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KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening"
Associated Press Leased Wire
rtirhteenth Year No. 5490
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
IP?
Livestock Men
Rejoice When
Rains Prevail
('lltllclllcll, llr, Illicit mill III'
linn tvlut ii'iill4' n I lil)' nil"
from leaning range liuiiU, mo pill
ting each other on llio buck tlila
Morning, (or nt I ho l(lnii vtlii'ii II
wax neeilcil most, linivrii opened
V0Nl4riln iiricriiuiiii itiiil ivclii
tilled a unit mill gentle ruin wlilrli
him Minkril tlx lillln mill vull' m of
Kliuiiiilli,
The mill, wlilcli lull continued
KUMiillly (In oiik'ioui. the. nlglir iiml
muni of Hid iliv, iiniii'in livestock
nirii of wmeilnir holm mill u-nilei-ftlivot
of range union nlll gruu
railill)'.
No Imllralliuiii of a i'oul Ion of
warm prlng rnlim In evident. Tin
milliwet nliiiln Hint Ill-might the
ruin cloud Into tli Kluniiidi luinln
froiu Hi illriHlluii of Ml. Simula,
till prevail.
Clerk in La Grande Book
Store Knocked Uncon
scious by Bandits
I. A GRANDE, Ore.. April 15.
Two nmnkt l men lunt n'ghi entered
tho Nawlln Ilouk Hloro here a Mm.
.Karl .arson, clerk, was cloning up
the hop. They struck !ht above
the eye when kh refused to open
llio unfa, knocking her unroimclotu
and lank three ring, worth in oro
llian $100 from her finger. She
discovered about 9 o'clock
by girl who enlared the more.
.Police could find no tinea of the
men.
LA FOLLETTE SAYS
CAMPAIGN REPORTS
PURE FABRICATION
WASHINGTON, April 15. A for
nidi Rlatetnent wan Innued today by
Senator l.a Palletto of Wlaconalu,
chnraclorlilng a a pure lubrication,
publlahod reporla Hint (invcrmir
Illalno 'ould be tho catidldnto for
United BUtca senator In Wlacanaln;
that noborl M. Kolletle, Jr.
woiiW run for governor noxt' aprlng
and that the senator would direct
the campaign.
nK Wll.l, HKTl lt
II END, Ore., April .1C Hubert
Work, aocrclnry of tho Interior, will
visit llio Deschutes Irrigation pro
jects In July, uccordlng to an an-
nouncomont made today by James
l. Kylo. jirosldont of tho Oregon
Irngnllon congroi.
Coolidee to
WASHINGTON. Audi 15.
Ouinault river. Washincton,
received today by President
fresh In transit by ice, were
H
ROBBED
BUI THUGS
LATE NEWS FLASHES
, Alex Poison of Hoquiam, wasn.
Gets Gold Nugget
PORTLAND, Ore,, April
the scales at more than four ounces, pennyweight, has
been received by the U. S.
for conversion into cash for
gon. The nugget was said
operations last season on
. , ' Instantly
CRANE. Ore., April 15.
stantlv killed yesterday afternoon when working on the
base of concrete oil abutment at the Standard Oil plant
here. The abutment broke
Elliott, crushing his chest and head.
Charged With Murder '
CROWN POINT, Ind., April 15. A charge of murder
. was preferred today against
'-Gary; Ind., in an affidavit
i - ur-it...
poison nei own sun, vvatiur
September 20, 1923.
V Autoist
PORTLAND. Ore.. April
Salmon, Wash., ,was exonerated of blame for the death
of Paul Canaveri, who died a few days ago from injuries
received when hit by an auto March 19, . .
PAUL PAINLEVE
III oi
i
Ex-Premier of French Re
public Named by Presi
dent to Get Ministry
PA It!8. April 16. Official an
nouncement won made shortly after
lour o'clock thin afternoon I hut
K.x-I'remior Paul Palnlovo, who had
been Invited by President Doumer
Kiiii to form a cublnel In uccos
lon to tho llurrlot ministry, hud
uropl'id th ii Invitation.
M. I'll I ii luvu mi lit. however, thai
liu did not expect to Jmvo a cablet
nlutii complete before tomorrow.
Ill firm Mop woro to cdiuul! with
President Do Sclvu of llio m-nnt.i
ii nit with the president and to
porturit of the finance cummltlcpi
of the aemte and tho bouse of
deputies.
M. Palnlovo arrived at tin;
IMl'nce of the Ulysoo at 3:07 p. iu.
to give lila di'flnlte reply to Presi
dent Doumerguo. Hi vlsll followed
closely aaeurancea by the saclallatH
thai they would participate In Ii la
government.
Ac-'ordliig to the present arrange
ment three aoclallau will tako of
fice In tie no ministry, two being
i'uut Honour and Alexandre Varen
nea. I'ulim a chnngo 1 undo M.
I inland will not Hike office, Pnln
j luve himself assuming tbu port
I toll of foreign affair.
AGGIE DEBATERS WIN
Oregon Ointinn iit Decision of
Itidgea Agalnrl Mnatrtiu-rn-ttN
Collide
I'A.MUIUIXIK, Maaa.. Apil! 15.
Oregon Agricultural College won
frjni tho ManiiKlnuetla Inatltute or
ToclinoliiK)' In a debalo bore lent
night. Tho visitor upheld tho af
llrinatlve of tho proposition "Thai
congress should be empowered to
override decision of tho auprem
courl which decliire congressional
a.'tlon unconalltutlonal."
BATTLESHIP OREGON
TO BE IN PORTLAND
FOR ROSE FESTIVAL
HAI.KM, Ore.. April IS. Follow,
lug n meeting of tho battleship Ore
gon coinmlaalon ,hero yealordny un
rouncement was miida that llio old
warship will urrlvo In Portland har
bor June li and will bo formally
accented bv tho atute on Julv 3. Ar
rival of the ship will bo an event ot
roso festival week and Its accep-
tnnco will bo ultenilod by npprop-
! rlnte ceremonies.
Eat Salmon
Two salmon caucUt in the
by Quinault Indians! were
Coolidge. The salmon, kept
the gut ot btate benator
15. A gold nugett, tipping
National Bank of 'Portland
a customer m eastern ure
to have been found in placer
Pine Creek, m uaner ,ceunty,
Killed
Harold Elliott, 22, was in
and a one-ton slab tell on
Mrs. Anna Cunningham of
alleging that she killed by
n : 10
uuiiiiiiiiiaitt, j-o, WUU ttieu
Exonerated
15. F. G. Martin of White
Fishermen Bring
Home First Fish
Of 1925 Season
Among III" "rl returned f IbIut
tnen, ontliunlnt of the flailing cu
Hiin, were Kil. Hull, I'uul Dulton and
Krcd Houston, who boasted catch
lug a nice turns long befnra tho aun
wus high In the henvenn.
Hull brought uuo of the specimen
of lil pride In the city toduy, weigh
ing In at 7 pound. Six oilier, un
cording lo Hull were In the baaket
In hla car. Hull tnn lu up a party
compound of Abo name. I'. C. Jack
oii and himself. So far nmio of tho
fluheiiiien huve explained the atory
of the full that got away.
I'oul Uolton and Krcd Jlounton al
as reported good catchca early In
the day, getting their Italnhowa
from tho Klumitth river above the
dum. They ahowed proof of their
1-14 f lilt, nil exceedingly fine catchca.
Kail and hla party flshoJ on the
Wlllliimaon river, which they report
lo be filled with tho wlgglor.
FIRE DESTROYS SHIP
CiiiuiUuin I'uririr Steamer Mont
luurlre, JuM t'oirpletetl, Kiuiia
At Iik Iock
I.IVKnrooi-. April 15. Klre
atnrlcd nt 7 o'clock th's niornlni on
ho Canadian Pacific steamer Monl-
aurler, which had Jut compelled
repairs ul a dock at lirkonhoad,
cross tho ilerzy. opposite Liverpool.
Uy nson the whole forepart of the
Vessel wna destroyed, with the tire
still not under control, dense cloir-ls
of Miioke hampering the fire f'ght-
The Montlaurler wan due to
resume truns-Alluntic sailings tne
coming week end.
WITH OWN LIFE
ritz Haarmann. German
Butcher, MeeU Death
on Guillotine
HANOVElt. Germany, April 15.
"I am guilty, gentlemen, but
hard though It may be. 1 want to
die s a man. '
With theso words Frit Hanr-
piann, Hanover butcher, convicted
of tho murder of 20 boys and men.'
atoppod to tho guillotine early this
morning and a moment later h's
head was severed from his body.
He was pale and nervous, bul he
maintained hla bravado.
In accordance with Oermsn law.
12 highly ros peeled ell liens wcce
chosen as official witnosees.
T OF
WASH1NC.TON. April 15. A sug
gestion that tho Dollur Interests be
required to purchaso tho vessels
they now nre operating tor the
shipping bonrd was mado to I'rea
dont Coulldgo today by Senator Mc
Nnry, republican, Oregon. .
If thU should ' be dene. Senator
McNnry Is ot tho opinion Chat there
wuuld be removed much of the basis
for criticism ot tho action ot tho
board lit selling vto tho Dollar In
terests tho five prosldont-typo
ships now operated by a competitor,
' Tho throe commissioners who dis
sented to tho sule or flvo ships to
tho Pacific Mali Steumshlp company,
the Dollar Interests, Cnptuln Plum
mer. Thompson nnd llenson, will
file sepnntto nnawera In the Dis
trict of Columbia In tho Injunction
proceedings brought by the Pa
cific Mall to prevent consummation
ot the anlo.
They began preparations of their
answers today after tho board by a
voto of 4 to 3 hud refused to per
mit them . use of lawyers In tho
legal dopnrtmoiit of the hoard to
act for thorn In making appear
ance and rilireg affldiivlls with tho
court. . ,
The voto ws on the snmo lines
as that liv .which the sale was
originally tiuthorlxed.
WIURDERER PAYS
TTEIN
WRANGLE
OFFERED
WATER
T
NTO CANAL OF
L
Approximately 50 Second
Feet Starts Today In
crease to Be Gradual
First head of water 'for
1925, aggregating approxi
mately 50 second feet, was
turned into the main canal
of the Klamath Irrigation
district this morning, of
ficials of the local bureau of
reclamation announced this
morning.
,The amount of water will
be increased gradually until
the canal will be carrying a
capacity flow by May 1.
It is the plan of the recla
mation office to fill the ir
ricration canal gradually in
order that any faults in the
main canal , mar be detected wnnc
thero la 8 minimum flow of water.
If the water- wore turned In at ca-
nacltv and fault existed, excessive
dumago nilgai result, It was aald. '
Later Thau t'aunl
Owing to heavy precipitation
throughout the Klamath basin this
spring, wator is being turned into
ilm main canul two weeks later
than lust year, when tho first head
was diverted from Klamalh lake
Into the capal April 1.
While a few farmers will use Ir
rigation water within the next two
weeks. It Is not supposed -that the
demand will be at the maximum
until May 1.
The water supplying the Klam
alh Irrigation district is diverted at
Shlpplngtor, through head gatea and
flow. in a main canal through.
Klamath Falls and, into the rural
district south of town, where it is
diverted to water users by 'an ex
tensive system ot Irrigation canals.
structures and ditches.
Samuel Goldwyn and Miss
Frances Howard Are
Reported Engaged
) ' ' -
NEW YORK, April 15. Samuel
fioldwvn. film producer, nnd Fran
ccs Howard, who played tho part of
tho flapper In the stage comedy
"Tho llest Pcoplo" nre about to
marry, after an ncquulntnnco of four
weuks, their friends say.
They first mot at a dinner given
by Condo Nasi soon after the pro
ducer retiirncJ-frpm Kurope. nnd it
was not long after that they became
engaged. They have been seen to
gether frequently.
Every effort wos made to keep
the ongasement secret and Mr.
Ooldwyn when asked about the re
port, smiled, hut said nothing.
Ho will leave In a few days for
l.os Angeles and Miss Howard will
follow. Tho marriage will take
pluce In l.os Angeles soon, It fa
understock. ' ' s
SIlss' Howard has been on the
stage for six years and will be
years old la Juno.,
WVKSTOl'K MAX INKS
SAN FFRANC1SCO, April 15.
Henry A. Jaslro, Dakerstleld, ter
mor president cif the National Live
stock association, died at tho Palace
hotel here today.
RAILROAD COACH
WHICH LINCOLN
, USED IS FOUND
I3AI.Tr.MORE, April 15. Tho
railroad coach In which Abraham
Lincoln rode to Gettysburg to. deliv
er his famous add reus on tho battle
field In 1864 was found today on n
s'dlng In the yards of tho Western
Maryland railway. Tho historic but
dilapidated ear was discovered by a
Pennsylvania committee of the Lln
boln highway "association that visit
ed Baltimore. . ''.
Tho coinmllteo will seek to have
the coach lukon- to Gettysburg and
kept us an historic memorial. - . .
NE
OGAL PROJECT
SlLLIolflR
Save Up Dimes
Sez Big Bill;
Let 'er Buck!
Hang up the proverhlul old sock
and begin to store away those ex
tra dime and nickel that usually
go (Jr 25 cent cigars, for the big
gest time of your life la coming
along, according to Klamath Fall
Elks, .May 14,' .May 15 and May 18,
when the Klk entertain the coun
ty for three nl?hL. Elka' Western
Nights. More than 10U0 letters are
on the pres to be sent out among
the Elks of Klamath county, the
ulm of Elks to surpasa the 12000
mark of last year. The entire
amount goes toward charity fund for
use In Klamath In order to assist
children and "grown-ups" alike who
e in need.
When you enter the door you
will change your Iron men to
bucks" and "Let 'er Buck" for the
rm of the evening. If you go
through the celling on the first
floor, flit paat the Toulette" wheels
and country stores, stalls of frce-
lor-nothlng hams and silver ahaving
mugs, you will find yourself in the
dance hall, where more than one
cow-boy will bs dancing to the tune
of pistol rattles and the whirr of
lariats. - '
Clarence H. Underwood, general
chairman of the entire "ahee-bang"
is promising the meanest bit of
western -night ever seen this or that
aide of the Rockies. : So put the
moth balU in the old. sock, lay la
the pennies and don't take them ou'
until the night of May H; 15 or 16
DISTRICT ILL
START AT
E
New Montague Reclamation
v Project Voted by Land
' ' Owners," 198 to 2
(Special to The Herald)
YREKA. Calif., April 15. Two
votes out of 200 cast were against
the proposed Montague Irrigation
district at the election, at Montague
yesterday. The overwhelming ma
jority means that the organization
ot the district will be rushed through
and bonds will be placed on the mar
ket. The district will Include 22,-
000 acres and the main ditch will
be 37 miles long. .If no court en
tanglements follow tho electkm, the
Shasta Valley area affected will be
undol1 irrigation in 1926..
BEND BARBERS GO
FISHIN'; ALL . MEN
SHAVE THEMSELVES
DENI), Ore., April 15. Go shavo
less or shavo themselves Is the
choice given Ucnd men who are not
angllr.g for trout today, tho first day
ct the fishing seusou, because ' the
barbers have closed up shops nnd
"gone flshln." .
The mountain lakes out from Bend
were the goals of many anglers leav
ing lust night to be on time for the
opening of the season today. Num
erous fishing parties arrived yester
day or this morning from Portland
and other parts of the Willamette
vnllev and Joined those bound for
the trout streams.
FUNERAL RITES
ARE GIVEN FOR
NOTED PRELATE
PORTLAND. Ore., April 15.
Funeral ceremonies for the late
Archbishop Alexander Christie of tho
Catholic arch diocese
of Oregon
City concluded with
requiem mass at St.
thedral "here today.
polntlllclAl
Mary's ca
A guard of honor composed of
KnlEhts of Columbus, members of
the .Catholic Or.ler ot Foresters nn
other groups escorted the body
Mount Cavalry cemetery, whore It
was temporarily Intel nt rest, pond
Inir soleotiou of the final burial
place.
lusht Rev. A. F. Schlnnor, bishop
of Spoknno, celebrated the muss nt
tho cathedral. --The sermon tv.v
preached by Right Rev. J. - P. Car
roll, !lhon ot Helena,. Mont,,
WE
BULGARIAN
n
IS TARGET OF
One Bullet Grazes Mous
tache as He Rides Thru
Streets of Sofia '
SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 15. Con
siderable mystery surrounds the f'r-
Ing of bullets at the automobile of
King Doris as the monarch was pro
ceeding 1ft the dlrecticn ot the capi
tal from a provincial town yester
day. . ;
The king had a narrow escape.
one bullet grazing h's moustache.
carrying some of .the hair with it.
M. Iltcheff, director of Sofia mun-
um and a servant were In- the royal
car and the chauffeur was wounded.
In some quarters It is believed
hat the assailants were not aware
hat the king was Jn the automobile
nd that the attack was probably
connected with an attempt by
bandits to r plunder an- omnibus,
carrying passengers and mails, the
king's car Just happening to come by
at the time. ;
When the chauffeur fell out of
the car the king took the wheel and
trled to go on, but finding the motor
would not ""' b Jumped out and
tried to return the fire of the at-
tacking party, hi, alterants at hi.
lde. The Identity of the assailants
not known.
virtuaiiy at the same time the
shots -were fired at the monarch
Cenearl Gheorghieff. one of the
leaders of the movement which
brought about the overthrow of .the
Stumboulsky government in 1923,
was killed by assassins In a street
of the capital. .
.
SENTENCE
. -
GETS BIG
WASHINGTON." A'p r I I 1. Tho.,
ra
forty year sentence imposed by a .called him to Portland. . '; .- ' .' ; '
military, court on Private Paul M.I... Anne.--wa at on time -manager -
Crouch, twenty first infantry was
based on evidence that he had en
listed with the purpose ot foment
ing revolution both In the garrison
and among the civil population In
Hawaii. :
VIS DOI BL.Y HAPPY .
NEW YORK. April 15.
Mildred Harris, who divorced i
Charleys Chaplin in 1920, has
Just revealed that she has been
married twice to E. Terrance
McGoveV, a realtor. The first
marriage she said, was in
Mexico last November after a
two years'., engagement, an'J
the second was in Greenw'ch,
Conn., last week. The bride
says she Is doubly happy. '
Combined Fleet
Of Bay Across Golden Gate
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15. The grand fleet-
mightiest concentration of sea power ever assembled
under the flag of the United States steamed out today
to "war" across the broad Pacific.
'Through the Golden Gate and into the ocean the
fighting ships of the nation moved exactly as they would
proceed if their mission of capturing the Island of Oahu,
chief of the Hawaiian group, and the country's western
outpost of defense, were real instead or imaginary.
Radio silence and darkened ship" -were to be main
tained on all units as soon as the last yessel filed out
of the gate. : V;
The assemblage 127 vessels of all classes in a pro
cession estimated to be 25
DIES FROM WOUND
Vii'ginin . Supreme Court Jurist
Found Fatally Wounded in
llnseiiient of Home .
: t
HRISTOL. Vtt., April 15. Judge
Joseph L. Kelley of the Virginia
supreme court of nppeaU, died to
day of gunshot wounds. He was
entering tho basement of his home
when the family heard a shot and
found him fatally lnjitrod.
8W1FT VISITH PORTLAND ,
PORTLAND, Ore., April 15.
Louis F. 'Swift,' president of Swift
& Co., left here Tuesduy night on
ibis rottirn to Chicago,' Intending to
stop- a few days nt Crane, Ore., lo
inspect the company's cattle ranch
Interest, J
E
W. P. Myers Appears in
Revolting Case in Port
land Federal Court ,
In federal court at Port
land today is presented the
spectacle of the acting dis
trict attorney , of Klamath
county appearing in defense
of a man under indictment
for a particularly revolting
crime. . . ,.'-.: ' '
The acting district attor
ney is W. P. Myers, who is
serving in that capacity by
reason of the absence of
William Ganong, the regu
larly .'. elected ' district at-
torney. ' .v. ' ' -. ' ; i' . i. -' '
jj,e m&n' he is defending
. . A r
,1? A. Annes, former WM-
aeni or ipis CUy, wnuie wv
jputed conduct., with., a 12-
vear-old girl last year raised
aurh - tnrm of nroteat
, ' .
uiruugiiuut uic cutuivj. i. .
. 'i" ''. Truth Leak. Out -, ' ' : ''
Althof.sS Myers let It be known
that he want to. Portland to -confet
with iederal pfflclaU.ln the freddl
i Jackson - probe. - If developed .
'. through an Associated Press dla-'
i patch J.0 Tile Evening Herald todjy
that the Annej case was what really
of an auto camp in- this city. He
was arrested la. Denver on various
charges.
Including
charge
a serious and
: Involving , the
- case was dls-
Circuit Judge
Revolting
little girl, i The
missed -here by
Leavitt, who held that the girl
could not testify against Annes by
reason of a supposed marriage to
him In Nevada before be was ap-
jprehended as a fugitive and brought
back here. ... ,..v ' ,- -:.-.'
Myers Is expected to be in Port
land for several days in dotenso ot
the man Annes, who was arrested
by federal authorities when , sount
officials dismissed . charges against
him. Myers wlU'as&ume his role as
acting district attorney upon isls
return to the city. .' '
(Continued on Pago Klnjht)
Steams Out
miles in length-4was a spec
tacle as impressive ana imposing as
was the floet'i arrival on April B.
The hills that crown, the bay wore
dotted with thousands ot' "Nldont
of the region who gathered .to" bid
farewell to-"the guardians of th
country' coast.
At the request of Admiral 8 .
Robinson, commander In ohlut of
the battle fleet who Is directing ,thn
attack bit Oahu, army authorities
dispatched a squadron of airplanes
outside the Oolden Gate on recon
naissance tii' ascertain .whether any
"enemy" submarine were" lying In
ambush outside the harbor; ml
awaiting the fleot.
As would lie the case In war, th-i
long concentration' of the nation"
mightiest arms of ' defonse was led
by the mine 'eepcf fdme of llio
fleet,, reinforced . 1 by the mln
(weeper of the twelfth naval dis
trict, which returned later to por.
UTO
DEFENDING
ANNES