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"An Empire Awakening"
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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 $20,000. The road
will be 5.5 miles long, ac
cording to Acting Deputy
Engineer G. I Stebbins.
Contract tor the surfacing of this
section of road will be lot at the
county court meeting' next Monday
afternoon. ' - '
.The completion of this road will
mean the alleviation of a road con
dition long, held unbearable . by
Chiloquin . residents. Traffic " over
the rutty and bumpy road from
"Williamson river to Chiloquin,' was
found to be hoavy enough to war
. rnnt .' lm!nedIate.,-cpjnple.!i3uv.1of'.,"lho
"profect.- " ;':.;
Y; On Midland Road
5 Another project anticipated by
the engineer's office Is the grading
of six miles of the Midland Market
road from Miller ,hlll to'MIdlund.
, It funds are 'available, this section
tot road will be surfaced this sea
son. .However, Mr. Stobblns point
ed out, It might be advisable to
Rllow the grading to settle over the
winter In order to have a solid road
bed to support-surfacing.
Of deep significance to Klumat'i
is the construction of tho Mldlund
State Line Road. Grading on, this
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cheiht misim;.cki
Fred Hollbronnor, local wood
man, is. in n queer position
these days. .' ,
It all developed from the ar-
rost and conviction of a man
named F. Hallhromicr, on a
charge of possession of inloxi-
eating liquor. ,
, "You see, tho similarity In
names has placed mo in a fun-
ny fix"; ho said. "The boys
about town are giving mo cred-'
it for knowing a lot more
about liquor traffic ' In this
county than I know or want lo
know.' They aro asking tho
J.v0 questions, Where? and
Who? For their sako, I would
like to say . that tho wrong
man ' Is credited with this
knowledge, thus' saving them
from useless questions. '
OLD WARRIORS REUNITED
AFTER LAP$E OF 73 YEARS
m
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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
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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
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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! ' .
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