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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1925)
fc" Llbnrv rain BUY AT HOME; LOCAL MERCHANTS CAN GIVE YOU BETTER BARGAINS Published Daily at KLAMATH FALLS . "An Empire Awakening" I3 Associated Press Leased Wire Eighteenth Year Number 5538 KfiAMATf I FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE -3, 192', PRICE FIVE CENTS U I K.l MY tit 623 SUSPECTED ATTEMPTED ROBBERY FOILED Robert J. Tatro Shot by Nightwatchman at Lewis Store Tatro died at 2:15 this afternoon at the Klamath Valley hospital. Coroner Earl Whitlock took charge of the body and is now seek ing to get in touch with a sister who is believed to be living in Denver. It has not been decided whether or not an inquest will be held. Robert J. Tatro, itinerant laborer, was shot and per haps fatally wounded by Thomas "Dad" Gurnce at an early hour this morning while attempting to force an entrance into the B. P. Lew is Grocery at 223 South Six th street. Gurnee is watch man for the store and has living quarters in the rear. Gurnee was awakened by a noise in a shed at the rear of the building. Tatro or an accomplice crawled underneath the shed door and after prowling about in the shed discovered that all doors leading to the main store building were blocked. Drops to Ground Then, evidently in the be lief thatijy forcing Gurnce's window, entrance to the store would be obtained, Tatro began working on it. He tore loose the screen and raised the window. The sash slipped from his fingers and the window dropped. Gur nee, blinded by a street light at Tatro 's back and handicapped by nearsight edness, fired nt Mm clut'k bulk In trout ;f him nnd Talro di'ipp.'d In t ho ground, Officers mown und Mitchell worn culled to tlm scone. They carried the unconscious Tatro Into Ilia store nnd Inter Mind him taken to tlm Klaniuth Valley Hospital, wli-'io ho In mild to linvo ii slim chance Tor survival. Police nml sheriff's forces nro Incllnod to llio theory Hint Talr.i (Colli limed on 1'iigo I'niir) Hillah Temple Drum Corps Will Broadcast Tonight At Midnight From Los Angeles All tIkIi). radio bugs nnd bugct tes, hero's n chnnco to hear n little mystic Klamath music wafted over the wire, from I.oh AngoleH. In a telegram to Tho Evening Herald, W. C. Vim Rmon, president of Crater Luko Blirlno club, nn lioiincod Inst nlHlit that tho drum corps ot Hillah lemplo will broad cast from station K. II, .1., Htarllilg sharp on tho stroko of midnight to- County Fair Date Set at Meet Today Board Picks Septem ber 3, 4 and 5 To Improve Grounds Fair dates for this year will lie Krpti'lubcr 3, I, and 5, It was decid ed t la In iiiuritliiR lit u combined niool Inil of tilt) rou lily fair board and the Illy Hodoo Association. Members of bolli group went in a body to Hi" fair grounds Hi In morning mid derided on various I m l.rovcim'tita to bo tnadu there ill prcpiir.itlou for comliiK events, lin;irovi'in"nl derided on Ineltide tin- biilldliiK of new dunce ball, enlargement f Muting capacity und lirovldltiK of better facilities for con- CCKIlloJlH. More price money will be Ml veil in ifomo clusiu-fl this yenr and a rlaHit of i ttt i 1 1. In k Klmrlhunis will be added. IiIiIh al the solli llallon of mockmcii i of the Willamette valley. Heavy June Rain Halts Doings Of Shrine Delegates I.Ort ANCIIll.KS, Juno 3. (A. P.) A Juno rain. "most niuiBual," ae- rordliif! to nil AnfolenoH despite the brouit grins of visiting nobles, forced ' l lie iibandoninent of the Hhrlno iiroKrnm for today In the CoIIkvu in. And to rub It In. sounds of the sally garbed host tramped the sloppy streets chunthiK: "In June It never rnlna they nay: It never rains Ihey say. In June It never rains, they Hay: It it t It rained Ilk" today." Molley Film, director general of Hie Slirlne pageant, enmn back ill bin Jollying friends with tho nn- noiineement that tho scheduled parade will be held tonight even lho;i)!li it showers pitch forkf. Coolidgc Delivers Talk To Graduates At Naval Academy ANNAI'OI.IH, Mil., Juno 3. (A, P.) Itediictlon of t lit) nation's standing military forces to a mini mum in predicted upon attention to military affairs by . the average citizen, President Coolldgo de clared here today before the gradu ating class of tho naval iicndemy. While appointing the now officers ns ambassadors of peaeo nud clti nenulilp, tho president reminded them .Hint the first essential of peace,' and sorority is an adequate defense, which "should ho broadly extended and horno by all our peo ple." vi:i;ks woiihk 1IOSTON, Juno 3. Secretary ot War John V. Weeks was consider ably worse this nflcrnoon. Word from I.ns Angeles is to tho effect that tho Illllnh drum corps Is mnkliiK a big hit with the thousands of shrine delegates to tho national convention, and tho Invitation to broadcast tonight enmo ns n result of I ho peppy music which they havo been playing about tho nlrncts. So It you want to hour muno Klamath music just tnnn In on K. It, J, lonlphl when llio clock strikes 12. ID TO MISSING PARTY Lieutenant Ltzow Holm will Scan Arctic Ice for Trace of Amundsen WILL START FRIDAY Supplies Now Being Placed Aboard Vessel Prepara tory to Adventure OSLO, .Norway, .lime tl. (.VP.) Lieutenant l,iiloiv Holm, officially selected today lu bond (lie NncivcKlnn government flyinit expiMlilioii lit Mcacch ir the AiniiiMlten-Kllsnoi-lli pali)', Inhl the iictiiMVHr "IaKblad' t day that tils outers ivcre to re fuunoftre aluii the Lile of the Air tie Ire fields without ntlc mptinK lo fly imtok this let to the north pole. lie said he thought he would be able fioai the air to see about 100 miles en clear days. Ho said, how over. It would be difficult for him lo distinguish I:kIo human being from tlm air. ..Mo eSplalncd that Amundsen has snioko bombs fur uc as signal:! and (hat he hoped t bs able to 'locate, tho explorer by this means. The NcrwcRlan ndniiralty today shipped skin, sledKcs, tents and oth er supplies to llorton, n P rt on tho Christlaulu Fjord, about Z2 miles south of Osli). Tho ship lagertte, which will bo used for the relief expedition ts at Hot-ton. It will transport two iicapluncs, supplies und the Kurweglun aviators toward tho Arctlo and at some point to bo selected later tho filers will take off ill nn attempt to locate 'Amundsen. Tho IiiKorlre Is expected to leave llcrlon Friday or Saturday. 'Holm, somo months uko was en gaged In aviation work In California. Harold Merryman Back With Bride Klamath Attorney Weds Miss Jane Moore at San Jose, California H. (.'. Merryman, youiiR attorney of this city, hns returned from Sun Jose, California, where ho was married to Miss .lane Monro on May 23rd. Mrs. Merryman will be remembered here, where slio mado ninny frleiida a few years nuo while employed as stenographer for I lie Klnmnth Lumber and Hox com pany nt Shlpplnglon. The popular young eouplo were imiirlid at tho home of the bride's mother, Mrs. V. It. Moore, it San Joso, Cnllfornln, und re turned to Klnmuth Kails by motor, visiting In n number of cities en route. They nro nt homo to their friends nt 238 Cedar. Shanghai Is Now Armed Camp From Students' Riots SHANOHAI, Juno a. (A.P.) ShuiiKhnl was nn armed camp today. Two outbreaks this morning caused police to open fire, resulting in the death of two persons and the injury of many others. Hanks were closed, store fronts were boarded, food was being ra tioned out by shop keepers, hotels nnd stores were searched for arms while Hoops of several nations at templed the task of restoring order after a series of uprisings Ktiirlod lust Saturday by Chinese Ktuilcniy protesting against the prosocu'lon or slilkei'H In Jnpanotfo owned spin ning mills here. . -. SEARCH SHOT EAKL-TODAYS i i : i Malin to' Urge Hill Lines to Invade County Mass Meeting Will Be ' Held There Sunday Afternoon (Sjm'cIuI 'orr(sMiiilriir) M.1IJN, .lunr II. Tin flml un in (lie hz fi'i' t Jitt Ls to in iual lo convlnrc tin lntrIut; m mm CiitiiiHlHttlim that the jn'oplo hi KltiiMtilli county nnd Northern n1irurnia want the Oregon Trunk ItuiK Into (his trri-ilory, he fhi'il in MnlJii next Nuntluy nt n IIk piiltilr ineeditK to 1m heht lit the eomiiiuiilty hnll umler (ho 1111 spleen of t he FiirmeiV Soelet y of Tule IjiKe vnlh-y. Hurry S. Wilson, iln p-eilileiit, presliliiiR. Al this iiieetliig resolutions will 1m adopted M-Uln forth the prom ise ilmt was made to the meiit over twenty years uro by tlte Southern Pacific company that it would build a railroad to tap that section of Khiiuath comity. It will he pointed out that this promise hait never been kept, notwithstand ing the fact thai uhen competition once before, threatened n rle,ht of way was purchaNU for pracjlcally every foot of the distance bt'tween Malln and Klamath Falls. It will ulo he &howii that the Tule lake country is capable of MtppoithiK hundreds of families, hut that Its development is de layed by reaou of the failure of the Southern Pacific to build the llii" promised. Dr. r. It. (itMhlaitl of Klamath Falls whom the mple f ls s-0" tiou regard as one of their best friends and MroiiRcst supporters, ban been Inviteil to addivss the meeting "ml lie has accepted the invitation ami will be present. K. . 3lurray has alwo ben invited ami will be In attendance. Other speakers 'will be Harry H. "Wilson, A. M. Thomas, Ir. Trout and other residents of this section.' It. is ex pected that there will be 11 large delegation from Merrill. The meeting w ill be called to order at :.'l Sunday uflcriioon. Railroad Question To Be Put To Vote A. M. Collier Wants Chamber of Commerce Members All to Vote If tho proposal of A. M. Collier, president, is carried out, tho entire membership ot the Klamath cham ber of commerce will voto on whether or not the organization shall indorse tho plan of tho Hill lines to enter the Klamath terri tory. President Collier Is now selecting a ppeciat coinmitteo to study every phnso of the railroad situation, nnd it is his hope that this committee will recommend a general voto of tho membership of the chamber. "In my belief this Is a matter of tdo much Importance to ho decided solely by the directors," declared Collier today. Tho special mooting will ho an nounced at the directors' luncheon next Tuesday, ho said. 1IKAT KILLS TUX COH'MHIA, O., Juno SI. (A.f.) Ten deuil nnd several seriously III or Injured was the toll today In Ohio line to excessively lint weath er. I'rost rat Ions nei e prnnnniy number seveuil score. f 1'LlKU'N I'WTIII'Mt 1)1 KM AlvUOX, ()., June':!. (A.I'.) .lames W, JOIIsworll 75, .Mulli lnillloiiiilro of Hudson, . father of Lincoln Kllswortli, the missing polar nvialor, illcil . Inst iiIkIiI nt Villa 'ndnynij nenr I'lori'iuej Itl(v, ' 1RNJUIDFJI ANn ! LT Ifj- BIG DAMAGE Four Dead in Nebraska and $250,000 Damage Done by Disturbances THREE DEAD IN IOWA Total of Eight Deaths There Since Monday Many Buildings Torn Down OMAHA, Neb.. Juno 3. (AP)- Four dead and property iiamago.-sti- at 1230.000 wa tho toil of . w and electrical storms in Nebraska and western Iowa. tortiadoH insnrn .ciiraKKii anil winii rn kiwh STORMS HESU While tho tornadoes were loeallz- expansion proposed by the bOUtheiTl FaClflC. r ti ed they were part of a general! As the matter' comes from inside circles of the local weather disturbance.- which began j officials of the Southeni Pacific, a tactical blunder has bded'! de on the. part of the Southern Pacific in noU ed rains to crops and relict from ab-1 making their purchase long ago. vlt seems that there1: normal temperatures, jhas existed more or less ill will between the corporation Threo persons. Mrs. Robert sche- j and Mr. Eberlein, dating back many years, when he yRS er. i.ott warekan. employe and the j the head and front of the Hamman invasion of- Cali- Hcv. Henry Benctker of North Bend, Nebraska?- were killed -when" farmT buildings on tbo Scheer farm near Madison, Nebraskn, wore destroyed by the tornado. Lloyd Hansen, 32, was killed when struck by lightning at Orchard, Nebraska. IOWA C.VSCALTIKS DKS MOINES. Iowo. June 3. Three persons were killed and a number injured in windstorms last night, making a total of eight deaths since Monday as a. result of tor nadoes niYd electrical disturbances. John Harris, aged To, and his two daughters perished in a tornado near Adair, Iowa. Buildings were demolished and trees uprooted between Adair and Casey. (Continued on I'iiro Four) Construction Of Christian Church To Start Shortly Church Board Makes Final Plans at Meeting Last Night Work on the now Christian church at the corner ot ninth and Pine will be started at once, following a meet ing of tho church board last even ing. The now structure is to be built on thebntost plans, being built of stucco nt a cost of (.15,000. Pre sent plans are to have tho new build ing completed by tho middle of Sep tember. J. T. McCullom is superin tendent of construction. Lloyd Ryan, local merchant, who ! hns been In charge of tho drive for j tho past two months, has been very j niucn pieasca wuu me spienoiu man ner in which the members ot the church have assisted In making tills new church a reality. x The building coinmitteo includes: R. H. Punbar, Dr. G. A. Massey and J. T. McCollum. s ITALY HAS QVAKKS I AKXZA, Italy, June !!. (A.P.) Two violent enitluiiiakc shocks were registered today by the seismograph, nt Pi of. Uaphcl ncndanrs observa tory this liiorninir. The dlstnnco of tho ntmke .from Kaeiin was esti mated nt olio miles. to (;t Al;l cooLiDtiM ISKXD. Dro., Juno 3. Thomas Tweet, SS-year-old veteran of tho Civil war and native of Norway, loft Head last night for Minueaiio- Us, where ho will be one of tho honornry body guards for Presi dent Coolldgo at tho Nome-American centennial next -week, outhern Pacific to Put Shops Confidential Effort Now Being Made to Acquire Needed Property From C. W. Eberlein Condemna tion Suit May Result, Say Railroad Men (Special to The Herald) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 3. Confidential in formation from official sources definitely settles the lo cation of the division point at Klamath Falls. Official j announcement would have been made some time ago had it not been for the fact that the matter has been held up through the failure of j Wood Eberlein and the Southern Pacific company. The former hoids the key to the situation, since he is the , . . i-ii ni.ii i i -i i i owner 01 practically an ot tne land available lor the . r- Rail Men Here To Prepare For I. C. C. Hearing For the purpose ot obtaining in formation and first-hand knowledge which will be useful at the I. C. C. hearing ot the petition of the Northern lines to enter this terri tory, C. A. Hart of Portland, mem ber of the firm of Carey & Kerr, is here today. He is accompanied by L. C. GiJ nian of Seattle, vice president of the Great Northern. "Our visit has little immediate significance," Hart said. "When the Northern lines pre sent their case, I will in all. prob ability represent them. It is neces sary that I he familiar with condi tions hero and for this reason I will visit here several times this summer." Hart emphasized that before the Northern lines can enter this sec tion it must be shown that an actual necessity exists. It is be cause ot this that the present ex tensive surveys are under way. The Northern lines must select a route and at the hearing prove that tho route as selected will serve a defi nite need. HAXKKlt I'LKADS QIILTV YA.WOCVKlt, Wash., June . O. Olson, former president of the American Security bank' ot this city, today plcmlcil guilty to n charge of embezzling $7,0)12 funds of I be bonk und was sentenced to finiu nine months to fifteen .veins in the state penitential)- at Walla Wnllii. Olson, who helped organize the bank in 1018, was president from 11)21 until March 17 or this year, when be resigned on account of ill health. He was alleged to have taken i hecks paid to htm direct foi- liiterest on loans. Caleb Jones Will Accept Appointment as a Deputy Prosecutor, -If Proffered Caleb Jones, local ottorney said to bo scheduled ns a successor to Win. P. Myers lis assistant district I attorney, today said that he had heard of tho proposal but as yet had ! boon tendered nothing definite. j "I shall be glad to tako tho posi- tlon it it is offered me," Jones said, Mr. Jonoa came hero a year ago from Spokane ntter nrctlcing In thiU Here, Says Repo rt negotiations between Charles LtWlUk.JVJuai'JafcArlw. was eliminated. , it carried with it Mr. Eberlein, but it did not take the bitter resentment towards him. Many times in:e then this has cropped out and accounts, to a great extent, for the present impasse be tween the railroad com puny and Mr. Eberlein. 1'ntker Sent Here When the announcement was made that the Hill roads were going to go into Klamath Falls, the South ern Pacific immediately began to make time for the past delay and delegated Boyd Parker, whose cor dial relations with Mr. Eberlein, It, was hoped, would .bridge the gulf between the two parties, to carry on the negotiations. But It is evident that had been dug so wide and deep that the negotiations have net been as successful as the Southern Paci fic had hoped tor,' tor to date it hiu not secured the required acre age, i Anxious to secure the continued good will ot the people ot Klama'h Falls, the railroad company lias been seeking an early opportunity to make the announcement ot Its decision to locate the division point in that city, before te Hill nnrl secured a firmer footing, it has been urging Mr. Parker to hasten matters, but he has been unable t hurry them Insofar as Mr. Eberlein Is concerned, as he seems to havo mapped out his own course anil is pursuing it nt his leisure. Hoiks nt Price The information here is to the effect that the Southern '1'acltlc must have forty-five additional acre'i and for this Mr. Eberlein has Inti mated he must have fifteen hundred dollars an acre. The railroad com pany thinks this price is too high and has so Informed Mr. Parker, who In turn conveyed that infor mation to Mr. Eberluln. The hit ter, however, refused to barter.. Th p. lait move, so It is understood hero, (Continued on Page Four) .1 ' city for 15 years. Falling health forced him to desert his practice there and seek a higher altitude. Previous to living in Hpnknne he practiced for several years in south ern Idaho In the vicinity of Mnlnd. Ho was accompanied here by his wife und daughter, the latter now a senior In tho Klamath County High school,
