The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, July 20, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextUniversity Library liur"", Or--" IQtf s lEmewlttg steroid Published Daily at KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awakening" BUY AT HOME; LOCAL MERCHANTS CAN GIVE YOU BETTER BARGAINS Associated Press Leased Wire Eighteenth Year Number 5578 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 20, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS RAKER FAVORS OPENING UP OF ' LAND ON LUKE Congressman Assures His Support to Tule Lake Homesteaders TALKS AT DALTONS Claims More Farmers, More Land, Means Quicker' Railroad Construction HI 111 smarting under llm Httng of IIiiIiitI Work' attitude towiird Ilia ripening of nddll1o.ini land In Tub' lake for snttlemolit, farmers of Hoiithorn Kloiiuiili mi l niirihnrii (lill fiirnln u a ray uf hong yestoi.lu,, iiflnrm oii In the ptciUo of CongreiH- Itintl Ji.Uii H. 1 1 uk it if Calif irtilii. lo (In nil In IiIh power to.i:d Uini.!, nil t'!io lunil 4 n Tula luko which run lid UlTVPil 'Villi 'iUM', opened up Immediately, Standing rn III Iniuniiiiiry line Unit separates Oregon mini ('ulifur lilii, CoiiKreiuiiittn Itiikor, aurml hi oiiimt II u I mil ii.ti their neigh bum across ilia linn In Kl.nnuili county, that tho boundary lltiett of Ilia district were m l 111" I lull (it "tit ortlvllloH. Mr. Ituki . wn guest .if tronor ut I ho Miilln 1 1-1 1 " li HI ' lordny uflornoiin nt uliu V. C. UjI Iuii ruiuCi south of Mullu. 'l warnl you people of Klaninth CO tl ill to target tlml I represent a different district, and -;mo to mo with your trouble." ho .ild. "Any OiliVK t Jin I 1 ran do mill tin ik no. rest assured. "1 utiDHKV Vivo? the opening up of every piece of laud lliut cuu bo served by -water, fir Hotllemeiit, In fix't I can mot oo liny plausible run Hon why It tliouldn't b d.ino unil Khali do all In my power 10 have It done. "I Imvo driven throuii'i Tule luko this morning,. ni'd Alio: o li , jvayir available. Farmers iMoiild bo til ling tli ii aMI, Tlio iuro l.ind thut U producing agricultural products In I bin country tlio h.it will ru II ronds build here. "I don't hesitate to nay Hint t'-iu soutihorn Klnniulli mid nor I horn Cal ifornia territory Ih tlio iiiohi rortlio lorMUiny In the fulled Stales un nerved by a I'jJlrond." Congressman Raker niudo n atlr rind plea for law enforcement, cul ling attention to t.o furl that obey ing ono law and breaking another wat the qn j.'kpMt win to bring dl- tlespect of lill lawn, llo pointed out Umt America whs unlqua li that Individual effort wiu lerognlxed ami rewarded ntilcke In thin country than any other natlun on the face f tho globe. The Nrmor AH urns Judge spoke In a barn yard au.l addrcaaed up proxlmatoly 200 furmors and Hve tack men f:om Lha Tula luko unit nouthera Klamiitli lorrltory. Ileforo ill Is add rot Do attended a buaoball igumo hetweou Mullu and Allurns. In tho morning Jio hm tho guost of Cio reiH-esonlutlvcs of Klumuth Wool (Irowors uiuioclutlon, tho Klamath I'rrlgiUion il 1st riot imd the Tule I,nko homoHlmidora nssi.'lu tl in who drovo him around Tule luko and acquainted dim will) tlio problems of tlio farmers and live Block nion. C.MI'lli:l,I, HOI,I)l(l OWN KlJdKNhl, Oro., July 20. Tia condition ot President I'. L. Cnmp boll nit .the Unlvornltiy ut Oregon, wllio lias boon 111 for muiiy months, vo roportod todny to bo "no worBO," ill Is conillllcin. ihnvlng ru liialneil lllio nnmo for (lie past sev eral fwooka. Huckleberry Picking Will Soon Be Favorite Outdoor ; Sport; They're About Ripe It'll sWm bo .liuckloticnv time In Klamath, This Is tlio word broiiKht back lo tho city today by Mrs. Itutlli White, 1128 North Thl'ril atroet, who with lior sons, Robert nnd WiHlnm, nnd Hilly Dyor, returned Jnsl might from nn outing to Ilucklobomy Iiko. "Thoro Is nn nbundiiiico of l.iuuk loborrles, and somo 'of thorn nro now turning rod," tlhe said. "Thoy sliould lie irlpo wllhlu 10 duya or two weeks. Jtucklehorry miouiilUIn Is nb.iul 20 mllos the other eldo of Cralor Lnlto. Aged Klamath Pioneer Dies This Morning Death Calls J. B. Casey at Family Home TIiiiii claimed anolhor pkiurosqiie pioneer flKiiru of early Klnniulli history today whuii J. 11. 1'iisoy, iiltod 70, passed away nt li Ih homo In Ashland ut 10 a. in. Death ouiiii) nflor a severe IIIih'hh of In fliiflir.it which llio fnllliiK constllu llou of tlm elderly inn fi could mil W It llHt II lr. Tint iiumn of Casey Ih Inilnllbly written In tlio history of tho Klam ath country. For 40 years, Mr. Casey lived mid raised a funilly In K III in li t li . llo rnnio horn from Texas mill crossed ovor lo Klliiniilh Fill In over I ho mini. i route Hint tlio suite high way fellows, only thon It wim Juki a Irnll, I'rovliiK up on n linine- MK'Uil In I'd" v il 1 1 1--. tin lived there for li bout I li rcci decades nnd thon, IiuvIiik nmuHHi'd sufficient money lo retire, moved to Khiin.illl Falls to nut ko IiIh Iiiiiuo. Hut iimtend ot rotlrlnic, ho bo- rninii m l I vil In real entntn mid milled to IiIh cupltul In nevernl real enlnlo dontH. About tun yenm uko Mr. Canny, will) hi wife, moved to Anlilunil, bouitlit Hoiiin proporty there, and nettled down la upend (heir lattor diiys. HenlileH bin widow, Mr. Cim'-y Hiirvlveil by two daiiKhtem, Mm. (Jeorisn Nobln of Liuntell'ii Valley and Mm. ('hunter Del.np of K latum li KoIIh, unil u lion, J. Ilr Cuney Jr. rf l.anaell'n Vulloy. AlthoiiKh no definite fuootal nr- rrnnceiiienlii hitva boon mndo, It Ih thoiiKlit by relatives In Kiiiuiiuli KiiIIh Unit HervlcoH wl'l In; condui'K" In Anhliind. Thaw's Mother Sues Grandson NEW YOUK, July 20.(P) Mm. Mnry Coploy Tbuw, nui ih or of Hur ry K. Tluiw, filed null Kiliiy In tCio feilernl murl UKulnHt I.awrenco C. Thaw, her Kriiiiilnon.' fir tho return of 101)0,000 wlifc.h aha nlloitoii iJie gave ill in on IiIh reirennlutlon that he had been iinjuotly dvierlinliintml uKiiin.Ht In hl fuiliom' will. Hl'd.llt TAKI'-S IIUOI SAN r-UANCISCO. July 20. The prlco of refined augur to v.nolo salers in the ireflnorlea declined 25 cents n hundred pnuuils toiliy brliiglnvt tho cane bii-so to $5.65 unil j ,he ''"' 1nB0 t0 I5.4S. LANDSCAPING OF DIMPLED KNEES IS LATEST MODE CHICAGO, July 20. (P) Land Kcnplnx Kiich feminine knees us limy from lima to llmo bo oviijrihI by r illed alocklngu unil prevorse winds la allwcntcd by lieuuto ipeclulUita h.) began a weeks convention Jiero today. "Polluted k'lioes are tho latest tilling," anlil Mrs. Kutli llauror, pre Hiding at the opening session. "Hiind painted pictures vn U'.io knees nro intriguing. Soma doslgiiH Uro .nlmiilo, tii..mo ulnbornto, eonio girls prefer u Dower or n group K)f hloHsoins. Othcira liko o "por trait or n little liindsoape." Women of U io United Status spend nppi'oxlmitloly $0,000,000 a day do ninko UiomselveB aynlholitatlkjr lionu tlful, ono report to tho Jiivoiillon iissertciil. II. Is roachoil by going out (too Mod ford entrance nnd I una lug oft on n foroHt Borvlco rond, Tho roads nro In good condltlpn nnd easily pass able, In addition t huckleberries there nro also plenty of wild blnckborrlos In ' Mint district, said Mrs. While. Thoro aro sumo njiloimlld camping spots tilling tho mountain nnd sev eral ftinvlllo.! nro mow tlrinro wait ing until tho berries trro ripo enough hi gather. WIFE'S SPIRIT IS TO END BACK PASSWORD J. Gilbert of Portland Says Messages to Mediums Are All Fakes REWARD IS OFFERED Still Promises to Give $500 to Person Who Will get Spirit Message NKW YOltK. July 20. (P) A rcwiird of 1500 to anyono who can commiinlf'Uiii' with IiIh dead wife. hUH broiiKht J. Gilbert of Portland, OniKon, 11119 "Hplrlt mesHiiKoH." but they tire all fnkeH. he nnniiiiie In toduy'H Ihhiiii of llm Siieiulfle American. Ileforo Mrn. (illliert dlod In 1!H7, a piiHHWord wiih oun'oil upon o that her hunhnnd could Identify nicnuKeH couiInK rrom her uner dnulh. A copy of llm paHW(ird wan Mealed In n Kufo depoHlt vuult. Mntiy Sii-k Itcwanl Bliue tho $500 offer wan mode three yearn ih-o Cllbert li us been flooded with alleged meHiiKen from li In wife, variously HlKnud "Stinnn," "Anna," "I.oiilro," "Sunbeam." Mrs. (illbcrt'H name wim f'lorencn. Tho offer ha been renewed. In annotiucinK hl rejection of all tho meKHaeeH, (Illliert nald: "Those who knew mywlfo would cer'.alnly not IiihikIiio her bujIiik : 'Jim, I am here, old hoy,' or "(111, I lovo you.'" ' lino I'riiin Voiiiih . Some of tho nlleVed nieaHBReH, (lllbert Hnld. worn obtained by pro- feKHlonal luedluniH, and other through automatic writing, one Hpeclmen which cumq ostonHlbly from the planet Venua. 'Mont of llio meHHngen ' mib- mltted," ho added, "were claimed to have been oblulnud directly from Mrs. ' (lllbert. Many of thorn ' de- Hcrlbed hallucinatory Images of Mr. Gilbert uh hIio npiienred to de liver tho password. Details of her dress nnd general appearance were given." May Empty Canal To Find Body Of Boy Who Drowned YAKIMA, Vnsh.. July 20. Di rectors of tho Sunnysldo Irrigation district must decide today whether a mother's anguish over-balances lha positive damage of shutting off water from Uio entiro Sunnysldo dis trict ot over 100.000 n.:res Tor the period of a week. Mark Story, Granger yopih, was drowned abovo tho siphon yesterday afternoon whllo swimming nnd the body has not been fount'.. Appeals aro being ninilo to turn olf tho watof1. which would require n week on account of the danger of having the soaked dirt walls co linso If It were done too suddenly, according to Project Munnger J. '.4. I.ytel. The crop dnmngo rrom such action would bo largo, ho considers. Over-Subscribe Australia Loan NKW YOUK, July 20. (VP) Tho $75,000,000 common wealth of Australia flvo per cent external lonn, flontud by n banking group bonded by J, P. Morgan & Co., was over-sulisoiiliod within ono hour after tho books worn opened today. Operator Gets Bravery Medal High Honor Is Given Telephone Girl at Madras . llF.N'D, Ore., July 20. Mrs. Julia naii.uuult, of MiKlras, chief oporator of tho Pacific Telephone nnd Tele graph office (bore, was tycstevdny doit.nijtod with he Vull modal for bravory In holding bo lior post dur ing n fire In Madras September 1024, wihllo lior own household goods woro bolng .consumed by tho flnmos. The affair took place dur- litg a 1 picnic of tllio local telephone girls liore 6'ostondny nt which Port land nnd control Oregon officials and families attended. S. P. Employe Drowns; Body Not Recovered Cecilo Garcia, Mexican Laborer, Is Victim Cecilia (inrela, a Mexican labor orworkliig for tlm Southern Pacific, wan drowned nt 3 p. m. yesterday In Klamiitli lake, near Ilurclay Sprlnga. Although there was a gang of Koulliern Pacific labororM In the vicinity at tho time, nobody Haw Oarclu In tho water nor heard n cry for help. CiiHto Mozzo, straw boss of tho gang of luborerii, was eating a pic nic dinner with Ills family at liar- clay KprlngH when the victim of the I from death on the gallows last Frl tragedy walked up and after talk-.day would become tangible first lug a few moments, announced that ! to prove hiH InnocetK-e during a fler he was going swimming. Ho men-'en day reprieve Ylm gone cut for tinned In IiIh brief conversation with Mozzo thai ho could not swim. - Curcin then stepped in behind Home willow bushes along side the lake and undressed, and. according lo Mozzo, picked up a plank and carried it down to the water's edge, presumably to hold him up in the deep water. Time passed and Mozzo looked for tho missing man but could find no traco of him in the lake or thereabouts. Sheriff Hawkins was called and a number of expert swimmers dove into the lake in an endeavor to recover the body, but without success. Owing to the abundance of tales and other obstructions, on the bot tom of the lake, dragging for the body would bo Impossible, according to the county coroner's office. In tho next few days It is expected thnt the body of tho Mexican will rise to the surface. Tho coroner's offico announced that lato this week it would search for tlio body. , Slight ..Quakes Are Reported CURAT FALLS, Mont.. July 20. W) A slight earthquake was felt hero at 10:07 this morning. It was not felt by pedestrians but per sons in buildings said they felt a light shaking. HELENA. Mont., July 20. ffl A distinct earth shock was felt here at 10:08 this morning. Beyond the stopping of n clock In a down town business house, no damage was reported. Cut Worm Blight Wipes Out Acres Of Hay In County In armies ot millions, cut worms are sw'armlng ver fluids ut alfalfa In southern Kkimimi and In ninny .coacs wiping out entire crops, ac cording to word received today by the comity agent's pftlco and the Klamath Irrigation DlstrbH head quarters. . County Club Loader Fraak Sex ton, who is acting as County Agri culturist In the nbJenco of C. A. Hondorson, left this afternoon for the Merrill land Miilin territory U Investigate fhe situation. It tho cut work menace is ias seri ous ns reported Here todao", W10 agent's lofflca will wire for the aid ot experts In gurblag the de structive Insect. Reports IKint came Into the Klam- utl'.i Irrigation District Offices to day, 'wtm'o tio the ctfoct that literal ly .hundreds of aoros lot (second growth alfalfa wore dostioyed. Whoro tho blight would descend upon a field of now. Inlfalfn, they would clean the ' green sward, as Completely as If a mow flind swopt acnoss from ono side to the otiher. Fnrmors 'aro at a loss to know how U jovorcomo the pest. Poison has proven satisfactory In aome l.i- stunccs althoiigih on one farm nort'li of Klamath Fulls, laUout iflve acros of hay and Joltuco wore wiped out bufore oyanldo poison curbed the 011 ocmlng hordes af tiisoMs. Seriousness ot the situation Is roallzcd by Mr. Sexton who will lenvo no stono untiirnoil tu stop the blight. ! LONDON, July 20. (ff) An agency dlspntch itrom Berlin says tlhrea were killed nnd fifteon Injtird when a Polish torpedo bout explod ed In Dunulg iharbwT. HOPE FADES FOR RUSSELL SCOTT; HILL HANG' SOON Telegraph Operato.r Admits Story of Witnessing Murder Was False TESTIMONY FLIMSY Two Unknown Women Said f to Have More Evidence Will Hang Friday CHICAGO, JuV 20. W) Another ray of bope that of the amazing Ian hj:ir dcve:opmenU f iat saved him Ilusscll Scott. James M. Hall, a Detroit tcle- STaph oierator who laat Friday de clared be witnessed die shooting ol Jr.seph Maurer, ChicagiY drug clerk, and that Russell was Innocent of the slaying had admitted coat the'stor was a romance, conooeted "for Die suke of humanity." IJall sail that he "COM a lie to save one whom I elleve Innocent' bat that when he found that bis story was not accomplishing any thing, be decided to admit tbe fake. TelegTiiiii a Fnko Th".s was the seo:nd b)W tiaat Scott has received sinoe Mis d : am- utb; reprieve six hJ-urs before be was to hiiiog. The atay Df execution was ordered by Governor Len Small wloen a telegram frrra Detrok pur porting to be from Robert Scott, tho condemned man's broblier, om fesslng the murder; was Te:eived Acoca-ding to Russell's story, Robert Scott, also under Indictment did the shooting. The sender of the telegram prom ised to surrender the next da!, but tyouning developed. Various other communications were "received, how ever, one a letter purporting also to be from Robert, mailed in Oil cagtj laut Thursday night. In , this Instance he was seriously III, but would give Ihlmself up as soon ns Hie was able. lawyers still Hope Scutt'B attorneys still are pinning hope for a commutation 03 affi davits they said they had from two women, declaring to have been in the drug store at the time ot Che shooting. So tar as known, no of ficial action l-.'-ts been taken In the case. Ball Indicated that he may have been the one who seen tf.ie Detroit telegram to the governor. Declar ing that 9:ott's predicament preyed nn his mliwl, the operator said he first decided to concoct a telegram purporting to be from Russell's bro Cher, "but I thought It tout a little further and lastly struck the idea of representing myself as ti witness." Unable To Swim; Youth Is Drowned MARSHFIELD, Ore., July 20. (IP) A. J. McBride, aged 2S, was drowned near Myrtle Point Inst evening white bathing In tho river. McBride who wns unable to swim, got beyond his depth when he step ped Into a deep hole. Clifford Ap- plegnto, also unable to swim, tried to reach him and almost drowned. McHride's body wns recovered, Mc- Brldo's mother resides nt Wheelock, North Dakota. Bend Men Hurt in Auto Wreck Forced Off Highway by Unknown Road "Hog" BEND, Ore., Jul y2D. Don Mac? Buln, drug clerk, Rw Van Vleet, photographer, both gre'at war vet erans, and Fnrncls O'Connor, em ployed In the offioo of the Brooks Sranlon Lumber company escaped with Bovcro cuts and brokon ribs yesterday when an automobile In whir thoy were dilvlnx was forced oft I'ho road by another maichlno nnd turned turtle. .MncUuin rocolvcd several cuts about the henij 'and face. Van Vleot suffered fractured ribs, wiillo O' Connor was severely bruised. Tho aiitoniobllo n borrowod cur was wrecked. j Girl Who Was Shot in Neck Will Recover Youth Says He Didn't Know Rifle Was Loaded SALF.M, Ore., July 20. Pearl Moore, 18 year old daughter of Jesse Moore, of Hopmere, this county, was shot in the back of the neck Saturday evening while riding In an automobile on the Ilopmere Whealiand road. The bullet passing through the right side of her neck, denting the main artery and going Into her right cheek, where it od god 'near the nose. She will re cover barring possibilities of infec tion. Oswald Koenlg, 14 y,ears old, who did the shooting, and Eddie Koenig. his 16 year old brother with him at the time, were picked up by deputy sheriffs Smith and Burkhart this morning and brought to Salem for questioning by Sheriff Bower. ' Both boys acknowledge their con nection with the shooting, but both aver It was purely accidental, arising from the fact that neither ot tbe hoys supposed the repeating rifle with which the shooting was done, was loaded. COOLIDGE PLANS WINTER'S WORK Administration Program for December Session of Con gress Mapped Out SWAMPSCOTT. Muss, Jul 20.(P) With the congressional fecesa half gone, President Coolidge todm be gan formulatton of the administra tlon'j pnogram for the December aessi on. ' The visit to the summer twhite house of Senator Curtl3, the repub lican leader, afforded the executive an opportunity- of going over- lue legislative situation, wluo one wtio will be called upon to carry Into effect proposals of Importance. Conferences witih other congres sional leaders during the summer are plauned by the president. In line with his "policy of havins government officials confer with him here from time to time. Presi dent QJolidge Invited Dr. Hlnes ot the veterans' bureau to visit him late .today' at. White Court. BOW WASHKD ASIIORK MARSHFIELD, Ore..'July 20, (JP) A body was washed ashore by the surf at Port Orford yesterday. It had a lite belt attached. The body appeared to be that of a sailor. No marks of identification were found. CHICAGO BROKER JUMPS TO DEATH FROM BUILDING CHICAGO, July 20. (P) E. 'ft'. Wagner, (ormerlry one of tloe big- Pfuat flfirilroa in tt'l. Phll5i- praltl trade whose firm failed far mil- lt:ns a few years ago, plunged to death today from the fifteenth story ot the Westminister building. In the central business district. The "body dropped to he roof cf the Mcaroe Theatre. Mr. Wagon er was about 60, years Of age. I'LAXKS KXROUTK WKST CHICAGO, July 20, (P) Si army pursuit planes which left Selfrldage field, Mount demons, Michigan, at six o'clock this morning, on a test flight to the Pacific coast, arrived at Maywood field here at 8 o'clock cen tral standard timeand took off an hour later for Omaha., All Records Broken Sunday at Crater Lake When Eighty Cars Register From Klamath - With 341 peoplo and 80 cars reg istering from Klnmuth Falls at Crater Lako Sunday, Lester Turn baugh, forest ranger nt the soutii entrance of tho park, declared all records hroken for tho season, so far. Klamath Falls had more cars than the remainder pf the entire stnte, according to Mr. Turnbnugh's report. 62 cars from olher parts of Oregon passed through tho south en trance yesterday, with 239 people. Tho total number of cars from nil STREETS 70 BE FIXED AT ONCE Shippington Road and South Sixth to Be Repaired Oregon avenue the Ship pington road and South Sixth street, are to undergo immediate repairs. In response to a public de mand, the city council, through its street committee hjas decided that these two important highways shall no longer be a disgrace to Klamath Falls. - Tom Dixon, road contrac tor, was today employed by the city to repair both roads, and he will put acrew of men to work at once. Dixon said that South Six th street would first be im proved, after which he will . turn his attention to the Shippington road. The men will start work on South Sixth street tomorrow morn ing. ' , Business men generally believe that many tourists have been kept away from Klamath Falls by reason or the deplorable condition of these two roads leading in and out of the city. Vledford Boy Is Expected To Die Henry Sanders Still Uncon scious From Injuries in ( Auto Collision SIEDFORD, Ore., July 20. . Henry Sauders. 16-year-old son of. Mr. and Mrs. . Sauders, who -was seriously Injured Saturday night, when struck by an automobile; driven by F. B. Goodhue of Cen-S tral Point, was still unconscious In a local hospital todny and Is not expected to recover, according to attending physicians. The dimming of automobiio headlights was given as the cause of the accident by Mr. Goodhue.' also said the boy was walking on the wrong side of the road. ' pnhU Hnlrl T Tn r Train; One Killed Wounded in . Battle . rVnOtncr With Trio of Bandits at Mount Vernon MOUNT VERNON, N. Y. JuV 20 One man was killed and anotuor dangerously woundo! t--day -when three robbers held up a speMul car of the Westchester county electric; railway. Jacob Schmucher. a rail way .Inspector, was shiit and die.! In a hospital. R. I. Nldhol, conductor, was L'tt-'t nnd is In 11 critical condi tion. . . . . - : The robbers took a hois continuing; about $1800 from Schnuiackor but (abandoned It when .their auto broke down,' . . . ''' parts of tho country to register amounted to 181, with 710 visitors. California peoplo touring tho park registered in at 103, with 30 cars. During the week Ranger Turubnunh rinds California leading Oregon car's, hut at the week-ends this state al ways surpassed tho soutnorn slnto in people nnd cars. At the south entrance yesterday, Oregon registered 142 cars, Califor nia 30, Washington 2, Arkansas 1, Colorado 1 nnd Arizona 1. t ' ''.'...