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Newspaper Page TextThe Klamath! "CAT ft This year the lure of Klamath, looming on the horizon like tome flaming promise. The Klamath News Official Paper County of Klamath' United News and United Press Telegraph Service Vol. 4, No. (iO Price Flv. CenU KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1927. (Every Morning Except Monday) SPECTACULAR BLAZE IN S. E. EWS Illinois S 4" n t T y I fll V 11 V X I is Denied His Togai,;;; Searchlight to be Turn ed on Political Record of F. L. Smith by United States Senate.! I WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 i (U.N.) Frank I.. Smith, re-, publican senator - designate, j must return to hi IllinoiH homu and cool hid heels, while the' privileges and elections cum-1 mittfc turn its searchlight on i liirt past political aetivitieii, the senate decided late Thursday when it adopted the Ueed ren-1 olution bv a 'IS to 33 vote. J"1"' " htt" ,"'a '" ' """ oiuuoii uy u t.t ii i. ,,, ,h, i(iriiii have In thr Th resolution. ;n;rotlurrd '"jpaat r('rrrd in the project. Add- Senator Jin A. Heed. Mlaanurl r(j mprrenientB and extra rqulp- drmorral, prevrnta Smith from lsk- ni,nli huwnver. he nid nrcrt- ink tno oain in oiiiit. iu wium ",1Uiry oilier ripi-ndilurxa. It wan a appoinirti ny ituvrrnnr in Hmnll lu till the uni'iplrrd l"rm of lh lair Senator William II. Mr- Klnlvy. rrpublkan. and rrlrra rrrdrntlala to ih arnaiv ninimlitrr.j A f'r mlnulra bi'for Ihr final , totr Ihr arnutr drfaifU a rraolu lion olforret by Sfuator l.rr Ovrr (Omilnunl on I'aur Four) Defense Loses in , Trial of Norris .Mt'iiTiinnu v. tin t. Jan I ,C .. i , ROOM Auatln. T . Jan. 20 (f.N. Ad..f..n.. mora lofor.- ..... .. ... ... tn Introduc allfrd Inadinla.nl.l rvldrnir In Ihr trial of I'aalor J Prnnk Norrla on rharai-a of mur drrlni l. B. fhlppa. waa thwartvd tnmpi.rarlly Thuraday rvvnlnx. Judicr J. K. Hamilton rrarrvt'd rulliiK on two drfonar modona which forrraal that lha alalr would attempt lo Inlroducr aa rvldem-r prrvl.iua Indlrtmrnta of Norrla, whk-lt Include onr for porjiiry and two for araon. ,Thr Jury waa taken from Ihr room whlta Ills mollnna wrro rrad and attornrya ariiiiMl. Thr dt'frnar nrKuod thr remots- nraa of thr Indli-tmriila preoludrd Ihelr admlailhlltty aa evldfnce and . placed the panlor on lite tutid for a few nilnuum lo atrenKtnen the point. Norrla admitted he had heen Indicted prevtouMy, but that he had been acquitted. State Sanitary Engineer Coming Word thai Iho alnlr aanltnry rn Rlnnrr would arrlvo In Klnmnth roiinty anon to lnvpatlgato rondlllon of watrra In thr Wllllnmaon Klyi'r Ihnl prnvldo drinking wntrr for Ihu Korrrl Lunthnr rompnny. CMillotiuIn and olhrr rommiinltloa, waa n nountcd yralrrdny by Dr. O. 8. Now aom, rniinly hralth nfflror. "Tha Invrallcallon will bs four aquaro." Dr. Newaom atatod yuatrr doy. "The federal offlrrra will In TralUatr through Dr. Koxrra Ihr reaorvntlon phynlntun; thoj' alntr throimh the aanltary enxlnocr: thr rounly through thla health office.' A movement waa put under way and the city of Chllontiln through j Ht tho chamber of commerce ye Ihat group of clly official.." .prdnjr when Paul Umherl. reprr.- ! -n.nR I. .. natu 1 1 . . M II T Orpjrnn Spniitors UllfeUll OUiaiUia Sollt On Smith " WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. (II.N.) Oregon's scnaiors wore at op posite poles when tho votn came Thursday on Iho sealing of Frank L. Hmllh as sennlnr from Illinois. Benntor McNnry Joined Iho pro gressives In rnfiialng Hmllh. a sent on his regular credentials. Hcnutnr Hlanflold, absent was pnlred In favor of seating Hmllh. Senator fllunfleld did not appear i In Iho senate during Iho dny but waa present for a time during Iho opening dehnte on Wednesday When his name was reached on roll call Henator Curlls, republican floor leadar, announced a transfer nf pairs whereby Htanfield was counted aa offsetting the vote of Heed of Missouri, democrat, author of thu resolutloo under which Smith was refused permission to take Ihe aonatorlul oalh. PUPILS RESENTING BAN ON CIGARETTES (Illt'.tliO, Jan. SO, r.x.i '""I'll" t Harvard l,uhl a. li-nl here liavr liikrn a fm ,, il,,H-r aUlrm. In a prllll' lie from iiH-r staler, in a nhu M'ul lu I oriMirai Inn 'iiinrl IhimIi Ihey prolrat against Ihr illy "r llllianrl Mliiitl forhlita Ilw tuili ut loan-lira in any rtll.liiiiriit loiatrd wllhln HUH f.vl nf llir ocal Terminal Exceeded Million Dollars by S. P. c-ri.inal Cot of ssoo.ooo Wa. Swelled by Added Improve- ment and Extra Equip. ment, It it Stated. Itt puhit nf rnllriMtil Irrmliial liulllllra. Kltilnallt Kail i nr ml liumln1)! Ilnuucl lillnn IH-Ilrr aiir l-'lnll l gilirrnlly knunii. TIiIh fni-C wnn ri'i'alr.l liy IimkI Hoiitlirrn I'arlllr irl i lain yiKl.-rilny hrn It w an IliKinrnl Hint llir COM ut llir l"r nilnnl lirrr liaa rrai-liiil fl.OOO, INN). Klrnl aivr'iprlutlun (r Ihr Kla- muiii Fuiu terminal ikiio.ooo Ivarnotl, o (bat iti KlnmHlh tT- mlnnl. nnr of llir In-at tMtwurn I'orllaiKl and Sarramiiito, la a mll- Men-dollar pnirri. nil of whtrh Mm, ronnldiTiitily Ihr annrfiani flEiirr for ronalructlon ilrvrlop. mi'ni of thla rlly for thr paat yrr. Among tha lali-r llrma whoar roat rauarit Ihr total flKura to sxroed Ihr ordinal tU0,0(i0, - lha lay Idk of ronaiderahlr benvy rtrrl llironihnul Ilia yarda and track aaliartlnR. -. - . - Ini'lndlnc tha roal of thr KUm- lath Kulla trrmlnnl, Soulhern I'a- "IM-ndlliirmi diirlna thr latlrr l,otwern iraa. Ua.r ljike nwly j( 000.000. offl.-lula alalrd. Hr- N,1 Mrs. Leo Houston Dies in California Klamnth Fa I In was hocked yra lorday on receipt of word ttvnt Mng. Io HoiiRion had tiled early that mornhiK In Wutaonville, Californln. Hit death waa not unexpected, however, aa word had remrhed mem ber of the Houston fnmtljr Wed neruluy tolllnic of her serious con- illllnn. Mra. Ilouaton waa about 34 when aha died. She la survived hy her huaband. her daughter Klda. IS, and ann Arthur Allnn, 6. Her mothrr, Mra. Mndla, and her brother, Man Ion I-nndla, formerly of- Klamath Knlla, now of Han Diego, ulao sur vive her. Kunonil arrnngemenls were not knon at a Into hour lust night. J. A. Houston, fnlher of Leo Iloua ton, and his anna Fred and Will Ilouaton. left on laat night's train for Wnlaonvillo lo reniuln for Sev ern! dnya. The Ilouatcns formerly resided In lh a city where they had scores of friends. They moved to Tilla mook laat year, and lator made their homo In Walsonvllle and San Josr. Civic Societies Discuss Lighting nowi-. the Eat suio civic, ciub. ,,ml,er. of Ihr .tree! Ilrhtlnr commluro of Ihr chamber, convened In oulllne a cnurao whereby Klnm nth will bo aerved with a modern lighting ayatem. Kred Kloet la tho director In rhnrgo of the committer, with It. K. I'rego aa rhnlrman. Other mem hera Includo Jnn Macllonald. .). II. Min t In, A. H. W'llHon, llruco Dentila nnd T. W. Delii'll. Tho dolegntlon dlaruaacil the po alhlllly of putting in a motlurn system In Iho buslneas district lo ho followed by tho realdonlliil soc- lions, anil Inter Ihe new additions to the rlly that are without any fiii-lllllcs of tills kind. Members of tho cmnmlttee will study street lighting systems in other cllles, mska reports which may a'j iho clly council, and hope to gain some form t Improvement, audi aa under Iho Bancroft art, making II pnsalhle lo better Ihe city Uncle Sam Holds Key to Chaplin Treasury Lien. Call for Payment' of More Than Million ; and Wife Cannot Get! Alimony Allowance. ! LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. (U.N.) Government liena fil-j ed ngulnxt property nnd nc-j countfl of Charlie Chaplin be- j cause of bin aliened failure i to make correct income tax threatened tonight to prevent , Llta urey Chaplin, his younjj wife, from collecting two months bark nlimony ut SL OW) a month, ordered paid to day by Superior Judfte Wal ter Guerin. H. W. MrNabb. United States dis trict attorney, after a conference with Internal revenuo department representatives and rounaei In the divorce anil receivership action brought ' agalnat the funtoua film comedian, declared that the govern ment will not lift Its lien of mor than ll.000.0no. And unless Ihr Men Is removed It was said that re ceiver for the Chaplin properties, could not touch lh 117,000 In Ihe I personal accounts of Chaplip.l (Continued oa 1age Five) New Stamp For Airplane Mail Announcement of a new 20-eent air mall stamp has been received at Ihe local post office from Post master General New, with the word that while sale nf the stamp will be confined to tho oast at present, spectmans will be forwarded wot as soon as possible. Necessity for the Issusnee of the new atamp arise, from the new rate of air mall postage of 10 cents half ounce for the transportation of ' mall over all air lines lu the 1'nltml Stsles. effective February t. 193. Kxlstlng stamps of the 8. 16 and 24-cent denominations used under the present tone system, will be recalled. The 15-cent stamps will be retained until exhausted aa they ran he used In pairs to rover one and one-half ounce pnek'agea. It waa atated. Oratorio to Sing St. Cecelia Mass With the organisation of an ora torio aoriety well under way here, rehearaala tor the flneat mimical presentation that has ever been of fered to the public of Klamath Falls, Ihe famed St. Cecelia Mass. will commence next week. Memliershlp ln Ihe society will consist entirely of singers who will ssslst In presenting the mass. The chorus will comprise B0 of Ihe Lest voices In the clly. selected from the various local church choirs and the rlly at large, and will be under tho direction of Ruth Akers Holloway. Klocilon of officers who will head the society. Is expected to lake place Momlay night of next week, when first work will be done on the beau tiful but highly difficult mars. The mass will be the first oratorio ever presontod In Klamath1 Falls, and the Christian church has been selected as the place where it Is to he giv en. Admission win ho free with ank (Continued on Page Five.) Irrigation Bills Filed in Senate BAl.EM, Jan. 20, (U.N.) Two now irrigation hills found their way Into tho senate Wednesday, spon sored by Henator Miller, of Jose phine. With the exception of one provision tha Miller bills are dup licates of tho irrigation congress measures, already In the house. In his bill, Aiiiler provides that thr reclamation board shall consist of fire members, the governor, sec rotary at ataio, state, treasurer, at torney general and one other ap pointed by the gorornor, with the approval of the other three officials. BRIDESMAID MANY TIMES TO BE BRIDE HT. Mtt'lH. Jnn. . (lV Tlit riiKJtipiH'ttf of Mlfrii Murln Inrkum, who hn brrn m hrUbif nintil ut lit nnnt w.-tlftliiK. tu I(41n-K Print (iw) of I Ait liHin linn boen miiiount-csl ly hr lutrrntH, Mr. mid Mm. W, 111 uifr I'lurkiMin. Rebel Losses in Jalisco Reported AS ?5? TepatUlao i Scene of Moat Ser'ou. Religiou. Upri.in- in Mexico; Many Wounded and Taken Prisoner. Jl Altl'.., Me., Jan. 2l, (I'.V) I 'tiMi-ncicrlzlna: rebel limaea as "lerrlflc" In fllUnC In Ihr In lirlor ut Mtiro, nn.vaupers here (inliiy will Hint at li-ast fJO rrtH-la bail iK-en klll.-l. Accounts said many others were i r0",""..0: '"ftute to the oil law which has place at Topniitian. Jalisco. This ! sectlon Is the arena if thr most I serious religious uprising In Me.lro j The uew.paper aceouni said that the revolutionary forces were "amaahed In a bloody fight." Other accounts reaching here to day said tbut 19 revolutionists were killed In two battles In Durango. The slain rehela were said to have been Identified as high officials of Ihr personal staff of Nicholas Fern- andes. Ammunition, horses and nilion, horses ana:"-"-"'' " " " """ - I I to have been iap-the boundaries and .10 miles of the: federals coasts. It also require that aliens) guns were Mild Hired hy the No Designs by, U. S. on Nicaragua Says President . WASHINGTON Ja. .SO. (U.N.) The ('sited States has no Im perialistic designs In Nicaragua, nnr any desire to dictate internal affairs there. President Coolidge snld In a formal reply when Or. Alejandro Cesar, the new Nlcarag uan minister, representing Diss, presented his credenlals at the White House. The president said that American forces would not remain la Nicarag ua longer than necessary. "Although American forcea have, with the consent and at the request of your government, been landed In ori)er , ,,,, the legitimate interests of the t'nltcd States and 1 the lives and properties of Its citl- sens, this state of affairs should not continue longer than Is neces sary," the president said. Clutch of Winter Pounces on City -Klamath Falls again felt the Icy clutch of winter when the mercury In downtown thermometers at 12 o'clock IasV night took a sudden drop to six above sero. At thla hour, other sections of the city reported slightly colder temperatures and It was generally predicted that the indicators would continue their downward slump throughout the night. Below xero temperatures In all parts of the city, were anticipated before daybreak this morning. The cold . weather of Wednesday night continued throughout the dny yes terday and In midafternoon was holding closely to the SO-above mark. The rapid mercurial decline com menced early In the evening. Bar ometer readings gave promise of continued clear, cold weather. Mexico Accepts Yaqui Surrender MEXICO CITY, Jan. 20,. (U.N.) Ending a constant siege against tho Yaqui Indians in Sonora, which has continued for almost four months and has at times Involved as many as 15.000 federal troops In action, the Mexican government tonight accepted tholr conditional surrender. Guarantees that Ihr lives of Ihe Yaquls would be protucted were con tained in a message sent by Sec retary of War Amoro, to (icneral Manxo, federal commander In Son ora. General Manio represented Ihe government in pence negotiations which beganTuesday. WE.VTIIF.R Foil KC AST OREGON: Fair, continued cold, East and northeast wind. Another Mexican Problem Bobs Up Alien Land Law, Com- panion of Oil Statute' Considered Confisca- ReKut;on introdCed in Ug tory by State Dept. i slature for Amendment to Constitution to Secure $10 WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, ( U. N.) Additional ' differ ences with Mexico appear in evitable with the Mexican alien land law. companion ata- provoKea me present contro-. versy, going into effect at mid- ' j h t Xhursday. ! u j nis law oas ine same retroactive features as the oil law. which President Coolidge has said amounts , to confiscation of private American I property. I The land law prohibits aliens from acquiring lands, or being shareholders In Mexican companies owning land within sixty miles of I agree to conilder themselves Mexl- j can clt liens so far aa litigation is I concerned, and not appeal to their own governments. Permits cannot be granted to aliens owning a ma-j jorlty intersrt In Mexican compsnles owning agricultural lands. It Is (Continued, oa TaKr Pour) 1 . . .. : . v" 1 - Junior College n. lexis.aiive action in spite oi tnei jrlanned in JilH'ronstituUonal provisions fixing the i I pay of those officers at figures far SALEM. Ore., Jan. 20. (U.N.) A ' plan for dividing Oregon into 13 Junior college districts, with countv aunerlntendents and countv! judge to compose a board of re gents in respective districts Is pro vided in a bill which Representative Roberts, Waaco county, introduced by request Thursday. The bill provides that no Junior college shall be established without a rote of the people In the district. The DurDose of snch institutions. It i was said. Is to make educational ad- vantages more widespread and gen eral and to relieve the congestion In the senior colleges. A summary of the provisions for Ihe formation of the 13 districts shows that Klam ath would be In district No. 9 com prising Lake and Klamath counties. Weed Man Shoots Wife Many Times WEED, Jan. 19. Her body rid dled with seventeen bullet wounds, Mrs. A. C. Cochran, 36. Is In the hospital here at the point of death as a result of a shooting orgy 'Stag ed by her husband, A. C. Cochran, in the home of a neighbor in the colored section here this morning at 8 o'clock. The husband is in the same hospital suffering from three self-inflicted bullet wounds. Coch ran and his wife are colored peo ple. Mrs. Cochran had been In Oak land and vestertlsv returned tn Weed to stav with a friend. She was at the home of Ihe neighbor woman when Cochran called there just after getting oft from work on the night shift at the box factory. Cochran called his wife to the door and as she appeared, coming from her bedroom, he opened fire. The frenzied husband emptied his revolver at his wife as she fell to (Continued on I'ase Fire) 0. E. Rae Proud Being Naturalist O. E. Kae, naturalist, and one of the greatest students and admirers of wild life, especially game ot all descriptions, but who delights In shooting them with a kodak, but who has never yet killed even so much a. a waterfowl ha. returned from a Visit lo Ml. I'ltt. Mr. Kae was depicted on Jan- uary 15 as having killed a large sized goose, but It happens that It was another man bearing that name who was (be successful slayer of the fowl. MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF FLOWERS SOLVED I.AKK HUtKKT, Ills- Jan. 3U. (I'.V.) fhrTManthrmuma anal carnation, liavr been dying In I. . Hrw-U's grrruliou at tit rate ot aioo worth a week since flu-Ufnias. Keeking the rraMm he turn learnrtl Ihe flowers were asphyxiated by gaa from a leak ing main. Solons Have Plan To Get Increase r in compensation Per Diem Instead of $3. KU.KM, Jan. SO, (f.X.) A rraolutlon provfclina; for the sub mission to the people of a pro posM constitutional amendment Increasing llir compensation of tho members of thr legislature from A to $10 per diem has been prepare.! an,i iii r presented i hy Henator Joseph to thr senate 1 Krl.Uy morning. ,.H h. ,Mr.,. ' , ,,on. "wmg per aay expense moner lo ln members because, he contended It was not in accordance i,n lhe Present constitution. He dos ot belle the present 3 "Pnd la Insufficient under Present day conditions, Senator Bulle. of Yamhill county. . opened th bill when he attack on the expense ben be declared it to be un- constitutional and urged that the legislators stand In the position of "w makers, not law breakers." Senator Banks supported the res- olution. declaring that it "Involved j no violence to any part of the state constitution.' Salaries of the governor, secre tary '.of' state, -atstr treasurer and members of the supreme courtT he said, have all keen Increased by j below those now In force. i . -a-s reigllt JilXPertS " On Rates Gather " reached a verdict to this effect lo- KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 20.'da w!,en considering the case of (U.N.)-Over 200 representative, of, "l"1 Uh8trel,er- ll? V? ., , I of 24, who shot and killed Cllf- shlppers. carriers and state com- ford j . rjosanko. strapping oil work missions of the middle west are In i er. conference here to determine how ! "Since childhood Streeter has to P""eed In a series of freight rate investigations on grain and grain produrta In the western territory. The conference is being conduct ed by the Interstate commerce com mission examiners. Arthur R. Mack ley, attorney examiner: Warren H. Waggoner, assistant chief examiner and George J. Hall, examiner, and an attempt will be iftade to decide in what cllles to hold hearings that will Investigate (he entire rate structure. The investigations were brought about by petitions of southwestern grain and flour interests and the corporation commission of Okla homa, It was said. The territory Involved includes all that west of the Mississippi river. Rate experts attending in clude Seth Mann, San Francisco, merchants exchange. Excursion Desired Ffir SlflinO ll.VAnrl With plans tor the big ski lourna- 1 ment from Fort Klamaih to the rim of Crater Lake fast materializing the Fort Klamath commercial club Is considering a proposition to In terest, the Southern Pacific In run ning an excursion train from Port land for the event. Wide Interest tn the big ski race, the first event of this nature ever held in this part of the country. Is being evinced throughout the state and already Inquiries from ski ex perts in Northern California are coming In relative to dates, prizes and other details ot the tourna ment. Whether or not an excursion special will be operated out of Port land for Ihe affair, Is said to da-i pend upon the number of persons signifying their intentions of at - tending the race. men taentiitea with the promo- , ,on of the race nolnt out that those I interested In winter sports and spec - Iflcallv the biz rscr enulrt hn.M race the special train at points between i Chlloquin and Portland and while getting returns on the ski rare could divert themselves with skis and toboggans In tho hills near the 'starting point. Auto Row Damaged to Extent $300,000 Series of Explosions of . Gasoline Make Fire Visible from all Sec tions of Big City. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20, (U.N.) Fire, made spectacu lar by a series of explosions of gasoline, swept a portion of automobile row on Van Ness avenue today, causing; damage estimated at $300,- 000. Two men were Injured. The fir. hrnllm , , ,h. B ' , -- - pany building, spreading to the. re pair shop of Eugene Miner. T. E. Essery's accessory shop, the Vltt cigar store and the George Parker garage. , These buildings were completely destroyed. - . Structures of the Rltchey Auto Maintenance company and the Web ber Auto Top company were dam aged, i A. G. Wachter, night watchman, and E. D. Lamb, a fireman, were injured. During the height of the blaze flames soared 100 feet la the air being visible from : the northern section of the city. Insanity Caused By Being Goaded MARTINEZ, Cal.. Jan. 20," (V. N.) A man who Is little In stature may be goaded Into insanity by the continual taunts of his asso ciates. A Jury in superior court' here been tortured by his abnormally small stature." testified Dr. Joseph Catten. San Francaico alienist. "Self defense by physical effort wu impossible and he nursed a griev ance against all who towered above him." The jury deliberated fire min utes and ordered Streeter committed to the Napa Insane asylum. Trades Council Election Shortly Election of officers to serve for 1927. will be held early next week by the Building Trades council and Central Labor nnlon of this city, it was announced yesterday follow ing nominations ot the officers. The Building Trades council elec tion will be held Tuesday night, January 25, while that for the Central Labor union will occur the following evening, Wednesday, Jan- y 26. it was slated. Delegates from the various anions will select the council and central nnlon leaders. Officers ot the var ious local unions which go to com prise the parent bodies, were elected in December and earlier this month. Chancellor Marx Gets New Appeal BERLIN. Jan. 20. (U.N.) Urged a second time by President von Hln denburg to form a cabinet, acting Chancellor Marx tonight received Information that the democrats and possibly Ihe centrists would not support him In his efforts. It he Included a nationalist In tha new group. Minister of Defense nraalrr. whose alleged permlasion to store ! German arms In Russia was a chief factor In the recent overthrow of the Mnrx government, will ha oust. ! him In . new cabinet, democrat, a . ..,.. It the acting chancellor puts serted. Hindehburg'i secondvcall to Marx appealed tor formation ot a bour geois majority cabinet, including the natlonalsts, on the ground, that Germany', foreign and Internal pol icy demand, such a group.