-The Klamath Hews '
SERVICE
If fuur tniy iif Tllt'WCWK due
ui arrlva by Mllto a. m., diiuid Hit
and a c' ul llw wht will be sent.
The Klamath News
Official Paper
County of Klamath
United News and United Press Telegraph Service
Vol. 4, Mo. U3 Pries Five Cents
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1926.
(Every Morning Except Monday)
AVIATORS READY FOR JOURNEY
LATEST BY
DIRECT WIRE
on, man divhik i;d
OKLAHOMA CITY. Hit. 20.!
(U.N.) -A decree ( divorce wild
granted Influx l Mr. Alius ( arter,
wife o( Dorset Curler, millionaire
all operator ami mine owner.
A proerty settlement o( lllo,-'
ODD made mil of rturt wn ulrni up-'
prnvsil hy JuiIm T. J. Chamber of
III district, ruurl.
Carter l one nf ih larKft oper
ators of the Panhandle. He u 1
not lu court, but lili wlfo testified I
that tho couple had be.'ii rnstiaug
ed funr years. I
Thr Carters have two li 1 1 it rn.
One. Knota Curler. is V noted uma-,
tour sulfur ut thn southwest.
new imi riHii nil. ii v
LONDON, Dee, 2". (L'.N.I-Illdl
ratlin ut a new llrlllnh policy In
ward Chin whleh the government
he pet will he followed by I lie pow
era, was made mtlny In a nula In
the dlplomultc corps In I.0111I011 ami
Pekln. sny thn llrllb.li offlrlal
broadcasting report.
While thn lunicnls n( I be mile
remain a secret. It In Known tn
contain a (rmik mill objective ex
ontlnatlun .tif Chinese ovcuta from
the tlntv of the Wushlngton confer
ence ul' tu the present.
ti. c. r i ii.iit
IIKN'l). Dec. SO. I If.. N.I Fore
runners n( a romliiK (labt In the
state legislature aver disposition of
tbu O. . t . tux refund money be
tween the various ruuiitlcs unci the
lulu of Oregi n were beard livre
today.
Sennti r Jay t'plon of Itetul. In
A leller to Senator W. E Miller uf
(irnnla Tata, aligned himself un I lie
side at those who contend that the
etato baa a right tu Its allure of
the O. A E. refund.
l II I KM K CUMWrlON .W.AItMH
BIIANCIIAI, Dee. 90, (U.N.I
l)claitiia that' lha uraaent in the
most crltlral period lu the hUtory
of the foretfcit settleinont In SliaitR
hat. Mayor Stlrllnx Kenunndeu hnu
railed nn Amerlrana, llrltleh and
Japanese, lo pj-vpure for Its du
fenae. Inrrease of leval volunteer do
feiiia units from l.uUO u 3.U0U
men. will bo thn flml step. Arinn.
munitions and uniforms probably
will be furnished by tho lorul Chin
es authorities and the new re
rrults will bs drilled dally.
NKW IIOIIY (il'Allll
WASIIINIITON, Dec. 20, (U.N.
John Cnnldno la to liavo a new
secret Hervlro Riiurd when bo re
ti'iUii to Amhorst after spending
the holidays with his purcnta In the
Whllo House.
Ilussoll Wood, still In bis twen
ties, hsndsomo and atbletle, hus
been selerted as tho now gtinrdlun
and runimnlun fi-r I no president's
son, It wum iinnotini-ed todiiy.
I lii:li;ilTKit IIAMMKII
MONTEVIDEO. Dec. 110. (C.N.)
-Thn llrlttah freighter Kunierlc,
recently duinnged In a collision, was
rammed today by Ihe Hrltixh
freighter Desnsway, In Hie Canal
i'unlu Delludlo, where Ihe Kiimei'lc
was undergoing repairs.
The diiniaged ship's how was
completely crushed and Ihe Denns
wny's siiperstrcuttire was torn uwiiy.
IMXAMA TltKATY
WAKHINOTON, I"ec. 20, I U.N. I
Cooperation of the republic of
Panama In protecting tho defetirteri
of tho rannmn canal Is guaranteed
In a treaty between tho United j
t Hit t en and l'n na ma . now a wa i t i 11 k I
ronflrmatlon of the respective kv- !
ernmenta. I
llltl .VK.TTl: lltll. 1.8 I.IKK.I)
KANSAS CITV, .Mo., Dec. 20,
-While gentlemen Imliculu their,
proferonco for blondes, thn 1 i 1 1 !-3 1
girls of tho land nro peopling thulr
I'lay world with dolls that hnve
dnrk hntr.
Charles E. lluwkes, secretary of
tho American Doll Miiniifartnreru' j
association, said that 21,000,000 1
dark haired dolls were produced;
lust year In comparison to less
than 1,00(1,000 Untitles. j
C.tll DENIED OIIMISTOX !
' LOH 'AN'OELES, Dec. 20, (U.N.)
If Kenneth tl. Ornilston. radio:
man In the Mcl'livrson case, travels!
to San Fruniisci) to visit his par-:
cnls during the holidays, he will
use somo mode of travel ulhol'
thnn his Utile blue coupe. ;
Deputy District Attorney Dcnnl-j
son declared Monday thai he would
Insist that the iiulomoblle remain
In the hands of authorities, ai'sert-
Ing thnt the iititnmoblle will ho an
Important vleco nf evidence at the'.
rndln man's nliil.
Oregon Trunk Refuses
Use S. P. Tracks From
Paunina to This City
William Sproule, President of Southern Pacific,,
Says Just and Reasonable Terms Offered; This'
Means that Great Northern Will Proceed Withj
Building of Own Road from Bend Here. '
SAN FKANCISCO. Dec. 20. (U.N.) Kefusal of the Ore
gon Trunk railroad to accept use of Southern Pacific tracks
from I'auninii to Klamath FiiIIh, Ore, has aKain put the ques
tion of southern Oregon railroad development up to the inter
state commerce commission.
The interstate commerce commission previously, in con
.idcring the Oregon Trunk application for extension of its
line from Hend to Klamath Falls, recommended the securing1
of right for joint use of the trrfck with the Southern i
Pacific, where the two lines would he parallel. I
I In announcing the Oregon Trunk's j
DAHJYrD i riniic nr 1 reliiKiil to (lu thin Hie Southern i
DA1NNC.K LLAKrlO Ur Pacific offices bore slated that tho :
SANTA CLAUS WHO ' romnilsslnn will b. rolled upon to
inukit further rprouiniendalloiia In
, INSISTS ON CASH he matter. I
Ill HSKI.I.MI.I.K., Ark., Ih-r. UK,
I t'.N.I -Tbi-re Is a tiunla Clnuo,
but lie Inki-M liiMti-ud of giving,
In tin evHrli'iiet. of Itov Knit,
enoliler of the f 'It Im-iiV Itimk of
I'iMtHVllle, iii-iir here.
Two niiiMkisI Ixinillt-a, one of
them Hearing a Huutil Clills fare,
mltlM-il lluit Institution today of
approxlmnlrly al.lMHl, ' The uilr
furnil KnlU, uhn flnt thoiigbt
llMy wen Joking, mid otln-r i-in
ployrs and rulomi-r to hold up
their Itandi, swept tile rnfli off
flu ruuutrr and israHd In an
automobile.
Take Keno Road on
Journey to Dorris
If you have m-rut-tlim lo so to
Dorrln. travel ihrouuli Kt'iio, nilhtTi
rhim tliroui,h Mfrrlll and around,
tho lower Klumuth Inke.
Th! wan word glvon oI yelr
dny ttftt-rnoon from tlif sliirlff't
nfflip ft Uowlng m I rip to lorrtn
Hundny hy Sheriff Hurt K. Ilawklim
niid Urimiy Sheriff IxiiiIh Mueller. '
Ilawkin ami J.I deputy leu Kin-;
math Kails In the mnrnlnR al 6: .10 ;
o'clock fur horrH. and arrived in !
the northern Cwllfornta romniunity 1
at 13:30 p. m.. hunsrv na beam, i
. ,w i .i .i
After eating, thrv InveHtlgntud .
.... ... ... . . , . .
the 'find tho Ihirrln niarNhal had'
saved for them, the iiitprrlicnMlon
of "Ked llendersoii und Kmillo Ileg-
iiin.ii, cu urn ixiimiuia .i intiuei s. i
I
i.ptuirr W tee l i lliei. iviliu mi j
l,l..l.llfl.wl l.v llu.LIa Iha r.
turn trip home was mndo by wy!'fH" ' 'o0 f.uw "alpmenta during
uf Keno 1 ,n 'cr 10 '"rrant their exls-
The Hherlff and IiIh deputy wer"e
ml red hi the deep mud around low-,
er Klamuth lake, and u truck com-j
Iiir by on the Ha mo route, pulled!
them out of the nitre. i
Railroaders May
Attend Paris Meet
Southern I'lirlflc employes who
are members of the Ametlcnn Legtou :
will be afforded nil opportunity to
attend the reinvention of thn legion
In Pnils during September, 1927,'
through announcement received here I
by J. J. Miller, district freight and:
passenger agent, that leaves of nb-in,ul wm ,e ), place among thei"1 Nathan, on the Deschutes river,
sences will be grunted to employes finest structures In tho city, will he I "ear Warm "tprlngs Indian rservo
whn are war Veterans nnd desire 'i j taken tonight when a comnilttee of where ho kept Indian ponies
make the trip. , representatives from tho Central j "l'! I" llBVI) l,een purchased for
Many of Ihe Houthern Pacific ! Labor Council and the llullding ' eact." Muny of tha horses starved
men were members of the 18lh cn-.Trnil Council will meet to choose, M ih'i'.lh or died from inhiiniiinn
glneers during the late war, and It K,0 or nlc rop0n0(i structure, j ti'alinent during the cold woatlii -.
Is expected by coinpiiny officials that ,.,., ,j , .,, ,K nceordlug to Cross.
those present when the roll of the
second A. E. F., Is culled in Purls
nex't fall.
More Hum 5,000 Southern Pacific
employes entered military service j
during the war. and oilier veterans
have been added to tho company's' Hepresentlng the Building Trudes
payroll since the armistice, Miller " 11,0 committee are O. W. Ilran
Ktuted. Bon' Kl"0. and Martin of tho
T-Bone Lewis Must
Forego Rich Meals
T-llone" Lewis and J. Build tiro
sojourning In the city Jail, faced tion is commenced. Lease on pres.-j day showed that State Engineer side Lumber company to haul th" ; evening by a policeman, ltedmond still on the sick list and illness of
with 12 days of bieiu' and water rut qnarlpg of tho two councils! Klien Lupcr docs not hold anv note ! big tree In from Ihe woods near , was usked to turn over his partially his substitute yesterday forced Bl
nnd a fine each of $25, Imposed' here will not expire for two years, 'or mortgage on property of the ! Keno, ; filled bottle, from which, according roy Call to take over the route,
upon them yesterday hy Police Judge) but when expiration does Inke place. fline Fulls Illiil Company, as! Donations for the fund that Is to to the arresting officer, he had ap- While Call is not very familiar with
Uiiglingen. . It Is planned to have the temple I chnrged tn a Salem newspaper. aid in making the big outdoor parenlly been Imbibing freely. 'the 30 miles of muddy streets and
Arrested lain Satnrdiiy night, the ready for occupancy. a mortgage and proiulssory note ! Christmas celebration a success for Unwilling to accede to the request, roads that lie between rural boxes,
two. men were charged wllh petty ' The structure under present plans, j 8ecuiltig the loan of $6.00(1 to Dr. j every youngster In the city, nre j Redmond threw the bottle on the, he Is doing his best to get the mall
larceny for pilfering activities tli.H will he three stories high eventual-! K. E. (lonelier of the Cllnc Falls ruining In rapidly and everyone Is sldownlk nnd told the officer to out on time. Illness of Harold Mo
nro said to have been carried on;ly, although one story will proh- company hus been assigned to the urged to turn. out Christmas, eve and j lake It. Instcnd the cop took Red- Ciillom deprives the post office of
over a period of time preceding their I ubly be made to serve union needs Salem Hunk i f Commerce l.v t.nn- belli make Ii tho biggest ever staged . mond on a charge of breaking elass ! Its special delivery clerk at thla
apprehension.
Till followliiK litatement wafl ln-
mied by William Sproule, prenldint 1
. of the Southern i'aelflc company:
"Southern Parlflc Iiub offered to
. the Oregon Trunk full and equal
1 ue of Cancadft line from Pauulna
lo Klumuth Kullu, wilh full aeeena
to bURlnuna along the line on term
which Houthern Parlflr deem junll
j und reuHunable.
This offer" of the .Southern Paci-i
flc conforms with the order of the
interslste eommerre roraniissinn ss
expressed In the first paragraph of
It. decision. The Oregon Trunk !
declined the offer, saying that afterinere today, one OI the largest From the Colon the route follows; and Intercut on bonded indi-bted-conslderatlnn
It concluded It did not 'und oldest banking institutions ,he northern coast of. South America ness--., t.i..Jv-i.-i at.
wlh fo use our line regardless of
terms.'
i, ...j .., . i
the commission ure available to both:
' purtles."
Freight Tariffs
Are Made Known
In preparation for the heavy vol-!
lllno of freight that Is expected to I
roll over tne I ascatte line ul tnn
southern Pacific with the arrival of
8prina, now tnriffa aro behiR sunt
out ,Q Jocal an(j aiKtrict freight
UR(.tltB,
... ..,. .
While many of the tar ff sheet
. u n
received yenlorday at fhe office of
. . ... .
J. . .uilitjl, uiniiu. tn-iKti is l tu tun-
netifier agent hero, contained no new
rated, many dead tariffs had been
,. . ,
eliminated
Among thone utationit
to be cut from tho local lint be-
leuru, were mono lo illluernuil, iveu-
I iIIiir, Itetl llluff and a number of
cities In the northern Sucriiineiito
vulloy.
Explanation
for tbtft wuh that
these ctticM receiro virtually no
California White Tine from Klamath
Kullu. Iutermetliate rates will be
made to apply to thcKe points tbnt
nre now without tartffrt, when op
en? tonal shipments are made.
Site For Temple
Will Be Chosen
i-lrst stuns toward a labor temiile
teniplo have been under1 considera
tion here for sumo time, and with
i Ihe appointment nf a committee re
cently to thresh out the matter,
j study of the past few weeks will
' come to a head tonight.
plasterers: from Ihe Central l.nhor
council nre E. F. Duffy, C, D. Long
and J. T. Mellon.
That the labor unions of this rity
wlll hnve a fine temple Is assured,
but It Is expected that a good many
months will elnpso before construe-
j for a lime.
S&Amphibian
i
' K )ou tlllnk lJlly l.llrk hiiiIIiiI
uu Jllllll Ititflei of tin- Klutliillll
I'ni-klnx lllUNe, on Hi'ti'pllli'br
din lug- tin Ijitxir liny i-i-lelirutloii
, Hlit-n lie wkm nnurileil tin niillo
I ret ami tin- HupmoMli- Mibm,
j tilrit do you -ny noiv hIii-ii It
mh. ebronil inti- day lltnt Itui-ler
i ha, fiilli-n In-lr to a nniull foi-
J tune.
1 .1-i-onlltlK to llitlimiti. frlradii
of the jolly liuli'lier, llueli-r'a ngiil
aunt In far off l.i-rninny illiil
during tlie uiMt neck and a ralile
Krain liiforiu-iJ him then ivm
K'Jii.imhi nmilllng for lilm an lirr
will tliiilateil.
I.tii'ky nity, Juliuw.
Failure
of B ank
Blights
Christmas
: f
Iowa Loan & Trust Co.
of Des Moines, Mem
ber Federal Reserve,
Closes its Doors.
iti
I .
yo iiwi.i.o, is., uw. in,
flT.N.) Fuillirc rif thp tnWA
i .... ,, ....j Trntt er.mn..nv LanU
P""' "".d 1 rUt CP1"1 udnK
,., Iks lici'nni
. .. . , .
cast, a Dllgnt on me L nnsimas ;
spirit in many JJes Aloines
homes, for the. bank had spe
cialized in Christmas savings. ;
Th bank, a member of tho fed-
Th.'
reserve, reroenlzed as one nf
soundest In the middle west.!
with 15"". (Mill cnfltal. JJUO.OUO'
surplus anil J7.000.uo0 deposits col-;
lapsed over tho week end. ilepslte
eniTis oi oiucr no oners ana ucs
Moines business men to keep the ,
Institution alive. ,
xieay runs were muuo on prac-
ttcutly -every other larise bank in
Dra Moinen during the day, tut
thexe withdrawals were met with
hundreds of thousands of dollars
(Oontlmird, on rajttk Poor)
Animal Cruelty
i Charged to Man
, At The Dalles
operates siock rarm, out uf; Prices of licenses are: Combina
ficers Claim He Permitted , Hon hunting and fishing. S5: state
. . i.e. rk ...v. ' hunlers, ?3: county hunters, boys
Polluted Deschutes River.
THK DAI.I.KS, Ihr. (t'.X.)
Vm Krause, dealer in Iioimh
for fertilizer plnutN, wuh in the
county Jnil today In lieu of 87.10
iHiml on eharRfS f cruelty 10
unhnuls. piTferrtMl by A. L. ross.
Htntr- luiinniK- officer.
Krnuse maintained a stock stntlon
Krause faces
j. referred today
F'sh Warden E.
ii'K the waters
.1 further cluii'Re.
by Deputy State
Cn.mso, of nollut
of tho Deschutes
rher by dumping tie animals t C
lus In the stream. Ho will be naked
to furnish addltlra. bond in case
the latter complaint Is sustained, it
mu Indicated here. Trial on th"
nnelty charge h;;s been flxel for
J Miliary 5.
HAS MOHTU.U.K
11KND, Dec. 20. (U.N. ) Exam -
Inatlon of records In ihe office of
the clerk of Deschutes conniv to -
er.
4-r Ai1r IJ
;LU 1Y1UIVC llUp-V711 1 Ul
21,000 Miles of Flight
Five Heavily Laden Machines of U. S. Army tO
Leave Kelly Field at 9 O'clock this Morning;
Flyers will Make 80 Landings, Most on Water, .
js Announcement of Major Dargue, in Charge
SAN ANTONIO. Texan, Dec. 20, (U.N.) While five heav
ily laden amphibian airplanes of the United States army are
lined up at Kelly field for a voyage of 21,000 miles, ten avia
tors who will fly them are resting here tonight, instead of
warming a fishermen's bed at Point Isabel.
..... , t i i u i i ,
After the planes had been christened and messages of
farewell had been read to the aviators today, the hop-off
was postponed until Tuesday, at 9 o'clock. The weather bur-
..... ,. , . , ,
eau promises a little sunshine, but not much.
The postponement was ordered by ;
Major Herbert A. Dargue, command- CT A TC nc rtDrcrnw
cr of the flight around South)
America, when be became convinced;
that the airmen could not get away
In time to reach Point Isabel, their,
first stop, before dark.
There was. In addition, a heavy
fog at Point Isabel that might have
Interfered with proper landing. j
The flyers will make 80 landings
on their 21,460 mile Journey, most
!aid. The night win require-tour
montns. tne aviator expecting to
arrive on United States soil April 26.'
The route of flyers Is down the
east roast of Mexico to Puerto.
Mexico, across the utthmus of Teh
Hnntepec ro Sallna Cruz. Mexico.'
at roasi oi .viexiro to t-ueno.
nnd tl";nre 10 ,ha m', ir atation;
in the canal .one. ;
" uaranquilta. wnere it goes one
sonth to Garordot. Colombia
alITt:
pilots will then proceed by ra
nogoia. aner mis siop tne routu
(Contlfiuctf on Fafte Four)
,
GaiHe LlCenSCS Oil
Sinlp SilVC I IP! .Ull
stalo hunting and fishing licenses
f... a; have been nlneed on sale
.,. rn t n. .nm. iurt
lx)Ca, port,g Koods store8 are aUo
rorpivinI. le ,Mses for snle. .
Tmler
new ruling of the state !
fish and game commission no free fire when he was SUddenlv seized;
licenses will be granted at the office. wl(h an atta(.k and d,ed bc(ore pnv.;
of the county clerk, but all such ap-is;cjans arrVed
' plications must be made direct to! . n ... , . .....
. , . ... . 1 The Southern Pacific states that
the state commission office at. ....
. , a special train will leave Los An-;
, 'a,n1' I geles at 1:30 a. m. Tuesday, arriv-j
Free licenses In the past have,,nB here 12 hours later. Inter
;been allowed for all Oregon plon- nlent wln be a, Mountain View cem-.
leers, resident In Oregon since 1870,;etery following the funeral at the'
.Civil and Indiun war veterans. Span-.home of Georue A. Scott. I
ish war ' veterans resident at the
soldiers' home, and disabled veter-'rt
ans of the world war.
14 to IS years, $1.50; state anglers,
93; county anglers, boys 14 to IS;
years, $1.50; non-resident hunters. '
$10; non-resident anglers. S3. Cost'
of certificate for lost license 25 j
rnntu Tlu-flo rfrtlflrnton mtiat hp i
obtained at the office where the
lost license was purchased.
Christmas Tree is
' 4- A 4a,s ;
LOmmUniiy AUaill
Tii. l,f r rhrtstm.s tree iht i to
.... . ..... .... . .,
ailtirn Ninth and Waluut on the
eve of Dec 24, will be a community
iye oi i.ei. -i, iii oi loioii iiuiij
I nouncement from the local labor
' temiile vesterdav-.
! Th. Inhor nnlnl.. here .i defer.!
j mined to give nil the kids a treat ; BOJU,Bni; Murnsnn- qer.
(and are anxious to have every boyimaster
1 lHV V v..i.'
mas eve to receive candy, nuts and
toys from Santa Clans, who wilt be
on hand for the festivities.
Everything is set for the big
event. The labor temple already
houses candy and toys, and will re
ceivo more before the end of the
week. The tree was obtained Sun-
1 day and Is ready for erection at thiof 10 in the court of Police JuclKo'n'cu of a sea of bundles and first
i intersection of Ninth and Walnut. : Lem L. GiiKhnuen. class mail.
l. truck was donated by the Lake -
I III Klamath Falls.
AirplanesKW
r 1?-!
HAS SPENT VAST
SUM WITH ROADS
HAI.KM, Ih-r. SO, (I'.X.) III
the d.iaili- Jut closing, during
whMi the stute of Oregon hus
been rngnged upon its present
Iiighn-uy Iniprovemeiit program,
a total of im,OOI,IKI.O.t has been
expended by the state highway
romniL-ution, not inrluiling market
roads.
Of this amount SI2.r7.-.H7l.40
was county money, t.O.!7U,4 14.3.1
corrrninent funiK tHtl'i.n74.4
railroad funds, and 87.".H..-ff.-
government funih, S4ti-2.n74.D4 I
lO state ' funibi of whirli latter
amount 15.llo,.ll.l9 lias Ix-en
uncd I. the payment of prlnci,l
.'.
Prominent ' Rail
H P 9 1 NliriIimrK
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 20. (V.S.) to ,ho mucn needed standards of
W. R. Scott. 6S. of Houston. Texas.;"18 e'W 01 Klamath Falls.
president of the Southern Paciac
lines in Louisiana and Texas, died
suddenly here Monday following an
attack of heart disease.
Scqtt was enronte from Houston
t to Berkeley to spend the Christmas
m i.uay, w. a .nenua. .
ln 10 (",-vlor- "
He was talk-:
perintendent
of the l.os Aneeles division of the 1
s,,theP ,.r,n i lho latter-s of
'
2l 117 1TA !
! oUUHImI H U.T VtlS i
Flprt OffitPPr
Frank Frankford was elected
commander of the Spanish War Vet
erans, Herbert Applegate camp, for
1927, and upon his shoulders will
fall a great share of the responsibil
ity of entertaining the entire state
: membership at the annual state con
ventlon next July.
The election of officers was held!
Thursday ight in the court house j
following a goose dinner. Instulla-'
ln of officers will be announced,
later when members of the Ladles,
Auxiuury eieci omcers aim iiisihii,;
: according to a member of the or -
',.,,"
. sanitation.
, Other officers elected include
.,,., ,.,,. ,., ,.,
'commander: ltobert McDonald, offle-
! er of the day. Percy R. Lyons, offlc-
Of the guard: H. V. Bathianv, I
Broke Bottle on
Walk and Pays Fine
.
Broken glass und refusal to obey ;
an officer Saturday night, put a
crimp in the wallet of Andy lted-i
mond yesterday when he paid a fine1
: Accosted on Muln street Saturday'
j nn tho walk.
Ot Various Koads
Representative Delegation to
Present Complete Data to
State Highway Commission
at Portland Meeting.
Kai'ts, figure and charta giv'
lug romprelienilblfl data of tlM
highway situation In Klamath
founty, will ho the method used
by Klamath's deli-gat to ' too
state highway rommJsalon meet
ing In I'ortlnnd this nt, Ue
rrmlx-r lu an effort to obtain
oiling and surfacing; of vartotas
roiuls of flic rounty, . , ,
Members of the county court.
who are also attending the county
judges and commissioners conven
i "on ,hree '' tnta . w' P-
! pear before the commission seek-
j ,,, ,ho favor of lhlt
i iluded in representation of the
i CLun"r court R- Bunnell.
.county Judge, and Burrell Snort
laBd Chllrley Martln commionerg.
1 rharl(,, Marl,nt , , mraibr of
i the road, ud hlihw... d.n.Ftn..n,
oi me ntamain rounty cnamner oi
eommerre. and Lynn P. Sabin, aec-
e"l, wl" aUo represent the local
j UU). L in ijuhbiuiv 1USI n. K.
I Kuykendall and Frank Ira White
will Increase the Klamath delega-
; tion.
j The chamber and county . court
j seek to have the following program
j. (Continued oa rage Fowl
jBond Election is
. Business of Today
Will Klamath Falls citizens sup
port the special tax levy which calls
for an increase in city equipment
and advantages for 1927 to the
tune of $60,407?
-hiy'-ts--rhtf question uppermost "
in the minds of city officials and
officials-elect this- morolngv election '
day In .Klamath Falls.
The special tax calls for means ot
! increasing the six per cent limitation
i A list of the polling places and
members of the boards Is as fol
Ion
ward 1: Wllkins' residence od
Main street: Emma F. Mason, Mln-
nle L. Ulrlch. Alice Z. Goeller, A. F.
Simmons and Mae J. Ankeny. . ,
Ward 2: Basement of the county
court house: John W. Farnell.
James W. Jorry. Viola M. Jones and
Margaret Bellman. j
Ward 3: Slater building on Ser.
enth street: J. J. Keller. Mrs. C.
Johnson. Katherine M. House, B. S.
Crissby and Will Humphrey. , ....
Ward 4: Lake hotel, corner of
Main and Esplanade streets: James
E. Howie, Anna McDonald, Anna O.
Hawkins. Laura Miller and Clara
McPherren.
Ward S: Falrvlew school, en
trance from Worden avenue: Oer-
p- E- Burke. Anna Price and Nan
nie M. Cantrall.
Business is Heavy
Local Post Office
Heralding a bountiful Christmas,
the deluge of parcels both at the
local post office and the Golden
Utile store substation, is reported ta
be by far the heaviest In the history
of the city and is Increasing In
volume dally.
In spite of an apparent early mall-
l ".
Mciaii. congestion at tne post ottice
this week hears evidence that "earlv
. ,,. ea 8 " ''enc tnat arlr
mailing" was a myth. Patrons wait-
terdny kept the lobby completely
filled throughout the day and at
times the crowd overflowed into
the street. ; 1 1
"We've never had such a rush,"
Postmaster VMcCall declared yester
day. "This is by far the heaviest
mailing there has ever been at
Christmas time, and conditions here
'
f!o
lso prevail at the substation in tho
Iden Utile store. There the peo
ple with parcels to mall form a
continual line."
Ten people are on the Jump at
the post office, endeavoring to keen
John Dixon. U. F. 1). carrier. Is
I very busy time. . V