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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1925)
tJulveraity Ubmrv Published Daily at KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awakening" jSlnhtwnth Year Number fiMG Post Office Merrill Meeting Urges Hill Lines to Enter County j BOTH RAILROADS ASKED TO BUILD AT ROUSING MEETING LAST EVENING Southern Pacific Supporters Predominate, But Not One Voice Protests Against Hill Invita tion When Resolution Is Put to a Vote It was hard to tell last night whether one was in Klamath Falls or Merrill when the railroad meeting was called to order by Rev. C. C. Hulet. In the Klamath Falls delegation were few representatives for the Hill lines, while those supporting the stand of the Southern Pacific were great in number and strong in applause. The Southern Pacific end of the argument was presented by R. C. Groesbeck and R. H. Strahorn, the former speak ing for one hour and fifteen minutes and the latter for one hour and a half. The outstanding feature of their talks was their failure to tell what the people wanted to know when the Modoc Northern would be built, or whether it would ever be built. Mr. Groesbeck painted a picture of the capitalist that would satisfy the most exacting demands of the holders of the purse strings,... He urged that ca) ital be invited to come and. that it be treated hand somely, but ho evidently had menial reservation fur the 1 1 1 1 1 lines, lor tho "hull" Ills argument wn that Iho prowent rallr-ind system should bo palled on Iho back mill liat slipped In !io fin e. About l'mmlMn Ho explained 111 dclull Hint iu II rouda are cjutrolled by tlui Inter state Comniorco Commission, and why and how, (ur Iho purpose of allowing that Iho Modoc Northern could not bo built uiilll permission wan given; and pormissl.ui could uot bo secured until niilflclonl tun iiuro was ahown lo earn five and Ihroo-quurtcr per cent on tho In voatmunt, which ho oatliuutod at 140,001) por mil'). Ho mild Ihn Southern Pacific never promised U build Iho Modoc Northern If It hud Jt would do ao "for tho Southern Pacific alwtiya keeps lu promise." Henry Anderson, mayor of Mer rill followed Mr. Oroosboek aid luted that ho did not euro who built tho railroad, ho they aecurcd una, a sentiment which clearly mid .concisely expressed Iho -sontlmouts of tho pooplo f Merrill. II. IS. Ilrndbury told tho meeting of tho uttltudo of tho Klum.ith Irrigation district, of which ho Is president, and A. M. Thomas tinted tho people to pssn resolution In vltlng the Hill Hues to e.imo lo Klnmath Palls, HI in horn Hpcnk Jt. 10. , Strahorn entered Into a carufully prepared statement ..! In K tho railroad situation covering tho period during which ho Tins been operating In this section. He advocated tho exclusion of tho HIM lines, for the remon they would divide the traffic now being handl ed by tho Southern Pacific On thl. point ho sought to show that thore would bq no ndvnntugo In the mat tor of rates null that no new mnrlo Well! Well! It Looks as Though There Might Be a White House Wedding Soon N10W YOHK, Juno 12, (AP) A Hartford dispatch In today's New York Times says: "John Coolldge, tho president's son Is tho guest of Clovurnor Jonathan Trumhall of Con necticut. Ho baa been nt the gov ernor's homo for three days. Tho nroRldont'R son met Jean Trumbull, the governor' daughter ots would bo opened up aside from those now reached by tho Southern Pacific and lis connections. He slated tluU ho nover promls eil lo build tho rntlroud to lleuil. but that he simply stated that he would dJ tho bed he could In th'.s direction. Ho pointed oat that only :0 per co:it of tho lumber produced In tli I a region goes east, iho other 70 per rent going lo the California market. "How?" he osked. "ore you going 'J build up new mills without tearing down tho old ones, You must not forget thai Iho mills you havo here have pioneered tills terri tory. They have given us thu pay roll we are so proud lo boast about. Lot large operators color this terri tory and It 1h sure lo bring about a hlKgcr over-prodiicllon thun wo now hnvo and result In dlas'or t tho mills now hero." Ho further polnlea out that new railroads will not lnsuro bettor tor vice nor nioro cars, and poinicl to Yakima anil other paints whore common user did not produro th.i results sought to bo attained by competition. Touching on tho Moilor Northern,. ho slated that If the people could show him tho business ho would build tho lino. The Jlcsoliilloti , Following Is tho two resolutions ! adopted: Whereas: There Is In this lin mediate vicinity considerably over i Inn.nnn iwrn of ferliln land, ft nnrl of thu Klamath-Cnllfornla fednrnl reclamation project, now under lr rlgatlon, Just coming under Irrlga Hon or that may ho easily put tin dor Irrigation, with ample , water supply, capable of producing great quantities of foodstuffs, and, Whereas: Tho ' production of crops, tho development or tho land (Colli Iniiod On PaKo Six) on the way to tho presidential In auguration on March 4, when tho governor's party and young tioolldgo Irnvolod lu Iho Bnme Pullman car. Miss Trumhnii Is a student ut Mount llolynko whllo Coolldgn Is an under-grudiiato lit Amherst, only a few miles dlstnnt. They hnvo seen each other several limes alnco then. at L IS STATE T. Ellis Myers, 17, Gets Commission From Pierce Although it is declared by attorneys to be wholly ille gal, Klamath county has the youngest peace officer, or pseudo-peace officer in the United States. This doubt ful honor falls upon the shoulders of T. Ellis Myers, 17-year-old son of Acting District "Attorney W.V P Myers. : . According to W. A. Del- zell, private secretary to Governor Walter M. Pierce, the state's chief executive has issued a special state agent's - commission to the 17-year-old Klamath school boy. ' On what theory the gover nor acted, however, is a mystery to local attorneys, who say tho stata constitution ex pressly prohibits tho uppolntmont or election of any minor to a pub lic office of any kind.' (lot It May -M Word from Mr. DoUell Is to Iho effect thai Iho commission was given to tho Myers boy on Muy 2ti, al though what llttlo Information is available from tho records of the acting district attorney's disburse ment of the prohibition fund show that tha boy received sums of mon ey for services in April, or several weeks bef.iro ho become possessor of the doubtful commission. The .Myers lad curries a big spec tul state agent's star about with him and proudly displays It during tho course of a mid. It has also been alleged that Iho boy, appar ently under the guidance of his fuller, has been sent to suspected -place In nn effort tj purchase lhiuor, and thus obtain evidence iiRalnst bootleggers or suspected' bootleggers. Tho work of guarding tho prohi bition law Is being carried on by the district attorney by tho employ ment of his 17-year-old boy, togeth er with J. U." Cooper, discharged pollcoiniin, who has no legal still ing in au offlcors, according to city, county and state nuthirltles. tilIT HOSl'IS.M. S1TK WASHINGTON, June 12 (A.I) Tho veterans' bureau today ac copled a site for R $1,000,000 vet erans' hospital on Mnniunm hill, Portland, Oro. Portland Grocer Wounds Burglar - " , i- -i , POItTl.ANl), Ore., Juno 12. Wil liam Klnsoll, a grocer, whose Btoro has boon robbed threo times lately, early loday fired n shotgun tot n hurglnf' who broke Into tho place. Tho intruder fled, wounded. Kin noil hud been slooplng In the rear ot tho stowi recently, to walch. AGENT Associated Press Leased Wire KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1925 Klamath "Lost Cave" Familiar to People Here Exploration Party Be lieved Victim of Hoax That an error haB been mado In designating a cave entered yester day as "Lost Cave" In the conten tion of J. I). Howard and other local men familiar with conditions In the lava bed and adjacent ter ritory. A party led by Professor J II. Horner of O. A. C. and Captain O. C. Applegalo entered the cave yes terday under the assumption that they had been led to the famous "Lost Cuve" of tho Modoc war, sup posedly kept a secret from white men since 1S93. Day beforu, yesterday this same cavo was entered by J. D. Howard, who had visited It many times previously and who placed a small monument at Its mouth to mark it. : This morning tfoward called upon. Photographer Pcasley. who accom panied the party. Peasley Informed Howard that ho had. seen the monument-erected by the latter. "The cave in question has been entered by ninny Klamath Kails residents ami is no secret," Howard said. "Its entrance is only CO feel from the Clear Lake road and 1 am of tho opinion thut either an error has been inn do or someone is try ing to play n practical joko upon members of Iho purty who made the exploration yesterday." XKW I'HONK XVMIIKKS If you want the advertising or business office of The Herald, please call 70S For the editorial and news department call 88 Two Buildings to Be Erected New Garage and Printing Shop to Be Built (irnuiiri was broken today for two local Im.shiess houses, which will be erected within the next HO days. On the rumor of lltli and Ivlaumtli, a rouctvic Riirnge will be erected for W. Templar, the build hid to be nil by toil feet. W. 1). Miller, local contractor. Is in charge of coiiNtrurtion. Within the m t :U) days, Drum mend's Priming company will oc- cupy the brick sirclure upon whlrli work was slarled today. The build ing, will tie 117 by VI nnd will be located on Fourth, between Main mill I'iiie, Kraiik Waiil Is in charge of the building. KVTIIIK t'OCXTY GKTS , 1,N;KI,I. IXV1TATIOX ' The I.niigell Valley Commun ity Club cordially extend an In vitation to nil Community or ganizations In Klamnth county to ho present ut tho l.angoll Valley Harbeeuo to he held In I.iingell Valley on Sunday, Juno 21st. celebrating the . com pic- lion of the I.niigell Valley Ir- rlgatlon Project. . Sincerely, I.nugell Valley Community Club tl T. P. KEI.LEH. (TflB II V II Agency YEGGS M AKEjExtensive Operators WRECK OF SAFE Robbers Fail to Enter Strong Box Cash Gun, Shells Taken Safe robbers made an un successful effort to break open the post office safe at Klamath Agency some time last night, but apparently were frightened away be fore they had completed their work. Drills, files, a sledge and other tools of the safe- wrecking fraternity were scattered about the floor as though they had been drop ptuUn, a hurried flight ; .. A post orrice inspector ar rived at the Agency from Medford this afternoon and is now seeking clews, in cluding finger-prints and other possible bits of evi dence. The inspector is be ing assisted by Inspectors under Fred A. Baker, sup erintendent of the reserva tion. The robbers almost com pletely wrecked the cash register, but obtained only $3 in small change which it contained, mey also swie a snui- gun and several boxes of shells, as well as knives and other articles of merchandise from tho store, In which the post office is housed. l'rnbc KtarU The robbery was dlscjvored at about 7 o'clock this morning by Orvlllo Elliott, posiniasier ana ou - cr of tile general merchandise store. Wrlgat immediately got into com munication with Superintendent Daker. Entrance had been gained by cutting pane of glass in a window at the rear of the. store building. A ladder had then been employed to enter through the opened window, which stands about 12 feet from the ground. I'laco in Shambles Tho place was In shambles when the store was openod this moraing. The wrecked till was on the floor, articles of merchandise were scat tered about, while the combination knob had been hammered from the safe. After gaining entrance, the yeggs j ha(, UIlIocked tho tvonl Uoor ot lhe building and had tied a strong ropo about. tho safe. It Is belioved they had planned to move the safe Into a waiting autJ or truck and carry it to some saie hiding place to complete tho wreckage and rob bery. Daylight llieaks Just wluit frightened them aw y was not known to the . reserva'.ljn authorities this afternoon, as ime could be found who heard suspici ous noises -about the place during tho night. It wus. thought possible thut tho robbers had worked t the safe until ilawn bogan to streak lurojs the eastern sky, and hal left only when they realized that daylight would spoil their chances to complete the robbery. Superintendent Hakcr said the roscrv.itlon officials had no suspicions. May Announce Plans Here Late Next Week Fred Weyerhaeuser Will Be in Klamath Falls June 20 With'Party of HighRaif Official" Will Start If Hill Lines Enter Territory (Special to The Evening Herald) PORTLAND, Ore., June 12. Public an nouncement that the Weyerhaeuser Timber company will begin active operations in Klam ath county within the near future may be made ' in. Klamath Falls on June 20 by Fred Weyer haeuser, acccrding to a report current in lumber circles here today. 4. ' V ' , As a director in the Great Northern railroad, Mr. Weyerhaeuser will accompany the party of Northern and Hill lines officials to Klamath Falls next weelt. It is known here that the Weyerhaeuser;; mtcresU - are &rmou to begin -their Klamath county operations as speedily is possible, and they will voice this desire before the interstate commerce commission when that body begins its hearings into the Klamath rail controversy. It is understood here that the Hill and North- -ern lines are depending largely upon the Weyer haeuser and Shevlin-Hixon support in their plea to the interstate commerce commission for per mission to extend their line from Bend to Klam ath Falls. The announcement of the Weyerhaeuser de sires concerning its Klamath operations has been expected for some little time, inasmuch 1 as it is certain that it will be made during the in terstate commerce commission hearing. :. " The dispatch from Portland to tho effect that Fred Weyerhaeuser would be here a week from tomor- rew wag confjrmea here today by 1 Jack Kimball, Weyerhaeuser repre- sentative in Klamath county. "Mr. Weyerhaeuser is a director in the Great Northern railroad, but I asldo from that, 1 attach no special j significance to his coming here at i this time," Mr. Kimball said. - I Mr. Kimball has been commis sioned by the railroad officials to arrange for their transportation from Ashland to Klnmath Fails and from Klamath Falls to Bend. Tho party will comprise the presi dents and other high officials of the Hill and Northern Lines, as well as the New York directors and railroad financiers from New York and other eastern centers. There will be 25 in the party. "They will arrive ut Ashland in a special train nt 9 o'clock on tho morning of Juno 20," said Mr. Kim ball. "I will meet them there with a fleet of eight motor cars and a Blackie, White Is Shorn of Rank and Now : Has Detective for a Boss WASHINGTON, June 12, (API Illackle, coal black whllo house cut, I hna (nmtrrtwl nfflHul rllsfnvor. and 't has boon shorn of his rank. Although fed plenty of choice ! scraps of food from the president's table, Illnckio developed an appetite tor birds and squirrels. Lately he has done so much day and night BUY AT HOME; LOCAL MERCHANTS CAN GIVE YOU BETTER BARGAINS PRICE FIVE CENTS baggagb auto truck and bring them to Klamath Falls. ; ' "The party evidently will devote most of the day to an investigation of the projected rail routes and timber holdings In this county, and will stage a public reception to the people . of Klamath county at the White Pelican hotel that night. They will leave early Sunday morn ing by motor for Bond, where they will entrain Sunday night. Grants Pass Girl Found In Oakland , OAKLAND, Calif..' Juna 12. A girl about 15 years old, who gave her name as Irene Wlckham and her address as 110 North Tenth Street, Grants Pass, Oregon, was found wandering around the streets of Em eryville, a suburb today in a daicd condition. She was tuken to an emergency hospital, where she told a nurse that she ran . away, from home seVeral weoks ago. - 1 House Cat, , (prowling nrotind tho white houss grounds looking for easy prey thut j Mr. Coolldge decided to give him away. , . ; . i Today Bluckle Is in new. surround ings at the home of a whito house secret service man on the outskirts ot Washington, . Robbed.
