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KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empiro Awakening"
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Eighteenth VeaPr-Numbw rHi
KLAMATH PALLS, OKM-ON, WEDNKSIMY, NOVEMBER IK, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
FIRE DAMAGE AT
NOT ORLEANS IS
Seven Block of Mississippi
River Wharfi Destroyed
by Night Blaze
ONE MAN IS KILLED
Canned Goods and Other
Articles Burn During
Waterfront Fire
NKW OHLHANS. Nov. IS - P,
Kirc starting list betort midnight
swept seven block! if Mississippi
rlviir wharves before ll wan brought
under control early Ihln morning'
Damage wrought ly the Names was
estimated hi u in 1 11 1 m ti in or
000,000, wiiii ii possibility, sslU
police mill fir. i deportment official'.',
1 hnt thin may bo Krt'iilly Increased us
chock procuodtt. Tin' I'nydrii mnl
Client street dorks, rnr( U-iilly new
alriicturvii, com mors thou Ji.
oo. These great sbsds toll before
the in k of f lanii'H im illil scores of
freight cnni.
The American Legion r. invention
In New Orleans In 1922 was held
in ih oinrd street structure,
No llvon wore tout In the fire,
but tbi) dunlh of J. Hf -OlPPSODl
lity, wm an indirect result ll"
wan killed by th nulomalillv of
Firm Chief John A. I-vans.
OottM llurnn
Vessel near the docks wore lowed
to safety. Only one vessel wan tied
up at thn wharf, the Mantle Maru,
a coffee ahlp of Jnpimene reglstrv.
she was quickly cm loose and lowed
down iho river. The freighter hud
Junl unloaded 7o,ooO hug of cof
fee, which was a purl of the loaa tu
too l'oydraa abed.
Important record" were burned,
Including- nearly all the warehouse
records of the board. The lllfrd
street shed was filled with cnnnc.l
Roods and general canto. th total
and character not definitely known
today. Thousands of ran of llu
wsllan pineapple were destroyed.
out of Control
Tho fire waa discovered In build
ing: material placed on tho docks
between the (ilerd and Julia atreel
ahoda for uae In repairing the floor
ing of driveways. Gaining mo
mentum rnpldly, tho flmnoa ut
tackud tho thousands of bnga of
cofteo nearby and defying tho of
forta of every available fireman
went on their way until finally
stopped at Canal street.
A hlKh wind blowing directly In
land fanned the fire and scattered
sparks and embers for ninny blocks.
.Many Ksploslous
Frequent explosions sounded an
the flro ndvanced. Quantities of
gasoline were stored on the docks
nnd ol Intervals drums of It ex
ploded. Two loaded gasoline tank
cars wore opened beforo the fire
ronched thorn and although they
wore consumed there wus no ex
plosion. Daring of electricians who en
tered tho burning buildings to cut
llvo wires was consplduous.
LIOUOR PERMITS
ARE CANCELLED
WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. (P)
Cancellation of all permits undor tho
prohibition act, offoctlvo December
81, man decided upon today by As
sistant Socrotnry Andrews of the
treasury.
At tho same time, Jiimos E, Jones
prohibition dlroclor, ordorod n
searching InvostlgntlGn of nil hold
ers of permits for distillation .if
alcohol so that Hid government may
know tho record of each before Is
suing pormlts far the nosl year.
Suggestions Will
Be Heard Friday
If anybody has any Ideas. as to
what tho county should spend In
monoy next yonr, thoy may appear
boforo tho county budgot commit
tee and glvo voice to their opinions.
Tho county budget c.omnilttou
moots, probably for thn Inst lime,
noxt Friday, and nru willing and
anxious to hoar nny aiigKOstloiin.
It Is possible that tho committee
may not bo able to come to a decis
ion on Friday, In which event they
will hold a mooting Saturday. Tho
budget must be completed and up
jirovod beforo December 1.
Theater Owner
Kills Himself
With Revolver
Kidnaps Girl Usher
And Then Ends
Own Life
loh angklkh, calif.. Nov. is.
I. 1) Croft, l.oiiK lleach theater
milliliter, died here lotlny of a
bullet wound In his brain, fired by I
himself last night, police said, uf-
ler In- had kidnaped Mitt KraiK-m
t us ,,. an.i
took her to an Isolated spot In the
southwestern part of (he elty.
The girl lold police she hud gone
homo with T. K. Doyer and was
sluing In an auto there when Croft
drove up, forced her to leuve with
him lu Doytr's nr.
Kho could give no reason for the
strange action of the theater man.
She said tilt hud known lilin but
six n. until .
First Trains
To Run July 1
S. P. To Finish Natron
Cut-off Late In
June
i:i KNK, On'., Xuv. IK.
llfraiiNt' of I lie fin untitle fait
wruth.T, work un the Nlion
ll I - ii I i 111'. In . : t-MMa.'.l U,
mill Iho fli-M irnlut will Im- run
OTBff Lbe hlitirti'iird tCuKt-iK'
Uluintiili Full im. (iii July I,
itcronllnic to iiuiiouiM-ciiiciit hrn
untiiy by K. tit King. S. I.
M 1 1 I I 1 1 1 i ' M 1 1 1 ill.
King ItkcwiW ttimouiiwMt ttmt
work on the proponed sin ,o, nun
tcrtiiliinl lien will uturt iwxl
Motiitny nndfif i lit direction of
Kelly tt.l Sulllvnn, roi.ir.ixUttn.
TO INDICT TUEL
Crook County Grand Jury Will
Meet Tomorrow to Con
sider Robbery Case
BBND, Ore., Nov. 1 8. Tlio Crbok
county grand Jury has been called
for Thursduy to consider the case
or John Tuel, charged with rubbery
of n I'rlnevllle pool hall a week
ago, according to Circuit Judge T.
E. J. Duff;', who ended a special
session Ol the fall term o! court In
DStObUtta coil Illy yesterday.
Tuel Is HOW under Indictment In
Klamath county for burglary.
Condition Is Not
Believed Serious
PLYMOUTH, Vt.J Nov. 18. (IP)
Colonel' John C. Coolldgo, father of
tho piesldent, who Is III at hit home
hero with hcurt affection, suffer
ed unothor nttnek of "heart block"
enrly today. Tho nttuck passed,
huwuvor, and his physician Dr. A.
M. Cram of Urldgowator snld he
did not regard his patient's condi
tion as critical.
YOUTH HELD FOR
KILLING FATHER
ALBANY, Oro,, Nov, 18. (P)
John Schwlndt, 16, was today
charged with first dogrco murder
lis tho result ot tho shooting of
his father, Joaoph Srhwlndt. She
riff Prank Richard fllod the com
'pLiint. Tho lnd shot Ills futlior
while Iho latter was punishing an
other son. Tho wounded man die I
Sunday, Otter hovering between life
and death for tovo woeks with a
bullot In his brain, The lad is be
ing held In the county jull without
bail. A heniing will bo held lottM
termlno whether Iho case shall 1)0
transferred from tho clr.ult court
to tho Juvenile department.
Fire Blazing in
Hollywood Studio
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 18.
(yp) Flnmos broko out at noon to
day In the fine arts studios here
scattering a number of motion pic
ture coinpnnles thai were engaged
In filming Interior scenes nnd
threatening destruction (o that his
toric, elnouia stages. . whom D. W.
Griffith, a decade ugo, produced 111"
flrsl mgltarplOOMi
ONE KILLED AND
SCORES INJURED
T
Northern Pacific Passenger
Train Leaves Rails West
(, Oiympia
WOMAN NEAR DEATH
, .. , . ,,. .. , . . . .
Back Broken While Shield-
ing Infant Many Cut
by Flying Glass
OI.VMI'M. Unsll.. Nov. IN,
(A. I. ) 'raitgled ivreekiige of
ll locOMOUVO unit three OOActlPS
IhU liiorilliig inarhed the ipol
Iwo miles WO! of here when'
esurK I e i OvOttllltf one ituui met
(biilli and scoiv were Injured
as (lie fast N'otilicrn raelfle trulii
o. r: I. biiiinil from Qffoys lliir
luil' to Tacoina, led lbe rails, K.
t. I'uflllilli, Tiieoma, ehgluei'l',
IVIU4 killed wliell lie was M'ltldftl
ami I te n Inn led ImmiciiIIi two
feel or Kami as an embankment
crumblf! under the Impact of
the lienvy eiiliige,
Mr. I. aura llabn. Aberdeun. a pas
senger who was probably fatally
hurt, while shielding her year old
infant, is in a hospital here fighting
against death. X-ray pictures of her
spine, which doctorn believe Is brok
en, were being taken this morning.
George KtPPCIt, Puyallup brnkeman;
M. V. llaker. Seattle, baggageman,
and Ralph Whitman, Tacoina. fire
man, were others who suffered more
severe Injuries but will recover. None
of the passengers except Mrs. llnhu
was seriously hurl, ulthough many
were bruised and cut by flying glass.
I'luiiRes Into Snml
According to occupants of the
train, the engine first left the rails
on a slight downgrade after round
ing a curve. Tho locomotive plunged
Into a sand embankment and the
mall car. combination baggage and
express car, nnd passenger coach
continued about a hundred feet up
tho right Bide of the tracks before
wrecking. The mall car remained up
right but the other cars turned over.
The dead and Injured were brought
to Olympln on a special relief train
nnd then rushed lo Tacoma, Mrs.
ilahn and Mrs. Joseph Ityan, another
passenger, being the only ones to
leave the train here.
Later a wrecking crew from St.
Clear and Tacoma began replacing
Oi' twisted mils.
Mead and Work to
Stage Conference
WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. (P)
A reclamation conference to con
sider problems of settlement nnd
development of term-arid western
land and of uncultivated farm land
In other sections of the country was
called by Secretary Work today to
meet In Washington December H
and 15.
JEWELS MISSING
New York Woman Reports
$52,000 Theft While on .
Visit in Denver
DENVKR, Colo., .Nov. lS.--(P) -Mrs.
Conovlevo S. Dehrond of 16
Park Avenue, New York City, today
reported to police Iho loss of Jew
els valued at $R2,700.
Mrs. Bohrend said she carried
the Jewels In n belt, worn under her
clothing, and first missed them
when she reached n physician's of
fice where she- went late yesterday
In ti taxlcab.
Incorporation
a i a r-"i i
rticies Arc rnea
Capitalised nt $100,000, 'the W.
D, Miller Construction company yes
terday afternoon filed notice of Its
articles of Incorporation. 'In the
articles, It was slated that shares
In tho company were divided into
1000 ono hundred dollar shares.
Offices of the construction company
nro locutotl on south Sixth street.
TO DIODH'.Vn; SCHOOL
BUND, Ore., Nov. 18. As part
of tho educational week prograin,
tho Bond Union high school recent
ly completed nt a cost ot S27f,000,
will be formally dedicated Friday
RUIN WRECK
morning,
r w , ., .U-J
Committee On
Budget Holds
Private Meetj
Six Men Lock Them-;
selves in County
Court Room
Whatever 11 was thm necessitated
such privacy It noi known, but
the fact remains thai the county
budget committee lot'.: -1 ihemtelros
In the county court rooms- yeiter.
day for their first day's deliberation
on county finances foi the year
1920.
There are, It It an -pen secret,
nemo knotty and perplexing prob
lems for that group ! six men ti
icolve. Of primary Importance Is
tho county road fund situation. It
Is reported that the county eou.t
has oveidrawn this bum to the am-
oiliit of nearly SIS, 000. and that j i ni ly lottof. All the remainder of
they planned to make the road war-1 her passongors anil crew, iiiiiiiIxtIiik
rants good next year ) !t(J7, were safely an minted fur. Of
This 'horrmwlng from Tele.- tqUhesc about nine passengers nnil
pay TauT habit of the court, while I crew members suffering; from ex
necessary at times, will undoubtedly J pos'ure ami burns were taken to
complicate matters so far as the the hospital.
county budget committee Is con- The man who lost his life .was Id-
lerncd.
It may have been this sltuallon
gave rise to the "closed door' policy
of lbe committee. Again It might
have been several doxen county
court visitors who constantly inter-
upted the deliberations of the com
mittee. Nobody seems to know.
Tho personnel of the committee
of six is County Judge It. H. Dun-
noil. County Commissioners Charle-i
Martin and llurrell 8hort, und John
C. Boyle, Qua Hilyard and A. J.
Hickman.
TO BE GREATEST
POTATO SECTION
Jack Grafton, Prominent
Buyer, Predict Great
Possibilities. Here
QUALITY UNSURPASSED
Seed Variety Would Bring
Farmers Large Profits,
Declares Expert
"Klamath county and the sur
rounding country within, the next few
years will be one ot the chief potato
producing sections in the west. With
proper rnllrond facilities it will far
surpass the Yakima valley, now con
sidered the greaiest potnto section
ill the northwest."
This is the belief of Jack H.
Grafton, Oregon and Washington po
tnto dealer, who i.i leaving here to
morrow morning for Bend and Red
mond lo look after shipping and fur
ther buying. Mr. Grafton has been In
Klamath for the past two weeks buy
ing and shipping potatoes previously
bought here, the product largely go
ing to San Pranclseo markets.
Although this is Mr. Grafton's first
year to operate in Klamath county,
ho has purchased approximately 35
cars, representing 25 of the ex
port crop produced in the county, lie
will return in another month to com
plete storing and shipping arrange
ments. Is Biggest Spud Dealer
Mr. Grafton Is the largest Individ
ual potato dealer in the stale, having
Ibis year purchased of the en
tire late crop of Oregon potatoes. Ills
specialty Is the seed potato market.
In 1924, 00 of all standard and
certified seed potatoes In Oregon
were marketed through his organiz
ation; of the 1(125 crop, !lf, .
"Klamath county growers arc
overlooking n wonderful bet In not
producing high grade seed potntoes
for the Yakima trade," declared the
potnto dealer. "Minnesota annually
sends 200 cars of seed potntoes to
Yakima valley, Willi a freight rate
of $18 per ton. Klamath county can
produce belter seed potatoes and de
liver them in Yakima for $18.80 per
ton freight a saving of $4.10 per
ton."
Mr. Grafton is tills year sending
n few cars of Klamath potatoes to
Yiiklmn for seed purposes.
Improve Oregon kVottUOt
Improving the quality of Oregon
potatoes, in Mr. Grafton's belief, is
KLAMATH COUNTY
J.CouUnuvd On I'iijjo Six)
ONE PASSENGER
LOSES LIFE I
BLAZING VESSEL
j Several Taken to Hospital
buffering from bevere
Burns and Injuries
SHIP IS TOTAL LOSS
Clyde Line Lenape Makes
Breakwater in Time to
Effect Speedy Rescue
I.KWKS, Del., Nov. IH. (AI'J
One life was Inst III the i .ue with
lealh by the blazing Clyde liner
l.enape of the Delllwjil-e enpes
entitled an Robert Leverton, about
sixty years of age, believed to be
of Wlllimausett, Mass. He became
panic stilckcn as flames burst
through a deck while passengers
were being taken off the ship and
Jumped overboard. He was not mis
sed by the ship's officers but his
body was picked up in Delaware
bay by a fisherman hours after all
hands had been Unded here.
Several Injured
Mo.e than a dozen persons were
injured and nine of them were
taken to the Bcebe hjspltal here.
Throo or four others were also
treated and left. Those in the hos
pital .were suffering from exposure
and bruises.
Two members of the crew were
burned about the feet and two oth
ers of the crew suffered broken
ankles fighting the flames. They
are In a hospital here.
Xo I'anlc
According to passengers and
members of the crew, there was no
undue excitement and the transfer
of all hands from the burning ves
sel to rescue ships was accompanied
as smoothly as circumstances would
permit.
There were many women and
children among the passengers and
some of them left the blazing ves
sel In the dark hours before dawn
scantily clad. Srrmo were in only
their night clothes. All wore life
preservers until they were landed.
Debate Subject Is
Branded Offensive
BERKELEY, Calif.. Nov. IS.
The series of debates between wo
men students ol" the University of
California and Stanford University
on tho theme "Resolved that the
family is unnecessary to the pro
gress of civilization" was called off
today by President W. W- Camp
bell of the University of California
on the ground that he did not con
sider the subject a fit one for the
fair debaters.
The California girls were to haV
maintained the affirmative side of
the question.
IS ACQUITTED
Baker Slayer Found Not Guil
ty By Jury After 15 Min
utes' Deliberation
BAKER. Ore., Nov. IS. (Jp) Af
ter deliberating but fifteen min
utes a circuit court jury here to
day found David Arthur not guilty
of manslaughter in connection with
tho fatal. .slabbing of G. C. Tucker
i at the Mother -Lode .Mine.' -The
slabbing occurred September t.
Self defense was (he plea of Ar
thur.
BINGER HERMAN ILL
Forme Oregon Consiessnum Spends
'Restful Night in I'm Hand
Hospital
PORTLAND, Ore.. Nov. IS. (tP)
Dingfer Hermann, S2-year-old ex-
reprosoiitiitive In congress from Ore
gon, spent n restful night at SO
Vincent's hospital, attendants said
today. He recently underwent h
serious operation, and llttlo hope Is
held for his recovery.
Spotted Fever
Vaccine Found
By Scientists
Announce Cure For
Deadly Bite of
Ticks
WASHINOOTON, Nov. 18. IPi
After several years study, the public
health service had produced a vac
cine leading It to believe that pro
tection may be afforded human be
ings against Ro:ky Mountain spot
ted fever.
The vaccine, still undergoing teJts,
was produced at the cost of three
Ihfes, Assistant Surgeon MeCUBtiCi
who died In Montana, and Labora
tory assistants William E. Getting
er and George Cowan. Tiiese men.
termed by Surgeon Cencral "Cum
mlng as martyrs lo science, con
tracted the disease while making
laboratory stu lies and died.
Sometimes called tick fever, the
malad occurs principally In cer
tain northwestern states, and has
an exceedingly high fatality rjte.
If the vaccine proves successful,
health officials declare, it will mark
a big step forward In preventative
imniulogy.
Wool Growers
Will Meet In
Annual Confab
First Anniversary
Association Next
Saturday
of
Next Saturday will mark the first
anniversary of the Klamath Wool
Growers asso.-latlon since its reor
ganization one year ago, and to
take stock of the activities of the
association during the past year nnd
lay plans for the ensuing twelve
months, Klamath sheep men will
meet on that day at the Tanca heme
cf Michael P. Barry, south of Mer
rill.
Some of the sheep men will be
members of the association. Others
arlll not. Thse that belong to tie
latter class will be urged ll jjln
the association, at a nominal mem
bership fee. Probably the first ar
dor ot business will be the electlcn
of officers for the ensuing year.
It is the hope of officers of the
association tj enlarge the organiza
tion to tho point where it encura
passej every sheep owner in Klam
ath county. The organization has
been active during the past year. It
was largely responsible for the
later-state conference hare re:rntly
on the coyote control work: and in
strumental in securing the senator
ial committee hearing some months
ago; took -in active part in the
railroad situation prior to the Inter
state commerce commission; has
been indefatigable in its efforts
to secure better grazing privileges
on, the Modoc National forest and
to persuade the government to dig
wells on the forests for the purpese
ot watering sheep.
Every man woman or child, A. M.
Thomas, secretary of the associa
tion, emphasized this morning, tliut
owns one or more head of sheep, is
eligible for membership in the
Klamath association. Mr. Thomas
expressod the hope that the or
ganization would lacroase In size,
as the larger the organization be
comes, the more easy it Is to tic
conipliali .that which would benefit
Klamath, nheep Industry.
I -).
Oregon Motor Assn.
Drive Over the Top
Over two hundred members have
already signed up as members of
the Oregon Siale Motor association,
was the announcement made today'
by D. C. McHenry. field representa
tive, who lias boon here for the
past week working on the drive for
memberships. The local office Is
now opened in the chamber of com
merce office, with Mrs. Leah Smith,
assistant secretary of the chamber of
Commerce, In charge of the office.
Mr. McHenry returned this morn
ing from Eort Klamath, Chlloiitiln,
and Klamath Agency where he linS
boeu securing member,
NORTHERN LINES
JIB
LAUDED
NORTH IN
Rev. J. EL Snyder Tells
Klamath People to Boost
For More Railroads
S. P. IS CRITICIZED
"Don't Let Them Buffalo
You," Are His Words,
Others Introduced
An amiable, gentle man
nered but decisive man of
the cloth threw a verbal
bomb shell into the weekly
chamber of commerce
forum luncheon today noon
when he poured volleys of
criticism into those obstruct
ticnists who are seeking to
present the Southern Pacific
with a railroad monopoly oh
Klamath county "The Em
pire Awakening."
That man was the Rev. J.
E. Snyder of North Bend.
Preacher, chamber of com
merce secretary and student
of economic affairs, the
North Bend man launched
into a discussion of the rail
situation, and just as -is his
weekly wont from the pul
pit, truth followed truth
from his smihnv hps as he
urged the people of Klam
ath to work and fight for as
many railroads as they could
possibly get
There were those among his hear
ers who winced perceptibly as he
. eie.t...! facta ant- flflflim. Snm
there were who slumped down deep
er Into their chairs; iwhose ears
reddened and who lost Interest in
the meeting. But there were many
others and they were in the ma
jority who leaped to their feet
with salvos ot applause to this mild,
spoken man from. Coos Bay 'who
dared to take oft his gloves and tell
what he and a vast majority of the
people of Oregon honestly think ot
the Central Oregon railroad situa
tion. "California and Washington have
forged ahead as perhaps no other
two states in the Union have. And
why? All because they have grasp
ed every opportunity for more rail
roads. We .want the Southern Pa
cific to continue its developments
which they have promised, us, and
their cooperation has been speiidid.
tut no one railroad should have tire 1
monopoly on oiir community. Un
bounded prosperity will come Hf
our midst all the sooner with com
petition. Dou't let the Southern
Pacific buffalo you into the belinf
that they wont fulfill their prom-';
Ises and continue to develop, with
the entrance of the Northern linos,
Rev. Sayder said.
Need Competition
"You have a wonderful country
here In Klamath county. I aeo
signs of prosperity cn all sides. Yon
are rich in potential resources, but
all of these. I say, can never grow
to their ilghttul fruition unless yo'i
arc given mora railroads. I urge
you not to step at two linos, It
there Is any opportunity to get
more. No country, no matter how
rich It Is, no matter how prosper
ous H might be, can attain lis, full
development without, ample rail
road facilities, and these, can never
como without competition.
"On every cccusiqn when ve, (he
Ncvth Bend chambbr of commer-"
have been asked tu help you. the
Klamath Falls ritamberOUtOSgrlJ
merce, we have. done so.. now .we Sr.
here to a.ik yon to give "ustyriu.- Un
divided support on the Roosevit
highway which mill bring ton. 'His
by the thousands to Coos Bay."
"We, the residents of the stito
of Oregon, must sell our beau i' il
lakes, rivers, mountains, reset',
and uneompared scenery to' tho
world, but first we must noil it 1 1
ourselves. Rev. Snyder said In part,
In dwelling on the possibility ot
Oregon becoming the playground Bit
the world.
Others in I'.ui.i
In 'the party with Rev. Su. di:,-
(Continued on I'ngc two)
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