fflCTIH
Vd thru
apparel
If
Insurance noa
Cr Itinerant
U Worker
kTO, Aug". 7.--L)
A blanket
kf rop nave leu
fication 01 me
k "laboratory
r
lira m u. .
mi worker.
Ir, Placorvillo un
la. the identificm-
Friday. A year
Id anked him for
friendahtp had
When Barker
Barbe wa believ-
of an insurance
h Charles Henry
mist, ia Bought
lie tame here to
in the invostiga-
l But hd tramp-
centry, preaching
ilem. II lpt in
It ail. and carried
Ikol. tied with rup.
Basket
rib Iim article.
an a nlnuie dt-
Mirttt, Mrh hid
ipei iroand tV mu
lt Wilnl Crack
It dearrlbed waa
(mid ll lh blast-
iff. -
Mlltled the hand-
Mr loan aaar tha
t Btrba. Ha had
dhuin vllh him.
Itirtlag vllh "dear
(l In tha . same
chief of tha alata
fclnal Identification,
lamination, that
ubt In hli mind that
owrnlng tha man'a
awn anlviul linln
Jodf In 8n Francisco
f Identification.
jConfident .
ill Be Freed
7. The death
kk counly j.ll , not
rni of triumph and
"en a acene waa en-
k Ruuell Scott, con-'
pill murder, prepared
"on to begin Ufa In
flam.
l'e was there, rad-
lr won, when a Jury.
"Pinion of five state
fonnced Bcott loaana.
'"her and his sad-
bod beilda him. Beam-
8tt Stewart, the
who conceived the
hook harida with
Reporters clnatered
nlr begun." Bcott
Od decisively. "My
P the battle. M.
established. I'll
f'tM In a ahort time."
VUY aeea no great
r transfer from the
'""on. where for 18
ded hanging, to
colla of the state
Km Up In
n Over Waitress
rDi Au. 7 it. ii.
Nina Frldnv hi a
H chance for the. re-
Llathtfnnl
if. wh
o waa atabbed lait
"Iht
over a womnn'a
f her lo vb.lt with
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ZTMTi0Utuam
THE KLAlsMli NEWS
rSvery Morning Except Monday)
6 Killed When
Earthquake Hits
In Mexico City
MUX ICO CITY, Met., Aug. 7.-.
(I'nltMl New.) Hl persona were
killed and ervrral Injured, and
other may Imi dying la the wn-ck-age
of a building on Madrro
trail, In tlui hrart of (lie rlty,
which rraalml I'rhlay afternoon
aa Ilia rreult of earth aliorka
rarllrr In llw morning,
Tha weakened building waa Mill
under construction, and moat of
tli victims are workmen. An
American woman school iraiiirr
waa at ruck by an ambulance bound
fur In acme) of tlw tragedy and
taken, slightly Injuml to a hu
illal. Wall of other building were
rrarkrd by the two distinct earth
ahorka. No other damage, waa
reported, but resident aald the
ahorka were the heavlnit In 10
yearn, and they caused ronaider
able alarm among guests at hotela
ami rahareta.
FILE AN ANSWER
SALEM, Aug. '. (United Newa)
The Oregon Trunk railway will
probably eatabllsh atatlona on It
proposed extension from Rend to
klamath Falla at Laplne, CTcaccnt.
Bkookum, lleatty, Bonanaa, . and
Olene, according to Information
filed with the Interatate commerce
committee.
The Oregon Truuk'a reply to a
questionnaire from that eotnmia
alon haa been placed on file with
the public eervlc commission here.
Of the above polnta, Laplne.
Crescent. Beatty and Donania have
no railroad service whatever now.
The paper declare the railroad
would aerr an area of approxi
mately 13.000 aquare mile", the
population of which la approxi
mately 14,000.
Landa embraced In tbe area were
Hated aa followa:
Timber, 3, 53!, 141 acrea. ,
Orating landa. (.830.000 acrei.
Cultivated landa, 101.031 acrea.
"Became of lb fact that the
territory to lie served la In large
part under-developed. It counot fie
expected that the operation of the
propoaed line will be profitable
within a number of years after
commencement of operation," the
reply atated.
ANTI- PROHIS JUMP
ON BIG STEEL KING
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. (United
Newa) Strongly denouncing the
movement Initiated by Judge Elbert
H. Gary, head of the U. S. Steel cor
poration to lorm a clllxena' commit
tee to aid In prohibition enforce
ment, Capt. W. H. Stayton, head
of the : association against the pro
hibition amendment, declared Fri
day night that flary waa not a
practicing prohlbltlonlet" himieir
and that he habitually served
cocktail at hla private dinners.
Touching on Gary' position that
prohibition la good for the working
man, Stayton pointca out, 111
the town built up by the U. 8.
Steel corporation heud' Interest".
Gary. Ind., 49 oftlclnla of the town
"went o Jail In one week (or
grart and corruption In connection
with prohibition."
Stayton described the move by
Gary a part of a plan to- employ
extra-governmental power to "make
the working man behave himseir
and work harder."
"Is Judge Gary personally pro
hibitionist?" Slsvton asked. "Oa
may any that neither he nor his
fnmlly are professing or practicing
prohibitionist in their private lives
They habitually aorve cocktails
their guest at lunoheon and at
dinners. Wine accompany'1 prac
tically every meal at which guests
are present, at least so far as
know Judge Gary' I now the only
great house 'where champagne Is
habitually served at luncheons.
"Since then, Judge Gary la not
a personal prohibitionist, we may
ask why he preaches the doctrine.
The Judge I perfectly frank In say
ing that he doe not want It (or
himself, but 'he believes that It la
a good thing (or the workingman.
United News
KLAMATH FALLS. ORE.. SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 1925.
' ' L '-" ' ! 1--1 -- I l I
to
lu
TREE FOR ATTACK
Swift Vengeance) Meted To
Man Who Attack White
Girl in Miatouri
EXCFXSIOn 8PRINGB. Mo., Aug.
7. (United Newa) Bwlft vengeance
waa meted out here Friday when
Miller MIlih.M, 30-year-old negro
laborer, waa aUed from the handa
of authurltlaa and hanged to a tree,
after be bad been arreated for an
attack on aa 11-year-old white girl
earlier In the day. ,
After milling around the Jail for
aeveral houra after Mitchell'! arreal,
the mob gained entrance through a
rune, overpowered offlcera and took
the negro Into the atreet.
A noose waa placed about Mit
chell'! neck and he waa dragged
four block from tha Jail to a tree
In front of a resort hotel here. The
rope waa thrown over a limb, and a
core of Infuriated members or the
mob grabbed the end of the rope.
Little Time (ilven
"Have you anything to aay?" the
man waa asked aa the noose was
drawn taut over tha limb, and mem
bers of the mob stood to draw him
Into the air.
"If I had time I could prove my
Innocence," Mitchell replied calmly.
"Well, you haton't time," shouted
one of hla captora.
The negro'a body waa quickly
drawn Into the air; Hla violent
alrugglea aoon weakened, and he
died by atrangulatlon a few min
utes later. The mob quickly dis
persed and the body was cut down.
2 Killed As Planes
Crash on Boulevard
L08 A NOBLES, Aug. 7. (Unit'
ed Newa) Two aviators were kill
ed at Cathay Center, near here,
when they loat control of their
plane and crashed 200 feet to the
Intersection of two boulevards.
The accident occurred Just after
the plane had left a roadside air
port. An examination of the wreck
Indicated the planes' controls bad
been out or order.
The dead are: Hampton Zlegler
and W. R. Coe, both or Huntington
Park. They died inatantly.
TEN ARE ACQUITTED
OF MANSLAUGHTER
BOSTON. Aug. 7. (United News)
Ten of twelve defendants held on
an Indirect charge or responsibility
ror the collapse or the "Pickwick
club" here on July 4, which reaulted
In the death or 44, were ordered a&
quilted late Friday by Judge Lum-
mtia in Suffolk Superior criminal
court. ,
They were charged with man
slaughter in connection with the
death or a policeman, one of the
victims or the collapse, and with
maintenance or a nuisance. Ex
haustlve testimony was heard over
a period of two weeks In an etrort
to rix responsibility.
The two remaining defendant are
lAtnea J. HendrlcKS, ouiioiog in
spector ror the district In which the
"Pickwick club" was rocaieo, ana
Lawrence J. Perkins, roreman or a
enntractlng company, which was ex
cavating Mr a new garage on the
next lot. Judge Lummu na not
yet ruled on their coses.
Portland Preacher Ia
Facing Serioua Charge
PORTLAND, Aug. 7. (United
v.Rev. Dr. Roland MoCleren
Angus, lornier pastor or the Spirit
ual church or the aoui in i .
will have until Monday to think
over hla lovo affairs.
tip will then enter a plea In fed
eral court In anawer to a charge
of transporting P" L0' Land
ia from Portland to San
Diego. . Angu wa arrested In
Vancouver, Wash., enrouto here
from Tacoma.
He told authorities he Intended
. marry the girl, but they said
inrorntatlon which led to hi.
waa rurnlshed by another
wowoiraoaalo .he wag hi, wile.
and United Press Telegraph Services
PARiyEarnestEffort
On Foot Toward
D V W:j.
ivciiaiiiiug vuy
Urged on by the auggeatlon or
J. A. Gordon, president or the
First National Bank, members or
the Rotary club yesterday noon
pledged unanimous support In the
changing of the name of Klamath
Falle to "Klamath" dropping from
use for all time the superfluous
"Falls."
The matter was Introduced by
Gordon who. In hia discussion of
the subject, brought out the facts
that In no way would Klamath
Falls be losing publicity through
her Industries or development.
Vote J Unanimous
One of the atrongest point
brought out by Gordon In hla aub
Ject was the "fact that Klamath
Falls has- been prophesied to be
the Spokane or Oregon and at one
time Spokane waa known and cal
led "Spokane Falls."
There was not a dissenting vote
cast by the body or more than 40
men.
It Is the hope that other civic
organisations may be brought to
bear upon the subject and Joint
committeea be appointed to wait
upon the council In order to ob
tain legal bearing.
According to John McCall. the
poatoirice pf Klamath Falls will
be entirely behind the movemen
and aid In any manner possible
"There will be no opposition
from my force", declared the post
master, "but assistance will be
given In what will simplify mat
ter to a great extent."
Many To Cooperate
Lumber firm, other large con
cern, and houaes who transact
business on a large scale with the
outside world, will also be en
listed In the movement in chang
ing the name ( (a city to Klam
ath One of the first questions ask
ed by visiting tourists la "where
are the falls?" according to Bert
Hall. During the apace of an hour
he explained the lack or the rail
to more than a dozen tourists,
last week. .
JAZZ GIRL WILL
BE TRIED AGAIN
SAN FRANCrSOO. Aug. 7.
When Dorothy Ellingson goes on
trial next Tuesday, charged with
the murder of her mother, her de
fense will he based on alleged in
sanity at the time of the crime.
This repetition of arguments
used In the 1? year old girl's first
trial was indicated Friday, when
Dr. Jau don Ball, psychiatrist, ap
plied for permission to examine
her at the city prison. The El
lingson lawyer admitted that the
Insanity plea would 'be used.
Dorothy' first trial was adjourn
to sanity hearing at which she
wo declared insane. Later, after a
month at Napa, she was round sane
and returned to stand trial ror
murder again.
Terrific Earthquake
Rocka Mediterranean
FAENZA, Italy. Aug. 7. A ter
riric earthquake occured Friday In
the Mediterranean, 1B00 kilometers
from here, according to Raffaele
Bandanlnl, the seismologist. He
said the quake would be followed by
others between August 10-12.
The disturbance or Friday was
registered on Bendanlnl's selmo
graph. Its shocks are believed to
have extended into Asia Minor.
DEATH OF GIRL, 13,
LAID TO POISON RUM
BAKERSFIELD. Calir., Aug. 7.
Several arrests are expected soon In
connection with th death or 13-year-old
Ruby Holmes, daughter or
a wealthy McKittrlck oil operator,
who died this wek following her
return from an outing at which It
was aald liquor had been served.
Others of the group that- attended
the outing were stricken seriously
111, but all recovered. Physician
hsve found tracea of poison In the
girl' stomach. .
88 ACRE MOORE
TnirTPIIRrHKFnuPPsea fly a
mnui i unuiinuLU
BI LtlNIKAL PAL
Swamp Land Turned Over
To Central Pac After
$45,000 Price Paid
Elgrky-elght acre or swamp
land, a mile In length and at its
widest point, a quarter or a mile
In width, were deeded to Robert
E. StTahorn lata yesterday after-
oon by Rufus Moore and hla wife,
Mrs. Mary Moore. The consider
ation shown amounted to 146,000.
rThe land purchased by Btrahorn
waa immediately deeded over to the
Central Pacific. The deeds were
filed late yesterday afternoon in
the county clerk's offices.
According to Moore the land had
been purchased during the middle
ot July, final arrangements not
having been completed until thi
week. The transaction was made
through the efforts of R. C. Groes-
beck. attorney for the O. C. & B.
railway.
Location of the purchase 1 on
the west side of Lake Ewauna, bor
dering on the city park on the
north, following a line south one
mile. The land . wa purchased
by Rufu Moore in 1905 who has
held It until this time with an
Idea or speculation.
FIRE HAZARD IS
GREAT ON COAST
PORTLAND, .Aug. '- 7. (United
News With a weather forecast or
north and northeasterly winds, and
of. still lower humidity tor Satur
day, forest fire officials were appre
hensive over the coming 14 hour
and what It will bring in the way
ot new fire and also what progress
the present biases will make.
From the official forecaster at
San Francisco came the discourag
ing new Friday evening and local
officials were very dubious a to
the lmmelllate ruture. and what it
holds tor them. '
The big blase In the Noya-Hol-land
holding on the Kerry line
about six mile south ot the Colum
bia river broko away from tne
crew or fire fighter and awept two
mi io Avar lnczed off land in a
aoace of three hours.
- One-hundred more men were sent
tor and most ot them went In lata
Friday afternoon.
In the Rock creek country back
of Vernonla, fierce fire ia burning.
The fire there la thought to be
backed up against a logging road,
according o fighters, with a fair
chance to stop It.
BABY KILLED IN CAR
CRASH NEAR SALEM
au.EM Am. 7. (United News)
in a.mnnths old baby, one 6f
the twin children or Nathan Star
key, 37, Santa Crux, Calir., Is dead,
and Its twin, lta rather. Its brother,
Jess Wlllard Starkey. 10, and Its
aunt, sister or It mother, are In
a critical condition, aa a result ot
an automobile accident nine, miles
.nuih nr Salem, on the Pacific
hlrhwar Friday afternoon.
Swerving or a trailer behind the
seven passenger car driven by Star.
key threw the heavy machine into
a ditch.
Starkey la a son or a wealthy
oil -man or India and has recently
returned rrom a trip to India with
hi family and alster-ln-law. The
party after landing at New York;
bought an automobile and
touring home,
PRESIDENT WILL NOT
ACT ON COAL STRIKE
'SWAMP8COTT, Mass., Aug. 7.
President Coolldge will not take a
hand In the anthracite coal situation
until It appears to have reached a
crisis.
This was made plain late Friday
at the summer white house preas
conference. The president. It was
aid, knew or no statement he could
make relative to the possibility or
a strike In tbe anthracite mine Sep-
tember 1,
Northern Lines
xtt' i
. Expreaalng themselves aa aatisfled
with the treatment they have been
receiving trom the O. C. A E. (Btra
horn) railroad; declaring themselves
to be heartily In accord with the
Southern Pacific development pro
gram, and opposed to entry or the
Northern lines, either by common
user or new construction, elgbt lum
ber concerns, with timber holdings
in that territory now served by the
O. C. : E yesterday petitioned the
Interstate commerce commission to
grant the southern lines' requeata
for exlensiona, and to deny entrance
into the Klamath field by the Nor
thern linea.' Furthermore, they re-
queated to be given a hearing Waen
the matter cornea hp ror deciaioh.
Following Is the resolution draft
ed and forwarded to the Interstate
commerce commission:
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned, owners of,
or operators In, the timber lands ad
Jacent to the Oregon, California ft
Eastern railway, or lta projected
lines. In view or publicly announced
plan of the railroad affecting thia
region which have been or will be
brought to your honorable body for
approval, as representing a major
portion of the public Interest in the
region defined, deem It desirable at
this time to give you an expression
of our views as to the manner In
which our transportation need will
be best met.
In the first place. It should be
borne In mind that Klamath county
bas reached its present stage or de
velopment through the constructive
activities or the lumber Industry.
Notwithstanding th splendid show
ing made by our friends and neigh
bora, vho devote their energies to
agriculture. Hie pay rot! alone of the
mills In Klamath county (more than
$7,000,000' per annnm) is almost
double the total value ot agricul
tural products, which laat year was
$3,980,000.
The market ror 70 per cent or our
product Is In California, where we
now have satisfactory service and
rates via the Southern Pacific. The
other 30 per cent of our output
moves east, and we are therefore de
sirous of a direct eastern outlet such
as will be brought about through the
extension of the Oregon California
& Eastern railway, to a connection
with the Nevada California Oregon
railway at or near Lakevlew, Ore.,
together with the bread gauging of
the latter line.'
We do not regard the paralleling
of existing lines, nor the duplication
or raifroad facilities as economically
sound or In the public Interest. Such
duplication or facilities or paralleling
or railroad lines is no longer neces
sary to assure good service or equit
able rates. That may have been
true in the early history ot railroad
operation when rates were not pub
lished and riled with your honorable
body, and when the shipper at a lo
cal point waa left to await the rill-.
ing or his car order until the ship
pers at competitive points were fur
nished cars. However, the relief af
forded through the regulations or
your commission and or the varloua
state regulatory bodiea, insures ship
pers fair treatment without the need
for duplicate Investments In rail
roads,
We therefore prefer to continue
to cast our lot with the lines that
have pioneered In thla territory,
taken all the risks and continued In
operation during the lean years; is
the Oregon California & Eastern
railway, and the Southern Pacific.
We reel that better aervtce will be
given us through tbe extensions or
the Oregon California at Eastern
railway to Williamson river. Silver
'lake and Lakevlew, and the broad
gaug(ng ol tne NeTada California
Oregon railway. We lurther reel
that to permit the Northern lines to
Invade this territory would be a det
riment to this entire region since
'hey would open up no new market
tor our products, but would simply
open the tlood gates for whatever
i surplus material the northern mills
might wish to throw onto the Call -
fornla market, resulting In a period
of Price-cutting and other practices
that would not benefit the general
public in the long run. but would
work untold hardships on . the In-
dustry and on this community, which
I ao largely dependent on It.
For all ot the above and other
I (Continued On Page Two) .'
Price Five Cent
BOY OF 17 KILLS
FATHER PREACHER
FOR PETTY CAUSE
"Model Boy" Attempt To
Escape But Caught :
When Car Wreck '
ALLISON. Iowa, Aug. 7. -(United
Newa) Warren Vandervoort, of
Parkersburg, a 17-year-old high
school graduate, whom the good
folk of his quiet little home town
regarded a a "model boy" sat la
the county Jail here Friday after
noon, writing with great care' tbe
detaila ot how he shot and killed
hi father, tbe Rev. R. J. Vander
voort, and dangerously wounded hla
mother. -
I can do it better alone and with
out any prompting," the aleek ap
pearing youth told Sheriff R. J.
Burman. Thereupon he wa placed
In a cell, where he began writing th
story ot perhapa th molt ahocklng
and Inexplicable crime in the history
of thia section ot the atate.
Write Confeaakm
A young Vandervoort tolled over
hi confession, It was learned that
he bot hi father and mother' be
cause they wanted him to work 'la
the garden. ' The Rev. R. J. Van
dervoort, who I pastor of tha' Parkr
erabnrg Methodist church, waa found
dead early Friday at th top ot tha
stairs in the parsonage. Mrs. Van
dervoort, with bullet- wound In bar
head, lay on a bed in an upstairs
room. . . ' '. i '. :. . '
"Warren did It," she explained. v
The- youth' himself - revealed1 tha
shooting; He wa driving tke" fam
ily automobile at a tnrion ' pac
along a country highway early1 Fri
day when th ear shot oft th road
and crashed into-a fner Othaf mo
torists stopped.. Th youth seemed
greatly excited.'. ' ' . ' '"" .
Mother Accuses Boa
Some one has killed my father
and mother," he cried. "He kid
naped me and was taking me away
In our automobile when thi acci
dent happened."
Vandervoort wa taken- back
to Parkersburg. The mayor, a phy
sician, and several other hurried to
the parsonage.
The accusation ot Mrs. Vander
voort caused her son to be placed In
the custody of the sheriff at the
county seat here. The sheriff aald
that during the trip front Parkers
burg, the youth gradually became
composed and finally fell asleep.
- "Don't ask me about It," he aald.
"Walt till we get to the Jail. I'll
write a confession." . .
Masked Men After J
Bankroll; Get 65c
Two masked men, stepping from
behind a growth of brush, stopped
Everett O. Nord, late Thursday night
while he waa enjoying a ahort rid
on the weat aide ot the Lake, and
aearchlng hla pockets and ramiack-
ing the tonneau of the car.
Commanding Nord to keep silent,
they covered him iwlth their re
volvers, searching him for money
and looking through the car for a
suitcase or a bag containing person
al belongings or money. ' .
At the time ot the robbery, Nord
had on his person bnt 65 cent In
cash, which the men took with them.
Tbe robbery was not reported to
the police.
The men are thought to be from
the same gang which is perpetrat
ing the robberies throughout th
country 'which have been so numer
ous of late.
Crushing Blows Dealt '
Moroccoans By French
FEZ, French Morocco, Aug. 7.
France has answered Abd el Krlm'a
apparent indifference to the Franco-
Spanish peace terms with a series
! or scattered, but crushing blow. '
A column of 4,000 French troop
routed and severely pnnlahed 1,000'
ruffian regulars, and unfriendly
tribesmen Friday, in the valley of
ihe Ouergha, clearing that area and
the region ot Fes el Ball of th
enemy, and permitting an attack to
be made on Amargou, the fortified
mountain.