mississippi; Middle West Also Feels Effects. CHICAGO, Oct. 2.1. (United News) Chilly messenger of win ter are warning the middle west thnt tho Indian summer has ovi-r-stayed Ita leave. The mercury has taken a sudden tumble In the thermometers of the Great Lakes region and the Mis sissippi valley. Tbe weather bureau saya storms are brewing over the great plains and Manitoba. Fortunately for the corn grow ers, whose fields escaped the Sep tember floods, cold weather held off longer than usual. ' Subnormal temperatures are now! v .u v-... .t. Monday Chicago.. Detroit. Cleve land and cities of northern Indiana. Waves in Lake Erie were 25 feel high. The mercury here dropped to 33 I Degrees aoove sero, me lowest oi j the season. Offshoots of 4he cold snap extended south to the northern portion of the Gulf states, where I light frosts were registered: A big storm is raging through the! lower lakes states to the east and; along the north accompanied by winds. Atlantle rnirlnn I More Pavements For This City IS Dictum of Council Three ordinances adopted hy the city council last night, will launch three additional street Improvement units and add several more blocks of pavement to the city's fast-growing total of improved streets. Passed at their final readings. Ordinances 47 and 40 provide re spectively for the Improvement of Llncdln street between Third and Fourth, and the improvement of Portland and Crescent streets. . The council also approved a bond Issue for $33,410.42 to finance the proposed Improvement of Main street from Spring street easterly to city limits. In the absence of the mayor. Councilman Roberts presided over the meeting last night. CounrlliftarJ Powell was also absent from the meeting. Neither he nor the mayor attended the adjourned meeting of School Discussion At Forum Luncheon Chamber Commerce The forum ot the Klamath coun ty chamber ot commerce, to be held FEMININE WORRY Wednesday at noon, will be devoted, rres(lent of , Klamath Realty lo the discussion of schools, with J.,hoarili prc,ded 0Ter the luncheon. A. Churchill, superintendent of the lt vlattafll lhat lhe Monday Southern Oregon Normal School at ,lnchena will be the official meet- Asninnn. as tne main speager. inurrmn was lormerty supcrin- Oregon Normal school.' Ier. v. W. McNealy. D. M. Smith, Music will be furnished by the.w. F. Sears. Frank Reynold. A. S. nign scnool, and the high school faculty will be guests. Principal Paul T. Jackson the luncheon. Is chairman of Candidate Gaining in Strength Each Hour Opposing Forces Resort to Trickery, But Sena torial Candidate I s Assembling Friends The senatorial fight is ' warming up to a pitch that means anything to beat Stef wer. The opposing forces are resorting to every known tac tic to swamp the republican candidate, even to trumped-up charges of a malicious nature. That is usually 'the last srasp of a dying cause, ' and will prove so in this case. One can generally measure the pol itical situation by the betting odds. Money is the thing that talks and this is what it is say ing: . - . . " - Stelwer and Patterson continue to be outstanding favorite . among those gentelmen- who ar wllUng. to back their Judgment on the coming election by cold cash, says The Ore- gonlan. . . - Battlnc odds were yesterday said dltion to these odd Stanfleld peo ple were said to be demanding a 10,000 vote handicap. . ,( One eastern Oregon man waa re ported to have arrived In Portland last week with $4000 which . he wanted to place on Stelwer. There have also been a number ot men who hare ottered S1000 to back Stelwer. . . .. V Few bets have been placed In the. gubernatorial race owing to tha fact illin and high'"18' tne "''d' demanded. by Pierce ' ' backers are too great. Patterson runs around a 2. to 1 favorite to win: . Mont ot tho bet are being placed on the rare between Haney and Stanfleld to win second place, ovn money being offered, it was ' an nouncd yesterday. One prominent Portland man yes terday announced that he was of fering to bet $5000 to $3500 that (Continned oa rage Ftmr Realtors Partake i Of Luncheon and ' Talk Over Shop Members of the newly formed Klamath Realty Board are out to '. push the local membership of the organisation up to the saturation point of 100 per cent. - This was the decision reached by those attending the first regular luncheon of the organisation at the chamber ot commerce yesterday. The by-laws committee has not had time to complete Ita work, due ,to the fact that the model form which la to guide them haa not yet been forwarded from the Portland head: qunrters ot the Pacific Northwest Real Katute board. This will not hold np the membership campaign, however, aa It was yesterday deemed advisable to give all members, old and new, opportunity to vote on the by-laws. T. P. Henderson, head ot tbe Klamath Development company, and ln)w of ,,. board ,nd that they .ir ,,, i ta At the luncheon yesterday were! T. P. Henderson, Howard ' Barn hlsel, J. F. McGulre. Sr.. . M. Mont elius, Mrs. Nate Otterbsln, C. S. Montelliia. J. C. Richter. R. P. Mln- Traar. F. W. Hllman. A. L Wish- ; ard.'J. B. Reed. C. J. Nord. John O. French, U Isaho. Jr. B. Wright and Steve