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KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening"
BUY AT HOME; LOCAL
MERCHANTS CAN GIVE
YOU BETTER BARGAINS
Associated Press Leased Wire
Eighteenth Year Number 5572
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
JAP MILL HANDS
OUT OF
ATT
Rioting Charges are Placed
Against Citizens who
Run Out Orientals
FIVE MEN ARRESTED
Importation of Foreigners
in Spruce Mill Precipi
tates Race Troubles
TOLEDO, Ore., July 13.
Five men are under ar
rest and will appear for pre
liminary hearing today on
charges of participating in
a riot as a result of forcible
expulsion Sunday of approx
imately 35 Japanese who
were working in the Pacific
Spruce Corporation Mill
here. A mob of more than
200 citizens was involved.
The Japanese were load
ed into many automobiles,
which had been collected by
the crowd and sent out of
the county. It was reported
here today that the foreign
ers are in Corvallis.
The men under arrest
are: W. S. Colvin, Charles
Buck, R. F. Pritchard, James
Stewart, Martin Guermer.
They are free today on
bondt.
Town Divided
Today this little town is
highly excited over the oc
currence. Sentiment is di
vided among the townspeo
ple, .) ut whom .Mt t.io mill
ihould 1)0 ullownil to hire tho Jap
OOKaS. lender of tho jlot will bo pro
(oculod to tilt fullest extent, tin
dared K. HA Conaj.1, division 'at
torney, who Is la bo assisted by
0, McCroskey, attorney tr tho com
pany. Mora arrests ore oxpectod tu be
ntndit today, as tho sheriff's office
dug noarly 60 names of those who
participated.
(iunriW Oveiponei-rd
Tho outb:uk waa the result of
soveral weeks bad blond between
laborers and the mill official over
employment of Japanese. After a
mniui mooting In ti'io slreols, at
which agitators uritod the crowd,
composed of men, women and child
ren, to u-clliu, tho mob, which w.i
led by a limn waving nn American
flag, marched on tho mill guard.
Wouponx woro taken from the
guards mid deputy sheriffs tit the
mill. Soveral -tvero Injured In n
flat battlo whlo'.i followed.
CORVALLIS, Oro July 13. (A1)
Twenty four of tho Jnpiinoso who
woro yoalorduy expelled from Tol
' odo, Ore, by u mob of clilxens, ar
rived ihoro lnat night and look a
train for Portland. They appenrod
nt the station ,oach having boon
suppllod with n tlckot to Portland.
Tliero wna no dltubniice here. Thoy
left horo ut 10 p. m. Four more
Jupanoso from Toledo arrived thl
morning and wont on to Portland
by train.
French Budget
Finally Oked
PARIS, July 13. (VP) After bo
Inff sont from tho chamber of depu
ties to tho scnuto not loss than six
tlmon, Franco's budget for 102f
was doflnllly voted Ioiik nftur tltiwn
this morning.
Flnnnco Mlnlator Cnllluux re
mained to tho bitter end, speaking
to tho sonnto and chamber at each
rn-npponranco of tho mensuro and
thus holiiR prevented from going to
tho faodsldo of lila wlfo, who wan In
Jurod In nn nutomobllo accident,
As finally voted, tho budget
Rhows ostlmntod rorolptH of 33,
150,000,000 francs nnd expendi
tures of 3.1, 137, 000, 000, giving a
surplus of 13,000,000.
Tho sennto's voto of adoption
was 278 to 0 nnd In- tho chamber
thoro wns mnroly a show of linnd'a
without debate.
ORDERED
CAMP
DLEDO
Idaho Forest
Guard Killed
by Lightning
Fifty-Five Fires Started
During Severe
Storm
I '111 KMT IllVKIt, Idaho. July 13.
Paul llllikoiisdiirfer, Innkbut al
HutiUi llalily ranger Hint Ion, norlh of
Priest l.nke, wiih killed, and 65 for
est flreH Hero set by the electrical
Hlorm which alruck north here Holi
day. Olio hundred and fifty men nrn
on tint sreno fighting the fires, nnd
two ulrplane fnroHl patrols, one from
Spokane nnd one from MIkhoiiIii,
.Montnnti, are tin their way to map
tint fire ncreaH.
Hill llCIIKlloifer WIIH n Sllllll'llt at
Hie 'Diversity of Itliilin. IIIh father
la n phynli lull al ('liii lnnall, Ohio.
Young llllikeiiHilorfer had worked
two seasons In Urn forest service. He
waa sleeping on the floor of the look
out cabin. hnvlnlK Klven up hi bed
lo visiting forest official, when klll
itl. No other In the enhln were
Injured.
TO KlItKKOUK
for Vli.ll Willi Hl-lcr
Kirk ford
Irf'nve!
.Mr. N. Fulterton of Itum-liur.
who ha been the nueat of Mr.
T. S. Abbott alnco the Fourth, left
Ihla morning ' for Ktrkford to vbtll
with her aimer. Mr. Lnwlcr, until
the end of tho week, when ahe
will return heru to tho Abbot
home aKnin.
Portland Banks
In Big Merger
PORTLAND, Oro., July 13 OP)
Tho Ladd and Tllton bank, oldest
hank In tfin Pacific Norlftwoat, and
second oldest a the Pacific coat,
went out of existence today, huvlng
been absorbed by tho V. 8. Nation
al Hunk Of Ijrtf,!nd, isniSar u gir-
iiionl rouchod Saturday. .. A. ,
' I, a. Ill tin (I Tlltttn bank' cash and
securities were moved to tho United
rttntca Nnllonal Dank' building un
der ape.'lul g-uurd Saturday uflernoon
and evening. Thla mornliiK largo
part of tho stuff of Ladd and Tllton
took plucca In the new tunrtera.
Kdward t'ooklnghum,' president,
nn.l Walter M. Oook, Kohert S.
Howard Und t'hnrlu A. McLonn.
vlco president of l.add an.) Tllton
bank, occupied places a additional
vlco president of tho United States
National.
Charles Pratt nnd company of
New York owned tho onitrolllng In
terest. Cluirlea Prutt, now deceased
vAia tron Hirer of ti'io Standard Oil
company. Frederick Pratt, a mem
ber if ti'io firm, nmrrltsl Caroline
I ,n il it, diiuKhter of W. S. Ladd.
Tho Pratt Interests nro contarod
In Now York City, and their re
moteness from Portland was tho
determining factor In Inducing them
to sell. .
Robbers Loot
Pool Hall of
Pelican City
Loss Estimated at Over
$200; No Clues
Uncovered
Over $200 In merchnntllso nnd
(10. 15 In cash was stolen early
this morning by robbers who broko
Into and looted driller's pool hnll In
Pelican City. Tho robbers left no
trace of their Identity behind them,
according to Shorirf Hurt Hnwklna,
who conducted nn Investigation this
morning. Kntrnnco wns gullied by
Jimmying the rear door.
The custom of CivK. Oiider, pro
prietor of tho pool hull, in taking
nil cash out of tho sufo each night
nnd then leaving tho safe, wide
open, snved hint" from n greater
toss n ii il snved tho robbers the
trouble of blowing open tho vault.
Tho cash wiih taken from tho till.
HO.IU MKKTH TODAY
POUTI.AND, Oro., July 13. (P)
Tho stale board of higher curri
cula will meet ngnln this afternoon
to .consider tha (mention of dupll
cntud courses nt Oregon Agricultur
al Collt'go nnd tho University of
Oregon. Tho board failed to reach
it decision lit tho mooting Saturday
and Saturday night.
WILLIAM FIN LEY
SUCCEEDS PRICE
ON STATE - BOARD
Former Game Warden Sel
ected Members of Com
mission by Gov. Pierce
IS NOTED AUTHORITY
New Member is Author of
Many Books and Articles
on Wild Life
SAI.K.M. Ore., July 1.1.- William
L. h'luley of Jennings Lodge was to
day appointed by Clovernor Pierce as
a member of the state game commis
sion to succeed It. W. Price, who
resigned about a month ago.
This Is the second change In the
commission lo be made In recent
weeks, ,M. II. Ilauer of Corvallis hav
ing been named to succeed Hen
Dorris of Kugene. who resigned. Tho
present personnel of the board Is
Jumes W. Mnloney. Pendleton; Har
old Clifford, Pralrlo City: I. N.
Plelnchner, Portland; M. II. Duller,
Corvallis and Mr. Klnley. Tho Flu
ley appointment Is until February
25, 192.
Noletl Naturalist
Mr. Flnley is well known through
out the country ns a naturalist, au
thor and lecturer. He Is best known
In Oregon for his interest In tho pro
lection of wild birds and animals.
In 1911 Flnley drafted tho first
law which created a fish and game
commission In Oregon. Ho was tho
first member appointed by tho gov
ernor and served ns tho first chair
man of tho new commission. After
the commission was organised, Gov
ernor West and tho four members
asked Mr. Flnley to take tho posi
tion of state game warden and carry
on thu executive work of tho com
mission. ttJU fci'ttf Hioldjjlst ; '
Serving a term of four years lu
this position, ho resigned to devote
all of his time to educational nnd
scientific studies. A new position
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Two Sunday Fires
Are Extinguished
Fire Department Puts Out
Blazes at Box Factory
and Blacksmith Shop
, AsUos thought to bo dead, but
were not ,woro the cause of a flro
yesterday noon In the J. R. King
illncksmith shop, 535 South Sixth
street, that threatened destruction
of tho cntlro building. Dnmngo of
$50 was Incurred by tho bliuo be
fore tho lotf.il flro department ar
rived upon tho sccno nnd extingu
ished tho blnio with oiomlcnls nnd
water.
Flumes woro bursting from tho
roof when ti'io fire department ar
rived. Tho damage was fully cover
ed by Insurance. Tho building is
oVnod by C. H. DoUip.
'A back draft from tho buvnor of
tho Big Lukes Dox Co., to tho Cy
clono duster started several fires In
the yurd of tho lumber company nt
6:15 p. m. yesterday. Boforo any
of the small flros could do ny dug
ago the fire department arrived and
with wator and chemical! put out
the small blazes.
May Bore Wells
To Aid Antelope
In Lake County
' POflTI.AND, Oro., July 13. In
vestigation of conditions in tho Lnko
county antelopa prescrvo to deter
mine whothor it. 'will ho necessary to
boro wolls nnd pump wator for tha
nntolopo bocnuso of wntor shortngo
wns ordered today by tho stnto
gnmo commission.
A l'OQiiost by tho fetleral huvenu
of fisheries for the loan of tho ser
vlco of W. O. Hadley, flahwny su
perintendent, w a s granted. Tho
government wanted Hntllny's assis
tance In connection with dam con
struction, A hearing on' tho proposed chnngo
In tho open season on migratory
birds cast of tho Cascades to coin
cide with tho open senson wost of tho
mountains was nuthorlsed by tha
Will Head Elks
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POIITI.AXD. Ore., July 13. W.
II. Atwell of Dallas, Texas, appears
to bn a certain winner in the annual
election for grand exalted ruler of
the Elks' lodge. The Texas man's
friends have been making an active
campaign on his In-half and unless
the unforeseen develops, ho will be
chosen to head the nntlered tribe
for the coming year.
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Merrill Road
to Lava Beds
in Bd Shape
Heavy; Rains Cause of
Wash-Out of Seven
Miles of Road
Seven miles of the Merrill road
to the Lava beds is practically im
passnblo and slght-seers seeking the
wonderful lava caves nnd strange
rock formations, are advised to fol
low the Matin route. -v
This is tho word brought here
today by J. I). Howard, chemist at
Martin Brothers' mill. ' after at
tempting to make the trip by tho
Mel rill route.
Heavy Bpring rains have washed
tho road bed out. leaving tho lava
rock exposed. Tho section is
washed out between tho Henry
Parrish ranch and Barefoot cave.
While automobiles could make the
trip by tho Merrill route, the dam
age to car , and tires would be
great, Mr. Howard said.
Slght-seers should tako Tho
Dulles-California highway, follow
It down to the stnto line and on Into
California until they reach Timber
mountain, where thoy can turn
west Into tho lava beds. When they
come to Hurefoot cave, they would
ho forced to turn around and -leave
tho Lava beds by tho same route
as' they came.
WAR VET DROWNS
IN POWER FLUME
VANCOUVEU, B. C. July 13. (P)
While battling a forest flro rag
ing over the timber limits of tho
Bevan Lumber comptmy near" Cum
berland, U. C, on Vancouver Island
yesterday, Ilttrr Conard, president
of tho Cumberland Great Wnr iVot-
ernn's association, fell Into n flume
djrrylng water to a po.vor house of
the Canadian Colliers nnd was
drowned. '
AT IHM'KY I'OIN'T
Mr. nnd Mrs. D. M. Smith nnd
Bert Thomas were among thoso en
joying the wook end nt Hocky Point.
SHOT IN HCl'FKLK
LA OltANDK, Oro., July. 13.
Joe H, Hnrnl'.ai't, wns shot fa
n acufflo- with his wlfo for. tho
possession of gun last night,
mfflrors reported today, TTioy
said ttnrnhnrt wns iroporte.l to
hnvo boon under tho Influence
cf liquor. if he recover,
which Is likely, no charges will
bo placed against Mrs', lliirn-
lwiid.
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ELKS FLOCKING
E CITY
National Meeting of Antler
; ed Herd Gets Under
Way in Portland """
MET BY COMMITTEES
Many Special Trains Arriv
ing From Everey Sec
tion of United States
. PORTLAND, Ore., July 13. fP)
Thousands of Kilts poured Into
Portland today to Join the throngs
already here for the opening of the
sixty-first annual reunion of the
grand 'lodge of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks.
Colorful (let orations, band nnd
vocal music and flowers greeted the
visitors. Each delegation was met
by an official welcoming party and
escorted to its quartet's.
Flowers for Visitors
Iowa, Texas, New England, Buf
falo, Kansas, Philadelphia, " Hono
lulu, New Orleans and Miami, Fla.,
contingents were among those ar
riving this morning. Committees of
Portland Elks met incoming trains
from the north at Vancouver,
Wash., and filled the coaches witb
flowers.
registration and sight seeing
tours occupied most of the time of
the visitors from other states to
day. Oregon Elks met In their an
nual convention. The Washington
stato Elks' convention is meeting
today at Vancouver, Wash.
The opening exercises of the
grand lodge convention will be held
at the municipal auditorium to
night. - ; , Miami Is Candidate
The Miami delegates, attired as
Seminole Indians, announced that
Miami wants' the 1927 convention
of tho Elks.
As the Tmas train pulled in there
was a chorus of shouts and pistol
shots, announcing the arrival of
"the thundering herd."
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Crooked Brokers
Sent To Prison
George W. Morse and George
W. Field Sentenced to
One Year Each
NEW YORK, July , 13. l(p))
George W. Field and George W.
Morse, former heads of two brok
erage firms," which failed for a
total' of $3,200,000 in 1922, today
were sentenced in federal court to
serve one year and one day each in
Atlanta prison' for bucketing cus
tomers' orders. Their trial began
last week, but before it ended both
pleaded guilty.
Klamath Bakery
Closes Its Doors
The Klamath Bakery at S26 Main
street failed to open its doors for
business, and Gits Johnson, prop
rietor, could not be located. It is
reported that the business has failed.
In fact, for several weeks past there
have been rumors of impending fin
ancial disaster at the bakery. The
shop opened for business arly this
year and seemed, to bo enjoying a
good business. ' ..
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PEKING, July 13. (P) Tho
foreign relations committee of tho
Chlnoso government today rejected
n proposal to negotinto solely with
Great Britain 'for Iho .settlement
of tho recent disturbances In Shang
hai. The Peking government will
negotiate with alUlhu forolgn pow
ers interested. ' v
Harrison Named On
War Finance Board
SWAMPSCOTT, Miisj., July 13.
(P) KHiyd R.- Harrison was ap
pointed today director f war fin
ance corporation, succeeding Frank
W. Mondell, resigned. Mr. Harri
son has been assistant to Eugono
Meyer, Jr., managing director of the
corporation and served as secretary
to former Secretaries 'Walla.-o nnd
Houston of tho dopartmont of agri
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CONVENT ON
Salem Mill Is
Total Loss in
130,000 Fire
Plant of Cherry City
Milling Company
Razed
SALEM, Ore., July 13. With
financial loss estimated at from
1130,000 to J135.0D0. the plant of
the Cborry City Milling company,
at Church and Trade streets, manu-
farturers of flour, breakfast foods, I
poultry and livestock feeds, was to
tally destroyed by fire last night.
P. W. Geiser. manager, estimated
that the loss Is two-thirds covered
by insurance.
The loss of the building and I
eoiiinmenr in llmat,.,l at tonrn
the remainder being stock. Farm-1 1 Oregon With respect to'
ers who had grain stored in the ! enforcement of the prohibi
tum suffered only a nominal loss, tion law. , .". "
Rarly today the two safes of the " .. . . . .
company were raked out of the f A Wmmuntty IS protected
ashes and debris and all records!"001 activities of bootleg-
were found intact. ! gers in proportion to the
.Mr. Geiser said that be was quite
certain that the old wooden build
ing destroyed will be Immediately
replaced by a fire-proof structure.
This, however, will depend on - the
decision of the stockholders, who
will meet at once.
The fire apparently started from
a dust explosion in the lower part
of the building In the neighborhood
of the elevator and probably had
gained considerable headway before
discovery.. The structure burned
like tinder and cast a glow in the
sky that was visible for 30 miles
in the country.
WHEAT SHOWS ADVANCE
Chicago. July 13. Reports that
the beat wave had broug'it about a
mt:h. greater spread of black rust
In tie north-west resulted In radi
cal sliajp fresh advances In wheat
prices taday. An extreme upturn
Of 63-4c a, bush'.l-ras sc:red. Sep-
teniber delivery rising to 154 hi' a;
against 1. 48. 3-4 to
finish en Saturday.-,
1.49 at tho
Many
Forest Fires
In Douglas County
ROSEBURG. Ore.. July 13.
Twenty-t-wt forest fires were re
ported last night and today as a
result of a lightning storm early
Sunday morning, it was announced
today by O. C. Houser, central dis
patcher on the Umpqua National
forest. The fires started by light
ning began showing up last night
and new ones were being reported
practically hourly during today. It
is expected that the number will
reach over thirty. As the air is
clear and the lookouts have a
good view, the fires are being
promptly reported. They are
scattered north and south from the
Rogue river divide to the Wltlam-1
ette divide, but are principally on
the south t'mpqnn.
VISIT 1URKXTS ''
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Offield spent
Sunday at Merrill visiting with
Mrs. Of field's parents. ' , ,
Herder May, Be
Prosecuted on
Fire Charges
Three Small Blazes in
Barnes Valley Con
trolled Sunday.
Suspicion that three small tires
In Barnes Valley yesterday, wore
caused by the carelessness cf a sheep
herder, has led to a state investiga
tion according tj word received here
today by tho Klamath Forest Por
tective ussoclatlon.
In the path of the sheepherdor
and ihls sheep in southeastern Kltini
atili, three small fires all close to
gether, broke tout in-a sparse stand
of government timber. Two asso
ciation fire fighters from Illy were
Joined by n government forest rang
er, nnd quick work on the part of
the three prevented n serious spread
of tho blazes.
Chase Mount-Jin look-out rep-i.-leJ
pillars of smoke ascending ifrom tho
heavy timber stands near Illy this
morning and It Is thought that n
largo forest flro Is burning Ln that
area. The look-out nhw .reported
consldcrnblo smoke In tilio Shasta
Valley reglon,
LEVENS SCORES
KLAMATH FALLS
BOOTLEGG N6
Prohibition Commi t tioner .
Seeks Source of Liquor
Evil in this City
SUPPORT IS SOUGHT
Public Meeting May be Cal
led to Discuss Issues of
Problem
It is safe to say that Klam
;ath Falls is the worst town
support given the prohibi
tion law by, substantial cit
izens. : .
Therefore, if Klamath
Falls, wishes to free itself
from the stigma of being
the widest open town in the ,
state, the people must mob-',
ilize and stand behind pro- .
hibition off icers.
Substantially, this is the
way W. S. Levens, state
prohityion ' commissioner, '
summed up the prohibtion '
question in Klamath Falls."
Mr. Levens arrived "in"
Klamath Falls last night
from Salem and plans- to spend .
several days here Interviewing ell- .
tzehs of t ie community. He dime
as the result of a request by Btata .
agenU ,who nav0 been workmg ti
;ihls terriWsr' tHuli tW. (iy,
weeks.
.- ; Worst of 'AH '''C '',' V-.-.-
"I rather hesitate to go so far
in . teljing of my reactions to your
city," he remarked, "bectuse I have
enly been here n short while., ' But
I do know that this U the worst
of toe towr.3 in Oregon so far as
th liquor question Is onccrned.
t:ere is no use for me or my,
agents operating In Klnmath Fulls .
nn'.ess the people want the liquor
traffic stopped. For ft -cannot bo .
stopped unless the pe:-plo so will.
So instead of conducting raids on
dives, 1 am going to talk personal--ly
with business men, get their Ideas .
and ask their support. If they want
to eradicate ths evil, all well and
I good." - ,
May Call Meeting -.Mr.
Leveas was rather In tavory
of calling a public meeting and aeti
ting rorth in plain statements, v.-hat
the israea ot prohibtion enforco- ,
ment in Klamath Falls, are. Uut-
tie will not call a meeting unle:f
local officers and . the general pub-i-l!c
favor suca a move. . . . .k
"My visit in KlUmath Falls iniy -be
three days, aad then itxiiln Iti
mlglit be until morning, dopondtng'
entirely on how I find the town
reacting to nty message," he ex-"
plained. "This is the first tlino I
have ever ccme to Klamath Falls In
the capacity of prohibition director
and I am very Interested to gel lC
the bottom ef the problem."
Safe. Blowers
Make Big Haul
VANVOUVER, Was'.i., July 13. i.
The da re ut tho Maid O'Wauna Ii'O ,
Cream plant here, was cracked last
night and more than 1 1,000 In cash'
the receipts tor Saturday nnd Sun
day, was stolen. v.
Just the right amount of explo
sive was used to blow off the com
bination and not shatter the dinor! '
A light burning over the sefe ond
two potted pf.mts standing on tha
ate wore not Injured.
Oregon Pioneer , ., ,n
Dies Near Salem
SALEM, Oro., July 13, Jefferson' '
A. Pooler, 68 years old, a nntlve of
Morion county, who Wart born In thd
Waldo Hills In 1850, died ticxpect-,.
edly yesterday at his home In thTi
Auburn district onst of Salem. Ills
parents settled In the Waldo Hills'
In 1853. Mr. Pooler suffered ft"
paralytic stroke Saturday.
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