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KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening"
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Eighteenth Year Number 5581
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HOTEL
STAGED
REAL
STYLE
Three Killed and Several1 In
1 jured in Dramatic Gun
Battle in Chicago
OUTLAWS CAPTURED
Shooting Extends Along
Boulevards for More than
Hour After Holdup
CIIICAOO, July an..-. In movlo
llirlllitr my In u robber inuMkod
und lirUllliu "HI pistols nnil hIioi
gun Invaded the crlinlve lirako
hotel In Chliugo's "Oolil coiul" ut
la time yentorduy, enacting scenes
of k HIIiik unit MunKiilmi ry kuii flghl
ln i:iul extended' Hiibnoiintly f ir
un hour over nirlh silo boulevard.
When ilia nir -lui'Ulur fruy wan
over, of flvn r-jlilinr. Iwu wore liu.l
ami one captured, a clerk Killed,
two WDmM hud been injured; two
robber huil on-i-cl lth IIO.uou
ono of I lii! oiicupoil hold-ups was
found and the ono prevl muly ur
rasled nnnfenscd full.
The robbery wns staged within a
Mae's throw of Mo renldcntlul
niunnlons t Chicago's too. while
hundred of gucut thrmixcd the
lobbies anil heavy truffle crowed
, adjacent Michigan avenue. A dozen
poll-omen were within mil.
For fifteen mlniitoH the robber
one of them fulj blinded C.iorokco
Indian cowboy from Texan, lerrj-r-lied
emplJJei In tile hotel, had
crammed t!ie loot In a Mark alrhil
when Ihelr retreat wns cut off b
Jamea M,'ilirdl. hiiiino detective.
, I'ollro Open Klio .
Summoned h' n excited "guMf,
the del ret We eonfrontod the rohbera
and began firing with two pistol.
While ttaU ran for covor aml.1
whining bullou tho T"obbers return
ed shot for shot wlh tho dotec
tlvo rolroutlng through an entrance,
rollcemen attracted by Ho ahota
end called by employe", fired on the
crew an they left the hotel and the
Indian "Tex" Corta, or "Tod" Court,
wounded by the delerllvo w.ia killed.
In tho first outburst of ahootlug,
bus of the robbers, giiurdlng Frank
II. Ilodkoy, assistant cashier win
atood ihelpleaa with bund upraised,
ahot and killed ihlm.
Wltnossax Inter told tho pollco tho
robber 'wua Jack Holme, a former
Texas cowboy. Holinoi fled to tho
klkhen during the buttle wlih Mc
Murdle. Ho torrorlxcd employes
mid until ho wua enpturod after
. emptying hla platol in their faces..
Boy on Horse
Loses Life in
Small Stream
EUGENIC, Ore, July 20. llurvey
Junes, , 12-your-old son of Jacob
Jones, who Uvea on Mosby creek,
nonr Cottage (Irovo, -wuk drowned
yesterday while ultomptlnff to ride
n horse across tho crook, according;
to word received hero.
Tho reports stated that tho hoy
full oft tho horso when In mid
Htream. It la believed that tho
horso, In swImmltiK, kicked tho boy
nfter ho hud fullen -Into the strenm.
Othor small boys at tho scono run
away after the Holdout, nnd tho ac
WESTERN
cident would havo been unknown at
tho tlmo excopt for the nrrlvn'l of n
brother of tho Jones boy. Ilo could
not swim, so called for holp. A
grappling hoolt, Improvised from ix
rnko, wns used, und tho body was
recovered 35 mlnutos nfter tho
Jonos boy had boon- lost from Bight.
THK VKUV I.ATHSTI
'
' Hero's llio lntost on Mister .
Honry Ford; 'or, ut lonst, It's
tho lntost lo Htrlko Klamath
Foils.
A California tourist atonm-
od his lltllo fllv up tho mnln
drug this afternoon hearing
this sign on tho hack of his
car:
"CLAIIA PHIU.IPS Slio
hammers n llttlo hut slio makes
a good gotnwny."
' it ! i
Cupid Stages .
Double Play;
Partners Wed
F. C. Roberts and F.1 E,
Cantrill Both
Take Brides
Dun Cupid winged II double pluy
wit h In n moiilh'H tlmn ut the lirlrk
Service Hliillon, when he captured
V. C. Hubert und F. K. Cantrill.
proprietor of the edition.
Hubert taking the (ill a I Mop
firm, wiia married In Kedmond, On!
Iton, on Ihe 2.r.lh of Juno to Mien
(lortriido Murtlu, one of the popular
y on it it women of Stevenson, Wash
liiKlon. After wutchlng Robert con
tinue lo nmllo III rem Kb one mouth
of murrli'd life. Cnnlrlll derided to
take a chance and motored to Port
littid a week uko where he married
MIkh K rm ii Culnvun, one of the Koae
City' attractive young women. The
youiiR rouple were murrled by Hov.
Cole of lhn Hevenlh liny Advenllsl
rhurrli on Ihe 22nd of July.
I lot Ii young men are well known
here hnvlnic none Into I lie ervlie
Mullen biiKlneiw uboiit six montha
ngp.
The two yomui couplea hnve tnken
apurlmenla on Walnut avenue where
they will make their homo.
It's a Risky
Job to Drink
With Friends
Cottage Grove Man, on
Booze Party, Loses
Big Roll
UVOKNrJ, Or., lily -JO-. X'drfnk
of m'oneMno llUor, prooffered by
newly made "friende," reunited In
Ihe Ions to It. K. llulfour of ColtuRO
flrnve of hla money, wutch, pocket
knife and hut hero lent night. About
fI9 In chiiimo und n Rolil wiitrh
wore' tho hcuvlext lowiea, ho mild.
Tho vlcitlm miiio hero Tuesilny,
and ntuyed at a rooming; houae
w'horo ho mot tiiio "frlonJa." Yc
lerduy evonltM they went out to
Vu.ik ut nomo properly they enld wai
for unlo, and they produced the but
tie of moonshine. It wua alronger
than llulfour thotiKht, he told the
police, and while he wna under 11b
Influonro ha wua robbed.
One of tho rohbera woe an Italian
ono a Canadian , und b'lo , third
Hnitlilliuvliltl, -ho mild.
STOCK DIHKAHIC 1DIM)
HOUSTON. Texas. July 30. (iV)
Kor tho necond time within less
than a year foot nnd mouth disease
has been found In cuttlo near Hous
ton, ncrordiiiR to announcement to
duy by Ir. K. J. Jnrrell, member
of the slnle llvenlork snnllnry
eoinmlHslon.
Boy Held for
Killing Woman
in Switzerland
Mrs. Mary Levitt Bow
en Slain While
in Park
I1ASI.E, Switzerland, uly 30.(,P)
A Blxlcon year old boy has been
nrrcxtod nnd charged wldh killing
Mrs. Mury Levitt Ilowon of llorkel
ey, California, who was foil Jul ileal
In u park nonr hora lyeatordny. Po
lice any ho confessed hut elalmeil
ho shot Mrs. Uowon accidentally.
Investigation revealed thai Mrs.
Ilowon was killed by n revolver
bullet.
Her jewelry nnd monoy woro
found upon hor hotly, Mr, Ilowon
lias ciibled from llovkoloy that tho
body of his wlfo bo created nnd
tho nshos shlppod homo.
Mm. Ilowon hud arrived x horo n
fow Hluys ago to ultontt lectures In
tilio Ilusol Unlvorslly. Slio took n
stroll early D'eslordiiy morning In
tho woodland lot n park nbout flvo
miles oulsltlo Iho city, 'whoro hor
body was found. Marks upon tho
ground Inillc'ntoil sho had crawled
about 150 Ifoet utter being shot be
faro sho collapsed nnd died.
BRYAN FUNERAL
TRAIN ARRIVES
WASH
NGTON
Special Car Bearing Body,
Reaches Nation's Capital
Early Today
SERVICES TOMORROW
Crowds Throng Station as
Party Arrives Pall
Bearers Announced
WASHINGTON, July 30, P)
William Jonnlnica llrynn riimo bark
to Washington todny lo receive the
lust rile of the church beginning
hla lonn reHt In the Potomac lllll
amidst a great company of the
nniion'H Illustrious dead.
Tim funeral truln which hud
borne him from Dayton. Tennessee,
where lie died Inst Sunday, reached
the Union elation early In the duy.
but Ha arrival found u reverent
throne In waltlni!. '
Service Tomorrow
Tim lirnnxe etisket WUH taken from
the atallon to underluker porlors,
!.... i..tn, ii will tu. rfmnvi.d to tho
v..-. v..,l, v..n.... lrMl.vterlan.,l"n. MM Autpn mu9t remttln ln
L- t ....., .,. f..,.rl services!'"0 hospital for at least four days.
will be conducted at 3 o clock to
morrow afternoon.
A detail of polleo escorted Ihe
party through crowds that lined Ihe
Inner concourse of the station.
Not until after Mrs. Ilryan had
left tho train wns the casket remov
ed. A part of the rear end of tho
funeral car was removed to afford
ready exit for the casket, which
then was borne to the oust entrance
at the level with the .Jowcr train
platform.' " .
(iuunl of Honor
There tho guard of honor, veter
ans of tho world war, placed It In a
minor henrso while tho crowds which
lined tho gently sloping street stood
In silence. None of tho Drynn party
accompanied tho body to tho under-
taking parlor. ' Tho honorary pall
bearers at tho funeral will be: Sena
tor George V. Norrls of Nebraska;
Senator Ashurst of Arlxona; Senator
Kcnnoth McKellnr of Tennessee;
Senator Morris Shepherd of Texas;
Itcnrcscntutlve William A. Oldfleld
of Arkansas; Joseph Dnnlels of No.
Carolina, Former Secretary of the
Navy: Charlea A. Douglas of Wash
ington; Clem Shaver of West Vir
ginia nnd Colonel P. 11. Cnllnhnn of
Louisville, Kentucky.
Casket Oiieiidl
Immediately on reaching the es
tablishment tho enskot was opened.
A tiny spray of lily of tho valloy.
Mr. Uryan's fnvorlto flower, placed
In tho lapel of his cont at Dayton,
appeared as, fresh as when tho jour
ney begun.
Hundreds of letters nnd telegrams
from many places were awaiting tor
Mrs. Ilryan at tho hotel.
A small group of government
officials greeted Mrs. Bryan nt tho
station.
- Immediately upon arrival tho
widow and her pnrty were tnken to
the I.afayotto hotel near tho White
House where they will remain until
tho funeral sorvlces tomorrow. They
will bo Joined tomorrow morning by
William Jennings Mrynn, Jr., nnd by
u daughtor of tho cohunoner, Mrs.
Clrnco Ilni'RronvoB, who nro coming
hero from Carolina.
During tho morning Charles W.
llrynn, brother nnd lifelong com
panion of tho dead leador, reachod
Iho hotel from tho west. After n
call on tho widow, ho conforred with
Hen O. Davis, formorly nn Intlmnto
nasoclnlo, of tho commoner, regard
ing1 final details of tho funeral.
Woodburn Girl
Drowns in Surf
1LWACO, Wash., July 30. Vera
Hruner, 10. of Woodburn, Oregon,
who was vlsltlngjit Oconn Park, was
drowned In tho Pacific. Wotlncsdny
nfternoon, -.while , swimming v)llh
othor girls. Sho wns caught in tho
undertow nnd hor companions woro
unnblo to save hor. Tho hotly wns
recovorod. Tho girl's parenta nrrlv
od horo this morning enrouto to
Ocean Park, v
Girl Injured
by Accidental
Shot of Rifle
Old .22-Caliber Rifle
Explodes at an Un
guarded Moment
An oft repeated occurence of a
rifle, dusty from disuse, going off
ut an unguarded moment, trans
pired again yesterday afternoon and
as a result Dlcla Auten, 17-year-old
daughter of J. I). Auten of Hock
Creek, la In tho: hospital suffering
from a severe fjesh wound In her
right leg.
Miss Auten was visiting Mrs. Fred
McMillan at Itock Creek and wlillo
she wua washing the dishes. Mrs.
McMillan was cleaning a ,22-raliber
rifle. When MIks Auten brushed
ugnliiHt her in passing lo another
part of the room, Mrs. McMillan
pulled the gun liaik and at the
same lime accidentally pulled the
trigger.
A liulliit In the breach, long for
gotten, exploded and struck Miss
Auten Just above the knee in the
right l"g. Slio was rushed to the
hospital yesterday afternoon nnd
tho bullet extracted during an op
eration.
Owing to possibility of an infec-
HIT luiiivr in n. ivukihk iiiuiialiui
working for the .Wheeler-Olmstead
company
Owens Valley
Residents Are
Moving North
Strides Being Made &y
Henderson in Coloni
zation Effort-
Scvoral families from Owens Val
ley are on their way north to Klnni
ath county with tho tntontton of
( HnttlioK In fertile Langell's valley
territory, according to word receiv
ed today from C. A. Henderson
county agent, who is making a per
sonal canvass of the southern Cali
fornia community for tho purpose of
persuading the discontented farmers
to Klamath where land is good and
water Is abundant and cheap.
It looks good here", Mr. Hender
son wrote. "Moro farms are being
sold to Los Angeles nnd nearly
every one is interested in Klamath
county. Some nre on the way north
now."
Local Stages
Stopped From
Leaving Town
Held Here Till State
Permits Are
Secured
Lack of norm Its from the public
service commission, led to three lo
cul auto stage companies being tem
porarily shut down yeatorday by L.
J. Cassldy, Held Inspector for the
public service commission,
Tho three singe compnnies wore:
The Duke Bros. Stage Co., which
plies stages between Klamath Falls
and Dend; The Crater Lnko' Nation
al Park Co., stages; and the Dond
Klamath Falls Stage Co.
The concorna, w-hen their buses
were refused permission to leave tho
city, -worked over time In an ef
fort to securo Mio nocossnry permit
from tho public . sorvlco commis
sion. ,
Cassldy nrrestod R. J. Dunlap on
a charge of operating wrocklng
car without tho necessary pormlt
nnd C. Caso on a charge of loporut
lng ' n truck without the official
sanction of the commission.
Mr. Cassldy will remain. In Klam
ath Falls for sovornl days checking
up on publ
matters.
service commission
TRK.ATV SIONKt)
LONDON, July 30, (V) Baron
Hnyotthl, Japanese Ambassador and
foreign socrotnry Chamberlain today
signed ft now Anglo-Jnpnn tronty re
garding trado nnd navigation.
Big Baseball Game
Here Sunday for
Street Signs
Evening Herald and Mail-Tribune of Medford
Will Battle Through Nine Hot Innings All
Proceeds Go for Civic Improvement
Here's a baseball game coming J
up next Sunday that ought to be a
Wow. whatever that la!
A team representing the Klamath
Falls Evening Herald, will play a
team from the Mail-Tribune of
Medford at the league grounds.
Tho proceeds If any--wlll be
donated to the street sign fund.
The game will start promptly at
1:30, thus giving some assurance
that it may be over befor. dark.
AN
For business and social reasons
an outside umpire will be engaged
for tho brawl. He'll be warned to
protect himself at all times.
The admission charge will be 25
cents, with the understanding that
The Evening Herald players will be
fully responsible for any petty lar
ceny charges which might be pre
ferred by outraged fans.
Whether you arc a baseball fan
or not this will be a wonderful op
portunity for the men. women and
kids of Klamath Falls. The bar
gain rates ought to appeal to the
women. The kids can see for
themselves how terrible grown men
can play, whllo tho men of Klam
ath Falls who are so inclined can
get behind the wire netting of the
Youth Killed
in Booze Fray
George Holmes Slain in
Scuffle Near North
Bend, Oregon
MAKSHFIELD, Ore., July 30.
(TP) A young man about 28 years
old, 'believed to be George Holmes
of Longvlew, Wash., was shot aud
killed last night In a little house on
the waterfront highway near North
Bend.
Robert Hallis is being held in
connection with Holmes' death and
N. . Dunn is In jail as a witness.
Dunn admitted the three men had
been drinking. Investigating of
ficers said. According to Dunn's
story, Hallis left the room and
Holmes started going through
Hallis' pockets. Hallis returned
nnd a scuffle followed In which
Hollla attempted to put Holmos out
of tho house. , Both men then
drew guns from their pockets and
Hollls fired, Dunn related.
Flvo shots entered the body of
tho victim, which was found lying
on tho floor. A pistol, unloaded
and doclared by officers to be un
used was found neur. Ono shot
entered Holmos heart.
Young Holmes wns belloved to be
married.
State Employe
Quits His Job
SALEM, Ore., July 30. F. A.
Rascli, w)io for 12 years haa been
an examiner with the Oregon Public
Service Commission with headquar
ters In Portland, has resigned to ac
cept nn nppolntmont an exnmlnor In
tho railway division of tho I. C. C.
Tho resignation was announced at
tho office of tho Oregon commission
here todny.
sfXS II 1 I
to Be Staged
Benefit of New
for Klamath Falls i
grandstand and tell The kveninrc
Herald just what they t.hi.ik of It.
And all for only 25 cents.
Early this season the two teams
played at Medford. It waa a won
derful exhibition of well it was
a darn ' good game from Med ird'&J
standpoint.
But since then Tho Evening Her
ald team haa been ' strengthened ln
many departments. Tom Malarkey
haa decided he won't play. That
made it unanimous so far as the
team was concerned, and shows that
The Herald Is trying its bes-. to
please the fans.
Publisher E. J. Murray, who has
cheerfully pungled up for basebaIIt-
and equipment throughout the
son .has promised he will dor. serve
an attach. .b th t .frW? w " "w'
portant announcements oi thUI
ball game for the next two d.fs,
so just watch this space, and then
make all your plans to ace this ball
game. " ' '
Just remember that you'll bo
hefping the city to got Its street
signs, for every cent of tho money
will bo turned over to the civic
fund.
JUST WATCH THIS SPACE TO-
1 MORROW!
Sportsmen Are
Against Finley
New Game Official Is
Condemned by
Association
MEDFORD, Ore., July 30. Res
olutions were made public today by
the Jackson county game association
"condemning in the strongest pos
sible terms, the appointment of W.
L. Finley as member of the game
commission, and denounce in un
measured etrms the removal of Cap
tain A. E. Burghduff, Matt Ryck
man, and Otto Jones, each of whom
we know to be able and honorable
men and sportsmen."
The resolutions propose "that the
sportsmen of the state organlio at
once", to secure legislation at the
next session of the legislature, to
take the game commission out of
the hands of "unworthy politic
ians," and "lodge it in the hands of
sportsmen."
Tho resolution was passed at a
special session, and la signed by
Paul Scherer. as president, and R.
W. Clancy, Floyd Cook, State Rep
resentative R. P. Cowgill, Chris
Gottlieb," and Moso Borkdull, the
latter being democratic chairman.
Cowboy Actors
Badly Injured
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 30, (P)
Three cowboy motion picture
actors today were under treatment
for serious injuries received near
Chatsworth north of here yestorday,
when they foil beneath the hoofa of
galloping horses during tho filming
of a western thriller. Two of them,
Harry Woods and W. T. Sherman,
wero probably fatally hurt.
ELLIOTT
OUTSIDE
TO SIT
WANTS
JUDGE
E
Affidavit of Prejudice Filed
Against Judge A. L.
Leavitt
ATTACK INDICTMENT
Governor Pierce to Take no
Action Until Charges ' '
Proved
A circuit Ju:lge from outside the
county will be called ln to hear the
case of E. L. E'.liott, district attor
ney appjintce, who Is charged with
malfeasance md negligence ln office.
It the efforts of Elliott's attorneys
this morning prove successful. .
' An affidavit of prejudice agalnay
Judge A. L." Leavitt and a motion,
asking tiJe court to name an ouulde
Judge to try the raae were filed, uX
10 a. m. today by J. H. Carnaaan
and W.. P. Myera,' attorneys lot Jlri
Elliott. : ... ;., : ,
Judge Leavitt announced titora the
bench toat decision on the affidavit
of prejudice and the motion for new
Jedse would be handed down tola
. He pointed oat that 4 he
. jltN attorney should be lv
time to ; into the law '-rix ir v
ems affj.4. pf prejudice.
A fyCjf ' '" aubmu
set r" ji. Mlc&NBt ;oa Lie
grouj jL tbat names ct certsLa wlt-v
oessJ-ho testified in connection
with tne case were, pot endorsed on'
the indictment returned by the
grand jury. , Section 1483 and OJP-
ter 6, title 18 of the' Oregiyi-code,
were cited "aa the laws -!Sica sun-
that the indictment of KlltJtt was
faulty. ', . ' 5 . ;
Judge Leavitt declined u rule on
the motion to set aside the Indict
ment, holding that If an outside
judge should be called In, any rul
ing t'-iat he 'would make ln the case
would be automatically annulled. -,
Until decision on the motion- is
handed -down, Mr. Elliott will jut
enter bis plea un the uharge. t j5,
Pierce Takes no Action.
G-avernor Walter Mi Plorce will
make no move to prevent Elliott
from assuming office as district, at?
toraey on August 1, as boe xesnli
of the indictment returned agalust
Elliott yesterday, according to iele
gram from the governor , t J . th3
Evening Herali late -yesterday
afternoon. . ; r !
"1 will take no action In regard
to Elliott unless the charge against
him is proved," the governor stated.
"He must have his day In court.-r-K
he U guilty, toat is a different mas
ter but unless he Is proved guilty (j
will retain his appointment:"
I
Elliott Issues Statement
Elliott today issued a brief slafe
mcnt In connection with .the 'afe.
as follows: ;'':' ....
In connection with the lo-j
(lii-tjiH'iit against . nie on . the
2!t!i instant, I do. not curr,
make any detailed statement V
this time. The whole truth and
'nil the facts wilt be fully, ill.,
closed in court at ft Inter dute, -
I wish to thank both of the
Klamath Knlls papers for the
fair treatment they have given
this matter, and I . appreciate 1
their attitude of unbiased lulr
noss toward me. All I-ask. In
this caso is American fair play.
I ex.wt to bo fully vindicated
before this caso is finished.
(Signed) E. 1 KLUOTT.
Klamath Road.;;
Work to Start
PORTLAND, Ore., July 30. The
Quart! Valley section Of the Klam- .
ath Falls-Lakeviow highway will
receive attention from the state
highway commission one year soon
er than W4is expected. Tho high
way commission has decided to huve
the right of way cleared sud,
grubbed this rail and winter so It
can be graded Wxt spring. ,,, .
Frank Loveless ond 8. P. Chand
ler donated to the state a trace of
IK'UI I J I rf u n vii V ' i
Crooked creek, 18 miles norlfcof
Lakcvlcw'. ' Tho'glft was accepted by .
the commission, ' ' i