The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942, July 14, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE KLAMATH NEWS United Neva and United Press Telegraph Services 204. (Every Morning Except Monday) KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1925. Price Five Cento 0,000 HOTEL TO BE BUILT H ERE ens Asks K.F. Cooperate In -r r a v rniorcemem; hi Chief Calls Meeting of All Lo- uthorities, Asking Co-operation; Meeting May Be Held; Con- s Here Deplorable, Levens Says. ON TRAIL OF TWO RUNAWAY OIRLS Mother Drowns Attempting To Save Daughter Following Clue That Solve Mystery In 24 Hours; Asks Klamath's Aid In Search - Continuing the widespread Bcarch for the minuing Brad Hhaw girls, June, 14, and Es ther, 12, who ran away from their homo a week ago today, Sheriff John Sharp of Modoc county, spent yesterday in Klamath Falls after combing the entire country in and about Langelis valley and the Tule lake country. Sheriff Sharp ng of prohibition law violations as well ,as vice Klamath Falls appears to be not far in the of- With W. S. Levens, chief of Oregon state prohi- scenc here with a small corps of assistants to Itely bringing about a concerted attack on these ugh securing co-operation and understanding be- k-ious local departments of law, as well as favor- L vi ,u n..nl. . ,..V,U """ luu.iirjr. onerui onurp .u " h, l.o i-n... ,..lleft here t0 r" down a clue, me sunstance or which was not made public. Should the clue be successful, the girls may bo found within 24 hours Searches in Vain A careful search by Sharp of the district in which the girls lived, revealed nothing. Neighbors near the Bradshaw place seemed able to shed no light on the mysterious disap pearance of the small girls. While here. Sheriff Sharp conferred with Sheriff Burt Hawkins and asked the assist ance of the Klamath officer in tracing tho flight, of the girls. girls left their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. .Bradshaw, when they were refused per mission to celebrate Indepen dence day in Klamath Falls, and after being made to tend sheep in the Tule lake country that day. ng the conditions here, described by Levens as meeting of officials of the county court, justice s office and city police department will be called the very near future. During this meeting a bet- fiding and fuller co-operation win be strongly ens. lrm belief after ill luatloa with- officers (tines Dion that tho Itliens ot Klamath tad for law enforce-i- too man? of them t airing the matter ration," Levena de- merit last nlajht. . thejr do (hex will support with the led otllceri and Ih tr will tv benefited Hally Lut In the mat imore healthy .happy ja hearts thnt make optlmiallc In my (certain that reaulta the ood of all when trgles ot the ureal in ttid around Klamath think over the alt Include, aa they will. .cr.sl.'.p and t'.'.o boy: happy hornet are the ot any community, re To "lUld" fnd vice altuatlon In la far from what It a could atari tonight places. Perhapa I conrlcrUais. They hi 1250 aploce perhapa, day they might ho kaln. , I can do noth- tho aentlmont ot the la math Falls in favor nt. I can do oolhlug wholehearted coopera- kuthoritlea. Thoae aro am going to try and is raids will be of no have tho people' with rt hore to pull a lot not hero to pull any do want to lav the I something bigger and path Kalla. a Cooperation Falls today stands lo ot all Oregon ahln buslnens progress and Put it lacks, and lack pf being the right sort hilly. I Klamath Kalla Interested In making tho rlty a bottor place to live In. let them call a public meeting. If people hero don't want enforcement of the law. I'm nut going to thruat It upon them, fur no real aurceaa can bo achieved without tho bark ing of the people here. Her To ArcomplMi ,' "Only tonight I met an old friend of mine on the atreet hero. Ho la a prominent-business man hero. "" The ig proapering oui no is going oacs north. Why? Simply because 4ie has growing children, and doesn't think Klamath Falls the proper place to raise them. That la de plorable. "I'm hero In pursuance of my duty, and I'm going to try mighty hard." CArHAUE IXM-'KH, Orr.July 13 ! (I'nltiil News) A mother gave her life In a heroic, but vain at mVl tempt U eavo her child from drowning her Monday afternoon when Mm. Anna. Mrl.aln, 80, and Lorna MrLain, 13, were awept In to lite rapMa of the Cascade (urge ami disappeared In ,llio niotlier of foam and tossing water A third life almoat was saerlflc rd when Barbara Hendrlck, III, of Cascade Lock a, made brave duh for tho strum-ling pair and escaped death only by slipping out of her bathing auit, which waa In the grasp of tho drowning girl, realizing that the current was too strong for ber to accomplish a rescue. Ixirnn had been bathing In the alack water near the boat canal above the rapids, her mother wat ching her from the bank. Tho child, who rould not swim was drawn Into the. current and called for help. ..Mrs. Mrl.afn plunged In to the river, but was swept beyond her depth and mother and rhild were swept to ward tho rapids. Barbara Hendrlck sprang Into the river and awam to tho at Hig gling pair, believing she conld tow them to shallow water, but tho current wan loo strong. SUIT FILED AGAINST DEFUNCT K. F. BAKERY Coincidental with the closing down of the Klamath Falls Bakery, a suit against rhat concern was filed in circuit court yeaterday by the Commercial corporation ot Portland. The plaintiff seeks to ob tain a Judgment for $61.36 against nd icami). attornoys for tho city In Guy Johnson, ownor of tho bakery. I lho cal)Ci wul! scheduled for sottlo- Last Faint Echoes Of City Suit Heard The laat faint echo of tiio famous S100.000 Bllderbach dajnage suit against Hie city of Klamath Falls was heard In the city council session laat night when the claim ot Reams In payment of bills said to be out standing In favor of Armour & Co. According to tho complaint, tho Ar mour claim was transferred to the Portland company. . - MANY TOURISTS ARE PASSING THRU K. F. Although yeslorday was ono of tho heaviest days in tho history of registration of this year, It failed lo surpass the Fourth ot July roglHtra tlon of last week. A total of 45 cars registered Monday, bait that number early In the morning. Cars are noticed more frequently coming from the oaslern states, and tle heavy percentage of California tour- aro enough pooplo in lata is si 11 1 being carried. (VTH GOLFERS TRY OUT GREEN Y; FAIRWAYS REPORTED FINE srs to put tholr game Clamath Oolt and Cotin ks, did ao on Sunday f d roport the fairways od condition and tho Promise of being one KXPnllnnl l 41.1- 11 r ...uui III blllO BUUUUU fore laying plans for the of the piping system ' H .... t . ... "u"-i mo green irom g rays of the aun and mpletton of the pipes the be town. Definite com be green will be between ot September and the lobor, according to one tor members. During lho timo whon lho green is successfully matting and being hardened for playing, a locker room with shower and a ladles' rest room will be put under construction, with plans for the addition of an attrac tive club house by the cumin .sum mor. The green, which by nature Is ex ceedingly beautiful, needs little or no additions ot artlfical shrubbery along the river bank. The cooling breeii: which Is carried from the river will be refreshing during the hottest of weather. The shortest fairway is JuO yards, the longest 60'j yards and with the completion of work this fall and nine hole course will bo ready for the players. mcnt. Ililderbacb. who lost bis wife and child in the Houston hotel fire sev eral years ago, sued the city for $100,000, alleging that the destroy ed hotel was a fire-trap, and should not havo (been pormlttcd to operate as' a public Inn. Tho city won tho case - The city council lust night ap proved the hill for $900 attorney's fees, and directed that a warrant be drawn to cover this amount. Wonder If Ambrose Will Recognize Us? Klro Chief Keith Ambrose will soon bo speeding lo fires in his own machine, a red Ford, equip ped with a moaning siren. At least. It appeared certain at the council meeting last night that a chief's car will bo added to tho fire department equipment. All the rounrllmen agreed that Keith has loo much "running around" to do on foot, and that with sixteen miles of fire alarm wire to look after, and Shipping tun and Mills addition to take ram of, it whs only filling and proper that Chief Ainbroso bo given a car. There was some, quest Ion, how ever, as to whether a brand new Ford or a second hand Ford would be more appropriate. Councilman lliilslgcr was ' Joshed somewhat during tills part of the dlaruslon, but stood up under It with fino good nature. Tho mutter was laid over till next Monday. . 2 HOUR PARKING DOWNTOWN HAY GO INTO EFFECT "Parking limit two hours from 5 a. m. to 6 p. m." Klamath Falls residents and tour ists may awake some morning to find some such warning posted upon curb signs in tne downtown section of the city. The city council at Its regular session last night adcanced to second reading an ordinance pro viding for restricted parking upon the principal segment of Main street, Klamath avenue and Pine street and all intersecting streets from Fifth street to Eighth, v. According to tho proposal of Councilman Sturkey, the two-hour parking limit would be enforced upon all ot Main street from Sec ond to Eleventh, and all cross streets. Fifth to Eighth, Inclusive, extending botwoen Flno and Klam ath avonuo. At ( p. m., the Stuckey amend ment proposed that unlimited park ing ahould bo permitted, effective until 1 a. m. From 1 a. m. to S a. m., in order to permit the street department properly .to sprlnklo tho streots, no downtown parking would be permitted. Additional amend ments and further action on the proposed ordinanro will be taken up at next Monday's mooting ot tho council. Tho proposed zoning ordinance came up for passing consideration at tho regular session of the city council last night. ' City Attorney Carnahan cited the tact that the su preme court had recently "knocked out" the Portland toning ordlnanco and predicted a similar ft' to for the toning regulation tn Salom. , Councilman Bnlsiger declared that ho would like to see some restric tion upon the type ot buildings al lowed in certain sections, but the council did not tako np tho matter at length. SMITH PRINTING CO. ERECTS NEW MODERN PLANT Fine New Building To Go Up At Klamath And 5th; Co.t Believed To Total $25,000 To $30,000 Erection of a fine, modern building; and plant for the Smith Printing company, was announced yesterday by W. O. Smith, owner. The new build ing will be of brick construc tion, and the dimensions about 75x70 feet. The building will be located on the northwest corner of Fifth and Klamath avenue. While the cost of the build ing was not announced by Smith, it is understood about $25,000 to $30,000 will be spent. Drawings of the new building show it to be the most attractive printing establish ment in the city. Bids for construction will be let July 24 and construction is expected to start immediately. It is rumored that the new western magazine will begin publication here and will oc cupy the Smith building jointly with the owner. Mr. Smith neither, confirmed nor denied this rumor.'?. . .4.. '. ', Paris Hilarious in Observing Bastille; War Songs Popular PARIS, July 13. (I'nited News) The roar of popping corks, tlie mingled melodies of scores' of street corner bands, and tho gay laughter of pretty girls and eager youths, Paris celebra ted the approach of the French Fourth of July today In a tireless, good natured riot of fun. Tho French Independence day Is July 14, the anniversary of the fall of the Baatile before the Paris mob. Paris Is a blaze of color, the boluevards fluttering the blue, white and red of the tri-rolor at r(i-ry vantago point, and the street crowds wildly pirouetting to the countless bands, many of which turned out for the open air show with fantastic instru ments that carried the tunes of all war songs despite their queer appearances. Rollicking couples danced all over the streets, usually to such war-time favorites as "Tlpperary," "Over There." and "ha Madcion." PAVING PROJECTS ARE SPEEDED UP WIRE FLASHES New Filling Station At 3rd and Main Authorized The council also approved the specifications for a filling station to be constructed at Main and Spring streets. Action on this per mit was held up at the July 6 meet ing of the council because complete plans were not submitted for the consideration of the city body. SAL KM, Ore., July IS. Wil liam L. Finley, nationally known naturalist and . author, was ap pointed a member of the state game commission to succeed Rich ard W. Prlco of Ashland, who re signed, it was announced today by liiir. i'lerce. It was Finley who drafted - tho first law which created a fish and game commission in 1011. PASADENA, July 13. F.ugcnc Crooks Rnrtlc, disabled veteran, fatally hhot himself through the head hero while his appearance on a temporary alimony hearing was awaited in a Los Angeles court. Bartlo fired the bullet into his head as ho gazed 'upon a plrturo of his small daughter. Tho pic ture Was still clutched in his hand when his body was found. PLATTSM'RG, X. V., July 13. Philip K. Kuapp, the former Cornell student ami army desert er, accused of seeking his life's great thrill in the murder of a 1-ong Island tail driver, appar ently has rsraiml tho vigorous man-hunt In which he has been put-Sued for tho Inst several (lays. 8ALK.M, July 13. Gov. Plcrco today announced the re-appolnt-mcnt of J. B. Cole, Molulla, and M. B." Uiggs, Prineville, as mem bers of tho state livestock sani tary commission. v SANTA MOSICA. Calif., July 13 Marshall Nctlsn, film dlrec tor and producer, who spent a night in city Jail following his arrest on a rhargo ot driving an automobile whllo Intoxicated, was released hero today. A woman, whoso Identity was not learned, fled from Nollan's car after his expensive machine crashed into a signal post Sunday. The city council advanced to sec ond reading paving . projects , for Fourth street. Klamath to Walnut avenues,: -including - intersections; Seventh street, from Klamath ave nue to Oak avenue, ' Including in tersections; '. Klghth street, from Walnut aVenue to -Oak; Eleventh street from Klamath avenue to Wal nut avenue. Inclusive. Including in tersections st Walnut avenue; Wal nut avenue from Fourth street east erly to Eleventh, and Oak avsnue from Fourth street easterly to Ninth.- I . The bid of the Warren Construc tion company was accepted for the foregoing street Improvements. An ordinance for the filing of the assessment roll upon paving on Second street frcm Pine to Jeffer son was passed to second reading. An ordinance for tiling the as sessment roll upon projected pav ing on Fifth street from Pine to Jefferson was advanced to second reading Iby the city council last evening. The Dunn-Baker company recleved the award for the pave ment construction. May Hold Up Special Councilman Election The desirability of letting tbo election of a successor to Merlo 8. West, resigned councilman from tho second ward, go over until . tho general election Into nevt year, was discussed at tho council meeting last night. It 1 was pointed out that such post ponement would save approxi mately $100 to tho city, represent ing money thnt would otherwise be spent in holding tho special election. No definite action was taken. $150,000 HOTEL WILL BE BUILT FOR LUMBERMEN Deal Practically Closed For Lafayette Hotel at Klam ath and 9th; Ready By October I V Plans are practically com pleted for the erection of a $150,000 hotel on the corner of 9th and Klamath avenue, and following the clearing; up of a few details, construction work will be started, probably within 30 days. Announce ment of the new hotel was made yesterday by B. R. Dun woody and J. W. Patterson, of Sacramento and San Francis co, respectively, who declared that finance for the coatly new hotel to be named "The Lafayette" are at hand. Fi nal arrangement await the return of Attorney W. S. Wiley who is in Portland. ' The venture has been talked of in real estate circle for the past few months, during which time Dunwoody and Patterson have held an option ' on the site, but until yeaterday there had been no definite announce ment forthcoming. .. A AnwtJdotturture in the ho-y, tel busineas will be established in Klamath Falls with com-, pletion of the hotel, which is expected about October firsts The hotel will be a bachelor affair, that is, for men ' only. Its purpose is primarily to :givo the young unmarried men here", eW peclally, those men in the lumber industry, a real "home." The build ing, which will be of brick con struction, will bave 182 rooms snd . will be 115x112 feet. All the com forts desired by men ot the lumber industry wilt be furnished, including a large restaurant. A free labor employment ibureau" will, be main tained in the botel lobby. -. The rooms will be well ventilated, elec tric lighted and numerous shower 'baths will be installed. Martin Will Manage ' J. R. Martin will be local man ager. Dunwoody and Patterson are' experienced in hotel business of- lb nature ot their Klamath Tails en-" terprlse. They have met' with con-" slderable success in an Identical ko' tel business in froth Sacramento' and Stockton. They come highly recommended from those two cities. A "Home" For Lumber Men ' "We feel that Klamath' Falls of-' fcrs the best field in the northwest for a hotel of this character." Pat terson declared last night. "We in tend to make our homes here and In addition to making the hotel pay from a business standpoint, wo feel that it will koep employes in the lumber Industry tn the Klam ath country supplied with a real "homo" and we feel confident tho (Continued on Page Two) "OPTIMIST CLUB" TO AID YOUNG i BOYS MAY BE ORGANIZED IN K. F; Klamath Falls may have tho first ed "Optimist club" In the state ofj Oregon it plans now under way are completed, according to Cornelius FROM THE SOUTH Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Toettol, prom inent Los Angeles visitors In Klam- several years ago, ath Falls, are spending the week In this section, returning yeaterday from Lake of the Woods, where they have been the guests ot Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hall. - They plan to make a trip to Crater lake today aud complete their tour of the west later in lho season. In Washington, that organlxed recently in Seattle. Eighteen such clubs are functioning with success In California and although thero I are none in Oregon, Conway has Conway, international president ofj chosen Klamath Falls as t'he most, tho "Optimist International club," likely section of Oregon in which who Is In Klamath county tor a! the seed may be planted, week. According to Conway, the club Tho organization was completed i exists in much the samo principal the fundamental as the present luncheon clubs with object being for business men to less acceptance of members aa to aid the growing young boy in his "upward to manhood" problems. Mr. Conway is making a tour of the coast states In the Interest of appearing nefore luncheon clubs and appealing for aid in the pro ject. Only one cltrh has been fnund- clajslflcatlon. . At present Conway 1s visiting In Crater lake and upon his return will cooperato with the chamber ot commcrcotn the hope of founding .In Klamath Falls the first Opti mist clirh In Oregon.