The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, February 16, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text4AA.il..AHi..-l......j..l....A,.A.,.i... 'UIJ I 'Villi' V Ik iU i AT HOME; LOCAL MERCHANTS CAN ' GIVE YOU JBETTER. BARGAINS Seventeenth Year No. 744") HMD Uncerisorei Observations tiii. i;oui:i iixi.i.u Koch day V.NC'KNBOItl'.l) OIIHKIt VA'I'ION'H .will uk aoinn it u "t Ion of. Intense Interest to Ilia folk hum In l.lnkvlllo, nl llii.n will print a group or Inlorvli.wii mythical uf ooii mo from those who niighi Ui know -bolter. TODAY'8 QCK8TION U'hnt (top I ho Volstead amend ment romlnil you of? TODAV'H ANHWiKIIH Orny llunsllnxr MiirrluKU. Morris Johnson Tuxes. C. A. llmiilomnn .Death. Jlob KuykondiiH -Trcajon. Lloyd Low Tlio nnd of the world. Louis Porter Tlio jit of tho Mohicana. What tho on uno won vb tin von 't found out yet, but Ha aotim ono until thla moroln-x. It w-a probably ovvr a woman, however Hint illdo't hoop "Hunk" Willsau. former chief of police of Klamath' Kudu, from full Inn rlithl In with lila old profession and (topping a flallc c inlmi yeiter day afternoon In front of tlm Liberty thoutro, Wilson la visiting hl old haunts In Klnmnth Fulls from lila homo In Medford. Whether II was hla noncral mlnn qr his complete air of tho "oop". tho battler, foil npart nd wont Into tlio nnvo, feeling llltla Iho worse fur wear, having lven tho old village a anp out of III Sunday lethargy, Thla might coma under (ho head ing of "Five Year Ago Today", for It just about fir years ago that , Pel Sullivan ih brought to tho public eye, It happened tlmt tho ahorift at that tlms wnnlod Sullivan on a potty charge, and wanted him badly. Bo out ha (ilea with n war rant for I'ule'a arrest to tho bud ' land where Palo hna made his abode. It you aro at all familiar wltta tho an I Ira of 811m Jim of funny paper fume, you will understand tho torture of the oop whcyi Pete luippod from rock lo rock eitgliig Iho cop on. The ahorlff didn't care much on shooting Rulllviin ao waited until ho wna walking calmly down Iho vil lage alreet and nabbed him. Thua ' endoth the first loaaon for Polo and n athletic one tor tho ahorlff. "May t come up and ee the body of the deceased?" "May you WHAT?" wn Iho hor rlflod answer of Uert C. Thomas, United Slules Commissioner. "Oh excuao mo, I though you -wero Coronor .Karl Whltlock. my mis take", and the misled gentleman atrollod on down Ilia stroot, leaving Mr. Thomas slurlng at himself ro floctlvoly In window glass. A fow days Intor Thomas wus '' chewing tho cud of rumination In front of the I.oomls building whon a sad fncod gontionmn sldlod nur. Say", ho whispered, "tlior funornl Is at 2 o'clock lan't Itf' . - " A miournful look, bedockod with crepe, fllttod ncroia tho commission er's phyaog. "Yos, my good man, tho funeral Is schodulod for i p. m. and bo sure and be thore on time. . And, Oh yea, be sura and bring your glovos." ' Washington is hot to ho ouldono by the Orogon "Hoot Owls," fa miliar figures with radio fun, and have Instituted an order of niuo Jnya In Walla Walla. Those lluton Ing In over the .radio Frldny n.'ght heard the name of Mrs. Louh M. ?mlth, assistant secretary of tho chamber -of commerce, whs was made a Jay. Aocordlng In Iho cards It roads: To nil Jay, groot lngs.' This cortlfles that Mrs, hoiih M. Smith Is a member of Pikes Poak Porch,' Uluo Moiiulnln 1'luo Jay of Walla Walla, .Washington, and Radio K. V, C. P. Slgnod by Vrnnk' A. Mooro, Most Nocoaanry Jay, And louls 11, ltomme, Most ' Unnecessary Jny. ' When the an nouncement of Mrs, Smith' mem bership wna mailo, sumo- v.Mco In AVlla Walla uroatlonstod "Knlamlly Falls." : St. Valentino was checkmated to day but by an nttency that will not minor that lovable saint. Touchers at Central school hsd assembled this morning ninny vulontlnes writ ton by tho children mid to bo dis tributed nmnug tlio children' "n In post office? method. Inasmuch iih' the only two cases of diphtheria Ifl the city ware from two pupils of Central school, Dr, a. S, Newsom u. (Contlnuod On Pago Six) , BUILDING FUND MUST BE KEPT INTACT, EDICT Plan to Combine Gym and Legion Hall Here De - clared to Be Illegal (Nimlilnutlon of tlm Kx-Srvlco Momurhil ' building fund and tho It Ik li scboul gymnasium fund for tlm purpoHu of flnnimlng u liirgci public building that would serve tlio needs of huh tho American legion and tlio Kluinulh county high school would hu Illegal, Is the opinion handed down to Iho county court by I. II. Van Winkle, attorney gvn oral, The county Is empowered to Cro at u a memorial building fund not lo oxreed $10.00(1. Thoy re also empowered to levy nut inoro than flo.OUO for a high ik-IiooI gym nasium fund. It was thu hapo of tlio county court, the Iok"ii mid tho high eh Jul mat lognl sanction could be Kiilned for the combination cf tho two funds In order that a large building would bo erectd that would adnquutcly servo the noods of holli tho high school buys and the ex-sorvlco men. Just what will bo done concerning tho buildings has not been yot de cided by the county court. Ad excerpt from Attorney (Junor n 1 Van Winkle's oplnon casta light i n the legal aaptut at tho quustlon. The excerpt follow: , , ,.. , "It will ' be soon from section 6237 that whenever a building Is constructed for u county high school Ihut tho same must bo deeded by tho county court to tho county high school beard, to . be held In trust by the board for the county. This Is obviously for the rouo u that It becomes necessary that tho board charged with admin istration of tlio county high school bIiiiII bo custodian of tho property uswl for tho county high Miool. "In section 3199 wo find ihat the memorial for cx-aorvlce mon ahull he erected on property ownod by the county or which may bo donated to Iho county for iucI purpose. This would Indicate that tho custody uf tho memorial building would rest In tho county court. This evidently would not permit the emotion of tho memorial on property held by the county high school boiir.l, nftr the building of tho high school building on tho laud of the county other than that of tho high school board. "I am of tho opinion that tho lw funds abovo mentioned, cannot be combined to orocl one building. "1. H. VAN WINKLE." XAIOIITV1 NAltillTVI WASHINGTON, i Fob. 1. Charging that pluyi "so ,0b- 4 sceno and Indecent In plot and languogo as to '. shock tho moral scnao of ' the coiiitmin- Ity" hnvo recently boon staged In Washington theatres,' Hup- 4 roionlativo Dnlllngnr, republic- 4 an, Massachusetts, today In- 4 traduced u resolution asking Iho .Dlstirlet of Columbia .com- mlssloners what stops had boon tnkon to prevent Im- 4 propor productions. 4 Saves Dog Who Rescued Him While Lying Wounded CHICAflO. Fob. 15.-Whon llor neo l.ovo, torn,' by nuiclilnn gun bul lets, wns waiting for donlli In No Man's Land, n dog saved Ills 1 1 fo. Yesterday ha saved that dog. l.ovo, now a student nt North 'wostorji University wus sevoroly wnundod whllo fighting In tho Ar gonno when tho dog, llollvor, thon working for tho (lermnn Red Cross, found him, wont hack to surgoonR and look thorn to tho stricken man. Wihen l.ovo returned to this country ho brought llollvor with him. About a month ago, l.ovo lost llollvor while exploring the dcsolnto regions of Skokoo Vitlley.' Fot- (lays ho sonrch od In vnliv, Mdnnwhllo roporta wore brought In by motorists that ft KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, FEB. 1(5, 1925 l i 1 1 ei ii Cleaver Out; BakerlMan Is) Given His Job KTATK lltll SK, Hull-Ill, (III'., Feb, 1.1. William K. iH'liim r linker tvuH tuiliiy iippiiliiloil by (Jovoinor l-lirio lis oliiui iirnlillillliiii i'iiiiiiiiIh- uicini-r mnci-1-il (ietirKe l. 'leiui-r. I-veiiH, a dciiuM-riit, Iiuh for (Ito hint right yi-iiis iK-en illKirlrl n( tunny fur Itaki-i- I'oiinly, but iijih defeated III the lust cIimiIoii. Ilu l criillK-d hi iuvirn"C 1'ii-rcu illi liuviiig been a vigorous ijirust-i-utur uf the piiihllillioii law. Ix-vi-iis is 4,1 )i'iint ulil. COMMUNITY BUILDING PROJECT PROGRESSES Merrill folk are swinging In 100 oar cent In favor of a new com munity building and ure stundlng as ono In favor of the project. Prop erty has been purchased, rock Is being hauled for the foundation and articles of Incorporation have been filed In Salem. The silo of the community build ing Is Just east of the old Method ist church on the state highway. The selection of the site -was made by vote of the community with the tacit understanding that after the site was selected that the matter would be definitely settled and that th ono who favored another slto would support tho project Just as If thulr choice had been selected. Tho building will be 06 by 100 feet, will contain a basket ball floor, a stage Bud ether appurten ance of a modern, up to date civic centoc Official opculng of tho commu nity building has been set fur March 17 St. Patrick's day, the patron hhIiu of tho Irish. At that time tho Merrill community and fanners and sHeop men for miles around will celobrnto tho occasion. ED Lieutenant Burleigh Found Dead Aboard Vessel No Cause Given VALI.EJO. Cnl., Feb. 16. Albert Peurco Burleigh, 29, lieutenant United States navy, was tound dead last night with a bullet wound In his head, In his cabin on the United States navy transport Argonno, which arrived hero Saturday. Navy authorities said that thoy believed he committed suicide. Hurlolgh had been on duty with the suhninrne squadron In far east ern wutori and was en route to Join his wife and child In Maine, where they reside Hurlolgh was graduated from tho naval academy at Annapolis In 1915. .No reason for the suicide was given by naval authorities. IIKIIIMl HCMKIH UK STATE HOU8B Salem, Ore., Feb. 11- As the legislature opened the final week of Its forty-day ssslon today It fnced a mountain of work, nnd some of the leaders bolleved that nil tho business l;i sight could not be despatched before Saturday night, and that sessions miirht hnvo to bo continued lata next week. in No Man's Land "wolf" hud been soon running across Iho bleak land. Yesterday, l.ovo sllll at his quest, wos stoppod by a policeman becailso his automobllo lacked n license tug. At a surbur hun station ho explained his search. "Why, wo'vo a dog like that," tho sorgoiint said. "Caught him It took half n dozen of us after ho had senrod folks In tho roads. He looks halt slarvod; he's duo to bo shot In the morning." "You'll have to shoot me first" l.ovo sold. llollvor was brought lir. Ho was a skolton. Hut ho clonred the room In 0110 bound and almost floored his imistor with his joyous assault, ; NAVAL OFFIC KILLS HIMSELF Associated Press Leased Wire Legiorilto Stage Smoker for, New Members of Post New members of tho American Legion, enlisted 111 the Inst drlvo for membership', will commune with tho old members at a rousing smoker to be held tomorrow eve ning al the chamber of commerce. Committees of tho legion ure at work today outlining a program which promises to make the eve ning a decided auccexs. Zist will bo louned loathe smoker by the success which -was experienced in tho drive for mem bership. At a late hour this morning, the total membership for tho legion had Seen raised to 205. A final offensive Is being launcheJ In an endeavor to bring the count up to 250. According to lesion officials there are scores of tx-survlco men who are living In Klamath and are not members of the local pobL It is the attempt of the membership seekers to reach these war veu erans who havo remained in the background. According to Intcst reports re ceived, this afternoon, Klamath Post No. 8 of tho American Legion has successfully gone over the top In the membership drive conducted during the past month. The drive for Klamath Falls ends tomorrow ovenlng, the national drive continu ing until March 1. Bill Canton Is still In tho lead 'with the largest uuniber of mombors. Bill Canton, A. Y, Mackcn and George M. Barth Ypent the' greater part of the morning . Sunday In Algoma, where they obtained : a number of Legion men for the post. Canton, and Macken spent the afternoon In Malln, whore they con tinued the drive, making It pos sible for tho post to go "over the top.'" , Hl'MIIHtKY HWKIHMEI1 . WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. Tho uomlnation of Wllllasn E. Hum phrey, to bo a member of the fed- oral trade commission was approved today by tho senate Interstate com merce committee. Valued Garments Are Lost in Rough-House at Coney Island Ball NEW YOHK. Feb. 16. Four hundred garments, valued at $25, 000 " Including valuable fur coats, were lost when the annual Coney Island ball broko up early today la a catch as catch can for clothing In tho check roam. Even tho patron. Michael Regan. Brooklyn spor'.s fol lower, left tho hall hatless and contless. The melee started wien'sonio of the six thousand persons present, becoming Impatient, stormed the chock' room and seized what, gar ments camo to hand. Five policemen finally subd.ied tho crowd, but one woman said she had lost an S 11,000 fur coat, while hundreds of others went home without hats or coats. MAX FOl'.'l 1KAD TONOPAH, Nov., Feb. 16. The body of George B. Okcson of San Joso, Cnl., was brought In from tho custom end of Nye tounty tidav br Okeson's fathor, u resident of Fair field, Iowa, and Sheriff Thomas, after having been found hidden under a pile of hrusii with a bullet holo in the head, Rob Hotel Clerk and Then Enact Role of ' Bell Hop for Guests SAN JOSE, Calif., Fob. 16. The hotel St. Jamos, which adjoins thu county Jail here, was held up early today by two men who took $2500 worth ot Jewelry from Clerk Hnr-y Williams. After tying Williams nnd a boll boy In n room adjoining tho offlco, the robbors registered a newly ar rived couple and one of thorn, en acting tho role of bell boy, oacorted tho guests to their room and col lected a tip. ' I ' 4 PIERCE TELLS E WILL USE VETO Additional Revenue Must Be Provided, Governor Says in Message STATE HOUSE, Salem. Ore.. Feb. 16. Governor Walter M. Pierce In a special mesage to the legislature this morning served notice that If tbe legislature falls to provide the necessary revenue for impropria tions made, be wfll veto the bills. "I will not be a party to Increasing tho tax burden on the ofcners of homes and farm . property In this state." Raid the governor. "When It is within your power to raise, the necessary revenue ffom. sources so easily available." The governor pointed out various sources and urged the enactment of specific revenue-producing leg islation. He urged repeal of the quarter mill road tax and the 1)30, 000 appropriation for the battle-, ship Oregon, and a law for the col lection of the unpaid Income taxes under the repealed act which he estimated amounted to SI 000,000, even ulta these sources opened up the governor sees a shortage of about $500,000. To meet It, he urged again a tax on cigarettes'' and motion pictures, a gross earnings tax on utilities and a severancq taii .' j, .. .... . An Increased collection on gross Insurance premiums was urged, and tho governor asked a ten per cent contribution to the general fund by self-sustaining commissions and activities, which has already been agreed upon by the ways and means committee. If the session will en act a gross earnings tax oa utilities the governor promised to sign the bill appropriating $100,000 for the service commission. The governor charged the legisla ture with having frittered away Its time and urged . that the remaining days be given over to serious work and cooperation from all quarters. Preacher Uses Live Monkey to Show How Evolution Is Wrong NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 16. A monkey, tethored a few feet from the pulpit as an exhibit against the evolution theory cast qulizlcal glances over an overflowing con gregation In the Park Avenuo Baptist church here last night, while tha Rev. Dr. Floyd T. Holland preached a sermon on "Man or Mnokey." The climax for the congregation and the monkey came when ho was held aloft In the pulpit, a stern finger thrust toward him and tae pastor challenged anybody In the church to stand up and concede co;umon ancestry with the simian. Nobody stood up. WHITE ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF LARCENY That ho put into his own pocket a payment on- a car sold by his em ployers, Taber & Wise garage of Dorris, California, is tho charge pre ferred against. Frank White arrest ed Saturday. White Is charged with larceny by bnileo. His bond was set at $1000 which ho met and was released. Chinese Youths Set Fire to School; Are Placed Under Arrest SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16. Two Chinese boys Henry Chlnn, 15, and Wong Chuck, 15 set fire to the public school which Ihey refused- to attend, tho pulico suld today. i Chlnn and Chuck '.voro turned over to the Juvenile court this morning nflor two Chinese citizens cnught them Igniting a pile ot rub bish they had piled ngnlust the Com modore Stockton school building. LIieSH Reach Lifeless Body -In Unexplored Cave Early This Afternoon Rootof Cavern Caves in, Causing Earlier Discovery Than Expected-- Physicians iSent Into Tunnel Soldiers with m rixed Bayonets Guard the Entrance CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb 16. Floyd Collins was found dead at 2:45 this afternoon, it was officially announced after rescuers had penetrated into what they believed' was the original Sand Cave cavern where Collins was caught - . ; No medical examination was made, as it was impos-' sible for a physician to reach the victim. H. T. Carmichael was the first man to go to Collins. He said that apparently he was dead. ' . " The announcement of the finding of Collins ." was . made by Dr. W. D. Funkhouser, geologist of the Uni versity of Kentucky. ' i : Preparations were made immediately, for Major Moses and Captain rrancis, medical otticers of the 149th infantry, Bowling Green, and Dr. William Hazlett, Chi cago, to go to Collins. ; FLEISdEllTO Oil CAME BOARD Pierce Makes Reappoint-! ment Duby Retains Highway Post STATE HOUSE, Salem. Ore., Feb. 16. Governor Pierce today reap pointed I. N. Fleischer of Portland a member of the state game com mission and reappointed Judge Wil liam Duby of Baker as . a member of the state highway commission. Fleischner Is chairman of the commission and his term expires February 25. The term of Judge Duby, who is chairman ot the high way commission, "expires March 31. j The other members of-the game commission are James W. Maloney of Pendleton;' Richard W. Prite of 'Portland; Harold Clifford of, Prairie City and Ben Dorris of Eu gene. With A. E. Burghduff of Portland secretary and state game warden. ' The other two members of the highway commission are H. B. VanDuser of Portland and Wade H. M.ilone of Corvallls. XOTK1) VETERAN- DIES CHICAGO, Feb. 16. Addison G. Proctor, last ot the delegates to the republican coaventloa la Chicago In 1860 which nominated Abrah.im Lincoln for the presidency, diej here today at ihe age, of k7. KEEP POSITlOw M. H. De Young, Pioneer Newspaper Publisher of San Francisco, . Dies SAX FRANCISCO, Feb. 16. M. H. DeYoung, one of the last surviv ors of the dwindling school of per sonal Journalists i.t tho United States, who built a great ne.vs-' paper from a theatrical handbill he started on' a borrowed $20 gold piece in 1S6, died, here last night. He wus' 75 years old. , . . . His death was as sudden ns many of the ovent8 In' his) spectacular career which made him n. national figure. Early last night he under went an operation for Intestinal trouble. Two hours Inter he wan dead. . ) . i; - Mr. DoYoung was a director of the Associated Press for !S years. He was 'the leading figure in tho mid Published Daily at KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awakening" PRICE FIVE CENTS No estimate was given as to how ' soon Collins cotild be extricated from the natural rock vise which trapped him January 30, . When tho miners crashed through' Into the pasage leading to CoIllns H. J1. Carmichael, trescue director) went down the. shaft Into the cave, where he said lie saw Collins lying, apparently dead. . He returned to i the surface and announced the end j of the struggle. ' , " ' llrollier Is Bravo Homer Collins, who. made heroic efforts to save his brother Floyd, bore up well when Dr. Funkhouser made the first announcement.' ''I have never really Tioped to see Floyd alive after the first slide In Sand Cave," Homer said to a news paper man. . ' nomer uoinni, oroiner oi me , entombed man, was at the month of the shaft. He had been there the greater part of the day. , 1 j Kntranco tiunnled , Guards stood about the mouth of. the shaft with bayonets fixed, and there was little commotion on the suna.e. An- omciai statement was promised within a few minutes." It u.ntt nMinrloH l.v a wnrlfmnn Collins gave way. causing them to reach him several hours before they had expected. . , (Continued on page five) . Slav EACH OTHER LAUREL, Miis., Feb. 16. Hugh and Llge Tandrum, 4 cousins, killed each other yes- yesterday in a shot gun duel 4 that followed an argument when a dog owned by Llge ai'ackci' a sheep owned by Hugh and Hugh killed the dog. The turners lived In the Crottsnio settlement. : ' winter exposition In San Francisco in the nineties. He built the first steel frame building In the west, tho Old Chronicle. He rebuilt it after the Sn Francisco fire, only to aban don It for m hat William Randolph Hearst was recently pleased to term the most modorn newspaper plant In the United Slates. His benefactions to Ban Francisco arc legion.. He leaves as a monu ment to his fondness for the city where ho spr.t his best days, the DeYoung- Museum in Golden Gate Park.- lie guvo himself and his money without thought of return to the development ot this museum In order to gather one of the recognised art collections of the world, .