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THE KLAMATH NEWS United News and United Press Telegraph Service 173. (Every Morning Except Monday) KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1925. Price Five Cento P. FILES MODOC APPLICATION ; uhe Association ym BE WAITS SWISH tmW"' GamWing Ike parti X T ; e:AS HUSBAND DIES ATTACKS UNION IN FKISUN U1AIM V.I! 1(1 II Tables Running Asserts Parson Farmer, Businessmen And Lumbermen Join Hands On Railway Itiue Pays Penalty of Crime With Curie on Lip for Fate It Intend Making I Part of Record land Hearing Formation "if an organization 'known an "Klamulh-Modoc Main- 4AJOR FACTOR ! Llne-to-Kast-A.sorlaUoii," wns nn- i noiiuri'd lust night by a group of , i1 I leading farmers, business men and srmallv Committed I'""1"""'" "1B l'"w-'" Kitting Bandit, Woman Met , Chiloquin. Or., and Allurus. Calif, j . . Robber, Gunman and Killer Interparliamentary Body Made, Minister Charges That Games of Chance at Salem Prison Regular Sunday Sport FIGHT FOR LIFE FAILS I of Line on Plans Announced By Former Victim, During Trial of Husband Slayer lev'" ' irir officers here af rliersleU (lie atle- Sj i wBrlr cwtlipliy Intend It llir propiMrd build- i f St main It no riMiitiH-tlon U 1 Je lake a lrt of the kf I of lir luternalr Com. roavalulnn at IIik hearlng jrtlaatl. IH-Kliinlng next r, ! spile nf I he oppo.1 I the Public Service euin a eat Oregon or opM.lilon aU aajr other ihhiitx. fuf eipresird confidence of f ability .o make this a major r n toe proceedings KANSAS CITV. Oct. 1. (Unlled WASHINGTON Ot. 1 Tho object of the amuirlutlnn I" jto support lhe proponed no direct j main trunk lino to Ah cast via . j Klamath Kail. Tuln ljike and the' i hroadgaiurd X. C. O.. k proposed i by tho Southern Pacific company. ' The pUiform of the new assocla- lion embodies the expression, of the l...i.tiia fi.rm nrmilullnni lumber- men and Individual petitioner, who,"" w..i nouno. Object of Criticism at First Session fci.'iifc.NK, uct. i. rive gambling table were In operation almost EUROPEAN WARS CITED ovcr' Sll""ay ' he Oregon state prison prior to the recent break when three were killed, according , ... . , .. ! to rhargrs made Thursday by Rev. Delegate Urges Plea to Invite jr nrvanti the annual U. S., Russia and Germany Oregon Methodist conference In Into League Fold ' session here. Bryant la Methodist ! I chaplain at the prison. ACTION SETTLES ALL DOUBT HELD ON ROAD'S INTENT TO KEEP FAITH President Sproule in Telegram Sent To Chamber of Commerce Says Project Will Be Carried Through I He chanted that l:oth guards and (United : orlioners took part In the games. I News) The executioner of the News) A sensation was caused at wnl(.h were held In the "dog Arkansas tinte prison gave a sin I the first session of the interparlls- bouse ," although the guards did ' nil 1. A switch clicked. The body mentary union here Thursday, when j not pay with (he prisoners. of a defiant desperado atralned at Carl L. Lyndhagen. mayor of j ., f,lr,h. charred that the It Stockholm, attacked the conference; ' -.i,ii . f .h. mall, line east I I Sllddfl.:y Wetlt limp. via Klamtuh Kails barked by the "I'lanioDit Joe Sullivan, robber. rarlou. e.pre ns of opinion of """""" '" h' dl"- clvlc and commercial organliatlons I be had lived, with a curse on i.. n. .ii.,,-i..t rr.'.rt..rf lns HP'- The spon-ors for the Klamath-' 0u,""lp ,he "'" "Us. an at- ...r o !"'" m ... w..u. of ,vmpatny wllh lne church for dlacuyltm of "burning que.-1 Memmt eyen golng ,0 far to ',. DT ""damn the churches. He further against the Riffs In Morocco and thtrgei ,he warden wlth a,owlng llrltlsh activities In Kgypt. the prisoners to hare Sunday ball I.yndhagrn's speech Interrupted , gsm(,a at the same hour set for Mod. Main Line to Katt assocla- trscllv. young woman, the girl wife ,he md courM) of ,he fr8t day's ' cnurch ,erTce. and u t had been tl..n Include II. I. Mortenson. W. doomed killer walled calm- j procoedlngs which had Included ; neceMary for him tT change the ANSWER HELD AS FULL VINDICATION Move Refute Claims By Opponents That Railway Offi cials Did Not Intend To Carry Out Promises To Con struct Its Klamath Falls East-West Short Line K. l-amm. A. J. Voye. Fred Cchat-, '" p.r' "' lock. K. A. Ilrockllnger. lumber-, All question as to the Southern Pacific's intention re garding its Klamath-Modoc main line to the east was set at rest last night when the chamber of commerce received a telegram from William Sproule, president . of the Southern Pacific company, declaring that the company's application to the interstate commerce commission for the necessary au thority would be filed in Washington today. He also inform ed the. chamber that testimony in support of this route would 'The rats!" she spat -out as n sal mheck of survey. In the j NrI,',bi bank: V. C. Hallon of '' 1,n "ecuud. Her brave j ,rt nrne nead or the British del- j . . ..ddress bv State ras district have hold up the!Malln. pr,d,nt American National "kM o win him a new trial and' allon tJli form,t chancellor of ! ""j ,:n,on , he conference . i ..ii . i. 1 1 . i . ... .. .. . ii... a i it oi cieruiion naa .teen in . . i t. n-.. t . ..i. vi ..a " n" i iHiiiiimtih... nr nianiain raiia inu intiiiiin ' i ...e rjiocuuur. .u i.u"i in j' A. f.ordnn. president First sunrd told her that "Diamond Joe- , ,no VlKTma relchstsg and Sir Rob-j a ,,,,11 speeches from Secretary of State , pI.ell(.hlng n0Ur. as he found he be offered at the Portland hearing. nri.K.K. 1 1.1 fuui. i.iu, "i could not successiuuy compete wun game. It ci ales and led Oaraell 10 s connection with ! ... ..... thm Tnl. like valley . CO.. but Strnthern far-, K W. Vatinlre. merchant: K. 11. uman to neatn tor murder. widespread commerlt. 3cers pointed out that th , h,,!, proprietor "f Hall hotel. ; s year ago. The Sw(.dUn aiu Palflc was formally com- Klnmalh Kails; Dr. K. M. Trout.!. ' " the league of natfens also in his i to the Tula Lake line as the mayr f Malln; ft. II. Anderson. ; a-P' luow-j .hllrR0 of failure t- discuss "burn- B connecllon In the puiilic - ,ayor and merchant. Merrill:. ...--. .. - in" ouestlons. t Ho declsred 'jJLi This announcement by the South- your community. Formal spplica ern Pacific president. Is taken by "n to Interstate commerce com mission tor authority to construct Connection hMvpun r'nrn.ll mn V t mioii in rwinMt fh. atata leaisla-' ,u C. O. connection at or near Allnm. ,0iture to appropriate funds to have mor. industriously circulated during! Is In bands of our counsel at Wash- Oregon represented In the hall of : the last few days, that the Southern : tngton. D. C, and will be filed to- tbe United I declared to be more binding 1 S aay filing of application, the1 (Meat Urn . being merely for the fost of following up the pub-j announcement, h support of llielr contention ; t billldlng of lh" Klnmalh-j akt-N. ('. (. line can be . I a part of the formal record ! ( 1 Interstutn Commerce com-1 S before un application Is S lied, the Southern farlflc I the mnlter of the Natron , hiring the hearing before Itate Commerce commis-1 the Cenlrnl farlflc. rase j rears ago the Southern anipany placed In the j f the commUnion a com-1 to build lhe Natron rut led they won title to the In the nubile; .,..., .,,,1 merchant. Merrill:. W. " nrr nusuana. jaca Murray. tttt of f realdnnt Wm. Sproule ' y Fruits, banker. Merrill; (1. II.,"" senlenced to 15 years In prl- ti r stsern i-ariiir, in wnin. rnrlelon. . r rrit mukvi, 11. .-iu- - r - . ,...ta BhAiiM fa . e would be bu.lt. , ..r, S. . Dehlln.e, ,,rf We... ; -"'V '- "1 art approveu uy ne , rok. farmers. Mern.i: ..eo. ,. . . ... - rewlullon Invlt- Vm Cninierr cummlaalnn i fi,.d livestock buver and rancher. " a! nurrn. ,.J Hi. . out Aructlve competition in! M,.r;l: Frank McArlbur. owner! After holding up Southward, the ; In Lnlled Stale, to enter. I Kla atfc baslu from another 1 f .1(1 u 00 arrea In Modoc county. ! I'alr look him several miles out In! l.yndhnEen's address was not the (road. This public commitment . Altar;..: Koy linker. Tom Walls lhe country, tii.k 19B in money first mention of the league of na- M'oiiIIiuhi; 1.11 I'nue Two) I anl "" blm. without his siloes, to lions In the opening aay a session. ! plod homeward. 'held In the h(.-usc of representatives It. .fore they drove nway Kilun , at the capital wllh many American puckered up her I'ps and leaned I opponents of the league present, from the car and aoked in honeyed! Haron Theodore Adelswaord. also tones: ' j of Sweden, former president of the "Don't you want, to klea me. i union made an Impassioned plea honey?" I for tho league, remarking that he lleliiR n deacon nnd being rather! knew h "was harping cu a deli angry, Southwurd declined. rate rubject." In court, however, he Identified ,!, people want peace and! the puckered mouth and mocking j j,,,,!,., f they condemn war and I included fame at Washington. Dr. John Mc- Longblln, and Jason Lee have been chosen as suitable men to repre sent the slate. The work of the now Marahtlold hospital, which ad ministers free of charge to all min isters, missionaries and deacones ses regardless of denomination, was heartily approved and decision made to set aside one Sunday each year tor this Institution. Pacific wouid not give Klamath morrow. October 2. Falls this short line to the middle-1 "Our lines between-Klamath Falls west and east. land Alturas will be completed wlth- Hcre Is Mr. Sproule's message: I in such reasonable time as commis "Am gratified to hear of resolu-jslon shall It, provided we are left tlon adopted by your organization. tree from destructive competition. supporting railroad development! "At Portland hearing we will offer ; which Southern Pacific has offered: testimony ta support of this route." PLAN RADIO FETE' Mrs. Lorcne Peasley to Con vene Meeting to Discuss Novel Carnival Scheme Klumnlll Fulls is In for a, new I Innovation In III" form of n radio 1 rarnlval which will be held some Bdflc properties, although 1 lm " November under the aus tlon had been prepared I P'res of tho Huslnes nnd Profes- Lnlcr tho Inlerstnlo ' Women's club of tho city. Tonight in mo siuiiio 01 .wrs. wr ing Peasley. a number of mem bers will meet nt 7 o'clock to work on articles mado of wax which will be used III tho carnl- vul. Proceeds from the affulr will go into ' commission decided In the Southern Pacific, Iniieil on Page Two) jll Slated to RESCUE AGAIN UNABLE TO RAISE SUBMARINE Hadn't Cleaned Up iT Tiuuunuia uu i ucu IS House, Says Servant KILLED IN FIGHT eyen nf Mm. Sullivan Murruy and tlit piir wt-ro promptly sonttmrod. Kittftorn newpap(ni commontlnR mi (ho acllvltlofj of the pretty "kls !iiK liandtt" renin rkrd that South wurd'H det'lHlon nutminnt lulrtl clalniH thul old ttmo chivalry In Missouri aii pinHlnn. (rontlnufMl on Pnjto Two) CLUB MAN IS HELD ON LIQUOR CHARGE Derricks Power Insufficient to Permit Exploring of Hull - of Submerged Craft $17,119,659,554 Is Assessed Value of New York Property NEW LONDON, Ct.. Oct. 1. SAN . FRANCISCO. Oct. 1. ! Charged with ronspiracy to violate ,tarin and pronnm.un ' '" (Vnlted News) Balked again In ,J. llrokaw. asserted bootlegger lead-! ,.pmn , ralM the a,ern of er in tne oauie ... ....... ..... . ...e. ,unken suhmarine S-51. res was arresiea .u.usua ...u uom .. der 120, OCO bond. early morning revolver d!iel ;U the , ar0 dea(li are now tnnding help- NKW YORK. Oct. 1. ( United ! "ome 01 1 cceiy. wuu , to(lsly )y. unable to make any lur- S.V.I.IUI. hininn hii i.iwas arrested. He donlca any con- th .,.,. without additional help. fund to assist In , fur-!,no M,mnled vnlue of ,ho nmM , portion wllh the liquor Interests. marlne d(,rr(.ks j,on. failed Thursday 'lirl MoHinlnH ;n,"h""t ,h" K,,n,ulh K""" W""y I stone and sleol. and the properly saying he was tinder a physician's I Century uii-muiim.vu , miiKiing is compieien. j ,t ri.KU ,lp()I)i tnHt 0 , mk6 llp care nt the time 01 me .moss ""-!. , ano,her attempt to lift the i Mr- .l..rrf..n lllvon 1. In chfiruei.t.- .. I.i -lil..h n rienntv aher- 11 . . ... i -; V, J i ' greaier now iora. "k - - .rear of the craft so that tnose on V i ot I no TON. Oct. 1. (United promise wnr department has or- Klumnl Ted Col. Wllllnin Mitchell, Instl itor Of charges that the govern Sot's air service is "badly If not Itntaally administered" to report lUs adjutnnt genornl immodtnlely. president's special aircraft in board curlier In llio day In ' Acting Secretary of Wnr at Mitchell's presence would It lie required beforo the r OH, VERV WELL, XKS NOW, PLEASE, .KSMITH'S STUNT I ni.UF pws) 1 K, Mo., Oct. 1. Ileruiiso Ncnl Wil- 1,1 I iOF Inlta. ims t ar tips are extremely sen live, b liisa. he thinks quickly a Hoi owt It horo Is out $10. .Wllllnmi a loiksniltli, wns railed thn hbtsl to nnen tt snfo which id mystified Its owner. Tlvs dollars, please," he said ns i door swung open ufter five min ' work. ?erl" shouled tho hotel own 'Thls Is a hold-up." I, Very well," Wllllnms ro klcklng tho door shut, thereby the snfo. ' an cost tho Inn proprietor a I paid In advance for Wll ) reopen the safe. Mrs. Oordon Hlxon Is In rhargo i tlw ,,y of Rrentpr Now Yoi.k publlclly or me aituir wnicn xhtll figMre, auggestlve of Rur- rs to recelvo tile aid ot ope's war debt, represents the as sessed value for 1925 of all real estate, taxable and exempt, and ex clusive of special franchises. In the five boroughs ot tho city. Tho estimate wns mado public Thursday by fbo department of taxes, nnd assessments. Tho exact amount is S17.11!l.(ir.9.554. The tnxnhle real estate Is assess ed nt $13,4l!).6r.!l.544, lhe greatest In the history of the city, and rep resenting an unprecedented riso in really values. h residents to the fullest ex lent. The next meeting of the organisation will be a dinner to ho held on Monduy evening, October 12. Tho place will be announced inter. WOMAN SNEEZESTTW0 AUTOS ARE WRECKED t.OS ANOKI.KS, Oct. 1. Mrs. Sul Inn Neld lost rnntrnl of her sneeto and two nulomoblles were wrecked becauso of It. Mrs. Neld was driving; she aneet ed an old fashioned sneeie. Her foot pressed on the gas and her car collided with one operand by Arthur Roche. The two cars were complete wrecks. Nobody wns hurt. Moral: Don't snoeio wllh the clutch out. UTILITY CUITI(i.K.I KANSAS CITY, elo., Oct. 1. Citing tho French nlr attacks on tho Rirrs ns an example of thn futility of depending solely on aviation for nnllnnnl defense, Mtij. Clen. (leorge II. 'Duncan nf Oiunlia, commander of tho seventh army corps area, severely criticised the plan for a unified nlr service Thursday, In an address nefore delegates lo .tho re serve officers" association meeting hero. Golf Club Renamed in Honor of Rcames At a meeting of local golfers last night the nnmo ot the golf club organised here under tho title of Klnmnlh County Uolf nnd Country club was chnngnd, out ot respect lo tho ninn who donated tho site to the Kennies Oolt nnd Country club. Plans are fully completed for the opening of the club late next spring. The plot has been seeded and with careful nursing the grass will he In shape by somo time In June. Tho membership In tho club In limited lo 100 nnd It Is reported that quoin. Is about filled. Iff was killed. Well drossed and a member of prominent city clubs! llrokaw came here from Tacomu. Chiloquin Suspect Jailed on Charges of Theft and Arson Waller Jacohson of Chiloquin la in Jail In Klnmalh Fnlls. charged with being one of the four men al leged to hnve looted the home of K. V'. Relnklng, stealing SI 15 In cash and 173 In checks, nnd later attempting to set fire lo the home. Relnklng, a resident of the reser vation city, lives In n particularly busy part of the little city, nnd the four men are nllcgod to have com mitted tho act enrly Wednesday nftornoon. Police are senrrhlng for A. L. Arrell nnd two other men, who nro thought to have been im- I pjlcated In the affair. The fire was first noticed by Miss flrnhum, a mnld In the Itelnking homo, when the four men were seen leaving the premises. Smoke was Inter seen pouring from the doors and windows. The flames, which did little dnmage, wero quickly ex tinguished by Relnklng and several men, upon the cries of Miss Uraham.j BKND. Ore.. Oct. 1. Bessie I OMAHA. Neb.. Oct. 1. (United Keenan, 21, who Monday electrl-1 Niw8 ) A lone bandit made an un tied Bend with a story that she successful attempt to hold up a had been bound and left In a I train between here and Fremont burning house by a stranger, whom 1 Thursday night and paid with his she had refused food, con'essed , ijfe for his rashness. R. It. Porter; 50, the bandit, was fatally wounded by Special Agents Kenworthy and Adams af ter he bad been captured and con fined In a wash room. He died on the way to the hospital. The dead bandit boarded the Union Pacific train at Fremont, held up a negro porter and forced his way Into the wash room, where he changed his suit for a porter's uniform, covering his" featuroi with a whlto mask. He terrorised pas- sengers In the day coach and might have succeeded In his effort had not the colored porter escnpod and spread the alarm. Porter was captured and locked i In the wash room and as the train i neared Omaha. Kenwortb and Adams boarded It. The bandit re- . . . ... . . ,A ... ,ii L-r. n mm 111 ... (Ill V N !M 1 the surface mignt penetrate '!TDAM HITS TRUCK. ....."--" ..---' hull, according to Information rs,j 1 f ' was shot through the head in a eclved at the submarine base. This ' DRIVER LANDS SAFE pistol battle. recalled the prediction of many I . . The dead man has been identl- salvage experts that the two der- PORTLAND. Oct. 1. Some men j ne one ho held up a Mls ,irk.. with a combined lift of 300 ' Wn ,rlt w P.xton sour! Pacific train near here Wed- to officers tonight that she had tied her own feet after setting the fire in the basement of tho Tracy Fair child house, where she was employ ed as a domestic. Mr. and Mrs. Fairrhild were expected in that afternoon and the girl had neglect ed to clean the woodwork as she had been instructed. "I thought if I smoked things up a little tney wouian i nonce, cue crews which resumed their op- she explained, then cried for a ulc erations Thursday despite the cer- ment, and remarked that now she Brokaw was captured otter n,an,y ,nnt tne 33 ntlsslna; sailors ; felt better. "I should have told Mrs. Fair child," she said. Deputy State Fire Marshal H. H. Pcmery Is pressing in his request that the girl be committed to an Institution. tons probably would have to face 1 1( cer,n that ho Is one of the a lift of at least noo tons, runner fri,terntv. effort, will be made to ascertain, pKxton ArMnf, , motor tru(.R If any within the craft are still Thllri(d(,y afternoon, started across lvo. j the Southern Pacific tracks at a I grade crossing as an Inhouna tram nosday night. Knglnc lloom Flooded. WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. (United News) A diver cut an exploring hole In the engine room hatch cover of 4he 8-61 and found the compartment flooded, the navy de partment was advised tonight by Admiral 11. II. Christy from the submarine base at New London. Conn. Christy, In charge of the rescue work, said ho planned to send a diver through the engine room hatch Friday morning o investi gate the motor room. VISCOUNT I'INCHF.D I.OXDOX, tct. I. Viscount Torrlngloii, ono of the ranking; KiigUsh blur Moods nnd a paff of guern Victoria In '' ' hood, has been arrested on his estate In Kent, charged with ob taining llvo pounds under false pretenses, from a wlflihorln driiKU'st. Film Star Relative Is Held for Murder was approaching. The train struck the truck Just abaft the driver's seat, and Instantaneously turned It Into Junk. Paxton. flung high in the air. landed gently on the pilot of the engine and rode tt safely until the train was brought to a stop. A few minor bruises and scratches were his only Injuries. l.K.XVKS JXMt POItTLA.Nl V Miss Florence Hector will leave today In company with her grand mother, Mrs. M. E. McCormlck for Portland, whero she will enter the Ilehnke-Walker Business college for the winter months. Miss Hector, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Hector. Is a recent graduate of the Klamath county high school. Mrs. McCormlck and Miss Hector will make the trip with R. C. Groesheck, who will leave today to attend the hearing of the Interstate Commerce commission. LOS ANGELES. Oct. 1. (United Kewg) s. C. Stone. SO-year-old stepfather of Jack lloxle. film star, was Indicted by a grand Jury here Thursday, charged with the murder of Mary and Nina Martin, 9 and 13 year old sisters. The mutilated bodies of the two girls were found In an vacant lot a year ago. Stono Is now serving a term In Jail In connection with charges brought by another liltlo girl. Gives a.'Vm.IMM) to College, LOS AXOKLKH, Ort. 1. An nouncement of an additional girt -nf ".KM,Mo In securities to be ned by Pomona college la the establishment of a Hcrtppa eolleffe for women, was mado by Mlsa Kllen Hrripps here Thursday night. A girt of s:mo,ooo for the anme purpose had previously been made.