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The Klamath "News
"THROW AWAY YOUR HAMMER GET OUT YOUR HORN"
The Klamath News
Official Paper
County of Klamath'
The Klamath Nei73
Official Papef
of Klamath' Falli
UBRAB1
Vol. 4, No. 257 IVioe Five
I Shanghai
Now Goal
i Of World
Aviators
Brock and Schlce :
Safe After Report
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HONGKONG. St'pt. 10,
(Suturdiiy). (UP) William
, if., - nil I
Jiiock ana fcdwurd Scnlcc r
took Off Saturday ' ill thfir
'Tride of Detroit airplano :
j for Shanghai, 780 mile,
A a way, on their race around
'i 'he world. t
t Tha flyera ascended at 7 a.
in. I p. m. Friday caateru
. ntiiiiilortl lime).
llrock and Schlce arrived ai
3:30 p.
rriuay. is:su a
i Friday K. M. T. ) three and
l( hour behind tlmv. after en-
countering dull weather and low
' Allying clouda that made vlBllilllty
Iliad.
1 Newa of the;r coming had pre
F ceded Ibem. and there m greal
iinxlety when .they did not ar
jilve. When they were two houra
pnverdue. a llrlilnh Uoynl air
jforcQ plane waa acnt to acarch
I for them.
J To tlje general relief. It come
I back w It h them.
? lauding at thtf Kullack Air
domu oulaldo of Hongkong tlrock
and Ki ll Ice were welcomed by a
largo crowd that Included Amer
ican couaulnr offlrera and lirlt
Inh flying offlrera.
They expiainod that (hey had
Marled from Itangoun, llurnia.
lor llungkuk. Hlnm. but oil ar-;w
finding their rasollne supply was
holding out, they kept to Hanoi,
French Indn-Chlna, where they
spent Thursday night,
ll-,...f -, U,.hl., li,rr- Ih-lr
departure from Hongkong ' an
nounced that after leaving Khaug-
hal, their routo would be Toklo. I ngree.l thut It appearod to bo a
Japan, 1.130 miles; Midway I headluss. legless torso, held to
Islnnd, 2..s0 miles out In the I R-i!,r ,y a Jurkel which De
I'aclflc; Honolulu, another t.ilo Mill,, Inslsta waa checkered, but
f miles; and Sail Francisco, l.i 00 j
miles. ;
4 ,
1 Turirrn ITorric Tn 1
j JUUC IiaillS IU
'.S T.plivpr Arlflrp!ji
m-mm w m
Ijiwrcnco T. Harris, of Ktigene.
lawyer. Judge, statesman. Jurist,
mid one of tho eminent cltlsena
of Oregon, will deliver tho Klkii
memorial address for tho Klam
ath Fulls ludgu of Klka, Decem
ber 4, waa tha announcement of
Oliver W. Splkor nxnlted ruler
of tha Klntnath Klka last night.
Judge llnrrla has served the
fTooplc. of t)regon In many capaci
ties District attorney, circuit
Judgu, speaker of the house, and
Juntlco nf the Oregon supreme
court. Ill) Is also past exalted
ruler of Kugeno Klk and
former district deputy grand
exulted ruler of Ihe Elks, and Is 130 p-ml- nua stands five feet
now tho senior member of the,four nmt huf inr,s.
law firm of Hnrrls, Smith nniU lsa Dallua" of Texas, waf
III .VHun. runner up In tho flnnl Judging.
Prior to tho time the Klamath , Tno Texas City was represented
KIKH Temple waa consirucica.
and in the out Houston opera
house on second and main
streets Harris delivered the Elks
memorial.
"Klkdom lias made much prog
ress In Klamnth Falls slnro those
days," Splkcr said, "and It Is
wllh grent prldo thut we have
the opportunity of Judge liar -
ing" visit again, and we are
llilensed to welcome mm, ann to
(offer tho opportunity to the Elks
fund the general public to henr
vno of the finest orntnrs In the
jstnte.
it
Maiden Is Victim
Of Brutal Attack
J Krlson Duffy, Lake county rcsl
.Mlnitt. was hrntilht to tills cttv
jestordny by sheriff officers ami
la bolnghold on nn open thargo " ,n
in Mlo county Jiill. In connection IN POLICE COURT
kith a brutal attuck upon Joso-
s jbhlno Jnckson, Indian girl. In j Thursday evening Otto John
Vhlch the girl was beaten and i son and O. Wlrkstrum were nr
Iriilsod. I rested nn Oak street and brought
Tho girl Is Injured seriously. Into police court yonterdny, Jolin
jf not family, having Incurred son to answer lo tho charge of
1 broken arm, a fractured Jaw. j reckless driving with no lights
(nd n skull fracture. Duffy Is; and Wlckstntm lo the charge of
eld on an open charge pending
Dio recovery or death of Miss
Incksnn,
Since Duffy Is held In Jnll on
federal charge the crime Is
I Olng Investigated hy federal an-
Ccnta
Oratorio Society
To Send Singers
To Portland Meet
To open Ita 1927-IX season
wllh on outstanding piece ol
rnnimiiiilty work, the Klumuth
Oratorio society, organised lust
year, will sponsor an Atwuter
Kenl vocul contest In this city
a competition from which some
local singer will emergu an
( Klunmlira representative In tlK
;tal Iryouls to be held tutor
thin full.
TIiIm Im according to announce-
'incut from Hut Ori.ti.rlt. hihImIv
m". mam. wiimi Hi a iiii'im IIIK
or the directors wuiicr
named chairman of the Sur-
.,,,,,,,,,,,, w,,.h , , cltmrKl.
of rcgtsirnlou of the contestant.
Tim action by the oclet
drown out of a national riiiiie.it
'"'' "I,Tor'11 hy !"" AK,Vrr
Kcul Itaillo corporation which l
tiWi.iiatK nationwide rouie.t .it-
termini, what ringer ni be
('"'""""-i I's.c Hvc)
Gruesome Find in
Ocean May Throw
Light On Flyers
IIO.VOI.l l.l-. Sept. . M'lM
The neckbuud of u Kapok life
Jacket wanhed upon the itupro
lected beach of Oihu near Maka
pou I'olnt, found today by a purty
organized hy the I'nlted l'reaa
nfler a report waa made lo the
Honolulu Advertlner luxt night I vclopmeu'a of air traffic,
that an object that appeared to I I'lnn rmleciileil
he the torao of a man Incloaed j The plan for the Inventigatlou
In a checkered Jacket, waa hooked ' haa not yet been fully fnrmii
by f lulicrmen, muy prove tho luted In tho president's mind. It
firat duo of the poxalhle fate of j
one of the mlKslug Dole flyers.
The ueck piece was at first he-!
lleved part of a pilot's neat of '
an airplane, but was later Identl-
fled by
Lieutenant roiuninnilur
McComb of the Pearl
Hnrhor
aviation base, aa the neckpiece
of a life aavlng Jacket similar
to those used by navy flyers.
The first grisly discovery,
which led to the organized search.
,an dui-k Monday hy
DeMtllo. Portugese fish-
ermun. who was accompanied by
Kenneth Olds and Manuel Uo
mes. The object was hooked by Go
mes, but slipped off the hook
and back Into the surf before It
rotild be landed. All three
Gomes believes was tan colored.
The trio was ao frlEhlonvd by
the ghastly experience occurring
J""' 1,1 in"i 1,10 pu"ni-
-a up()n tho deserted beach, that
fl"d nd "d not
.mention tne utscovcry uihii iuki
PlKht.
Joliet Girl Is
Nation's Beauty
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J . Sept.
!. U'I'l Miss Lots Eleanor Dc
lunder, "Miss Illinois" of Joliet.
Illinois, was chosen "Miss Ameri
ca" of 1927, the nation's most
beautiful bathing girl tonight at
the nnnual lienuty pageant here. I
Tho now "MIks America" la 1G.
a slender Miss with light brawn
kalr and a fair complexion. Her
hair Is unbnbhed. She weights
by mm Morelle llnnsome.
Cherry Creek To
Havejlsh Plant
Cherrv Creek Haven resort will
i close October I. It was announced
1 yesterday by Lesllo Peyton, own
. tfi )n or,ir stnrt work on the
commcrclnl fish hatchery which
will bo completed by December 1.
Tho hatchery' will start this
year with 200,000 Eastern Brook
trout eggs In 20 troughs.' The
building will be 20 feet wide and
35 feet long and will bo a mod
ern hatchery.
Ily spring tho fish will be large
enough to release In ponds, and
will bo ready for the market In
about 30 -months.
n iiprp PAY PINFS
i nrtniKeness. moy , pain inuirj
fines or fin eocii yestontity anu
were released.
A. McKoen was arrested on the
chamo of driiukeness, pleaded
guilty, and was lined .o wnicn
Coolidge
May Call
Probe Of
Flights
j klllltiK thou who oppone lb "Orcgvn" Jonea, Tom. Murray
, escape." od Janies Wllloa, who shot their
President Expected tO, The caso In which the ruling "ay lo temporary freedom.
. Tlr Stori . R. mode waa that of Ellsworth Two prison guarda were mur
i a- ii I Kelley. condemned ronrlct whom dered and "Oregon" Jonea waa
tard Oceanic Hops. 'execution woaatayed by a writ of killed. Tom Murray later torn
A.b. Infnrmaiinn I habeas corpus granted a few milled .suicide while awaiting
rllM iniurmation weeks ago by Judge McMahan. execution In the death cell.
1 The writ had contended thut '. Wllloa. convicted with Kelley.
. Kellev's original commltmeut to In enjoying a atay of aentence
KAPID CITY, S. D., Seiit.
'
!). (L'P) President Cool-I
. , , ... :
idge may order tin inves-tiga-'
linn of recent trans-oceanic '
ll'm tci..n h . i..tn ,-- in' however, offorda Kelley but to the aupreme court, ana u
aail.lijfton n'.'X Wi-tK, it . i,r.aih the Judre ald he had no , taken by. hla attorneya immedi
was officially indicated at) power to do anything but to dla- atel)
the
itiimnier white house '
here today. !
While tho I'reilSent haa re-;
celved no Intimation that any of j
the many lout plunca were Im- i
properly equipped and doea no'
harlmr any auxplclona aliotit Jh
nights, he is desirous that .ii
collected and uul for future d
might either lie conducted by the
ir bureau of the department of
commerce or by a committee of
congress.
It would be designed.
according to the pre-ldcni''
pres-
cut Intention, toward acci inulat-
Ing scientific and practical diu.i
for future air use, rather than
(Continued otr lacc Five)
Round the World
FIvpm Mav Sail
TOKYO. Sept. 9. OUV-J. V.
VV.IIi.r who l at Kobe, renre-
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seniina vim. n. iirwn nun r.u -
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waru r. ftcniee, rouiiii-iiie-worm
fivers, now on Ihelr way to
. . . . ....
JH pan in me rniio oi urinin,
told the A.oclaied Press today
that the fiver, exnect to reach
T..kv n,iv miiv
He is arranging, he raid, to
charter a bolt to transport them
with their plane to Honolulu as
ho did not believe they would
attempt the flight to the Midway
Inlands. Walker said he thtight
it probablo that they would hop
off from Honolulu for San Fran -
Cisco In order to make up the
' lime lost
alst ution attemtitlng the Mid -
way flight. Walker has a fresn
engine to be installed In the:
plane. He said that final ar- i killed, but declared It was stolon ricd siatter guns, planning to de
riingementa must awnlt arrival ! from her several days before the vote part ot the week-end hunt
of llrock and Schleo In Tokyo. murder occurred. . to shooting grouse In the uplands.
The
TAinT goin'-VO
its tIM'-ro THE
DEMPSEV OF OLtHAT STEPS
INTO TUA.T RING. IN CHICAGO
tEErA LEADIM' SOtH AKCA-Y LFl
1HAT CiOT'sTAUr - NO MAW
.EW5 M tAsf LIFE AFTER.
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON,
Oregon Justice Upholds
Kelley's Prison Break
I 8AI.KM. Sept. 9. I CP) Judge
I 1.. II. Mc.Mahan of the Marlon
I county circuit court, ruled here
toduy that a convict Illegally con
fined In prison has the right to
lino any mean at hi disposal to
i .Meant, "even to the extent of
prison waa unconstitutional and
. ... .....
thereloro ne una u rigui 10 ai-
tempt to escape.
This Yiew va.
upheld by
Judge Mc.Mahan. The ruling.
Rumored Love Triangle Dispelled
. .. x
. AS Motive In
Farllor cunnoHitlons that a I
iv triangle had ra,t it .mi.-
"' ' ;
Slim Harris, uregon rounoup i
fuvnrite, ln Lukevlew
last Frl- i
day night, wece dispelled Fri
day by District Attorney Combs I
of Like county, according to
word here last night.
i
In a communication to the
News. Lake coutty authorises re
veuled that rumored love affairs
played no part ln the stubhfiig
and that Ihe motive for the kill
ing has not been uncovered.
' Miss Lorena Trlckey, cow
K)rl
of western fame, and wife of the
! murdered mnu. Is being held in
l.akeview on an open charge, to-,
JSi.
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,tg for ihe two is scheduled for"10 h,,,,n", be,ore ml''n,1"
mrf-v .,- Mmwl-i- mil lmrltlea Others planned to leave
. '
. ain;en.
, .. . .
; Harris, it was learnea i-isi
night, was stabbed as he came
.... . . .
, io Ills ar irom tne rooeo narns
: ...nr. the railroad track . The
! c.r eonl.lnin. nnlv Mrs. Harris,
i... n.-k..rf k. i.i.ii. f
i lumber from behind which liar
1 rls' assailant is supposed to have
leaped, according to the story
' given Lakevlcw officers,
j Two men, one 's negro who was
: earlier held on suspicion and
then released, heard Mrs. Ilurrl-
1 scream wheri her hush-tnd was
stabbed, and ran to the spot, but
.. ...!. !.. ih.
i caught no glimpse of the myster-
; Ions assailant, it was stated.
1 While Miss Trlckey has ad-
' milled that she bought the knife
with which her husband was
Lowdown on the Big
l"VA
og. a shell-
TrlE:e-tr3
AlOT IN TUA.T
PlCKiN'TONNEV
A (
vjnoEli
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10,
mlMN the writ and to remand
Kelley to the custody of prison
authorities,
Kelley waa sentenced to 20
yeara Imprisonment for aiding a
prisoner to escape from the Jese-
1'hlne county Jail. On August
IS. 192S. he Joined with Burt
granted by Gov. I. I,. Patterson
II . I. . ,.. If.ltnv'.
iieuuum m- uun.u. . -
latest legal fight for life,
The ruling however, give
Kelley an opportunity to appeal
nj it' Af jT' i
btaDDing Ul HamS;
Authorltlea last night saui tney .
or'antlt Mta"Tr"k" t0 hd!
- i" -
uvea ior several monm u j
rancu near ujiaeview, uui lent
there to follow the rodeo snows;
where they became well known
-eI.former-.
Poin "Tloltc Fow
lAtuu xtaiik7 x , vv
In Deer Hunting
Cain dampened the ardor of'
few local nimroda who had
planned to leave here last night!
for favorite hunting grounds to
get an early atart after deer this
morning, opening day of the aea-
Zr&QZK'l'W&vmng-
"""C
and guns
beaded for the big
he-!
! f.r- ilnvlli'lit this momlne to be
,.. :
. i ha i.nnrl- enrtv in hones,
, - r
I ot bagging the limit the first
Ha nt the oinn. Iluntlna gen-
. - --- - -
ernlly Is predicted by game of-
ficlal. as particularly good this
. year and considerable Interest
has been shown in the race for
flrst blood" between the nlm-
rods'
Forest officials welcomed last
fti.hr. rinr.ll with utmost
fervor, as the moisture, they
noiiited out. will tend to cut!
down tire haiard from hunters.
Vtmost ' vigilance had been
,,i.hi,.j r.ir tha nnmilnr nf the
hunting season for with the
woods in dry condition. fires
'. were anticipated
- .Jlany of the doer hunters car-
Fight
Nf.' ft- '-t
1927
Climbing
Clubs To
Aid Hunt
For Boys
Search for Missing
Youths Acquires!
State-wirla Asnert l"walt OBtcome of th c,v" erTlce
i n, W1 c "Pccl 1 1 appointment situation which go
jo Word Yet verns all administrators after
nevn c n i-Di
t.U, &ept. , (L-i'J
The search for Guy Ferry; had been suspended from duty
and Henry Cramer, one a!"""10"1 pa; "d their re-
; high school principal and ;
the other a University ofi
Oregon student, on the
stormy slopes of the Three
Sisters, took on a state-wide
aspect Friday, when the
crag Kais oi nooa Kiver,
the Mazamas of Portland,
Crag Rats of Hood River,
I the Portland Ad club and
f vlnt"-c fi-cm
many sections of Oregon
-ithe AlcKenzie divide.
v The aearch has also taken on ! est section of the Cascade moun
a serious aspect, for two of th? , tains.
hun amn- in .-Ki-h ii ma . I The snountalneers. Elwood H.
hoped the youths had "holed up"
until the storm passed, have been j
moved. The herders were located I
i-te Thrrt nifti.i the .i. I
ern slope or the cascades. ,enn-
1 er had seen the pair.
One Camp I'ft . . A
One sheep .camp, in the rough
Devil's Hole territory still re-
(Continued on pane eight)
Land Settlement
The Land Settlement of the
Klamath
County Chamber of
Commerce la swinging Into worn
.
ana
tir. H" 1". ft ia ntreAdV tiffin-
ning to show. Ninety-eight follow-1
up letters were aent out Thurs -
j . nroneellve hiivera of land
P"'.'. b! l 'aa
county, w n. n mean, . in.,
other letters have proceeded
these. Each follow-up letter con-
j laln5 questionnaire.
I Several farmers who are pros-
Pective buyers of land have ar -
rived within, the last few days to
ook over Klamath county soil,
James W. Kerns, director of
: tne um seuiemem comrouiee
, and the Agricultural committee
reoorted vesterdav that, he was
'getting a line-up on his commit
tees, and the organization of the
j committees will be announced at
a later aate.
Advocates An Ad
Club In Klamath
"I : believe - Klamath Falls
should have an Ad club," ro-l
marked (i. A. Rebentlsch, who
was In the city last evening rep-
.k.
resenting the C.arco Box & Tim
ber Products Company of Port
land. Mr. RebentiSch Is presl
dent of the Portland Ad club and J
knows tho benefit of that or-.'
ganlxatlon. I
"Advertising Is the lever that
moves the entire world today,"
he continued.) "and an Ad club
is of great benefit to everyone
in business. Many people waste
money in advertising, othera do
not advertise nearly enough.
while still others try fancy forma
of advertising that are very ex
pensive and get no results.
"It Is here tho Ad club func -
Hons and shows how to get the
UCBl 1CPIII.I. IOI ll.W llllMIUJ -
pended. 1 am sure Klamath
Falls' business and professional
mon will sooner or later have an
Ad club and tt wiU be a dividend
payer when they put It over."
School Closure
Is County-wide
The county xohonls a well an
those In Ihe pity, will remain
rinsed Indefinitely, Instead of
(Opening September 12, according
j to Fred Peterson, county schonl
superiniuHuum, jrenifmity.
In being done on the advice nf
Dr, il. S. NewHom, county health
officer, to DKHlHt In checking the
oai-ann. it ..4 I., fr.nl II.. n r-n Wa let
Paul T. Jnckson. principal of esoue, a young redskin, strode into
Klamnth county high school yes-1 Poln-e headquarters here the other
terdny announced Hint the high might and begged for a Bights
school would "also remain closei j lodging In Jail...
Instead of starting Monday as Police, no respectnrs of Iradt
was previously announced. Hon. accommodated the Indian
Students are advised to watch wayfarer with a berth his ances
the papers for the opening date. , tors would have derided, .
(Every
Northwest Prohi
Leader's Job Is
Safe For Awhile
WASHINGTON. Sept. . UP)
Itoy C. Lyle. nortbweatero dry
admfnlatrator, Friday, waa or
dered to return to Seattle and
resume enforcement work in his
district. Seymour Lowuiau, as
sistant secretary of the treasury,
leaned the Instructions after Lyle
had conferred with Aaslatant At
torney General Mulile Walker
Wlllebrant.
' "Lyle la not under any charges
Inquiry or Investigation and will
return to hla post at once
. return to nia post at once to
October 1, Lowman said.
He announced that agenta Al-
rea nuDoara ana nicnara
;Fryant. working from Seattle.
for appropriate action. Both are
charged with trregularitiea In
(Continued on Pace Five)
Government Seeks
To Oust Veterans
From Tiny Cabins
PORTLAND. Sept. . (UP)
The force of the federal govern
ment waa ln motion today in an
I attempt to put two mountaineers
built for themselves in the wild-
Best, a world war veteran, and I
Emory Davis, who saw plenty of j
action during the Spanish -war,
weVe brought to Portland today
V jTec to . citation ordering
thi ,r removal rrom government
laid. . .
.The poasibllity of contempt of
court also faces them, ln addi
tion to -defying forest rangers
who tried to oust them, they Ig
nored ttlh Orders 0rremoval. '
Best and"Davia live SJ miles
west of lilamond f'nke In the I
'Cfhttra'-XStiouuirHst: -.Best
settled there after the war to
i recover from wounds. Davla
i came along soon after.
Armed with an old forest serv-
t .! arkli.h ftnv- tha flit.
ernment won't be overly particu-
, iar about men erecting little
homes on federal land on which
the timber isn't valuable, both
men believe they have a right
to be where they are and refuse
to budge.
The hearing on their case wjll
:'be set soon.
,
Plane Is Forced
Down By Seagull
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9. UP)
James Koutledge. mall plane
; pilot, struck a seagull ln the fog !
over the bay here early this morn-
Ing and the vibration which re-
suited forced him to land the ,
snip on tne nay. . j
Routledge was off Pier 41.
when he felt something strike the;
wing ot his plane. The ship j
started to vibrate heavily, and !
believing that the plane might
, M 1. ..I .... vaarurf har' nil
I toward the open bay and landed
on the surface of the water.
He later said that the fog was
so heevy that he thought ho
might have been over the city
and struck a flagpole, ao he took
to the water rather than risk
a second collision.
PLANS RESORT FOR
OLENE HOT SPRINGS
II. C. Bale, recently of Seattle,
haa taken a five-year lease on
the Frank Corpening ranch at
Olene and will conduct a Hot
, springs resort there.
j A .,, fa,ur- of the new
resort will be chicken dinners
served In the approved southern
style, (luests of Mr. Hale will
find entertainment ln dancing
and music.
There will be no public dunces
held at the Olene Hot Springs
however, as there ore accommoda
tlona only for guests ot the re
sort. REDMAN WOULDN'T
SLEEP ON GROUND
FkESNO. Calif., Sept. 9. (UP)
Even Indians won't sleep out
doors any more.
Scorning the kindly earth for a
muttress and a warm summer
j brceie for a onllt, Andrew Val-
Morning Except Monday)
G.N. Out
For Half
Interest
In O.C.E.
Kenney Is Before I.
C. C. Seeking Com
mon User; Lumber
men Backing More
. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9,
(UP W. T. Kenney, St
Caul, Minnesota, vice presi
dent of the Great Northern
railway, testified today' at
an I. C- C. hearing that lum
ber shipping interests de
mand that the Great North
ern own one-half of the Ore-'
gon, California and Eastern
railroad, a 40-mile line
which taps a region , of
Southern Oregon with large
untouched stands of tim-g)
ber. :
The hearing waa on 'the appli
cation of the Great Northern to
acquire one-half of the O. C. sfc
EL capital stock, all of which Is
" owned by the Southern P-
' '
. Opposition i
! opposition appeared, and It
was brought out that a contract
la now being prepared whereby
the Great Northern will bay the
one-half - Interest at between ,
$900,000 and 11.000.000.
All the bonds of the Oregon.
California and Eastern, are to
be retired. It waa stated. '
Kenney testified that if the I.
C. C. did not authorise thia ac-
.itulaltlon' and ..trackage tights
over the O. C. E. main line
from Klamath Falls to Spragne
River and Its terminals, the Great
Northern would be compelled to '
build another line Into that terri
tory, either, from t'hlloquin or
from Klamath Falls parallel to
the O. ('. 'AY E. or from Klam
ath Falls to Chemault.
Not Profitable
The log carrying service ot the
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Actress Seeking j
$1,000,000 Purse
NEW YORK. Sept. . (UP) ";'
The name ot the dictator of .
nioviedom Will H. Hayes, finds a
prominent place In a plagiarism
'suit for i. 000, 000 damages filed
to day by Valeska Suratt against
Cecil B. DeMllle. Jeanie Mac-
j Pn-ri,n Kelth-Albee Vaudeville
Exchange, and Cecil D. DeMIIlp
pictures Corporation.
According to Miss Suratt, whtr
fa a actra, lhe producers and
author or a frst.run Broadway
mo,OB pcture , "King of Kings."
...,.,.. KB.lrt. .cene.. caDton.
1 . " ....
characters and dialogue passages
, trom . --arlo to wntrh ,
clalma sole rights.
Hays, according to Miss 8n
ratt's affidavit, advised her to
submit her scenario to DeMllle
as the mos( suitable person to
make the picture. This she did.
Then, she alleges, DeMllle kept
the film manuscript for several
months and without her knowl
edge or consent took "essential
features and substantial portions"
of the scenario and Incorporated
them Into the picture now being
exhibited as the "King of Kings."
FLAPPER FANNY SAYS
The only women who can't
umlerntand men are telephone
opera ton.
I fttO U t MT OTP.