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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1925)
tJiilviii'Hlljr Library Mugeiir, Oregon Mtmtu ! BUY AT 'HOME; LOCAL ! MERCHANTS CAN GIVE YOU BETTER BARGAINS Published Daily at ' KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awakening" Associated Press Leased Wire Eighteenth Year No. 5484 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS ma POWER PUNTS 51 LARGE N Operating Incomes of Three Big Plants Made Public j . at Salem SALEM, Oro., Ami! 1. Tim op erating Income of tho Portland Kim trie Power company for 192 4, nr. cording to t ho nun mi I stntmncnl filed IWltll tllll public KITVlco Ci.lMI- inlimlon, in $:i,a7U.4 4i),n;i, mi n. crqnso of tl54.0DH.U2 ovur liml year. Operating revenues woro $0,(itf,. 254.1'.'. tin lurruuHo of t a 0 . 0 'J 0 . 1 6 ovor Ihn provlou uitr, u ml operul lug expenses woru I,l35,lt)t.21, ail Increase of $0,&67.51. Tliu report of Ihn Pugd Sound Tower and Light company showi Ilia following statistic!: . Operating rovanui), H. 609. SOU. 01. nu Increase of ll.IIH.iOA.37; opur atlng expemes. tn,HS7,t)t. 1.7 , nu incroaso of $1,016, IKO. IS; tuxci as signable to operations, $740,147.36. nil Increase of $145,309.07. I.'ncnl leollblv operating revenue, $36.. 011.74, an Increase of III. 072. 63; operating Income, $3,034,635.15, nu Increase of 1463.041.50. Tho Callfornlu-OroKon Power company shows the fillowlng ro port: Operating revenue. $1,037,513.89, an Increaio of $.134,10.1.6.1; oiler atlnj expenses, 1737,455.66, an In crease of $53,373.6,1; luxe annlKii able to operation, $205,072.04; un collectible opersitlng revenue, $13 100.60; operating Income. $730. 070.77, an Inerouie of $200,412.70. BERLIN, April 1 It l believed that 14 soldiers periled In rosier dgy'i disaster to a reK'hwahr con- llngent on tho Woser. The ministry of defemo stated today that five bodies had been rocoverd, that ono officer and 78 men pf the 100 aol dlera aald to hnvn plunged Into tle rlvor by tho linking of the pontoon wuro, mljslng. There Is' little hope that, any of tho missing are atlll allvo. GRIEF CAUSES DEATH I'ortlniiil Womiui Follow Husband 10 (irnve Wllhln Week' From 111m Denlli PORTLAND, Oro April I. Ono rwook ago Thonina 8. Luko. plonour milling man of Nevnda, Montana MANY SO DOS CRASH Oregon and Alaska, tiled ut hh i-.homo how. Last nlBht hit widow, Mrs. Nulllo IS. Luko. died from shock nnd grief. In 1878 Luko nr rived In Novadn. and one year later Jia was married thnro, hla brklo com Ing from Cornwall, England to Join hint. Two sons, Tommy Luko, Port land florist, well known throughout the .Pacific northwost, und Ed'vnrd II. I. like of Seattle, and one ditugh tor, Mrs. Frank II. Dyers, Scuttle survive NKW. OFFICIAL NAM Kit WASHINGTON, April 1. Admin Islratlon of tho prohlhltion unit was romoved toduy from the office of .Assistant fiuCrolary Moss to that of Assistant Socrotury Andrews. MtOTKCT YOl It.HlCLF This Is the) wort snwon of tlio yenr foe pneumonia, nnd numerous rases of the dreed dlseaso liavo renutlril In dentil (luring the pnxt two weeks. County Health Off leer Dr. a. B. NeUHOtu tu'frra Hint KlimiL nth resident observe soino of tho almplo lienlth rules to gunid themselves iignlnnt It. I'eopln Khoiihl dress vnrnily mid pi'otwt themselves even though the feel of spring la In tho nlr. Thoso who register n torn parnturo should gt to bed nt. once nnd reinnln there um 11 Dm fever linn disappeared, j Tlioy should out only n Uq nid dint. , They shotlhl gnncd them Molves against over-nxei'tlon, na (hat Is ono of the lnnln ciMtsea of piieiinionlii after a nttnek of tho flu, which hi now provident . Howard Trial At Yreka Now Nearihg Close (Hjk-cIiiI Id Tim 1 1 i-i ii I I ) YltEKA. April 1. Two women mill ltti men are sitting In jiiilKiiiont burn before Judge ('. J. Luttroll on (lie fate of James N. Howard, octo- Keniirliin, who In cb urged with the murder of ilohu Nolan In u lonely eiibln on lliu ciIku of Title luke, nenr the Orugon line. Heveu witnesses fur Ihn pujplti lostlflod todny Hint the killing wii he reitiill of a drunken brawl In 'Which three men, 'Howard, Nulan anil Con Sullivan, pttrllrlputed und In which Nolun win stubbed to death with u pocket knife. Hulllvun In the mar wlluesi of the ntute, placing the responsibility for the killing on Howard. The slaying iirturrod early In Do- cember and Howard wua arrested (he dir.' following Nolnn'a ileuth. It is thought thul Howard will claim Intoxication nnd Insanity n do- vensus. FORMER RESIDENT DEAD IN PORTLAND Judge A. 4J. Ilainmond, prominent North Ilond atlornoy and fotmorly practicing lan-rer of Klamath Pall, died In a Portland lioiplMl iunday ulgbt, S p. m., frJm com plications arising from an uiupuu t Ion of his right leg, and old ago, according to word received hero last nlc.li. Mrs. Hammond was with her huslm.id when tho end c;ime. Mimy ,'f the old ro'Uents of Klamath Kalis will bo grieved to learu of his JoJth (or ba made many frladi ihllo In this section during h'.n law practlco. MRS. FERGUSON NOT AFTER SCHOOL POST Denial of a court houno rumor thai sho will apply to tho Klamnl) county high school lunrd for tio position of prlnclpul of tho school, to succeed J. O. Darling, waj made today by Mrs. Twyla Kcrnuon, for mer county school superintendent. "The rumor is unfounded," Mrs. Kerguson said. "I have no Intention of appl!ug for the position and In fuel am now planning to movo to San Francisco, whore I will rejldo permanently." IVJl'HKH I.KU (iiw Htcdry llrcoks Icft Atxivo Anklo In 'Full hi Ivg (Jus Htodry, employe ot tho Pell can Day Lumber company was pain fully Injured yesterday aftarnoon when n log, with which ho was working, from the standard, brook ing his leg above tho anklo. Slcdry was brought to tho Klamath Gen oral hospital where medical atten tion was given him Immediately. Ho will be hild up for some ttme. 1'lltST HIIII'MICXT Iiug llrought Jit FlrM ('flitond To IVIIcnn lltiy I.iuiiIh-i- Milt According to II. D. Mortonson. trains of logs, of 2.1 to 30 cars ouch will bo received at the Pullcanlluy Lumber company from now on, fol lowing tho first carload to bo receiv ed todny nt thu mill. I'tUdCK ST.WiK UAH) Tim e Held On l.liiinr Charges lowing Police. I'i'iiy (1. IC. Turner, J. 9. Kiidsull and Mrs. Itcidsull wore charged with pos session of liquor, following n.ruld In tho "Cnlibngo Patch" by police last night. Tho two men were rolcosed under $200 hull, while thu woman was fiood on her own rurognlzuncR pending mill which wns nut for next Friday. A numbor of ttrunkon In cllnns 'woro found In tho collection of robins. ItKTl llXS TO CITY Itev llord ItetuiliH From Trip Through Kant And South According to Hex llord, promin ent Klniualh rnnehor, the old post war doproBHlon ovoi1 production In bolng felt ovor tho Mllro country, tram hla Impressions rocolvod fol lowing on oxtonplvo visit through Toxiib and New York and other sec tions ot tho United Stntos. llord Is one of Iho most prominent ranch ers In the county and Is known for tho breed of Corrledulo sheep from ills ranch.' lord hns boon absent from the county tor a period ot throo months, . ELLIN6SQN GIRL BEING TESTED FOR SANITY Jury Selected Last Night Is Celebrating 17th Anniversary Today KAN FrtANC'lHCO, April I. Dor othy Klllngson, urciiui-d of matri cide, tbservod her 17th blrtaduy j anniversary hero tod'ry by appear I Ing In court proceedings partic ipated In by attorneys, alienists and I other wltDcsoi to deterinlno wboih- er she was Insane when Jho shot and killed her mother, Mrs. Anna K!lincon, one night last January. The Jury wbl It .will pass upon her sanity was sworn In last night after compiratlvely brief proceed ings. It Is composed of to roe wom en nnd nlno men. W'aun tho proceedings wcro re sumed In lupeMur court today, I lie corridors lending to tho court wero turonged wltb persjni aeoklng an early admlltaneo. Tiiay wero dran thero not only by the wldo degreo of Interest tho trial has provoked but uncertainty of developments which may ariso today ss tho re sult of conflicting statements con ducted 13 tho defense. The prosecution last night denied It hid secured a signed statement from which gno said sho was a'no and wanteil to plead guilty to a clnrr.o cf having killed her mother. ' Tho dor.i"o was Just as emphat ically pcsltlvo in denying the truth ot rnguo reports that their client had repudiated her attorneys and censured thein for their alleged failure to -consult her before de manding ber trial on a churgo t,t Insanity. ' 1 , jst MINISTER RESIGNS Theodoio llrentnno Asks to He Ite- llcrrd Kiont Post as Hungarian Ambansadur WASHINGTON. April 1. Tho resignation of Thoodoro Brcntano as Amorlcan nilnlstor at Budapest, Hungary, his been received . by Preildcut Coolidge. Wttllo no de cision bas been announced, there is reason to believe that tho roignn tlcn will bo accepted. MHH. SMITH COXVALKSCIXti Mrs. (luldlo Smith Tnken To Home From Klniitnth t.'cnerel Hrwpltal Mrs. Ooldlo Smith van taken to her home In Klamath Falls today, following u major operation several weeks ago In Klamath General hos pital. POWDER SIKX HKRK Stato Highway Mem To Illiuit Ieo From Hand ("reck llujid .. ..v Force for 7ES.ETAOIN NU NUN A forco of powdor men employed by tho Btnlo hlKhwny department left for the Sand Creek hill section to blast oft accumulations ot Ice, from tlireo to four feet thick, following an amount o snow, plied up during tho into winter months. The ice has mussed so that It Is too hard to movo with the caterpillar tractor. HEPHERD TRIAL TO START SOON Man Accused of Kiling Foster Son Must Face Charge of Murder CHICAGO, April 1. William D. Shepherd, Indicted ns tho slnye rof his millionaire foster son, William Ncltton McCllntork, will bo placed en trial almost at onco If his counsel fall In their preaont effort to freo him on ball, it has been decided. Chlut Justice Joseph II. Hnpklna beforo whom tho fight for release will ho renewed tomorrow, has In dicated he would grunt an Immodl ale trial It iloHlrotl nnd iho pi-oso-cutlon, through Robort E. Crown, stnto's attorney, has announced Its rosdlnosB. Shephord'B attorneys hnv.i doclded they will ask for trial at once unless thoy can obtain hli release pending trial. Dofonso attorneys today eolloclel six wltnotHos which thoy hoped would cnuso Hopkins to open ngulu the heaving tor bull,. ' Klamath Lad Saved From State Reform School By Legion Post Eleven-year-old Y oungter, WhoseFa t her Was Killed in Action in France, Finds Friends Among Intercession of the American Legion saved an 11-year-old boy from being sent to the state reform school, it was learned today following a hearing before the county court at the instance, of the boy's step-father. ' The boy,, whose father was killed in the World war, dislikes his step-father, who married his mother after the war. Unable to get along with the boy, the step-father brought the matter to the PENS BRIEF WILL ON SMALL CARD; DIES DAY LATER SAN FRANCISCO. April 1. A business card with a bit of writing on It wjj filed' with tho county clerk here today under tho heading ".wills for probate." It was tho lost testament of John Denalr, city agent ot tho Santa Fo railroad and was Written on a train bound for Kansas City. Denalr had , a premonition or death on tho j train. Ho drvw out tho card, lustily wroto on It a will conveying an estate of more than $10,000 to his wife. A day later- ho collapsed and died on tho train. KLAMATH STUDENT WINS HIGH HONORS University- ot Oregon, Eugene. Ore., April 1. Winnifred M. Wln nard of Klamath Falls, a senior ma joring In Engllst). ot tho University ut Oregon., was among those stu dents to receive nothing lees than II Is acadoavic subjects for tbe win ter term ondlug March 20, accord ing to the gride sheet Issued by tbe registrar's office. Forty-nine wom en and 41 men students received so grades less than II for tho past term's work. Only three, two wom en and one man, received I in all subjects.. I la the highest grade giv en unless special honors are applied for at the beginning of the term. Passing grades at tho university rango from I to V. DCN'LAP TAKES OFFICE WASHINGTON, April 1. Renick W. Dunlnp, ot Ohio, today took of fice as assistant secretary of agri culture, filing a position vacant since assistant Secretary Gore be came secretary last November. InlcroBt of tlio chamber of com merce In the completion o fthe Rock Creek highway, was manifost yes terday nt tho commerce board of di rectors luncheon when the question was nlred freely. It dovolopcd that tho original plan of building a bridge across Link river, below tho Copco Jam, might be forsaken; that tho Rock crock highway bridge might bo built urross tho uppor outlet to tho lake and the road to town routed through Shlpplngtoiv und down Oregon ave nue. This route Is bolng sponsored and uctlvcly pushed ut this time. Doubt ns to tho feasibility ot a bridge across Link river hocnuso of tho height of tho California Oregon 'Power company plpo lino, which tho bridge would havo to cross, was ex pressed by County Commissioner Charlon Martin. It would possibly nuiko the grado up to tho bridge too high, Mr. Murtln said. John C. Boyle, division manager of tho power company, explained that tho plans and specifications ot the plpo lino hnd never been changed from tho original nnnouncoment, nnd that tlio plpo lino was built ns originally planned. Disapproval of the support given by tho chamber of commerce for the establishment hare of n tuber culosis hospltnl iivas expressed by II. D. Mortonson nnd K. B. Hull. Inasmuch as the state hospital hna not been authorised by the pe.iplo and will not b ail Issue frir two and will not bo an Issue for two the question on tho table Indefinitely, SHOW INTEREST INNEW HIGHWAY ex - Service Men attention ot County Judge R. II. Bunnell, who hears all Juve- , nllo cases In tho county. The stcp- ; father recommended that the boy ' be rent to some tate institution. At this point Wllllim Canton, vice commander of the American Legion, ! beard of the case. Representing the I legion, he talked with the boy and found blm not Incorrigible. Feeling that to send the boy to the reform school would be an injustice, Can ton wired state officials of the legion and after negotiations last- Ing over a week made arrange ments to send blm to the Sister's home at Beaverton. In several weeks the boy will be taken to the American Legion orphanage, 'Where be will he given a permanent borne. PORTLAND, Apr. 1. The Oregon Washington railroad and navigation company plans expenditure, of $30, 000.000 In 1925. J. P. O'Brien. general uanajer announced here today, "bjui $i"M"s;0i) of 'this suai will be for improvements, in cluding widening cuts, laying heav ier rails, 'bridge rcplaeme-ati, nc .onstructlon and otaer work. Wages will tlko an estimated total ot $14,--00.000, taxeB $2,000,000. Track Improvement total $450, 000; new rails $600,000; bridge re placement $110,000; stations, shops and road way buildings $150,000; boosters ts aid locomotives over the blue mountains $120,000; com pletion of Crane to Burns exten sion $300,000; new dock at Port land $230,000; other dock Improve ments $30,000; miscellaneous road way Improvements $195,000; new shop equipment $12,000. In addition, approximately $235, 000 was spent In Installing roadway equipment and mechanical device ot locomotives necessary in connec tion with operations. BIG SUM ALLOWED -WASHINGTON, April 1. Addi tional river and harbor allotment;, announced today by the war depart ment bring tho total ot such allot ments tor the curront year up to fourths of t'Jo lump su mot $40, $30,683,510 or more than three 000,00 appropriated by congress. Car Cleaner and Companion Held in Buffalo for $120,000 Robbery BUFFALO, N. Y., April 1. Aug ust Lchmnn, a car clcaiior and Her man Rols, alias Rico, alias Chuck Connors, are In custody iw connec tion with the loss from tho malls of $120,000 In currency, February 27. Lehman nays he found a pouch containing $120,000 In ton dollar bills, consigned to the federal re serve bank of Detroit, from Wash ington, under a pile ot empty mall sacks In the corner of a car which wnsont to be cleaned In tho yards hero where bo .worked. Postal In spectors sold tho pouch uppnrontly had been lost in tho transfer ot the ear. - ' ,,-.'...:'',' I. chimin took the money homo, keeping it there ' until stories ap peared In tho newspapers about robhory and then hid It in a garago Thero .tho authorities last nigh found $115,000. The other $5,000 Lehman had lost in gamblln said, or otherwise disposed oiwlth tho nld ot Ret". RAILF1DAD PLANS IRENEMI 10 EMPLOYES N ITT Ashland Folks Rejoice Over Normal School (Kpeehil to Tho Herald) AKHI-AND, Ore., April 1. Re-ea- tulillshment of the southern Oregon normal school was 'Celebrated here last nlgbt when more than 400 men and women from Juekson, Josephine and Klamath counties gathered here at the fifth annual banquet of the Ashland chamber of commerce to re joice over this victory for Ashland and southern Oregon. Twenty delegates were, here from , , Klamath Fall, to take part In tbe . " -festivities, with the Klamath cham-! '" turnl" l-. ber of coxmerce male chorus taking j cel of hto brftgtajt to the man, part in tho program. g" v,n hf "am,e, Following the banquet, which was ! '!ra Sharp was being detained at the . served in the Elks club, the guests boaae wn" dcIutr d'"trlct went to the Vinlng theater where ""orr.ey was Investigating the re- .h. nrnwam was atazed. Among the speakers -were Includ- j ed Mayor O. H. Johnson of Ashland; i Representatives Ted Cramer of Josephine, Andy Collier of Klamath, Ralph Cowglll of Jackson; Senators George Dunn of Jackson and E. W. Miller of Josephine: W. A. Delzell, representing Governor Pierce. BIG GOVERNMENT' TIMBER SALE IS COMPLETED TODAY ROSEBURO, Apr. 1. The gov ernment land office here today sold fourteen -and . a bait million feet of timber, all in Coos- county, for ap proximately $43,000. The timbe. was In four tmcks all Oregon, Cali fornia railroad-grant 1anda, aad all is located tributary to C003 Baj. The sile includes almost four million- feet of Port Orfo.d cedar wiich said at the rate $1 per" 1000 feeu ; .(nvera are anxious to procure Port Orford cedir, but report the mark et poor on other timber. Tho pur ihaser wars'- A;eciraff t.rioBuii Ware company. . EXCAVATION STARTS ON IKRiGA i icM UAiVl Construction wor& on lua tvti.wA ralhv dam In L.ngeh's ratiey wa oUrted '-jeaterdaj. as jOOJ a tu excavation Is made work will Urt on the dam proper. More than 1600 acres ot land will come nana, water with the completion of the dam, which wll conta-n approximate ly 6000 acre feet of water. Tae work will cast in the ndigabJrhojd of $20,000. GIBBONS TO FIGHT TUNNEY JUNE 12TH NEW YORK, April 1. Tommy Gibbons, St. Paul heavyweight, and Gene Tunney, American light heavy weight champion, will meet in a 15-round match at the Polo grounds on the night of June 12. Articles of agreement wero signed today by the managers of the to principals and Jimmy Do Forest, match maker ot the Folo Grounds Athletic club. OGLE TAKES NEW JOB Former Weycrhnuescr Man Takes Position With Nino Lumber Company Hal H. Ogle, connected with the Weyerhaeusor timber company for the past 15 yours, has accepted a position with the Nine Lumber com pany, it was announced yesterday. Mr. Ogle's resignation from Wjeyer haeuser employ took effect yester day. WRESTLER'S DEATH NOT TO BE PROBED OFFICIAL DECLARES (Special to The Herald) YRI3KA. April ' 1. District At torney Charles E. Johnson au nouncod lato today that ho would take no action against those re sponsible for the- wrestling match at Copco Thursday night In which E. F. Murphy, aged 29, died a halt hour after ho had appeared on the mat with a man named Lambert. Johnson made his announcement following the rocolpt if a telegram from the stato boxing cunrnlsiilon nt Snornmento demanding that an in vestlgatlun bo hold. Johnson suid that the match was on inter-camp affair Inwhlch no admission was and no violation of tho boxing law was oxporlonced Johnson's action is expected to the episode, as a coronor's has alroady brought In a vor diet of death being caused by uremic poisoning. . MODERN FAGIN pum Tn-ui.iT Miii iu nrtiiL OPERATEDHERE Man Suspected of Using Deaf Mute to Solicit Alms for Him Locally ' County aathorltif tlif afternoon were investigating report that A deaf-mute Inmate of tho county poor farm has been lioliclUng alms about P"- tu atiegeu iu nu.o vum manded the afflicted poor farm in mate a man .Eamed Rowlo to go about the streets procuring money while he 11 vol a life of ease off the proceeds. .', .-. Sharp was said to be an adept at the a'gn language of the deaf and ' dumb, and he was attempting to communicate wHb Rowlo by use of his nteble fingers when officer commanded him to desist. " . Sharp is sa'd to have arrived here about three . week ago. By what method. If any, he' was able to In- . duce the poor farm inmate to beg funds for him wua not known this afternoon. ... . . ' Numerous persons reported they had been approached by. the deaf mute w'th a written appeal for aid, aid the fellow Is said to have pro cured' a goodly sum In bis dally vn;n3erings. ' ' " O IV 'u 'rment Clear Up Intri . cr.ts. Problems of Range Land Lease n-n'roversy over range land was settled yesterday when a circuit court Jury returned a verdict In fav or of John Dennehr against George Wl"t end F. 1 Washburn. Weyerhaeuser Timber company leased a certain- portion of range land in the county to O. B. Wlllcox, ., who In turn sub-leased the land for a pertcd of f.'ve years to John Den- nehy for the nse ot live stock-gracing. Dcnnehy, after a short period," disposed of his live stock to George Witt and F. L. Washburn, Includ ing in the agreement that Watt and Washburn should sub-lease the , range for a sum of $1646.73. Watt and Wb3hburn shortly after taking the leaso. sold their live stock to Seth Dixon and no longer having use of the range land, refused tc pay tbe rental. Suit wan brought by , John Dcnaehy and In the .name ot his deceased brother. Hugh Denueby. against Watt and Washburn, and through a jury trial, with Judge Lea- vitt presiding, Judgment was obtain ed by the plaintiffs. Judgment handed down H this case clears up Intricate problems concerning tho leasing of range land, according to those interested In tho affair. J. H. Carnahan represented the. plaintiff. ' MRS. V MIL' II BPKAKH ItcprcHCiitativc - From Children's Farm Homo Addresses Chamber Mrs. Ada Wallace Uiirtih, rep resenting the Children's Farm Homo of tho W. C. T. V. In Corvallls, Oro., was the speaker ot tho noon hour beforo members ot tho chamber of oommorco at tho regular weekly forum luncheon this ncion. ; Tho ad dress was Interesting to Ibo group during which ttmo Mrs. Unruh ex plained tho origla and purpose ot tho home. Mlsi Knthorlne Walton, a member of the Little Symphony orchestra, delighted the guests with several violin solos, accompinlod by Miss Bcatty Ramsby. , ENGLAND EATING FISH MORE THAN EVER, IS REPORT LONDON, April ' 1. The quantity of fish landed at ports In . England and Wales during the year -1924. i was valued at $715,760,000. , This Is n Increase of f(, 400,000 over 102$, - i , i it. ci nnc- - i!l IriJIHH
