THE KLAMATH NEWS
2 No. 245. (Every Morning Except Monday)
United Neva and United Press Telegraph Services
Bern lines
develop own;
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SUNDAY, AUGUST ?0, 1925.
Price Five Cent
pOE-HART
Ln Trunk Attorney In
f i
ipeal To reoeratea
Lbi Says No Axe Io
nj With a.r.
Ipearinit late yestorduy
te the Mlimuvii rcueiuicu
unity clubs, an organtzn-
ihich s represented Dy
Lads of every community
Lmath county, C. A- Hart,
for the northern lines,
nted a clean cut ana lor-
iritument lor the en-
te of the northern lines
the Klamath country.
Hirt made It clear that uie
tod disturbed financial con-
L, In 1914 mopped the Hill
from building southward Irani
The Bout hern Pacific was In
tni predicament as regurds ex
t programs at that lime. "We
did Intend to atop at Bend,
aid.
Opens New Market
i mile ot the Klamath coun
ara grade pine timber haa
a the nilddleweal marketa,
lirt told the board niemhora.
filly all of It haa gono to
ill for box shook material.
t blub a grade to so for that
e. Klamath ran get belter
for It" timber In the mid-west,
hive no criticism with the
krn Pacific, Mr. Hurt oxplnin-
trhey need all the present Ion-
to take rare of their present
Epmcnt program. Hut we can
p enough tonnage for two
di. The timber development
limaik county will bo much
If only one ay it em aerve a
ranlty. Entry of our ayslom
bnn lorger development and
mllli.
To Bring Own Traffic
upset to bring In our own
. Mr. Hart declared, and that
tot hurt any railroad now In
liroith field.. Sooner or later
rtglon must have belter rail
' to the eaat than It now goln
throtmh the Hacramonto enn-
oi declared. Thia region la
to get rail development aooncr
l"r. and If we are allowed to
development will follow.
Southern Pacific have noth
fcir becauae ot our coming.
bey will benefit as well as
In the Held.
Will Develop More
rou accept the propoaitlon that
will never bo any more ton
thin you now have, thoro la
led tor annthor railroad," Hart
conclusion.
yon accept the propoaitlon
Here la future possibility be-
ht Is In slKht, we believe we
ow thorn that there la need
pother railroad."
I'ltia hla argument, Mr. Hart
out that the Klamath coun-
lb largest in the weat wlth-
allrond competition, unlesa It
lh lower Willamette valloy,
'fom Eugene.
next Fciloratod board meeting
p two weok from yesterday,
'he Houthorn Pacific will pre-
'heir argumenla.
Reed Bids Low
On New Midland
Market Project
When Churlea Martin, sltllng ly
himself In tho Klamath ruuniy court
room, opened bids on the Midland
murkol road yesterday, ho found
that J. B. Iteed. of Klumulh Falls,
had made the best offer.
Due to the fact 'that Mr. Mnrlln
was all by himself, thore was but
llttlo he could do. No action waa
taken on tho various bids.
Mr. Reed's hid was $15,422.10.
His closest competitor was tho
firm of Bteliliius & Itocco. which
LINES Cyclone Sweeps
neeb maiSSSSZ
ru:c r : rc e
.miiw LiAckuuic vri ureal i
Northern Civet Sincerer
D j. rt vi a. Iclnrlt cuntyj late today,
rredlCtlon Ut Klamath S, homos, barm, ralnerles an
. Assured Future
Sentiment of the Klamath
country on new rail construc-
aubmltted an offer of tlB.748.no. i tion is oinS to play just as im-
Othor bidders on the projert wero Portant a part ana Will be JUSt
li. K. vicory. i6,6i2.j5; and w.jas important a factor as the
I). Miller construction company, I cold facta and figures regard
117.231. 66. ,jnK tonnage and other statis-
n.,:.;r.t ,C:iy "":! when the fate of Klamath.
Ilurrell Short, who are In Portland, i insofar as railroads, are con-
win make it necessary to postpone cerned, is placed in the hands
United
Press) Seven persons were Injured
and property -'damage estimated at
more than $75,000 was caused when
a cyclone swept through northern
Farm
and several
threshing outfits were destroyed by
the wind. ;"
Five barns and homes were de
molished in the vicinity of this city,
while at leaat twelve barns and
other farm buildings were twisted
to the ground in the vicinity of
Abbotaford. 5
the awarding of bids until Monday
when the county court will meet.
of the interstate commerce
commission, starting October
Grading on the Midland road wl!! ;n portland. This was the
be started at once In order that) t of Ra, Budd(
tho job may bo fin lulled before win-; . . . ., , XT
' r.HnUsHnt f ihn I -foil t "Vl-
ter snows. !ly spring. It Is bo- I" -"-" " -
tnern ranroaa, to tne niam-
lleved, the road bed will he suf
ficiently settled to nllo,w surfacing.
Bids were also opened on the
ath News last, night.
Mr. Budd urges that Klamath peo-
Harpold dam bridge project, a span pig through various organizations,
to be constructed across Lost Ulver, muke their decisions now, and not
west of Bonanza. let matters end with that.
ana tnrim v y t-i v -w-
SIAKISMUH
Pick Of Navy's Aviation
Forces Will Attempt Add
ing New Laurels To Am
erican List
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.
(United Press' Lumbering
down the shallow waters of an
inlet to San Francisco bay,
The steeple, of st. BernardV,three huee monsters of the sea
cnurcn at AODoisioru was torn away
and considerable damage was done
to the church.
Automobiles i were scattered all
along highways between here and
Abbotaford, where the storm seemed
to have centered. Several tourists ' JaWaii
Wlllard TaJ'or, 517 Klamath
avenue was rushed to the Klamath
Valley hospital early this morning.
following an auto crash on Sixth
street at the Southern Pacific cross
ing.
. Taylor, an occupant ot a Ford
coupe was Injured when the car
craihed Into, the rear end of a
Dodge touring car. According to
meagre Information the two cars
had been waiting at the tracks for
a switch engine to pass. The
Ford which was 'behind the Dodge
attempted to pass the larger car
immediately after the lomotlve had
passed.
Taylor was thrown headlong
through the glass and was .badly
cut up. The other occupants of
the Ford and three occupants of
endeavor a non-stop flight to I the Dodge were not injured. It
and air will slowly climb into
the ozone Monday afternoon
and be off in the United States
navy's latest ambitious aerial
FAMILY OF EIGHT
KILLED IN RAIL
CROSSING CRASH
Father, Driving Waits For
One Train To Pass But
Fails To See Passenger
Bound Opposite Way
Bids n this project were divided;
Into throe units, one unit for con-J
structlon of concrete a'bbutments or
atnno abbiitments: the second for
tho brige approaches, and tho third
for the bridge Itself.
SteliMns & Itocco wore tho low
bidders for the concroto work.
Their offer was $1,921). W. D.
Miller bid $2.K20; J. A. Maddux.
$,1,6U0 and II. K' Vicory. $4,600.
The Porter Construction company
bid $3,060.
Although the low bidder for (ho
atcno masonry for tho alibutmcnla.
Julian Osa may lose tho Job be
cause ho did not enclose a rorllfled
check In the amount of five per
cent of his bid. i
Oss bid $1,732.60; Slebblns &
Rocco.. $1,775. and J. A. ' Mad
dox. 12.730.
J. A. Maddox was tho luwost bid
der for tho construction of ap
proaches to the hrldgo. with an of
fer of $2,079. If. F. Vicory' was
but $21 hlghor with a bid' of
$2,100. Slebblns & Itocco bid
$2,374.
Maddox was tho only bidder for
the construction of the now bridge
with an offer of $1,350 for tho
building of a frame etructurc.
pr Secretary Is
About To Resign
kSMINoTON, Aug. 29 (United
President Coolldge Is on
point of accepting the reslgno-
Secretary nf War Weeks, and
" a successor at onco. accord-
V Informal circles here.
rawing his In no- iilneu. Week's
cl" forbade him to return to
aetlvlty and his resignation
-en In the nresldent'a hands
'reral Wepka
the desire nf Mr rnnlhlce
cabinet seat for Mr. Wll-
n' Hlltler of MAnrhtlnttS.
a of the tlntlnnnl n.,hllfnfl
Plltt. ln case his friend Is de
f " 'he polls, has delayed an-
,'M a new war department
1 11 Is nn,l...i .. ...j ..,
. Weeks la said to be will
Man 52 Marries His
Young Step-Daughter
Because He Loves Her
PLAINFIEI.D, N. J.. Aug. 29.
(United Press) "I love her and
she loves me. Thafs all there Is
to It. None of that Cinderella'
bunk about this affair."
Thus August Laggron. B2-year-old
manufacturer of Tlalnfleld, who re
turned today from a honeymoon
with hlB former adoptel daughter,
now his bride, indlgnanl'y repudia
ted suggestions that he wivs a mod
ern "fairy godfather" after the man
ner of Edward W. Browning.
Laggren's bride, whom he mnrrled
August 7, is a little 16-yonr-old Ital
ian girl, Alice Amolia Veracco. I.ng
gron and his first wlfo adopted the
child, an orphan. In 1919. Tho first
Mrs. Laggron died last Christmas.
FARMLR BOY KILLS
MARRIED TAXI MAN
DUNCAN, Okla.. Aug. 29. fionrgo
Pickett, 18-yoar-old farmer hoy, shot
and killed Maxey Hcwrll, S5, taxi
driver, on a crowded main street
corner late today.
Young Plckott refused to mnk.' a
slntoment. Witnesses snld tho youth
fired ' without warning.
Sowell has a wife and two child
ren. Relatives Of LaDieu
Here To See Crater
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. haDlou and
Mr. and Mrs. Shields arrived here
should appear personally with their
arguments, or present them in writ
ing to the commission.
Without MlKrvprcscntiitlon
"We have our enrds on the table,
so to speak." Mr. Budd declared.
"Wo have stated our desire to como
Into the Klamath country in simple
terms In our application to the com
mission. Vo have played tho game
squarely and stand our ground on
Just what we have promised the peo
ple of Klamath we will do, If we
aro permitted to build here. Thore
huvo been no' misrepresentations."
And Mr. Budd In bis convolution
talked with much sincerity.
"I huve Just completed an Inspec
tion of our routo down here from
Bend. Truly, we are opening up a
now roll territory by coming down
hero on our own lino, rather than
the common user with tho 8. P.
from Odoll south. Of course, we
aro forcod to parallel tho S. P. for
a few miles ln coming from Bend
to Skookum, because of tho Walker
runga. But It Is hut for a few miles,
and then we come down the Wil
liamson and Sycan rivers Into a new
territory, not penetrated by other
roads."
Impreswil With Kliuuatll-
Mr. Budd Is greatly Impressed
with the Klamath country. He re
mained here last night that he might
ride over the Green Springs moun
tain to Ashland, and thereby make
that sconlc drive In daylight. De
void of flattery, Mr. Budd sincerely
predicted an Industrial future tor
the city ot Klamath Falls, providing
all proposed rail extension programs
are carried out, that would equal
that of Spokane. "The future of
Klamath Falls is assured," was tho
way Mr. Budd put It.
Mr. Budd did not wish to go on
record as saying Klamath Falls
would be the center of big railroad
shops of the northern lines, at least
not at the outset. "Klamath Falls
will he the terminal. It will have
a roundhouse and small shops upon
completion of the Oregon Trunk to
this city. Our expenditure In build
Ing down here will be around $7,
500,000. But that doos not Include
what Weyerhausor and Shevlln-Hix-
on will bring to tho city." (It has
(Continued on Pwro Two)
wore reported - injured. Wire ser
vice to the stricken area was In
terrupted. Information was being
brought here by courier.
Although the list of injured Is
expected to Increase, there have been
no deaths reported.
The storm entered at a point six
miles south of this city and lasted
about ten minutes. Farmers were
Itti u'nrul anffurnn, Mnnv n.fimli.
Theyl - .............
. I In the rural section are believed to
have been Injured.
BUT FND LITTLE
It was a fairly peaceful moon
light night last night with little
moonshine. Prohl sleuths slipped
up on the T Mrltfitojt' owned..
by; Ted , Lewis about 10 p. m. and
got nothing. Undaunted they repeated-
their attack an hour later
and got nothing except 8 quarts.
of gin 20 feet away from the Lewis
property. No arrests were made
there.
Still undaunted tney kept an
eaglo eye on the Black Pelican re
sort owned l H. H. Ilhies. They
did not enter. It was not ne :es
aary. Ilines came outside and told
a bottle 4r moon 1n the moonlight.
The officers saw. That was en
ough. ' Still undaunted they found J.
H. Flemmlng. John Cameron and
Pat Shankey having a little moon
party in the moonlight on East
Main street. To make matters
more difficult they wore in a nice
car. That was enough. Prohl
officers retired early.
Crack Train Hits
Car; Two Are Dead
last night for an extended visit
with A. E. LaDieu, circulation man
ager of the Klamath News. The
two will visit the many scenic at
. .i. nt the Klamath country.
0 r"rn to his desk temporJ Including Crater lake and will re-
Hauger's Garage
Will Test Lights
With tho -new 'headlight law go
Ing Into effect next Tuesday, thers
will doubtless be a scramble on
tho part of .mc-torlsts who wish" to
play safo end. comply with the
law from the start.
For tho convenience of car own
ers. II. K. Hanger of the Bulck
nnd Str garage, hns Installed com
jileto equipment for the testing and
adjusting ot lights.
While the necessary approval has
not ynt been received, Mr. Hauger
announces that the required au
thority will In all probability be
received Monday and that he will
be ready to make Inspections on
September 1.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 28. (Unit
ed Press) Two persons were kill
ed when the crack St. Louis to
Pittsburgh train on the Pennsyl
vania railroad crashed Into the car
In which they were riding at
Laurel Hill crossing, 17 miles west
of Pittsburgh lnte today.
The dead:
Stanley Kutkowskl, 4 2, Laurol
Hill and his niece, Mrs. Stella
Eklowlcz. 22. 1
Kutkowskl was driving his niece
to the station whore sho wan v to
take, a train for Chicago when tho
onrushlng train crashed into the
car carrying it down the tracks, a
distance of 50 yards.
Lifting their bulk above the
waters, the seaplanes, each as large
as a fair sized bungalow, will move
tnto triangle foramtion and head
westward through the golden gate,
cheered by thousands of San Fran
ciscans, lining the bay shore.
Hazardous Task -
Fifteen daring young men, the
pick of the navy's flying forces, will
be at their positions in the planes.
Intent upon the hazardous task of
effecting a perfect getaway.
Directing the course in the lead
ing craft will be Commander John
Rogers, ln command of the flight.
Piloting the plane will be Lieut.
B. J. Connell, second in command.
To the rear and at one side ot
the pace-setting machine will be one
in charge of LleutantB A. P. Snoddy
and Arthur Onvin. Their craft is,
like the first, ot the PN-9 type,
weighing almost 20.000 pounds when
fully loaded with fuel, provisions
,. Ready For Action
To the other side of Commander
Rogers' flying boat will come the
PB-1, with Lieut. Commander J. H.
Strong and Lieut. Ralph E. Davison
fn charge. It is even larger than
the PN-9's weighing 24.000 with
cargo.
Tho twin craft flew this afternoon
to the starting place in San Pablo
bay, ready for the final test tomor
row. The PB-1 will Join Its mates
tomorrow,, and sometime In the af
ternoon all three will lake the air
In final trial flight, with crows
aboard and carrying all tho weight
with which they will start the long
voyage to the islands. 1
Clustered around the two planes!
at the starting point in San Pablo
bay are gasoline launches and sup
ply ships, with the mother ship, the
U. S. S. Gannett, also standing by.
1 13 Miles An Hour
As the aerial adventurers start
westward Monday they will be trail
ed by. two smaller PN-7 escort
planes, which will cover tho first
200 miles, to the first guard ship,
the destroyer William Jones. .
The speed will range from about
108 land miles per hour, when the
gasoline cargo Is heaviest, Increas
ing to perhaps 116 miles near the
end of the journey.
was said,
wrecked.
The Ford was badly
Tule Marsh Murder
Nears a Solution
OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 29.
(United Press) Hope of solving
the marsh murder mystery ot Mrs.
Bessie Loren was strongly express
ed tonight by officers in the case,
surrounded by a maze of clews,
which kept them gathering evidence
ln many directions. Portions of the
woman's chopped up body were
found early ln the week ln tules
of Contra Costra county and Iden
tification followed.
Science was summoned late to
day when Dr. E O. Heinrlch, Ber
keley criminologist, .was given arti
cles it the- woman's clothing and
fragments' of her acalp for labora-
n invABtlnuttnn.
on the clothing may not be mose
of 'Mrs. Loren tout those of tho mur
derer instead, prompted the scien
tific examination under the microp
scope. , James F. Hoey, assistant district
attorney of. Contra Costa county,
where the evidences of the murder
were found, spent hours this after
noon again going over the scene,
seeking additional clews.
Two hundred boy scouts ot Rich
mond and Berkeley were called on
to aid In the hunt.
LODGE POLE, Neb., Aug. '
29. (United Press) Mr. and
Mrs. Conrad Nein and their, six
children, ranging in age from
six months to 13 years,- were
instantly killed here tonight,
when the automobile in which
they were riding was struck by
an eastbound Union Pacific
passenger train.
The family left home at Mitchell,
Neb., today to drive to Sedgewick,
Colo., where they planned to visit
relatives.
Nein, who was driving, had stop
ped bis car at a grade crossing on
the outskirts ot Lodge Pole, to per
mit a westbound freight train to
pass. He drove his car onto the
tracks ln front of the passenger
train, which was approaching on an
other track, and apparently- was not
seen by him. .
The Dodge touring car, in which
the family was riding, was thrown
nearly 150 feet. Nein's body caught -on
the pilot of the train , and was
carried more than one-half mile.
Mr. and Mrs. Nein and their four
sons and two daughters were killed
almost instantly, so terrific was the
crash. The speed of the passenger ,
train was estimated at SO miles an
hour. ';;.'.'.' - t !.. v t
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aHoT'Anuber
' Becomes Just A Newsy
DISASTROUS FOREST
FIRE SWEEPS MICH
LEAVES $150,000 TO
TRAIN POOL 'SHARKS'
I.ONGMONT. Colo.. Aug. 29.
A gift of $150,000 to this city and
a suggestion that it -be used for
the erection of a gymnasium where
boys can be trained to become
billiard sharks and prise llgnt-
., will
era was reveaieu wueu ini
ot Fred O. SIgley. was filed for
nrobate at Boulder, Colo., .today.
Slglyo was a wealthy bachelor
and lived on
mont.
He spent much of his time attending-
sporting events and playing
pool.- v
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 29. (United
Press) ;WHh the editor and puh
lisher as newsie, the . first issue
of San Diego's new morning daily
went to press here tonight. Frank
Schroeder, who sold papers on. the
streets here 20 years ago,- took the
first hundred papers trc-m the press
and lead the gang ot boys who
called San Diego Morning Inde
pendent for the first time.' '
John L. Bacon, mayor of the
city was editor ln chief for the day.
Airplanes will this morning deliver
the paper to more than 20 ot the
back-country towns.
Tom Word And Dillard "
Elkins Mentioned For...
Salem Pen Wardenship
Milton Sills' Wife
Is Asking Divorce
LOS A N'C ELKS, Aug. 29.
(United Press) Milton Sills, mo
tion picture actor, was sued for
divorce by his wife, Gladys E. Sills,
here late today. The portrayer of
many romantic screen roles wns
charged with doseratlnn. (
Tho couplo were married May 211,
1910, In London and separated, ac
cording to the complaint August
11, 1924. Thoy have a daughter,
Dorothy, aged 14.
Rumors of the marital break up
have been denied by both Sills and
his wife and the filing of the com
plaint was surprise to friends.
The actor Is In New York .
SAULT ST IS MARIE, Mich., Aug.
29. (United Press) An Immense
fire that has moved four miles dur
ing the past 24 hours. Is threatening
to attack valuable timber property,
west of Kinrose unless rain falls
within the 24 hours, Fire Warden
Charles MacKcnzie, In chargo, re
ported today.
- Families living in tho path of the
on-coming flames have mode prep
arations to move.
Hollywood Mourns Its
Loss Of Mrs. Roberts
SALEM, Ore.. Aug. 29. (Unit
ed Press) Tom Word, former
farm near Long-j sheriff ot Multnomah county and
until recently an Investigator for
the United States department ot
Justice, Is considering the proffered
appointment to 'become warden of
tho Oregon state penitentiary.
Another possibility In the execu
tive mind, It is said, is Dillard Elk
ins, a member of the state indus
trial accident commission. Elkins
it Is understood, does not warm to
the suggestion and under no con
sideration would accept the respon
sibility as a pormanont appointment.
Tries To Save Chicken;
Instantly Electrocuted
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 29. (Unit
ed Press) AH Hollywood tonight
mourned the passing of Mrs. Flor
ence Smythe Roberts, 47, famous
for years on stage and screen.
Mrs. Roberts was the wlfo of
Theodore Roberts, dean ot film
stars. The noted character actor
was at her bedside when death
came suddenly from heart disease
this morning. , His own health has
been at low ebb since his collapse
at Pittsburgh two years ago, and
It was feared the shock might add
complications i,i hi" convalescence
GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 29. Pick
ing up a chicken that had been kill
ed by current from a high voltage
wire, Mrs. Mary Mason, of Chicago,
;as electrocuted nere late loony.
Lightning struck a high voltage
power line, breaking the cable, and
throwing It across a barbed wire
fence. Tho current traveled down
the fence 150 yards and killed the
chicken, which was sitting on the
fence. '
Seeing the plight of the chicken,
Mrs. Mason picked It up. The cur
rent shot through her. killing her
instantly. Hearing her screams,
three prise bull dogs rushed out to
Mrs. Meson and wore also elec
trocuted.
JAIL BIRDS IN DAY;
2 Bandits Fatally
Wound Grocer Clerk
SEATTLE, Aug. 29. (United
Press) Two bandits shot and prob-
ably fatally wounded Ellsworth Pick
ering, 20 yenrs old, In a hold-up of
the Grange Mercantile company's ,
storo at Issnquah, 26 miles from
Seattle at 7 o'clock this evening.
' Eight other men and a woman.
In the store were held up. P. W.
RUM RUNNERS NIGHTS; Knoernschlld, manager, was struck
In the head by one or tne roooers.
TAMPA, Fla.. Aug. 29. An In
vestlgatton of reports that several
The bandits obtained $700 from
tho cash reglutor. $60 from the man-
prisoners In Jails of Dade county I agor and about 160 from tne others,
were confined only during the day,
and allowed to becomo rum runners
at night, has been under way sev
eral days, it was revealed here today
by Judge W. M. Gdber, United
Statoa district attorney for this district.
No reason for the shooting ot
Pickering could be given, as he was
kneeling in the room with tho other
victims, when one of the bandits
suddenly shot him.
Pickering Is in a Seattle hospital
In n dying condition.
turn In Ouklnnu next wees.