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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1925.
Price Five Cento
ER FIRED
KURD TO
A HEARING
Klamath River
Claims Victim
Near Hornbrook
Investigates Case
Llmnn Argraves
Witnesses Will
Ipoenaed
,,lnl communication dlr-
mayor and coun-
,J tt lat night's roaet-
L ,D ominous not "I
:i, and accusations that
In many quurtore
Uy uliiro llio recent dla-
Mtrolmun J. W. Argravea
poc pollco force by
Ward.
Arirares, of tha city
i Filli respectfully rop-
,oo that since the 6,h
Inry, 1925. I v been
Lolnted and qualified
of las city of Klamath
koa. That I waa regit-
ialrd by Mayor florid aril
Lolnlramt confirmed by
I."
i or about Wednesday
;iy of May. 1925. Mayor
KmDiul lo discharge hip
Itxr of tlio police force.
f j!4 my Ur and reslgnn.
Dead Man's Body Floats 6
Miles Before Finally
Recovered
ARfTir. STORMS " I
CAUSE FURTHER
PLANE HAZARDS
Van) To Itcalgn
kite refused to .resign
:f ef Hitlcl pollra firrce
tot tbe reason that my
jf utemuiud dlacluiro by
LiiM was uuJust and un-
Id he has cant reflections
itezrliy and reputation."
uder Section US, pane
city charter, I am cn-
ii investigation, and I
firing before tbe coun
cil y In order to pluct
uid council, tho fncti
km for the unwarranted
Mayor Goddard, and I
ly requeat, and 1 demand
hearing of my caae, ant
:tlon of the facta eon-
the police department
which has caused Mayor
' attempt to unjustly ro-
irom office."
liwnectfully Youra, J. W.
fequeat tlio common coun-
the llnin and nlnce for
f hearing and to permit
hpoena wllneesos for that
t the rending of the
"umimlcatlon. Councilman
Promnllv moved that the
S'lyed for be granted to
to infiiira Mia nrflnlnl find
P'tore of the findings. It
to adlourn luat nlithl a
until tonight.
It thin mllnnrnaJ mjutMn
I111! ot the paving contrasts
I'lht's low bidders will be
Ktumnth rlvnr claimed anothur
victim Hunduy when N. II. Wilbur,
travollng' Insurance mun from San
Francisco fell Into tlio water, and
wan swept Into tlm cwlft current.
According to report from Yreka.
Wilbur wan siundlng on .a rock
ledge when be auddenly loxt bi
bulunre and fell.. Whether he
atruek a portion of the rock and
won killed before airlklng the wa
ter, or whether he died of heart
fulluro was nirt known In Yreka. Ilia
bt.dv floated down the river for a
dlatnnce ot between 4 and 8 mlleaj
before It waa finally recovered , bo
low the Churle lluUburd ranch by i
a deputy aherlff of Siskiyou coun
ty who laaaued tho body from a
row boat.
Score of Klamalh Falls people,
enrouto to tbe baseball game, at
Yreka aaw the body floating down
the rlvor and a dozen people run
ning along tho bank to keep up
wlih It. Thotio who did know how
to awlih were afraid to risk tho
awlfl current of tho river.
According to aome reports the
man waa whisked Into the river
when tho Couco dam galea wore
i.pened. Thla report uld neither
ho confirmed nor denied by the
Sheriff at Yreka.
Firth Day's Absence Brings
No Word From Amund-
And Party
Harry Thaw Is
Back To Night
Life Of B'way
Millionaire Lured Back To
Bright Lights Is Flush On
First Night; Blows In
Nearly $1,500
sen
ECONOMIC PROBE
TO BE HELD IN
R.F.
NEXT MONTH
Reclamation Probe Here To
Take Longer Time Than
At First Expected
Man Killed As
Speeding Auto
Hits Big Rock
A. M. Allan, Oregon Trunk
Surveyor Meets An .
Instant Death
CRIME SCENE IS
ARGUMENTS ON
USED CARS NOT
WITHOUT HEAT
OWLY ESCAPES
3SS OF EYESIGHT
rtoman.
In ft ... .
r noinufly dairy suffered
l0llt hln nrmi nnrl
a r Htiri HUUI1 W HUH
F tilt Dlnnt n t,.4i-
' quality ot the acid got
"""a eyOH and nt first
'"ed that ho m ii,w
but
wording to the latest
ron the doctor' In charge
J", the man's vision will
f(l . An
"uomnn roaldos In
'a"8 And
W1UQ,
Ms.
N wit
L,!' 3,4' Bhot ttn1 kl-
L ..tho '""or ant boalde
L Ule "'entre bore today.
tola Annwn lo nor, Mrs.
uthorltl.
ntter , the
Klamath auto dealer aro up In
arms over tho Importation of used
care' Into thla city by tho Used Car
Lot at Highlit and l'in8 "tree1"'
dcr tho management of Loula'Hoag
land, It dcvoloped at the council
meeting last night when Lou Arena,
Crevrolct dealer, appeared hoiore
the city governing body and uniied
tho revival of an old ordinance
which ho claimed had been passed
.voml venrs ago to remody ust
auoh conditions as exist here now.
Arena who aeonied to bo spokea-
.nvoral other dealers on
I11U1 . "
hand at the meeting claimed that
Hoagland was doing such a wnoie
aulo Importing businoBS that val
ues of trade-In used cars In the
hands of locnl doalora, wore uecom.
ing seriously Impaired.
llin Arnnn took his scat Hoag
land took the floor and said that
.. whole lot the local flein-
era didn't know about used cars.
He said ho wa Perfectly wining '
. i- tlrnnaa feo and wanted
inly , .
i.. riirht but had no
to uo u
.i i.l,iir run out "i ""
a a matterB began to warm
up a Utile moro and thero waB
ome mention of "stopping out
,1.. mnvnr raoned fot order
and 'the council passed on to other
mattera without offering c0...m."
nun r.r Pflll.
The First National bank of Klam
ath Falls was announced -atn.
' ,. rr the city library
JSb.lssue.thelrbldl
.ome JMO M
,ntn,ir. a roruueu
house. , lhn rhrlat
For the convewvu'-"
or . . ,ih Falls which
ZS a now ,!!:000 ed.
flee for their roi.g.u...
9th and Fl.. -r d6-
nance waa pasaeu y
Caring the esst ha f of b 1
the now enures .
fire limits with respect i
conr,rtuct.on on metal Is.
church building nns M
for over a mo uu "
location being ,lniBh
which prohibits any stucco
building. .
OSLO. Norway. May 25. Ileports
of stormy weather :a tbe Arctic, re
ceived here tonight. Increased the
upprehenslon ovur Capt. Roald Am:
undsen and bis aerial expedition to
the north polo. With the beginning
of the fifth day since Amundsen's
1 (Unlit north, tho world Is still with
out advices as to the outcome of his
udventuro.
The winds, which presumably nro
sweeping across the polar district
inow, according to weather reports,
mav huva delayed tho explorer on
j bis return trip. If tho storms con
tinue aevere, flying would be almost
Im possible.
With each hour that falls to bring
word out of the north, feara for the
expedition Increase, but Amundsen's
friends and relatives aro still hope
ful. "There Is reason for nervous
ness," said Amoundsen's brother
Monday. "Silence doea not mean
the Iobb of the airplanes."
Hecrot 1'lnn Humored
lioctor Ekattum, president of tho
Norwegian Geographical society.
maintains that It la unlikely that
Amundsen Innded at the pole. He
believes the explorer secretly plan
ned to contlnuo to Alaska anu to
open a base betwoen east Siberia
and Alaska. Thla district tins never
hn ivxnlorcd and Amundsen plan
ned luat year, according to Dr. Skat-
tum, to Include It In bis trip.
"Tho flight can and will succeed,"
nr. Klmitum enid tonight.
The View that Amundsen planned
to continue toward Alaska Is held
by others. Including Adolf Hoel, a
faaious Polur authority. Hool re
vealed today that Amundsen had
prepared for this possibility, and
with Hool's assistance, had drawn
up a map, for his guidance In case
he decided to fly across to tho other
sldo of the world.
NEW YOHK. May 25. After 19
years of exile. Harry -K. Thaw Is
hack on Iiroudway, spending his
money with a lavlshncss which sing
led him out as a champion bon vl
vant In tho days beforo ho killed
San ford White on tho roof of the
old Madison Square Garden.
Earlv Monday morning he appear
ed at tho night club recently started
by Texas Culnnn.' Ho waa Instantly
recognized and tho old timers bent
low over their glasses to whisper
the Identity of tho grayheaded old
man to tho younger persons, who
stared In amazement.
Thaw drank nothing but what
looked like champagne. It was re
ported. Friends, who crowded about
to greet him, were Invited to par
take of the nosDitallty ot tho man
who In tbe old days of Broadway,
was the essenco of generosity.
A 500 tin was Dasscd quietly up
to the orchestra, not by Thaw him
self, but through the more delicate
route by way of the Maltre d'hotel,
(t la nld. Tens and twenties went
tn the waiters and doormen. All
in -nil tlio evening cost Thaw about
$1500, it Is estimated.
Thaw slipped Into the city quietly.
He had apparently tired of attempt
inE to 1 surround himself with the
appearances of a country gentleman
in his historic iomestead, ( Kenll
worth in Virginia, nud had come to
New York for a good time.
COMBED TO LINK
Lake Of Woods Plans
July 4 Celebrations
LONDON. May 25. As the days
Phss and no word comes from Cap-
inin Amundsen, there Is speculation
horn Hi to whether he has met me
mysterious fate ot the only other
nirmun who ever set out lor me
north pole.
C. A. Andree, a Swedish explorer
and two companions left Spitsber
gen In a balloon with five tons of
supplies In July, 1897. They In
tended to fly across the pole. With
in nn hour they had passed from
sight. When they had travelled 80
miles tho balloonist dropped a mes
sage saying: "Height 700 feet, pro
ceeding well."
They wore never neara irom
again.
liiintiiiir For rolcf.
rnn,min.lnr K. H. Prestrud, naval
attache of tho Norwegian legation,
.k ,..nmnnnled Amundsen on his
trip to the south pole In 1912, does
not believe there Is any reason yei
ii mifotv. Commnndor
Prestrud polnts'out that It would bo
Impossible to tell the location oi me
polo from the air, and that party
might have landed 60 or 76
miles from tho polo. Two or
three days might pass before the
exact location was found, according
to Commander Prostud. When Am
undsen discovered the south pole
men were sent out In Mur directions
to make calculations, Prestrud said.
i .
I h """ement to the po
."W seen Wilson With
Summer cottage owners nt Lake
nt tho Woods are nlannlng for nn
old-time fourth of July celebration
this year, according to Ashland
Shrlners who took part In the lodge
activities here yesterday.
Three or four hundred Rogue
River valley people, who regularly
visit tho Jako In the summer, are
behind the arrangements for this
VhHm l!Hlt!Ultttluu iM " rf"
are expected to make the trip from
Klnmnth Falls. There will be no
nlnht accommodations for the gen
eial Dubllc at the lake, ond only
ihnan nhn have cottages or guests
of cottage owners, can be provided
for, it is pointed out.
Tim nrocrnm as tentatively out
lined call for swimming, boating,
rf moini? and various contests.
With a patriotic address, fireworks
at night, and all the fixlns .
"Before coming to Klamath Falls
I anticipated tho Investigations
would consume two or three days,
but now perhaps an entire week
will be snent In nroblng the con
ditions of this district,'! declared
ex-Governor Thomas Campbell of
Arixona, yesterday, following his re
turn from an inspection of the Tule
Lake country. The board of survey
and adjustment, of which the ex
governor Is chairman, will start its
Investigation tomorrow morning.
'There will no doubt be many com-
nlaints reeardin reclamation prob
lems here. It will be the first place
I have visited on my present tour
that there weren't nlenty. It Is my
misfortune not to be sent to places
where no complaints have been reg
istered."
Economic Probe
Another Investigation is' sched
uled for Klamath next month, ac
cording to the ex-governor. -George
M. Crutcher. bead of the bureau or
economics at Washington, ' will ar
rive hers then, with a party of prob
ers to Investigate land settlement
iirrirnitiea and to delve deeply into
the lower Klamath and portions of
the Tule lake country, to ascertain
whether 'or not that district should
be used as a game reserve or de-
veloned into agricultural land.
Ex-Governor Campbell waa laud
atory in his praise of the Malln and
Tule Lake country. "Putting it
mildly, It's a wonderful' agricultural
country," the ex-governor said." He
was accompanied by Francis M.
Goodwin, former assistant to the
secretary of the interior, under tho
Fall and part of the Work admin
istration; M. H. Lapham, of the de
partment of agriculture; W. A. Del
zell, secretary to Governor Pierce;
Leroy D. Reagan, temporary chair
man of the newly formed legion
post In Tule Lake; H. D. Newell,
local project manager, ana l,. jacoo,
director of the district.
"We will follow the same policy
aa that of Secretary Work, Baia
-.. r.nAVMnn romnhell. "Everyone
who has anything to say will be
attentively listened to so long as he
talks on the subject."
A. M. Allan, a rodman of the Ore
gon Trunk surveying crew, working
north of Bonanza, was Instantly
killed early Sunday morning when
a car which he was driving, struck
a rock two miles this side of Olene.
The car was completely demolished.
C. E. Llntner. Oregon Trunk en
gineer, riding with Allan, was slight
ly Injured, but is suffering mentally
from the shock of the crash.
. Allan is believed to have lost con
trol of tho car when, a stretch of
loose gravel was reached on the
road. After zig-zagglng Its way for
nearly CO feet over the gravel, the
car crashed into the rock on the
left side of the road. Indications
are that the car was travelling at a
fast rate of speed. The axle, steer
ing gear and top of the car were
torn loose.
Allan is survived by a widow and
infant, residing in Bellingham,
where the remains will be sent tomorrow.
UP ALL EVIDENCE
Dying Accusation By Tim
Murphy Denied By Way
Who says It Was Fair Fist
Fight
OPENED
CITY'S 27 BLOCK
PAViNriPfin.iFf.T
1 ill U1U 1 IIUU"U
Sheriff Burt Hawkins and Acting
District Attorney Myers were still
combing the Devil'a Garden country
east of Bly, early this morning in
an Intensive search for evidence at
the scene of the alleged battle Sat
nrdav moraine between Tim Mnr-
phy, well known sheep man of Klam- .
ath and Lake counties, and Frank
Wav. sheeDman - from Prlnevllle,
which resulted in Murphy's death at
the hands of Way. Murphy died yes
terday after being unconscious for
nearly 24 hours. The trouble arose
over possession of a black sheep.
Follows, Bitter Quarrel
No one witnessed the tragic bat
tle on the range. There are sev
eral stories as to what actually hap
pened. It Is known,, however, that
a few months ago Jack McAulltfe,
who was a half owner with Murphy
brothers in a band of 1040 ewes.
sold his half interest to Frank Way,
who also runs sheep in partnership
with his brother Albert in Crook
county. When Way took over the
half Interest In the band it was
decided to divide np the stock, and
it waa this division which led to
I considerable bickering and qiiarrej-
lpg between. Way and tne murpnys.
Dan Sullivan, who waa In Klam-
. JaHiSaUs it.e.ri?bf a: Mas-,
nhy, stated that ne naa oeen im-
' .' ', - .,' . J Ployed by the Murphys at the Urns
At the regular: meeting .of the " wHn w
FINE HANDIWORK
IN K. F. SCHOOLS
,,1'UV in.-" ,.Xf.
of fi MaV 25. n'
NEW HAvr.ii, 6()
,or holding out for mora than
KTRANGK ACCIDKXT
CHICAGO, May 25. John Mln
igla drove his truck across a rnil
tmir A train sped down
upon him, smashing the truck ahd
hurling Mtnlgal Into tno air. me
engineer stopped and looked under
the wheels, but there was no sign
r .la virthti. Groans attracted tne
..... .i . .onri-hnrs. who found
Mlnlgal atop the engine. He Vill
rocovor.
TAXKO AM) HALL IMHCTKO
oiriiAMRNTO. May 25. Joe
Tnnlto and Floyd Hall, San Quentln
convlcta, who terrorized the nor-
i,rr. anctlon of the state for more
than a month, following their es-
from the Orison, wore indlctod
hy the Sncramento county grand
rv..iHnir the work of tho year,
classes In domestic art nnd manunl
irninino- under the direction of Miss
Olive Wilson and Russell Kidder,
both of Central school, an exnimi
and awarding of prizes was given
on Friday afternoon and evening in
the lower hall of the school.
Judges were, for the work, com
pleted by the girls: Mrs. Fred
Goeller and Mrs. R. E. Wattenburg.
who are well versed in the judging
of such work, having served on the
board of Judges for the county fairs.
ThoBe who judged the manual art
work were Fred Cofer and R. E.
Wallnnhiirff
nivor.idn wnlked away wim me
mninriiv nf nrlzes in both art ex
hibits, taking in the. girls' section
18 of the 32 prizes, diving the re
mainder among Central, Pelican Bay,
Falrview and Mills Addition.
Pri.o. in wash dresses went to
Mnrinrio Htlnson first; Helen Ma
son second; Hnzel Michaelson, third.
All three from Riverside.
Gertrude Lindley was given first
place in the complotlon of a more
complicated frock, with Vera Moore
Becond. Both girls from Rivorside.
Embroidery work prizes were
Dramatic Stock Co.
Entertains Business
Women With Fine Show
Through the courtesy of Frank
& King Dramatic company, the
luminous and Drofcsslonal women of
the city were furnished with one of
tho finest programs of tho year
whon the oreanlaztion was invited
as guests to view tho "Girl In- the
Taxi," now being played at the tent
show, just outside tho city limits.
Preceding the visit to the tent
show a short business meeting was
held at the home of Mrs. Walter
West on Riverside drive.
Plana were discussed for theJtrip
to Ashland on June 7th, nt which
Hihb the Klamath Falls club will
Join the Medford club for a picnic
in Ashland's beautiful city para.
Tho Invitation from tho Medford
club to join them at Ashland was
reclived a week ago, and has been
accepted. '
S. P. Offices Here
To Change Location
J. J. Miller, passenger and freight
agent for the Shasta division of the
Southern Pacific railroad, has re
ceived telegraphic instructions from
tho Ran Francisco . of flee, authoriz
ing him tb take a lease on offices
205 and 206 of tho Hopka building.
on the corner . of 8th and Main.
Mr. Miller exnects to occupy his new
quarters by June 1st, and is now
fitting them up with filing ana omer
office equipment. ' .
(Continued, on Vixno Eight)
FRKXCK 11KC.IX OKKKXH1VK
vxr.7. Morocco. May it. Tuesday
The French have began a great
new offensive against the siuo
forn Riff tribesmen under Abd El-Krlin.
city council last night bids by The
Warren Construction Co., Dunn &
Baker, and W. D. Miller were open
ed for the surfacing of 27 blocks
r.f itv atreets with hard surface
paving together with nil necessary
curbs, sewers and sidewalks, an
contained in three improvement
nnit.q as follows: No. 3d, Fifth
street from High to Jefferson;
No. 30a, Walnut, Oak, Fcurth.
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and
Eleventh streets, and No. '37, Sec
ond street from Pine to Jefferson.
No action was taken at last
night's meeting but it was appar
ent from the totals as they were
cnmniled Bv Viiy can'ui"T cn
Henry that the Warren Construc
tion company bid on unit No. 36.
(ho hie nnit. was the lowest by
some ? 5,500, and also on unit No.
36a, the Warren company bid was
$147 lower than the next closest
bidder. On unit 37 Dunn & Baker
appear tc be $76 lower than W.
fi. Miller tho next lowest bidder. On
th!a unit the Warren company was
$322 higher than Dunn & Baker.
At the close ot last night's meet
ing it was moved to hold an ad
journed session ot tno council iu
night for the final, canvas ot the
bids nnd the awarding of the con
tract. The figures of the city engi
neer last night, subject to check
and possible correction gave me
following summaries of the , three
bidders on each ot the Improve
ment units. The amounts are for
warrenlte and concrete respective
ly.
No. 36a. W. D. Miller bid $96
204.70,' $103,528.30; Warren Con
struction company, $90,704.20,
$101,033.40; Dunn & Baker, $100,
si9 an S109450.50.
No. 36, W. D. Miller, $15,889.20,
116 889.20; Warren Construction
company, $15,683.20, $l6,7sa.su;
Dunn & Baker, $15,731,
606.20.
No 37,' W. D. Miller, $14,792;
Warren Construction company, $15,
P37.15, $16,997.16: Dunn & Ba
ker $14,715.26, $15,415.25.
Accompanying their bid the War
ren company agreed .it successful
bidders to maintain the paving tor
a period ot five years tor lc per
vrd ner vear. W. D. Miller
offered to maintain the pavement
for He per Bquare yard per year,
and Dunn & Baker offered five
year maintenance for 1-5' cf lo per
square yard Per year. The Warren
rnmnanv and Dunn & unaer uom
attached an agreement with their
bids to offer par and accrued in
terest or better for the bonds 'for
(Continued on Togo Two)
and after the grievances had been
oil aottled over the snlit in the band.
with the exception of the one black
ewe, he heard Way threaten the
Murphys, saying: "I will get that
sheep of I'll get one of you." Sul
livan will undoubtedly be called ss
witness in the case, his evidence
tending to establish a motive for
the fatal attack on Tim Murphy. ;
, -- Murphy's Last Words
. Immediately after the fightj Mur
phy apparently was not badly hurt,:
He was helped to his horse by the
man who Is now accused ot killing
him. Murphy met his. brother . Ben
tamin ridine toward them near a
UUl Bueam. "lie mads me thro
up my iiands and then hit me over
the head with his gun," the dying
man explained. ,
"You're all over blood," Ben. said.
"Go to the stream and wasl) your
face." '
Murnhv itot down from his horse.
went to the banks ot the stream,
stooped over and cried "My God! " .
He never recovered consciousness.
Sheriff Hawkins and Deputy F..
W.' Snyder ' drove to Way's' aheep
camp, located a few miles from Mur
phy's Sunday morning, where they
found Way and placed him under
arrest without protest. He was
brought here immediately by the
officers and lodged in the county
Jail.
Wa? declares when the dispute
arose again regarding tne sneep,
that Murphy called . me "a damn
liar, and I hit him between . the
eyes. I knocked him down three
ttmoa with my fists and finally he
had enough. Then I helped him
onto his horse and he rode off to
the sheep camp."
Murphy will be buried tomorrow
from Whitlock's mortuary
New City Speed Cop
Hales 17 Into Court
City speed cop Collins lined up a
whole platoon of traffic law vio
lators in Judge Gaghagen'i court
yesterday. Out of 22 offenders tag
ged by the officer, 17 received fines
ot from $1 to $5 and the balance
were turned loose through exten
uating circumstances. .
Jack Barker waa picked up oy
the night officers Saturday night
. . . Tl
on a charge OI arunxenneaa.
posted a $20 bill for hla apperance
yesterday, but decided in the mean
time that his presence was needed
most urgently back at the logging
camp so the ball money will In all
probability be forfeited to tha city
by the Judge. ,.',-
"! tlmo. k... .....
hours for tho acqutuo
Machl.
jury late today.
ham
Hook eurrendorod.