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KLAMATH FALLS'
"An Empire Awakening"
- Member of the Associated Press
Seventeenth YearNo. 7270
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1624
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ACCEPTED 0
Contracts on Government
Tracks of Klamath
Are Ratified
Word was received here today
I but the bid of tlx Euwans Hox
company of Klamath Falls on the
Long I'rnlrlo timber unit hud been
accepted by the I'nltfd states In
dian servtc uliil tha contract let t
thn Kwauna company for the cut
tins of 180,000,000 fnut of II in bo r.
Tha local company bid S 3.67. tha
highest price Orogou .yellow pine
haa ever aotd for. The contract
award alao Included nil fir and lu
cerne cedar at $4 n thouaand and
miscellaneous species at (1 a
thousand.
Under the contract with the gov
ernment the Kwauna company miint
cut a minimum of 16.000.000 board
feet of timber from tha unit In n
year and not or 0.000,000 board
feel. At a maximum cut each year
the entire uult would be gone In
II yeara. However, local lumber
nmut point out, the fluctuatlona of
, the market , would require a mini
mum cut ' aome yeara and It will
probably be over 18 yeara before
the timber la exhausted,
The amount Involved In the pur
chime of the timber unit la apprnxl
mately $2,600,000,
WASHINGTON', July II. The
Interior department today awarded
to the Bwiunn Hox company , of
Klamath Fulls, u contract for cut
ting 88S.0O0.OOO feet of timber on
4.600 acrea unallotted land In thn
Long Prairie unit of the Klumnth
Indian reservation, prices to b
paid nro 18.87 thouaand font for
yellow and augur pine, $4 for
Douglas fir and Incenao cedar, mid
$1 for other species. Thla Is the
highest price ever puld for this
eluaa of timber In Oregou. Receipts
will go to the Indiana.
GOLD RUMORS FAIL
TO PROVE UP, SAYS
LAKE PROSPECTOR
Hupurta of the finding of gold lu
the vllilclly of Diamond l,ul(o re
cently are unfounded, la the roport
of W. II. Cox, packer nud gulda of
ho Diamond Lako district who ru
sldca at Prospect, ('ox wVnt Into
the "gold Holds" but he reports that
lin fulled to flud unytlilug morn vnlu
nbln thau lavn, but the in plenty
uf that. Several other prospectors
u I no equipped with puns alerted In
', vostlgatloils on received minors ot
the gold find. They have till come
out now, Cox states, mi (I 'they fulled
locate any of the paying ore. "Not
oven u color wus found," l the cmii
nioui of Cox. '
a A Kl V DAbrirc acit
FOR TOURIST DATA!
Within the past two weeks over
' Hut) Klumulh county publicity fold
ers have been dlHtrlbutod ,ti tourists
lit Dm aol'VlCll stulloll nil Hid Pacific
highway nt 'the Junotlon of the new J
AHlilnnd-Klnmuth FiiIIh route,. Thu i
lllnriiturn Is lieuvy milling-the many .
lourlats thut are milking 'the . trip J
.. l nil. i... i.lu 1.1..1. i.. .
thii report received, f Hiindfly the
'rhnnihor ut ii'onuiioreo, lime registered
', !llj jilit'S' from olhflr slutes. All of
"Ihn ' parties were on tholr Way to
, .Cratei' lahe'. .' I .'
'V :, THiU WKATHIOR
The ('yclu-Htoi'iiiiigriiih ut Un
ilnrwuod'a Phnrmucy shows but Ill
lie change In barometric conditions
nlthotiKh thu pressure la allghtly'
higher.
Forecast for next 24 bourn:
Fnlr nud Wiirnier.
Tho Tycos recording thorinonietnr
registered maximum nud minimum
(.emporuliiies today us follows:
. High' l,t. 40
Low c. 49
Timber to Ewauna
More Churches
Urged for New
Rail Line Area
Presbyterian Synod Takes
Up Problems of That
' Territory
Organltatlou of addltloual church
es along the ne of the new Klamath
Lake route Is being considered by
the Presbyterian synod of Oregon.
The question of this church extension
was takeu up ut the minim) meeting
of the synod held ut the 1'nlveiwlty
of Oregou.
Dr. Wulluce II. Lee, of Albany,
spvaklug of work along (he line of
the rullroad development between Ku-
geuo and Klamath Fulls, wild: "Two
or three communities along the. way
ought to be orgunlxcd. but we haven't
the money to do It. Is It right for
ua to let a community come Into be
ing with all the centers of vice oper
ating without o"f starling religious
work simply becuuse e haven't the
fund?"
The problem of the'siiiull church
and the church In sparaely auttteo
territory cume In for Intensive dls-
cusslon ut the auaslou.
Thn plan of fvdorallug churches.
through uniting. on building and
maintenance with kindred denomina
tions, wna urged by Kev. W. O.
Forbas of Ban Francisco, who- it en
gaged In mission work.
"The problem," said Dr. McDowell,
"la to prevent competition in these
smaller dolus. Competition may he
the life of trade, but It uniy be the
death of religion. Tho ustiouul rep
resentatives of the aeveral churches
agree on this policy of non-competi-tlon
lu aparaoly-aeltlcil fields, but
somewhere along the line (hero '
come opposition und the competition .'
gnca on."
Dr. A. K, Casewoll, of tho t ill-,
veiKlty of Oregon, an elder, expresses
i ne opinion mat with tne great de
velopment In modem trunsporlatloii,
due to good rouds und the uutomotilln
u good bit of the need for the smuller
churches hud' been done uwuv with;
he see no need for the smaller
church within eusy reach of thu larg
er body.
BOY SEIZED BY
CRIP, DROWNS
Ddell Lake Is Scene
Tragedy Sunday
Afternoon
Swimming In tbe cold waters of
Ddell Lake lit 4 o'clock veslerduv uf-
teninon Curl Unihuiigli uged is,
ventured Into too deep water und ,
when hid muscles contracted In '
crumps, drowned despite the frantic ''no reaeon why It should be rising.'
ef furls if u companion. All attempts ' -'
ot resuscitation was unavailable. ', MAN ARRESTED FOR
t'inhnugii lK a resident of Otlell i uiinncifiMP rT? WTIVE
Luke. Hu 18 survived by his parents. MUKDhKlINLa Ut Witt.
.According to Deputy Sheriff L. 8.
Hltlerv who after making a thorough ) VANCOUVKK Wash.. July 31.
Investigation reported to Mherirf , l i Uh'hnrd Connor, held In lull here
I. .Low, the body will he taken ' to for the Tucomu nulhoiitlos, de
Iteud, w herii I'lincral aervtcivi and 111-i dared' today he la tbi;. victim ot a
li'i inent will take place. I frumeup, thut hu knew nothing ot
1 , , I the death of Ills wife, whose bodv
BANK FUNDS TAKEN
IN BANDIT ATTACK
r.
21. Four
up a mos
Keuion In
POllTLAND. July
armed men today held
seiiger or the bunk of
the outlying I'oiihind . business dis
trict mid escaped In nil utllomnbllu
with $2,0110. They forced tho mea- j
senuer'a ear to tho curb with their
ear und rorcnil hi in to hold up lilsjilliy III an abandoned well near
hands Inking money which be had (lieendnle, II rs. tone Hull ot Ash
collected from tbe hunk's customers, ford, girlhood friend of Connor's
The holdup was four blocks from I wife oMalnod the Information from
she bunk; Thi robbers escaped In Connor leading to the finding of
an automobile bonrlng a Washing-1 the body and aiding the authorities
ton license. , J by posing as Connor'i friend.
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Petition Is Prepared For
Southern Pacific
i
Officials
tentions of stockmen ot
East Marsh and Silver Lake
the
dis
t ilt-t requesting that the Southern
pacific company establish a cattle
loading aiutlon at Lent north of
Kirk are being prepared. The own
rs of over 7000 head of cattle have
already signed the petition asking
tho railroad company to provide for
the corral on the new Klamath
Lukes route.
Among stockmen to sign the pe
tition ure George Mayfletd, William
Thompson, F. E. Bolinger, Len
Itoyse, Charles Iena, and B. Heff-
ner.
The petition states that the cat-
tlomen will drive their atock to tbe
proposed Lent shipping point thus
saving a great distance of unnec
essary travel which baa been a
drawback to their operatlona. The
new corrul ut Lena la convenient
to their range holdings and of easy
accent' for other- stock-shippers , "of
thnt district. -
It la expected that by the middle
of next month If arrangements can
bo made that shipping of cattle over
the now Klumnth I.Bkes route will
he started from the Lena corral.
FISHERMEN AVER '
BAD LUCK IS DUE
TO WATERS' RISE
Trout fishrermen returning from
Wllllanihon-llivor with empty creel
give ae their reason for poor luck
that the river is rising. -
"We bad flailed for some Uuin
without uny strikes," one angler
said, ,"ind could not lundorstund
wlint the reason was. All other flsh
ermon seemed to be having poui
luck uleo.
"Finally un old Indian came down
the stream and asking him what the
trouble was ho replied fHat the river
had been rising for tho past i
or three days and wasnow three
Inchea higher than last week.
"ft waa then that we noticed a
large quantity of bark, moss and gen
eral debris of the river and we con
cluded thnt thore must be Mrme
truth In whut the old Indian said."
Officials' at the United Suites
Reclamation Dureau staled today
that they had no Information that
tho river was rising. Herbert 11.
Newell, local manager of the Klam
ath project, pointed imt thnt It
'would be a remarkable phenomenon
If the report were true.
"We huv0 lmd no Information of
n hea,vy ahower In the water shed of
thu Williamson river und 1 can see
Wna found Sunday In an abandoned
well near Gveendale on tbe Ttoy
road.
TACOMA, . July 21. Richard
Connor will be brought to Tacomu
soon from the Viinuouvor .lull, where
he bus boon held, offlceva nn
uoiinced today. He will bo tried,
charged, with slaying
whoso body wns found
his wife
early Sun-
OUTE
tompany urnrrnR ennn
at Crater Lake
Best for Year
Hood and Shasta Both Are
Plainly Seen at Lake
Sunday
From tbe rim of Crater lake yes
terday afternoon, could be seen tbe
highest peak of California and of
Oregon, ML Shasta and Mount
Hood. Looking from Garfield Peak
north along the- crest of the Cas
cade range, the distant peak of
Mount HOod, overlooking the Col
umbia river, waa clearly dlscern
able. To tho south Into California, the
naked eye could with ease make out
tho toworlng snow-capped peak of
.Mt. Shasta.
Bangers ut the luke declared
Sunday the most Ideal day fori
bringing out the best color In
lake nd for seeing a long'
tance that -hug occurred yet
the
d la
this season.
In addition to the many crowds
of tourists, there were many Klam
ath people who were lucky enough
to be at the lake and enjoy the
ideal day. The road to the lake Is
In excellent condition and the 62
miles tin be made with ease In less
than throi hours,
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f QUNTY JUDGE FOR
LANE VISITS HERE grating. But Klamath, in common
. I with the entire Pacific coast, has
Judge C P. Barnard of Eugene, experienced an abnormally dry year
member of the Lane county court, j and hence range lands are at a
accompanied by Mrs. Barnard and. Premium.
their daughter Miss Elolse Barnard j The livestock in Klamath now
wore Klamath Falls visitors here j approximates 30,000 head, 12,000
lust night and this morning left of which is in the northern Klam
for crater Luke park for a short ath Basin country In the vicinity
visit. Although a resident of Ore
gon for many years this is the first
trip into the Klamath country for
Judge Barnard. The new Ashland-
Klnmath Falls highway received
the compliments of the Judge who : day afternoon and will report- to
has been instrumental in good road i G"vernor Walter Pierce the re
development as a member ot the suits of his Investigation here.
court of hla home country, I
SAGE HENS SCARCE
SPORTSMEN REPORT i
Although the annual 13-day open!
season on sago bens opens next week,
local sportsiuou wbo have looked over
tb,c field are predicting thap the
shooting will not be as good this
year. A scarcity of the birds has
been reported from most of Klam
ath county although Lake county
seems to have more attractions for
the hens. The uge hen season in
California also opens August 1, but
(loci not close until September 15.
one month later than the close here.
TWO DIVORCES ARE
GRANTED BY COURT
Two divorce decrees were grunted " '".. nere to i ....
Saturday afternoon bv Circuit Judged0"1- sauk lust "'8'" " Bodega
A. L. Lenvltt. Murv Jackson was I "" E1R"1 1;n ol,ourd were ,'"sc,u'1
grunted a divorce from AU'KInley
Jackson and awarded ctixtody of their
lllllint child Pearl. Tl... defendant
wus found to be in defuult for wantj,he lus Sen Hanger, towing thu barge i
of appearance, ' , ' I summoned the coast guardsmen.
Another defuult Judgmout wus'cu- j
tcred Wlieu Judge Lenvltt granted I ELK.S LODGE PLAIN b
Merle A. King a divorce from Alonzo J
GRAIN ELEVATORS
OFFERED FOR SALE
MINNEAPOLIS, July 21. Thirty
six grain companies ot the North
west today ottered to sell their en
tire holding's, including 1.01,3 conn.
try elevator, in Minnesota. North and
South Dakota and Montana to the )
American Farm Bureau federation. . ;
CATTLE PRICES FOR
PORTLAND ARE LOW ;
PORTLAND. July 21. -- Cuttle
slow, about steady; hogs tlo cents to
$M higher, top grado bogs f 9.25
to $D."."i; sheep slow. ICggs steady;
butter prlnte 2 cents higher, prints
42; buttertut 89 cents. Butterfat is
44 M at San Francisco'. "
- IIUIILIUII UUUU
HEAD OF STOCK
Requests of California to
Herd Cattle in Klamath
Held Impossible
"Impossible!"
This la the combined opinion of
State Veterinarian Dr. W. H. Lytle
and County Agent C. A. Henderson
after a conference here . yesterday
morning on whether It would be
possible to comply with the request
of C. H. Hecke and allow to be
shipped into Klamath County 6000
bead of cattle from Siskiyou coun
ty, Calif.
It Is Just a question of available
range land," Mr. Henderson aald
"We know that there is not suf
ficient range land for an additional
6.000 bead of cattle In Klamath
county. There mlgbt possibly be
room for 1000 head but that Is
even doubtful.
"If tbe owners of cattle in Sis
kiyou county arrange with Klam
ath ranchers to graze livestock here
there is nothing to stop them pro
viding, however, that they comply
with the boot and month quaran
tine regulation which stipulates that
all cattle coming from California
Into Oregon mUBt be held 60 days
within 15 miles of the state line
before being brought Into this
state."
Under , normal 'conditions. Mr.
Henderson pointed out, it would be
possible to bring the 8000 bead of
I cattle Into Klamath for summer
of Fort Klamath. Ten thousand
head of cattle have already been
brought In from the outside -for
summer grazing.
Dr. Lytle left for Salem yester-
I BRIDGE CONTRACTS
AT PORTLAND MADE
PORTLAND, July 21. Formal
award of the contract for the new-
Burnside bridge was made today by
the county commissioners to . tbe
Pacific Bridge company, amount,
$2390,173. The contractors an
nounced the old' bridge1 will be
closed within two or three days.
Two piers of the new bridge will
be ready before high water In the
fall;
COAL BARGE SINKS,
CREW OF 8 IS SAFE
SAM FRANCISCO. July 21. The
barge Isaac Reed, which wns being
uv "'"' """-" u.mb ......
' been leaking some hours, und ef-
,UM l "' """"fi
. SERIES OF DANCES
The first ot a series of special uf-
ralrs planned by the Klamath Falls
lodge of Klks will be held Wednesday
evonlng July 24, when a dance win
be held at the poplar Grove pavlHion.
The affair will be for in embers ot
tlio local lodge and their families.
The lodge will hold only ono bust-
n89 seoa during August and the
regular schedule will be resumed In
September.
AMERICA WILL AID
IN EUROPE TANGLE
LONDON, July 21. .American
assistance In the necessary meas
ures for the economlo rehabilitation
of Europe may be counted upon,
Secretary Hughes said here , ' to
night, speaking at. the Pilgrim dinner.
I
Fire in Forest
of Biy Area Is
Proving Menace
New Blaze Breaking Out,!
Crew Sent to Scene j
From Here
A fire to a heavy virgin stand of
timber to the east of Biy was a
dangerous menace last night and this
morning according to reports from
tbe Klamath Forest Protective Asso
ciation offices today. The blaze cov
ered an area of 70 acres and was one
of the most serious that have broken
out In the east of the county this
year. .
Five men, sent out last night, are:
etill working to keep the fire under
control. According to Jack Kimball,
head of the association, the fire was
virtually under control at .2 p.- m.
today. Origin Is unknown.
A small spot fire Is heavy tim
ber stand south of Biy is being watch-'
ed by one man. -
Tbe relative humidity today at 2
m. was 16 degrees which Is 14
kbelow the extreme ranger ptint.
GUILTY PLEA IS
E
Leopold and Loeb Astonish
Court by Changes in
Defense Plan
CHICAGO, July 21. The fate of
Nathan Leopold Jr., - and Richard
Loeb, ..indicted for tbe kidnaping
and murder of fourteen-year old
Robert Franks, rested today "In
the mercy of the court," when a
plea of "guilty" was made in court
by Clarence S. Darroft', chief coun
sel for tbe boys, and affirmed by
them after they had been warned
by the court of the consequences
of such a plea.
Tbe degree of punishment, which
may vary from an indeterminate
prison sentence, a life sentence. In
carceration in an asylum or death,
will be determined after hearing as
to the boys' mentality, which Is to
start Wednesday. Changing of the
plea of uot guilty to guilty was aj
Rrcat bui prise 10 me court.
In entering the guilty plea At
torney Dnrrow said the defense ad
mitted tbe correctness of the facts
substantially as printed in tbe news
papers. He asked- permission of the
court, .however, "to offer evidence
us to the mental condition ot these
young men and their degree of re
sponsibility," and was willing to
submit the question ot mentality to
a joint conference ot alienists em
ployed by the state aud the defense,
but tho States Attorney Crowe ob
jected, saying the state could not
on ;- show the boys guilty of the
fact but thut they uru sane.
Judge John It .Caverly agreed
with the attorneys to hear such
evidence, both as to the facts and
the mental responsibility us tbe two
sides might wish to present to him
for Itis information. He said he
would lot nothlug Interfere with a j
speedy conclusion of tho . hearing.
Darrovy In u statement denied
thut the defense would seek to re
store the boys to society. "I wish to
say frankly to the court that , we
naver have entertained such an
Idea.- We are of the opinion that
these two young men should be
permanently isolated." States At
torney Crowe declared he would In
sist upon the extreme penalty.
STATE FORCE GOES
AFTER RAIDS HERE
All trials arising from the raids
Monday and Tuesday of last week
by Burns Detective agency men and
(iite and county officers have been
postponed until August 11 due to
the departure of the majority of
the participating officers for an
other location In the slate. The des
tination of the officers wus not
mndn known.
The first cuse m!l for tvlnl Is
State vs. Willie North, . Edna Terry
and Pearl Moore,
ID
Or YOUTHS
PROPOSALS FOR
Hi-
California Advisory ' Bm
. To Hold Meeetings on
4Ut.
Project This Week
lu order th'at Klumath Fall nut
benefit by proposed road connections
between hern ami Altiilaa thla filly
j hould De represented at meetings ot
! nine membera of the California mdrlt
I onmmltlaa tha, will hi fcalri at
-.. a , .bAvieo hU
.rrt,n. , urma ,,, t..i.j h
wuiiam v Dalton, president of the
J AnleriCan National bank. ;' J V-
The communication sent here by;
K. F. Auble, vice-president f the
Modoc county development aboard,
urges that a group of representative
men from this city and county who
are Interested in. road development
should attend the meetings . a the
probability, Is that decisions will be
-j made concerning, , proposed .jroutte
from Altura either, to tbe nortn sy
way of Lakeview or to Klamathi Falls
to connect with The Dalles-CaHforala
highway. ' ''.' Z'.-V' -'v
The California highway 4jotawUl
arrive at Alturas Wednesday evening
and the following day will gatbef'M
a meeting at Lckevlew, la the, word
received from Mr.' Auble. . ;-- w .'
- Tbe improvement---of the..-- re4
through Modoc county from Alturas
to connect with the surfaced. ro4 at
Mulin would provide an excellent
route from this city and' this Is tho
plan that Is urged should be pre
sented by tlve JClamath county repre-...
sentatives at the road meetings. The
bher proposed Improvement would
run directly north toward Lakeview
connecting ..with the- Lake county
road at New Pine creek on the statu
line. ; ; '. s;.i'."i
"Send your beat boosters to these
road meetings as Improvements tnat
wllWie ot benefit to Klamath couny,
providing connection with California',
will be taken up," Is the request sent
by the Jloddc county development'
board officials. '. . ;
RED CROSS COURSE -: J
IN SWIMMING HERE
TO START JULY 27
' Representing the Pacific-division "'.
ot the American Red Cross. aB-Wy
structor in swimming and life saving
will be in IOamuth Falto July -27 to
sturt a two-weeks course here.iWord
has been received by MUa Ada 8.
- ..hnli'matt t.f t-l.n Klamath
county chapter, that all arrangements
have been completed for tneisworg
here.. TheT classes will be hold ftt
the naratorluni and Dr. B. D. Lamb; ";
city health officer, has assured the
Red Crosa officials that the tank Is
sanitary nud In good condition for
the work outlined.:- ,; 'ft",'':
PRESIDENT SCHOLZ ,
OF REED VERY ILL
rj1 t - ..
Portland, i July 2t.-Phyaio.
ians today held elight hope-for the
'recovery of Dr. Ricnare v. bvuui.
president of Reed . College, -;flj0-i .
Ing an operation, last Frtdu j j
FEDERAL FORCE IS
ATTACKING REBELS
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UL'ENOS ' AIRES, Jul : 21. A
federal assault ugaiust Sao ;PauU),
Rriizlllnn metropolis, held by InsUr- ;
rectlonists may have already begun
official dispatches from .Rla Janerlo
indicated. . ,i ... , , . . .
An Example icr
Business JVYeni'V.
NEW ROUTE ARE
it