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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1925)
University Library Ugl'lll', OlTgOll BUY AT HOME; LOCAL MERCHANTS CAN GIVE Published Daily at V KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awakening" Associated Press Leased Wire Eighteenth Year No. 5485 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1925 PRICE FIVE . CENTS TWO KILLED IN DISPUTE WITH GARDENER Hindu Lettuce Farmer Held in Connection With Shooting Affray EL CK.NTUO. Ciilir,, April 2. Two 1 in por I u I Valley business men uro ltmit and u lllmlii farmer Ih III tb county j:ill on suspicion of in ii r li?r UK n result of wtiul uiilhiirltli'ii believe wua u dispute over the dis posal of u lettuce crop nour Call patrla, north of hum, lnio yesterday. Parker Hindi, Dm Hindu, who has boon a loliuco grower In tho valley for nlnn yean. In aliened to have npanod (Irn during I ho dlsputa, put tlnv a biillol through inn hitnrt n( Victor It. Sterling, real ctuie op orator and limn kllllnti John B. Hog Sard, Htorllnit'' uanorlnto and owiier of a fruit express company. Before ho oa urrrntivl and brouKlil to Kl centre, ino iiioiiu at tomptcd to shoot Herbert J. Thorn berg, an associate of ih nlnlii nion. officer any, but tho shot wont wild and ha wan disarmed before lui could flro attain. BANK CLOSES DOORS numlon luMltutlon KnIU to Open- Klml f'oiM County lliink Ever to I'nll IIANDO.N, Ore, April 2. The Firm National Dunk of llaudou fa Hod to opon far builnoJis thin morning, a notice on tho door y ingt "Closed by order of the hoard of dlroelors.'' 'Non-llquld maetji nro Riven n tho reason for. cl-ialng. Off lt;r of tho Institution suited thoy 'hoped to arrange a rooisnnlxullun nfinr tho national bank oxamltu r nrrlvos, ta take charge. Tho bank wan organlied In 1910 nit It vnld to be tho tint bank In tho hlatory of Cooa county to done It denra. INDICTED OFFICIAL PLEADS NOT GUILTY WASIUNtlTON. April 2. K. 8. Booth, formor solicitor of tho Intor lor dopartmont, who I undor I nil let tnont horo with Sonnlnr Burton K. Whoolor of Montana on rhargea of conspiracy pleaded not isullty, when arraigned today and wan released on 11,000 ball. Sugar Beet Growing to Be Discussed at General ' Conference Here Anxious to put. tho flr.it atop to' ward oatabllahlng tho sugar boot Industry In Klnmnth county over tho lop, the agricultural committee ol tho chamber of oommarco nnd tin- county agent will moot next Hutur day aftarnoon at I o'clock In tho chamber Xifflcos, to discuss what moros should bo undertaken to promote tho Induatry In Klamath. Between BOO end 000 ncros of sugar boots must bo grown In Klnm nth this spring to keep the fle'.J representative 'of the ' Sucrimenlo Valloy Sugur compuny In Klamath it. has boon announced. Iiinimiich a tho 200 aero mark hue not yot been reachod, It Is ijocessnry to sign up lurgor acrongo. ' ReprosontRtlvoH tram each rum munlty In Klaaintli county that Is Dltuiiteil closo onuiigh tu a railroad to render sugar boot cultivation fonslhlo have boon reitttotl to nl .tontl tho mooting. Tho roprenentn fives are n follows. Pino Drove, l. Ellis Young, U. K. needor nnd Will Illackmnnl Spring l.ako, Chnrlos Mnck, ftobort C'hnyne, Jon A. John- flctn; Hlldohrnnlt nnd Dairy, Jnol) Huock; Olono, Pnul Co, Frank Wll son and John Van Motor; llomiuzu, Monroo ttlo, J. IV Sinrroturn Miller Hill flnd iMIdlund, Otto V, Andorson, I.oo -Button, lid Sutton and J. II. Ilurnotti Keno, oWrdun and I'lovna, C. E. Murton, J. A OuB'hoiig, R. V. Ess and n.iy Nolson Algoma, John Hngolslntn-t Bum mors, Hurry Woaoby, T. N. Hnlny and Henry Botnonl Spring- Liiko,' 0 Hll and '8. IN Dohllngor, FARMERS WILL MEET SATURDAY Here's Another Big Gold Rush! Read This Yarn i:r;i:i-;, ore., April 2. wmium Kl 11 hi mm of Hpiliicrl"lil, mi; old iiilm'r, now MiNt tho 70-yriir inihtoiii, mid iroi'M" 4'iiI'hoii, Hpi-infleld youth, Imvr gone 11111111I11K for gold. Here Ih iho plot : Ihiiku, onlliiiii',', Minn Imrnyiird fowl. In, (hi- vlrlnlly of Miirrulii, iihk Ihh-ii foiinil to linn- gold ling- KI'lH MM lll( IM M1IH Hull' CI-OJM. Tin- ducks have been U'lniilrrliiK In ho luouiitiiliin iilmvii Miuriili. Tin- rrul i ellny, imy I lie old proio perlor. Merely flnil nlii-ru llm ducks luive lieeii irutliei-liig thels glittering loot, fill 011 tin litnil for iiilnei-nl rights, 11111I let (lit rent of tin norlil Ki li). CHILDREN'S HOME IS BADLY NEEDED Need of a' children's h iuio In tbli itato Indi'pondont of tho state train ing srhool was "trussed In a talk mndo this noon befJro momhors of tho Klwjnla club by Mrs. Ada Wal lace t'niuli, oxccutlve aocratury of hu Children's Kami llJtno ut Cor- via 1 1 Ih, u llull-nei liirliiu Initllutlon. .Mrs. Uuruh outlined liu steps takvn by tho homo eln.u lu Incup- lion a short time ii3, explaining that need for larger quarlerj com- polled ralalug of addlllonil funds for expon-lJn. The purposo of the Institution, as explained by Mrs. Vtiruh, Is to provldo a roal biino tor dependent children who wjuld otherwise be sent U lha state train ing achonla and there confined with Incorrigible!,. - Members approved lha action of the board of director In seeking to procure a srhool cjaeh here, and also approved tho ronuuit thu tho fair giounds bo turned ovor to the chools as an' athlotlv fluid. . Tuuimivo plana- wro , nun ninceJ for tho ahowlug of moving ploturea of tho California Oregon Pwor company plant at Copeo within the next two weeks. CONGO RELEASED YESTERDAY FROM JAIL; PAYS FINE Leslie Congo, who f)r flio past 30 days bin been Incarcerated In the county Jail following his conviction on a chargo of possession of Intoxi cating liquor, waa rele.m-d yester day from the count Jail when ho paid a flno of S500 and costs of tlf-20. Congo was arrested by city and county officers ovor a month ago. Ho was tried In tho court of J. O. Hamakar In Honaiua. THREE CIVIL CASES DISMISSED BY JUDGE With CJB08 sot for trial and t e lingo sot for duckling the ItKUoa In circuit court, partleB to ttireo civil itilla concludod yoatorday to got togothor and aottlo thoir contra vuralesi out of court. Attorneys for tho plaintiff and defendant In eaco of the three actions made a motion asking that tho cases be dismissed. Tho motions woro grnntod by Judgo A. iL. I.onvltt'. Tho three coses wnro Prank aorwlu v.i. Klumnth county; Julia Fnlvoy vs. A. K. Waltor Kresso and Itoso Sotilo llrutton, vs. II. J. Hodges and Madeline Hodgoi. RODEO PRACTICALLY ASSURED FOR JULY IFnnl udopllon of plans for tho 192S Hodco will too unncllonod Tues day night when mombors of tho illy association wilt moot with a com mittee of merchants appointed nt hint night's molting, cdmposod of Ed Vnnnlco, chairman). N. B. llrow, .Charlton Currln, R. E. fie nooso. Roy Uurbln and J. J. Mlllor. At ft moollug last night of tho merchants bureau with tho Illy delegates, tho rodeo wns practically assured for throo duy around, July Fourth, 1 INJUtKS HAND liny HIkkIch, Employe! of Kivnnim Hox l-'neloiy, Ciugtht In Saw Suffering from a hndly cut nnd manglod hand, Ray Rhodes Is In Klnmath Gonoral hospital tod.vy ns result of coming In contact with a clipper n wnt Ihn Ewnnun llnx factory, whoro ho Is employed. Ac cording to attendants In tho hos pital It will not bo necessary to amputate-, , as was at first expoctoil. Tho nccldpn occurred nt 10 a. m. todny; , m'j "' ' STEVENS-SNYDER BLOOD HOUNDS ' ARE ON DISPLAY Although much haa been mild of the two rum hounds owned by Krod Hnydor and A. W. Blovonj, Klamath llriuor aloiiths, it was not (III this morning the ferocious beasts put In an appoaranco In the court house. Chawing on two bones, with a pint of whlikcy between them and ciged behind Iron bars, tho two beasts threw a scare Into all tho boys around the court liouso. , Ouo clog horo the appella tion of "Queenla" and tho other of "Klnglo." iSiiM-rota, ao to speak, a fow of the trusties around tho court house got tagetier and decided that It Hnyder wouldn't show the boya hit rum hounds the would allow him what they thought of his rum hounds. Ko one trusty, through co operation of certain law enforce ment officials, purc;iuic.-r -.wo small dogs, bulb of whom woro mailo of piaster paris, located soma "moon" and dug up a bono or so. One of l-ie trusties, llolcomb by name, built a cage. The Utile cagn, porched on tup of a box In tho upper corridor was tho scene or much Joking and Mughtng. Hnyder and Htovaiia wero coiiuplcuouj by Ihuir absence. FRANEY ANNOUNCES SEWER REGULATIONS IlJmoa within 220 foet of a sewer main must be connected up with the aowor system, J. K. Franey, street commissioner, announced tain morning by way of a warning to property holders who are thus situ ated. "Ordlniaca soctlon 27, stipu lates that all homes within 220 feoi of a sewer main must bo connected with the main," the street cuuiuub sloner Maid, "This ordinance from now. on will he rigidly enforced by tho street department and 1 wish to : notify property holder before any action ti taken. "Complaints of people falling to connect with sewer systems have been recolved at. my offl.-e." The atrool department Is also bringing pressure to bear upon prop erty holders responsible for walks In poor condition and asking too property holders to repair the Milks. SUGGEST M'CAMANT FOR NEW JUDGESHIP WASHINGTON, April 2. Wallace McCamant of Portland, Oregon, who upset the plana of republican' lead ers by stampeding the Chicago con vention In 1720 to Calvin Coolldgo for vice president, was recommend ed to Prosldont Coolldgo todny for a federal Judgeship. Sunfleld took tho recommenda tion to the white houso, suggesting that Judgo McCamant be named to the vacancy caused by retirement of Judgo Rosa of tho ninth circuit. OAKLAND VIKITOIM Mr. Anil .Mm. Ilnlpli Oiok In Klnm nth Fnlbt Oilllng; On Friends Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cook arrived In tho city yesterday from thoir homo In Oakland, California, to visit with Mr. Cook's brother, Uert Cook, owner of tho Mecca pool hall. They have many friends In the city. Charlton Currin to Take Chair of Exalted Ruler of Elks' Lodge Insinuation of officers nnd ap pointment of standing committees Is tho schedule for tonight In tho Elk's lodgo when Chnrltoiv S. Currln will tako tha ehnlr as Exnltod Rulor with W. W. McNeally ns Esteemed Lend ing Knight. Tho heads of tho following com mittees will ho appointed: House committee! enlortulament; Investi gating; visiting flnd sick committee; community welfare; liipsnllnn; aud it tug committee nnd second dogroo team. Of thesa committees tho head of tha visiting nnd slek committee, and tha aocond dogroo team chair man will name their own assistants. In addition w tho regular busi ness session and Installation, tho l'lno Treo vnudovllle artists will on tortnln tho group, ' '. . OFFICERS WILL BE INSTALLED IndianJMedicine ManHeld For! Murder; Papoose Buried Alive; Revolting Story of Sacrifice Made in Tribal Rites of Colorado Redskins Brought to Light Father Held as Accomplice CORTEZ, Colo., April 2. An aged Indian medicine man of a western Colorado tribe was a prisoner in this ancient town today while his "pale face" brothers set in motion the laws of civilization to exact the penalty for the death of a papoose buried alive as a sacrifice to sacred tribal rites. - The prisoner, Mormon Joe, today faced charges of the federal and state governments as an accssory to the burial of the Indian babe, and as the slayer of Joseph Chevez, a Mexican cell mate, whom he clubbed to death in the Cortez jail -late yesterday. Hhe medicine man's son in law, Pete Nay, is charged with the murder of the infant. Federal officers, armed with warrants, were to arrive from Denver today to take charge of the investigation of the burial ceremony as the alleged crime was committed ton an Indian reservation,' where the Archduke Leopold Fined for Striking Down a Pedestrian J VIENNA. April 2. "1 am an skilled laborer and must provide for mv wife flnd children," pleaded tho Archduke Leopold when arraigned for speeding bis motorcycle last , night and knocking a rain dovin. i The archduke explained that he waj employed nightly to rush mo-: tlon picture films from one theater to another and hod no time to lose. I Tho victim of ils motorcycle said In court: "I don't want any com- penaatlon. The defendant is a vic tim of hard luck." Rut the magis trate fined tho archduke 20 shil lings. .. THREE MORTGAGES adc rrorM rcrr. rw(V.wsMWw, ; n m ti t iin rM i r r FX U1V Sum UIV-JLVtaV, While the Mexican, an alloged . I bootlegger, sat reading in his cell Three mortgages, which witii In-' the infuriated Indian secured a leg torest charges and attorneys fees ' from the table and crushed his tor will aggregate approximately 16 j : mentor's skull with It. Two other 000 foreclosed yesterday by the i state banking department, acting on behalf of the First Slates Savings j bank, defunct, on the Saddle Moun-j tain Lumber company. The hold-, Ings of toe Saddle Mountain Lum- ber. company will be sold to satisfy the Hen of the defunct bank at an early date. Tho holdings of the lumber ccr pany Include not only the mill site ath Falls at tho present terminus and plant, -10 miles east of Klam ot the O. C. & E. railroad, but also several million feet of timber. SAYS GOVERNMENT SHOULD QUIT ALL RECLAMATION WORK . STOCKTON, Calif., April 2. Dr. Hubert Work, secretary of too In terior, confirmed his statement made at Vlsalla last night that the gov ernment Is and soouUl be getting out of the reclamation service as fast as possible, and added: "Tho United States government cannot farm successfully from Washington, D. C Thoy can and should render aid and should assist these projects during their Incep tion by the granting of such loans as aro necessary. 1 -believe that tho irrigation districts themselves are best ahlo to dandle their own In dividual situations." PROTECT YOURSELF Tills is tho woi-Mt season of tho year for iineunioiilo, nnd numerous onsen of tho dread illNoase lmvo rcemftcri in death dtlt'lllK the post tivo weeks. ("oiinty llenllli Offirci Ir.' (J. H. .Yeivsoin urges that Kliinu nth residents observe- soino of tho nlmplo health rules to Riinrd themselves ngaliutt It. People should dress warmly mid protect themselves even ' though the feel of spring U In tho nil. Those, who retflster a torn perntiiro should go to bed ut. onec mid renuiln there until tho fever has disappeared, They should rat only Hq. uld diet. They should gomil them selves iiKiilnst over-eveitlon, tm -that Is ono of tho liuiln causes of pneumonia after n uttaek of the flu, which 1 now prevalent. - Washington government haa Juris diction. The state, however, probably -will prosecute for the killing of Chevez, as the crime occurred out side the reservation. , Tho government charges tliat un-'Pete Nay, whose aquaw recently "succumbed to HlneaJ, wrapped the body In a blanket with the living child and sent tbem both to their eternal resting pla:e "upon coercion of Mormon Joe," as a coroper's Jury 'yesterday charged. The bodies were exhumed on the reservation, where they were nuriea last -ween. The verdict of the Inquest was that the Infant was burled alive and. that Its mother died of natural causes. i Doth Mormon Joe and Pete Na7 are in Jail here under guard of tbe sheriff. I Lite yesterday Chcvex chlded the i medicine man with romarks- about I tho death of the Indian child and '. told him that be, too, soon would die for the crime. prisoners interferred but CheVez .was dead. According to authorities, Mormon Joe, and Pete Nay will be taken before the state grand Jury- at Durango on charges of murder and probably be held for action by 'the federal grand Jury at Durango next Tuesday LIMIT SENTENCE GIVEN TWO MEN from California G. A. Camp and G. E. Smith, said to be residents of Redding, Cali fornia, were handed the limit yester day, afternoon for possession of In toxicating liquor when Justice of the Peace R. C. Spink of Chlloquln sen tenced the men to each Berve six months in Jail and pay a fine of JfiOO. The two men were arrested by two reservation officers with a gallon- of moonshine in their posses slon on larch 27. They were to have been brought to Klamath Falls to begin serving their sentence this afternoon. The state was represent ed nt the trial by David Vandon- berg, deputy district attorney. Miss Cornelia Marvin to Sit in With City Council on Plans Among the Interesting plans' sub mlttod to the city council and Mls3 .Cornelia .Marvin, stnto librarian, for tho erection of tho city library Is one of Howard Porrln, Klamath Falls architect, whose plans Include an auditorium with seating copa city for ,150 persons, a space much needed In tho city, according to thoso Interested toduy. Another plan includes one of tho most ro cent innovations In tho library building plans, that of a nun porch that may be enclosed for reading In the winter, and thrown opon In tho Bummer. The room will bo o special Interest ta men, . who will be permitted to stnoko while rend Ing In tho sun porch, or reading room. Tho plans will bo 'submitted to" tho council tonight . and suno 'tloncd by Miss Marvin. UBMRT-PUNS READING I FIND CHAMPAGNE ON PRIVATE CAR OF NOTED SINGER HOL'SK POINT, N'. Y., April 2. The matter of prosecntlon of Oerald- Ino Farrar, noted slnser. as tho re sult of the seizure of liquor In her private car wat in abeyance today pending a report from customs agents here to' the collector of the Port of Ogdensburg. The singer's private car, the New York, wag boarded by four deputy collectors after It had crossed the border enroute from , Montreal to Holland, Verracot, where Miss Far rar wan to appear in concert. Four deputies sa.'d they found about forty bottles of chioipagne. whiskey and beer concealed In the car. Miss Farrar was in bed In her stateroom and -was not disturbed. She did not appear during, the search. The singer ' and her party were allowed to proceed to Rutland with out furnishing bond. TWO SEAPLANES OF NAVY MISSING OFF j CALIFORNIA COAST SAN DIEGO, Cal., April Z.Tiry small navy seaplanes and two naval aviators whose names are unknown at the North Island air atation here, have beea missing since 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when they left San ' Diego for San Pedro, it was announced at tbe atation this morning. , HI-JINKS WILL BE HELD APRIL 13TH Because of the widespread d.mauu from pe.sons -who were unable' to attend the first show last week tbe Craief Like -Sarins clutr will stage . Its Hi-Jinks again on the night of April 13. Ar.angemenu were completed with Manager. U. . Moe . cf toe Pine Tree theater u stage the Hi-JInka there is con nection with the regu.ar picture show on toat evenjng. - MANY CASES OF FLU REPORTED IN MARCH There were 128 ca-ies of influ enza In Klamath county during the past' month, according to the healt.i report of Dr. G. S. Newsom, county health officer, as made public today. Other diseases reported to the health -office include: Scarlet fever, pneumonia, 6; mumps, 5; whoop ing cough, 2; smallpox, 1; chicken pox, 1. SHARP RELEASED; GETS AN APOLOGY FROM PROSECUTOR Jim Sharp, who was detained yes terday by a deputy district attorney on Buaplckn of having had a deaf mute beg for him on the streets, was exonerated following an inquiry and released from custody. Sharp said today that the deputy district attorney who questioned him gave him -a written apology for having caused him toe embarrass ment. New Superintendent of Dairy Cattle . Division Named by Fair Directors SALEM, Ore., April r. R. G. Fowler, assistant agriculturalist of Jackson county, will Bucceed B. F. Nell of Turner,. Marlon county,' superintendent of the dairy cattle division of the Oregon state fair, ac cording to announcement by tho state fair board at it meeting here yesterday. Nell has gone into busi ness at Rainier and Fowler was far some years head of the livestock division' in the southwestern Wash Ington fair at Puyallup. - Other superintendents aro: J. E. Flnnlcnm, Dayton, Oregon, beef cat tle; Thomas Brunk. Salem, swine; Professor Nelson, O. A. C, sheep and Jay Reynolds, Corvallls, horses, Tl'KKS IN ACTION CONST ANTNOPLE, . April 2.- Turkish troops are reported In ad vices from tho front to have pushed thoir advance to .the center of tho territory affected by the Kurdish Insurrection.' It Is expected that Paru (55 miles north of Dlarbekr) will fall shortly, It Is statod in the mes sages, which add that the Turk have 'occupied a numbor of Iroport- ont positions. SIX TRAINS WILL TRANSPORT TO Plans for National . Guard Training at Medford This Year Are Made SALEM,- Ore., April 2. Six spe cial ' passenger, trains will be re quired to carry national guard troops to Medford In June, accord ing to train schedules for the move ment Issued today by Brigadier Gen eral Ceorge A. White, commander of the reinforced brigade, which W to bave Us field training In south ern Oregon, beginning June 12. .. Troops from eastern Oregon and the .west coa-Jt will leave home dur ing June 11, and will converge op Portland and points loath, where they will board tbe six special troap train that are to land tbe entire command at Medford during tho morning of June 12., Twenty-five -hundred men are affected by this movement, all belonging to the 82d -Infantry brigade, and attached unl'.s. The units cf the command are the 162d and 185th Infantry regiments, comp.'lsing the 8 2d brigade with at tached units consisting of battory A. USth field artillery, ' company of 116ca combat engineer and hos pital company 167. ! : 1 - ' Cities contributing troops . to the sonthern Oregon movemeat are Baker, La Graade, The Dalles, Gresham, 'Portland, St. : Helens, Astoria, Forest Grove. Tillamook,. McMinnville, iSaiem, Corvallls, Dal les, . Woodburs, Silverton, Lebanon, Luge-ae, Cottage Grove, Roieburg, raau Pana and Medford. Au- nouu.em-.nt -C Ilia training point .or ether tro:ps will be made la tho (-near future," It. -'wi maid, 'arthous';! the coast artillery' will probably train at Fort Bar.y. B. -C 03 consiru.".- .oa "ork a: F ira," Btaveaa : wa.h will probabi. be undertaken - too late to mak I at place aviUable for this -year's training. SHEPHERD LOSES IN FIGHT FOR RELEASE CHICAGO, April 2. William D. Shepherd, charged with murder, to day a seco-d time, waa denied free do mon bail by Chief Justice Jacob Hopkins in the criminal court.. The Judge set Shepherd's formal arraignment for a week from today after defense attorneys bad Indicat ed their proposed intention to ap peal to the state supreme court on the questloa of ball. . , Chamber of Commerce Out lines Tentative Program , for Secretary Work . . Taking the position that travel weary officials will not spark too heavily at the prospect of long and tedious drives throughout the coun try, a committee of Klamath Falls business men met yesterday at the chamber of commerce and disensaed plans for entertaining 'he govern ment party due In Klamath Fnll-i April 8; composed of Hubert Work; secretary of the Interior; Dr. Elwood Meade, reclamation commissioner, and Stephen Mather, head" of the Nat'onal Park service. ' ' It was planned to concentrate on short and snappy Junket trips. On April 9, it 'was suggestod that tbe government officials be taken to tba top of Fort Klamath hill, north of Fort Klamath Junction, where a grand perspective of the northern Klamath basin country Is available. A trip to Merrill and Mall and Poe valley was scheduled for tbe fol lowing day. A h.inqnot at the White Pelican hoteli to be over early In the evening, was suggested for the evening of April 10. Revising their plans for the second time., the gov ernment party has written that they will arrive In Klamath Falls' on th evening of April 8 atd "pending the ninth nnd tenth In' Klamath, leave Klamath Falls at 10:30 a. m. on the morning of the eleventh.. ' ' ; . The reception committee of buul ness men Is composed of: Wm. n.-il-ton, RE, Crego, H. XK KeWll, K. . Hall, Frod A. Baker, .T. h .' f lopdonv E. M. Bubb, A. M. Collier, R. C. GfffCHb-eckT :VtamiVf, 11."'. Moe, Lynn Sabln, and Grant .Ncl iou, MEN ENCAMPMENT TRIPS PLANNER i FOR SECRETARY