The Evening herald., May 20, 1925, Page 1, Image 1

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Eighteenth Year Number rr;2!
inundatTondf
FERTILE LANDS
CUE OF IT
Fort Klamath Meadows Co.
Fires Opening Battery
at Power Concern
ACTION FILED TODAY
Claim That Lake at Times
Cannot be used for Navi
gation Purposes
The California Oregon
Power company stands to
day defendant in a damage
suit for $500,000 brought
against the corporation by
the Fort Klamath Meadows
company of Oregon. Com"
plaint against the power
wviiipnii; TY cio nidi 111 l,iri;illl
court this morning by J. H.
rv i iv i u i i
.vii imiiaii, j-wiaiuawi lL'ni
representative of thevFortj
rtiamain meadows com
pany. The suit, which is said to
be the forerunner of other
suits which will be filed
against the power company,
is for the recovery of dam
ages said to have been in
curred by the power com
pany using the fertile lands
of the Fort Klamath Mca".
dows company as a reser
voir for storage of lake wat
er; also for the alleged dam
ages incurred by the impedr
ment to navigation, as result
of the power company low
ering the lake below its
natural depth.
Miiiimiuiy if Chiliim
Htiiiiinai y of tho claims of tin1
Kurt Klamath MoiuIowh company
uro iih follows:
Tim Fort Kid mil 1 h Meadows coin
lmny In thti owner of 27,013 acres
Constituting tli II 1 11 ri f II llf Mil'
northern end of Kliiiiuuh liiln.
1'rliir to lliti construction o tho
Link rlvnr ilum by l!in power com
pany In HMD I lii' liinilH of t tm Fort
Klumnth meadows worn mil u rally
Irrigated liy the high water of the
liiko (liirlni; 1 1" Hprlng; during tin
summer llin waters of I In) lake 're
ceded! allowing the growth of llllt
II nil grasH vnlituhlo for livestock
nnil dairy herds. ' ,
However, when Dm power com
pany lit) 1 1 1 111" ilnin they Illegally
claimed (ho r!i:li (of maintaining
the lake ul nil elevation of 4113.3
uliovo son lovul, whereas th aver
age height of llio lakn prior to 11m
conHtmcUoii nf llio dam was till.
(( 'dill 111 Orel OH I'ngo Four)
"Prince of Pilsen" Garb Worn
By South African Natives Who
Greet Young Prince of Wales
KINO WJI.I.IAMSTOWN. Tnlon or
Routli Africa, May 20. TliomiiindB
of kafflra Karliod In fantiiKtlj! oom
.lilnnllnnn of nntlvo coHtuino mid Ini
irnvlHod MuroiKmn iIiUHh mitlmrotl
horn tndny from alt tho HiirroundlnK
cottnlrlos nnd halod tho Trliiou. jjf
.WiiIoh. ,
; On" Zulu In flKlilluK trim and
With n war Hhlold limliod to hla
lmck HiiinHhod IhroiiKli tho HlrwlH
on n inolor cyclo to roach tlm
jirlncnM Itivoo. ' . i. ,
1 A ltuffli' liiii'iidod llm Around near
tlm prliu'o'H limiiliiiiartorH n til red In
nuvy liltio trituHoin, o blmk dlnnor
University Library
Eugene, Oreuon
SUED FUR
(
Two Dead and
Three Injured
in Gun Battle
Fight at School Elec
tion Brings Shoot-'
ing Affray
WII.I.IAMKoN. W.' Vii.. May 20.
--Sherman Parsley, u merchant of
Kcrmli, near hero, iitnl Hack Kirk,
president of lint tiimril of ml unit Ion,
urn (li'Uil imil lliiou other men are
wounded, while nix iiru timlcr ur
ri'ht on a ehurx" of iihoo'.lug us tit"
result of yesterday's iilitlol fight
nl a poll nt Kirinlt. where nn rlce
ilon wus held on thv intention of
creating mi liidopi'tidcnl school il Im
Irlot. 4
Th'!, fighting Is understood
I... .... ... .. 1 1 I
iwii negroes to Mm poll. Dr. k. t. j here and at San Francisco
stopp, mi i-iioiioii offiiiiii. !"'-: that steps had been taken
Honed tlm npcm' right to vtu,l() obta;n u& substantial in.
unit Curry struck him. witnesses re
. lined.
y-, g f
JrOUftll blirVCV
'
,
Cl'CW btartlllP
at Bend Today
Four Camps Now Lay
ing Out Location of
Routes From Bend
A fourth survey crmv of tlio Oro
r;iii Trunk line utartpil work tulay
from llcml sautli toward odvll, CI.
V. I.lntni'r n nl.it n 11 1 Ri'iioral eal
nni r of tlm Ori'iiun Trunk Mima au
n jiinced today. .
T.i In makos f iur Mill lino muvo.v
nuwa aru l.n;i li'il on folljivx: onu In
WocHs valloy to tlm woat of tlm oily,
n koooiiiI In tho ll.inanr.ii loiiniry.
and a third at tlm end of tho S.nil.i
orn 1'aolflc nilln north of Kirk.
Big Loss Sustained
By Washington Town
. In Damaging Blaze-
NH.SIMJI.K.M, Wash., May 20. - -lUislnoia
liiiusi'H on onu Dido of 'tin;
main Kiroot lioro worn dotroyod !'
flt'o thiit Ktnrtod In 11. K. Ilopklim
Mint Market onrty today. Tho Ions
M OBtliuatod nt .SRO.tltiO to $",", 1100,
with Insiii'uiico of prooahly $ll,niin.
'I'roporty doHtroyuil liioludns the
(loiioial MorohiliidlBP ' storo, lljtul
mid roaldoiuo of )I. looanip;
Smith and coiupnny's draft s ur-(
(ioiKi Hmllh's rostiuiriinl I V). C.
I'lirnlcy mid Souh pool hall and
Kroil II. Howard's motion plctma
thoatre and daneu hall,
NoHpoloni l In t',to Hiiuthorn hnlf
of llio ColvIUi) Indian rosorviulon
mid tlm Indian rnalilonta nittnu'inbor
(ho whltn poi-soim.
anil wnlat oont nnd a 1'ourIi Imita
tion of n tall coat Hindu from wild
cut nJtltiH,
Tho plnco of lionor fronllnir the
platform whoro tlm prlnco ;'ocolvod
iidilrnNHOH from' tho chiefs' was oc
cupied hy nn aholont Kaffir, droKncd
and ii soft, felt hat four alitos too
In n lilaek nordorod rod lilanket
aniiill nnd covered vlth the uocnniu
lulod dirt of niany yourit.
Tho prlnco poraonally conduolod
the orclmmra tlnrlnit' one of tho
niimlitiru nt a dancn kIvoii In Ills
honor hero liKt nlnht.
IttstUttiix
KLAMATH FA
S. P. WILL HELP
ES
President Sproule AnnounC
es Two Big Railroad
Mergers
TO GO TO LAKEVIEW
Also Acquires Big Interest
in N. C. & O. Line, .
is Report ,
PORTLAND, May 20.
The Southern Pacific com-
STRAHORN BuiLD
NEW UN
curry iookiPany announced last night
terest" in the Nevada-Cal
fomiaOregon railway which
ia to be converted into a
standard gauge line, and
that arrangements had been
completed with President R.
E. Strahorn of the Oregon
California and Eastern rail
way, under which funds will
be advanced, to aid in the
construction of the line of
his company from Klamath
Falls to connect with the
Nevada- California- Oregon
railway. Both these arrange
ments are subject to approv
al of the Interstate commer
ce commission.
The arrangement with
President Strahorn will give
the Southern Pacific a sub
stantial stock in the Oregon-
California and Eastern,
which now extends forty
mlies from its connection
wtih the Southern Pacific at
Klamath Falls easterly to
Sprague river.
t'ndor the iirniiiBomcnt Willi
1'rosldent Charles Moran of tho
Novaila-Culironilu-Oi'eRon lino, tho
Southern Pacific wilt aid him la
socurinK tho' money for tho work of
roliiil'.dlui! tho lino a' n broad gaUKO
railroad Its out li e distance of 15ti
miles between I.itkovlow, Oregon and
Wendell, Calif imln wiiore It con
nects with tho Southern Pacifle.
Will llctlucc Haul
Theso ileal will provide-' ti now
linn throiiRii southern and central
Oreiton for through truffle botwoe-i
Oregon and Eastern states, reducing
Uu present haul by 4 IS miles,
Mr. Sprotilo's aniiouiicoment fol
lows: "Tho SJiitliern Pacific oom
nnny announces throtiKh Its presi
dent, William Sproule, that iirrantio
nient.) havo been nuido with Chnrlos
Moran, president of tho Novada-Calll'ornlil-OreKon
railway, to aid
hint In securing the money needed
to carry out his plaa f.ir ciiauKlni!
that road from narrow gaugo to
standard gauge
"Tho arrangoinont if completed,
is subject to tlio approval of tho
Intoraliilo euntmoroo commission."
To Help Hti-aliorn
Mr. Spronlu nnnoiinc.es at tho
aiuno time Unit tho Southern Pacific
eiimpany has completed negotiation!
with H. K, Strahorn, president of
tlio Oregon, Callfoinhi and KnstJfn
railway company under which' fundi
will bo advanced to Mr. Stranuru
In aid In the construction 'at tho lino
of .his CJinpnny tram KlamathFalla,
Ore., to connect with tho Noviida-Calll'ornla-Orogon
vallway,
"This will llkewlso rouulro tho ap
proval of tlio ' Intorstato commerco
commission, and, If approved, will
(('oiitliiuoil on Page I'oni') ,
Associated . Press Leased Wire
I J A, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1925
WP W WWU3 VI MCV W W V9P
Rain Assures
Bumper Crop
on Dry Farms
Hardest May Precipi
tation in Years Hits
Klamath Country '
Dry furntors, sheep num. cuttle
men. and dulrymn; aru rejoicing this
morning over one of tho hardest
.May rains of Klamath history,
which full, yesterday afternoon and
lust night.
From noon yesterday to S a. m.'
toduy .77 of an Inch fell according
to V. S. Iteclamatlon ctalistlcs. This
Is equal to the average precipitation
of the entire month of May for the
past 15 years. The rain fell by fits
nnd marts yesterday afternoon, but
shortly after eight o'clock tlm
heavens opened up and in big heavy
drops torrents of rain came hurt
ling down. The rain continued all
night and was still fulling this
afternoon.
If there over existed a doubt In
minds of dry farmers that they
would not havo a good crop this
yenr, that doubt Is I 'dispelled today,
i,'oui.ty Agent-!. A.' Henderson said
today.
"The rain gives definite, assuranca
of an excellent crop In dry farming
sections of the county," he said.
"Not only that, but pasture, will be
greatly benefited as well as range
grass."
If the warm rain struck tho snow
capped peaks of the Cascades, it will
mean n heavy run-oft of snow water,
reclamation engineers said.
Spring Ceremonial - ,
Of Shrine Club To
Be Held Saturday
J'lans fir tho spring coremonial
of llilluh Templo tit Klamath Fulls,
are now complete and tho commit
tee In ciiurge of tho affair is plan
ning to entertain more 'than 2rtu
out of town guests at, tho banquet
to bo givo.li on Saturday evening n
p. m. In the White Poicun hotel.
Covers will probably bo laid for tl.'iO
according to one of tlm conilnitteo
iiifii tor Klamath Kalis Shrine club
members are expected to attend in
:i body.
Delegations from Marshtiold,
Hsoburg, Modford, Ashland, tlrants
Pass and other neighboring cities
are expected, tho majority to form
a caravan driving over the moun
tains for the evening's entertainment
Houston's orchestra will play luring
tho dinner 'hour nnd plans for a
social evening following the dlnnor
uro muilo. W. C. Van Kmon, pre
sident ot the Crater Lake Shrlno
club. Is general chairman ot tho
n flair. " ' '
Liquor Is Held
Responsible For
Bad Check Mess
.Moonshine caused him to lose his
heart and pass two bad checks this
week, was tho excuse given Robert
llrown, yesterday afternoon to Sher
iff Unrt Hawkins.
llrown was arrested, at the com
plaint of Ed A'annloe owner ot tho
Iloldon Itule. Ho Is being held lit
tlio county jail pending a prelimin
ary hearing before Justice ot lio
Peace R. H, Ilunsaker. '
llrown said that at tho lime ho
passed the chocks ho was .Intoxicat
ed, nccordlng to Sheriff Hawkins.
Tho . chocks uro said to have been
for small amounts.
i: Rt4 OV YPItliS WOH8K
LONDON, May t!0, Tho condi
tion of the Karl ot A' pros, former
field m ill's lull Krench, wus described
today ns very grave,
s
FLEES BECAUSE
Robert White, Star Inform
ant Against Shepherd,
Disappears
SEARCH . IS STARTED
State's Attorney Determined
to Locate Man Who
is Missing
CHICAGO, May "O. ItolH-rt K.
Crowe, prosecutor In the trial of
William 'Darling - Shrpheril on a
flmt'Ke of hluying his foster win.
William Xclson McClintock, with
typhoid germs, ii determined to lo
,cato Robert White, one of the
Mute's chief witnesses, whoso ilis-
apiH-ariincc has brought the first
sensation of the trial.
Information ban been otrtained
thai While, with his wifu and two
children, abandoned his home and
vanished 'l,th a rented automobile
last Friday. A letter written by
Mrs. White to Mrs. Marie Btidlovo,
a friend, said: "We had to. leave.
Our lives were in danger."
Mrs. Iludlove has turned tho let
ter over to the prosecutor. He said
every effort would be made to find
White and when ho is found "there
will ho action," ho warned. He put
several delectivo squads on the j
search r.nd a police messngo was
broadcast asking White's detention
if located.
The Chicago Herald and Ex
aminer Bays it learned from 'Wil
liam Adams, a blind news vender,
of uu alleged $25,000 offer made to
White ten days ago to leave for
Florida. The offer included a fur
nished bungalow which would bo
given him on Ills arrival there,
Adams said White told him. .
' Adams quoted Whito as, saying
ho would accept "it they mean
business."
White was known as llio body
guard of C. C. Kaiman, science
school head, who confessed he sup
plied typhoid fever germs to Shep
herd and taught him to administer
them. White and Shepherd at one
time nearly came to blows when
they confronted each other and
Whito identified Shepherd as the
man he had seen j nt Kidman's
school.
Tho search for White and de
layed convening of tho trial today
subordinated interest in tile selec
tion of jiirymen. '
Thirty-six veniremen have boon
examined to obtain three tentative
jurors, l.'l being excused by agree
ment, 17 for cause, two by state's
peremptory challenge, nnd one by
peremptory challenge by the de
fense. Carnahan Resigns
As Attorney For
War Veteran Body
J. - H. Carnahan, Well-known
lpcul attorney, today announced his
resignation as attorney for the
World War Veteran's State Aid
commission, a position that he has
hold for several years. Mr. Carna
liiui bus handled all the legal busi
ness of the state commission that
has arisen in Klamath.'
Pressure ot personal business was
given by Mr. Cnrniflinn as his ren-.
son for resigning.
.VI y relations with tho commis
sion have boon tho most friendly,"
ho said' today, "but I could not seo
my way clear to give the place the
attention It requires." ,
No nnnouncement ot a successor,
to Mr, Cnrnnhnn has boon made hy
tho stuto aid commission.
TATE M S
L Ifi DANGER
Peddles Jerk-Water
Line to S. P.; People
Of Klamath Are Duped
Suspicion Prevails That He Has Been Acting
for Larger Road for Past Nine Years'
Double-Dealing Revealed in "Sale"
Robert E. Strahorn has sold out the City of Klamath
Falls.
Coming here nine years ago with an oily tongue, and
smooth promises he induced the people to give him
$300,000 to aid in the construction of a railroad that
would connect this with other transcontinental lines and
break the grip that the Southern Pacific railroad com
pany held upon the development of this community. He
stated that he would build a line to Bend, over which
would come the trains of the Oregon Trunk and the
Union Pacific. That later he would build a line to the
southeast that would connect this city with the Western
Pacific. '.'- ''..:' ' ''''.' i
Today he has placed that line under the control of
the Southern Pacific. He has defeated the very aim
of the people through whose help the inauguration of
the enterprise was started. He has played the part of
a : Benedict Arnold, a Judas ; he Jiassold out the fjeopltf 1
of this community f of ' the thirty pieces of silver, but ;
instead of the remorse that should follow in the foot
steps of such a reprehensible act, instead of seeking
out the convenient tree and closing a career at the end
of a rope, he has the efforttery to stand before the
directors of the chamber of commerce and boast of his
act and try and glorify it by clothing it with the same
promises and the same tactics that fooled the . people
into voting him $300,000 nine years ago.
Whom Did He Serve?-'
The people ot Klamath Falls want
to know it Mr. Strahorn did not
come here, not at tho request bf the
people of Eastern Oregon and Klam
ath county, but as the representa
tive of tho Southern Pacific rail
road company?
They want to know if at all times
during the past nine years he was
not acting as the personal repre
sentative of tho railroad company
from under whoso domination they
were seeking a way out?
They want to know If it has not
been his aim to prevent tho entrance
of the Hill and other lines into this
territory Instead of acting as an
agency through which they might
help in the development of this
part of the state? .
Vote of Protest Against Any
Strahorn Franchise Continues
To Roll Into Herald Office
TOTAL VOTK
For Slfuhoi'ii Franchise
Against Franchise
t.-H
Unqualified Indorsement of the
determined fight which The Eve
ning Herald has been making to
protect the city's Interest from fur
ther . Strahorn : promotion char
acterized chiefly by empty prom
ises -poured in todny at The Her
ald office. ". ' ' .
Although' two votes were regis
tered yesterday as favoring the
Strahorn Sixth street grant without
a common user, only one vote was
recorded for him todny out ot tlio
STRAHORN RAILROAD BALLOT
Shall the Strahorn line be granted an exclusive
franchise to cross Sixth street, or shall the common-user
clause be inserted?
What Do Yc-a Think?
For an Exclusive Franchise..... .. .l.Mark ( )
Against Exclusive Franchise ..........Mark ( )
Mark your ballot. Then, mail or bring .it to the
Herald office.
Published Daily at
KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening"
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Han He Hoon l.ylnn;'.'
.They want to know if he .has
not been lying to them alb of too
times when he stated thut it was
his intention to build to Dend?-
They want to know If It is not
his intention now to prevent in
every possible way the recovery by
the City of Klamath Kalis of the
$300,000 which was so generously
contributed towardR what the peo
ple believed would aid and not
prevent other railroads entering
Klamath Falls?
They want to know If he was
hot acting for the Southern Pacific
when he made application for tile
extension of the line across Sixth
street, out Into the .Mills addition
and urt Link river?
. (tVinrimicd On Page Four)
total of SS votes received up until
3 o'clock this afternoon.
Confirmation of repeated street
reports thut the Southern Pacific
owns the Strahorn rond "body and
soul" stirred many people Into ac
tion and they wadod through rain
soaked streets to deposit their bal
lots at The Herald office. It was
noted with considerable satisfaction ,
that many of those who registered
votes ot protest against the Stra
horn franchise were working men. ,
If you haven't yet voted In The
Herald's ballot, tour out the voting
coupon todny and mail or bring It
to The Herald .office. Don't bo a
"repeater." Vote Just once. ; '