The Evening herald., February 18, 1925, Page 1, Image 1

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Seventeenth Year No .7447
Uncensored
Observations
TIIK KLAMATH KID
(Acerenl story)
Chnpinr two
Aflor I ho Kliimnlti K HI k1
TEBl) up In liln IiltlOIIKIl room III
tliii llAltNEH ho shaved (iff lil-t
IIKAIU), put III KELLY down oil
Ills II KAN, wiuhod (hit durk
' HUOWNK taste uul of liln 111 oil III
and nm III ml off on a, LONG Jotiruo)
lownril llio DYCIIK.
At li w u Ik ml lliroUKll tliu (ll,NN
ho nw noma FLEET looking Ill'llll
headed hid way blowing a VIVE.
"Where did you pick up that
BTRAHOHNr' ked Ilia Kiunintli
Kid.
1 cKTZ.it ou dm iHt Hou.i-
DAY." retorted the olliur,
At that point the Kliimulh Kid
could (mid It no lunger.
WHh till left DUKE h plnntud
HAMAKEIl oil Iho other's PEYTON
oiado him clcalhly HIKCK.
Tho odler bird bllnkrd Ills eyon
11 ho by on tlm (round.
"8ny, wm you ever n flghio:?"
'ho asked.
' , "NINE," inyii ,lho Kliimulh Kid.
"Well," nail! tlm oilier "yon
OTTBRHEIN."
. ,"llow wan lit?" tliu llubli'i friend
skod III m Inter.
!"BZELli," was U10 8IIOUT reply.
(To lia continued try- utul atop It)
'";HpcakhiK of Julius Cuonur. In Aha
e liool old luy belli n iiblo 10 do a
, doien tlilnim at onco, wonder At he
could hold down a Job an alt:iin
necrolnry to the ucratnry of Ihi
chamhor of commorco. Would ho
hava tho number of ml leu in Kl.im
nth county down to a (ruction mid
' would ha have thn number of I win,',
born In thn city uliico at hi,
flnior tips? "Will 1 bo arronlod for
not reglmvrlng?" nnd "What klnu
of rooring lanta longest agulnat
Klamath Full wealhor?" Wo cvoi.
bnt Mrs. I.oih Smllh cJiild imn.vor
"Why Is a Duck'" '
With apologias to K. f. II.
Once upon a time,
There wan a Voung Klnppcr,
And alio Wont
To tho Post Office
And wuntnd Id
Willi n Park ii no
And kho didn't
lluve tiny atumiis
And aha nsked
Thorn to charge It
And tho Post Officio Men
Just ImiRhort
And told the Young Klnppor
Thoy couldn't
Do that
And o tho I 'n id for
Tho Packago
And went Home.
I Thank You.
Ilosldos being a good lintel 111:111
agor, A. 1. Morrison of tho White
I'vllram hotel Is also n poet of km inn
porta. Also, ho'a n good publlcll)
goltur.
. 11a wanted M:nothlng different In
tho way of hotel post carda for his
gliosis to Bond back to tho "hum
folks", so ho wroto a poem, nliout
tho whlto pallrnns. Ho git '. O.
Smith to print thoin for him, und
now thoy'ro a ready being sent
throughout, the country.
Tho post card, has n picture of n
. coupla of contontod whlta pcllnins,
, nnd tho following vorso nbnut them:
"A rnra old bird la thn pelican,
Ills boak holds nvnro than Ilia hcjllcttn.
Mn enn tuke In liln hoik
Knough food for a week,
, Uarnotl If 1 know how Iho liollcnn."
StiniiilliiK a quarter ton In tholr
Nlacklng foot, tho dlvlslnn onglnooi'
of ilia loc.nl sLutn hlKhwuy office,
(!. 0. Kolloy ulid Ilia nnHltUnnt, Ileal,
dent KiiRliHior 0. 0. Seolny lend nil
atuto hlKhwuy offices In poliit of
avoirdupois. Kolluy, rofnrred to by
his frlonds when he Is out of henr
Ing as "Hull" bocniiHo of his discon
certing hnhlt of finishing anmolhliift
' on co ho nl'artR II, can push tho scales
up to 2U0, Hooloy, who by roiiRon
of liln pint footbull procllvltloB, Is
' atlll roforroil to around tho l'ort
' Innd Sr. A. A. 0. club iih tho "Htnno
: wall", enn rulso his chlnt sovornl
' pounds It Ib roportod. Togothor, tho
two man rasomhlo Simmon und
(lollnth. llolli can look scornfully
' ilown ujiou a jriiltry six foot,
i
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UUnVIUlU
PEN
Sullivan, Pk and Taylor
Begin Trip Taylor
Kept Separate
Handcuffed together, but
in excellent spirits, W. b
(Sim) Pate and Pete Sulli
van walked from tne court
house this morning to the
street, where they stepped
into the automobile that
was to carry them to the
state penitentiary, where
they will be incarcerated
V . . ,v 1;
for the rest 01 meir nves.
A low behind his two eo-
-n.i.niriitum was John Taylor, who
him 11 fifteen ycur aonlencj staring
him In tho face for IH purl In tho
inurdur ol 0.ur KrlckHn.' Tnylor
did nut iifunlfosl any Joviality lis hu
climbed luiu a second cur that wan
to tnko him to tho pi-nltuutlriry. Hi
hook hnitdu with blH trli-nrta and
lulled wanly us tho automobile
lartud do n .Mill II slreot.
Sullivan, In iddltlon to being
h tiidruffcd. -was further ahucklod
by (ho "Oregon boot." u st-Jol con
trlvuuro which would prevent him
from walking any dhitunco. 1'alo
mid Sullivan dunccd a llttlo JIr In
fr Jilt of tho court liob.no. Sullivan's
"hoof clanking a inorry bout to tho
dunco. They laughed nnd Joked
with their friends an they Jt In. tho
enr before starting.
".S.iuro. and we're on ,our way
and will bo gouo for a long time."
Sullivan ainllliigly roninrkvd to u
'bystander. "Well, goad-by. See you
In Iho Pen, ho mild ua (he car
Hlurlvd.
Thus ended the hint chapter to
tho Oscar Krlekson murdor rise.
Two men, Palo nnd Siilllvim were
sentenced to llfo Imprisonment.
Taylor was sontonoeJ In 15 yoir.i.
following Ills plea 'of guilty to
manslaughter.
Tho men worn tukun to Salem
by Deputy Sheriffs Klmsey and
Kendall, .Taylor will bv kopt Mop
ai'itlud from liln two iirc.oniplloes on
Iho trip. It la known lli.it I'uto
mill Sulllvnn uro vury bitter agiilniit
Taylor and in I it 111 oltvmpt to do lilm
physical violence. ,
Tnylor iidmlllcd Hint I'm to anil
Si II I van woro embittered against
him hut doiihtoil whether, thoy
would attempt to I n J ii ro him.
1111,1, UKCAU.I.D
WASHINGTON. Kob. IS. The
Beiintu today recalled from tho
house the leglsliitivo unpropilulloii
bill which It passed hint night con
taining n provision for nn. Increase
In salaries of members of emigres.!
and tho vlco prosldeiK.
nun
One Man to Run Farms at
State Institutions, Is Plan
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Ore., Feb. 18. That all
farming operations at state institutions should be placed
under the supervision ofone man, to the end -of saving
the state an estimated $100,000 a year, has been recom
mended to the ways and means committee last night by
a sub-committee of which Senator Beals was chairman,
and this recommendation will be submitted to the state
board of control. '.
Losses in the farm operations at some of the institu
tions, ascertained in an investigation by Beals and others
caused the recommendation.
In making allowances for institutions the committee
made provision for a new
ineenn Vinsmir.fll. tVifl linrphnao
eastern Oregon insane hospital and cattle to stock it, and
t now building at the tuberculosis hospital,
for Vice in
"KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18, 1925
TTTT V7TT T1
Wit
nQCQ mmstokes Paid $2000 m mm
LUULu UIUM
Merrill Man Suffers
Relative Tries Aid
During Fight
An error in discrimina
tion at Malin early Sunday
morning led tied Liskey to
chew off the finger of his
brother, Dave Liskey, who
at the time was engaged in
a free-for-all fight with- a
man named Thomason, ac
cording to Deputy Sheriff
Ben Faus of Merrill uave
Liskey, feeling strong mol
ars munching on the index
finger of his right hand, as
sunied that; Thomason was
the munehcr. Thereupon he
grabbed Thomason's; fiiifje''
in hi-m6uth ana uuempuec
to return in kind. V
Finally byscinders pulled the
three men apart and to Krod's
astonishment ho uw Ills broOicr
Have holding whul was loft of hla
finger. The Injured member had lo
bo umpututed. Thomason was also
hopping around, first on ono too
and then on another, holding hli
minded finger. l'nla Infection
sets In his finger will bo saved.
The comedy cf errors wa3
brought about by a fight, according
to reports frjm authorities In that
sKtlon. Krcd Liskey nnd Thomn
sou engaged in fistic combat. : Lis
key, a veteran of ninny battles, won
sailing along fine until ha ran into
a haymaker propelled by his op
ponent, that upsol him. Following
tho custom of freo-riw-nll em
brosllos. tlu' two men wont to th
ground nnd wero kicking nnd lilt
ting when llavo I.l-kcy nppcureil
upon the sccno. It was stated.
Perceiving that his brother wu:
hiving u difficult tlmo In dofojtlii;
his opponent, Davo ontored tho fray
lint (ho flsls flow k fast und Hi
three men were su tanujeil thai It
was difflcull. to find out who ivui
who, It was ropurted. , (
Finally Fred felt tho need of
making n dosprrnte move and
espying a hand ncir by, clamped
uno It with his teeth and hold tin
Dnvo replied In turn 1 Thomason
und tho three cornered chewing,
match lasted until the men wero
pulled apart and tliu revelation
made.
Fred Liskey i known for his
chewing proclivities, police author!
tins of Merrill slate. Ho already has
two oars to his credit. In two previ
ous tights ho chowod off Che car of
Iroy McCnll 41111! Charles Wiley.
industrial building at the state!
nf nrldih'nnal land nf. tlio
AS BROTHER
ERRS:
Klamath
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Associated Press Leased Wire
Fnr Wif.'c
CHICAGO, Feb. 18. That W, E. D. Stokes, New York
millionaire, offered Benjamin Harrison, negro . bath
house attendant, .$2000 for investigations relating to a
woman . named Helen, was the purport of Harrison's
testimony today in the trial
spiracy to defame his wife,
Denver. '
Harrison said Stokes did
identity, but represented himself as agent for Stokes
seeking to settle some property to which- the woman
named Helen had fallen heir.
Harrison said Stokes told
the woman as she had gone under the name of Helen
Elwood,' Helen Underwood and other names. Harrison
said at Stokes' direction he
consulted marriage records
whether' a woman bearing one
Stokes had, as Stokes suggested might be the case,
married one Al Austin, a "saloon man." '
' Harrison ' said he learned
the i man who had approached him was Stokes himself.
He identified many letters
b;, him in Denver.
Shipload of
Ram Grabbed
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18. The
Canadian sloame'r Coal harbour,
seized as a UUor runner by the
coast guard cutter Cuhokia near
liolinns Uny last night, was towed
Into port here today, the 14 mem
bers of her crew placed In custody
aboard the' vessel and the work of
checking her cargo begun.
A preliminary estimate by custom
officials placed thecargo at 10.000
cases of liquor, valued at more than
$600, 1)00.
The Coul Harbour Is said to have
been operated by the Canadian Mexi
can Shipping Company Ltd. of Van
couver, H. C. Sho sailed from Van
couver. February 4 with liquor bill
ed for South Amcr'can ports. The
tamo company owns tho Quadra,
soiled with liquor off San Francisco
recently and tho Speedway, burned
in tho Slniits of Juan Do Fuca not
long ago.
Wll"Ll KSTAHLISH CKNSOI:
STATE HOUSE, SALEM. Feb. IS.
Favorable report of tho house :
Introduced by Hoproscnlatlve Tu :ker
of Llnn county, providing for a
state board of motion picture vn
sors has been decided upon by the
bouse public health und mmil!
committee." A minority report will
likely be presented by Representa
tive King.
ST.
Los Angeles Captive Claims
He Sold Explosive Used '
by Criminals
LOS ANC.KLES, Calif., Fob. .18.
Herbert Wilson, convict, murderer
and stale's wltnesn In the trial of
himself and three others, for the
looting of n mull truck here In
March, 1!U1, today continued his
rocltnl .of his life of crl'ino with a
chapter on his P 'l't In handling the
explosive thai' wrecked the section
of Wall street, New York In 1D20.
Wilson said that he and Joe lloit
sch, another defendant stolo tho
thirty quails of nltro glycerine used
In tlm explosion nnd sold thein to
two men whoso names ho did not
kntw. Tho price, ha su.'d, was
$11000.
DKFKAT III Lli
STATU HOUSE, iSnlem, Ore., Fob.
I IS..-. The house t'hls morning by a
vntNot 3? to IS. defeated the con
vc:itli):i ' Ml introduced by the
Jiioi.s.Mi n uny delegation, " "
IT
HEAIDED WALL
D7NMHTEHS
Falls? Read Editorial, Page 4
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f 1
Pcf TV,,,
of btokes, charged with con
Helen Elwood Stokes : of
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not at first disclose his
v ,
him it would be hard to trace
went to Denver; that he also
in Chicago to ascertain
of the names given him by
from correspondence that.
signed by btokes as received
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John Collman
May Reaver
Condition or John Collman, who,
was assaulted yesterday morning. by
a man said to be Gus Yorden, is
much Improved touny. according to
authorities from the Klamath Gen
eral hospital. Mr. Collman Is rest
ing easily and his chances tor re
covery are held to be greater today
than yesterday. However, it is not
yet assured that he would recover
from tho terrible blow which cleaved
the top ot iiis skull and knocked
out a chip ot bone.
Assistant District Attorney W. P.
Myers refused to discuss tho case
stating that nothing new iad de
velopcd up to this afternoon.
Herald to Appeal
City Printing Case
Supremo Court Will llo Asked To
Make IHsision In Matter
Papers aro being prepared for an
apepul to the supreme court of the
case of the Herald Publishing com
pany vs. the Klamath News Publish
ing company, tha mayor and mem
bers cf the city council and the
police Judge, Involving tlio letting of
tho contract for tho city printing.
Notwithstanding tho fact that the
bid of The Herald was the lower, It
was denied the contraet.and It is to
set this action asido that tho matter
has been taken to the courts.
BILL TO RAISE
LOCAL SALARIES
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Upton Introduces Bill Giv
ing More Money to
County Officials
STATE HOUSE, Salem. Ore.. Feb.
is. Senator Upton toduy introduc -
ed n bin to increase tho salaries of
The measure would Increase the sal
ary of the County Judge from $'1500
to $2400, the pay of tho Commis
sioners from $5 a day' while on
official business to $1500 each year,
the treasurer from $1600 to $1800,
the county clerk from $2000 to
$2400 and the Assessor from $1500
to $2400.
i s.
ST A It lMi
nrniMo.vn. Mich. Fob
GIVEN
n
Hai-oid "Red" Grange football staii.cated nature's intention to
is n very sick man,' nr. j. r . Mc
Carthy, who Is attending the ntl
Amorlciuii half back, announced to
day.. Grungo Is suffering from a ro
lupso of a ensn of mumps with
which ho was stricken two .weeks
ago. " - '
City's Pastors Are
Unanimous
I Move lor
United Effort Gets
Lf forts Made to Hush Move; Klamath
Falls Long in Need of Such Action
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In spite of councilmanic interference, Mayor Fred Ri
Goddard and Chief of Police Harry Loucks are assured
the unwavering support of the better element of citizens
in their announced determination to give Klamath Falls
a moral cleansing. - , . :
This was assured today when local ministers, without
exception, announced themselves as being strongly in
favor of the much-needed moral and social awakening
and pledged themselves to aid wherever and whenever
possible to make this a better place to live.v t i
: 1 -I. The fight, for an. honest enforcd,
Coolidge Disburses
$10 in White House ,
Economy Contests
WASHINGTON; (Feb.- 18. An
economy contest with a $10 prize
award, one of the results of Presi
dent' Coolidge's economy program,
closed today at the white house
executives offices.
Mr. Coolidge, holding that econ
omy should begin at home, recently
inquired of Director Lord of the
budget bureau as to how much ot a
saving should be made in the next
year In the expense of the execu
tive offices. Director Lord is un
derstood to have advised the presi
dent that it ought to be possible
to lop off $12,500.
Mr. Coolidge passed the word
along to tho office force and N. P.
Webster, white house disbursing
clerk issued tho following notice to
employes: "As tho official respon
sible in this matter, I shall be glad
to award a prize of ten dollars frpm
personal funds to the employe who
submits the best suggestions for
bringing about a reduction of ex
penditures. These suggestions, have
been along practical lines and
should be radical in their nature
ami rocit Itend to disorganize .tho
work of the office. Please send in
your suggestion on or" berore Febr
uary 18." .
TO' PICK V. OF ). COACH
ECGENS, Ore.. Feb. 18. A spec
ial meeting ot the athletic commit
tee of the University of Oregon
will be held tonight to name a suc
cessor to Hurt Spellman, varsity
football line coach, who resigned
last week. It Is generally conceded
that Basil T. (Daz) Williams, coach
at the- University has tho inside
track for the position.
Sand Cave Closes In to Act
As Natural Tomb for Collins
dAVfiriTV Vv PoK 19
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, m me struggle to rescue r
. an underground trap, was
upon his body, without human assistance. Unable Ho
release him from the clutch of nature,- the volunteers
who fought to save him joined his family in brief : and
simple funeral services at
aim oia ui 'no xticuus luiiincu uie legal 1 ti uiitJiiica
announcing his identity and accidental1 death. ;! ' .
The cement with which it was planned to seal '. the
boulders over his rocky grave did not come anchthe
j sagging of the . rescue shaft and its lateral .tunnel indi-
mud and rocks, held back
bers in the rescue shaft, were
TT.,...:n; ivi u u....
uuwuuiig umi uic viavK iiiiiicio siiuuiu nan. nieit uv,rt
to recover his body, Lee Collins, his aged father, agreed
j to -leave him 'where -he-lay.-
, Published Daily at .'V?,
KLAMATH FALLS '
"An Empire Awakening" f
PRICE FIVE CENTS1
in Backing
Betted Town
Under Way, Despite
i m:nt of the laws and a cleaner
city has just begun, and -with the
churches now ready to line up tjllolr
forces for a determined "and lasting
clt-iu-up, the mayor and chief of
Lp3llc.ate ensured of victory in splto
of any ebiildrfirj' obstacles a re
luctant council might throw across
their path. ' " "'
-The statements for real law en
forcement and a' general cloan-up
of present deplorable moral condi
tions -as given by tho various min
isters of Klamath Falls today ' fol
low: REV. ARTHUR Ll RICE, paator.
First Presbyterian church i"l. am
strongly' in fnvor of any move for a
cleaner town,- and I will certainly
give It iny close cooperation. A
morally clean town la tho only fcrlnd
Unit ran grow and endure, and I
am certainly for It." 1 ;
REV. - THOMAS D. YARNfcS,
pastor, Grace Methodist . church
"From all Indications Klamath Falls
certainly needs a moral clcan-up,
nnd we will lend all our Influcnco to
better conditions. I am In favor
of Inw enforcement and a cleaner
town." ' '"
REV. A. F. SIMMONS, pastor
First Baptist church "I am heartZ
lly in favor of Mayor ttoditard's
stand for moral clean-up of Klaiu
atli Fails. : I think it l.i something
which Is badly needtd, und we Outfit
to stand mi unruly behind the mayor
in Ills efforts to make , thl
rlcanrr city for - our boy nud
Kirls." .
REV. G. W. HOFFMAN, "pastor,
Zion Lutheran .church "Although
comparatively a newcomer In Klnin
nth Falls, I understand fluit moral
conditions are not what, 'they
should he, and any movement which
will clean up the city and tend to
better conditions has my rrholo
ncai'ieii support. '
(Continued On Page Two): ''"
A r, Vill
:c yi??f
loyu Collins irom the gnp OI
slowly closing in. again today
the tcp of the- fescue shaft,
seal him up forever-
The
for a few days by -heavy: -tim
settling back upon him. j;;
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