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Vol. 5, No. 180 Price FIvp f its.
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1928
(Every Morning Except Monday)
S.UC IVOR GIVENtlTALIA'S GREW
Klamath 1
Pig Bill
Is Found
Guilty Of
Grafting
Chicago' Anti-Briton
Said to Have Picked
Up Large Pot of
Lucre
CHICAGO, June 20. (U
P) Mayor William Hale
) Thompson, two other city
officials, and other were
found guilty today of con
spiracy In employing cx
' pert for local Improvement
in previous Thompson ad
ministrations, and ordered
to make rcHtitution in the
amount of $1,732,279.23.
Two ml estate oxperte named
In III original aull . " KrnMt If.
Lyons and Arthur 8. Marigold,
paid back more tuau KOO.000
since tha alart of llio (rial, and
i wara -omitted from thq raalllutlun
order of tha court today.
Tboae found guilty today with
Mayor Thnmpsou wero George F.
Harding, former county treas
urer, Percy V. Cofflu, reul etnle
man, Michael Vaharty. prealuent
of the board of local linprove
manta and Kdward Waller, real
aetata expert.
'RAILROADCAMP
TOBEATKENO
i-
Weyerhaeuser 'njmber company
will establish a ramp of about
CO men In tha vicinity of Keno
round tha Fourth of July. It
wae announced lent nls lit by of
flctala ofaMhe company. -
No nttn are needed, the offic
iate announced, to till out the
quota, i contractor! will be em
ployed In the work, and the con
tractors selected have full crewa.
At present, work on clearing
, right-of-way hi progressing rap
Idly, but no grade haa been put
up aa yet.
Tha new ramp will do grading
only. It waa announced. No
track will be laid until later In
the eeaeon. The company expect
to extend Ita logging line to
Spencer creek tbla yoar, It waa
announced. .
Suggest Change In
Market Road Line
J. Taylor and W. Moore, of
Poe Valley, and A. M. Thomas
of Klamath Falln were cnnforlng
with County Judite F. It. Ooddard
and Commissioner Short yester
day concerning the routlug of
the Ioe Vallcy-Mulln market
road.
It la the contention of tlie
three men that the road can bo
routed .In a more aatlafactory
manner than the present survey.
The court haa taken the matter
under advisement, and will con
fer, with other residents of the
Toe Valley and Malln districts
to see If the proposed alteration
meets with the approval of the
majority.
Bremen Completes Circle
Of Globe- Wildly Feted
BERLIN, June 20, ' (UP) On
Templehot field, from which they
started for Ireland three months
ago on a trans-Atlantic flight,
tha crew of the monoplane Brem
en landed today before a frensled
crowd of two hundred thousand
persons.
! They had flown from Bremen
and halted at Newburgh atter
which they took wing to the cap
ital escorted by a squadron ot
airplanes.
' When the machine bearing the
fliers Captain Hermann Koehl,
Baron Gunther Von Huenefeld
and the Irishman, Major James
Fitimaurlce appeared In the sky
forty atrplanoa leaped off the
.field and. flaw out to moot them.
Other airplanes circled about.
TWE 'DEAD
IN it YHWEST
STORK' VREAS
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma
Moat Severely Stricken
Transportation Crippled
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. June 20
(IT) Southwestern slates were
apprehensive tonlfht as reports
from tornado stricken aectlona
brought the death toll to 11.
Wind storms, tornadoes, and
cyclones that ripped through Mis
souri, Kansas and Oklahoma con
tinued today and threata of floods
added to tha danjtor of storms
In other sections.
According to reports received
st llurbank. Okie., a Mrs. Har
rison and her baby were killed
by falling debria In a tornado
that struck. Webb City early to
day. One child waa killed, one man
waa Injured seriously and IS
others suffered minor Injuries
when a twister demolished the
home Df Joe MrKlhen. two miles
east of Koutb Coffoyvllle, Okla.,
todsy. The child, llsrbsra Km
Ing. four months old, suffered
a fractured skull. Tbe baby's
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Two Killed, Three
Wounded in Slav
N Parliament Row
VIKNNA. June 20. (CP) A
clsah between government and
opposition parties In tho Jugo
Hlsvlan parliament, following a
filibuster by tho opposition, re
sulted todsy In the killing of Paul
Itadltrh, president . of tbe Croa
tian peaaunt'a party, and deputy
llassarlcek. secretary of the party
by the radical deputy Itonlca
Kadllra. . .
Several other Croatian and
farmers deputies were wounded.
lucludlng Hcphsn , rtndltch a
brother of the president of the
Peasant party, and deputies
(Iranja, Jolaaltch and Pcrnar.
When the chamber of deputies
reassembled today (hero was an
exchange of bitter words be
tween' Itonlca Itadltcb and Per-
nsr, vice-president of tho Croa
tian petfsant's party. Then Its
ditch -drew a revolver. Or, Bas-
sarlcek Intervened, but tho radi
cal deputy cried ' :
'111 kill any one who comes
between me and Pernar."
Then ha began ahooltng. Passat-trek
was killed Instantly. Paul
lladltch vainly sought to save his
brother, Btophan, when tha radi
cal turned the revolver on
Stephen. Paul aprang forward
and received the bullet tn his
own breast. He died on the way
to the hospital.
A third shot entered Stephen's
abdomen, seriously wounding
him. '
The assassin escaped In an
automobile but later sur.enderod
to the police.
King "Alexander hurried to the
hospital with hsl .own . private
physician and atood by as the
physician removed the bullet
from Stephen Itadltrh's abdomen.
The deputy's condition was de
clared serious but not critical.
The entire city of Zagreb went
Into mourning for tho dead Croa
tian leader. Shops were closed
and 'draped In black.
ANOTHKIt ACTRKHS
1.03 ANGELES, June 10, (UP)
Mae Murray, screon star, today
was awarded a 132,295 judg
ment against Jack Donovan, actor
and architect, for asserted mis
representation of the value of a
home he sold her.
I A delegation of hlah officials.
diplomats and prominent men
gathered on the field. The
crowda repeatedly broke through
police . cordons In their enthu
siasm.., Vice Chancellor Oscar Hergt
greeted Koehl and Von Hunefeld
as "pioneers ot German civilisa
tion." lie apoke ot tha federal,
Prussian, Bavarian and Wuertt
emborg governments.
Lord Mayor Boes of . Berlin
paid tribute to all throe. The
roar of "Deutschland Ueber
A lies" drowned the welcoming
speeches.
"In honoring, these heroes I
desire td ray homage to the Ger
man and Irish races for their
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Girl Ace
Receives
Marriage
Proposal
Buys New Gowns;
Longs for Former
Lowly Position;
Pilots Slumber
LONDON, June 20 (UP)
Miss Amelia Earhart laid
aside her borrowed clothes
tonight and donned a newly
purchased party frock. The
firat woman to fly tho At
lantic ocean was attending
a dance at the embassy club
and no woman -not. even
a famous one who prefers
aviation and sociology to
parties finds a new gown
distasteful.
Miss Karhart announced that
she would sail for New York
within a week and would not
visit tha continent, .
She appeared today In bor
rowed clothea ready to eppe with
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New York Officer
Dislikes Divorce;
Placed In Bastile
rtKNO. Nevada, June 20. (U
P) Samuel 8. I.lppert, chief rec
ord clerk of the reglstrar'a of
fice of New York county. New
York, waa placed In jail for con
tempt of court here tonight after
he had energetically but unsuc
cessfully contested bis wife's di
vorce ault.
"Nevada divorce laws ore a
menace to the cltlsens of the
country," I.lppert. who Is also
a member of the New York bar,
said while addressing Judge Geo.
K. Ilsrtlett, before whom tho trial
was held.
The eastern official waa ar
rented ion affidavits of his wife's
attorney, who claimed .I.lppert
plauned to leave Iteno Immediate
ly without paying S300 attorney's
recs and 1100 alimony for his two
children as the court had order
ed. Ills hall was fixed at SiOO
and ho was assigned a oil when
he tailed to pay t. j
It Seems
DEMOCRATS WORRY
OVER PROHIBITION
AT HOUSTON MEET
HOUSTON. Tex.. June 20, (U
P) Only one thing really wor
ries democratic leaders assemb
ling here for their national con
vention tbt fear of an outburst
of tempers over prohibition.
Everything else, they feel. Is
adjusting Itself naturally. 4 . 1
The aomlnatloa ef Oovaraor
Smith, most of them believe, will
coma not later than the second
or third ballot. Smith forces
dominating tha convention are
prepared to do anything to pro
mote harmony over naming tbe
vice-presidential candidate.
Farm relief, It la expected, will
be dealt with In a plank which
will go farther than the repub
licans did at Kaasaa City. J Tha
McNary-Haugen equalisation fee
plan will not be named, but tbe
plank will be drafted to cover
tha object sought In that bill
Talking Picture
Hailed as Help
Further Growth
HOLLYWOOD. June 20. (UP)
The "talking" picture, enigma ot
the film world. Is welcomed by
producers as an aid to further
promotion ot the Industry, Will
Hays, president of the Motion
Picture Producers and Distribu
tors of America, Inc., told , bis
board of directors In Now York
today.
In the report, given ouU by
the association's local ' office".
Hays declared "the 'talkie' will
not binder progress already made
any mors than radio abolished
newspapers, phonographs ended
symphony concerts or sutomoblles
wiped out railroads."
' The Industry. Hays' report con
tinued; waa never more ready for
new developments nor In aa good
shape In the way ot personol
and resources than It is today.'
It declared the Interests of other
Industries are so, Inter-related
with the motion picture business
as' 'to create Identical objectlvea.
Investments wore estimated at
12,000,000,000.
Hays declared there Is no for
eign Invasion by American films
and said American pictures go
abroad by Invitation.
"The people ot the world vwant
them, despite activities of foreign
governments to lessen effective
ness ot the Amerlcsn film Indus
try by practically subsidising In
digenous film production," Hays
told his directors.
That He Chooses
without' committing the party
specifically to this .particular
form ef machinery. . ,
A proposal for any extra ses
sion to deal with farm relief Is
urged by aoms democratic lead
era such as Representative Cor
ded Hull, of Tennessee, a demo?
erotic presidential candidate. The
party Is almoat certain to prom
ise an extra session.
One trend, unusual for a dem
ocratic convention, la tbe dispo
sition to go lightly oa tariff re
vtskm. Certain revisions, to
equalise Industry and agriculture
and to eliminate special Instances
of favoritism will be urged. But
oa tbe whole, the democratic
party Is, for thla year at least,
drifting away from Its former
ideal of free trade. It Is leaning
strongly toward a species ot moa
(Coetieeed oa Pace 8lx)
Eugene O'Neill's
Wif e To Sue for
Divorce In Reno
NEW YORK. June 20. (UP)
The New York Dally Newa to-
j night published a copyrighted
story aaserttng mat sirs. Eugene
O'Neill, wife of the playwright,
will go to Wexioo or Reno; Nev
to file suit for divorce In tbe Int
ro edlste future, ' -,'.'.,
Mrs. O'Neill, . the . story said,
announced that- al) questions ot
financial auDoort .and custory ot
' t I n MIiImii tia.1 luu n at -
I tied. Divorce will be asked on
grounds ot desertion and incom
jpatltstllty. ehe eatd. . .
. According to tbe News' story,
O'Neill fs In Frsnce. ' where the
name ot Charlotte- Monterey, a
former film beauty, has been
linked wlth that of the famous
author. ,( -
Here Is Your Hat;
What's Your Hurry
PHOENIX, Arts., June 20, (H
P) When his guests refused to
heed his announcement that the
party was over and that he wish
ed to retire for the night, J.
Vlllabobaa hauled out a six
shooter and a shotgun and broke
up the party - in true western
style. Three ot the guosts were
slightly wounded tn the hurried
exodus that followed. The irate
host disappeared after ILe shoot
ing.' .
to Fish
LOGGING TRAIN
IN BIG CRASH
BEYOND OLENE
Fir Car Derailed, Two
Overturned; .Wrecking
Crew Summoned
Five cars of logs left the
rails, and two cars turned com
pletely over when tbe afternoon
logger of tbe Oregon California
and Eastern railway wrecked
yesterday afternoon at Pine Flat,
three miles the other aide of
Oleae. aear the Klamath Falls
Lakevlew highway.
No one waa hurt.
The first car to leave the rails
waa fcur cars behind the engine.
It waa thought that a spreading
rail caused tbe car to jump tbe
track, but first band Informa
tion waa lacking as officials ot
the rosd were at tbe scene of
tbe accident until a late hour
last night. Four cars In suc
cession after the first then left
the rails, two ot them turning
completely over. ,
The engine stayed on the track,
and came on Into Klamath Falls,
returning with a wrecking crew,
which at an early hour this
morning waa engaged In getting
tbe cars back on the track and
repairing the damaged roadbed.
Tbe train consisted of 20 cars
of loga and a caboose.
Mrs. Glab Charged
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With Slaying of
Chicago Druggist I
LOS ANGELES. June 20. (UP)
Has!.. Glab. and her 17
year-old- irleee,-- Miss "Ethel O.
Kaser, were charged with first
degree murder ot the former's
husband. John I. Glab, wealthy
Chicago druggist, in a complaint
Issued by the district attorney's
office late today.
The case will not be taken be
fore the grand Jury, deputy, dis
trict attorney Clifford Thorns
announced. He said the women
would probably be arraigned to
morrow and that Immediate trial
would be sought.
The action came atter a coro
ner's Jury hsd failed to pene
trate tbe mystery surrounding the
slaying of Grab as he stepped
into his automobile at his Vsu
Nuys borne late Monday night.
After a brief consideration of
evidence, the Jury found that he
died ot a gunshot wound Inflicted
by "parties unknown.
Suspicion waa first levelled at
Mrs. Glab when a neighbor, Mrs.
J. Goodrich, told officers she
saw a "woman in white" leave
the automobile and run into tbe ;
Glab home a tew seconds atter
the fatal shot wss firrnl.
H. Work Named
, For Chairman
' WASHINGTON. June 20, (UP)
Dr.' Hubert Work, secretary of
the interior, has been selected aa
the new chairman of the repub
lican ' national committee, it was
learned today from an authori
tative aource;
Work is understood to have
the support of Herbert Hoover,
republican presidential nominee.
The formal announcement is ex
pected to be made Thursday atter
the selection haa been ratified by
a special convention committee of
26 republican leaders."
Young Director Defies
Advice Of Older Heads
HOLLYWOOD. June 20. (UP)
In the fact of Wall street's dic
tum that extravagance In film
making must cease, Howard
Hughes, a 2S-year-old Houston,
Texas, youth, has passed the $1,
800,00 mark In production ot
"Hell's Angels." his drama of
war in the air.'
About the time old establishes
executives launched their now fa
mous economy campaign, Hughes
colored the movie business and
began production on an extrava
gant scale.
The film career of the youth,
whose income Is reported as
$15,000 a day, la a testimonial
to one who rofused tc allovr
wealth' to kilt ambition.
The belief that "it takes money
Suffering Men Dance
Leap, As Food Drops
From Circling Plane
Major Maddalena Unable To Land; Sees No
Sign of Amundsen; Attention of Relief
Expeditions Turned to Search for Ex
plorer; Braganza Sends Shore Party
KINGS BAY, Spitzenbergen, June 30. (UP) General
Umberto Nobile and five of the crew of the lost dirigible
Italia, were found on an ice floe today by Major Mad
dalena, Italian aviator. He dropped them guns, ammu
nition, food, and cigarettes, while the castaways danced
joyfully about .their desolate encampment Maddalena
was unable to make a landing.
This first relief for the Italian explorers came 26
days after their dirigible, returning from flight over
the North Pole, and weighted with ice, suddenly des
cended, smashed the gondola in which Nobile and eight
of his crew were riding, and carried the remainder in '
the unmanageable baloon northward before a gale.
Richfield Concern
Acquires Stock in
Pan American Co.
LOS ANGELES, Juna 20, (UP)
' R,'h";ld1 u ot
r-llfnrnl. tnnlrht announced ac
quisition of all outstanding vot
ing stock In the Pan-American
Western Petroleum company from
.k.. r . ..
jand Edward. u Dohenyw,
In addition' the Richfield com
pany purchased all of the crude
and refined products, distribut
ing facilities, steel and concrete
storage, service stations and tank
steamers owned and operated by
the Petroleum Securities com
pany. I
Richfield announced a contract
with Petroleum Securities and
Doheny for the latters' entire
production of crude oil for e
period ot tea years. The deal
was at current posted market
price and Included a contract for
the entire output ot caalnghead
gasoline. .
In addition to the Toting, or
"A" stock, Richfield acquired a
substantial block ot Pan-American
"B" shares, the announce
ment aald. In the near future
Richfield will submit a proposal
for exchange of lta sharea for
the balance ot Pan-American
'B.'
Richfield also purchased the
physical - properties. Including
marine terminal and distributing
facilities, ot tbe Pacific Petrol
eum. Products company on San
Francsco bay.
The transaction resulted In the
retirement of Petroleum Securi
ties company. Pacific Petroleum
Products company and the Do
heny Interests from the refining
and marketing ot petroleum pro
ducta on the west coast.
It waa expected Rtchfleld's
crude oil production, with the
addition ot that contracted tor,'
would be 65,000 barrels daily.
LICKV MAX
LOS ANGELES, June 20. (UP)
Charles H. Magee, court reporter
can collect $30,000 from the
county tor transcripts ot the Jul
ian Petroleum trial, a jury in
superior court decided today.
to make money," ran true in
Hughes' case. He Inherited thq
Hughes Tool company, manufac
turers ot oil drilling equipment
from his father, and the millions
pived the way to Hollywood's
financial Inner circle.
Calloused old executives shook
their heads aa Hughes threw his
money into production. First
came "Two Arabian Nights," co
starring William Boyd and the
ugly Louis Wolhelm. Hollywood
saya the picture cost too much,
but Jt. was a success from both
box otrice and entertainment
standpoints.
. Next followed Thomas Megh
an's new vehicle, "The Racket,"
from the atage success, which
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Major Maddalena said Roald
Amundaen, South Pole discoverer .
who left Tromsoe Monday after- '
noon with Major Rene On'.lbaud
la a French Latham seaplane to
search tor Nobile was not. at the
encampment. No word had come
frem Amundsen since his de
parture with sufficient fuel for
an 18-hoor flight, and It was
believed he might have found No
bile and landed nearby.
Fear Felt ,
Grave fears were -f.lt tonight
for . Amundsen's safety, aepeclas-
. (OosUhswed Pace Five) ,. .
UONS CLUB v
NAMES HEADS
Officers elected for the ensu
ing year for the local Lions club
were announced at Tuesday's
regular meeting of the clnb held
at Llnkhavea. They are T. Rich
ardson, I president; Fred Hous
ton, vice-president; Lee Craw
ford, secretary and treasnror.
Merle Stroud, Tall Twister, and
Dr. J. J. Goble, Lion Tamer. ,
Two new directors, Clnadf
Davis and Barry Poole, were
chosen to serve with Walter Rob
inson . Waggoner and James
Baker. ..Waggoner and Baker
are holdovers from last year. -
i
Pinnaor Po-itons-
w fs . wva Vll ay .
Called by Death
. . .
Harvey L. Swift, 75. passed
away in Klamath Falls Wednes
day, after aa Illness, ot several
days. .'
' Deceased had been a resident
ot Klamath county tor nearly 20 .
years, having been employed by
rartous lumber companies In this
section as welt as doing other
varieties of work.'
He Is survived by a daughter
in San Francisco. Swift was a
member ot the- Klamath Falls
chapter Benevolent and Protec
tive Order ot Elks. The remains
are at the Earl Wbltlock funeral
home where friends may calll
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
Flapper Fanny Say a (
Tbe sheriff may not be aa etec
trtclan, bat be attaches auugr
radto. "..','.
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