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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1925)
Univcreitv I'l,rarv Published Daily at KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awakening'! BUY AT HOME; LOCAL MERCHANTS CAN GIVE YOU BETTER BARGAINS Anociated Preu Leased Wire Eighteenth Year Number 5552 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1925 PRICE -FIVE CENTS F TRIP Amundsen and Party Suffer Untold Hard ships in Polar Flight LONDON, June 19. w Roald Amundsen has once . more come wifely out of the merciless grip of the Arctic. An abandoned seaplane, frozen in the ice 150 miles from the North Pole remains as hia "Farthest North" marker, but the great Nor wegian explorer and his five intrepid companions are en joying the comfort of bunks and warm meals after 28 days of untold hardships during which they pried the other machine out of the ice and flew it back to Spitz bergen. Amundsen failed to real ize his dream of reaching the pole by air, but the fail ure was magnificent and is almost entirely lost sight of here in the great popular wavo of relief at tho turns of Ills return and admiration at bis hero ic accomplishment. Amundsen's twu plium, uuu cum niondcd by lilintelf and thu oihur by hit Amor Icon fellow adventurer and financial backed, Lincoln Kll worth, dlsappourod ovur tha north' urn horlton from King liar. Kplu ' borne U in May 31: ' Tbo other member of thu parly wore iljalinar Rllnor l.itmcn, Nor weglan and Dot Llethlchson, Nor woglsn, the pilots; Oakar OmUuhl. Norwegian and Karl Kcuchl. Ucr man, (ha mochunlcluns. Hope Faded Tha planes curried no wireless nnd as tha duys passed without llio fllora' return, hope begun to fade that oven Amundson, with nil hia . (Continued On I'njio Six) I'KHTIVAIi I'l-KASKH rOHTLAND. Ore., June 19, (!) Portland's rose fimtlvnl turned to mirth and frivolity today with the morrykhannn. a btirlosiina parade umuslng thousands of persons nlonK tho four mllo route. Perfect weath er, which hna marked Komi festival . wuok. prevailed. Thu hint porfor inanea of . tho linen spoctuclo pug eanl "Ilnsarlo" will bo given tonight. BACK ROM ARCTIC Officials Are Enroute for Railroad Reception Here Tomorrow Night BOTH WILL COME Both the Northern Pacific and Great Northern officials will be here for the conference tomorrow night, accord ing to a special Associated Press telegram to the Herald late this, afternoon. It is barely possible, however, that President Budd of the Great Northern will be unable to come. PORTLAND, June 19. Officials of the Northern Pa cific arrived in Portland today enroute to Klamath Falls to go into the issue before the people there as to fran chise rights over streets and for terminals. !,' An official party of the Great Northern was expected to arrive here today and go south with the Northern Pa cific group to Klamath Falls via Medford, but at noon there appeared to be some hitch in the program and just what may develop was indefinite. Tho (Northern Pacific group went into conference at the office of W. F. Turner, president of the S. P. and S. systprri, with him and with Judge C. II. Carey, chief counsel and A. J. Witchell, chief engineer of the North ern lines, which are projecting an extension from Bend to Klamath Falls and on to a California connection in competition with the Southern Pacific. . In the Northern Pacific party are Charles Donnelly, president; R. W. Clark, assistant to the president; Arthur C. James and C. E. Perkins, directors of the Burlington System, and also of the Northern Pacific and E. E. Ferry, also one of the Northern Pacific, board, KLAMATH EES i 1 OAS ASSERTS GEARY Portland Attorney. Back From Washington, D. C. Urges United Effort SQUABBLES WILL HURT United Voice of People Should be Heard Great Tonnage is Here That o position hus been taken officially upon recent developments In I lie Oregon railroad bulldlnif situ ation by livestock nssoclitlons thai bo represents, and that sovcral de cisions of Importance to t'.io llvo st iik Industry will be mudo by the lulersiuto Commerce Coinnilsslon shmily. Is the word brought to Klamath Fulls by Arthur M. Oeury, I'orlluud ultoruey. Mr. Oonry Is enrouto back to Port land from Washington, I). C, where he appeared In final oral arguments of livestock freight rule custts before tho lutarstuto Com merce Commission on behalf of thu American National Livestock Associ ation, tha Cattle t Horso Italsors A'soclallon of Oregon, tho North western Livestock Slilppers Truffle Lcuguo and various other livestock usaoelatloni. "At tha time tint the Central Pacific control rasa was before till Commission, tha Cattla ft lljrso Italsors Association of Oregon und lha Northwestern Livestock Hit I p pers Lougua" states Mr. Geary "went on record In fuvor of obtain lag tho economies derived , f roiu common user of tracks where this Is feuslblo and of the promotion of competitive aervlco In preference to monopolistic control, In fact, they took very much tho lame position as that assumed by tho Public Servlco Commission of Orogou,- ( ; Need lllll Lines "The proper development of this section of llio state, with Klamulh Kails as Its contor, requires tho ser (Continued on 1'iign His) HOT KNOlfill? , . Pollio und deputy sheriffs lutu this aftornoon were on a still hunt for thu bimbo who atrutlud down Main street shortly after noon wanting to know: . "Is It hot enough for you?" According to tho voracious weather man, tha mercury yes- terdny tipped tho scales at 86 ringside, but ho opined that be- foro lodny Is over It probably would climb up to around 88. Plenty of tha huiiio brand of weather Is forecast for tomor- row. . "Is It but enough for you?" Contract With Government Is Not Accepted Irrigation District Re jects Some Pro visions Afler a two-day conferenro be tween thu directors of tho Klam ath Irrigation district and Project .Superintendent II. I). Newell und District Counsel It. J. Coffey, dis cussing the pending contract be tween the district and the Reclama tion bureau, wliureiinder tha dis trict! Is to lake over thu operation und maintenance of the district, the conference adjourned lute yesterday without results. The Klumalh Irrigation district was ugrccubli, to adopting many of tha sections contained In the draft of tho contract provided by the reclamation bureau, but there was ono particular suction which the board members stated could not be adopted, rending in part lis follows: 'Tho iiuuiitlty of water to bu fur nlshed to tho district hereunder shall bu the iiuunlily which may be applied beneficially in accordance with good usage for thu Irrigation of tho Irrigable lunds within the boundaries of tho district, ns now filed and defined " 'In no event shull liability ac crue agniiiHt tha United States, Its officers, AGENTS OH EMPLOYES, or any of them, for and dumuge. direct or indirect, arising from floods, DltOL'CiHT, HOSTILE DI- VEItHlON, Interruption of service mudo necessary by repairs, unavoid able accidents, SHORTAGE OF WATEU SUPPLY, INACCL'ItACY OF fJlSTItinUTION or other causa." , Water I'ncrrliilii t Director of tho i:islrlci took the position that the United States has endangered the water supply- of the project by permitting diversion of water for other than Irrigation use? and having bud an Investigation made by an engineer whoso report allowed that thero will not bb suf ficient Wnter to Irrigate nil of the lands now susceptible to Irrigation from the upper Klamath Lake under present lake regulation, and show ing further that tlio lowering of the water level, us waa permitted last your, exhausted tho district ro sorvo supply of water and In ense of a series of dry years, as has hap pened in tho past, tha district and lands of the projoct would ba with out water for tha Irrigation of crops. -rThc engineer's report shows thai under present regulation, without additional sloruge, that tho lunds now ready for settlers In tho Tule Inko section of tho project will be confronted with a water shortage The district submitted a soction providing for lake control. Newell Objects II. 1). Newell, project manager. then slated that tho district's pro vlslous would not bu accuptublo to thu reclamation bureau. The conference was brought to a closo when It. E. llnidbury, chair man of tha board of directors of thu district, stated that ' the dis cussion of tho contract bad de veloped the fact that tho contract as submitted was dictated by the Durouit of Iteclamatlon at Wash ington and that apparently Mr. Coffey nnd Mr. Newell wero with out authority to mnku any ma terial change In tho form of con tract. Therefore. Uriidbury contended, it was usuloss to cotitinuo tha dis cussion. Ho said that tho district would submit objections to tho sec tions of tha proposed contract, (Continued On Pugo Right) ATTENTION KLAMATH COUNTY FARMERS Klamath county history will be made at the White Pelican hotel tomorrow night. It will be history in which you should have a part, because it may mean the opening of the gate to the highway that will lead to prosperity foil you. It will be an occasion that will not call for silk hats or dress suits. The men who. will be here want to come in contact with the plain citizen 'as well as the busi ness man and you are urged to come in "just as you are and take pot luck," let the railroad offici als who are pounding at your door know that they are welcome and that if they come to Klamath county they will be sure of a square deal so far as you can secure it for them. The public reception will last from 8:30 p. m. until 9:30 p. m. Deliver your own message. 'ysyyyVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVTNSVVVVVVVVV State r Closes ! in Shepherd's Trial at Noon Defense Now Offering i Evidene in Murder . Case CHICAGO. Juno 19. (p) Tho statu rested Its caso In the William I). Hhephcrd murder trial today after nine days of testimony upon which It bases Its . plea for the death penalty for the middle-aged lawyer charged with using typhoid germs to slay his young foster son. the millionaire. II II ly- McClinlock. Tho dofonsc began presenting Its caso In an effort to counteract any unfavorable impression left by thu state's last . witness. Tha statd'a last witness, the man upon whom It depended for estab lishing the' necessary "corpus dcl- Iclt, was Charles Kalman, pro prietor of a small school known as tha N'utiouul University of Sci ences. - His accusation of Slphord as tho man who got from him three test tubes of typhoid baccllll and Information 1iow to use them In eliminating young McClintock be fore marriage would unlllfy a will ho bad made In Shepherd's favor was attacked viciously by the do fensc, but In' Us essential points was not denied by Kalmnn upon cross-examination. Falmnn admitted that bo could not say who at the Chicago health department gnve him the germs nor when. Body of Senator LaFollette to Leave i Washington This Afternoon WILL LIE IN STATE Final Service to be Held at Madison Monday Many .Messages Sent WASHINGTON. June 19. (IP) Tho body of Senator Robert M. La Follolto will bo taken lata today to Wisconsin to rest for a timo In tho capital of tho stutc ho represent ed In congress during seven terms. A heart attack yesterday, coining pl'tor similar assaults upon his vital ity after a period of 10 years ended in' his seventieth year tho career of "Fighting Bob", one of tho out standing figures In American politics and Inst year ail Independent cundi date for president. In Siierlnl" Cur In a spcclul car tho body will laixvo Washington nt threo o clock this afternoon, for Chicago. Thero tho funeral car and anothor coach carrying members of tho family and close friends will be made into a spoclul train for the trip to Madison. Tho Wisconsin capital will bo reach ed Saturday aftornoon nnd on Sun day tha body will Ho In state in tho capital wbero Mr. LuFollotto served throo terms as governor. Funeral servlcos will ho hold thoro Monday. Ills passing brought from .many other leaders who had stood both with and against him in his political battles, sincere expressions of sorrow and tribute. Among them was Presi dent Coolidgo who told Mrs. LnFol (Cuntluued Oil lso Six) FIGHTING IB' WILL BE BURIED AT FORMER HOi CRAZED FATHER ADMITS STEP Thomas Gilchrist, Los An gcles, Says He Was "Un der Lord's Command" HAMMER IS LOCATED House Shows Evidence Bitter Struggle No Other Cause Given of . LOH AN'GKLKH, June IU, (p) TIioiiihh Uilclirlst admitted early Jo day to the police and a representa tive of the district attorneys office, "tlnit under command of the Lord" lie administered the wounds from which his 10 ycur old step-daughter, Mrs. Olive Morris, had died a few hours earlier at I lie receiving hos pital. The young woman bad been brought to the hospital during the night with her throat cut, bar skull fractured and bcr body slashed and battered after neighbors had found her In semi-conscious condition In a vacant lot across the street from tho Gilchrist homo. A few wordB tbo officers wero ablo to obtain from her before slio died. : Desperate Struggle In tho house officers found over turned furniture, blood splattered clothing and other evidences of a desperate struggle. Just outside the door lay a hammer and a blood marked bundle. Mervlllo Morris, husband of the slain woman, said his wife bad gone to the Gilchrist home to help her stepfather witb his housework in the absence of her mother who Is visit ing In Texas. , Gilchrist at first Insisted he bad not seen bis step daughter, explain ing he had been away from homo all evening, . Vr. .'.-'"' ' V l- Finally Confesses ' Hours of gruelling failed to shake his stpry and he bad been placed In a cell when bo called the officers back with tha statement that he wished to make a confession. "The Lord ordered me to do it," the officers quoted him. Ho then offer ed to accompany Clio pollco to hia home to re-enact the crime. Trail Blazer To Take First Ride In Plane Tonight Ono ot Oregon's ploueor trail blurers will blazo a now trail In tho heavens tonight, when Mrs. M. J. MeCoy, mother of Mrs. L. O. Arena ot this city takes her first rido In an airplane. Crossing tho plaius 72 years ago, coming from Henderson county, Illinois, Mrs. McCoy then just three years settled In Lynn county, Oregon with her parents. Tha trip across tbo plains was made with a team ot oxen and wagon, taking six months to make tho Journey. , Since tho invention ot tha air plane, it has been Mrs. McCoy8 greatest desire to some time have the opportunity ot riding In a plane and in speaking of the ride which sho Is to tako tonight, her kind blue oyes sparklo and her lips ara wreath ed In a happy smllo. Mrs. McCoy now makes her home in Mnytlold, California whoro two of her children reside. Sho haa been the mother of ten children, two ot whom havo passed away. Mrs. L. O. Arens, daughter ot Mrs. McCoy, plans to take tho ride with her mother this evening. "Just as soon as I have my rido I must wrlto to all my children and tall them all about tho thrills", tho elderly lady said this aftornoon. Suspected Slayer Pleads Not Guilty LOS ANOELKS, Juno 19. Dr. Thomas Young, today pleaded 'not' guilty to a charge of murder In con nection with the death ot his wife, Grace (Irogan Young, former widow ot tb olive millionaire, Patrick Gro gnn. Trial was set for August 7. lMONKKR WOMAN' I'ANKKS SEATTLE. Wash., Juno 19, Mrs. Francos Ellen Page, whoso father, Joseph Gale, was a territorial governor ot Oregon, died here today. She was 88 years old, ' DAUGHTER Chief "Pussyfooter" Of Southern Pacific Does His Stuff Here . ' " ' : - V. ;'; ! Paul Shoup, Head Mandarin of "Road of a Thousand Blunders" Gives Klamath - Falls Silent Treatment Purpose of Visit Here Exposed " Paul Shoup, vice president of the Southern Pacific and chief Mandarin of the reactionary forces of the "Road of a Thousand Blunders," was here yesterday. Only the elect knew of it until after his departure. Shoup is one of those Li Hung Chang type of statesmen who say little and do much. When the Southern Pacific was in deep trouble in and around Los Angeles and someone was needed to lead it out of the wilderness, Shoup was delegated. How well he has done the work those famil iar with present conditions in the Golden State metro polis will testify. ' x So, when the Northern Lines threatened the S, P. supremacy in the Klamath country, which promises, be one of the greatest tonnage points in the west? Shoup was again delegated to direct the fight. . Yester day he came to get a first-hand picture of the situation, to come in personal contact with those whom he hopes, will help him and to begin preparation of the plans that ae believes will bring to mm tne same success mai rvnarucu uib ec forts In Los Angeles. . Those who listened to the honey ed words that dropped so sweetly from the lips of Mr. Shoup are as dumb as oysters today. Jfea, they met Mr. Shoup. He Just said bowdy shook hands and left, but did sot discuss the railroad situation. But Veiled Promises Mr. Shoup, or someone else; did some talking. ' Since hra departure it baa percolated through the busi ness section that ' something -like this "might happen: Since the Southern Pacific has taken under Its wing the Strahorn line and since the Modoc Northern "has not been abandoned" this phrase has a peculiar official S. P. tinge it would undoubtedly be ad-! vantageons ' to have the division point and substantial repair shops Their Daddies Gave Their Lives for America; Won't : i You Help Them Oiit Now? Do you remember a few short years ago when, the men of America sailed for the land of La Fayette?? Do you remember the patriotism gulfed the nation when the colors of America triumph ed" over the shell-swept fields of France? ' Do you re member the heart-aches and grief which saddened thous ands of American homes when the casualty lists were cabled back to the homeland? ; Right now in America in Klamath county there are casualties of the world war. They are the boys and girls ; the war orphans of America. ; , : The ex-servjee men, members of the American Legion,' are novf determined to fulfill an unspoken pledge to their fallen comrades. They want! 1 rs. to protect the boys and girls who were loft fatherless as a result of tho war. Tho American Legion Endowment Fund la being " established as a means of educating these boys-, and girls. It . is a nation-wide move- moot. Tho money will bo used In maintaining the American Legion billots. In Oregon it will provide funds for tbo Doernbocber hospltut for war ..orphans during the first year. s - Klamath county Is asked to sub scribe but $2000 to this fund. I WANT AMERICA'S WAR ORPHANS To J. A. Gordon, chairman of American Legion war orphans' endowment campaign. I enclose my check for. . . . , ... , - v, ' I want to do my bit for the children whose daddies did their bit. ' Yours, in the name of humanity . ;J' -i --1 : located. in this city. Of course. It competition should enter this ter ritory, resulting, as It undoubtedly would, In suqh a division ot traffic as would make such an Investment inadvisable. It migot reeU In con siderable curtailment, if not entire abandonment, ot the "extensive" plans under consideration. f ... Now, for the tacts: : ; . '.The Ileal Truth i ;- When the Southern Pacific was in deep difficulties over the threat ened Ions of the CenlraT Pacific and It was yelling for assistance la this territory, Ben Bey, or Portland, stated that, while he could not speak officially for the Southorn Pacific, undoubtedly the : Modoc Northern would be built witbin two years. . When asked about the dlv- Islon point, he- also, said, In - (Continued On I'ago Five) ef- and enthusiasm,, which en Klamath county haa never yet fail ed to do its duty toward any worthy cause. Klamath county will not fall in this drive. It will do Its duty toward the boys and girls whose fathers lie sleeping fromewbore lit prance j WI1I you help maintain Klamath county's record for prompt and will ing service toward- a worthy causo? Will you do your part for .(he war orphans of Klamath county ' aiid America? " Then glvo wVat'dii cun and send it with thhl coupon to J. A. Gordon, chairman ot th drlyo, First Nutlonal Bank... .,jVf. ' , t 'I TO HELP
