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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1925)
University Libiarv BUY. 'Xfi HOME i. LOCAL' MERCHANTS CAN GIVE YOU BETTER BARGAINS Published Daily at KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awakening" Atsociatd Press Leased Wire Klghteonth Year Number 5542 KliA MATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 8, PRICE FIVE CENTS . ma' EI' County Records Show Salary of $100 for Month of April Madam "T", woman of mystery concerning whose identity court house circles are baffled, was also among those present when money was doled out of the county prohibtion funds in April, was revealed today in a fur ther check-up of county re cords. T. E. Myers, said to be T. Ellis Myers, minor son of Assistant District Attorney W. P. Myers, also was in cluded in the distribution, the record shows. K1HH Aiiiuiiit Official expenditures for (hit perl oil fivni March 16 to April IS u attested by Myers' sworn statement woro ui follow: I,. I). Ilurk, aalary I "'0.00 I'nc. Tel & Tel. Co. (Snyder account) -'tJ.S'l It. C. Hplnk, ox pen un and mile- uno ; io. ou MADAM "T", MONTH OF AIMIIf. 105H, AS (iW ltKT INVr-STIliATOIt Foil IMSTltllT ,TTOIlNKY I.N I'ltOllllllTION CASKS $KMMM A. W. Slovens, car mileage, 11 Ulllos 1102.10 ). It. Vandcnburg, expenses to Chllouuln .., M5 T. H. Myers, uo of cur 187 ' , nill! , , ....,v.l37.4u T. E. My cm, cash oxpoudod, Dick Clausen matlar ,...,.$2.00 T. K. Myorn, salary secret wk 35.0t Total On May 2, .Myorn wis given a county worrant for f -4 37. 17 iettvlhii dotlcll In tho fund of 111.61. Myeni la adamant In Ills rvfnsal 13 discuss the matter. ... ; Track Layers Are Killed In Wreck l'EltU. lad..' Juno 8. Kliihl negro track layers and ono trainman worn killed today when westbound Chen vpenko ami Ohio freight train over turned while rounding a curva near Ojtivorno, Ind., 15 in Ilea south .of here. , , Tho men worn hurled beneath tliu wreck of tho cnglnu louder and 15 coal cars. Itnllroiid ofticluls mild that tho number of trackmen killed might roach 11. NOTICE TO HI ItSC'ltlllKltH ' Tho boya will bo out tumor- row collecting und will continue for the rout of Uio week. Hut- unlay la tho big day for them when wo will bold tho long, doforred picnic about which I told you aomo weeka ugo, Tho prlso for hint month was won by John llurke, the Main Hi root carrier, who mado n record for tlilH roulo. Wo nro going to try It again this month and tho boya will depend on you to help them out. Don't forget them. (1UACK C. CONllOY, Circulation Malinger, jPhy$ician Hopes MADAM GETSMORE MONEY Arms of Wounded Robber -Now in Portland Hospital in 1W vT'OHTLAN, Oro., 'Jr- condition of Alva 11. Jumv S. Tho Kllbourna, 24, who Is nt n hospital hero suffer ing from wounds In his arms, re ceived in n pistol huttlo at llothell, Wash., Friday nftnr tho bank hold up thoro, was "not very good," It was reported by attending phy sicians, It was reported yos tonluy, and nmpulntlon of llm left urm was considered. No oporatlon Jintl ieon performed this morning. Klamath Woman Badly Injured in Auto Crash Mrs. Earl Davis Suf fers Skull Fracture Near Algoma Mm. Karl Davis Ik In u serious condition nt lliu Klitniutli Valley lion 11 1 ul with a frai'luri'd skull which wan miHlalni'il yesterday when a inr owned mid driven liy her litiHliiind skidded In lliu loose gravel and overturned on tliu highway a in I In thin ldu of Algoinu. Mr. Davis iinl Mr. mid Mm. Harry Thrasher, who with tilso In tlin car, escaped with minor In juries, lint will liu ciiiifliii'd to thi.'ir liunii'H for several duyH. Iiniiii'illulcly after it overturned tho car caiiKht fire, and It was with extreme difficulty that tho two mull entrlcnted their wives from hioioii ih gi(i huruliiK wreckage, Tho car wan completely destroyed. Mr, Thrasher wan the only ono of tho four who wua not rendered unromicloiiH. Ho succeeded In crawling out from under tho car and ruvlvlng Mr. Duvls. Together, they tugged at tliu wrecked auto until they hail Omened tho two women to safety. Mm. Duvls was rushed to tho linHiltnl by K. B. i'cttigrow and Mr. Johnson of Klamath Agency. At flml It wan mil thought alio could survive, but aim hud regained con sciousness today und nttondlng lihynlcluiia said thnro wan a chanco that hi' would 1 1 vii. although tho frncliiro la a dorp om. Many Drown in Mexican Flood More Than Hundred Lives Lost When Rivers Overflow .MfcXiCO CITVr Juno- 8. (AIM Spcrlul illspulclieii. from Vera Crui roport that more than 100 porsons have ' been drowned and several hamlet'.- destroyed In tho Isthmus region, cauacd by tho overflowing of the Ttbuaniepofl' and Perros rlvor. Jloavy Uaiuiio was cuuseil over an . cxtenalv.o lutiq , In Oaxaca and Vera Crui" ata'toa. Tho wator awopl away ' whole ' famlllon. their llvo Htjck and other possessions. Largo, trees woro uiirootod, ndobo houses levelleJ uml crops ruined. Kan Bias, a suburb of Tuliuan tepej Is reported almost destroyed. a(;i;i;i;mknt hk.( iiioi) GENEVA, Juno 8. (A. P.) Brit ish Foreign Secretary Chamberlain and French Foreign Minister llrland annouiicod today that a complete ac cord luia been reiuhed by Drltuln and Kranco on all points of tho re ply ti Uermany's propo.ml for a western European aocurlly pact. Southern Pacific Will Begin Laying Steel By July 1st HKNl). Ore.. Juno 8. --Tho South ern Pnclflc will begin laying steel on tho Nntron cut-off lino between Paunluii and Odoll on July 1, i curding to Information received In lie ml till" morning. The steel In laid ono and a half in II oh north of 1 'nun I n a now, Tho alrelch between Odoll und I'aunlnu is about 30 miles, Tho enst and west ci-owb on the CiiBi-iido tunnel nro expected to bo cut through within (ho next three weeka. to Save up to 10:411, It wna said nt tho hospital. Dr. Fred J. Zlegler, who Is nt tondlng Klllioilrno, said at noon to day that he bellved both arms could bo saved. Tho wounds lu tho right arm In which tho elbow Is shat tered,, had Improved this morning, and circulation was bulng restored, so that tho doctor thought an op ovnllnn would, not ho neceasnry; CO LI President and Wife Attend ing Centennial Near St. Paul Today IS GIVEN OVATION Crowds From all Northwest Gather to Pay Homage to Executive BT. I'AtTU Minn., Juno 8. (A.I.) Political differences were forgot ten today us the people of Minne sota and tho northwest joined lu honoring President Oo'iUilge, tholt guest for the day. ,i. Coming Into territory uhlcb win a battleground In tho last pol itical campaign to pay irlbulo to the Norwegian Immigrant the ex ecutive was given a welcome fiat did not know tliu founds of ri?c or party. Thousands tft cheering men. wo men and children lining tho union stativn concourse ond streets iicirby grcoted the president and MM. Coolldge on their arrival last night. Thousands or other awaited an opportunity to get a glimpse of them today, to hear the president's address at the Norso-Amerlcan con tcnuinl colebiatlon at the state fair grounds or to seo them at close rungo ul a public reception tonight at the suite capltol. While hero the president and Mrs. Coolldgo are guests at th home of Secretury and Mrs. Kellogg. They will leave for Washington shortly before midnight tonight. . Tliiiiilui Trainmen On arrival last night from Wash Ington, Mr. and Mrs. Coolldgo went to tho Kellogg home but not until tho president clasped tho grimy hund of J. W. Murphy, engineer and W. Lund, fireman on the engine which pulled the train into St. 'Paul with lliu remark: "That was a fine ride." Soldiers from ,Kort Snclllug aided police ' In their efforts to handle the crowd which surged toward the president a) be made hla way thru the station. Kven after he had found seclusion at the Kellogg residence, hundreds of curious folk lingered lu an ail Joining street. Tho president's program today called for n morning of inactivity at tho Kellogg home, followed by his atlondatico at a luncheon lu Minneapolis, tendered by the dlrec torj of tho centennial. Next In order was Mr. Coolldgo'j appear anco at tho fair grounds mld-way between Minneapolis and St. Pau for his centennial speech, with th lute afternoon reserved tor resi, pre' paratory to the atato house recep lion. Boy Accidentally Shoots ! His ' Mother Eugene ' Woman is Slightly Wounded When Small Rifle is Discharged EUGENE, Ore., June S. Mrs. W Sohlmnn was accidentally shot nt her homo nt Junction City yestcrduy by her son, Theo, who had JiirI return ed front n brief bunting trip. Ac cording to tliii story, Theodore thought that the safety catch was on bit tho .23 calibre riflo was dis charged, the bullet striking her In tliu right thigh. Though alio lost good deal of blood on her way to tho hospital here, It was snld this morn ing that Bho was recovering nicely. FMKll Kll.l.lit) SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Juno S. Lieutenant K. I,. Searl; Jr., was In stantly killed and Flying Cadet Uoy Strlctland was badly Injured when tin nlrplnno went Into a tall spin at an elevutlon Of BOO Teet hero today, Soarl 'was it 'Brooks field flying 'In structor.'"'1' . WUA, NOT AIM'KAK 1 MKDFOKI), Ore., Juno 8. According to a telegram rocelv- ed hero by the local theater 4 management today. Miss Juno 4 Cowl, who was lo hnvo appear- od hero tonight In "Itoinoo und 4 Juliet", will not bo nblo to leave 8nu Franclnco owing to an actor bolng sick In that city.' tttttttttt DGE GUEST ATCELEBRATIOfl FO 1RIG1S SPORTSMEN SEEK AY TO PREVENT NEEDLESS DEATH Siskiyou Anglers Aroused Over Copco Attitude . on Floodgates DEATH TRAP PROBED Heirs of Man Caught in Rising Waters May Sue ' Power Company (Special to the Herald) YREKA, CaL, June 8. How sportsmen and tourists who are not familiar with the ' death trap conditions can be protected from the rushing waters of the Klam ath river when they pour through the floodgates at the power plant of the Cali fornia-Oregon Power com pany at Copco has become a problem to Sukiyou men who are responsible for the campaign to bring, visitors from all parts of the United States to enjoy the fishing, hunting and scenic wonders of Siskiyou. The situation is critical as the company has refused to take any action and one man has already lost his life as the result of the attitude of the company. Harry Herb ert Wilson of San Francisco was trapped in' one of the sudden rushes of water two weeks ago and his two companions nearly suffe ed a similar fate. Kscupe Impossible When the- floodgate at -.CW are opened, or closed to' meet the de- munds for the' load called for from any point in tho territory served. tho water for the first twenty miles comes with such a rum mat an angler fishing In mid Btream has no chance to escape. The rush of water. Its sudden rise, tho shock of the ice cold flood and the pos sible fright renders the victim help less. As flood progresses further down Iho river, tho bunks grow wider and tho stream flows more gently, giv ing tho fisherman a chance' tor his life. Died or Fright ' Wilson was tropped moro thau 10 miles below the dam but the water came so fast that he had no chance to get from tho middle of tliOj stream whero ho was flshla;. His body was carried for miles on tho flood tide beforo It was re covered. At -an Inquest, It was shown that tho man had boon lit , (I'onliiiued on I'age l-'our) BANDIT SHOT IN GUN DUEL WITH POLICE LOS AXtil-XKS, June 8. Six robberies' here Inst nigltl eiilmliintril early today lit a pis tol duel between Police Soru; emit Frank S. Harper and F.tl wiiiil Miller, Miller being .shot to dentil anil the police officer wttumlcd lu the shoulder. Serg eant Harper, crack pistol shot ami medalist, located an auto mobile at Tenth ami (icorgln streets, the license of which coliiciilitl with Hint of the car , oiK'i'iited by three bandits who illli-lng the evening; successful ly staged slv holdups uml rob beries. Sergeant Harper telephoned . police hcnihtnitrters nml Just as lie placed himself to watch the automobile, u tulcab drove up ami F.divtml Miller alighted ami went to tho bandit car. Serg eant Harper culled upon him to Keep away from the car ami , Miller opened ffi-c, wounding the sergeant lu the shoulder In n volley of five shuts. Serg eiint tliirpet1 returned fire with slv shots, five of which entered .Miller's body, Instantly killing lilm and the sixth passing through Miller's lint. Miller was ldetitlifeil iim a convicted bootlegger. Slain Robber Known to Have Prison Record Man Killed Here by Watchman Had Bad Reputation Information received hero this morning by local police and sheriff's offices establishes the fact that Kob crt J. ToJ.ro, killed here whllo at tempting the robbery of the It. P. Lewis grocery, was an ex-convict Ith a long criminal record. Archie Mondreau, Tacomu police chief, advised In the letter that Tatro was a dope fiend and that he had been released from tho Wash ington Ktato penitentiary about six months ago. Ho was sentenced In 1922 for burglary and at the time of his ar rest admitted six or sevon robberies. lie had previously served time In tho Washington reformatory and had been arrested in Portland, in Seattle and In Tacoma, on various charges. le was classed by police of metro politan cities as a known thief, to be picked up and Investigated wherever found. . Had a modern finger print system been in operation in Klamath Falls, he would have been Identified when arrested hero for drunkehess May 11, officers point out. Demand Release Of Man Held On Double Charge Hearing of Ed McClindon on a writ of habeas corpus procured by his attorney. Fay Morris, was sched uled, to take place late this after noon. McClindon was arrested Saturday night. May 30, and has not yet been brought to trial. The writ was filed at 10 o'clock this morning before Judge Leavitt and a return -was tiled by the district attorney's office in which It was alleged that McClin don had boen arrested on two war rants, one charging possession of liquor and one charging gambling. He was committed on June 6 after a hearing before Justice Hamaker at Bonanxa, the return said. Attorney Morris Is expected to file his answer to this return at 3 o'clock this afternoon. ' CATCH LIMIT AT LARK I'nrty of locnl Mien Bpcml Saturday ami Sunday at Lake A party consisting of Meryle Houston, Harry Nitschlm, J. Frank Bryant and Ernest Nitschlm motor ed to Diamond Lake Saturday where they spent two days on fishing trip. They reported fishing splendid und got the limit. Accord Ing to Mr. Nitschlm tho roads woro In good condition, with tho excep tion of the mountain road which was a littlo rough. The party mado the trip, back in three hours time. Franklin Griffith Visits In Klamath President of Portland Electric Power Company Inspects Plants Franklin T. Griffith, president of the l'ortlnnd Electric Power com pany of Portland, in company with C. W. Clarke, stockholder of tho company, with headquarters in Philadelphia. Mrs. Popo and Mrs. Griffith, visited in tho city yester day with local power company of ficials. Mr. Griffith and party were en route to San Francisco by motor to attend tho convention of tho National Electric Light association being held June 16. 17 and 18. in that city. Mr. Griffith is president of tho association.,.. . . i ; ' During the day President Grif fith and party looked over the plant here with memXiers of the local company. They left, early yiis morning for the south and follow ing the convention will return to Portland. . r , .... .. TAKKS XOHK HIVE Wink Graham, in company 4 with John Walknp und Jim j Dohcrly, was fishing lit Eaglo ! Hldge Sunday, when Mr. Gra- ham suddenly took a nose dive into tho lake, for In back of i him he discovered a big shaggy looking bear pawing over his fish basket. 4444tOttt ttt Klamath Farmers Urge Hill Lines To Come At Rousing Mass Meeting Resolutions Adopted Pledging Support to Ore- gon Trunk at Public Gathering in Malin -Mayor Goddard Makes Splendid I Argument Others Speak With a bang that should be heard clear in Washington, the first gun in behalf of the people, of Klamath county was fired yesterday afternoon, when residents of the ' Malin section went on record as favoring the construc tion of the Oregon Trunk railroad into this territory.. If ; anyone in and around Malin was not present, it was because he was out of the county. ' Careful count revealed over two hundred and fifty persons present and the enthusiasm with which they greeted every 'expression favorable to the Oregon Trunk, demonstrated beyond doubt that the sentiment in the Tule lake valley is practically unanimous for , the Hill' line. So keen Was the interest in the meeting that the baseball game scheduled for the afternoon was suspend ed and players and spectators ity hall to participate m the The meeting wass called president of the Fanners Society of Tule Lake. After explaining the purpose of the meeting, President Wilson RELIEF VESSEL T Amundsen Searching Expe dition Proceeding to -. , Spitbenbergen , , AVIATORS ARE READY Lieutenant Holm to Recon noiter Along Edge of Ice . .. . Pack, He Says "ABOARD S. S. INGEItTRE, June 8. (A.P.) (Wireless) At 9:30 this morning tho Ingcrtre, carrying the NonA-gian government's Am undsen relief expedition, was pro ceeding toward Spitsbergen at her maximum speed of 10 1-2 knots per hour. ' - . The seaplanes F-1S and F-22 were slung across tho deck, ready for servico whenever needed. They will be used in searching for' the missing explorers who started for tho North Polo from Spitsbergen In two flying boats May. 21. " Tho Ingertro spent two hours taking , on supplies nt Uergcn, -a Norwegian harbor1 ISO milos north west of Oslo. ','j: v The airmen who are to pilot tho 'seaplanes . in search ' of Amundsen are- quiet, virile Norsemen, whose constant thought is the hope oti rescuing Amiinilsi-n, although theyj admit that to find him now would j be a tremendous piece of luck. Lieutenant Lltuzo Holm, leader of tho uvlntors. told tho Associated Press that his intention was to reconnolter along the edge of the Arctic lea pack to tho northeast ot Dane's Island. Lieutenant Holm's assumption is that if Amundsen is returning afoot from the pole , to ward his original base he will naturally make for the nearest land, which would be the so-callod north east land, or Spitsbergen arch-Ipollgo. m I ARCTIC WASTES Hungry Bloodhounds Bay at I i? "Moon"; Alleged Bootlegger t; Nabbed by Prohibition Cops Two bloodhounds, "hying at the moon" are responsible for tho ar rest of Steve Mattu here on a pos session of liquor charge at mid night Sunday night, according to attaches of tho sheriff's office. Matte wns arrested by Deputies Hurke and Snyder on Pino street, near thd rear of tho Baldwin hotel. He had on him when caught, ac cording to the officers, nine bottles ..f-r. adjourned to the Commun affair. . . - -, to order by Harry Wilson, catted upon H. M. i;orey, cnirman of tlfe Oregon Public Service, com mission. Mr. Corey stated that he came to the meeting to be a list ener not a speaker,- but since -he was called upon-for a statement, he wanted . to assure his hearers they would always find him ready and . willing to be of service to . them.' Continuing be said: ,; .'J. Hit Tight -;"r;' '';.'" "My. -advice, at this time "is not is'1 get excited; . IKi ' bt'' fake-' Um in this matter, but sit tight -anil let the Interstate Commerce com mission decide this matter at which railroad -shall serve this county.' It rests -entirely with them -and no action Uaken In the way ot resolu tions or the like wise . have any effect.", : ; ::-.-.' t . This, advice caused no little trar-pr!-3c. ' " .'-!.'..-' Dr. F. R. Goddard, . mayor; of ' Klamath Falls, whose repeated : ve toes 'of franchises for the Straliorri railroad so successfully prevented the bottling up of the city, , was the next speaker.' Dr. Goddard aur prlsed , his must ardent admlrorj with his ability as a speaker, but no more so than some ot the 8- P. band of enthusiasts who motored t Malin hopeful ot stemming the tide that has sot In against, their ef fort! to keep out tho Oregon Trunk. In the course of his talk tho Mayor said: . V v "1 havo lived in Klamath Fall since J9i6, In that year ,1- wui taken byjli frlead- to Merrill aud there shown the Modoc Northern railroad. That was nine years ago. Today I came over the- same Mute and saw the same conditions, pre vailing. The road is in the same condition it was then with fields of waving grain over It. . ' S. V. Domination i . "The city " or klamath Falls', ; In the hope of overthrowing Southern Pacific dominance, gave 1300,000 to aid what was-supposed to: bo another railroad . and n addition quite a sum to build a terminal In Klnmath Falls.' This shows; tjio. temper , ot -.trie people arid ; tholr desires. .t: , -! "The Southern. Pacific has had ten years t'J make good tts, promise) and It has failed. It Is: time ' to - J (Continued On I'ligc KIght) i . of alleged liquor, one corkscrew-and eleven corks. " i Tho arrest took place a few feet from the residence of A. AV. Stev ens, former prohibition officer,; at whoso homo the county blood hounds are domiciled, and It ,wa the baying of these hounds' at sight ot the "moon" that put the officers on the trail, it Is declared,
