THE KLAMATH NEWS
(Every Morning Except Mondavi
United News and United Press Telegraph Services
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1925.
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V. ii n - i - i race five uenia
r. 1LES TO L G. C. FOR MODOC
Declarations
tail Questions
ComeTonight
Chiefs Enroute For K. F. To At
keption; Corey Raps S. P. and
or "Bottling Up Oregon" and
To Develop Isolated Points in
ft
ID, June 19 (United New.) R.lDh Budd.
e Great Northern, and Charles Donnelly, presi
brthern Pacific railroad systems, arrived here
tntinuing southward with officials of the S. P.
a visit to Klamath Falls.
activities of the northern lines between Bend
alls will be inspected and a public meeting will
math Falls on Saturday night
fiportant Announcements Rumored
egon may hear further railroad announcements
to that section when directors and officials
n transcontinental railroad lines visit Klamath
r, according to rumors circulated in railroad
g the arrival of the party today.
party also were A. C. Hames, director of the
mj Charles E. Perkins, director of the Chicago
Quincy, and E. H. Ferry, director of the North-
These officials conferred Firday with W. F.
lent of the S. P. & S.
lens, chief engineer of the Great Northern is a
le Budd party.- , t . ..... .
TEAPOT DOME IS
TO BE RETAINED
IN RECEIVERSHIP
HELD, Ore., June 19. The Eugene-Klamath
Pacific line Will be completed by July, 1926,
chairman of the public service commission, de-
k'ly "t a Marshfield chamber of commerce ban-
prey outlined the prospects for the proposed east-
throujrh central Oregon.
'anscontinental lines, the Southern Pacific and
ific have held a monopoly on Oregon and have
tiottled up the state," he said, "the Union Fa
il? the Columbia river and the Southern Pacific
ific coast.
Savs Failed To Extend
line made any effort to build to any extent in
aces until outside competition threatened. Then
rted lines only to stifle this competition, and with
erminus and for no meritorious purpose. Money
in needless paralleling of rival lines, but rails
i where no competition existed,
ids have told us of the deserts they must pass
1 the lack of tonnage they would need in con
! natural, and direct east-west road. But the
lere, and was ably shown during the recent inter
rce commission hearing in Washington, D. C.
St:tics Cited
rn Oregon has far greater resources, compared to
rritory in Washington, which is served Dy iour
nnHnnnfnl linoa Tjine and Coos counues aione.
n f n nnA
billion feet of timber, which means o.ouu.uuu
bn,.i.i oooa t-oinlnnda each year, which at
n UU1U JllCnil ti.J6dI V iwm -
kive estimate of $300 per car, would mean art
inue to railroads bf ?350,400,000 for the next 700
vnt thav rlnim tViB tonnage is not nere.
ane and Coos counties represent less than one-
timber resources of the state, ine
is conservatively estimated at 492,000,000,000
Sinclair Interests May Be
Restricted For Years
From Touching Big Oil
Wealth In Wyo.
CHEYENNB, Wyo., June 19.
While sustaining the validity of
Harry K. Sinclair's lease on the Tea
pot Dome naval oil reserve, Federal
Judge T. Bluke Kennedy late today
announced the reserve will remain
in receivership until the govern
ment's appeal from his decision has
been perfected, and either confirm
ed or denied. .
The appeal will be taken to the
St. Louis federal circuit court of
appeals as soon as transcripts of
evidence and records can be prepar
ed. Federal District Attorney A. D.
Walton told the United News.
The reserve has been In receiver
ship almost since the day It became
the subject of bluer litigation and
stormy senate investigation, fifteen
months ago.
Vnexpected Happens
Judge Kennedy's decision uphold
ing the Sinclair lease, and ordering
dismissed the government's com
plaint, charging former Secretary of
the Interior Albert B. Fall and
Sinclair negotiated the lease through
' fraud and deceit" was expected to
uutomatlcally dissolve the receiver
ship. "The reserve will continue In
receivership until the government's
appeal has' been aoted upon," Judge
Kennedy said.
The court's decision on this angle
of the case, combined with the time
which will be consumed In perfect
ing, filing and' hearing the appeal
together with the uncertainty of the
St. Louis court's subsequent decis
ion, may restrain the Sinclair In
terests from touching the reserve for
several months or perhaps years, It
was pointed out.
Shepherd Takes
StandMondayto
Deny Poisoning
Is Possessor Of Keen Legal
Mind Himself; Crux Of
Case In Testimony
CHICAGO, June 19. (United
News) William D. Shepherd will
take the witness stand Monday and
defend himself against the charge
that he) murdered Billy McClintock,
the millionaire youth be - reared
from infancy. '
Shepherd Is a lawyer. He Is
member of a Chicago law firm. He
has not practiced regularly in the
easy years when a country gentle
man, growing plump and ruddy In
the luxurious home of his million
aire ward, he carried out the in
junction of Billy's mother to protect
her son until manhood years.
But Shepherd has a keen legal
mind. It bas been manifest at every
stage of the dramatic situation in
which he is embroiled. When an
avalanche of hideous charges burst
about him last autumn Shepherd was
the lawyer, cold, cynical, analytical,
denying every charge in detail,
point by point, presenting his wits
pnd alibis even before arrested. He
has been the lawyer throughout the
case, denying all briefly, mating no
unnecessary statements, reserving
his points for the final scene of the
drama.
Klamath Responding
To Endowment Drive
LaFollette Funeral
Train Bearing West
;s Pierced As
Dig Opening
June 19 The Cas-
kon WflrA nlorpa hv a
I o'clock Friday, when
Natron cut-oft workers
P mile high summit of
r the northwest end of
g of the tunnel work-
mountain divide marks
In the completion of
puie! In the state and
highest In the United
K Was RtnrtArf at Mnt.
tonnol In January, Just
wo.
f cut-off, one of tho 19
,ne "no from Onkrlrtun
fPProilmntoiv in en u
f curves under the Cas-
Crews started work
fm the Knot
FRENCH BLOCKADING
MOROCCAN RIFFIANS
TANGIEKS, June 18-The French
navy Is strengthening Its blockade
"? Morocco in an effort to sever
..... v.im'. .unnly lines. Seven
submarine, are crossing the Medi
terranean to reinforce the fleet off
the African coast.
Gaghagen Issues Rain
Checks To Waiting w
never miBseu - - .
-:'5':S
his nomo n.
ABOARD SENATOR LA FOL
I.ETTE'S FUNERAL TRAIN. CUM
BERLAND, Md., June 19. The
body of Senator La Follette sped
hack along the path of glory to a
grave In his Wisconsin home tonight,
escorted by his family, senatorial
comrades and railroad brotherhood
friends, who were the backbone of
I; is campaign for the presidency last
year.
A grotto of flowers was built in
the observn'lnn section of the special
phi "Commonwealth." and mem
bers of the family kept vigil there
through the night.
. Railroad men at stops along the
lino, arouoed about the car with
bared heads. At Brunswick, Mary
land, where there are railroad shops,
about fifty were in the assembled
mouring party.
The train will arrive at Madison
ebout 12:30 p. m.
Immediately the body will be
taken to the capitol, where it will
lie in state through the remainder
of Saturday and Sunday.
HIJACKS MUST PAY
PENALTY OF DEATH
VICTORIA, B. C, June 19.
Harry Sowash and Owen Bauer
must pay witn ineir lives iui
brutal murder of Capt. W. O. Olllis
and his 17-year-old son, William, in
hijacking raid on the rum boat
Beryl O., last September 15.
The death sentence was pro
nounced on the two men here yes
terday afternoon ;a few minutes
after a Jury had returned a verdict
of guilty. The men will hang Sep
tember 4. .
The Legion drive in Klamath
county for 82,000 for the National
Orphan Endowment fund and the
maintenance of the Doerbecker hos
pital of Portland, Is going over with
a rush, according 'to the prelimin
ary Toports of committeemen who
gathered at the court house last
night
O. D. Mathews reported that (he
Lorenz company had gone over the
top with a $100 donation to the
fund. H. E. Getr turned in (130.50
from The Klamath Manufacturing
company, Al Fidler stated that he
was convinced that the Pelican Bay
mill and camps would come through
with $500 for the fund. Ed Gowan
reported that wholesale collections
would start in Chiloquin and at
the adjacent lumber plants tomor
row. Dan Crump offered Ills en
thusiastic support of Lamm's mill.
Dr. O. S. Newsom opened last
night's meeting with a etirrlng ex
planation of the Legion $5,000,000
endowment drive and the work the
organization expected to accomplish
with the annual Interest returns
from this fund invested in gilt edg
ed bonds. The Doernbecker hos
pital fund for 1925 maintenance
which the Legion had guaranteed
after the governor vetoed the bill
for the support of this charitable
Institution in the last legislature,
would total $50,000 for the whole
state and Klamath's share would
be approximately half of the
$2,000, Dr. Newsom said.
The drive here will close Tues
day night. The bulk of the solici
tations In Klamath Falls will be
taken up Tuesday 'the last day, com
mitteemen will call on the outside
mills and camps today, Sunday, and
Monday, according to the plan dis
cussed last night.
PEKING GOVERNMENT
JOINS WITH STRIKERS
SHANGHAI, June 19. -The Pe
king government has aided with the
Shanghai strikers, contributing
1100.000 to the strike fund. Gov-
" . -f hi ears,
nerve affliction in . . thi! eminent employes have been order-
The Judge expec.s - - ed
morning to .ko - -
to contribute a
the fund.
month's pay to
Dentist Enters Plea
Not Guilty Of Murder
LOS ANGELES, June 19. "Not
guilty!" So Dr. Thomas W. Young,
In a calm, emotionless voice ans
wered tho charge in court here to
day that he slew his wife with
dental gas, then sepulchred her
body in a cement crypt.
Judge Hahn, after the plea, set
Young's trial for Monday, Aug
ust 17.
The four hundred spectators
crowding the court, saw the ac
cused dentist, with cold, calculating
eyes, challenge the verbal on
slaughts of the district attorney.
Nothing broke the cynical ex
pression hovering about his lips.
PERMISSION ASKED
TO BUILD 40 MILE
BRANCH FROM K. F.
Bonanza Community
Club in Favor Hill
Line Coming South
Club Votes Unanimously1 To
Encourage Entrance Of
Northern Lines
By a unanimous vote a small
gathering of Bonanza Community
club members voted Thursday night
to encourage entrance of the Hill
line railroads into their community.
About 15 members were present.
The resolution, which contains a
provision that copy shall be for
warded to the northern lines la as
follows:
Whereas; The town of Bonanza,
In Klamath county, Oregon; has
for the past 15 years been known
and recognized as the "Four Leaf
Clover Town," of Klamath county;
by reason of its geographic locality,
it being the Junction of the four
beautiful wealthy valleys; viz:
Sprague river on the north, Poe val
ley on the south, Langell valley on
the east and Yonna valley on the
west. "
And whereas; The pceple of
these valleys and the U. S. reclama
tion service have expended $1,500,-
000 in irrigation plants and sys
tems, which -are now being suc
cessfully operated, and beginning
the era of development of one of
the greatest fields of husbandry of
the west.
And whereas; The hills surround
ing these valleys contain billions of
feet of the best yellow pine timber,
that is now ripe and ready for mar
ket, and must on account of its
ripeness soon be marketed or deter
iorate In value.
And whereas; The thousand
springs located at Bonanza and be
ing of the best and purest water for
domestic use, form of lost river
a vast mill pond with a length of
four miles, and from ten to twenty
feet in depth, and from two hun
dreds to four hundred feet In width.
That by reason of these springs be
ing the source of this vast tody of
water has never been known to
freeze, thus making a ood 365 day
working mill pond.
And whereas; There is now be
ing hauled by truck to Dairy and
Hlldebrand each year for shipment
over the O. C. & E. or (Stranorn)
railroad an average of 3,000,000
feet of lumber that could be loaded
at Bonanza, with practically one
half the truck haul and thus great
ly reduce the cost of production.
And whereas; Tne town oi Bo
nanza, is now equipped wnu id uu
listed supply of electric energy; hav
ing delivered to its limits 84,000
volts of electric current which could
be easily increased to a sufficient
voltage to care for all domestic and
manufacturing purposes.
Therefore Be It Resolved; That
the Bonanza Community ciun in
regular legal session, heartllly en
dorse the advent of the Great
Northern railroad in seeking to en
ter and develop this part of Ore
gon, and extend to them the "hand
of fellowship," and ask favorable
consideration of out locality, ana
assure them of our heartv support.
Be It Further Resolved; That
a copy of these resolutions be for
warded the officials of the Great
Northern railroad and a copy fur
nished the interstate railway com
mission, and that a copy be fur
nished each of the dally papers of
Klamath county, for publication,
and a copy be spread upon the min
utes of this club.
JAMES LUGKIE,
Vice President,
Bonanza Community Club.
Attest,
J, A. Mahoney, Sec'y.
S. P. Files in Behalf of Subsidiary, Central
Pacific; Road To Go Thru Merrill and
Near Malin, With Its Terminus At Cor
nell, Calif. 1 '
A question as to whether the 'Southern Pacific would
build the Modoc Northern, which has been discussed in the
Klamath country for IS years or more without a solution
became a concrete fact in the affirmative yesterday with the
announcement by William Sproule, president of the Southern
Pacific, that an application had been forwarded the inter
state commerce commission at Washington to build the road. -
A telegram received yesterday,- by local Southern Paci
fic officials contained the announcement as follows:
William Sproule, president of Southern Pacific company,
issued the following statement yesterday: "The Southern
Pacific company has forwarded to the interstate commerce
commission an application on behalf of its proprietory comp
any, the Central Pacific, for authority to construct and ex
tend a line of railroad from a point of connection with (exist
ing line at Klamath Falls, Oregon, about 40 miles in a south
easterly direction through Merrill and near Malin, Oregon,
to Cornell, Calif. ; '
" "Rights of way for about 20.6 miles upon this route al
ready acquired in the name of the Modoc Northern Railway
company, have been transferred to the Central Pacific Rail
way company. This is another step in the Southern Pacific
unnnsnVi flevelfinmeiit nravrim. wHicli warn Klinvwul -Rw.
lawsuits involving the Central Pacific compelling the company
to hold in abeyance its plans, which are the construction of
a standard gauge railroad connection between the Klamath
Falls region and the Central Pacific main line across Nevada,
so as to provide a direct rail route between the northwest
and the intermountain region and also between Southern
Oregon and the east, with such branches and feeders as may
be necessary to srive service to the Dublic"
C. M. RAMSBY RETURNS
FROM OAKLAND, CALIF.
C. M. Ramsby returned yesterday
afternoon to Klamath FallB, after
having spent the past week in Oak
land, Calif;, where he was called by
the death of bis aged mother, Mrs.
Sarah K. Ramsby. Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Ramsby were held
from Albert Brown chapel In Oak
land, the Episcopal services being
used.
Mrs. S. E. Martin of Oakland,
end Mr. Ramsby accompanied the
body to Ashland, where interment
was made by the side of Mr. Rama-
by's husband, E. R. Ramsby. Only
the grave services were held in
Ashland. Among the Klamath Falls
residents to attend the services were
Mrs. Charles Martin and Mr. and
Mrs. R. H. Anderson of Merrill.
Mrs. Melissa Kiinger of Dufur, 83-
year-old sister of Mrs. Ramsby, at
tended the laBt rituals.
Due to the serious Illness of his
mother, S. E. Martin, accompanied
by Mrs. Martin, returned immed
iately to San Francisco by motor.
Grand Jury Report
Made This Morning
After deliberating all day and
until 7 o'clock last night in a swelt
ering heat the grand Jury com
pleted Its Investigations and is ex
pected to make its report to Judge
Leavitt this morning. The report
would have been made last night,
but due to failure to find the Judge
at 7 o'clock adjournment was taken
until this morning.
Italian Princess To
Wed Hessian Royalist
ROME, June 18. Princess Ma rai
ds, the second child - of the king
and queen of Italy, announced her
engagement Thursday to Prince
Philip of Hesse. The announce
ment was made at a royal garden
party.
No Hidden Continent
Near the North Pole
Absence of Land Is Clearly
Revealed As Result
Of Expedition
OSLO, June 19. (United News)
Halt ' the shroud of ignorance
which has hidden the secrets ot
the north polar cap ot the world,
has been ripped away by the know
ledge . brought back to civilization
by Captain Roald Amundsen and
his party ot aerial explore!. Half
the polar zone now has been ex
plored. ' .
While the Norwegian ' cruiser
Heimdal, which was to have sought
for the lost explorers, steams north
ward to release the Dornler-Wal.
plane N-25 from her icy mooring
at Franklin's bay, the story of the
epochal air thrust at the pole is
spreading throughout the world. The
greatest fact revealed so far is the
absence of land in the polar basin
north ot Norway. This vast area It
a waste sea ot ice. It there is a
new continent awaiting discovery In
the northland It lies on the Canadian
and Siberian slopes ot the crown ot
the world. ,
Husband Beats Wife
For Failing To Talk
LOS ANGELES, June 19. Mrs.
Elizabeth Davis was an excellent
wife to William In all respects out
one she didn't talk enough.
So one day, William tired of the
silence about bis home and choked.
and beat her, Mrs. David testified
In divorce court Friday.
Judge Bummerfleld declared this
was the most unusual divorce plea
he had ever heard. He granted the
quiet -Mrs. Davis her decree. -
fneously.
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