n
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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)
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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
.
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"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
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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
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''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
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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.