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Eighteenth Year No. 5497
RAIL GRANT
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Question of Mayor's Veto
Power Brings About
New Developments
A ultcnco I hm cnuUI rot h brok
en prevaded ufriol-iMom of tho city
cf Klumnth KuIIm. fallowing tho
ehnllvngo believed Issued by thi 0.
C. & K. that tho miiynr could not
veto th resolution granting to tho
Routhorn railroad an exclusive grant
to cross filxlh ntJ'rul.
Mayor K. R. Onddard left early
thin morning tor Mcdf.ird, without
idtsctoalng' thu cuo ot hi visit to
the Rogue River valley cuinlry.
City Attorney J. II. f'ornulinn
personified alienee, when quc'itlonod
an o tho valo power of I ho mayr;
on triti'.chfaa resolution.
"Vui, I have my cplnlons,'' ho ad
mitted, "lint iraituiurh as tho may
or hit not made liny definite antic
mnt that ho would veto the rcsolu
. Hon, Lhardly tul. at liberty. lo oiako
r any statement " In connection with
tho mailer.' ''. "' '
"W't Veto
Tho aland aald to bo of the O. C.
& B. la that tho mayor can only
veto a resolution which would In
clude Iho expon llture of money.
Tho Btrnhorn Interest olio passage-!
ot tho city charier which they claim
' servo to settle tho question.
Prevailing reports on Iho street
yesterday had It that the Mayor wan
doing lo veto tho resolution. l:i
atand on iho quost'on ot the fran
chise n in boon that ho could aeo no
logical rennon- why a common user
ahould not he Included In tho grant.
Tho genornl consensus of opinion
among business men and In rnllrond
clrcloa la that thorn la something bo
hind Iho beyond In the flKht ever
the Sixth alroet rallrncl crossing.
. ffhj?
Tho question has been asked,
why la Strahorn ao, anxloua lo Rot
tho franchise without a common
tisor? What dlftorenlo would It
rnnko tn a crossing Just across Sixth
atreet and no farther? Why did ho
toll councllmon that unless ho could
have tho franchise, exclusively, ho
did not want It at nil?
,Whon Jmlfte Charloa II. Caroy,
roproauntlng tho northern linen, was
in Klamath Falls, ho said (lint It
was not the Intontlnn of tlnull'll
llnea to bottln up Blrn'hnrn or lo
'rnnko atrahorn'a wny hnrd In IClum
nth Folia, but lo protect their own
lntoront In coining 13 Kliimuth
. Falls.
, (Coiitlmiotl Oil 1'nRo I'lvc)
HEGH
White Slave Case to
End This Afternoon
PORTLAND, Ore.; April
Klamath Falls, on trial in
iviamair. u" ma' in -
leged violation of the Mann
in his own behalf. The case will go to tho jury about
3 o'clock today. Assistant U., S. Attorney Bynon will
. make the closing argument.
Delsie Burton, 13, the complaining witness, was re
called to teh witness stand
cfoss oxaminntlon. Annosa Mil
.wltnoas, n. 8., Knowlos, called to
testify against tho' voracity of tho
child's, mother.. , ' '
: A largo nnmhof of wllnosscs woro'
prosontod hy tho govornmonl tostl
, fylnn as to Annoss' trips nhotit tho
country with tho bA, and at tho
alloRod woddlng; ceroniDiiy lit Olobc,
' 1 Aria,, whon tho girl was ohly IS
; youri old. - .' '! '.V'-
Anness Is
Convicted
By Jurors
(Special to The Herald) !
PORTLAND, Ore., April
16. Alfred A. Anness was
convicted of a violation of
the Mann white slave act in !
federal court here this af- j
ternoon. The jury deliber- j
ated but a few minutes after ,
concluding arguments were '
finished. I
Federal Judge Bean then !
sentenced the ' convicted
man to five years in federal
prison. -
Anness was represented
by W. P. Myers, acting dis
trict attorney of Klamath
county.
BIDS EXCEED
Four Proposals Held Up
Pending Conference On
Building Changes
Although not rejected, four bids
for thi construction f the new
Central school-wore held by tho
city school board, pending a con
furenco with tho hoard nt which il
lorntlcn of certain construction
phases will bo dUctuscd with u
view of lowering bids to n figure
commensurate with the sum avail
able i-r tho new ichool,
Tho lowest bid submitted wits ap
proximately 110,000 over the
nmoum which tho board may spend
on tho now school.
John Almetor mndo tho lowcat
blanket bid, on actual construction,
with an offor ot $130,200. Tho
next lowest bid was by tho Campbell
Construction company as follow:
Actual construction bid. S 130.700 ;
combination ' bid, Including actual
consthtclon, healing, lighting and
plumbing, $170,008.
'I' wo other bids for tho construc
tion work wero submitted, ono by
Oofor llMthcr of Kliimuth Falls of
Ui7.a3 and tho other by W. T).
Miller Construction ' company of
UMI.mr..
I.orcns. 1'lumhlng company sub
mitted t lid lowest bid on the
plumbing wllh nil offer of J0B07.
The sumo firm offered tho lowest
figure f ir houtliig, $ I fl.sei.Sti.
16. Alfred A. Anness of
Judee Bean's court, for al-
uage pean b couri, xor i-
act, did not take the stand
this morning for continued
Tho child nroko down tudiy and
crlod n groutor part of l,ho mornlnfc.
, Tho wltnesaoa ngainit " Annoss
woto Mrs. Myrtlo Donlff, tho glii's
motlior; Mrs,' Clara . Vplon, , Mrs.
Hiith llroodloiid, Uclslo , llurlon,
HIMo fntton, C. J. Mlttauor, C. A.'
McKcniion, Mrs! Q.k McKonnon, Kl
win Uurton, 10; Kioyd. HtH'ton, JO
(brothora . of tho '"girl); ,C. C.
Browor and 0. B. tirecn.i t
i ,i
IIT GIVEN
SCHOOL BOARD
mum
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL
Two Telegrams
Refusing to believe that a railroad would con
sider giving up plans for important extensions
simply because it had met with a temporary set
back. The Evening Herald yesterday telegraphed
W. F. Turner, president of the Oregon Trunk, for
a true statement of his position in reference to
his position in reference to the action of the city
council in granting an exclusive franchise across
Sixth street to the Strahorn railroad.
In order that the Klamath public might be ap
prised of the true facts of the controversy the two
telegrams are herewith given :
"W. F. Turner, President,
"Oregon Trunk, Portland.
"United Press quotes you as saying your line
would not come to Klamath Falls if not wanted,:
and that you considered action on Strahorn fran-
chise rebuff to Hill lines. Will you please wire U3 .
statement of your views.
"Signed: THE EVENING HERALD."
HERE IS THE ANSWER
" "Evening Herald, Klamath Falls.
"No such statement as quoted in your wire has
been made by me. Our position regarding Stra-
, horn franchise, was clearly Etated Jto tlty council.
We are still of the opinion that no action should
be taken that might make it difficult for any;
railroad to gain access to Klamath Falls. On the
contrary, it would seem highly advantageous from
the city's standpoint to make it possible for,
northern lines to enter.
"Signed: W. F. TURNER."
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
The time for soft talk has passed, so far as the railroad
situation in Klamath Falls is concerned. The hour has
arrived when those who are for a bigger and better
Iflamath Falls must line up on one side; those who are
for the interests of the Southern Pacific, its allied in
terests and their own selfish aggrandizement on the
other. The question of division rests on .whether the
resolution adopted last Monday night by the city council,
granting to the Strahorn line the right to cross Sixth
street, without incorporating therein the common user
provision, shall go into effect or not. '
The local newspaper mouthpiece for the private in
terests that seek to bottle up and throttle the develop
ment of this, city, responding to the command of its
masters, states that the mayor has no right to" veto such
a resolution. That may be good corporation law, but it is
poor people's law, and this time the people are going to
rule; they are going to have something to say whether
Klamath Falls is going to be closed to the Hill lines;
whether it is going to be a pawn in the hands of one rail
road, or a factor in the hands of several.
So successful has this move been that the statement is
being bruited about the city today that application is
again to be made for the right to' extend out into Mills
addition and up Link river, and that this request is also
to be granted. If such a thing were done, it would be im
possible for another road to enter this city. . '
This is not a one man's job it is something in which
everv resident of the citv
future of Klamath Falls now
this, or similar, privileges to the Strahorn line and the
one chance of making a big city here is gone. You will
certainly lose the Shevlin-Hixon mill. You will probably
lose the Weyerhaeuser plant You will never secure any
iarg0 operations in the city.
Roing to submit itgelf to a
Shevlin-Hixbn plant at Bend will be enlarged and the
stumpage recently purchased in the northern part of this
county will be manufactured there.1 The situation is this:,
If you want to lose the Hill lines; if you want to lose
Shevlin-Hixon ; if you want to lose every big operation,
let Strahorn bottle this city up in the interests of the
Southern Pacific and you will lose them. If you don't
then open your mouth . and say something. Let your
councilmen know that they can't barter away this city;
let your mayor know you want him to veto that resolu
tion, and let your councilmen know that they must not
undertake ito pass it over his veto. Let them know that
Klamath Falls must and shallstand wide-open for all
railroads. . .... a.
Associated Press Leased Wire
should interest himself. The
rests in the hnlanpp. fJrnnt
or territory, for no big mill
one.railroad handicap. The
16, 1925
Death-Bed
Pledge To!
Be Kept
A death-bed promise j
given his dying wife two:
years, ago is to be kept this
Week by Benjamin H. Wood
of Ontario, Calif. Mr. Wood
is on his way. east to South ;
Rovalton. Mass.. where he
will marry Mrs. Nellie Hol
den, a childhood friend of
his dead wife.
The couple plan to be
quietly married and will
then return to Ontario,
where Mr. Wood is engaged
in the hotel business.
Mrs. Mary Louise Wood
died in Klamath Falls two
years aeo. She was the sis-
jter of J. A. Uerlings of 704
California avenue. Her
ideath here followed a long
! illness.
i Mrs. Wood's last wish was
that her husband, marry her
childhood hum. , '
UNIVERSITY WOMEN ;
WILL GIVE DINNER
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
The American Association of Uni
versity Women will give a dinner at
6:30 on Monday, 'April 20 at the
White Pelican Hotol. The object of
the dinner is to give the university
women of Klamath Falls an oppor
tunity to become acquainted with
ono another. The committee In
charge has attempted to communi
cate with all women who are known
to be eligible to the A. A. U. W.
but all women who have attended
college tor 2 years cr mora are Inj
vltcd to attend. Reservations must
be made with Mrs. G. A. Krause by
Monday noon.
The committee in charge of the
banquet include Mr3. Krause, gen
eral chairman: Mrs. Charles W.
Eberlein. music; Miss LeLalne West,
decorations: Mr. E. L. Cramblltt.
program, and Mrs. R. A. Austin,
publicity.
Fti-e early this Afternoon claimed
the old -stern-wheel lnko boat
"Wlucmn," lnudmm-k of ' Klitiiutth
county and In recent years used as
dwelling the south shore of
upper Kliimnth lake at ShV.lngoii)
Tim m ixmt took with it tho
""'.-hoiwc mi dock us.-i i- Arthur
il'aviii, ivmitt uuHt. ihhicb iiiiiii iv
,ltoky Point, KhkIo 111ro uit1
Hi'crcntion. Tho Wgc mull boot
wiis barely saved by the presence of
mlnil cf Shipping! n residents.
A low minutes beforo Boon flames
suddonly hurst through tho win
dows ot tho old boat and In a fow
mlnutos the onllro boat was a mass
ot flumes. The tire department
wits called but despite their quick
response tho b.)at was doomed be
foro their arrival. '
' Jly 2 p. m. nothing but smoulder
ing cmbors wore left ot the storn
wholer. Tho building was .'oeupled s-by
Steven Mead. Ho was the only per
son In tho boat when the fire was
dlscoverod. Nothing was recovered,
30 quickly did the blaze spread. In
addition to the dock and warehouse,
a number of tmuil row boats owned
by Shlpplngton residents wero de
stroyed by tho Jliuuua,
WINEMA" IS
DESTROYED
Big Basin Lumber Co.
Victim of Yeggs, WHo'
Obtain but Small Sum
Approximatelyj30 Obtained byJCracks
men Who Do Expert Job During
Early Morning Hours Officials
Completely Without Clues to Crime
. ' ' - ' ; " . ,;
Safe blowers scored again for the fourth time in Klam-,
ath Falls early this morning when they blew open the
safe in the office of the Big Basin Lumber company and
obtained approximately $30 in cash. ' Of this amount,
$20 was in 50-cent pieces. They also got a roll of pennies
and scattering small amounts
. Checks and other papers were either left in the strong
box or strewn about the of f ice floor. ' t
The crime was discovered by Edward McLIaughlin, of
fice assistant, when he arrived at the office this morn
ing. He immediately notified the police and sheriff's
' i-1 office. . The yeggs, however, ro
'
-: ",.;UJ rv ;a xi .a;T. it,.
The last, wcrd In - burglar
protection is being used by the
Klamath Ice and Storage com.-
pnny, as a result of the several
safe cracking Jobs that have
been ; successfully staged here
In the past week.. Tho company .
carefully banks all Its money In
the afternoon, leaves tho sate 4
open, and hangs a placard on
the sate declaring that it Is
open. '
FrcJ Fleet declares that the
company is considerlng-eav-
Ing the door open also, and
would. If It were not afraid of
wind and rain. . .
COMMISSIONERS TO
ASSEMBLY CHOSEN
AT FINAL MEETING
The Rev. E. H. Edgar of Jack
sonville and the Rev. John S. Bonar
of Phoenix were chosen as commis
sioners to tho general-assembly in
Columbus, O., at the final meet
ing of the spring meotlng of the
southern Oregon Presbytery, held
last night in the local Presbyterian
church. The Rev. J. W. Angell of
Glendale end James Martin . ot
Rouge River were selected at alter
nates. t- .
Supplying a long felt need, the;
Rev. J. R. Pratt will start religious j
work in the Natron cut-off rail
road construction camp. The
minister will divide his time, between
OnkHHuA i,n Kt.m.ih .Ma
, I morning and was given a rousing
t.ie Cascades. . I reception and welcome.
Tornado Hits Condon;
Property Loss Heavy
CONDON, Ore., April 16. Damage estimated be
tween $8000 and $10,000 was caused by a tornado which
struck Condon and surrounding country late yesterday.
The storm swept in from the southwest and after damag
ing buildings in the southwestern part of town jumped
to. the northeastern section, where further damage was
dOne. ' . '' , - ?' !' , . ;
Two high school students, Art Morgan and Thomas
Westcott, were cut by flying glass when the roof of the
school house was torn off by the storm. " - ,'.
The county machine shop and the warehouse of the
Arlington Lumber company were wrecked, the combined
loss to these two plants amounting to about $6000. .,:
A dozen barns and garages in Condon wei'e destroyed .
and many such buildings were wrecked in the country
nearby. Fragments of a bar dropped on the roof of the
Congregational parsonage, knocking, it in. Many win
dows in town were broken, . , .
Published Dally at
KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening"
PRICE FIVE CENTS
of silver.
supposed to have . ; used 1 rubbor v
gltvei, a: -'VsWb'? WerSi no finger
prints of Other incriminating evi
dence about the sate or office. :
... (lock Is Stopped , ,, ., .
.The crime is believed to have
been committed at about 4 o'clock
this morning. The Office clock had
stopped at 4:15. It la bolieved that'
the thick ot th eexploslon at that
hour caused the timepiece to stop.
A smaller safe In the office, which
had been left unlocked, also w.is
opened by the cracksmen but the
contents were not disturbed when It
was learned tho sate contained ach
ing but office records. 7 . "
Entrance to the office was gained .
by jimmying open' a side window,
acouliiiij to William Lldgo, man-
ager of the company. '
. Their Fourth Job . . .
This, nukM the fourth safe-blow
lng in IKamath Falls within the
past 10 days, nnd the. workmanship
indicates that all Joljj were accom
plished by the same gang of yeggs,
According to the officers. ; ,,,'
Other, safea which have fallen
victims-to the. craftsmanship of the
"poterinen" ore those of i tho Sit-'
perlor luundry. White tPeltcan Iron
Works and the Klamath ; Iron and
Steel Works. ;: c
On the night that tje1. . Wlilte -Pelican
Iron . Works safo ;
cracked prowlers , attempted 1 to
break into . the Big Basin office,"
and It Is believed they are the
same crowd who returned early tj
day to completo the Job.- r
ARRIVKM AT XKiKltl.l
ILOUIN, Nigeria. April 16. Tho
, Prince of Wiiles arrived here this
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