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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1925)
University Libra: , Eugene. Oregon Published Daily at . KLAMATH FALLS "An Empiro Awakening" BUY AT HOME; LOCAL MERCHANTS CAN GIVE YOU BETTER BARGAINS Associated Press Leased Wire Eighteenth Year Number 5G55 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON. TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS gtftttttt m mm IP MURDERS CUSTOM GUARD Mrs. Frank Howard Confes ses She Killed Man Who Became Abusive LIQUOR PARTY HELD Albert Anderson Meets His Death in Apartment Fol lowing Flirtation N.t.N I'lUXCISCO, .1 i!.t AP) Mm, l:ilo l.olle mill Mm. I'Vimk llouurtl, who shui-cd a iliintitiiuii iipurliiicni, Miri-i'iutcrcil to (hi jiollei. at miiii-Im loiluy ami vti'io i lun ged with lln klllhiK of Alliert Anili'riniit a I'lillcil Huilr rii.l otiij gum-it, AmliT'.onV body Vlll fotlllll III till! llltll'IIIICIll limine clcviiloi- lasi Sunday ulghi. Tim women itppeiucil at tlin hall of Justice itfler a story niipoiiroil In thu KxumliK'i' limiting ili'iu an nylng lliat Amlcritou was plain In llii'lr i pu rt nu ll t . Tim women, thu (Klllra nu III, ll il ill 1 1 1 Hid ucwiipiipor ' necuuut wim correct nml nm lit' lory they told yesterday, denying rcsponnthlllty. on tin, kI n-ntti )i of which they were ril mit-it. Tim KxamliiiT miy ,Mr. Howard mot Anderson In tli street innr thu apartment ml Sunday nighi after a flirtatious iiiinmi h. Tlii-y liuil not lii't'll liitrotliii-i'tl previously. Accompanying Mrs. Howard to the iipHrlmiiiit Aiitli'mon nut Mm. l-olle untl a now found m iiiulnimico known an (irlgitby lor n tho poll i-o nin ware til k. ., the newspaper mnry '. been drinking .u I IK In tllti niiunmulil, lerame lihuaive. wan oru, . Iinv ' Mm. Ilowuril, rtfu. nml t her In this fiuv, .Mm. -vnrd ' -lit I 111 h ii drew a ulHtor 'rotil his poekui'auiV wan preparing to shoot, whim, in self defense, Him grubbed n K li Ifti nml drove It Into Ander hou's altlu lu'nr I ho heart. Ilu was th i'ii picked up hy (irlgnhy. Mm. Lotto anil Mm. Howard mitl stowed In thu aparlmi'iil elevator, tloiid. Anderson was divorced last Thursday. I'liimlH'ia onveno I'UUTl.AM). Oru., Jiimi 23. The forly-thlrtl nnnual convention of thu National AHnoclntlon of Maxtor I'lumhcm went Into HCHnion tojay with John J. VoKelpohl of Cincin nati proaliliiiK. QiiuKtlonii of the Im portance to the pluiuhliiK I rnilo anil lo tho public health are to ho cun nltleretl lit tho thret'-tlay tiieullnii. Totlay waa ilevotetl lo prollmlmiricx. Aged War Vets Stage Session G. A. R. of Oregon Convenes at Oregon City Today OltlltlON CITY. Ore., June 23.- llluo coated, l; ray haired veterans, thulr wives, sons unci ilium lit em were xut'sts of tho clly today from every part of thu stato of Orexon. Thu first of tho thrtio tluys forly foinlli nnnual encampinenl of the (1. A. It. opened this mornliiK. Formal biiHtness will bu .taken up at ii inoollUK In Iho city hull this uflernoon. A hand conceit ul 7 o'clock and thu camp flro mid imlrlntle prosrum at S o'clock will conclude thif proKram '.of tho first . , day. ' , Wednesdny ii pnradn will be i fenturo of thu inoriilnK's proKram Three Years Is Long Time to Wait for Hearing, Say 1 , Women Seeking 5 -Cent Fare I'OltTI.ANl), Ore., Juno 23.-Tho petition for flvp cent car faro, filed throe yearn ago will! tho public ser vice commission by iho housewives council, came up for hearing todiiy. Tho carfare In Portland has been H cents since 1020, Mrs. Josephine Olbus, president of thu housewives council, requested tho rending of the three year old complaint.' .' . "Three years Is a long time," sho Newspaper at Princville Is Razed by Fire $6000 Loss When Cen tral Oregonian Burns IHONI), Jiiiiu 13, Fire ul 2 o'clock I li Ik morning almost completely tie -itlroyml llin fiiiitral O.-cgnnlan, weekly newspaper at I'r Jnuvlllu. Tilt' lint l e-tlmulcil at bclwui-n $5(100 mil $0ouu li u. II. JoniK, editor iiml publisher. Slock i-Hllniulnil ul liol loin $1500 ami 42IMIU '' dctiiyed together w ith three- prennos. One press wuh a cylinder now.ip;ipc.r pro whll:' lint iithlT lJ ttiT, plato'l pri'm"!!, 'iit oiitilppt'il with n Miller fcmlor. r.io , liiifhlliiTy ami nlwk :ru tovciftl by Imtuiaiii't'. Watt-r nur- t'il oil imi. hlm-ry whoa II wus hill vv ii h roipoimllilt) f ir limit nf thu iluniiiKo IhtTi', mo jrilinn lo Juiioh. Til Din Blailt'il ollhi'r uniliT Him tin tltl 1 1 1 k or lii-'lwuon llin onu on:u ploil by I Ilu nun miapi'r ami the ail J;lllll!K l.lllldllli:. It Ih lllulllilll. t! win dUiovcri'il hy .Ml'a K.IhIu Aiik uMlmt, trloph nm opi-ialMr Junl bu foi'u I! o'rliM'k t ill hi' ; r:i FRENCH PREPARE TO LEAVE RUHR PA It IS. Jniui in, 1'i It wan of ficially amioiiiiictl that French op- TatioiiH fur tho c vac nation of thu litilir will hi'uln In u uliort time Tlit niinouiiii'iii 'iit km mailii after the council of ininUtem approved i in iiii'niiuri'H taken by tho r&inlovu I ivermuent for tho exeettllnii of rnini'H'H (inKanniuenla court rultiK l hi Huhr evacuation. ansas Merchant Snys He Planned To Murder Spouse COM'OIUMA. Kami., Juno 2:1. 111 The Hht.'rlff of Cloud county tonflrmeil toilay rcportH published In Knnsaii City thai t'harlea I). Davlc, weilllliy rctlreil merchant of (.'oncorilln hail confewetl ha hud coiiiiplreil with Kanmi.t City Bitu men lo kilt III" wife. Mm. Daviea recovered from an attack mailt' on her lust October by RiuiKHtcm. Daviea wuh releiiscd on futlliu bond for appcarancu at an arraign ment Thursday. ELECTRIC STORM STRIKES YREKA (Special to The Herald 1 YHKKA, Juno 22. A freak elec li'lcal slorm with it two hour down pour of rain swept m-ross Yrekn yev terday afternoon, sendluit the mer cury down 20 ilemecR In as many iiilnnli'H und leuvInK behind an es timated rainfall of un Inch mid lit one llmo tho streets were whllo with hull. North and south of Yrekn n dis tance of tbreo miles on each side marked Iho ouliildn borders of thu rainfall Dial relieved ttcvural days of almost century temperature. Scott und Slui'iln valleys reported Utile or no rain and continued dry nml hot. Sliiottii county Is .reported to have had rain this nfternoou. I.KMINS SI-ll.Milllt i PUItTI.ANl), Oro.. Juno 23. ! Wllllani S. l.evens, stale prohiblllon ! tllroctor, was one of flie priclpnl J speakers nl u (wo-day slnto law enforcement conference which opcnetl here today.' said, "belweert tho filing of n com plalnl nnd tho hearing on II, The data gathered then la nut of dule. Wo had nn nllorney then, but have none now; wo nro throwing our selves on the mercy of I lie commis sion. " ' Mrs. Kate llonbiim, member of the council, followed the reading of Iho pellllon with rending of n sur vey inuilo by mall In other cities throughout the country. SUIT FILED TO L iTJITE ELECTION Governor Pierce Said not to Have Had Authority to Veto Measure DECISION IS SOUGHT Opponents of Tobacco Tax Go to Courts to Get Ruling on Power KAI.KM. June 2:i.'l'--Coiiteii 1 iiiK that tjoveiii'ir I'lorci! did not liuvf a (o:iUtullimal riKlit to vow Ilia bill patfd by Hi" 1920 tenia lature callluK a apecial elu.:tha In Heiilc-iniiCT, an oriKlnul prjcuttlliiK III iiiumlainua wai today filed In the aupieiiit! court tlcin inillni! that Hcc niiily of Kialu Uoxcr tall a BpccUl ma to elecllon on tho accond Tuesday of neat KujMl'lllhor. Tho jletllloll was filed by Alturiicy J hn II. Me Naiy wf lialiin on behalf of i. I.. Hwa.i t,f Albany, a iiieiuber of thu Icylnlaluni, liu appeara aa Hie pntltlorittr. Thu orilcr walch w.ia iirescntcil Ij C'lili f Jiiallif Mcllrblu for bla alK nuturu today demand i that t'-iu hcc rutary of atutu appear -on Juuu 2C and show raiiau why thti special ulo. Hon hIic-iiIiI n il bu called. Thu act of Hut Icjjlalituru which was veial h- thu Rorcrnor prov.tli-tl that tho special election should h cailtd in event t'lu rcfcr.'iiiluiu via Invoked uKaiual any -of the revenue producing iiiuaourea thai wuru pass ed by tlio legUluture, haviajt parti cular refcrunco to tho tobacci lax ad. the bus bill, and tho "titliine" hill, thu latter rt"ul.-(n,i that self auatuIltliiK stJlu activities pay 10 pnr cunt of thulr proceeds in'..i thu ii.nfi.il fund of thu slate. On all of llie.io ini'iu'ii'i;" ilio .rcfurunduai ... i iim uueti liivvKi d. Rincts I no gover nor had vetoed Iho spuclal election bill, thu li' veil lies frjin all t-ie nieaaurei weru c'jn.ltiored tJ bu cut off natil after Iho noncral election In N'oveinber 1 926, thereby throwing the atalo'a f.lnanclal condition Inta a serl-as tannic and m ikliiK a statu deficit of ver $11(111.000 by the end ol l'-'-li uliu--st certain. New Prohi System Will Start Soon Federal Enforcement Will Be Rc-organizcd Along En tirely New Lines WASHINGTON', Juno 23. UP) Ueoi'Knulr.alion of tho prohibition enforcement system, involving oblit eration of stale lines, decentralizn llon of authority and the creation of new supervisory districts con curriUK Willi the federal juilicial'tlis- tricts. was announced today hy thu treasury. Thu sweepliiK chiuiRes lire to be come operative Aumirt 1. They nro Jlci'.lmietl to bu ltd up n distinct fed ernl enforcement system, with sncrl fiiinK coopefatlon lietween federal nnd local enforcement nitencles. Modoc Northern Petition Is Filed Southern Pacific Would Build From Here to Cornell, . California, 40 Miles WASHINGTON, Juno 23, (PV Tho Central PaclHc Itnilroads asked tho I. C. C. permission today lo con struct forty miles of new railroad from Klamath Fulls, Oregon, to Cor nell, California. The lino will allow tho Southern Paciric system, of which the Central Pacific Is a part, to maintain direct lino servlto bo tween 'San Francisco and Ogtlen, SAI.H.M, Juno 23. C. K. Situlton Oregon. ' " Fist Fight Mars Morocco Session a PAUIS, Juno 2.1. - (P)--Totliiy's session of tho chamber of deputies nn the Moroccan queMllon broke up In a free for nil fight when the white haired Colonel Plcot, deputy of the right bloc, rushed to Hie ros trum and slugged the communist deputy. Dorlol, squarely In the face ns the latter was attacking tho French government. , COHPELSPECA Legion Drive Believed to Be a Success Quota Reached, Belief of Local Drive Leaders Willi no (I. -nolle fiKili-es jivailahle, reMH-tM from i-olii-lllllleellllDI oil Hie 1 Kloll Mil ililltllielil l oii'l ill'ive, Inlf tills alleriiooo, were lo the effect Hint I lie lll'fve was IH-Iieveil to IlllVe Im-' a imipletiT success. Willi III lite lifit;!iJol-lioiil of l7(l(l collecliil ycl'l-clay. Hie l,etlon .men JlUh inoriiiiiK fulfil lllf lil-k Jf collecllnu nlioiK Stl:too more lo coinpb u Minimi ll -ouii()'h lUilu of litUOOd. ' While ilefinllp f"t;iires are bullion", It. It oevel'.'.lielcsH Hie opinion of lll'iie leailers that this iiio(a iiimv even Ik silKlitly cceeiletl, iilHioilc;li tlefiulle fiKlllts will not be availablu until touiot-i-ou'. Five Robbers Hold Up Bank in Small Town Citizens Held at Bay as They Escape With $75,000 KKKEPOKT. I1L. Juno 23. (IP) Klvo bank robbers held the town of Siiullhurg, 'Wis-. In a lend minim; section. In terror for mure than an hour early loday, blew open the vjult In the Kiiat National bank and escaped .with lot estimated at J7u,0U(). rtositlents tC Shullburg. a little town of 120) population in south- era. a'tairwav wera fired on by two, of tho robber," urmed with shot guns, who stood on guard. Two of three u;plosjns partly wrecked, tho hank building. I The pair on guard duty fired a j number of allots when townspeople arouiucd by the explosions about 3 in. appeared at doom or windows. N'a one was wounded, llotore en tering the town, the telephone wires wore cut. Thero'ls no nlghl police men on duty. FIRE DESTROYS PRINTING PLANT Irwin-Hodson Company Sus tains $250,000 In Blaze , Early Today I'OUTLAXn. Ore.. u.Ine 23. Short circuited wires early today started a fire at the Irwin-Hodson Printing and Kngravlng plant at Fifteenth and Ulisnn stroots, caus ing an estimated loss of J250.000. Tho hht'.e was discovered at 4:35 n. m. by tho janitor when he camo to work. He ran to nn ad jacent engine company nnd turned in the ularm. When fire rompnnies arrived the whole Interior of tho building was a mass of flames. Automobile llcenso plates for several western states were stored in the basement nnd. were believed to have been ruined. Tho loss is con siderable, company officials Indi cated. iu'sinksm Title 11. A. Spiuguo of llunsmuir paid thu city a huOnesa visit today. Two Convicts Escape Prison Men Employed at Flax Plant at Salem Missing 23 years old, and Ezra McKcnzle, 24, Unities ut the stato penitenti ary, escnpoil from tho flax plant nutsldo tho prison walls yesterday afternoon. Sholton was received from Lane county, lliHcmher 3, 1924, to do tvo yearn for larceny. Ho is a lihorer. McKenzio was received from Polk euiinty .lunuary 22, 1925. to servo six years on a statutory charge. He Is a logger. The men are. believed to have been seen In the vicinity t)f Mid way Park between Salem and Jeffer son lute yesterday. SHEPHERD TAKES WITHES STAND SE Man Accused of Murdering Millionaire Orphan De nies all Charges TRIAL NEARING CLOSE Court Room Crowded as De fendant Offers Testi mony to the Jury IMC.(;), .lime (.'il") William Inn Hue, Shepherd took Hie uilot-ss hliiutl ItHliiy to strike the flilcf blow in Ills tlereiiM. of Hie churKCH I hat he used l yplioiil bacilli lo slay Ills millionaire foster nun. Willliiiu Nelson McCliotock. A crowded room of spectators who had fought for admission on this day of tlays of the five weeks of thu trial, strained forward ftnsc- ly as Shepherd was culled. A Kreat mass of a man. wide and of stocky build, curly iron gray hair, his face chalky white with its prison 'pallor. Shepherd ambled leisurely to the v.'itness box. Ilciliefi (TlUI'RCH "Did you murder Hilly Mcf'iin tock?" usked William Scott Stcw urt. Shepherd's chief counsdl, after the usual identifying questions. "I did not." Shepherd replied in a firm, well modulated voice. The defense attorney took Shepherd through each charge in the indict ment of 22 counts covering the death of McClintotk by poison, germs and an "unknown manner." Testimony Brief In each instance tho defendant answered n firm "I did not." In three minutes. Shepherd's gen eral denial of each and every ac cusation against him had been formally entered and Stewart sat down ""with -a '' remark,' "Take' the witness," to the prosecution. : The defense rested Its case at 2:30 p. m.' after Shepherd was ex cused from the witness stand. The cross examination was con cluded in four minutes after th uftcrn .sn session was resumed. The prosecution did not ask a question regarding the illness or death of Billy McClintock, nor query as to Kalman school or the scliuol itself. Reduction Of Tax Burden Is Sought Secretary Mellon Has Plan Which Will Cut Taxes by $300,000,000 WASHINGTON. June 23. (yp) An administration ias program to re duce the present tax burden by 3(10.00(1.00(1 has virtually been completed for submission to con gress next fall. '. That agreement has been reached in most of the major foatureB of the progruni wus revealed after a V-on- ference today between Secretary Mellon and Chairman Green of the house ways nnd means committee. The two were said to bo in accord except on tho question of repealing estate taxes. , Five Forest Fires Burn In Deschutes Forestry Officials at Bend Say Blazes are Not Serious, However 1SKNI), Ore., June 23. Five fires in tho Deschutes national forest were still burning this morning One of these.' on Snow creek, was first reported lute yesterday. None nib serious, according to local for estry officers. Weather conditions continue hazardous, officials said this morn ing with the relative humidity fall ing rapidly despite lower tempera ture. A temporary lookout has been sent to Fox Butte, while tho regular lookout will bo there within a few days. . Sl'SPKCT C.U'tiHT . SANTA UA1U1AHA. Calif., June 23. r fP) A man known ns Grlgs by and wanted In Sun Francisco in connection with the alleged murder of Albert Anderson, customs guard, was arrtistod hero today by Sheriff Hoss and taken from the stage. He Is being held on advice front Sun Frnrtclsco authorities. N OWN DEFEN Sheriff Sued for 9685 by Carnival Man Illegal Detention of Show Train Is Alleged Suit for !i6.sr. and trial costs was filed lale yesterday afternoon by Ivan A. Hnapp, showman, against. Sheriff Hurt Hawkins and his bonds men, the American Surety Company. Frank Mare appears as attorney for the plaintiff. The suit has Its origin in .May of this year, when Sheriff Hawkins servetl an attachment on various tars, belonging to the carnival com pany, which was playing an engage ment here. The sheriff seized in all one din ing car, eight flat cars and three sleepers. These, the complaint alleges, wore held until May 21 by Sheriff Haw kins after he had been "legally and duly notified to discharge and re lease same." The complaint sets forth that the diner mentioned in the complaint w-as used for thu purpose of serving 300 employes of the show. For its detention eleven tlays dam ages , of 2f,0 per day are asked, totaling $2750. For extra trans portation on Hi In car $53.90 is ask ed. For Retention of the other care Jlouo is asked. Telegraras'concern ing the case are said to have cost to. 84. Spoiled meat, J350. attorney fees, $300, and inconvenience, S750 are a few of the other expenses list ed in the complaint. The sum or $3000 punitive dam ages Is also asked, by reason of the Willamette valley billings, which it was necessary to cancel because of the detained cars. Further attor ney's fees of $500 are also asked. The'show was attached because. of an alleged judgment of $2000 ob tained, against one' of. . tho Snapp brothers by a small boy who declar ed himself to have been injured on the show grounds at Salem several years ago. Chinese Assault Japanese Consul SHANGHAI. June 23. (yp) It was reported here today that Japa nese consuls have been attacked by Chinese mobs at both Chungking and Chinmkiang. The consel at the latter place demanded an apology and intimated that if it were not niatlo strong action would be taken by Japan. "Just Applesauce," Assert Southern Pacific Officials Concerning "Gravel Special" A youthful and impressionable reporter was believed by Southern Pacific officials to be responsible for the unverified and unauthorized report emanating from here last night to the effect that the Southern Pacific is filling in lowlands here preparatory to building a terminal, round houses, shojjs and other railroad buildings and equipment. Instead of all these facilities, rail officials said, a gravel train is being used to haul gravel at various points along the Weed-Klamath branch to strengthen the road bed. The gravel train is laying over in Klamath Falls at night, and this prosaic occurrence is believed to have in spired some embryonic reporter to start building shops and .terminals on paper. "It's pure bunk," declared one Southern Pacific offi-; cial, who was in authority to speak for his road. ' Little Mule Colt Washed Four Miles Down Canyon by Flood Is Found Alive 1'ENDI.ETON, Ore., June 23.. When the heavy rains of Sunday night struck the Chris Broiling place near Pilot Uock nnd sent Its flood waters swirling down a dry gulley through tho barnyard It bore oft a little mule colt but two days old.. The colt-was given up as drowned but was recovered four miles down tho canyon apparently unharmed and was yesterday re turned to lis mother apparently none tho worse for tho long time It spent In the water, SHERIFF TRAPS E John Pepper Captured by Siskiyou County Officers Near His Cabin REACHES FOR WEAPON Redskin who Broke Jail not Given Chance to Shoot Murder Suspect f Swclal to Tlio lit-ntlll) VKKK.t. Culir., June- ; TrapiN'tl uh lie' lay hi umbiiNli . nt tluwii near his i-abin ut Homesbur. folio lepa.r, f7-yi'itr-olil ' Klamath Indian, thrust out r Ills wrists tit Sheriff . H. Calkins, Ills ciiptor, ns the clliunx lo u flight from tlio rock pile here . June 0 tlml caused Pepper to wulk from Yreka to Soineslinr, u (listvut-e of I IH inlli-s, ami to swim the Klaiualli river in Ills effort to escape. Tho end of tho chaso camo early yosterday morning after Pepper had entrenched himself In his cabin and had started a reign of terror among his follow tribesmen by keeping up a desultory riflo tire. Knowing that Pepper was armed. Calkins crept through tho brush In the gray of the dawn, when suddenly he spied Pepper. Before the surprised man could reach for the rifle -that lay by bis side Calkins had collared him. "Woof," said Pepper and offered his wrists for the steel armlets. Pepper had four months of a year and a day sentence to serve when ' he slipped away from the rock pllo. " He was arrested lost September for the murder of bis wife whose body was found banging from a bush on a steep hillside after a drunken ' party T ih' Popper cabin, but he was not held on the charge. He1 was." "howevef, f sentenced t for having liquor in his possession. As an aftermath to the death of Mrs. Pepper'he is reputed to have killed several Indians as a part of a feud that has existed for two generations or more. I'liANK M CiasilHII KINGS BAY, Spltn-iergen, Satur day, June 20. (p) (Delayed)- The lost air piano of the Amundsen Ellsworth North Pole expedition by this time probably has boon crushed by the ice In which it was left fast and parts of It may eventually drift westward nnd bo cast up somewhere on the Groeniand coast. Reports of harm dono to wheat by hall and cloudburst received yesterday from a usually relliibln source could not be verified today and apparently the heavy fn If of rain did a great deal mora good to the growing wheal than harm. A thorough checkup on supposed hall damage failed to substnntlutn the repuorts of yesterday. Some live stock was lost in the flooding of gullies, including between four and five hundred young turkeys on thu Dave Boyd pluce, ' ( GAPED INDIAN 01 LOWE IV R