The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, August 13, 1927, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text'I City Edition The Old Home Paper WEATHER. Oregon; Fair tonight and Sua day. Warmer In tha east portion Bunds jr. Normal humidity. Mod ' rat northwest wln.lt along the coast. Associated Pre89 and United Press Telegraph Service Herald Advertisers Appreciate Your Trade Prico Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SATURDAY, AUGJJST 13, 1927. Number 6101 cane raa mm m m sgMt 4 QUALIFY FOR GREAT I DERBY Aviators Must Pass Tests Before Be ing Qualified ' MUNICIPAL AIRPOKT. Oakland, Cnl., Auk. 13, (A. I'.) Navigation tents re mained today as the main hurdlo for five airplanes en tered in the JnmeH Dole $.15,000 prlxe fliirht from obtaining official Approval nil ntnrtoin In the 2100-mile aerial derby to the Inle of Oahu, scheduled to Htart on Tuesday noon. Four of the nino entrants who have planes' here have qualified thus fur. Death crossed another entry (mm lb IUI of alnrtera yesterday whan Captain Arthur V. Roger, flying hi tandem englned mono plan waa Killed on a trial (Until at hla home hangar near Lo An gelr. tl Jumped with a, para . chute afiar. hla editlne atopped, .The parndiutn failed ttv ofn and I'aptaln Rngera loll IH (pa( to tho ground. Mra. Roger mood on the Cold with her hahy In hi-r arm and witnessed bar huaband't ilnat h. Tlsa tragedy yolerday bring the total (light entrant killed to thru. Lieutenant lleorg D. Coy clt and lllrbard H. Waggner hnv (Cotitluued on I'aea Five) EIGHT BLAZES High Humidity and Cool Nights on Side of For est Rangers PORTLAND. Or.. Aug. 13. P) Mop that (Irs flghtara In the Columbia national (oret In noutheru Washington would be able to get night it unborn (iroa under control within a day or an waa expressed todoy at dl trli'l hegilquartera o( the (oret service. Success depended upon absence of ent wind and contin ued high humidity. Cold night and high humidity have been on the aldn of erew that have Iwon. ronibntlng fire In tha Columbia forojt at Hock Creek, Lost Creek, Silver Creek, Ciecn river, Little while river, Klouxnn, Squnw butto and Hun gry creek. Snaking rain Innt night In Mount Dukcr (orcst In Washlng ton wns reported. Cnndltlnna In other Wnxhington forests went fnvnrablo. ALLEGED KOIIHEIl DIES PORTLAND, Aug. 13, (TP) Arthur Roger, wounded Sunday night by a pistol ahot fired by a filling atnllon attendant whom ho wna alleged to hnvu attempted In holdup, died liiHt night of hla wound. ) Art,lan Veil HI ruck. One of the largo! nrtrv alnn wella ever dlwoverod In southern Oregon, rraemhllnjc n miniature aeyncr, wna at ruck Thursday n( Hunaet 4 rniup, on Fort Cnvk, c- roiillng- to womI rwlveil 4 hew loilny. . The wntor apniita In n v ronllliiinna (low from 1,t to 4 4 10 feel In tho fir, mill, nr. cording to pi-CKcnt llidlia- 4 4 tlona will he Indefinite. 4 , Tho well wn at nick nl 1113 (eet. Hiinaet en nip la owned l!U Mr. mill Mi. Henry OHiihu. . It la lorntcil on l-'ort Creek ' nloiiK Tha DnlliK-Cnlirornln hlglinny. , UNCONTROLLED SACCO'S.FAST CONTINUES AS PARTNER EATS! IIOKTON, An. I J. (! Th." hunger airlka of Nlrola Harro waa unbroken today when III') broakdiat Iraya warn removed (mm lha cell. Bartolomeo Van zelil, strengthened and prepared by lha lliuld fond tuken yeaier- day after hla (ant, at two (rank- (urlnra. bread, uillk and rot fee and mi I (r red none of the III ( fret (lt previously when h 1 suddenly broke ful. Tha drat lull In the Haero-Van-feltl rae III umny week found both prlnouera apparently belter spirited today, Althouih Rarco' ronllnued refusal of (nod ban alarmed eoiu of hi (rlenda who ore ronlicrlng asking Warden llcndy to frighten hi in Into eat ing with a threat of forcible feeding. Kacrn will hova (anted twenty eight dnya, today, but baa yet to bow any algn of wrakne. Hncvo' aversion to (orrlhlc feeding la well understood. Om-e Ik-fore lie attempted a hunger alrlke while In Ilia Dedham Jail, lie refuaed (ood for a month, but when tha authorltlea resorted to atronger methoda than perualon Sarco'a atrfka ramo to a quick and. F, interest High in Biggest .September Celebration Ever Held Here lndlcatlvo of Hie keen InlPreat bolng ahuwn In what prnmlaoa to be by (ar lha blggeat September pelebrnllon ever ataged by tho Klamitb rounty (air hoard, roilmi aaaorlalion and tabor temple anno tation, entrlea are already corn lag In (or tho agricultural (ea llval. Thia waa revealed nf a meet ing of tha Klamath rounty (air board In tho rounty courthouae today, when Fred l. Pope, proml nenl,ranrhar o( theMerrill dig trlrt, waa announced aa being I he (iral to enter blooded llvealock In the county (air competition. He hn aubmlttca hla entry papera (or three purebred cowa, a calf and an exceptionally good bull which ha rorently brought Into the county (rom O. A. C. The meeting of the directora today waa one of the moat en thunlantlc held thla aoiaon, aa pinna (or the big event Septem ber t to K, Inrlunlvo, haa tuken .a definite form which promlaea I otitatandlng aucceaa of tho (nil ' farm fete. i Wlfh the new (nlr ground x- III lilt building well tinder way. I tho bonrd of directors hold an optlmlatlc view on tho forthcom ing (eatlvltlea, which will drnw I apectatora and pnrttrlpnnta In the 'event, (rom all auction" of aouth 'ern Oregon, aa welt aa other pnrta of tho alnle, and northern California. Rainier Citizens To Vote on Recall RAINIER, Ore., Aug. 13. (A. P.) Final broadsides are bolng (Ired In Iho tight over the at tempt to rocall Mayor Venlch and councilman Ilaugiihurg. The people will go In tho polls to decldo tho Issue Monday. A circular hearing the name, nf K. K. Knsnbraugh, secretary of tho rernll rpwimlttPti, has been distributed criticising the present adminlntrntlnn. Mayor Venlch In this week's Issue of tho Rnlnler Ilevlow, of which ho is editor published nino acpnruto articles, most o( them praising the prosent administra tion and aoinn criticising former ndmlnlstrntlona. i ' ' CHOP TO HELP LOAN. RAPID CITY, 8. D.. Aug. 13. (AIM . The present favor blu nut look (or n good grain crop nnd fair prices, especially for livestock, will permit "many bor rowers to put their loan In good order," Eugonn ' Meyer of tho federal farm lonn bonrd re ported today to President Cool KLAMATH T 1 LONG hop; MAY STAR!! ON MONDAY! Aviator Steles That Hi VViH-Start if Weather Good BOITIIAMPTON. Kng.. Aug. 11. (AIM Tho di'i-ilon to bop off Monday at ( a. m. on tha find al,ige of hla t run -A I Ian lie flight, "weather permitting," waa announced late today by Captain Krank T. Courtney after receiv ing weal her reporta from Wash ington and lindun. The competitora In tho great rare to ape who will be the drat to apun the north Atlantic by air In one hop from Europe to Amer ica, were Inrreaalngly active to day aa reporta were received of proaperta that tho ocean weather would anon become more favor able. Leon Civon'e "niuehlrd" after alight repulra to the motor, waa to tike on her aupply of guan llne thla afteruoon. while D vu donne Come planned to take hla llreguet blplune (rom Vlllacou blay to 1 lliturrel. Thia gave rlne to reporta there would be two hopoffa early tomorrow, but receipt of dlaquleung weather reporta covering tho Atlantic re gion Into thla afternoon made the qupatlon of marling tiunorrow doubtful. COl.OtiNK. Aug. 13. IAP) Lieutenant 0;lo Koennccke and Count Solma-Laubarh ' arrived here at. 8: 50 o'clock tonight In their Caapar biplane (rom Berlin, preparatory to their departure on a trana-Atlnnllc voyago to the t'nlted Ktniea. PARIS. Aug. JS. (API Fresh mlatorlune affecting the Hellanca Monoplane Columbia cropped out today, and It appeared thla after noon thnl there waa alight cSnnce of her bolng ready to fly tomor row, even If tho weather over the Atlantic clears. Maurice Drouhln. French plot engaged (or the (light by Char lea A. Irvine, waa Innpecting the plane when he (ound a blade o( the propeller twisted. The bend waa aueh aa might be miule with a pair o( pliers. Straightening of the bind.- will bo a dclirato operation, aa the surface, must ha absolutely true, ! Robert E. Strahorn I Returns from East; j Silent on Railroad i Robert E. Strahorn, veteran railroad builder, and president of the O. C. & E. railroad, arrived In Klamath Falls shortly before noon today to spend several days attending to pressing business In connection with his railroad. Mr. Strahorn declined to dis cuss tho Klamath' railroad situ ation hut indicated ho might mnko some statement In the near future. "I hnve been awny tor several months, twice In Now York and pert of tho time In Sun Fran cisco on business connected with the railroad situation here," ho oxplnlned. Mr. Slr.ihorn'a road hail occu pied n prominent part In the railroad checker board of Klam ath hasln. It Is now said to he controlled Jointly by tho South ern Pacific nnd Great Northern railroads. Klamath Falls 2nd In State Building With nn aggregate sum of J377.480 In building permit for tli n month of July. Klamath FnJIs soared above Snlem nnd Eugene fur'tho first time In more thnn n year, nnd emerged second only In the state to Portland. This wns revealed on Friday afternoon from city 'officials. It Is hoped the $2.(1011,01)1) mark enn be reached fur tho year, with the million mark already passed. CountyjOourt Ready to Start Road Work Approval of Half Million Dollar Road Bond Issue Must First Be Secured Before Administration Advertises for Bids "The county court la ready to let contract on at leant at road building project and wilt advrr- tiae for bid luat aa aoonj aa the ; road bond lanuo la approved ht-1 Portland attorney." j j "ill! wen the aralejnenC today j of County JudKe Fred It. (joddard ' when Interviewed by a Herald re-j porter on the etatu of the half million dollar road building pro- gram, auihorlii-d at a aperlal ; election June "Preliminary reeonalaAaDcei ' and aarvey on eeveral of the.' toada have been completed and ! contrail (or all the projerta j uhleb are ready "to lioot" will) nroliably be let almultaneoualy." I the rounty Judge explained. "We will not aell the entire ' ha!( million dollar in road bonds j but Juat enough to defray the t exiene of the road we ran build thla year, Aa olhor pro-! Ashland Borrows Sluggers From Medford, Grants Pass For Series With Pelicans J2. Oram Pasa' home run artlaer. Drolette, and Medford'a are In-1 fielder, M.Shane, third. bano.j will don Ashland Hon a sulis to- J morrow afternoon en Fair. Crounde field In the first of a ' three game series with the Kla-j math Kalis Pelicans to determine! the winner of the 192? Southern j Oregon League pennant. ' Aa a result of the acquisitions. I the Ashland loam will invade, Klemalh with one of the hardest ' .bitting aggregations that hn ever worn aeml-pro anils In. southern Oregon. The first tour men nt bat are dynamite. They are Marlow. renter fielder. Roh blna, short atop. Hoffnrd, left field, and Prolette, catcher. ' I Natural Hitter. Each member of this quartet U a natural home run hitter and have broken up many a game In : the southern Oregon league with heavy stick work. ( Hut white the Ashland aggre-' gallon has been "loading up" for the (Innl test, the Pelicans have not been asleep. Three new fac-' ea will he aeen in- Pelican suits. ', Fortior, whose two home runs at Greeters Planning Big Reception for Oklahoma Realtors j Plans (or extending a hearty I welcome to the Oklahoma real tors special train which will stop lover In Klamath Falls three hours I on August 15 will be laid this 'afternoon at ti meeting of the Klamath greeters committee in tho chamber of commerce. Members ot the committee are aa follows: P. O. Landry, chairman; 0. A. Pellman. E. L. Hentley, Chris Dianas, W. D. Butler, E. M. Chll eoto. F. Ray Bunn, R. C. Dale, Claude Davis, T. W. Delzell. Rruce Dennis, C. V. Drake, J. 11. Drlsrnll, Fred Dunbar, A. F. Clover. J. C. Gohlo, T. P. Hend erson, C. A. Henderson. J. E. Howie, Paul Johnson, Lee Jacobs, P. Lawrence, W. T. Lee. Will Long, W. W. McNenly, J. H. Mar tin, Howiwd Perrln, H. W. Poolo, L. K. Porter, Steve Saho, Snho, Earl Shepherd, J. E, Swanson, William Templar, E. S. Veatch, J. P. Wolls. O. C. AppleRnle. E. 0. Argrnves, Howard Pnrnhlsel and T. B, Wntlors. Home Mixer! STROTOSIU'HO, Pa., Aug. 13. (P) The champion no-mixer Is William t.acey. Caught In a big concrete mixer, Into which ho had rrnwled to make repairs, Ln rey wa whirled (or three mln Hlea In the content! of sand, water and cement but escaped with soma cut and bruises. Ject are ready, w will aell more bond. We (eel that we are aaving Intercut by only aelling bond aa the project arise." Among the (lint road building project to be initiated will be the ,ur(aclng of the Mldland-Ca-lor section of the Klamath Falls Weed highway and the surfacing of the Hoi k Creek ( Fremont I road from Fremont bridge aeven mile west to the wet boundary of Wocu vallev. "One of the rpflMim thai then I undertakinga will probably be done thla (all la that there I little preliminary work to be done." the county Judge aaid. "AUo we believe that they are extremely Important because thev serve a great number of people." Other road will Include grad ing, of a road (rom Hildehrand to Bprague river; grading of two roads In Sprague River val ley: and grading of roada In Langell valley. Ashland last Sunday created a sensation; Mulligan, who will bold down third base and whose fast fielding la only equaled by his steady hitting: and Hadley, second baseman, who la expected to crash through with hits when they mean runs. Hut when all la said and done. Hill Hcnlon'a arm will determine whether or not the Pelicans will crash through tor a victory. I: he la right, the Pelican twirler will lay down the big Ashland (our. aforementioned, like wheat before a arythe: It ho isn't. It will be Just too bad and there will be a lot of small boy chas ing balls that had been knocked out of the lot. All-Star alVsebnll. With the new players acquired by both teams. 'the series will take on all star aspect, and. entirely aside from the keen ri valry between the two cities the baseball aggregations represent, will undoubtedly be the best grade ot ball played . In southern Oregon In years. The umpire will bellow "Play P.aUl' at 2:3(1 p. m. tomorrow. (Continued On Page Two) California Tourist Painfully Injured When Auto Crashes i ! PENDLETON. Ore., Aug. 13. j (AP) John Bedlow. nged about 31, of Sanla Marglta. Calif., is In a local hospital suffering pain- ful injuries sustained yesterday j when his automobile went oft a .iu-ioqc emoanKment on tne highway 13 miles west of Pen dleton. He suffered a broken shoulder, severe cuts and bruises about the scalp and body. He was unable to tell how the acci dent happened when brought here. Tho car turned two com plete somersaults and landed up right against a fence. Eugene Plumbers' Strike Unchanged El'CENE. Ore.. Aug. 13. (AP) There Is still no change In the strlko of union plumbers hore asking nn Increase from IS to $9 a d ly. William Cooper, presi dent of tho Oregon state fed eration of labor, will meet with Iho central labor council horo In the near future. It Is reported to day. Tho general contractors' as sociation of Eugene Is opposed to any Increase In wages for the building trades. This report fol lows a reported agreement where by' carpenters were to be In creased lo IS n' day. It Is said a few contractors entered Into this agreement hut that It Is not an official act .of tho association. 01 ARE NUNDALED IN STORMS ii . it -, r twlOUdDUrSt rUtS lS.an- Sas: Streams are O 1 n Kampage I ' j TOPEKA. Kan.. Aug. IS. W Rains o( cloud burst propor-1 tlona flooded Kansas towns to day and sent rivers and streams on a rampage. Holslngton. Great Bend, Hiter, Allien and Olathe were Inundat ed following rains of from three to nine inches which came after the heavy downpours Thursday tight. At Hlzer a nine Inch rain sent aster running through the streets four feet deep, forcing residents from their homes. At Albert water waa two feet deep la 'Vie telephone exchange and streams were far out of their banks. . Water from these towns ' was rushing down toward Great Bend where residential sections al ready were under water. - Walnut creek, four milea north of there, was two milea wide and the Ar kansas river at the south edge of town was qpproarhing . flood i'age. Dllres Vere heme built along Its banks. - A I llrtl-ln, . w .' .. .. V i last night followed one of iar proopruons rnnrsday night and Inundated the town, washing out Missuirl Pacific railroad tracks on three sides. Streams In the vicinity of Sa- lina and southwet of .. , "- mjuiuwct ui sauna i - -- -.... . u , , j uoeu r 1 1- were reported full and overflow- j day at 2 p. m., when ten pros ing. The Solomon river at Mln-1 pective queens started the big nea polls was reported on a ram- .. .,. . . . , paKe vote campaign through which ", 'they hope to win valuable prizea, TRUCK DRIVER DIES IN CRASH t Milton Church, Roseburg, Believed to Have Fall en Asleep at Wheel TILLAMOOK. Ore.. Aug. 11. (PI Milton Church, ot Roseburg. aged about 40. waa killed early today when a gravel truck which he was driving on the Miami river road near Garibaldi, went over a 40 foot bank. Church, who was employed on a night shift working on the Hobsonvflle-Garlbaldl section of the Roosevelt highway, was found by searchers after he fail ed to appear at the usual time at the gravel pit where hla truck was to be loaded. , The position of the body Indi cated that he hud been thrown from the truck In the plunge and that the truck had fallen upon him and crushed him. Fel low workers were unable to ac count for the accident, except by surmising that Church might have fallen asleep while driving the truck. The accident was bTlleved to have happened about 4 a. m. Rotary Wives are Honored at Dinner An event which will go down in the history of local Rotarinns was that of Friday evening wheu the wives nnd a few special guests were honored with a din ner and dancing party at Fort Klamath. Sixty-seven Rotnrlans and their guests wore seated at the ban quet tnhle at the. Fort Klamath hotel, which wns prepared by Mrs. Taylor. After the dinner, which was served at seven o'clock', the la dies were presented with Individ ual bonnets nnd tho men with novelty raps and an evening of dancing t.tst until midnight wns enjoyed nt the Community Unit. The Hal Hlnckburu orchestra fur nished the music, GILMAN SAYS RAIL STATUS IS INDEFINITE "Our plana with regard to the terminal aitaatlon and means of entering Klamath Falls have not. matured to the point where there can be an announcement." L C. Oilman, vice president of the Great Northern, aald thla morn ing. "Eventually, and I hope soon, we will be able to make a defin ite announcement, hnt at tbls time 1 conld not make a atate- mem because whatever I would .ay might be altered or modified by h,ea,"!It developments that 1 can not anticipate, wiu-heu to m Hew. lThla (alL A. i. Wltchell, chief engineer -o( the 8. P. ft 8. will Prob"blr located In Klamath Fa"8 mo"1 ot " dme. and I in Bpena a gooa pan or my time here also. "I am planning to return next Thursday and hope that by that time there will be something def inite that I can announce to the Klamath public." Mr. Wltchell. who accompanied Jir. oilman on hla Klamath trln left thia morning (or Bend and will Inspect the work In pro gress on the Great Northern ex tension (rom Bend to1 a connec tion with the Southern Pacific line at Cbemault. Mr. Oilman remained In Kla- main rails today to transact business matters. E OAL OF MANY QUEEN THROW aimi-ilen Prospective Queens Start Vote Campaign; frizes Offered The Klamath Falls Labor day lAilahrallnn nfflnlll.. 1 .with the aid of their organiza tion backers, and the coveted throne of. Labor Day queen, "to rule over festivities of labor, farm and ranch. Excellent results were shown Friday i evening by .the - ten "queens" who are out for Sep tember celebration honors, and early reports today Indicated a "heavy vote" cast for all con testants. , Arid the girls have three weeks to go, according to labor fete managers, who announced that the contest will not close until September 3, second day of the celebration, when the winning candidatea are announced, and the real queen and her attend ants publicly honored. The popular young ladies who j are out for the queen's role this year, and their respective organ izations, are: Ruth Llndsey, First National bank candidate; Elna Jenson. Klamath county courthouse; Car roll Cramer. Rex Anna apart ments: LaVerne Craven, 20th Century grocery; Josephine Hayes. Cullinary Alliance and Veterans of Foreign Wars; Ida Lambert, laundry worke.-a local; Celia Plerucclnl, Sons ot Italy lodge: Goldie Jones, Arcade apartments, independent candi date; Addie Jenkins, musicians' union, and Thelma Koenlg, car penters' nnlon. Holdup Man Polite: Motor Victim Home PORTLAND. Aug.' 13. (P) I nat noidup men can he accom modating at times was indicated by a police report today. E. J. Anderson ald that, (wo men who forced him to get into a sedan Inst night took him for a ride, relieved him of J2 and then ask ed him where he lived. When he gave the address they drove him to his (rent dour and bade him good night. crnwoon ;itows weaker. OWOSSO. Mich., Aug. 13. (A, P.) The condition ot James Oli ver Curwood. author, steadily Is growing weaker, his physician. Dr. J. J. Havlland, announced today. It was believed death waa a matter of hours. Curwood la j suffering (rom blood Infection, BIO LOSS SUSTAINED IN BLAZE Blackened Walls Re main of Former . Normal School . " ;! CHICO. Cal., Aug. 13. (AP) Fire which burned throughout the night, left nothing but the blackened walls of the main building; of the Chico State Teach ers college. The blaze, be lieved to have started from defective wiring in the switch box on the . second floor, did damage estimated by C. K. Stud ley, vice presi dent, at $500,000. Nothing waa saved from the building, which housed the office, school records. 27 clasa rooms. two assembly halls and a library valued at J 50.000. , The training school, which adjoined the mala building and other structure on the campus were not damaged. . Tlx Teachers' college, which formerly was" the 'Chleo normal school, was built In 1SSS and was ' one of California s historic educa tional Institutions. C. M. Osenbaogh, president, waa In Pacific Grove at the time of the fire. TO BE LIGHTED Lighting Committee to Submit Report on Mun . icipal Improvement ' , Twenty ( blocks In Klamath Falls Main street from Second to Eleventh, and Sixth atreet from Pin to the Southern Pa cific viaduct can be adequately lighted at a cost ot between 4S, 000 and $50,000. In general, this will be the substance of the report of the city council lighting committee which will aubmlt a report ' on the proposed municipal projeet at a city council tneetln.r Mon day night. ' " Details ot the proposed mu nicipal project have been Ironed out following conference with council members with property owners hiuiis ifit? iwu pi lucipwi thoroughfares. ' ' Now that the essentials of tha improvement have been tentative ly arranged, the city administra tion plans to lose no time In at tending to necessary legal rod tape preliminary to letting con tracts for the Installation of the lighting aystem, Mayor Walter Indicated today. Returning From North, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hoyt and children, Mrs. E. J. EHplnosa and daughter Dorothy,' are expected to return home Sunday morning from Portland and Vancouver, Wash., where they have been vl-( Ring with friends and relatives (or the past week. 4 Horn Siime Hay. KIC EXE, Ore., Aug. lit. 4 (TP)- Mr. Hognn Hansen of Lorane nnd Mra, Leo Mcott 4) of Kaglo Point have been friends since childhood, They were unwhintcd from Mchool the name day, an- nounceil their enaroirenienta together, their friend held Joint pre-nuptlul alio were In their honor and they were married tho aame day. To day they are bring congra tnluted, Mra. Ilannrn la the 4 mother of a hahy girt nnd Mr. Hcott the mother of a, son, both born Iho sumo day. room blocks