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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1929)
I City Edition The Old Home Paper THE WEATHER OREGON: Fair tonight and Saturday, not much Chang la Umperatur. Genii aorthwaet wtndi. , A A Press and United Press Telegraph Service Herald Advertisers Appreciate Your Trade I'rico Five Cents KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1929 NUMBER 7091 xfifin fig Thoughts We've Been Thinking Senator Stelwer Becomea Impatient With So-calL d Eapertt in Depart ment of Agriculture. Modoc County Boost Timber Taxes. City Must Have Bond Sink in a- Fund. LJj, BRUCE DENNIS ' A PPAIIENTLY Tred Stelwer Is gottlng Into action, for at tha meeting In Bols lha other day, be launched an attack oa certain I farm organisations and eeonom tits of the department of agri culture which he should, and probably will, follow up with telling the facts. Senator 811 war Is fed up. as arc the rest of us, on a tot of governmental atuff which serves only to pro vide Jobs. for some one In the department, e piVB head of magnificent Elk are hanging la cold storage waiting for th aeveral thousand members of the "Dst People on Earth." so boys, hurry along and be here to anjoy the K Ik barbecue during the state conven tion next week. see VJIODOC county has Its troubles as well as Klamath county ever timber Usee. It will be noticed that the Increase la Mo doe county has been eireptlon ally large on the timber section. Whether th timber people will ajutua to pay th Use there, as they have refused to ' pay Id Klamath county Is yet to be seen. TN the smaller communities of Oregon no class of men do so much for their surrounding neighbors as do th weekly news paper editors. Itocently Editor Louie Felahlem Issued a seven section edition of th llandon World. It showed the Coos and furry country In th beat light and put forth befor th world th Industries of that section of th stat. Editor Felahlem la on of th real editors of th west II Is very capable and far too big for th community In which h Uvea, from a business point of view. But. nevertheless, he loves Bandon-by-th-8ea and therefore, th people of that sec tion are extremely fortunate In having him with them and having him thoroughly satisfied to live In that excellent but rather small community. "ONTARIO, Oregon, Issued $61, 000 general obligation bonds and, Ilk Klamath Falls, found a very poor bond market. That city has failed to establish a sinking fund to retire Its former bonds and therefore It has poor standing with bond buyers. On thing positively necessary, If a community Is going, to bond Itself, It to hav a sinking fund. It It as essential aa It la tor th reclamation dopartmont t th United States to put In drain age wherever It bas Installed Ir rigation, e e e CCORDINO to a newspaper In Columbia county a rock crush (Centlnuad on Page Four) Poor Pa "I told Ma I bad to work lata last night an' she called up at I o'clock Just to mnk sura I was at th oftlc ,11k I said I'd be." ACCIDENT FATAL TO WOMAN UN LILivJ m CAMPS WILL OPEN THIS FALL Four Ccmpaniet Make Plan to Start Log ging Operation!. MILL OFFICIALS OF BASIN REVEAL PLANS lrllraa liny and Ewauna Dot Company Constructing Logging I.lnre) Bhaw-llertraui Move t'aJtip; lrogrcas Made on Lamm Project. Extensions . of logging lines and improvements in manufacturing equipment in many Klamath lumber mills were revealed today in a mid-season lumber survey conducted by the Evening Herald. One lumber company will open up a now camp on Monday while three others are bually engaged In conalructlng loug logging lines Into new timber. Th general condition of the lumber market waa pronounced by moat of th operator to be "average". A atady market for the real of the teaaon waa antici pated. The Ewauna Box company con (Continued on rate Ftvt) Through a deal closed Friday afternoon by Dal and Hosklng. realtors, t'l beautiful country home of . W. C. Townscnd on Summers Lane was told to A. U Travla o" the Klamath Xray Laboratories. The consideration was $13,000. The old Townscnd placo Is one of the show places of Klamath county, taking In I acret of valu able ground south of the city. Th horn consists of 7 large rooms. Mr. and Mr. Travis and fam ily will occur;' their new horn on Monday. It Is th plan of Mr. Travis to remodel the horn in th near future and to erect another home on tbs pro. orty which will be occuple'i by his parents, who plan to com west to reside perman ently. Mr. and Mrs. Townsend will lake the former home of Mr. and Mrs. Travla on California Avenue where thoy plan to reside Indefinitely. I G. TOWNSEND HOI IS SOLD Battle of Man Against Motor Declared Draw CULVER CITY. Cal., July IS, (AP) Th epoch-making endur- unc tost of ten and a quarter lays between Pltoti Loren W. Monde.ll and ltoland B. Rein hart nnd their Wright whirlwind motor today had been declared a draw. A fouled tall group which threatened disaster, forced the filer to land their Buhl Airs- rttn at 1:13.01 p. m yesterday attar tit houra 41 minutes tt seconds In th air. Debrl which collected on the ktablllier of their pltne, couplod with a blow from th hatch Annual State Elks ConventionDpens In Klamath Mi RAILROADS FORCED TO MEET RENT Frsnk Utiles, Swsn lake ranch er, defied two railroads for four houra yealerday and finally won bla point. The O. C. ft E. railroad. Joint ly owned by tb Great Northern and Southern Paclfle lines, hsd maintained a apur across Stile's land In tb 8wan lake country. Yesterday a O. C. ft E. loco motive and track crew started to tear up the tlea and rails and remove the line. As tbey worked bsck towards tb main line hey suddenly no ticed a car parked acroas th line. It was Stile's machine and ita owner refused to more It until th railroad paid htm rent 'or the spur line. Pleading and argument! by rail official! were of no avail. The district attorney wat con sulted, but he refused to take part la tb controversy and pointed out that the spur waa on Stiles' property and that he was fre to drive hit car wherever he wanted on his own land. Hours passed and th locomo tive remained. , But as the 'day closed, titer cam an order from the head of fice to pay Stiles. Triumphantly the determined rancher removed hit machine and went away. III! MILWAUKEE, July IS. (AP) James M. Doran, United States prohibition commissioner, has or dered Milwaukee brewers to dis continue th manufacture of "II per rent" malt tonics. Brewers spoke of tb order today as th most severe blow to the Industry since passage of the 18th amend ment, Th order, delivered through E. C. Yellowley, prohibition en forcement chief at Chicago, stat ed that effective Immediately malt tonics must contain a min imum of IS per cent solids de rived from malt, and not more than two per cent alcohol by volume. The IS per cent product, the order decreed, must be bottled and distributed under the same restrictions as now govern the "II por cont." GRASS BURNED TO FORESTALL SERIOUS FIRE Burning of sag brush and dead grass north of Klamath Falls, stretching over a vast acre age from th Al Graham place to Hot 8prings Addition was started thla morning. Keith Ambrose, chief of the firs department with seven men started the flro this morning which will be under control at all times. "It will take several dsvs In burn th vast waste," Chief Am brose stated this morning. cover which wn torn from th cabin of th Angeleno, all but forced th endurance craft out of control, abruptly ending lta un precedented flight befor either pilot or motor had given any Indication of Quitting. At th pair climbed stiffly out of their plane, a haggard tort of tmlls on their bewhlsker d, oil spattered faces, their Upt tpok praises for th - motor which would not quit and pro tested tha turn of tat that had declined them tha opportunity to test their prowess In a fight (Continued nn Page Five) U PLK ON TOfJ mm KENO FIRE Wind Sweeps Flames up Round Mountain Into Heavy Timber. CREWS ARE UNABLE TO CHECK FLAMES Srrlous Danugs to Timber Btantla of Wcyrrhaeoser Timber Com pany Inevitable - Aa Strong Wind Fans Flames; Hope for RereMlon of Wind Daring Mgtit. The Keno forest tire which has been burning for the past four days, wat completely ont of control this afternoon and sweep Ing up the elopes of Round moun tain Into virgin timber stands. Th sltustton was declared to be very serious. Virtually under control early this morning, th conflagration got away from fir fighter wben the strong wind of early after noon started. Hug columns of smoke and flames were clearly visible In Klamath Falls. Estimate of loss could not be ascertained this afternoon from officials of the Klamath Forest Protective association. Unless this blase and th Algoma Lum ber company fir are controlled lata today. It la quite likely that a call will be Issued tor volun teers. It this measure Is not suc cessful, state authorities will con script men for the purpose. The fires are said to be the most t Continued on Pat Five) BREAK OUT OF CONTROL Last Minute News njijijukjAvAnAnjnAnAnra ONE DROWN MISSION HILL COUNTRY CLUB. Kansas City, July 13. (A P) Gilbert Carter, Nevada, Mo., lmil Don Mue, Portland, Ore., one down when finished ll.e 14th nolo of the afternoon finals round In Uie western amateur golf tournament. The Mlsaourlan played a beautiful stymie for the niii after ha had won the 13th to square tha match. Moe bad started tho afternon play seven up on Carter. PP.IC S JUMP PENDLETON, Ore., July 18. (AP) Wheat price took a :car here along with Jumps In othri sect Ions todny and the high mark of SI. 13 waa noted. Fully 2 pe cent of the 1020 crop haa been contracted and more Is selling dally. To have a quarter of tin' 1,500,000 bushel new crop sold at this time of tho year Is con sidered .exceptional. NEGROES TOLD TO LEAVE NORTH ATTK, Neb., Jul) 13, (AP) A mob that gathered here this afternoon ordered all negroes to leave North l'lntte after Edward Green a police, was shot and killed by Louts Beclman a negro, whom he waa trying to arrest for a minor offense. The negro shot and killed himself after police hnd trapped him In a house, CITED FOR CONTEMPT CLEVELAND, July 13, (AP) The Cleveland Press and four of Its executives wero cited for contempt ot court today by Com mon Pleaa Judge Fredrick P. Walther because of an editorial In the paper Thursday criticising the Jurist for an Injunction he grant ed operator of fie Thistledown track. PLANES ON WAY OVER SEA TODAY STEAMSHIP CHK8EPEAKE, July IS, (AP) (By wireless to th Associated Press, via Steam ship Albertlc) 1:11 p. m. to 2:10 p. m., Greenwich meridian time, waa In wireless communi cation with th Polish airplane. Cava our position and weather by request. Heard French airplane wire leas American ateamer Daven port In our vicinity 1:3! p. m., didn't eight either airplane. Position 1:11 p. m., Green wich meridian time, position 43. 14 north; west. Wind east northeast 5. Overcast. Visibil ity moderate. Barometer 30.13, falllnv. (Signed) Tyreell,, master. Th steamship Chesapeake at tb time that she heard both the French and Polish planea by wireless waa aeveral hundred mllea due north of Cap Flnls terre, Spain, and about 440 miles west of th French coast. From previous report! of both th French and Polish planet It would appear that tb Cheea- .-. (Cantlnued on Pats give) ' PATH OF FIRE A group of cabina at Shady Pine, north of Pelican City, were again In serious danger of being destroyed this afternoon" as flames of tb hug forest fire north ot Klamath Falls worked down a mountain gap towards The Dalles-Calltornla highway. These structures were saved from destruction last night by herculean efforts of .fir fight ers. Fir fighters were striv ing this afternoon to hold the flames In cheek but, in the face of th strong wind, their efforts were ineffectual. RUTH GETS 10th CHICAGO, July 13, (AP) Babe Ruth hit his nineteenth home run In the fifth inning of the second Yankee-White Sox game here todoy with Earl Combs on base. Muckaln was in the box. KING "ICK LONDON, July 13, (AP) The Sunday Express will say tomor row: "King Ceorge is to undergo an operation Monday for the draining and treatment of the abscess In his right side. His general heal.h haa improved." DROWNED ROSK1URG, Ore, July 13, (A P) Clifford Shinn, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Shlnn, Rose burg, was drowned today while playing in the south Umpqua river near his home. The boy was unablo to swim but waded out on a lodge of rock projecting Into the river and fell Into a deep hole. BUI Gawler, boy scout, dove for the b 'y until It waa located. equipped for a almllnr test and la expected to take the air next week. HOP OFF ST. LOUIS, July 18, (AP) A specially equipped Curtis Robin monoplane took off at La-bert-St. Louis field at 7:10 a. m. today for a refueling endurance teat on the air cooled challenger engine. A second plana is being WT"" RACE ARLINGTON PARK, Chicago, July 13, (AP) Bine Larkrpur, winner ot the Belmont Park stakes, won the rtOO.000 Ameri can classic by five lengths, this afternoon, with 40,000 viewing Uie rare for three year old supre macy ot the national. Falls Wednesday; CABINS ARE IN . . . IS. GREEN STRUCK BY CAR FRIDAY Aged Lo Angele Man Driver of Death Ma chine in Roteburg. MAN NOT HELD FOR ACCIDENT; REMAINS Woman Survived by Two Little Children; Husband Leave for Roseburg on Receipt of Sad News Last Night; Reside at 223 East Main Street. ROSEBURG. July 18. (AP) Mrs. Austin Green, 23, of Klam ath Falls, died In a hospital here last night aa a result of Injuries she-auftesrd when she waa bit by an automobile driven by Hugh Carr, 70, of Los Angeles. Mrs. Green hsd been visiting at the horn ot her parents, Mr, and Mrs. R. R. Davidson, In Dtl lard, and was crossing the high way from the store when sh was struck by the machine. Carr was not held by authorities, but voluntarily remained here pending an Investigation. The Green family reside at 225 East Main street, a horn which they recently purchased, accord' ing to an Investigation made this morning by Keith Ambrose, chief ot police. Mr. Green left for tha north. Immediately upon receipt of the sad news last night. Beside her husband, Austin Green, Mrs. Green leaves two small children, on two years of age and another three months. besides her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Davidson ot Dillard, Oregon, to mourn her passing. SAWDUST. PEAT BLAZE FOUGHT Another firs which broke out at 2:45 In the peat and sawdust land beyond Shaw-Bertram' Lum ber company south of the city was being tanned by a heavy wind, which was spreading the flames toward th lake. Southern Paclfle men aided employee o t Shaw-Bertram 1 a fighting tha flames which had spread over several acres ot ground when The Herald went to press. With th wind fanning th flames towards the city, it was expected th blaze would die down as It reached marsh land. Reports fro mShaw-Bertram gave assurance that th mill was In no danger. Huge Building Program Under Way in Alturas ALTURAS, Cal.. July IS. (Spe cial) Building developments to taling an expenditure ranging upward to $5,000,000 are under way here. New railroad connec tion tnd th erection ot a huge sawmill at this point are respon sible tor much ot the activity. August 1 will see th prac tical completion of the Modoc Northern, a link In the Southern Paclfto line giving rail connec tion! with Klamath Fall! and th country to th north. Southward th transcontinental rout taps the east-west Una of tke Southern Pacitlo at rernley Thousands of -"Bills" Will Attend ... RAILS WILL BE JOINED MONDAY (By C. G. CAMPBELL) ALTURAS. Cal., July 13. (AP) Ralls on the Southern Pacific's new railroad from Klamath Falls to Alturas, a OS-mil project, will be connected a mil north of Hackamor lake In northern Cal ifornia Monday. Between (.000 and S.O00 yards ot grading and track laying re mains to be done before tb two lines of steel are Joined. Tha connecting of steel will mean the virtual completion of a 5,500,000 ralload which gives Klamath and Oregon a direct line east. Th railroad will b In operation August 1. A group ot Southern Paclfle and N. C. O. railroad offic ials and a representation from Alturas, Cal., will be present wben the steel rails are Joined. They Include George W. Bosch ke, chief engineer of th Southern (Continued oa Pace Flva) Officials of the Crater lake national park notified the Klam ath County Chamber of Com merce that the rim road would be open to travel tomorrow. Superintendent E. C. Sollnsky has a crew of men putting th finishing touches on tha road to day In order that it may be traveled tomorrow. While the road Is narrow and rough in places and careful driving must be observed there will be no trouble encountered In making this scenic drive. Tourists n.ay now reach Dia mond lake either by going In th south entrance, past . the lodge and around the rim road or by going through the east entrance and th rim road to th Dia mond lake road. In speaking ot the east entrance road Chief Ranger Godfrey said 'This Is one of the finest pieces of road In the park and has Just recently been completed from The Dalles California highway to Lost creek. From Lost creek to park head quarters on the rim road there are eight miles ot road that Is a little rough. However we expect to put the grader over this during the coming . week and hop Jo, have it In excellent shape before .another week passes." Reports Indicate that the trav el has bean heavy at the park and officials are looking for a big year during the 1929 season. TRIO ARE CHARGED ON LICTOR COUNTS Eugene Carplo, Lily Carplo and Carolina Robles were today charged by federal officers with possession, sal and transporta tion of liquor. They were arrest ed near Beatty by reservation officers. Their cases were sche duled to be take- before United Statea Commissioner Bert C. Thomas. giving this city direct rail access to th big market cities In the bay region aa well as all the major buying centers from Ogden east. As a result ot all this assured cheaper transportation and aug menting of payrolls, few cities outside ot Klamath Falls are seeing th great strides in pro gress, that Alturas Is now enjoy ing. Th Pickering Lumber com pany mill It now nearlng comple tion, on and one-half mile wast ot th city limits. It Is ot con (Contlnuad on Pats Five) 1 PDA QPENSSUNDAY m I IUIII 0 T Blaze Breaks Out in Al goma Lumber Yard This Afternoon. FLAMES JUMP ROAD AND MENACE YARD Crews Work Frantically to Pre vent Algoma Lumber Company From Going up In Flames; Fire Is Out of Control a High Wind Strikes This Afternoon. The Algoma Lumber com pany, 12 mile north of this city, wat in clanger of com plete destruction by fire at the huge forett fire, fanned by a strong southwesterly breeze, worked down a can yon towards the plant. Sev eral timet, flame jumped The Dalles-California high way and ignited the . dry grass near the lumber yard. Lumber workmen patrolled the yard and mill and extinguished each flame aa It broke out. A grass fir ' was burn rig .Id ' the vicinity of the Algoma school house, Just across the road from the yard. A mountain pass which opened out onto the school was a seething mass of ' smuke and flames. The conflagration was completely out of control and heavy timber loss was sus tained. . . The strong wind which started shortly before noon brought a serious crisis In the fire fight ing. ' The fir got away from th 200 and some odd men fight ing the flames and raced up tContlnuad on Para Five) ROAD PROJECT Assurance that the Bonanix Lorenx mill road connecting th farm community with the Klam ath ralls-Lakeview .highway would be constructed late this summer or early In the fall, wss given today by County Judge Goddard, following the recsipt by the CO' nty of 123,000 from th state for its share of tha Klam ath market road construction program "This means that tha Klamath surfacing Job would be advertised and let by the state highway com mission," said Judge Goddard. "The state will let Us Dairy Lorent mill Jo', and we felt If th market road Job were let in the same contract, it could b constructed at lower cost." Th county official went on to as. that at least a base cours ot rock would 1 laid on tha new market roa dthls fall, assuring a good highway. The road waa graded last fall I the Dunn and Baker Construction company. Aunt Het "Amy pretends she's my friend, but she served that sticky stuff at the Aid So ciety meetln' knowln' good an' well my upper plate would stick an' pull lose when I bit It." 0 A Mill NOWASSURED 1 1 i
