THE WEATHER
OREGONi Flr tonight and
Wsdnssdsy bat fof on th coast,
not much ehang la temprtur,
den tie winds, mostly westerly.
Associated Press anil United Press Telegraph Service
Herald Advertisers Appreciate Vour Trade
rrice Five Ccnla
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13
Number 7117
3M3
City Edition
The Old Home Paper
mm
noughts We've
Been Thinking
Why Not Um Som Com
mon San) With StaU
Advertising Fund?
Frank Branch Riley
Could Um Fund to
Good Advantage at Log
Angelas. Townley Da
c i d Prohibition i
Failure. Eat Shaken by
Quake. Gloom Em
bracers Close Gresham
Race That's Why
Portland is Portland
i-By BRUCE DENNIS-
TIIOUGHTS ... N ..N ..N ..NS
TVI1Y not H nm common
sense with ths 115,000 ad
vsrtlslng fund which bsa been
provided by ths state T
Those who offer the eugges
llon that sny portion of this
hauld be spnt st boms are mis.
taksa snd (her will suffer tbs
indictment of attempting to get
their band Into the fund provld
ed by the state for sdvertlslng
Oregon.
ND while we are on the sub
ject ot outside advertising
let ss call attention again to the
Id eshlhlt in Los Angeles. This
should be enendtd sod ths sd
Tsrtlalng should be greater In
the city of Lo Angele lo at
tract people to the exhibit where
in Information can be obtained
on this ststs.
It might also be well to hate
one t Salt Lake, another gate
way Into the western country.
Thoae of as at home who ar.
working away ae we have for
the laat II years, wsnt Bone of
the advertising fund which the
state ha prorlded. It might be
' wsll to consider the fund being
spent by our good friend frank
Branch Riley. While It does not
come from the taxpayers pocket.
It does corns from a number of
Portland cltliens, wbo also pay
taios.
INSTEAD of Mr. Riley eontlnu
Ing bis trlpa around the coun
try, we wonld place him In Lo
Angele where be would glv reg
alar lecture to aasUt W. O,
Id and not be scattering his
shots orsr a bnnch of highbrows
In tra colleges and on men.
wbo sorer Intend to come here
except on a pleasure trip. When
they do corns, they expect to be
entertained at the expense of the
tsxpajer or Individual.
Ws do not want to be hard on
Frank Rlltr, becsnss we lore
htm, but ws do think his general
plan Is sot wsll focussd for a
stats like Oregon. If the slat
chamber of commerce will put
him to work'erery day In the
week glrlng lectures In the city
of Lo Angeles lo the crowded
bouses wblcb he wonld hare from
the tourists, tbsa he would be
getting results, snd It would not
be costing sny 115,000 or ISO,
i 000 a ysar to a few ot the boys
In Portland, who ar footing the
bills, i but appsrsntly doing so
Tory willingly.
e e
J. 0. TOWNLEY, who electri
fied the country a few years
ago with his non-partlssn league
doctrine, from North Dakota, ha
bow decided that tb prohibition
law I a fallur and he atart
lng out to' form a general "wet"
organisation throughout the na
tion, W wonld reapeetfully
commend him to Mrs. Mable
.Wlllebrandt, who probably can
take car of all hi undertakings,
e e
TARTHQUAKE shakes th tait.
Thla headline may causa some
pleasure, to westerner who bar
uffered under th load of eus
ptclon that earthquake la this
nation could only occur on ths
west coast,
e
QR WAS It an earthquake that
shocked th tastf It might
har been. Mabel Wlllebrandt'i
xpoa of th r im trafflo around
.Washington, D. C.
see
jysTRICT ' Attorney Myers ot
Portland has joined the
"gloom embracer!" and ordored
(Contlnuad ea Page Four
FIRES STILL
RAGING IN
NORTHWEST
Washington Badly Hit
By Number of
Blaze.
HIGH WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITY BAD
rrrfert Fuswet Fire Coadltloae
PreTall, Bay Foresters, Wbo
are Straggling to Jlrlng Hnn
drede ef BUane Vnder Con
trol. Ula lUdly Needed.
SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. 11. (A
P) Perfect forest fire condi
tions caused by high winds sad
low humidity todsy bsd urged old
snd slumbering flree Into rosrlng
activity and bad started hundreds
of new blatee throughout the
northwest.
in lauaua, naaoingion, ure-i
fnn Mihn anil Unntmrtm m. U. '
conflagrations were eating rapidly
through thousands of acres of
merchantable timber, causing
loases which may rsn Into mil
lions, of dollars, and forest of
ficials were unable to predict
when th thonaanda of men fight
ing th biases conld get them
under control,; '-;
Canada Contribute Mr
Eight hundred' men,' Including
too Doukhobors rushed from
Orand Fork, B. C.. wsre working
desperately to quell ths Dollar
mountain blase In north central
Washington. Thla conflagration,
a crown fir roaring through an
Immensely valuable atand of yel
(Continued ea Paae eight)
ASKED TO MEET
To preserve the timber along
the LakoTtew highway and the
Oreea Springs highway was tb
mlsslm ot an Invitation extended
by the Board of Directors of the
Klsmath Tails chamber of com
merce Tuesday to tb highway
commissioners of th state.
It Is believed th'jr will respond
t one snd th chamber will
also 1-Tlte tb Isdle of th
Garden club to partlclpst In tbo
meeting ss soon ss th date of
the arrival of th commissioners
csn be announced.
There Is a feeling that the
Um to sav the timber on those
two highways I right no:
thst commercial operation of the
logging eor-rsnle win i0on
stsrt. snd thst unless -cllon Is
Uken to form some friendly
agreement with th timber own
er to spar the trees along th
road, there may b havoc
wrought with th natural beauty
ot these sections. .
Secretary of Interior Wilbur.
on his visit to this city, dwelt
at' length npon a system ot
rosds to connsct th natural
parks of Oregon and California.
He also Indicated thst to cut
timber along thns hlghwsys
would be a crime against pros
perity. With such sbls bscklng
from th federal government.
with the s'ste already tqulppod
to do something substantial to
preserve the timber and with
local people standing ready to
aid In any way that they can, I
th directors believed there
could be somothlng worked out
within a short tlmo.' ' .''
COUSIN
Alleged Robbery Turns
Out to Be
SACRAMENTO, Cat.. Aug. 11.
(AP) Pslntsd by th supposed
victims a dsrtng daylight
holdup In which they wer "tak
en for a rids" and forced to
hand over 11010 box office re
ceipt ot th Hippodrome the
atre to two gunmen, the details
ot a fllmpsy host wer under in
veatlgntlon todsy, following in
serted confession by both princi
pals, i
Th men, J. A. Oresens, as
sistant msnngor of ths theatre,
and C. H. Oeggs, former thsstrs
COULDN'T
BOTHER TO
STAND BY
PORTLAND. Aug. 11. (AP)
When Ines Kolkenbsry crashed
ths automobile she was driving
Into a speeding coupe this morn
ing snd overturned It she was
relieved to see that the driver
was not bsdlr hurt.
Klie knew be wasn't because
he lumped up snd took to his
heels.
Trafflo Investigators called to
the scene found that four eacks
of sugar, alx cases of empty pint
bottles, one case of compressed
yeast and It gallons of coat oil
bad been pilled from the coupe.
Police were checking up on the
Portland license today.
PLEDGE AID TO
Assistance to the stats chamber
ot commerce will not be denied
by Klamath county, according to
the altitude ei pressed by the
board of directors of ihm rhinhar
of commerce Tueaday. All agree
that Installation ot the O. W. Ide
exhibit at Loa Angele la of more
benefit to the atat than anything
that has hennened In a inn nrlnH
ot time. But the chamber l anxi
ous to know ust what other
counties have given to tb move
ment and for that reason action
was withheld Tuesday until defin
ite Information eould be received.
Another thing take up wa th
probability of Installing aa ex
hibit from this county la ths Cal
ifornia tat fair pavilion at Sac
ramento. Th agricultural com
mute will handle thla th asm
It will handle the potato show
which will be given In 8ao Fran
cisco Instead of Klamath Flails
this year. The nlan to hold the no.
tato aaow In the Bay City follows
out the Idea ot getting the buyers
Intereeted in Klamath Falls Po
tatoes. WOMAN'S PAGE
TO BE PRINTED
Commencing today, the Even
ing Herald will run a Woman's
Page one each week which will
be devoted to matter ot Interest
to women.
Fshlon hint, food talks, ear
of children and other Important
snggestlons will fill this psge
each week.
An Invitation la extended to
matrons having tested recipes
which th-r might like to, have
printed to send them In addressed
envelope 'o th "Woman' Page"
TODAY'S
RESULTS
NATIONAL
Cincinnati 1 0
New York 1 10 0
Batteries: Rlxey snd Suke
forth; Fltsstmmons, Scott snd
Hogsn.
Chicago
.4 II 1
Boston
16 1
BatteriM r.rl- r.i.
Qonsales: Cunnlneham. I.Trit'
and Spohrer.
AMERICAN
Philadelphia 4 1
Detroit -......S g l
Batteries: Qulnn and Coch
rane; Sorrell and Hargrave.
Boston . t S 1
Chicago . 1 g J
Batteries: Morris and Hevlng;
Adkln snd Berg.
New York 1 1 l
Cleveland . l n
Batteries: Holmach. Moor anil
Dickey; Ferrell and L. Sewell. .
Flimsy Hoax
actor and later a sign painter
for th Hippodrome, succumbed
to sever-1 hours relentless ques
tioning and showed th wsy to
th hiding place ot their loot
Packed In two large sacks, the
stolen . money, representing the
week-end receipts of th down
town play honss wa found be
neath a loos board In Begg's
gsrsge.
' A few hours after the asserted
h-'dup after th men had under
gone preliminary interrogation
(Continues ea Page Bight)
STATE CHAMBER
Can He
It luoaa more like a mosquito than aa airplane, but Lieutenant Alford Williams, V. B. navy.
Is confident thst It can amash th world (peed record ot SIS mile per hour st the International
speed races in England la September. This Is the first picture ot the tiny Mercury Racer, built espe
cially tor this event It posseeses 1100 horsepower, though It weigh only 4400 pound. The wings
are so smsll thst Jt wonld drop-like a plummet it the engine failed. The motor, by the way. ba 24
cylinders. 4S spars: pings, four carkuretor and four distributors. A closeop ot Lieutenant Williams
1 also ahown. Expert have predicted that he may fly 400 miles an hoar.
Teachers' Institute
Dates Are Announced
September eecond and third
have been definitely announced
by Fred R. Peterson, county su
perintendent ot schools for Kls
math County Teachers' Institute.
Thla year the Institute will be
held at Fremont school.
Several Important addresses
will h heard Including one from
Stat Superintendent C. A. How
ard and T. H. Gentl ot the Uni
versity of Oregon.
Following I th program to
be carried out:
Monday.
1:10 Organisation or Institute
1:10 Music, Elisabeth Hender
son, Director
1:10 Address, Stat Supt C.
A. Howard
10: 10 Departments
1. Grade Teacher Direction
. T. H. Gentle, University
of Oregon.
I. Principals Direction E. E.
Evans, Chlloquln.
1. High School Teachers Di
rection Paul T. Jackson,
Klamath Union High.
1:15 Muslo
Last Minute News
PRINCE OF WALES.
LONDON, Aug. 11. (AP) The
Prince ot Walea arrived at Hen
don airdrome. In north London,
this afternoon by plan from Le
Tonrqutt. th French coastal re
sort, where he spent the week
end. Th Prlnc mad lb trip
both ways by air.
FORMER COMMISSIONER DIES
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.. (AP)
Joseph A. Warren. 47, former
New York City pollc commis
sioner, died today In a sanitar
ium at Greenwich, Conn.
"OLD HOS" SALE
OLA, Ark., Aug. 11. (AP)
Localities where the "Old Hos"
sales' sre still social affairs ot
note, will be Interested to learn
the reward ot Chletel Law. He
bought three boxes (old tor (tor
age by an express company and
found 19.800 Ip negotiable se
curities, ss well as sundry
Jewelry, '
AMERICAN ATTACKED.
LONDON, Aug. 11. (AP)
Philip Eston, an American vlsl
to", wss (sksn to a hospital to
dsy In a dangerous condition as
a result ot a savage attack made
by two man In his flat In ths
fashionable Mayfalr district of
London. Scotland Yard Is work
ing on th case. Eston's horn
address was not available,
Fly 400 Miles An Hour?
1:10 Address, State Supt C.
A. Howard.
Departments
1. Grade Teachers, T. H. Gen
tle. 1. Individualized Teaching
Conference, Elsie Lem
ming,' presiding.'
1. High School Athletic Con
ference, H. J. Hendrlck
- son, Merrill, presiding.
Tuesday.
: 10 Music
0:10 Address. 'T. H. Gentle
10:10 Departments
1. Individualised Teaching
Conference. Elsie Lem
ming, presiding..
1. High School Athletics Con
ference, H. J, Handrlck
son, presiding.
1. High School Teachers' Con
ference, Don Fl'her, K.
F. U. High, presiding..
1:15 Music
1:10 Address, T. H. . Gentle
1:10 Departments
1. County School District
1. City Grade School
1. Union High School No. 1,
FAMOUS HOTEL CLOSES.
BOSTON, Aug. 11. (AP)
Th United States hotel, patron
ised by Daniel Webster, Charles
Dickens, Henry Clay .and other
fsmons men, 1 closing Its doors.
Also to be discontinued ar th
annexes, "Texas" and ."Oregon,"
constructed when those , states
were admitted to the Union, -
TO BULL BINTJ,
MADRID. Aug. 11. (AP)
Sidney Franklin, Brooklyn, N.
Y., bullfighter, Intend to ap
pear In a Madrid bull ring Thurs
day despite Injuries he received
In Lisbon Monday night when
he fell and received a flesh
wound from a bull's horn.
FORD TAKES PUMP
NEWFIKLDS, N. H.,-Aug. 11.
(AP) A pump from th battle
ship Maine, an old rlverboat's
engine and a complete machine
shop of 80 years sgo ar th
latest Americsna picked up by
Henry Ford tor his Dearborn
museum.
BRIDE-ELECT TO ARRIVE
CHARLSTON, S. C. Aug. 11.
(AP) Paul Mueler, who (tiled
an 18-foot boat across th ooean
to win a bride, will not hav to
complete the east voyage which
was part ot the contract She
has csbled her Intention ot Join
ing him her.
"BAGGAGE"
WORRY TO
T. RANKIN
SAN DIEGO, Cel.. Aug. 11,
(A : Rankin, who Tester-
dsy flew down OTer tv entire
Pacific Coast sect' a ot the Un
ited States la a non-stop night
In a little four-cr' "er plane
which he had named Three Flags
because ot the fact that he was
to suit In British Columbia, fly
over the United States and land
OB Mexican territory, planned
early today to begin his trip
back north at atont noon. He
said he wonld stop at Loa An
gele and then go on to his
home 'n Portland In e-?y stages.
Th Jovial aviator, grinning
with pride over his achievement
acknowledged that he had
"traveled light." His "bag
gage," over which he showed
some concern when he landed at
Ague Callente, Mexico, yester
day, consisted of a clean shirt
a pair ot trousers, a toothbrush
and a raior. It was all wrapped
np In a piece of paper t lave
room and avoid extra weight In
the little plane.
As far as could be learned
here Rankin is the first flier to
take "t in Canada and land In
Mexico In a non-stop flight, al
though two army aviators. Cap
tain Lowell Smith and Lieut
John Paul Rlchter, flew from
border to border In 1021. They
started and landed In American
territory, however, snd flew a
plan with a 400 horsepower en
gine. Their plane waa refueled
twice In the flight Rankin's
engine is a tour-cylinder air
cooled one, developing between
80 and (0 horsepower. Flying
the air mall rout down from
th north, he estimated he cov
ered at least 1,350 miles. This
would mean he averaged around
IS miles to the gallon, ot gaso
line, despite his 100-mile-an-
hour pace.
Ford Appealed to in
Abandoned Car Problem
NEW YORK, Aug. 13, (AP)
Henry Ford, aa th man most
responsible, has been asked by
Borough President Hsrvey of
Queens to help solv th problem
ot disposing ot abandoned ears.
Professing to see a situation
which In tlm will tax th re
sources ot . th nation for Its
elimination, Mr. Harvey request
ed Mr. Ford to lend his auto
motive genlu to - abantng the
nuisances ot streets and vacant
lota littered with dlscsrded
automobiles, al rage proportion
GIRL'S BODY
DISCOVERED
BY POLICE
MANILA. Aug. 11. (AP)
Manila authorities reported today
that Esther Louise Klein, 35, a
nurse at the United States nsval
hospital at Cavlte, wbo was found
dead In a bouse on the out
skirts of the city, evidently had
committed suicide. An Investiga
tion was atarted after the death,
which occurred Aug. t. Police
said no evidence of murder had
been found.
Rear Admiral Charles E. Rlggs,
navy surgeon general, announced
today he bad ordered an Investi
gation of the death of Miss
Louise Klein, a nsvy nurse sta
tioned In the Philippines, npon
the basis of unofficial reports
reaching Washington thst - she
had been strangled.
Miss Klein's next ot kin. Is
Mia Ray Klein ot New York
City-
Ray R. Powers, logger trrake-
Bf with Shaw Bertram Lumber
company passed away In a local
hospital early this morning ss
the result of Injuries sustained
at camp this morning about 1:30
o'clock.
Powers, ridding th logging
train fell from the ears which
passed over his body severing the
left leg.
The injured msa -van rushed
to Klamath Falls and taken to
the Hillside hospital where an
ope rati n was performed In an
attempt - to sav his life. He
passed away at 1:30 this morn
ing. He Is survived by bis widow,
Mrs. Msude Powers and three
children wh are enroute home
from Washington where they
have been v'-UInr relatives.
The remains are at the Earl
Whltlock Funeral Home,' Pine
Avenue at Sixth.
HEARING HELD
BY COMMISSION
Members of the Public Service
commission held a hearing at the
courthouse today at which mat
ters involving the valuation and
investigation of the rates, rules,
charges, regulations, practices
and service of th Klamath Heat
ing company were heard.
Tomorrow members of th com
mission will hold a hearing at
Fort Klamath, the hearing on ap
plication ot subscribers to tele
phone service of the West Coast
Telephone company for 24-hour
service In th Fort Klamath ex
change. BOHN LEAVING
FOR COLORADO
At least five residents of Klam
ath Falla will attend the na
tional , convention ot United
Spanish War Veterans to be held
September 13, 14 and IS In
Denver, Colorado. '
Fred H. Bohn, delegate from
Klamath Falls; Mr. and Mrs.
Robert McDonald and Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse L. Simmons hare
completed plans to attend the
convention.
COFER BROTHERS
TAKE CONTRACT
Permit for the erection of an
additional story on the Barney
Chamber building on Seventh
end Klamath, to cost $13,000
was granted Cofer Brothers in
charge ot the work.
Work on the additional story
la already nnder way.
his own product.
"We have yet to find an ef
fective method to combat this
frankensteln monster," Mr. Har
vey wrote. "You have personal
knowledge of the conditions
caused In most ot the nation's
towns snd cities by the promis
cuous discarding of old cars.
"As th most prolific producer
ot automotive equipment In the
world I think yonr company
POWERS DIES
FROM INJURIES
should bear a large part ot tho
responslWlty for the elimination
ot tb abandoned car problem."
' r
POLICE USE
SHOT GUNS
ON RIOTERS
New Orleans Street Car ,
Situation Still
Unsettled.
CITY HALL STORMED
BY HOWLING CROWD
Striken Surge Throagh Building
Slugging Commissioner and
and Policemen. Gnn and Tear
Bomb Finally Ueed to Qwell
Mob. Small Boy Shot la Foot.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug.
13. (AP) Reinforcements
from every city police pre-
cinct were hastily thrown
into action today, armed
with shot guns and tear
bombs, before a new burst
of rioting in the street car
strike was quelled.
At least three persona
were shot but not danger
ously wounded during thi
mob action. The city hall
was stormed, members ' oi -the
commission slugged and
a dozen policemen overpow
ered before the howling and.
hissing demonstrators could
be forced from the build
ing. Bedlam broke loose in th
council chamber when X. F, Fos
ter, spokesman of a anion com
mittee presented a ' pelttlon re
ported signed by JO, 000 persons
demanding that the city ordin
ance regulating jitney operation
be revoked.
The meeting became such a
wild demonstration that Acting
Mayor Walmsley adjourned the
session. The council members
wer then set npon and struck
with fists before th police wer
able to rescue them.
Forced from the bonding hun
dreds of men and women were re-'
tContlnueO en Page Clabt)
I
IN'S
A number of automobiles
went np In smoke Monday night
when the Ztm Baldwin garage
in Lakeview encountered a freak
fire.
At 10:10 o'clock a tourist put
his machine In the Baldwin gar
age and the nightman retired for
the night. A abort time later
he wa awakened by tire which
wa consuming the tourist's
machine end th on standing
next to It. From automobile to
automobile the tire danced
through th garage burning
every car In the building In
cluding fourteen new one on
th second floor. Yet the build
ing Itself wa damaged but very
little and all stocks and mer
chandize were not damaged. It
1 presumed th electric wiring
on the tourist' car started th
blaxe.
FATHER AND SON
MATCH STARTED
The Father and Son Ooll
Tonrnam ' now nnder way st
th Reames Golf and Country
Club got off to a splendid start
Sundav when J. F. Magulr and
son played W. O. Smith and
son. Magulr and ion won thi
match.
Other member ot th club aid
their sons scheduled tn plsy dur
ing the tournament include:
C. I. Roberts and son s Dr.
George Merryman and son: Char,
les E. Swansen and soa rs Oe
car Peyton and on: R. R.
Macartney and son vs EsrI Whlt
lock and son; Bruce Dennis and
son ts Jack Knowle and on:
C. A. Harvey and on v Dr.
O. A. Massey and S3n: George
Mason snd son ts Wilson S.
Wiley and son; A. R. Wllsa and
son rs Frsd Fleet and son.'
1 8 1
GARAGE ON FIRE