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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1925)
THE KLAMATH NEWS United News and United Prest Telegraph Services No. 248. (Every Morning Except Mondavi MIC RAIL iERS TO BE KEDBY PRES. lge Will Ask Congress imend Esch-Cummins Next Session kirSOOTT. ., Bopl. . President coolidge Hid courltry'a railroads H consolidated by a series Lilc mergers will urge con- like the necessary legis ts to thst end this wln- le merger would be con- Lj after uboul lx or seven u lo umond the transpor ,fi wus ugreod upon In a ir t I hu siimmnr whltn Mnescluy by I ho president mlor Jeinos Wutson, lndl publican and ranking mom- lh senute Interstate com- ctnmlttee. Idmnit of the Ksch-Cummlns Dtcraaary to bring about irllon, It wua decided, bo- L law ill Ha presont form lulhorlxoj voluntury, cuii- 11 ami (lout noi nirce iner- "Suicide Salesman" Reads of His Death 'In Lobby of Hotel W. J. Hartman Learns First Hand Of Attempt To Cut Heart Out W. J. Hnrtiimn, 3j, ai Insur ance mun from Portland, nut leis urely In the lobby cf lb, Hull ho tol yesterday aflornooi, when a newsboy cametcarlng throuKh yell ing all about the suicide. Hurt mun bought an afternoon paper. He learned tlmt he wus In a local hospltul. the result of an altoniit t aulclde and that while his chunre worvn't very favorable, he might fool everyone and live. According to lir. Ncwsoin, llarl-J cottoD ,,,, ,lave been nlln(la,,d uiuii nun noi ueen reeling we:t Tues day afternoon. He hudn't slept for severul days. Ho wuh kIvi'II aonm leniliiK powders by the doctor. f""'ilu'" ln llle KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1925 Price Five Cent FLOOD WATERS OF RIO GRANDE THREATEN CITY ElPaso In Danger As Rains Continue On Rio Grande; Much Damage Done KL PABO. Texas., 8ept. 2. (United News) Sweeping every thing bofore them, flood waters of the swollen Itlo Grande continued their menacing advance on Kl Paso, Wednesday night, according to re ports received from border towns. Hundreds of acres of valuable I severul herds of blooded slock Tloun dered lo their death, and scores of owlnnds, who de- cleunlng his finger While with a pen knife he suddenly cuma under the Influence of the ophite. Ho rolled over, the knife cutting a small wound lu his left brca.it. Fearing the slight wound, being nenr his beurt, might prove serious ho wulkc'l to Dr. Ncwsom'a office, where, luler, they went to the hos pital lo huve the wound Inspected. When It develoneJ that I lie wound W Krullolirk- lt1UMlO I w. onv .11.1,1 w,,. released a it.ouo miles or more of;(,w ,,,,, a(,r 11 "weak" railroads, which bl to pay expenses on P re- La costs of operation, con- ihe principal reason for! about the rail mergers, uld. Consolidation, he out, would apreaa the cost operation over lurger fields hlute the necessity for sec- ik of the transportation act. la 1S-A provldea that rail La make a profit of 6 5-4 1 annually and that . .one- the surplus1' over that per- can be turned Into an In commerce commission fund t relief for tho "weak" rillroada have been antag- 10 tills clause, Watson euid. , he favored reiulnlng it un necesslty for helping the railroad had been ellml- H margers. Mure Itatii KWlnjpi dieted that the next con- In would take up auch mat- Ihe difference In ratea on bd abort haula, the railroad ward, the guarantee aectlon transportation act and other hi regarding transportation loa feels that some sort of a labor board with power to kt after collective bargain- failed Is necessary to pre- natlon-wlde railroad strike. bleated therefore, he would movements to abolish the ilea Vnn Bvrrrliijcrn interstate commerce corn- will approve the huge Van ken Nickel railroad merger 'ingress moeta In September, aald. He believes the con- 'on will sot he pace ffr fu- nsolldatlons. n also dlscuased the general situation with the pres- He suggested that the nor fme tax be kopKat six per not lower than five per that the maximum sur tax fed from 40 per cent to 17 Per cent. 8uch an arrange- fm anld would bring In the ' revenue and get the moat 'it of hiding and Into Indus. rMATH BOYS TO PCTION BABY BEEF f'tli county boys and glrla ""Her the leadership ot Frank county club leador, havo aevoral Bcoro of baby boofa h "10 summer, and will find I 'or their efforts when tho " auctioned off In Klam " meat marketa. It la be- '" beeves will sell fat. their D making it a profitable buy F" merchants. . i P" f Mrs. Ed Kendall, wlfo F ""Mall, waa made known I. hen her condition waa I- "erlona and no Im noted over her condition I,,, 1 ""ee days. The nnture I ""ss was not known. Hurtman called at The News of fice last night and luy bare his chest showing nothing more than a scratch wuund from the pen knife. Ha emphatically denies any suicide attempt or any fumily trou bled!. Ueports that his wife wua rushing to Klamath Falls were den led. Hartman was out yesterday afternoon selling his line and will leave tomorrow to continue. Senatorial Party " Due in K. F. Labor Day; Seek Change The chamber of commerce receiv ed a telegrnm from united States Senator Hobcrt N Btanflold yesterday that September 7th, Labor day, had been designated by the public lands committee of the United States sen ate to hold a hearing In Klamath Falls on crazing. Secretary Lynn P. Sahin took immediate stops to get the data set ahead one day, which would be Tuesday, September 8th, and up to a late hour last night no word had been received from Senator Stanfleld of the sug gested change. If the Itinerary can not be adjusted the date will be Sept. 7th for the hearing. The committee, consists of Sen ators Stanfleld, chairman; Cameron of Arizona, Ocldle of Nevada, Hale of Vermont, 1)111. of Washington, Jonea of New Mexico, Kendrlrk of Wyoming, and Ashurst of Arltona. This Important committee Is trav eling on a set schedule, and It Is thought that if tho dates cannot be changed that It would be better to have them here on a holiday than not at all. The county court room has been secured aa the place to hold the hearing, and the chamber of com merce will hold a pontic oanuuei in the White Pelican hotel. nulls serted their homes ui the first warn ing, ure being given tempurary shel ter at the homes of friends and neighbors. Tho flood Is spread over an area of ninety miles In the, Kl Paso vol ley, extending from Las Crtices, New Mexico, to Tornlllo, Texas, reports Indicated, and the waters si ill are rising. A platoon of cavalry 'from Fort IHIhs huvo been assigned to the stricken area to prevent looting, and to give civilian workers all possible assistance ln combating the high waters. The luterurban line between El Paso and Ysleta was forced to sus pend service when molormen " re ported the tracks under three feet of water. A check-up. late Monday night fulled to disclose any loss of life. Authorities admitted, however, that nothing definite could be ascertain ed until after the waters had begun to recede, which Is not expected for several days. Word from the Leasburg dam. SO miles away, was to the effect that the flood was gaining in proportions. Keclamation men said the crest might bo expected early Thursday morning. , Wutur broke through on the Mex ican side just opposite Eust El Paso suburbs Wednesday and flooded the same area that was under water a month ago. ' Adobe huts that stood In the path ot the flood were leveled. Whether any of the dwellers perished could not be determined. Rains and cloud bursts In the DIack Itange mountains along the upper reaches of the Rio Grande are responsible for the new rampage of the stream, authorities safd. PIGGLY WIGGLY STORE IS OPEN committee will be named nt a later date to supervise the affair, which will Includo bringing tho senators into Klamath Kails. With regulation fixtures on the road to Klamath Falls, the first Piggly-Wlggly store to open up In southern Oregon, has opened Its doors to Klamath Falls in the space formerly occupied by the Wliltaker concern. ' T. II. Hampson, Klamath Falls manager of the new establishment, A general j nas plana underway which will make Crew 1 of PN-9-3 Tell Of Rescue After Accident SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2. (United Newa) Oraphlc atorlea of the rescue of the PN-9-8, the sea plane which was forced down at sea 300 miles from San Francisco, were told Wednesday when the crippled air cruiser was' towed back Into the harbor here. "We ll make the Hawaiian flight on our next try," were the first words of Lelut. - Allen P. Snody, commander of the plune. "That's not Just a boast I know we'll succeed." he added. The PN-9-3 was rescued by the destroyer William Janes Monduy night after tossing upon the rolling sea for nine hours, utter the oil line to the jnotor had broken. Rockets f lured Into Ihe night as the crew of the plune sought to guide tho guardianship lo where she lay. , To the last of their rockets there was an answering flicker ot light from the black hate of the hori zon. It waa the 'Jones, sweeping her lights out over the inky wa ters. " Three boura later the destroyer was alongside and- had tuken her In tow. At first, the men hoped to repair the damage and gel the plane aloft again, but this was found to be Impossible. The radio had gone dead when the motors were killed. Perils of landing In the open sea were related by members of the plunea' crew. Bouncing reeling at a 60-mile an hour speed over wves that reached up at them with curl ing crest the plane was threatened with disaster at any moment. Even after the Jones had come alongside there vis another men a'ce. . A suddent Turch, caused by the waves, sent the PN-9-S stag gering against the destroyer. 1 One I wing waa broken,' the prow was smashed and the tall crushed. The tow In was uneventful. "What's the newa of our flag ship?" the men asked as they came ashore. Their faces turned pale when told that the PN-9-1 had not been found. Snody in continuing the narra tive ot his plane's mishap aaid that he and his crew were more deter mined than ever to reach Honolulu. "It would be a bitter disap pointment to us If we could hot try again," he said. "We were hum ming along about 300 feet above the water. Everything seemed to be fine. The radio was the first thing to go wrong. Operator Allen climbed out on the wing, however, and- the fault was corrected. "Then quite suddenly the engine began to balk. Suddenly the eng ineer, messages that the oil pipes had become twisted. We knew then It was only a mutter ot hours be fore we had to go down. It was slightly misty and as we hit the water there was a terrific bounding from one wave to another. Only the staunchness ot the ship saved us." KOZER OFFERS TO Naval Officers Are Reluctant To Admit Fate Of Lost Plane Coolidge Selects Fess To Wage Campaign SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., Sept. 2. Senator Simon I). Fess, of Ohio, has been selected' tentatively by President Coolidge and oilier re publican leaders to head the cam pain for selection of a republican senate a year from this foil. It was said by an authority close to the president Wednesday night. Fess will head the republican sen atorial campaign commllteo, ac cording to this authority. Presi dent Coolidge has been laying plans for a real battle In Ihe bye olcrllons next year, as the composi tion of senate In 1926 anil 1927 will have n vital bearing upon his chances for re-election should ho seek another term. 1 the store one of the finest and most modernly equipped Plggly Wlggly storos In Oregon, According to Hampson yesterday the Plggly Wlggly concerns art planning to open up southern Ore gon and Klamath Falls has been chosen for the location of the first of the chain which will follow throughout this section of the state Until the arrival of the fixtures for the new store, It will be con ducted on the same plans as done under the .management ot Whltaker. Mr. Hampson, manager for the store, was until the past few weeks a resident of Grand Junction, Col orado. With his , family, he will make his permanent homo In tho city. Members of the Wliltaker firm left Tuesday for Medford,' where they are Interested In business at fairs. Unable to reach all their patrons, they wish to thank them for their kindly attitude and pat ronago during the past year. PINE TREE HAS NICE FIGHT CARD Secretary Of State Speaks Before Chamber Of Commerce Forum Sam Koxer, secretary of state, as the flrat speaker on the list of for um honor guests of the year, held for half an hour yesterday during the luncheon of the chamber of com merce, scorea of guests who were interested In the message which Mr. Kozer brought to the residents of Klamath Falls. Primarily Interested In stressing observations made in work duriug the past 2G years "In Ihe service ot the state of Oregon, In both subor dinate and official capacity, Mr. Kozer brought before the minds ot those who heard him yesterday, the work accomplished by the stale gov erning board during the past years. According to Mr. Kozer, "no per iod ln the world's progress has been so startled by the Inventive genius of man as the last 25 years." On that foundation, the progress of the state of Oregon waa also likened. Interesting figures giving the receipts of the state for the past biennial perioda from general prop erty tax, from fees applicable to governmental expense, and from fees set aside for specific objects or pur poses and from, trust fund sources, were recited by the speaker, who compared those with the figures ot the) late '80s. A phase stressed by Mr. Kozer was the fact that none of the In dustries In 1900 were developed In any manner, aa they are today. .' , 'Prior to the year 1900 not one of our great resources had been particularly developed, unless we might Include under those of lum ber, fishing, agriculture, aa related to tbe growing of grain and stock only; and mining. We had not de veloped our horticultural resources to the extent of commanding world attention as of today, neither was there the onslaught on our great forests that Is being prosecuted at this time. 'We were importing some of our butter and eggs, while to day we are exporting those In large quantities, and are also today send ing our horticultural products to all corners of the earth. None win gainsay the pride of such an ac complishment ln the course of a quarter century, In concluding the address before the forum Mr. Kozer enlarged upon the facts that at no time has the state attempted to visualize Its fu ture growth or In any way plan for the financing of the natural enlarge ment of its Institutions and depart ments. "Something must be done along these lines if there Is to be exercised in the conduct of the pub lic business that same measure of intelligence which usually attaches to any successful private, enterprise. "Until a policy of this" character la adopted, we will be In constant financial chaos. The sooner serious thought is given to the future re quirements ot the state and the necessary steps taken for their disr I position, will be able to. meet the I ordinary financial demands of gov ernment witnoui mat recurring ais turbance occasioned at every session Exhausted Crew Of PN-9-1 Believed To Have Been Lost In Frail Plane Pounded By Heavy Pacific Seas ... NAVAL HEADQUARTERS, SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2. (United News) Worn by hours of anxiety as they wait with out reward for some word of hope from planes and ships that are searching for the PN-9-1, naval officers at headquarters here were carrying on late Wednesday, directing the hunt for the lost air men in radio messages that crackled out into the night toward Pearl harbor. No word of cheer has come. At 9 p. m., the situation 29 hours after Commander John Rodgers gent his last radio mes sage from the luckless seaplane, remained unchanged. Night was falling over Hawaii. Darkness made work of the search ing planes useless, and itensified the perils of the sea. Hope Not Abandoned . , Capt- Stanford E. Moses, commander of the flight pro ject, has refused to abandon hope. In his infrequent contacts with newspaper men, he forced a smile to his face, but his eyes were grim. . , He has slept only a few scattered hours since the sea plane took off frou San Francisco bay Monday. A black dressing gown replaced his gold braided, uniform coat at night as he 'paces back and forth in his offices here. Capt. Moses' aides have been on duty almost constantly, dropping down for an occasional rest on folding cots that have been placed . about the building. . . . ... , rV With the coming of night the main duties have fallen on -the submarines and destroyers. The airplane tender Aroos took also was patrolling up and down and over the waters,, which may hide a supreme tragedy, or which have only snatch ed at the flyers, and still be bearing- them upon their surface. ' j ' - , 58 Hours Without Sleep . , '-'V Since the PN-9-1 started on Jier flight her crew has been at laast 58 hours without sleep. IT their plane has notbeen wrecked "or submerged they may still be holding out, surviving on the emergency rations carried with them. ' 'j-;; -. While this theory of survival is expressed by navy tnen, others do not assume such confidence. The idea that five men in a seaplane can hold out long against boisterous waves and the squally weather that has prevailed about the Hawaiian group, has been difficult for the average mind to accept.' The rescue of the PN-9-3 'was effected at night, but' she was reached after, only nine hours. The PN-9-1 has had 29 hours in which to drift helpless and at the mercy of the ele ments. , ' In the brief messages picked up from Honolulu; no men tion of present weather conditions has been "made. It is un derstood, however, that the storms and tropical rains had ceased temporarily. This situation may tell in the final re sults of the hunt. The area of search is being constantly enlarged. Each hour makes the distance of drift greater and the vessels are sweeping in ever-increasing areas over the mid-Pacific. legislation to meet the temporary demands of the state." . . FEW FINES METED j of our legislative assembly through An anueu ai.racuon was iui ";the enactment of special revenue at the Pine Tree theatre last night. Harry Poole and N. R. Gregory were the headllnere in a boxing bout which lasted one round, or a fraction thereof. Just what brought the fight on could not be learned. Gregory, a garage mechanic. Is said to have entered the theatre, chal lenged the Pine Treo manager and fcrtwith socked B clean right to the mouth. Poole Is reported to have been counted out several times before ho did. When he came back lo earth Gregory was gone. Midnight found Gregory In tho HONOLULU, Sept. 2 (United NewB) 'Search for Commander John Rodgers and his crew of four men of the PN-9-1, lost for almost thirty hours In the tossing waters ot the Pacific, continues unbated, with navy and merchant marine ves sels and aircraft plying in ever wid ening circles about the possible landing place of the ill-fated plane. Although alert tor any bit ot wreckage, wings snapped by the angry waves, the searchers have sowing, angry sea. on their positions Wednesday af ternoon. None of the messages held the slightest hint that a rescue might soon1 be effected. I At 2 p. m.. Commander John Rodgers' plane had been missing almost exactly 24 hours. It waa at 2:12 p. m., Tuesday that the huge ship radioed that the gasoline was exhausted and that almost at the end of her flight to Honolulu she would have to descend Into snarl- jullhcuse and his wife pleading for his release. According to Loucks a complaint will be sworn out by Poole this morning. charging assault. Greg ory Is said to have declared his assault was mora than Justified, but why he Is not reported to have explained. far found nothing that in any man ner might lead to an early rescue of the five men, or which might shed light on their fate. It Is thought possible by navy of ficials here that If the PN-9-1 has been wrecked, parte of the plane may be washed ashore ln sharp contrast to the express ed confidence at navy headquar ters the populace ot Honolulu has all but given up hope for the fly ers' lives. . They greeted with pleasure the OUT YESTERDAYi onnouncemen' ,nt the PB" woul? noi laae 011 irom Ban r rancisco Thursday. Wherever the islanders gathered, the conversation was al ways about the PN-9-1 and the opin ion ot all was that no other plane should he sent off on the peri lous journey, success of which hangs on such thin skins as showers and tropical winds. Honolulu could not rejoice over the success of one venture while mourning the loss of life In an other, was the way they put It. Little of the heavy fines and ap pearances for major violations mark ed yesterday In the court ot Judge Kendall, and with the exception of three cases, the day was exceedingly quiet. . The case of C. L. York, charged with speeding, waa dismissed on mo tion of the district attorney. David Robinson was fined $16 and costs yesterday before Judge Kendall, when charged by - Traffic Officer Foster with speeding on the Merrill highway. ; Robinson was driving a truck at Ihe speed of 40 miles an hour, loaded with two Ions of wheat. HONOLULU, Sept. 2. (United News) AH available aircraft, and navy vessels from the Pearl harbor base, searching for a trace of the missing seaplane PN-9-1 continued to send In half hourly radio reports A discontinuance of the search that has been going on sines that time was not thought of for a mo ment by any of the navy officials here. The planea soaring out over the waters south and east of the Hawaiian Islands were working la three pairs, whirring along close to the surface ot the ocean and then again mounting to high alti tudes as their crews scrutinised the heaving sea below. One ot the search planes has run out ot fuel and been forced to deacend In the water twenty miles from ashore. She was not In dan ger and a supply of gasoline, was being sent out. No reports on weather or rain conditions were sent In, the brief messages merely citing positions so that headquarters hers could direct the hunt Intelligently . It waa thought, however, that visibility had been Improved greatly and that the night would be clear. '.-' Commander Rodgers was equip ped with flares and rockets which at night may be seen for IS miles. Navy officials said that he may Sot have used them Tuesday night be cause of a desire to conserve his supply for use when he - was cer tain that ships were In tbe vicinity. (Oonlinned oa Page Twe) ' &
