The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942, May 21, 1927, Page 6, Image 6

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Pige Six
Sinclair Gets Three
: Months' Sentence
vhvASHlNOTON. May 10, () A
sentence of three months In jail
seaa imposed today upon Harry
8lhc.lalr, millionaire oil operator,
tor contempt of th United Stales
wute.
'-tn addition, justice Hill In the
District of CoIumhU supreme court
t:xed tits fine at ISO, both a Jail
sentence and flna beta mandatory
under the law.
WHKN", it evar, the holder of the
Teapot dome naval oil reeerre lease
M bein hts Jail term will depend
Upon the outcome of appeal! through
the -district court of appeals to the
United States supreme court. Sin
clair was convicted March If by a
Jury. -
Specifically, tha oil operator and
sportsman was found guilty of re
fusinf In March JSSt to answer
four questions propounded to him
In the senate oil Investigation which
led to the naval lease criminal con
spiracy case involving Albert I).
Fall, former secretary of the Inter
ior, Sinclair and Edward L. Doheny,
California oil man.
Today'a court action marked only
one phase of the. several court bat
tles precipitated by the teapot dome
Investigation. Tha civil snit involv
ing the legality of the lease of the
naval oil reserve In Wyoming to
Sinclair now la before the supreme
court, i '.
"la addition. Sinclair Is to be call
ed foa trial with Fall next October
on a charge of criminal conspiracy j
In connection with the lease.
, A. charge of. bribery . Is pending
against Doheny, his son, Edward L.
Koheny. Jr., and Fall, but the form
er aecretary and the elder Doheny)
haw beea acquitted of a conspiracy
celled the Doheny lease to the Elk j
llUta naval oil reserve In California.
Plumbers Meet
-Ut State Capital
, SALEM. Ore- May SO. (A.P.)
RaaaMt V a4alaatasa fr Tl (ill fkarlal nf
Oregon opened the twenty seventh f"11" waves.
annual convention of the Oregon j arrivr KlTVRU.r
sute association of mastei plumb- 1 . .
era at the Salem chamber of com- Ris- ;T-.P-"TA. '
mere tbia morning. T. A. Llve.ley,l"wrln bm ?f ,he r- Captain
mayor of Salem: welcomed the mas-1 Charles Lindbergh. American Iran--ter
plumbers and their wives to the! Atlantic flier, may enter Franco
city and said that he hoped they
wonld. while considering matters
peculiar to ' their craft, work ou:
something that would help make
Oregon a better and bigger atale,
and make their skill of greater!"1 him to Paris. As a double
benefit to other people. precaution, the government has or-
: Al Ci. Wilson, national president, dered that both the London-Paris
creeled thtr Oreron association and "d the Seine route be Illuminated
In his aneech advocated that the'" soon as darkness falls. Eirly ,
campaign .to get running water In
every home In America be pushed to j
a successful conclusion. ' Mrs. Wil-
eon said the national plnmbers trade
extension bureau had marked out
ah Intensive program of advertising,
and was helping plumbers operate
their business In a modern way by
applying them with bookkeeping
BTstems and cost systems. ;
SKRGT. KSTKP TO ASSIHT
IN ItECKUTING HKIU:
-Sergeant Wtllia S. Eftep. United jover St. Johns at 8:f5 p. m. At
Slatea army recruiting service, hasjlantic coast daylight saving time,
been assigned to recruiting duty J Kvliiblts Daring
here, and will arrive In Klamath ' As he passed through the narrow
Falls early neat week. gap of St. Johns, which i.i only 300
According to Sergeant Lowmau. j feet wide, with towering hills on
who Is In charge of the local sta- boih r.dcs, bis pl.ine was 100 fevt
tion, and familiar with Sergeant lower than the summit of Signal
Eatep's army record, be entered th-i bill, and it seemed aa If the daring
service In 1911 at the age of 15. i airman, instead of rising above to
spending this enlistment with the I
IStb infantry in tbe Philippine is-1
landa, and the 13th infantry :n
China. He retnrned to the United
St uea In 1914. immediately re-en-
listing with tbe 6th infantry, ami
was with that organisation with
the expedition into Mexico In 1910,
Going overseas with the 0th Intnn -
try. he saw service In the St. Ml-
Wei offensive, after w hich he wjs
commissioned Snd li-ntu-nant of
Infantry Ond commanded the com -
peny in the battle of the Mease -
Argon ne. In which he served js a
private with the expedition Into
Mexico, neslgnine his commission
In 1950. he has ft-ned with various
organisations since that time, an 1
fa at tbe preseut Urn'; a member
of the 7th In tun try nt Vancouver
barracks. Wash. I
WEED MEN ON TRIAL
FOR HOTEL RAIDING
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20, (A.
P.) Trial of tour citizen posse
men who participated in a raid on
the hotel Sbastina, Weed. Califor
nia, three years ago, opened bore in
federal court today following denial
of the motion to quash the charges
of malicious conduct.
- The defendants. M. E. Kern. J. E.
Cantrell, Charles Miller and Jobna
than Gilstrap were charged by the
- swale, . representing tbe plaintiffs.
E. Rosa and Antonia Bbarbaro, with I
breaking up furnishings of the hotel!
when they assisted federal officers'
In a liquor raid. The government!
la defending the four men. 1
l.ESLIK WATT !
Whoever knows the address of j
LesKe A. Watt please notify his
sister, Lulu K. Ditsen, News office.
We aim to make the Klamath!
Valley Hospital contributes to thai
public good by efficient care of tha
nick and Injured.
LINDBERGH'S PLANE IN FLIGHT
i
View of Charles A. I.indivcrgli's tilsnc "Spirit of St. Louis"
Uking oft from Curtiss T'ield, I.oni; Islam), N. V., ia a teat prior to
beadins for l'aris. across Die Atl.intic.
W 11 S "t i a
inrihnrflrh SfortC i
LUIIUUVI&II uiat t
T CI IT
LfOnir OCd YOVaJiCibergh since he passed St. Johns at i.owinsn. .ornior iieureu.o. s.vr
""o uvtt - ! , . ,. .k innr of New York will succeed him.
(Cosuinned from Page One)
Lindbergh rode at
speed of more than 100 miles an
hour.
Aa the gasoline in his plane di
minished he was able to fly faster.
UMnt ' u 8hor.
route across the ocean, so far as
distance between land was con-
Icerned. But in choosing the great
circle. Lindbergh signed away any
ot his chance of aid from his fel
low man. For In the north AtUu
tlc (here are few ships to alght hi.-n
in case the bum of the piano
I should eeaa. the wings crumple,
and Lindbergh tall victim to the
""7 "" "T
of French military planes.
From Cherbourg, where It is
hoped he will flrsi sight France, a
brilliantly lighted airplane will
in the evening the fleet of military I
Planes will be sent out. It is hoped
tney may onus me oaring Am.ri-
jean to Lebourgct field. outside
: Paris, in triumph at or near 9 p. m.
j 1
j FLYING IX)W
ST. JOirXS. Newfoundland. Mjy
SO. L'.P.I Captain Charles Llnl-
oergn took nis oepanure irom ine
American continont. enroutc to the
open sea and Paris, in a spectac
ular manner thst thrilled the hun
dreds of persons who saw him pas)
safety.
dive thr
had purposely chosen to
rough tho narrow gap in tho I
; most sensational manner. j
I
COUK. Ireland. May SI. (U.P.)
j Hundreds of fisher boats, coast i
; Hoards and peasants, gathered on
1 the coast of County Cork, Claire!
1 and Ualway in Saturday's dawn I
straining their eyes seaward hoping;
' to get a glimpse of Charles Lind-1
j bergh when he should pass over on I
1 his epochal fllRht from New York j
1 to Paris. Despite announcements:
i from authorities that the aviator
j was not expected until after mid-!
I day, crowds lined the cliffs and hill-:
j tops to be certain of seeing thej
blrdman. ;
NEW YORK. May 20, (L'.P.) At
S -T '
GLASSES
Eyes Examtncti Pined and the
Glasses Ground in our own
factory to suit your
individual rtquhtyttats.
Broken Lenset Replaced
DR. COBLE'S
70S MAIN STREET
Rt fMtl Qtiti Sctvitt
Prompt
Deliveries
of BLOCKS and DRY
SLAB WOOD
E. L. FRENCH
1022 E. Main Phone 607,
mMnlrlit -a,)-r Ki.nitiirfl time
.. ... ... . . . i
liaclK) stations aunouncea mey uo
liecelved no n-port of Captain l.lnd-
ly that the daring airman would be'Tl e shift was announced late to
sighted again before reaching the day by the treasury, together with
coast of Ireland as thero wore Tir- announcement that James A. Doraln.
tually no ships along his route over j prohibition bureau chemist had been
the north Atlantic. I designated prohibition rommlsatou-
1U.I WeatW .Iwalts FUer Ko'r A" !UJn"'
. .. .,. I who hae heed' acting lommlssloorr
WASHINGTON. May SI. U P .) ; .... mmrm. mH.lh. .
Cloudy, unsettled weather, with
low visibility awaits Captain l.lnd
hergh. attempting a New York to
Paris flight should be reach Ireland,
according to a report by the Vnited
States weather bureau.
A disturbance described as of
"Moderate intensity," moving south
east over the ocean between Ice
land and Scotland, will , bring the
uusettled weather over Ireland. Eng
land and northern France:.
PAYS KLAMATH FALLS VLS1T
JoscDhlne Francis Com. care
taker of Lake of the Woods, spent )
the past few days here with friends ;
and obtaining supplies tor tne re
sort. The- resort .should bo ap
proachable by tho first of June. a.
the snow ia melting rapidly, accord
ing to Mr. Cone.
HAM RLE. England. May 20. (J)
Mrs. Elliott Lynn, pilot, and Lady
Bailey think they have made an al
titude record tor a plane. Their
n,,rnment registered ls.000 feet,
Mnl Tnn believe the corrcctcl j
tiKUM will be 17.01)0.
PARTNER
Experienced fur farmer owning nine pair prise winning
Silver Fcx. Am looking for active or silent partner to go In
with me. Will sell one-third or half Interest, money o go
towards establishing general fur farm in Klamath county.
No promotors or tricksters entertained. If you mean busi
ness answer care of this paper. Iteferences exchanged.
jSojt 496 care Klamath Daily News
uettleiori
Ail the comfort of an old shoe,
all the good loohs of a new shoe
might be a good slogan for
Nettletons. $12.50 to $ig. :;r ""
S? KOMPANYg-g
urf :
Saturday. May 21,
iC,M.&StP.R.K.
I Again in Court
! '. " ...I
! may be the final court onslaught of
i the Jameason committee of minor-1
I iiy ni.iuviv ui oonua oi in i ,niiiin aero ivuay oeiorv inv ini'
Milwaukee and HI. Paul railway on led Slatee commissioner, charged (
the reorganliatton plan of lh" tuaj-1 with conspiring to violate tho fed
jortty boud holders, waa begun to- era I neutrality lawa, following bin
I day in the I'nlleJ States circuit j voluuiary surrender to the autliurl
! court of appeals with former tlov-jite. lie Ijt Huerta dollied that be
ruor Nalliau Miller of New York! had an knowledge of the recently;
(attacking lh receivership and re-1 discovered plot lo transport arms to
organisation program as "preclpl-! the warring Yauul Indiana, aa charg- (
i tated by the officers and directors ed lu a complaint recorded at Tuc-
:of the railroad for the purpose of
' financial reorganisation." .This cul
mlnated. he said, la the foreclosure
suit and sal of the road.
Tha minority bond holders, after
losing previous skirmishes in lls-
jtrtct judge wilkerson s cmirt ana
,the circuit court of appeals, again
lis befora the . appellate tribunal
.fighting, -he final order of. Judge
W'ilkertvH approaching the sale and
I denying objections of the Jameson
committee.
1 .
Government Prohi
Appointments Made
VASillXOTON, May 20. (P)--
Lincoln C. Andrews, .issl.taut eec
Iretary of the treasury in charge of
.,ii,ii. r.,n-.,n,..m ku reaian-
n"" - " - r- -
. effective August 1 and Seymour
DAVIS TO LK.IYK
J. W. K. Datia. -chief engineer of
the Great Northern railroad, after
spending, several day In Klamath
Falls investigating certain proposed
right-qf-ways In connection with the
entry of the Oregon Trunk Ureal
Northern subsidiary Into Klamath
Falls, .planned, to leave tbia aftc-
I Boon for Portland
' 'Private maternity home: trained
aurae. toft Bo. 8th. Phone tfll-W.
Adding Machines &
- .Caah Register
Dalton Adding; Machine
Company Sales St
, Service
George D. Knox
i - - Valley 'Ilotel "
Klamath Falls.. Ore.
WANTED
Ctmfwitt Lit
, Oio Black kid
oil Mtdium Ian kid
-4
lt27.
Huerta .Arraigned
At Los Angeles
. .... ..
LOS ANGELES.. May ID, tl'.IM I
-Adollo I U Huerta. former;"'"":"' ""J" "')'"
president of Meileo, waa to be "-
(son. Ariiona, and filed In Los An-;
gelea.
Canada Next to
Try Ocean Flight
WASHINGTON. 1). C. May SO.
ir.!'.) The commerce department!
I toduy announce,! that reports from'
Moutreal Indicated that t'aptnln K.
1'. Courtney, a llrltlsh aviator,
would aooa attempt a Londoa-to-I'auada
flight and return with two'
pilots, a navigator and paid pas-;
sengera.
Marcel special, SOo, with hot I
curl. Uood, yon bet. Bulla 111!
Kerns llldg., lllli Mala Bt. Phone
1 117 J. I
Ugai
If
lars to
3 for
SV
"ggcfHi policeman
HELD FOR SHOOTING
NOtlAI.KH. Kuiioia. Mexico, May
.:. Il'.l'.t Julian ILimero. a no-
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PINETREE
Theatre
H TI IU AY HPKCI.IL
Lewis Hlone and
Anna ti. Mlsaon
"Midnight
Lovers'
"War" bride, waa right
'twas a flahl lo win her
and a battlu to b ild her!
(Xt.MI.NU Kt MUV
Zane Crry'a
"The Mytteriou
Rider"
Watch Our
SATURDAY
SPECIALS
And Save Money
Heavy, Full Cut, Triple Stitched
Overalls Saturday QQ
Special OVC
Regular $6.00 Army Shoes and Pacs
Saturday 4 A
Special
Regular One Dollar Work Shirts
Saturday Special jJ2 Q0
French Flannel Shirts, worth $2.50
in any man's store. C ff
Saturday, Z for pO.JJ
Special lot Cutter--Chippewa--Men-zus
Shoes, 8 inch top, OC
worth up to $10, Sat. . 4v).OC
Genuine Broadcloth Shirts with col
lars attached and with separate col
match $1.95,
Some sizes left in our mottled grev
Union Suits. Regular $1.50, QC
Saturday sO,
KlAMATHKlOTHING
1 LSADlllO Ct-OTHISRS S1UCK IBOI
THR KLAMATH NEWS
lo kill Itodolfo Callcs, sou of Presi
dent Colics of Medio, following an
altvrraltoll at Algjllt club hero
Thursday night. Ileporls concern
ing the affair are conllMlug. and
every effort Is being made lo main
tain secrecy.
At The
LIBERTY
Theatre
rIATlltlVtY ONLY
TOM MIX la
"The Best
Bad Man"
And Clara How la the clever
girl who. makes a hero out
i of Tom.
-
OlMINU Nl'ND.tV
Itersl Howes la
"Morui of the
Mounted"
$5.00
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