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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1928
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Rail WORK
UNDER WAY
0N0.C.8E.
Million Dollar Project
' May Be Completed
V , , By Next Fall
TWO CONTRACTS LET
FOR GRADING LINE
Jociwa ami Johnson Ha Job
Kiir 10 Mllra noil Vlrnry and
Morgan for Hnrn Miles of !Ht
Mill- K.xten. Ion From Hnrwgur
ItWer l III)-.
If the present work ached
ule in maintained, the O. C.
E. (Strahorn) ruilroad 26
mile extension from its pres
ent terminuK ut Spraguo, 40
milcH cant of, Klnmulh Falls,
to Bly in the upper end of
the fertile valley, will be
completed by fall, officials
of the railroad aaid today.
Already two conlracla have
bejB lat oa the million-dollar un
dertaking. ' one to the firm u'jodell lake with more or lea
'Johnson A Johnson for grading ,.,. They Inrludo Hianley
It mllea of Ihe road twin Hprague Woodruff. Al Sinclair. I.fuyd Por
Hlver toward Illy and the other ,,., Mike Shannon. T. II. Mal
ta Ihe firm of Morgan a VIory arkry and Srhsupp. -for
grading seven mllea from Illy The largeet trout taken from
toward Hpragua Hlver. Odell lake thla aeaeon fell victim
The work la proceeding rapidly to the lure of Mr. Caldwell,, boat
gnd effectively under Ihe auper- tender at Arney's reaort. The
. 4 vbluil of. XriLJii'JI"-. . iwnl fli.haa.a Dolly Varden weigh
manager of the O. I!. IC.''"-1 lug 16 pounda.
The two grading conlracla1 call -----
for completion within three'-, , rNriNPrRQ
montha. Track laying operation, l-11" E.i'l--ilsII
will follow grading. Final com- EXPECTED SOON
pletlun of the project la antlrl-l
paled aome time In the fall. I j w Davie. St. Paul, chief
The project haa been author- ,nMr Df the Great Northern
Wed by the joint ownera 01 me
nea ny tne joint owners oi in.
ealallng 40-mlle line, the (lreat
....... i o . . I f. I . I
nurinern ana nuu.i.rra .
railroad. . These two tranaconll-
aental llnea are anxloua to tap
timber holdings In eaatern Klam -
alh which hare hitherto not been
served by railroad transportation.
The exlenlon will follow in a
general way tbe rourae of
Rprague river.
Included In Ihe plana of devel
opment la Ihe construction, of a
alallon at Bly. Other Improve-.
ments will follow aa the llne.ex
panda.
The Joint ownera of the road
alao contemplate reconstructing
Ibe O. C. a E. line, an undertak
ing that may Include at least onew
tunnel to obviate a ateep grade
and awltrh-backa on the range
of hill, aeparatlng tho Klamath
haaln walarahad from the
Hpragua Itlver valley waterahed.
. !. TODAY'S RKNl'l.TH.
I.Aatrlcu: It. It. E.
Now York 11 16 1
Philadelphia 4 8 1
- Ilntterlea: Johnaon and Grab
owskl; Grove, Orwoll, Powers
and Cochrane.
American: II. II. K-
Washington 3 I 1
Boston ' 0 E 1
Batterlea: Zacbary and Tate;
Morris, MarFa-ydvn and Bering,
Berry.
National: R. II.
R.
Cincinnati 10
Chicago 1 8
Batteries: Donahue and Plcln
frli; Bush, Nelif and Hartnelt.
Poor Pa
"Mny'a tryln lo marry her
girls off early became she's
afraid when they're a little
older they'll show tlioy'10 go
In' to be 110111 llko her."
BANK BANDITS
STILL EVADE
. LARGE POSSE
Sf'OTT CTTY. Kan., May 28.
(At A casuslty Hat showing
three dead, one mlaiing and two
wounded today kept ecore or
pnaanmen on the alert In Ihe hope
some (rare would ba found at
Ilia foiia, desperadoes ' who disap
peared In tba canyona and thick
et of tbla rugged country aftar
robbing a bank at I -am r, Colo.,
Wednesday laat. and kidnaping
Ita teller. K. A. Keaalnger.
The trnalon under whlrb lb
1 1 rod poman Worked waa In
dicated Balurday night whan I..
L. Rohliiaon of Hill Clly. Kana..
and Carl T. Peterson, former
ahtrlff of that rlly, were allot
and seriously wounded by posse
men. Itoblnaon and Peteraon
were on patrol duly nar Nor
ten and draw the (Ire of a poaaa
ant to that area on tbc report
of a farmer boy that "bandlla
held ma up."
SCHAUPP GETS
EIGHT POUNDER
Arthur W. Srhsupp, clly attor
ney, exudes good natura today.
The reaaon may be seen In hla
Ire boi If It la bit enough
where repoaea an eight and one
half pound Dolly Varden (bull)
tront which the attorney rsught
In Udell lake yesterday afternoon
on apoon.
Schaupp waa one of a party of
II who whipped the watera of
lr0)ld ,, ni, Mlllull, col
r,llro,d, ,ml nta ,,tnnl. Col-;,
, ,,. Meara. are expected to
.
(rrvn in Klamatn the latter pari
of lh, ek to spend a day In-!
',Pertlng the progrea of construe j
,n wori, )n connection with the j
rireat Northern railroad's exlen-
I ,n from Ilend aoulh Into the
Klamath baaln.
t'KFMATK WKOXtJ IMHV: 1
l'I.K.l "IU MAN KKROK" 1
4 LOS ANOKLK3, May J8.
(TP) General hoapltal and j
w county crematory ouiciaia w
: s,rwr;.x :
which reunited In the ere-
matlon of the body of Mra.
Flora Uolle Phillips inatead
of that of Mrs. Clara Cole
Bell.
A statement leaned by au- 4
thorlllea at the institution
said the similarity of natnee a
a "rauaed Ihe human error." a
a District Attorney Aaa a
a Keyea haa ordered a grand a
a Jury probe of Ihe affair. a
Palatial Residence in
Hot Springs Completed
Of the many new effocts which litres throughout tho enllro home.
have charaeterlxed Ihe general
renaissance of rock construction
for homes, which has taken place
throughout the -country during
the paat few years, none could be
more Interesting or beautiful than
the one Just completed for Mr.
and Mra. T. Molulore In Hot
Springs. The homa has beeu com
pleted after more thun eight
month of labor at a cost of 135,
000. i Entering the palatial home one
la greeted by a reception room
of epaclous dimensions from
which entrance to Ihe living room
Is gained through a " beautiful
arch to Hie left.. Thl room Is
j 14x26 and through ornamental
coved arches one enters the din
ing room 14x14. A sun parlor
faro the west at the entrance
of the living room, taking In a
space of 12x8.
I To the left of the roceptlon
I ball which is spacious, Is the
.large bed room of Mra. Molulnre's
wltb beautiful bullt-ln mirrors
and inacloui closet robm, which
1 iounit to be 0110 of (he lea-
Italian
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J-:- fM : ALASKA f rC?, 0 ' ' . V
u .,,r,.n.l. he file nf the
above la ahown the route of Ihe
huce blimp.
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BE
To finance the construction of
u i lias u j "
marb needed addition on Fair-
Tow grade school. 115 ouo In
.
r(T school district bonds will be
lnd je 4 at a meeting of Ihe
-hool board. It waa announced
today by J. P. Welle, city achool
superintendent.
Because of Ihe necessity of car-1
Ing for the Increaxed enrollment
by next arhool year, the school
board la undertaking the Fair-'
view -hnnl addition before the
180. 000 Hot Springs school bouse. !
Both projecta were recently ap-'
proved by the dlatrirt electorate
al a special election recently.
shooting bird
LEADS BOY TO
HANG HIMSELF
SAN ANTONIO. May 28. (At
Because he had killed a red
bird, Rdward Perrenot. IS, com
mitted suicide here yeVrday by
hanging himself In the doorway
of his home. A note left by the
boy said. "I killed myself on ac
count of shooting a red bird."
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nirpugh an arch one enters Into; .th peiicoiw and Oeschger , wBon ,s belnR nel(1 on tne
another, room 'turnlshed as a, tightened up, not allowing even a icnrge t threatening to kill
lounging, , room and den, which , craich hit. On a third occa- shadley. According to evidence
adjoin Mrs. Molalora'a room. Il- i un there were men on second , which will be Introduced by aa
reetl'y' ecroea' from the kitchen ' Kai ttttrd and the Weed twlrler , slstant state's attorney Harry
the breakfast room, beautifully . bore down hard at crucial mo- nolvan. Wilson was under the ln
fnrnlhed In Old English. Is lo- ment retiring tbe side. flnence of Intoxicating llqnorand
rated. Side entrance to the homej Oeschger weakened slightly In when Shadley attempted to place
throttRh a inaaxlva arch way tin tho eighth when. With Pelicans 'him under arrest pulled a gun
been built opposite tho driveway. ion ,POCnl and third. Shlndler, and threatened to kill the con
The kitchen has every bullt-ln 1 pinch hitting for Molatore, crack- stable. Shadley disarmed Wll
convenience and measure lSxll. ed out a clean single over second son and placed him under, arrest.
A bath room 14x3. beautifully
tld with full length mirror,
shower, bath and closet space
Is found on the first floor. .
Climbing the stairway to the
second floor one Is greeted by
spacious, well lighted bedrooms.
The children's' room, decorated
with characters familiar to chil
dren. Is 18x16 and fares the
south. Twin beds with dancing -nd- Mnr' Shlndler, Street and here, II. R, Zlmmer. Inventor,
figures and other furnishing p-1 Pcler"on- j announced. -
proprlnle for a child's room are I. I Tno creation, Rndlum-Atomlte.
used tastefully here WASHINGTON, May 28.-(P) has a displacement 40 percent
The guoat room has a private lTh houB '"'J' P senate more powerful than T. N. T
bnth and entrance and like lhe'bl" i ct "lde 7.000. acres of dimmer ssld. Dolalls of his In
' . . . 1 land for use of Umatilla Indians. ivehtlon and Its toats have not
, (Continued on page t)
Dirigible Lost on
huae dlrirlble. the "Italia" which
lout dirigible ;ln the Inaet la Commander Noblle. daring pilot of the
"'
Pine Logging Company Will
'Move Operations This Week
The camp of the Pine Logging ' can be used, the nrichlne tan
company, now located al Ivan, j readily bunch and load loge wltV
wlll be moved to a location near' In a radiua of 160 to 200 feet.
. . r 1 1
Squaw tiat on too
1 Johnson tract of the Ewauna Box
I . . .. n.. I. It
company aome im.o
was announced yesterday by Bob
' Grlmette. president of the com-,
j pany. The company has just
j completed logging 17 million feet
of timber In the vicinity of Ivan
I for the Weed Lumber company.
, The company haa a new Amer-;
lean log loading machine, which
'. haa eliminated bunching In truck,
logging. The mschlne. In reality,
la a portable Jammer. It la pow-
! ered by an 80 horaepower mo-
tor, has a 4 0-loot Doom, ana,
running on. a caterpillar track,
will go anywhere In the woodal
that a caterpillar tractor can.
With this boom, a llftlug capac-
Ity of 3000 feet of green logs,
and a cable apeed higher than
PELICANS LOSE
TO WEED (IE
Sterling pitching by Oeschger
of Weed was the biggest single
factor In the defeat of tbe Klani-
alh Falls Pelicans by Weed t , Henry Shadley. constable, provide
fair grounds field yesterday af- h(J crlu of prellnl,r, hearing
ternoon before a small crowd. 8,gche(Ulea for lhs afternoon be-
lo 2- , ' fore Justice of the Peace J. J.
Twice the bases were loaded ' u-i,
base scoring Svarrerud and Hog-1
j ,
1 line vl.'SlllK. r was luunmn
down Pelicans he struck out 12
men Ihe Weed sluggers were
piling up a commanding lead.
B,'ore: " ' "-
8 8 ' 1
Klamath 2 7 1
Baltcrles Ooschgcr, Valencia
lu Oregon, for grating purposes,
Frozen Sea
haa been mbsalng alnce Friday.
rrui- i aa fmi maoh na
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of this kind to be made. The
: U'il I nmliar enmnnnv haa One
, -
at Tennant. and Fruit Growers
Supply company la using two in
Its' operation at Hilt. ,
j The machine cms out the nse
of one caterpillar, and halves the
: time of loading trucks. It la said.
Two nooxera ana a top loaoer
are all the crew required.
With the machine, the com-
pany has been loading between
80.000 and 100.O0O feet of logs
dally. Eight seven and one-half
ion irucas are usru tw jjui
logs to the .railroad,
The catap haa consisted of
about JO men. but It Is expected
that a larger force will be put
to work when operations are
atarted on the Ewauna timber.
HER INDIAN
"I II kill you."
j These words, alleged to have
been addressed by Edwin Wilson,
1 tnrma, raa.ir v n I iin nfflcer. to
'NEW EXPLOSIVE
IS SUCCESSFUL
PASADENA. .May 28. (CP)
'A new explosive, no more rxpen-
slve than blsrk powder and yet
: more powerful than nltro-glycer-
ne, . been tested successfully
been made public.
CQPARRESTFED
E
I
DAY PLANS
Klamath Will Comment
' orate Heroes of
Nation
ORGANIZATIONS TO
PRESENT PROGRAM
Grave ofVeterana In Loral
C'-rmrterk-s .Will b Ileroratrd
Wedimdajr Morning; Parade
Will be Kraturo of ImpreaalTe
Program.
Since great deeda of American
history were accomplished on
battlefields, the memory of tbe
men- who bore the harden' of
war grows -rer brighter In tbe
light of Amerlca'a gratitude.
Klamath Palls will observe
Memorial Day. Wednesday, May
ANNOUNC
Ml A
30, in - memory of tbose peer-left
less heroes who fought for prln
cipal above their own lives.
Homes and business bouses
will be . decorated with flags of j partment. assistant general pas
the nation. The complete pro- senger agent and general pas-
gram to be carried out on Wed- senger agent In Portland, will anc
needay morning under the direc-ceed to Mr. Scott's position. B.
tlon cf the varloua veteran or-jc. Taylor, present general agent
ganlsatlons and auxiliaries was:0f tbe Southern Pacific at Seat
announced this morning. tie. will become general passen-
The following ecbeduie will be
followed
Decorating of graves In cem
letery by the' various veterans
' organizations and auxiliaries at
: ' orora'WJneiayworaM
Ing: at 10:00 o'clock tbe assem-
j bly of tba parade formation at i ng . retirement, having reached
1 Link river bridge: achool children the age when he wished to give
land Boy Scouts will form on Dp business activity. He .atated
1 Main street on the east entrance that he and Mrs. Scott wonld
1 of tbe bridge: tbe municipal band make tbeir permanent home
at east eutrance of bridge: and here, possibly seeking the quiet
1 military and veterans organ Ita- 0r a auburban location. Innum
1 lions and auxiliaries oa west Jlde !erable friends scattered over the
of bridge: 10:30 a. m., exer
cises In memory of the sailor
dead; address: Rev. Father A. F.
I Loeser: Nearer My God to Thee,
I - (Continued on page slxl
CALKINS GALLS
BALL lETING
H. E. Calkins, retired Klam
ath business man, and once a
j noted ball player of eaatern
states, today Issued a call for all
baseball enthusiasts to meet to
night In the chamber of com
merce at 8 o'clock to discuss
ways and means of strengthen
ing the Pelican baseball team
and of continuing In the Oregon
California league.. .
The baseball situation will be
discussed from every angle with
tbe view In end of building up a
strong team which will compete
for the 1928 pennant.
Klamath Falls Will Be
Host to Women's Clubs
Club women of Oregon are be
ginning to turn their thoughts
toward the annual convention of
the Oregon Federation of Wom
en's clubs, to be held In this city
June 25 to 28 inclusive. Many
interesting affairs are being plan
ned for tbe entertainment of the
delegates under the direction of
Mrs. George Dudley, president,
and her various committees. All
meetings are to be held In the
Woman 'a Library club.
The opening meeting will be
held on Monday night, June 25,
with a program of music, ad
dresses of welcome and an In
formal ' reception. Mra. G. J.
Franks), president of the Oregon
Federation of women's Clubs and
Mra. G. R. Llndley, president of
the Klamath Falla club will pre
side The opening program Is
as follows:
Invocation The Rev. Dritry V.
Halght.
Vocal Solo Marjorle McClure
Olds: Mrs. Don J. Ztiinwalt,
accompanist.
Addresses of W e I c 0 m e T. B.
Walter, mayor of the city:
Hollo C. Qroeabeck; Mrs. Q.
JOHNM. SCOTT
RETIRES FROM
S. P. SERVICE
The many friend of John M.
Scott, who for 43 year baa been)
in toe paaaenger aervlce and for
many of thoae yeara baa been
with the Southern Pacific, will
be aurprlaed to learn that he la
retiring from active work. Klam
ath people know Mr. Scott per
aonally and love him very much.
He la a friend of all and one
of tbe beat frlenda anyone ever
bad. General wlabea go to Mr.
Scott today for a happy life
freed from railroad cares. May
Mr. Scott and bis wife enjoy
tbe greatest blesalnga la tbe wish
of all. Editor.
The Portland Oregon Ian today
gives the atory of Mr. Scott's
retirement as follows:
John M. Scott, a dean among
railroad men of the Pacific north
weat, haa decided opon voluntary
retirement from his position aa
assistant passenger traffic man
ager of tbe Southern Pacific, ef
fective June 1. This announce
ment came yesterday from F. 8.
McGlnnls, passenger traffic man
ager, San Francisco, and was
confirmed by Mr. Scott, who had
been with the Southern Pacific
In Portland since 1911 and bad
served tbe Harrlman lines in this
v from lsos to 1911
J. A. Ormandy, who has risen
successively through positions of
chief clerk of the passenger de-
Ker agent as Mr. Ormand'a auc-
cessor. '
' Mr. Scott has been In railroad
work 41 . years, having, started
with the Grand Trunk road la
Mtnti-ealfn-rK rVr mora- (haa
sr year be has been contemplst-
United States will felicitate bim
upon his step In giving np busi
ness actvlty.
a SUSPECT CLEVER RUSK a
a TO SAVE HIGKMAX a
a LOS ANGELES. May 29, a
a (UP) The arrest of Mary a
a Hickman in Kansas City on a
a an insanity complaint haa a
a been interpreted here aa an a
a attempt to save her brother, a
a William Edward Hickman, a
a from the gallows. a
a Deputy District Attorney a
a Forrest Murray pointed out a
I that Hickman had used the a
a Insanity defense In his mur- a
a der trial and. presumed the a
a charge against Mary Hick- a
a man might be. a further at- a
a tempt to prove insanity ran a
a in the family. a
a Hickman, murderer of lit- a
a tie Marlon Parker, is held in a
a San Quentln awaiting the a
a reault of bis supreme court a
a appeal for reversal of his a
j a conviction. a
R. Lludley. president of the
. Klamath Falla club.
Violin Solos Miss Katharine
Walton: Mra. Don J. Zum
walt, accompanist
Response to address of welcome
Vocal Solo Mrs. George Mcln
tyre, soloist; Mrs. Don J.
Zumwalt, accompanist.
Dance, "Flirtation" Gertrude
Llndley and Blanche O'Nell.
Reception by Women's Library
club of Klamath Falls, as
sisted by the federated cluba
of Klamath county.
Mrs. George Mclntyre has been
appointed song leader fer the
convention. Mrs. William Kros
slg of Oregon City, chairman of
the department of music for the
state federation will serve with
Mrs. Don J. Zumwalt, chairman
of music for the Klamath Falls
board.
Members of the convention
board are: Mrs. George R, Llnd
ley, chairman; hospitality, Mrs.
Jucksori Kimball; housing, Mrs.
II. . W. Bathlauy,' Information.
Mrs. Harry. Ackley; finance, Mrs.
(Continued on page I)
EXPEDITION
nr nn ipp ia
mt's
ORGANIZED
Fate of Nobile'g Huge
Blimp Remains Myf"
tery Today ' .
BELIEVE ICE CAUSE
OF FORCED LANDING
Relief Ship Cltta IM M llano Cit
able to Make Headway Against
- Ice Floee In Arctic Seas; Fears
Kisa for Missing Ztalians.
(Br The Associated Press)
The fate of the dirigible
Italia, missinj? on her return
flight to King's Bay, Spitz
bergen from the North Pole
continued to he a mystery
today.
California' radio stations pick
ed up a message thought to be
from Far Eastern authority at
Viadivoatok, Siberia, saying the
Italia had met with disaster and
was asking help. The message'
suggested the possibility that tbe
Vladivostok station had been In'
touch- with- the Italia. : ' '
Ire held the- Italla's - base ship
Cltta Dl Mllano ati Amsterdam
Island, north at Spitsbergen,'
when It tried, to penetratt, laco
the north. . . , A .
. Llantanant Luolaow Holiw, Nor-- ,,
weglan'fllur.'Eop'ped for Tromsoe
on the first lap of searching
flight: " .
KINGS BAY. Spitsbergen, May
28, Oft Ice, which might have
cansed the collapse of the dirig
ible Italia, today blocked the
first attempt to search for the
missing airship.
Tbe Citta Dl Mllano. base ship
of General Umberto Noblle's pol
ar expedition, sailed from Kings
Bay to make a preliminary sur
vey of rescue conditions. At
p. m. last night the vessel re
ported by wireless that she was
oft ' Amsterdam Island off the
northern coast of Spitsbergen. A
strong wind was piling ice floes
sgsinst the coast, the message
added. - - -
A grim silence fell over the
little group of Italians left be
hind at the hangar here. At that'
tltae It was exactly sixty hours
since tbe dirigible had been In'
touch with headquarters.
One of the hypothesis dlscusne.1
concerning the fate of the Italia
(Continued on page six)
SHORT STOP AT
SHASTA SPRINGS
IS ANNOUNCED
A fivs-minute stop by South
ern Pacific trains traveling north,
and south through Shasta Springs
for the remainder of the sum
mer months was announced from
the offices of J. J. Miller, district
freight and passenger agent, this
mornl-.g.
The stop Is being made at the
request of travelers over the
Southern Pacific and was aban
doned for the winter montha
when travel was not so heavy.
Trains 13, 14. IS and 18 will
make the stop.
Aunt Het
"I ain't never kicked any
body but once, an' that was
when 1 seen that tobacro
chawln' Lon Hardy stoopln'
over an khtsln' Jane' baby
right smack In the mouth,."
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