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KLAMATH FALLS .
' "An Empire Awakening"
liUY AT HUME J LOCAL
MERCHANTS CAN GIVE
YOU BETTER BARGAINS
Associated Press Leased Wire
Eighteenth Year Number 1)527
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
IS
E
TY
Citizens Generally Will be
Put on Record in Rail
i Controversy
WILL HOLD HEARINGS
Public Indorsement of Hill
Line Project Will be
Urged on People
Determined to offer every
possible encouragement to
the Hill lines in their plans
to enter Klamath county, a
movement got under way
here today for staging pub-1 J
lie meetings in every section
of the county during the
next few weeks.
Public sentiment, it was
aid, will play, an important
part in hearings to be held
before the interstate com
merce commission and
Klamath county will be ask'
ed to express itself in no
uncertain terms.
Hill line engineers 'are
working at top speed to
complete their final location
surveys as quickly as poi
nt bio. Four separate parties uru
Dow In tint fluid, and I lie surveys
will bo completed ul the cnrllciil
possible uiamouL.
To Fl I! mtf
At noun o I ho llti between Hunt)
olid Klnmutli Full Is d.-fliiltoly
fixed, lbs route lll be filed with
Iho in itirsi 11 lo commerce comml-
Minn, Wliti. wlitpti eulttin hearlnc
SI
TINGS
WILL BE STAGED
6 CO
or north. 11111 Hues iln.ll bo given' "l""'
the right lo build between llcnd A grnduuto In engineering from
nd Klnmsth, or whether ihey will " Whitman college, lie secured n
be granted ommon-ucr .right over j Position with iho btalu highway do
llio Soulhorn Pacific lino from Odull Pnrlmcnt of Washington, and thai
Klamath coumy residents whs i capacity wn grounded In funda
havo grown weary uf Iho B.iiihern j mi-nlnl" of practical highway con
Paclflc domination, an well as tbo I "trut-tlon.
empty pro in I hid tif .Mr, Htrnhorn.! Later Mr. Howard was hired as
tho promoter, are now marshalling I assistant engineer for thu city of
their forces proiiarntory to an In- j Walla Walla. In this work ho wan
lonslvo campaign thai will bo car- In chnrgo of many paving und gon-
rli'd to every part of tho county In j oral street Improvement projects of
tho Intercut of more railroad do-' that city. For throe yours Mr. How-
volopmcnt for Klamath count-. j ard held tho poiiitlon and then
... ., ! moved to Klamath Falls.
To Fix Meetings , , , . .
, ' Former Assistant Engineer
Tho first of these scheduled meet- . A. niIHBllint ,.nglnoor of Klnm-
Ings will bo hold probably within , y.-Mx ml(1,,r (.. Kngliiucr Don
tho next two wouks, and tho moot-1 j, zuinwiilt, he worked hero for one
lugs will bo continued until every , year nnd a half. However, during
section of tho county has boon cov-;
crd. '
All civic, public and nonil-piibll-cation
organizations will he asked
to'ndopt r .'solutions favorable to tho
entry of tho Hill lines und t.i up
point accredited representatives to
appear before l'io Interstate com
merce commission examiners when
the hearings are scheduled.
It U believed that some of 111 i
hearings Kill bo held right hero .In
Kin mat ll Fulls, Inasmuch as It U
hero that tho projectod rail haltlo
Is centorud,
Definite announcements of thi
schedules of meetings will tippear
In Tho Evening Herald at an early
(Into,
DF.LIVKU TltOl'T
Htout nnd Itanisdell HcihIIiik Out
First Shipment of l-'l-ll
Stout nnd Itnmsdoll were deliver
ing tholr first shipment of uuHturn
brook trout from their hatcheries
near- Chlloiiuln In Klamath Fulls
yesterday, ,
THEY SAY HE'S CRAZY, BUT MAN
WHO WOULD KISS PRETTY GIRLS
ISN'T VERY jFOOLISH AFTER ALL!
NEW VOniC, Muy 21. llonry
Cluy Morfal, Brooklyn's mini of
myslorluus Impulse who gives Jow
els awny and admits ho never sees
a pretty girl', without Wanting U
kiss hot', la again In u hospital for
mental observation,
'Some , wooks ago tho daughter
nnd nlScu of Judge Iloiihen
Haskell 'of llrooklyn, received two
.mysterious ,1 100 bracelets by mes
senger. Dotnctlves trailed thorn to
Moffut, who at first denied und then.
admitted Blylng them, 1I never
Frank Howard
Is Slated for
Important Job
i .
Local Engineer to Be
Appointed County .
Road Engineer
All unofficial Hgrcomciit of tho
county court has been Touched
when by Frank X. Howard, well-
known civil engineer uf this Illy,
will reclvo the ofricliil appointment
as county roud engineer for Kliim
itth. County Judgu It. II. Ilunnell
announced yesterday ufteruoon.
Mr, Howard's appointment to this
Important job depends upon Ills In
dorsement by (', T. parley, county
surveyor. The Indorsement will be
In III" form of an appointment of
Howurd lo Hie pus It Ion of deputy
county surveyor.
That Mr. Howard Is favored by
the county surveyor for tho posl-
wi II known. It Is under
stood Hint Mr. Parley will appoint
Mr. Howard as his deputy this
week.
New Pce.ll Inn
The position of county road en
gineer was created by thu state leg
islature last year. In tho hand or
the respective county courts of
Oregon Iho legislature pieced the
power of appointing tho county en
gineer, whose Job It was to bo In
rhurgu of all county road count ruc
tion nnd inurkul road projects.
The law stipulated that tho
county engineer should submit all
plans fur market road and county
road construction to the slate high
way department for endorsement
before going ahead with any proj
ect. In this way a close link be
tween the state und county road
departments will b '
gunra 1 systeinii
Hon tl . .limit
'j ..that will
l construc
ts
a. RiMc hit
Mr. Howard, who IK a registered
civil engineer, lias lor mnny years
been Identified with road conslruc-
work both , lu . Oregon rtnJ
that tlmo ho returned to Wulln
Walla to handle some engineering
work In his former homo town.
When (.'lly Knglneer Zuinwalt
wns succeeded by Eugene Henry,
Mr, Howard retired from city ongl
neerlng activity and accepted a po.
sltlon In the county surveyor's of
fice. Mr. Howard's wide experlenco In
engineering work and fluttering
rocoiumendntlons of his ublllly by
well-known civil engineers of the
county, led tho county court to
consider him favorably for Iho posi
tion. Sl lt llU'I KI'MOK
An uiicoiifli'ineil rumor was re
ceived liy bet li the slieilff's anil
coroner's office tills afternoon tlmt
ll wonmn supposed to the n Mrs.
Wheeler hint JimiH'l tiff (lie Link
river bridge. The report could not
be confirmed by either official.
Authorities were cent Inning their
investigation lute, tills afternoon.
All hough they believe' the report
was unfounded.
satisfactorily explained his motives
nnd later wn another chnrgo was
sent to a hospital for observation,
lie was released us sane, however.
Yesterday ho kivsed a 1 9-yoai-nld
girl bank clerk at llrooklyn's busiest
corner. When arrested he said "I'm
allraetod to young girls Uko a need
le to a magnet. She was such a
nice girl I didn't think Mho would
mind." ' ' ,
One of Iho' girl's companions snl.l
Moffat had kissed two other girls
before Iiq was nrrostod,, u , ,
T
IS
Efforts to Lynch Negro Sus
pects Bring Tragedy
Early Today
MACHINE GUNS USED
Sheriff and Guards Fight
Back Infuriated Men
Feeling is High
DALLAS, Tex., May 21.
Five men were wounded,
one seriously, in an ex
change of shots between of
ficers guarding" the Wallas
county jail and mob of
about 300, prisoners shortly
after one o'clock this morn-inp-
The mob, bent on taking
Frank and Lorenzo Noel,
negro brothers, indicted yes
terday in connection with
two murder and assault
cases, was driven back after
about 30 shots had been fir
ed. All of the injured were
civilians.
The only officer wounded
was Sheriff Schuyler Mar
shall, who was struck by a
brick.
Ihvlght Stewart was the most
seriously , wounded, he was shot In
tho side and Ills recovery is doubt
ful. Thu others were but slightly
wounded. About 1U0 mcu nnd a
woman were arrested and placed in
the Jnll. No charges wore filed
against tle'in.
Following the uttuck. the crowd
around tho Jull which began congre
gating early In tho ulght and at one
time was estimated at 5. 000, grad
ually dlsporsed, although sovernl
hundred maintained an all night
vigil. -
The rush which resulted In the
shooting started when tt hand of
men, armed with rocks and bottles,
attacked the linn of policemen and
firemen who were guarding the west
aide of the Jnll building. Many mis
sies were directed at tho firemen
who attempted to beat the mob back
with slrenms of water. Their effort
were unavailing uud tho mob broke
through tho line. At this point tir
ing began nnd police standing by
opened fire, ' discharging nbout 30
shots, most of them Into tho nlr. ,
Tho mob Immediately fell back,
and tho attack subsided.
t'onfctedoiis Mude
Armed with machine guns, shot
guns, sldo arms, bombs nnd tiro
hose, about 7 fi officers maintained
guard over tho eight story jull.
Tho negroes wero arrested last
Friday and indicted yesterday after
one of them was said to hnvo con
fessed to the killing of Hynn Adklns
and tho assault of his womnn com
panion on a lonely rontt north of
the city on the night of April 12.
Franli Noel was also Indicted for
the thurdur of W. I.. Mllstend nnd
assault on his woman companion on
the night of April 25. Tho crimes
aroused considerable public indig
nation und feeling has been nrbning
high since the negroes were arrest
ed. One of the women ussnultod
Identified Frank Noel s her aJ-
lacker.
Ambrose Delves
Into Fire Cause
A smnll boy, eight yenrs of age,
and member of n , well-known
family, Is hold lo have started the
fire In li ham on' Tenth nnd Grunt
street which was prnellcally do
onts of Iho 'child this afternoon
... Fire Chief Keith K, Ambrose,"
was to have Interviewed the pnr
onts of iho child tths nfturnoon
with tho view of restraining tho
child from .further pranks ot
sort.
According to Investigation
Chief Ambrose and bis firemen
fire was deliberately set
the
by
the
by
matches. :
Tho barn, Vhlch was In the rem'
of the homo of Frank I.. Mars, was
owned by Hnl II. 'Oglo, It was not
covered by Insurance. Loss will
npproxlmnto f30Q !' . 1,1
0
NTEXAS WHEN
L
RUSHED
Cloudburst at
Lexington Does
$40,000 Damage
Black Horse Canyon Is
Swept by Torrent
of Water
I'KNDI.KTON, May 21. Damage
estimated at MO. 000 was done at
Lexington, Morrow county, yester
day afternoon between 2 and 3
o'clock when a torrent of water tor-j
down Uuk Horse canyon after a
cloudburst and Inundated the busi
ness and residential section of the
town. N.) loss of life was report
ed and personal injuries suffered
are said to hnvo been slight.
Tho water that raced down the
canyon and through the town rang
ed In depth from four to six feet,
and Its force wa? sufficient to life
buildings from their foundations
and move them considerable dis
tances. Tio office building of the
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
company was carried sixty feet on
the crest of the flood waters und
set diiwa .next to a bank building.
The heaviest Individual Ijss is
.'aid to have been suffered by the
W. F. Darnell General '.Mercantile
store. Damago done to the building
and stock by mud and water was
placed at SI 5,000. Tho A. I.. Ucach
store's damage was placed at 32,0l't;
T harness' shop. the. post office
building and other small buildings
wero moved frjnn t'Jelr foundations
nnd damaged.
-i
Power Company
Claim Scouted
i
"It is highly unprofessional for
an attorney to try his caBcs in the
newspapers" was tho only comment
J. H. Carnaban would make today
when his attention was called to cer
Mia sUiUtno'uts inCiff by D. V. Kuy-,
kendull boaring on tho suit filed
yesterday against the California
Oregon Power company, whom Kuy-
kendnll purports to represent. Mr.
Cnrnahan is attorney for the Fort
Klnmutli Meadows company which
is seeking to recover from iho Pow
er company half a million dollars
I for damago done by reason of tho
manipulation of Iho gales in the
Link river dnm, through which tho
wilier of Klamath lake was raised
and lowered to tho Injury of the
Land company.
In an effort to cover up tho Pow
or company, its local attorney seeks
to ninke It appear that every effort
wos made to protect tho lands of
tho plaintiff and undertakes to
point out thai the dntuages asked
for aro unreasonable because the
Innd was originally purchased at
$15 an aero, while tho amount ask
ed for in tho suit would amount to
$50 an acre.. Sincu thu. Meadows
company became owners of tho prop
erty ll has udded hundreds of tbouS'
nnds of dollars in dikes, drainage
und Irrigation canals nnd other im
provements. He also claims that
Iho company hns settled with all
other lnnd owners, while it is un
dcrstood in certain circles that ad
dltioual suits will follow that of tho
Meadows, which if lost by tho power
company would practically bank
rupt It.
Tho active attorneys for the Cali
fornia Oregon Power company aro
Morrison, Dunne & Drobeck ot San
Francisco nnd Kvun 'Ueames of
Modford.
IX KLAMATH FALLS
It. A. Field and W. J, Held of
Field and Moon Lumber company
are visiting ln Klamath Falls for
several days. They operate between
hero and Ashland.
HXAPP WINS
A sheriff's Jury ot six local
cltlnens (k-clded this morning?
that Donald Stickney of Salem
4 had no claim against (he dining
car of tho Snnpp Bros, which
has been held here ponding dls-
posnl of a claim ngnlnst the car
on n Judgment held by young
Sllcknoy ngnlnst Wllllnin It.
Snnpp.
TJhc Issue. of Iho trial was
whether or not William Snnpp
owned any Interest In Snnpp
llros. carnival. Tho Jury do-
cided not. The Jury wns com-
posed of O. D. Ilui'ke, foreman,
Lloyd Hynn. (', L. Hollldny, D.
M. Smith, Hey Anderson, and
William Hobs.
f Vt
SEEKS DEATH SO
Bion
FREE TO MARRY
Los Angeles Woman Takes
Tragic Way in Effort to
Solve Triangle
STRANGE CASES TOLD
Peculiar Accidents Reported
Ice Crushed One,
Beef Another
LOS ANGELES, May 20. A
strange mixture of suicides ond pe
culiar accidents crowded police blot
ters in this section during the past
24 hours, a period which also was
reinurkuble for most unusual, dark
overhunging clouds and rain.
Mrs. Jean Cahill. 23-year-old
wife of William Cahill, electrical
engineer, was taken to the receiv
ing hospital early today with what
police surgeons said was a self
inflicted bullet wound in her
breast. Sho told officers sbc had
shot herself so that her husband
might be free to go to another
woman. Surgeons suy she cannot
live.
Takes "Kalnt Way"
Chester M. Cate, member of
prominent Massachusetts family,
head librarian of the nationally
famous Huntington library at San
Marino, near here, was found shot
dead in his auto on a lonely road
in tho suburbs. Officers say all
evidence pointed lo ,uiclde. Cate
was scheduled lo appear in court
today on a charge of contributing
to the delinquency of a minor.
Edgar Collier, tourist from Michi
gan, G8 years old, died of heart
failure at the wheel ot his auto
on a crowded street here today .The
machine continued down grade, dis
organized traffic,' broke a woman
pedestrian's leg and wrecked Itself
against the side of a building. . .
Shot in Knee
Itussell Smart, taking the only
time arullable to move from one
home to another, started to do so
in the early morning hours. A po
liceman patrolling a beat with n
friend, saw Smart carrying parcels
and grips In the dark from a Iiouso
to a waiting auto. Tho officer ar
rested Smart and left him in charge
of his friend while he went to call
Iho palrol wagon. When he re
turned he found Smart on the
ground with a bullet smashed
knee.' The friend said that Smart
had attacked hira and that ho had
fired In self defense. Surgeons said
that Smart would be crippled for
life.
W. J. Drown of Culver City, a
suburb, was served with divorce
papers by his wife a few days ago.
Neighbors found bis body on the
floor of his homo last night, the
room filled with gas truni an open
Jet.
Crushed by Ice
Edward Walker. 22, tried to hoist
a 100-pound block of ice into a
refrigerator. It fell on his head
and he died In tho receiving hos
pitul.
Walter Cowles. veteran cow-
puncher, slipped as ho hoisted a
200 pound side of beef from a hook
in his meat market. It dropped on
him and ho Is belioved by receiving
hospital surgeons to be faftilly in
jured. Joo liujnn. motion picture di
rector, was hit by an auto. Another
car was rushing. Iiiiu to a Glendnlu
hospital and crashed into a third
machine, throwing tho already In
jured Itujnn out on the pavement.
Unjnll now hits n skull fracture,
concussion of tho bruin and numer
ous cuts, nnd bruises. He is in , a
critical condition.
EL RODEO GIVEN
STUDENTS TODAY
"Hlggur and better" than ever Is
the verdict reached by many over
the 1(125 publication of. EJ Rodeo,
annual year-book of Klnmnth county
high school. The bonk, the product
of many hours of concentration,
Inbor nnd conscientious effort was
delivered today nmong students,
friends nnd advertisers who are
boosting the high school.
The annual stuff is more than to.
bo compllmouted ' according to tho
business men around Klnmnth Falls.
Kenton Humaker served ns edltor-lu-chlet.ot
Kl Hoduo nnd assisting
111 in we i-e 13 other students and Miss
Van Hevunler, faculty ndvisor.
Two Patrolmen
Let Out; Force
Given Shake-up
I
J. E. Cooper Fired Out
right; Jack Argraves
Asked to Resign
Kluniulli Falls' police force un
derwent n severe sliuke-up yesterday
afternoon und last ulglit nt the
bunds of Muyor Fn-fl It. (todilnnl
uuil Chief nt Folio- Hurry M.
LonckH, und when the smoke Iiud
clenred Clly I'litrolmen S. K. Cooper
und ' Jack Argraves were minus
their Job.
Cooper was fired last night by
Mayor Goddard and Chief Loucks
on the charge that he had been as
sociating with women of ill repute.
ArKuvr Incompetent
Argraves was.let oul, because of
alleged Incompetence In the con
duct of liis:duty. .. '
Owing to illness of Chief Loucks,
Mayor Goddard took a prominent
part in the shake-up of the depart
ment. Yesterday afternoon be called
Argraves to his office and asked
for his resignation.
Argraves wanted to know why,
and the mayor told him it. was be
cause he was inefficient In bis
duties. Whereupon Argraves threw
his star and cap down at the
mayor's request and marched
of the office. .
Argraves to l'rotiit
ArirnirpR rioclnrpfl tnrtav It wan
reported, that he would appear be-.'Everything is hedged around :j
tore tho city council next Monday j by a arefully built fence of
night and protest against the "Jf g " . ' , '
Ic formerly on night!; If the Southern Pacific,
shift-, but recently was shifted to Cooperation With the man
the day shift, because. Mayor God- i whom the people 'of Klam-
dard said, he did not cooperate
ficiently with
fleer. As day
"" "
show sufficient ability as an officer,
to lie farther .retained on
force, the mayor pointed out.
the
V Cooper Fired
Ileoorts of alleged underworld
associates ot Patrolman Cooper led j , will Lose- Out ; '
the mayor to watch the night pa-' Assuming that the S3utiiern Pa- -trolman
carefully in an attempt to;cific carrles out its promise to build : ."
ascertain whether or not the re-the q.; CI & E. to Lakevlew and
ports were based on fact. ' ' connects ud wltli the N C. O.. it will .
Last night the mayor saw Cooper
In company with a notorious worn -
an of the underworld, and on that
ground called Chief Loucks for a jest part of Klamajh county,' It will
conference. Shortly afterward Coop-also mean that Poe ' Valley, , Hon- . v
er was fired. ' . 'lanza and Langell Vally will be left ,
"Personally. I have " nothing j without direct -railroad ' facilities, .
against Cooper," the mayor said. ; fr there is little prospect that the '
"He was a good officer and worked s. P. Yvould consent to build the
nuru. uui me met ot me mailer is,
he was a little indiscreet in his
associates and for the best interest
of the force, I felt that he should
leave."
lteconst ruction Ih-ogresscs
Today work of reconstruction
the police force is in progress. One!
man, Harold Collins, formerly of(
Kfuitttfv hiu hpon hlrtut in tnki, Ar.i
grave's place. Former experienced
as motorcycle policeman on the
attle police force, led Chief Loucks''
to hire him temporarily. If he
proves competent he will be hired '
permanently. Successor to Cooper
has not yet been selected.
EXTRA! SIXTH-STREET FRANCHISE
WINS ONE MORE VOTE; PEOPLE
STRONGLY AGAINST STRAHORN
For Striilierii Franchise..
Against Friiiicliise
. 4
.21!)
Another vote favoring an exclu
sive Sixth-street franchise for the
Struhurn railroad straggled into the
Herald office today, making a total
of four votes registered for him
since the Evening Herald's popular
ballot was started this week...
Hut while this lonesome ballot
was being can. 93 othera were be
ing marked against Strahorn and
his franchise appeal.
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 Yo-a Think?
For an Exclusive Franchise.......... Mark ( ' )
Against Exclusive Franchise ........Mark ( )
Mark your ballot. Then mail or bring it to the
Herald office.
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TO FOOL PEOPLE
Strahorn 'Sale' to Southern
Pacific Means Less ;
Construction'
MOVE IS ANALYZED
1 Modoc Northern Not to be
Built Merrill and Malin
to Suffer .
After the people of the
city recovered from the
shock they received upon
learning that Robert E.
Strahorn had sold out to the
Southern Pacific the road
their money hed helped to
build, they began to look
around to see what they had
received in return. Careful
sifting of the flow of words
poured ' forth Jby Mr. - Stra
horn, and a dose examina
tion ot tne statement made
by Mr. Sproule, president '
ML
outoi me ouuuicrn racuic, re
ivealed the fact that they
amounted to nothing. . It is '
i i j r i
UlU gallic VI wuuw.
suf-iat, county ' supposed was to -
-'-'deliver them from the rail" ,
' road domination V of that
company,, -can ancceed-in- ipTeveiMfrtj '
l-lle AntrHnp'f! nf the Hill lines "into
t),e gume posUloh twenty years;
.ho. , in indav
: mean that the Modoc Northern-will
1 never be built. That will sliut out
i the Merrill-Malln territory, the rich-
i branch to Bonanza.
1 It would also mean : that Fort
Klamath and the northern part of
Klamath county would bo denied tuo
benefits ot competitive railroad ac
I commodatlons and still remain, as
of it is today, at the mercy of tho
ooumern racuic. in u wurus- iu-3
Southern Paclflc-Strahorn, program
would leave the very heat part ot
Klamalh count'v Ju8t, a 11 18 toda5r'
without . railroad facilities. .; ,
Cooperation Needed .
To gain the golden prize that Is.;,
awaiting, the county for the asking, .;,
It will be necessary for the people ,
(Continued On J'age Five)
Announcement that the Southern
Taclfle had come out In the open
In announcing Its control of the .
Straliarn road apparently caused the . ,
heaviest voting of the week, the ..
people feeling much the sumo about' '
Southern Pacific domination as the,'.
do about Struhorn promises. .1 :.'.!
The ballot appears again tcday. Jf .;
you haven t already rogistercu your
opinion on the franchise quit!t)it.'ts?
lear eft thin ballot today, murk It
and get it to tne Heraia . niuce.
The ballots wilt close this week..
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