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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1927)
r iriorvv! 1 The Klamath News Official Paper County 6f Klamath 11 HE The Klamath News Official Paper County of. Klamath' ', TH NEWS "THROW AWAY YOUR HAMMER-GET OUT YOUR HORN" Vol. 4, No. 30-1. Trice Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS,, ORE., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1927. (Every Morning Except Monday) ! FLOODS LEAVE, S rr MAMA RESMOMEBESS GO Need For New Jury System Is Stressed Teapot Dome Mistrial Evokes Censure of New York Crimin-j ologist. ' ! WASHINGTON. Nov. 3. Copyright, 1927. U.P.) Radical overhauling of the jury K)'Btum Is needed in view of conditions bucIi as Are now1 being exposed in the Fall-Sinclair teapot dome trial. nays Caleb II. Raumcii, chairmun of the New York state crime com mission, and author of the famous Raumcs' law, pro--viding life sentence for chronic offenders. , "I have never teen anythluK to flagrant ' till affair pur port lo bp." he told Ilia United I'reM. "We are trying lo stiffen up our jurr eyatum In New York ul I lliluk It omlit to he dune In a good nianr oilier place, The national attention attracted to thla case here ought to help demonstrate the need of reforma. Justice IUlarrl "The administration of rrlml nal J ml Ire haa become no honey. farombed with Jiiupliolf -,- I-, Vera coll Ilium toehhli-alltlc that niaiir a time a man whom the rourt, the Jury and the law yen on both side know In atulllv walk out of the rourt rnorn a free mun. saved by technical! Ilea. . "We have breu building up a Chinese wnil of protection around our criminal. We hare crentud luop-holo after loop-hole through which our scalawag ran escapm "It I" ridiculous In exclude from a Jury person who read tho newspapers. A cltlioti who desn't (Continued on Paso Four) ' Amburgey Caught On Booze Count 1.AKKV1KW. Nov. 3. ISperlalj lo the New) Dave Amburgey, j who achieved notoriety when his, wife and babes were caught In a severe anowitorm In iMke cotin-1 ( ty last winter, was arrested here ; Into today.-charged with driving' while lutnxkated. Amburgey was found In a drunken stupor hy Lnkevlew au-' thorltles. while In his car parked ! near the Ilnptlst church In till city. He was placed in Jail here' io await a preliminary hearing.. Mrs. Amburgey and three ( children were lost In a snow storm lt winter and nnrrowly escaped' death by (roi-ilng.1 One small child lost Its life. Am burgey waa subjected to consider-1 ablo Invosllgailon at the tint by authorities and the coroner but was cleared of all blame for i the accident. LIONS CtUB FOWL TENDERED TO POP WARNER'S ELEVEN "Do yon eat ducks. Just Iry usf" this from "Pop" Warner. aHtonford football roach In answer lo a telegram Inquiring If the squad .would he. breaking training if a mess of Klamath duck Is servod to the in ouroiite to Seattle, through the courtesy of the Klnmnlh Falls Lions club, ' While tho boy will not be ablo to eat the ducka until utter the game, arrangements have boon mado whereby the Stan ford boy will have one Gig ban quet after tho Seattle play anil Klamath duck' will he tho ; mi-n II . . 'The l.lons dub promised 60! duck to the Stanford urewr whui they passed through Klamata Kails and true to tholr word they motored out lo the Midland, district Wednesday find,, bugged the promised amount and a com-! mltloe'of l.tonn presented them 1 ., lo Coach Warner a the Cascndo t Limited passed through here yes terday morning enroute to Hcnl- tio. , . - OIL FIELD TO BE DEVELOPED BENEATH SEA Breakwater Will Help in Drilling at Califor nia Beach VENTURA, Nor. 3. VP Development of what will be one of California.' greatest oil field', extending Into III walera of the Paclflr ocean,' wa pr- dieted here today by- J, II. reni-i barton, seoloal.t. who Inapected Ventura roiiniy property for K.' I.. Iloheny. Hr. oil maanaio. llreakwatera will bo ronmruct-' ed to permit work on the beach M-liiw I he low tide mark. More: than t't, per rent of (he well will be located In the ocean I'eni-, hertou nald. Well No. 1 recently I) run eh 1 1 In la now fluwlua; I Sou barrel a day at a depth of 32!0 feel. Kur ther drilling lo clear aandy for mation will Increase the output lo SHOO barrel It aald. Hlx rompanle cpcrtliiR under atate permit which hold lund III the dlatrlrt are Khell company. Annuel I ml oil. California IVlro leuin, Midway Oil. (leneral I'etro leum and I'an-Aiueruan. Ex-KIamath Man Is Indicted On Bribery Charge t . .. .. . . .. ' .I'.'?- . ?T1 I. . io nie iMJw i n. lew nours alien hi arrest In Ijikeelew today.. jee v. Turner. lormtr rrswuni i of Klamath Foil, was InrtlcteJ on a charge of bribing lMstrtrt Attorney Charles II. ,Cmnbs of Lake county. complete ronfe.,lon from Turner j Ui. whtc the rr.i.v ftfiiuuiu. i old of aendlux sum of money at Interval to Comb for "protec tion" In the former' gambling; operation. ,i Prom revealed following Turner' ar (Continued on Page 8I Grief Cause of Hideous Suicide I.OS ANCKI.KH. Nov. 3. t CP) Grief over the death, of a danughler several' month ago I believed to have caused Airs,. I. Milan Colby. 71-year-old Mount1 Wilson rancher, to barrlcado her self wlihln, the flaming oil spriy- ed walls of her homo and,burn ! herself to dentil early today. . Joe Arlay, a Tench employe, i told deputy sheriffs he was at-i traded hy tho flames but reached Ihe house loo lute to prevent the ' tragedy. , Mrs. Colby, lust of the family that occupied the home for 4l years. Is said to have turned down numerous chances to sell , the properly, declaring (hat she would burn the place and be burled beside others of the fami ly In the little ranch plot. v Dole Flyer And Wife Reconciled HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 3. (CP) Martin Jensen, Dole flight aviator unci his wife. Margaret, are re ported reconciled here - tonight after the eoffe pot throwing In-,, rldent whlc hyeslordny threatened 1 their marital lyipplnoas L Mr. Jensen left the houso at ' which she and her husband had , been guests after hurling a coffee pot at his head. It was reported. "They hare kissed and made up';" Captain Kd Slaughter of tho Hollywood detective bureau said. TELEPHONE MEN STAGE BANQUET FOR TWO HEADS 'In honor of the new manager. V. L. Crl(Undoir of Tillamook, and as a farewell to K Ray Dunn, former mnnagor who , Is leaving for Portland, "November 10, to take up his duties as man ager of the third nrea, a bnjiquet was held by tho male employes of tho Puclflc Telephone and Tele graph company nt the Pelican Cote last night. The principal speaker of the evening was It, V. Woodward. Portland, district superintendent of . maintenance. Those present were James W. I.ytle, W. K. fleck. K. K. Miller, A. J. Del. Me, K, W. Ilrow,- F. h. Crlttontlcn,' It. K. Woodward. It, K. Crego nt(l Hay Dunn. Trlfn lr p v ".' J Mmr d e r Ch arge Is .-Filed!: . r II C" Action T 3UOWS I IXing f 1 r C or 1 rial uaic tur 1 Monday: Not Wife , U . . ,. . , , Oi Harris, IS Llaim. , ' i 1 . LA KEVIEW. Ore., Nov. :.(U.P.)-An indictment charginir Lorenn Trickey, : noted rodeo performer. I ....... , with first uegree murder. was filed with Circuit Judge ' CorkinH here late thU after- I noon. She was churired in the trtie bill with the murder of her, njwertcd paramour P. "Slim Harris, promin ent cowboy, on the night of September 2. The action came after Charlcn ,'omlin. dlatrlct ntlorncy. had an- nnmiced Miiis Trlckev would go on trial Monday for 0, .laving , . ' " . , - 7-" ; : w ...o.i.j. -. r I. fContlnu.il on Pane Six) Tax Cash Heavy AS NOV. 5 Ne3rS ....... ..... ' iii,nticlnatlon of Vuv. S when ! IIw.mm urhn hV. fi.llnil In tiMV 1IO will gn on the delinquent- list. I the .last-minute volume of tax , into the county tax collector of- "nora, were ,ere at ine m flce. Garret Van Hlper. collecter. ! Nation of Great Nortehrn otfl- announced yesterday. With only two days of grace. i a a iin , c i n uHii-riiujr iiihicii iuiu nl 1108 1711 77 In the huiid of of lios.1,6.,7 in the nanus oi the collector, caianiisnin a rec whk.h puU , t(H ra nto po.:oe ooinyeo uuui aner o,.eu- ord for a alnglo days receipt. ... . ., ,.., ... ng of congress, a high war do- during tho last half of 1S7. Tiinbermen. counted among lh- heaviest taxpuyers In the county. Pld up the first of tho month ; so the present receipts are com-1 Ing principally from local Payers. Van Riper stilted. While no estimate has yet.; been made on probable dollno-. uencles for the Inst half of 1927. Van ltlper stated yie usual 1 3 per cent tardlnens Is expected, j These : iv' i iyy , . "r- jvy l i i GREATEST WEDDING OF i-vrniM T rrT Mrr reiy-v rp A Tr i 11ir.r.cDrVT rriAMizc tt t Aire PLACE IN NAPLES SOON , ' I NAPLES.' Nov. J. (VP) A ifteddlng spectacle unequaltd fn mnd.rn I'.inn. will be Unfolded i . i r. i ...,...(... .r- -.uropean royuuy euiuruajr wuoh the niuke de l'ualle lake. a. hi; bride I'rliirea Anne of Bourbon After the ceremony, which will "0 attenoed uy tni( ana queen ,t ,he thgrch of-Ht. Francl de ajimlly to hold an air pilot' 11- ( .''"' urid nU Froom wl,,iV" : march down Kerdlnando Square 1 J The bride speak lx lanauaxn . before a. crowd of at leant 200,000 . ajid 1 a painter and nculptor. as pcraon aaxemblcd tier on tier lu the itroat aladlum which baa been ""' . i 1,;,.d";';;;;TeBl.;rch. bihop of Napie. , ? "r", Data" and nlKht fliilnhlnn the huge Ienlpirerr ,,,,, h,a ,111 oc- cupy mii of the pacious Klnj; . Alfon.o of Spain ar- rlreit Thuniday. the advance nuard of the royal pcraonae.. ho ' ; Business Men Amazed At Speed Of Great Northern Railroad Building Voicing amazement at the : speed with which the. Craat .... .. . .. ,. ' " ........... i.ri.simni, u,., .v, ! buslncu men of thl city, Ilend land Portland. nmembled at the ."end of steel" near Crescent yei-. terdny.tor complete Inspection of nr' proJ,t't- . ' ' about the trip the prime oujec live of the occasion thnt, of viewing ine proaree. 01 u.e .o, forming the day's program. The clals. whvi conducted the bU . party over the project. They raw a railroad In the ... .. 1. 1 .. ., -.,. m"kl,IB trom ",0 c'cl,r"T ri'3 0 ,h b (rark m-hiue 'omi. LunceVin nl the llouser Ilroth- era construction company camp wus a feature of the iay and all w ho sat at the loaded tables wercsonje members of the senate ter- '"illiberal in their pralse of the Hauser menus. Kegret was expressed general-; ly over the fart that several of the popular high officials of the G. N. were unable to be present ! yesterday. Tney are Italpn liudd. i Boys May Waken Old Rip lianuel and the dauithler of the, W" de Guie. pretender to the ft L. . I ' " I ' The Duke de Puglle it 9. and m i i'iwiici ill mo aiuit uuiiu.im- Ui a regiment in Tripoli to . which he will return fter a ., . ..1 ahort honeymoon. He ha panic-1 Ipaied In many expedition land .f i" oniy mciuucr oi mw ro;i , H a.i a tennla and itolf en-' ittusiast and an expert rider. ' f. , J""' Bu't h. did' not enlarge J on the atatement. nmonaj me royai penionagea Prince I'm-' the king of Spain, bono, heir apparent to the Italia-.! . Itirnnn- fht. fnrmur klne and.' , .... . queen of Greece, former Queen ! Amelie of Portuaal and Prince Axel of Denmnrk-r-belde. of; i0"""' ln't1 nVn;orb.E"tue''inounced that the CaUfornia i president. I.. C. Clllman. TlceT i I Judge Carey of the Great North-,10 prrsiuini, viiarim ubiv sbiiw era legal staff. Th8 Kianiatn FiUn delegation- ,of about 60. which motored to .j "the rail party yesterday, returneil I early last night, tired but optl-; mlsllc over the prospects of, ralnr Xlrent N'orthern trains run- I nlm; into Klamath Fallsearlyj next year. ' SELECTION OF NEW ! PHILIPPINE RULER ; Wit I DC rirt AVrnl,lorB Thursday evening when a WILL DC UE.I I LAJ . arKe" crowd of Chiloquln. real-1 ' . ' WASHINGTON. Nov. 3. (VP) Anjiouncement of the Philip--l pines' governor-general to sue-: ..... .cecd General Leonard Wood may . . .... ... :partment official said late today, ' Selection haa not yet been made, j it was inoicawo m;i. ijie - ! president would llko to consult ' rltorlea and Insular affairs com- mill e before making his choice, as the prospective nominee could not be expected to undertake th j.loiig trip to Manila if his nomi- nation were likely subsequently i to lie conicstea in tne senate. T u n A p p - t wi ailS 10 ' ' O "I T T tl II "tyf Ij D i For Bout! . j riUukinS Claims Iltlei As Angered Fans, Storm Ringf Champ: Wanted Money. t " . WRIGLEY -FIELD, LOSjpect.- found it very much to ANGELES, Nov. 3.-(U.P.) i Ilhe Joe Dundee-Ace Hud- i. f nfnr 9 v .: called off at 11:30 tonight.;'. With thousands of fans ;i.f j . l . : .1 . mining arounu me ringside, ... .,.: u rvs. ...... Promoter Dick Donald, an-!,.., j od the proposed bout "no j ! contest." j , Kerwin nald:' "Owing to the i fart that Joe Dundee, world' welterweight champion, did not receive hi guarantee, he refused on Uh lne "sht ",n"t : 'Ace HUdktns. ,. "The boxing commission nas boxing tCoBtinoed oa Page Six) T M C4t1t 11 C TV UCltlClllClll, 1 Ian IfiarS fill; I'lnn rtlou-AC! Hit j ' Hoy Coyne r Innovation in K-i.Zrh riTiTen. Klamatbs land settlement gram "Klamath Cltlxens. in- corporoted - took Chiloquln hy dents attended a mass meeting . Bcd in order that details of the plan might be laid beforo them. The idea was . endorsed unanl- j mously and enthusiastically, and before tne mcenr clo,ed cltlxens n.niinnin lin-n, jnhn n.a. jig to personally go out and en-1 list support of the entire country- i sine lor "Klamath Citizens, In- corporatcd.' Aftr Coyne explained the rudl-j ments of the new idea of bring-, ing hundreds -of settlers to Klam- j ath farmland. those assembled were asked for discussion. It came, and It was all favorable. There was no dissenting voice in ibo crown, ii is reporiea. Mr. Zimmerman, president oft' the Chiloquln batik. Joined with -MayorHessig in endorsing pub-( licly the Coyne plan, as did Llnd- j sey Sliemore of Fort Klamath. who with a number of Fort v Klamath 'residents attended the meeting. ELKS MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE NOW APPOINTED ' P'er. exauco ru.er oi me nxmim r.iss i nounccd the personne of the Elks Memorial committee for Sunday.! December 4. In the, Elks Temole. I They are as follows: t ' .,;.. ' I.lnn W. Nesmlth. chairman: I'.ruce Dennis. John M. Glover, C. 1 It. Vnderwood.' O. II. Moeller, W. i IW. MrNcaly. W. O. Smith. The speaker of tho evening' will be Judge Lawrence T. Harris. '"r""' una i wt- iiiui-ieui uivkibiu .will consist of Blackburn', orchestto. tnesKlwant quartet, ,'knd Ruxh!., . . j Akors Hollowav. '. , A rU " "' ' ' I Thla- program Is h"V thr: most ' extensive that v'the i local Elks haro undertkken in leroral ! years. Judge Harris, t- one ot the state's most prominent cltl xens. and Is hailed as a Inwyer, statesman and Jurist. ?TII I HnPINf Tf" ' ' V. rated by game wardens after - CLOSE UP BORDER I he had chased a flock of geese. ' -iwlth bis airplane, was set today EL CKNTltO, Calif . Nov. 3. (U for November 9. ; P) Efforts to effect, an early Miles appeared before V. P. nightly and noon Sunday closing 1 Commissioner Wardoll Evans and time at the Culcxlco-Mexlcalt ! was released on S500 ball. j border wore ronewed herej The case Is the first of Its today when the city council went j kind In Southern California fed-' on record In favor of the plan. ! oral courts. Miles is charged ; Tho resolution asks thnt the' with "molesting and .Interfering 1 boundary, which now io?es at.; with migratory water fowls" by! S p. m. all week, close at 6 p. m. during the week and nt noon Sundays. , ' NOVEL SALES rLAW UJN WhW 'Idea Involves Renting of t Car By Manufacturer; Unique Scheme I NEW YORK. Not. J. iVP) : Wall Street and local automobile '. . ..... ,, , , ' aT, Z.rmaVk, : plannlnK -to adopt a novel market-! a l.hnn.h the rumor aooeani '"JJJ" VorTV unique that it oon became thej. .talk of the town. One newa-i paper. The Poet, printed all the, detail. Numerou automobile "proa-; pecta" found It very much tOi 'heir ''IJli blire will aaking their deal-' . u ik. m . hpre Ford wollId ' ,ace ;,, m.r. i.. .. ....... : vetinit on a -rental dbbi. rneinut the state. i ;,U!tef would ar 150 down . ..... ..J ,a . '.v . fc., , - (CoUi.d on r,g 8ix i Potato Scales Suddenly Made Right, Report The several scales ued by Klamath county ranchers for weighing -the potatoes being snipped t of this city, which , were declared out of adjustment by authorities here the first of ; thts week, have agaln become : standardised, the county ajeut's , '" 7 - Prerau who were reputed to ha-e been j losing several hundred, dollars ; pro-idany through maladjustment ofr the scales, is believed responsible for the sudden action which (Continue! on Page Fourl j -mar XT' 111 J MaTine Killed In Rebel Fight 'WASHINGTON''. Nov. 3. (VP) i lxty NIcaraguan rebels were iiiiinii nr wnnnried. one I'nited States marine was wounded andw PLiK T'noma two national guards of the Amer-; I0VS LilUD leaiUS lean off leered NIcaraguan con I i ' stnbulary were killed in a battle Tuesday near Jicaro, Nicaragua.! according to advices to the state . department today from Managua. . i.ieuts. it oses i.ouiu anu o. J. Chapeile led a national guard ; ! and-V. S. marine pitrol against j j the rebels In the main engage-; ; meni. The rebels later ambushed the ! marines and guards three mile from Jicaro but were repulsed) without casualties. The marine : ' patrol Is now In Jlraco. American n(m imrant. took third place In ' ! charde d' affaires Dana Munrothe national competition at the ' teported. U. of 0. Students' Trial Called Off EUGENE. Ore.. Nov. 3. (VP) Trial nf R It ati.H.nfa nf lh. 1'nl. ymKy o Oregon Qn chareM , disorderly conduct while screnad-! 0.1.1.., takes the club bora to , .,,;,,. hM .,, Blss,,r taxes tne cmo ooye l,'"n'lHji0M''llke 8h0W T V'' ?nV J lhe m.on,i"g be"."e ff- making it possible for them to ueorge a. unmore. cniei 01 po- lice, announced after a confer - ence with Elmer Shlrref. dean of men at the school, today. The trial w-as scheduled' to have started tomorrow morning. A Mliitlnn ...will In- h ! .,,., ,:.. f ',h fnl'versitv approving serenades only when lh. num ot ,he action. L I E.K HtLU r UK CHASING littSt. WITH AIRPLANE; , S.W BERNARDINO. Calif. I Nov. S. (UP)-Trlnl of t.claud IS. Miles, commerclul avlutor nr - f8 - Miles, commerclul avlutor nr - I hrenklng up the "V" formation In which geese fly while mlgnit - lug.: c f T n (iriD U I '. . W -wr A A O C Y V 1 V Storms - . Rail Service Held UO After 36-Hdur Rain; Big Dam Gives Way ; -T- f J , RUTLAND, Vf, Nov. 3.' (U.P.)-Floods. following a , 36-hour, rainstorm, today J ... t. thtir ; homes and caused Ieavy . property damage ' through- !..'.. nan sen ice was aupcuu- ej .-j telesraDh and tele- phone hnes were disorgan- i ized as a result of the tor ' rential rains which" caused a : rise of 20 feet in the White ' river. ' 1 Refugee huddled In the tat ! armory after the inundation of a ! large section of the residential area here. The city waa in dark- neg, tonijht and power eompanr n.iri.. ma they did not ex- . resumption of service for 24 hours. ' ' Tne Chittenden dam." In the monI1tains six miles trom here. ' ,hr,,.. t. ,1., way and send.' s torrent 01 water the Vermont " hydni-electriu comv pany. " ' ' '' "' ' Families Flee Families In the vicinity of the dam were . fleeing to higher ground as the unremitting down- ; pour Increased the likelihood of a break. The Patch dam. mile north of here, still held although ; water In great volume .was pour- orer the spillways and - a ! break was threatened momentar ily- (Continued" on Pae Four) Place In Contest Klaniat's boys club teams who- entered competition at the Pacific international show In Portland ,hl. week, placed, according to Elmer Balsiger of the Balsiger Motor company here, who return- 'ed last night from portiano wnere he had taken the five club govs early this week. . ' The potato grading team, com-' Dosed of Carl Dehltnger and Ver- i show. Balsiger reported, while , the livestock Judging team. Roy Beasly. Bill Bailey and Clifford Shuck won fourth place, luthe it The Pacific International was- better. If anything, than the show, last year. Balsiger de clared, and was attended of a. , - - many Klamata people. .nter contests. l ' Oddities in the Day's News ; (Culled rea) 1 I EUGENE, Ore. (Special) . Twenty-five cents worth of Ford . axle bought passage for a 'Knight : ' -And so far as Is known, the man who bought the axle la still aCaiLIH 111 0ll lUKtiriu. rldlngnot. on it. but on the strength of 1t , Here is the story, , Here Is the story, as tola or Mrs. L. Stns: "A locol man was driving from Engeno to Hptlngfleld, when at the Fairmont crossing he saw A man currying a Ford axle. He. asked tho man to ride. "I'm only going as fur as Springfield If that will clp you." the good Samaritan nd-, , vised. "Where Is your carf'y "I have no car, the wayfarer replied. "I bought the Ford axle, i In Seattle for 35 cents and have j been picked up most of the way I on the strength of It."