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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1925)
t'liiviM-ftlly Ubi'lM'X A BUY AT HOME; LOCAL MERCHANTS CAN GIVE YOU BETTER BARGAINS Published Daily at KLAMATH FALLS : "An Empire Awakening"',:;, Associated Press Leased Wire Seventeenth Year No. 7443 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEB. 13, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS ? Mat Uncensored Observations Either I, im UiiliuKi'ii la especially susceptible lo fiimliilno cliuriiiM mill wllwi or tin In u mighty soft Hp: In hi lioarj, fur tin lot ono inomhur ol the wouknr mix oft without fine or ball for Improper lurking. It II cainu about In thin muniiar: MUs Agnes Covult, school nurse, purkod her woe "puddle Jumper" on tlia corner of firth Htruul kulweun Klamuth and Mnln mrnols, a mem l restricted district, Restricted bo cause when (hit flru engine I cnl led In I hut dliitrlcl thy need every Inch of pavement alluted them in turning tha cornur. Ho whuit Minn Co v all wax liu I ml before I ho pom noun police niiiRliitrntc, she Juki smiled und said eho "nan sorry but i didn't know I shouldn't do It, JudKO." And llio Judge, -whether nuscwpllhlo or not let her off Willi u wicked wng Of hlH rinwr. ' TIIK IIM'OF.II PKI.I.UII Each' day UNCENHOItEI) Oil BEHVATION8 will print n group of Interviews mostly mythical on maltors of Inionw lalen-m tusiho hum folks In these part. Today's Question "Are we huvlnit onough'AtoalW?" . Tortny'n Answrr Lynn P. Uabln Ni, I don't be llove wo are. I'll see that llio chamber of commerce appoint . commlltoe at onre to onduct r swooping probe Into tlili rank tl lo ur I m In u t lo a . Blm Puta Frank ly. I Ihl.ilc e hare been having entirely .a m ic'i weather during Ihe past inoirli . Horace Manning It la a nitlur on which I reditu to be quoted ut this tlnio. , 'Bill" MeNealy Yea and ni. In jny opinion wo won't have anoug-i weal bur until the lower lake ' u flooded. .;' Aim- brUooiTGo to b I. (Edit- or'a note) We're not Intoreiud In the woather. down there, ; Al Raymond I'll be In a position to anewer next-Monday. "Cloah, you'vo ot mo wrong." complained Fred Houston today, fol- lowing hla peruaal of an' "unroll cored observation" -on how a big rainbow gulped down hla false tenth. "H'a not me that tins llio false tooth, My brother Leo, la. tha Hons lion who carries around a aot of Im ported Ivories." And to prove his tatotnenl, Fred proudly displayed the molura given him by nnturj. . Kd Ooary, seated on hla trust worthy nag, la reminiscent of Guy Young Loch Invar who enne out of the west, and espying his light of love ewung her lo the saddle and carrlod her back to his homestead,' doaplto tho protestations of the Pa ler Pamlllaa. During theso 'lm passubla' days, Ed Is forced to mount hit fiery stood and reach . Wocus valley. The public school musical director had Just complatod lending Iho . chlldron In a eong at Fulrvluw echool. It had to do with tho animal tlint slept through tho win tor and with tho first hint of spring crawled out of Its hlbernntor and communed with nature "Now chlld ron," queried tho director, "What kind of a llt'.le milium would you giions It to bo?" Various mid sun dry woro the answors, ground hog, nqulrrol, and ao forth. "No! you h-nven't guessed It yot. Now Just think hard." ' Bllcnco. Then Book raised his hand. "All right Illlly, what la tho llltlo nnlmnl?" "It's a unitke.", Wham "Tllllo From Tlllnmook" wont to Portland alio enmo dnngor ously close to being ruliiod by the cro-o-1 underworld of tho metropolis, according to hor "momolra", coplOB of which have nrrlvod hero. It's our hunch that If "Knly From Klum oth" should mingle with the boys nnd girls III that region "north of Hurnsldo", she aould shc.v thorn a few new tricks In the way of under world plotting and vice. "I'll be durned If I'll lot them dross me up In one of thorn surgical rigs", says Lester Murphy of tho Mars barber shop In. regard to tha now aprons that bnrbors will woiiv. Tho quostlon will come up before tho MiiBtor , Harbor's association which moots tho 18th of this month In Swnnson's harbor Bhop. Appar ently soma of the bnrbors thought that tha aprons thoy had bean wearing- worn mat official enough nnd to hear out the Idea that thoy woro ion norlnl physicians, thoy wInIi to adopt n high coltur frock. Hut not Murphy, lio's tor the Uttlo x4s that you button, on to tho shirt nnd lot jt go at that. ,. COLLINS IS STILL IN CAVERN All Hope of Rescuing Im prisoned Man Today Fails, Say Leaders VAXK ( ITV, K., !'. I!l II. T. Cm-llilrlllM'li III limi ne of opcrilllonx, mill oilier official wlm hciiI Iiiii lulo (lie Klinft IM-Ing iIiik IouiikU Hnml ; nlirrn l-'lnyd t'nllliiH him Imtii JinprlmmiHl for two wwUs, riiino nut of llio shaft nl I o'clock UiN "fli'inoon nml iiniimiiicril Hint I lie Intno of riKculog CoIIIiih lliroiigli il luiini'l illtcovcreil In Hie xhiift W feel ilown would lime to Im ilium- ilmiiil. The tunnel expliii-iilliin full eil In iIIm-Im n iHMiige nny. Digging wus resuuied In Iho hot Umt of tho shaft limit and Mr. Cur nilrhaol mild thut It pro'bubly would Inko two or three days lo reach tho 70 foot level, where they plan to begin lateral tunnels In an effort to strike Hand Cave. M ines of the rescuo of Collins by noon today throuKh the new tunnel attracted hundreds of persons to the rave. For tlma Iho crowd. Includ ing newspaper men, was kept away frevn ll"! openings but -when Ihe crev ice failed O develop Into anything passable all were allowed lo again apprnnrh to the shaft. IIcim'w Operations . Tho fulluro of t,he nigh hopes raised by finding of this tunnol noticeably dlsrouniged Ihe officials of the nwcue party but "digging im usual" begun ugaln at once. In Hie hope of finding a more promising cavern. The drill hole In tho center of the shaft has gono to TO foot without penetrating tho limestone roof. but. another more ponotrablo cavern ntiy be discovered In the side wnll the one found this morning. The holo wss first discovered about 1:30 a. m. and Curmlchaol IA charge of the shaft and a- doctor wero ' . .wakenad. Mounwhllo, the dinners had uncovered a hole which seemed two or threo feet high ex tending downward at a rather sharp slope. Tholr lumps wore blown out by Iho down draft when thoy look ed down the holo.. Tho bottom of tho shaft was hurriedly closred for Iho sixteen section of timbering so short piles could bo driven In tho sldo wall parallel, to tho new tun nel. Discovery (iiiuiilnl The discovery of tlm now tunnel wna closely guiirded, tho minors re fusing to talk about It. Uut look ing down tho mouth of llio shaft, the shadow of tho holo was clearly ovl- dent, Tho down draft had cleared out the shaft of the thin' fog which has filled tho shaft since tho cold snap, cauacd by .the miners breath ing anxl tho .warmth of tholr bodies and Ihe holo In tho flickering light of tho miners' lamps, npponred lo extend nearly half wny across ono Bide of Iho six foot qouuro shaft. Tho holo was found in tho side wall at about tho no foot mark, measuring from tho low sldo, or 65 feet measuring from tho high fldo of the shnft nwuy from tho mouth of Snnd Cave. In tho original explora tion of tho diamond drill, a fow foot distant from the shaft a, soft spot (Contlnuod On Page 'Six) ' Court Orders Contract for City Printing Be Not Signed Following tho filing of a petition In circuit court this morning, Judge C. M. Thomas grunted n temporary Injunction restraining tho city ad ministration from giving ' tho city printing contract for 1925 to tho Klamath News. The Injunction Is directed against tho Klamath News Publishing com pnny, Mayor Fred II. (loddard: Councllmen, Vest, Cofor, Stuckoy, 'Hoborts ond Hnlslgor,. and Police Mnglstrnto Oughngon. It sots forth that Tho Herald Publishing com pany, pursuant to wrltton notice sub mltted a bid for tho city printing conlraot, but.' that nintwlthstnndlng that IIh' bid was tho lowest of thoso rocolvod, tho council voted lo award Iho 'contract to Iho Klamnth News Publishing comipiiny. - ' Judgo Thomus slgnod nn: order directing tha sovorul1 defendants, to appdnr in court next Monday to show eauso why Iho temporary .In junction should not bo nindo per nmnont, " , , Full Grown Bobcat Is Electrocuted ' By High Voltage Line VALE, Ore., Feb. 1.1. A fnll grown bob cut wits electrocuted on the 00,000 vote line) of tho Vole Kluclrlc company, between hero and Nystia. Tod Knowlus, who found the uulnial us he wus putrelllng tha line, said while getting tho bounty, thut the hugo cut climbed tho l0 foot pole und got Its face ugulnst the top wiro whllo Its legs wero urolmd Ihe ground wire which runs the lotiglh of the polo. Tho animal had taken Ihe entire loud through Its body, blowing the fuso on tho lino. trl'.T HTOK.KM J I'll V CMlCAliO, Fob. 13. Tho Jury i'n Ihe trial of W. IC. I. Stokes ind others, wus completed at 12:28 p. in. toduy. E Maintenance Crews Work ing to Keep Highway Open at Bad Points Hetween tnlrty -and forty men ere working on tho sections of tha Ash Innd-Klamaih Fulls highway where Iho sub-grade has fulled. In an ut tompt to keep the road open to auto motive Havel, C. C. Scclcy, resident engineer slated this morning. Ill two sections of highway, near I'levna school between Klamath Falls and Keno Just west of McCol turn's mill, the road base has been broken through. The highway main lenance crews are throwing In rock lo serve as a temporary support for the road until the .weather -modifies. According to the state highway of fice, several small slides were re ported on the Green Springs mount- lain. While the . slides did not block traffic to any extent, a crew of men was sont to clear the road of mud. The maintenance department of the highway division here is con centrating tholr activities on 'the Ashland-Klamath Falls highway This Is tho only artery of highway travel open from Klamath county to tho outside world,, and every- thing will bo done to keep It open throughout the Inclement weather. tint has raised such havoc with Klamath roads during the past ten days. GEORGE M'COLLUM SELLS MILL STOCK TO NINE BROTHERS Cicorgo McCollum, large stock holder In the Shasta View Lumber company, disposed of his stock In I ha concern today to Marion Nine, Preston Nine and Wilbur Nino, his former business partners. T h Shasta View Lumber company, re presenting, an Investment of over 1150,000, according lo a recant ap praisal b the SesslonB Knglneoring company of Chlcngo and Portland la now exclusively ownod by the threo Nino brothers. Mr. McCollum disposed of his In terost In the company in order t dovoto his entlro time to his an III on the Klamath river, 18 miles west of this city. It Is understood that an option -was hold by certain parties on McCollum's mill but that1 It was allowed to expiro without being ex orcised. Mr. McCollum felt that he should dovoto his entire tlmo to hla mill nn tho Ktnmnth rlvor. Had tho option been exercised, he would havo hold his stock In the Shastn View Lumber company nnd taken o actlvo participation in tho concern It was said. Tho Nino brothers aro tho owners of the Shastn Vlow Lumber company nnd the Nine Lumber company. Tho Shasta View Lumber company repro sents a new band and resnw saw mill south of town which will start operation April 1 with a crew of aobut 125 men. The mill will have a capacity, of 80.000 feot daily and Is equipped with modern machinery. The Nino Lumber compony have been logging throughout tho winter. They have been cutting trees in the Squaw, Flat unit for tho Shaw Bertram Lumber company und hnvo been operating In tha Sworn luko district. . riUYER IS FULFILLED CHICAGO, Fob. 14. Abrn- nam Lincoln's prayer -that America might be the scone of two revolutions, ono against slavery and one ' agnlnst 4 drunkonnoss, Ihns boon ful- filled, ' Oonornl -. Nelson : A. Miles, retired, civil war vet 4 eran anil Indian fighter, told tho Proas club of Chlcngo' today. ASHLAND ROAD IN BAD SHAP BILLTOHAVE BIRD RESERVE ISPfESTEO Oregon Law Makers Unan imously Opposed to Pro posed Federal Act HTATE HOlBK, Halem, Ore., Feb. 13. Tho senate late yesterday wont on record unanimously against the piiHKago y congreKs or the ".Migra tory bird rofugo act." This camo p us house Joint memorial number Introduced by Klrkwooil. protest ing the pussuge of Iho set, the mom- rial being uddremed to congreso. Hy the bill In congress it is declared iho government plans tr establish bird refugna In some of trie states, Including Oregon, and charge hunt- r a license fee of $1 to hunt on ho reserves. Sportsmen of the state re solid against the congressional measure. House Joint memorial number 3 protesting against the government ln- ludlng Diamond Ijike In the Crater Lake Forest Koserve was adopted by tho senate yesterday. The memorial asks congress. Instead of placing Diamond Lake in the Crator Lake reserve, to deed the lake and Its hores to the state of Oregon. , B Michigan Posse Seeking Six Men Who Flee in Auto After Crime PONTIAC, Mich.. Fobruary 13. Sheriff's forces sought six men to day fled from- Oxford, Michigan, In an , automobile - after shooting and killing Jay Gould, a night watchman. Early reports that Gould was killed whllo frustrating an attempt to rob the Oxford Savings Bank were dis credited when it was found no effort had been made to enter the building. WHKAT JUMPS AGAIX CHICAGO. Feb. 13. Wheat open ed excitedly today and as much as Boven cents higher. May delivery touched as high as 1.84 'k s bushel. as compared with 1.71 H at the close on Wednesday. The rise was large ly in sympathy with advances of Liverpool and Buenos Aires accounts and on accourt of a revival of ex port demand. T T S. C. Campbell of Lakeview Sells Klamath Holdings to Local Firm Two tracts of 'timber, both of 80 acres, were acquired yesterday ny the White Pine Timber compmy from S. C. Campbell of Lakeviev for n consideration . approximating 34000. The timber is described a3 being In section 21, township 3S, south range 10. Richard H. Hovey, California tim ber Investor, purchased a 320 acre tract of timber in Lake county from W. Y. Miller nnd Annie Cay- lord yosterday. Tho prlco paid for the timber was in the neighbor hood or (2500. It. Is located sev eral miles southeast of Paisley. Mr. Hovey and his father. Cheater L. Hovey, by virtue of buying up small tracts of ymber in eastern Klamath and western Lake count, have acquired timber in the two counties aggregating over 20,000 acres', it Is estimated. Collier Assisting ' Bradbury and Jacob to Get Legislation SALEM, Ore., Fob. 13. Features of various Irrigation bills which met with the disapproval of Directors Bradbury nnd Jacob of the Klamath Irrigation district have been elim inated by tho irrigation committees, It wus roovaled here today. Tho two Klnnnath directors are hero to protect the Interests of the Klamath Inlgation district nnd are receiving tho close support nnd cooperation of Reprosontativo A. M. Colllor of Klamuth Falls. BANK WATCHMAN I OIC PINE TRACTS BOUGH SENATE VOTES IE T Bill to Give Members of High Tribunal $7500 Annually Passes STATK HOUSE. Salem, Ore., Feb. 13. One of the bitterest debates in the senate this session and one which involved an unusual align ment of voles In Ihe upper body of the legislature, arose over senate bill 28, Introduced by Staples and proposing to Increase tbo salaries of the supreme justices from $3,250 to t,r'00 a year. The bill passed by a vote of 18 lo 11, Senator Mil ler being absent. Among house bills passed by the senBle late yesterday were: H. n. loS, Oakes: Providing that assessor shall not raise assessed valuation of newly settled Irrigable land until water is secured.' H. B. 80. Hazlett: Changing date of elections In Irrigation districts from second Tuesday of October to flrat Tuesday of November. The Umatilla delegation, late yes terday Introduced S. B. 207 authori zing grain and forage crop experi mental station east of Cascades. Unidentified Japanese Is -. Found Dead With Bul let Wounds in Head TACOMA, Feb. 13. An unidenti- tied' Japanese- was found lying dead lm a pool of blood with two shots through his head on the steps lead ing up to a local Japanese hotel fol lowing three shots heard by K. Torslnaya, who was sleeping in a room above, about 1:45 this morn ing. - This was the fourth murder In Taeoma within the past week. Police officers said a bullet hole through the door indicated that the shot had been fired from the top of the stairs by some one in the hotel. In the pocket of the victim was found a letter bearing the mme of Mr. Kikuchi and written on a letter head ' from the New Hotel Foster, Portland. FULCHER CONFERS WITH DIRECTORS C. J. Fulcher, director aad presl- dwent of The Dallos-Reno-bos Ang eles highway, from Lookout In the Big Valley district conferred with the Roads and High-way committee and directors of the chamber of com merce this afternoon In regard to the formation. of plans to advertise the highway. , The proposed highway would start from The Dalles going through Bend, Klamath Falls, M-alln, Beaver, Susan vllle. Reno and J Los Angeles. Through negotiations, California originally promised the Oregon Highway Committee support if they built the .road to Mnltn. The ques tion Is now up before California legislature to recognize the Mnlln road. Fulcher spent several hours of stiff riding over almost Impassable, roads before arriving In Klamath Falls, being forced to come horse back the major portion of the way. While passing through Mnlln he con ferred with W. C. Dalton, a member of the highway committee of the Klamath chamber of commerce in re gard to the question brought up this afternoon. ' DE MOLAY CHAPTER WILL MEET TONIGHT The local chapter of Do Molay will meet at the regular hour at the Masonic temple this evening. The regularly scheduled meeting last night was postponed because of Lin coln's birthday anniversary, and all members of the order have been urged to attend this evening. NEWSPAPER VET DIES Truiium Dnnli'lls, Agvl 7!3, Editorial . Writer On Onklnnd Tribune, Tasscs OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 13. Tru man G. Dimilolls, 72, editorial writer on the Onklnnd Tribune and former school teacher in Portland, Oregon, dlod Inst night at his home in Ala meda nfter a brief Illness. Dunlells headed "Tho Knave" department of the Tribuno, devoted tp comment on Sun Francisco and Oakland affairs. 1 OU SE TAC01A STAGES FOURTH MURDER Widow Who Was Social Leader Now Bank Executive NEW YORK, 'Feb. 13. From a society woman who had never done a-ny work as a wago earner until 12 year ago, .Mrs. William Laimbeer has advanced to a position In the National City Bank of New York, where she will have charge of all business done by the bank with women. She went into business after her husband, a Wall street broker, was killed in an automobile accident and the responsibility of caring for her three children wae thrust upon her. She began In a position little a;bove that of a clerkship and steadily ad vanced to the rank of executive in the first billion dollar commercial bank In America. Crowded ' Court Docket Cause of Delay Until Next September Is A half dozen aliens desiring to be examined on their qualifications to become American citizens must wait till next September,- It was an nounced - today. Owing to court being in session naturalization day. which was scheduled for today, was postponed for six months. Examiner Taomas of 'Portland arrived in town last night to aid the circuit Judge in the conducting of the examina tion, but -when he was informed that the' hearings could not be heard today he readily assented to the continuance and left Klamath Falls this morning. Judge A. L. Leavltt will conduct hearing in Jacksonville.. In . the absence of Judge Thomas. He ac companied Examiner Thomas to the Jackson county seat this morning. EMPLOYE EWAUNA BOX CO. INJURED Jasper Hall, age 17, narrowly escaped serious injury shortly be fore noon today when his foot be came, caught In a driver chain of a lumber Jitney at the Ewauna box factory and the boy was dragged down underneath the lumber hauler and badly crushed and bruised Through presence of mind, HuH managed to reach up from under neath the car and shut the engine off. A few minutes later some of his co-workers came to his rescuo and extricated him from the ri chine. He was rushed to the Klam ath General hospital where he un derwent emergency treatment.. Ac cording to hospital authorities bo will be In the hospital tor se-'.-.l weeks. PORT PROJKCTS APPROVED WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. The senate commerce department today approved these projects: Oakland Harbor, California; Tillamook Bay entrance, Oregon and Wrangell Nar row, Alaska. Klamath Post of American - Legion Visits in Malin More than 25 members of Klam ath post. No. S of the American Legion caravaned to Mnlln lat rJght to meet .with M-alln ex-service men to assist them in making out com pensation blanks and petitions for the war-rislc insurance. - Talks were given by Dr. O. S. Newsom, W. R. Canton H. E. Getz, Francis R. Olds, Rev. T. A. Mery- weather and Dr. F. M. Trout of Malin. Mrs. Maude Mackey and Mrs. Blackmoor of Malin entertained with several Interesting musical numbers. . The caravan was highly success ful and created good will between the two posts of ex-service- men. PROHI REPORT NOW BEING CONSIDERED House Of Rrcpresontntlvea Taking Up Question Of Cleaver s V Fitness For Job STATE HOUSE. Salem. Ore., Feb 13. The house as special order of business at 3 p. m. today had be fore it the recommendations of the investigating oommittee of the state prohibition director. The report was read late yesterday afternoon.- The findings, signed by all the committee mombers. were adopted by the house. The two sets of recommendations promise to stir .up considerable argu ment. That tho hoiiBe is not unani mous for either sot of recomnienda- Hons waa evidenced yostorday, NATURALIZATION DAY POSTPONED SENSATION ill I iii ni ur K M. N Mike, Murphy Seeks to Im plicate Glen Tracy in : Erickson Slaying ' -v. Pete Sullivan took the stand on his own behalf, this afternoon and was re counting a minute tftory of his actions on the night of the murder in an effort ta-' prove that he could not have been one of the gang, of outlaws who killed Erick son. He took the jurors step by step - through his actions that: night and sought to account for every minute of his ' time until well after midnight. . -'-y' Glen Tracy ., was again dragged into the Ericksotv murder trials this morning and it will be his alleged.' complicity in , the ; murder- that will be the cornerstone of the defense of Pete Sulii van, now on trial- for the' Scandinavian hall killing. . . - Mike . Murphy, owner .. of the Rye Grass ranch south' of Malin' and employer bi Pete Sullivan, testified that on January Tracy drove up to his rancn nouse in an automobile . in the back of mlilrli wsi & bed roll cbV- ered partially by an army: overcoat. ' ''''' A bed roll, in which was found the .32 caliber revol ver, claimed to have been the weapon from which the" ; bullet which killed Erick : son was fired, is one of the principal bits of corroborate,; ine evidence that the siaie j v' nas lmrotuiucu. . Murphy declared that when he asked Tracy if he- wan tea io.ei the coat, the latter replied that-rp, he thought not, that he had stolen the coat. -. ,; ."" 0 - Took Bed Roll When he told me that." the wt ness testified, "I told him mat , i iiiii not want any stolen property on my ranch and to carry Ihe bed ding off my property. Then no threw the roll over his shoulder and walked west. The last I saw of him was when he waa 100 yards from the ranch house. Later, w.nua I was in the bouse, be returned and left In his machine." .' Murphy testified that Tracy re turned to his. ranch on or anouc January 15 and told him that -ha was after the bed rolli he did not uinnt .tlm law to -net hold of It. For an hour and a half, Murpnjr was grilled by Deputy District - At torney W. P.- Myers. Questions were fired at him from every angle. Borne, questions the witness answered, but to the greater part he replied that he did not know or could not re member. " " T Oross-Exninliiatlon .. " Mr. . Murphy, did you hot have a talk with myself and Mr. Canons a few days before the Pate trial was In orogresa and did not ' Mr, Ganong take down In short hand what you said?" Myers asked. The witness admitted that . ho had. . . ii "And when I asked you 1f you knew anything of a bed roll found by the officers, did you not reply that you knew positively that, the roll was not your or Pete Bulll-; van's?" ' i- : i.-y Murphy could nol remembor,. ,;, "And did you not ay to me In response to other question as folr lows: 'No, Mr. Myer, 1 never seen the bed roll.' " ;-v Murphy said again that he couM not remomber but thought thai he. had not said anything of, tltat nature to the district attorney. S ' "You remember the conversation, do you not, Mr. Murphyt" qnerteol Myers.' .'V' . ' "'" : "Oh, yos sir, I remember coming to your office.'' : ' (Continued On 8k), 'j