THE KLAMATH NEWS
United News and United Prest Telegraph Services
No. 252. .(Every Morning Except Monday)
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1925.
Price Five Centa
ONGO IS SHOT BY POLICEMAN
HATH CATTLE
MEN WILL
GIVEN RELIEF;
Ic Land Committee of
Eite ravor Keadjust
t of Grazing Privil-J
; More Power It to
Given Stockman
l-gon cattlemen in many
n of the ntuto have suf-
a reduction in their stock
a period of the past fif-
enrs, and sheepmen have
little better, due to mis-
flement by the depart-
of the interior. This is
inding of United States
or Robert N. Stanfield of
bn anu cnuior ituipn
iron of Arizona, after an
(ion and investigation of
cstern states by the pub-
lids committee of the sen-
t tlif fees, time limita
aiui many unnecessary
ttioiis placed on western
1 1' n using federal range
iK In a one-day hearing, tak-
dence of Iho Klamath wool
talllegrowors associations the
ir were presented with a res-
i thai anked, In brief, tlio fol
1 rate not lie increased as
f4 hy the department of In
In a pulley to commercialize
K'ontlnued on Page Two)
!y Abolish
itrance Fees
t Crater Lake
late Concession Given
oo Much the Beit of
It, Say Officials
krelng ot entrance . fees to na-
parks of the nation. Including
r. moy be abollahed.by an act
Mtreas at Its next session, and
ora Stanfield of Oregon and
ron of Arizona, here yesterday
public lands hearing, will favor
Mlshmcnt, It was learned yes-
9 national parks are the na
playgrounds, and the Idea of
pit entrance fees, to my mind,
right," Senator Cameron said
lay.
power of park superintendents
Ihelr leaser officials would alao
flailed to a great 'extent If a
hlch the senators say will be
need Is passed.
To Keep Hoard of Control
the prosent time park supor-
ppnts rule with sole power over
domains," sold Attornoy for
Penato Committee on Public
Rowden. "We have had no
lints about Crater park, but at
Mono National nark half a
ttitnpaaes testified Hint they
barred from Ilia park by all
ies there, for apparently Inflitf-
reasons. The various na
Parks should bo Under tho
f1 of a board ot commissioners..
matter of national park con-
loo, must come under re-
Nent." Ilowdcn declared. "I
F- ,he ne and only bus leaving
y after 1 p. m. for Crater park
Medford. t rouldn't hlro a
fauan the tranaporlntlnn ron-
' Klvnn solely lo nno com
ln other words, thnv wnnt to
P" lo Iho pnrk nt such n time
Ktt It neceaaarv lo alnv nt the
"olcl overnliht. - The trio to
'"'I Id be made In tho dny-
avOl(nff IhA hln-l, M.tM.l hnlnl
,,,n,. ,,1 ILMI ........
P mutter will come up for con-
"n at thu next session of
r""' I believe, of federal oper-
"i resort hotels and other con-
" ' nntloniol parks."
Navy Is Hounded
By Misfortune; 4
Die in Explosion
BIIANCillAI, Sept. 7 (United
News) Four peraona were killed
In an explosion aboard the United
Slates destroyer Noun, according
to radio reports. The Noah Is
one of six destroyers, comprising
division 45 of Iho Pacific fleet,
which were sent to Shanghul
when anli-forelxn otithreuka oc
curred several weeks ago.
The Noah has been at Shang
hai alnce July ID. She 'carrier a
crew of alx officers and about lot)
men, and was built soon after
the war.
Stormy Colonel
Mitchell Might
Get. Promotion
Congressman Curry To Ask
Petulent General's
Elevation
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 7. A bill
lo promote Colonel William R. Mit
chell, deposed air eli let, lo the rank
of miijur g nil. will be Introduced
in Iho next congress by Congressman
Churlc F. Curry, the congressman
declared Monday.
Curry virtually echoed remarks
made by Mitchell In the colonel's at
tack on the army and navy depart
ments. Mistaken economy and Jeal
ousy were blamed by Curry for the
Shenandoah disaster and the loss of
the PN-9-1. Lack of sufficient valves
In tho Shcmindouh were tho probable
causes of the disaster of lust week.
he suid.
('lull-gen Jciiloiisy
Tho congressman spoko highly of
Hie into Lieutenant Commander
Kurhnry Lanwlowne. who died with
the Shenandoah, but Curry criticized
Captain Stanford E. Moses, Honolulu
flight communder, who, ho said,
"has neither tho experience, the tem
perament, nor Hie knowledge lo bo
placed In chnrgo of audi an expedi
tion."
Jealousy of men hostile to the fly
ing service Is known to exist In the
army and navy. Curry said.
Unification ot air service, accord
ing to the congressman, is the only
solution for the aviation problem.
WASHINGTON, I). C, Sept. 7.
Colonel William Mitchell and hla
charges against tho conduct of the
air service will he foremost among
the several problems to confront
President Coolldge when he' returns
to his desk at the white house this
week.
Departmental wheels will begin to
move Tuesday whon acting Sccretnry
of War Davis will return to the cap
itnl. Whother Davis will await a
report on the Mitchell affair from
Major acnernl Ernest Hinds, com
mander of the eighth corps area
where the protesting colonel la sta
tioned, or will order Hinds lo pro
ceed with the Investigation, has not
been disclosed.
Storm Death Toll
Mounts; 17 Killed
Property Damage Estimated
At $500,000 in Big
Wenatchee Flood
WENATCHBK, Wash., Sept. 7.
wn.fi believed here Monday Hint
it
Hie total number of dead following
the cloudburst in the Scjiilllleliiick
Satnrdny evening, would reach 17.
Twelve bodies have been rocover-
ed
and five are still missing, whose
dentil Is almost certain.
Property damage will bo In tho
neighborhood of JjriOO.000. In ad
dition to the property destroyed In
Iho (irent Northern terminal, when
ilia wnll of wnler rushed down, sev
eral limes ns much damage was done
by hall and rain among tho orch
ards of Ihe district. Insurance Jul -Justors
oro now on Ihelr way In ex
amlno Insured orchards, some of
which will show nlmost a lolnl crop
loss. Tho hnll wns spread over a
wide nren, but seemed to etrike only
in spots.
STAGGERING LOSSOffensive Opens
FROM BEETLE IN
Jack Kimball Gives Senate
Committee Fine Expose
of Pine Beetle Ravage;
Urges Government to Aid
in Stopping Loss
Eighty thousands homes at
an average cost of $12,500
each could be built on what
timber is lost through the rav
ages of pine beetles in one ex
perimental area of 1,000,000
feet in Klamath county.
Testimony offered before
Chairman Robert Stanfield
and Senator Ralph Cameron of
the senate public lands com
mittee, by Jackson Kimball, in
charge of Weyerhaeuser prop
erties in this vicinity, having to
do with proposals for the con
trol of beetle infestation, was
as profound and beneficial to
the committee as any heard in
the five western states visited
since it left Washington, it was
.stated following the formal
hearing at the court house yes
terday.
Kimball, who Is In charge of a
movement lo control the beetle,
which Is ruining millions of dollars
worth-of timber, said that-Hie ex
periments carried on here in the
last three years, have proved that
the menace can be eradicated If
the necessary money is available,
and added that Ihe private owners
are willing to match, dollar for dol
lar, any appropriation that the gov
ernment may see fit to make.
"It will do but little, good for
Hie private owners to try to control
Iho beetle, unless the government
does the same on Its own land." said
Kimball, "because the properties ad
Join and the pest wilt continue to
spread
A Ida Forest Fire
In the Klamath district alone,
Mr Kimball said, it Is estimated that
each year enough timber Is destroy
ed by tho beetle to build 80,000
houses
Tho Wcyerhaeusers, he explained,
have leased lands for grating to
livestock men, and he declared he
believes the practice to be an aid in
keeping down fires in Ihe forests,
much of the dry grass thereby being
eliminated Stockmen, he said he
was convinced, do not over-grate the
lnnd
Chairman Stanfield said at this
juncture that he believed the ex
perience of private owners in con
trolling grating In the forests might
well be taken as a basis for legisla
tion controlling the national forest
Expensive Pest
During the last three years, Mr
Kimball said, the Private Timber
Owners association of the Klamath
district, has spent $.100,000 In an
effort to control Hie beetle He sug
gested that a bureau ot entdmology
be established for the purpose of
solving the problem
Mr Kimball was thanked for his
ieslimony by members ot Iho com
Contlnued On Page Two
Mary Pickford Gives
Up Crown to Gloria
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 7.
(lulled News) The Issue re.
rently between Alorin Hwanson
nnil Mnry 1'lckfonl ns to which
really l "queen of IbV movies"
wns graciously brought In an eml
by Mnry Inst night, when she
acknowledged Unit the crown she
hnl worn for eight uninterrupted
years now rightfully belonged In
(ilorlu.
(ilurln Swnnson, Mild Mnry, rep.
resented the struggle of the aver
age girl to rise above her environ
ment anil tn translate into action
alt of her secret yearnings.
On Famed Dives
Of Under-world
Arm of Law Enforcement
Reaches Hot Bed; 3
Joints Nabbed
The arm of prohibition en
forcement in Klamath Falls
opened its 'offensive on the
"dives" of thfe city last night,
when three well known resorts
were raided by prohi sleuths
and quantities of liquor taken
at each place. Heretofore
raids have been made on iso
lated places in the city. Last
night, prohi officers indicated
the hot-bed of the liquor and
gambling world will be pene
trated frequently in the near
! future.
"Daisy's Place," said by state pro
hi men to be operated by Daisy Wal-
bridge, was. Ihe first victim.
"The Tule House" was the second.
Situated at Oak and Second, and
said to be operated by Flora DeLee.
This Joint is said to be one of the
most popular among the frequenters
of the Klamath Underworld.
"Hancock's Place" at Oak and
Seventh, waa the last victim of the
evening. Eleven men were taken in
this raid and released on ball.
SKI'TKMllKH 7
Three Killed In Crash
EL MONTE, Calif. Three Paaa-
dena young men were killed by a
Southern Pacific locomotive at Ard-
niore drive crossing here Monday
night. The tragedy occurred when
one of the boys who was driving
suddenly swerved their light car to
avoid a crash with the approaching
engine. The machine overturned
directly tn front ot the speeding
train. The dead: John It. Bunting
J. It. Gilbert and Paul Bascom.
To Display Charms
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J Sixty-
seven beautiful girls representing as
many cities and localities, will ar
rive here Tuesday morning for the
formal opening In the afternoon ot
the annual beauty pageant, which
opens with a parade of 2,000 babies,
"little ones," competing for prltes.
' Tyhpoon Hlta Pacific
SHANGHAI All shipping Is de
layed owing to a typhoon which is
raging off the coast, The 9,000-ton
Japanese freighter Yoshlno maru
has wirelessed that she is sinking.
A New Line
' LOS ANGELES, Calif. Jimmy
Sleven, super-salesman, is en route
to the orient with a big supply of
bullet proof vests, which he will
sell exclusively to Chinese generals.
A tremendous sale already has been
assured his product, Jimmy saysi If
he kef ps his word and sells only to
the hlKh moguls
lliiltrrfliea Assemble
LOVELOCK. Nev. Butterflies
have destroyed tho honey crop of
Lovelock valley. Millions of yellow
butterflies have covered-Ihe alfalfa
fields throughout the valley, thus
preventing bees from gathering the
honey chop.
ltnbe Reinstated
SUDIlUltY, Mass. Happy over re
instatement to good standing In the
game, Ilabo Kuth, .the Peck's bad
boy of baseball, cnnio home to his
farm here Mondny night, and
promptly regained hla cheerful grin.
Chmller .Mokes Peak
COLORADO SPRINGS,. Colo.
Charles Myers, driving a Chandler,
was the winner In the Pike's Peak
auto climb Monday. Myers .made
the climb In 17 minutes 48 4-5 sec
onds. Glen Schnllx, who covered the
distance In 18 minutes and 15 sec
onds. J. V. Plcnthertlth In a Lex
ington special was third.
FEDERAL BLDG. P!
K. F. NOT
FAR OFF
SAVS STANFIELD
May Come at Next Session
of Congress; Astoria to
Be Given First Chance;
Medford Also Bidding
for Headquarters
Klamath Falls stands a fair
chance of getting a federal
building by an act of congress
in the coming winter session,
and a splendid if not almost
certain opportunity of being
included in federal appropria
tions for buildings in the fol
lowing fiscal year if hopes fail
to materialize at the coming
session. Such was the assur
ance of United States Senator
Robert N. Stanfield, who arriv
ed here Sunday night to con
duct a hearing on public lands,
of which senate committee he
is chairman.
"There are two places in
Oregon that need federal
buildings Astoria and Klam
ath Falls. I want to be per
fectly frank :.i saying that of
the two places Astoria is most
handicapped through lack of
building facilities to house the
collector of customs and such
other federal' ""offices " thSt
Klamath Falls does not re
quire, due to its geographical
position. ' '
"But Klamath Foils, with Its rec
lamation headquarters. Inadequate
postofflce, Klamath Indian affairs
and its proximity to Crater National
park, is sorely in need of a build
ing, i Senator McNary and I have
realized this fact for quite some
time.
Digger Appropriation
"We both worked to have it clear
ly stipulated in the last federal
building appropriation that both As
toria and Klamath Falls be Included,
but we, like many others, failed to
get what we thought was needed,
and the 8150,000,000 federal build
ing appropriations bill failed.
"There Is a total ot $800,000,000
needed for federal buildings in the
United States. We can't expect to
get that amount, or near it, but we
will work tor at least $200,000,000,
which, if it passes bothes of con
gress, should include Klamath Falls.
Medford Deported Busy
"I feel confident that should the
$200,000,000 appropriation for fed
eral buildings be granted by con
gress, that Astoria will be the first
to get in. And there is a strong
possibility ot Klamath Falls wedg
ing in toward the end of the 'im
perative list. If not this session, I
am confident it will be included in
next year's authorizations."
It is understood Medford Is work
ing for the federal bullying which
would serve Southern Oregon's
needs, but Senator Stanfield was
convinced, last night, that Klamath
Falls was the logical location for
such headquarters.
Murray Is Possessor
Of a Brilliant Mind
HALEM, Sept. 7. (Cnlted
Xvxvn ) -Tom M urrny. leader of
tho convkts who made their cu
rl po from the state prlnon hen
AuRunt 12. in posgCMwt! of mm till
alrrtnpNH rqtiiil to the averngc col
hw KracliintP, and with proper
raining could qualify aa tho ev
ociitlro head of a large huxinofw
rntcrprtMOt In the opinion of Gun
Antleraon, rrltnlnologlMt, connected
with tho Northwestern nnlrrnlty
at t'hlcngo, who apent two dayn
during tho past week giving men
tal tPMttt to Murray and hla two
companions In crime.
. .
Shooting
f
olio ws Failure To
Stop Speeding Gar
New Traffic Cop Fires Five
Heed Signal; Officers
Out of Car; Congo
Denies Having
Leslie Congo, 150 Lincoln street, last night lay propped up
among his pillows, shot through the left shoulder by C. J Mor
gan, local policeman, for the alleged commission of a misdemeanor-
s Congo, officers say, was speeding Sunday night when the
shooting occurred, and tossed two jugs of whiskey from his
machine. Congo denies that he was speeding, and declares
there was no whiskey in his machine. " ,
Prominent local attorneys last night stated that, to shoot a
man under circumstances similar to those which appear to sur
round the Congo case, would be unlawful; but District Attor
ney Elliott said he would take no action regarding an investi
gation until all the facts were formally laid before him.
Yesterday no formal charges had been made against Co,n
go, although Morgan said Congo -was guilty of "resisting an
officer." He declared that W. M. Cole, deputy sheriff who
was with him during the time he followed Congo's car, shouted
to Congo to "halt in the name of the law."
High School Girl
Drinks Poison to
: Stay From School
' PORTLAND, Sept. 7. (United
?Cews) Rather than consent to
jthe wishes of her parents and go
back"""lo sch'o6T''fueflday ."Dorothy
Stamps, 15-year-old high school
girl, drank poison Monday after
noon at her home here. - -'
The girl was taken to the Port
land sanitarium, whore It is re
ported that after a stomach pump
had been .used, she Is out of dan
gel1, and will be able to attend
school in a few days.
' According to the report made
'to the police, the child and her
father, B. O. Stamps, were in an
argument over whether she waa
old enough to stop attending
school, when she ran upstairs and
drank the poison.
WAY MURDER
TRIAL TODAY
Attempt. Will Be Made To
Clear Criminal Docket
of Important Cases
Charged with first degree murder
In connection with the slaying of
Tim Murphy, wealthy cattleman ot
the. Klamath country, Frank Way
will go on trial this morning at 9
o'clock in the circuit court room of
the Klamath county court house.
The entire day will be spent in the
securing of a jury.
The trial Is expected to be a
lengthy one, and a furious one.
Efforts will be made to have Lus
Laucedo, charged with socond de
gree murder, follow closely on the
heels of the Way trial, although as
yet no grand jury has been calleu
for the purpose ot Indicting him.
The case of William Levens, state
prohibition director, will follow
shortly also. 'Harry Hamilton, whose
trial has been delayed six months,
will Ynake his stand for liberty im
mediately after the Way murder
trial Is disposed of. He Is charged
with attempt to defraud.
Rain Doesn't Hold Up
Trade Council Picnic
Despite Inclement weather, many
members ot the labor council of
Klamath Falls, their families and
their friends Journeyed to Wlul-Kse
tor their annual picnic yesterday.
State Senator Jay Upton delivered
an address on the principles and
Ideals' ot American labor.
HICKK FROM HIIKRIDAN
I. W. Riahel, accompanied by his
daughter, Olennle, are In the city
visiting Dr. J. n. Barr and Dr. Rob
ert D, Coe. They are from Sheridan.
-
Of Driver
Shot When Congo Fails to
Claim Liquor Thrown
Taken to Hospital;
Liquor in Car
Congo, maintaining his innocence
jot any crime, Insists that he heard
J no command, but did see an automo
I bile following him on the wrong side
of the street. He said he- waa un
aware of the fact that the machine
carried officers until after the shoot
ing they took him into custody. ',
Five Shots Fired' ' '
Morgan declares that Congo first
attraeJe4,..JiiJttajtaatton..-wliaiuwii i m)
crossed Main street on Eighth, drlr- '
ing at a speed which, the policeman
says, was between 25 and SO miles
an hour, and which, Congo Insists,
was within the limit. The police car
gave chase and followed the ma
chine, the officers said, to the vlcln-
fv nf Slvth n n ,t W.lnnf nao whlnti
I Ihn nhnntlnff innb nUna
Five shots were fired, according to
struck tne rear lender oi me Congo
machine. . ,
"What became of that bottle you
threw away?" Congo says he was
asked by one of the officers. He re
plied, he says, that he had no bottle.
The officers, according to him, then
told him he waa under arrest.
Claims AM Refused
"All right," he says he replied.
"I'm no tough guy. Let's go to a
hospital." "
He claims that one ot the officers
answered: "You're not going to any
hospital. You're going to jail. We'll -tell
you where you can go to."
The officer, he says, protested,
and he was removed to the Klamath
Valley hospital, from which, after
his wound had been dressed, he waa
removed to his home by policemen.
Cole and Morgan claim that, after
the shooting, Congo received kind
treatment at all times. "I Hiink we
gave him a good deal, and I think
he'll tell yon so," Morgan said yes
terday. Crashed Bottle, Claim
In the safe at the police station
is some broken glass which, the po
lice claim, is the remainder ot the
Jugs broken when, they say, Congo
threw them from his automobile. '
Congo states that one of the offi
cers, neither one ot whom he knew,
accused him of being drunk. Dr.
Warren Hunt, of the hospital, said
yesterday he was unable to detect
the smell of liquor on Congo',
breath.
Congo said he was well treated by
Chief of Police Harry Loucks as
soon as the chief took charge of the
case.
RENE VIVIANI OF
ITALY PASSES ON
PARIS, Sept. 7. (United Uews)
Former Premier Rene Vlvlanl died
Monday In a hospital near Paris, af
ter an illness of several months.
The noted liberal statosman,
whose oratory swayed France dur
ing the war, snffored a stroke some
time ago while defending a client In
court, and had been seriously ' 111
since.
Vlvlanl was 6! years old, and has
been a member of parliament alnee
1893. His first cabinet position was
under Clemenceau, and he was pre
mier at the outbreak ot hostilities
In 1914.
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