Uni BUY AT HOME; LOCAL Published Daily at KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awakening" MERCHANTS CAN GIVE YOU BETTER BARGAINS Associated Press Leased Wire Eighteenth Your Number 5528 KLAMATH PALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS THREE DEAD IN TORNADO WHICH HITS COLORADO Trail of Debris 75 Miles Long Lies in Wake of Terrific Storm HOUSES BLOWN DOWN Telephone and Telegraph Wires Down Also Touches Illinois DKN'yKIt, Ci.li., May tt'J A (lull of (Irln In 7.1 nilli n long '' limliietl In iiorllii'iiHli'i'ii Colorado today mi it ri'iiilnili'r or the lilitli against her. In a written statement wind HI or m which lore through li kIvi-ii out lust night Dorothy ru (Iiiioii villages lilt)' )c li iilii) , kill- J pudlntcd htT signed confession lull tlireo M-niiiii, severely Injuring I given tlm (lollnt shortly after her three olhcin nnil rnuslug tlioioaniln I arrest nlioul January l.r,, anil put of dollar ilnimiKi' o property. Ill" blaino for tlm k IlliiiB or nor At Moulder. Lorim II. Ili'iinutt. n mother to onu "J I mm Ik I.nmarr," carpenter, wait K i 1 1 -d whuii a roof whom she says was ono.of her for-' on which h Wait working wan j mcr iinnndnlni , In night llfu osru blown against n tntim of rorkH. pndes. Police tiro searching for Two nlhoni workliiK "n the roof l.uiunrr. escaped with Inlurlos. A hoy of five wan drowned In a small lukn, at llcrthoud when . tint wind over turned boat In which ho and u companion worn pluylng. A seven-year-old girl wn crushed to dcuth at I'luttovtllu when an onthulldlnK wan destroyed. Property Iohh wiih to small build ing mid to telephone and telegruph linen. The kiiIii lasted for noarly an hour In some place. At Fort Colllna It assumed the, force or a tornado, but no dutungo wus ro; ported thcrv, HT. I.OI'IH. May Sl.Oiu. man won reported killed and consider able property danuiKO donu by n aevurn Morm which .truck town Alllancu announced ycttturduy nflor In Uamllton and Hallnn couiilH. In nuul, ,lut captain AmtidHen and aoulliurn llllnala hint nlnht, accost-; f)v r,lm,iii In two planea had Iiik to word rncnlvvd hero today. ; hopped off from Klniji Day. Kplix Mlt?r dYlrc anld that ' the , ,r!(, ,u o: i; p , ,n . ( t : 1 5 .' m. lonii luvulled 18 houmia In ilarrln- j pMlT nataiidurd tlmo). hunt, III., and rauaed eonnlderalile ; .rvOUM atvlce. to thu AbhocI other property damaito. Ono man rht,.d ,.riIM mM ,ho ,ghl ot I aald to havo lee,n killed at Mc-1 mM(M to ,10 poi,, ,vuu, re,,r, ,lt Lvaoaboro. ! ,.BM( clKl)l houra, but that tho ox- New Traffic Cop Proves Ability t np ivt I Oy lagging linc j I A polite but firm officer, In the ! pernon of Harold ('olllna, arrested ; nine inotortala yesterday afternoon on traffic, clmritua varylim from lmprowr llcuunu plntea to Improper llghta. , All evenlliK loiiK till! nuw officer, who wna hired yeaterday lo replaeu I'atrolmnn ArRrnvoa, iialrullml tho city ntroeta on tli ulty motorcycle, handliiK drlvora Iiirh on ono block and warnhiR or iiiIvIbIiir n motorlat on another. ' ' Colllna formerly worked on thu traffic department of thu Keuttlo ' pnllco force In that cupacity lie Uirsen. while Kllsworth would lie learned tho Ins and outs or tho j navlKator of the machine piloted by apood cop profession. ' Lieutenant Oskur Omdnl. XYcallicr Favorable HOY IN.lt ItHII Tie expertuion waited Tor rovor- fircer liew. son of Sir. anil Slra. nl),, ,v,.nlu,r nt Kings bay since X. II. Drew, wna imliifully but ""tAprll IS. M. Hessclberg, director seriously Injured tills nrienioon'J"(,r ,hl, 0)(()i Norway. Meteorological when lot fell from Ills bicycle mi I Biat0lli mu,iu minuto observations. M'orilen avenue. Ills lip was badly Tlu r,.,,ort yesterday must liavo lacerated. The boy was unconscious when raiTled to the private sunt, tarlllln near by, but Intel1 recovered mill wvj reniovcd lo Ills home. llAKCrci.ONA. Spain, May 22. Two mon, tlio pilot and observer of n military nlrpluno flying over this city, woro killed today when ( tliolr plnno cnught flro and' fall. Proud VDaddy" Discovers That Baby Is Not His After All; Ho Seeks To Find Its Real Mother NEW YOIXK, May 22. Nat llass, wealthy clothing manufacturer, who for nlno months proudly rn gnrdod himself us thu father of a baby boy, wan today n disillusioned man, Mrs. Mass bus admitted to Assist ant District Attorney l'ecorn Unit sho bought tho Infant from a baby homo for $75 "ami pretended II was her own , hecnuso her husband longed ror an offspring. Thn pub licity ntliicliuil to tho Htiitu'n Investi gation of tho Infantorlum of, Mnp, JJoloti OolBun-Vullt, wlloi'9 v4 1 vlitt- ; '!'' ,' n;ir I1' ' ';' : Jazz Girl Says Youth to Blame in Murder Case Dorothy Ellingson Re pudiates Confession of Murder HAN KHANflHCO, May 22. Dorothy KllliiKHoii, 17-yenr-old con fessed miili'lrlilii, ilitnininrtd sane after ti I x weeks' confinement at the Nnpn state IiuhiiIiuI, will Im re turned Imrn this ' ufiiiriioun to l arraigned fur llio bitoijcI tlmo on a murder charge. Him will ho ar raigned probably tomorrciw before Hu iniliir Judge llarolil l.oudcrhuck. 'I'lio K Irl Iiuh I li 1 1 inn I l that she woulil plead nut Kulliy tu Hi" firm degrw murder charge HtatulliiK PLANE DASH TO POLE IS UNDER WAY NEW ' YOltK May 22. .-Sclent-I Intn u ltd laymi'ii tho world over to ,liy B.,.r micC,iniinR on Ihu possl- lilllly that I hi; second parly of while men In hlatory mlcht havo rvarht'd thn north poll'. If no, it would bo tho firm tlmu thn dnrlnii feat ban boi-n nrcotupllKlii'd by ulr plann. , Tho North American Ncwnpuper : pedltlon ntlKhl be koiio aovurnl daya i In ciiho lunillnKit at or near tho pole : for obanrvutloii wore found feasible. Mont 111 of Work 'ho tnke-oir waa cr fueled alter mon,,8 of t.nr,.fu preparation, - nlnted personally and aupported fl- nanclnlly by Lincoln KlUworth, New York eimliieer und explorer, who n member of the expedition. Despite tho prccnutlona, ilie cx poditlon la of tho moat lininrdoua nulnre. A forced landing might put the men n-root hundredH of mlluH from an ncccmdblu post of rcaciio. At leaat they would bo far from tliu two "mother nhlpn," thu Ktirm and Hobby, which were left behind nt KlnK" Hay. The pllola are both experienced. Previous udvlccH anltl Amudaen was to rldo behind Meutouuiit (tenser been ai fnvoralilo that Amndsun decided to hop off. Thu Aiuudsen-Kllsworlh pole dash started thu flr.it of threo flights this suuinier. Tho all-Anierl-can McMlllan-Nnvy expedition, with two pianos, is aeheduleil to Htnrt .lime 17. Next month also a British expedition under (Irottir Algarsson, (Continued On 1'nge Six) (Iron havo tiled since 1918, led Mrs. llass to confcxH her hoax. It was ut tho Ooison-Vollt Insti tution, that the baby was placed- In bed with her. Hhe said. Her husband Vns nolrrtrd thut the stork had ar rived, . Now be refuses to keep tho child, though ho and Mrs. llass love It, becuiiHO ho "doesn't want to live a lie.'; . Steps have burnt taken to place tilt) boy with tho society for the lirovenllon of cvuolty ' to children. Mr. I'ocorn Is trying to find tho real puronts A midwife signed n Jtalrth". t?er(ltlctitf, .-:': CAREY TELLS OE HILL PLANS FOR CENTRAL OREGON General Counsel for Rail road Talks at Chamber of Commerce TWO ROUTES WANTED Local Terminal Facilities Will be Second to None He Asserts Judge ( barlea II. Carey, general counsol for tho Hill lines, stood bu roro a group of represeulatlvo busi ness men and farmers of Klamath county at tho chamber or commerce thin morning and outlined in a gen eral way the nsjilrntions and ob Jurtlvea or the Hill lino system in building Into Klamath. .While deploring his Inability lo lay any new angle before Die busi ness men, horjliseusscd generally tho problems of the Hill lines In build ing into Klumnth Falls as they have developed to date. Judge Carey told what the Inter sjato commerco commission would want to know concerning Hie con struction und whnt the Hill Hues would havu to prove In support of tliolr nppllcntlon tor a corliricate or public convenience and necessity. "W.i di.Klre in bnlld two roads , r,1..ll l,.l Klnnmlli" .Indue Carey nald. and then proceeded to brletly outline the general routes that the lines would take. Tonnage .Musi He Shown "Tho Interstate commerco com mission will have to be shown where such construction would be Justified by potential tonnage of tho terri tory; In other words wo will huvo to prove to them that the construc tion of the two lines will Induce lumber development that will mip: port uuotlier railroad. Wo must show thul tho Investment will not rosult In wauled capital. "Now. In this connection, wo want all tho assistance of civic clubs und of the public In general in aiding us in building to; Klamath Kails. We Jiopo that these organizations will adopt resolutions indorsing , our move to Klumnth, of rourso taking It Tor grunted that tho public in general Is desirous or a competitive road. Future Is Question "Concerning tho future, thoro Is llttla I enn say. The tlmo will come If llio Interstate commerco commis sion acts upon our case favorably, when wn will need facilities In tho city of Klamuth Falls. Thcso tur miiinl facilities will be second to nono In Ibis city nnd will bo a credit to tho great railroad system they would represent. But 1 urn sorry to any that I can any nothing of litis iiiirIo as yet, principally be causo I do not know anything about It' at this tlmo. When the tlmo comes fur construction of terminal facilities, thoro will doubtless be problems to solvo as the topography of tho city la rather difficult nnd thoro might have to bo some slight renrrangemont of streets in tho sec tion thai would bo nffocted. Hut that is all In tho future. "We sincerely hope that wo will ho allowed to build a rallrond nnd terminal that you will all bo proud of." Free of Fact loll Judge Carey wanted It made clear Hint bo did not desire to become aligned Willi any ruction In tho town, ' , "I don't want to be put in tho position or being lined up with any ono fuctlon or group. Nor do want to bo quoted ns saying nny thing (noun against nny other rail road lino In Klumnth or nny other place. , Tho fuct Is I would not put ono straw In the way ot other rnll rond development. Wo nro entering this county not to fight other rail roads but to servo tho country bet ter. "Theco Is no use In misstating facts. Wo nro hero for n purely neirisli motive. It Is not to help Klamath Falls that wo nro attempt ing to build, but to help ourselves. InVithor words we hope to secure surriclent tonnage to make our ex tension tiny. Hut, do not lose sight of tho tact, that whatever onr mo llvo In building here, filumath coun ty and Klamath Falis will, be the gainers." Healing Slay Ho roNtpoiieil . That tho t inlovstato commerco 'Coiitiiiuva On l'uijo Six), - FLASHES! .marshal l'lii;cii iii:h HUM Kiigluiid, .May Ti. The jii'l of Vprca, belter known lilil .Marshal rrrnili, HrilUli uar icio, ilioil Here hmhi), ugeii i:. The Karl of Vpem iniilenvctil an opiTulinu on Sliirch III. Himiii Ihere- fler In- Mil reporicd to Im- rccov rlng lint subsequent!) lil comli- Ion beciiine flori"" AVi.vroii kii.i.i;i IM;II ItHT, . J .May lia. leuleiiant luiiic It, Kyle Jr. of .yiichhiif'K. Yn., was killed here to- lay when be either Icaiied or fell off Hu- w ing of n all plane when he motor went bad. Kyle und l.leulenuiit Joule rW-liflibiufer were on the wings of the plane to make parachute Junuips but Kyle's parii- iiuie did not oix-ii until lie nn a few feet aliovc ground. The plane was only BM) feet op. ,' I'VL'tlfTII l.ful'fllt IMVl . .. . ' . i I1DSTOX, Slay Federal of-I fleers who milled an office In Iliij imirket Kijiiure today said' I liey be lieved I hey had uncovered the big gest rum running organlJitlon found In llils city since the Vol stead act wcnt 'liilo oH'rullou.' Itec orcls KolM'd, they said, n-veiileil Unit hree sleamcrs, together with schooners und a fli-et of ;(."-knol scfd bouts were used and that nliolcialo bootleggers and ia-rsons of prominence throughout the coun try well customers. H.IXK HAXKLTS I'AIGIIT KIOFX CITY, Iowa, Slay , SU. Forty-five minutes nfter two itrmetl men roblMil the hunk nt (ioodwin. Neb., of ubuut 1(HMI in cni.li and $10110 worth of travelers' checks today. Sioux City officers captured tliini as tliey crossed ' the bridge over the Slissouri river Into Sioux City. l.lgl'Olt C.tlUiO SKIZKH XKV YOHK, Slay Ale ni.'d whiskey vuIikmI ut mon tliiiu $150,- IMM were seUcd by customs ugents this uftriioou' tin the stcumship Hoslou of the CflMcru . slcninship coiiipuuy s JliiO'.iiiiul Ine irelguter Winters. Customs'' officials' said ' it was the biggest seizure evil1 made rrom constwlse vessels. M HKAT ritOVF.S FATA I. ST.. I.OVIS, Slo., May 22. The first bent fatality of llfM li-rc oc curred . ycstenlay whi'ii Chnrli-? Smith, 47, negro, illcil nt n hospital. Tho temperature rcgisterol Ut de grees, the. warmest Slay 21 In the history of the weather bureau here. FltF.XCII WIX HATTI.F. FEZ. May 22. Tho rorces of Gen eral Count Dc Cliambruii had violent fighting yesterday , with Abd-El-K rim's lliffinns, reports reaching hero lodny announced. A completo French success wus indicated. VENERABLE PINE TREE AND COLD SPRING OF KLAMATH TRIBE FIGURE IN LAW SUIT (Special to The Herald) YKKKA, Cal.. .May 22. A spring, sacred to the lips of generations ot medicine men of (he Klamath tribe, n ditch that Is a pitfall to medicine men in tho dark ot tho August moon, nnd a tree on which only tribal elbows may be rubbed bid fair to oust F. 11. McCiuin from a placer mine claim which ho lins at tempted to establish"" near , Happy Camp canyon in the Klumnth na tional forest, and on the site where tho Klnmiith Indians for many de cades havo held their ' fantastic tribal ceremonies. Finn Jacobs, chief medicine man for the Klamath tribe, grave und gaunt, revealed (he inroads which tho white man Is making ut a hear ing yesterday afternoon ' before County Clerk W. J. Nollson, who Is serving ns referee In tho case of the United States ngalnst McCann. Tho federal government Is at tempting to oust McCann from his claim on the ground that the Klam ath national forest has been, set asldo by act ol congress as a na tional recreation reserve and that no mineral rights on it enn ho sold, leased or assigned. -i The testimony ot tho chief meill clno man of tho tribe was borne out by lesser lights of tho tribe. It was held that In tho dark of tho August moon tribesmen gather from all parts of Siskiyou to settle debts and scores, mid. ; medicine CAR A 1 m . C. C. TO HELP Federal Body Urged to Pro tect City's $300,000 In terest in Road BOND HISTORY TOLD City Attorney Reveals Me" ! thod by Which "Part nership" Was Gained !. Protection of the city $3OO,f)J0 interest In the Ktrahorn railroad is : urged by City Attorney J. II. Carna ! nan In a letter snht to the Inter- state Commerce commission by dl i recllon of Mayor (ioddard and the city council. .. Tho commission Ix urged to take whatever steps may be needed to protect the people or this city In their "partnership" with this line. Ills letter follows: CfCiitlcincii: v I uni directed by the .Mayor and olifuioii Council of the city of Kluiualli Fulls,. Oregon, to take up with you the mutter of the contract between the On;- ' gon, California & Kastern Holi day company, and the said city, dated Slay IMttli, 1UIO, togeth er with decil from the City to that Company, wherein and whereby the city's cash invest ment or :!IKI,IHMUH) ill tliut railroad was made subsequent in time und Inferior in right tu oH'ratliig' exiciiscs, uinliiU-n-unce. Interest oil bond Indebted ness, taxes uud other obliga tions." The city, in order to aid In the construction of whnt was then known us the Kluniuth Falls Municipal Itallroml, now tire Oregon, California & Fast en! Itallway Company, voted ii bonded ludebtelucs4 of ?:t(IO, OOO.(M) us general obligation Iionds of this city. The bonds were sold and the cash derived therefroui turned over to Rob ert K. Slrahoihi and his com pany, to be expended, nud which was expended, in the con struction of tho said, railroad. This happened In the years 1D1U and 1I7. On Slay 2th, llllt), ns stat ed, the city, by action of tho Slayer nnd .Common Council, entered Into the agreement with the Oregon, California & East ern Railway Company, n copy or which I enclose herewith, together with tho deed, n copy or which is also attached. (Continued On Tnge Seven) men make medicine for the year to come. SIcCann's ditch runs across the hallowed . land with neither red- light "stop" signals nor visible semaphores to attract attention to it while the moon is dark. As a ro sult. several medicino men have fullen Into it. The spring is' one from which, since the coming ol the red meu to the bunks or thu Klumnth, only medicine men havu drunk from its waters. No tribes man has ever touched it, yet tho white man, when thirsty, has no hesitancy In availing himself of the cool nnd bubbling nquu. But tho last straw was reached when Jucobs saw white men leaning against a sacred tree ns they rested from their labors in the mine. Tho tree is a pine ot considerable ago. and its bark is rubbed smooth in places where the elbows or tho Redskins have rubbed against it ns a part of the ceremony, and only nt such times may It be so treated by 'I ho Klnmaths. The ditch question Is the most serious, for McCann has agreed to cover the spring and choose other trees ngalnst which to rest after his labors In tho mine. The ditch Is essential to the mine, and both sides agree that semaphores could not bo installed with any degree ot satisfaction ' to either ' side, Nollbn has asked both . sides' to 'submit more tustllnony at a henrlng to be held June l, ; KLAMATH FALLS Covell Hanging Most Grewsome Ever Witnessed Drop Fails to Break Neck Peare Alo Pays Penalty SAI.KM, Ore.. Slay 22. L. W; Peare, and Arthur Covell, Coos county slayers, were hanged at tho penitentiary here this morning. Peare dropped through the trap at 7:59 o'clock and was dead In 11 minutes. Covell dropped at 8:34, but the rail railed to break his neck and he strangled to death, being still alive 20 minutes after he dropped. The hangings were said by offic ials to be the most grewsome seen here in years. . . ' ' Covell was pronounced dead 30 minutes after the trap was sprung. Crimes for which Arthur Corell and L. W. Peare were sentenced to death were both committed In Coos county. In tbe extreme southwestern part of Oregon Bath men' were convicted in 1923, and .execution dates, were postponed by appeals to the supreme court. ' . f . ' Arthur Covell, crippled astrologer was convicted following a trial at which, the state Introduced, evi dence to show that he had influenc ed hii IS year old nephew, Alton Covell, to kill Sirs. Ebba' Covell, wife of Dr. Fred Covell, a brother or Arthur. Alton was one of two step children ot Sirs. Covell. Alton hcovell is now serving a lire sen'.-j dice in the state prison. L.. W. Peare was convicted Slarcn 19. 1923, or killing his neighbor, James Culver, whom Peare admitted i on the witness stand at bis trial that he bad shot to death. Peare was also charged with second, de gree murder in connection wiih the j rlfanfh nt tita n nrlfn vhn n.'i ! choked to death in his home. Peare claimed his mind waj blank co ...... . .iB.-wWrWtl,rs.yingJ4h'c-'r; ?ea1 had been drinking moonshine whisk ey and had become temporarily de ranged. ' After" his wife" was killed Peare killed his dogs and cats and was seized with an implse to kill Culver, whem he fancied was to blame for his troubles.. CABIXKT OVERTHROWN BRUSSELS. May 22. The recent ly formed cabinet of Premier Aloys Van. De Vyvere was overthrown to day by a non-confidence vote in the chamber of 73 to 98. with nine not voting. Van De Vyvere and the en- ! tire cabinet presented their resigns- ; tlon to the King. : Today's Scores National at Boston: R. H St. Louis : 8 7 Boston '. 6 9 Batteries Hhclin. Day, Sherdel and Schmidt: Oenewicb and O'Noil, Siemcr. Graham National at Brooklyn: R. H E. Chicago 2 7 0 Brooklyn 0 1 2 Batteries Jones and Hartnett; Grimes and Hargreaves, DeBerry. National at Phlla.: R. H. E. Cincinnati 11 20 1 Philadelphia . 2 7 Batteries Donohue and Wlago; Decatur, Belts, Wilson. Vines, Pearce and Majority Against Franchise For Strahorn Railroad Continues To Mount; Tomorrow Is Final Dav- For Sti'iihorn Franchise Against l'Yiinchlse 312 Ninety-three more voles were fil ed with The Evening Herald today on the question as to whuther or not the Strahorn railroad should be grunted au exclusive franchise to cross Sixth street. Not one vote was 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 You Think? . For an Exclusive Franchise :....Mark ( ) ' Against Exclusive Franchise ..........Mark t( ..,.) Mark your ballot. Then mail or bring it to the ' Herald office. ,:: ... . : . DEFENSE PLANS TO TAKE FIRS T 5 Tampering Denied by At torneys for Shepherd in Chicago Trial STILL SEEK WITNESS Search for Robert White . Extends to Miami, Fla., Without Success CHICAGO. Slay 22. The first 12 men decided upon by tho state as a Jury to try William D. Shepherd ou a charge of killing his wifo's mil- ' llonalre ward, Wn. SI. McCllntock 1 with typhoid germs, will be accept-, ed by the derense. Shepherd's attorney .said they would do so to halt talk of derense tampering with Jurors and witnesses which has been Investigated since Robert White, state witness, disap peared and Philip Barry, a venire-" man said hifthad been "approached" by a man .who said he was acting ror the deTenso. . , . . "FixliiK" JH'iilcil . James C. Callen. local pollticluu. named by Barry, denied through his attorney that he had ;made any at tempts to "fix" a Juror. Tho nltor-, nnv said he would surrender Callan f . .. n,,.,..,,. whi,0 h count d . tinned its investigation of White's' disappearance, search ror him ex- , j tcnded to Mlam,.: norida, where Robert E. Crowe, state's attorney, was told he had 'tied. , .Miami au-, thorities did not find him at a given address. . " "1 '- i,. , White. gave derense attorneys on j withdrawing an original small science . school, before he vanished, Arthur Byrne. private detective employed by tho defenso, was reported to have told tho grand Jury. Byrne was said to havo testi fied that White bad told blm his life had been threatened and that the original statement had been drawn from him by intimidations. Tho state planned to use White In cor roboration 'of Faiman, who confess ed he supplied Shepherd with the typhoid germs ror a promise of $100,000 from SlcCllntock's estate. A different story ot White's dis appearance was reported told to tlie grand Jurors by "William Adams, i blind news vender who said Whito i told him be had been ottered 25, j 000 and a furnished bungalow In ! Florida to leave Chicago. Adams jsaid White told him he Intended re- 10 E. I fusing the offer. 1 Meanwhilq tho progross of setect- 2 lug a Jury has buen backwards. Two , . nercinptory challangos rcduc I cd te tentative Jurors to ten, ouo . less than had bocn obtained last .Monday When the trial opened. Sev enty veniremen have been question ed. ' . . ."- : YVOS1EX DENIED SEAT LONDON, Slay 22. The houso of Lords today rejected by tho close 3 ' vote ot 78 U SO Lord Astor's bill Uo enable to Peerer.ses In their own . i tight to sit and vote in the hoJio t Lords. , 4 , registered on behalf of tho road. One ballot was marked both Tor ! and against the franchise, so ff was thrown out. ; . . The ballots will appear . for tho ' last time' tomorrow, so if you want to vote on this franchise question, bo sure and mark your ballot and send It to The Herald office.,