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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1925)
Uflul. . -Evening 1Hralit Published Duily at KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awukenlng" AID THE COMMUNITY CHEST; IT DESERVES YOUR WARM SUPPORT Associated Prest Leased Wire Eighteenth 'STear Number 5708 KLAMATH PALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS SCORE CAPTAIN OF VESSEL THAI E Chief of "City of Rome" Told Lie About Ramming S-51, Says Judge SUB NOT AT FAULT Undertea Boat Entitled to Right-of-Way by all Sea Rules, Board Rules nosTON, in.-. II a (barge I Iml the story lulil by CSPItlll Jobll II. Dloiil or lb "i lly I Home" of Dm ninkiiiK or Mm iubniarlne B-51 In cul Union with his vessel off Bloei lilsndi Bepteirfber 2f, was "wii u untrue" wan tnuilu today It l.lmi- tenant commander Charles a. Lock mood, Judgo gflVoeata before lh uiiviiI buiird of Inquiry Invnstl gating Hi" dliwtor, Humming Up lit II nl'Unliill nf lha court loduy si iho Charlestown navy yard, commander Lockwood an Id I bit B-.'. 1 wan nol ul faoll In liny way for the collision "ml (but tllu "City of Home" was entirely 111 IllBllle. Tile judge lldv .lie nail I he conilui't 01 MM "CKj Of Route ivan rcprohenidblo. The S-M, tt maintained, win u "Crossing I unit as neb hail observed nil lb ruli-u -if the road. Commander l.orkwocd nnlil Uul Hie (uoi Ibnl the h r. i ;i ai low mi in approacb with 600 fid of the "City of It mi'-" without any nrtlon showed a luck of attention ou Iho part nf officer and crow of tbo lattor voxel. He described Ihe "City f Heme" us u "blind iblp," with only one man In the pilot bOtlM to steer and keep a Wokoul. In questioning the ntory told tiy Captain Hi, hi. the Judgo ndrocnte said the Cupula hud D0I boon In thn pilot house it ihe tlrDS Iho S-Dl man sighted. The collision, commander jbeb wood said, wan "the roaull of neg lect oil the purl nf bath officers ami craw of the "City of ROfflt" bad no blunie ntlu died to anybody In the navol service c5Wagazinc Section Added to Klamath Sun - Lumberlogue Effective Hundny, Deeotnber ao. nn olslil-pngo mugaslno section. ..vltb front pago In colors, will bo added to the regular edition of the K hi ni nth Hun mid l.umherloRiie. Old and Now World featuro.i nud stories combine to make the aectlon ono of tho bant on tho const and uno thut will undoubtedly moul ihe approval of tho ovor-growlng llni of Sun und Lumberloguo feeders, SOUTH llKND, Intl.. Dee. 111. (fl) Knulo Hnckne, director -t alli lutlcH nl Noire Damo University, Will remain nl Notro Dumo. Thin Is In dicated In a mutomont homed I bin nfiornoon by famous football coneh. SUNK SUBNHRIN La Follette Hits Coolidge . In Editorial For Attitude Taken In Anthracite Strike MADISON', W is.. Dec. 1' --I A. P. ) IVosiilent CoOlirigc is criticized by Senator Robert LaFolletfe Jr.; VViscoiwin, i an editorial in the cunenl issue of LtlFollette'd magazine fur his reported altitude' toward siisueiision of antHractte coal produe lion. Another editorial, signed by Senatur I ,a Kullete, sets forth a refusal of (he Wisi-nnshi dolegatioh in the house of representa tive's "to compromise or to bargain" With Speaker Longworth or with ''any other member of ihe house." After reviewing Ihe anthracite situation briefly, Senator l.a FolIet.tO writes, "The possibility of a soft coal strike haniis o er the fount ry, President Lewis has written President Coajhtg in .strong bill respectful lenns, calling atlenlion lo the critical situation in the sofl coal fields by violation of the so-called Jack sonville agreement by many Opcrat,0r$. "Presitlenl Cdoiidge has not answered. Through the invster iotis While House spokesman, il is announced that, the presi dent is lerribly insulted thai he should be asked lo act. "In this cillire coal strike Situation, it is clear lo those who know ihe' true history of the Huston police strike that Presi dent Coolidge is running true lo form. At thill Unie, according lo an official report of a coiuinillee headed by James J. Storruw, the Dpstoit banker, Coolidge persistently refused to act until riot and bloodshed aroused the stale. When order had been restored liy Mayor Peters, CoOldige sent the militia and claimed credit (or rbstoVlfig 'law ami .order'." ' Mitchell Case Insult To U. S, , Arkansan Court Organized Only To Ruin Officer, Charge WASHINGTOnl, Dec, 18 (F) 'i he m 1 1 -1 1 -1 1 oour'l partial cote came In tbs floor of tie- bOUSS for Ihe firm lime toduy when Uoppo.' niu 1 1 v i Tllrnan. dembbrat, Arkansas, charged ihnt Ihe court was organ ised to "got ihe colonel, und t hut tin verdict "Intiiillii free A rim " "I cull upon iho granlto-facod und granlte-sbuled president of this Jus lli loving nullon," be nil III. "to lull iKute or quash I hlii harsh aenleneo." Tho eourl'B edlel. suspending t In ii 1 r officer from rank mid puy for flee yi-iirn bgeaUM of bin uttuck on Kovernnienl nvlatlon pollclas, Mr. Tllmiin continued, wus Hhuincloss, unusual sod cruel. "They nought to affix a kuk." h Mid, "and at the istni time Impov- erliih blip und his fumlly. It leoml thill III thin trig Ihe ir iml military proeodurt wun not allowed to take itn ordinary course, " Kiddies Fund Is Aided By Gifts Of Toys Mordoff And Woolf Make Big Contri bution Kiddle Knrn, Chummy COSsters, Toy Motor Cars with rubber tires, fgrm wagon and many smeller toys, retailing si more than 150 were donated yesterday to The Rid- dleit' Chrlnlmnn fund of the Even log Herald by ihe Mordoff and Wolf Kurnlture store, which will udd to the already splendid nrrny of toys In chidden Ihe henrln of the un fortunate utile nun of Klamath Fails ou chipiimiin morning, Mm. K. I). Johnnon of ITMi M.l rone , the iuHt donalur In the eause, sending in her. eheok for $2.00 last svsnlng. I'nndlen und nutn and asiorted frullH in u Koneruun quantity will also he delivered to the little tots by various members of the KvenlnR Heruld muff and a number of local people who have kindly offered ti nnnjst In 111- In: k of getting tho gifts lo Ihe various homon. Road Officials to Receive Jolt ALBANY, Ore.. (See. n -- il'i -.Members of the State highway com in IhhIoii muni iippour In circuit court hen- January 8 to show cause why (bey should not ho nrresled for enn lenipt of court In ordorlng 11 leni imriiry npproui'b to the new lirldK here. They are ohargOd with clo IStlng nn Injutrctlon Issued last April UKitlnst completion of the upprouch. Ml I HIT AS DESTROYER OF L Wayne B. Wheeler and Anti Saloon League Panned by Massachusetts Solon SPEAKER THREATENED Says he Received Warning That if he Gave Speech He Would be Beaten WASHINGTON, Dec. Hi. OP) Another nltuck on the dry riKlme wns delivered hy Representative Oiilllun, deuinerul, Mn-'imchuseit which denounced Wayne 11. Wheel er nud the nnti-saioon loagbe league un the biicklione or 11 "vicious syn tein which In deslrovlm: lh- soul and ciiiiki'IkIii'i' of A liiet'li ii " "There are certain organisations, some have the audacity 10 charac terize OiomiH'lvcM its 'churches and brancbes of tin- Christbui re'Ugtoa," mild Mr. (inlllvitn. "These polliical und qussl-re-iiairius orgaalsations scoff at the holy scrlptureg; they preacb to ibeir eredttloai nnd iKiionmt follow-on thut n liruele thai changed arater Into wine wnn u crime: and they believe they can repeat Iho miracle of iho IdayOS and fishes by cap turlnn tin- treasury of the country. "These dancing Dervishes of the Ajnerlean branch of Uahontet'e re union eonstltute Ihe vociferous army of prohibition shock troops." Wboelor, he said, could now rlsu In bis plgce "and nay, with one of our Lord CnsllereiiKh's devoted dis ciples, thank Q0d, I have u country o buy und nell'." conciudiuK ills speech. Represent ative (ialllvnn told the bouse a dry member hud threatened him In the cloak room today thai if ho uiudu the speech be would not be returned to congress. "Well, 1 have- inudo It." be nal'.l. "and I challenge Wayne Wheeler and his wliolo army to come up to my district and read Hint speech." WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. (P) The VolStegd eel wnn assailed In the house today by Representative. Vare. republican of l'etinsylvanta. as an unenforceable law. "The people don't want In be hone dry." be sold. "Slnles and federal Kovcrnmeiit have spent millions trying to en force the law nnd now ndmit fnll uro." The Increasing consumption of bootleg liquor, he said, proved that the dry law was breaking down all law enforcement. He advocated legalising -'."r, per cent beer. Forum Luncheon Is Called Off Until Dec, 30 Holiday Season Causes Suspension Of Activity Owing to Ihe next forum luncheon tailing on tho 2.1. just two duysbo foro Christmas when everyone Is In the midst of u mad rush. Iho board of directors have decided lo do away with the luncheon on Wed nesday. Tho next torunt luncheon will hi" on Wednesday, December 30th., when an excellent program has been arranged, Reports on Hie mid year rneetlng at Ihe western division of iho united Statei chamber of com merce, hold in Seal lie. will be given by Attbrnev u. c Oroesbeek and Secretary Lynn fiabin, who attend ed! Some Interesting data Is to bo given In I heir report, Directors nf the obamber are urging Ihnt every member turn out for Iho next slithering en Decemli-r no. Will Investigate High Rubber Price WASHINGTON, Doc. 10. --(fl) A resolution calling for nn Investi gation of alleged manipulation or crude rubber prices by British colon ial governments, was given preferred status today ou the legislative pro gram of the house. , AMERICA'S SOU U. S. Has Plan To Save Ducks From Poisoning Utah Marsh to be Used As Feediog Ground SALT I.AKM ITY, Utah. IJec. r. l..i I i;eveio ., inenl of the Hear river, Utah marshland, as a 1 feeding and feeding ground for migratory birds will be umlcrl;iken by the L'niteil. States govt-.'-nnieiit. I. II. Madsen, stale lish and game coinmissioncr, reported today on his return from Washington where he conferred with fed eral officials. , Ducks and other wild fowl have suffered from alkali pois oning in various western states and the conference held, at Washington was called to se lect a plai!e where this danger of infection would be avoided. Bear river bay Has been found uninfected and for this reason efforts were made to have the 1 1 western state- concentrate their efforts toward developing this feeding gfjOUltd, An appropriation of ;?5(X),U00 w ill be necessary to increase the area ol I lie ilistrut ami plans. provide lor the building ol a dam which will add .51 square miles to the area which i: near the W yoming-Colorado line. Oregon Trunk Renews Offer On City Park Sale of Land to Rail road Company is Assured Oregon' Trunk railroad company has renewed its offer to bay slightly over two acres of tao Riverside city park, according 1 1 reliable Informs-: Hon received here today. The assurance from the auxiliary road of tho N-irthcrn lines, seeking entrance Into the Klamath terri tory, lays .definitely to rest any fell's that the city park sale might not be consummated. The railroad ai a meeliug ot the city park board, agreed t i pur c'.iaso Slightly over two acres of the eight acres of land Included in the city park. The purchase, price is In he ST.iiOII an ai re. The Southern laciris. railroad, several weeks ago, als save defin ite assurance Hut! Ihe y Would pur chase Iho other six acre:; of city park property at tbo santu price, ? 7,500 an acre. Montana Town Has 5-Inch Snowfall ' HESLENA, Mont..- Dec. in. (JP) Helena, with five inches of snow at 9 o'clock this morning, received the heaviest fall of snow Hint spread to' all parts of Montana. The fall was light in Ihe northwestern part of the statu and was moving to the ftbtbeast, At Qreat Falls snow fell on blooming pansies and dandelions anil much green trass, due to the long period of open weather that followed an IncletuSttj season In October. & MORE 9WOPPING ;: 23 EOiO CUIini". OF ii STEAL IN BIG DISTILLER! Convicted Men Include Sen ator, Revenue Man and Otlier Official Head DRY FORCES REJOICE Declared to be Most Out standing Prohibtion Vic tory im Recent Years INDIAN APOU0, Ind.. Dee. ft. VP) r.lghton men convicted of con spiracy to "milk" the Jack Daniel distillery at, St. Iuls of .10.000 gal Ions of pre-war whiskey arc at lib vriy iouuj on nonds of 1 5.000 to ?1 o.ooo, and five more are held In jan nerii in lieu of bond waiting sentence on December 30 In fed eral coiirt. mi went lounu guilty late yes terday on charges brought by the government against the men who It called the "higher-ups" In a sage regarueu i,y Its counsel as one. of the most Important ever undertaken In the central west to halt Illegal traffic in whlxkcy. Twenty of the convicted men are from St. Louis. Among them arc Arnold Heilmlch, former internal revenue collector of Missouri; Nat Goldstein, broker and former circuit clerk of St. l.ouis county; State Senator Michael J. Kinney ol St i-ouis. ana nis orotlier, William, a former deputy revenue collector. 1'rosecutlon attorneys were jub ilant today over. what they called ono of the most outstanding prohi bition victories won in recent'years. The maximum penalty for such a conspiracy Is two years imprison ment and a 1 10.000 fine. The case concerned the withdrawal of 30.000 gallons of whiskey from the distil lery in August 1953. The liquor was purchased by Ceorge Itomus. wealthy Cincinnati bootlegger. Rem us asserted that through the Influ ence of several politicians the ring had obtained protection from the internal revenue officers. Indict ments were returned ir. St. Louis the following month, hut trials did not materialize. Seizure of whlskey here in Decembmer 1923 Identified as part of the St. Louis stock cn roulu to Cincinnati led to Indict ments against 37 persons. Hall To Run For Governor, Portland Says Marshfield Man To Seek G. O. P. Nom ination PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 19. The Portland Telegram today says State Senator Charles Hall of Marsh field will again seek the republi can gubernatorial nomination. "He sought it four years ago and was defeated by Den V. Olcott, the governor, by a few hundred votes," says the Telegram. "Now after making a careful survey cf the situation, he has in formed friends that he will again be a candidate and his formal an nouncement Is expected soon, "It Is understood that In his platform he will pledge himself to the application of business prin ciples in the administration of state affairs and In his Campaign will emphasize the need of a business man In the executive office." CtiKRKS tONVKNH PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 1!). ( J County clerks of ihe state con cluded their annual meeting here yesterday. ainy Christmas, Weather Forecast SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. IS, ---(PI- The weather outlook for the week, beginning Decern- her SO whs announced here to- day hy Ihe united Stales weuth- er Bureau as follows: The outlook is for generally cloudy weather with rain in Washington and Oregon nnd probably in California. Normal temperature will prevail. inuicieu, Lies In Local Jail B. Butler, Believed by Jury to be at Large, Is in Custody Bybee llutler. It developed today. i was ono of the men against whom I secret Indictments were returned at the close of the sessian of the grand Jury Thursday afternoon. Apparently there uan a misunder standing somewhere, because at the time the ?ccret indictment was re turned by the investigative bod", llyhec liutler was in the county Jail. llutler was charged with forgln;; the name of a Chlliquln rancher. He was arrested a few days prior to the grand jury session. Hooch Price In Russia Boosted Tjr wj walked out the front door, rllty .Per Centj warning Miller to remain quiet until they had made good their Cossacks Get Taste of Us?f . u. s. R tl System MOSCOW. Dec. 19. -(P, The! i" a 1,1 tllc 'ar,!' Soviet government has increased thej f-ast 'light, shortly before price of vodka 50vi, bringing it to midnight, he was awakened by about a dollar a quart, as a partial the forced entrance of . three measure against drunkenness and rou,v cacl mcll !efore he with a view to increasing the state. , , " revenue could secure a weapon to pro- ., , , k , . , tect himself the highwavinen The Moscow Soviet also has adopt-, " ed a measure against excessive selze(! h,nl 31,(1 hound him tight drinking, directing the police to re-ilv with ropes. port all cases of arrests for intoxi cation to the trade unions of which tllc delinquents are members. Commisar of Health Semashko has urged the anti-alcoholic socio';3 lo for "Islands of Sobriety" to point out the deleterious effect of vodka. Tbo Commisarj" asserts that nearly 25 per cent of the factory workmen are confirmed drinkers. Want Addresses of City Poor Families Should anyone know of a woilhy family who should be remembered at Christmas time, they are usked Fricko or Mrs Vane n, cnmmnl,v 1 chest headquarters. Phono 8S3. Donations continue to come inu headquarters and several more bus iness houses were today added to the UEt of contributors to the ehe.it fund. Dohenys and Fall Lose Bribe Appeal WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. 0Pl The court of appeals of the District of Columbia refused today to re consider its dectslin holding to be valid the bribery indictments against E. L. Doheuy, E. L. Doheny, jr.. and Albert 13. Falls, fjrmer secretary of the interior. Neighbors Gasp As Writer Honors Eve By Putting Her Statue In His Front Yard GREENVILLE, South Carolina. Dec. 10. A. P. I Kobert (Jnillcn, noted newspaper paragrapher and humorist, has erect ed a monument in the front yard of his home at Fountain Inn near here, to Eve, the first woman. 'The monument which Mr. Quillen says is the first that man kind has erected to Eve alter an estimated filXK) years of his tory, was carved by a local marble cutter and was given this inscription : "In memory of Eve, the first woman." To make the shaft harmonious in every respect, Mr. (Jnillcn has a "nicely carved apple with a twig and lestf" placed below the inscription, lint the neighbors "stared at (he monument with incredulous horror," says Mr. (Jnillcn in the current issue f his paper, the Fountain Inn Tribune. "I'm sorry." he adds. "I never hurl anybody's feeling or offend ed anybody's pet superstitions. This is purely a family affair. Kve was a fair and charming lady and deserved a liner monu ment than I have provided for her. It is almost incredible that alter 6000 years ol" history none of her kinsmen have erected a stone to her memory." The author further explains that "Eve was a distant relative of mine ou my mother's side." and that she was "the first lady of the land, a reigning belle of her day" and that the monument is an effort to atone for ihe "unpardonable neglect of her by her i,,,s,cri,i:-' -m, 3 ROBBERS Dl ;e ALL LOOSE CASH Midnight Sortie Made by Trio Yields About $45; Miller is Victim AWAKENED FROM NAP Money Stolen was Obtained by Miller to Finance Trip South Three robbers invaded a lonely little house in Cofcr tiros, brick yard, on the Pelican City high way last night, bound and gagged V. A. Miller and stole between $40 and $-15 ill cash. After a minute and deliberate search, the three men calnilv Aimer is watclimau lor tiie I 1,1'lr!.- v:i rl Mlirion- ll, uniimcr and fall he has been sojourning T'ithotit hurry or nervousness the robbers proceeded to loot the house. They found between $40 and $45, the money which Miller had secured from his employers to finance a trip to California. After the departure of the thugs. Miller wriggled bis way free, from the rope. The case was reported to authorities itttij morning, ft was investigated by police and Special Officer Thorncrook. Miller's experience did not deter lurri from making the Cal- ""rla trlP" Hc left tl,,S '0rn ing to visit his daughter in Sac ramento and will return after the holidavs. Medford Cops Get Booze Coming Here MKDFOHD, Ore,, Dec. 19. (JP) O. Catallna and A. Vantura, ot Weed. Calif., are In jail la Jacksonville today as a result of t'lelr capture by State Officer T. A. Talent, nour Ashland, last night with 15 gal-' Ions of moonshine in their automo bile. The two young men who said they were enroute to Klamath Falls mill be given a hearing this afternoon. WATCHMAN: TAK
