The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, May 15, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextUniversity Library Eugene, Oregon BUYA.T HOME;. LOCAt MERCHANTS CAN GIVE VTkTT PF.TTTTP 15 A P H A TM3 " Published Daily at KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awakening" Associated Press Leased Wire Eighteenth Year Number 5522 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS ROAD PROGRAM 1825 Mi BE GREAT HELP Projects for Klamath County Made Public by Engi neer's Oof f ice MUCH WORK PLANNED Grading of Highway to Chiloquin to Aid All Classas, is Belief Each year a step toward the completion of a compre hensive system of roads tap ping rural agricultural sec tions and lumber centers, is taken and in line with this, policy the county engineer's office today announced the 1925 road construction pro gram as outlined by the county court to date. . Of greatest value to the tourist, the lumberman and the farmer combined, will be the surfacing of the Wil liamson River - Chiloquin road at a cost of approxi mately $20,000. The road will be 5.5 miles long, ac cording to Acting Deputy Engineer G. I Stebbins. Contract tor the surfacing of this section of road will be lot at the county court meeting' next Monday afternoon. ' - ' .The completion of this road will mean the alleviation of a road con dition long, held unbearable . by Chiloquin . residents. Traffic " over the rutty and bumpy road from "Williamson river to Chiloquin,' was found to be hoavy enough to war . rnnt .' lm!nedIate.,-cpjnple.!i3uv.1of'.,"lho "profect.- " ;':.; Y; On Midland Road 5 Another project anticipated by the engineer's office Is the grading of six miles of the Midland Market road from Miller ,hlll to'MIdlund. , It funds are 'available, this section tot road will be surfaced this sea son. .However, Mr. Stobblns point ed out, It might be advisable to Rllow the grading to settle over the winter In order to have a solid road bed to support-surfacing. Of deep significance to Klumat'i is the construction of tho Mldlund State Line Road. Grading on, this (Continued On Page l-Jlght) cheiht misim;.cki Fred Hollbronnor, local wood man, is. in n queer position these days. .' , It all developed from the ar- rost and conviction of a man named F. Hallhromicr, on a charge of possession of inloxi- eating liquor. , , "You see, tho similarity In names has placed mo in a fun- ny fix"; ho said. "The boys about town are giving mo cred-' it for knowing a lot more about liquor traffic ' In this county than I know or want lo know.' They aro asking tho J.v0 questions, Where? and Who? For their sako, I would like to say . that tho wrong man ' Is credited with this knowledge, thus' saving them from useless questions. ' OLD WARRIORS REUNITED AFTER LAP$E OF 73 YEARS m .'.'" - ' ' Robert Starkey, Able Seaman, and John Kelly, Drummer Boy, Meet at Old Soldiers' Home Both Survived Plague Aboard Vessel ' , ROSEBURG, Ore,, May 16.-Sev-enty three years ago the steamer Golden Gate swung at anchor in Panama Bay with the United States fourth infantry on bonrd. Cholera broke out and 200 soldiers died and were burled in tho waters of tho bay. Ulysses S. Grant, lator com mander in chief of the jin'on army and president of the United States, was a lieutenant in the regiment and one of those who aided In con trolling the', situation. 'On tho boat were a' man and n boy, Robert Stnrkey, able seaman and John Kelly, drummer boy of the 4th regi Water Is Turned Into Canal From Lake Reservoir West Langell'i Valley Farmers Now Busy Irrigating Crops Iloudgntes at Clear Lake ' were opened this week to allow the first flow of wator Into tho west side canal of LangeU'B valley, Herbert D. Newell, project manager of tho Klamath Irrigation district, said. But tho hoadgates were opened only far enpugh to allow a small flow of water Wednesday nr,.l Thursday. The flow was gradually Increased, when it appeared that thoro were no faults in the canal. The canal carries a capacity flow of 2G0 second feet, Mr. Newell said. Indications point to a very suc cessful growing season on the west aldo of Langell's valley. Throu;:V out tho farming section of eastern Klamath there is a note of opti mism, induced by favorable weather -conditions, indications of good crops and good prices on the mar ket. " Only the few dry farmers, ' who aro fortunate enough to be pre pared, will be served by water on the northern and eastern side of Lnngoll's valley, tho territory which comes under tho Gerber dam Ir rigation project. The. north canal, which carries tho water from- the Gerber dam to tho LangoU's valley ranches, will be completed by Juno. Several farms where struc tures, head gates, checks and tho like have been completed will be served this spring by irrigation water for the. first time in the his tory of that section. Later In tho summer, more struc tures will bo completed on the north and cast Langell farms, bul by that time tho demand for irri gation water will have ceased, Mr. Newell pointed out. Cpntractors are now busily at work on the 'struc tures of north canal. ( I'llCSECXTION ( liOSKS ' ' T0PBKA, Kans.,- Mw lC The 'prosecution rested before noon to day In the trial of Former Governor JVM. Dnvls, charged with solicit ing a bribe. . , . Former Governor of Arizona Will Speak At Annual Banquet. Thomas 15. Campbell, ex-gOvernor of Arizona will bo the speaker ot the evening at tho fifth annual com munity banquet of the chamber ot commerce, in tho White Pelican hotel, May 29, according to word received from Campbell who is now in Yakima, Washington Interested In work for tho reclamation pro jects. In company with Campb611 will bo former Assistant Secretary of the Interior Goodwin who is al so Interested in tho reclamation pro jects. Mr. Campbell is not making a special trip to Klamath Falls to speak at the dinner, according to Lynn -Robin, secretary of the cham ber, but he is to be' hero in ac cordance with the fact-finding act passed last December by Congress which sends the fact-finding com mittee to various government rec lamation districts to make thorough investigations of various projects. Campbell will be here during the ohtiro last week in May, orrivirj hero from Ynkimn where he is in terested in tho samp work ns lie will probo hero. ment who became quite friendly, but nfter their, harrowing exper iences lost sight of each other un til yostcrdny when at the, Oregon Soldiers Homo they were unexpect edly reunited. Mr. Starkey, who Is 911 years of ago, cnine lo the home about a week ago from Coos county. Ho enlisted In 1813 and served dur ing the Mexican and Civil wars. John Kelly enlisted when a small boy as a drummer and served dur ing the civil war. Ho has been a residont of tho state homo for the past eight years. ',.;. LEAVES OREGON TO BE WITNESS Fiancee of "Millionaire Or phan" Has Been Visiting in Grants Pass HEADS FOR CHICAGO To Give Testimony Against William D. Shepherd, Held for Murder PORTLAND, Ore., May 15. Miss Isabella Pope, finance of the late William Nelson McClintock, Chicago "millionaire orphan," passed through Portland today en route to Chicago from Grants Pass, Ore., where she has been visiting relatives. . . She said she had not been sub poenaed but was hastening back to Chicago on the call of her law yer to bo ready to .testify in the case against William D. Shepherd, who is to bo tried in Chicago in connoction with the death of Mc Clintock. While declaring she must not talk of the case in advance of testimony she may give on the stand, she volunteered a' few ob servations. ; She declared she was as much surprised as uny one at the rapid developments following the. death of McClintock. "I personally could not under stand why the Shepherds, made such a quick get-away . after , the burial ot William," she said'. "Ills illness had not been half as hard on them as on me, though they did say they were all broken up and had to got away for a rest." FLIGHT WILL START SOON Weather Said to Be Clearing for Amud sen Dash to Pole LONDON, May,.' 16.-; Dispatches from Copenhagen say weather con ditions have Improved at Spitsber gen, indicating favorable conditions soon for tho attempt by Roald. Amundsen, explorer, to fly from a point near King's Bay, Spitzbergen, to the North Pole. - The dispatches report a tempera ture of only eight degrees below zero and a clear, calm atmosphore. So the People May Know . Reports received here last night that Strahoni en gineers have given up a' hurrying to another section block Hill line surveys only tend to conhrm turthei' the lack of sincerity on the so rich m promises back in but who had been so lacking Files of The Evening Herald of October 25, 1.916 show this prpmise voluntarily ; given by Robert :E Strahoni. : - - "If Klamath Falls gives Oregon, California and Eastern Railroad to sprague River, the gap from there to Bend positively will be built." This promise was madeby the railroad promoter al most on the eve of the $300,000 bond election, and at a time when it appeared -certain that Mayor Crisler might veto the ordinance legalizing the election. . On October 23; 1916, Mayor Crisler vetoed the bond ordinance on grounds of .illegality. On the following day . a telegram was received from Keller Brothers, Denver bond brokers, giving positive assurance that all legal steps taken by the city were proper and that (he issue, if passed, would hold in the courts On the night of October 24, 1916 another meeting of' the council was fyeld. The council chambers were packed to the limit with a crowd of determined people, who brooked no delay in a chance to vote , Strahorn his $300,000. At that special meeting Councilman Doty ' made a dramatic plea to Mayor Crisler. to withdraw his veto. The excitement was so tense that some woman rushed forward and wanted to plant a kiss on the cheeks of the councilman. Enthusiasm reached its highest when Mayor Crisler announced his withdrawal, of the veto and the council formally, set the bond election for Nov. 12. During these days when railroad plans were in their infancy. Robert E. Strahorn made frequent trips from ,: . (Continued on page 6) ... . ..'. ..- CANAL BREAK FLOODS ROAD NEAR MALIN Gophers Burrow Thru Dirt for Third Time This Year For the third lime this spring, an irrigation canal of the Klamath rrigation district, broke through its banks and inundated The Dalles California anil' surrounding country, according to -reports received here toduy by the state highway offices. Some time, shortly after 3 a. m. today, the banks of D. canal, two and one half miles west of Malin broke its banks. Rapidly flooding the land adjacent to the canal, the water soon covered the highway. Approximately seven yards of gravel were washed away. A crew fronvthe reclamation ser vice was immediately set to work on the break, ad by night it is esti mated that temporary repairs will be effected. State highway en gineers this afternoon, drove to the scene of the canal break to inspect what damage was done to The Dal les-California highway. ' Water, flowing Into the canal was shut off this morning in order that the inundation of the highway and adjoining ranch land could be checked and also to allow the rec lamation maintenance, crew oppor tunity to repair the damage. Cause of the break was from gopher holes, reclamation men said. Two other breaks In irrigation canals this spring occurred on The Dalels-Californla highway In tho Henley district. Each break was caifsed by gophers. GEN. MILES DROPS DEAD Noted American Sol dier Expires Suddenly . While at" Circus ' . WASHINGTON, ' May' '15. Goner al Nelson A. '.Miles, famous Am erk'an soldier,, dropped .dead here today. . Death occurred while! , General Miles . was attending a circus per formance.' ' , Tho General had apparently been In the best or health. Mrs. Coolidge was attending the performance. - General Miles was S6 years old But despite his advanced ; age he had taken his usual Interest in Hie public affairs until today. When he started for the circus perform ance there iwaa no hint of an im pending illness. '.''-.. survey to Lake view, and are in a supposed effort to part of the man who was the halycon days ot lalb in fulfilment. $300,000 to help build the , NT Portland Telegram Discus ses Klamath Situation -in R. R. Fight 'ROGRAM MAPPED OUT If Common User is not , Granted From Odell, Work Witt Start PORTLAND, May 15. Discussing the central Oregon railroad situation today the Portland Telegram says in part: "Whether In carrying for ward their plans to extend the Ore gon trunk railway from Bend ti Klamath Falls and on to a connec tion with the Western Pacific, 1-. northern California, the Great Npr- thern.-Northern Pacific group, own ers of the Oregon Trunk, will be permitted to connect with the Sou thern 'Pacific's Klamath Falls-Eu gene cut-off at Odell Junction and enjoy common user rights on the Southern Pacific, is a problem for the Interstate j commerce commis sion to solve. ' "A week ago the Oregon Trunk applied to the commission for th ; required permission to make tho extension, and concurrently engi neering parties were sent out to lo cate definitely the line of the line of the proposed extension and by driving stakes to fix points , for the information of construction con tractors whose bid's ..on the railroac. grading will be solicited when tile signal is 'given to go forward wlti. the work. An alternate and longer route from Odell Junction Is ylt the easterly . edge ot the : great .-pia-i timber belt.. V . ' ... ... '"..;,'.'- Parallel Lines . ; . . yheth.er it is pliBlic p'oTlcy Eorbulld two parallel' lines through practical ly the same territory,- since Oregmi producers and shippers will bear the cost; of the two. lilies, la a ques tion that will probably be brought up before the commission. -'. "It is estimated the line from Odell. Junction would be for tli-i commission to grant the Hill lines common, user rights over the Odell Junctlon-Klamath Falls line. . Hill's I'rogi-um " ' "The activity of the northern lilies in planning for an early start on the proposed extension from Oend to Klumuth Falls and on to California is the determination Of the Great Northern-Northern Pacl flc group, to carry forward the am bttious program of the late James J. Hill to provide a line of rail road from the Columbia rlvor, east (jf the Cascade mountains, to the Western Pacific line on San Fran Cisco Day.1 Such! a connection would bo -challenge to the Southorn Paci fic and Union Pacific systems to share with their rivals a large part of the traffic moving between Call tornla and the Northern tier of states." TWO CONVICTED FOR MURDER OF EXPRESS AGENT Two Alleged Accomplices Given Freedom by Jury at Waukegan, 111. WATJKEGAN, Ills., May 15 Bernhardt Mylln, Waukegan, and Edward J. Smith, Milwaukee, .were sentenced to 25 years' IniprlBon mcnt and flernnrd Smith and Ralph McKbee, Chicago, were acquitted today by the jury trying them' for the murder of Russell Sage Dickey, express messenger, In an attempted hold-up ot the Vlklrig, Chicago and Northwestern Railway express.. The jury deliberated nearly 12 hours before agreeing. ' ', Tho prosecution had asked for death penalties for Mylin, who fired the shot that killed Dickey, 'and Edward Smith, mid nsked for a llfo sentence for Hernnrd Smith, former Chicago policeman, and a . 25-yeur sentence for McKeo, alleged go between. ''',. ' :. JllMJIC ru.vi'ox DIES PORTLAND, May 15. William D. Fenton, Sr., formerly -genera counsel lu Oregon for the Southern Paciric company, died at his home loday after n long Illness. He had retired. In 1017. owing to 111 health, DETERMINED TO BUILD UD Offensive Move for Pass Made by Local Road Groesbeck Reported to Be in S. F. Confer ring With S. P. Final proof that tho O. C. & E. railroad is leaving no stone un turned in its attempt to prevent entrance of Hill lines into the Klamath territory, was evident last night from a report that the small railroad had abandoned Its survey from Sprague river to Lakeview in order to concentrate on the survey of the spur which leads from mile post 43 north into the Williamson river territory. Rollo C. Groesbeck, the atorney for the O. C. & E. railroad and also local representative of the Southern Pacific company, ieft hur riedly for San Francisco yesterday, where he -is said-to be conferring with Southern Pacific officials on the recent railroad : developments here. ' , Sudden concentration of O. C. E. or as- is generally believed the Southern Pacific counter offen sive, is thought to be for a pass between the Sprague and William son rivers. Descriptions of the pro posed eastern route, to be taken by the Hill lino, indicate that this pass will be taken advantage of b the northern lines. Wlfether or not the move of the Strahorn interests means abandon ment - of the Lakeview extension could not be learned, owing to Mr. Groesbeck s sudden departure for the south. . CX1A8T LEAGUE SCORES At Oakland 3; Portland 4. ; ' .:- - - (10 Innings) . At Vernon 1; Seattle 4. At Sacramento 1; San Francisco 0. At Salt Lake-Los Angeles) rain. Invalid Maker or Moonshine Sent To Prison For a Year MEDFORD, Ore., May 15. R. A. Sears of the Eagle Point district, who plead guilty to possession of a still; and is a cripple and invalid, was sentenced' to a year in state I prison late yesterday by Circuit Judge C. M. Thomas. The court directed that the committment order be held in abeyance for "three or four1 days." . "The county ; authorities," said the court, "feel that the real lead ers and operators of the still are hiding behind you, and preventing justice by using - your unfortunate position as a shield." ' . The court suggested that Sears should reveal the names of his co workers, but he stoutly maintained that he alone was to blame and ox- plained Ills methods of getting the supplies and still equipment to the thicket where it was found. . ' FA1UVIEW CLOSED . - Fuirview school was closed at noon today to allow the county health ' department ,un- der the direction of Dr. G. S. Newsom, to thoroughly, fuml- gate the class rooms. Several scarlet fever cases that- have broken out' among the children impelled the health officer to order fumigation. . - ELKS WESTERN NIGHTS IS KNOCKING THEM ALL DEAD Dahcing, "Gambling," Hot Dawgs and Soft Drinks Entertain Crowds "Bull" Money Freely Spent at Various Games v "Wlnnor take all!" "Don't dance unless you pay!" "Right this way, mister, let ybur wife buy a paddle!" And so on, far Into the night, could bo heard the . cries of the puddle venders and the call of the bankers at the baccaret table. All this took-plaeo at the first night of Elks' Western Nights, given Thursday. Frldny and Sat urday in tho Elks' temple. On the lower- floor sat the gate keeper, who took the first bit of hard earned ducats. Further on sat Leslie . Rogers in all his glory, handling with the, air of one pro YLIMNG CGNViG T JAP Floyd Hall, Escaped Murd erer From San Quentin is Taken Easily TANKO STILL IN HIDING Fugitive Found Under Bed and Submits Quietly " Attended Movie v SACRAMENTO, May 15. Floyd . Hall, youthful es caped murderer from San Quentin state prison and master maurauder, whose career, linked with Joe Tanko, his partner in crime, has been a spectacular one since the pair, escaped from ihe prison April 7, last, lies in the Sacramento city jail, held incommunicado." He was captured late last night without a fight or an .at- ' empt at one and somewhere i lb", c.itv is supposed to be lis "Pal" Tanko. V ' Hall's capture was a tame one, it had . been expected . hat when the police came pon Hall and Tanko, blood vould flow. . Instead of that, icting upon a tip from a.:- citizen, Chief of Police Bar- ' t M-hane. accompanied : by Detective Captain Henry Des- . enfants, Sergeant ,; Perry Gamble and Patrolman pany Relth,1 invad ed a CAUGHT IN ROOMING HOUSE Japanese rpaigljiK.. bOyU.se w.wwtueirJiov-Tar. -from 'JSjlu " Sacramento river front, walked Into. a dark room, flashed a light tinder . the bed and there was. 'Hall. ' ,', . Upon a brusque order, Hall crawl ed from . beneath -the bed, hands . above his head,, was searched - and in a few minutes was in a coll. . Was Unarmed Hall had no 'weapon, although, tho -police stated that he had with- him (Continued On Vugo 'Six) . ' ', TO OTO SUIJHCniBEjrtH ; .;; Y-.'V '' ' ' Tomorrow will be "mop- ping up day" for the carriers. They did not call on you last Saturday, as they were all at . the field sports of the schools. But tomorrow they are going to clean up .their collection books! and as they aro betting . on their customers, do not dis- appoint them. Make arrange- mcnts now so that the boy will not have to return but can got the money at your homo to- 1 morrow. Subscribers who are working can pay tomorrow night at the office. ' We will remain open until nine o'clock , for this purpose. . If you know . how interested tho boys are, you would see that they are not disappointed, and for that reason- I nm going to remain In tho office so. that you nan drop in and pay and thus show your support of the . lad who , is banking on your help. '-.- . GRACE CON HOY. Subscription Mgr. fessional, the bull coin given in ex- change for filthy lucre. And handlu It ho did. ,' , ' ':.-!. Baccaret tables . In ' one corner, the lure of the game, of the Klon dike In the other, and the crisp rustic of bull coin plunked down tor a chance .ut Pan Pan. : And nil the work and efforts of the Elks go tntoi a rharlty , fund, , trying hard to surpass tho mark set last year. ', , ' , Tonight tho Western Night show will be repeated as well as Satur day night. Upstairs all manner and sorts of refreshments aro served from punch to dancing and hot dawgs.., Hot Dawg! ' . I: