The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942, July 01, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text'HE ELMfiATB. NEWS United Neva and United Prest Telegraph Services of , No. 194. (Every Morning fe'Pt Monday) KLAMATH FALLS, ORE:, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1925. Price Five Cento 7 J FROM K. F. McQueen Arretted )n Telegraph War 100 Gallons Found M County Oficer ;ollow Up "Tip" K J Trying To LM 1925 A. L. CpventionHere Men Are Placed On : mportant Legion Committeei J I tough formal Invitation waa tended to the American Ieg- Ifpiunng in elate meeting in j.vllle laat weak lo hold Ha ; state convention In Klamath i. thla city may be the Keen Xiamath Fall is the at1 according to Dr. O. 8. mm - - I.... Br,'"0"' and Francis Olda who are ag point on a larfe rmm ,a . m.n(M1Y,r, noonsnine liquor cr-a(rUra bringing the Legion to . truck into northern! K n'h county. U expected to bsfl Harshfleld. on Coo. Hay. will re . JfVe the meeting of 1926, accord- Lana county if fc. Tl U l0 , decision reached before the and Bob Andras, of invention came to a close. Aecord- paa wil talk tii fids, the acceptance of any , a u ft il ,Tiiauun exionaea ny mamam tl.i -ay lor. McQueen, wn.all, wl oeDend m,(I1,y on lhe ;thr with Mra. McQueefiiroda of accomodatlona that are U recently acquitted for lil-'ffered here. Th mjkjaflnar Mra a a nartii'itlnrlv r per- Mion here, was jr ,ntM,n, , ,ccorc,ng to th, ac. tea re on a telegrapli .., (rom Klamath Falls and Sheriff Burt Hans three membera of the local post were put on atate committees. Dr. Q. 8. Newsom was named chairman of the welfare committee; Linn Neamlth serving on the legislative ccmmlttee and Francis It. Olda on the Amcrlcaniiatlon committee Those who attended the meeting from Klamath Fall" Included Dr. Newiom.'' Francis It. Olda. Leo D. Ilalker; Carl Wlnelrout and Joe Shirk'. an Lana county and taken to bug' t by a apecially d 1 ( leer of Sheriff Ha' ', ' Aintanco advices frm J. Taylor s office af u , r port that a big Doge U - owned by McQuen, i Id J gallons of raoonslnc, i c: ilscatcd-at Oakr'fce. el! i from Eugene J fter an had been "tippon off .. e truck shipment afihnd ; t 'ng In wait fori ours ' )ftho outakirta Jf)ak- Hrfusra To Talk f Ural, driver nf ta Iruck. hla residence aJlameth arrocted. He A ed to Italia regarding!" ehlp ioukIi he did adialtl camo ath Falla. I I ta described by Lie coun- "Itles aa 'being jaquarter .dcan. Whethec is moon " ajmidii In a Kja.ath atlll , -ien loarned byiaihnrllice. from Call torn I found In possession, hoar'nr, Indl- v he recently pi been In SPECIAL ELECTION NEXT FALL IS OFF 8ALKM. June 30. There will be no special election next Keptombvr In Oregon. The veto which Oovrnor I'lerco fixed to tho bill calling a special election was sustained y tho supremo court today In tho man damus proceeding Instituted by L. U Hwan, atato reproscntallvo from Lynn county. In an oral opinion Chief Justice Mcllrlde explained that the bill pro viding ror the elevtiua v a log illative act over which tho gover nor held ho powor of veto. The hill would have placed all I t nM Oih aniuilal i and Lane icofiy authnrl- ,. ,, An reMllt or ,he decision the stutn tobacco tax, tith ing bill and bus licensing bill which have been referred by petition will have to wait for the general clec- McQueen has beat bootlegging j tion In November, 1926. for op two Oakrldge poolfalls, one otiproral before they can become et ch ha owna andfHe other beifectlve. dined to bell the shlp- I to Klamath Falla from tecordiag to Lane abnty author. 'c2tt" is aald to live left here fttoxlcated Cadltion with ' inning, hlsl ttorney. Who J officer tlta'accompanled iras not taao known by 1 L Quoena bene the conter on In Kluktb Falls ev a asm. w-n local oftl- "1 the Mcfi'en home and "h. atu ! " m I ea a ak ad to haf beaten Mra. una aeverety. ( he first trial jlt4. la a dlsaement. Dur tn racond trlaf n officer drop- th ttoonahlnei vldence on the ir & Ing the hial, which re ti 1 a verdict of not guilty. V June Wilbur I nsfer n 1 im the a tte of , fccordlngi hred by khl nav d t il ceremotta NOT COMING . Secretary of 11 be Unable to attending the the battleship ral government on In Portland to a telegram overnor Pierce. Marriage Licenses In ' Klamath For June Send 17 Year Record Atmash For 17 yeara County Clerk C. R. DeLap, affectionately known to hundreds as the "Old Man," has handed out marriage license to young and old, widows and wldrrwera and colored folks aa well aa whl'.e, all with the ono object, a slip of paper entitling them to wed. The month of -.June brides haa passed and with the last license Issued last night, according to Mr. DoLap tho largest number of June marriages was recorded slnco his 17 yeara behind tho dexk. Last year the record was be lieved to have been reached when 21 wcro Issued licenses. Thla year the June Oupd kuw 22 written down on the docket and smiled satisfactorily to himself. an keeper of lighthouse off a iarbara coast is real )IN AS EARTHQUAKE SHAKES 9-STORY HOTEL OPENS TONIGHT Lithia Springs Hotel Is Finally Completed At A Cost of $250,000 ASHLAND. June 30. The new 9-story, $260,000 hotel In thla city standa ready to be dedicated at ita opening tonight. The need of modern accomoda tlona hua long been felt In thla city, the main entrance Into the state rf tourlata coming from the aouth. Hllghlly less than a year ago this dealre culminated In a mass meet ing, at which time the Llthlan Ho tel company was formed, and a board of directora chosen. Within three weeks, the company had changed to a corporation, and a stock subscription sale atarted. Just ten daya after the opening of the atock aale, a total of JU0.000, en ough to guarantee the eonatrnctlon of the building, had been raised, and the architects Instructed to draw up the plans. Construction work on the build ing waa pushed throughout the win ter. The Llthla 8prlnga hotel la a 9 story. modern, fire proof structure, containing 9 rooms. Every mod ern hotel feature haa been .In corporated In Its construction, and hotel men who have viewed It since Its completion declare K to be the finest building of Ita kind In aouthern. Oregon or northern California. - II. W. Price, prominent Portland hotel man, and at preaent operator of the Crater Lake lodge la leasee of the hotel. Ills entire staff bos been on hand for aeveral daya, completing arrangements for the opening tonight.,,, '. ' V ' From the top floors of the hotol. tho guost may view almost tho en tlro Rogue River valley, and far up Juto the arenlc Siaklyous. SKu ated as II Is. tn the moat south erly city In Oregon, on the Pacific highway. It la certain to draw much patronage from tho tourists who paaa through Ashland. mayMTf. branch of cal. cattlemen assn A movoment la now on foot here to organize a local or Klamath branch of the California Cattlemen'a association, according to II. M. Rice, secretary of that organlxatlon. There are a great many . such branches of the organization In California, Ariiona and Nevada, where there are In all aome 2600 membera. owning approximately one million cattle. Klamath and Lake counties are the only sections of Orccon where the movement for regulating supply and demand for cattle haa been taken up at the present time. KMrfattn mnrn rattlemen In the Bly district signed up In the association for orderly marketing of their stock at ihe meetlnz held at Bly yesterday afternoon,.' according to Rice. Jaa. Olvans made the trip to Bly with Rice yesterday. no IlaliM-ra lie-long Hero With the 25 who aigned at Fort Klamath on Tuesday and fifteen at Klamath Falls, this makes fifty members In Klamath county at tho present tlmo. Today Rice wmi maae a number of side trips to Interview Individual ranchers who have been unable to attend the meetings, and Thursday, the flrat day of the rodeo, will bo spent hero meeting other ranchers. Local cattle growers are practically unanimous for this ays torn, according to Rico. Wild Horses In Last Night For Rodeo Thursday i i 100 Entrants In Klamath Show To ' Sign Up This Morning MKTA DAHBVKA, Calif., Juno (Halted lVw,)Thn rate of it et r Point I 'nnrrpt Ion light wee, Aark aifcn the arythn of n " Tthnunkc) twent over the f I Hanla Iarbara country morning, waa learned au Jly tori) Wghthoua la In ruins, the mint are In the sea. courageoia woman light Vlra, A. It Works, la safe. Weeks Nsli.tl her two Helena land Albert, tn 1 tho tnuhy air of catly Vn tho fofc iy point M r)i flrat aerler of tremors ntnrtnl to rock the tall ntrurturo. A gliont, Mra. A. A. Krwhnll or Hantn Crux, waa bIho racortml to en rely. - Tim two women and two child ren atoml silently on the (milulrd headland and watched seventy year-old Point Conception light go out, anil the white supporting tower crumble and pitch toward the sea. The government line spent f 73, 000 In mndernlxlng Point Concep tion light within the pant flvo years. It la an appropriate bea con to ronatwia shipping. ' Entries for the sluing, raping, bulldogging. and racing at Klam ath's biggest and beat rodeo, which opena tomorrow afternoon at the fair grounda, are to be signed up at the rodeo headquarters today, and over one hundred riders, the pick of the range country, are ex pected to algn their agreement with the association. A carload ef horses, shipped from Prinevllle by Lorena Trlckey. cham pion cowgirl of the world, and Sid Steele of Calgary, arrived In Klam ath Falla laat night, and the Mur phy airing of race horsea is expected in from Medford today. The Bly band of outlaw horses and the Swingle drove of wild horsea from the high desert, are all corralled at the fair grounds, making all told approximately 100 head of horsea on band for the big three-day show. There will also be around CO bead of cowa, calves and steers for the various events. Parade Called Off Contrary to previous plans, the street parade, which was to officially open tho 192S rodeo tomorrow mor ning, baa been called off, owing to the asoclatlon directora deciding last night to concentrate their efforts to perfecting arrangements at the fair grounda. Rather than take out time necessary to put on a creditable parade, the rodeo men believe the public will be beat entertained by a faster and better staged show at the grounda The Judges In the burking con- teat will be Beth Dixon of Fort Klamath, Harry Mitchell of Dorrls. and Joe Shirk of Klamath Falla. The racing Judges are Lindsey 81se more of Fort Kilmath. Ocas Ham mond of Merrill, and Roy Hickman Klamath Falls. John Utter of Klamath Falla will be official start er, and Jerry Klsemore of Fort Klamath m charge of staging the events. Lorena Trlckey a Feature Old-time rodeo and round-up fans are enthusiastic' over, prospecta of aeelng Mlsa Trickcy" perform with her relay atrlng. Roman riding event, trick riding, and in the cow girl's bucking horse competition. UuUuubtvilly the pluckoy Prinevllle lady rider will he tho hoadllncr on the big aensatlnnal program. Tourists have flocked from far and near, hearing of the Klamath rodeo, and adjusted their schedules accordingly. Registration In the bureaus has reach far above the average, and hotela are being rush ed with reservations, for tourists who want to get away from the city streets and routine of business and to warm up to the cowboys and cow girls, the bucking horses and the thrill of the Roman races. Not an Item on the program has been left' unfinished. Riders who are entering races are those of wide experience. A tidy sum was con tracted with Lorena Trlckey and Bonnie Dare of riding fame. If they would add to the attractions of the show. Relay hoist anj racers, frcch from Tla Juana, are making what has never been made before, a real rodeo. In a real wild western fash Ion, In a western town. COUMENTO CALL 'BLUFF OF STREET BUS CO. City Threatened With No Bus Street Car Service If Young Does Not Give In To Council Majority Relative to the ultimatum given the city council yesterday by W. E. Young, gasoline street car operator, who waa recently given a franchise to operate two linea here, that the lines would not come In unless the parking rules were changed, streets repaired, and a certain change which Young claimed had been made In the franchise without hla consent be rectified. Councilman Rc'jeru made the following state ment last night: . "I don't know what has come over Young, I received his letter today demand ing all these changes. I believe be la all right on one thing the par allel parking. The majority of people here want' that change any way. We cretalnly have the rot tenest parking ayatem now from Mexico to Canada." . Kay Franchise Not Clunged Councilman West said, "I be lieve we should call Young's bluff. We certainly never changed any thing In that franchise. Young came down here and conferred with us and finally marked up a copy of a suitable franchise and It waa given to Judge Gaghagen who made a careful copy which was pub lished." Councilman Cofer was very brief and pointed in hla atatement: "I'm through arguing. It Young wants It all his way the deal Is off as far as I am concerned." Councilman Stuckey made a stemejtt, along the aame linea: "I Just figure Young can go back to Linton with bis car line It he wants to. There was absolutely no change tn that franchise." Mayor A Clam Councilman Balalger aald "Ycung la not telling the truth when he says we changed the franchise after he left. He said the streets must be repaired and we told him we had no money to do It with. We could change the parking for him, but that's all." Otto Lorenx. who Is a stockhold er in the proposed Young car lines said last night: "We can't take up operations nere uniu mere is a better spirit of co-operation. The council acted very antagonistic at the special meeting Monday night." Mayor Goddard said: "I have nothing to say on the subject." Giaijt Avalanche Is Threatening Valley After Great Fissure JACKHt X, W)., June 30 (I'altrd News) A grrmt fissure has appeared near tlw base of Chief Mounluln, leading to th iM-llrf that a Uilrd giKantic aval anche la iiiuiiliHut. Alrrihly two huge landslides from the mountain have dam med up tle (Jroe Ventre river, swept away threw ranch and splintered hundreds of acres of the Teton national forest. The crack extends for aeveral miles around the north end of the mountain and the slide, should H orrur, will fill the river bed, causing it to aeeks another course, messages said. Officials said that from all Indications the pending elide would be of larger proportion than the other two. It would strike the vallye In the vicinity of the first avalanche, they aald. K. F. Banks Pay Out $12,000 Interest On Savings Yesterday BIG OIL OPERATOR . IS INDICTED AGAIN SPOKANE. Wash., June SO. Gordon Campbell. Montana oil op erator, was indicted here late today by a federal grand Jury on charges of using the malls to defraud. Ten separate counts were named In con nection with Campbell's operations In Montana. Campbell was recently tried and convicted at Great Falls, Mont., on a similar charge, and he la now at liberty on appeal. He is the man Senator Burton K. Wheeler was ac cused of representing Illegally for fee in Washington, before the In terior department, after Wheeler be came senator. Americans Must Enter Politics More Hughes NEW-YORK, June 30. Ameri cans must take more Interest in their government and politclal parties if the principles established by the nation's builders are to be maintain ed, Charles Evans Hughes, former secretary of state, told radio list eners in an address broadcasted trom New York todight. ."You have no right to talk of your Americanism," Hughes said, "while you Ignore the plainest dut ies of citizenship." HARDING APPOINTEE NABBED AS A CROOK EL PASO Tex., June 30. James G. McNary. former fci Paao tanker about whom a stormy senate de bate centered several years ago when the late President Harding nominated him for comptroller of currency has been Indicted at Las Vegas. N. M.. In connection with the Insolvency of the Plaxa Trust ft Savings bank there, according to Will H. Burges, McNary's EI Paso attorney. CALVIN PEYTON WEDS MISS ADY IN NORTH UIKL8 HIKING Miss Mary L. Cottle of Snn Fran cisco, and Mlsa Alice Farroll. a na tive daughter of Hollywood, arrived In Klamath Falls last night In time to enjoy the Initial break ot the '49 camp and wild western rnden, which is scheduled for the remainder ot the woek. Miss Cottle and Miss Farroll, who are both young, pretty and energetic, hnvn hiked from Ran Francisco to Klamath Falls, and after a rest In j the city, plan to continue- their; Journey to Canada, where they wilt j soe the beauty spots of BrlttHh Col-! umbta, and possibly got to Lako Louise and Banff. Both the young hikers are particularly enthusiastic over the Klnmnlh country. j DAYLIGHT SAVING FOR K. F. IS HELD TO BE IMPRACTICAL At the chamber of commerce dir ectors meeting yesterday the pro posed daylight saving ilan for Klamath Falla was discarded as bordering too closely upon tho Im prartlct,'. The Idea as bad been suggested was the war time plan ot turning the clocks ahead one hour, thus starting tho day's work an hour early and giving Klamath business, prntessional men, and workers an extra hour of daylight on the end of tho day. Ono ot tho directors ot tho chamber visualised tho con fusion that would result from such a plan with tho railroads and com mon carriers operating on the reg ular time schedule and local watch es and clocks one hour off. TICKETS ON SALE AT SOUTHWELL'S Word was received in Klamath I Falls yesterday, announcing the mar- Indicative of the successful year ''age ot Miss Dorrls Ady of Portland r. iri.m.th ..,.. ... .k. and Calvin Peyton of Klamatn rails, ment ot Interest In both Klamath whlcn took lac at the n0In' of he p.m. h.v. v.trfi,v d.. m, ! bride's mother, Mrs. Ady, Sunday,! than r'Jnoo alone was credited toiJune 28- shortly before noon. Mr. patroi 0f the quake region. Hlgh tbe Interest of savings depositors, land M... Tcyton left immediately ic-d!r a Barbara IN DOOMED CITY NOW UNDER WAY Beautiful City Is To Be Rebuilt On Even More Magnificent Scale; No More Shocks Felt " SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 30. (United News) A new magnificent metropolis will rise from the ruins of quake-torn Santa Barbara. The spirit of the Spanish padres, who founded the "city beau tiful" in 1786, has been dedi cated to the task. ' 1 A sinister fear still gripped the hearts of Santa Barbara residents. The earth still shook at spasmodic intervals beneath their feet. It will be days before Santa Barbara has dug: free from the maze of wreckage. But tonight ' its citizens prepared to rebuild their fallen city. A pledge to build a new' and to build a better, more magnificent city than that which has gone be fore, was taken with almost solemn oath by leading cltltens, gathered under an ancient pepper tree In the shadow of historic casa de la Guerra. Damage Is 23,OO0,00O Later officials met with Governor Friend W. Richardson, who pledged in behalf ot California, any needed financial assistance - to carry oat their ambitious ' plans. With prop erty damage estimated at $25,000, 000, an appeal was telegraphed to bankers of leading cities throughout the nation, for contributions to a $20,000,000 building loan. Another appeal waa broadcast tor a $1,000,- 1000 disaster-aid fund, the bulk of the donations to be returned. Two Shocks In Afternoon Santa Barbara's main boulevard, from the old Spanish mission, erect ed in 1780, to the California hotel, completed less than a month ago, was a desolate mass of dusty debris. Buildings not wrecked by the first great tremor early yesterday, were shaken to the ground by a second severe shock this morning. Recur rent ireiuum add U tho damacc at spasmodic Intervals. Two distinct shocks broke a halt day of respite this afternoon. They were felt throughout the city at 1:40 and 2:14 p. m but were not ot sufficient intensity to cause the usual crash of falling bricks and stone. Through it all the work ot clear ing away debris and making ready for rehabilitation goes on. Steam shovels are kept running on a 24- hour basis. - All available wrecking and carpenter crews from nearby cities, augmented by local workers. Workman and officers faced con stant danger to bring order out ot chaos, and pare the way for a new city. 1 Xo Looting- , The military maintained a strict At the First National bank $9,000 In Interest was credited to deposi tors who hare had money In the savings account for three months or more. There are 2.000 depositors with approximately $600,000 listed In the accounts. Although exact figures were not received from the American Na tional bank, It was estimated that more than $3,600 was paid out In interest to the 1.200 depositors. It wss estimated that approximately $250,000 had been deposited by patrons In tho savings department. Big Wildcats Prevent 22 Siskiyou Kiddies From Going To School SACRAMENTO. Juno 30. When pupils of tho Junction district school In the .Siskiyou mountains regularly wore report ed absent from the 'class room. Will Wood, state superintendent of Instruction wrote Charles Graves, superintendent ot attend ance asking for explanation. Graves sent back two pictures. One was a group photograph of 22 students nad the other was ot the school house, on one side of which was decorated "With pelts ot IS big mountain hons. "The fathers of these pupils killed these lions, while bring ing thoir children to school," Graves wrote. i Wood said Tuosda he didn't blame the kids. tor a short wedding trip to Seaside jwere .uarded by special officers. before returning to Klamath county, i only those on business errands were where they will spend tne summer on Sprague Tlver. where Mr. Peyton Is Interested In the lumber business. Mrs. O. Peyton and soil Ralph, ac companied Mr. Peyton to Portland, and expect to return during the week. FACES MURDER CHARGE OKLAHOMA CITY, Okln.. June 30. Murder charges probably will be filed against W. G. Putnam, gro cer, who shot and fatally wounded Bennett Gladlsh. 19. ot Los An geles, today, when the latter at tempted to pay tor groceries with an alleged worthless check. allowed . to enter the city. , Santa Barbarans apologise for this unac customed lnhospltabllUy to Its visit ors. "Walt until we get fixed up again wei'U make you more than wel come," they promise. There waa an utter lack of dis order or looting, according to police and military heads. PRESIDENT ARRIVES SWAMPSCOTT. Mass., June 30. President and Mrs. Cooltdge arrived at the summer white house at Swampscott at 7:30 p. m. PRICELESS JEWELS ARE RETURNED TO OWNERS BY HONEST PEOPLE OF SANTA BARBARA; LOOTING DENIED SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June SO. (United News) Not a slnglo rase of looting haa occurred here despite the fact that fortunes lie hurled tn tho ruins of Buildings. Published report that valuable plunder was taken from the ruin of the Catholic rhurrh, and that oilier looting; wns going on, were, emphatically denied by the sec re. tnry of the chamber of commerce. "There, has not been a single ease nf looting or disorder." he told the United News. "As a nuvU ' ter of fart, we have thonsanda of , dollars worth of Jewelry and other valuables at the headquarters, which were brought to us by clU- . sens. We am holding tho prop- ' crty for tho owners." Approximately a 10,000 In gems were recovered from the wreck age of thn Hotel Arlington today. . City officials estimate that ap proximately SI 0,000,000 worth of valuables arc awaiting recovery by owners.