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he Klamath Hews
The Klamath News
Official Paper
County of Klamath
The Klamath N3T73
Official Paper
of Klamath Fall
'THROW AWAY YOUR HAMMER GET OUT YOUR HORN"
Vol. 4, No. 2C3 Price Five Cents
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1927
(Every Morning Except Monday)
Sea Rites
Held For
, Missing
Aviators
Floral Offerings Are
Strewn on Pacific
in Memory of Dole
Flyers
Aboard .the S. S. Maui,
741 Mile From San Fran
cisco, Sept 16, (UP) Un
der clouds of funeral gray
. and on a calm and restful
lie a, mortal man this after-
piioon paid final tribute to
the souls of the seven vali
ent Dole Flyers who met
death In these waters in the
epochal airplane race to
Hawaii, which ended so
disastrously.
At the ship hrr to, engines
topped and everything at 111 as
death, tlx great miei nf 'flow
er whlrh Imd occupied (lie en
tire after-deck were lowered ten
(t.'ontinucd on Pago Hlx)
Former Local Boy
Now Staff Artist
Tsui Keller, nun nf Mr. and
Mr. J. J. Keller of thin city,
himself a former reeldenl here,
la rapidly. comlni to the front
aa one of Oregon's leading ert
lata and yesterday distinguished
himself by "breaking" onto the
front page of the Oreson Journ.il
with a Pendleton Koundnp car;
a, toon. "" 7.,
Keller la a staff artist with
the Oreson Journal and the car
toon on the front pago of that
' newspaper yesterday Is dono In
modernist style, cleverly portray
lu( a 1'endleton "twister" upon
hlch a brone buatcr la solidly
seated.
Keller attracted attuntlon
rmom his elaaamntea In tlio
Klamath county high school when
he attended thst Institution, with
his clover cartooning, later de
veloping bla talents at outside
art schools.
Noted Tenor Will
Sing Here Sunday
' John H. Sletfert. head of the
vocal department at tho t'nl
verally of Oregon and a teiior of
unusual charm, will arrlvo here
tonight from Oakland whero e
sang over KUO radio station, to
he the week-end guests of friends.
Sunday he will give two vocal
numbers st the morning and eve
ning aervlrea of the Presbyturlan
rhnrch.
Hleffvrt Is roturnlng to take
up his 'duties at the utilveralty
following i year of study In
Poatnn. Well known throughout
tho wont for his vocsl work dur
ing the past sevursl years and
one of the moat popular members
of the university school of music
stnff, tho tenor will bring Klam
ath Kalis a rare, musical treat
Hundny morning aud afternoon.
While here he will bo tho guest
of Mrs. Mot taf Henderson, Mrs.
Jtulh Holloway and Mrs. Klolso
Mclntyro. all of whom wore volco
pupils of Sleftort at tho unl
Terslty. Spo
rtsmen To Set
Date Of Barbecue
Dato for tho annua! venison.
Jmrbecne of tho Klamath Sporta
uen'j aasoclatlon, one of the out
standing ovents of each fall scn
son hero, will probably bo fixed
at tho regular meeting of the
association members here Monday
evening.
While the barbecue was hold
late In September Inst year, the
big venison feed will probably bo
somewhat later this year, due to
existing quarantine regulations.
according to Nate Otlorboln, soc-
relsry of tho association.
The sportsmen will coflfor with
fouuty Judge Goddard beforo
Monday to leant, ' l( . possible,
when the barbecue, enn be hold
without conflicting with the pros
'nt nuarantlno. Many who go,
. It was pointed out, tako their
children and as the presenco of
the kiddles Is much desired. Ihn
harhocuo msy ho held up until
(So quarautluu Is lilted.
New Plane Flaps
Wings But Fails
To Leave Ground
COCOA, Pis., Sept. 10. (ATI
George II, While's etiKlneleaa,
wing-flapping flying machine fail
ed to get off the grouud in a
series of tests 'today.
An Associated Prsss correspond
ent who witnessed the teat at
the Invitation of the Inventor,
vji told that further sttempla
today would h abandoned bo
cauae of light breesra which
jeaueed side swsys ss the Orul-
jthoptnr trailed In tow of an auto.
I lly some kind of foot power
device which White decline to
outline pending further teata snd
patent proceedings, the aviator
says the "Simple application of
motive power with slight pbyal-
cal esertlon" can keep the ship
aloft, make It climb or sttaln a
! a pood of forty miles an hour on
the strslght-away. Wltneases of
'preliminary teats bear him out In
his statements. They declared
the contraption remained In the
air for eighth-tents of a mile on
one teat after being towed by an
onto until a apueil of 2: iiillos
an hour was attained.
Until he ciuirea sk'll In
i manipulating hlx device, Wtilte
aaya be will pot deinonatrnto It
in public.
LocaTFolk Get
Sight of Lindy
Klamath folks Journeying to
Medford yesterdny In hopos of
aeelng Amerlcs's heat known
Colonel the genial Charles A.
I.lndticrgh got a glimpse of the
flying colonel, but that was all.
The natlou's air Idol, It waa
sold, flew low over the valley
city, waved at the hero-hungry
crowds and soared again to disap
pear In the direction of Sin
Francisco. Anyway they saw the
Spirit of St. Louis, aud as Med
ford's county fair and Jubilee
waa a hags success, cam home
happy. .
A Portland piano accompany
ing Lindbergh, turned back at
Medfiurd when. It met thf Ban
Franelaro plana which was to
eacort the colonel back ' lo the
bay city.
County Football
Schedule Is Out
Tho foolliull schedule for, both
the first and seebnd teams at the
Klamath county hlRh school his
been announced. Tho first team
I will plsy the valley clilos snd
the second tenm tnkea the place
of soccer sod plnya the towns of
the county. A few other games
nut scheduled msy bo played, but
the matu schedule, stunds as fol
lows:
tinmen and dates for the first
team
Oct. 8, Ashland at Klamath
Kalis.
Oct. 15, Medford at Klamath
Falls.
Oct. 23, Klamath Foils mi t Ash
land.
Nov. 5, Grunts I'ass at Klam
ath Kails. ,
Nov. 11. Kliiroklh Falls at
Bend.
Nov. 19, Klamath Fulls at
Grants Pass.
(ianios and dales for the sec
ond, team
Oct.
ley.-
Oct.
Malln.
Oct.
Morrill
Oct.
Falls.
Klamath Fulls at Hen-
14
Klamnth. Falls at
22, Klamath Falls at
8, Henley at Klamnth
Nov. 4, Malln at Klsmnth Falls.
Nov. 11, Morrill t Klamath
Falls.
ZONING COMMITTEE
PUTS OFF SESSION
Tho Klamath Falls soiling com
mittee, scheduled to moot In the
cit. hnll lust night, postponed
Its regular session for a week.
Absence of T. P. Henderson who
had unexpectedly guue hunting,
caused postponement of the meet
ing. Hegulnr mooting night of the
committee, which Is laying pinna
for comprehensive soiling horo, Is
Thursday of each week, when the
next meeting will probably bo
held.
POPII..UI 1'IHIIIXO PLACE
to I, TASO, Texas, Sept. 1. (PI
Tho lllo Grsndo betwoon Kl
I'nao and Junros, Mexico, may
bocomo the mecca for lsnak Wal
tons of tho south wont. ,
Walter F. Mlllor, United Stales
bordor patrolman, became curious
when lie saw several men fishing
In tho Irrigation or. tin I beside the
river. Ho wept fishing himself
tend caught a sack coulalulus
Isovcrul bottles of 11-iuor. '
Parents
Held For
Helping
Own Son
Police Believe Father
and Mother of Kill
er Suspect Aided
Him in Getaway
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa,
Sept. 16, (UP) Tho par
onU of Lyle Messner, 14-year-old
boy charged with
the murder of a 6-year-old
girl here, today were arrett
ed for conspiracy to obstruct
justice in assisting the boy'
to escape.
Mr. and Mra. William C.
Measner were questioned tonight
by county Bttorney Walter J.
Barngrover, who expreascd the
belief tint they knew where the
boy is.
Ikxty Hurled
Kathleen Forrest, whoso bat
tered body wss found Wednes
day in the cellar of a vacant
house, was buried today as the
search for Lyle extended to the
moods near bore.
Police believe young Messner,
who has been miming 72 hours,
ia In hiding In the wooded reg
ions near this city. The dull high
(Continued on Pago Blx)
Secretary Hoover i
Expected In West1
WA8IIJNGT0N. Sept. IS. (A.J
P. ) -Secretary Hoover was ln--i
vltod today to visit Idnho about!
October 1 and probably .will ac-,j
cept. ' 1
Tho Invitation game from Gov-!
ernor Buldrldge and was present-!
ed by Senator Borah, who Joined '
In urging tho secretary to visit :
his state. A big game hunt, start- j
ing about October 10 was hold j
out aa tho principal inducement. I
but It was said that Mr. Hoover ':
would bo tondorod sonio formal
receptions and bo given en op
portunity to meet the people.
Ronntor Borsh declined to at
tach any political Importance to
tho Invltntlon when it was sug
gested that Mr. Hoover might
hunt delegates along with hear,
deer, moose and other big game.
Ho remarked Jokingly that Idaho
had a presidential candidate of
its own.
Ho said fiowover. that Mr.
Hoover probably would have an
opportunity to make a 'speech or
two If Jxu desired.
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COLONIAL FIRM TODAY
WILL SEEK ANNULMENT
OF IRRIGATION TAXES
The first sklrmlrh of what
promises to bo a series of legal
buttles between. the Klamath Ir
rigation district and the Colonial
Realty company. Is scheduled (or
toduy when at the regular meet
ing of directors of the district
II. C. Murrynian, counsel for tbo
realty firm, will, seek cancella
tion of somo 118,000 In project
UxhS.
This Is according to A. M.
Thomas, secretary of the dis
trict, who yesterdsy was advlaed
thst the Colonial Realty company
will appear before tbo board to
day to initiate Its tight against
payment of about 118,000 in
past taxes.
Iteprosentcd by Merriman. the
firm Is expected to ask exclusion
of the 700 acres of land which It
owns In the Irrigation district.
Atwater-Kent Contest To Attract
Singers From 17 Cities In State
If plans of the state committee voung man and one young wo
of the Atwater-Kent foundation ! man will be certified to the state
for Oregon's participation in the ! audition, to be broadcast from
national radio audition are rea-! station KOW at Portland on Oct.
Used, at least 17 cities of the j 8 and 9, according to W. W.
state will arrange 'for local con-' Southwell, chairman of the local
teats, out of each of which one j audition committee.
I The state committee, of which
(.Mrs. Isaac Lee Patterson, wife
LllCene Man betS ot ,he iwernor.' s chairman, is
O T- , 111 rs'"B " Interested communities
Deer Barehanded I'0 complete their local organlra-
j Hons at once, and arrange for the
...... t--i- a ia ,rp( selection of their candidates for
Pursuing a deer on foot, catch
ing and holding It barehanded
until someone comes along with
a hammer, la the latest hunting
method, as demonstrated by
Fred Deckmann.
Deckmann waa driving hla. car
a yonng buck, croaa the roaa.j
Leaving his machine ho rsnlll have .helr oxpenses paid to
after the' anfuial and caught strtct andltlon In 8an Fran-
when It plunged into a lence.. ...
Hurling the buck to the
ground. Deckmann sat on It until
a farmer came along with a ham-!
mcr which he borrowed to make
the kill. .v. j
NATATORIUM DOWN i
,,.
FOR ROOF REPAIRS
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The swimming-pool of the Hot
Springs nstatorlum w ill be closed I
until repairs have been made on 1
the roof of the structure, accord-
Ing to A. L. Itice. building in-
spector, who yesterday oru
aered
the work to bo done.
The action, however, does not j Ing all Interested local communi
atfect the baths operated in con-! ties to advance local organisation
nection with the establishment. as rapidly as possible to prevent
operated by M. A. Mann, the
building inspector stated. Re-
pairs were also ordered for the
walls of the natatorlum.
and Second A. E. F.
iaaia.il. a i. i i
v-W A .
from the district to cut oft the
heavy annual tax levies. The
back taxes represented In the
approximate IIS. 000 have " ac
crued since 1320,. ft waa learned
yesterdsy.
Kxclusfon Is expected to be
sought on grounds that the land
has been made unproductive In
some fuahlon. aud Is no longer
in a clan with asaesaed Irriga
tion lands In the dlatrlct. -
Another contention of the Co
lonial company will be. accord-.
Ing to early Information reach
ing the board, will be that th
directors hare no legal right to
aaaeaa the laud.
What stand the dlrectoss will
take on annulment of the back
taxes could not be learned last
night, but today's session, it was
predicted, will be an extremely.
Interesting one.
tests are to be held during Sep
tcmber. and the state audition
In October Is to be followed by
a district audition' to be broad
cast from station- KPO In San
Francisco In November. The final
or national audition will be
jbroadcaat from New York in De-
winners of the state audition
elK0 an(l winners of the district
audition will have their expenses
paid to the national audition in
New York. Tbeae will Include
travel, hotel and entertainment
and a trip to Washington, D. C.
The- national awards will total
m.Boo. of which the first win
be a gold decoration. 15.000
cash and two yoars' tuition In
leading American conservatory
rfor one boy and one girl.
All candidatca must be ana-
tenrs. between the ages of 18
and 25 years. They cannot enter
the auditions except through
' loral committee. For this ren-
i lion the state committee Is ask
the probable lass of opportunity
to some ambitious singer whose
voice deserves the right to be
heard.
No. 5
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Robbers
Lock Two
Women In
Both Are Hysterical
When Released
From Death Vault
By Policeman
NEW YORK, Sept. 1,
(UP) Two women were
frightened' into hysteria by
being locked in a cemetery
vault and a policeman was
shot to death today in one
of the oddest robberies on
record.
Patrolman Henry E. Meyer, of
the Clendale precinct, Queens,
died In a local hospital an hour
after he was shot three times by
two men he accosted as suspects.
One of the suspects In the rob
bery waa later arreated by Mey
er's fellow patrolmen. He had
fresh blood stains on bis shirt
and collar. .
Man Identified
The women, Mrs. Hannah
Lewis and Mrs. Nellie Novack
both of Manhattan, identified the
suspect as one pf two men who a
few minutes earlier robbed them
of $5 In currency and $2600 In
! (Continued on page eight)
Klamath Booth to
Be In Exposition
Backed by the Klamath county
conrt, the Klamath county fair
board will place a flne.exhiblt ot
farm produce at the Pacific In
ternational show In Portland this
fwtl, M was announced yesterday
by Mrs. Leda Parker, secretary of
the fair board.
Final decision was made yes
terday when word was received
that a suitable space had been
reserved at the show for a Klam
ath booth. The fair board began
planning for such an- exhibit last
spring and since has been gath
ering fine displays of grains and
hay. and it now Is preparing the
farm -produce exhibit.
All who Have good show atuff
are urged to communicate with
the fair board In order that speci
men ot the produce may be in--eluded
In the state exhibit. The
county court. It was said, will fi
nance establishment of the Klam
ath booth, which the fair board
will supervise.
I This booth will take the place
ot the one usually. sent to the
State fair at Salem, It was said.
Klamath county will be repre
sented at the stste show how
ever, by the boys and girls club
booth- which Is to be particularly
! cood this year.
While no livestock win oe in
cluded In the Klamath booth at
the Pacific International, this
section will be well represented
In this line through private ex
hlblta of fine stock, among them
being Hammond sheep and D. E.
Alexander's herd of fine Aber
deen Angus.
GET HARVEST TOUR
TICKETS AT C. OF C
Luncheon tickets for the har
vest tour may be obtained at the
chamber ot commerce and It has
been requested that all the Klam
ath Falls cltlxens planning to
attend the tour get their tickets
as early as possible In order thnt
the ladies of the Malln Commun
ity club who are serving the din
ner may be given a definite an
nouncement as to the number
comprising the caravan.
The caravan will leave tho
chamber of commerce rooms next
j Wodnesdiy morning at 9 o'clock
and proceed through the valley
where definite stops will be made.
The first forum luncheon of the
year will be beld at 12:30 at
Malln. .
CROWDS FIGHT TO
LOOK AT AVIATOR
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18. (U
P) A crowd of more than 800,-
000 persons lined Market street
and attempted to push Into the
civic center here today to get a
glimpse ot Colonel Churles A.
Lindbergh, who landed at Mills
Filed, San Francisco's municipal
airport, at 2:05 p. m. attor a
non-stop flight from Portland.
Lindbergh will hop across tho
buy tomorrow, vUillug Oukluud
I aud Sacramento, '
Cemetery
Peasants Cheer
As Legionnaires
March Into Paris
PARIS. Sept. 18. (AP) The
second American expeditionary
force entered Parla this after
noon headed by General John J.
Persblng. There were 150 per
sons in the party which arrived
at the Invalldes station for the
American Legion convention.
The Journey from Cherbourg
was marked by many evidences
of enthusiasm from peasants who
stood at the crossing the spe
cial train passed, cheering "Viva
L'Amerique."
General Pershing and Howard
P. Savage, national commattidor
of the legion; were welcomed at
the station by President. Delsol
of the municipal council and
General Gouraud, military gover
nor of Paris.
"The bugles are no longer
blowing for war. but In war or
peace. General Pershing, yon are
our friend Indeed." Gouraud said.
General Pershing and ' Com
mander Savage went to the Are
De Tiiomphe where they stood
with uncovered heads in tribute
to France's unknown soldier.
Crowds lined the Champa Ely
sees and as Pershing has always
been popular in Paris, he re
ceived an extremely warm wel
come. Many Scouts Up
For Promotions
A large number ot scouts are
ready for promotion; according
to an announcement made by
Scout Executive Buryl Blevens
yesterday, and it is planned to
hold a court of honor in the
near future . which will be the
first one since the scouts were
camped at Lake o' the Woods
fast August.
Next week Blevens expects to
begin work at Merrill and Malln
getting the troops lined up and
work underway. He said that
when thCparulysia quarantine Is
lifted the scout work will get
underway in flue shape. ' -
A meeting with the citizens of
Chiloquln is to be held Tuesday
evening to dlscnss sl-out woilt forf
tbat city and increase the en
rollment ot boys in the troops. '
Klamath Teachers
Remained In West
The west coast held all but
one o: the Klamath county high
school teachers during the sum
mer vacation months, and some
of them remained In Klamath
Falls. The one exception was
Charles Doll, who attended sum
mer school In Pittsburgh, Kan
sas.
Alice Kessler attended sum
mer school Id Portland; Marie
Ridings chose Berkeley, Califor
nia, for a summer school course;
Maud Carlton spent part of the
summer In Eugene attending a
summer school for librarians, and
the remainder of the vacation at
her home In this city; Alice How
ard, Ella Louise Maclntyre, Ra
chel Solomon. Virginia and Le
Laine West remained In Klamath
Falls during the summer months.
Don Fisher spent the vacation
as a ranger at Crater Lake:.
Dwlght French went to Sheridan.
Oregon: Lloyd Emery and Al
bert Sinclair took their vacations
at Eugene; Everett Vandcgpool
visited in Olympla, Washington;
Stanley Woodruff spent the sum
mer In Medford with his sister;
Charles Doll attended school In
Pittsburgh. Kansas; Frederick
Bergen was In Portland; and
Paul T. Jackson spent six weeks
visiting northern cities and tour
ing the coast. .
DRUNKS AND VAGS
LISTEN TO JUDGE
Two "drunks" and two "vags"
comprised the only diversion for
the police Judge yesterday at his
morning duties of sentencing and
fining guilty scofflaws.
Ernest Palmer was fined $25
or 13 days In Jail for drunken
ess, and was committed to Jail
when he rouldn't pay his tine; R.
E. Wllber was arrested for
drttnkenYss and let out on $25
ball. Frank Leonard and Ed
Shellman were fined $100 and
60 days for vagrancy, with the
alternative of leaving town Im
mediately. They left town. " -v.
TILDEX STYLE IX TEX MS
CHARLOTTE, N. C. 8ept. 17,
(Pi America's general style of
tennis play will follow closely
that of William T. Tllden during
the next decode, believes Bob
Crosland. Middle Atlantic and
also North Carolina State singles
champion. A closo follower of
Tlldeu's game. Crosland has
studied form, control, placements
and stroking for years. -
British
Airmen
Give Up
Sea Hop
Atlantic Fog: . Forces
Two Aviators to
Abandon Flight;
Now in Ireland ;
DUBLIN, Sept. 16, (UP)
The gray fog over the
North - Atlantic which, rein
forced by a steady westerly
wind, rears itself j like, a
voolly wall on the path, to
night turned back the latest
plane to attempt a flight
from Europe to America.
Captain R. A. Mcintosh and
Commandant James Fltzmanrlce
started at 1:34 p. m. to fly front
Baldonnel air field. Dublin, to
New York in the Fokker mono- '
plane in which Van Lear Black,
publisher of the Baltimore. Sun
made his round trip aerial yacht- ,
ing cruise to the East Indies
a sister ship of the Ill-fated St.
Raphael and Old Glory.
k Headed Out To Seat
The hours later they passed
over Galway Bay and headed out
(Continued on Pace Six)
afolif nmion To
vauiuiiuaii u
Oregon feuicide
OREGON CITY, Sept. 1. (C
P) R. Pletgens. 45, Burltngame,
California, believed to be a busi
ness man of that city, committed
suicide on the Oswego road north
of here today by shattering bin
need witn a Dullet irom. 211-30
rifle.'' " ' . . .
Two men on their way to work
found theUbody. Nearby was a
large sedan which Pietgens had
driven out from Portland to the
scene of his death.
A note In the car read: "Years
of worry have gotten the best
ot me." ... ....
nuvninii.u u, wu.i. vi hit? .
,1.10 uau wcu yiawu wu . , i .
ground and Pietgens leaned over 1
the weapon with his right temple j
against the muzzle.
While In that position lie had ;
reached down and pulled the
trigger. ... ;
Many Rabbits In
Big Medford Show
The rabbit division of the Jack
son county fair was particularly
good this year, with 35 exhibit-
ors entering a total of 140 fine
exhibits, according to H. R. Mil.
ner.' local rabbit breeder, who
returned from Medford last night
after he had Judged the Jackson
county rabbit show.
The entries were.tnade withosit
promise of cash awards, Milner
said, and the showing, especially
In view ot this fact, was out
standing. Merchants awardsl
were given, however, - and prfiev
ribbons, as well as seven gold
medals donated by W. W. Walk
er, Medford business man.
J. K. Stevenson, local breederV
returned home with one first and .
two third prize ribbons, as well
as one of the coveted gold medals.
H. H. Lowe. Talent rabbit man
was superintendent of the show'. .
L.owe is wen Known in mamam
Falls.
FLAPPER FANNY SAYS
tSti
r5 v
1 01 ti wt itA acsvict. sit
Light-headed pooplo ought to
Weigh thulr words.
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