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KLAMATH PALLS, ORKOOM, MONDAY, AtOlW IM, 1934.
CRATER LAKE PICNIC ATTRACTS
RECORD CROWDS; ALL FIGURES AT
KLAMATH FALLS GATE SMASHED
Southern Oregon Towns
Represented At Com
munity Gathering
All attendance records for the
Klamath Fill ontranco to Crater
lake national park wore smashed
on the occasion of the Interstate pic
nic Sunday when S34 can carrying
981 veoplo entered the park, exceed
ing by over 60 the number of cart
PMslng the west entrance Sunday
nnd by It the prevloui blgb rocord
far the Klamath entrance. This
figure doea not Include the number
that entered the park until a lute
hoar Saturday night,
While the program did not offi
cially open until noon- Sunday, a
miniature volcano on Wliard Island,
a welnle roast and dance aerved to
entertain the crowd Saturday night.
A conference of representative of
the towne roproionted waa held In
tho lodge at 10 a. m. Ruriday, wltb
the following prevent:
F, W. Miller and L. P. Babln,
Orantt Pau; It. 8. Hamilton, L.
Antles and E. P. De Armond, Rend;
Mayor (laddla. II. 0. Frobach and
1). K. Harder, Mod ford: I. A. Vln
Ing, Aihland; W. 0. Smith, It. C.
Oroeibeek, E. 0. Halt 'and T. A.
Stevenson, Klamath Fall. Prof. Irv
ing E. Ylnlug, pretldent, and A. 8
Dudley, executive manager, repre
sented the itate chamber
and Superintendent C. 0. Thompson
Crater Lake national park. Newi
paper men were present from Bend
nnd Klamath Falls.
' ' -v Proposal Cabinet Notch.
Smith . Jireilded with Btevemon
acting it teoretery, Smith announc
ed the purpose" of the cUnforcnr
s to get together, It those present
ao deiered, on any program accept
able, suggesting that each vepro
entatlve itate his views. Klamath
Falls, led the discussion with the
proposal that a cabin be erected at
Kerr notch to permit tourists to
reach the park several weeka errller,
The proposal was unanimously en-
dorsad and C. 0. Thompson, park
superintendent, stated that the piers
had already boen tot nnd lumber cut
for the cabin, that funds were avail'
able and erection -had awaited but
the approval of tho towns Intorostod.
Vrgod Highway Completion
Do Armond, for Dond. urged com
Motion of Tho Ualloa-Callfornia
highway, pointing out that whllo
the road had boen completed from
of no ud and from Klamath Falls
The Dalles to a point 17 miles south
north to a point nonr Band Crook, a
I rip lu betwoen, whero thu road
wound through sago brush, up hill
and down, awaltod completion. Do
Armond atatod that tho slnto high
way fund , waa being depleted and
suggested thai support bo Rlvon n
$l!,000,noo bond Imsiiii to complete
highways under construction.
Nut Favorably Received
Tho bond proposal was not fu
. vnnibly rocnlved, other delegates
pointing out thnt nny mich sugges
4lnii would arouso n storm of pro
tent. A; motion for a reaulutlon
thnt tho highway eoniinliiHlnn ho pe
titioned to complete tho highway
Avii.i changed lo omlirncn nil high
ways undur construction. Tho reso
lution as finally adopted follows:
Tho representatives of tho
chumberH ot eoininoreo of Ash
- IiiiiiI, Modfnrd, Klanuilli KiiIIm,
lleml, U rn.ti t p ' Push nnd thn
Htuto chamber' ot commorco In
. conforencn assembled at Crater
Inko, August 18 nnd 10, 1U2H,
adopt tho following rosolu
. tlous:
, 1. Wo express prldo and nnt
'.' Isfnctlon In tlin onvlnblo posi
tion achieved by Orogon In tho
construction of highway under
.' tho supervision of Its slulo high
way commission,
2. Thnt wo give tho atnto
highway commission our lionrt- ,
i lost approval nnd support in tho
cnrllost practical eomplotlon ot
etnto highways already doslg
nntod, nnd ns representatives ot
these coniinunltloi ronllio from
thn toiirlat nnd trnvelern stnnd
polut the urgent need of tho
' envly completion of Tho Dnllos
. California highway nnd the
' Itedwood or Crescent City With-
wnys nnd respectfully solicit the
stale highway commlsHlnn'a
prlmnry consideration of those
ronds. 1
Ulnuicd 'Highway taitfiiiBoi'
In the petition as a result of ao ur-
Tho Itedwood highway was named
gout plea by JSd. W. Miller of OraoU
Pass for completion of the road In
Orogon to connect with the road
already completed In California In
order to give better access to the
Oregon cuves. Miller laid the blame
for , failure to complo.e this road
on tho slate highway englnoer, who
he declaredtfor somo unfathoraablo
reason had displayed a lethargic at-
llludo In the mattor.
I'rgtsl Co-oprrtilJou
Urging that the communltloe of
southern Orogon work In harmony
for a common purposo, and prom
ising the co-oporatlon of Ashland,
Vlnlng compared tbo sconcry ot
southern Oregon, particularly the
Skyline trail, sponsored by Bond, to
that ot Swltserland, declaring that
the scenery ot that country hat
nothing to offer which will com
pare to It. He suggested that pic
tures of their scenic attractions to
be bung In the lodge be furnished
by the towns represented, and the
suggestion was given unanimous ap
proval.
Want Highway Completed
Medford't greatest want, as voic
ed by Secretary Frobach ot the
ohamber 'of commerce, was comple
tion of the Pacific highway In north
ern California. In this connection,
A. 8. Dudley, executive manager ot
the state chamber of commerce, sta
ted that through, conversation wltb
tho California highway engineer be
bad learned that depletion ot the
highway fund had held up the work,
but that three contracts had been
,ol recently . . i. ten. o
t)al year. ' '
When speakers of all towns had
been hoard. Miller,, Vlnlag and De
Armond were named by tho chair
man a committee to draw up reso
lution lo conform with tho action
taken at (he mooting, boing alto In
structed lo Incorporate a resolution
commending the California highway
commission for Us efforts for eom
plotlon or the Pacific highway In
northorn California and othor roads
connecting wltb Oregon highway
system at tho state line.
1il(l Stork Strwim
At tho close of the conference,
Vlnlng mndo a pica for preservation
ot runio In (outhorn Oregon, urg
ing that tho various sportsmen's as
sociations seo thnt lakes nnd streams
ara stocked with fish. Ho suggest
ed thnt a plan bo adopted by Oro
gon and California whereby sports
men will bo permuted to fish and
hunt In tho adjoining ntnto without
being required to purchnso nn ex
orbitant out-of-stnto license, as well
an a llcenso ot his own stale. Dud
ley nunouneod (lint ho hud discus
sed this proposal wltli the gnmo
commission, and ho thought somo
plan might bo worked out.
Khortly after noon, public gnth-
orlng was held nt tho ulonlc grounds
where tlve-mlnuln talks wero made
by roprosentntiveH of Ashluntl, Med
ford. Kliunnlh Falls. Ileml, (iriints
I'nus,
Jni'ksonvllln nnd Port Ortord
Knlci'tnlii Tou'iIhIm
(i. Kndurs, representing Ash
II.
land,
told of tho efforts made nt
I.lthln park to ctitorlaliv tourlals imd
in alio t hoi r stay pleasant, pointing
out thnt It wun lo tho ndvnntiigo of
I lie town to do this nnd hold tho
loiirlHl for Ihron dnya Insteiid of
olio, thu nveniKO leimih of ntny. .
Deeliirlng thnt Iho towns ruprn-
sonted thorn hnd n grent ilenl In
common, nnd thnt no community enn
accomplish nnythlhg ulono, H. S
Hamilton, Uond'B sponker, allowed
Iho necessity ot rond dovolopmont
In soulhorn Oregon for tho boneflt
nt tho wholo toerllory. "Traveling
ovor a hnd rond." nld Hamilton,
"tho eyes of tho tourist nro blinded
lo tho scenic bounties ho -pusses: he
will romombor tho bnd rond long
nfter ho hns forgotten tho nttrnc
Hons of tho torrltory ho pnssod
through."
' Jneksonvllln, too, wns the.ro, rep
resented by Judgo CI. A. (invdnnr,
who deelnrenl his town wns the
mothor of thorn nil, "To get the
old Indy buck on hor foot," snld the
sponker, "wo nro plnnnlng to fur
nlsh her with a toupo In tho form
ot a museum of historical Interest
(Continued on Pago Eight) ,
OFFERED POST
Prof. Wm. II. Klokhofcr, 40
bead of tho University of Wiscon
sin department ot economics, has
been offered tho presidency ot Ok
lahoma university.
TRAFFIC COP TO
Arrests For Traffic Vio
lations To Be Followed
By Prosecution
A traffic, officer 'for Klamath
county highways If, to be appointed
Immediately, said County Judge R
H. 'Bunnell this morning. The p
polntment will be considered, and
Drobablr made, at this afternoon's
o( th, tounty conrt. .
epctraina on too uiswy . onia
Judge Bunnell, Is having two bad
effects. It Is causing wrecks result'
Ing In Injury to persons and niennc
Ing lite, and the highways ire do-
terlorul.ng rapidly un jer the ex
centre stralBot the rapMlr driven
Arresta tor violation ot the traf'
tic laws will be followed by vigorous
protecution, be said, and demand on
the part of the county officers for
severe penalties.
CASE DISMISSED
WHEN DIST. ATT'Y
DELAYS HEARING
Justlco of Pence Kiiimltt Takes C,
C, ltrower' To Task, With
Wiirntnjt l-'or Future.
Declaring to District Attorney
Urowor Unit ho would hereafter
dismiss all cuses not brought before
him within tho statutory tlmo of
24 hours, unless good cuuso for d
Iny wore shown, Justice; ot the
I'cuco Kmmltt on Friday dismissed
tho caso of C. Fonncr, who had been
hold In jail for 1 1 days, pending
a healing on a larceny churgo.
Fonnof was bronchi hero from
Crescent City on nl forgery churgo,
and wns found upon his arrival, to
ho tho wrong man. Ho was then
nrrvstod on u larceny churgo, swor
lo by It. A. Woods, who uecusod
Feliner of tho theft ot u suit ot
clothes, Upon questioning by Jus
tics , Kmmltt. It . developed thu
Woods nnd Kenner exchanged.
olothos, nnd thnt Woods bud owor:
to a com plulut hucuuse Kenner hn
kept his clothes too long. Told
that ho-would liiivri to pay tho costti
if ho did not prosecute, Woods suld
ha would pay the costs. '
Fennor's trial had been set sov
oral times, and each time post
poned' upon llrowor's request. The
Inst time It wns sot by Drawer him
self for Friday. . When Friday ar
rived the district attorney was In
Chiloquin, ami Justlco Kmmltt'a
patience hud reached a limit. He
dismissed tho case, to the chnrgln
of tho district attorney.
"You have a hublt of throwing
men Into jail nnd forgetting all
about them,',' Kmmltt told Urowor,
"nnd hereafter you can bring thorn
Into court within tho tlmo nuittlred
by law, or I'll dismiss tho casos,
Minless there Is a legltlmuta renson
for the dijlay." ; ...
PATROL HIGHWAY
mm
NOT LIVE
Max Neilan Is Dangerously
Wounded in Abdomen in
Chiloquin Dance Fight
Max Nellan of Lakcvlow Is In a
local boep','al in a serious condit
ion as i the result ot knife woundj
Inflected by Rowiacd Hicks, an In
dian, at a, dance at Chiloquin Sat
urday right. Hicks escaped aftor
the stabbing, and had not boon cap
tured late today. '
The stabbing occurred as the
result of a fight betwocs tho two
men. ' Nollan's abdomen wag slash
ed several times, the knife punc
turing the Intestines. While hit
audition la serious, It Is thought
he may recover.
Nellan was a taxi driver for tbo
Central Auto service until three
weeks ago. His mother arrived
Saturday night from Lakevlew.
Occupants Sustain Minor
Injuries In Accident
Near Short's Ranch
An Oakland, touring car and en
Oldsmobllo "bug? were-completely
wrecked In a head-on collision on
the Olene road early Sunday morn
ing. Some ot tbe occupants suf
fered minor Injuries. A. Enkerud
was treated for several scalp
wounds and a Miss Lloyd sustained
a broken ankle. Max Bussman,
driver of the Oakland, escaped un
injured.
Tbe accident 'occurred near the
Short place, where the road is
straight and wide. ' The cars crash
ed together In the middle of tho
road, and were so completely
wrecked that thoy were evidently
going at an excessive rate ot speed.
HABEAS CORPUS IS
ALLOWED QUIGLEY
Man Held fur "Delng Drunk nnd
Disturbing Other Persons" Fol
lowing Clilloqulii Trial
An application for writ ot habeas
corpus was allowed by Judgo Leav
Itt Saturday to Edward H. Quigley.
The writ Is returnable tomorrow
at 10 a. m. Quigley was commit
ted to jail -hero last week In de
fault ot a S 100 flno, following a
trial beforo Justice Spink at Chilo
quin, where ho was" found guilty
on n churgo ot "being , drunk nnd
disturbing other persons."
In his application for tho writ
of habeas corpus, Quigley charges
that tho committment docs not state
any crlnio defined by tho statutes of
tho state ot Oregon.
WRECKED
COLLISION
Yes, We Have No Famine Here
Report Reaches Wilds of Alberta, 400 Miles From
Railroad, That 700 Are Starving in Klamath
"Gracious, goodness. Isn't that
torrlblo!" Mrs. E. Manahnn, In,
chnrgo of a hospital at Fort Ver
million, Albortu, 400 miles from
a railroad, throw up hor . hands In
horror the othor dny when she rend
the following headline in an Al
berta newspaper:
"Seven hundred starving to
death In Klamath Fulls, Ore."
Mrs. Munnhiin knew that Mrs.
T. C. Campbell, an oh) friend, was
living Klamath Falls, and after
rending the highly colored account
of the food 'shortage she vlsloned
her friend wnstlng nwny In the
southern Oregon city, calling vain
ly for food.
And uo Mrs, Manahan wrote to
TESTS STAGED
Mayor and Council Fail To,
Accept Invitation Of
Local Manufacturer '
la order to convince tbo city
council, engineer and mayor that bis
concrete pipe will stand the tost of
specifications prepared for the sixth
jt sower, J. C. Knowles manager
oi tne iiena concrete company s lo
cal plant, staged a series of tests
at the plant tbls morning, which
were successful In all but one par
ticular the effect upon those It
was designed to Impress. The mayor
and council ( though Informed by
letter Saturday and Invited to De
present, were not on hasd. City
Knglneer Zumwalt was an interest'
cd spectator for 'a time. He eald
that the decision to reject the pipe,
which received an adverse report al
Inst week's meeting from the Uni
versity of California, would not be
changed.
To Attend Meeting
However Knowles, backed by the
President ot the company, tbe chief
onglneer, and other reinforcements
will be on hand tonight to attempt
to reason with the council and per
anade them to give home Industry
a chance.
The clay pipe which it la proposed
to substitute la made by the Glad-
dlng-McBean company at Lincoln,
California.
Not an engineer of the gvpund to
day, -xcept the e engineer,, ex v
pressed ndvejepPln'lon. ' At. :
wtttt ftnaa ftttAn-V
tion, abd said the concrete Pipe more
than met the prescribed tequlre
ments. H. D. Newell, project manager,
said he had used concrete pipe
years ago on the Umatilla project,
and In government work ever since
and It was satisfactory.
Concluded V. S. Contract
The local plant has Just conclud
ed a contract with the government
to furnish $20,000 worth of their
pipe for the Langeli valley Irriga
tion construction.
G. I. Stebblns, resident highway
engineer, waa an Interested observ
er. He followed the tests closely
and said the pipe met the specifi
cations and requirements fairly and
with a liberal margin to spare. 1
Robert Gould, Bend's city engi
neer, was early on the scene ana
stayed for the full performance. He
said Bend had used concrete pipe
In sewer work for three years and
It has given porfect ' satisfaction.
Changes n streets have required
somo or It to be taken up, but It
had not suffered any deterioration
from action ot soil chemicals, he
said. !
Deterioration Claimed
Tho lust lino of defenso of tho
nntl-concreto forces Is thnt concrete
(Continued nn Page Two)
BASEBALL. RESULTS
: :
. National leOjgue-St. Louis 2
Boston G; Cincinnati 6, Philadel
phia 3; Pittsburgh 3, New York 1.
Mrs. Campbell, telling of what she
had read, and asking whether tho
report was true. Mrs. Campbell
received tho letter this morning
and was us shocked as her. friend
had been. . . I ls
Tho report Is believed to have
been an exaggerated one ot tho pre
dicament of the 70 men thrown out
ot work and left penniless by the
withdrawal ot the Nottleton- Bruce
Eschbach company, former contract
ors on the Strahorn railroad. Some
how another cipher became added
to tho '70 and to-spice the story
properly some writer minus a-conscience
injected a tew flourishes
ot his own, thus bringing a famine
to Klamath.
CURTIS
' -
' S
Charles Curtis, Kansas senator
and republican "whip" In the sen'
ate, who probably will be the ad
ministration candidate for election
as president' of tbe senate. He
would then hold the position re
cently held by Coolldge, without
tbe rank of the vice president.
TO
T
State Game Warden and
Commission Guests At
Banquet Tonight
Capt. A. E. Burghduff, state game
warden, M. L. Ryckman, state super
intendent ot hatcheries, Commlsslon-
"Hi i. uorris, or Eugene,- narom
of Prairie City, and R. W.
rncc. oi roniano, win ne guests oi
the Klamath Sportsmen's associa
tion at a'banquqet at the White Peli
can hotel at 0:30 this evening. - '
A number of matters of Import
ance to association members will be
discussed and the officers hope for
a large, attendance. Plates will be
laid for 60.
Burghduff and his party were at
Crater lake yesterday, going there
from Medford where they attend
ed a dinner given for them Friday
night. Clifford. Dorris and Price
are sew members of the commis
sion. The public Is invited to attend
the banquet.'
E
ING FOREST
Ashland Police Ask Sheriff
To Aid in Making Cap
ture of Mrs. Paige
An insane woman Is reported to
bo roaming the woods In Klamath
county, and a telephone message
from tho police at Ashland, where
she escaped, asks assistance ot the
sheriff in capturing her. Tho wo
man is said to huve eaten dinner
at tho Pelican Bay ranger station
t 2 p. m, Saturday afternoon
Yesterday she called at the station
at 'Lake of tho Woods and asked
for blankets' Whllo she was talk
ing tho telephone rung, and tho
woman disappeared while the ran
nor wus answering It, She was
later seen . by a party ot vacation'
ists returninK from tho lnko, who
passed her going toward Fort Klum
ath. She was walking at an un
suuully rapid pace, thoy said.
The woman, whose name Is Paige,
Is described as being 28 years old,
brown eyes, dark hair and of aver
age build. She wore hiking
breeches, a gray cap nad tow shoes
with gray stockings.
MARKET REPORT
PORTLAND, Aug. 20. Stoers
strong to 23c higher, calves steady
to 25c higher, In spots 50c higher;
choice steers $7.25 to $8.00; hogs
25o higher,- prima light $9. 50, to
$9.75; sheep steady; eggs 1 cent
higher, henneries 84c to 3c; but-"
tor firm, oxtro, cubes 42V40 to 43o.
1
IE
II
ROAM
C.P.ISCIVE1I v
AUTHORITY TO -BUILD
CUT-OFF
Work Must Start Before
Jan. 1, 1924, and Be Com" '
pleted Within 2 Year r.
WASHINGTON, Aug.- 20 The
Central Pacific waa authourlted by .
the intertsate commerce . commln
slon today to proceed wltb construe-
tlon of the Natron cut-off. ..
Under tbe authorisation the Na-
tron cut-off work must begin before'
January 1, 1924, and must bk com
pleted within two years.
The Central Pacific's request to
retain excess earnings as part ot Its
program for financing construction
was denied.
Action on the petition had been
held up several month by Htlga
tlon over the Southern pacific's con
trol of tbe Central Pacific. ' '? -
A belt about 46 miles wide will
be served by 113 miles ot line be-
tween Oakrldge and Kirk, the coni-
mission found. : Stations are to-be
established at - McCredle, ... ' Hot "
Springs, Odell and Crescent.. . V"., f
The estimated cost ot construc
tion Is 116,000,000 annual cross
revenues tbe first five years are
estimated at approximately $3,500,-
000 and tS.'oo.OOO. -
HAS MORE THRILLS
IN ASHLAND TOWN
Adventure' No, 8 la One Too Many
Foe'J, ifc,iJortc;'Wko Bay .
Will Return To His Home - .
ASHLAND, ; Aug, 20 -Life - In
Ashland 'U just one t brill after an
other , for J. L; Norton, an aged
resident ot Merrill, i Oregon, who
came here Wednesday tor a short
vacation. ".' . . : . '
He arrived In Ashland clad ' in -
the ; leather '. vest,.." stubby beard.
boots, overalls and sombrero oUae
cow puncher; but bad brought bis
best suit with him... ' ,
He was robbed however, by a
youth whom 'he bad given a ride.
which provided thrill. No. 1. !
The youth was captured and sent
to Jacksonville for thirty dayB, anil
as the old man appeared as com
plaining witness, this afforded .hi Si
thrill No. 2. . .
Then came the climax, for' after
seeing a picture show, i Norton be
came -lost In the mate ot our city .
streets, and searched for nearly an
hour for Smith's barn, near whero
he was camped. 4
Wandering out North Main street,
ho asked a man, -at the StaiMvra
Oil service station for directions.
and a young stranger ' ottered 'to
guldo him to bis destination. . - i .
According to Chief of Polfco Me-
Nabb, the young mau thought; that
It was: the. city barns on Vator
street that Norton. was headodfor,
and go the old gentleman; was
piloted In that direction, ' -
Norton didn't know where Smith's
barn was, but he did., know ; that
it was not ou a dark alloy like'
Wntor street, and fears that.- Uo
was going to bo robbed again rose
In ffiis mind. -' -' -
Tur'nlng, he ran at full speed
back to Muln atroot, ' lonvlng - the
astounded guide alone, and at long t It
found .' titty way to";Where ho was
camped. ., ' '' :V
Norton says he Is going buck to
Morrill soon.'; Ashland Is toq tall
ot crooks for. him.- ' '
WEATHER PROUAUIUTIEH
The Cyclo-Stormagraph at Unde'r-
woods Pharmacy
Tegtatered . but
alight barometric
change during
the last 48 hours,
insuring pleasant
weather for to
morrow. ', ' ' '
Forecast for next
24 hours:
Continued f air;
probably warmer, ,
The Tvce " re
cording thermometer regmiereo
maximum and minimum tempera
turen. today as follows: ". '
High .,..,.,..0 ... ,
Low ,., 4fllw,
m