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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1925)
lalvrrslly Library KHgenr, Oregoa Mtmtu BUY AT HOME; LOCAL MERCHANTS CAN GIVE YOU BETTER BARGAINS Published Daily at ' KLAMATH FALLS i : "An Empire Awakening" ! . Associated Press. Leased Wire Seventeenth .Year No. 7450 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON,, SATURDAY, FEB. , 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS Uncensoredl Observations ' ' TIIK- lKMWvTKIl Thoro li a man In our town, And Uooetcr In lila iiuinc; Us boosta suit boosts and urgei That others do the aame. ... Ha'e full of windy wladom To any club will lend it; Hut when he hue aome real eniih, Ha boon awuy to spend It. Adam must, hove hud n touch time, Mays Otto Kills whin ha firm picked up . Kvo liu couldn't nay: "Haven't l met you samuwhero be fore." The I,l(o of A lloolleggor Jn Fine , And be paya It. "So you uard to fight flroa In J'orlland " It waa o. A. Ilunii, local fireman, bickering with a stranger, who aaked the question. Duni la veteran firc-flithtcr of Portland. "Sure the alranger," replied. And then Dunn aaked hint about many former firemen of Portland, where they were and aa fjrth. Finally iJunn aaked: "Ever know n guy up In ' Portlaod ' named Dunn, o. a. JJunn I think hla nnmo wax. Ho used to be on the force up then'." Tho tlrangar smiled, broadly. "Do I remember hluiT Well I should tueaa 1 do. Why roaiiy,l tho llnm that we . two." Dunn aioppwl lilm. "Hoy." he aald, "be carrful what you aay around here, I happen to bo Dunn." . Now they're whipping aome fast one over on Paisley and the gold atrlke. Ono wag aldled up to Al fred. Collier yesterday. "Hy. A. fred," he aald, '"Jn know that the .only man lufl, In Paisley now In rW cashier of the bank? The other one , loft A couple of daya ago to alake out claim." One more argument for the house of Darwin 'the monkey to man echool wai ably demonstrated yes terday morning on the court hou:io grounda. . Ilcrt llnlloy. Jail trumy and occupying lbs Judicial chair In , tho Kangaroo court, precariously waa perched on tho top of a. 20 foot laddor, clipping atrnggly branches off treea on the court houn grounds. Ho had Juat sawed oft a largo lknb. Tho unruly branch' dropped to tho ground. but .with a boomerang ef fect, atruck the ladder on which iDalley wna ' atandlng, knock lug It out from undor hla feet. In a trlcn, Ilallny rovorled to typo, nnd quite naturally embracod the tree In true Junglo taahlon. True, hla technique woa not aa amooth aa thu mnnkny, but tho fundainonlols wuro Hi 111 the M mo. llullny ahlnhled down tho troe with a facility that apoko of axperletico, olthor ucqulrotl or In herited.' " Apropos of Iho Pnlsloy gold atrlke , la on Incident related thin morning 'by J.' A. Oordon, president of the Kim National bank. About n your ngo,' a man cnmo Into tho bank with n amall bottle full ot whnt nppourud to ba light colored mind. "What In It?" naked Mr. Oordon. The mun whoao naino waa withheld, nnswor- od: '"Gold. WJII you nt'Sd It away to be assayed? In n day's wulk from hero, 1 can arrive at a place where' t can get awna uioro." To mako a long story abort, tho ulleged gold waa aont away to ba assayed. Tho government assaying offlco found the amall bottla of Bund to bo practically pure gold. In fact, It wna found that It wn 847 and a half ; thousandth puri. ' Now tho governmont iwanta to locuto the mnn who gout tho gold and mnko Inqulr Ion as to whoro the molnl was locat ed. According to 1t reports their offorla hai boori unenrcoaaful. ding n aong of aovon bucks, A bottle 'full of ryo. Four and twenty night birds Nearly loan an eye! When the bottle's openod, The blrda begin to alng, "Wo .never had such rotten hooch .When narleyoorn wna King." , Tho queen was In the gnrdon Drinking gin and honey. The king waa In tho bathroom ' Mixing anmothlng funny. The mnkl wna In tho pantry ; ' Orludlng yonat and olovoa;', Oh everything went' dryly In This Prohibition-Houao,.. .V; . i ..prohibition Mothm1 Onnso, ' ,i'N. . "t,i V jtLLUtL THIS MORNING . " f f r l f - I ULWN Relief Measure Taken for Farmers on Irrigation District Hu ps toward I lie ii'lli-f of tliu inner tun-in of Klainatli Irrigation dlslrli'l will Imi token this Hfli'inoon by tlio npMiliiliiii'iit of n limil i lnwl Nrnlluii IxmimI by tlif liiuird of ill-n-ctor of tliu Kliunnlll . Irrigation dlntrii-t. It mom announced today by It. K. Ilradliury, director. . Ito-clnaalflratlun of Isnds will be projected by vlrtuo of thu findings 4jf tho fact finding commit too whlc'j met at Salt Luke lust your. Two fnrmara on tho Irrigation dis trict, who are conversant with lund and crop valuations, will be ap pointed and with Herbert D. Nowoll, manager of the local bureau of rec lamation, will comprise tho 'classi fication board. To lie rluimll led The district would bo classified Into four rlusaox, tuch class t par cunstrucllon chnrgns on a five per cent basis of tho groan rrop rnturus for the .proceeding ten years. All productive land on the district will fall Into one of these faur classes, depending on tho revenue which li derived therefrom. ,' Mr.' Uredbury Jiinde It clear. I'ut each parcel of lund would njt be Individually appraised and flvo per cent of tho gross rrop return on each, paid 4Ul. He alntud that lands must tall Into ono of tho four clauses. "As an exumple, the nverago crop return for tho whole project for the post ten years Is $19.30," Mr. Hradbury aald,' "The construction .clurgo would bo five per cent of this sum. The laud will not be clasilfied on Individual holdings by as a whole divided Into four classes."' Tho classification board would have tho power to appoint the ui' pralaors who will place district funds In. one of tho four clnsalflcjtlonj that will bo determined thla after noon, IS E Ohio Congressman Wins Decisively From Mad den at G. O. P Caucus WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Nlch olns l.ougwortl ot Ohio will pro-tlde as spoakur of the house In thu sixty ninth congress mid John Q. Tllson of Connecticut will bo the ropubll can floor lender. The prca-Hit mujorlty lender wna nelertrd by repulillcun me ill hero elect In thu house caucus Inst night ns their cumlldnlo for npciikor on the Irnt ballot by a vote of 140 to 85 Thu caucus doclslon Is binding on the majority mumuors mid Ills elec tion to tho speakership is certain. Mnrtln U. Muddon ot Illinois, for whor.li tho 83 votes wore cast, Immo dlutuly offorod n motion by which tho Boloollon of Mr. I.oiiKWorlh was unanimous. Tho cholco of Mr. Tll son was by acclamiit.'on. Other selections mudo by the cau cus at which all but tun of tho 234 republicans quuliriod to attend were proatffll, Included Itepresonlntlvo II aw ley of Orogon us chairman of (lie caucus and Itepresontntlvo Sweet of New York as Bocrotavy and Rep resentative Vcslol of Indiana was republican whip, n post ho now holds. , Democrats elected to the now liouso will caucus tonight to select the'r ca'ndldnle for Bnonker, with representative (larrett of Tennessee, tho purtr leader, us a certain cholco. ITprtii his detent when the bouso or Kunlzos hn will nutnmntlcully con tinue na tho minority lender, 1'ltOM MIOHltll.l, ' Miss Kllen iMcVnlgh of Morrill, teuehnr In the school, Is n visitor In the city today calling on friends nllil ahnpplng. IT 1 Friedrich Ebert Succumbs From Peritonitis Fal lowing Operation I1KRLI.V, Kob. 28. Frledorlch Kbert, first president of the Gor man republic, died at 10:15 this morning from peritonitis which fol lowed an oponntlon for appendicitis five days ago. The former saddlo maker, whose skill In guiding the Infant ropubllc through. tho first turbulent years or Its cxlstenco, was acknowledged even by his bitter enuinlua, made a gillant fight for llfo. But his ays- torn had been undermined by an altuck of Influenza beforo tho op eration und his boart waa not equal to tho burden Imposed by the poison which bud spread throughout his system. Family With Illnl Around his bedside when tho end cams were hla wife, tbolr daughter. Amalle, and her husband, Dr. Wll hclm Jionlcke, and their bjIo ton to survive tho war, Frlederlch Jr. Stato Socrelnry Mclsner was tho only other person present asldo from tho doctors and nurses. The political attacks upon the president which culminated In the Mugdburg trial, und tho efforts to connect him with the Unrnial luun.i scandicl, added greatly to tho bur dens Imposed upon him aa chief executive of a new republic. A Good Ijeiirirr There was probably not anotbor leader In Oermuny, hla onamles ad mitted, who could havo aucccedd whore ho'dlij, and his death four months bofare tho presidential aloe tU.l producus mora confusion lu a political situation already badly muddled. (Contlnuod on Pugs Throe) FAITHFUL DOG LEADS RESCUE PARTY TO BODY SHKtrON, Wash., Kob. 28. Alarmed over the Incossant barking of a small dog, tho pet ot James Slocken. 60, a. farmer who It .is lived for many years on tho Olympic high, way near Kldeu. neighbors today fol lowed tho dog to tho Slocken slnce and found tho bouso In charred ruins und Slockon's body In It. Tho llttlo dog had ' evidently watched In vain for his master to appear from tho burning house and then despairing ot lucntlng him had traveled three mllce to tho nearest houuo und burked for help. IIOI.Kl I'S MKNTKXC'Kn SEATTLE. Feb. 28. For hold ing up tM department store mes sengers In a street here, August 8. two men were sentenced today to 25 to CO years In tho penitentiary and a woman to seven to fifteen years. ' . Ty Cobb's Batting Average Drops; Is Victim of Waitress ATLANTA, (In., Fob. 28. Ty Cobb, manager of the Detroit Tig era Is under bond to appear boforo tho city recorder today to nuswor a chnrgo or disorderly conduct out of a dispute with a waitress over the amount of a dinner clicck last night. Pollco ruportud that Colib's dis pute ovor tho dinner check was ro tarrod to the wlfo ot tho restaurant maniigor, and Hint she hit tho OoorRln pouch over tho head with a glass mid Culled tho pollco. HOT SUN BRINGS IMPROVEMENT OF STATE HIGHWAYS Warm weather' with consequent evaporation plus nsHldoun work by mnlntennnco crown has brought a great Improvomont In stnta high ways throughout the county, -on-glnciors of the highway department stnte, All the biino failure on tho AHlilnml'-Klnninth Falls hlghwny hnvn bnun rnpnlred and nuto truffle la milking tho Urocii Springs drive un good auhstnntlnl macadam rood, Denver Father Deformed Daughter; Seehs To Kill Self and Join Her DENVER, Colo., Feb. 28. during her life of 32 years had never "grown up," coupled with a desire not to "leave her a burden on the community" led Dr. H. E. Blazer of Englewood, a suburb, to out his daughter Hazel into eternal sleep by adminis tering chloroform last Tuasday, an investigation revealed last nignt. After the spirit had risen from the cramped, deformed body of Miss Blazer known for miles around as "Hazel, the little child woman" Dr. Blazer swallowed a poison concoction which he had designed would make him in death, as in life. Hazel s constant companion. However, the quick ministrations of a poison and at midnight last Tuesday it was believed ur. Blazer would recover. Hours later, when other members of the family were asleep, he slashed his throat with a razor. -Once again medical skill intervened and staved off death. But the thought3 of the doctor were with his dead daughter and despite constant vigil kept over him he schemed another suicidal attempt. It was more poison and this time physicians may have arrived too late. Early today it was said at his home that he had only a ' fighting chance" to live. A friendly community was eagerly watching the dual edged fight the physicians to save their patient and the patient's desire for death. But there was another group, perhaps not so friendly, but equally vigilant the officers of the law. The county attorney had prepared a formal charge of murder against Dr. Blazer and was waiting only for the word that he would recover to serve it. Man Who Fired On Is Declared Not Guilty by Jurors " (Kperlnl to The Hvrald) YHB1CA, Callr.;' Kcb.-Z. -- Fol lowing four days of hectic trial tho Jury In tho case' of Ueorge Pappas, Mt. Hebron business man charged with anault to commit murder, brought In a vordlct of not guilty In superior court today after 30 mlnutoa deliberation. K. W. Snyder tho cowboy preacher of Mollala and A. W. Slovens both alleged Indian agents and Oregon . state prohibi tion under cover agents from Klam ath Falls wero the principal wit nesses against Pappas. They were a part of tho posse under Charles Kvans, constable at Dorrls that ralli ed tho I'appas homo November 3, near Mt. Hebron for liquor. Pappas waa host at a dinxer party that evening and as hla guests, his wito and his 11-year-old daughter wore eating, Stevens and W. -3. Kvans, tho constable, kicked lu tho back door without warning, according to tostimony, and started shooting. Pappas replied with ono shot from his revolver and Stevens then fired four shots through tho back door whnn It swung shut. In a desperate effort to kill I'appas, he. testified on tho stand. Tho testimony allowed that they did not warn I'appas that they were VOTED SUCCESS "Tho Call of Wohelo," a throe act play presented Friday night In the Presbyterian church, was a credit to the Sunchnhco Camp Flro Olrla, who staged It. The play was procoded by au Impressive entrance of tho girls dressed In their cere monial costumes aud singing tho "Walking Sang." In tho manner of a processional. Much credit tor the success of the program Is duo Mrs, A. I.. Hlce and Miss Donnu Mack, who coached the girls In their preparation ot tho entertainment and to Miss Augusta Parker, who assisted with the music al accompaniments. ' Those who took part were Muiy Hunt as Kllen Ferris, tho guardian; Lorraine Mordoff us Sylvia, tho "misfit"; Lydla von Pertholsdorf as "Wah-wah-tnysee,". an Indian girl; Klvlra Call as Mrs. , Vale, camp mother; Lucille Sherry na Dluohlrd; Tholina drizzle us Amy; Muriel Moore as Marlon; Kiln Uedky as Ivmlly; Kthol Carlson lis Constance; Kiln Mathor us Dorothy. Sarah Etta Trmix had charge of ticket sale and Margaret Cumnilngs and Anna Setser lookpd after stage properties. CAf FIRE GIRLS Chloroforms Love for his daughter, who physician counteracted the Liquor Raiders officers and during the battle Chir- les Kvans. cams' tlirouth tho front door and a Bhot was tired creasing Pappas' forehead, when Kvans call ed that he was an officer and show ed his star, ' Pappas surrendered. The officers were mistaken for highwaymen. Evans. Stevens and Snyder then handcuffed guests and host alike and took them to the Jail at Macdoel, leaving Mrs. Pappaa and the child In a hysterical condition. A search warrant sworn to before Justice of the Peace S. K. Adama at Macdoel but not signed by him was the Intsrument the raiders, used to excuse the'r forcsd entrance and this waa submitted to tho Jury aa tho defendants principal exhibit. I'appas has been held in tho county Jail here si ace the day following , tho raid under (5,000 bond which ; ho was unablo to provide. He was ! released from custody upon the re ' turn of tho verdict and he lett with hla family for hla home at Mt. Heb ron today. I- The case has attracted more at tention In . Southern Oregon and Northern California than any Biml lar. cajo owing to tho Invasion ot Itiovernor Pierco'a under-cover agents In liquor raids on the California side of tho lino and tho spectacular gun battle that followed. S CITY MANAGER (Special to The Herald) YKKRA, Calif.. Feb. 28. Yreka bos city manager. It .ulso has a day peace officer. Edward W. No lan has been solocted by .the board ot city trustees aa city manager and his duties will have much to do with the construction and Installa tion of new water system for which a bond' issue was voted In Janu ary. Nolan Is a pioneer merchant in Yrekn, formerly bolng senior partner in the hardware firm or Nolan & Brickley. He will bIbo act In a supervisory capacity over city employes mid as purchuslng agent for tho city. Myron L. Garrick, con stable for Yrekn township, la tho now deputy marshal, acting ns as sistant lo City Marshal Charles D. Doggett. When the occasion de mands he will work at night. The appointments were to be mode to maintain ndoquuto municipal service as the city grows. The appoint' monts are effective March 1st. 1'ium i.Axtiixi, Mrs. Hetty lloberts Is among the Saturday shoppora In the city from her ranch In Langell'a nlley. - YHEKA EMPLOY I TO KEEP UP WORK District Attorney Leave for Sanitarium to Undergo Medical Treatment Huffertns; from a disaffection of tl.o lungs, William N. Canon, dls- trlct attorney, left today for Walla Walls, Ih rc he will enter the gov- eminent hospital for treatment. Iurlng Mr. OnnonK's nlnM-nre Depu ty District Attorney W. I Mycra trill be ill complete charge of the district attorney's office with the power of choosing another deputy district attorney . to work under him. - Just how long Mr. Ganong will undergo treatment at the govern ment hospital Is not known, but bis condition Is considered sufficiently serious to prevent him from doing any bird work for aome months to come. It was only quite recently that Mr. Oandng learned of hh serious condition. Prior to his departure , be . ex pressed regret, at leaving the 'office to which the people elected him. He expressed the hope that, he would soon be back to carry on the work. Tho district attorney's office will Hi UN 1 PHYSICALLY be conducted with Mr. Myera as taei;Raj. Hotel.-' it's betting Judgment district attorney in everything but title. "I feel that I am leaving the work of the prosecutor In able hands," Air. Ganong said. "I look forward to the time when I can re turn to resume my association wltb Mr. Myers In the district attorney' j work of this county." j A deputy district' attorney "will not be selected for several daya, Mr. Myers eald thla afternoon. -, '-"In the near future Ii.wli1sug7 gest somebody to Mr. Ganong for. appointment," he stated. LAKEVIEW EDITOR TO SEEK GOLD AT PAISLEY "FIELD" Thousands of tons of ore are In sight In the gold "field" 10 miles east ot Paisley, according to word received today from there. More than 10 claims have bees staked out during the past two days by ad venturesome persons who were at tracted to the spot by the glittering stories told by a pair ot prospectors. Fred Cronemtller, editor ot the Lakoview Examiner, hag been perk ing up bts ears a bit over the strike, so he trotted out his "Lizzie'' bright rand early this morning and lett for Palsloy. It ho sees a lonesome look ing claim be will stake It out on tho theory that mining for gold la at least no more dangerous than op erating a country weekly. Then, too. ho wants to aeo Just bow much of truth and how much of fiction thoro Is to the reports of the gold rush which have stirred Paisley to a wild pitch of excitement. Charles G. Dawes Is' En Route to Capital . for His Inauguration , CHICAGO, Feb. 27. Charles G. Dawes left here today tor Washing ton to take the oath of vice presi dent next Wednesday. Uln party was confined to Mrs. Dawes, their children. Virginia and Dana; Mark Woods of Lincoln, Ne braska, a life-long friend, and a few close friends, mostly associated with him in the Central Trust company, which he leads. ... MltS. MFJtCK WOIWK . SALEM," Ore.. Feb. 28. The con dition of Mrs. Walter M. Piorcp, wife of Governor Pierce, hud taken ano ther critical turn today, it was stat ed at . the executive office. Mrs; Pierce has been In 111 heolth for more than two years.' She was not expected to live through the day. WITH MISW (X)VILL Miss Helen Cowgllt conferred with girl club members and girl club lead ers this afternoon In the chamber of commerce. Miss Cowgll! la state leader of the organizations and ha been In Klamath county tor tho past iweek from her home In Corvallls, where she Is affiliated with the Ore gon. Agricultural college,- - - v , . I M M I J R A 1 1 T Y AT HOTEL Drinking, Fight and "Wild Women" Revealed ' t ' Council "Hearing" KKARINO ON. TONIC HT J In order to beer testimony from. F, , W. .Snyder,' ..deputy , sheriff, the Ray hotel hearing will- be continued agate, at 8 o'clock tonight.- Snydar is aald to have even more damaging evidence against the, placa than waa disclosed last night. The council is expected to announce Its decision following; tho hear- Ing, although thla may poaslblj be delayed until the' regular meeting Monday Eight.. . Wan street, -If it .wore Intereated which It, Isn't would give odda of. about 10 to 1 that the Klamath' Falls city council will grant license, to Mrs. M. B.' Panos to operate the would be based wholly on the attl-' tude and demeanor of the five coun cilmen vho ', osnducfed their hotel "bearing" at the city council cham bers lost night, and' not npos the evidence disclosed during the In- H""J- - , v . Patrolman. B. H. Drown testified he had been called to the hotel , od the I night ot February J py Mrs. Panoa to Investigate a report thai an Indian g!r haij '.'roljed", f Swedi for $35 after being gttesr of Donor at . party in the Bueda's rJom.', Tbe Swede, waa the host and the rest: 01 the party, the evidence disclosed. - Brown Corroborated;' ( ; ' Patrolman A.- W. Bordell testi fied substantially the same is Brown. In addition 'to their test'mooy con cerning tho domuro. Indian cnalden and her Swedish host, they like wise tostlf led they , had followed group of young blades from Main street to the hotel after; tbey had heard one of the youths d-iclare : ha could get some liquor at -the hotel. Another Incident related by the two police waa when they followed two other men to tha hotel on ehsplcloo they were after liquor.' When tho men started down the stairs they, saw the officers and darted tack In side, was the testimony. .Shortly after thla pair went back Into the hotel a flashlight flashed a couple of times at Sixth and Main streets and a window shade In a' corner room' of the hotel waa qiflcly drawn. ' , . ' - 1 Woman, Tratiftra f' . Another bit of Interesting test'. mony tendlsg to show tho (high moral charactor of tho hotel; was disclosed by Mrs. R. F. Slavln. who went to the hotel the 'day before Christmas to deliver: a Christmas package to her. husband, 'from whetn slid Is estranged. . j' ' ' . "I asked the man In charge ito show mi) room six,? fistlfled Mr. Slavln. "Willie I was talking' a woman 'dressed In a k'mona Co mo out of a room and the man told her there . was a man .waning tor her. The woman said she didn't know the man, but he. told her j It didn't make any difference;, and that another was also waiting to 400 her." ' v v ' ',..' .?. ij i j i( ''What kind of a woman, would you take ?hcr to, be?" asked City Attorney Cnrnahan ow direct i- &minatlonM , r !1 . . I " Too Much 8 petti v: ! "I'd take hor to a 'fast wom an', the way she waa dressed and painted up," replied the wltnoas. "My daughter" was with me and t told her never, to' go there alno as It must, be a, dirty pine," ) : : 1 ' : Mrs. Slavln -further tilffltd that the strange man and the klmonn garbod womai WQlked-iUowiH-d a room' together, " ', ; e Horace Mnnttlng, attoritoy for iha hotel, wanted to know.'wqther!or not the wltnes knew J'fast .women" by alght .when she saw theni. "I can see them In Klamath Falls every time I turn around" tha wit ness answered.- " " ' , -j. '',!;' The other half of Uia tottiirl.'it house or Slavln R. H; '-al0 lead tied on behalf of. the city- or,i It should be said, '.he police, lie told of . a drunken f ight between a ' (Continued fhl Pag Wx' SHOWN (