The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, October 28, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textttuccne. On PubliBhod Daily at KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awakening" BUY AT HOME; LOCAL MERCHANTS CAN GIVE YOU BETTER BARGAINS Associated Press Leased Wire Eighteenth Year Number 5608 KLAMATH PALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 102;! PRICE FIVE CENTS S. P. NEVER DID PLAN SHOPS IN KLAMATH FULLS Testimony of Pres. Sproulc Indicates Attitude of His Company TO BUILD AT FUEGO Blueprints Indicate that thin City Will be Passed Up By Road During nil or tbs campaign against tbs Northern limn, tht (Heads ol Mill Holltllclil I'll. 1 1 It' liuitl out Ull .1 iiuii to tii paople or Ktamstb Kail tho certainty or tha lOMttoil or Him division iiulnl nml xhop In tbls city. inferential oasts! as njsdo. that tht company rind mads any arrangement rur tin' locution ol (! division polul lit Fueiio nml ihut no definite derision had liccn r.-uiiii-.l on thin itiuiii-moolml QttOSllon. Mow well thl- limit up nlth Ibtl facts in Indicated ti)' it story that comes rout Kirk Within the past two weeks u representative or one or the InrKc nil rompmilen wuh In Kirk, und with hint he carried ;i bills print ol the contemplated Im provements tit Fucgo. Thin blue print shotted ssvoa lias or Hid.. track und other rullro.nl details, hut the Interesting (en tn re wuh the rue! tlmt tin) Southern Paciric bus sol aside lour SltSS, oim curb lor lite tour large ull compiinles. lteHrt 'oiiUrtiictl Tbsss tacts are rurther confirma tion of the story published In Th i mains, iiernid sons months ... to the ctrect thui the Southern PaplUe had select. d Fuogu tin Its division point and that Klituiuth Falls wu not to be considered In thin con nection. The rutl thill FtlcKO In 153 mil. , frum punimulr and Uin mite dtolUCO frnm BUgons, la (u ili. i cotiUrinittlon of ihii'plmi ol the H. I. to make llto divisions b.uvi.'i Dunsmulr und Eugene 160 nillsa In length. The "extensive pinnti lor develop, mont for the City of Klmnnlh Kulln'' as ho blatantly announced hy the ndvoralea of the "Southern Pacific progrnm" nre Indicated hy the lOStl mony given hy President Nproulo nt the hearing In Portland. Follow ing Im a stenographic retain or what the Kottthcrn Pacific president had to sny abOUl inakliiK Klnuinih Fall., tli" second city in the male: Q. (By Mr. Hurt). "Well, then. If I liavo correctly sensed your pol icy, do you think It Ih preferable to bsva Ihe iuinhcr mills st dlffex cut points, in the timbered nreu, rather ihfin concentrated In one piacoT" Mills iii timber A. (My Mr. Sproulei. "Our pol icy Iiiih been to promote tbo build ing or mill', in the timber,, that com 111 ii ii I iie niiKht in. bulll up nml so cial life, he promoted. We IlilVe nuver been In fuvor ol' putting In .1 logger's cmnp und limply tearing iiwn.v the hillsides, leaving a wrock behind them, tmd do communities llto liind ami country returning to a wuHleful qbndltlon. Q. "Ho that you hnve been In terested In the Strahoru line not just for the purpose or bringing logs Into 11 centrnl market,' with :t central manufacturing point, jmi for the purpoBii or mill develop ment?" A A. "Hprnglio river nolng an ex cellent section for mill doVStop munt', llto Williamson river, also," slight to city According to tills Hue or reason ing, Mr. Hproule would use the pow er of In: company und VrhntOVor Inriiience It could exorcise with Hie lumbermen, to place their in Uin nwuy from Klamath Fulls. Under that plan, Woyciiincu'sor would have Ha mill In the timber, ho would Hhev-lln-lllxon ir It emtio Into the. terri tory. This attitude ot mind upon tbo part of the president, ot tbo southern I'ncirie company explains tho location ot bo many of the suw m Ills out In tho timber Instead of In this city, where tbo workers would enjoy the "social lire" Mr. Hprouln speaks ot and where the oily would get (ha roll henotll of tho development or Hie natural re sources of the COUnty. It Is also Indicative or the taoi thai the Southern Pacific will never do any thing for Klamath rails Hint will promote Its growth beyond the llm ltod extent that It Is tbo desire of (j officials In grunt to It. COL. MITCHELL WINS FIRST BLOOD Accused Army Officer Succeeds in l)iHiii;tlifyin(; Two Court Members WAHIII.nuton, Oct. 2K. il'i Colonel William .Mil. hell began his defetitin at his court martial heie today hy driving from tho bench turn niiiiiht-r ol Ihe .court, Intiiullii.t Iti president, Mujor (lenerul ChnrliM It Biuninsrsll, Qsneral Bunimsrali .withdrew on ilu motion lifter he had boon churg Sd with perjiirhe ugaluat (lie dn- fendaiii ami Brigadier a. .1. Jo-wloj aSS dlSCttSllflod hy bin OOlleSgUH on the oourl aftsr s dsfsnss ih.il. lengii hmi bssn lodged sgajnil him on similar gfountjt. GREEKS REFUSE TO HALT BATTLE Fighting Reported in Spite of Edict from League of Nations r'OKi a. Bulgaria, Opt, ii ,Yi l)..Hille ihe 1 urnlng of the Isagdo ot ntttlolia ei 11 mil, Greek trOOPI l 1u. break contlnuu J to occupy Bul garian territory and there wcr no MRUs that 11") Intend In wltBdraW. HiilKurlmi vIIIcIiiIh, in inuking this .ilinmn. euient, aald u number of vlllurea were bomburdcit during t'le early miirnUig koura, LONDON, Oct. I8. (P) An ox- change lolOgroph dispatvb ft ni Bal- onlkl, tlrcpce, deiiures t.'uit while t o (Ireek troops worn wllh lruwlng from BfUbJKVlsn lerrltory this niorn Ing they wore iiltu. ked by Uutgar- isas, "It Is believed the evacuation must bnvo cOasad," the dlsputrb adds, athkns. pet M. iii r:ie Greeks rwflro altaWod by Ititlgurluii forces this morning ueur Itsrnnjh it Is officially stated j 1 , Hania.i ii 10 inlles w.-st of Heni- Irhlssar, near wlibh Hie present tlreco-IUilgiiiiun tr. ubbj broke out, und about tivo mle south of the b nrder, on fjreek territory. Girl Takes Poison Through Accident; Is Now Near Death ItOBBUUIta, Ore. Oct 28. Miss Jean ModdoXi ih" popular young daughtof of Mr ami Mrs. It. V. Waddoit, and a lunlor in the itose- bitrg high sob, ol, Is critically ill today us the result of Hiking bi chloride ot mercury tablets which she mistook for aspirin. HCB con dition although somewhat Improved over Ih" early hours of the morning, Is very serious mid her recovery will be .1 mattor of doubt for sev eral days. Nationalist Wins From Tom O'Brien I'DItTl.ANl). Ore., (K-t. 2S. (An Tommy O'Brlon, sensational Port land biiiitaniwelKlit. last tho deci sion to young Natl in.illsta, I.os An geles lillplno In a fast ill round hoiint here last night. 0'Brfen bold the edge for the, rir.it flvo, rounds on his aggressiveness, but the Filipino (plight buck In the sixth ami in tbu seventh overwhelm ed the Portland bbjy with lefts and rights. He opened a big eat over (5'lllieu's eye will toll hied praf use'.y dining the closing pounds. O'BHott Was saved from 11 knockout by Hi" bell. Tho lust two trames were Nfttlonailsta's by 11 iwlde margin. Negroes Cheer Deposed Bishop f'lllt'AflO. Oct. -(P) A crowd or negroes und 11 few whites attending the" 'American negro labor congress enthusiastically eheered de clarations or William Montgomery llrown. demised l'rolestanl BplSeopal bishop favoring coniinuiilsin and I'll ClO StJUallty of negroes mid whiles last night. "Long live comninnlsm," lie shout ed. "l,ong live the Ameiicati negroes on nn equal fooling with American Cntl.enslnxip," CONVICTS DING ESCAPE Bert McGillis of Portland and George Temple Flee in Small Boat WATCHMAN IS ELUDED Reward Offered for Capture of Pair Who Break Away From Federal Pen t TAt'OMA. Wash.. Oct. 'JS. (IV Bert A, McOlllls, IB, conrlctod In PorUand (or vioiution or the nation al motor vehicle theft in t. und Pforge Temple, alius Louis l.awaon. 2 1. seti ISOCsd rront Pocntello, Ida., tor rorg llig poal office money orders und vio lation o( the nmior vehicle thett Oct. esc4pod (roni the McNeil Island fed oral pen ahoiti 'I o'clock this morning. Mc(illll) wn serving 11 lonn or rir- Leen tuonths begun lest June, mid. Temple was under n Bontonea or two and one hulf years begun lust No vember. The two were assigned to some plumbing work outside the main oris on building during the night and no one was guarding them except the night watchman w ho bud his regular rounds to muke. lie made frcqneiM checks to see Ihut they were dolnc the work, but when he returned :" :: o'clock they wen- missing. Itout Ulgslngj Daylight reveal".! Hie fact Ihut a rowbuat belonging to Guard Nathan Mitchell wnii missing from Its moor ing near tho machine shop and a search ot the vicinity fulled to dis cover It. Prison guards were conducting the searclk for tho men 011 the theory that they wero able to got to the mainland or to one of the other islands in the stolen boat. Both Wora clad In prison garb overalls. War den Plnih It. Archer authorized rc wurds for their cupturc. Doth the fat In r or McGIIUS and the wire of Temple ure living Portland. Death List Is Placed At Ten Casualties in Train Wreck Less Than Thought s. i.oris, on. 2s.- -7V J Kt; Kuril, president ot the SI I.JUis-Sah Prohclsco rullroud, Issucil 11 state ment this afternoon placing the niini ber of casualties In the wrecl, of train No. 10S near Victoria. Miss., a1 ten doad and IB Injured! This n. based on Inforniiillon from fJenenil Mc.na; gor t 11- t'lnzler at the Scene of tie1 ncoldent The statement sold nine bod lis bad been taken from the wrei kago anil one other was known to be under il The Injured were rushed to M iinphla on a relief train. The extent of their Injuries was not Indicated. A broken !I0 pound roll was Riven us the cause for the derailment. Young Girl Is Found In Dive SKATTLB, Wash.. Oct. 28. -Wi A 1(1 year old girl who disappeared from her homo In Port Angeles 10 days ngo was rescued here yesier duy hy detectives ffom n bouse op erated by a hulf caste Japanese wo man In Seattle's underworld, fre rfltehted by negroes. The woman and throe men, one a negro, were arrest ed. The girl Is held us a witness. , The raid on the house came as an aftermath to a sermon by Itev. Am brose M. llailey. of the First Baptist church before -Oim church-goers on Sunday' night In which be declared hoolleggliiK. gambling nml the worst vices flourished In Seattle. ' Tho glii was Inken to the plnee. It was said, through eircuinstaaces hinted by Dri llailey when he declar ed that If the public knew the fuels, "Ihere would he a nice riot, or the lid of Ihe town blown ofr" The glii said she led Port Angeles With Chostev Kootc, one of Hie tdVn arrested, "tor the fun ot the ttdven- hll'O." FROM mm Denies Ducks Being Killed From Cholera j Tule Lake Report Dis credited by Game Warden HACItAMKNTO, Collf . Oi l. 28. -il'j Iteporls original liu from sour.' unknown ijuurter tbat a form ..f bird cholera Is gssponalblo for the l illlng of thousands or wild ducks In the Tule hake country, near the Oregon border, ure discredited at the office of (leorge Tonkin, United Btates game warden. iiii caftSS remains a iiivstery and Tonkin has gone to Tule Lake .0 Continue his study of the situation. Heprcsenlutivos of ihe t'nlted States biological surv. y located here are still waiting for reports from headquarters In Washington with refsronco tj Water suiupleH an i spciinens of ducks which were sent thorc for examination uboul a week ago. WIFE TO JUT NEGRO ANCESTRY SAY ATTORNEYS Mrs. Alice 'Beatrice Rhine- lander not to Fight Hus band's Charge FRAUD IS DISCLAIMED Defense in New York Div orce Suit .Does Not Try to Deny Accusation WHITE ri.Al.VS, N. Y.. Oct ii, (.W- Mrs. Alice Beatrice Join s Ithlni lander. Infuse maid whose niur rlagc lust year to Leonard Kip Khinclandcr. member of one of New York's oldest and most prom inent families, caused a society sen sntton, apparently is not opposing; the :,..!. in bis suit for annul ment that she Is of negro extrac tion. Instead she may be expected lo base bur defense on the conten tion that no fraud was perpetrated. This disclosure, as well as the fact .that young Kliinclundcr ht-s been disinherited, was made yester day In a hoarlng on motion of Mrs. itlilnelunder's attorney; for $10,000 additional attorney's fues. of which $3,500 was granted. Young Rhinolnndir's attorneys have spent $20,000 in tracing the paternity of their client's father-in-law, they eaidrund found that birth certificates in ijie West Indies and England recorded nil members of the family as negroes, "NOt a penny wag spent by the ilerense to sustain Its contention that the defendant Is not of negro blood," said Isaac N. .Mills, an at torney for the husband, "although $8,000 was granted by the court for this purpose." BUT FEW VOTES ARE BEING CAST IN SECOND WARD Streets of Klamath Kails hummed and buzzed toda iwitn election talk. For t.-day is the day that tile peo ple of second ward select a coun cilman to represent them. Jlere and there. dbtSgtng in and out like bird dogs en a good day s hunt. Supporters of the three can didates, O. A. Smith, V.. J. Powell nnd A. .1 Uylo, eouid bo seen at tempting to corral votes fvr" tbSift respective charges at the last mo ment) From little groups of curbstone si reet one gathered the following three gospel truths: "It'll bo a landslide for Smlthl" "Powoll has wen bunds down. Nothing to it." 'Lyle's going to beat 'em both." Fiom what source this Informa tion w'ns gleaned could not be learn ed. t'l'tizens are easting their vales In three precincts. I'p to 1 p. m. 181 votes ;hnd been cast. The heaviest vote was In the polling booth In Uavles' Furniture shop, iWhsre S I VOtes iliad been cast by 1 p. in. The buolh lit the basement ot the rouii houso l'oported 45 votes cast; und tho booth In Epperson's radio shop 22, j IS BY GOV. PIERCE A. J. Weston, Three Timer, Convicted of Brutal Mur der, is Released INNOCENCE IS CLAIMED Executive Says He is Con vinced Convict Did not Kill Robert Krug SAI.K.M, Ore., Oct. 2. A. 1. Wes ton, twice convicted In Deschutes county and ouce in Wasco county of second degree murder in connection with the killing ot Robert H. Krug. aged citizen of Sisters. Ore., will to day leave the slate penitentiary with 11 full purden from the bands of the governor. Walter M. Pierce. j Weston has served a little more 1 than a year of a life sentenco. His rircl conviction was reversed by the ) stnte supreme court and Ihe case J remanded for a new trial. The sec ond trial was had. Weston was again convbied or second degree murder and once more the supreme court re veiT. d it on grounds that the lower court erred In admitting new testi mony and again remanded Ihe cane. A change or venue id Wasco county was obtained for the third time. In which Weston was again convicted and sentenced to llfo. Wife Is f aithful No nppeut was taken after the third trial, hut Weston's wife has con stantly kept tho case before Gover nor Pierce, declaring her husband was the victim of a "frame up" and asking for his pardon. The governor refuses to comment on the case other than to liny thnt he became convinc ed that Weston was innocent. The crime was commuted, March 2f HUH. The murder of Krug was one of the most revolting in the criminal annals of the state. The evidence in- dlcated that the aged mun bad been j beaten, then tortured until he died, j after which fire was wit to his cabin land I tie body burned. Weston was ar- rested for the crime IS months after I it was committed, when be was tak- en into custody on information fur nished by tieo. Bttlwoll and Joe Wil son who were employed with Wes ton at a sawmill near Krug'a home. Strong Kvidence Btllwoll declared that he was com pelled by Weston to accompany him to Krug's cabin, but that ho had no knowledge the aged man was to be killed. He testified that Weston struck Krug on the head and then tortured him in an effort lo muke j him tell where his money was hid- den. firing the cabin when Krug jdied. Joe Wilson's testimony was that .Weston later confessed, the crime to I him. There was other testimony in dicating that Weston, Stilwell and j Wilson were engaged in bootlegging that Krug hud knowledge of their operations and that this was one rea ; son for their wishing to get him out j of the way. though the prosecution j contended that robbery was the pri ' mury motive. The stute, to prove robbery the motive, submitted testimony thnt a ' note tor $1,00 made out to Krug and signed hy W. S. Fullorton. was round among Weston's effects after Ills ar rest. Also there was testimony that Weston had borrowed a revolver abd threatened Krug's life. Alleged Liquor Vendor Is Freed I MKDKOltD, Ore., Oct. 28. Jack Dnrondo, 011 trial in lihe olr I ouil court since Monday morning I charged with "possession und sale jar liquor", was acquitted by a .iui'y ' late Tuesday after live limirs delib j oration. It was the first :aSe on the docket ! lor the present term of tho circuit I court. Dupondo has been In the county -jail several weeks awaltins trial. ANOTHER CUT IS MADE IN BUDGET WASHINGTON, U. I'. Oct. 2S. lludget Director Ubrd has cut tile estimated appropriation for 1H27 hy $190,000, Chairman Korner de clared hut a lilt t $54,000 in the dotrctencd appropriations asked for this year will force suspension oarly In Ihe spring, PARDON GRANTED SLAYER DRY LAND GROWS LARGE POTATOES H. C. Lord Proudly Displays Two Fine Specimens of Produce from Tract "Who says dry land la Klamath Can't gr:w excellent, potatoes?" Tals Is the question put thin I morning by H. C. I. ! who gesti culated with two huge p. ial.es that be hud Just taken from his land. Together the potatoes weighed three pounds, eight and a half ounces. "And I .had jme bigger than that," ejaculated Mr. Lord, "onl I gave 'em away." Mr. Lord Is a dry farmer, w',10 resides along The Dslles-Callfornia highway Just a mile or so north ol Pelican City. His polatoe acreage Is on n slope and can not be Ir rigated except by pumping. "That costs tCo much" he said, "so 1 am farming dry. I expect to harvest between 60 and 75 sacks of potatoes an a.ro from my ranch" .Mr. Lord said. 1 Slim And Fat Turned Loose By Magistrate J. C. James and R. W. Carlson Are Freed In Court "Slim" and "Fat"- otherwise known as J. (.'. James and It. W. Carlson, are free men today, as the result of being turned loose yes terday afternoon by a magistrate in justice court. They were charged with having looted fledfleld's store on south Sixth street, on the night of October IS. The magistrate could not ace where there was enough evidence in the ease to even warrant a fur ther investigation by the grand jury. Painleve Will Not Take Post Ex-premier Urged Form Another Cabinet to PA It IS. Oct. 2S. (--President Doumerguo today summoned Premier Painleve to ask him to form a new cabinet in succession to the one that resigned yesterday. M. Painleve told President Doum ergtie he would consult with his friends and the party leaders before definitely accepting the task of torm ing a cabinet, Considerable doubt is expressed that M. Painleve will accept. He is understood to have told rriends he would recommend that the presid iXt choose tormer Premier Herriott in his place. Portland Legion Protests Action Ex-Service Men Up in Arms Over Proposal of Stores to Keep Open PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 28. () - The American Legion here is nt in arms protesting against plans if a civic committee in churge of Armistice Day celebration for a noon-day meeting at'the auditorium mid a night parade. Tho executive committee of the legion has protested against plans of Portland commercial organiza tions1 to keep business houses open on. November 1 1. Gottmsnder Will II. Masters of the local post of the American Legion declared today: "If its mem bership follows the leadership of Its commander nnd executive com mittee, the legion will either parade at 11 a. in. on November 11 or not at all." TO FIGHT KIRK MEDPORD. Ore., Oct. 28.---P. B. Lowd. district state fire warden, lert this morning with a park train and force of men to fight a forest fire noar (loolaway Gap an tho I'm pqua divide 1whl.i1 is said to extend over, 8 ten mile front. Local forest officials believe the fire burned fir same time before it was dlsoovef fftN Continued dry- weather makes the forest fire situation In southern Oregon serious again, according to torosl service officials. CONTRACTS FOR ROAD IRK LET Bf STATE BOARD Much New Construction is Authorized for Klamath County Next Spring TO BUILD WAREHOUSE The Dalles-California and Lakeview Highways Au thorized by Body PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 28. (fP) The state highway commission today awarded contracts for road work In eastern nnd central Ore gon, Including the last section bf surfacing The Dalles-California high way. The awards follow: Lena-Vlnson srctlon of tho Oregon-Washington highway, in Mor ro wand I'matllla counties, t5.t miles of grading; unit number 1 to John Hampshire, Grants Pass, $84, i'o: unit number 2, Pbilbrlck nnd Nicholson, Taeoma, Jill ,09.40. Horford Mill-Gulch section or the Baker-Unity highway In Baker county, 12. Til miles ot grading, H. E. Cornell, Boise, $126,689.50. Itig Surfacing; Job LaPinc-Corrall Springs section of The Ijallos-Callfornla highway In Deschutes and Klamath counties. 28.2 miles of surfacing both units to Carl Nyberg. Spokane. f2V3,000. This contract, however. Is to be ap proved by the bureau of public roads. East unit of the Beatty-Drews Val ley section of the Klamath Falls Lakevicw highway in Klamath and Lake counties. H.6 miles of clear ing, I. J. Boston. Portland. S8500. Ni w Shop Ordered Shpp and service buildings 111 Coimlic "Tor"' the Itoswvotr const -highway. Olds Construction Com pany. Tacomn. 412,895.21, and at Klamath Falls for Tho Dalles-Cali-rorniu highway. Olds Construction Company Jll.55f.71. Tin- highway commission late yes terday ordered a survey by the state of a proposed short route to Tilla mook. After this section was taken promoters of a proposed toll roai withdrew their application for a franchise for a loll road down Iho Wilson river. ONLY FOUR COME TO BAR MEETING Elliott, Wiest, M6rris and One Other Are All Who Show Up Last Night Interest In a Klamath bar asso ciation, at high tide several weeks ego, is beginning to wane. Last night was the time set for Klamath lawyers lo gather and dis cuss weighty problems of their pro fession. There iwas a gathering, true, a gathering, of four lawyers. They were District Attorney E. L. Elliott, Deputy District Attorney W. A. Wlest, Fay Morris and an other lawyer whose name could not be ascertained. Naturally, the meeting was nat held. It was postponed Indefinitely, and that interest In the association will die the same natural deatih It expired from four years ago It 13 predicted. Grange Will File New Hydro Measure 'SALEM, Ore., Oct. 28. IJP) Th" state grange has withdrawn frum the Secretary of statu Its petition for an Initiative .bill for state con trol of hydro-olectrlc development, and hus filed a new petition tli.it. 1 .v ill limit stute bond Issues under the proposed constitutional amend ment. A new ballott will be necei sary. Tho original measure as pro posed allowed an unlimited bond Is sue. The new one will limit bond Issues to 4 per cent of the ussessed valuation of the state. SNOW PBKDICTKD BEND, Ore., Oct. 28. -Ruin was fulling tliis mornlnig on the fas rude divide with prospects that H might turn to snow, according lo ndvlcos received by the Forestry , f flclals. Any torm of moisture was welcome because of the unusually, dry condition Ot the rorWi