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.!r n . Shop Early 1 Only 19 Days Until Christmas AVOID THE RUSH The Klamath News Official Paper County of Klamath "THROW AWAY YOUR HAMMER GET OUT YOUR HORN" Vol. G, No. 15. Price Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1927. (Every Morning Except Monday) COSTLY FIRE RAGING IN SHANGHAI T? HE II M . 1X1 KLAMATH .NEWS . December Comes In On Flood, Blizzard Two Deaths Report ed Much Suffering and Property Dam age Shown. (By United Presa) December rolled In on u wave of inclement weather, binding parts of the middle wcHt In freezing tempera tures, causing floods in the Wabash valley and western New York and sweeping the Atlantic count with icy gales. Two deaths resulted from nils turd and floods. The built of a railroad worker waa found near Grand Junrtlou. Colo., after a bllstard had been under way for aeveral hours. At (Maun. N. Y-. Kphralm Head waa burned lo death when hla flood-marooned cottage waa riostroyed by flro. Twenty-throe amilaur fisher men wcrn reerued off Coney In land. N. Y., by lha coaat guard aa their bnr.t waa being blown out lo sea by a 64-mtle gale. Itrrurtl MmowTmII Riiow fall In Nebraska. Mia aourl. Kaaaa, Indiana, Colorado, parta of lha Texan panhandle and llllnola. Snowfall In Mla aourl waa III hoarlrat elnce )IOI. Strong northweel , wlnde la Ilia mlddlnweal sent thermotn (Coaliam oa page eight) Pioneer Resident Of Klamath Falls Dies In Oakland Klamath lost another of Its oldnr pioneers with tha death of John I,ewln, respected eltlsen of llila rommunlty for many years. In Oakland late Wednesday night, according lo word received here yesturday. Death In an Oakland hoapltnl, where he had been confined for four montha, followed nn lllnoiia of nearly a year'a duration. In termnnt will bo made at Oak land today, local frlenda of the dereaHrd annoum-od. The pioneer la etirvlvod by hla widow and two daughter, one of whom, Mra. Nellie Pronty, re alrtea In Ihla city. Mra. Lewis, who haa been with her husband In Oakland, will return to thla city following tha funeral. Bystander Shot In Pistol Diiel JKIISKY CITY. iJ. J.. Hoc. 1. (!'!') A hyatander waa ahot and killed tonight during a revolver duel between two bandlta and lha proprietor of a nod-drink parlor adjacent lo tha Lehigh valley railroad yard. Thomaa Itnwan of Plttalown, Pa., fireman on the Lehigh rail road, waa ahot Int he neck. He died Inatantly. The handlta chose payday at the railroad yarda aa the time to hold up John Jnnuk's place. Thousands Die As Cholera Plague Spreads Over India KARACHI, India, Dec. 1. (UP) Morn than 3.000 natives aro known In have died In the worst. Indian cholera epidemic In many decades. In Hernial alone, according to lateat advices today, 1,139 por anns died over the laat week end out of 3,703 caaes which worn under treatment. The epidemic waa particularly actus In tho Maids district whore (100 deaths were reported. ' A ahnrtago nf water added to tho dtatresa of tha aufforera. Four hundred cases were re ported In the Dlnapur district In three dnya, resulting ' in 229 deaths. SOVIET PEACE PROPOSAL HAS MARKED PATH Security Commission At Geneva Scoffs, Bui Stops to Read GENEVA. Dec. 1. (API Tha newly appointed aucurlty com mittee of the preparatory die armament Committee, Ha head allll bulling with tha anvlot pro poanl of yeaterday for tha com plete abolition of arniamenta, bo gan Ita labora today. Tha Ituaalan propoaala. tha re latione between France and Italy with regard 10 the llalkana and Ihe Polish-Lithuanian contro versy, although not apeclflcally before the aecurlty committee, all (Continued oa Tags Hli) FljmToTalk -At Big Meeting Of Local Clubs Kdwln 8. Klynn, prominent In railroad rlrrlra of tho unt, will prlnrtal aiwakor at ona of t ht larKMt aorvlre club imfttnitR ever it a Rod here. It waa announc ed laat nlKht. Klynn, hulled aa an orator of pxrf ptluttal ability, will apeak on cMr club work In tho I Mi Hod Htatra and abroad. Tho conclave In to be an Inter- I'lty mrwlinit nf tlm three local anrvlrn clulm Klwanln, Ilotary and l.lnnn, and will bo attended by all members and wive of the three group. Tha program will be In nrc tfonn with arh club contrlbutlnx Ita share of thi entertainment. Arbitration Is Sought By Men To End Strike DENVER. Colo.. Dec. 1. (I'P) A new and unexpected move to end the Colorado coal alrlke to day with lha report that the United mlno workera of America will aend a commllleo here to cooperate with the opurutora In nettling the dispute. Tho announcement enme thru Felix Pngllnno of Pueblo, din- trlrt aecretary for the I'. M. W. A. He aald that John L. I.wla, president nf the organisation, will aaaume charge nf the com mittee work, which will have aa Ita objective tha signing of con Iracta with Colorado operators for the production nf coal. The opcratora, Pogllano pointed nut, aro opposed to the I. W. W., which prompted Ihe preaent alrlke, but will deal with Ihe mlnera' own union. State Dairymen Here To Inspect ' J. n. Mlcklo, slate food and dairy commissioner, accompanied by I.. H. Leach, hla deputy, ar rived In Klamath Falls yeater day, and will do hla usual In spection work and look after Ihe duties nf hla department aa they apply to this section. Mlcklo Buys the work nf his offlco haa been heavy thla yenr owing to tha apraylng of fruit, which la now superintended hy him and hla deputies. He la atrong for Klamath county and Ita dairy possibilities, and he pre dicts that a few years hence everyone will see IhV part of the stnlo producing heavily tho choic est nf dairy products. , Forty-nine persona dlod In Cal cutta whore 71 caaca wore re ported. , Health officers of Calcutta have leaned a warning to ell liens that the plague la likely to continue. Another (0 per cent tncreaae of the death rate la rogardod as In evitable. The outbreak came ex ceptionally early In the season. . A large crops of doctors has been sent to the affected areas to combat the spread of cholera by wholesnle Inoculation but It Is considered doubtful If the Im mense quantity of vaccine nec essary to combat the epidemic will be available. Kill Man To Delay Trial Of Distiller Gangsters Shoot Two Witnesses to Keep Moonshiner Out of Courts. CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (U. P.) An alleged alcohol still proprietor, indicted with A I Capono and several other residents of the tur bulent suburb of Cicero, waa diamiiwed in federal court today because the two witnesses against him had been mysteriously murder ed. Tho circumstance aupported the assertion of government of ficials that Chicago gangatera have defied efforts lo enforce Ihe prohibition law and have klld Important witnesses In lit. nor cases. An Investigation is under way lo determine the extent of tha "snooper killings" and govern ment Intervention In gang affairs may result. ('aare Urconlcl Four cases of murder definite ly attributed to gunmen con nected with prohibition law vlo- lalora are definitely on record. Santa Celebroa and John Cas tenora woro among (4 persons indicted In connection with raids on Cicero at Ills. The town Is reputed to be "run" by Al Ca pone, gang chief of lha Chicago area. Capone waa Indicted and (Continued oa l'aga Four) Plumber Falls 17 Floors But Will fwAt WpiI If III JI VV M "'Mai CHICAflO, Dec. 1. (UP) J. J. Murphy, a plumber fell 17 floors down an elevator shaft today and phyalclana aald he probably would recover from In Jurlea sustained. Murphy waa found at the bot tom of tho ahaft fully conscioua. The only visible Injury waa a broken arm, but he waa believed to be Internally Injured. FLEET OF PLANES MAY VISIT KLAMATH FALLS DURING 1928 AIR TOUR Tho National Air Tour which la being held In 128 for the Edsel H. Ford reliability trophy, may visit this city, according to a letter received by the chamber of commerce from Ksy Cooper, general manager of the tour. Cooper alaled that preaent In dications are that Ihe big fleet of airplanes will paaa through or near thla city, bdt Ihey will be unable lo make a atop without a landing field of sufficient slie j to accommodate 30 or 40 abipa.j and he asked to be supplied with ! detailed Information in regard to; a landing field In or near the, city. j He also Inquired for the fly-j Ing conditions eaat of the moun-j Ulna, stating lhat II had baen! suggested to him that Instead of! going directly from Ban Farn-j! Cisco lo Portland to cut eaat from'! Reading and paaa up the eaatern1! line of the range to The Dalles and men oown me . uoiumma' river to Portland. U. of 0. Student Will Join Police Force At Eugene EUGENE. Dec. 1. (VP) Romo student of tha University! of Oregon, preforably a senior over 21 years of age, u going to become a member of the Eu gene police- department. It was agreed tonight at a conference between atudent body officials snd police to settle differences between the city and the univer sity. The authority of thla new of ficer will not extend to sctlng ln traffic offenses and other gener al crimes but will apply to each matlera as regulation of unau thorised aerenades and Inspection of lights when students hold dsnces In public halla. It la believed that the new ar rangement will stop Ihe resent ment of the university young people for Interference of the' police in what they term "minor I'lfrartlona of law" usually caused ! by over-enthuslaam. VALUATION" SHOWS UAIX SALEM. Dec. 1. (UP) The as sessed valuation of all property In Oregon, Including public util ities, for 1S27 Is $1.122. J5. 000, un increaae of approximately $12, 250,000 over the previous year. Earl Fisher, atale tax commis sioner, said today. - The figure for 12 waa f 1.110.677.348. Now for a Little Salt on ' r-e The chamber In the reply to Cooper'a letter atated that they were very much Interested In aviation since Klamath Falls lies In a natural airway from San Francisco to Portland through a district practically free from fog and with broad valley instead of ragged dangerous country. In regard to the aviation field the chamber wrote that It Is their understanding that the Sacramen to Valley Air Service company waa considering leasing the (0 acres which was uaed by the Klamath Air Service company, endeavoring to promote aviation la thla section. The chamber also believes that the Sacramento Air service plana to lease an addition al 30 acres. The chamber atated that Ihey would cooperate In putting the preaent field' In condition If the fleet abonld come this way, but atated that If the 8acramento Air Service leases the field they would possibly put it In good condition. Local Lions To Present Trophy To Den At Bend Leaving early thla morning for Bend, Fred Houston, Walter Waggoner. Harry Poole, O. H. Dean and Ivan Ferris will pres ent the Huntington Beach Trav eling cup to the Bend Lion's den for the Klamath Falls den. This cup waa. atarted a year ago from Huntington Beach and Klamath Falls was the second city In Oregon to receive It. It la figured that by tha time it has. been to every Lions dea la the United States It will have taken approximately two and one half years.. The Lions will meet for 'their usual weekly meeting on Tues day at Linkhsven. . Since the Pelican Cafe cloaed Ita doora the den has been holding their meetings In the chamber of com merce rooma. ' WOULD GAG LIXDHAY HOUSTON. Tex., Deo. 1. (UP) Representatives of the W. C. T. U. league for the suppression of crime and the loyalty to law league have asked the city board ot censors hers to prevent the lecture ot Judge Ben B. Lindsay, Denver jurlat, here. Judge Llnd sey Is to speak on "he revolt ot modern youth." His Tail Drug-Mad Negro Is Assailant Of Lady Dope-Crazed Butler Is Suicide Following Bullet Attack Woman. on HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 1, (UP) After wounding Mrs. Margaret Pumphrey, 28, beautiful and socially prominent, a dope-crazed negro butler, employed in her home, committed sui cide here late today by sending a bullet crashing through his brain. Mrs. Pumphrey, wife of an ex ecutive of Baker Bros, depart ment store, was removed to the hollywood hospital, where It wai said her wound waa not serious. but she wss suffering from ex treme shock. Attempted Assault According to Mrs. Pumphrey, the negro shot her sfter he tail ed la an attempt to aaaault her. The negro was under the In fluence of cocaine, police aald. Hysterical from fright and writhing from a flesh wound in her waist. Mrs. Pumphrey related a horrifying experience. She said ahe waa In her dress ing room preparing for a shop ping trip' when she heard the door open and- turned to see the butler. Richard Ewell, with a revolver In his hand. Deapite his threat "I'll shoot (Croatia ecd oa age eight) November Is Best Collection Month In City History The largeat collection of funds ever made In one month In the history of the police Judge's of fice was taken In during the month of November when a total ot 142.874.25 was collected by the city treasurer and the police Judge. All but $6,690.47 was col lected on paving and aewer as sessments by the city treasurer, and the largest single collection tor November waa from the Ore gon Central and Eastern railroad company amounting to 114,821.- 04. In 1926 during the month of September 832,348.38 was col lected which waa the largest amount of funds brought into the office for one month up to that time. Oddities in the Day's News (United Press) WINS BUT LOSES OREGON CITY, Dec. 1. B. J. Harris, local mill worker, knew he could put a billiard ball In hla mouth, but did not consider his ability to take It out. His aeanslghtedness coat him much more , than the 60 cent bet he won by Inserting the ball between his Jawa. . The services ot a physician were required bofore he could ask payment ot the wager, and the doctor's bill exceeded tho amount he won. ' 7- TOTAL AIWTA1XKR COPENHAGEN, Deo.' 1. (UP) Fround guilty", of at tempting to murder his ' 16-year-old . sweetheart, Chrlstcn senn Eg, 29, a farm hand, has been sentenced by the district court ot Holding to abstain from liquor the rest of hla life. It Eg takes even the tiniest nip of liquor he will have vio lated hla probation and be sen tenced to a long term In prison. Tho Judge said he waa len ient because first, Eg was in toxicated when he tried to kill Martha Hansen; second, he tried to commit suicide after the crime. KIWANIS CLUB OBSERVES 5TH ANNIVERSARY Officers Electee! to Direct Affair of Org ant lion fat 1928 Members of the Klamath Falls Klwanla club met at a banquet last night to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the organiza tion In this city snd for election of new officers. From the election Paul T. Jackson emerged aa prealdent. succeeding Thomas W. Delxell who bss officiated in thla ca pacity during the past year. Jim Kerns waa elected vice-president aucceedlng A. W. Schaupp; Dr. George Maaaey, trustee, succeed (Contlnoxri on Pace Four) Inquest Called To Probe Death Of Calvin Bates An Inqnest will be conducted by the county coroner this after noon at 6 o'clock, over the death at 2 p. m. yeaterday ot Calvin Bates, who has been hovering between life and death since December 20 when he was in jured In an automobile crash near Link river bridge. Bates wss fatally Injured when the heavy machine driven by J. F. Loper akidded after creasing Link river bridge, snd struck a telephone pole. The other occu pant ot the car waa 0. W. Knight. At the Inquest cause ot Bates' death will bet nvestlgsted and blame for the tragedy determined. Merchants Will Unveil Windows On December 7th - : j Klamath Falls will usher In the Christmas holiday season this year as never before through the cooperation of local ' merchants who hsve organised to dress up the business district by carefully decorating shop windows and ar ranging for a grand Christmas opening. The opening will come at 7 o'clock p. m. December 7, when all wlndowa In the buslneas dis trict will be unveiled to expose to the public a glittering array ot holiday merchandise whose beauty will be enhanced by spe cial lighting fixtures. Christmas colors, flashed thru special lights and trees along Main street, will make the city an aurora of Tuletide brilliance. Added to this will be band music at each Intersection along Main from Second to Eleventh streets. Borah In Favor Of Disarmament WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. (UP) Chairman Borah of the senate foreign relations committee soldi todsy he believes Russia acted in good talth when she proposed complete' disarmament at the Geneva conference hut that she did not expect her proposal to be accepted. "I have no Idea that either Russia or Germany expects com plete disarmament and I hsve an idea that while radical proposals have been made, much less radi cal proposals will be acceptable." Borah said. "I shsll myself treat with respect the proposal fur disarmament from whatever source It comes." Naughty Chorines Will Be Tried By 'Young Man' Jury LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1. (UP) A Jury of 12 men, most ot them young, will be called upon to decide whether 38 members ot the burlesque, "Hot Mamas" pru sented sn .obscene production. The Jurors were sworn In late today and to the surprise of court observers who had pre dicted the defense attorneys would Insist on exercising the 13S challenges that remained to them. The all-male Jury was con sidered a victory for the de fense. Court was adjourned after the Jurors were sworn In and first testimony concerning the alleged Bad Blaze Result Of War With Laborers Authorities Fear New Disturbances and Predict a General Strike. SHANGHAI, Dec. 2. (Friday) (UP) Fire was raging early today in the mill district of the interna tional settlement. At 2 a. three mills had been de stroyed, and damage was estimated at $2,000,000. Authorities were investiga ting reports that the fire was of incendiary origin. At the same time, strong labor agitation had resulted la complete suspension of trolley service. - Clashes between armed Intim- tdstors and the police resulted In the death of two agitators, .the wounding of two policemen, and a foreign woman, who was riding on a street ear. ' s Fear Labor War -Authorities feared that other labor outbreaks sad a possible general strike which, would, tie up ell Industry here. i ' Shanhal-hao'wftnrtsed-Iatror disorders the past Vaek, dua to ' (Coatineed oa page ebzht) Chicago Gunman : Riddles Body of Worker; Escapes CHICAGO, Dec. 1. . (FP)4 Fred A. Drullard, S5, said to be the nephew of an executive In the electrical workers anion was killed instantly todsy when three men In an automobile drove past him and riddled hla body with bullets. The machine was wrecked sgainst a light pole a block away and the assassins abandoned It and escaped. Police aald tha license number on the car showed it to be. the property ot a police character known as "Porky" Glllom, who Is also Identified with the elec trical, workers union. The union was holding , an election meeting tonight. California Will : Hit Phone Rates LOS ANGELES. Dec. 1. (U. P.) California cities, through the California League ot Muni cipalities, soon will begin nation-wide attack on telephone rates, according to announcement ot W. J. Locke, executive secre tary of the organisation. , Locke stated that the Inter state commerce commission would be asked to curtail the "enor mous profits made by the Bell Telephone company, which prac tically exercises monopoly on phone service." "worst show on earth" will be taken Friday morning. The occasional defense ques tions ot "do you think Gtlda Grey's dancing Is Immoral?" or "did you see 'desire under tha elms'?" were tha only enlivening Incidents Inside the courtroom. Outside the hall of Justice however, the colorful rer. "Fight ing Bob" Shuler, mose active of the Los Angeles - antl-vlce cru saders, supplied a hlghpolnt ot his own. ; In a statement to the pross . Fighting Bob, who aided mater- : lally In bringing about the ar ( Continued oa Page Six)