The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, August 11, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextUnlvoultv Libnuy )iM'cnt, Orooop PuWlflhed Daily ill Klamath palls 'An Empire Awakening" BUY AT HOME; LOCAL MERCHANTS CAN GIVE YOU BETTER BARGAINS Associated Press Leased Wire Eighteehth Year Number 5597 KLAMATH FALLS, ORKGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST M 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS PROGRESS EGED BY GODDARD Say Father Has Stolen Own Babies William Franks Sought by Authorites on Kidnapng Charge A mother is frantic with grief and worry today and u father is speeding away from Klamath with their four children, presumably toward Idaho determined, it is thought, to keep the children from their mother forever. A charge of child stealing it preferred against the father, William Franks, who i." ifl.-.l AM i .. i I. -,1 ... ' a warrant for his arrest has j t..ll.wl ' I, .. . fit I 'ill lilDUV . I . 1 ' ' II HI VI the father with his four children had been reported by authorities at a late hour this afternoon. Mrs. Franks, who works in a local cleaning estab lishment, and her husband had been quarreling during the past few months, ac cording to Mrs. Franks' statement to Deputy District Attorney Wiest Gets Children Franks threatened to take their four children to Idaho and to keep them from the eight of their mother for ever. Yesterday afternoon while Mrs. Franks was at work he gathered ihr four children together and left town' with the word that he was going to work at Mc Collum's mill on the Klam ath river. . But Mary, the eldest child an dageel 1 1 years, left a note at her home stating 'he is taking us away. Please come after us.' Mother Frantic The frantic mother con ferred with her attorney, Fay Morris, who immediate ly asked the assistance of i the district attorney s office in apprehending the man. A telephone call late yes- , terday afternoon to McLul- : lom's mill revealed that Franks had not stopped I jnere The four children are: . ,, titfin Mary, aged 11, William m, aged y, John, o, ana ivan r, oome question as to whether or not a charge of kidnaping could be prefer- j 1 ! & - f - . 1. ......... reel against a laini y". but a liberal interpretation of the statute governing this crime, persuaded the district attorney s office that the that IIIIIIVI v,vfcia " - charge. "The statute reads that any person detaining a child from its parent, and the sin gular term is used, is guilty of the crime of child steal ing," Mr. Wiest said this afternoon. si'okam: visri'oiis Mr. "'"I Mrs. Thomas Thorian imrivi'ii horo thin attdrnoon fr "" Bpokane and will visit In UiIh ifi Inlly for aevPtAl davn. Doctor Flies 550 Miles to Aid Sick Boy Quebec Medic Speeds to Side of Stillman Child tiikkk unions. Quebec, Auk. ii. Pr, imt-'.ci o. I'"". It'll .Mlm-nla yoKtordiijf to' airplane for (Ir.mtl Ann-. Quebac, In HlffW to n IuM'KI'hiii umK Iiik uiodliiil ild tot AltgsOltSf Slllliniiu, H yc.tr old sou or j unit Btlllman, arrived tafely in i in- Btlllttaa lodge. I'r. Hull rMobsd Qrand An attar flying approximately f." mile. Hi- arrlvt-il at the lodge u few noun aftor receiving tho tele gram inkiiiK W medical aid. Tli" boy a nl WO. I dgo wflli bis in iiurr. Urn. Anns t' sniiiii.ni. who ukd Dr. Hull i nmkn Um iili-plune trip, iti-puri rnMlvtd hnm wild that tlio liny uf(e,ritd a fractured Ilk. but di.'nll" ot their DaUIUP wan mil gifM. EUgene W 011)311 7 Gored By Cow Mrs. Don Hullbert Re ported in Serious Shape BUOKNB, Orb.. 11 Oprod by a low anil wVcrely mmli' J aboitl lb body, Mr. iJn Hollbert, irhose n-.i-Idonru In nboni lx mlN-H nontli ot KiiK. ii'-, wim brought lo a Imal bos plttl yi-ntonlay. 'I'bi. row. raputad to pp bard to luni, II,'. inrni'il on ln-r while hIio wa mllkln ami before hIu- could K.'i away bail pinned net down. A num ber f iUtcjMM irore nooosmry to eldae ihp wounds. Typhoon Hits Holland Town Four Killed and Many Injured, States Dis patch msti itu Holland, Aug. 11. tli i-'onr imrsonj are repotted in I i biffn.1 nn.l ulutill Hill In.' Jured In iln Mimll village tlotculo, in eastern Holland pear tlio dot. man bottler, wheji II rt'as struck by a tyvlioon which InsttMl scetal inliiut.ee lnl nlglit. XllO llbiK'' Is n mass of rtliltS. ""' Inn', lit", were demolished ami mil a inub' boiiM' r.iiiiu-il iliim age. Qf gjg Inspect wr t Rc "lamation Work BALEM, On.. Auk. 11 fnit.-.l un Stan- fb'iii, Representatives Slhnol and Crumpiicl,eri state Bnnlnoet itn i, ,;, , Assistant Engineer t'hnd- wlcs win mbel in Hi-mi tomorrow fur nn Inspection p( the North I'nii roclantBtlon project. The congrussion- nl delegation will go by train anil uner .ftnd Chftdwlck by nutomobll . . UK MAUDS II. I, tllchfttdSi working for Uto K. M. Boutl Calif n I'acltla between Wead, Mid klattibtn falls. Is inn- riniMi in bis room a( the Hotel Naite a aovoro itiiiu k nr ptomMna. 4 COMING WK8T 0HICA0O, A ii ft. 1 1 The Ughl of Vice Preildeftl Dawea for revision of tha BBnato tufea will probably In. carried ni'si in the Pacific coaat, Tontatfvp iiIiiiim have boon made For RpoeOhofl In rorilnml, SiMitlli1, San Pranclsoo and Loi Angolos BombtlfAe in Boptamhor, gecbr- ding to'apnbuncomant. Booze Boat Captured By Coast Guard South of San Francisco Rum Runner Has 300 Cases of Liquor Aboard Owner Jumps Overboard and Has Not Been Seen Craft Towed Into Sari Francisco Today SAN FRANCISCO Au. 11. The coast guard, cutter ('-'HY1 early today captured the Jessie Mj a 40 foot craft on the coast .south of here with a cargo of 300 cases of liquor aboard. The vessel was towed to San Francisco. As the coast guard vessel neared Meiggs wharf here with its prize the owner jumped overboard. He was not apprehended nor his name learned. The capture was made 20 miles from Pigeon Point, which is lo miles south of San Francisco. Death Penalty Is Exacted WalU't' Itu) Simmon Mm In Prison Blcclrlc Chair Today Ex-Cowboy Is Electrocuted V I LINCOLN. Neb., AUK 1 1 Waller I liny Simmons, terttOr Montana cowboy ami deputy ' riff. wits, i nun u no- s....e m... here tods for tho staying of i-num rani, opancer, .m-ii.. gur-agcinctt. The current nnH k'"' 'Dtu hlnl JSUU In Cljrency to lie ust-d for body at 7:08 a. in. ami luniod off Inla suns' i-dnratlon. FINAL GHrlPTER IS WRITTEN BY NEAR FRESNO IS; NEW YORK JUDGEiNMSS OF FLIES! i Fairy Dream of Mary Louise i Spectators Forced to Flee Spas, Immigrant Girl, for'Safety When Lightn Comcs to an End ing Hits Reservoir ADOPTION IS REVOKED; BIG LOSS IS REPORTED Girl Relinquishes All Claim to Fortune of Million aire Realty Man KKW VORK, .u. II. VP) Tim adoption of Mary LoUlsO Spas by Kilward W. Browning, uitlllonalro teal CHttttc opemtot. was nunulhHl today by HUttOgntO Noblo Of QUCCUS cpuut)', on the ground thai tho girl bad mlaroprevontoil hoc nge. The age Issilo was the only 6na prosented by District Attorney New combe, who entoredxthe motion for revocation. sbous Little Ruiotlon Mary was ptosent, as was also lur foster father, when the surrogate's decision w"s announced. The ciri hbwed littio emotion. Apparently abandoning ' her ef forts to enter a convent, Mary re turned to hot home In Aatorls when She loft tin' court house. A largi' crowd of various people watted in tin' little building and crowded the square outside front an early hour tbis motntng to witness the final aci n the Clndefella ro mance. i.osi's .mi Claims Mary and her parents agreed to the annulment, tho taxi of the agree ntenl containing a provision that the Klrl was not to participate In any rlKbt as heir to the fortune of Mr. Browning. Hvr relftttvea also bound themselvoa not to bring suits of any nature against Mr. Browning "or hie liolrs, VOUTH IJROWNHD OBNTAAtlA, Wnsit.. Aug', n. -Jay uravos, I i. son of Charles 0 raves, Otegoti City, Oregon, was drowni'd last night while swim ming In a lake a nillo south of bi-ri.. After transaotwg business affairs al Port Klamath for several days, H, N, Case returned home Inst owning. a I 7:10. Physli Inns pronounced Simmons dead shortly after, simlIlon! )asl lc,,r wllh (hH tUu.r Mr!l Bmtty .,., of , ,,ompey.l pniur Mnnlana. lllUr(.. sod tn his Hon. Walter Hay Sim mons, jr. saying he wus leaving LARGE OIL TM Shell Company says damage Will Reach More than a Million Dollars FRESNO, Calif., Aug, II. Xn-c-talors wore foi'vod to floe last night whou the flaming 750,000 barrel nil reservoir of the Shell on com- ' pany al Oilflidils "boib-il nvor," nt'ti'v being Struck earlier b.v u lightning bolt. Hastily consfcruited tUtchea failed to halt the advance ..f the seething iOl and the home of the sunerin tendent, 100 yr.ls rrom the resor vnlr, was destWyad. Small firvs wore started by tho over flowing oil, bul no BerloUa damage has been reported. Every day that the fi'e lasts, 20.IIOII barrels of oil will be removed by pumping to the lank farm of the ompany several .utile : away. Tlie htis is estimated at from $1 800,000 to J 1. 500,0011 and Ii cover ed by Insurance uce Tiling to uffl clala of the Sioll company. TO IAM3ATJ5 HKRK Mr. and Mrs. J. Parks of tdabe are ampag the uew residenia ft Klamath Fall'. Socating here lu bus iness, planning to make this. II. Ui future home. UAl.li ricn itRs i-ostpomoi) Bbcause some of the r 1 1 m of uhe lOvonlrtg HerahlMaII Tribune ball game tw-o weeks ago had to bo censored, the1 showl'hg of these films at the Pine Tree theater has been postponed until the hitler part of the week, They pnabnbly Will be sli wd Friday evening. Along with tho ball pictures and other local scenes, Iho.o will ana be two hundred toot of film depleting Che iv enr idedicuMou of tho recently e m- ploted COPQO planl No. 2. Bill Bonfield Caught In Big Whiskey Raid Whiskey and Gin Seiz ed in Hot Springs House Bill Bonfield's reputed bootlegging establishment in Hot Springs Addition was raided by deputy sheriffs and state agents this after noon. Eleven pints of alleged "Old Taylor" whiskey and 10 quarts of gin were con fiscated. Bonfield was tak en to the court house where he was held pending bail bond adjustments late this afternoon. Several supposed patrons were not arrested. Bonfield fortriAri.' mac ! owner of the Owl Cafe, which he sold several months ago. More recently he has l-i-en operating a taxi service. The arresting officers say they found an intricate sys tem of warning bells and other appliances of a liquor rendezvous durirs tfctir raid. Those participating in the raid were L. L. McBride state prohi officer, Joe Kim sey, Tom Tracy, deputy sheriffs, and Chief of Police Loucks. Wanted; Pest House; Great Need Shown Wanted! a pest bouse. Thus runs the thctUO or a comiuuiiicatioii to Iho city council from Dr. o. s. New sum, read last night. The lirallli doctor graphi cally described the pest house as being a Htructurc ubicb WAS in the last stages of di lapidation, ami pointed out that WitB such K place tin city would Ik- liable In a dam age suit Should such nil oc casion arise. -What we ought to have is three small pest houses", one cohcilman suggested. It was decided that an at tempt he made to construct a new post house on the coun ty poor farm property, south of town. ' The county, would Ik- nsk ed lo dcfi-uy one-half of the expense of the detention house. City Promises to Erect Posts for All Street Signs Let the Evening Herald, the.cham ber of COmmetCe and other agencies that have tho best interests of the public welfaA it heart get the posts and make arrangements for their location and the painting of the signs, iiuil the lily council will oroct the posts. This was .promised at last night's city council meeting. Now all that remains to bo done is to come lo some agreement on the size and how and where the signs shut! be painted. Al the chamber of commerce dtreCtorS' luncheon Ibis noon, senti ment was against tho four Inch by ! four inch post on the ground that is was too small. A six by six post would last longer and look better. j it was pointed out. Klamath Mayor Comes Out For Development In Stirring Message Removal of All Phone and Light Poles Recom mended Municipally-Owned Water Plant and Better Sewage System are Also Held Vital Needs Mayor Fred R. Goddard last night clothed himself in the role of a Moses to lead Klamath Fails out of the wilderness of the "Hick town" class. In a stirring message to the city council he urged immediate investigation of a proposal to compel the power company and the telephone and telegraph com panies to remove all poles within the confines of the fire limits and compel them to install underground conduits. Dangerous Sewage He asked for a searching probe into the present unsat isfactory and dangerous sewage system, with the em ployment of competent and capable sarr'vry engineers. He charged that the present watei i . I high i, and urged the council PLANT FOB CITY Mass Meeting Strongly Fav ors Purchasing System of Private Concern TOM KAY PROTESTS State Treasurer Only One Opposed to Plan Two Steps Are Advocated SALRM, Ore., Aug. 11 Two im portaut steps toward the proposed purchase or the Salem Water cojaV pailf's plant by tlie city or Salem were taken at the mass meeting held last night al tin- chamber of com merce. Tho first of these was a vole that engineers be selected to maka cn appraisal of the plant, one to be selected by the city, one by the com pany, and a third to be selected by the other two. The second step was a vote that Mnvor rilAMfhr and President T. M Hicks of the chamber of commerce j appoint an advisory committee to SALEM WANTS TO PURCHASE ITER consv.lt with the city and chamber , sarv fr me to further direct your authorities from time to time. attention to the urgency of this Prior to the adoption of these two problem. However, it Is our plain motions the approximately 90 per- duty to give it our immediate ul sons present voted unanimously that tenti-n. tho city should take over the sys- Need Engineer tme. T. 11. Kay came in after the "A sanitary engineer ..f repute vote had been taken, and when his should be secured ut once. Steps In vote was demanded he voted against this direction have boon taken, btn it, standing alone. 1 believe we will not se:ure the best service obtainable if we place, it ON SRCONO PIilOMT "h dly upon the basis of the low- WASH1NQTON, Aug. 11. OPi A hid, as competent and capable second flight to locate an Interme- j euglneere will not go after work dlate base was begun by the three.'" 'hat manner. It la our duly to naval planes of the McMillan artic : K ".' ""- "Kl lhe right man and expedition : secure his services. It he is tho . right man for f.ie task his chnrges GOES TO MAI.IN J. W. Kerns left early this morn ing for Malfn where he will spend the day transacting business, OlRIi HWIMMKR I'AII.S BOUI.OGNK, France. Aug. II Miss Lillian Harrison, of Ar- gentlna, who was taken from the water In a state of collapse last night, when eight miles off ; Dover, while attempting to swim across the Kngllsh chan- net, suffered a relapse after reaching her home al Grls-Noz today. to take ste.. the procurement ot water plant walco w.:uKl rornjsu pe.ple of Klamath Pjllla with purn water from springs to the north. The streets of Klamath Falls, lie urged, batons' to the" -peopl;-aftd ptwer and telephone corporations should be made t pijy for the use of these streets for their systems of wires and cables. Ucveloinicnt Starts In defense :f . these sweeping re commendations; Mayor Goddard call ed attention to the fact tbnt Klam ath Falls today stands on tho threshold jf a remarkable develop ment. New railroads arc bidding for entrance. New mills are clamor ing to oomc. This will mean growth and prosperity, he said, and Klam ath Kalis right now muit prepare itself f.r the future. Major's Message Following is the text of toe may or's message: "Since taking the office of Mayor. I have been impressed with ono fat: Ihit wo, as adminliilratwrs of the afiairs of the Oily cif Klimath Falls. Have no fixed program that would form tho basis for substantial i civic development. F;r thai ma son. 1 am submitting for your CiM slderation some of the things I; be lieve should now claim our atten tion. "Tiie Crst and meat urgent con dition which wo must face U tho installation of a modem sewage dis posal system. "Since the Council hai already ' considered t'::is. it Is hardly neccs will be in line wllh his reputation fj'r honesty and ofrlcletlcy, and that Is what we need: efficient and honest service. "In order to construct an ndo- ,iuate sewer system, intny thoiis- ' ands of dollars must be spent. A bind Issue for this purpose Is the only avenue open to u. and w. should avail .ourselves of I' now. so that tho above merttl.'.nal worx can hi- undertaken at t ie earlleit .possible moment. Uoud lsue, I know, are not popular, hut I think this Is oun matter that the people wll V'.ite for by an overwhelming (Continued on I'age deven)