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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1925)
l'iilnrslly l.llimrj Mugem-, Oii'Hiih BUY AT HOME; LOCAL MERCHANTS CAN. GIVE YOU BETTER "bAUGAINS Published Daily at KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awakening" Associated Press Leased Wire Eighteenth Your No. 5487 KLAMATH l''ALLSTiKEGdN, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS TO BE BUILT $45,000 Building Program for Klamath Announced by Dr. Warren Hunt Ground has been broken and plans available for the construction of a new hos pital on the corner of Fourth and Pine street, by Dr. Warren G. Hunt, owner of the Klamath Valley hos pital. The structure, which , will be three stories in height, will be located ad jacent to the present hos pital and will be used as an annex for convalescent purposes. Cost of the new building will approximate $45,000, Dr. Hunt said. The build ing will be a counterpart of the present hospital and the same plans used for the hospital will be followed in the new structure. Dlmanalous or the hoiplt.il llt be 40 by 12. Tho building will bo cl brick and wilt follow tho tumo ex torter design a tho pranenl hospital. Tho two bulMlnns will bo connect ed. . . Our Hundred I'mlcnta It In Dr. Muni's plan In linvn a 'hospital with Ti .cpllfr of serving 100 pntlcnu. Tho new bnllllliiK will tint double (ho rapacity ir tho pro "sent" hospital, uhlch' was built In 1920. , "It ho always been m- plnn to rupnnd an the nuod ir.niilfoflod", Dr Hunt raid, today, "Tho now build Ins will bo used fur convalescent cuitoa lureoly. Tho present operat ing room service will servo for both structural." Tho now honpltnl .will bo com plulci by full. ' Contract hun not boon lot mi yol but bills will bo con sidered In I ho nonr future. Plant of Dutton Lumber Company Destroyed Origin Unknown EUGENE, Oro.. April 4. Tolnl dnntrurtlun of tho huUillngi n.l equipment of tho Dutton Lumber company sawmill at Wont Lake, on tho wost'sldo Of Slltcoos liika, ro Kiillod from n blnr.o of unknown origin thnt hroko out shortly before midnight lnnt night and swept tho plant. Tho milt hid neon cloiod for tho putt savaral monthH. Tho plnnt hnd n cnpncliy of 40. 000 foot whop In oporiillin, nnd . propuratlonii had boon mndo tor a rooponliiK of tho mill early next wook. Owens Valley Come to i A. '? .' HOSPITAL SHORILY 1 ne mm. UN : Ranchers from the famuos Owens Valley, Cal., where a bitter water fight with the city of Los Angeles almost . ended in' bloodshed, may migrate this spring to Langell's valley, according to authentic word received here today. Sam Head, one of tho militant Owens Valley farmers, met with Langell's Valley farmers at Lorella last night and asked for options on all of the surplus land in the valley. He will meet with the ranchers again Monday night, at which time he expects to procure six, months options on approximately 10,000 acres of land. There were 35 farmers present at last night's meeting and all expressed willingness to give options on the land as a means of drawing the Owens Valley farmers to this riection. . ' Since the" famous water fight closed in Owens Valley manyiof the farmers are being compelled to seek other locations because1 of the scarcity 'of water. According to Mr, Head.'they, arc! Anxious to locate? Ill Klamath county. s VMIEY ASSURED 0 UFFIGIENT WATER SUPPLY FDR m 11,000 Acre Feet Now Stored in Gerber Dam Reservoir to Be Released as Soon as Ditches Are Ready Contractors Now at Work With 11,000 acre feet of dam reservoir, farmers of the valley will be served with water this year just as fast as ft ti tft i itAu mm A A 1 1 iKnti frii'iM btl ULtui ti uiiw vutuuvo nci viiiij: ,u.u iuiiu won vuir i structcd, it was announced thn W.n nffw-nu nf thn wc nmn nn rpi-vipo i ' u -j- . -w.. All k t ,hn tH W1V tUIJUUVWIO) lu WillIll vv Wi. v. digRing the north canal, which will carry the water from the reservoir to the Langell's valley section, and also ihv contractors wlj aro caiutruci-, inn tructure in rto irrigation ys- io.n, hnvo started work, it.waj ... nouiicod. Kxi-avull a 3 of tho north cunnl wilt bo complotod by tho lant of thin month and tho lru:turna will bo coniplati'd by curly Hummer. Dcnih of witor lit the dam In 30 foot a. .nliu-dv ciitmcltv tho ilum han tiraiiu capacity of 94.000 aero (out. Tho dam wa practically tom plotod lulo Ual fall, and (final touchea on tbs hUKC project will bo completed In tho noir future. Tho l.tfnRCll'a Vallor IrrlRatbn dlitrlct hui cjmploto ciiurKO of tho went canul which cnrrlca wutar from tho C'U-ar Liko dm to tho wot tide noctljn of LanKell'A valley, II. D. Newull, project muiinKor uf tho KUinulb IrrlKHIon dlutrlct, anld today. : A.- M.' THOMAS SCO OFGHIBERR Representative From Malin Community Club Asserts Secretary Work Is to Be Side-Tracked by Local Organization During Visit Next Week Annearinor before other Board of Klamath county fllirt Malin, representative of that at me manner in wnicn me umv ui bkkikmj ui i in terior Hubert Work and his Washington party, was taken without the knowledge of the Malin residents. , "No connection with the Federated Borad and the chamber of commerce is desired by friends in our com munity," said Thomas, before the board, "and further more, the chamber of commerce, without the knowledge of the Malin community, scheduled the valuable, time of tho Washington party, alter, .Mann had petitioned tho secretary t mukn the trip into this district. Wo think It would lia foolish fjr tho farmers to connect with tho cham ber at all." This huwover, according 13 Lynn -Sablli. secretary of tho chamber, !d not tlio case, tho chamber morel obtaining a moans of trauspsrlutlon In order to accommodate tho vic tors up.-n t'.ielr arrival In tho city. Thoro has been no definite schedule of affairs mndo wllh tho exception of a possible dinner on tho second evening of tholr visit, Subln main tained. Tho time of the community h tho tlmo ot Secretary Work and Washington parly, said Sabln, who declared that the cciumltlco ap Farmers May LangeWs Valley P mm DIRECTOR water stored in the Gerber eastern section of Langell's it nr .i i 1 i n1 nnv tin frr- this morning by officials of ........... ....... timi-n lnt thn nnntr-ooia frwr i iirxTixo i-KA.TO uah.lau. vsi.. p. i. -r , A hour, blx and nhaKitjf. on - torod an apartment home hero U'lay and itartcd upitaira 4 to an accompaniment of . ncroann, summing 01 oours a u . Police trapped It on tho top ficorf. it w.ia itnntio sadio of of tho Oakland o huntin for peanwa. tho trainer .aid. SMKI.T lll'X OVK.H i l'OKTlANI), Ore, April 4. Tho dmoSt run In tho Sandy river tsday appeared to be over. It list 20 data and won tho lonKeni In '.ho mem- ory of Troutdiiics ciuesi ii;nui tanaa. RES ACTIVITIES E members of the Federated and representatives of the nftornoon. A. U" Thomas Of district, voiced discontent pointed through tho chamber In cludes a dolo.sato from each com munity. With- tho oxceptlon of tho last clause, which contains tho nnnio f.ir tho group.-, tho Federation adopted tho by-laws as presented. U. E. Ueedor, president, presided. SAYS CONVICTS ARE VIOLATING FISHING LAWS HA I, KM, Ore., April 4. Wiii'deii Iktlryniulo of tli Htato -,ii'nlte.itliii-y tuilny ill nlcil nn nccli.satlon that. Is be liiK llaceil before! tho Mill" flNlt roniniion to thn ffftH'l that, the fbdiliiK laws f I'm Htato are brliiK vlulutcil by the pi'lsonet'H of the pciiltenthiry. l't-iink X. Witters of Snleni has written the coiiiiiilH-ilon liuik tiiH the clmriro iintl nlso com plHlnhiK that, th Ntato does not limlntJiln n fbdi IniUIci' over tho wnter whei'l In (lie mill race it t. tho prison. A not Iter xtntcnu-iit. In tlto Waters letter Is titan un e.vu ' vtitness chilnit'd to linve himmi 70 Milmoii taken mil of tlto rare tit tho prison In otto day. Itelntlvo to tills Dtilt.viiiplc snys tliat' every ho, often, iwisslbly once n yiav, the rot-povatltm conlrnUliiff the flow of ntilei' ' fiotii the Hunt lain I'lvei' lulu the mill nice shuts off the wjnU'r for Home ptmjo.se, which leaves tlto fltttno dry. About. A year n(, says Dal 1 tuple, this wan done nntl or Utt live ! snlnioii wero Htrnntled In the pilsou Krounds while ninny others were deml.. CEPTIflN PUNS MATH 10 GET GUARD COMPANY Reserve Officers, at Ban quet Last Night, En dorses Infantry Plan r i t . e xt ... "laDiisnmeni oi a a- .- """ vw...K..7 . :n 1 1 iniamry win uc spunsurcu , tjTI -I "ff wc fRerve club, it .was decided ai a meeting ot ine uincr held last night in the White Pelican hotel. Need of such - ,- vumfL n urgouiiioiiuii in luamoui was manifest; reserve . of fjcers held, in explaining the origination of the move, n.r. 1 J. uerinue pians lowaras pusning rorwara the INa- tional . Guard . movement mut await word from Na- tional GuarJ off iciS.ls at I Portland, it was explained ' Adjutant General George White will be asked to out line the necessary steps for ije establishment of the Company, Organization of, tho Officers rio xorro club was completed last night Dt the most successful meeting held since tho roorve officer movement gained hoalwny. Ajnumber of guests were present fram.dlfforcat sections of tho -county, mffii of whom signi fied tholr wlll'ufiness to tako noces sary examination , to' bo admitted 1 1nto tho reaervo officers organlia- tlon of Klmnnth. Present t tho banquet were W. R. Wagner, Dr. E. D. Lamb, Dr. George Morrymoa. Marlon N'lno,' Dr. Har den Carter, Jack Knowlea, Dr. E. D. Johnson. Dr. Paul M. Noel, Dr. H. D.: Uf -Stewart. Dr. O. S. NowSom, II. K. Dobbiua, Kurl D. Gentry. J. W. , Taylor. John i. ciovor, wiuiam i Canton. I,, B. Radke, George A. 'fj- ": E. Breuner SALEM, Ore., April 4. No change In tho quarantine against Importation ot Calltarnja cattle. sheep and swina Into Ores an will be made, at present, the state live - stock fanitiry board decided nt a special meeting yesterday. T Whether or not Klntti.it It Falls will enter the Northern California btiMrbnll lcnutio must lie definitely decided by next Friday nlKht, at which tllnc thu lenpie directors meet at, Vrekn, local entlilixlm.is wero tll today by l'residvnt F.ppor son mid Secretary Jameson, who w ore hero to confer over Klamath's possible entry. . t In addition to the !fi:."l which must bo. deposited for leagiie ex- HEREIN JUNE Vice President Expected to Attend Bankers' Confer ence at Corvallis EUOENB, Ore., April' i. Possi bility that Charles G. Dttwos, vice president of tho United 'Stiites, may attond tho annual session of the Oroon State Bankers association nt Corvallis, June 1 1-13. was an nounced hero today by Claudo 1. Roror, president of the stnto or ganlcntlon. Mr. D.wvos. a:eovdliiK td Mr. Korer, will bo In Oregon nt about that time, tind slncn he Is a mem ber, ot the National Hanking asso ciation It la expected that he will be one ot the principal speakers nt tlo Covvnl'ls niee.t.lnR, H FALLS wILL D FEWDAYS ON BA DIES IT BE 10D0 GRAZING ALLOTMENTS TO BE Wool Growers of Klamath Want to Know Why Range Unavailable Why is rungo land on the Modoc fret so unavailable? This qucst'on will he investigated by members of tho Klamath Wool Growers associa tion following a meeting of the as sociation held lust night In the Klamath Irrigation District offices. Sheep men of Klamath, depend ent to a large extent upon the range land of tho national forest in Modoc county, California, ars anx ious to. procure enough grazing rights to meet the demand. Not only will an Investigation from this end be conducted, but It is understood that Congressman X. J. Sinnott may be asked to look Into tho matter from the National Park standpoint at Washington. J.. H. Carnahan, local attorney, was named legal advisor of the Wool Growers association. '11 r. Carnahan was held to be especially competent to handle this position by reason of bis experience with tho Klamath Irrigation district, which he repre sents In a legal capacity. Hcutlne business na attended to by tho members of the association. Among those present -were Dennis O'Connor. James Lacey, Michael P. Uarry, Ned O'Connor an3 A.' M. Thomas, secretary aad treasurer.' Seven Thousand Acres in Irrigation District Ready to Be Settled By reason of excavation of drain age ditches and canals there ire now seven thousand acres of land avail able; tor settlement, which lacks only the approval c tne secretary of the Interior to bo open for settlement H. D. Newell, project manager of the Klamath Irrigation district announc ed this morning. Whether or not the land will be opened this year is not known at this , time. The land ot the Tule lake d!s ; trlct is homesteaded with world war i veterans having the preference over others. E SE penscs nnd SI. "SO Indemnity bond, , Klamath Falls must liken-Ua deposit nn nildl'.tiunnl $240 with the league j treasm-cr to help defray the cost of transportation of California teania roiiiing to Klamnth Falls. It was the sense of tho lornl com mittee thnt if sufrietent funds cifn be prociirctl by the foro part of tho week, this pity should enter, tho league. This will txi definitely de cided within tho next few days. GERALD CHAPMAN MUST HANG FOR MURDERING COP IIAKTFOlin, (Vmn., April 4. (leritld Clinpiiuiii, HiH-ctucu-lilt' mall Iwuiitlt, jail .breaker and rrlnilnnl extraordinary, to. day was sentenced to bung in tho Connecticut stnto prtsoln .lime US in payment for the life of n New Itrltnin patrol- , nuin of whoso niuriler. Inst October 12 Jury had con victed Mm less than nu hour before. ; , TlirotiKh Defense Attorney , (irm-ltl, the seeniliiitly unper turbed mail mm- face to fiulv with the (tallows, ttiiiiotinccti that. "I reully dill not think that, I bad n chance." ' Tho Jury hail been out n , few mora tliml II liotii's when It lUiiintitireil tt. bad arrlveil nt tv verdict. 1 ' T GATED BALL QUESTION Capture of and Knight Hourly Two Indians Who Escaped Are Wanted in Freddie Jackson Death Prope, Seen on Reservation During Past Two Days '. Hunted like coyotes, Louis Klamath Indians wanted in of the cause of Freddie Jackson's tragic death last month, barely avoided officers yesterday and Thursday night, , Henry Shadley, constable of announced today. Louis Knight barely evaded capture by bhadley yes-, terday on the Amy Ball ranch on the Beaver Marsh. Rumors of Knight s presence on the call ranch reached Shadley in Chiloquin yesterday. On the chance that the report was correct, the reservation of f iqer drove ; rapidly to the Ball ranch in northern Klamath. He had hardlv driven through the gates of the Ball ranch and up . to the ranch house when he ! : .J Jf "I I I f y O iH O A, XVCL XTAUVIU For Sugar Contracts ''. ,,,. " J . . ' nk-ss over 300 acres; of sugar i ... becu. aro comrartcd by Uio Sacra- mento Valley Sugar comply before ncxtBaturday nlRhC the KUniatl, 6B(!- beet tuihry wlU die a'born- I warned this afternoon at a meeting ' called nt the chamber of commerce. M. H. Oidemyer, field representa- Uvo for the company told, those at.; capture or one or both of the In tcniL'ng that he had received orders dtans waa expected hourly.. Barclay feist night to return to Hamilton, and Knight were serving time In the California, if ho could not contract county Jail on liquor charges when for at least BOO acres. At the pre- , sent time Mr. Oldemyrr tins secured slightly less than 800 acres. . j Tito meeting was held this after- ture of Barclay 'and Knight Jack noon to outline plans to pnt the su3- soa'a body will probably be exhumed or beet movement over tho top. . , it the two Indians are captured. .' K NORTHWEST INDIANS PLAN BIG MEETING HERE THIS SUMMER A convention of Indians cf tho northwest is being planned by the tribal council of the Klimath In- dian reservation, It was announced today by Fred A. Baker, supar.n-1 tendent of the Klamath Indian res ervation. The convention :auld be he'.d, June 22 to June 30, on tie shores ot Agency Lake at Wlul-Kso. Just trow extensive the conclave .would ' bo cannot bo ascertained until thci tribal councilman receive definite 1 word from Indian tribes throughout' the country. . Purpose of the Convention Is two fold: One, to bring together all Indian tribes and discuii the de velopment of the Indian and In par ticular tho .younger Indian; the sec ond, to produce for tho whites a pageant which would give his torical events. Big Auto Tourist Trade Is Expected Here This Season If preliminary comparisons are any means o.f judging, ; Klamath county, will enjoy this, spring and summer a tourist trade such as it has . never ; before , ex-, perienced. . . .. . - i i Since the automobile registration department of the chamber of commerce was opened on April 25, the. rec ords disclose that the per centage of tourists coming to Klamath Falls from outside the state has-been twice that of a similar period last year. ', , ,' , , , Mrs. Leah M. Smith of the chamber of commerce, re ports that between eight and ten cars are registered each day, whereas last year at this time, the average was about four or five. . While many of the newcomers, are tourists who are passing through the county pleasure bent, still a, large; percentage are working men and their, families who having heard, stories of the Klamath country, have' come to this, section to obtain work and settl"? down. . , , . . j Barclay Expected by Officials From County Jail and Who Knight and Silas Barclay, this city for investigation the Wood Kiver distnst, . , ; espied a figure of a man a half mile awar whom be recognlud- as Louis Knight. Knight alsa fee-' ognlzad Shadley ' and disappeared Into the wilderness of the marsh. ' - Barclay Escapes j..!;. -' On Thursday' night John Lee Ball, one ot the. officers working, under S'aadley, broks Into Harry Johnson's thick near .CniroquUa and arrested Gllas Barclay, who had I bee,a using the uivkempt llttles littucturo In which 13 bide out. III. : . , clay was covered, and submitted o r . ,...,.., re h -sswHtaf his ; ..Hr '. n Br- f"f!slT'nf h . 'he shack lnM V ' aad frea- dom. : , V Constable Shadley said that the ' mey escapee. , . , , Further investigation ot Jackson's death has been deferred till the cap- . i ; Murder Theory Fades - ' , The fact that both Indians are known to be in ti ding on the reser-J vatlon leads officials there to fur ther discount,, any rumors or con jectures that they m'ght have been Implicated In aay (out play in con nection with the 'death of Freddie J jacfeson; 'From Investigations I have made. ! I don't think there is a thing to it," said Constable Shadley, one of the most experienced, officers on the reservation. - , TRIES IT AiAI5 ;j . XENIA, OhfJ, April 4.W. V. Culp, 40, ot Jitth Bend, Indiana, former pastor of the M. B. church-ar Spring Vallojf. t whose sensational elopement ' with hlsi8-yoar-old choir loadv or created a furor In Ohio two' years ago, has eloped wlt.i his sister In law, ; according to word received horo tJday br Probate Judgo S. C. Wright.
