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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1924)
I A Million a Month Is Klamath County's Industrial Payroll Equal Rights, Equal Justice, are the Twin Pillars of Democracy Member of the Associated Press tiuvi-ntooiilli Vein- i, 711.1 kl.AW.VHf I'AI.IX, OltKflOV, HATCltlMV, I KItlCI'AUV 211, 1021 riucR mm cam ARREST 0 TI N WHITE SIMM Wife Kept in House of III Fame: Case Declared One of Worst of Record With tho nrronl of Twn llnllhna il Wri'd. ,'nl Iforulu. on (-Vb.-uary 10, un tin) rlinrgn of violating llm Mnnn act, a story of tillogeil whltn sline t riffle In KliiniMh i him lu-romo 1'iibllo which, If Hi (i i'Iiiii'rim lire irovoii, U ouo nf the most flagrant lliia has over coiiiii hi'(rf thn fed Hill ailthorltli't whorn thn limni it comiuorvliillxod vloo In Involved. 'I'ut K. Miirrlniin, of lira fulled TlntiM department of JiiHtlfibin Port nil lirut boon on t tin trull of llollnos nror since til ii mulier caino n the attention of H'Tt (',' Thomas, f nlted Hmli'B commliuiloiiur, oil Fobruury 13. Married at Fresno. Acvording to I lolllntM wife, Pearl Minlth Itnllnos, who made tho com plaint to Thomas, she was marrlivl in IIoIIuks, Ik-coiiibur t. at Fresno, ("nl. A wtwk or ton day after iln wed illilK tho aouplo ciunn to Klnniiith Fulls. Ifolluo Inveigled his wlfn in p wllli lilin to a house of lll-fmitit mill whon they urrlvcd took h"r rlitho.i from Iter niut continamlvil her to r iiiuiu there unilnr tho illroctloti of tho liiiidlndy. f uublo to loavo tbo huuo bucuune of no clothes, tho womn statod thnt tho remained for soovrnl weeks. After two or three weeks, llnlluos, who bad boon In Wood, roturnod to Klamath Falla and Foiled on hi wlfn. Despite bur ontroatle ho took from bar tho nionay thnt sho had mailo. ' F.venlunlly she Was nhlo to net mil of llm Iioiiho and (Hod ii com- pin I lit wlth,.Xhouisr .Tflcr Htm was freed mIio received govern I li'ltom from, her husband ; asking hor to coma to Wood and Join lilm an ho wns running a "sporting limine" which was paying big money. Informed Atilliorltlo. . Ignoring this, aim Inforniod tlh authorities -where ihoy, would p reli ably bo nhlo to find thn mnn. Ho In being hold In Vrokn, upon tho request of tho I'ortlund offfco, until a war rant HWorn out by Thomas can roach I'ortlund and bo takon to Yrokn b.v tho proper officer. ' 1 Marrlnnu united thnt ihn cine wan ono of tho worst thnt ho hnd over oomo in contact with, If llollnos in an unnaturalized cltlion ho will prob ably be turned ovor to Immigration authorities nnd ilupnrtod, Jin pre dicted. f not, a long prison term will probably Jio tho rusuli. K. F. THIRD IN PHONE INCREASE '. . I'ORTLAND. Fob. 28. Growth of tolophono sorvlco at Bousldo was greater thnn In any community In tho Pacific coast states, according .to tho annual report of tho Pacific Tolophono & Telegraph company on touslnoss growth. Tho " tolophono growitu at tho Clatsop bench city wna 08.06 por cont during 1024. , . Ranld crowih Jn tolotihono Inntol- lntlon alflo was roportod tit Astoria, whore tho porcontago Increiwo was ' 24.91 por cent Klamath Falls was third of Orogon cltlos with ft growth of 1S.81 por cont. . , .In.Portlnnd tho nunvbor of tolo- . . , j .i ttA im 1'llUIIQ IflHllOllll IHC-rUllHI'U iriJIII UVtlMI to 74,016, or 6,07 por cont, loading ovory olhor mJor city In tho Paoltlc northwest In rnto of tolophono growth, CORRESPONDENT IN MEXICO TELLS OF RECALL IN DISPATCH CHICAGO, Foh. 23. Frodorlck Wright, corrospondont In Mexico city for thn Chlcngo Trlbuno, hns boon ordered from Moxlco by tho Hocrntnry of Intorlnr on charges of "persistant mlHlntorprutntlon of political Hows," according to a spo olal deipatoh from btm in today's Caloito Trlbuno, DOUBLE MURDER MYSTERY REVEALED IN DEATH OF PAIR CIIICAItll, l-'l'll. M. ., lIlMlble iniiiili'i' in y Ml i i ,v- I in ill v I li i; I li. I lieiil'liu lit lilHilli'K kllllliK. I I'- Vi line HI' llillliemlc I nilllile, II I I t II ii IH'lll'lly of ilelec live HOeklllg ll II- 'H III 1 1 lit l.iy- (is of .IiiIiii Huffy, foil ii il In a rn.iilxliln miiiw drift m Aiki, III., curly yimlcriliiy, nml - Wiijiiiiu liiirlly lileiiilfleil im Mm. IlllffV. fllllllll lllHt Ii I u h I In llm upiiri iniiiit which Huffy sIiiii'mI Willi ,M.-. nml Mm. I'wll t:. llnrtiin URGE PIERCE Appointment to State Cnie Commission is to be Made Monday A Klaniuili riiuniy tun r at (oust a mnn troui souihern Oi-nn, uiuy bo chosvn to su creed Cum n! sloner Miiluiiey If tlon rnur I folli.'.v.t I lie ik'Slrr nf the Klmtj in Sporimiu'ii's uocl:.ilni, mi u nl Kl in u rmnlutlon kIuiIiik iIi.ii mi ll orn (Iri'gon shniild be repriMi nu-d on Hie came rommtietliin. (If tho fivo piociit nioinbors of tlie Hiaui gumo cominisloii, two nrn from .Miiiltnoinuh county, nnd ono xii'h fi'om Mno, I'mnillln and Ornnt onuntlos.Tliu, tho local noclntlnn claims, ilniw not .iirivent tho xu.'.i und nt Ii'iihI one u.i inhcr (if ihn grime I'liuimissiiin khmilil Im from nputhein Oli'Kllll. ' Tile UllfllllUKllOIlt will be nimlii on M'liuiluy, ., Win. MeNenly. who iiticinlcl Hi ini'i'ilUK i 'f ih) Hiaio Kpoitsmcfl's a hiicIiiiIiiii hold nt I'ortlund this week, illiili'd that the offlcnt for tho on HIlluK year worn ro-oleciod with the nxc, .plum of presldeiil. Karl II. Sim mons of lOngoiui succeeded ('. .M. Tliiimus nf Modford. At the mooting nf Hie association it mis risolvcd Unit nn omorgency mMsIm In the heaver trapping law and that the govcrno.' shiiuid repeal llm law nml prohibit tho triippltiK of beaver nnd soiling I ho hides. Another Intorostlng rocommonda linn of the iiiinovlntlon was tho ostub lisl'.iui iii of public shooting grounds. Il wiu lield that In tho larger cltv.-o, men who could not belong to the prlvnlo clubs worn unnhht to shoot nl nil. lly moans of thn establishment of u iiiaulclpul shouting grouuds I lie siiiim slliintliin would oVmi ns on u-c munli'lpnl golf courses wlipro tin gulfor who has not enough monc: to Wlong to n private, club may si III onjoy tho sport, . No rocomnifci'dullon wus mailo by the iixoclntlon conco.nlng the short lining of tho deer season. Tho qu Hon la now boforo tbo staio suprome court nnd no notion twill ho taken until the iiui'sllou Is passed on then-. JlcNValy learned In Portland thnt tho stnlo giimo commltffMHi wnu go Ing to Inwstlgnto tho Link rlvor dam owned by tho Cullfornla-Orogon Pow er company with rospoot to tho Pob slblu Installation of a fish ladder. At tho present tlmo thero Is no way In which fish may get ovor tho dam. From tho offlco of tho federal bit tim of flifhcrlos, M:oNnlyi learned i li n4. a fish butchery would umlouht udly bo built on Bprnguo river i ihon dlslunco bolow tlw dam. Tho Hluto Sportsmen's nMookitlon wont nn record n opposing the In elnslim nf Diamond lnko In Crater uatluunl park, H wns hold that Dia mond laka wns tho greatest naturnl brooding plnco for fish In Uio United Htntos nnd that If the lnko was taken over by I ho park thnt there would he no urnurancfl thnt tho government would allow tho stuto gnmo nuthnrt tlus to lnko udvnntngo of tho lake hi ft sniiioo of oggs. Tho Inclusion of. thn lake was favored by tho lornl Hporlsnven's association. MeN'oaly roturnod from Portland hwt nlKllt. , ' , . ' ' HPAIX WITHDRAWS , FROM CONTKIIKNCK ' ROAM-;, Fob. 211, 8mln iwllhdrow from tho nnvnl dltinrmninoiif confor onco becauso slio was not granted tho tonnagt sht rttMitad. TO NAME LOCA IN 0 0 SI ; 00,000 IN Lawyer Allcccs Fair Con sideration Would Have Given Him . Prize XKtV VtHtK, K' li. a.'i Kiiiiiiiioiis nnd, cniiipliiliii fi,r $1, Inn. nun ilaiu ;i:ci wern filed UKtf innl Kdwiird W. 1'iik. diiuur nf tln American iii'iiri If' ''S if, mdiiy. by Frank llnili'li:k, i.i-i, ii ii-" in iimri. iiiiiii mw.iiuii pi rmiUH iii Hiilinilt pencn lil.inn In com piitliiiin fur I lio lllin.iiiin prize. llnndi.lck buinii Iiih suit on tlie i-onleniliiii thin plan kiiIimiIMoiI by hlin, "If fairly rnnslilorml," would liavn boon unanimously seloctod us thn winning pUin. SE KHATTLB. Foil. 23. :nrl Kyborg who, ii-cordlnir tvi confeiwloim at trlhuteil to him. k.'llcd Mrs. Joshua Miimmoy, mmlo nn a( lark on hor lius lnin( and fifed the Mumnioy homo at ycnttle Heights, planned to slay also Mr Pot or PoiiIhoii. formerly Jlr. Kyborg. said Sheriff MoTulloch of Kvorott today. Ryborg hnd modltnio'd ovor tho, be lief Hint tho Muurmcys ostrftnged lilm from Mrs. Pryberg, grand dnughtor uf Mr. Mtiiinnoy. A now BilBle dnvoloped in tho cJ shell five Sea tile physicians ile clareil bono fragments taken fuom llm reslileiicij wore from two dlffor ei.( !i:dliu.-.'c skulls woro fonnit. " KVKltKTT. Feb. J-'onnal chnreo or murder in the first de gree Is to ho filed Monday against I Curl Ityberg. said Prosecuting At torney Itosooi'. Coroner fickle lif ter Investigation today doclurod ho wi certain that tlKi bones found nrn ihoHn-of Mr. r.Tummey. ER L BE WASIIINC1TOX. Fi-b. 23. Ad vertisements for bids covering the stile, of upproxlinatoly 1 7.84(1.001) fut bonrd monsuro of yollow pine, fir and lunmrack timber on tho Spokane Indian reservation In tho suite of Washington, under uutho rliy of nn net of congress passed In 1910, wore sant by tho depart ment of the Interior through the bureau of Indian affairs. Dato for tho opening of tho bids was tlxod nt April IB. lit Wollplnlt. Wash., by tho superintendent of tho Spoknue agency, Tho timber offered for sale Is located on nbout 3480 (teres of tho reservation known its tho Wellplnlt unit. In announcing tho sale tho mi nimum prices which will be accept ed by tho Indian .'bureau for the timber cut nnd Bcalod prior to April 1, 1927, ftt-'o fixed nt 3 por thousand foot for yollow pine nnd $ 1.2S per thousand - feet for tho olhor spcclos. After April 1, 1927 tho stumpngo price will Increase 12 por cont ovor tho prices bid for tho first porlod, Sale of tho timber nt this tlmo hns boon authorized lu ordor to replenish the moneys in tho tribal ,f u nil of tho Spokntio Indians nnd bocnuso of the fact that tho timber on tho reservation Is tnnturo for cutting. There nro 617 Indians In tho Spoknno trlbo living on this reservation. It wns nlso announced by tho bu reau of Inillun 11 r ralrn thnt appro ximately 1.1, 000. Ono foot, board measure, lying on nn nren con sisting of .1500 acres south of Woll plnlt will bo 'offered fnr snlo stih sooionly, WIlH.Vr PltK'KN PORTLAND, Feb, 23. Ward whlto wheat il.Ofl, western rod too, AWARD CONTEST PLANNED KILLING INDIAN III WIL STATE LEADER OF GIRLS' CLUBS TO BE HERE WEEK M.'x Helen t'owgill, stale i-liib leader nf gills wik.,y7"l arrive In Klniiiaih Falls tomiin,ow to visit and liml met nil the 1!) girls' clubs of I bin county m-xt week. Allss Cow Kill, who innki'H a visit In Klamath Falls unci- a your, will supervlsc ii 11 il Instruct tho girls fur their work this spring. Id-r purpose Is to gel ih' iii sliirtiid mil right. Following Is it Kchcdiile of hor visits to different com tint 11 j Hen of I ho county: .Monday, February ') 11. m. nt I .one Pino, 10:30 a.m. lit Merrill; 1 p.m. at Alalin; 3 p.m. nt Hbasiu View; Tuesday. Februa ry 20. 9 n. m. nt Chllo'iuln ; 1 p.m. ut Klamath Agency, 3 p.m. at Fort KluniMlh; Wednesday. February 27, 9 a. 111. it Hummers school, 12:15 p.m. cb imber of commerce forum luncheon.' Klamath Foils, l:4i p.m. .Mllle .(aipfll, .1 p.m. ut Alldlund, 8 p.m. 'Henley school: Thursday, Fehrun,ry,28, 10 a.m. at Pino Ornvo, liSO p.m. at Uingell valley, 7:30 p.m. at Ilotiatiza; Frlduy, February 29, at parent teachers meeting. In Klamath Falls; 7:30 p.m. at Keno; Satur day, Alarrh 1, at 1:30 p. m. a nu-tlng of tho locel club lenders in the chamber of commerce rooms in Klamath Falls. Fifty water users. Including i:ie comlmliee of 40, mot yesto ilay af::r tiooa in tho chamber of commerce rooms to lay before T. V. Dent and O. K. Stouttneyer. district counsels for tho bureau of reclamation, their likvm concerning tho present condition uf the Klamath Irrigation district and tbo relief, mec.surcs 'that should be inken to sllcviulo I Ho jwsont condl twin'. , - . -' Tho two most Important questions dM-ia.sed worj tho inking over tho upcrulj'oit and iiiiiluieniinco of the proJ-M't by llm water users nnd the iiIspcn-Mojl of loiiitrii. lion charges. Numerous opinions were given on the opetntlou nnd maintenance ques tion. Tho prevailing opinion was thnt this action should bo deferred until .inch time when tlx- water users ut tho district i-;v in harmony. It was held by a uuiicbcr of speakers thnt co-operation of tho water users with the bonrd of directors and th6 pres ent mnnagemmi would result In fur cheaper operation and more efficient service. Many water usors, it wns stated, prefo.Tcd to cililclio the pree 111 management instead of making their wants known. Attention was also directed to a statement by Stouimoyer lu which ho said that tho cost of operatic n of tho Klamath irrigation distrln wns far below tho average of nil Irrigation districts in tho Fnlted States. On tho other hund, a hniulful, rep resenting the minority, maintained stoutly that the project was man aged in nn extravagant manner; that tho cost of maintenance and op eration was low because no service was given; and that they firmly be lieved that If tho Klnnvath project wore handled by the water usors themselves thnt the present condition, which wns stated to be deplorable, would be rectified. -It wns the general opinion . of those present that the construction and building changes should not be paid by tho water users foe the next thrro years. Olhor questions discussed were whether or not construction work would be done better under con tract or by dny labor; tho reclassi fication of land with '.(wpect to taxes: an(i 'nx dellnqnonoos.. MARKKT RF.PORT PORTLAND, Feb. 23. Live stock steady, eggs and buttor firm. THK WKATHER. Haromotrlc condi tions changed very rapidly after 8 P. M, yooterojuy, tho Cyolo-Stormio graph nl tho Underwood phaimtncy showing a rise of 30 points liS since- thnt hour. Forecast for next 94 hours-Full- with modernto winds nnl temperature. HEAR ITER USERS 1 Tho Tyoos recording thorntomotor reglstorod maximum and minimum temperatures today as follows : Hlfth 4 5 4"OW IIMlatMtMMlll'.llttlatMMIIfl 9ft SLEMP WILL BE;. DUESTIDNED BY E President's Secretary is Asked bv Walsh to Appear Monday WAHHINOTOX. Feb. 23. C ll.iscoiii Slemp, the president's sec retary, ugreed today to appear bo foro the senate oil eommltleo Alon day. ' Senator Walsh called Slemp on the telephone and the secre tary readily agreed to appear. While Senator Walsh declined to Indicate the subject matter on which Slemp would be questioned. it was understood that tho com mittee desires to ask about the ex tent of uny communication he has had with government officials and others concerned regarding the oil inquiry since the beginning of the startling disclosures a month ago. Republican senate leaders who want Daugherty to retire imme diately from the cabinet were de fended against criticism of Repub llcan National Chairman Adams today by Senator Robinson, Arkan sas democratic senate leader, and Dorah, republican, Idaho. Robinson declared in the se nate that tho republican chairman was attempting to' contuse the is sue, and said Lodge, republican leader, had sought to serve both his country and his party by urg ing Daugherty's retirement. liorah asserted that responsibi lity for keeping the attorney gen eral In the cabinet now rests squarely upon the shoulders of President Coolldge, and - that the president "must answer to the people 'af ihls' country for retain ing him." . ' " " HEART BEAT IS ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb.. 23. Thnt the heating of the human heart may be clearly audible to the ears of thousands who "listen in" ao the broadcasting programs of radio stations throughout the . country was demonstrated when the heart beats of Professor H. B. Ab bott of Purdue university were broadcugt by station KSD . of St. Louis. Tn his demonstration Professor Abbott walked to and fro on the platform before the physicians and the fluctuating of his heart like tho ticking of a clock, could be beard plainly. Increasing or dimin ishing in measure as he moved ra pidly or slowly. The sound ot his heart beats was heard In Marshall, Tex, 500 miles by nir line from here, according to a telegram received by tho Post-Dispatch today, signed , Char les S. Welch. tVIcNEALY DECLINES ' PRESIDENCY OF REPUBLICAN CLUB Becnuse of press of other busi ness, Wm. McNealy today announc ed he would not bo able to accept the presidency of the Klamath County Republican club, and paid he would send in his resignation to Linn W. Ncsmlth, secretary. Y''enly was elected while he was in Portland and without his knowledge. Ho is interested in a number of matter that require his attention, he said, and finds it Impossible to hold the presldoncy and do the position justice. , KING VICTOR DOWN WITH INFLUENZA ROM 13, Foh. 2.1. King Victor ICmmnnuol is conllnod to hod with Influenza. A projected . trip to Flumn in connection with annexa tion that olty to Italy has beta postponed. OIL COMMUTE HEARD ON RADIO INFORMATION ON BOOTLEGGERS IS FOUND ON BANDIT TUB DAIJ-KS, Feb. 23. In- formation concerning bootleg- gors In this vicinity was found on Roy Vincent, alleged Hosier bandit, when he wa shot by a posse In Kern county, Cailfor- nla, recently. Sheriff Chrlsmnn revealed. The names have hen sent ii Cbclttman. MOTHER, THREE CHILDREN DIE FROM CAS LEAK Asphyxiation Caused by Broken Main; 4 Families Rendered Unconscious WATEUVVIET. N. Y-, Feb. 23. A mother and three small children were asphyxiated and 13 other poi sons suffered from effects of Inhal ing gas which leaked from a main here today. Members of four families were rendered unconscious by th fumes. The gas main was broken by frost. The dead: Mils. Joseph Prenri, her son, John, 8; daughter, Clara, 3, and Infant son, Daniel, 8 months. The father and fire other children were rescucitated ny police. The gas followed a water lateral under the basement Into the cellars of two dwellings. , NO RATE CUT ON LIME FOR HERE PORTLAND. Feb. 23. Reduc tion ot ten to 30 per cent in freight rates on pulverized lime rock for fertilizing to all points on South' era Pacific lines in Oregon, ex cept the Klamath Falls branch was announced today. LAUGHED HIMSELF TO DEATH AT MOVIE UKADIXC, Pa., Feb. 23. A hearty laugh resulted In the death of Emmet Crowell, 04, in n theater here. With n neighbor, Crowell wns enjoying a comedy and laughed uproariously. Sudden ly he slumped in his seat. He wns taken to a hospital, whcie physicians (pronounced him dead. MILTON MILLER ON STATE COMMISSION . SALEM, Feb. 23. Milton A. Miller, former ' internal revenue collector ot Portland, was today appointed by the governor a mem ber of the state text book com mission to - succeed Harrison 3. Piatt, Portland, resigned. The governor also announced the ap pointment of A. G. Marsters, Roae burg, to succeed himself . on the state fair board. ' FIREMAN DIES OF SUFFOCATION NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 23. Jul esPujol, assistant fire chief, was suffocated when trapped ' In the warehouse of Marx Isaacs compa ny, a Canal street department storo, which was destroyed by fire today. . Five other firemen, two ot whom may. die, were hurt by tailing walls. The loss was $60, 000. '' DAVIS NOT EMPLOYE OF HOTEL HALL W. Davis, colored, who In an advertisement In tho Herald yes torday announced ho was not a boot logger. Is not n porter nt the Ho tel Hull hut is employed at a bar ber shop next door to the hotel lobby, It was said at tha hotol to day. BY 1ST. BOARD TO GRANT RELIEF Question of Collecting 1924 Charges Placed before r ... Secretary ;V Holding Uiut authority in the mat ter rests first with the Interior de partment, and then with the county assessor, the board of directors of Klamath Irrigation district Thursday wired Secretary Hubert Work recom mending that payment of construc tion charges of approximately G8,- 000 and operation and mainienase charge ot the same amount b waived or postponed. Tho board asks that action tie taken ImnM d lately as the assessment roll in tin hands of the county assessor and will be delivered to the shoritf for collection in the near future. The board's telegram follows;, There Is due the United States . j -under contract from ' Khunkth ' irrigation district, June and De- . comber, 1924, . approximately ' 153,000 construction charge, ud ' approximately 153,000 operation ; and maintenance charge. ' Directors ot the district have ' complied strictly with eoatjMt provhslous and state laws .and , made tax levy to meet these pay ments. '''. Assessment ' roll In hands of county assessor now and will be -delivered to sheriff for collec-' tion in near future. '-: : Report Is being spread oner Klamath, project that te trotted o States is willing to. waive pay-'' ' ments due under contract dttrtng year 1924. What authority: Is there for this report t ...'l",:v . If there Is any way possible '. at this time to waive or post- , ponp payment at- tnese charges", (Continued oa Page Fire.) ii RICH STRIKE SPOKANE, Feb. 23. -Discovery ot a ledge of gold, declared to . vary from 15 to 40 feet In width, and to assay from S12 to $554 ton, was announced today by Louis Mayer, old-time pibspector and miner. It Is about throe miles east of this city on a tract of 125 acres belonging to Mrs. Anna R. W;l!Uam8 of Sbititle. McNARY-HAUGEN BILL DISCUSSED AT SUMMERS MEET A community meeting to discuss the MeNary-Haughen bill, . wibicb provides fori a United 8taie agricul tural export commission, Iwsvs held last night at the Summers school house. One hundred attended. J. M. Erell explained the , bill to those present and following this gen oral round table discussion was held.'Con- slderable interest was manifested in the proposed bill and both sides were argued. The majority there wr)e In favor of the bill.. . -, Following the meeting,' refresh ments were served by . the women present. It was announced that a community meeting would be held ut Pine Orove next -Friday evening at which the proposed, repeal of, the state Income, tax law will he dis cussed. ; . ' .V ;.''. MEMBERS OF "LOST LEGION" PLEAD FOH V PRISON RELEASE LEAVENWORTH, Kas., Feb. 23 Members ot the "Lost Legion" who fell Into crime while in serv ice ot their country' ani encount ered stern military justice, conti nued to plead their cases before the special clemency board at the federal penitentiary here today In hope ot obtaining mltagatton of thnlr sentences. The proceedings are secret, Besides hearing tha prisoners' stories, the bosrd has soeeu to 11 rtosrdi la lbs sstss. IRK ASKED REPORTS