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"An Empire Awakening"
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Eighteenth Year Number 5521
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
E
INFANT HOME
Autopsy Shows Baby Was
Not Murdered as Was
". Reported
. NEW YORK, Muy 14. Charges
that AgneB Toohoy, 18 month's old,
was hold by tlio heels and dunned
against a wall at a baby hospital
conducted by Mrs. Helen Glescn
Volk havo collapsed as' a result of
an autopsy which followed cxhuina
tiou of tho body. t
The attack occurred the day be
fore the child died, according to tho
uncorroborated testimony of a nurso
hut no signs of physical injury woro
found on tho body yesterday.
An autopsy is yet to bo performed
on tho body of -William Winter, ono
month old who also died at the baby
homo and whoso body also has been
exhumed.
Mrs. Volk is under arrest on a
chargo of baby substitution and vio
lation of health code -
Health department records have
disclosed that forty-four babies died
at tho two establishments maintain
ed by her since January 1, 1918.
M. BLENDELL PLEADS
GUILTY; FINED $100
M. Blcndcll, arrested last Satur
day night at Keno, on a charge of
possession of .intoxicating liquor,
thought better Of his plea of not
guilty and before. Justice of the
Peace J. O. Hamdkor, yesterday
ploaded' guilty and. was fined $100
and costs. ; .
Blondoll was taken to Ilonnnza
Mpndoy to enter his plea. At that
time lie ploadod not guilty.
: MIGHTKK HORN
y . Mr., 'and -Mrs,'.' Ramono ..Rtys.onat:)
' ire -receiving congratulations- upon
the birth of a daughter, wolghting
. 8 pounds," bom to tho couple at
the' tome of Mrs. Rlgnato's slsier,
Mrs. Ida Rigenato, on Sunday, May
10 Tbft nhllrt IlnR hfipn nnmpil1
Julia Romona. Rigenato has been
employed for several years at the
Algoma Lumber, company.
OF
Price Bid in is $6,000; First
State Protects Mortgage
'-'. ; on Property
, For tho sum of $6000, tho First
.States & Savings bank, defunct, has
purchased the Saddle Mountain
Lumber company, 40 miles oast of
Klamath Falls, it was announced to
day by the sheriff's office.
Tho bankrupt bank, through the
state banking department, was forc
ed to protect mortgages held against
the mill. When the mortgagos
were foreclosed, the bank bid in pn
the holdings, and so far the first
time, camo into absolute ownership
of the,, mill property. Three mort
gages aro held against the Saddle
-Mountain dumber company, one for
$27,000, one for $17,000 and a third
for $10,000.
The public sale of the mill, did
not Include timber holdings of tho
- company. These will be soW at
' another foreclosure snlo in the near
' future It was said.
GAXOXQ HRKK
District Attorney William
Gnnong " arrived tn the city
shortly afternoon today for a
brief visit with his family from .
tho veterans' hospital at Walla
Walla. He wos met at the
train in Ashland by Mrs. Gan-
ong, who drove him over the
highway to their home.
' The district attorney will be
bore for about a weok for a
visit with his family and ' at-
tending to urgent matters in
the district : attorney's office
before returning to . Walla.
Walla. : ,
Although tired out from his
trip, "Mr. Ganong hns shown'
great Improvement and expects
to be able to roturu home per-
mnnontly within n short tlmo.
'.
AGIST
ISROIE
DEFUNCT RANK
MEN
ILL
Mother Saved
From Injury
By Daughter
Presence of. mind of Miss Alicia
Mario Davenport, aged 19, prevent
ed her mother from being struck
down by an automobile and saved
herself from serious and. perhaps
fatal Injury last night at 9 o'clock
on south Sixth Btreet. '. ' '
Mrs. Mario 0. Davenport and her
daughter, Alicia were walking south
on south Sixth street toward the fair
grounds, whon a car driven by
James Ezoll, coming from bohlnd
threatened' to, run over both. .,
, Miss Davoliport gavo her inathor
a sudden push, which sent her out
of the path of the oncoming mach
ine, and at tho same time threw
herself Into the air. The machine
struck Miss Davenport and threw
her violently to one side of tho
road.; She is '.Buffering from sev
ere bruiBCB and shock.
Miss Davenport was subjected to
a further examination at a local hos
pital tills afternoon' to ascertain
whothor or not sho is suffering from
broken bones.
Mr. Ezell, last. night, took Mrs.
Davon port and her daughter to their
home, where they wero treated by
a doctor. Ho is reported to havo
said that at the time of the acci
dent, ho was using his dim lights
and could not soo the two women in
the path of his machine.
"We could not see Mr. Ezoll'B
machine", Mrs. Davenport said, "be
cause the lights were so dim that
tho rays did not attract our reten
tion.. My1 daughter saved mo from
Injury aud herself from being more
seriously j hurt. By jumping into
the nir just before tho car struck
her, she avoided being crushed un
derneath the wheels. 'We were
walking along the highway just off
tho pavement at the time of the
accident." .. , ''. '.; '-: ; ' ..
The Ezell car was graveling at a
modcratft pace 'When ;,tlie- accident
occurred. . -'
, KEM-iKY AT GRANTS PASS
C. C. Kelloy, division engineer of
the state highway department
spending several days in Josephine
and Jackson counties,, inspecting
istnte highway maintenance and
construction work in progress. -,
MILLS ADDITION
SCHOOL TO HAVE
NEW CLASS ROOM
Increase of population in the Mills
Addition district with its conse
quent demand for increased facili'
ties of -tho public school in tho sec
tion, impelled the city school board
last night to authorize the construc
tion of a new room at the Mills Ad
dition school house during the sum
mer months.
The ' new class room, will ade
quately take care of the larger en
rollment, it was thought.
Although unable to authorize con
struction of play sheds for the new
Contra! school, because of insuffic
ient funds available under tho orig
inal bond issue, the school board are
determined to hold another school
election for the purpose of asking
the taxpayers of school district num
ber 1 to authorize a further bond
issue to finance the. play sheds. It
would' be impossible to hold the elec
tion until after July i, It was point
ed out. At the present time, tho
school district is bonded up to the
limit, sot by law. However on July
1, some schools bonds will bo call
od, which will give the school board
the right to hdld another school
bond election. .
FOUR HILL LINE
SURVEY OUTFITS
NOW IN KLAMATH
Ify a. lino wero to be drawn from
each Hill Lino survey crew in Klam
ath to the. next creyv, the geometri
cal ftguro which would result, woum
be a very lop-sided rectangle.
Four crows, Bent by the Northern
line interests aro now at work in
Klamath county. One crew Is. at
Bonanza, another On the Geary
ranch northeast of the city, a third
on the 'Maurice Johnson ranch near
Croscent and a fourth in tho Sllvor
Lako country. .
The work of the survey crows Is
bolng carried on quietly and "quickly.
After securing necessary informa
tion in Klamath Falls, tho railroad
encrlneora sot their crews to work
with quicknoss and despatch that
indlcatod much forethought and
planning before the crows arrive
in Klamath, , '
RETS
WARM PRAISE
Veto of Strahorn Franchise
Resolution is Heartily
Commended . .
Letters of commendation
began pouring in today on
Mayor Fred R. Goddard for
the firm stand he took yes
terday in again vetoing the
Strahorn franchise resolu
tion as adopted by the city
council last Monday night.
That the Klamath Falls
executive has the interests
of the farmers as well as
the people of Klamath Falls
at heart in thus preventing
the bottling up of the city
by' the Southern Pacific in
terests, is the tenor of the
several letters.
The letters follow:
MAL1X COMMERCIAL CUT!
Mulin, Oregon,
May 14, 1025
Dr. V. It. (Joddurd, Major, v
Klamath Falls, Oregon, ,
Dear Kir:
The Malin Commercial Club
takes this opportunity to com
mend your action as mayor of
Klamath Falls in delaying ac
tion upon granting franchises
to the Oregon, California and
Kiistciii Railway. Tho city of -Klamath
Fulls should not hast
ily enter into any agreement or
carelessly grant franchises of "
, great possible f uturc value to i
the city without first ascci'taln
: lug what use or disposition may
' bo; made of such franchises and r
H-lilch inay in-the future seri
ously handicap ' or embarrass '
. the city in its development.'
, As a compromise wc would
' suggest that the railroads now
'.entering . Klamath Falls mid ,
nny which may later build in
to that city be required to con
struct and maintain jointly a
union stutlou to be used by all
these railroads. t :'
. Very truly yours,
F. M. TROUT, '.
i ' President.
From Lassen County
"Mnycr Fred R. Goddard,
Dear Sir:
On behalf of the people of
Lassen county, who need furth
er and coiu;etitive construc
tion so that they may be able ,
to develop mul market the iin
mcnsi natural resources of that
country, I have to 1 1 hank you
, for your efforts to prevent tho
bottling up of tho key city of
Klumntli Falls, which we be
lieve ' would affect not only
Klniiiatli Iliisin, but all of the
northern counties of California
wheso interests aro closely link
ed with, yours. .
Very truly jours,
- ' i Peter Gerig, '"
Supervisor, Lassen 'County.'.
Dr. Fred K. Goddard, Mayor. .
. Kliunnthi Falls, Oregon.
Dear Sir:
AVe wish you to accept our
grateful thanks for the position
yen havo taken 111 keeping tho
bey city 'of Klamath Falls open,
to entry by any railroad.'
Having been promised a lino
to Malin by the Hill System, .we
deplore any action that would .
by discouraging them, retard
: our development.
AVo particularly appreciate
your veto message ns. standing
for tho best for the whole coun
ty rather than the narrow view
thut no thought should be given
anything outsldy the corporate
limits.
Wo nro now, for the first
time ready to believe that a
, priiphet cniuo out of X'nzm-etli,
Very sincerely yours,
FARMERS SOCIKTV OF THE
TILE LAKE VALLEY
,. Lookout, Calif., May 14, 102.1.
Dr. Fred It. Goddard, Mayor, :
Klamath Falls, Oregon '
My dear sir:
' I noticed In tho Kvenlng
Herald, under date of May 111,
where you vetoed a Resolution
by your Council which if ipass
'(Contlnuod On Page Six) ,
FROi
FARMERS
So The People May Know
; ; ; ,i
Now that other railroads are determined to tap the
rich Klamath country, Robert E. Strahorn is again prom
ising construction of a spur line between Dairy and Bon
anza.. He has filed application with the public service
commission for authority to build this line.
But this projected development ddes not raise the
hopes of the people of Bonanza. They still remember
the glowing promises of Robert E. Strahorn as made nine
years ago, and their interest in him and his projected
railroad development has waned. Files of The Evening
Herald reveal that' following the Strahorn promise to
build from Daiiy to Bonanza, leading citizens of the lat
ter town rejoiced greatly. . Ihey organized the Bonanza
Railroad Promotion club, and got busy procuring the
necessary right of way. This club is now but a memory
just as ephemeral as the
build. -': ' :: ';W;'
The Evening Herald files
that news stories appeared
progress1 of railroad plans
by citizens ot this community to aid Strahorn m his
railroad project. ' '
The city council on the
decided to engage attorneys named by the Keller Bros
ers' bond house of Denver to pass on the validity of the
proposed $300,000 bond issue, which the city was de
termined to turn over to Strahorn. ';''
The files also reveal that
torney for Strahorn, but then
the most ardent advocates of the new road. Besides the
aid offered in his official capacity, Attorney Groesbeck
was also ' a leading .member
committee. ' .
'Quoting from the files at this date we find:
"The -'attitude of the many : citizens at the council
meeting,1' last night toward the question of bonding the
city was evidenced by the vigorous and continuous ap
plause given City Attorney Groesbeck ; when he spoke
in favor of the $300,000 issue." . : - ', ..':
It is also revealed that
cessions from the people ' of this section, but did not
want to put out any of his, own money. He wanted
photographs of his entire proposed right of way between
Klamath-; iFalls and Bend. He ; wanted, ' pictures - of "'the
various valleys and farming : communities of : Klamath
county; he wanted them for
he wanted the people to pay
in btrahorn undiminished, the, then Klamath Falls Com
mercial club raised the needed funds to employ a scenic
photographer to obtain these, pictures for Strahorn;
It is also shown by the files that while bond attorneys
were preparing for the $300,000 issue which would make
Klamath Falls a "partner' with Strahorn and his railroad
project, a committee sof citizens neglected their : own
work and canvassed the county for right, of ways do'
nations for the line. Members of this committee were
Wilson S. Wiley, Bert E. Withrow and R. E. Bradbury.
ine story is told m glowing words ot hqw farmers
almost without exception deeded ; the needed right of
way. There' was the story
planning to sell his little 15-acre tract. It would cut his
acreage in two, but he was as loyal as any other man.
"If my giving a part of my
ath county get a railroad to Bend, 1 am glad to give it,
he told the committee, as he signed the necessary papers,
o This was the spirit which prevailed throughout Klam
ath county during those fulsome days of the fall of 1916,
when the long cherished dream of a railroad appeared
to be coming true, with Robert E. Strahorn in the role,
of the builder who was to. do so much for Klamath coun
ty-providing his many demands were met.
(Continued
L
ILL ORGANIZE
Meeting to be held at Union
Hall, 5th and Main
Streets Tonight
Preliminary plana for the organi
sation of a mill workers' union in
Klamath Falls will be taken tonight
at- a general mass meeting of mill
workers at Union hall, Fifth and
Main streets. Tho meeting will be
In chargo of C. 11. Long, field repre
sentative for the labor federation.
All mill workers who (are interest
ed In organizing are asked by Mr.
Long to bo present. . - ,
POSTI'OXK l'LAV
Duo to tho rush of affairs
this week, the "Charm School"
annual play of the Senior class
has been postponed until Tues-
day afternoon and evening.
Previous announcement set the
da to of tho nlay as Friday.
May 15. Tho presentation will
ho given . in tho Pino Tree
theater. ;
if
WORKERS
line strahorn - promised to
: : ', ': ;' ''''VA
of September, 1916 show
almost daily concerning the
and the sincere work done
night ot September 5, 1916
Rollo C. Groesbeck, now at
city attorney, was one of
ot the citizens railroad
- -
Strahorn wanted other, eon-
promotion purposes. But
for them. And their faith
of a French fanner who was
little tract will help Klam
tomorrow) ;
Freight and Passenger Train
on Pennsylvania Line
Crash Headon
.TERItE HAUTE, Ind., May 14.
Three persons are reported killed
and several injured in a collision be
tween Pennsylvania railway pas
senger train number 6, oastbouhd,
and a freight train, near Martins
ville, Illinois, 16 miles west of here.
Those reported killed were Dan
Walsh and George II: Aluonch, both
engineers, and William Zimmerman,
fireman. Two engines pulling tho
pnsscnger train and six coaches
were derailed. ,
lmiSCOLL CiOICS TO POIITLAXI)
J. H. Driscoll loft this afternoon
for Portland, whero ho goes on mat
ters connected with his- extensive
insurance business. Ho will bo ne-
comnanled ns far as Ashland by
Mrs. Driscoll, who will visit with
friends ' until Mr. Driscoll roturns
from Portland, which will bo next
Sunday,
THREE DEAD IN
TRAIN SMASHUP
SEEK FEDERAL
TD
Oregon Will be Asked to
Cooperate With Calif.,
on Movement
The assistance of Klamath county
in securing . federal aid for the
Malin-Dieber section of The.Dalles-
foeno-L o s Angeles highway, is
sought here today by C. J. Fulcher,
president of The Dalles-Reno-Los
Angeles association and Peter Gerig
supervisor of Lassen county. " , i- -'
Designation of this section- of
road as a federal aid highway will
mean thai federal funds will be
available for its construction, ' Mr.
Gerig said. Modoc, Lassen and
California counties benefitted by the
proposed north and south highway
from Oregon to Mexico, are pulling
for federal aid. But they feel that
their case will bo made stronger if
the government bureau of public
roads in Oregon, urges the Califor
nia government road bureau to fav
or tho section of road -with federal
aid. . . ''''.'.:..-
Seeking Support - ,
"So we are here, primarily to in
terview the chamber of commerce,
and citizens of the town, in enlist
ing tholr aid," Mr. Gerig said. "We
hope ttiey will write to the bureau
of public roads in Portland and ask
that that body recommend to the
California bureau favorable action
on tho matter.'' ' -.'
Mr. Gerig, who is from Bleber and
Mr. Fulcher who resides at Look
out, conferred with business men in
tho chamber of commerce this morn
ing.' -:V.'. ' . ." '
Concerning the present status of
Tho Dalles-Heno-Los Angeles'; high-.
way, Mr. Gerig pointed out that
while' stlie ,; govern o'C.-.'hM. '; h
legislature designating' the ' Majin
Bieber section as primary highway,
it was felt that he would do so. . t
;'.". '.;: : May Veto Hill-," -I",-,'.'"'.;.'.' ' '"
"The way we hear it; is that the
governor is going to; veto- all the
road bills passed by the California
legislature", Mr.- Gerig saidl "If he
does make a blanket veto on all
road bills, we people who are ad
vocating The Dalles- Reuo-L o s
Angeles highway, will not feel so
badly about it. The governor has
said he would consider the bill seri
ously and at length. If he does
veto it, it will just mean a wait of
two years until the legislature at
the next session can pass the, meas
ure over his veto.' . .
, Speaking of the proposed railroad
development in Klamath Falls, Mr.
Gerig said that people of his section
were anxious to hive a representa
tive at the interstate commerce com
mission in Portland at which .Hill
Line proposals and S. P. objections,
would be heard. At the last inter
state commerce commission meeting
in Portland, bearing on Klamath
railroad development, no representa
tive from northern California was
heard, on tho ground that California
had no interest in railroad develop
ment in Oregon.
STUDENTS OF HIGH
SCHOOL MAY HEAR
OFFICERS MONDAY
High school students will on Mon
day morning loarn first handed the
benefits to bo derived by a young
man at. the Citizen's Military Train
ing camp in Camp Lewis,- Washing
ton this summor, if efforts of Dr.
G. S. Newsom to arrange for a high
school assembly for Colonel Arnold,
chief of staff for the 90th division
and his adjutant Major John M.
Bubb, are successful. '.
The two officers arrive Friday
and will be banquotod at the White
Pelican hotel' by tho Reserve Offic
er's Association. It is expected that
they will address high school stu
donls on Monday, and personally
interview any young man botwoen
tho age of IS and 24 who is inter
ested in tho froo vacation at Camp
Lewis furnished by Uncle Sam.
While thore is general interest in
tho Camp Lewis Military Camp, tho
candidates .for tho summer training
this yenr, must bo Interviewed per
sonally and shown the1 benefits of
tho work, If Klamath Is to soquro a
greater number ot ropresentntivea at
Camp Lewis than ever before, Dr.
Newsom observed. : ."'. " ,
NOTW) WHITUK DUOS ,
1 LONDON, May 14. Sir H. Rider
Haggard, tho author, diod here to
day,
BUILD
EDICTS
IE
SLUG
FARMER
Tanko and Hall, Murderers,
Believed Seen at Sacra
mento Again . u.i
SACRAMKNTO, Calif., May 14.
Two men who wrecked a stolen
automobile here this., morning are
believed to be Joe Ta.-jko and Floyd
Hall, escaped murderers' from Snn
Quentln prison.; . All peace officers ,
in thjs city have been ordered out to
hunt them down.. v v
' The automobile was stolen early
today frbfn a farmer and his wife
near Auburn. , It was wrecked in
front of the Sacramento county hos
pital' on the southern edge of this
City.';: '. '.; . :::':'' '.'" -' ' '
Two men: one with a rifle, held
off would-be pursuers and disap
peared on foot in the direction .of
Oak Park, a suburb. v; .'
Woman Hysterical i . .
Theywere last seel: at Forty
Third street and Fourth avenue, in
the same locality where the convicts
disappeared three weeks ago, after-
shooting Clyde Nunn, a member of
the police force who was pursuing
them after they had stolen a car and
kidnapped its driver. One woman;
seeing the men with tho rifle this
morning, became, hysterical, By
standers who saw the men declares
they resembled. Tanko and Hall, es
caped convicts. , J1
At about '9: 30 o'clock, a half
hour, after they had wrecked their-
stolen automobile, the bandits who
had run through-the' county hos
pital and, state fail', grounds nearby',
came upon Henry Hansen in front
of,; his hbihe, knocked, him in the
head, threw - him into. thL back, ot .
his ; autojmobile van.d . -'started in tho
per Stockton" road ; with a posse -In
close- pursuit. ,i.';, :t ''.'.i.'.-.v5'':;:!,!,:';
The kidnappers later threw .Han-'
sen out of his automobile and con
tinued toward 'Stockton, leaving tho
upper Stockton road and taking to
the; lower Stockton, a highway
which lies west , of the first road
taken. ; ;'.;:.'-.J ' - ;'
; : ENGLAND TO HOLD BACK ,-'
'LONDON, May; 14. The British
government will not at present take
the initiative in. calljng a world dis
armament conference, 'Premier Stan-'
ley Baldwin ' told the house today
In reply to a member's question.-
Freed , of All Suspicion in
Connection with Mc
Clintock Death
' CHICAGO, May 14. Mrs. . WiU,
Ham D. Shepherd has been cleared
by tho grand jury of implication in;
the doaths ' of Mrs. Emma Nolson
McClintock and William McCltntock,
millionaire orphan., ,.,;
The , Jury voted two "no bills''
thus quashing findings of a coron
er's jury that held hor ns accessory
to her husband, held for trial on an
indictment charging the murder by
typhoid germs of young McCllntor.k. '
It took no action on-the coroner's
jury's verdict holding Shepherd re
sponsible tor Mrs. McClintock's
death, but may thereby hoar any
further evidence in that regard.
Mrs. Shepherd greeted tho Jury's
vote with a statement in which she
said an acquittal "must be the ul
timate outcome of all the conspiracy .
against my husband and mysoif. .
There must be an end to this damn
able outrage against Us." She has
maintained throughout that the In
vestigations' of tho deaths and tho
charges . against her husband and
herself was a conspiracy
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, "LIFER'? DIKS .
SALE M, Ore., May 14
Peter A. Brenner, . who waa-
sent to the state penitentiary
from Clatsop county In Docem-. ,
ber, 1919, to servo life for kill-
lng Frank Gowan, fllod at the
state prison, yesterday , from
tuberculosis. He had boen 111
several weeks, Tho romalns
are 'hold at tho prison pending
instructions from rolatlvos. ;
I
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