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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1925)
i"A---A-"A--j-r-i',j-ArAiLn.jLiftrirAft.fL BUY AT HOME; LOCAL MERCHANTS CAN GIVE you Better bargains 'Published Dally at KLAMATH FALLS 'i "An Empire Awakening" Associated Press Leased Wire Seventeenth Year No. 7450 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEB. 21, 1925 ' PRICE FIVE CENTS , Uncensored Observations Till; KLAMATH KID , (A coroul story) . Chnplr Klvo Jut in llio preacher co'iue to (ho dour, thn Kinmiilh Kid look ml be hind him nnd w )i In sweetie's old man Hopping on tho OAH8 mid com ing town id litem nnur the CHOHH IIHODKH wllli u IlKKIIKK (in n In his hand). ' "Quirk," hi bugged lh preacher, "lot u DO IX I IT Inalilu mid hldn under Iho UAVKNI'OItT until Hint Old JAY Bat UW.'iy fr:il hero." "JKHT.KH Inlnutu." mild thn preacher, "If hn Kola louiili Just I.HAVITT to mo. I Id KIO.S'T do anything, but If Hluru nomlhlnR I'll tnrl after him with a MALI.ICTT nnd make him CLYMA lull treo." The preacher then brushed them Inside the door. "What will Mo with Ml'QKKN?" tiikod the Kid. . "Juat CROWOEIl bui k of thn lounite," Mid thn preacher. ,"Oli," cried Iho lil, "It'll COI.B black under hero. "Bh-h," ald tho Kiiuimih Kid, "Ho LOW nud b a quiet a n I.AMU." . , (Continued Monday ' It'll get exillloKfr) Unlln. TV, - ... . .. V. -, b..a hiu auto Jack and cloves from my car lust night are known. Tirana return tho handle to tho Jack und tho but ton of tbo glove, i . . ,. 8. 8. IXH'OHryUDOK.; Mr. Loughbrldgd Is a "Christian und believe In' tho policy of turn ing tho othor chook. but when hii returned to hi machine pfter brief visit at a, neighbor's homo lust night and found that thn innnrau of Mi automobile wan '.upslda down and .topsy luryy nnd several of hi prised acresorlo missing, ho for it that ho had another cheolt and ill reeled a few wall chosen 'expletive, at tho petty thieve that ...had" rifled hit machine. , ; ,, "Will bora, you en have mv hnd now," remarked II I I I y , Huff. Chlloquln pugilist, mho hi rolled out of tho Jail the other day. a free man onco mora. But Jlllly apoko too aoon. A day inter ha waa atrollliiK down tho pike at Chlloquln with al leged moonahlno. ' In a Ulrica he waa arrealed and In n thrlco tlmoa tbrlco ha waa Incarcerated in the county Jail. Now Billy's bed I oc cupied by another Jail bird and 1111 leaa Billy can find ono for himself ho muni grace tho floor. Lot A wiry haired torrlor claimed to bo able to walk through walla. Return to Kathryn Doty. A day or no ago a clever and In telligent looking cnnlno atrollcd Into tho First National bank, collarleaa and -friendless. Mis Doty n clerk at "the bank, took pity on 'iho dog, took 4ilm homo with hor and lockod him up In a ahod In 'her back yard. Before tho loft for work tho noxt day aho made aura that tho window nnd door waro lockod. On hor re turn, tho windows and door were locked, font tho dog wna gono. Not one of the neighbors or nono of her family could oxpluln Iho mystery. The dot waia aone and the shed waa locked, Page -Connn Doylol Wa tienrri nn the street Hint Ooorgo M. Harth had tondarod hli resignation to tho Ik N. Moo com pany na their ehlol window dressor und will go oxtonslvoly for modol dressing. Suspicions of n position with Joan Patou of Purls fume luivo spread around, partially vorlflod. It ull came out as dlroct roault of tho Amorlcun Legion Importing a low Fronoh manikins to put on n Folllos Bergdre. And tho, choice of costumes waa loft to Ooorgo llnrth, who, "with a 'big grin, tackled, the Job. Barth throw Moo'a atoro, that Is tho ladle', sldo, opon to the modol and to got (ho right effect ubmlttod to tho monlnl position as litter. 1HK IiOCOKI) FKLLKR ThU quoatlon will probiihly turn thoae who anawer It Into homicidal m.nlaM rtnanllll that fact It HlllSt bo anawerod whether they will or no. 8o thoHe mythlcnl nnswor from roal perionago must be published, Today's Question "Why do I woar galoshes?" , Today' Answers Jonophlne Llndloy- To keep my luei. wunin Joan Terry Jimt ;v bocniiRo Its bolng done. Lois Bynon To hide my "ainnll" feet. Mr. Horace Manning Because I was one ot the originator ot tho fad. : Virginia Hooft--To mnko mo 8, a. G. (Swoet, Slmplo nnd Qlrl inh.l , -; . BOOTLEGGER NABBED BY OFFICERS Leslie Congo, Reputed Un derworld Leader, Caught in Big Raid : liiv I'lifilfci'liiclil limit it slinging rclnrtii) to mi lililiMiiilvc rounrll last night when i lly poll,-,, nnd prohl oftlryin suoopi'il ilotvn mi I ho Inline of Ix'alle Coi"KO, H-M Donald slnH, nnd uiiriiitlHil il. giilloiiH of union-kIiIih- nud III giillous of wine. , CoiiK", reputed to Ih one of thn hlilK'! nnd mom Kiirrrasful booth-tiger in liliiiinilli I'hIIs, mid Tom Wilson, hllt'gi'd to Iw nn eiiio)is ,vvri' rri,lil m 'rlmigi's of vhilnt lug I In liquor ,Unv. 'I'ho raiding party took up It vigil neur thn Congo home In tho Kuli vlcw addition at about 1) o'clock last night.' Willie .waiting for1 tho psychological moment for the raid, they say they heard Mrs. Congo curry on a toloiihouo conversation with taxi' driver, iwho wanted Congo to make a "delivery." "II o wmls you to bo there Inalde 30 minute," Mrs. Congo told hyr linAliund. Hmrrlf Js Hlni til A few minutes Inter Congo and Wilson, U U ripnrtd. slartcd to gather tin soino of tho liquor to do llvor to Iho taxi driver. It was then the officers surrounded the. placo and started their search. t 1 Congo ut tho officers coming and fled from tho placo. Wilson, It waa reported, grabbed up a' gallon iua of moonshine and started to rntj, but was overtaken near tho Viiirvlosr store. . Jual before the ii,. v a ii., i. .i,i m havVtrnshed the Jug kni broken It, but about a quarter of n pint of liquor wa aavod from tho wrockago. . Most ot the moonshine waa locat ed In tho woodshod, although thoro was a amall amount In the house There were- also a Inrgi supply of empty bottles nnd corks. Congo (tVves t'p When Congo fulled to put In an . v. nrrl.r. inlH Mr "HIIIH-lll WlltW Ull'".. . Congo that sho would havo to ac company them to Jull. Sho tnon promised to git hor husband for Ihetn. Oolng toi a tolophono she called n taxi driver and within a short tlmo Congo rolurnod to the home 4ind submlttod to nrrost Both Congo and Wilson woro nlacod In tho city Jail last night Officers staging tho raid woro Chief of I'ollco lx)ucks. Pa'.rol'.non Bnrdnll, Cooper and Brown, and Deputy 8herlffs Burse, Snyder and Stevens of the atnto prolil squad. Tho arost of Congo In possession of such a quantity of Illicit liquor Is considered by local offlcluls to bo tho most Important liquor cnp. Inro horo In many months. Ho Is nlloaod to bo a 'wholesaler'1 who sold Inrgo nuantlto to the "hip. pocket" bootleggers, and to others who purchased lib largo quantities, Klamath County Salary Bill Passes in Senate and Now Goes to House 8TATH HOUSE, 8nlom Ore., fob. 21. Tho Btnte aonnto Into yester day nriornoon passed sonnto bill No. 34S. Inoroaslng tho salaries of many of tho Klamath county officials. Tho bill wns spoiiBOrod In tho upper branch by Senator Jay Upton. It now goo to tho Jioubo for consid eration, where 8poaker Donton u Durdlck will seok to have It ap proved. WILLIAMS HOUND OVKR. C. Williams, chnrgad with larceny ot automobllo acccssorlos from tho W. D. Mlllor construction company on BOitth Sixth street . wns bound ovor to tho grund Jury following a hearing this morning bofore Justlco of tho Ponco R, K. Hunsnkor. HOUSE DELAYS ANY ACTION ON BILL TO CHANGE FISH BOARD SALEM, Oro., Fob. 21. Tho house- toiluy delayod action on sen- nta bill 94, providing for appoint tnont by tho luglsluturo of tho fish commission for tho forthcoming term of: tho mohvbors and thon handing the control ot the commis sion back to the governor, . ReprosentntlvoR ' Hammond, Cm- kin nnd Hamilton ot the Judiciary committee turned In a report favor lng passing ot tho bill. , Toprosonlntlvcs Graham, Potter nnd Ilnlloy ttirnod In a report Hgnlnst tho bill. ' s Will Get Money WAHIMWro.N, Fell. !2f IHMliibollon of MpproxliiuiUdy WitfiM to llT'-ill IimIIuiih of tin Uliiliialll Irllii! In iho Mnln of riiiii him tiiilrrcd (odiiy by HiTii'tiiry of Jiili-iioi' Work'. Tho money wiih dii'lveil from siilea of limber on tho Klmik uth rrsrrvntliiii. 'i'lm milis net lilMiiil .KM,HIO niinuiilly. Tim fund (llsli'lliulloii Is inudis to flnnnro til n liiilbiiis Ikshiiso of lust jiiii's drought nnd ruiuc M"'ht rrvj fill lure. oiti:;o. KitoHii wis KI.'OKNK, Ore., Keb. 21 In a roliirn gnmo on Ihu local floor yes terday afternoon. Iho Oregon Agri cultural OotleKo Konk dufoated tho University of Oregon Krosh by a score of 84 to 21. HAIO'KN MM, KAVOKICD WfASH INOTON, Keb. 21. A fnv- orablo report wns ordered today by the statu agricultural conmilsslon upon the llniigen . bill to create a federal coporallvs marketing board. HEALTH ASSN. Need Larger Enrollment to Support Constructive ... Work Those citizens of Klamath Falls who do not belong to the Klamath County Health Association will be requested to. Join In, order that the constructive projects for public wel fare can be continued. Three hundred letters have been sent to, different .men and women of the city nd county with hope that they will respond to the ap- that they will respond to the UP In tholr slight-"to bettor sanitary conditions for those whose penur- ous conditions precludo tnom from the attontlon ot doctors. The health association which is mainly responsible -for the estab lishment of a county health unit in Klamath Falls has proved an agency of good to tho county and according to officials of tho association tho activities of tho association havo not been curtailed by the Klam ath County Health Unit but havo rather boon enhanced. It Is tho purpose of tho associa tion to Initiate a campaign for holp- Ing out small children whose par-, onls are not able to give them proper medical attention. With the funds avallnblo by the association, these chlldrouwlll be sent to have physical defocts cured. The campaign Is being carried on through the mail entirely, and hopes are strong that a generous rosponso will be niado. . . JAILER RESIGNS TO TAKE NEW POSITION t W. H. Hawkins, who has been county Jailer since tho first of the year, has resigned his post to take it position with a local lumber mill. Sheriff Burt Hawkins announced this morning Hint Joe Klmsoy had been appointed to succeed Hawkins In this capacity. Klmsey will assume tho duties ot his new Job tomorrow. KXI'LOSIOX KILLS THUKR l'HILA.DKiUI'HIA, Feb. 21.-Threo men woro reported killed and. a number Injured today when nn oil burgo moored in tho Schuylkill river near the city's garbage reduction plant blow up. , It. It. KILL OPPOHKD WASH1NOTON, Feb. 21. The house commerce committee today rofused to favorably report a bill authorising elimination of the Pull man surcharge. KLAMATH INDIANS CHOOSE LEADERS ' Klamath Indians flocked to voting booths to cast their vote for a new tribal council yostordny. No returns hnd been received at Klam ath Agency up to 3 p ,m. this after noon and nccordlng to Fred A., Baker, superintendent of tho Klam ath .Indian reservation, tho final returns will not bo announced .111 Tuesday. Indians voted at five voting placosi Bentty, Sprnguo, Chlloquln, Kln'math Agoncy and Modoo Point. .No, word had boon re ceived s to who the next tflli.il council will be. Ono member of .the Klamath tribe today declared that the possible change In tho tribal council would not affect the decision to exclude white llvostock men from Indian tribal rangos. Ho stated that that question hnd boon definitely sottlod. COMBING TOWN FDR II H Meetings Must Be Public SECTION 83, KLAMATH FALLS CHARTER The council "may adopt rules foi' the government of its members and its proceedings. It must keep a journal of its proceedings and upon the call of any two of its members must cause the yeas and nays to. be taken and entered upon the journal upon any question before it; but upon a question to adjourn the yeas and n'ay3 shall not be taken unless upon the call of four members. , ITS DELIBERATIONS AND PROCEEDINGS AND ALSO THOSE OF ANY COMMITTEE AP POINTED BY THE MAYOR OR COUNCIL MUST BE PUBLIC. , ; ; ; How Long, Oh Lord, How Long, Will It Remain in Session STATE HOUSE, Salem, Ore., Feb. 21. Both houses ot tho legislature wilt adjourn late this afternoon un til 11 o'clock Monday forenoon. Leader expected that a final . ad journment would be reached - on Wednesday or Thursday of next week. Leaders were planning holding over to dispose of an accumulation of bills, ' Including appropriation measures. -After tonight legislators will serve .without pay. - Farmers Jin Tense Basket ball Game at Eugene by Score of 34 to 30 EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 21. In a tense battle on the local floor, the Oregon Agricultural college basket ball team defeated the University of Oregon last evening. 34 to 30. The first half ended 20 to 6 for the Agssies, and the final frame saw a despersto attempt by the Oregon men to catch up with, their op ponents. At one stage of the second half tho score stood 25 to 24 for the Aggies, but a final minute rally by the visitors gnve them the game. Westorgren, . speedy little Oregon guard, and Brown, Aggie center, tied for honors in scoring, with 1.2 points each. TWO OCEAN LINERS CRASH AT NEW YORK NEW YORK, Fob. 21. Two In coming ocean liners, the Tuscauia of the Cunard Anchor line, and tho Rochambeau of tho French line, col lided off the quarantine station to day. Both vessels were damaged but not seriously. v The crash occurred in a heavy fog over the lower harbor. Part ot the Rochambeau's railing was ripped, while the Tuscanla'a stern waa Injured. The Tuscanin,. with 200 passengers on board was . re turning from a cruise to the West Indies. The Rochambeau carried 14S passengers from Havre, France. ANTI-INCOME TAX BILL IS APPROVED AND IS NOW A LAW STATE HOUSE, Salom, Ore. Feb. 21. Oregon's legislature today stands on record against tho levy ing ot any Income tax or inheritance tax- during the next IB years. , Tho house, aftor a debate late yesterday passed by a vote of 84 to 24, tho resolution nf Senator Bruce Dennis ot La Qraudo giving tho poople nn opporl unity to vote on a constitu tional amendment, patterned after, the Florida plan, Inhibiting Income and Inheritance taxes tor 15 years. The measure had previously passed tho sonato. , 44.. SIMMONS NKAU DKATH . ATLANTA, . Oa Feb. 21. Colonel W. J. Simmons- of At- lantn, former Imperial whsurd ot the Kit Klux Klant . and Norrls Moore Of. , Houston, Texas, suprome knight record- O er ot tho Knights ot the Flam- lng Sword, which Simmons now heads, were probably fatally 0 Injured In an automobile nc cldent Inst night twenty miles from Onlnsvlllo, Oa., 'It wag Jenrned " here todny. AGGIES DEFEAT OREGON SQUAD Says He knows Spot Where Assassin of -Lincoln Is Buried CHICAGO, Feb. 21. -Colonel James ' Hamilton ' Davidson, former commander of the 122nd Infantry, today revealed what he said was the burial place of John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lin coln, considered as a secret 'for years. Colonel Davidson,, now living here, believes he Is the only living man who knows. Recently Edwin Harpor Sampson, one of the seven men who disposed of Booth's body, died in Mollne. - S Organization '.Perfected - Meeting of Real ' Estate Men at Klamath may have a golf course if the plans of the Klamath Realty board are perfected according to pUns laid last night when the board, with more than 20 members present, met in the Electric Grille of the 'White Pelican hotel. This Is the first civic undertaking of the group as proposed by several of the members and they feel that It is ir. their province to . make Klamath county a more attractive place to live. Investigations are under way with reports, next meeting. Directors were elected at the meeting and are J. F. Magulre, O. A. McCarthy, D. M. Smith, T.' P. Henderson and George J. Walton. The time of taking in charter members has been extended for two weeks, with the membership fee placed at ?10. . The purpose of the board is to bring into closer contact and more complete understanding 'With the public and the real estate men. A code of ethics has been adopted, the same as carried ont with the na tional organization. rinVKSK LKADEIt FAILS PEKJXr.. Poh l Jnr 0,tn vf Son, south China leader, whq has been weakening cradunllv since hn underwent an operation for cancer here on January 26, remained in I critical condition todav. His ism porature was normal and his pulse registered 110. APPROVE XKW TREATY WASHINGTON", Feb. 21 The Lausanne treaty tor re-establish- ment ot full diplomatic and commer cial relations with Turkey was. ap proved today with reservations by the foreign relations committee. BIG LAKES MILL STARTS UP TODAY ' With a faVorable lumber market as an incentive, the Big Lakes Box company mill started operation this morning with a shift of 60 men. One. shift -will be maintained tor the present, A. J. Voye, vice-president ot the coJiipany said today.. It has not yet been decided whether an othor shift will be added later in the year. ' ; - ' - ' The box factory has been operat ing practically continuously throughout the year. KINO OKOIttiK STILL ILL London, Fob. 21 A buiiotin Issued from Buckingham Palace this morning on the condition ot King Ooorgo, who Is suffering from bron chitis, says: "His majesty's tem perature has not yet BOttlod. Pro gress continues though slowly." REALTOR GOLF COURSE Just Read This! Kliiiiuitli FiiIIn working men are solidly behind Mayor (loil durl in his rlenn-tip cnmpnlgn. The following , letter was re ceived today by The Herald from a wmkina; man who luis Hied here for years and who knows the community: "More power to your pen. ' "Tim wrllf-r of this rininis to lie quite well nrqiiuinted with the . biuinrsn men of this city anil would willingly swear that the big ninjiirity of them nrc In favor of a ili-rent town In Willi Ii to live. ' . "I have heard so much of this propaganda in regard to win-re Uic business men stand, hut every time I have hnird it, the same was coming from some tinhorn gambler, boot legger or their sympathizers. . "I am sure yon will find tho laboring men solid for a de cent place to lire and raise their families." Thirty-Four Bodies' Are Yet Within Indiana Coal Mine Wrtckage SULLIVAN, Ind.. Feb. 21. Weary, grief stricken women waited at the top of the City Coal company mine today for their "boys," while score of men toiled underground to recover the blackened and bruised bodies of 34 ot the 51 miners en tombed in an explosion yesterday.1 A cave-In early today ialted for several hours the work of rescue atter sixteen bodies had been taken OUt.. ' , . . . . t . . . . Hen Trapped The blast trapped air the men working in little rooms off' the third and fourth and seventh and eighth entrances of the mine. A flash of flames quickly consumed all the life sustaining oxygen and the concus sion ot the explosion brought loose coal and a shower ot timber down on the workers. i.: , Mine experts said a cutting ma chine 'Working close to the wall ot an abandoned mine had cut through a partition, releasing a flood ot gas that had accumulated In the old workings. A flame from a miners lamp ignit-ed the gas and caused the - explosion. In four instances fathers and sons were victims. There were Earl and Lex Robert son, Phillip and Wayne Walters, IForence and Emil Lecocq and Earl and Frank Hawhee. One Survivor The sole survovior of those nrnrklnir near, the entrances .was Elmer Davidson. Today he was, re covered from cuts and bruises. . Cobb Lamb, a member ot tne rescue team, after an exploration of the workings said there -was a pos sibility that some of : the bodies would never be recovered. There were many bad falls he said, that had covered some of the bodies, making it almost .impossible to re trieve them. ' PUT SKIDS UNDER CONVENTION BILL . SOUGHT BY MILLS STATE HOUSE, Salem, Ore., Feb. 21. The MillB-'Post primary con vention bill was defeated, in the sen ate late yesterday afternoon after a debate. Twenty of the senators'' SO votes were cast against it. The bill -was explained by Senator Rltner. "One reason for this bill," he said. "Is that party lines in Ore gon have almost been destroyed and party loyalty Is almost a tning 01 the past." : ' .' " " SHIP 18 CARS OF SHEEP TO OAKLAND ; PACKING CONCERN One of the largest shlp.ncnts. of sheep to leave Klamath for "Cali fornia markets left this morning, bound tor the Golden West Meat and Packing company of Oakland. The shipment included 18 carloads of sheep Including approximately 2400 head. The sheep were shipped by F. 9. Vettel, Klamath representa tive of the Golden West Meat and Packing company. The Oakland concern has thousands of 'head ot sheep grazing in the Tula lake re gion and dra'W their supply from tholr flocks there as the demand manifests in the California markets, WOMEN WAITING for m E WORD OF LOVED ONES COUNCIL TO LOUCKSS 1 - - A Police Committee ' Plans to Remove Chief of Police " Monday Evening '; Members of the city coun cil police committee are planning to 'fire" Chief of Police Harry ,M, Loucks at Monday night's . council meeting, it was 1 learned from authentic sources to ay ,. i- ',. --.V , -, : - Wielding the power p-ranted to them bv the citv charter, Councilmen West,. Stuckey and-Cofer are said to be gathering their forced preparatory to the decapita tion of Louck'js official head because he refuses to do their bidding in the way of handling moral : affairs in this city. To Block Clean-Up V But whether or not the. police committee will be en? abled to put across their re-' puted plan is a much mooted question. Those who heant of the .street report of this move are planning w Biage a demonstration such as tne citv hall has rlever .known before, witnout question, standing room' will be at a premium,, as advocates of a cleaner city from every sta- Hnn in life nlnn in he nres-' ' rent to back tip Mayor God- dard and Chief of ; Police . Loucks in their, program to i , 1 - - e i J .... no. mis cny UI iw unuei- ; world habitues. V : j m. ' 11 Ll.k It... .nnnMl IOC aUlUUniy, W lllU .UC wuuuv.t police committee plans to exercise in kinnltln. i Via flonn.nn enmnalcn is given in this section ot the city charter: -. .."No person once rejected (by,tU council) shall again be reappointed during any one term, except by .cpn sent ot a majority ot the - council. All officers appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council hllj- be removed at any time by a (Voej of the whole council." Huvc Removal Power 4 inasmuch as the three member ot the police committee constitute a majority of the council. It lies .with in their power to remove the chief ot police, even though the mayor and the other two councilmen should oppose it. ... r ? ' But with the .administration fight centered about -whether or not Klamath Falls shall be cleaned UP, and with Mayor Goddard and Chief Loucks taking the offensive In 'a, successful bootlegging 'raid ' lant night -It Is not believed by th advocates of law and order that the police committee will have the cour age to go through with their re puted plan to remove the police chief. , '.' : i ' ' THREE NEW PLANTS . TO OPEN THIS YEAR When Klamath lumber mill and box factories start .operation during the coming spring and Hummer manufacturing; season, there will be three new plant out of which manufactured lumber will be lead ed onto cars and shipped south', lo. California market arjd east to the Atlantic seaboard. r- The three new . plant, two of which are now id -process of , con struction, are the Shaw Bertram bo factory which was erected on the" cite of' the old Chelsea mill which burned to the ground last, July. An other is the Shasta View lumber company Just south of town, uwnad by Marion, Wilbur and Preston Nina of this city. The third of th tog factory ot the Chlloquln Lumber company whlo hi being erected by B. A. Blockllnger, president of lb company. w
