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KLAMATH FALLS .
"An Empire Awakening"
a
Associated Press Leased Wire
EiKhtconth Your Number 55:52
KIAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27,1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Survey Board Begins
Hearings; Tiile Lake
Ranchers Are Heard
J. H. Carnahan, Attorney for Tule Lake Ranclv
' era, Aks for Reduction in Exhorbitant
Government Charge of $90 Per Acre
The farmers of the Klamath project are today taking
their last stand in their fight for justice, for the restora
tion of their stolen property and for the adjudication of
the cost of the irrigation works that has brought them
to the brink of ruin. Seated in the' circuit court room the
Board of Survey and Adjustment this morning opened
the hearing that will either clear up the various ques
tions that have torn, this county for the past fifteen
years and more, or start them on their journey through
the courts in an effort to secure the justice that the
bureaucrats of the interior department have fought so
strenuously to deny them.
Tlio firm iii!Htlit Iml ciuno he-
fori) lliu hearing Hilt .morning wus
(ho flKlll of t Ho Tulo lake borne
menders lu ntH'uro a reduction of
the charge u ninety dolum tin acre
DKatnul Hie Tulu Inku lunds. J. II.
Cnruiiliun u there id cany on Ilia
flxlit (hut ho litis waged fur lhesu
boy f r no long onil under aii.-h
discouraging clrcunitunri. Unit HI
linn boon Hi is wonder of iiiuiiy tint!
ho bus continued II. j
Aa tlm lucutllitf hja oitolicd '
Chairman Campbell briefly ouiiin-
ed tlm mode of procedure, jttwtlim j
, tuul I lie entire Hearing w.-ald bi
thai there would be no oral iry mi l1
strictly confined tj lliu prodiu t;on '
of facts.
Attorney Curnuhau Inimcdliiluly , i c i)r , , , D 'i .
wont straight o the pi.int bo htt.',,- Would be Bankrupt if
boon contending f ir. Ili4t there havu
hoon too ninny charges allocated
ngulnvt the Tulu like lamU, lll
flmt contention whs iluti tliu charg
of )H3,U0O, linlf thu cast, for the
construction of t ho Clear lake dnm
and reservoir should nut he churg-
ud against the Tulo lake binds.
It ha been the contention of tho j millions of dollurs of I ho tax pay
llwclamallon Service (hut this charge , era' money "to stop Iujs than one
(as nerrssury t guard ugulnst any i per cent of lliu flow of liquor In the
cost tint might be' Incurred by roa- I'ultod Mules."
on of an abnormal flow from Mil-1 "Klgurei compiled by Ir. Ilufu.1
ler creek, the aourco of supply fur s. Tucker, speclul ugent of tho do
Cloar Lake, Cariiuhun submitted , partment ut commerce, nt tho direc
tum showing tho precipitation fortlcn of tho department, show that
the past twenty years and tho rap-1 imported liquors to tho value of
hilly with whl.-h tho wator In Tulo ' no.000.oou were 'smuggled lulo the
l.iko receded. Br this latter exhibit
It was, shown that n mutvrliil re
cession occurred until nfter tho con
strucllon of - the l,ost river drain.
After the completion of thu drain
thu process of reclamation was vory
rapid. '
It wax while this point wiin under
discussion (hut thorn was a mani
fest disposition on I Tie mill of two
iniimbiirti of I ho hoard to force
Ciirnnhun Into a position where ho
would admit Hint (he Clear Lake
(I n in was a uiiclHslly and In plu
hi in down lo u cnnrrelo statement
of what ho believed the hinds
should pay. .
It rourhod a point at one time
when Chairman Campbell impu
llently aroso on tho plen thai he
wished to smoke unil left tho room,
when lie was iinahle to K't an ad
mission from C'lii'niiliiin that hecaiiHe
tho Tulo I.nko IiiixIk woro rn
cliilinod I hey should bear a like
burden to (ho I.uiikoII Valley lauds
becauso they wore Initiated.
HudKcrcd by both III" ehttlruiaii
li nd Mr. Onodwln, the ropi'eNiiinu
tlvo of tho Interior depart iiient,
t'lirnhhan clung tenaciously1 to hlo
(Con! lulled On Pniro Five)
Brooks-Scanlon Sawdust Pile At .
Bend Smothers Second Victim In
Three Years; Dead When Found
, IIENI), Oro.. May 27. (I. I, Silng
lo was anuUhoYcd to death Into yes
terday In tho suWilust fnul houso of
tho Urooks-Si'unUin Lumber emu
puny saw mill. He was tho second
man to loso his life within threo
yo'ars nt (he sumo place '
A third nian wiir rovlveil la:it
winter nftnr having been iindor tho
'sawdust for 50 -minute. Tho Job
which Stlnglo hold Is imnslclorod
ono 'of tho most dnngorous in tho
mill, according to ortlclals.
No onn knew tho man wjis under
tho sawdust nnd ho was not mlsneil
for S.QIH0 (Imp.. WJiuil foHixl hy-
1
HELD WASTE OF
1
Wets say 400 Ships Working
to Stop One Per Cent
of Supply
'.ERROR IS CHARGED
-w cniorcea, wei nu-
herents Declare
WASHINGTON", May 37. (A. 1'.)
The rum blorado Is described In
s stuiuincnt published today by the
ansjclullou against the prohlhlion
I ninendiiiunt an "a throwing away" of
country In 192-1," said tho stato
ment. "He estimates that tills valua will
bo reduced by $10.01)0,000 this your
"Prohibition officials, basing their
estimate on the report of William
V, Under, chemist of tho prohibi
tion null, declares Unit the amount
of Illicit Imported lliiuor In (he
on tin try lent thiiu one per cent
uf thu total Illicit Imo7.u supply."
"The ro.'unt much advertised, ruin
bl.iraile, resulting In the concentra
tion of nearly 400 ship lu a given
Iigou, convinces one thut thu dry
olficht aro paying much mora ut
lonili.njo tho ouo per cent lliiuor
solirro than tho Internal source,
which supplies 9!) per cent of t ho
nation's Ihltsty, It also would seem
to prove Ihut the roil of effective
enforcement of prohlbtlin through
out the country would undoubtedly
bankrupt the I'll I ted States t lens 1
ury.'' IIWIOV Itll-APPOINTHH
WASHINGTON, May !!", (A.l'.l
--llerl 13, lliiney of Portland, Ore.,
was re-iippiilntiMl n niemlier of thu
slilpplnit hoard tmliiy by PreHldent
Coolldge.
slel'.in-i said be had been dead for
an hour. Ho was 30 yours old and
a widower.
lie Is. survived by two small
children who nru with their grand
mother.' Ho camo lo llend from
WcHttnll, Ore. An 'Influent will not
he held.
SPOKANB. WiihIi., May 27.
While his brother, a fellow employe,
stood by powerless to help, W, J,
Mi'Oomilil, IS, was smothered to
clout U beneath, 'HO foot of snwdilut
In a bin at the llliimond Match com
pnn.v'H plant .hero trluv.
TREASURY
WAY TO FACE
GRAND JURY
ON JUNE 15TH
Doctor's Opinion Mur
phy Was Struck With
.Blunt Instrument
Tlmo'lhy Murphy, Klumuth sheep
oiieruliir, was burled thin morning In
Ml, Calvary cemetery following im
prsslvii fiiiieral services held at Hnc
red Heart church ut 0 u. in. Tho
Ituv. Father Williams delivered a
stirring tribute honoring the luad
man. The church was nearly filled.
And Ibis morning, iis alleged
killer, Krimk Way stands with a
ehargo of first dogrou murder
ugulUHt IH in as the result of an In-
iiuest held ut the county coroner's
chamber yesterday afternoon.
Timothy Murphy ruino to bis
death from the blow of soma instru
ment which fractured his skull, and
that blow will delivered by Krnllk
Way, was Iho verdict of the coron
er's jury 'after deliberation of sev
eral in In ti I
Will .AwmM Jury
Way will bo bold In the county
Jnll until tho grand Jury for tho
Juno term of court Is chosen on
Juno IS, when Hie Jury will con
sider whether or not he should be
Indicted on tho killing charge.
It was an Instrument with a pro
jection on the end of It thut caused
tho fatal fracture on tho left sido
of Murphy's skull, III thu opinion of
Ir. J. (i. Putlnrson who testified at
Iho Inquest yesterday. Tho skull,
was ;iot penetrated. It developed, j
The fatal frarturo was In n it shape
with tho legs of I he C. ono eighth of
an inch long and with width of the,
I' three eighths of an inch. !
Kcvcrc Conl unIoiis
Dr. Paiterson also testified thut
Ihero wus a contusion on tho upper
left forehead of .Murphy, also a cut j
Up, a cut along the cheek nnd a sev
ere abrasion one and ono half Inches
from tho crown of tho bend,
Tho physician recounted . brlofly
the circumstances of tho tragedy In
sofar as ho was concerned and ex
plained that the Immediate causo of
denlh was hemhorrage.
Tho most drainutic feature to tho
Inquest, was the testimony of Hen
Murphy, brother of Timothy.
In a high pitched nnd almost hys
terical voice, and In a broad Irish
brogue. Hen Murphy told the coron
er's Jury whut ho knew of the clr
cumstnnres which Burrounod tho
death of bis brother. Timothy.
Murptiy'fi Story
Ho told of how ho met his brother
on bjs way, from their sheep ramp
Tho Arc to Illy; of how hla broth
er told of tho fight with Wuy; and
uf Ilia brother's tiuhscqucut collapse.
' "About half past 10 that morn
ing I see Tim coming riding n horse
and lending nnother one," Murphy
leslil'ied. "I sou the, blood on hla
fine nnd 1 UHked him what happen
ed, nnd h says: "Frank Way heat
inn up with a gun." "Why no did
he bent you?" t says. Ho says "It
was all over that black aheep. Ho
said the hluck sheep was Ms and I
said ho could not have tier because
she was ours." 1 snys, "You ought
to bo man enough for Way." "How
could 17" ho says, "Ho told mo to
hold my hands up and bout mo over
the head with a gun. I'm going to
Illy tor tho sheriff und have him
bound to tho peueo." I say, "There
iu up occasion for a sheriff on ac
count of thorn few cuts." "Oh yes,"
ho says, "I'm badly hurt." I nays,
"Yon ought to wash soma of tho
blood oft yourself.", Su he, went
over to tho luko nnd got off his
horse' und wnshed a llttlo of the
blood. Ho got on his horse und
was, riding towards Illy. Ho says to
mo, "You had bettor take your rlflo
with you bu'euuso Way is bringing
tho dry sheep and going to tnku n
hunch of ewes und lambs Instead.
And," ho Buys,' "you had hotter cov
er him at a dlstunco becauso It you
leuvo him he'll pull that gun on
you." I snys, "Alright I'll wutch out
for him," ro I got my rifle out of
the bed , und I wus walking along
wltb,hlm on tho trail. - Ho got off
hla 'hWso and ho sank to his knees
nnd I went tit) to lihn nnd I snys,
"Aro you badly hurt?" and ho snys,
"Yes. I am." So I says ngaln, "How
dld .lt happen?" Ho says, ;'It was
over Hint black sheep. Ho suld she
was his and I said ho could not have
her because she was qurs,o ho tells
ma to put my hands up nnd ho beat
mo over the head with a gun,"
Then ho put 'Ills bunds to his head
and ho anys'Ood help us! tlod Al
mightyl I'm dying, Ho beat mo
(loiillmictl on Pago Two) :
Memorial Day
Program Given
Following Is the Memorial
day 'progrum. as aim oilfield
this morning by I. Inn Nosmith
and II. W. I'.ntb liuiv, In charge
of arrangements:
Order of inarch, Katurday,
Muy 30, from Itiverslde avis-.
line lo the Pino Tree theater,
beginning -111,9:30 a. in., Im
mediately following exercises
on the Link river bridge.
. J. .Marshall of Hie day (Cap
lain O. C. Applegate).
Major (lull S. .N'ewsoine
and Fr'il A. Baker, aides.
2. Flag carrier and color
guards.
3. .('runt! Army of tlm llc-
pilbllc.
i. Spanish Amerleau War
Veterans.
G. Spanish - Americun V a r
Veteran' auxiliary.
C. Klnmuth Fulls Post No. 8,
American Legion.
7. Americun Legion auxiliary.
X. Daughtera of the Ameri
can Revolution.
9. Hoy Scouts.
10. Cuinp-FIro Ulrls.
11. Schoul Children.
12. Citizens In cars.
The order of Hie progrum In
the tliculer Is as follows:
1. Pruyer., Arthur L. Itlco.
2. Chamber of Commerco
chorus.
3. Solo. Min. Marjorie Me
et lire Olds.
4. Address. Senutor Kdward
W. Miller.
5. Solo. E. K. Valenle.
Mr. Knox, pipe organist of
the Pino Tree theater, will ren
der two selections, one ut lhe
beginning und one at the end
beginning and one at the clos
ing of tho exercises.
Harry Poole, manager, has
donuted tho theater for this
occasion. Fred A. Baker will
preside, Tho entire 'urrange
mont is In the hands of Linn
Xesmlth nnd H. W. Hat ninny.
MINE BLAST
TRAPS FIFTY
IN CAROLINA
KALKKill, . (.'. May 27. (A. P.)
More tluin 5t men lire .cnlonibcil
In the mine of tlie Carolina Conl
comiuiiiy mine eiKlft tnilcs from Sun
foul, X. C.t as the result of un ex
plosion there tutlny, mi officer of
the company tohl the AsstK'liitcil
PrcKg hero this afternoon. The fine
uf the men, he milled, mis undeter
mined nnd grnvo fenuu wciv felt for
their safety. .Most of tlie men lire
siiltl to be white.
S.WFOItO, X. (i. May 27. None
t,f Ihn fifty or more men entombed
liy ii iih explosion at the miiio of
tlm Ciii'ollnu Conl company had been
iivscuiil nt !l o'clock. ..lliiHiird Hut
ler, surface foreman, .with n frioup
uf nliles, K-neli'ated the sliuft fur a
short ilislnnce. lie reported thut
lin hiiw tslx bodies. He could uul,
lie sulci Yell whether the .six men
were dead or alive n he was driven
buck by n second explosion which
sent out gu.s fumes thut made fur
ther. ultoiiv.it lo enter the shaft
lmHisslhle.
(iltKKNSItOltO, X. C. May 27.
Messages received here this after
noon by the chief dispatcher of the
Atlantic und Vudkiii railroad com
pany said ix iMulics had been recov
ered from the mine nt Saiiford.
ASSASSINS HAXOHI)
SOMA, Ilulgarlu, May 27.
Threo of the leaders In tho recent
bombing of tho Svetl Krul cathed
ral .In which lliu persons were
killed, were hanged hero today. The
men executed weru Zudgorski, cus
todiun of the cathedral; Friedman
nnd Koeff. ' ,
.. RILLS I'lVK STOIUKS
. : '.
' SAN FUANCISCO. Muy 27.
L'slng tt.15 to.it plunk for a
parachute, ltalph Hurth,
carpenter employed on a new
building here, accidentally de-
sconded from the fifth story
to tho sidewalk today, unhurm-
od, save for n slight shock.
Hurth was pushing upward on
tho' plunk when ho' fell from
tho -Kouffuldlng. Ho held fust
to tho timber nnd the urea It
exposed to the wind broke his
tnll. . ,
,tHtttttttt
POLE FLIGHT
FATE STILL
IS MYSTERY
Sixth Day of - Arctic
Dash Brings no Word
From Explorers
SKW YIII1K, Mujr 87. To
day is I Ik- sixlli since the Am-uililseii-KHHworlli
mhir fliiiC
exH'illlliin hopped off for lliu
.North, mid llio uliereuhuuls
mid welfare of thu slv udven- (
Hirers remain u much of u
wyslery mi ever.
As to what hu iH'fulleu (ho
parly, ihcre ure fHtvcrul os
nihllitlcH, but Iho truth can
Ins for the present only n mut
ter of couji-cturei
Having reached the' pole or It3
vicinity, lhe explorers may be spend
ing sunie time In verifying their
position and making the necessary
record 13 prove their feat to the
scientific world. i
Again, they may have discovered
a new land in the Arctic and be
engaged at present In exploring It.
Another theory and this is put
forward by some who know the
motile of tho discoverer of - the
south pole, Is ,that . be knew It
would be impossible to fly back
from tho pole because of the .dam
age likely to be 'suffered by the
planes on landing; that the out
ward trip was made without mishap
and that the members of the ex
pedition, equipped' with their hunt
ing rifles, sleeping bugs, folding
boat and' other aides, now are on
their way back on foot across the
ice which covers the northern caa.
The last possibility and one
which admirers of the adventurous
4ix hesitate to discuss, is that
disaster has befallen the expedi
tion that one or both of the planes
hare crashed and tew, or perhaps
none of the explorers now survive
There Is much discussion about
relief expeditions but Amundsen's
friends In Norway declare this .talk
Is premature. The explorer, they
say, went prepared for all contin
gencies; he Is fully capable of tak-
Ing care of himself and his party.
and he may be relied upon to turn
up, sooner or luter, at some out
post of civilization.
Statements made at the White
House yesterday indicated that Pre
sident Coolidgo would sanction any
plans formulated by the secretary
of tho navy for an American relief
expedition.
Secretary 'Wilbur, questioning tho
use for that purpose the dirigibles
Los Angeles and Shenandoah said
tho chances were remote.
Latest news from Oslo, Norway
is thut the weather at Kings Day
was more lavorablo last night than
for some hours before.
LOS ANtlELKS, Muy 27. (AP)
Plana for u seaplane expedition to
go to ' the reliyf of Hould Amund
sen, polar explorer, which liavo boon
going forwurd hero for scvorul days
under tho direction ot Haakon II.
Hummer., who led the relief of
Amundsen In 1913. havu been halt
ed on advices from Spitzbergcn
headquarters ot the American-Norwegian
expedition that such a pro
gram is premature. This announce
ment was piado here today by Hum
mer. Construction Of
Iron Works Here
To Begin Today
Authorization to commence con
struction Immediiitely on tho 4lx
100 plant of the llend iron Wurks
on Spring; street wus. received here
today by the Concrete Pipe com
pany. Jack Hnowlcs, licnd of the
concern announced. I'nofficlnl iiu-
nouueeinent wus rurrlcd In th
Herald oino time ago.
The (limit will bo Wutcd next to
lhe new Associated Oil plant nnd
will be of slone tile construction,
(lie third such building In the
block. '
The lteud lion Works duos all
Mac kstiiltliiiig for the Slielvln lliv
oii Inteivsls und decision to hcglil
w rk, al once Is to point to activity
on the part of that company lu the
near futiue. "
I.KK CHAl'T 11.1,
l.eu Craft, former city patrolman
under Ex-('hlet of Police Oeorge
Humphrey, was operatutl on this af
ternoon nt tho Klamath General hos
pital. Tho operation was a major
one. hospital authorities skid!' nnd
Mr. Craft was severely 111,
Farcical "Expose" by
Discharged Cops Is
Held Dismal Failure
Hearing Does Little Except Establish Fact
That Mayor and Chief Were Justified -
in Making Changes in Force
Ex-policeman Jack Argraves carried his suspension
from the police force to the city council last night and
after an amusing, if not illuminative hearing reminiscent
of the Hotel Ray "kangaroo court," the council speedily
adjourned without taking any action.
In explaining, under oath, the reasons for the dismis
sal of Argraves, Mayor Fred R. Goddard said he and
Chief Loucks had switched the former policeman around
several times in order to find, if possible his niche on
the force. They had him first on the night shift, then
cn the day shift, finally on the motorcycle job, arid in
the end let him go because
of things.
STILL UNABLETD
SHEPHERD TIL
Robert White, Fugitive Wit
ness, Believed Near Cap
ture in New York
ANOTHER IS ARRESTED
J. J. Kelly Alleged to Have
Forced White to Flee
Frorii Chicago Case';
CHICAGO. Illinois, May 27.
Efforts today to r:n.-; twelve men
willing to convict William Darling
Shepherd on circumstantial evi
dence for the alleged murder of his
millionaire foster son, William Nel
son McClintock, continued to be- the
chief stumbling block In the selec
tion of a jury.
The state's attorney expressed a
belief that Robert White, sought as
a witness against Shepherd, would
be in custody In New York by
night. ; ' -
State's Attorney Crowe traced
White to New York last night and
expected his arrest there today.
Meanwhile tho formal arrest of
James J. Kelly here last night
turned tho prosecutor's office Into
a huzzinK hive of activity, around
which Mr. Crowe threw a blanket
of secrecy.
Kelly was named in u letter pur
ported to have been written by
White in Philadelphia last week
which charged ho had been forced
to flee from Chicago.
Kelly vadmltted having been
with White and Arthur E. rtyrne.
investigator for Shepherd, the
night before White left the city.
"Kelly has told a lot." said As
sistant States Attorney Joseph Sav
age after tho sudden rush of ac
tivity had started, "but Mr C we
has told me to say nothing
12 IN
Mr. Crowe's only announcement;80 far as ou know hav orAen "
was that Kelly hud made admls- j ,eave somB 01 tno nousc a,ouu;
sions that "Implicated" White. ! nuerled the attorney. ....
Amplification of this statement "We not," was Cooper's an
was refused. The prosecutor ex- ",ver' ,
plained his retlclencu by saying the j Kiimor Unfoiiiided
Shepherd defense had accused him 1 ln other words, all of tho Insldu
of trying to "poison the public ! us street gossip ot the past few
mint; 'against them." ' days to the etfect that the. police
'. ' were protecting some of these bawtly,
WASHINGTON", May 27. (A.P.) houses und raiding others,, was proy-
Former Vlco President Thomas ' en false by the' testimony eiC' Wil
li. Marshall, who is 111 hero at the! nosses for Argraves. .
New Willurd hotel, passed a good f Argraves and his attorney sought ;
night nud was described toduy us ; to make much of one or two police,
much improved. - 1 (Continued On Pago Five) ,',v
Band Of Eight Robbers Besieges
Town; Bank Safe Dynamited As v ;
Citizens Face Guns Of Party
KKNTI.ANIl. Ind., Muy 27.- Be
tween eight and twelve robbers ear
ly today heselged the town of Brook
near here, blew open tho vault of tho
State Bank anil escaped with $2!i00.
Kenllund Is the homo ot George
Ado, humorist. i
Telephone, and telegraph wires
leading out ot tho town were cut
and the men proceeded In a leisurely
he didn t fit into the scheme
, wi'nwii
During the month he rode motor
cycle, Argraves did not make one
arrest, for motor violation, said tho
mayor, while the new motorcycle
officer has made 35 arrests In th
week he has been on the job...
"I never had any complaint as to
his moral character," testified the
t mavor: he simnlv was not an of- .
! ficicnt police officer, and I removed
him, in order to make way for an ex
perienced speed officer."
Through the testimony of himself
and two other discharged police
officers, Argraves sought to build up
a "case" against the mayor and
chief of police. 'I
1 "Plant" fliuiKiil.
The most serious of the accusa
tions voiced by Argraves was. that
the police, with the full knewledgu
lof .Chief-Loucks,' had-'Dlantcd" a
quart of moonshine whiskey during
a raid at 432 Broad street in order
to make certain of finding liquor ut
' that place and thus bring about a
conviction. '
It was A. W. Bardell, who was
fired - from the force early this
month, who sat In the witness chair
and brazenly admitted that It was
he who had planted the moonshluu
during the raid.
But this exidence blew up with a
bang when J. E. Cooper, another- of
tho discharged trio, swore on oath
that he knew absolutely nothing
about taking whiskey out of tbe
police headquarters locker to plant
at the Broad street house. He fur
ther testified he bad heard nothing
of the alleged conversation in police
headquarters about , planting tho
stuff, although Bardell previously
had testified that all members of the
force. Including Chief Loucks, woru
j present when it was agreed to plant
the stuff. , ;
Cooper Fulls
In fuel, the "star" witness, Coup
or, failed miserably in his testimony
in defense ot Argraves.
"Do you know whether or not the
officers had orders not to molest
some of the houses of 111 fame but
to arrest the Inmates of others"?
shouted William Marx,' attorney for
Argraves.
"That is not so," replied Cooper.
Did you or any of the officers,
I manner to dynamite their way to' tlm
j money. Frightened , cltlisens worn
, hold ut bay und were eye witnesses
to tho robbery.
Members of the band patrolled
tho various corners In the town,
slopping at. the- point of weapons
all citizens who ventured from the
shops to Investigate the five dyna
mite explosions that shook the place.