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"An Empire Awakening"
Associated Press Leased Wire
Eighteenth Year Number 5585
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1925
PRICE. FIVE CENTS
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Resignation of Merle West
May Start Bitter Fight in
Klamath Falls
POLITICAL MOVE SEEN
Council Plans to Delay Spec
ial Election to Get 2nd
Ward Councilman
"tiri'itl units from lliiln acorn
(trow," iippllcn not only tn acorns,'
but. III synonymous funfi Ion. ap
plies tu oihi'r thing uh well. Thus
111 u rimlitiiiillnli of Miirle West nil a
Member nC lint illy council, Insig
nificant In ItHoir, limy hit ihu lint
ritiimi from which will spring otto
of Hi" lililnriini flithm In I lie iiiimilit
of lha cliy. Tho ciiim thnl will
set llm fireworks koIiik I" mi ap
plication for llm closing of certain
street u nil alley lici wifil llm city
hi'Bi ItiK iilitnt mill lnkii K wuii ii n.
Tliowt In 111" "know" claim II lx a
scheme lo block III" Northern line
In Hint part of Hi" illy and Unit
irk of It In tint time-tried anil
(linn-honored pnllllcul manipulating
machine of llm Hotitlmrn Pacific.
Ho tliul mi It muy. llm demand for
llm cloning of llii'H" street In liy no
means unanimous and Ii wilt liu i
poni'il hy a largo number of llm
propiirly owner In Unit bit! Ion of
Ilia city.
Those property owner latin tlint
llii'lr holdings will liu ruined nml In
Homo rae the savins of n life ttnm
will lin wiped out.
Il In nl till" point Unit lint reslg-
nntlon of Went enter. An mutter
now aland tlio second ward him no
representation on (ho rliy rounrll
and If Ilia present plan iiru to ho
followed, It will have nono. It In
. tlio Intention of llm rounrll uh now
constituted to refuse' to cull a ape
clnl election tn rhnoan n iireinr
to Wont, thus depriving tlio people
of thnt ward n voice In the affairs
of tho city, nnil especially leaving
th cm without nny ndvornto In tho
muttor of tho i'IohIiik of tlm street
In question, all of which uro in tho
second ward.
Alroady thnl part of tho second
ward In tho vicinity of tho streets
In quoHtlon la atirrvd up to a flght
InK pitch and tholr aontliiHtnta uro
Rradiiully permeating- tlm otlmr soc
tlona of tlm ward. They any that
no objection will lio nil nml If tho
almoin nro to bo cloned for tho
benefit of tho Northern linen, hut
they will never ennaont to tholr be
ing closod for prlvnto Interests,
eventually to find that thoao huvo
(Continued on I'ltgo Seven)
Mrs. Schallock
Married; Cables
Klamath Friends
Prominent Society Matron of
This City Weds Honolulu
Capitalist
Mrs. Edna Hcliullork, former
prominent society mntron of Klam
ath Kulln, has Juat been married at
Honolulu, according to n cablegram
1 rocolvod by frlnnda hero today.
Although thn name of hot' hua
band wna not nvullable HiIh after
noon, It la known that ho la a
prominent and wealthy resident of
tho Island.
Mrs. Schallock Is n charming
womnn who endeared herself to
her countless- frlnnda throughout
Klamath county. Hlnco alio gavo
up her realdenco lieru about two
years ago, alio has been living much
nf tho II ni" at Ban Krunclscn, whoro
her daughter, Constance, bus boon
attending a aeloct finishing school.
News -of Mrs. Schallock h mar
ring" did not coino na n aurprlan tn
hnr cloao friends hero who have
been In correspondence with her.
Further dolullH ot thn woddlng,
which will bo ot groat Interest hero
will nppenr In Tho Kvonlng tlornld
aoclnly columiiH 8aturdny.
, HOAUI) AI'I'OIXTKI)
HA1.I0M, Ore., July 2S.A slate
AmorlcnnUntton board, eroulod hy
1 nn net ot tho 102r leglslntttro, was
today appointed by (ho stale board
of education. Tho members ot tho
commission nro: L. II. Wheeler,
B, P. Irvine, II. II. Ilnrdmnii, all o
Portland: J. L. Iluuil. J. -A. liu
PLAN
BLOC
NORTHERN
AD
SEEN
MO
cliatinn.
International
Adventuress Is
Given Release
Veiled Woman Pays
$200 to Make Good
Bad Check
TA.MI'A. Kill.. July 2S.- (IP)
I. inly (Iruce Kaiiut MncKoniin, big
Kiiinii hunter und Internal imiul nil
venture wna released from tho
lllllnburoiiKli county Jnll Imru after
iiiiiIIiik four iincomrortiihlit night
tin tlm coll inntn of itn alleged
blllldlt ilieell,
1 l-T freedom wan ohtulimd by a
kindly woinnii veiled In black to
conceal her Ideullly, who made
Rood a wnrllilonn ilruft for 1200 to
tl. K, Ilruy. Tamim realior. who hnd
endorsed for l.ndy MncKelir.l" nev
er ill inoniha iiko. Charge worn dls-
llllnHeil.
"I did not think I bud n friend
In Florida until today," l.ndy draco
niilil, deeply nffecied. "Who ever
ciiiuo to my. iiaalHtaiico ao nobly
muni certainly want llm money
buck and I Intend to find hvr and
roturn It aa aoon an possible."
A null for falao itrn-nt will bo In-
allluti-d by l.udy Miu-Kelizle, aim
aald, after InhalliiK a deep breath
of puru air.
Lightning Fires
Prevail In North
Klamath Country
A lightning flro north K,l Illy,
much lurKr loan oilier binge which
havo broken out In tiiut vicinity and
furihor north during tint puM few
dn, -v H I bo uniler rMirul by I bin
aflurnoon n.-rordlng to u report re-
culvoil lb In morning by Jack Klin
bull u'-lMtnry of I be Klamath For
oat rrotocllvo Association .from
r.uce of four fighters who uro fight-
Injt the bluxo.
A niui) be r of lightning tlroa, Unit
have tholr source In a gonerul tCion
dor storm Hint swept down over tho
Klunialli country u Week trgu, tsre
now breaking out In the Umbered
urea J iint northoaat of tlm Klatunih
Indian -reservation and In the nor
thru Spraguo river vulloy aoctlon
N'orlui of tho reservation Hid blazon
aro , conrehtrutod tin Sux lr Pino
mount.ila and Antolope inuuntuln.
In tho Illy coiinlry, bio timbered
alopea of Uourharl niounialn are
ainokliiK In various pluccj from flroa
that havo broken out during the
pnal few dnya,
Moonshiner Gets
Year In Prison
SAUSM. Ore., July 28. Harry
Illoch, a local man, waa sentenced
to a year In tho penitentiary and to
uy 11000 flnu by Circuit Judge Kel
ly today ma a monntiulnlng churgo.
I'bls la the moat Hcvero sonlonco
over Imposed In Marlon cutinty for
violation of the llcnur lawn.
Saw Mill Burned
Above Vancouver
VANCOUVBll, Wash., July 28.
Ire, believed to havo been t'.io work
of an Incendlnn, yesterday destroy
ed tlio mill of tho Alurphy Tlmbor
company ono mile from Yncolli Tho
loss will approxlni'iito $30,000,' with
so nio lumiruii'.'o. Ilousea usd by
mill wijrkors when tho mill waa op-
orating nmil 100,000 foot ot luntlbcr
woro burned. '
Tho plant had been ldlo fir moro
than a your.
Radio Automobile
Has Perilous Trip :
In Heavy Traffic
NEW YOHK. July 28. (TJAn
unoccupied "radio automobile" con
trolled by tho telegraph key ot a
wireless, transmitter in another enr
ilg digged n tortuous pal li through
Fuurlh nvenue'8 denuo truffle Into
yoHtorday and after narrowly escap
ing numerous collisions miuiHhod
Into n ptirked cur near 47th nt root.
It wan bonded for tho show window
ot n candy shop when tho Inventor
Jumped to tlio wheel nnd halted it.
Tho Inventor blamed il norvoun
radio operator for tho accident, but
declared Ihq experiment a success.
Police wnrnod him lo conduct Ills
experiments tn a mora secluded
spot, ) ' ' ,
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PROBLEMS
ARE
CUSSED
with
E
Congressional Leaders Visit
Him at White Court for
Conferences
FAVORS LEGISLATION
Cooperative Marketing
Measure Meets with Gen
eral Approval of all
HWAMPBCOTT. Mann.. July 28.
-(Pi Dlneiinalon of tho agricul
tural alliiullon bolwoon Proaldept
Coolldgo and confcrennlonnl Isadora
who uro vlaltlnn White Court for
flonforonoea hua revealed a general
agreement that legislation In tho
next conxren ahould bo limited to
eiinclinont of a cooperative market
ing bill. Thin i the main recom
mendation of the proaldent'a agri
cultural rouferencoa romuinlng to
bo trnnalalod Into law.
Pronldent Coolldgo fuvorn patmr.
of n cooperative market lug measure,
althnugli ho la of tho opinion It
would be bent for congreaa to work
out tho dotaila. Bonutor Curtla of
Kunnaa, Hie , ropubllciin leader,
when here a week ago. exprmuml
(ho view thai furninrn could be beat
aided by encouraging cooperative
mnrkutlng.
Thla opinion was nlno exprcaaod
yoalordny by Keproaentntlve Purnell
of Indiana, recommending republic
an of the agricultural committee,
who called on llm president.
Iteporting to lint executive tint
farmera of the middle went v r
enjoying prosperity with good
prlcea In proapect. for their crops,
he aald he believed the attention of
congreaa ahould be centered on co
operative marketing. In the laat
congreaa lie championed the pusaage
ot tho McNury-Iluugen bill, de
signed to mcoiiragiexporlntion of
aurplun grain, but nppnrently Iiub
abandoned bin 1 advocacy of the
measure.
Youths Must Serve
Prison Sentences
SAl.KM. Ore.. July 28. Allon Mc
Laren, (lladwln I.awpaugh and Arch
ie Livingston, Portland youths, must
go lo the stiite penltentlnry to Bervo
four7 flvo nnd Iwo years respectively
for a statutory crime. Tho supremo
court today In an opinion by Jnstico
Coahow, affirmed tho docree of
Judge Campbell of Clackamas coun
ty whore tho crlmo was committed.
McLaren Is a son of W. C. McLaren,
mcmbera ot the stnto prison parole
board.
Off Balance Slide
Causes Injury To
Nine Year Old Boy
Sufficiently recovered from tho
shck ot a ,ldly brokcm rm, in
curred Sunday night when he lost
his bulunco 'wihlle sliding down a
chutes nt the public plnygorund In
tho court houso block, Arthur Hert-
nger, nine-year son ot Mr. ana ura
H. Ilertager of the Shaw Hortrum
mill, roturnod to his home south of
town last nleht. '
Immediately following tho acci-
dont the youmg boy was rushed to
tho Klamath Valla ftuspltul whpre
tho brouk wlfs treated. It devolop
cd that both bones ot tho arm bad
been broken.
Ambassador ,to
r Japan Passes
Edgar; Addison Ban
croft; Dies After
Short Illness
TOKYO, July 28. Edgar Addison
Bancroft, Amorlcnn nnibnssador to
Japan died this morning at Kartilz
awn. , AmhiiHsndor Bancroft was token
ifl nt Kanilunwa, n popular mountain
resort In control Japan, whore ho
was spending tho numnior, about 3
weeks ngo. At first It wna thought
lin wna Muttering from indigestion
but hla troublo Inter was diagnosed
as a small duodenal ulcer.
cqolidg
Strange Worm
Prevalent on
Algoina Farms
Experts to Investigate
Latest Infestation
Today
Iteporta that a nt range type of
worm ia prevalent In grain field
near Algoina, hfln led lo a apodal
investigation of the affected fielda
ti.tla afternoon by Frank W. Helton,
acting count agent, C. I). .Clorpen
ing und three apodal experta here
lo aid In control work of the cut
worm menace.
I.. It. Hickwood, I,'. 8. entomo
logist from tho Koient drove ala
lia:), C. C. Wllnon. of- the V. 8.
Ilureau of entomology t 8acTa
menlo, Colif., and B. C. Thompaon,
uanlHtant to tins chief of the cnlanu
logy departmeni at O. A. C, ac
companlon ! Chorpening and Rox-
lon, left thla m wulng for Port
Klnmalli olid oilier ao-tlona In that
virility where they will make a
careful Inspection of t:ie army norm
Infestation. Reports here are to the
effect that the infcstjtlous in tho
Wood Iliver Valley are not aa seri
ous as In the Merrill and Malln
territory.
A mass meeting waa called at Ma
lln last night at which Mr. T'Jomp
aon of O. A. C" and Mr. Wilson of
Sacramento gave talks on control jf
the worm p")t.
Too Proud to
Beg; Starving
Man Is Found
Wilbur Atkinson, Aged
85 Is in Pitiful
Plight
ROSEUURO, Ore., July 28. Wil
bur Atkinsou,. S5 years ot age. for
40 yours a resident of Wasco coun
ty, and for ten years city dump
tender at The Dulles, was found this
morning helpless and slowly dvlng
of starvation, at a point along the
bank ot the souta Umpqua river
within a few blocks ot the heart
of the city.
Kor a month ibe had lain ill with
diseano and too sick to work and
for two weeks haJ tasted no food
other thaa a clover tea which he
brewed himself. His 6ealt,h forced
him to quit heavy work twelve "years
ago, he said, and he remained In
Tho Dalles, tending the city dump
Xor ten yearn.
Finally the was unable to do that
any longer, and with his savings
practically gone he came to Rose-
burg In seorch of something to do.
At last almost penniless, and two
proud to seek help or charity, e
crawled off to die. His condition
finally attracted attention and he
was removed this morning to the
county hospital.
Three Found Dead
In Room Of Hotel
NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 28. (P)
Two boys and a man were found
dead in a room nt the Flanlgan hotel
hero today after a door had been
broken down to gain entrance to the
room which thoy hnd occupied since
Sunday. Thoy wore last seen Mon
day night when tho man wont to a
nearby store to buy food.
Gould's Widow Is
Married To Earl
NEW YORK, July 28, (IP) Mrs.
Gulnevoro Gould, widow of the Into
Oeorgo J. Gould, and heiress to a
largo part ot tho Gould fortune, was
married at Montreal today to Vis
count Dunuford, son nnd heir of tlio
Karl of Mlddloton.
ST KALI NO llAILltOAD
SALEM. Ore., July 28.
Complaining that people aro
every year stealing nnd carry
ing laway his railroad equip
ment, W. S. Burnum has up
plled to tho Public Sorvlco
commission for authority to
dismantle rttls flvo mile line
of railway between Medford
and Jacksonville. The pe'oplo
iot Jacksonville recently pro-
tostod nt tho proposod nbinid-
onmont. '
FUNERAL RLAN
FORI J.
ARE COMPLETED
Services to be held in Wash
ington, D. G, Church
Friday Afternoon
BURIAL AT ARLINGTON
Noted Commoner to be Laid
to Rest Beside Many
Military Notables
DAYTON', Tenn.. July 28. (P)
Funeral services for Wm. JenningJ
Bryan will be .held at Washington
fii the New York avenue Presby
terian church some time Friday
afternoon, Mrs. Bryan announced
today.
The Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, pas
tor of t-Je charch where the funcr-
al services for the former secre
tary of state will be held, das been
for many years a gre'it friend of
the commoner and his family.
Hon Knroute
The exact hour of the funeral will
depend upon the time of arrival In
Washington of William Joinings
Bryan, tho younger, who with his
sister, Mrs. Grace Hargreaves, is
enroute from California tJ join the
widowed mother.
The announcement of tCie place
where t ie services will bo held came
through William C. Thompson, sec
retary to Mr. Ilryan, and after con
sultation with Mra. Ruth Owen, an
other daughter of the Bryans who
arrived in Ha.-ton early tiday.
No statement as tJ the ministers
who will insist Dr. RadcllfT In the
religious ceremonies at the New-
York avenue c-iurch was made.
In Arlington Cemetery
Mr. Thompaon, wio since his ar
rival last nlht was spoken for the
widow, believes that services will
mot he held - In . Dayton betor the
body and funeral party depart in
the morning for Chattanooga and
Washington. Tho burial place had
already been announced as Arlington
National Cemetery where Mr. Bryan
a coloacl of volunteers In tho Span
Ish-Amerlcsin war . will be laid to
rest among Wo country s military
notables. .
Seeking lo strengthen toe widow-
by a change and -fresh air, Mrs,
Owen and Mrs. W. Sherman Jen
nings went -with Mrs. Bryan this
morning to Chattanooga by auto
mobile, In leaving the home where
her husband's body lay Mrs. Bryan
was seen to maintain iher attitude
of composure, which has distinguish
ed iher since Mr. Bryan's death Sun
day. It "was the first time she had
left the quiet home where her hus
band Bpent his last days.
Five Wounded By
Virginia Youth
RICHMOND', Va., July1 28. (IP)
H. G. Carter, proprietor of a
restaurant, and Miss Vivian Tomlin,
a waitress, were shot to death In
Carter's establishment here today.
J. Harvey Burke, a headquarters
detective, lies at a hospital prob
ably fatally wounded, and Willis
Brilt suffered bullet wounds in the
leg. Police have arrested Rudolph
E. Dlosse, IS, nnd charged him with,
the shooting. " , ,
SKd'HlTY PACT VRGKD
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., July 28.
(IPj Consumption of tho European
security pact, in the opinion of
President Coolldgo, would lay a
foundation for further disarmament.
Eastern Elks f V
Hurt in Wf eel
Derailment A of Train
Slightly Injures
Several
ALRUQUERQl'E, N. M.. July 2S
(IP) A number of passengers were
injured, nono seriously today when a
Hpeclal Santa Fo train carrying New
England Elks homo from the Port
land, Oregon, annual convontlon of
tlio order, was derailed at Pore, New
Moxico.
Railroad reports said olght cars
were derailed. About 175 Elk's and
their families were aboard.
The wreck was due to a washout,' .
BRYAN
City and O. T.
to Negotiate
on Park Sale
Board Meeting Called
for Tonight at 8
o'Clock
Klamath Kails land the Northern
Lines open negotiations tonlgit for
the purchafle by the railroad com
pany of the South Riverside Park
property located along the west
bank of Lake Ewaiuna. A meeting
Lit the city park boa'rd was called
this morning by Mayor Fred R. Ood
dard, to take place In the city 6all
council room at 8 o'olock this even
ng.
W. F. Turner, president of the
Oregon Trunk railroad, "will be pre
sent and discuasion of the value of
the property and Its possible sale
Co the Oregon Trunk Tailioad, will
be taken up.
While not confirmed from aa of
ficial source, it is known beyond
question, that the Northern linej an
ticipate constructing their main rail
road station on the City Park pro
pert. Authentic word to this effect
was re:elved here Saturday night.
Tie park property 'abuts onto the
west appiuach to Lio k River bridge
and extends dewn the bank of Lake
Ewauna for severe! hundred feet.
The meeting ia public. Mayor Ood-
dard said today. Members of the
park board are Mayor Ooddard,
City Engineer Eugene B. .Henry,
Will Baldwin, secretary, RutuB
Moore, O. D. Mathews, Roy Durbln
and C. H. Underwood.
Oswald West Given
Heavy Legal Fees
SALEM, Ore., July 28. Oswald
West is held entitled to recover
attorney fees from Coos county in
the sum of over J 10,000 for lobby
services at Washington tn connec
tion with Coos Bay romd grant caaa,
the supreme court today affirming
Judge Belt of the lower court for
Lane county in the case.
Labor Protests
Wage Reduction
WASHINGTON, J.ily 28, ()
Protest against reduction ot wages
in the textile industry was made to
day by President Green of the
American federation of Labor, who
declared such action not to be based
on "reason, fairness or justice.'
Coolidge Praises
Aviation Service
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., July 28
(IP) President Coolidge is confi
dent that the army and -navy aid
service are growing In efficiency
and at present are in a satisfactory
condition.
Confidential information has
reached the executive has convinced
him . that the work of developing
tho air service in both army and
navy is progressing most satisfac
torily and there Is not cause for
alarm that a high state of efficiency
Is not being reached.
The president regards Major Pat
rick, whoso reappointment as chief
of the army air sorvice has been
forecast in Washington; as an of
ficer of ability, who has rendered
conscientious service' In devloplng
military aviaUon. '
FAVORS TRADE BODY
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, July 28,
(P) President Coolidge believes the
federal trado commission has a use
ful , function apd he is ; not ,in
sympathy with suggestions that it
should be abolished. f , : . '
Women's Clothes
Will Cost Less
Than Last Year
NEW YORK, July 28. (IP) Tho
lowest prices In many years woro
quoted on women's wear fabrics
today by the American Woolen com
pany, In opening Its lines' for the
spring of 1926. The reduction fol
lowed similar price cuts announced
yesterday on men's wear lines,
based on lower wool, labor and
other manufacturing costs. The
koy number of women's fabrics was
priced 17 Vs cents a yard below that
of last opening.
DIRECTORS
VOTE FOR
SIGNS
Chamber of Commerce
Gives $100 to The
Herald Campaign "
3upport for the Evening
Herald's campaign for street
signs was voted unanimous
ly today noon oy the Klam
ath county chamber of com
merce directors. ' "'.
At the urgent suggestion
of E. H. Balsigcr, chairman
of the roads and highways
committee, the directors
voted to do their bit by pur
chasing the. needed posts
for the sign boards. The
sum of $100 was voted to
day, with the stipulation
that an additional sum
would be voted later if it
were found needed. :! '-
I believe the Evening -
Herald should be encourag
ed and supported in its cam
paign tor street signs," Mr. Iiatsuer
told 'his fellow directors." ;
Then followed a discussion of .
streets and street signs and their
urgent -need in every part of the ,
city. - "
Time to Act .
We have been - talking ' about -
these sigus for : tioe past several
years," remarked A. M. Collier, pre- i
sident. "And now with all this pub-
liclty n.fj: peoy'e linxtomi to do
nate their work and 'material,.- I
to Ink it Is a good time to help put
this movement across. -It has been
on our chamber piogram f ir some
time." ' .
It was agreed uaat the posts
should be ot cedar and should be
treated with cresote In order to
withstand the ravages ot He ele
ments. The telephone company an.l
the power company will be asked t.t
aid with the Creosotlng of the puslsi
, CninpalKn Qo-s Over (
This action by the chamber direc-i
tcrs today noon brings to a suc
cessful ciJse a campaign launched
by the Evening Hcald less than a. .
week ago to procure these street
signs. . ...
Other Donors
, y -
Jack Slater of the Lakeside Lum
ber compaioy l'.us agreed to furnish
all the sign boards, cut Co size.
Almeter brothers, contractors, -will
have their force' of carpenters do
all their ca-rpentty, work. V. .
R. von BerthelsJort and W. E.
and J. E. Patterson have agreed W
do all the palntlnj. Jack Knpwies
of the Cone: ete Pipi company will ,
put In the street signs on all new
c;-icrete work for the rest of the
summer. ,
The First National bank, throuB'i
J. A. Gordon, president, has agreed
to furnish doe paint for the signs.
It was announced during the d
ectots luncheon today that the plac
ing ot the signs will be done by1 the
city. Chairman Balalger was glvea
authority to contract for the pur-
ohase ot the signs, and as so-n as
oais 13 done, the a:tual work, of
getting them ready for placing 111
be started.
Klamath Falls will -be out of tho
wilderness long before Chrlstmas.-
U. S. Reclamation "
Engineer Is Here
A. W. Walker, Ifleld engineer for
the United Statos Reclamation' cr-
vice, with his headquarters at Fal,
Ion, Nevada, Is spending several
days in Klamath county for tue .pur
pose of investigating the merits and
domerlts ot the proposed plan t
open up more lainij for settlement
in the Tule lake country. Mr. Walk- ,
er has beon in Klamath , Fall for
several days and today Is tut on
tho prbject 'gathering data for.., a
report. Mr, Walker was III Ktuin
ath Fails several months ago td In
struct the officials lot tho Klamath
Irrigation district relative to tho
proper wai. to obtain land "illassl
flcatlonj. -