Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, July 12, 1947, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textmm. n WEATHER Julr t'rlitUtioh I nil 'U buura ...tin Nlriftiti or lu UitlsJ M.Aft l,at ri' . Ill.ttl flurtntl ..,.11. "4 Pant Mil lrtl rlaurty and Wiintir lnllit n Runtfir. I'll UK FIVE CKNTB " i-iro KLAMATH FAIXH, OUKOON, HATUKI)- .-o't,-' (Telephone 8111) No. 10981 . ; . rt,"4 rJlnx Tax ill! Speeded lSS''t.n' . Is ' ' fist v l . ted; "I, I . .,.rj'ij!.Liliiji tfrW , J (nylon I'rlnre, Krrnon I'rlnr nd J. M. prince watch while Wait Miller weighs out tlirtr load of hsy on Hoiith With street this morning murh to drlliht of (ho nine o'clock pholog who caught Ihcm In the art Six Negroes, Shot To Death In Attempted Prison Break llltl NHWKK. (U.. July 12 (,7V- Guards fthot fits negro canvlrU to dmltt and wuttndVd Mvvn othrr yentmim? nflrr offlrrr ul(l thrjr mirmplrd la rwnjio from ft prliuin ramp. An Uiqural wn ml ltd fur today. Coroner J,' D. Hftldwiti ntiounrcl iUr lnqurL ColnrldriiUlly, the Hrutmwirk rhnptrr of I he National AwKtrlnllim for th Arivancriiif tit of Colored I'lHipIp staked fur a I rami jury liivmtlcaUun of ttir affair wltirh had ll incrpllui. whrn 40 road gattf prltonrrii refuted to worn. Wurrtrii W. O. Worthy Jmld 1J olwyrtf hlff order to return lo work but thnt tho other 27 went mi a four hour iirlkv. They were taken First National Gets Bond Bid The First National Bunk of Portland, Ihrouk'h It Klnmnlli , Folia brnnch, 'iu the successful r bidder for $50,000 worth of bondu recently voted by the suburban ruriil Ilro protective district. The willed bids were owned lint nlKhl at the office of Wilson Wiley nr., iitinrney for the district, and the bunk low bid wnii accented. Ternu of the bid and rates of hi terel were not dlncloned. An nttorney for the bank will now luvcMlKiite the Iciiahty mid fiimticlnl alublhty of the dlnlricl bcfoio the money In turned over. The money ruined on tho bondu will no to build a flro limine In the KouthcnMcni Mibutut of Klnmalh l'nlls, rqul a volunleer flro com puny, buy niiichlnery and In.Hnll water hydrants, Jap Tells Of Flying Hotcakes TOKYO. July M UP) A Tokyo buslnewiiniin ciimo ii) with a atory today on "flying- hot cakes" he had Bern over Tokyo aflcr wartime air raid. ' "ItoundlKh object like hot cukes about 21) nquare yards, flew at tuxlcnb speed after Balls raided Tokyo on the iiIkIiU of May 23 and May 25, 1046," Toinoyo Okado told Tokyo ncWBpapers.. The objccla flew noiselessly7 and did not crash, Okado said. Asked If what he saw Woro "flyhiK discs." he said they "mlitht coincide, they mlslil not." One Ihlnit Is very cer tain, he added "In those days, wo saw thhuis." Travelogue Goes Back To The 1904-10 Era To Recall The Horse Drawn Trolley By M. K. Iliuk III the UIOI-IDIO era, a fa miliar sight on Klannilh streets was the town's horsccar a horse drawn vehicle designed along Too nrrvllle trolley lines that ran on tracks through the business district, . connecting the present site of the Sniillierii Pacific depot with the limit lauding on Upper Klamath Jake. Today's Herald nnd News trave logue the shortest yet follows the trail of tho old hnraocnr, In todny's nutomobllo, the trip enn bo made In a few minutes, even when keep lug within municipal speed limits. In the olden days, It was quite n Jog for the horsccar, drawn by a team of horses driven by Clinrlcy Adams. (The nccompnnylng pic ture shows four horses hitched to the enr usually, however, two did th" lob. i '"h old hnraeofir Is usually re en lied ns the l.lnkvllle trolley, "and even (hat iiamn was painted on Its side, presumably after It had long since gone Into retirement. But really It was not the l.lnkvllle trol ley It was not operated by a trolley, and It was not put Into use here until long after the town of l.lnk vllle had been re-named Klamath Falls. There's an aft-told story of the bark lo the prison camp and were herded toKctttcr In the prison yard. Worthy said one of Die prisoner!. William II. Hell, charted and sought lo disarm him. The warden said ll fired and wounded rich In the lr(, Worthy and County Police Chief Huwll II. Henderson aald all of the negroea then started runnlnr for a 12-ftiot harbed wire fence which enrlrclrd the camp. Prison Kunrtln oieiird fire with holKUiis, mowing the tleclnit con vict dowu... , O, M M'Hirc, president of the local NAACP, said this morning. "We are not upholding wilful law violators but so many rumors have been current since tills unfortunate affair, we feel that a full sifting of the Incidents should be made." County police had been called to the camp to quell a "possible dis turbance," Chief Henderson said. The police did not fire, all of the shooting being done by four prison guards using shotguns. , Warden Worthy said none of the convlcta who attempted the break was armed with guns or knives, but that several carried short Iron bars and sllcka. Major C. A. Wil liams, head of the state prison de partment, sent two Investigators from Atlanta lo oen an Inquiry. Four Lads Have Fun With Discs But Cost FBI Big Chunk Of Cash TWIN PALLS. Idaho. July 12 (fit Four lads with an 'Imagination that runs lo flying discs may or may not be laughing up their sleeves today niter their. version of a flying saucer had practically the entire local populace the FBI. army Intelligence officers and police on the run yesterday. ' The boys created and planted in a local yard an object that looked to them, as well as to the army and civilian officers, just like a flying disc should look. - Their hoax wa exposed after Assistant Police Chief L. D. McCrackcn was tipped ono of the boys knew something about the disc. The crentlon, which took two days to complete, was made from part of an old phonograph, burned out radio tube and other discarded electrical parts. It had a plcxl-glass dome, radio tubes, burned wires and glistening gold and silver sides. Since tho boys are 'Juvenile their names were withheld. They will not be prosecuted, McCrackcn aald. The disc, resembling two band cymbals placed fiice-to-fiicc, reposed today at Fort Douglas, Utah, where sixth army Intelligence officers at tempted to decide what to da with It. The krmy'g reaction was summed' up by Capt. B. B. Zacharlas of Furt Douglua who fluid the disc had- no other function than to be "ornamental In a limited manner nnd to cnuse considerable expense to federal agencies Investigating It." The object was discovered early In the morning by a Twin Fnlls woman, and it was not until late evening that the mystery was cleared with tho boys' confession. During tho period, a plane load of army officers from Fort Douglas flew here to take over the Investigation. Until their arrival, police had kopl tho disc under lock Biul key. . .... S start of tho Klamath Palls horse car back In 1004-05. Ill those days, two rival companies, Klnniath Ca nal company, and Klamnth Devel opment compnny, were competing In promoting two sections of the town. Both wanted Ihe first street enr franchise. The city council granted franchises to both com- f mules, but stipulated that the one aylng rails first on Main street could collect rental from the other for uso of the tracks. This started a race lo bring In the first steel. Kl company ordered Its steel by way of (irnss lake, then the Klnninth rnllhriid on what Is now the S, P. main line. The Klamath Land and Transportation company, subsidiary of the Klnm alh ('anal company, ordered Its rails brought In by Pokcgama, over Ihe old Klamath lake railroad to that point,, Long hauls by teams were required hi both Instances. Tho Pokegnmn steel got here first, due to a neat bit of decep tion on the part of Wllllnm K. Brown of the Klamnth Land and Transportation outfit. Brown sent a dummy tenmster out on the Ornss lake route, with Instructions. When this mnn onmc upon the KD compnny teams hnullng their mils over tho rough'- route, he ad vised the driven to take a detour Morse Try For Changes Voted Out WASHINGTON, July ii Ml The senate today rapidly swept aside eight attempts of Senator Morse (ll-Ore.) to change the bill cutting income tax and pushed on toward passage, probably In a few houra. In two overwhelming roll calls and six voire voles, the senators rejrrtcd the Morse amendments. Senator Wherry (K-N'cb.l, assistant majority trailer, said Die leader ship will hold the senate In session lonlghl If necessary lo dispose of the bill. Delay Move The first Morae amendment would luive delayed any tax cut until the president or congress found that Hie level ol employment and pro duction was about lo decline. It would, in any event, have prevented the reduction from taking effect be fore January 1, 1949. It lost 60 to 11. Hy voice vote, the senate next knocked down the senator's move to grant Increased relief to those in the lower Income tax brackets. As II stands the bill would cut taxes from 30 lo 10.5 per cent, depending on the taxable Ineome. The senate then rejected In rapid order four more Morse proposals making technical changes In the law governing business operating losses, small corporations' tax lia bilities, en pi in I gain and losses, estate and gift taxes. Only Two Voices On several of the voice votes, only the voices of Morse and Sena tor Lunger iK-N.D.i were audible in favor of the amendments. The Oregoniuu llirn asked for a roll call on his seventh amendment, lo restrict the issuance ol tax-Irce securities by federal, suite and local government, 11 s voted down, U2 to 18. Morse then chalteuged . his col league to put forth any valid argu ment against hi final proposed change, which would call upon the prcsldrnl to suggest ways of Inte grating federal, state and local tax programs to eliminate duplicating and overlapping taxes. Senator Alkeir (K-Vt.) said that the expenditures committee, which he heads, ha undertaken a study aimed at tax Integration. Just before rclcctlon of Morse' amendment to delay a tax cut, Sen ator Barklcy lU-Ky.l took issue with republican leaders as to what effect tax reduction might have on the so-called Marshall plan for re habilitation of Europe. around n certain lake They did so, became hopelessly mired, nnd I ho Pokcgama steel got In nhond. Brown tore up the main street of the town nnd was rendy to lay steel when It arrived. He nlso won a $500 bet from his competitors. The old horsccar operated until about 1010. Iteporls are that It wasn't always very well patronised. As a matter of fact, there Is one story thnt In order to maintain the franchise, the ear for a time ran only twice a day, am' the driver trailed a cow to and from ptstiire on tho two runs. , Tho route of the car was from some point near the present depot, down Mnln street to Conger, out Conger, to California, nnd out Cnll fornln past the present Conger school to n point near the lnke, where n considerable navigation business was operated In those days. As one drives that route today, over modern pavements, and through Ihe center of a well-developed city, It Is difficult to Imagine the raw and rough conditions that Krcvalled 40 years ago when the old orseear was operating. But It was the promotional competition of those days, deinunstrnted in the laiiiichlng of the horscear enter prise, that helped make Klamath Falls the elty It laUoday. San Quentin Parolee Hurt In Mystery Brady Mayflrld. 25, a parolee from San Cjucntln. Is In Hillside hospital today and under police guard aftr he dropped 25 feet through a skylight to the floor of Auto Accident Injures Two One teen-aged boy was seriously Injured, a young girl received leaser hurt, mill two other young people lore battered late yesterday when the car In which they were riding went oit of control and flipped up side down Into a barrow pit a mile north of Merrill. Elmer Hamilton. 15, son of Mr. and Mr. Klmer Hamilton Sr.. 1715 Siskiyou, wa brought to Hillside hospital unconscious last night with a head Injury. He recovered con sciousness this morning. Shirley Saycrs, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bayers, 1921 Fargo, had a gash In her head and was ta.'cn to Merrill for treatment. Oraydon C. Owyn, 17, of 238 Pulton, and Marie Turner, 15, were the other occupant of the car. Oraydon Owyn wa driving. Constable Ed Davis of Merrill said that the Owyn car, heading toward Merrill, passed his car and then apparently went out of control. It skidded 121 feet down the highway, traveled 88 feet on the shoulder of the road, struck a culvert and went end over end Into the barrow pit. Davis took Shirley Sayers to Mer- I rill and state police brought the other youngsters to Klamath Falls, "... , m m JO- j J !A Q 1J."iiiV...i j j ' ' " t """ - " ---i s... -. .;r . J n Li'-- -'! weMrjf "a-H .Mi..,. t 5i'k. ' t . - ' r i 1 ' r - ,,..,,, i , . . ''IV"- f ' " I' .""EM ssusirosr m - , r j -- , iiojTwrami LfcsJQ . V- v y " r tm ' .: .."";'..;:.;'' ,v . .,,..,,.,1,,. M - ! i)iswaHaasttaaliisaaaauaksaiHS v Here are pictures of Klamath's ancient horsccar and modern scenes along Its route: 1. A picture of the so-called Linkville trolley, a horseear operated In Klamath Falls from about 1904 to 1010 by the picture Is from the fine historical Skylight Drop the Ideal barber shop on Klamath avenue last night. Mayfleld ha a broken ankle and fractured heel. He wa found lying on the tile floor of the barber shop at 10:38 last night by city police officers who answered a call regarding a possible burglary at the place. Mayfleld told officers he had climbed to the top of the building to find a place lo sleep and had fallen through the skylight. He said he broke out the glass In the front door of the shop to call . for help. The man said that he used a lad der to get to the top of the one story building, but when officers told htm they didn't find any lad der, Mayfleld told them he scaled the wall "human fly" fashion. Police believe that he had Intend ed to go through the skylight Into tne pawn snop next aoor to uie barber shop and had picked the wrong skylight He has a California prison record for burglary and ha been under surveillance by Oregon parole authorities. Street Rioting. Injures Fifty BUDAPEST.' July 12 (Some 60 persons nursed Injuries today a a result of street rioting yesterday In which, witnesses said, commu nists attempted to break up a Budapest meeting of the Hungar ian freedom party. The witnesses reported that the tight began after about 20 com munist had crashed a freedom party meeting In a boarding house nnri thnntori Hnvn thi mnln ft nettle- ier with communist slogans. Short Travelogue The Linkville Klamath Falls Land and Transportation picture collection of Mrs. Ida Odell. I Shot At Ci . Senator Brlcker, Ohio, was un harmed today after a mysterious assailant fired two shot at him In the senate office building subway.. Flume Break Repair Near Workmen are still trying to re pair a break In the J-l canal flume across Lost river at Tulelake, which carried water to farms on the west side of the Tulelake area. A con crete connecting link on the wooden flume broke last Saturday night and a second break was reported today. The farms serviced by this flume have been without Irrigation water for a week. 'At the break the water spills out into the river. Tne reclamation bu reau ha a crew of 20 men at work on the flume. Today when the water was turned on it still would not carry through the area of the break, according to report from Tulelake. Luke McAnulty, Irrigation man ager for the Tulelake division, said this afternoon , that water will be delivered through the flume late this afternoon or this evening. - Highway Opening Celebration Off ENTERPRISE, Ore., July 12 (IP) Wallowa county official said today that plans had been cancelled for a celebration In August for the opening of the Enterprise-Lewis ton highway. They explained construction was slower than expected along the Grande Ronde river canyon and that contractors did not expect to complete the road until October. company. This 2. Approximate L view of California avenue, also on th trolley root. Loss Of Money 15 Years Ago Shooting Cause WASHINGTON, July 12 (AP) Two wild pistol shot! were tired ot Senator Brisker (R-Ohio) in the senate subway today and a few hours later officers arrested a suspect they described as a former member of the capitol police force. Senate Sergeant at Arms Edward L. McCinnis Identified the suspect as William L Kaiser. The arrest was madt by metropolitan police in the northwest part of the city. Kaiser told reporters with a shrug of his shoulders and a wry smile: i was jusr trying to rerresn nis memory. Bricker previously had described his assailant as a dis gruntled patronage seeker. Bricker. the 1944 republican vice If presidential . candidate, was not i harmed. Investigating police said they discovered a fresh chip on the subwav wail aDoarently caused by a bullet from the gun fired near where the senator halted to board a car to take him from the senate office building to the capitol. Thought Blanks Bricker himself had expressed belief the shot were blanks, saying he did not hear the bullets strike. Bricker told reporters he had recognized his assailant who fled after filing the two shot one from about 15 feet away and an other from about 110 feet. Capitol police Immediately began a search for the man whom Bricker de scribed as a disgruntled patronage seeker. . Bricker possibly was saved from harm as he Jumped Into a subway ear which carried him away, from the scene. The man ran after the conveyance to fire a second time. J. H. Macomber, clerk of the senate expenditure committee, who accompanied ihe Ohio sena tor, also escaped injury. Apparently unperturbed, Bricker continued to the senate chamber. He told reporters the man had protested to him several times about losing money In the failure of a building and loan association in Columbus, Ohio, "about IS year explained that when he was a district attorney In Ohio he filed suit for liquidation of the loan as sociation. "One time he asked me, 'When am I going to get my money back that you stole'." Bricker said. He added that he told the man he was "sorry if you lost money but there . Cntlaa4 M Ff S, Colama t 1 Trolley Route route of the horscar line. S. Modern view of Baldwin hotel and adjoining building, nes Main and Conger, which date back to the days of the horseear. 4. Another aid building In the same area, relic of pioneer days, which Is now being torn down to make way foe elty park. 5. Main street, as It Is toc!y, on the route of th Linkville trolley. . Mod ens New Rocket Described COLORADO SPRINOS. Colo., Julv 12 lPr-Dr. Walter Orr Rob erta, director of the Joint Harvard university-Colorado university high altitude solar observatory at Cli max, Colo., declared here that the United State has developed a rocket which can rise 235 miles and travel 8000 miles an hour. t completed thing," he said in an address to the Rotary club last night. Dr. Roberta, -who returned only recently from the White Sands, N. M rocket proving grounds, said this missile, called the Neptune, could cross the United States In 26 minutes carrying a 200-pound load. Two Trainmen Die In Wreck LOS ANOELES. July 12 fPJ-Twe) trainmen were killed but no others were Injured when a westbound Southern Pacific freight train loco motive overturned and 10 cars were derailed but night at El Cases, Calif., five miles east of Redlands, railroad officials announced here. Engineer S. Whltlock ot Qlendalfc Calif., and Fireman M. L. Perlclnl of Los Angeles were crushed to death underneath the engine when it turned over on Its sfde.