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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1927)
J'- ( O '- MIT namm. AVOID THE RUSH Shop Early ! Only 15 Days Until Christmas Two Sections Ten Pages TB EWS "THROW AWAY YOUR HAMMER-GET OUT YOUR HORN" Vol. 5, No. 20. Price Five Cent. KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1927. (Every Morning Except Monday) EVANGELIST DRAWS CRQWD---2300 r y 1 . 1 Pickett Had Gun, Murphy Charges Brother of Defendant Testifies Love's Companion Carried Revolver. An the most sensational day in the manslaughter triul of Mike Murphy merit ed into a night yexHion lust evening, Ted Murphy, brother of tho man upon whom the Mate is attempt ing to fasten guilt for I.ovo Chandler's slaying, startled J . ...r -i i..l un attentive niuri iiuwu with the Mtutetm-nt that Dick I'iekett carried a gun tho night of the fatal shooting. Murphy' testimony was ht whllo Ihn rhlcr Murphy and Chandler were rulnit prior In Ilia ahnntlng. riikfli. wlin ac companied Chandler to lint Mur (Continued on !" Mve) Spud Shipping Heavy As Crop Is Half Moved Vlfly-on rrlnU ef lue In creasingly popular Kliilinth po tato Mi this clly Inat week, bringing lli loll) ahlpmente for thla 111.1)1 approximately 450 rr. County Agent C. A. Ilcnd rm Mated yeaiorday. Shipment lo date exceed lhi tolal export fur laat year by SO mrlooila. Henderson pointed out. declaring there ar atlll about 300 rara to ba ahlpped between now and the firal ol I ho year. Moat ol the Ills will continue lo tnva out aleaillly a ludlra llona are thai (ew producer will bold Ihelr crop for early-ycnr liiarknta, Henderson said. Despite low price, eallmated lo be 36 per cent under price received by Klamath grower laat year, moat of Iho local producora will reallte a good prollt on In reatment, It waa elated. Homo will loae money bill Ihe experi enced epud grower were antici pating a drop In price and will t emerge from Ihe season's work with a gain, i - Severe Cold Is Felt In Midwest (lly United Press) Severe cold, aceoinpinlcd by high wind and now, truck Ihe middle weal Wednesday night after causing dealh, and disrupt ing commiuilcatlona In Canadi and In the northwestern Vnited Stales. It wa reported at St. IMul that Iho blizzard waa Iho moat aovero In 14 yearn, and a milk shortage wa feared there because of now-hlnckod highway. School were cloied all day In HI. Paul. Kloux City, la., and other cltlea of the north weal. Injury lo ten person wan uaorlb- td to the atorm there. Ilelow cro tnmperaturea pre vailed In Mlnneaotn, Iowa, No 'l.raska, Mnntnna, Colorado, Kan aua, Oklahoma and Texo. Western Firemen Continue Fight DENVER, Cola., Dee. 7. (UP) Tho noxt atep In the campaign of firemen on 64 woatern rail road for higher wage will be decided upon at a meatlng here next week of general chairmen of union on all Ihe road In volved. Tho gathering ha been called for Monday by I), B. KoherlHon. president of Ihe brothorhood of- preai iron tita " rfoan omollve firemen and engineer. ;he hrotborhood'a wago In- lue program met a anag Mon- when tho Federal mediation ird aonnlnled to Investigate Ita tlalms found Itself unable to airce Dd dlsbandod. SUICIDE LEAP IS MADE FROM TALL BUILDING! Dody Hurtle from 42nd 1 Story of Woolworth Tower, to Street NKW VOIIK, llec. 7. (I'P) One of I lie moat spectacular ul rldc on' record wai committed today by l.oul HibwarK. a 3-renr-old Brooklyn merchant. when ne leapeu irnm uie juut atory of the Woolworth tower, Ihe xiii Id" tallvat office bulld- 1 1I K Hilt hundred feet above the alreet level, Hrhwartl polaed on a oarrow ledge and jumped of?. Hurtling downward hi body atruik a manaard above the 3mh ( floor, bounced off and crashed t Into Park Place, 60 feel from j llroadway. j in atrert wa rrowaca at the time of Schwartz' leap but nilracuoualy hi body did not trlk anyone. The force with which he alrurk the atreet mang led hi body o that hi own brother, with whom he bad been In btialueaa, had difficulty Identi fying It. People In Dark On State's New Insurance Plan t"li.ivn know very Hit.? about , the proponed mmpuUnry -auto Until lily Iniuranr; too little. In j fuel, to dlm'UM It, It wan re vealed yeMtenlay at the rhamlwrj nt commerce wUen I lie Mute rum mlltev out to ilftrrintne public, opinion on the proponed menimreii J met with nliuut S& renlileula of! thin lty. j After cllnruMtna the niorltn oft Ualilllty Itmurance for an hour It wan finally dm-Uled to turn i the matter orer lo Iho leKffla tlun rommlltee of the rhmiiber for further study, and the com mittee will report to the llnhtllty liiRttrance committee at a later date. TIi one on the committee who are making a tour of the stale are Jam en 1). Olnen. Kred W. (iermnTi. lxnerann and flurdlrk. They will leave today for another' city. Kansas City Is Chosen for Next G.0.P Convention WASHINGTON. Dee. 7. (I'P) The Republican national com mittee voted today to hold Ihe republican national convention In Kanaaa City, Mo. The declalon came after a bitter fight which inn through 20 ballota. the long eat deadlock over a convent Ion city in the hlatory of the party. fly voting for Kanaaa City, the ielegntea gave recognition to Ihe I olltlrnl dealrahlllty of holding ihelr convention In Iho heart of ihe fnrm belt and paaaed up the enticing nppcala of 8tvn Fran ilaco, which laid heavy omphasla upon II cllmnte, the ncenlc beau tie of Ihe trip, and the warm Itoapilnllty awaiting Ihe delo ftutea. Han Kranciaco wna the cloaca! contender and for many ballot the reault waa a toaaup. Detroit' rofuanl to abandon lla vote In favor of San Kranclaco and tho activity of Mm. A. T. llert. vlce- balrman of the national coni iilttee, were largely roaponslhlo lor Kanaaa City victory. It wa .doclded to open Iho convention at 11 a. ni. Tttoaday .ttino 13. Believed Youth Was Thief, Shot P1I0K1X. Arli.. Dec. 7. (U. P.) Jamc Wllaon, Arizona cor poration, commlaalon englnoor, la being hold to anawer to auperior court, following Ihe doclalon at hi preliminary hearing on a ronnalatighler charge here today. Wllvon killed Edgar Campbell, 20, formerly of Amarllln, Tenia, on the night of ovomber 6, when ha mistook the youth for an au tniuohllo thief. After It waa found that Campbell had been taking hla father 1a a doctor I ri al ond of stealing Wllaon'a car, Wllaon waa arreated. G. O. P. M'MINARY DEAD . INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Dec. 7. (P) Joaeph D. Keallng. repub lican n allonal committeeman front Indiana, died auddcnly at bl homo her today. Advent Of NewFarm Industry Heralded Klamath Pronounced As Favorable For Growing of Profit able Seed Pea Crop. That a new farming in dutitry in about to be born in Klamath county, that of producing quality need peas for nectionfl of the middle wcMt, is indicated in S. A. Winter's report of the sur vey he completed here yes terday with a view to es tublixhing an extensive ex periment here next year. A representative of tho Call foruia Parking Corporation, Win ter apenl two day with C. A. Henderuin, county agent, eurvey Ing the county for poaaibllttlea of planting about 100 acrea of 'ecd peaa here in the aprlng aa t- demonatratlon. If the1- crop I rovea a auccea. and Wlntera II undoubtedly will be. the venture wilt grow Into a new aud profltuble Industry for Klamath furmer. It la declared. Many furmer here have ei preaaud a wlllingtieaa to plaut (Continued on Page 81) . Drunken Driver Gets Stiff Fine in Justice Court That the Klamath courta have launched a campaign againat Iho drunken driver became evi dent yesterday when Marlon Jack- aon of Chllonuln waa given a heavy Jolt by Juatlce of the Peace llames. Jackson, arreated by Walter Foster. elate traffic officer, pleaded guilty to a charge of driv ing while Intoxicated and wna first given a fine of flOO and DO daya In the county lull. Then to further adutonlah Jack son and the public generally in Ihe matter of operating a vehicle whllo under Ihe influence of liquor, Juatlce Barnes revoked the defendant'a drlver'a license for one year. Aimee's Vidws Told To Press; Talks Marriage Cl.urmlngly gowned and re markably fresh, despite the fat igue' of an automobile rlda of more than 400 rnllea and the rtrain of a powerful sermon which she had delivered only a few minute earlier, Afmee Bein ple Mcpherson late last night discussed entertainingly a variety of subject with two representa tives of the New. The magnetism of a personality which ha founded and devel oped to a vast degree a new faith cau not be denied.. Mr. McPber Hoii la graclou and charming and the sincerely with which aha speak of her grejt religious work 1 In itself a distinction to a name known internationally. And In an Interview with lha woman evangelist, one fact atabda out In bold relief there la only on marriage. Questioned as to Christmas Opening Crowds Praise Santa Claua and several of hi red-garbed, bewhlskcred hench men rode Into Klamath Falls laat night to do their bit in making; Klamath Falls' first Christmas opening a phenomenal success. Crowds surged through Ihe business district until a late hour, admiring the finest array of Yulettde merchandise ever on display lu tho store wlndowa of this city. The lighting effects were per fect. With the conventional reda and greens of holiday splendor predominating, the brilliantly lighted shop windows gave the business district all the appear ance of a metropolitan area on Christmas Kve. Tho tak pf describing ladi vidual displays la too great for this brief survey of Klamath Fall Gunboats To Fire : ISheepherders Are On Booze Runners! Caught In Storm SAN D1RC.O. Calif.. Dec. 7. (U P) United States coaat guard patrol vesaela stationed here have been ordered to give no charter to suspected ' rum smuggling craft and to ffre Immediately in case order to halt are not com plied with, It waa announced here lodny. The practice of fast liquor boat, able to outdistance govern ment patrol, running away rather than heeding a command to halt 1 raid to have brought on the drastic order. Gee, Mebbe Ruth Elder Started a Fad her view on ex-Judge Ben Llnd- jsey's companionate marriage pro- posai Mrs. Mcrnerson auia: I "I am orthodox. Judge Lindsay 'Is an acquaintance of mine, but I heartily disagree wltb his views on marriage. There la only one wedding ceremony; one ritual for lha joining together of man and wife, and that I the one sanctioned by God. "I saw the effects of compan- Ilonate marriage In China when 1 visited that country several years ago. In that realm of matrimonial jjcbaoa om sees with revulsion how such a social evil aa the ','inodernloi' marriage can degrade ' people." ,1 "China has practised torn pf .companionate marriage for Iveara. eW all know that state of I Society there now.. Russia's hordes' of half-wild, homeless ') (Continued oa Page Six) Great Success; Beautiful Windows during last night's Christmas opening. Kach succeeding window aa lb throng progressed thru the business section, held some new object to captivate the In terest of pectatora. Despite freezing temperature, crowds began gathering In the downtown district long before the hour when windows were to be nnvellcd and remained until a late hour. Much praise la merited by the Klamath Falls municipal band which enlivened the occasion with stirring march tunes played on each corner from Second to Eleventh. Unmindful of the cold aKhlch numbed fingers - and lips and - virtually- made - chunk of Ice of metal Instruments,' Ihe bandsmen cracked off their live ly tunea In a highly praiseworthy manner. SHELBY. Mont.. Dec. 7. (UP) Caught in the -blizzard that awept through northeastern and central Montana Monday. Charles B. Nail, ahoepherder, was frozen to death and George Perley. fel- low worker, was so badly frozen It may be necessary to amputate both his legs. It was learned to- day. I Nail and Perley were, endeav j orlng to drive their Bheep to 1 shelter when the atorm broke. , When Perley was found he was ' unconscious In a snow drift. Jury In Deadlock! O M A I I O XX C 1 U A11 Nightj , what may be a nonstop flight. Unable to Agree On j ,no tJ"11)! Preas learned tonight XT m a i from reliable sources. JNotoriOUS Murder From Mexico City he Intend Case: Locked Unto "y to Cuba wltnln the ne" f XJ v. j fortnight. ,rOr illgnt. H It understood here that all . , - arrangements have been settled , , , except permission of the state de- COURT HOUSE. MAYSIpa,,lne",t wh,ch " exDec,ed to I ivnivf" r. , ,. granted forthwith. LANDING, Dec. 7. (U.P.) An official Invitation from The Lilliendahl-Beach jury was unable to reach an agreement after nearly six hours of deliberation, and was ordered locked up for the night. At 11:10 p. m., the five mar ried women and the aeren men who had begun cotsiderlng the case at 5:31 p. m. filed Into the courtroom and announced that thus far they had been nnable to arrive at a verdict. Supreme Court Justice Luther A. Campbell then inquired I whether the jurors wished to ask any questions regarding the i evidence or the law. After eluci dating upon a point which was bothering juror No. 9. Herbert C. Test, an Atlantic City news paperman, the judge told bailiff to lock 'the jurors up. - (Continued on PT Elx) Pershing- Hailed . As Presidential Timber By Many CHICAGO. Dec. 7. (IP) Gen eral John J. Pershing', who to day addressed the American farm bureau federation convention, waa acclaimed by some of the delegates as a candidate for president ot the United States. Aa the general concluded his addresa an enthusiastic farmer leaped to bis chair and shouted: 'Three' cheers for, Tershlng, a candidate for president." The crowded -hall shook with the response and the general was surrounded b those who were 'eager to shake hla hand. J "You're presidential timber", 'A. j.-..- . juu i v m HuuiiisiQ tor prcsiueni. General Pershing," were some of the expressions heard. Later in h,ls hotel Genoral Bershlng said: -""What can I say? I do not talk politics and (here la no state- J nient I can make." Oddities in the Day's News (United Press) MANSFIELD, O.. Dec. 7. (UP) Police are holding Mrs. Lillian Dorahs. 13. tor Invests gallon after complaint by her husbmd James. 25, that she haa been sold for $1,700 by her father to a 57-year-old Richland county farmer. The vouna wife told notice she had been ottered $1,700 It she would divorce her husband j and become housekeeper for Albert Qtnnn, the farmer. She was taken Into custody at the Qulnn farm today. Quinn denied Dorah'a charges ot "a hale," as did the girl's father. Budget Biggest In U.S. History WASHINGTON. Dec. 1 (UP) The largest peace-time budget In the history, of United States waa presented to congress today by President Coolldge. Appropriations of $1.258, 79.1. 765 were requested tor the fiscal year 1929, which exceeds by about $200,000,000 the budget fof the current fiscal year. With the budget, President Coolldge sent a warning to con gress against excessive tax re- ductlon. A tax cut ot mora than $225,000,000 he declared, might "jeopardize ou,r financial stobll-jon lly." LINDYT0TRY non-stop hop intomexico Fly From New York to Mexico City MEXICO CITY. Dec. 7. (UP) Col. Charles A. Lindbergh baa accepted an invitation to flv from j New York to Mexico City on President Calle Is believed either j ; to have) reached Colonel Lind bergh already or to be enronte. Lindbergh, previously tele graphed the president that he ! would undertake such a flight. Martial Law Is . Called To Stop Rumanian Riots VIENNA. Dec. 7. (UP) With eight dead. 4 seriously injured and 100 braised In antl-Hungar- in riot, martial taw aa hMn declared in Groaawardein. Ru- mania, near the Hungarian bor- ter. reports from the frontier said tonight. Soldiers have replaced the J gendames and police In guarding public places in Grosswardeln. al though the riots, ' which began Sunday night with attacks on Jewish students, are believed to have ended. :..: All party leaders in the Hun garian parliament denounced the Incident today aa typical of Ru :nanla'a treatment of minorities. ?Zl Z Deputy Vass told the Bulgar- would Inform iount Bethlen von Bethlen, Hun garian delegate to the league of nations, of the parliament's unan imous Indignation. Legion Selects Nominees To Be Voted On Dec. 21 The nomination officers for the coming year waa made at tho meeting ot the American Legion last night, and the election will be held December 21. The nom inations were aa follows: For commander, John Houston and Louis K. Porter; first vice commander. Leon F. Crawford,. Bogus Dale; third vice command er, Sidney Abbott; adjutant, H. K. Smith; finance officer, Geo. Mclntyre. Executive committee nominees, of whom five, will be elected, are: A. H. Busseman. Dan Crump, Perry O. DeLap, Warren Fruits, Floyd D. McMillan. Fred Hiel bronner, C. C. Kelly, Bert Igle, H. E. Gets, O. D. Matthews, Keith Ambrose, Bogue Dale, Leon Crawford, Louie K. Porter, John Houston. Teams were formed for the membership drive which is to be put on. and Sidney Abbott is to head the "40 and 8" with H. E. Gets at the head of the legion. A Christmas relief committee was appointed composed ot Fen Walte, Jack Franey and Louis Porter, who will take care of any needy ex-service men and families at Christmas time. Peak In 'Wools Prices Reached BOSTON, Dec. 7. (UP) Con tracting for wools In the west Is I unei lu biuw uuwii velum iuur. Dealers are said to be Inclined to proceed cautiously. Higher prices than have already been paid believed by dealers to be out of the question. Receipts at Bos ton during November amounts to 8.995,000 pounds compared with 8, 291, 000 pounds, a year ago. January 1 to end of November 209,000,00 pounds against 164, 000,000 pounds. WON'T HONOR 1MPKR8 SACRAMENTO, Dec. 7. (UP) j side ot the road where she was Governor C. C. Young refused j lying and looked at her. Ober today to honor extradition papers ' Ing that she waa attll breathing, Issued by Governor W. P. Hunt of I the motorist returned to his ma- Arizona for the return to Globe, Arizona, ot Earl B. Smith, wanted a non-support charge. Smith 'was being held at San Ditto. 11 a.r;TTO 1 Jvevivai of Fntnrp; Is Topic Of Aimee Woman Preacher Wins Admiration of Big Audience;. Airrives at 7 p. m. . One-half hour after ar riving from San Francisco via motor, Aimee Semple McPherson, renowed leader' of the Tour Square gospel, stepped forward on the dais at the fair grounds exhibit building and addressed an audience of approximately 2300 persons. Although weary from the long drive, the Angelus temple lead er delivered a spirited message. Her subject was "The Coming Re vival." Religious feeling, according to Mrs. McPherson's sermon, swings like a pendulum from high ardor to relative coldness. It haa dona so since tho beginning; bnt al ( Continued on facw Bix) Prohibitionists Demand Plank In Party Platforms .. WASHINGTON, Dee. J. (UP). Resolutions calling upon the major political parties to nomi nate candidates whose loyalty t? enforcement of the 18th amend- ment la shown by their "utter ances, acta and record" , were adopted by the executive com mittee of the anti-saloon league tonight. Notice was served on the part- ' lea that mere Up service to dry , enforcement would not be ac cepted by the dominant dry , group. "We respectfully call the at- tention of party leaders to the fact that the antl-saloon league ' can accept their professions as sincere and the party as worthy of our aupport only when they name as their standard -bearers in national and state election! men who are loyal to the consti tution, including the - 18th amendment and the Volstead act." the committee declared. Girl Denies Any .Part In Killing HANFORD. Calif., Doc. 7. (U. P.) The sordid murder caae which has roused this town tor ; three days, took three develop ments today: A formal murder "' charge was lodged against Ferry' Allen Coen; Isibelle Artist. 16. who was accused by Coen ot being a party to a plot to "put'" to sleep" her parents, was placed under technical arrest: and the. body of Mrs. Edna Artist who " waa beaten to death by Coen. was burled. Mace Artist, the girl's father, who, with Mrs. Artist, was also the victim of Coen'a murderou attack, was still alive, but his . death, doctors said. Is only a question of time. Isabelle, answering Coen'a ac cusations today, said she had . never been in love with him, never promised to marry him. and knew nothing of the alleged elopement plans. ... Tells Of Inhuman Hit-Run Motorist HAYWARD. Calif., Dec. T. (V P) And now the "atop, lonir and listen" hit-and-run motorist ' Struck down by a machine while walking along the highway. Mrs. Helen Fields saw the mot' orlst stop hi automobile and get out. He walked over to the chine, started' the engine and drove off. - ; I Mrs. Fields waa unable to get the number ol tb car. V I