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THOS. MARSHALL
DIES TODAY AT
WASHINGTON D C
Heart Attack Take War
Time Vice President of
the United States
WAS READING
BIBLE
End Comet Peacefully
Hotel Funeral Plans
Are Being Made
at
WASHINGTON, June 1.
Thomas R. Marshall, war
time vice-president of the
United Stats, died here to
day.
He passed away at the
New Willard hotel here,
where he had been ill for
.several days with a cold and
a heart affection.
The end came unexpect
edly as the former vice
president had shown some
improvement in the week
he had been confined to his
hotel room and plans had
been made for his return to
his home in Indianapolis
some time this week.
Accompanied by his wife,
Mr. Marshall came here a
week ago today. On his
arrival he went to the hotel,
complaining of rvii oxh mulon.
When physicians worn summoned it
was found bo had suffered from a
liaart attack. . Ha regained strength
gradually hnwaver, and noon was
in Midi, u ..oanddKiB Jhnt-.H,
ponlbla Ior;. I r h . i!aih',ll t leave
th, budslcli? to attend to ' various
perianal errands.
Death reiultcri Trom recurrence
of tho heart attack which bo a u f
Inrod a waok ago. Tcnlnllru plum
woro mndo fur burlul at M.irl.Mi,
iid atitr his father and nuttier
and n faster child who died re
cently. When Ilia end came bo wub slt
tinR up In bud reading frJm the
II I bio -to which bo .hud turned
throughout life for consolation nnd
gtildnnca nnd Into wboso pasmgus
bo often delved In his office ad
joining tho senate chamber In mo
ments when hla pr.uence was nut
required aa presiding officer.
Only a nnrso was at tho bedside.
Mrs. Marshall was In an adjoin
ing room. Suddenly slumping down
upon tho plll.nv, ho passed away
without a word and apparently wll-.i-otit
pnln.
VISIT OVKIl SUNDAY
Otto Kills, Charley. House and
Willard Coapor spent Saturday nnd
Sunday In the valley visit InB rela
tives nnd friends.
It.AllV HIIOESt
WASHINGTON, Junol.
(A. P.) Mrs. Allco Rooso-
volt Longworlh, wlfo of tho
speaker-designate of tho limine,
has boon sitting for a portrnll,
It IniH boon lenrnud. to bu UHod
In tho advertising of n well-
known beauty cream. .
Tho S r, 0D0 which Mrs. Long-
worth will rocolvo under tho
contract for uno of Iho por-
trait, will accrue, It la under-
stood, to tho 'batik account of
hor dnughtor, I'niillnn, who
camo Into tho ' world Homo
three months ago.
Eighteenth Yvar-
President Sproule Of Southern
Pacific Gives Out Statement Of
Company Plans In Klamath County
SAN FItANCISCO, Juno 1, A.1)
Replying t(i published leporls that
the Southern Pacific i company Is
contenting tho Hill Interests In the
construction of, now . linos In -Northern
California and Houlhorn Oregon,
President William Sproulo of tho
Southern Pacific said today: "The
Southern Pacific Is not at war with
anyone, but It ntlondlng strictly to
' Its own business. , It Is true wo nro
building n lino through KlnmiUh
Tails, known an tho Nitron, Cut-off
On. which 62 of tho 108 miles have
boon ooinvlqlotl nnd 30 miles have
f5fi
Heaviest Rain
in Many Years
Descends Here
One and Five-Tenths
Inches Falls During
Past 14 Hours .
One of tho heaviest ruins on rec
ord fur tint past ileeado descended
upon the Klamath country Inst night
and this morning and hefuro any
signs of clearing up had become
manifest this morning 1.5 Inches had
fallen.
I'rmeed by several light Hhowiirs
during the day, the rain i loads open
ed up In earnest shortly before K
o'clock Inst night ami rouds of
Klamath and pavenieuta of Klam
ath Falls, were flowing with hi renins
of water.
Twice as much rain fell lust night
as tho averago total precipitation for
III" entire month of Juno, during tho
pant ten years, according to records
nt tho I'nlted Slates lteclamatlon
office.
Ill Homo mountain sections of
Klamath, tlto rain bordered almost
on a cloud burnt, according to re
ports from Klnmnlh fishermen.
Many fishermen bad difficulty In re
turning to tho city duo to muddy
roads.
Tho rain will bavn tho effect of
dislodging tho heavy snow drifts In
tho upper roaches of tho Cascades,
It la reported. It will also bo a
hoou to tho farmers of tho Klamath
project and moro particularly tho
dry farmers of Iho Klamath country.
In addition It will assure an
abundance of range grass.
Hearst Writer
Returns South
C. K. Kunsa of San Frauclsco
who tamo bore' for Iho purpose, of
representing tho Hearst papers at
ths hearing before tho Hoard of
.Survey and Adjustment, left this
morning for the Day City. Ho was
nrcompaulrd by Mrs. Kunte.
Ono of tho greatest victories over
t'.io nggrusslon of a great munici
pality ever gained by a small com
munity was won through tho power
of Mr. Kuiuo'a pun. When tho
people ofOwens river valley had nil
but despulred In their flghi against
tho City of I. os Angeles, which had
stolen their Irrigation water, Mr.
Kn.nii appeared on tho sceno and tor
nc.irly n year published a scries of
articles In tho Hearst papers that
stirred public opinion to a point
where Los Angeles was forced to do
Jttstico to tho farmers It had all
but ruined.
It was through the Influence of
theso articles that tho Heparatloiu
bill was passed by tho California
legislature. This measure provides
that where tho nets of one munici
pality bring Injury hi another city
or town, damages shall bo pnlcl to
thu full.oxtont of tho Injury, lly
reason of tho purchase of certain
ditches In Owens rlvor valley, thous
ands of acres of fortllo land thnt
was under cultivation were aband
oned. Small towns that depended
f ir their c.xUtenco up.on these lauds
were wiped out. As a result of this
bill, properly owners in those com
munities will recolvo compensation
for tho value of their property nnd
business,
TO IIOXOll WlllliHT
DAYTON, Ohio, May 30. Tho
original Wright nirplnno will ha
given to tho Smithsonian Institution
nt Washington by Orvlllo Wright,
providing tho Institute nieels bis re
quirements which will bo presented
to Dr. tVnlcutt nojit week.
I boon graded. About 10,000,000
lima been -spout thus far. This will
glvo us two Hues from Weed to
Eugene nnd puts Klninuth Falls on
a Main lino.
"Ilubort K. Strahorn la building n
lino oast and northeast of Klamath
Falls, known ns tho Oregon, Cali
fornia nnd Enstorn. Ho has com
plated forly miles lo Sprngnn river
As his construction alms to serve
territory contliiRuous to our lino
and to Klamath Falls, wo have tin
dorlnken to uld In his construction
upon obtaining approval, of tho In
torslitto commorco commission."
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY,
SAVES
T
Ferryboat Owner drives Into
Water and Breaks
Glass of Sedan
AUTO IS SUBMERGED
Seattle man and Wife and
Baby Rescued When Car
Goes Into Sound
TACOMA, Wash., June 1
Unparalleled heroism sav
ed the lives of Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. McDonald and their
six months old daughter of
Seattle yesterday when the
McDonald auto was pulled
into the sound from the deck
of the Alki Point Manches
ter ferry. The accident oc
curred as the ferry, crowded
with cars, was backed out of
its slip at Manchester about
7:30 p. m.
The McDonald car at the
end of the ferry nearest to
the slip, in some manner
became entangled in the
chain that controlled the
movable apron on the slip.
m .1 il i
to tne norror or tne moi-i
orists on the ferry the car,
a sedan, was dragged off
the ferry and dropped into
the water as the ferry back
ed away.
The chuln held tho car suspended
totifi tilth only tho corner
of one fender showing. Mr. and
Mrs. McDonald were In tho front
seal of tho car and their baby in
the back seat. All tho windows
wcro closed except that besldo tbu
driver.
Dives Into Water ,
Tho ferry pilot, warned by the
screams or norror, stopped me
craft Immediately and Harry Cross-
by, ono of tho owners of tho line,
Immediately dived from the ferry
and fought bis wny down to the
suspended cur, whero ho kicked In
tho window bosldo Mrs. McDonnld.
Bho was dragged out by Crossby.
badly cut by the Jagged glass, and
In tho mcnntlmo Mr. McDonald
fought his wny free from tho car.
Mother Saves Ibiby
The rescuers did not know of
tho baby's prcsonco In tho rear
seat until Mrs. McDonald tore hor
self from tho grasp of those who
wcru helping her and pulled her
self back through tho break of tho
window Into Iho car nnd emerged
a moment .Inter with tho baby in
her arms.
Tho baby was revived by arti
ficial respiration nlthough It bad
boon under water for nearl;' 10
minutes.
Mrs. McDonnld is suffering from
nervous prostration nu,d scvoro cuts
hut will recover.
War Secretary
Growing Weaker
i
John W. Weeks' Condi
tion Poor, Says
Bulletin
P.OSTON. Juno 1. Secretary of
War John W. Weeks, who was op-
orated upon for gallstones, nt tho
Massachusetts General Hospital last
week, passed a restless night, his
physicians announced today and
his general condition described, not
so good. .
Tho bulletin said: "Secretary
yVooks' genornl condition Is not so
good this morning. Ho had n rest
less night, Pulso 00. Toinporature
tiorinal."
Krtint the tlmo of tho operation
last Thursday, Secretary Weeks had
been convalescing favorably , until
yesterday when tho physicians ad
mitted thnt bis condition was not en
tirely satisfactory, nlthough there
was said' to bo nothing alarming in
his symptoms,
i.oitrtix.V viHiroits mo mo
II. F. Orr nnd Hobort Do Hnven
of 1orolln spent tho tiny In tho city
visiting nntl attondlng to buslnoss
mutters. ' ,
HE PER
1 DROWN
Eighth Cjrade
Will Graduate
Last of Week
Total of 114 Pupils
Will Complete Work
Next Friday
With a cIjss of one hundred four
teen students, graduating exercise
or the public schools sill be held
on Friday morning at Tho il'lne Tree
theatre. The exercises will make
the largest class that has ever
graduated from the public schools
of this city, bast year eighty-three
pupils graduated, which was the
largest class of the one hundred and
fmrtecn to graduate, one hundred
and nine plan to enter high school
this fall, ' nrconiiug to Bupt. of
Schools, J. Percy Wells,
"Service to Oregon Through In
dustry" hog been chosen by Pro
fessor of Foreign Trade, Alfred Lo
man, of Iho University of Oregon,
ai his address f jr the graduating ex
ercises. i.
Following la the Il3t of students
who will graduate on Friday morn
ing: Central Kchool
James Hark ley. Garret Beckley.
Gertrude von 'llerficlsdorf, (Jale
TravU Ulundell,'. Maryellyn Hrad
ford, Leroy D. Cain, Melen May
Cofer, Billy T.' Crocker, Jr., Char
les Herman Parley, Frank EllisJ
Davis, Clara J. Dollarhido, George
W. Kkman, Jack II. Gib!o, Anna
Fayo Grizzle, Alldene Harrl3. Hoy
Harris, Alice BtandUh Harvey, Wan
da Alice KIrkendall. Gilbert II.
I.ageaon, Margaret Evelyn Macken.
Thomas B. Massey, AUIs Miller,
Clifton Molaurc, Nadine O'Flaharty,
Maxlne I 'Vota Olson, Helen Put-
orbaugh, Alvln L. Satterlee, Hazel
Stansble, James A. Wlterland Jr.,
George E. Whitman, Bcrnlce Ituih
Yancey. ' '
Hairvlew School
Martin It. Ashby Byron C. Cald
well, , lmogeao Caldwell, Joanetle
L. Clay, Tholma Clay, Vivian Blan
che Daw, Beryl Frost, Blanche H.
E. Crlmm. Isabel H. Case, John H.
Hammer, Rendal Clarke Lane, Kath
leen Livingston, Mildred G. Lloyd,
Lillian M. Mathers, Pearl G. Math
ers, F.lden McKIm, Myrtle M. Mul
lennax, Evelyn O. Propst, Wllma L.
flettol, Thelma E. Kowe, Annabelle
Smith, Alfred H. Ctephenson. Hazel
H. Tracy, Carroll Vernon, Herbert
Vornon Wahl, Frances Larlta Waits.
Mills School
Cldye Elaias Brown, Martha Sa
rah Brown, Carrol Colvln, George
Elliott Hawkins, James L. Hawkins,
Marlon Odessa Lusk, H-jpe Eva Mil
ler, Violet Elizabeth Newby, Leslie
Vernon Stiles, Kenneth Lee Thomas,
William Herold Tompkins, Jr., Marie
Lucille Thompson.
Pelican Buy School
Clyde G. Davis, Mary Louise
Hotchkln, Pearl Margaret Johnson,
Henry E. Sanders, Charlc3 C. San
gulnettl, Vera K. Smith.
Riverside School
Barnolto M. Bean, Jack M. Bedford,
James O. Becvcrs, Cora L. Blehn,
Bonifay Blnir, Evelyn I. Bliss, Gwen
dolyn Claye, Tex U. Crowther. Rex
Daxls, Dwalno DcLap, Jack W. El
liott, Ludmllla Goldsmith, Herbert
C. Graham, Virgil C. Grove, Cyril
S. Humphrey, Let I tin Kirk, Joseph
L. Kirk, Matthew- Kohn, Gertrude
Llndley, Loulso C. Longhead, Alfred
Luiulqiiist, Helen Mason, Hazel I
Mlchnolson, Vera Mooro, Athen
Moore, Hoy F. Nino, 'Thomas W.
Simpson, Josophlno E. Snyder, Mar
orlo Stlnson, George E. Tunnoll,
Armund Vlrlcb, Dorothy W. L'pp.
Inn M. Wostfnll, Wayno A. Whitney,
Raymond L. Wcstfall, Embera A.
Possum, Ennls Oldemeyer, Elmer
C. Wllkoison, Churlei E. Dennis, Jr.
Six Miners Killed
By Poisoned Gases
BIHMINtlHAM, Ala., Juno 1.
Six white minors were killed last
night in a mlno accident at Pipor,
Ala., reports to the Littlo Cahnba
Cool- company, owner of the mlno
here, said. Hon Hi Is bollvcd to
have, been caused by an accumula
tion of black damp In nn unused
heading of tho mine, which the
men were exploring. Thoro was
no explosion.
XKW SOC1UTY KDITOH
Mrs. Heleno Ilroltonstein arrived
in tho city yostorduy from Holena.
Mont., to become society editor of
the Kvonlng. Herald. Mrs. Broiten
Btoln .formerly was a reporter on tho
Birmingham, Alii., Ago-llerald and
Iho Groat Falls, Mont., Loader,
JUNE 1, 1925
S. P. PUBLICITY
IN MIL BUTTLE
Big Guns on Writing Staff
of Railroad Invading
Klamath Falls
OPENING GUN FIRED
First of Projected Series of
Signed Statement's
Make Appearance
The first gun in the fight
that is to be made to keep
out the Hill lines was fired
today, when a statement,
over the signature of Marion
Nine, was issued for publi
cation. - While it does not
so appear on its face, this is
the beginning of a carefully
scientifically prepared cam
paign to win over to the
support of the Southern Pa
cific the weight of public
opinion that has leaned so
heavily towards the . Hill
lines.
The biggest publicity guns
of the Southern Pacific have
been brought to this city for
the purpose of filing a
broadside ,of propaganda.
First on the list came Linzey
Campbell. Ho made a careful sur
vey of the situation and prepared a
program that was submitted to R.
E. Kelley, the big publicity chief
of the system. When .tho Inlter
was- Informed of tha local situation
he came here post haste and sat In
on the conferences. He put the fin
ishing touches on tho campaign and
then called in another brilliant lum
inary, K. C Ingraham. who was to
help Campbell. Everything was sot
to the satisfaction of all and then
Markm Nine issued the following
statement:
It the promises of Judge C.
H. Carey and others from the
north bear fruit and the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific
really come into this city, wbat
will be the effect on Klamath
Fulls. "
This la a question every bus
inessman nnd property owner
here should ask himself be
fore it is too late; before
be has been rushed into .en
dorsing n project tbat may
rather break tban make Klam
ath Falls.
Klamath Falls is tho center
of tne of the. most prosperous
communities in the state. It
has a bright future. It' owes
most of ' its prosperity to the
local lumber industry.
It Is true that agriculture
also contributes to the wealth
of the community. But It is
also true that this agricultural
wellbelng depends very largely
(Continued On Pago Eight)
Roseburg Party
at Crater Lake
Second Group to Reach
There This Spring
Tell of Trip
ROSEBVUG, Ore., June 1. B. A.
Brltton, Douglas county boy scout
executive, of Roseburg and Kay
Simms, Cloorge Mason, Roy Schrood-
er, Frank Yoder nnd F.dwiu White
of Eugene, returned late Inst night
from Crater Lake, claiming to be tho
second party to reach tho rim this
year. They drove to a point within
Igbt miles of the lake, Saturday,
and then went In on foot, Mr. Brlt
ton traveling across country, whllo
tho others followed the road. Five
inches of snow foil nt tho lnko dur
ing Saturday, they report. They
skllcd back to the government camp,
whero they spent tho night, five feet
of snow being reported thero. It
will bo ' possible to reach Anna
Springs by Auto next Sunday, they
stated. , (v ,'. ' '
11IG PARADE '
MEDFORD, May 30. Honded by
the local O. 'A. R. frntornnl nnd
patriotic organizations, tho largest
memorial day parndo ever hold hero
was held today. ' ,.
III START WORK
Oregon's Compulsory
School Bill Knocked
Out By Highest Court
Attack on Private and Parochial Institutions
Lost in Decision Handed Down Today by
Supreme Court of
WASHINGTON, June 1. (A. P.) Oregon lost in
supreme court today its fight to compel children to
tend public schools. ' v
The court held that states in enforcing 'compulsory
education laws, cannot require the attendance of child
ren in public schools, to the exclusion of private or par
ochial schools. . . ,
The decision had been awaited with unusual interest
because of the peculiar circumstances of the litigation,
and because many other states have compulsory educa
tion laws. The Oregon law was attacked by the Society
of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
and the Hill Military Academy. Throughout the contro
versy there were many charges that the statute had been
inspired by the Ku Klux Klan. '
Justice McReynolds, delivering the opinion for the
court, said the inevitable practical results of enforcing
the Oregon act would be destruction of the present par
oachial schools and other private primary schools, which
are engaged in a kind of undertaking not inherently
harmful, but long regarded as useful :and meritorous.
G0NFESS1SIN
HELD BY POLICE
Three Men Held in Los An
geles Plot to Abduct
Mary Pickford
HAD OTHERS MARKED
Jackie Coogen, Pola Negri,
and Others Were to be
Victims, Report
LOS AXGELES, June 1. (A.P.)
With throe purported coufesslons
in their linmls and a trio of alleged
plotters uu.hr Iock and Key, police
investigators working on the Mury ' that Hill Military academy wit! Ira
Pickfortl kidnaping case nu t today i mediately proceed with plans for a
with representatives of the district j new school on the Rocky Butte
attorney's office to discuss presen- ! site to represent an Investment of
tat ion of the so-called $200,000 ! J250.000. We expect to get into
plot to the Kriiiul Jury. ' I the buildings during the coming
In the meantime an attorney re- ; school year."
taincd by the wife of A. J. Woods,! Of Real Importance ..
one of the alleged conspirators, an-j Judge J. P. Kavanaugli, attorney
nounced he would Beek his Immedi-' for "le Society of th'e Sister of tho
ate releaso on a writ of habeas ! Holy Names of Jesus and Mary,,
corpus. Woods, who Is a truck ! one of the plaintiffs In the corn
driver, and his two associates. V. ' pulsory school law case, said: "The
A. Ilolcomb, also a truck driver, decision of the supreme court de
nnd V. 7.. Stevens, automobile sales- daring the Oregon school law un'
man, all have made signed confes- constitutional is a decision of . the .
sions of their part in the kidnaping ; first importance. .
plot, according to police, and are! "It will define tho limits of the
being held on suspicion of. con-;Pwer of the state to regulate
spiracy to commit a felony. ' natural rights under thj constitu-
i
Ton of Plot
On tho punfcrted confessions the
prisoners admit that, under the
stimulus of such strong drink as
was from time to tlmo available to
them, they talked of various "ways
of getting easy money." A project
to kidnap the grandchildren of E.
L. Doheny, oil magnate, was under
consideration for a while, as were
plans to carry off and hold for
ransom Jackie Ooogan, Pola Negri
and tho grandson of nn unnamed
retired business man.
Finally the confessions revealed
Mary Pickford was picked as tho
(Continued On Piiro Eight)
Five Bandits Clean Out Small
Bank In Chicago Suburb During
Raid This Morning; Make Escape.
CHIC AllO, Juno 1, (AP Flvo
robbers held up nnd virtually Clean
ed tho Halter State Bank In Cicero
of available cash, estimated at $1S,
000 today. The robbers escaped In
an 'automobile. .
Thirteen persons, including the
employes, were in the bnnk when tho
obbors ontorcd nnd with drawn re
volvers, prevented opposition, hord
PRICE FIVE CENTS
U. S. Hill Elated
i
Hill Elntnl , '
PORTLAND,. Ore.,- June t.-"I
am delighted with Iho . decision, "
said Joseph A. Hill, head or Hill
Military academy, ono of tho plain
tiffyjn the;; sqdt :sttfc!kliiaNi Otor
gon "school law, who returned only
a few week ago from Washington,
D. C, -where he appeared before
the United States supreme court
while bis attorney, John C. Veatch,
argued the appealed cast. k
"We are naturally pleased that
the right of the parent to cducats
bis child ba3 been upheld. It Bhould
end tor all time the argument
lover who owns the child the par
ent or the state. .-.,'.'.
.Do Keal Service
'"Experiments in education are al
ways made by private enterprises-
not by state schools. The way Is1
left open for such continued experl-v
ments, of which the state has the'
benefit nfter the soundness of tho;
theory hns been tested by private
schools. .
"Specifically the decision means'
. , I
' tion. , ;I(
, 1Wa felt confident that tno Iaw
: Wlla t unconatitutlonnl -'and invaded .
, Bomc ot lne nlost 8ncred rights.,
I . -Not only will this decision de- .
j termino finally the power ot tho
; st;,t8 With regard to education, but
; it Wl declare the extent of the .
; poWer of the ! state to regulate, othor
. useful occupations. .. . 1
Settles question ,' !
"There has been constant effort
in many directions to encroach
upon personal rights, but this now
definition ot tho liberty and prop
erty clauses of the fourteenth.
amendment will remove many of
(Continued On Pago Eight) .,.
ing tho employe and cuslomors to
gether, whllo soma of tho holdup:
men entered the teller's cages nnd
gathered up tho money. 1
Charles O. Baker, president of tha
bank, said tha robbers took prac
tically all tho curroney in tho bank.
Ho said he did not know tha amount
but supported It would amount to
nearly $15, 000. , " ' ' !' y