THE KLAMATH NEWS United Neva and United Prtst Telegraph Services bTi89. (Every Morning Except Monday) KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1925. Price Five Cents BD CASE t BE GIVEN MURY FRIDAY Northern Lines Officials Like Klamath Future Who Prosecuted iA Leopold To Us State Argu- - Eo, J"n0 24- ThRt k Shepherd i the In- Uim or persecution, Ltention raised by Ltt Stewart, Shep- orney, when ne De- nrt arguments this in tho trial of the L the murder of Billy k. "Money la at tho k ihli me," Stewart sr jury, talking simply t u if elucidating a problem to a group youngHtem. "Billy ck kid a lot of money t ir people who are xtiuae he gave it to pherd. That's why Urd is being prose- Id persecuted." itMD young men whom caressing. roM once tntory, and thereby k tllt. km concentrating hli Dr." Charte C.Falman Ud thai he (av Hhep- M hrtr larmt. with urier BUIr- heaped h n tea man's testimony lUrilr fired two oralor- !a it tha Jury box. Ilk Falman Liar btllrti ralmaa" be aald kbm thai Shepherd want Nnltsd klm about karma. ran ban Shepherd. htlkve that Bhophard a taaonnt youth ham kit Shepherd" had ourat 'in I Itpa with tha ex- wlty ot a rifle ahot. loac tha accuacd man had fuuat gtata'a Attoroey 0rman, thunder tnai sin ba Shepherd's (at. faftailant had twllchad i. rtlfted about, nervoua- U tlpa of tba plump fnn, anxlouaty awaiting tba mercllesa attack. "Ir via relieved when P to apeak. Rut that fttoti" jarrod hlra. It ! feet from hla face. I'irt atood before the Jury nkird Jumped aharply In na then asttled down ;'ll taht hla own lawyer Norm" Rtewart continued aeiherd la Innocent, that a liar, and that thla Mi a persecution." 1 Aaulla Juilm. Hry Olaon. chief luatlce Minpal court waa bit- Nl by Rtewart. Olaon, "me of Billy's death re luhed the lnveatlsatlon P" Shepherd killed the Big Executives Pleased At Fine Railway Field Say Kimball SPROULE OF S. P. FILES OPPOSING HILL EXTENSIONS Answer To I. C C Query Is To Effect That Service Of S. P. Adequate Scorching Heat In Northwest Is Timber Hazard Dangerous Forest Fire la Reported Near Dalles And Others Menace WETS JOIN DRYS Jack Kimball, who waa la charge ol auto transportation for the bin party of Hill railway officiate who were here Saturday night, returned Monday from Ilend, where the rail road men boarded their aperlul train bound for the eaat late Kunday even ing. A number of the high offlclala of he Northern roada. and especially m, oppoaklon of the Southern Pac Ihe big alorkholder and financial I mc nd dUrm, B affect that the HI'!! . .1 "J',r mkD tMr Houthern Pacific's building program Wall to the Klamath country on thla,,,,, ffc,nty era for the needa trip, carried away a highly favor- , ulh ....... 0r0n. ... lied with the lnteratate commerce com- WASHINGTON. June 24. (Unlt ed Newa) -The Southern Pacific bol levee the coat of extenalon of the Oregon Trunk railway from ilend to Klamath Falla "would be an economic waate and not In con for mlty with policy of the law." Thla opinion registering the for- mIiIm I 111 11 -.. I ,. . , .hi- . . , i r-.-luu Ul Mill lUUIIU a field of prospective railway devel opment, according to Kimball. The vaat timber and agricultural poaal bllltlca of thla couutry were a rev elation to the visitor. The highway to Ilend la In much belter condition than laat year, ac cording to Kimball, and while the trip up waa made at a leisurely pace to enable the vlallora to look the country over thoroughly, the trip back to Klamath Falla waa made In record lime. MANY CARS ARE mlaalon today In the name ot Ita prealdent, William Bproula. St 6,000,000 To Be Sprat Ten million dollara haa .been apent on the Natron cut-off, Sproule atatea, and $6,000,000 morn will be apent to complete It, furntahlng outh central Oregon with adequate rail tranaportatlon to the north. He further point out that the Intereat the Southern Pacific haa acquired n the Oregon, California ft East ern railroad, tne connection pro posed 4o be built from Klamath Falla. to the Nevada, California ft Oregon and the control ot the lat ter, glvea, he adda, "an additional route between Oregon and the eaat via the Central Pacific through Utah and Nevada." Reply To Query Bproule'a obeervatlona are given through a reply to a queationnalre aent out by the communion to the railroad! which may be concerned with the application ot the Oregon Trunk. In reply to question he PORTLAND. June 24. With the onttre northwestern Pacific slope parching before a hot dry eaat wind. high fire hasard warninga were aent out today by the government weather bureau. Forestry offlclala In Washington and Idaho have aent out warninga. Several flrca already were report ed burning In Oregon and Washing ton. No very aerloua flrea had de- veloped Wednesday night. ' In the Immediate vicinity of Port land eleven bruah flrea were burn ing, but under control. The Dalle reporta the moat dan gerous blase, which broke out Wed nesday morning at a camp of the Cobba-M Itchell Lumber company. The fire waa alowly moving before the wind toward the town ot Blleli. Olympla, Wash., reported a num ber of scattered flrea, moatly In alaahlnga. In the Itanler national foreat on west Fork creek, fifty men are fighting a blaze which baa spread over 200 acrea. ON HIGHER PLANE Politics Now Eliminated From Bureau; Petty Raiding To Stop Americans In Jeopardy Saved By U. S. Marines Anti-Foreign Climax May Be Reached Today When New Outbreak Feared More than 20 car a were lined along the Klamath Falla entrance t4 Crater Lake National park Tues dsy, according Mo a .number ot Klamath vlaUora who mail tba trip ur( BO agreement haa been made walking a mile and half through tha anow to the edge of the lake rkm. All the teara, which have been hibernating during the winter montha are out ot their cavea or legs and gradually becoming to the cnrloua vlallora' once more after montha of peace. Snow around the lodge la aald to be 12 feet in depth, although sev eral crewa are kept working con tinually clearing the anow In order to open the park Sunday, June as. All roada will be cleared by that date Including the Klm Kock road. 'I reined a Inrten who ' bench, toaaea hla judl- WdS. Bnil MnHianli nnn Othor" Rtcirart nal-nil '"" by the state to auch t re sutBifi4 k v had made hla ltng Judge Olaon's name "lament Nd back to flay the teatl ''an Win,..! .i r" Falman ih N tod th. ou hare and aald that kmWL. .... P -...m. caiman a acnooi ot thame." Judge Crowe "IDI lt.l.m... ..... fin i . UL o u- "In hit cio,g atatement WIV ah...!.. -... "lima In Ol..!... ... I n, o-pBra II ue to you gentlemen of 1 ,Jwart cried "that If you I llrnvnau Ka..l rt Stst ' vi. hilt.. .? ' AHo"ey Oorman 'W In the atate's morning? ..inn ""ry move ot Sheo Asks Tax Exemption For Salaried Married Men Of Incomes Under $5,000 WASHINGTON. June 2S. Ex- mption from Income lax of all mar ried men with Incomea 01 o.uv or lesa waa advocated tonight by Senator Harris, Georgia democrat, In atatement warning against tne uneconomic practice of making per sona with email Incomea render re turna and pay taxea when the cost of collection exceeds the tax Itself. Senator Harrla alao proposed ex emption of those wnose incoi not exceed their personal nwi by more than t-600. Convicted Slayer Makes Dramatic Plea But Fails AiM.Aiwn. Juno 24. A dramatic . . i I n mark-Aft the itll- dlapuy 01 ""-"--;- ,, . i . I r tha 1 1 mm 1 it bOuikui" V. fminrl xfUlllV Ol tDO nt rm. KUzaoein vu... nrnnriotor. " 'oi Z ,0,uh', death waa liotiU- - . vu or (tuiu PW ".very wora kk ..." "motion. Ha con hq, r! Hh a burning I a race To murder rooming house . .. J.j. j in the must die l win giu., -knowledge that I Have epoken the truth." Fuhr .aid after superior Judge Fred V. Wood had aentenced judge rreu sentember 18 blm to 'De p.ui'" ,t San Quenlln rlwW;( haD. I rememner m.iu.. a:rth.,.er during my trial. wlll I Hill u- ----- . J I Whan V? testimony helped fheir perjuii- ill me." with the Oregon Trunk . to In terchange of rrafTId of trackage con nection and he doea not know whether proposed connection of the new line witn tne soutnern raciuc Is Intended. Timber resource of the territory to be traversed he Re lieves to be over estimated by the Oregon Trunk, and he contends the public Interest would e adversely affected first, because of large cap ital Investment In a section already adequately aerved or that may be .orrcd. !y hranrn. tinea and log ging roada and second ly unnec essary duplication of operating ex penses of existing lines. O. C. K, Financing The Southern Pacific reply aaya the propoaed new line between Bend and Skookum (Paulina) will, i properly connected with the South ern Pacific make a shorter line for limited amount ot track but the cost would not be Justified. The commission la asked to conduct a hearing, which Is requested before the full commission or eome ot ita members. The Southern. Palflc olao return ed Ita reply to a questionnaire on the application ot the Oregon, Cali fornia & Eaatern, supporting Ita requeat for authority for new con struction. The 8outhernPaclflc owns nearly one-halt the capital atocg, u la atated, and haa agreed to advance the money and materials needed to complete the line to Silver Lake and Elsewhere. Frank Howard Weds Monday in Roseburg i Klamath . Market Road Engr. Marries Former K. F. School Teacher Another benedict paaaed Into the role of married man thla week when Frank Howard, market road engineer, and Miss Alice Thurston, former Klamath Falla school teacher, were married Monday, June 22, In Uoaeburg, at the home of Mlea Thuraton'a parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlea Henry Thurston. ( Howard haa been with the county work for a number of years and has made great atrldea In his. profession alnce taking up the work. Mrs. Howard taught in the Klamath county high achool laat year, and her many frlenda will welcome her return to the city. Mr. and Mrs. Howard returned yesterday from the valley, and hare taken a house on North Fifth street, where they will be at home to their friends. WASHINGTON, June 24. Wet und drys. In agreement probably for the first time In history, have join ed in approving the new reorganise, lion of prohibition enforcement ma chinery aa a atep that wlll take It out of polltica. Speaking for the Anti-Saloon lea gue, the moat famona of the pro hibition organisations. General Coun sel Wayne II. Wheeler aald: "Reorganization of the prohibition enforcement demand will make for i fficlency and speed In law enforce ment. It will doubtless eliminate politics from prohibition enforce ment bettor than qjder the present agents under civil service, so that thla policy will be fixed by statute." Speaking for the leading wet or ganisation, the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, Captain W. H. Stayton, national chairman. aald: Rcorganlzatloai Effected Reorganisation of the prohibition enforcement unit marks the entry of common senae, good faith and Import of Chamber Activity Stressed .A..i;ff i.iinroving ricra".i. r . , At Lakeview nospw Mr. snd MrTKyan Prom.- ent rancliera commerce neighboring Fort Wl"Ukl Tliu from aevero hoapltal. " ,,, pn. hums and earoou .... - y lng, ,h. resull .of '",,, c, the roadside In ".,.. con. tlltlon la rci ported aliahtly '"ProTed' W. H. Lees, field aecretary of the rnited States chamber of commerce delivered an exceptionally good talk before the chamber forum yesterday noon, dwelling on tha Importance of .h.mh.r of commerce activity In every community. The apeaker pointed out that in the old daya When tha country was sparsely settled, and community wei r.ire nroblemi practically unknown there waa nn need for auch civic velfare organisations aa there la now under the complex system of buslnesa and aoclety. The national organisation la tak ing up moat aucctitlly the bigger problems auch aa forest conservation, tranaportatlon etc., the speaker aaia but right In every community the chamber la taking the lead In work- lng out the local problems that have to do with better business and living cohdltlona." W. H. Oalloway'g Oregonlan or chestra rendered several exceptional selections which were warmly ap plauded by the big turnout ot cham ber members. A. M. Collier pre sided at the meeting, and took oc casion to requeat all those present to contribute to the legion endow ment drive, which closea thla week. ' HONO KO.N'K. June 24. (United Xews) The situation la rapidly growing worse, aa foreign refugee flock to thla city from Bhameen. It Is feared that the elaborate demonatratlona planned for Thurs day by the Chinese may provide the spark for another dlaaatrous eiplo- aion of anti-foreign violence. One hundred and fifty women and children arrived here from Shameen on a ateamer manned by American marine, and the American gunboat Helena la now on the way to Sha meen, which la an artificial Island i built as part ot Canton. Sixty punjabl troopa have alao left Hong Kong for Canton. Chinese bolshevlst troops nnder masked Russian le.ulera. are asserted to have begun the firing at Canton which resulted In the killing ot sev eral Europeans then Tuesday. All electric right wlrea leading to Shameen Island, the foreign auburb of Canton, have been severed, leav ing the defender without light, ac cording to a Time dispatch from Hong Kong. Foreigner on the little Island OLD MAN BEATEN UP SEVERELY AT TOURISTS' CAMP Father Ferociously Beaten By Son-In-Law "eada With Authorities Tk Be Merciful MAUN HOTEL IS SOLD TO K. F. MEN good judgment la the enforcement! ,ear n atUck under eoTer of d,rk- of the dry law. The new arrange- " ment doea much to get rid ot po-i litlcal influence. If It aucceeds at. all, it muat succeed because Its hon-' esty and good point command them- aelvea ao highly to the people that they will give It their moral back irg," Wheeler regards the new regula tions looking to more rigid control of Industrial alcohol as one of the most important steps thus far taken. He estimates that (.000.000 gallons of Industrial alcohol leaked out through bootlegger for beverage purpose last year. Wets hare been particularly In dignant at petty raiding by federal offlclala and hailed the new program aa a departure from thia form of personal Interference. NEEDED RESPITE 8 W AM P8COTT. Mass.. June 24. The eummer white house was set up here Wednesday and President and Mrs. Coolidge sitting on hta veranda looked out over the blue Atlantic stretching away to the hor- laon Instead of the green mall Btretchlng down to the Waahlngton monument. Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge arrived In their state early In the day, were greeted by thousands ot fellow cit izens of Massachusetts, breakfasted and lunched with their old friends, Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Stearns, and finally took possession ot their Imposing summer home. White Court. ' But the high light ot the first day of their vacation was their stardom In about a hundred reels of moving pictures. So Hot in Portland Steel Bridge Bulges Out of Coimiiissiun For a consideration of 17000, the Malln hotel, formerly owned by Mrs. Vivian Wilde, was sold yesterday to Charles C. Crawford and Jamea Loe of Klamath Falls. . , . The transaction waa filed In the county clerk'a office yesterday af ternoon, with the completion of the deal. Crawford and Loe hare taken immediate poaaeaalon. The hotel building was erected five years ago, and alnce that -time numeroua addltlona have been made by. Mrs. Wilde. According to one of the parties' interested .In the af fair, 20 more rooms will be added to the structure, to make it one of the most complete of the smaller hotels In this section. PORTLAND, June 24. Portland held an unaccustomed place in the heat records Wednesday when at 4 p. m., the official temperature was recorded at 99 degrees. Shortly after 2 o'clock, when the mercury hovered around the 90 mark the draw of the Southern Pac ific steel bridge across the Willam ette river was raised to permit the passage ot a steamship. , Moved from its position at the bridge level the rails and other steel work of the draw expanded so that It could not be lowered again Immediately. Halt an hour, later the draw had lieen worked down gradually to about within a foot of Its proper level, where it again stuck and probably will remain un til the cool of the night hours per mlt It to be replaced. In the meantime pedestrians are permit ted to cross, but street cars and vehicular traffic is diverted to oth er bridges. $15,000 Verdict Given , For Alienation Of Love LOS ANGELES. June 24. Charles Hsrowlts won a Jury ver dict of tlB.000 here against six members of his wife's family. Harowlts alleged that the family alienated the affections of his wife and that they caused her to leave him. He eatlmated his wife and affections were worth 116,000 to htm. Hulet To Be Principal Speaker At Shasta Meet Rev. C. C. Hulet of Merrill is leaving for Blsson tomorrow, where he Is scheduled to appear aa the principal speaker betore the Annual Siskiyou Council ot Religious Edu cation. Tha Merrill minister plans to return home some time Baturday. Tennessee Friend of Charley Hale Skips An affable stranger, claiming to hall from his old home town down In sunny Tennessee, walked In on Charley Hale at the news agency yesterday, and after some prollmln- rry pleasantries, the stranger asked Hale tor the loan of his car, as he claimed he wanted to run out to the edge ot town on a short errand. The stranger was given the car, end he tore down the street at a great rate ot speed, barely missing two small children who were cross ing the street, swerving towards the sidewalk he clipped the front wheel oft a car parked alongside, but did not Injure the borrowed car enough to halt his wild flight At a late hour last night the man from Tenneasee and the Hale car were both still missing, but the po lice were carrying on a diligent search tor the wild-driving aouth- cner. Elaborate Plans For 2400 Mile Non-Stop Flight To Hawaiian WASHINGTON, June 24. Elab orate preparations for the 2400 mile non-stop Pacific coast to Hawaii flight by two or three United States navy seaplanes, were announced to day after September 2 had been tentatively Bet as the starting dav. ine starting place has not been named as yet and San Francisco and San Diego are contending tor tne honor. Capt. S. E. Moses, commander ot the battle fleet squadron haa been placed in command of the flight. which Is designed to demonstrate the value of aircraft in national defense. Sam Husted is in the Klam ath General hospital, seriously, but it is not believed . fatally injured, the result of an as sault at the Bunnell tourist camp by his son-in-law, Henry Asking, 25, following a fam ily quarrel that had . been brewing for the past month. While Husted's injuries about the head do not appear serious ' at the present time, doctors in attendance say the case could possibly prove fatal within 24 hours from either paralysis or spinal meningitis. According to Husted. tha dispute arose over some money his son-la-, law Is alleged to owe blm, and over" the possession of a car. for which. Husted claims he haa tha bill of aal. . Glvea Severe Beating The word argument over, Asklns retired to a nearby boae to get a drink. While he was drinking ha heard Husted call his (Askin's) wife, a liar. Returning to the seen ha flayed the elderly father-la-law un-, mercifully with hla fists. Ar in tha Way-Murphy encounter last month,' Husted seemed only to have received a severe beating, and It was half air hour before he became unconscious.' and went Into eonTuIalona.' H was Uken to tha hospital Immediately and Asklna waa arrested by Garry Coiad whUe at work a a plasterer on a new house be ft g constructed. A. Win. k.l L.I J . . -"" . .a . mias nam iu Ula connty jad last night pending 11,000 tail, on a chsrge of assault and bat tery. He is the father of two infant children. . Hosted Asks Mercy ; ., , At the bojpital last night Husted told hla story In tears. He kel that hla son-in-law be let off easy, because of the two small children whom he (Husted) loved Hri Whether the charges are pushed will depend largely upon the outcome of Husted's condition. It is expected, Luwsor, iiiui Husted wiii ba re leased from the hospital within a day or two. The family came to Klamath Falls from Kelso. Wash., only a ahort time ago. Asklns is said to hare a good record tor sobriety, and to have been a steady worker. It was de clared last night that the young Mrs. Asklns was attempting to affect conciliation between her husband and father already. . . Cariada Will Cooperate In Liquor Enforcement 'VICTORIA, B. C. June 24. A special telegram received by a morn ing paper here today, indicates that Canada has taken a further step toward co-operation with, the United States in enforcement of the prohi bition amendment. The bill to amend the Canadian temperance act passed through the Inst stage In the house ot commons today and now goes to the senate. Dread Anthrax Disease Threatens Mo. Cattle PERRYVILLE. Mo . Jn.. i J (United News) Anthrax, on. of th moat dread of diseases, ba. nrok.. out among the livestock n. .i. farms near here and has teen com municated to two farmers who are critically ill, t was learned Wed nesday night. Dr. H. E. Kins ley, Kansas, government chemlt. diagnosed the malady as anthrax af ter testing blood extracted- from the carcasses or dead cattle. State and federal sanitary officials nave Uken charge ot the situation. Stock Plunger Once Worth 20 Million Dies Penniless BOSTON, June 24. Thomas W Lawson, the picturesque stock mar ket plunger, who at one time was roputed to be worth $20,000,000 died penniless, it was revealed in Suffolk county probate court here today. The statement of Lawson's drop from affluence and nonularlty to poverty and obacurtty was made by Attorney Judson Hannlgan In sup port of a petition to have tha sons of the late financier, Arnold and Douglas, appointed administrators of the estate. HANSOM E HARRY l. DUTCH QUINCY, III., June 24. Handsome Harry Hanson, who won a measure ot tame as partner ot Harry Snodgraas "king of the ivories" when thay were convict broadcasting pro grams from hte Mkuourl state penitentiary Is In trouble again. He haa been arreated, accuaed of stealing gold from the office ot a dentist. ROBBERS FOILED GREENVILLE, 111., June 24. "I'll blow your heada off," ahouted Robert Martin reach ing for what bandits who wars trying to rob -the cash regtater ot hla filling station though was a revolver. They fled. Then Martin replaced the soda pop bottle on his desk. , HUSBAND NOT MISSED NEW YORK. June 24. Mrs. Frances Demola doesn't car much whether her husband ever returns, but she has aaked au thorities to search - for their ward. Miss Clara Webber. 1 years old. who haa not ratnraod home sines she left with Da mola Tuesday.