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VNiy The Klamath News fcf'fla,. """It. OB. SERVICE If your copy of TIIR NKWS doe ot arrive by 11:00 a. m., pboaa 77 and a copy of Ibe paper will ba mk Two Sections Ten Pages UniUd Neva and United Press Telegraph Services Vol. 3, No. 279 Trice Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SATURDAY, NOV. 13, 1926 (Every Morning Except Monday) 44 UNCLE JOE" CANNON IS DEAD Northern Lines and Fighting to Control Territory Adjacent to Klamath Country SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12 (Special) Effort made by tho Klamath Duily New representative here to ift some thing definite out of the musss of current railroad rumors, have not been altogether fruitless. Stories) dated from New York, hinting at u contemplated merger of the Hill linos, including tho Northern Pacific, Oreat Northern and Burlington, have been denied any immediate importance by Howard Elliott, chairman of the board of directors of the Northern Pacific, and Arthur Curtiss James, heavy stockholder in the Hill roads. Ilnlh Klllnll ami Jainc have I sued atalementa Mylnx that urh consummation l Ho bo delred. but thut they see no Immediate pro port ot Ita achievement. lint from behind all Ihla camou flage and value atalementa of the various transportation Intcrisiln some good almuld romo to Klamalh Pall. It la moat probabla eup position that tho Weatern 1'arlllr, In which James recently acquired a large holding, will ba Ilia new and Important factor In thn Klamath baaln situation. Attempt wra mada yrnlerduy lo get lo touch with President Kprnule and vice President Shoup of In Southern Pacific railway who are In Naw York where conference have been held for several duya relating to the poaalbls extension' of the Northern I lima to Klamath from II. nil. At tlia hour . (if going to pre no word had been received, but look Inn In from the ouialde It look like a tremendous struggle between titanic force In the rail road world, with the Hill linos standing a pretty good ahnw of hav-! Ing their own way. Thin man I Jamea la too dominant a fnclor to ba euiilly alilrlrark.il. and while fhe Southern Pacific ha the advantage of being already In the field and thoroughly well Intrenched, evidence la accumulating that they are get ting ready for a desperate fight (Continued On rage Two) Boy Scouts to Be Guests of Lamm At Modoc Point Organization 'of a boy acout troop to be aponanred by the local Inip- tlat church, wan effected Inat night when Ihe orgnnUntlon committee of the Klnmnth County Riout council met at local lienditinrlra with an appointed acout committee from tho church. At the conclave, It waa revealed Hint W. K. I.itmm yeaterday In vited all Klnmnth county hoy acout to upend a day aa hla gueata In the mill operator's big plnnt nt Modoc Tolnt. Leaving here enrly next Saturday morning, Ihe hoy acout nnd their leaders, with W. K. Ijimm hendlnK the party, will go In the l.nmm lum ber mill at Modoc Point where Lamm will give them a thorough In sight Into tho lumber manufactur ing IniliiHiry. r'ol lowing lunch nt the mom liouae, the acniil will be lukon for a tour ot lugging operation In con nection with the mill, where Lamm will explain the proceK of gettlns the big timber from the forents to the naw. to ammoth Sewer Undertaking Is Now Completed The biggest sower project ever undertaken In this city was com pleted yesterday when the W. II. Miller Construction company ' In Ul the last sect Inn of pipe, for tho Eighth Sewer unit. This Is Recording In V. D. Millar who stated that today the entire! system will probably he In use. Tho major part of Ihe work was drawn lo a close about the middle of the week, but a couple of day woro re quired to Iny uninll section of lend at odd point along the syatnm. Thi prnjnct, ronaummnted at it coat of approximately 175.000, com prises nenrly eight mllos of sewer Jinn and hns been under rnnslruc "tlon tor nearly three mouths. MAD DOG CREATES REIGN OF TERROR IN LONG ISLAND NKW YOHK. Nov. 12 (lill pl New) A l.l nlllr dog went mad In loru lalnnd t'lty Frhljiy, bit five men and lw ao aerlHia ly that they were taken to a ho pltnl, ami flnnlly wa allot by IMilIre, after a long clue througli aireeta rrowiletl wllli liotnelHiund fMetory worker. Justice Emmitt Was Busy During , Month of October t , "- )- . . ,. Collections Amount to $2,031 for Liquor Violations, and 1476.25 from Traffic Of- fenders) Best Month of 1926 Final October report, compll nl In llie office of II. A. F.liinillt. JuNllce of the Mce of l.lnkvllle townNlilp. show S'JOKI wM Into the court for lliiuor vlolstlon alone anil 47tl.'i from file toll of truffle vloliillon. Tho fines paid for liquor vlnln- lllon Include 'penalties from raaea j which were prosecuted during Ihe mourn ot nrptemner toilowing tne aenaallnnal wholeiuile raid consult ed on August 27 throughout Ihe city and county. Hentenrea on a num ber of thene raaea were deferred un til the month of October and many were not tried until the past month. Record act by the traffic fine is second only to Ihe month of June when $000 waa deposited with Mr. Vera Ilouaton Moaer. county treas urer. The flnea during the past 20 day period ranged from 15.00 for non-adjualment of lights, to $200 for recklfK driving on Tho Dullea-Cnll- fnrula highway. j There were vnrlnu other fine I collected by Jim! Ice Kmmltt for mil h rhurge game violation, and minor charge of peronnl griev ance wherein light flnea resulted. Low Temperature Likely to Prevail For Several Days Thut Kin moth Pall I hnvlng II haro of tho low temperature, snow and rain which are reported to have followed high wind through out Ihe middle west. Is apparent from conditions prevailing hero Inre the middle of tho week, reg istered nt tho local weather hurcnu maintained by tho U. S. Reclama tion ServVo. Whore tho arrival of TvlntcY In oilier parts of tho country has been hailed by tho pre n premature, snow In southern Oregon on Nov ember 13 Is not without trecedent. according In II. K. Smith, In chnrge of tho weather bureau here. The local bnrnmoter, , Hint ha been averaging 25.5 for the pnl fow days, hold fairly eluso lo this point yesterday. It was repotted, and while Smith's weather appar atus dnea not allow for prognosti cation in field of the elements, word from other sources Indicates that more snow I likely to follow. Klamalh I said to li particular ly fnrtunuto In tho high lovel main tained by local mercurial Indica tor, enperlnlly when rejmrl from other sections of the country are to tho effect that the merucry Is hovering uncomfortably and unrea sonably close to freetlng. TWELVE HAVE DIED BERGER, SHELTON GANG WARFARE H UUUNllI ltJ, 111., or. 12. ( I'mII. wm) Twrlvi iiii'ti hnvn Inin klllil lu llip Mur .Mtupn I In Itlrip'r mid HliHion uiK wlilrh uplHirriMly rcnrhfil el I inn V tiHliiy wllli (Im Mii-ilnitr hoinlihiK if Ctmrlc Itlritrr'H roa.llioiiM hvrvt him! wtilrh Ih'rhii ih'vpi-mI niouttM k. Tn or twHvi mnuI lmtir Imao hern rliMIift Will uinrliluo icun bullrtN by ilu gitK, unit Mwrnl rutilliiUMfi l.nvo fociti burnnl lu tlii ground. Red Cross Drive as Started With Pleasing Success Annual Roll Call Promiaca to Witneas Klamath County Going Over Top in Record Breaking Drive. Ilelalive in the Tenth Annual toll Call f U. American ltel I'riwa, Mr. Howard IVrrlii, ili.lr niun of the local niemben.lilp cainpiilgn. In an Interview today, explained thn illlfeixnl type of tneiiilM-rMili ami told bow mem lfdilp due are expended. Whllo the Red t'roa depend prl inarlly for It fund for national! and international work upon dollar memberahlpa, preferring to keep the organliatlon aa democratic as po alble, three other types of annual membership are provided, the chair man staled. Uxplulnlng theae she aald: ,s "The font aVtntal types Involve fees ot 1, S. 10 and 125 annually. From each of theae memlierahlp a half dollar goes to national head- ! -uurter t Wahingtn. f..r na- balance remains In tho treasury of the local chapter and 1 lmcd to finance locnl Red Croaa work. Kor Inalanee, from n 125 membership. 124.50 slays at home and fifty renin goes to Washington. Vpon theae dues the organliatlon I en tirely dependent for funds to carry on lis work. "In addition to the annual mem berships, two other types sre pro (Conlinned on Patto Fire) President Oregon C. of C. Will Be Here Wednesday Irving G. Vinlng. president of tho Oregon State Chamhor of Com merce, and prominent In the activ ities of Ashland, will be tho speak er at forum next Wednesday noon, of the Klnmnth county chamber. according to word received yeater day afternoon. Vinlng's address to Klnmnth Falls huainess men will lie ot par ticular Interest as he has recently returned from a lour ot California, where he spoke in tho principal cities before largo Chambers of commerce, telling of Oregon nnd tho advantages of his home state. Another nnnonuncement of In terest concerning the forum lunch eon was made yesterday. Member of tho Hoy Scout troop who won first prlxn during the Slop Forest Fires campaign which waa recently conducted under the nuplce of tho chamber, will be awarded a large American flag for use of their troop. Just who will present the flag to the winning troop Is not yet known. Budget Committee Holds Session At County Building Klamath county budget hoard, comprised of K. W. Vannlre of KlHmnth Falls, A. J. Hickman ot Hi nniiza, Sam Tiehllnger of Mt. Lakl, and County Judge R. II. Bun nell nnd , Countv Commissioners Iltirrell Short and Charles Martin, met around the county -court table for tho first session to discuss plans for the budget. Rernuse of the excellent condi tion In which figure for tho past five years have been maintained, the budget tor the entire county and the expenditures for 1927 will le completed by Monday night, ac cording to i ho committee and the county court. S. P. JOMFI'll U. CANNON New Angle Develops With Gang Warfare Bombing Attack Made in Illinois, First Time in History of Crime in World IIARRISBURG. 111., Nov. 12 (United News) Blood soaked southern Illinois be came a battlefield in France today " as the first airplane bombing attack in the world's crime history was made here in the hotbed' of gangdom, in trigue and violent murder. Charles Rlrger. leader of the gang benring his name, was the marked victim, but his cohorts protected him from the low-flying plane which dropped three bombs near -his road house, by repulsing it with rapid fire from rifles, machine guns and revolvers. Only one of the denth machine exploded and this fell about 100 yards from the madhouse, doing no dnmnge. Earlier In tho day, nenr ' West City, III., two houses were riddled by machine gun bullets by two car loads of gangMers but this was an old story. Machine guns had been bronchi Inin fonrfni ni,.v h.i.r. I not only in southern Illinois, but In j Cook countv. which counts Chicago i as Its blpgest city, and Elisabeth. N. J. Whore plane was It lliat wrote a new mid spectacular chapter Into the already sanguinary wnrfnre in southern Illinois? The authorities could not answer the question tonight, but tho opin ion was that one of the Shelton (Continued on Page Five) Justice Emmitt Hands Sentence Liquor Violator Tony Ilorrelll, nrrcMcd in a raid conducted yeaterday liy federal, state and county prohl officers, pleaded guilty to the charge of possession ot intoxicating liquor bo fore Justice R. A. Kmmltt yester day afternoon. Dorelll was sent to the county jail for 60 days and fined $300 and costs as the result of tho raid. K. II. Lawrence, charged with hunting on P. C, Carlson's properly without permission, was haled Into Juatlco court yesterday whore ho entered a plea of not guilty. JOMFI'll -. CANNON I : $Ltf? i i j&m:-t ia arf'l'Vaar.-alai'i ial Lawrence wn released on nisi false fire alarms In two weeks ills - own rccognlznnro with the date ofltrlct commissioners have doubled hla trial set for Novembor 2S at j the reward for apprehension of of-j 10 o'clock. fenders. in Titanic Struggle ! McKENZIE PASS IS p.Jiiiusinous du i m a i Et urtn IIFM). Nov. 12, lnllpl Xcwm) Tin MrKfiiai liijehwuy limy In i'Mn. anil agiilti It may not Ih. .trcnrtlhiK to rMir1rt from HUtrm KrifUy afifrniMin, cm j !iuv4 Ik-ch running nf1 koIiik nil liny, liur the lorn I ufflrc tf I hp j HlitKf roinituiiy nliU h Imi vialilrlt , runnijiK ,! imU-H. rv- I n-lvrtl u tili'Krani t 2:30 from . tiie kuk in- uffiif atothiK nt the Kinge iiiui koii for the winter. No li-tall. were alien. i ri i j n 7 j r lgnt On ISCellC t0 Be Launched mir4"i wi r Mlllim f Cff UdVV Aspen Lake District Will Geti Attention j Eradication of ! P. it. V I T . ! North Klamath Completed A carefully plsnnnl campaign ngnliut thr ravage of the pine beetle in I lie valuable pine frets of Klnmulli county, ha bera map ped out by the- Klamalh Formt I'rulectiw amorlation, ami will bo , luunehiil I ho first or next week in Ihe Aen Lake district. This I according lo Jackson F. Kimball, bead of the association, who yeaterday announced comple tion of hla plans for beetle control work during the winter and spring months. The announcement follows the COmDletion veaGertlnv nt Ih. wtrfe nf i raradlcaiine thM heed fmm -inr. ta area. on tna well-known Yawkey tract of timber north of this city, where a camp of 15 men has been engaged in stamping out Ihe pest for several weeks. "It is encouraging to note that Ihe Yawkey tract was much cleaner than we anticipated," Kimball stat ed, "which not only made our work there easier, but means that the beetle may not be destroying as mpch limber in this district as we had expected. The menace is very great however, and only months of (Continued on Page Three.) Building Boom At Chiloquin Is Now At Highest Pointi10 , , . . Brick work started yesterday on the !.000 store bulldlrfg which !s nnw nnHer .. k quin, for H. HIrvi. local baker. ac-'wl" alwa8 ranlc as a Breat Amer ...j,.. j . ... Mean. His long service in the house cording to word from the W. n.of rcprosentatlvei,, , devotion to Miller company here. In charge of 'his country, his faithfulness, his the work. I great courage and force of charac- Thls one-story brick structure. to!ter made him a man that arounsed be compjeted January 1. is located ! ,D Pride ot his party associates on the Main thoroughfare ot the and commanded the respect ot his reservation city and will be one of I opponents. His great influence the finest buildings there, it waslave hls country a better govern- slated. The building will Include space ! 'or '0,,r separate store of consid craWo Work on the fonnda- """ ",r ,nB structure Degan early ,hta weok' Mlller "ald- '"ng that all phases of construction will be rushed to completion by tho first ot the year. Klamath Men Are Given Sentence in Federal Court PORTLAND, Nov. 12 (United Ke-F,iri .ih n...- r.., I j j . . day fined J. I. Comer. San Fran- Cisco. $.100. and sentenced John Vance to six month In Ihe county jnil when they pleaded guilty to separuto liquor violations at Klam uth Falls. ' Coiner was arrested In August when he railed at a Klnmnth Falls garage for his car, in which pro li I lit ion officers had found 39 gal lons of moonshine. Vance was arrested August 2t i after making frequent salos of 11- quor to officers. His sentence was'ath county cattle and sheep hnyo allowed to Tun from that date. MANY FAKE ALARMS WASIIINGTON. After having 30 'Til 1 America Rose From Obscurity to Fame , DANVILLE, III., Nov. 12 .. i "-annon. a sturdy American, is . At high noon today the man whose life was a history 1 f tha t'r,;io,l Ct-.tna ain'i.a k rr-n a. r:.,lt Wo- naaA fully into death, ending- a dynamic life of 90 years. Myocarditis was given as the cause of death, but the w"le.worltl knows that "Uncle Joe," he of the gentle smile i and ever present cigar, died of old age. : FRENCH ACTRESS BRINGS FAMOUS prp. Tf AjfE'DIfA DE.U I J AlttLrUlA PARI S, Nov. 12. (l ulleil Xew ) Bringing one of the most famous bed in the world to use In a prolnciioa on llroadway, leclle HoreL culled the logical mireewior to Bernhardt, will sail Saturday for tho Vnited Mates. In addition to her husband. Count (uillaumedci Hegur, the ac tress will bo aeronipauictf by a largo company of actors ami ac tresses who will take part in her repertoire. President Pays , Tribute to Late hJjti..-s7 Speaker fKouse Wires Daughter Natior. Lost . . One of Most Able, Interest - g ana ociuvca men or IIC Last Generation. ABOARD PHKSinRXT f'OOL- hm;:-k kpkcial train fx BOITF, TO WASHINGTON', Nov. 12 (Inlieil Norm) PreiiMent Coolidge ixi Id tribute to "I'nrlo Joe Cannon todny in a mcHMngc of sympathy to Mixa Helen Can non, daughter of tho veteran legislator. The president was apprised ofj Cannon's death upon his arrival InlDo-lrlnn. 1ii1a A Pittsburgh shortly 'after 2 p. m. j IVUie Jl The message to Miss Cannon fol- n the passing of your dlstln-i guished father. Joseph fl. Cannon, i ih ,! , .., , ... ., able, interesting and helmed pub-l K,an;a:h FbI1s motorists appar- lie men nf the loaf enerllon H:entl' d n" !lieve In Signs. 8C-: mcnt. Mrs. Coolidge Joins me in expeTsslnK to 50,1 and hl8 other ne" luieu ones our oeep aympainy. Sheep Shipments StilL Going Out n -w dj i i 01 LOCal btatlOIl While, virtually all sheep con signed directly from the ranges to!"''"" "ro roeci 10 oe careful markets have been s' lWed, the I wnat "'rb the " " stock movement out of Klamath . neaded for ,he "st lce." county is holding tip well for this lute in the season through the ship ping of lambs from feed lots. According to local Southern Pa- eclflc officials whose dally shipping j ,ecorda over a nerlod of a week Lear out Ihe statement. Continued winter shipping is expected to go .Following a meeting of Southern forward for many weeks, although Pacific traffic officials from all a gradual . decrease In aggregate! points In Oregon, at Portland yes movement ia anticipated. j terday, J. Jj Mlller. district freight Order for three double-decked j and passenger agent for this terrl aheep cars was received at the local tory, will return here today, freight office yesterday, for F. S. Purpose of the meeting. It was Vettel, city, who will ship from ; stated locally, was to organiie the Midland next Tuesday. The stock ; department heads and traffic super Is to ihe sent to Snn Francisco mar- kets. where the majority of Klnm- gone thi year. Vettel, It is reported, has been ; feeding his sheep out of Midland j tor several weeks. Reports from local sheenmen state thut manvied In thl atnio ; lambs are yet to bo shipped from! Miller Is expected to leave here this locality, as several thousand : shortly after his arrival from Port- head are on feed lots In tho south- land, for a two weeks' vacation In 'era parts of the county. jthe south. of son (United News) "Uncle Joe" dead. 1 It wan apparent early this morn- I ing that the end was near. Sev eral times Dr. Wilkinson was called jto his bedside to relieve a bad con- 'ulllun la m inroai. tseiween iv . a nd n oVloob Cannon heeame ret- less and settled Into a calm sleep. Then life slowly departed from the body of the statesman who had been In a past decade the cxar of the house of representatives. He had been in a state ot t coma for lea uours. Daughters at Bedsido -At the bedside when death came were Mrs. Ernest X. Leseoer and Miss Helen Cannon, daughters of the former speaker .of the house: Dr. Wilkinson, his personal phys ician, and "Gordon." a negro, for many years Uncle Joe's favorite chauffeur. 1 ' ' i ruKi;meais nave not yet been announced. ' T'- LAlrsaxt sntM th'A'enif- Jeph.Qirr ney Cannon was the same dominant ! pe "OBalf " juled the house 'wl,n n ,ron band. He continued j his daily walks until physicians ad- ..au mat iiv hub iu an MuiomoDUQ I Instead. He attended a party given in honor of his ninetieth, birthday anniversary by the Kiwanis club ot Danville, and even cut the big cake himself. He broke ground for the St. James Methodist church In June. Daughter Called Homo A month later he contracted a cold and in September his daughter, Helen, was railed home from Eur (Continiml On lagn Two) PACTA! la in Ka uviiivb tu Rigidly Enforced cording to the local police depart ment, who base their accusation on the fact that drivers are flagrant ly disregarding printed plena re questing them not to park near the Ninth street entrance to the local post office. The west side of Ninth between the alley and Klamath avenue, is a no-park tone, due to the need of this portion of tho street for mail cars and trucks that are parked there at various times throughout the day and night, to unload mail. "Motorists have disregarded tho polite signs posted along this sec tion of the street by the postal de partment, so the .police will now i-tiiM-i u una particular point, T,af,,c O"'"-" MorKan 'e- "The ! no-parg rule win De rigidly enforced front now on. and Inconsiderate Miller Present At Traffic Meet S. P. Officials visors ot the state, to carry out divisional cooperation work among station agents and employes. This Is similar to the work that has been conducted on comnanv lines In California for several months. and which Is Just now being Inunch- n