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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1923)
Equal Rights, Equal Justice, are the Twin Pillars of Democracy Hlxtiwth Year, No. (Mlllll. POWER PLANT TO BE ERECTED HERE BY COPCO .Expenditure of $1,500,000 To Follow Passing Of , TitleTo Canals Word officially received at thu ohitniUur c( oommorco IhU mottling of tlio tmucutlon of tli'u contract - between lha California Oregon Powor company and tho Vnitod Stales government, deeding to tho power com puny tho Ankony nil Keno canals on Link rlvor. , Thft mutter hsi boon In litiga tion for about four years, on ac count of soma proluat bolng mado regarding llio price tho power com pany wsa to pay tho government, uud also tho owuorehip of Ibe canals. Ankt'd Itlglit-of.Wiiy Tho chamber of oommorco took tho matter up about a your ago, whon It asked; tho power company for s froo right-of-way. up Link river aa a take-off to the weal aid. road. Tho power company m un willing to let thla properly go un )na It could get control of tbi Ankeny canal, which has been Idle for several years. Tho matter waa tuken up with the reclamation ecrvlce and the de partment of Interior. An apprala.tl committee waa appointed which In cluded J. A. Gordon, It. K. Smith and E. C. Kinney. The property waa appralaed at around $130,000 and tho power company bid slight ly more than the appralaal value. , Wlml Department The chamber of commerce, aa an organization, and a great number ' of Intcreated bualneaa men, wired ' tho department to dlapoao of the properties, Innamuch n the power company wrt anticipating the trac tion ot a powor plant which' la noctsaary to taks ear of the In creased load , In the Klamath ter ritory. ' The company ha announced that ' work will Immediately begin on a 8.000 k. w. power plnnl, which In cluded' with the proacnt power plant on Link river, will tnko rare of thj entire Klamath load and will make It . unnecoaaary to tranafor powor from Coppo to Klamath- Falls In tho tuturo, To 1'iwt ft.AOO.ooo Tbo power plant. It la estimated by tho compnny, will coat around ,$ I. Hon, ooo, and the1 aurvoya aro t.7 begin around tho first of August. It la understood that thv rhnui liur ot commorco la tailing up with the county court tho plun ot hav ing tho wont altlir oil nxtnnd uu Congor avonuo, nomas Link rlvor nnd uround tho uilpnr Inko. coming nut near Rock -crock. Thla will ho possible now since llm power com pnny la willing to iliinutu n right iif-wny on Link rlvor. Tho announcement of tho oruc lion ot thla plant will comv as wel' i-omn nowa to thn, lumber Indiwtrv ns mills havo been .com pntlinl to iihiit down numerotin tlinea of lu!o on account of trouble on tho' powor lines. JUSTICE BALKS ON SPEED TRAP BAN JiiHllie or Pence Will I'plinlil Truf fle Officer Dexplte Action Of Hlnto LeulMliitliro BANTA I1ARHAHA, Cullf., July 1!8. Prohibition of "iipood trnpa" by motorcyclo offlcora, by the bill paHHi'd by tho luat Cnllfornlu legla liiluro. In uncoiiHlltiitioniil nnd will not bo observed In hla court, ac cording to Jnalleo of. thu Pouco C, K. Oeorgo of thla city. ,' Thu meuafiro will go Into offoct fiiiptombor li' "It Is thn prerogative of the e.oiirla! nnd not of tho loKlHlaturo to dctermlnu' what ovldonco ahnll bo adiultled," declnrod Juatlce tloorgo. , ," BASEBALL RESULTS .ViiiIoiihIn llostoti 1, I'lltahurgh li! New York 0, Chlen.no 1.' I Aiiierlenim Chicago 3, New York 1 1 ('levo Innd li, IloHlnn 10,' EDITOR MAGEE Ciil C. Mugeo, editor of the Now .Mexico State Tribune, who waa pardoned by Governor Hlnkle fol lowing hla ronvlc.lon on tho charge of llhcl of Chief Juatlce Parker, of the atute supremo court and of con icmpt of tho third Jud:cl:il dlatrlct cottlt. STEAMERS CRASH IN HEAVY FOG OFF OF PORT ANGELES Hulnli-r Is lliully Ia:iuigi-I III Cob Helen Willi Htrnmalilp Mand win Muni I rw Itesrui'il . SEATTLE, July 38. The Jap anese ateainer Mandaun Maru, In bound from the Orient, 8an Fran claco and Portland, collided In a fog early today four mllea weat of Port Angeles lu tho atralt Juan De Fuca, with the ateamahlp Rainier, outbound for San Francisco and Loa Angeles. Tho Rainier waa badly damaged, being water logged Snd adrift. The crow, excepting tbo captain and three men were taken off the flalnlur and are board tho Mundsnn Maru. . OIL COMBINE TO BE INVESTIGATED BY U. S. ATTORNEY AgriYiuent Mmle lly Refiner Ti Shut Ihmn I'lunta In AiiRunt To t'liinbiit Ills Production CHICAOO, July 28. The agree ment of anmo 35 of the leading oil refiners of the mld-rontlnont field yoaterdny to close thur plnnta dur ing AugiiHl to combat heavy pro dnetlon, will bo IliveatlKnted by tho United Httitua illntrlct nttorney'a ot flco. JACK PICKFORD IN L. A. RUM CASE Motion 'letiire Aetor'a ( heeka Are . r'nilllll III Poiett'Hftloll lif AlteKi'U llnotleKKerN LOS ANGKI.KS. July 28. Jack Plekford. motion plcturo nctor. brother to Mgry Plekford, hna been aubpaiiiaed by thn federal grand Jury now mild to bo InveHtlgntltiK churgea of violation of tho Volatond net ngalnat Ohvo Lerner. J. 0. . Irv ing und otbera nrrcated lust March It waa auld by ti'Jorul offlelula to day. ' , At .llio tlmo of thn nrroala, two ehncka. ono for $110 and the , other for fclUi. and both bearing what wn ald to ho, Plckford'a algnn turo, wuro taken from two mmpoota. According to prohibition ngeiita, one of the men declared ho had sold half a ciiho of gin nnd a case of Scotch whisky to tho nctor, Plekford at tho tlmo naked per mission to go bororn the grand Jury tn explain thn matter, fodurnl of flcora announced, but wuh not al lowed to do so. ' Permission to niuke n statement to prohibition agents also was denied him. In Irving' porbobhIoii, It waa de clared by officers, was found a lonK list of alleged patrons, a num ber of whom lit'o sulci to bo motion picture sinrs, und It wns forecast nt the feilenrl building today that Plekford would not be tho only snivel! nt in- to bo summoned before I l.u grand Jury, . : , MAIIKIOT RKPOItT PORTLAND, July 8. Iveatock steady ; Eggs nnd but tor firm, OEfSEi HRPO SIGN FDR BOUT 14 World's Championship Bat tle To Be Fought At Polo Grounds, N. Y. NICW YOriK, July 28. Jack Diimpaey. will moot Lon'a Angel flrpo n If) -round fight to a dncl alon for the world'i heavyweight champlonahlp at tho Polo Oroundi Now York, Friday, September 14, Tex Rlckard announced today. Prlcea will be from 13.00 to 13.'. 00, the loweat on record for .a heavyweight champlonahlp bout. An attendance of 80,000 la ex pected. CONSPIRACY TO KEEP TOURISTS AWAY FROM K. F.? Queatlnn fa ltelng Aaked More nnd More Aa Cunvemntlonn Aro Reported lly Mntorlata la there a well organized con spiracy In Medford to keep tour lata away from Klamath Falls? Thla queatlon la being asked more nnd more aa motorlata returning from Crater lake and elaewhere re port tnlka they have had with tour ists. P.. E. Burke. Inaurance man, nt Crater lake the other day ' talked to n tourlat who had driven there from , Medford. Aaked whether he wits going on to Klamath, the tour- Int expressed aurpriaa at tbo ques tion. "Why, no," be replied. "They Lull 4iio the roada down that way are t wfiti all rocks, and roots and holca." f '"Who anld so?" asked Burke. "Why everybody In Medford 1 tnlkod to before coming over here. They said to koep away from Klam ath roads." Thinking that ' this perhaps waa an Isolated cuao, Burke went from car to car, tulklng to several others who bad come to the lake from Modford. To his surprise he found that all had received the same ad- vlco: "Keep off. Klumnlh roads." Burke's expcricnco la not un usual. . Othora can produce the aaino ovldenco. Hoy Cull, garage man. suggested to the Klwanla club tbo othor day that advertisements In the Medford paper, tolling the facts ot tho case, might bo advisable. R. IS. Crego tolls of a young man who planned to come horo to work. Ho whs told In Medford that "1.000 men aro walking tho streets of Klamiith Kalis, out ot work," But ho .happened to meet the driver of ono of the nuto Htiigus, who sot htm right promptly. "If you want work, ride over with me nnd I will guuruntce you H tub before supper time." prom ised thu stugo driver. Ho wns as good as his word. The young man took advantage ot the offor, and no suonur had the atagc arrlyed horo than tho driver saw a man who employes labor. "Need any help?" asked the driver. , "Yoa, I could use a tow men "Well,, hero's ono," ; And tho young mini hail his Job. Tho rtoturlun Incident Is taken by some as hearing out tbo consplr ucy theory, but tho local Hotartiuis are not prone to blame their Mod ford brothers for steering the car from Klamath Kalla. WKATHKIt PHOI1AIHI.ITY The Cyclo-StorniaKraph nt rnder wood's Pharmacy Indlcnlies a fine day tomorrow ae barometric varia tions havo been slight during the last 21 -hours: ' Korncnat for next 21 hours: .t'ontlniieil fnlr nnd warm. Tbo Tyeos r B cor.dlng thermom eter registered maximum and mini mum temporntures today as fol lows: . , High S3 Low 03 SEPTEMBER Member of the Associated Press KLAMATH FALLH, ORKUOff, HATt KOAV, Jll-Y POISON ATTACK TRAIN President Suffering With Ptomaine Poisoning; Remains in Bed ABOARD THK P It 12 ft I DKXT8 HPKt'lAL THAI X, July litis eiuffpring from nn at lack Of ptomaine polsonliiK, President Harding remained In bill today by hla pliyalelniHi or ders im tliCjVjiln trnveled llio Oregon roll e lo Yoarmflo na , liunal park. SEATTLE, . Wnh.. July 2S. President Hardllg. after review ing today In. U harbor, here vir tually the entire' United States bat llefleet, declares! before the Seat tle ' Proas club,, (hat until the day comos when nations abandon tbe uae of armed forces. America ahall find her assuranfe In a navy of tho first rank. We were building two years ago at a rate that would have placed our armed sea power In excess' of any other power, bu.t In the con viction that armament cost and com petition waa leading to menacing na tional burdens we Invited an Inter national conference to fix limita tion. We asked equality with the first tor ourselves and were ac corded It. ' "Let us hope congress, with the cordlivl sanction ot tho American people) will continue that first rank." Governor Louis F. Hart of Wash ington last night welcomed Presi dent and Mrs. Harding and their party to the lve of .Washington and congratulated' (he president up on his safe return to'" the states. Tbe governor then Introduced the president to tbe people In the stad ium' of tho University of Washing ton. The governor said: "Mr. proaldent, we were glad when you rame, we rejoice at your aafe return. "Back, nndqubtedly with renew ed vigor and a determination to take up those problems which an anxious world, troubled and dis turbed by long years of conflict, still looks with hopotul eyes and yearning hcurt. toward tho western continent for tho light which shall save humanity from another dark ago. "Snfa on tbo Roll of tho states again and ready - to undertake tbe last lap of the longest Journoy over ntndo by a chief executive, you can not but have a wider sympathy for tms. niuiiv difficulties which con front the people ot Alaska and tho west," PAPER USED IN FIG SHIPMENTS l-Yii'l Is Shipped To Pitclflc Const Cities Without I'm' of Ice For Refrigeration KnUSN'O. Calif., . July 23. Pnplnr macho- Is now being usd Instead ot Ice to ship fresh figs to outsldo markets, according to P. n. Scott of Lone. Star, Calif., dls eovorcr ut the now shipping method. Kigs are now being shipped to Pa cific connt cities and to the east without tbe uso of Ice or refrigera tion. Scott snys. Tho papier macho containers, placed In ordinary wooden boxes, nre In Iu;'er form, and Indented in she no of figs. When a luyer Is filled, a cover of papier machc is placed on top, forming a perfect fit and placing each fig -In an In dividual compartment. Scott derlares the Icelesa ship ments are n success. Ho snya lie la now shipping 210 boxes of fresh .... . . figs each day without refrigeration und, ho mills, they are reaching thu markets of the south, north, and east in perfect condition. This method ot shipment, trull growora linru state, will open un limited nmrkots for fresh tigs, lly rliiiiinxt liiR the cost of Icing or re frlgoratlon. growers stulo, fig men will ho able-x to place their product In the eastern markets at a profit. LAYS HARD LOW 39 8H, 1033. MRS VANDERBILT'S TWIN A STAR Miss Tbelma Morgan, twin sister of Mrs. Reginald Vanderbllt, Is shown iiere examining film of tbe first .scenes In a new movie In which she la starred by Malcolm Strauss, artist, who baa entered movie pro duction. It GROWING ACUTE Germany Wants U. S. Sur plus Wheat Supply; Brit - ish Officials Anxious BERLIN, July 28. TrlWITllssea, Ruhr Industrial magnate, visited American Ambassador Houghton to day, Discussing with him the food shortage in tbe Ruhr areas. German newspapers are asking Insistently why tbe United States cannot send surplus grain to Germany and sug gest that Americans Improve wheat prices by letting Germany havethe surplus on easy terms. LONDON. July 28. The food sit uation In Germany Is causing anx iety 'In London official quarters. Farmers are reported holding back supplies because of the heavy cur rency depreciation dally. , It was Impossible to. purchase butter, eggs, i or potatoes in Germany yesterday, j SEARCH FOR BAD MAN ENDS AT GRAVE I'eiir Year Hunt Hulls Wlirn Mys tei'inus PIioih- Call I.euila Hlice- . ' iff To t'ciin'trry , , SPOKANK, Wnsh., July 28. Four yenrs of searching for W. J. Clink, alleged bad man of this city, npparcntly have ended at his grave nt Greenwood cemetery, near here. In 1H14 Clink got Into trouble or, a cattle stealing case and was sent to tho reformatory. Five years later, it is said, he told a 17-yenr-old boy tl'.ulUt was "easy" to get away with store robberies, and tho two successfully hold up the stores of Hans Novdborst nnd of C. Wynn. They were on horseback, masquer ading In tho uniforms of American soldier. .. Sheriff Clarauce Long then began bla search. Clink's young compan-1 Ion wns captured nnd given a five- f ...In-rn Ol.lx.nl eanln f(,l- , k ..i i i.i i. nu..i shot In the foot. For fouq years T Clink's trail wns lost, being picked ! slb,e b"lo-rrulor. He,, displace up again only st week when tbe;"1"" wh lmorgod will be 3.600 sheriff received a mysterious phone call which resulted In his tracing Clink's bodv to a gravo here. Clink was declared to have died at Toma hawk. Wis., on .In lv A. and lhe re- mains, it was staled, had beeu shlp ... . . pel to his relatives here under on assumed liunie. it on: ix iM.AS'r . SIIKFFIKI.D, ICiiKland. July 38. Twonty-nno limn were believed to bo killed by un explosion In the Mnltmy colllory. whore tiro has boon causing trouble In tho workings tor some time. ,' v . . ' , T Headquarters of I. W. W. In Hoboken Stormed By Anjry Citizens - v VEWI YORK; July crowd today stormed the jHoboken head quarters" of the Industrial Workers of the world,' whose longshoremen are striking, and . tore down and burned the organization's red flag floating over the building. Hobo ken citizens had protested agaLnst tbe red flag and demanded that the . i stars and stripes be raised. NEW YORK, July 28. The head quarters of the I. W. W. telegraph ed a protest to Gov. Silzer of New Jersey, charged the attack was made by mcnVbers ot the International Longshoremen's association, which had called beck Its members from tbe strike. ENGLAND NOW HAS UNDERSEA CRUISER Mysterious New Vessel Is Iist Word j In Submarines; 1400 Tons Ijirger Tlinu German Tj'pe I CHATHAM, England, July 28. When England's new -'mystery ship," submarine X-l, was launched here recently, newspapermen and spectators were rigidly excluded, and tbo approaches to tbo dockyards wero rigidly excluded, and the ap proaches to the dockyards were heavily guurded to make'sure no un authorized person should see her take the water. Nevertheless IE can bo said tbe launching was in all ways successful, nnd the latest ad dition to under-sea power was at mice towed to the , dockyard for completion. T,,o new Vessel '.a the last word In J submarines; she la really a sttbmer- tons., 1.400 tons greater than that i of the largest Herman submarine co.is.neraoiy Bieater man a.., 'nf the existing American types. On the surface the X-l will use steam - ifor navigation, but when submerged : ...ill -,,un Alnn..lnr .. will use electiicl.y There Is greut diversity of opinion regarding tho also of the now ves sel's ftrnininent. in some quarters it is snld she will mount a gun of 12 or 1 3.5 inch calibre.-It Is possible, however; that tio X-l has been de signed for a high surface speed, en abling her to work with the grand battle fleet! . It this is true a big gun would not be carried,.'; FLAG ON DOWN BURNED A Million a Month Is Klamath County's Industrial .Payroll PRICK FIVB CENTS LP. CP. CASE, IS. SHIPPERS' PLEA California Association Ad dresses Resolution To Attorney General , That It would be In the puttie intorcst that the attorney v general of the United States terminate the present litigation relative . to the Southern Pacific-Central Paelflo merger, thus substituting certainty for uncertainty and avoiding un necessary delay- of promised Im provements, ,:. is -thaj belief of ths California Producers and Shippers' association as contained Is a reso lution adopted at Sacramento on July 25 and forwarded, to Attorney General Daugherty, i"i . A copy of the resolution was sent . to the chamber, of 'commerce . her when tbe chamber wrote to tbe as- -soclatlon, expressing 'similar belief. ' The chamber also expressed these beliefs in a communication to "the attorney general. ' Activities Held Inadvlsoble ' ' It is also the contention of tho chamber that- the activities of H. H. Corey, state public service , com missioner, are Inadvisable, at this time,, and that tbe hearing before the I. C. C. at Portland August 19 ' should be postponed until after It becomes known whether -the de partment ot Justice will enter an appeal to the St. Paul court decis ion, upholding tbe I. C. C. In tbe matter of. control, of the C. P. by the S. P. v V . The chamber's contention Is that In view ot the promises of the Southern, Pacific, nothing should be done which would In .any way de lay the prograraUbBtrttt" the present litigation be settled. Corey, It la held, wants a common user claase on' the Natron cut-. off, -and wilt lay claims for this before the I, C. C. when his complaint Is heard In August, while the Southern '.Pa cific has stated that such a clause . would not be acceptable. . -Action will be taken ' with vlijw to having the Portland hearing . postponed until after the depart ment of justice acts. , " The resolution adopted by the California association, follows: 1 WHEREAS: Various organi sations of California and Ore gon have recen.ly communi cated with the California Pro ducers and shippers associa tion referring to the litigailnn in the matter of the separation of the Southern racuic anu Central Pacific railroads, point ing out that.:, tue agreements worked out by the interstate commerce commission which were recently unanimously ap,- proved by ttie bniteu utate cir cuit court at St. Paul, together with tbe absolute assurance o't t certain Improvements In Call toinvu and Oregon by tbe Soiit M em Pacific provided It was Br-' ' mitted to retain the Central Pa- ' clfic, such as j. ;. (a) Double! tracking ot tlio i' Central Pacific. (b) New station and Station ; facilities at Sacramento.' (t:) completion of the iN'atron cut-oft In Oregon. At (d) More liberal policy of the Southern Pacific as to servlco anil development throughout the territory. ' , . accomplished ' practically tho ' major benefits that this orga nization expected would accrue ' to this territory, which Im - provements will be Immediately ' commenced it the litigation Is terminated, vthUs resulting In immediate and, direct benefits to the entire territory that . would be Indefinitely delayed ' It prosecution of the matter is continued, and '"; WHEREAS: i We - have. a promise from high authorltv Of.,., the Southern Pacjflc .company:, that the above mentioned Im provements will be begun- I in mediately upon the definite tor inination of tho present lltlgn Hon and consummated, all cJl which is direct and definite rWj"-, suits of the enileayfar of the Citl- ' ifornln Producers and Shippers -association, which had for Its j purpose the separation of tliffk''' two mentioned roads to secure , ' the above beneflta through the-,, Instrumentiility Of competition, ' ' nnd v ''; , . "'.'k WHHRKA8: To thoae aame activities can be attributed the ' ngreonient approved by the In- tnrstnte commorco commission t : and confirmed by the United Slates circuit court whereby the, (Continued on Pag Two) TERMINATE
