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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1926)
on- The SERVICE ir your ropy uf TIIH NKWH dot nut arrive by 81IIU a. in., ilnni UTT and ropy ut the paper will bo Mint. NEWS The Klamath News Official Paper County of Klamath United News and United Press Telegraph Service Vol. 4, No. 'Ml Trlct Five Cent KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1926. (Every Morning Except Monday) .. TT7- KLAMATH Oil Probe Hinges On Testimony From Pair Fall-Sinclair Conspiracy, Caae May Lie With1 Elusive Oil Magnates; Who Left Country. I Washington, iuc. 23. j (U.N.) With the Full-Kin- I'luir oil coiiHpiracy trial net for February 2, government i,.. tentimonv from two elunive i ...I ,,... who have left their! country. Their succck or fuil u re in this probably will be one of the jmintn upon which the en n" will turn. Thi Iwo wltniM.ii sought nri James K. O'Nell. formerly irililint ut the Prnrle Oil ami lias com pany ami II. M. Illurkmer. former rhalrmrm nf the I aril nf llm .Mill- i.l Iti'flnlna roiuiiauy. Tli.wc Iwn ! n.fn ar nllra.'d In hurt. pnrth l.ui..l In a iniifiTunii Willi tliv ('mil In rnlnl TradliiR rompany In whlrh ar-1 ranarinrul for a Inrao paper aale of ill waa made. Kail rerelyed IJ-o.-iof (100 In proflia out of i ho arrange-1 ln her holiday vacation with H-r nirnt. the anyrtnment alli'm-a. An'perenta. Mr. and Mm. Ceorae I'ark ffort will he mnile lo allow that llm er In (Iranla I'aaa. Cnnilnental Tradltiic company trana- Miaa (Hive Wtlaon. domentlc aria action waa employed In cover up , department teacher, haa left for her the payment to Kali. The company. J home In Yoncolla near Honehurv a Canadian concern, waa dlaaulved.to apend the holiday. (Conllnned on I'aaa Knur) Vacation Period f . DraWS MailV AWaY - -,. . . .... , . (.rut will m end ths holhUyn ftwiiy from hum In lntlrtc,i hy Ih fact ' ihut lite Klmth-KiiKrno Icunl that ptilh'd out ut br yfRtirday morn Iiir nu Jnmnu-d with humanity that inmlnlji r-M.m wtu uVrlurrd to lit nl a nrrnilittn. To mfi'l lliit havy dniml for ml1ay nrrommtilatloni, an citra pftjiarnicfr roach ranie In on the lorat ytntlerriay afternoon, lit oror to provldt am.tlf it,iac f'r an llrlpated heavy rush northward this morning. I'ussenaer traffic however isinf her husband, Luther Itishop, I much heavier In the south, accord-j Ing to II. (I. Stein, ticket agent ut the local dcyit. who yesterday do- lured that l ho volume of paaaen-! ger truffle nut of Ihla city at I Ills season Is more thun twice as heavy na ll was lust year at a correspond ing liuio. Train No. IH Ihut left here for; elusion of her preliminary hearing the south yesterday evening, was j before a Justlra of the peace, equipped with an extra pullman I Kdwnrd Hull, her attorney, all car and by the time the train left, nnu need thut he would aeek to pluce bertha on both sleepers were vlr-jn trnnsrrlptlnn of the preliminary tually all engaged. Stein said. I leatlmony before the district court j Krlday in an effort lo nhtnln ball. ffilflprl WprlfUnO" l,ml """ rollll,y 'Its; Intimated thnt VIU1UC1I TTCUU11I WOH( be a,ie to prepare the Is Observed Here j " , , , The stalo previously had an- ... . , .. .... ., noiinced that It would" vigorously op Word nf M.ld. n wedding annl-1 , d versarle, I, declared uncommon In any dime, hut this evening will; see the celebration of the fiftieth I The preliminary hearing Insled anniversary of Mr. and Mra. John L. I three dnya. ll wound up today with Ilerry. In Yreka, California, accord Ing to H. II. Ilerry. their son, mid Inrul agent for the Southern Pa cific. Three sisters will be at Yreka lo help their parent celebrate the C.hrlatmaa eve wedding annlveraiiry. Ilerry stilted, lint he will be uniihKi to attend the event, (I no to rush of business here. John L. Ilerry, a native son oj California. ( county treasuror for Siskiyou county, having held that position for the paat twelve yoara, his son said. Teachers Select Officers of Year Mrs. Kbl-i Dennett, principal of Knlrvlew achnol and active In the school work nf Klnmnlli Fulls, wns elected iresldent nf the Klnmnth Falls Teacher iissorlutliin Wednes day evening, ut a meeting of school lonchera. Mlsa Anna Mao Ji.hnslnn, teach er of Central school, was elected secretary. club, Colili said turning nver tho The association. ' though orgnnlx-1 lottera waa part nf tlie terma If sol ed for several yeara, has not been .Moment. active, nllhmigli a renewal nf all "I have nettling lo say about the work planned previously Is expert-1 letters." Klllllea said tonight. "Ilow , ed by I Ho men and women who are ever. Judge Lnndla has all that In enrolled In I ho group of city school formation, n ml any comment must teachers. I come from him." MOTHER, DAUGHTER BOTH ATTENING SCHOOL jAT O A. C. I1llt AI.I.IH. On-.. H'T. XI. (I'.X.( Mother awl ilnuitlil) mi iliia.iiiali-a ill llir IM-egim Aa ili-ultural rulli'se here, and Hie iniitliir, Mm. Ilei-llia Id f Hail Mm til Tillamook, npliiliia ll llila Kl) t ' hate laa lieen togi-lli. rr, mi wliy slmulil inlli'ge Mpar all us? Tlii daughter, llou'iniM, refused In ruler iiilli'ur untina ari-oiu. ialllril li- her milliter. Mlaa Hun imiii la nMi'billAliia In munlc, ami lll niniiiiue utilising In r'ranc after -iuiilitlltK tin ruurM uf-feri-i nl II. A. '. Her mother la aluilllig rn-llrll III preparation fur a llli lo Kurnpo Mllli Mlaa Itonrna, Teachers Plan to KtllOV ( hriStlTiaS - Midst Home Folks V"y .ffw W"' Uv'Ct l! Molidi, 1-l.n lo vmi wiw Rclatives and Friends ' Vicinity or Mamain ran. A si-ral ihtii'IiIiiki "f KlmiiMiti Kull liwhrra will wnil lliflr linlliliia III klnmalli rnll, llil Kllial itf flii'liila nr rfliltlnn, ai till rliriHlniMM MaMin Kit l( fli( .-llv hjIi.m.Im m III .luv liullilai'. a hri,.r iiminirv of ih rliy!r,',,y r" aerTln ...K....I. .nl l-.mrnl II lr- ,i,lr. I'.., .n rity. Mllla and Kalr- i vi,.w. .hnw ih. fnllowlna a.llvlly of jlhi. Klamalli Irarhrra: Kriiimnl rVluml I t Ml AniuMa I'arker. principal j Kreiniiiil and Central, la apend- Mlna llaiel Notile. Mla Clara Jarvla and Mlaa llelca Ijiraon are remnlnlna In the city for the vaca tion aeaann. .-.liaa linien llnran win viau ner "" Mr- " n- t- "" Mlaa Helen llnran will vli.lt her r 1 lnB lll,1"a near i nuoquiu. Mlaa Anna Mae Johnaton la re nmlnInK In ihr city with her par- rnt Mlui Lulu Fontrr and her irttT, (Tontlnuril on !! Flvf) Detective's Wife Held For Murder OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 23. IV. N.I Mrs. Kdllh M. Illshop probably will spend Chrlatmsa In the county Mull awaiting trial for the murder well known rrimiiint mvextignior. The attractive 3t year old widow of the detectlvo who occupied the samo room Willi him when he was shot to don III with his own gnus on the morning of December 6. was ordered bound over lo the district court for trial loilny nt the con- Mrs. n.nliop'a ntlorneys attempting to show through the toMlmony of her iiclghhors thut nil nutomobilo wns sffn leaving from lit front of the Itlnhnp homo shortly after tho tthootlng. The nrriirU'il womnn hetrnyed no emotion wlun Ihe Justiio mndo his doclHloti. Leonard Letters May Be Published MII.WAl'KKK. Wis.. Dec. 23. III.N.) Henry Klllllea, attorney of the American lengue. tonight refus ed lo deny or affirm reports thai ho had negotiated the sale of Dutch Lcounrd's "scandal letters" to the American lengue. Ty folib, who with Trls Speaker, was involved III scandal hy the let ters, flatly rhargod In an interview with tho United News In Chicago that Leonard had been paid 120.0110 for tho letters and that Klllllea was to have handled Leonard's clnlm for lll-trentinent ugulnat the lletrnlt Alleged Rum Ring is Broken on Coast More Than 200 People Indicted on Charge of Having Violated! Government Laws. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23, : (U.N.) Katttern prohibition ntcnt.i, who, posing ax big whiKkuy and wine men, xain- od the confidence of Pacific Icoast bootleKKorg, have un- ;cowred evidence which has ,,l cci,,itnted the fcTeatest drive ffuin,t run, HrnlJKKlt.ri, in far. Mum than 200 men and wuinvn i hava hrMii Imllrfpil hy feilnral itrand ! Jiirlta In Ua AnRelit. HHuttle and rtnn Krani-lnru. Of thla niinihpr, many are In Canada, a.vtral al' (Arlaon terma. " f II R 1 1 1 voa. About :i " lv', Hn-maalvM up and poat- rn 'ro" . I0. Mt of the lu.lli Irtrrnla went on anrn-t (lira, bul It la known thai Practically ereryone ever aaaoclat- w ith the major movements of I (Continued on Caae Four) Christmas Kettles Will Assist Needy The ketllea of the Salvation Army that corps of constant workers who hare t rived the riors of win- ,,,, ,hl, tne unfortUliatea of Kla- main Kalla may feel Ih. warmth of the Cbrtstmns spirit tomorrow will be upturned ludiiy and their contents distributed among other wise forgotten poor. "People have been genorous to our cause this year," Knslgn 11. H. Ilrlggs atated. "and it Is with much happiness that we will today a'.art j carrying our boxes of Yuletlde char-f Ity lo the homes of the needy." I On Christmas day, members of Ihe Salvation Army, unmindful of j their own enjoyment on the na-1 Hons great holiday, will make up! and distribute basket dinners among those extremely poor who hold hope for no more than food on this oc- ration. Farmers have donated freely of potatoes and vegetables that help fill up the dinner l.ankets. the en sign stnted. and others have con tributed freely of foodntuffs. Cloth ing this year haa not been so plen tiful. It was said, and the Utile stock on hand at the nrmy's local headquarters dwindled long before Christmas came. Work of (he Salvation Army dns not conflict with other charity movements. In this or any other city, for It la the aim of this or ( Continued on i'sge Five) Nimrods Will Get Busy at Tule Lake Hunters returning from Tule lake yesterday reported that, with an other night of low temperature. Ice on the premier duck and goose hali Itiil nf the west, will he sufficiently thick to bear the weight of inibl tlrus nimrods. Ice on the lake yesterday was fairly solid and made hunting around the edges nf Ihe lake com paratively easy for winter ahootera. The covering waa not so aafe over the deeper purtiona of the lake, however, and aeveral who ventured out ton tar from the fringe nt !::,tMdllrrl:n"1 duckings with- There was no Ice at all In the center of the lake, hunters stated. Crime Wave Hits Chicago in Fury CIHCAttO, Dec. S3, V. N. Tho annunl Christmas crime wave has settled over Chicago, and during one six-hour period of last night 22 gun robberies and one murder were committed. Heveral of tho robberies were staged In sight of hundreds of Christmas shoppers In the business districts, the handlts doing their work so speedily that apprehension was Impossible. Hubert Levy, a merchant, was killed when ho attempted to pro tect his wife from two negro handlts who were robbing his store. ZIMMERMAN WARNS MERCHANTS NOT TO TAKE WOOD MONEY Jjuiht ZJinitMTiiwH I bt under tollsr, ami HI tW may b. HuHitft ih' wt two wr, liiinwrmaa luv mHvrd t wo MHtiIUr pWrvn uf iMMMiiff mom limit rm. No mom llvr In flwni Omm an miHy cofr hank, 'Ammrrtnmn U going 1 -rr fill hIimI kiwt l .haute li tnkrm mttvr lliln. II" urgi utlirr hiisl nvnm turn In lin city lo look Into tin iiinllr of 'iiihIIIiiic boguft minify Ihnt Mppnrrnlly In rlt-in Jt( priiiiilM-uuuNly. Christmas Carols Make Many Happy Over This Land Convict Civet Mite to Human ity; Children to Receive Gift of $4000 from Cripple Who Died Short Time Ago. rilKVKXTH iaKLTV I'llIlaAnKI-PlMA. The atate aoc loty for the prevention of cruel tv In animals made Ita ChrUtmaa rift to the doga and rata of Philadel phia today. It waa a bis animal anibtilunce. equipped for emerxenry operations. In one compartment waa a lethel gas machine to give qukk relief to animals Injured be yona hopo of rerovery. JOHX II. TO GOLF OHMO.NI) nKACII. Kla. Tinsel, bella and candles adorn the bin Chr.Htmas tree that. has been set up In the ball of his winter home for John I. Rockefeller. The aged fin ancier will spend Christmas golfing In ths morning and motoring In the afternoon. i-.;kh auk happy WASHIXdTO.V. Vice President Dawes carved a turkey for 20 sen ate pages today. . It has become a tradition fcr the vice president lo give the pages a Christmas dinner. I'IMIK, 11X111 CKKATt'KK MOUKKLKY. Mo. In order to earn money to 'f her babies Christ- inss stockings, Mrs. Daisy Dallas 'deserted her children and went to Kansas City to work. Held In thi. county jnll Thursday she explained: "I didn't mean to desert the babies but I just couldn't face Christmas without money, and I felt 1 conld get aome work in Kansas City. RKAI KXTKRTAIXKR KANSAS CITY, Kas More than 40 stray dogs and cats to say noth ing of birds, which, although unin vited, are welcome, will be Christ mas guests of Henrietta Jacobs at her home here. She will have a large evergreen tree on whose uppr branches will be placed cups con taining grain, milk, choice bones, lettuce and cake for the lucky ani mals. Jl'ST AX KDITOR JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Hundreds of poor children of this city will en Joy a merry Christmas, thanks to Samuel V. Nichols, venerable news paper man, whose benefactions have continued for more than thirty yeara. WOHK IS AIM'RKCIATKD KKNOSHA. Wis. A Christmas distribution of more than $650,000 I in rash waa made Thursday by the Nash Motor company among em ployes In Ita Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha plants. Every employe was handed his envelope by C. V. Nnsh himself. WATCH Ol'T, ROYS! EHil.V, III. More than 4.000 em ployes of Ihe Klgin Watch com pany, will share In the distribution of a Christmas bonus totaling about (300, 000. It was announced Thurs day. Attorney Attacks Greyhound Races MIAMI. Fin., Dec. 23. (U.N.) An nttack against greyhound racing In Floradla was madn In a petition tor an Injunction filed In court court against the Hiscaynno Kennel Club, Inc.. which operates a dog track nt Miami Shores. James M. Carbon. Miami allor - ney. who filed the petition, charge that the track haa the parl-mutuel betting system and therefore Is n "common nuisance" and a camhllnc resort In vlnlnllon of the law. The attorney snld he was acting on his own behalf. Ills action may en - danger tho scheduled 5-day horse racing meet of the Miami Jockey el nh nt lllnleiih, beginning January 13. The petition will be heard Decem ber 30. Three dog tracks are operating In llio Miami district. WKATIIKIl FORECAST OREOON: Unsettled tonight nnd Friday, probably, with rain north west portion. Raid of Bandits is Fruitful of Result Palatial Ranch Looted i by Young Gunman; Escapes With Valua-! bles Worth $10,000. j AZUSA, Cal.. Dec. 23, (U.N.) A bandit raid on the j palatial Lindley ranch on j Foothill boulevard near here netted two young "gentlemen gunmen" $10,000 in looj. con- sisting of heirlooms, jewelry and clothing, according to a report to the sheriff's office Thursday. Mrs. Martha I.indley. widow of the late John T. I.indley. capitalist, waa not at home at the time but tier invalid mother. Mra. M. K. stair and two aervants. were locked In a closet, while the raid waa In pros;- 'a"' John Lindley. 20. a son. and ItalDh Lyman of Los Angeles, who appeared during the raid, were met at the door by one Of the young bandits and marched to an upper room. ... Tha nair Mranpil In a ma1l car. taken from the Lindley garage. Shipping Showing i Its Highest Level While the volume of freight mor- ing out of Klamath Falls haa drop - ped off aomewhat with the arrival ?' w,n'er- 'he unceasing activity of I a r g S r . lumber,' operations heM coup!ed with continued industrial and commercial activity. Is serving to keep shipping at a comparatively high level. i nis was snown yesieraay ny a statement from S. R. Berry, local freight and passenger agent for the Southern Pacific, which revealed that an average of 10 carloads of box snooks and five cars of lumber are being shipped daily out of this city. Livestock shipping at this season is spotty, the agent stated, but has been exceptionally good considering the time of year. Last week saw several cars of cattle sheep and nogs icnve me county, nui me nm - ber exported dropped away down this week. Other commodities are snld to generally exceed the average for last year at this time. Four through freight trains are plying via this city daily, two travel- """" Hnu "'nwara. ami are experiencing no d-lays from Jnow. either on the ne- Cascade line or to the sou'Ji. The three feet of snow at Crescent Lake and II Inch, el nrnio. l..b. .ro ...II,.' kept oft the track, it waa stated While Christmas will bring no ' slackening of business at the locul freight depot, only those men who - (Continued on ratre Four) Traffic, Meetings rrOVinff rrilittlll o The fourth of a series of traffic meetings slated to make for great er efficiency of Southern Pacific service to the pul-Ur, will be held at Montague, California, next Mon day evening, when J. J. Miller, dis trict freight and passenger agent here, culls agents and station men of that district together. Other meetings have beeu con ducted by the district agent at Klamath Falls, Kirk and Weed, j Miller, who leaves today for Palo; Alio io spena i nnsimas wun nis daughter. Miss Alice Miller, who i j attending banrord university, will conduct the Montague meeting while enroute to his local headquarters, - l YjQVOf f w-nflfliirfl I '; v Genuine Sport! The entire Klamath Falls police ! force were the K"et8 of Mayor Fred !"' v.oiiuaru ni suiupiiioiis pre- Christmas dinner In the Owl Cafe here yesterday evening, and tho en joyment of the coppers as they feasted on turkey and the trimmings, wns evidence of the success of the banquet. The mayor wanted to stage his Christmas- feed for the' boys this I evening, nearer the big day of tho yuletlde season, but as Christmas eve is a very busy lime fnr police men, the banquet perforce was giv en an earlier datlug. COAL REDUCTION PLAN OF JAPAN IN ECONOMY SCHEME Olkf.AM), 'Mllf llrr. It. HvMriiiciiiH to be ron ilurlifl In J ji pan inay rewull In I !ie prari leal utw of coal retlur tlm prHlucl." as uuloniolillr ful and lutirl4hi(f oil. i'tml relui-lln citM'rluuntK, in li li h - ml n aa nuh Jett 11 1 lo Pup-r.hOMte HIkIi prtiwurt' afaiii lo obtain rruilt nil, have bvn 4cnipliit NUccfflMfully Ui the Han FrMiiclMCo hay dlnlrlrl. The ap puratus In which ilia relurlln mas if feel I'd In lo h ilUmnntleil, slilppeil lo Japan ami n.nMH'in hied for eiperiment with orlcn tl rial, undT thn dlrertlon of M. TakatJi. repreMfntlnv a Jimii j rw drfoinint rfimpuny. ! Crater Lake Was Popular Resort - - . j i During PaSt Year, . South Entrance Had Nearly i One-Half of Sightseers Who1 Sought Something Out of Ordinary in This Life. r'tlrurc rompllifl hy the I'niteil Mtntea ili-part incut of the inter ior, nillliiluil purk service, on the lofal season travel hy entmncc-a nf ('ruler Ijikp Xntlonal lnrk. show total of Xfi.oin visitors, I acronlinx lo information mrlvnl , here yesterday, I During the past year the south entrance the Klamath entrance I hoa.ieit in 7 ...,hii.. ...,.J ! Ing SI.S24 visitors. Nine motor- I cycles, carrying 11 necons. enler. ! - " ' . ed the park through the southern I gateway, and 292 oeonle came bv and 292 people came byj ' atacoa Thara mrorm ' 1 n v((inma ! who entered the nark hv other means man stage, moiorcycie automobile, making grand total of 35.029 Tlsitom. The west entrance, or the Med- ford entrance, bettered the Klam-l i ath record slightly. There were 13.397 cars, carrying 44.981 per- 'sons Into the national park: 36 motorcycles carrying 4 s persons, and 500 came In by stage through ffh; entrance.. Slxtx ,pecgn fh; jre entrance.. Slxx,, person frame Into the park by other rowans., cand a total of 45.5S7 was found at j the end of the 1926 season. I The east entrance showed very ; lime season travel witn i,bti cars i carrying 5.380 persons through that! (Continued on Page Four) Yuletide Season ... . . AWailS LnilQren An Invitation to every child In the whole county la extended by the local mnv.m.nt In .HonH ih I chrStmag ,ree celebration that l, be neW in front o the Labor Temple nere commencing at seven I 0'ciock this evening. Sponsored by the Bulldinx Trades council, the big tree at the corner of Ninth and Walnut, Is ex- : pected to be the scene of consider- ablc fun for the kiddles this eve. BmB 0andy , an toy8 w, , be dlRlr,buted to the youngster8 by 1 old Santa caus hlmselt. ! ... " "iy ouiuoor Christmas tree in the city this year, and grown-ups. as well as the child ren, are cordially invited by those in charge, to attend the affair. The big tree was in place last night, and decorations were vir tually complete. Hundreds of tiny colored lights gleamed from Ihe I long branches of the forest giant and ,ru,)r heralded the approach of the the big day. Fund fnr Ih. Iav. oH ...J. hni ! been ,ubscr,bed by members of the local labor movement, and enough was gained that In addition to giv ing the kids an outdoor treat, the council can distribute Christmas charity among needy families in the city. Old Timer! You Better Show Up Santa Clan resnnndinff In Ihe , lettered appeal of an aged Klamath county pioneer, now In straighten- ; ed circumstances, literally shower- j fd down gifts In the News office yesterday and If the old fellow I whose pathetic plea for warmth on Christmas day will call at this of fice, the presents will be tendered him. j The- deluge of parcels, muny of' which contain Items of wearing ap- Announcement was ma,de yester parel. poured in Tho News office : day that Klamath Falls will he well following publication yesterday! represented at the Oregon State morning of n letter from the old pioneer In whlrh he asked for a suit of underwear. The letter, which was not signed, follows: Dear Santa: tineas I belong to the kid line. Seen g-iod years, nigh 70 of them, i official delegates from Klamath Need warm suit of underclothes. Fulls. sije 38. Leave the::i at the News' In company with a number of office. I'll take a pair of socks If other teachers who chose to at I can get them. I feel like a beg-1 tend the meeting, the trio will gar. hut I am going to mail It. I leave Immediately after Christmas Signed, OLDT1.MKR. tor Portland, Christmas Drive is Wonderful In Results Help Needed to Deliver Packages to Worthy; Success of Undertak ing Most Pleasing. Only two things are needed frtrlav In matra lU a llnMMu - ' .v v ii t AiaiiiaLll Christmas Chest the most suc- icessful ever staged here boxes and deliverymen and it is expected that these will be provided in the same Bpirit jthat has characterized the j whole chest drive. I This Is according to Rev. J. Hen I ry Thomas, chairman of Ibe drive I committee, who yesterday stated that some 30 pasteboard cartons j or large cardboard boxes are need ed today at the drive headquarters in the Slater building, before ten ! a. m. . 1 " cnost comm'" expects that ,ne mercnanu. woo have the boxes In large quantities, will respond. a" tnev 1ae ,n " Pa1 "O bat ! P'enIT OI DOIa be available I " "ct,n " ,ne word ha" one ; out I Tl . Th le "waging need to put finishing touches on the chest drive. roll"hul of willing motorists who iciuri at IDs aiaier Duuaing, 1 on Seventh between Main and Kla math, directly after lunch today. If the requested boxes arrive (I'oatlnoed o Pace Four) , White Christmas ' fr XT; 1' A "" 'j rr - la "XlUW XTLMUrvtl With sufficient snow on the ground to assure a white Christmas. a rising barometer at bureau of. reclamation the local yesterday promised Klamath Falls clear, fold weather for the Christmas holidays. The icy clutches of winter closed down for the second time this i month he month here early yesterday morn- ia wnen the mercury dropped to six aoove zero el tne reclamation ! off'ce fnd a low " tnr "O" j 'n '"ns of the business district. uil li.ermi.ineier ai ine weam- i er """J0"' la" reaterday after- ! noon, inaicaiea mat last nignt ! 'ouW fl,lly 83 cold- " not more The last cold spall here occurred December 14. when the thermomet er dropped to two above sere. Thnt the weather will remain clear here for Chrlsatmas day was judsed from the fact that the baro meter rose from 25. Its position during the snow storm early In the week, to 25.6. which puts it at an average. Unless a change of wind occurs, an average barometer here means clarity, it was stated. Gaghagen Proves . Wonderful Santa Ask any Kiwanian If there's a Santa Claus. and he'll avow in the positive, naming Police Judge Lem L, Oaghagen as It. All because at the regular weekly luncheon of Ihe Kiwanlans In the local chamber of commerce yester day, the Judge, In full regalia, as sumed the role of the yuletlde benefactor and passed out the gifts that turned the luncheon Into a Christmas party. All business of the club was waiv ed yesterday In favor of the Christ mas stunts. Music from a quartet comprising Mrs. Elolse McPherson Mclntyre, Mrs. Ruth Akers Hollo- wov Pni .n.... ..j nr t Wtest; -as In keeping with the ac casion as the singers gave several lovely carols Mrs Vera Houston Moster accompanied on the piano, i Klamath Teachers Go to Portland Teachers' association to he held in Portland next week, with J. P. Wells, city school superintendent. I Mrs. Kliha Bennett, principal of Falrvlew school, and Miss Gladys I Scott of Mills school, elected I I