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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1926)
.Vnrn; The Klamath' i one. SERVICE If jroor ropjr or TIIR KRWM doe not arrive by Mi SO a. n., pbon STT and copy of the paper Mill bo Mat. ! The Klamath News Official Paper County of Klamath United Newt and United Press Telegraph Services Vol. 3, No. 291 Price Five Cent KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1926 (Every Morning Except Monday) RAIL MEN ALARMED WW, Mexican Situation Becoming Alarming Deputy DeGama States American Banks Have Begun Financial Boy cott on Country. MEXICO CITY, Nov. 26 (United News) A libolouH, hypocritical policy in being pursued by the government "f the United SUtos in its atti tude towards Mexico, Deputy Soto da Gnmn, leading agrar ian member, had charged in a speech before the chamber of deputies. , Annrlrtn bunker ulready have begun a financial iHiyoott of I 111" country, hn declared. Mr. Coolldga l a puritan who sincerely professes the Christian re ligion," Iho excited deputy Mlil. "Hut hit will succumb finally. full Inn lino the errors of Secretary Kellogg." Koto da (iniua devoted hi atton llon to alleged Amorliun capital Inm and intrusion Into another country's Internal affalra, hut did not apei'lflrally mention the oil and, land lawa enforceable I tore ni her SI, . end roapuiwdbln for I be deltaatw e)ln-J ' loniallc altuntlnn between Iho two cotintrlea. I Continuing hi attack, he declar ed that a mountain of errora haJ (Continued on- Pace Rour) Lem Gaghagen Rounds Out Three Score and Ten Three uroro and ten In n ftnnd many yetira, but to look at lm '.. Cunhnacn. rlty clerk nnd police Judtee of Klamuth Fall", one would not believe the yeara had burnt heavily on 111" hand. Seventy yeara aito yeaterday JuUe Cavitation made hl advent Into thla world and the world. baa been bet ter off aa a reault thereof. When Hie fuel became kuown that thla ea teemed cltUen waa obaervlna bla birthday yealerdny he waa ahowerd with fellrltntlona from Ills hrtut of frlenda and acquaintances, becnuae Lem (laalmaen perhapa knowa aa many people personally aa any one Individual In Klamath county. Living for a quarter of a centurv In Klamath Falla la the record of Judxe OaKhaapn. and be anya he la not the lenat bit aorry he Incal.'d hero. He haa always been a power In the unbuilding of the commun ity, and ran alt hark with satis-1 fled feeling that he haa helped In every possible way to make Klam ath Falls what it is today, ami wh.it It la to be In tho future. Judge (laghagen settled here Oc tober 21. 1901. then known as Llnkvllle, and over since ho hnsi kept busy as a bee, which no doubt I la largely responsible for bis Bprlgni-; ly step and keenoss of Intellect. If you do not bnievo he has a wonder ful momory Just ask hint concern ing some early dny happening and you will be given hour, day, week, fsj'inth and year concerning the cpl soilo. Chiloquin Indian To Face Trial On Drinking Charge Thanksgiving passed peacefully ncough In Klamuth Falls, but tho remainder of tha county made up for the slnrk actions of the county's renter with Fort Klamath and Chiloquin sending In their quoin. Robert Morris of Chiloquin, charg ed with being drunk and having in his possession whiskey, was brought to Klamath Fnlls lato Thursday night by Deputy Sheriff Wilson of Chiloquin. Morris Is new In the sheriff s office and will be taken before JtH- Weed, Mrs. ltlnrkle of Snn Fran tlce of tho J'eace It. A. Emmltt to-rlnro nnd llnracs llrnokfleld, o( San eny. c Is In tho county Jail. Francisco, SUPERSTITION IS CHARGED TO MANY COLLEGE STUDENTS iii:hki:i.i:v. uiir.. Nor. a l t'nlvemliy of California student have I'limwf,! ilieiiiMdvca na a sup' crotlllou lot lliroiiKli m! luni of a (rot pruvliliil for tlnoi Hlthout llialr knowledge by cam pus workmen. The' work men left a bolder atniidlitg against the gate serosa the main etilrance lo the campus. Itf lilN.1 almh'llta who puux-d tbniiiKb the ante, only five walk ed under the ladder. The real atoldiil It by walking Into the stni't and going around. Mexican Is Held In Jail as Hit ; Anr! Run Drivpr Broken riec 01 ivioiomeier ( Found to Fit That On Car Owned by Max Comacho, PMMn CnnlArA Stronv! .1 broken bit of a niotonieter. Willi h flllcl rili ll with the one on the car liebniKlnK t" Jraua inrcl, wua the clue whereby Max t'omncho. .MeKlcnn, was lodged In. the Klnuialli county Jnll curly liwt nlabt, rlinrifiil with iM-lna; the hll-nnil-ruu driver who severely Injimil J. ('. Clifton, Houlliern I'aclrlc emplo)e, on the lllitht of NuvemlM-r !M, nn Kluhtli street and Kbimatli aveuue. , Final details of the arrest wero handled by Louis Mueller, deputy sherirf, who took the rase Info his hands when Hiato Traffic Officer Waller Foster turned Ills findlnns over to hint before bis departure for Santa llarbara to return ! Klamath with Ham lleardsley. al leged antomobllw tblef. " far laaaea Over ItiMly Clifton was slrurk Tuesduy ev.i ninit while crossing Kluhtli street, and the car passed over bis body and continued at a fast rule of speed down the atreet. Last nlaht he waa reported resting easily fol lowing the setting of his collar hone which was broken by tha Impact of the car. Hn la In Klamath (ien eral hospital. Following la the story aa told by Mueller last night after rnmacho was plnied In the county Jnll: Mueller Ikx-a Sleuthlluf With l.ou Arena Mueller went to the residence nt Jesus Curcla under (Continued on I'nge Kit) Merit Badges For Boy Scouts Given Out by Leaders Ten boys, members of various troops of Klamnth Falls Hoy Scouts, were awarded merit badges at a meeting of the Court of Honor last night in the basement nf tho First Presbyterian church, when W. E. Lamm, member of tho executive board of fha Court of Honor, pre sided. In connection with the merit hntlge awards, II. V. Joyaux, II. I). Newell and James Luehke, three men were swarded scontmiister cert Iflcatea aa Issued by the National Hoard of liny Scouts of America. It. C. (Irocsherk, Klamath Falla attorney, who has recently become Interested In tiny Seoul work, spoko during the evening. IJ.rtnoi Wnmntl Ic I lOHCCr VVUIIUUl IS Called by Death In San Francisco Word waa rerelved In Klamath Falls yesterday telling of the death of Mrs. Henrietta HrnnKfleTil. which occurred at the home of her daugh ter. Mrs. I). W. ltlnrkle of Snn Francisco, early Thanksgiving nftor nnon. Mrs. nrookflelil was n resident nf Klnmnlh Falls for lhe past IS years and had recently gone south In search of Improved health. Sho waa 78 yeara of age nt the time of her death. The remains will he brought to Klamath Falla where In terment will he mado under the di rection of the llebeknh lodge, of! which she has been a member for 30 years. Eight children survive her: (leorgn, Henry, Joe and Walter llrnokfleld nf Klamath Falls; Mrs. ; Olesnn of Dorrls, Mrs. Caldwell of Klamath in Danger of Losing Homes of Many Attempt is Made to Make Portland Division Extend from Eugene to Klam- ath Falls Instead of Crescent Lake Through Injunction Sued Out of! Federal Court at San Francisco; Should Change be Made 54 Families 300 Workers Living Here Would be Compelled to Move From This City. The injunction suit filed in the federal court at San Francisco by William I. Gunlock. fireman, and Kelson R. Graham, encineer. to restrain the Southern Paci- !fic from extending the Portland division of the Southern Pacific from Eugene to mamam rails, is noi in reality unecieu against me ranruau ruijuiauun, uut ngoinai seniority members or the urotnernood 01 irainmen. composing me engineers, ure men, conductors and brakemen of the Portland division. C'nmceiU Luke in now the mtua! ' division of Uie Simula line. Klamuth Falls benefits as well. and should the Southern 1'ariflc com-! ! pany order the change In divisions It would mean that St trainmen who own homes In Klamath Falls, together with approximately 300 railway workers, would be forced to leave this city. Should the change be ordered it would mean that railroad men, even though Klamath Falla Is an actual division point, could not reside here by reason of the trains only bolng allowed to atop here eight and one- halt hours, when they would double i back to Crescent lake. That would mean, according to local railway men, that thay would either main tain thar homes at Crescent Lake or Kugene. While seniority would prevail In favor of the railway trainmen nt Kugene. It Is staled by local em ployes that not over 75 fumllles and rail workers, all told, would profit, as against ubout 360 for Klamath Falls. "The suit In the federal court waa filed to prevent any change (Continued oa I'asn Knur) Respect is Shown L. A. Copeland by Lakeside Company Out of rosport to the memory of L. A. Copeland, president nf the Copeland Lumber company of Port land, operating In both Oregon and Washington, who died at Iloteman, Muntnna Wednesday, lhe I.akesld Lumber company of this city ceased business yosterday. J. W. (Tope land, a brother, Is president of the Lakeside Lumber company of this city, and business will sgsin cease Monday morning out of respect to the memory of his deceased relative. W. B. Penwarden, manager of tho Lakeside Lumber company of this city, stated that J. W. Cope land. president of tho Lakeside Lumber company. Is also president nf the J. W. Copeland Ynrda com pany, a aeparate organization from the Copeland Lumber company. Rainfall Record Is Broken During Month November At a late hour yosterday nfter noon, 4:30 o'clock to be exact, II. K. Smith, weather man of tho Vnlted Stntos Reclamation Huron it. reported a precipitation of .67 Inch, making tho total for Novem ber, 1028, 6.34 inches, a figure ex reeding all other rainfalls nn rec ord In Iho history of Klamnth coun ty during tho month of November. "In liiort there was a record breaking rainfall which totaled 6.30 for that month of November," Smllh atated lnat night. "January Is the heaviest month In the year, and there is olio record of January that I know of that breaka the Novem ber for thla year. November rotes second In the seasonal year for rainfall." When questioned as to tho result of the snowfall, Smith stated tho ratio was 10 to 1, and yesterday afternoon a half Inch of snow fell that gave only .2 ot rain. "It all depends on the weight of the snow," tho weather man re marked. WKATIIKK FORECAST OREGON: Knln; southerly winds. fresh and strong Railroad Men i POSITION AVAILABLE FOR SHOE SALESMEN SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD .A chance for two shoe sales men, with rewMonnhle amount of ahoe ex e Hence, at the (ioldeii Itulo dcpartnH'nt atore. ' This la the kind of news Item we like to run. and If everylMMly will flo nil tlielr buying In Khun nth It will add to the lorul ein uloyment. I'linllPlfv KPiTltlC 1 UUIU.IIJ llCllia For Great Potato Qlrnur nf FIas fi 1 Ai kJilUTv w avi'V u-ivi - County Agriculturist, Chamber of Commerce Mail Invita tions by Hundreds to All Points Along Pacific Coast From one end to the other tho Pacific roast will learn of Klam nth county's first annual potato I hh.v, which will bo held In the ! rtiatnhor of commerce rooms De J rrmher 8, O and 10, under tho combined auspice of tho county agricultural office and tho chain Iht of rommerrp. This will occur through the ef- forst of the local chamber which i yesterday sent out severnl hundred Invitations to all chambers of com merce In Oregon. Washington and Callfcrnia. and to large commission houses In California who handle potatoes. There was also a hun dred Invitations mailed to local buyers' who are urged, to learn what Klamnth produces In the way of the lowly, yet glorified Klamnth "spud." The Invitations, as well as the on u. " . v." - an especially attractive hue. on thej"" L .V h h. , left hand corner. That the potato show will be one of the most successful ever attempt ed In the way ot an exhibition by Klamath county, is assured by var ious organisations and luncheon clubs In the city. The merchants (Continued on rage Four) School Budget Is Fully Adopted By School Board Passed hy unanimous vote of members of the Klamath county school board, who met In session shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday aftornoon In tho office qf Superin tendent of County Behoola Fred Peterson, the proposed budget for 1!27 nf the Klamnth schools be came a reality. Tho budget calls for an expendi ture nt $187,413 and of that amount hut $3,600 will he for actnol con struction and additions of schools. There was a tremendous nmount of construction In Klamnth county schools during the past year, and tho expenditure for that feature ot the budget la considered suffic ient to tide the schools over for at least a two or threo-ycar period. Tl... , I ... ...1 .nnnlitla nt Ihn I IIU ,.,, ,v. ... - tflnmnth enuntv aehnnln. tntiila' $97,687: balance nmount to be raised by a district tax totaling $89,846. According , to the recently pub lished budget, the Indebtedness of Klamnth county school district Is $163,804. Legion Drive Is Making Headway With New Members H. E. Ceti. member of the Ameri can Legion. Klamath Falla Post No. j 8, will soon be driving an Essex coach it announcements last night prove anything. ecu la l the drive for securing memberships to Klamath post, and ' Is out to obtain the Essex coach, t the first payment of which, given hy the Acme Motor company, is , the first prixe. There are a number of runners- up' ,,(, c,r"n t0 tho9e ,n targe of th the drive It Is never too late to start In and win one of the five valuable awards. " The contest ends December 7. i.v!n it rtv. for Hie membershin drive which will mean so much the Klamath post. to Monster Bear Is Killed by Fort Klamath Hunters Fort Klamnth was Interested in ine 300 pound brown bear, brought Into the little city lute yesterday afternoon by Joe Hcsslg and Bert Orny, who killed the Bruin on the Seven Mile Mountain above the head of Seven Mile Creek be tween (loose Neat mountain and the Seven Mile ranger station. According to Hcssig last night, ho and Ranger Gray, with their five ' dogs left at daylight Friday morning and found the bear shortly after arriving In that section of the wild mountainous country. The bear, fat and sleek ready for win tor's hibernation, was treed by the "logs nnd a well directed shot from the ground where he fell dead. The bullet penetrated the brain enter ing between the left eye and ear. Hesslg stated that between SO and 40 pounds ot fat had been taken from the bear and the hid- was being saved. The animal will be mounted as It Is considered one of the finest specimens ever brought Into Fort Klamath. The hunters were particularly proud of their dogs, which include a Kentucky bearhound, nn alredale. a shepherd and two bloodhounds, I (Continued on Page Four) i Rotarians Again Become Boys When Turkey Is Served Rotarians. In the dining room ot the chamber of commerce, became young hoys again as a huge turkey, with all the flxins was placed on the table ns the piece de resistance of their luncheon yesterday. Herbert I). Newell, director of tho Vnlted States Reclamation Service, spoke at length on the Klamath project and of N the benefits of tho rainfall ns derived by the Klamath farmers. A roll call whereby every mem ber present responded with the state In which they were born, showed Oregon In the lead with 9, Ohio. 3: Washington, 4: Illinois, fi; Cali fornia, 4; Louisiana, 1: Wisconsin, 3; Tennessee, 1; Knnsaa. 1; Iowa, 1; Canada. 1: Virginia. 1: Eng land. 1: Missouri, 1; and sachuselts, 1, Mas - UNIVERSITY HAS I TRAFFIC RULES ANNOY STUDENTS OltVAI.I.lS. rr.. Nor. 80- ((nihil N'rWH) Trarrir rrKtilu lion have gonr Into HI ret at tlii riilv4-rnl( of Oregon m a r Mult of fli evT-liirrfifinR auto inobllti traffic un iiuitow rampu Klrlct nrrount of all fttu.l.-nt cam Hill b lufccn an "law lin'.ikir will be haiidUil finnly. Irrliiiit an have Ixh-i, ap- provfI for iiarkinff pnriMiMn on j the rampuM anil a hMed limit of j liO mllin imt hour Jiax tn-vn not. Tftnnl1 Wji VVilH ""3.' " f " iiiuiaii tt licit 11c Was In His Cups lj Down With Five G ' c Various Makes Creates Reign of Terror at Fort Kla ath Early Yesterday Morn. Much like the two-gtin bad man of early days, when Klamath Falls was a mere trading post and the niui b-lilulinayed reserva tion waa but a forest where Kla nuilhs roved at will, is the story of Walter Jonah, young redskin. Is so lil to have been drunk and erased by Thanksgiving liquor, fried to shoot up the tcuvn of Fort Klamath hi front of the Fort Kliiinalh hotel early Friday morning. It is said Jonah waa too drunk to operate his guns, cf which there rere plenty. When arrwtea ana put under control by Deputy sner- jiff Ferguson of Fort Klamath, Jon-1 ah was wielding. somewhat clumsily two shot guns, of the pump variety, 'mo 3Q-S0 carnlue ritlesf, nud one' automatic revolver. Four shots "Mknown to have been leveled ibjr the . j -ill were fired. j storm. - : The enure town ot fori mamam which was In bed when the shoot- i was going on, was awakened by the rampaging Jonah. Jonah was placed In the county J.UI immediately after benlg brought to Klamath Falls early Friday morn ing, where he was given ample time to concentrate on the activities of the night before. He wllf be taken lefore Justice R. A. Emmltt this week-end. According to Sheriff Burt E. II sw yns n ft;1s only by chance that the bullets fired by Jonah did not kill or wound some of the men and women who haprended on the high- (Contlnuoi on Page Five) Sixth Street To Have Restaurant, Fine Apartments Along with the continued build ing activities of Klamath Falls conies the announcement of the fu ture construction of a $12,000 res taurant and apartment house on Sixth street. A permit for the building was Issued yesterday after noon by City Clerk Lem L. Gag hagen, to Guy Johnson. The building will Include 27 rooms, the largest of which will be the dining rooms and kitchen. It will be a one-story structure, 145 by SS feet, according to the per mit. David A. Zamnrrlpa will construct a $300 house on Owens street. Kiwaniahs Feast With Chicken At Weekly Luncheon Thanksgiving feasting carried ovr from Thursday to Friday, and last night a chicken dinner was served In the chamber of commerce rooms when 80 members of the Kl wanls club, with their wives, sat at the festive board and enjoyed three hours of fellowship and music. Rev. J. Henry Thomas of St. I Paul'a' Episcopal church gave the' evening's address with Thanksgiv ing as his topic. A musical program Included two numbers from the high school girls' quartet. Misses La Verne Thomas. Esther Veatch, Norma Doege and Mildred Rldeout, accompanied by Mrs. George Mclntyre; a duet by Mr. Plumh anil his daughter. Miss Winifred Plumb, and a closing song , Creek mountain," the engineer stat by Mrs. Francis R. Olds. t cd upon bis return here yesterday. Police Judge Lem L. Gaghagen. t There are two snow plows In use whose seveii.ieth birthday fell yes-j on The Dalles-California highway terday was presented with a gift I at present, Seeley stated, one truck j from Klwanis club ot which ho also is a member. Cyclonic Terror-of South is Damaging Zigzags Across Valley of Mississippi With 71 Known Dead; 150 Injured ; 1 5 Missing. , Severe windstorms were lashing widely separated areas of the old south Friday night. Weather bureau authorities described the disturbance as offshoots of the tornadoes which spread death and ruin through the lower Mississippi valley on Thanksgiving Day.' Meanwhile a check - up by tha United News staff In Memphis, Tenn., the nearest disaffected point, showed 72 persons known dead, 137 injured and 1 missing in the states of Arkansas. Mississippi, Missouri and Louisiana. Military and Red Cross organiza tions were sending relief parties into the stricken areas from Little Rock and other cities which had miraculonsly escaped the xlgxaggrag course of the twister. i. prr;nertv it a ma ire waa tnesttmahls j pn lhe nlt of reports Frldaji Jlat, : i scores nr onmes ana aweninea were .No alarm was felt for the states experiencing offshoota of the tor (Continued on Pae Five) . No Trace Found. ; Of Men Robbing Owl Social Club At a late hour last night Chief 'of Police Harry M". Loucks reported i no trace of the two masked bandits, 'who interrupted a card game at 4 I o'clock Friday morning at the Owl Social club. 1112 Main street, and I at the point of guns forced men at i the tunics and the door-keeper to ! the walls while they scraped $400. I in cash off of the card table and i out of the pockets of the men. ' :c . I According to witnesses, the mask ed men escaped in a green sedan and police appeared on the scene Immediately after and gave chase, to no avail. The police car followed the men a short way past Keno where they: turned off the Klamath Falls-Ashland highway onto the Dorrls road. The Klamath Falls machine was forced to turn back, equipped as It was without chains or facilities for traveling over the muddy road. ?- The dramatic hold-up Is almost a direct repetition of the robbery and murder which occurred early in 1925 at Scaudia Hall when J. Erick son was murdered by Tim Sullivan, Sim Pate, John Taylor and a fourth man. A gome of cards waa In prog ress at the time of the fateful rob bery and the men opened fire on the men, one bullet glancing on a table corner,' killing Erickson im mediately. " Snow Plows Work Deep Drifts On Dalles Highway Snow which haa fallen during the I pHKi 1 liuurs uu auuu Lrvvn uiuun- tuin. 6405 feet elevation on tho summit of The Dalles California highway, has reached a depth of 12 to 14 inches, according to C. C; Seeley, state highway engineer, who made a' trip to that section of Klamath county yesterday after noon. ; "During the Inst snowfall there has been three feet at that point and a great amount has melted, but there Is from 12 to 14 Inches over the entire summit of the Sand I plow and a 10-truck caterpillar tructor wttn a rotary plow ' t"