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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1925)
University Library s v ilteralii Published Daily at KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awakening" ism nat etmtg AH) THE COMMUNITY CHEST; IT DESERVES YOUR WARM SUPPORT Associated Preii Leased Wire Eighteenth Year Number 5705 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1025 PRICE FIVE CENTS STEEL FROM RIG SAW KILLS MAN Algoma Foreman Dies Following Accident of Last Evening Dean Stanley, 24, night foreman at the Algoma Lumber company, died at 7:30 o'clock this morning from a fatal injury sustain ed last night at midnight when the band saw of the Algamo mill broke and a piece of the saw, two feet Jong struck him In the right groin. Stanley died from lotl Of blood iiml shock. A main artery wan severed and before ho arrived 1 tho Klnmulli Valley licmplinl, ho luiil Iohi u largo amount or blood, The Ions of blood plus Ihu slunk lo his nervous syMetn nt loo much for Htnnlcy to hi, i uml DO sunk lowtr and lower until the end thin morning. , si. hi I,-, had stepped from I ho yard into tho lumhor mill at midnight and waa scanning the iifjvr'i black board on which wn Inscribed in struction to tho sawyer regnrdini tho night's cut. Tho suw wna Idling while tho carriage wan ahead, Ink In,: another log. Suddenly tho saw hiolui. S Mill y waa alundlna nlno toil away mid on., of tho flying pUtrl or lugged and sharp steel itrtn.'k him In tho right groin, Tho i-to-foot pleea of tool severed a mti'n orldry of '.ho lag. Alt offorta to atop the llow proved unavailing. HUtnloy was rualiod to a local hoapltal, whtiro a doaporatn but val-i ftirht to tart bla llfo waa niadu. It la not knawn whether or not tho break waa proiipltutcd by th broking of the glde to tho naw. Tho guldo had auuppod, but wheth er beforo or after tho break could only bo surmised. That tho aotlor waa not seriously Injured or klllod III considered mini, tiloua. Juat a buru Inch separated J. Sovoudaon. night mill foreman, from death. A piece of thn libel flow from tho shattered band saw and took lila lint from hi, bold. Stanley nan boon employed with local lumber tlrma for the past throe year. Ho la survived by g wife and parents who realdo near I'm I linn! Ills i uh, r conductH u dairy noar Portland. No arrangement hnvo heon made (or the funeral. MAY KM) HTKIKK PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1C VP) The anthracite opnrntora unuunco.l today thoy would accept tho plan of settlement of Iho strike proponed by the Lucerne county members of tho Pennsylvania house of iopro-uontatlvos. Girl Hears For First Time In Seven Years As Santa . Clans Gives Talk On Radio AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 16. Wandering in a soundless world for more than seven years, Pauline Fenton, 12, heard last night the distinguishable sounds of human voice. This was the result of a radio test made by a mythical Santa Claus from station WADC here. Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Fenton, the child's parents placed the ear phones of a radio set to tho child's ears while a pro gram was being broadcast. "Santa" the child murmured, astonishing her parents who had abandoned all hope that the child ever would hear again. Santa stopped broadcasting and directed his special appeal to the child : "Pauline, Pauline Fenton, old Santa is glad to know you can hear him speak and I'm going to have a great big doll for you, Christmas." There was a short silence in the Fenton home as Santa finished his promises. Then with eyes radiant and a happy smile spread over her face, Pauline turned to her mother and said: "Sjanta is going to bring me a doll," Match Used To Warm Up Auto; Large Success George Smith Learns Fire And Gas Are Poor Mixture ;. nrn.i M in lili. 017 north Blarenlb . 1 1 . wanted ii warm up bla eur this morning at tsto o'olock. Bo ho puwed ground Inside bin trou i,er pocket until he dlacovorod u match, Bmitb in Uh' ngtob ami placed II under I In- carburetor, bo Hint tin- flume licked tb instrument throtigb wlllob tho gasoline pnaava on It way to I tie engluo. lie wan tdOOOMfUl, waa Smith. Ill" car wna warmed up. It waa nearly burned up when the drlppliiK Kit" from the carburetor caught fire. If It had nol been for the flro depart ment, which scratched and ilrened Its way to Smlth'a holme on Klev- eiitb llrtOt, th" Cgt would have been destroyed, ah m wan, Huh damage vsi uicuwod. y. S. I S. HEADS VETO LUXURY FOB F Officials say Farmers should Have Substantial Needs But no Frills SERVICE I S LAUDED WABIILSOTON. Dec. 16. - -P) Th" second and flnul days session of the conferonui mi reclamation at tho Interior department opened to day with a plea by K. 0. Plnnoy, flrat aecrotary of the Interior, for a com prehensive view of reclamation prob lems rather than a abort sighted one. "Them inay be nn over-production at tho present lime," ho nld but "there nro not enuiiRh ftirma for the needs of the next ten or twenty years. We should begin now to build for the future. These things do not come of themselves. They must be planned for." Mr. Kinney suggested ne most Im portant that settlers should be pro vided With help for their substantial needs but should not be "given I he opportunity to work for Injuries." lie ulr.o advised tint selection of settlers from those who bad stamina to work out their own salvation. Denial of assertions that reclam- ntlon was it failure wan forcibly ex i pressed by Smith, Idaho, chairman of the house committee on Irrigation nnd reclamation, "The opinion seems to bo abroad" he mild, "that the reclamation policy Is n failure when it was a mailer of fact more has been accomplished to ward creating national wealth unit in the fhnklhg Ol happy homes for thou sands of people than any cthor un dertaking which baa had govorri meulal supervision. ARM RESIDENTS BOY. IN REIGN TERROR SLAYS 3 Lad of 13 Years Held in Arkansas Jail Following Week's Crime Orgy RAN AWAY FROM HOME Sheriff's Posec Finds Him Asleep, Beside Many Stolen Guns YKI.I.VII.I.K, Ark,, De . 16. ( A small b y nut In I he Marlon coun ty Jail hero today brooding ivcr a week of desperate adventure, while resident,! of Jtiiffalo c immunity, east of here, gave thanks for the end of a series of violent deeds. The boy, Arii'dd Comer, who sayi he la "about 13 or II," has admit ted he Is tho uuth'jr of a succession of lawless acta, culminating Bun day in the sluylng of three persons, lie was asleep when a sheriffs posie Seisbd him. Near htm luy four pis tols, a shotgun and a peck of am munition. Arnold's story, told to Sheriff Wlllltighuin, was a thriller to mutch liny outlaw's tale. This Is the gist of It. The boy, discontented with home Conditions, fled from tho Comer homo Wednesday night, inking a pistol with which be wus a practiced shot. Tuesday, he entered u rural home nnd look J 17.00 and a shot ifun. That night be plundered a store, Increasing bla armament. Fri day night, neekliiK f ijd, iie came to another mountain home, but becamo afraid when a man opcucd the door, lie fired his shot gun, wounding the man, his wife and child and re treated Into the darkness. Hungry Sunday, tho boy approach ed I be house where Mrs. Tom Boyd lived with her infant granddaughter, shot utid beat the uged njroman to death, he didn't seem to know why, and then killed the baby because It crlod. A nuarter of a mile away as he ran from this scone, ho met Charles Moore, dealer In pelts unit shot htm. No New Cases Of Meningitis Are Reported Epidemic Now Presents Brighter Outlook to Dr. Newsom l'p to 3 p. m. today, no new cases of spinal fcongltis were reported to the county health office. The epidemic situation stands at the same point us yesterday, 'ith six cases diagnosed slnoe the first out break IS, days ago. of which two died. Although tho chamber of com merce and the Klwanls club suspend ed their noon luncheons, the Rotary club this morning decided to bold its regular1 weekly meeting Friday, noon. No forum luncheon was hold at the Chamber Of commerce this noon. Despite tho fact thnt tho health office and the Klamath Kails Medical Koeiety'oxproHRed n desire to secure an Isolation hospital, no move hud been mndu up to this afternoon lo secure nn adequate detention place. Thief Is Offered 5 to Make Return of Stolen Blanket Menace of a hard winter or tho plain desire lo lake a Navajo blanket from the car of Miss loi'tha I.ee, has made someone in Klamath Kails a thief. Tho blanket, a much treasured rift of Miss l.ee's, was taken from her FOrd coupe, which was parked In front of the SOandla ball on Satur day evening while she with a party of friends was attending the dnnce. if tho party who took the blanket feels Is would ho worth while to re turn II to Misn Lee. she hns offered u five dollar reward and declares she will be so hnppy lo have it returned she won't ovon want to know who look It. It can be returned to Miss I, on nt her home nt 205 Kldorado, of left at The livening Herald, CAPTURE 250 Stockings Remain To Be Filled To Brim Christmas Editor Finds Plenty of Food For Thought I i-l you ever gasp at the task nt liliittfi three or four or five ( hristmas stocking ? Then you will realize tlic po sition of those in charge of The Evening HeriM's Christmas fund, with an even stock ings to he filled With Christmas cheer and distrihnl' d by Christ mas day. Assuming that each slocking Is filled at a coat of only 2 tie, It will require. 162. SO for this task alone. For this reason donations that came Into the fund this morning were received with thanks. Mrs. V. II.'Kltigoruld gavc$l, Iter. A. P. Looser gave 13 and the local I post of the American Legion at its meeting last nigh collected S'."0, this In addition to two nher contri butions made previously by 'his body. William (M!lly() Snow, Vain itrcot candy merchant, came jit villi ino enormous "Musical ,!ar.z Hounds" and one dozen rubber tails, calculat ed n bring Joy to "be 1:art of any child. Six little children V;il bo gladden ed on Christmas Ineralng when they r . ire six ulbbonrto dolls, mode by Sirs. L. G. 1 1 it rc! of Kie-enlli street. 1 be Herald Christina fund Is 1 used on the h'lef that every child OA C iristmis DndnipiK is entitled to some token us a sign that Santa has not forgotten. A list containing the names of every poor child, together with its ngo, la helm: prepared by Miss Lydla KrlcRe, county health nurse, and prior lo Christmas day,, the toys will bo jjaltverod to the homes of the parents, for distribu tion on Christians morning. Dodge Brothers Slash Car Prices DETKOIT, Mich., Dec. 16. (P) A great reduction in the price of' lkidge Brothers cars and a unique! method of putting it in effect was' announced today by the mammoth Dodge Motor corporation. The reduction was effective Tues day, December 15. No statement us to tho amount of the pries cut will bo given until January 7, at which time all those who have pur chased Dodge cars since December 15 will recolvo the reduction In the form of a cash refund. After Janu ary 7, the reduced price mill bo in effect on all cars purchased. Erection of a new $10,000,000 plant with increased facilities for mass producticu has made the cut possible, tho factory announced. William Cole Leaves Today For Portland State Officer Testifies Before Grand Jury This Morning William Cole, special state agent, suspected of striking the blow thnt resulted in the fracture of Krank Pecltolt's skull, testified this morn ing before the Klamath county grand jury and a few hours later departed for Portland. Colo declared himself to be per fectly nt case in regard to the grand jury Investigation. '.'Suppose I did use a snu which I did not," Cole remarked this morn ing. "I would be perfectly within my rlpfhts. The man resisted ar rest and 1 would l ave bad the right to hit him." Colo plans to remain In Portland for some time, be said. ATTOI8T IX.ll'KKD OURCION CITY. Ore.,. Dec. 16. VP) Clifford Brown of Salem was Injured nenr here this morning when he drove bis auto into a Cali fornia stage. REST 'ASM WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. (yP) Tho prosecution In tho Mitchell court martial rested Its case late today, state mmfc?1 nrnnr nrnr Tn To Finding Of urriUL ntnt m CLOSE JANUARY 1 C. C. Kelley, Division En gineer, to Sever Connec tions on that Date TO CENTRALIZE WORK Road Work in Lake and Klamath to be Handled From The Dalles On the first day of January the division offices of the mute high way department in Klqmath Falls will ttatt to be. On that date C. C. Kelley, divis ion engineer of the atate highway department, will retire from the employ of the state. This Is the announcement from the atate highway offices this morn ing, following word from Roy Klein, Btatc highway engineer, that the Klamath division will be discontiin ued. It is planned to merge Jackson und Josephine counties with the coast division and to handle the work In Lake and Klamath coun ties from the division headquarters In The Dalles. The move, it is understood, found its source as an economic measure. Mr. Klein, head of the state road engineering department, felt that it was necessary to cur down expense and to that end divided Mr. Kelley'a division in two n.'trts. Onp nnrt was placed under the jurisdiction of Charges of Portland Bank the coast division and the other ers to Meet Investigation under the jurisdiction of the north- at Hands of Board ern envision wiin neaoquarter.s at The Dalles. - The state highway division in southern Oregon, of which Klamath was a part, was established in 1919 at the beginning, of the highway de velopment program In this section of the state und until January 1 will be the headquarters for all highway operations in Jackson, Josephine. Lake and Klamath coun ties. Mr. Kelley. accompanied by his wife, leaves tomorrow morning for Illinois to visit relatives. They will return here several months hence and Mr. Kelley will probably enter the engineering field of Klamath. The discontinuance of the state highway office here will not af fect the status of the highway main tenance station, nor will It material ly affect the highway program here. Dounier New French Finance Minister PARIS. Dec. 16. (&) Senator Paul Doumer was appointed minister of finance today, suceeding Louis Loucheur, resigned. After a conference with Premier Uriand the senator announced that he would accept the port folio. Last Day to See Biblical Picture Klatnth Falls theater-goers have only this evening remaining in which to see "The Ten Commandments" at tho. Pine Tree. The picture has aroused much comment among church officials wherever shown, due to the fidelity with which Old Testa ment scenes have been transferred to the screen. Scenes especially remarkable in clude The Lord's Supper. Moses on the Mount, and others, including a visual depiction of the crossing of the Red Sea. together with the at tendant separation of 'the waters. These scenes are included ill the prologue, the story then switching to modern times and showing the adaption of the Ten Commandments to tho lives of men nnd women of tho present time. The picture Is more elaborately staged than any In recent years. George Reed New City Patrolman George Mood, formerly on the po lice forco of Aberdeen, Washington, and recently employed as deputy at the Altnniont dance pavilion, has ac cepted the position on the city po lice force made vacant by tho re signation of Patrolman B, E. Pat terson, Clilef of Pollco Harry Loucks afthottBCed today. The appointment Is effective immodiulel.v, Double Killing Believe Demented Wo man Killed Son And Self I'lIH.AIJELPHIA. Dec. 16. fP) Howls of a pet terrier today led to discovery of the bodies of Mra. K. Hlanche Mepham, and her son, Edward K. Mepham, 14, strangle;! to death with blue blading tape In their home here. The boiliea were found . by Mrs. Mepham's aged mJther. Mr. Eliza beth Palmer, 75. who had been asleep in an adjoining room. Detectives expressed the belief that Mr. Mepham had strangled the boy, then slipped a ncose about her own neck, fastened the end of the tape to the bed post, and dropped her knees, drawing the noose tight. Mrs. Palmer told police that her daughter had been suffering from religiuus delusion.?. CALL WITNESSES for ne OF BRAMWELL ATTACKED SALEM, Ore., De;. 16. Sub poenaes are being issued by the state banking department upon Will B. Haines, president of the Portland National bank, and about a dozen other persona to compel their attendance at a hearing in Salem tomcrrow relative to an at tack made by Portland National representatives on Frank C. Bram- well, state superintendent of banks, at an informal conference with the banking board last Friday. The subpaenaes have been prepared by Bramwell and have been signed by State Treasurer Kay, one of the BANK SUPERVISOR members of the board. Governor a lighted lantern, the gasoline ex Pierce and Secretary of State Kozer j pioded and in an Instant the room are expected to sign them when j was a mass of flames, they pass through Portland today Ganis at tho time of the explosion on their return to Salem from east-j was on top of the crusher. The ex ern Oregon. j plosion shook tho crusher and The banking board Interpreted tae j knocked Ganis to the hard frozen attack of Mr. Haines and his asso-! ground, 20 feet below. His head elates to be charges against the in- struck the ground and it is believed tegrlty of Bramwell, and the bank, possible he may be suffering from a representatives In the course of the conference did not deny that they iwere mak)ag charges. In a state ment issued after the meeting and after his return to Portland, Haines said no 'charges had been male and j also thanked the board for its con-j elusions whereby a charter would bi given the bank to act as a reserve j depository for state banks. The! board denies that sucli a conclusion j was reached. Colonel Mitchell "Lawless And Unfit For Job" Claim Of Secretary Of War Weeks WASHINGTON, Dec. 1G. (AP) A letter written by John W. Weeks, as secretary of war, describing Colonel William Mitchell as "lawless, unfit for high administra tive position and possessed of a desire for publicity at the expense of others, was presented in evidence today at the Mitchell court martial. Writing to President Coolidge, the then secretary., he gave these reasons as his reasons for refusing to recom mend that Mitchell be reappointed chief of the army air service with the rank of Brigadier General. The letter was presented to court by Major General Dennis E. Nolan, assistant chief of staff, the last prose cution witness in the trial of the air officer on charges resulting from his public attacks on the government aviation policies. It gave for the first time the war de partments side of the story of Mitchell's transfer last spring from Washington to an army post in Texas. "General Mitchell's whole course has been so lawless, so contrary to the building up of an efficient organization, so lacking in team work, so indicative of a desire for publicity at the expense of everyone with whom he is associated." the letter concludes, Jjjj K J HURT IN I Four Burned, One Be lieved to Be Badly Injured in Blaze Otic man was Beriously in jured, four more were severely burned about t lie arms and face and. damage of $9000 was sus tained in a lire last night at 9:30 o'clock in the rock crusher of the Marsh Construction com pany fifty miles north of Klam ath Falls on The Dalles-California highway. Tiie injured are : Joe (inuls, highway worker, Ilend, Ore., serious Injuries about the head anil probnbly skull frac ture. Joe Henderson, roud worker, Bend, Ore,, burns about the arms and fuce. Ij. X. Beck, rond worker, Bend, Ore., burns. i. Uofftnatr, road worker. Bend, Ore., bums. Walter (ioforth, road worker. Bend, burns. The five men were driven to Klam ath Falls last night during the late hours by their co-workers and were taken to the Klamath General hos pital for treatment. The condition of the four suffering from burns was improved this morning. An X-ray this afternoon will definitely deter mine whether or not Ganis is suffer ing from a fracture of the skull. The accident occurred at a point where the Southern Pacific rallropd crosses The DaUes-Califomia high way in northern Klamath, about ro miles north of Klamath Falls. The rock chushcr Is located near the rail road siding known as Chenault sta tion. An explosion of distillate oil In the engine room of the rock crusher was responsible for the accident, ac cording to Joe Henderson, one of the victims. In some way, possibly from broken skull. Henderson, Beck, Hoffmen and Goforth sustained their injuries in fighting the flames, Their efforts pre- ! vented the fire spreading from the engine room and razing the rest of the crusher. Heaviest loss was sustained hy tbe total destruction of the compressor engine, which was valued at ?7r,oi. Other damage of the engine room brought the total loss to ?9C0t). HE AT
