Tml
th News
The Klamath News
i
Official Faper
City of Klamath Falls
The Klamath News
Official Papet i
County of KlamatK
"THROW AWAY YOUR HAMMER GET OUT YOUR HORN"
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE.. 'SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 1929
Vol. (5, No. G2 Price Five Cents.
(Every Morning Except Monday)
$25,000?IRE BURNS WAREHOUSE
Oregon
Makers
Of Laws
To Meet
Set ion Will Open
Monday in Salem
Governor to Deliver
Message at 2 p. m.
SALKM. Ore. Jim. 1-'.
4 I IT) The state house to
night wuh hII in readiness
lor tho opening of the .'l.'ith
legislature on Monday morn
ing. Throughout tho day tho
building hus resounded to
the blow of hummer and
tho screech of saws it car
penters, electrli-iiins a n d
other workmen have bustled
about putting the finishing
louche to the arrangements
tor the accomodation and
convenience of the law
makers who are expected to
tkgin arriving in tho city
early Sunday afternoon.
Tim public addreas system. In-r!kll-U
for the benefit of tho
pulillr or that portion of It
which doalres to hear the gover
nor deliver his message, wai
tested out late today unci found
to lie In perfect working order.
Two largo horns are siiapcuded
above the pcakr's dr.k In th
bonne of representatives so that
lho In the rritr of Hie hall mnv
hear clearly while the governor
speaks In hl usual ton of voir.
Kor la accommodation of
(Continued nta I'acn fctght)
POSSE HUNTED
BY SOLDIERS
DOUGLAS. Arli.. Jan. 12. f
pi Cowboy and aoldlors were
amassed at strategic points on
Ihs Apache frontier today on tho
lookout for tho expedition If it Ii."
Krnnclaru Flmbrcs, M x I r a it
randier, which ! out from Anna
Prlota. Mexico. January 9. to
wipe out o bund of mammlliis
liifllnnn.
J.-min Vnldcz. policeman, today
commissioned by President
Snrolo of Agua Prletn to rid"
through th snow-covered Sierra
Mndro mountain and to report
back to him on January H. Tim
4 president tonight feared that
Flmbrea and his men may haro
hern surprised by tho Indiana an
they forced their way through
tho deep now.
John Manley Dies
In San Francisco
John Mauley of Klumath Falls
passed awny Friday evening ut
tho t'nlverslty hospital In San
rrnnclsro, according to word re
ceived here yesterday by friends.
Mr. Jlanlcy bad been taking
treatments at the hospital for
Iho pnst. Ilireo months, and It
wns believed that ho was pro
gressing satisfactorily when ho
died aiiddenly. Mrs. Manloy and
her sister, Mrs. John Hhantiahan.
wero nl his hedsldo lit his denth.
Interment will tnko plnco In
Ran Francisco Monday morning,
tho message staled. Mrs. 0. W.
Agor. molher of. Mrs. Manley.
left last night for tho soitthorn
city. Mr. nul Mrs. Mauley havo
a host of friends In this city,
whore they have mndo their
homo for ninny yonrs.
Two Licenses to
Marry Granted
Two marriage licenses wero Is
sued at tho office of tho county
clerk, C. It. DeLap, yesterday.
Kvorott Sumplo and Anita May
Shaffer, both of Klnmalh Falls,
wero tho first couplo lo get
license to marry.
Tho second llconso of Iho dny
wns grunted to I.. Kdgar Charles
4 Wnllenhurg nnd Edna May Wil
son, also of this city,
IRRIGATION
CHANGES IN LAWSilnaictefl
Representatives of all Irrlga
; I Ion districts In Klainnih eoun'v
i met yesterday at tho office of tl.e
jKlaniaih Irrigation district and
drafted Icgl.latlou whlrh will ask
ihn aluln leglaiatnra to pnMN. J.
1 1,. Jacob and A, M Thomas were
upiiolhied to submit the pro
posed tegl-latloll to the lKllll
ivo rointnlileo on Irrigation.
"We will auk only a few minor
change In the Irrigation law to
pirlng them down to date and
( larlfv certain sections." A M.
; Thomas, secretary of ibe Klaei
in tll'irii t and of the Assocl
!alei Irrigation districts, slulcd
; la.l night.
I The changes Include It'gUla
Itlon lhal will uliiipllf furei loKiire
1 prorei'illngN on laud dellmiuent lu
paiiieiu of Irrlrailon lax, an
i amendment that will make blan
ket fiirerlonurn nud a blanket
till to iillel title lawful: no
aiiieudmeut making one m-re the
, minimum amount of land that
! will hoi-barged fur water, though
thoMi who have le-w than our
aire i mild Join the dltrM bv
paying for a full m-re'a fee; a
rllrlit rhallge In the voting Ullall
fleatlona to rlarlfy the law.
The Aioorlntrd IM.lllrti. ulo
!a-ked that all pumping cll-trt l.
In Klamath eoiiniy turn In llirlr
i bills for eleetrlr current f.ir
i powr ptirpoaea In order that the
averago n-i -of power may be
known.
! Jacob, who la president of the
Klamath dl.lrl. t. and Tlionna
onilnned Pago Tsui
: 1
Omheiim f'irrillt
m A ff .
10 APPear Here at
i PnlJiOn tntUlinO'
1 LllLUll
i "Tickets are ou an., an an-
' notincement In this morning's
Newa reads. This meana that a
long anticipated event In Klam
ath Falls la about to come to
pa4, the formal opening ot
Poole's I'ellcnn theater. This
will bo Thursday evening. Janu
ary 17, the advertisment also
l atatea.
I Several hours of entertnlnment
Biich as ono can obtain In n large
i city theater, but setdow 111 a cltv
of this stm. Is on the program
for the opeuiug, with Orpheum
vaudeville as tile premier attrac
tion. Ilealdes this there will ho
appropriate dedicatory ceremon
ies and Culleen Moore In "Syn
thetic Sin," the luteal picture of
this wlnaomo staf.
Iteservatlons for sents may be
mndo by calling 11 2 0 . and tickets
may bo procured at the Pelican
thenter box office.
i A half hour's conversation with
Orphoiim officers In Chlcugn and
tho assigning of a special train
lo carry tho . Orpheum troupe
from this city Frldny night to
San Francisco in time-In keep an
engagement In tho bay metropolis
: Saturday nfternoon, were defin
itely mndo In arrangements Sat
urday morning.
' "ll Will l, lh. flrut limn I I.A
big Orpheum circuit has ever ap
peared In a small city," said Mr.
Poole. "This opening show
Thursday night Is the hundred
per cent Orpheum show that Is
seen In Sun Francisco und Seat
tle. There will ho eight acts,
among which will be a miniature
musical show with twenty par
ticipating. The troupe will nr
rlve Thursday morning on tho
Cascade from Seattle."
Horan to Address
Chamber Luncheon
I . -
I A metiilicrHhlp forum han boon
planned for Iho reirulur chambor
of enmmorco Ittnrhoon noxt Wod-
j Monday noon, January 16. J. A.
(lordon, prcaldont of tho Kind
National bunk, . will preside am
t rhalrman,
I F. T. Horan, of tho Forest
Lumhor company ot Pine UldRo,
will review tho lumber altnatlnn
during (ho pant year and give hla
jviows as lo the outlook for 1929
Mr. Horan tins Just returned from
n trip lo Iho east, and -no dntiht
Will hA nlitn In ,1. vnv l,.,...- I
estlng Information.
The Lions Hungry Four wll
furnish Instrumental music for
the meeting. , This organisation
la greatly In demand, nnd the
forum committee feels Itself for
tunate In securing them for the
program,
GROUP
RIOT ENDED
BY TEAR GAS
HOLM KHItriKi, IM , JHII.
12, i ri'l Tt'ur km boml
hroiitcl.t an end Into lodny to
ttif. riot ut i:.U) iiimulc of
lh IlnltnfHhurR rounty prlton.
who hud overrun their cull
tier and tiik(u rommund of
tlit priumi r-rrdur
Kor 2i Ihmim lln prinoucrt
h id rioted. ld liy ttio In
niutfn of tho 'iiruvvyard'
lion -Hit It ttm prlttonerfl
tttjirtpd tlit nrtlvltlea yoiterdiiy
ifternovn. rout In iied through,
the nlKht and mui h of todiiy.
I'rlKoiiern from tlera I) und I
juliu'd th. other In ntnitlng
tin ti print nc
Thin I'hlladeliihlti polhe
woru akod for aid. Patrol
men from Philadelphia rauin
In with the jcuh honilu und
I-d the iiprlNtiiK.
riot Ktl-k and noon had quel-
Hoover, McNary
Formulate Plans
For Farm Relief
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. (IT)
"gan today formulation of a i
; farm relief and tariff adjuntmcnt
I program for th extra session
Iwhl. - h ho will call about April 15.
He augreatud to Senator Me-,
Nary of Oregon, chairman of th
sonat agricultural rommltteo.
rhange In MrNury's farm relief
bill to embody th Hoover agrl-'
rullurul program.
MrN'ary announced after hla
conference with Hoover that ho
will not attempt to got any furm
leKldatlon at thla efllon, and
Indicated he will tvvle hl meas
ure for auhmlHrilon to the extra
Hex h ton.
Than tho door was cloned def
initely upon any farm relief Icr
Inlatlon at thU nortMon.
I Farm relief and tariff revision
will bo linked In tho extta nes
nlon whloh will he confined to
thene subjects. CoiiRroHxioiit
leaden huvo told Hoover that
both measure can ho enacted
and the spe.lal session adjourned
by July I. It is possible that
democrnts might upset this plun
by seeking 10 onen tho tariff to
a general downward revision,
which is not Mr. Hoover's Idea.
jw ttna
R n It p r T c
DdMr
a r i e I sf-n
'ellah:y.
Acquitted
ft I ll
reaerai Orana JUry
i aii n1
Liavs mi u ante au
Kiddle Killing OH
Burton Baker.
Jan.
rOIJTLANT). Ore..
12. (UP) ilurton Haker,
Klamath Indian, was indict
td here today by u federal
(niitil jury for the murdci
of Iiidwell Riddle on the
Klumath Indian Reservation
November 28.
.1 not lino inn wan ri'i in iii-n
by th.. jury ocnliiHt Mari H-
ker. I ml In ii, (iiartced with mm
pi UH y in t!i murder of Kiddie
lHiili-,1 Crfoie, ,eenil Wife
In questioning conducted by a
department of justice agitut aftci
Ilak'i- and hla wife wen-arrested
and charged with the murder of
Iiidwell Kiddle. Klamath Indian
nii the night of November
IS.
l2. Ilak.r had at first denled'was given late Saturday by Ross
lh. rrfrii
, ,, ......
miit o imiiau Him oi -inn.
meiiin by n.iker that he had a
fluht wlih lllddle. Baker when
confronted with the aecui-atton
stated that his wile, Mar: l;.v
(4 OltillUC4l ou Imic Sovtn)
BUSliislmEN
WILL CONVENE
MKDFOItl). Ore. Jan. 12. if
P 1 The Federal Itu.lness Asso
ciation of Southern Oregon, com
prising Klamath. Jackson and
Josephine counties, will meei
hero next Tuesday, January la.
Members of the association gov-
i i r: iiirn ; ntsios irom tviamaill
Fulls, ('rants Pass, and Ashland
will attend thc meeting.
. . ... . .
ATTAC K TIIAXSPOIST
r.KHI.IN. Jan. 12. ti l") Ills-
patches from Warsaw todav said
that six persons wore killed and
20 wounded when nensunts at
tacked a lumber transport nt
Zolklew. East (lallcla. The at-
tack was attributed to recent ills-
,,i. 1, ,,,.,,. . '
Six policemen were escoriinT
lumber wagons.
tile
The Other Pasture Looks
QUEEN MAUY IS
Now ILL, KING
I.ONIKJX. Jan. 12. (fPI
,'Qtien Mary waa confined to -her
today onder the care of a ;
peclallut. It vii learned j
lir. Cndffrey Hett, throat apec
WIlM, vlalted the queen tonight.
)thia morning and Friday after-
isoon. a
The Central newa acenrr. In
Fan earlier reuort. had aairi that I
.l. . . -
MM .ueen held Indoor at
lluckliigham palace by a alight
cold.
Queen Mary waa reported
to !
he in her own room, whirh com-
'munliatea with tho king's room'
iihrough a drenaing room.
J It was learned today lhat the I
.durheas of fork's father. Lord
Strathmore. lias been ierloualy '
111 vith Inflnenxn in Rrnll.-inri 11m
la showing improvement.
' Meanwhile. King Cieorge con -
progress.
his maj-
of scoteh
iinuea to range ateaay progress.
and it waa learned that
(aty aaked for a
t glass of scoteh
lie sipped some
t lunch.
' of tho ale slowly.
, wtw . - .
j 11131113111 OlOreS
Involved in Big
Merger Completed
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 1. (U',ho.. i- laiI oa felony charges.
f Flrat official announcement
of negotiations Involving a large
merger of chain grocery store
systems In the Pacific northwest
' M.IhIch k.. A I .
' ' . tt"'u"
mores in tnts aistrici. wno will
be in charge ot the large string
of stores to operate in Spokane,
Seattle. Tacoma and Portland.
Approslmately 400 stores are for ail county purchases to be.
S'ld to be Involved In the deal,'.. (Conilnned nta Page Two!
vrrurii sround ts.ooo.ooo.
Melntyre
;;rrv:i
International
company, operating the 0th Cen -
tury stores. Together with Chas.
fc. Marr. of Spokane, owner of ( ' ! phone company is one of the po-
the Marr stores in Spokane and I I XIVKK3ITY OF OREGON. I )t.at factors of the state, in
Seattle. he will be In control of Eugene. Jon. 12. (Special) Del- ; eluding In its ramifications, lob-
all establishments taken over in
,!" m""-
Tho Marr stores In Sookane
and Sea! ggly Wiggjl Z
.. . , .. , , ,
"i'i"3. .murnii slum in I a
coma. Stone's stores, with head-
quarters In Portland. Thrift gro-
cers. Eag:e stores and 20th Cen-
tury stores are the organitatlona
involved.
ATLANTA fin. .Inn l i fl .
Cn.. Jan. 12. (UPi
Clinton fames, form.r tre..
urer of the Southern Baptist
Homo Mission board, charged
with euihetzlemcnts totaling
1,. ti una ami i-i ...
trial February
12
It was an-
1 nounced today.
Greener!
n
OTCIljpris()ners
To Pound
Boulders
... Wl .
lOUTt ASkS engineer
. i r;i-
X". A , .
Vnange rurcnasingi i earner juries this week
M . U J. j nId convlrted Heaa' alleged con-
memoai. ifederate In the alaylng John
" niymyer and 14-year-old John '
: Curry --of flrat degree murder, j
That the county prisoners nd recommended life sentences j
will goon be working on "the
jrock pile" is seen by action
1 of the county court which
d instructed County
' ' u, j
tnifineer G. B. Henry and
t-nifineer u. u. Henry ana
County Roadmastor Charlef
Spidell to locate a suitable
rock quarry where prisoners
may be put to work making
"little ones out of big ones."
The grand Jury which met In
December recommended that
eonmv nrisoners. other than
. . . w .. . ,K
Zl-,., como.iition with
'' .
County Clerk C. It. DeLap wax
1 ordered lo ,dvertise for bids for,m"ud to thc 'cfslauire by the
embalming
and burying county
dependents who die during the
year.
Tho court unanimously wen,
i on record making it necessary .
basin youths
1 rp Pn"WVa7"MTTri'M '
' nl tVll T AJll X i
eKates from Klamath Falls to
' the ninth annual high school con-
. . .v
, EU
" i .i ii i uh Hll . " .
,
sessions, which began Friday
morning. Klamath Falls re pre-j
sentatlves are Jack Harney. Helen
Cofer. Embert Fossum. Nadine
(O'Flaherty. Harriet Hunter. Hel-
. eno Loe. Mary Ellen Bradford,
and Miss Kathrvn I rich, fac-
and -Miss Kathryn llrlrh, fac-
ultv adviser.
The necessity of "making
! good" in school as a preliminary j
j to making good In lite, was I
; i.r..it t.v rhnrin. P Deinst. in.!
perlntendeut of schools at Dolce, I
Idaho, who spoke at the genera! 1
i assembly, which opened the con-.;
forence Frlrlav morning. His '
talk was preceded by a welcom- i While the tickets for the ex
Ing talk by Hugh Biggs, assistant curslon leaving Klamath Falls.
:.i... .f men .' t.m nnlversitv. ! January 25. will read to San
and a short address by Dr. Ar-1 Francisco, and return, the very
inold Bennett Hall, president of, liberal return limit of ten days
!the university.' Dr. Hall express-j will enable those who so desire
ed the hope that the delegate! to take additional trips at re
i would return to their homes with j dared rntes from San Francisco,
'a broader philosophy of life and j Los Angeles can be Teachcd
' a better understanding of tho ' thc following night after depar-
state's higher educational work , ture from Klnmath Falls: San
Alturas Road
C:il Dr,klrt
Ollll I (USUU1L i
The Klamath Falls branch of
the Oregon State Motor associa-
hlnn gives out the report that the
j Klamath Falls-Alturas road is
I still firmly frozen and the stage
I Is making schedule tlmo over
that route. Cars are advised to
make tho trip early In the morn-
ing. however, when there Is lit-
tle danger ot the road thawing,
Although tho stage from Alturas
to Snsiinvllle Is not operating,
! private cars are still making the
I trip.
The Bedding office of the Cali
fornia association has advised
that the road to Alturas Is still
: frozen and In good condition,
i however, motorists should currv
IsklH chains in ease of thaw. The
Bleber-Snssnvllle rout is also!
open.. The Yreka office reports
that from Redding east to Bleber
on the Ilcdding-Susanvllle road.
Is vevy rough running across
adobe f'ats and s passable only
at such times as It remains solid-
ly frozen and after any kind of
a thaw the road is considered
! impassable.
: E. n. Ahnrsi, Klamath attor-jof
iiey, loft yesterday tor Astoria In
j attend to legal mnttors. He will
I return Monday.
THIRD WITCH
HIRD WITCH
MURDERER IS
FOUND GUILTYTJ K i.
I COl'RTHOOM, York, Pa.. Jan.
jli. Wllbert Una. third defend
lant In th "bex" killing ot Nel
,'aon Hehmeyer. 68-year-old far
mer recluie, waa found guilty" of
iaecond degree murder by a jury
i late today. .
I Ilea waa the only on of the !
'three wltrh murder defendant to'
eaeape with leaa than life Im-!
I prlannment. '
I The law provides for accond
Idcgree murder a term of 10 to!
,t0 iprt"-it.
I Ior lntm- :
rr,. nnt
I eiepnOIie IvflieS
j Hlffh in OreffOH
iiigH HI VICgOIl,
D n T i
D C p Tc C.ArnJ
' w v IS oLOicQ
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 12. (C
P, The telephone rates In Ore
gon are too high. The Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph com
pany has been able to forestall
reculative legislation by political
J activity. The puhlic service com-
misaion nas oeen ictnargtc In In-
! vemlgatlng the telephone aitna-'0.
.Hon. Cities should be given
power lo tix telephone rates.
! These are few of the rccom-
mendatlons which will be sub-
rnmmittee appointed to atudy the
1 '" '"" ."""."'...'' '
mt nt of the committee made here
today.
-
" """ "..i i
, - j destroyed by a section crew from
. ;iCullouln-wbi;u le4 I" tint.
I" ' ' '. ,r 'f o move them to safety. The In
UeprcsentattToa
"u ."r"1" L if'
Mfiu. juines ri. nazieii oi nunil
Kivcr, and Col. A. E. Clark
Portland. I
The report cites that the tel!
! byists representing not only Itself
i " , '''', "Independent" com-1
panies which are controlled by
" "
irniiB ii i ,1 r i :i i irnm isnnriaifMi
j Bell companies,
The public service commission
1 has ceased to act as an agent ot
, tne public, tne report states, anu
has set Itself up as a judicial
j body, with the result that if
wouiu ne useless ior uie puouc
wouiu ne useless ior me puouc
- " " rom exorouani
telephone rates- from the com-1
mission.
:
All C
; All iruutiiv.ti
Potoc T nworod !
iittlCa JUUV ClCUi
; Diego Is about a four-hour trip
j beyond. The racing season is
: ou at Tia Juana and this quaint
Mexican city is tho mecca for
many tourists, and
trip well
; worth while.
; The orange and lemon groves,
the oil wells and the beautiful
trip via the coast line between
San Francisco and Los Angeles
will bo enjoyed. This in addlt-
inn to a visit In San Francisco,
enjoying Its theatres, restaur-
ants, hotels, fisherman's wharf,
Chinatown, the Lntlu quarter, al-
ways fascinating, and the many
other attractions (hat only San
Francisco can offer, will make a
trip well worth while, filled with
real enjoyment nnd amusement.
Root Sentenced
Then Paroled
'
Leslie W. Boot was yesterday,
sentenced to three years in the;
"-ate penitentiary by Judge Fred i
It. Coddord in Juvenile court, j
and was then paroled to tne dis-1
trict attorney's office. I
Root and Louis Eck. Jr., re-
cently confessed to entering the
Oeorge Bratton store, 201 East
i Main, and stealing cash, grorer-
;les, and merchandise on the night
January 4..
Eck will appear In Juvenile
court Tuesday. Hoot Is 1!, Eck
says that he Is 18,
it. u
tiiUIIlDer,
Bray Mill
Is Razed
1 0-.. ft j i m
- 'CTC" nuiiurcq inou
j sand Feet Box Shook
destroyed
Cause
Unknown.
By W. J. KERRIGAN .
j CHILOQUIN, Jan. 12.
(News Special) Fire of tin-
Ik"0" CUS6' 8"Spected. ?f
being of incendiary - origin
,. . . ' . . ' ' ,.L.
last night destroyed the lum
ber storage ' warehouse at
the Bray Mill White Pine
company plant five miles
east of here tonight at about
10 o'clock.
William Bray, owner ot the
plant, estimated the loaa at 1 35,-
which Is partlallr covered
y Insurance.
Dog Car Saved .
The warehouse, located oa the
Southern Pacific line, and filled,
with approximately seven hun
dred thousand feet of box shook
ready for shipment, was com
pletely destroyed. ( - 1
Several box cars on the S.- P.
, ..urn .i. -no M.ra ncai Butav
destroyed by a section crew from
tens, 'heat melted the window
tense 'heat cracked the window
in tuTflral ltvltir ntisrlffp ran nn
o.'I.k. r -
Know Savs Dwellings
, snow blanket probably saved
nearly a dozen dwellings In th
(Continued on Page Eight)
I .
TLVIPSON ASKS
i -
' MORF RFFTfi
MOUNT VERNON. Wash., Jan.
13, (UP) The northwest's surar
beet industry today 1 facing;
crisis, J. W. Tlmpson told mem
bers of the chamber, of com
u. .7..
. ..mat.ou .. .er.uus, .u-o-
son said, and can only be met bjr
.the sugar beet growers them-
(selves ......
At the present time, ne de
I dared, there is not sufficient raw
materlal furnished to warrant tha
operation of the Utah-Idaho
Sugar company at Bellngham, ot
whlrh he Is district manager.
Timpson expressed the hops
that the farmers will correct thla
condition themselves with in
creased acreage and tonnage.
i
Lake Skating
Said No Good
Skating on upper lake Is now
practically ruined by bumps la
the ice which is melting, and
leaves a tine slush on the sur
face, according to skaters. The
pond at Lake Shore Inn resort
Is very good for skating, those
who enjoy the sport report.
Flapper Fanny Sayat
VO-.'t a K tca.uc r.
girl Just can't br both tong
fnced and broadinlnded.