THE KLAMATH NEWS
United Neva and United Prtst Telegraph Services
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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.