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July 13, iy.13
PAU1S tauH!
BOARD STARTS
REALLOCATION
OF ROAD F
PORTLAND. July II iPi Re
allocation of 1500,000 of federal
fundi to conform to new re.-uli-tlons
wss half completed by the
state bichway commission before
the Ion day's meetine; ended
her lata last nlsht. The mrncy
to ba spent Inside city limits
as peeled from outside hlph
waya. but not yet placed defin
Itely In municipalities.
The 1500,000 was peeled from
the primary system program as
follows: Albany-Mlla Post. S.S,
IJS.000; Multnomah llne-Mlddle-ton,
180.000; South Yamhill
river bridge. IJO'.OOO; Neahkah
nle mountain grading. $33,000:
upper Soda-East, $25,000; Salem
llljhee grading and paying. $113.
000; Astoria-Young's bay bridge
and approach. 1S5.0OO: Siskiyou
atralghtenlng. $7J,000; Pixte
Llme grading and topping. $45.
000. Port lander Low
Harold Blake of Portland was
low bidder both on project B.
Hubbard - Woodburn section,
$10!. 191. 15. and on project C.
Woodburn-Brooks aectlon. $111.
$80. The Northwest Roads com
pany of Portland, bidding $10 J.-
15. was low on project A. Can-by-Hnbbard
aectlon. which bid
. was held np.
. The bids war JS.700 under
previous bids, but R. H. Bal
dock, stata highway engineer, ei
plalned that $10,000 worth of
work had been added nnder new
specifications, so that tha atate
actually aayed $1.700 by re
adyertlsing the projects.
Battle SUra Board
Heated arguments orer type
of construction for the fire Ore
gon coast highways featored the
lata afternoon session yesterday,
with some timber interests de
manding tha spans be built of
timber aa against concrete as
outlined by tha state bridge en
gineer. The battle started when J. E.
Mackie, structural engineer rep
resenting the National Lumber
Manufacturers'. West Coast m
bermen'e. Western Pine and
Willamette Valley Lumber as
sociationa appeared before the
commission and directed personal
remarka against C. B. McCul
lough, atate bridge engineer.
Mackie had proceeded but a
short distance with his cross ex
amination when Leslie M. Scott.
Tlalbly angry at the manner the
wooden bridge discussion was go
ing, ended Maekie'a personal re
marks and demanded he keep his
arguments confined to the
bridges. Scott declared the com
mission had every confidence in
McCullouah and would not toler
ate any "bullyragging by you or
anyone else."
Maekle ssld trie lumbermen
Co-cd Beauty Hollywood-Bound
If A'-vTM j
10 DIE AS HEN
COOKS SOUTHWEST
KAN'S A 8 CITY. July IS. (AP
A Rasi-liifc, mi srorvhnd south
wijt today hojvd for the clouds
fonvHHt by went her ohnerwrs to
allvtnt somewhat tlie heat that
can sod four deaths Tuesday.
Two died In Pallas. Tex.,
wher tha mercury reached 104
and two surcutnltrd In Oklnhoma,
on In the capital city and one
near Perry. Oklahoma Oily 'a
106 equalled the record set there
in July, lH.
II til Vernon. Tex., topped all I
htKh temperature rvadtnRs with
115, the city' tweniy-fit con
seeutlve day of lOtf-desro weath
er. It was, a new high (or the
season aa was the 10? record
ed at Sherman, Tex.
He port ml temperatures In Kan
sas and Missouri did not ranne
bo high hut the population swelt
ered. Knnni City's maximum
waa 92. Wichita reported tS.
Recent rain in parts of Mis
souri and Kaunas came fn time
to save crops but two federal
cop statist Irian In Oklahoma
City predicted failure of the corn
erop in the state unices rain
falls quickly. Robert V. Chand
ler. Okluhoma state fish . and
name warden, said thousands of
fish were dying "because the
water is too hot."
Train's Design
Adds to Speed
A wealth of lustrous vary hair helped Miss Lucille Land. North
western t" Diversity co-ed of Evans ton. 11L, win the title of the
"most beautiful colWe girl in a national contest conducted by a
college nasal ine. Here's the winner, her face turned toward
Hollywood and a morie test.
wanted timber construction as
a matter of principle and would
not be satisfied with tbe fact
that as much or more lumber
would be ased on the five major
span in the $3, 600,000 projects
as "forma" for concrete. He
said they wanted timber ap
proaches. W. C. T. U. To Hold
Big Dry Meeting
All dry forces In the city are
asked to meet with the W. C
T. l, Monday evening, July 17,
In a mass meeting at the First
Methodist Episcopal church.
Plans for a campaign to be car
ried on nnder the auspices of the
W. C. T. U. preceding the special
election July 21. will be discussed.
Members of the W. C. T. V.,
who held a regular meeting Tues
day afternoon, extended a vote
of' thanks to Mayor W. E. Ms
honey for vetoing the pool hall
beer bill, and to the members
of the council who supported the
mayor 1n his stani.
Recovery Act To
Be Explained Here
At a mass meeting of the Mill
and Timber Workers to be held at
Scandia hall, at Ninth and Wal
nut, at 10 a.m., Sunday. July l.
T. R. Gillenwaters. district at
torney, will explain the workings
of the national recovery act.
which is desicned to increase em
ployment and purchasing power
by eliminating low wane and
price cutting abuses In industry
and business.
On Thursday evening, at 8
o'clock, Mr. Gillenwaters will ad
dress a meeting of the retail
clerks on the same subject.
IK)LP AHEAD
SHAUGHNKSSY HEIGHTS
GOLF COURSE. Vancouver. B. C ,
July 12. (A3) Frank Dolp. Port
land. Ore., sharpshooter, was one
np over Cecil Coville, Vancouver,
at the end of the first nine hole
In the second round of the Cana
dian Amaaeur Golf tournament
here today. Dolp's card was 1$
I one ovpt par.
Don't Read This!
BUT. . . "HOWS ABOUT"
Coming In Tonight!
I AT iv vi i n
La-a-dies
and
Gen-tle-men!
We take great
pleasure in
Announcing. . .
the opening of
THE
Coffee Cup
835 Main St., Next to Metz Jewelry Store
Here, from 7 a. m. until mid
night you may secure delicious
foods, perfectly prepared, in a
brand new, up -to -the -minute
lunch room . . . Popular prices
will he the order of the day . . .
and frankly:
We'd Appreciate A Share Of Your
Patronage
Mrs. Duke Dick, Owner
GET CIVIL SERVICE
WASHINGTON. July 12.
In an executive order chang
ing regulations for postmaster
appointments. President Roose
velt today requested Tostmastr
General Farley to draft legisla
tion to be submitted to the next
congress placing all postmasters
under civil service.
The executive order will per
mit all acting postmasters named
since March 4 approximately
1.500 to remain In office with
out examination. It also raises j
the maximum age limit from 65'
to 66 years and reduces the'
minimum residence requirements i
from two years to one. j
The new executive order au-
thorixes the postmaster general
to submit to the president for
nomination without examination,
the name of any regularly com
missioned postmaster or the
name of any person In the
classified civil service. The act
ing postmasters now hold com
missions. Youth Of Alturas
Drowns In River
ALTl'RAS. Calif Marlon Kel
ly. llest son of Mr. and Mrs. s.
B. Kelly of Altura. as drowtt?l
Sunday aftrrnoon in Pit river
The buy. Is years of ace. a.i
swimming in Iho river with hl
brother and another companion.
None of the three were accom
plished swimmers, and youiiK
Kelly, stepping Into a deep hole,
was unable to awim to shallow
water.
His two companions made he
roic efforts to rescue him. but
failed, and help had to be sum
moned from nearby rinihes. De
ceased was a student at the Mo-
uoc union hlKh school here. He
was well advanced In his studies,
and won a special prlie In a county-wide
education contest two
years ago.
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Here's what the new tight
welcht streamline train being
built for the t'nlon Pacific rail
road will look like when com
pleted. The train will be 305
feet long, nine feet wide, weigh
only SO tons and attain a speM
of 110 miles an hour. The
photos are made from an engi
neer model. The top picture
shows the front end of the train,
housing the motor.
Boy Injures Foot
In Mowing Machine
Gene Mitchell. -year-old son
of .Mrs. E. M. Mitchell of Tule
Lake, was seriously Injured Wed
nesday morning when his foot
was nearly severed by a mowing
machine. The little boy was
walking too close to the mower,
when It ran over his foot.
He was brought to Klamath
Villi' y hospital about ID o'clock
Wednesday, and attending physl
dlsn Amateur Coll tournament
Injured foot.
.
Merrill Council
Puts Tax On Beer
MKItltlU,, Ore The Merrill
city council met for a regular
monthly session Thursday eve.
nlng and issued beer licenses to
a number of firms.
Tha council fixed a license
f'n of :iu a year, reserving the
rlKht to Issue or refuse to Issue
license or to revoke, them ut
any time It Is believed neressary
Licenses to retail beer were
Issued to Molt and Loclre pool
hall, Hay Merrill pool hall. Hallt
ford's storo and I'altn Cafe.
WEATHER
The Cyclo-Stormagraph at Uu
di'rwuod's pharmacy haa register
ed a Ne In barometric pressure
since noon Tuesday, and a con
tinuation of fair weather with
hich temperatures is probable,
with brisk winds Wednesday
nlpht.
The Tyros recording thermom
eter registered maximum and
minimum temperatures today aa
follows:
High. 98 Low, 6.1
Forecast for the next 24 hours:
Fair and warm. I
The L'nited States reclamation
service reports no precipitation
fcr the 24 hours ending at & p.
m. Tuesday; 9:57 for the season.
1 1.71 normal; 1 1.20 last year.
The season's maximum, 10o on
May 10.
After a short meeting the
rt.NiHtv board of the Klamath
chamber of commerce adjourned
Wednesday noon to attend an
address on the sales tax mean,
tire, presented by Charles V.
l.alloway, state tax eommtsslou
er. at the VYlllard hotel.
Cltlien of Itonania presented
a petit Ion to the chamber of
commerce asking that It b for
warded to tint slate hlshway
commission, and asking lhat the
highway from Dairy to lUmausa
be oiled. The chamber ap
proved the titlon. and for
warded It to the commission with
a tetter of explanation.
I' non recommendation of the
chum her agricultural committee
nd County Agent l". A. Hender
son, the executive hoard sent a
petition to Federal Director of
the Hud Ret Douglas, and .Secre
tary of Agriculture Wallace to
continue the market news ser
vice through the department of
commerce. The chamber recom
mended tha continuation of the
market news ss a worthwhile
activity of great benefit to agrl
cultnrallsta of the community.
The wholesale distribution
committee which has' been ac
tive in efforts to obtain the
trade of C. C. C. camps con
tiguous to Klamath Falla for lo
cal wholesalers, presented a re
port, which will be continued at
a later meeting.
SENATORS AT BAT
FOB II SCHOOL
WASHINGTON. July 13. Wt
Retention of Chemawa Indian
school at Salem was urged upon
President Roosevelt today by
Senators McNary and Stelwer of
Ore on. They recommended
that the school be operated on
an unrestricted hasls. and that
it a services should not be cur
tailed under the program recent
ly advocated by the commission
of Indian affairs.
The tonators also asked the
president to be generous In ex
tending funds from the publ it
works program for various pro
jects In Oregon.
Don't You Think
He Rates A Pass?
An holiest huba, 'who lull I
be traveling In atate upon a
Moulhern l'aelflr pass. Instead
of In side-door Pullmans, pre.
s.ntml himself at police head
quarter. Tuesday night, and
gave officers a pursa contain
ing a pass, an indorsed check
for $3.tu and some change.
The pass was made out fn
t K. Newcom, H. I. mechanic,
and la good to all points on
tha Hbasla division until )e
reiuber 31, lta. The purs,
hsd hern lost In the Hnuthern
Pacific yards, and Ha fluilrr
turned It In without asking a
reward or telling his name.
POLITICAL SESSION
A political mass meeting, held
under the ausplcea of (he Klam
ath League of Women Voters,
will tie held Monday evening.
July 17, at the Italnbnw theatre
between Fourth and Fifth streets
on Main atreet, at T:30 o'clock.
Constitutional atnendtnenta and
measures to be voted upon at
the special election July 11 will
be discussed, with each aide of
each question discussed by prom
inent men of the city. Mrs.
Harry W. Poole, president of the
League, and Mra. Thomae W.
neliell, first vice president, will
preside.
The public Is urged to attend
thla meeting and bear tha discussions.
ICE, WORK DOLES
TO BE LAIO DOWN
WAHHINtlTON. July U, (jw
- To hasten fori If Ic-mI Inn r
ployutent and purchasing power,
the administration has under
consideration a direction tn all
Industry to pny a minimum wage
n ml restrict working Hours until
tbn Honsnvelt recoiury program
takea fuller effect.
Thla waa acknowledged In
high quarter today, along with
assertions that the president la
pleased with prosreas to date.
There haa been no decision
about any blanket order. Mr.
Itoosnvelt will heed tha guidance
of Hugh H. Johnson, Industrial
administrator. In that matter. A
study of ways of going about It
la under way,
Johnson told reporters that
proposals for a general wage
and hour limit for Industry were
still In the "half-baked" stage.
He pointed out that under tha
law, such a plan probably could
not he made mandatory.
Ha la Investigating methods
of grouping Industries In varloua
classes, so general levels which
they could apply voluntarily
might be prescribed.
OBITUARY
Vital Statistics
IIIUTII
CLAWSON Horn to Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Clawson. Itoute I, at
daughter. July 11. 1911 at Klam-
ath Valley hospital. Weight II
pounda and 14 ouncea.
MUtltl AtiK
REARC Y-POWKLL Verl Oil
reath Kearcy to Teresa lola Paw
ell. July 11. 1931. at Klamath
county court house by Justice
of the Peace W. il. Karnes.
in iikht a. lirniKiinim
Hubert A. Burroughs, a na
tive of, California, age tl years,
passed away In this city Tues
day, July II. at 1:16 p. m., fol
lowing an Illness nf three weeks
duration. Mr. Burroughs waa
a resident of Langell Valley
where he was imaged In farm
ing, he previously having lived
on the olene road alg miles
south otKlamath Kails. Ha la
survived iy his wife and two
daughters,, who , all reside at
Mountain View, Calif.
He waa' member of tha local
lodge L. O. O. M. and the Km.
City, Calif., lodge A. r. A. tl.
The remains rest In the fold
room at me Earl Whltlock fa
neral home where frlenda may
call. Notice of funeral arrange
ments will be given upon receipt
of word from bis family.
Crops could be grown over a
considerable portion of Death
Valley tf Irrigation water were
aupplled.
This is the Fourth Report of the
American Automobile Association Contest Board
Saddle Horses At
Ft. Klamath Stolen
Mnmorles of frontier days with
horse and cattle rustlers at work
were revived Wednesday, when
the theft of five fine saddle
homes belonging to Jack Mc-
Aullff". prominent stockman of :
the Kort Klamath district was'
roport-d to the sheriff's office. '
The sad'llo horses were In pas- j
tn re In the lllg Marsh region
I wnen tney were stolen, MrAullffo
.ported. All were branded with,
the "J. M." brand on the left;
mine, uitiiotitch noma bore oth-r .
brands In addition.
Two of the animals were
Muck, two buy and one dark sor
rel. (Sheriff L. L. Low left
early Wednesday for Fort Klam
at!, and the Hig Marsh to in
vestigate the home stealing case.
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AAA Contest Bosnl b America's
thoritv on competitive automotive tnts. Hcsjci
bv Cspt. E. V. Rickcnhsckcr, fsmoui war sec. its
membership includes expert engineers from ail
brsnchet of the injuitry. Its certincste snd seal
of approval mcsn si much to you si the"Sterling
mark on itlvtr. RuJlh AAA Cnun Burjrtprl
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OIL COMPANY 0 CALIFORNIA ijjf
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Peterson Discusses
New School Laws
RAfsKM, July 12 m Nw
county n Ikim) Iii wk wern (ll
riiied at thn closing aesslon
of the OreKon np-Hdfiiitlufi ot
ciiMily sclioul MiierlntiidetitH
Wednesday by Fred I'elerBon of
Klamiifh foiiiily, . howmiiti
of Jackson and Mnrllia K. .Mul
key i,t fniis. T. F. Ilriiiulmiuh
of Wiiiii oitnty was elected
presldi'tit to siHiet-d JuKiiih Wills
if I'olk.
Poor F arm Plans
Open House Sunday
A. O. Morrison, manager of
the Klamath county poor farm.
Is planning an opr.-n house for
all day Hiiuduy, July 18, and on
Wednesday Issued an invitation
to all interested citizens to come
to tlio poor farm on Sunday,
look the place over and see the
work that Is being done.
Thirty-two persons are at
present being cared for at the
farm, their axes varying. Mr.
.Morrison says, from two days to
Db yeurs.
KI.IKIl KIM.F.n
RITCKNF.. fire.. July 12. (TP)
Ceo run Howard, 22. of I'endletor,
a student at the University of
oreicon summer school, was killed
here late yesterday when the air
plane ho was flying over the Ku
gent airport, crashed. He died at
a hospital without regaining con
HciousnesH.
"ANTI-KNOCK-
Standard unsurpassed"
WIRTH BROS.
announce the opening of a new first class
cleaning establishment.
POPULAR PRICES
One Day Service If Desired
Vanity
Cleaning and Pressing
814 K. .Main
I'hone 417
Tune in!
Sundays, S to gp.m.N.B. C.
"STANDARD ON
PARADE"
A iparkling one-hour radio ihow
jammed with melody, surprises,
snd thrills. Don't mist Detective
TslMofCapt.lVmWiUie.formerl)'
of U.S. Secret Service.
And on ThuriJayi hesr the Stand
ard Oil Symphony 1 lour under the
direction of Alfred Hertz, 8 to 9
p.m. N. B. C. Stations,
Trogress Toward Rtcovtrj
The improvement of butinni at ill
dependi npon the elimination of
uneconomic prscticcsiuch si price
cutting snd profitless telling. The
National Recovery Bill ii intended
to eliminste these evils. Under
its proviiioni progrns it being
made. It is the filed policy of
the Standard Oil CompsnyofCali.
fornia not to sell tn price-cutteri
and not to srek to capture outlets
of iu competitors.
Here is the AAA Report. Read it: "Tha i to certify
that we, the Contest Board of the American Automobile Associa
tion, have conducted a scries of tests on Standard Gasoline, manu
factured by Standard Oil Company of California, and six other
gasolines considered to be leading brands for comparative detona
tion (anti-knock), tinder actual road conditions, using what is tech
nically known as the Cooperative Fuel Research Road Test method.
Under the procedure and conditions that obtained at the time of
the test in this car, we find Standard Ciasolinc is ttmurnawcd.
All tests were conducted by us tinder carefully controlled condi
tions of operation, in a 1 933 stock model sedan, and in accordance
with the rules and policies of the AAA Contest Board. This state
ment is based on data developed by and on file with the AAA Con
test Hoard."
CONTEST HOARD, AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
Starting Proved! tceelcration Proved!! Mileagi
Proved!!! Anti-knock Proved!!!!
STANDARD GASOLINE
is unsiirtyaxxcri
in ALL qualities
AT STANDARD STATIONS. INC.. AND RED WHITE AND BLUE DEALERS