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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
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a warrant for his arrest has j
t..ll.wl ' I, .. . fit I
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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
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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)