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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1927)
n . . . . . . r-, . City Edition I ItefwitilW J Price Five Cent J Twiddling thumbs and spitting at a crack have ceas ed in the county court cham bers. . ' The action Saturday when the court in a friendly reso lution demanded of Assessor William Lee that he "shoot" or give his reasons why he doesn't, can receive only praise from people who - be lieve in public business, being dispatched. The Edgar & , Cullison cruise made under ' the old county court apparently has not been placed on the tax rolls. Assessor Lee said at an open meeting he had no intention of so extending it because the cruise was cost ing the taxpayers too much money. Just what Assessor Lee means probably will develop now that the court has urged him to act, thus justifying him in presenting his views in detail . Judge Goddard is exactly right when ha says, ''the Ed gar ft Cullison cruise either is worth something to the taxpayers or it is worth nothing and the thing to do is to find out about the mat ter." He stands firmly for cruising the timber of the rounty, just as the other rr embers of the court do, but he wants a fair and im partial cruise and he wants the cruise to be made as economically a possible. There is no question about his positive demand that the timber be cruised. In this the Judge Is eminently fair for he takes the stand that all property of the county should pay its part of the tax burden. He has no disposi tion to "rob the timber bar ons," neither does he desire to persecute a man because he happens to own timber. Most certainly he, is not in favor of penalizing the tim ber and lumber industry to a , degree that profitable opera tion cannot be engaged in here in Klamath county. The dilly dallying that has been going on over thin cruise is exasperating. The timber owners, appearing weeks ago before the court in open session, made strong (Continued on Tats Two) M - '"""i i . j Editorial Late News Flashes t ivnit mrn WASHINGTON, Feb. Ill A1 A four alato compart be tween Oregon, Washington. Mnho and Montana over I lie dtstrl ' halloa of wilier from tho Columbia river would bo authorised under a Joint M-solutlon passed today by the aonntoi ll.VK t'HAHH KATAIj - . U)H AN'OKI-KM, Feb. HI (API Kay Armstrong, automo. bllo rnro driver, dliil In hospital early today of Injurlea re ceived yesterday wncn mm car railed to make a turn and he crashed Inlo -the grandstand at a speedway rare. OKLAHOMA I.OHKH WASHINGTON. Feb. Ill (API Oklahoma f..i auprrmn court review today In Its controversy with Teaa over the location of llio eastern iMiimdary along tho Pan Handle running iiuriii irom me ihhi river. SUM. FAMINK THRNATKXH 1 WHKKMNO, W. V., Keb. Ill (AP) Tlio Wheeling dlNtrlrt tvaa confronted l.xlny with the possibility of n milk famine he. cause of a traffic tit up resulting from the worst storm In twenty year. - , M'AHHINOTON -A.MIIIUIKiK, .Miuw., Keb. riuci in inn manuarripi. tuvmon lody that a letter dlxrnreml In leett w-rlltqn hy (leorge Wnolilnglon bail rxi-n forged dining H'anlilngion'a llfetlnio Willi "illabollral" Intent. Turn. To Page FIVE mm mm LAKE PLAN v. . . . n Iff LMstrict ooara urge) Official To Take Action' Directors of t'w Klamath Irrigation dist'ict Saturday afternoon p'aced their shoiilderu b'iind the move ment for creation of lower Klamath lake into perman ent grazing area to be used as an adjunct, to the irriga tion district. . ' la resolution pawed by the board. Secretary of Interior Hu bert Work and Commlaaloncr ft IlK-lamkilon Mead convert the hnge graslng area ' to prrmaneut graslng unit tor the use of district farmers. .. ' Permit Nystem. 1'ndrr the arrangement advo raied by the board and epeelil committee ot llvesloekmen an-, sheep men, pe'mlls to uo the lake bed 'or graslng would be Is sued by the government and ' the former, of the district would hve a preference orer other an pltrauis. . A copy of the resolution was ent to Mr. Work. Mr. Mead and the Oregon delegation In con gress. , Automobile traffic from Fort Klamath Junction to the othl aide of Pand Creek mountain. has been stopped because of heavy now full. The atoriu haa not affected the road between Klamath Fnlla and Kort Klamath. K waa aald. A large force of men are at work on th affected eoction one mile high and with plowa are clearing the road for through traffic between Klnmath Falle and fiend. Thla la the fimt time the road haa been cloned thla winter. HTATK 'OMIAT I.KTTI.U I'HAl'D 21. .(AP) w. V. Konl. former or tne l.inrnry of t on(rrrH. aald Kanaaa fhy nurnortlnir In linvn OF GRAZING IS FAVORED ROAD TO BEND CLOSED TODAY and Read Details of Ski Race and The Old Home Parjer . V "Elks Gazoot" Published In ' Herald Today Today the Cveslns Herald, ae rompanled by the "Klka Caxoot," a delightfully edited breeiy ElkV publication, enter practically ev ery home In Klamath connty due to a pet la I edition of the Herald and' the "Gaioot" to carry the newa of the big Klka' ahow "Pur ple Klaohea" to be given on Feb. riury Hth asd lith at the Pine Tree Ihratre. "The tiaioot" la a product of Klk wit and humor Juat aa "Pur ple Plaahea," u a borne talent production, and the fun that both will give the Klamath county pub lic will be greatly enjoyed. Klamath Elka only give a ahow occasionally but when they do put one on they do It right. Mr. and Mr. '. J. McNaughton, known hll over the Pacific coaat for their alrnt and theatrical ability, are directing the at In "Purple riaahea" which' la aaauranre to all IhJt the eicellent talent thla city haa will be breught out in a moat pleaalng manner. No one ahould mlaa the ahow. Read the "Galoot" and get an Ides ot the fun you will have when you attend the ahow.. Jewelry Taken In RoibberyOf Willits Home The home of Mr, t, F. Wllllta at 605 Klamath waa broken Into aome time Saturday night and ol 1 Jewela that have been in he family for many years were ato len. ' ' Wwovery of the robbery was mado by Mr. Wlltlta upon her return Sunday from S two weeka trip In California with Mrs, Sara Hum mem. Kntrince to the home waa made through the rear door and apparently for the aole purpoae of finding money and Jewela aa the reet of the household belongings were untouched. A number of rlnga, a watch and chain. Knight Templar' charm and other Jewel which Mr. Wllllta pritod highly were taken In the loot. "The antique could not poa ilbly be of any ue to anyone but mywelf." Mrs. Wllllta remarked today. The theft waa reported to Chief of Police Keltfe Ambrose. Klamath Matron Hurt In Crash Mrs. M. Motachenbachar ot 721 Walnut Street waa brulaed and cut about the face today, as the reault of a collision St about - I o'clock between her huaband'a ear and that of Rrneat Buck, st tho corner of 8th and Pine Street. Late News Of Cascade Slide At a lalo hour this afternoon, Nouthorn Pacific offlrlnla an nounced that four northbound paaacygcr trains routed over the t'aarado line because of slide on the Hlsklyou ltncv were being held up at Crescent awaiting! the clearing of a slide from the) toll road right-of-way near Oust-Up, north of tho Cascade summit. Two more north hound pasaen gor trains are duo Into Klamath Ktills this aflornoon and a third nnd g fourth tomorrow morning, Including the Shasta limited. A small alldo in a tuunol near Crescent, was being repaired this afternoon. According to B, 1 offlclnla the alldo waa not serious nnd could be repaired Id s short tlmo. ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBR UARY 21, Thirteen Killed iri Mountain .1 Vi Thirteen are belle d killed ia California Kdlsoa Company rtur w-har a' h'ft oMJie-ouagT after twoMd e funl awept mrrorM irrcarrjrtog fveecirejK'rae--a reTouw uirio 4 he alopa in the foregraUBKi. -a a ahowu uav. one of the irrea. Bcluw 1 tan camp aa It was, the cmN marking the buildings swept away wlrhont warning la the Tint lkl. t'pper right, rescuers dig in the nor k anka for the . bodies of five missing men. UD HODGES T Another Chapter to Old Case in Jackson ' County Begins , MEDFOKD, Feb. 21. (Special) Marking the cloae of a prohi bition case whit b commenced nearly two years ago when local county and atate officer raided a email wayalde eland, known as the "Hut" on the Crater Lake The i ''This mtt coMPtitthos'S 6oTT KVLeare-SeC. BIG .c - efcy Winter Carnival M. . . iXiom. ? I a anow avalanrho that swept down on Camp 2 of the Roath in the niounialns above Ki.no. -i'nllf. The pictnrp at the left highway north of the city, eeixlng . ! a large quantity of. moonshin?, I which had been deetined for re- j tail consumption by being soldi ! orer the counter. B. L. Hodges,; wail known Klamath Falls resi dent, has arrived here to com mence a sentence in the county Jail ot 30 days, which had been Imposed npon him on a moon shine possession charge In ad dition to a fine of (750. J. Dawson, also ' ot Klamath Falls, was arrested at the same lime with Hodgea and was char ged with a felony In connection with carrying a weapon whllo handling liquor. On thla charge j and on a perjury charge, he was sentenced to the state penitent!-1 ary for tbreu years, which time I Sheriff Means Business - at Fort Klamath Beta Herald Advertisers Appreciate Your Trade 1927. Snow Slide f. s i eC e " he has already served, the u tence being cut short by good be havior. However, due to Various legal technicalities. Hodit never commenced his county Jail sen tence. t Ft. Klamath Road Good t Highway to Fort Klamath Is In excellent condition, according to long distance advice thla afternoon. lie porta of heavy snows on The, Tlallea-CalUornla highway In northern KU- math had led to the dls- semination of rumors that the Fort Klamath road was In . poor condition. ' ST-i A Tomorrow TT n ? h ix Railroad Traffic Is Paralyzed; Passenger Trains Are Rerouted Rogue River Valley Flooded; Shasta Comes through Klamath Closed; Cottages Klamath, early last evening, was struck by the fringe of one of the worst storms in the history of southwestern , Oregon. Torrents of rain converted many streets into miniature lakes, basements of homes and business houses were flooded and considerable property damage was . in curred. v- - ' . - A serious slide on the Cascade , line near- Cruzette, north of Crescent has paralyzed southbound rail traffic for 30 hours. Rail authorities believe that the slide would be cleared by this afternoon. . . . '- Koor asuihbouad S. P. paasen- tcr trains, Imjading the Hhasta l.imilrrl and, lw Oiegonlau, arere roau orer the Cascade line'. They passed Chiough this morn- iu- ;. . .' v . . ' Five Slides. Five slides on the Siskiyou line over the Siskiyou mountains have been reported. They are 50 to 150 feet long. Telephone, westei union and S. P. wires were partially disabled by the storm. PaU or the brick wall on the top of the Eagle pool bail and the Sanitary market on Main be tween Seventh and Kighth street collapsed last night and fell into the street. One man waa atruck and slightly Injured by the falling brick. Highway Closed. The Dalles-California highway between the Fort Klamath Junc tion and a point north ot Sana Creek is closed. t Five feet ot snow has fallen in the past two days. . GRANTS PASS. Ore., Feb. It. (IP) Southern Oregon today Is taking inventory of loss following the most disastrous flood In ij years when the Rogue. Applegate and Illinois rivers last nignt swept out bridges, paralysed pow er service, marooned families and rut this cUy from all railroad and . ers caused by rain and melting highway communication. wi'h,now i the mountains,' rapidly property damage which will total 1 abating and bright spring sun at least 150,000 In this district shlne following in the wak. of ,one- ni amnri ritii. Impelled hy ,alz Inches of rain in 48 hours and a warm wind which melted snow In the moun tains with the headwatera. ' the streams started Using rapidly yesterday and In a short time the three valleys were inundated. Al though many families were msr- iooned, there was no losa of life. Marooned. It is Hmpon8lhle to leave this cUy by highway or rail today. An attempt is being made to reach Grants Pass over the South ern Pacific from the north but It is believed that high water in Cow Creek Canyon will make this Impossible before tomorrow. Washout of trackage between th's Bread and Water Diet Is Sentence Given Local Man Joe Martlnes will exist on bread and water for the next 1 2 days. For the third time In the past six weeks. Martinet was ar rested by police Saturday, charg ed thla time with disturbing the peace. "Yes." Martlnes admitted th'a morning to Police Judge Gag hagen, "I'm guilty." KLAMATH PINE IS THE STANDARD OF THE WORLD KLAMATH FALLS IS THI LARUMT PIN- LUUBBK MANDFACTUH1NU CKNTER IN TH WORLD Twentieth Year Number 5961. Falls; Highways are Are Washed Away city and Ashland. Ore., will deiav , train ...vlpd r-,m (h. Ah f..- - at least three Oaya. It' llk bn several days before either . the"" Pacific or HeriwonH hivhwnva ran be opened to traffic It has been impossible to mske a check on the highway condition due '.o failure of all telephone service to outlying sections. It ia known Ittnf ,s,,r, I K 1 .1 a am a r mi , . a n the Redwood highway and that ; the south approach to the Pad- Slides and Vashouta block the Pacifio highway to the north. At many points the highways we.e from five to ten feet under wat er. . -, Lines Are Out.. Alt felenhnne tin a rm nnt north and south and telegraph linen north are down. Damage to the Grants Psss Ir rigation district resulted from the losa of the suspension bridge ac ross the Rogue, which carried wa ter to the lower valley. ' Railroad Bridges Out. . - California and Oregon coast . railroad lost portions of bridges. over the Rogue and Applegate rl- ' vers. ' r MEDKORD, Ore., Feb. Jt. (Jp), Conditions were fast returning to normal today In the upper Ro gue river vallev. with flood wnt- , tho moat turbulent weather - 1n its history. ,. Abandon Homes. Hear Creek, normally a tiny stream that flowa through tho renter ot the business district of Medford, swelled by waters from Immigrant Gap dam, overflowed five blocks In east Medford and forced many families to aban don their homes or move to upper floors. Residential streets be came raging torrents when the crest of the flood came about olglit o'clock last night. At ten o'clock the flood started to re cede and this morning was back In Ita channel. South Medford waa flooded hy the rising waters ot Griffin creek, . (Continued on Page S) "You are fined 125, and 12 day in Jail on a diet ot bread and water," the police Judge an nounced. William Young, a negro was arroated with Martlnes. He en tered a plea of not guilty and was to have been given a fiirlli- 'er bcnrlng this afternoon.
