The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942, April 21, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextLkvJ Circulation Over 2ciuu THE DAILY KLAMATH Nt(, (Kviry Morninir Except Monday) United News and United Press Telegraph Services NEWS Official Paper of City 6 KLAMATH FALLS ;ugene Wild With xcitement Over uge Gas Gusher KLAMATH FALLS. QUI'.. TIIEsniY APRIL 21, 1925. BIG IRRifiATION CANAL BREAKS 001 OF BANKS Price Five Cent Grand Jury To ! Go In Session ! First Of Week Expected To Average jlion Cubic l-eet Of Ga Daily '500 Business Men iQuitk Action B Workmen I . . . , , Of Reclamation Avert I j Arrested logether j Serious Flood i With 2 Nude Girls' UNt, April w wild with eacite-j lonigM following an rmrnt of Cuaranty Lmp.nylhat ' had lruc!t fit m paying quanta the oil wrll it ha been Vg juil oum oi an- -. l,e ye"' nu rnoro. U. Olon, secretary treat- If the concern, gave it ai lief that oil ot a nign it juil below the gai, has been shut off with and i being held by 23 fct of mud at the of the casing, and fret of water above that.1 ;u d( k" which started 1 i ni . Ii nn til lo have . and mini tlu fc"t hlgh- he lui fmit derrick. Tim i- btllrvij lo j jiprux 1 in a t cable fret daily, or n nip!) the li.nn of Ku 'JUlpuUMU C.J gas I SUlll been p-peated ut a. ni. i if (low wan retarded al- j i d:itot ru in lil In k as of thunder may be heard the tilrc. Throunh the lot watrr, y company of- IW ! rtiiMilfnr a steady' - x opiif: lo allow Hi ii to lib. "whiKif." 'JVlj Kum'Ile t!ii ti'ni,iiiv lii-n hi ImiiluT, l A. iJclit him with a telegruln Mum., ami sturted bark kWHAS TITV. Mi... April ISO.- I He Iiuinli.il ii-fiiihena r tin- lull nil) llii.liii-kn llrn'i a,. ion, clllm ha H huillr-. dinner mill Tiull. " nhli li m ruiiiiliiK full ror.r lute tliU evening, were muuileil up li ill!' M- ll'l'et on H iiml bulged In Juil, lVrl "lint shut" UHKotl i "blue l.il" of tin Miliie f.iree MM ihIIi-iI lulu ni-lliin In U. Irllillle tin members of I In' rly lo tin- illfr.-riul suilim llirmighiiiil t In- rllv. Hi.' .llri' niiU.il lli I Iml a uarll H.la being In 1.1 In t In Hull theatre. I Mtn llielr un niiniiiinri'il iirilviil they fiiuml fmir w iiim-ii In tin nlliK'l art nf rnlerliilniiig with a "nude" iliinrr. Two nf llie aiiiiii'I urn iirresli'd, Ilir ollirr Iwo riii-. Iiii; by mi ill. A m-nIom of tin uran.l Jury, tin rinil nIiiii (but rnlliil In iiiiin.'illi.n mIH, ,t. KrlikMin inui-ili-r In January, waa onlrnil by .luilKi a. I.. Lravltt, ut the rlnull court, yraterday. Tin uraml Jur'waa orlrml lo have Ita flml lttln Monday momliiK, January 27. Many raMK Hill Ix bniuKlil up ilur. I"K the Mnaion whlrli U e-Mrt-il In wt :i or 4 daya. Tlii nillid fur M'rvlri an Ihnir Slilvi, O. II. Ilumli. J. T. Loprr, I". K. II iiiiiiiii. ;. '(.tx, ;. iirni lli i k ami K. IWih- loin. KLAMATH INKS in PAVING WILL ' ne main irrigation canal , broke out of it bank about jnine niil;s stouthna.st of Klam-! jatli Falls, near the main hijfh ivay bolwucn here and Merrill,, I flooding the hihway to ai jiW'pth of 2i f.-ct for a dis-: jtanee of .'lOO yards, and cover-; inir many acr?H of farm land.! ! yesterday morning. i ; The canal has been flooded 1,'laduaMy for the past week. Yesterday it was yet a foot1 from its normal capacity staKe. Gopher holen are naid to have! ftarted the breaking of thai canal bank. A reftcue crew; of eiRht men, dispatched to! the scene shortly after eight o'clock yesterday morning, pre vented by tlu'ir speedy action, the bank from giving away any r.irtlier. When they ar-. rived 23 feet had already, gone' out. Sand bags were applied Klamath county is second at each end of the break. on'y to Multnomah out of 36 About noon a dirt dvke was I counties in the state built in back of the bank, and late in the afternoon a double dyke had been completed. BUD MOE WILL ARRIVE THIS. I Vote On Mayor's Veto Of Strahorn Grant Postponed In Father'. Custody I 15 More MeitlberS Into Local Lodge Hill Line. Are Watching Action Of Council Very Closely 2ND IN OREGON IN PROHI FINES Dist. Attorney'. ; Off ice I. Complimented On Enforcement ! According to George Fry, in j charge of the reconstruction : work, most of the land flooded by the city was alkali, and the water will Kvery few nilniiten nlKhl fir fllliix 11 wan piilnted nut attorney at the ruiinrll meeting- luMt!,!,, more eoo(t than harm the tli.-e had expired I A crew of 15 men will be at work ri'inmnir.inci'H uicalnHtito build up the dam In the morning. the -iroiiirvd paving uf the big unit hut. Recording to Fry, It will tako a 'from Kourth In Kleventh l reel I work to reatore the bauk to Its or- HlMiin. preal- aouth of Klamath avenue. Second j liiinnl atrenicth. an on hM aireel from I'liia to Jeffei'Hon. and Klftli Hlrei! from 1'lne to Jeffer aon. therefore au onlln.nire author IzIiik the illy to advertlae fur bids Kurihfr artlnn will await f and to proived with the imprinlim lrn ,of the three diatrlrta arcordlnc to .t all clni'k I.... i.....n ..n... I nl.inn Mnd inei'lfi'iit limn nlrenitv I'tMo irenent Morkholdera. 1 aduptisl. waa panned to Ita firm mi company officiala re- and aerond readlnic. .The ordinance lni iflernoun that thou-1 require that the paving be com ' dollara hai been offered IUted y Octtiber 1. In the event llinw aim hud learnod of i the contractors who are aut-ceaa- r:".'' ! ful blililert on the three unlla Klamath Ice and Cold Storage To Get New Building The Klamath Ice & Storage com pany ha awarded a contract for the Immediate conartuction ot a are i modern cement title building ad- 'not completed by that time, they aranty oil i-iimpunv drill- will be maliti-d addltlnnal time un KiiKi-ne I, ,aied on pro- lea early freeJliiK weather mnke lu the Kugene Itlhlo'the laying of green paving hiuard- " insl It nt Inn for the oua. f training of Chrlatlan mln-An ordinance requiring that any Fid tie drilling waa atarted , firm ..r luilivliliml dnuirlne to cut dlrertlun of ilCv. lavid Ol-'nnv navement or aldewalk 111 the claimed to have a mlraru-: n i.u r..,,r..,l i.i i.htnln an of- '"'lue that would Indicata ticM permit from the police Judge i" terranean bodle ot ""land pout a 1100 guaranty In the cane of a pavement and 125 in caae of a aldewalk, was pawed to I ' r,',r-' Ita rending, fell Into the clutch- ru,,,,,w V""" la In Judge Lorn L ' The curfB- or',inare a" re1,,Mt ' court yesterday Dick , ed hy ,,,e aMrM attorneys office waa also paused the first and sec ond reading. This ordinance prcs- "'tely located. K.H AUK P"t f.ir cureless drlv- KIXKl) court yesterday. Dick , a Anderson, and T. CI. j 111 2U flue .!,. i rl(i. in.i i , . . Icribea thai the PuiTiits of wayward v.nriHon re- . . , . children be held mr tnai. wnero negligence Is apparent, and that the police Judge be empowered to osseag a fine of from $5 to $25 and an imprisonment of from five to twen ty days or both In case of this kind. The application of the Shell Oil company to establish a filling sta tion at Eighth and Main street was approved after considerable discus sion and with tome opposition on the part of the council. a Ira II . BY JCWl . Hr I r. Id Joining the present Ice factory on Spring street, the new building to house the bottling works branch of the company business. Accord ing to the building permit appli cation granted by the council last night the building will be approxi mately (3.500. The Concrete Pipe company has been awarded the building contract with plans furnished by Howard R. Perrln. A. M. Collier, Klam ath county representalve at the 1925 legislature Is the chief owner of the concern which Is making this extensive Improvement at this time. in en forcement of the prohibition law in Oregon, if amounts on fines are to be considered a I barometer, according to of ficial figures compiled in tha office of William Jf yens, re cently appointed state prohi bition chief. The figures cover a period from the first of the vopp fn Mflrph 1 WViiln T"lom J W -.ftU..l A. ,11111. 11 III in ath county ranks ninteenth in population, it stood second in fines, with a total of $1,067.11 paid in for liquor offenses. The district attorney's office of Klamath county was com plimented by State Prohibition Director Levens on the w&y it had endeavored to prosecute violations of the liquor laws since the first of the year. The fines In Multnomah county, with a population ot Z75.89S, or nearly 25 times that of Klamath county, totaled $1,234, or less than $200 more than the Klamath total. Lane county was third In the amount of fines with $879, Washington fourth with $736. and Hood River fifth with $543. PHONE C. CHIEF OPERATOR RETURNS l4U j, K tcmblvLrr- "thei"..""" ay . vc ech rnornlna " i O' s. Pearl Itarth. chief operator , miles an houi on th. he Pacific Telephone & Tele- j market road, tin. $13.5 ... MlkA Da v. speeding 4 Mrs of th graph company returned lust even ing where ahe nttended a confer-1 of chief operators of the south- part of the slate. The pur- Take Heed All Ye Speeders; Knowles Back on the Trail Klamath speeding autoists who have been having a high old time of it have had their inning. R. E. Knowles. county traff.ee officer who has been In Portland as a wit ness In a trial for the past 10 days has returned to duty full ot vim and vigor and as proof he brought the following scalps Into Justice Hunsaker's court yesterday: William Powers, speeding 40 the Poo valley 50. Mib. Dalv. apeedlng 40 miles an j-t.. llfn.nln hlo-h- hour on the uanes-.iiiu. ... ... "Bud" Moe, former man ager of the Pine Tree, charged with embezzlement of funds of, the Mann interests of San: Francisco, left his home in Kel-' logg, Idaho, yesterday morn-! ing, and will arrive here Thurs day, "Bud" told the Klamath News over long distance from; his home Sunday night. Ac-! cording to "Bud" he will not; be in the custody of officers ienroute from Kellogg to Klam-i T1 - II . IT' , ui raus. ins iamer, a man j of high standing in Kellogg, -will accompany him here, i According to advices from I Kellogg, no bail was put up (there for his appearance in ! Klamath Falls. The word of! his father that "Bud" would: arrive here was sufficient to! Kellogg authorities. Talks To New I "I talked to Mann this after- noon, over long distance from; San Francisco," "Bud" told: The News Sunday night, j "From what I understand from him he is going to drop the; charges. If there is any short-. age I'll settle with him. ii think Mann was a little hasty about it. But I'll I Showing no relaxation in ! their keen interest in the mat- ter of the widely discussed I street permit for the O. C. & ' E. railroad, at granted by a close vote of the city council jon April 13th, and vetoed by the mayor last night, Judge ; Carey of the firm of Carey and Kerr, Portland, legal adviser for the Oregon Trunk rail road, called up Judge Gagha gen by long distance phone yetterday afternoon, request ing certified copie of the or-, iginal resolution and the mayor's veto, also an official report of any action by the council at last night's meeting. Following the reading ot the mayor's veto last night In which the point was stressed by the city executive that "it was hnot to the beat interests of the city to grant any exclusive franchise for the nse of any streets to any railroad." I Councilman Balsiger made the i point that he did not understand at any time that he had been sup porting any exclusive franchise. ' Councilman Roberts stated that It ' waa not a franchise In any tense las he taw tt bnt aimply a permit. j the same as that granted to The , . , . . . ,,, . ,, I Big Lakes Lumber company a A hu-. M 1 1 1 n t-.in r thai tflnmatli Vf. Ho be there gtepplng lnto the ura-metrooll- 8ho.rt ,ime ag0 10 ' n- Thnrrlv hni-rino- np-.irl.nfQ nn ... io .o. k ,, ... , .... loading spur over certain streets la the road Fifteen more Elks will be in Hinted into the local bulge on ThurKilii), Muy 7, It was an nounced )enteniuy by Charlton K. Currin, exalted ruler. Those to be initialed are Paul W. Foster, Kflgar Vamiice, Arthur W. Ma kin, Loyal M. Christy, W. I. Kurfonl, Ixiuls K. for tr. If. S. Muthrws, C'lurence 11. Knowles, K. H. Ilalsigt-r, I. Frank Drisroll, John A. C'ump Ix'll, James W. Harvey. T. S. Abbott, liUr J. Nielsen, and Karl W. Hannen. Just what the new regime of officials will hold that consti tutes the proper initiation hard ships Is urr-.noMii, but it is ru inorct; around the club rooms that penalties will be no less rigorous than those of the last big initiation when 27 were admitted. PROSPECTS FOR A COUNTRY CLUB il I their lumber yard. As the council showed no disposl- onc em way and possession of moonshine. fine $126.60. . .nnAilmr 4 5 mllps pose of this conference was to give Vca nla. flno $18.60. the chief operator, an opportune on Rn mile, ner j i. aiuiiu....". on the Dalles-California. $13.60. Albert L. Schmidt, speeding 43 miles per on ths Danet-Calltornla, $13.50. to become acquainted with eacn and to discuss certain mailers In connection with tho supervision of central offices which are applicable to all exchanges In ths district. Lumber Man Leave After Scouting Trip Charles Kennedy of Seattle. Wash., member of the firm of Cle ment & Kennedy successful bidders for the Trout creek unit of timber sold last summer by the Indian department has been a Klamath visitor for the past week, leaving today for his headquarters at Seattle. While here Mr. Kennedy spent two days Inspecting his newly ac quired holdings making the trip with Harry Messner, woods expert for the Dig Lakes Lumber com pany. According to Kennedy, act ual cutting of hit new Klamath holdings must be taken up this year and his visit has been made at this time for tne purpose ot making definite plans tor milling operations here. No definite an nouncement of a site for the new mill or the scope ot its operations can be given at this time, accord ing to Kennedy. Clement & Ken nedy are operators of a big fir mill at Fortson, Wash., a saw mill town 32 miles north ot Everett. I m driving back inlterday when announcement was! mv rnr " made at a White Pelican hotel! Bud was allowed by authorities ,!"heon that fifty-two prominent j tlon to reach a decision In the mat citizens had been nibbled by theter of either approving or over Kellogg to remain In his home. g0,f germ an(J nQW a firstass goIf ; riding the mayor's veto, it was de Informed by The News that wires ; links and country club seems as-!cided to hold the matter over until' had been broadcast to the large cit-!8ured. j next Monday night for final ac- ies on the coast for his apprehension, j Following the acceptance of aition. A doxen citizens who were "Bud" asked that the one to the suitable site for the course, and present In the interests of one tide chief ot police In Portland be can- subsequent completion with hazards.) or the other, arose and filed out celled at once to avoid him being greens, fairways, and all the fixins'.iot the room. detained there on the way to Klam- thPrp wm ,e an opening for scores! ath Falls. Sheriff Ha kins cancel-0f caddies and Klamath kids who: Opnilf PvsVPlltlvn led alt wires yesterday morning. have a good eye, for following the: OCUUl IjACVllllVC Munn May Come fleeting pill, and sturdy legs to carry. Up until late last night Mann had!a bundle of assorted brassies, nib- not cancelled the embezzlement '. "u-irou uu puiiers, win ue in, strong demand. i The following Is the club roster; At the regular chamber of corn- luncheon Wednesday I the principal speaker will be Cecil Cook Talks Today charges with -Sheriff Hawkins.' Whether he intends to later on Is not known. Mann's representative, UP t0 datei witn room for fifty or a merce forun Frank Cassidy. is expected to be . nunarea more ians. i .j.... . ,,. i,... i Mrs. Hone Kilbourne. Miss Clara: interests in the case. Mann himself: Calkins. A. J. Voye. Dr. Fred Wet-,' c" tn new " executive may be here later in the week. i terfeld, William Duncan, Junion of the Boy Scouts ot Klamath and here almost to 'S"' Earl SnePllerd. Harry Jackson counties. Hit tubject will be along the line ot outlining the work to be taken up by the Klam- Frlends of "Bud" I Poole. G. A. Krause. Oscar Smith a man rafnaail in halfnVA thnr bfl VII . . . . , ,k ... Fred Schallock, C. H. Knowles, A, guilty of embezzlement. They are' ... . , ' , . . . . ... , , M. Collier. Charles Clzek, Dr. O. A, all anxious to hear a statement from ' ' k. ., ..i ... . hn.f.,i Massey, J. M. Bedford. Ray Dunn ath boyt as he propoaes to recom mend. Cook's time will be divided of a subsequent complete exoneration. Prize Winners in Big Word Contest Announced Friday Robert Kuykendall. Jack Slater, 0.jbetween Klamath Falla and Med- C. Lorenr. R. E. Wright. K. Sugar- tord. He comeg here from tne man. C. H. Underwood, Fred Hous-i nortnwe9t headquarters at Spokane, ton, R. E. Deweese, E. M. Chllcote, D. M. Smith. J. F. Maguire. J. A.i C.. rk-.-J W:l. " " ' ' " -"'" ""C ers. Earl Whitlock. J. A. Swanson. C. I. Roberts, George Ulrich, John Martin. W. E. La in in, T. P. Hender son, W. C. Van Kmon, James Dris- 'coll, J. R. Shaw, L. L. Truax. Bob j Harrison, W. S. Wiley, J. E. Dodge. Police Juda-e Gaghagen, Post- O. M. Hector, E. H. Pike, C. M. Liquor Transportation Goe. On Trial Today JOURNAL MAN HF.UE Frank Simmons, old time printer with the Oregon Journal ot Port land dropped Into Klamath Falls last night with his ton Frank Jr. "Just looking the place over", Simmons tald "like everything swell but the weather." master McCall and C. F. Stone Judges in $1200 Prize Contest. At last It's finished. The final, detailed checking ot around 80,000 words In The Klamath News' Big Word Contest came to an end last night and the Judges tell us that In not more than three days an announcement ot the winners of the big cash prizes will be made. Oh yes, the Judges: they are Judge C. F. Stone, Police Judge L. L. Gaghagen and Postmaster John A. McCall. Watch The News about Friday morning we think for the Infor mation, as to the winners of the five big cash prizes. There are five prizes totaling tome $1200 and thoy will be paid In full to people right here in Klamath county tome time this week. Coseboom, H. D. Mortenson A. B. Epperson, E. W. Vannice and Frank Lee. Grants Pass Rodeo Signs Up Klamath Indians As Riders Klamath Indians are to play Important roles in a big rodeo planned for Grants Pass this year, July 3, 4, R. Alex Tecum sch, Klamath Indian, yesterday signed a contract here to tar nish thirty head of wild burk ing anil saddle horses for the event. The contract also calls for tho furnishing by Tecum aeh of Klamath Indians for an Indian maiden race, as well as a relay and a saddln race for the young Klamath Indian bucks. Albert Swanson will be tried on a plea ot not guilty In the court ot Justice of the Peace Hunsaker on a charge of transporting liquor. His Star car was confiscated with nearly a quart In tt. when he was arrested Sunday. Frank L. Mars will defend him. Mike Daly plead guilty to pos session ot liquor yesterday and was fined $100. He was arrested by County Traffic Officer Knowles. John Burkuist. arrested Sunday by Deputy Sheriff Kendall for the pos session of liquor, was given a fine of $100. Mrs. O. Peterson will be given a hearing today on the same charge, but has not decided whether to plead guilty or not guilty. COLD WAVE HOOD RIVER, Ore., April 20. A drop ot temperature to 39 de grees Monday night and a clear sky hat alarmed apple growera. Orchardlsti hope that a alight wind may prevail throughout the night and prevent freeting.