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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1925
Price Fiv font
30 HURT
DM GAS
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f Hayoc
;iND BODIES
iploye Hurled
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Mo.. Oct. 8. Unit
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If office have found
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netuti'd the office
mown to havo been
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lid women wore In
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that &o persons, mostiy
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rkara lo the floor In the
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-, woro taken to hospl
lj from rule and brills
n tho effect, of gas.
ly found that of a
Jj to he a demonstrator
and light appllunceH.
if" tlonnl h()dln wore
basement of tho bulld
D continued sosrch
'. littered basement In
- boil Ion of other trap
mid bo found.
Committee To
Discuss Budget
On October 22d
Members To Decide Wheth
er Election It Necessary
To Raise Funds
PIRATE SUPPORT
GIVEN ALDRIDGE
TAKES 2D GAME
Robert E. Strahorn's Own Medford Water
Story As Told Commission Bond Issue Is
At Portland Rail Hearing Carried 3 to 1
On Ortulwr 22, It wu derided at
a meelliiK of thn Klamuth county
chool board yenlerday uflornoon.
there will ho held a meeting irf I he,
builxet rommlttee, at which time It j
will bo determined whether or noli
a spnclal election should be held
to rulno money In excess of the tlx j
per cent tux limitation law. Due
lo a B ron 1 1 y Increased enrollment,!
It la believed Unit considerable
more money will be needed for the
schools next year Hum was neces
sary this year.
Due to the fart thut the Lll.by
school has been so crowded thin
year, It was decided by the school
board to move the Dodd's Hollow
choolht;u.io to l.lhby. Tho two
schools will lie combined and there
will he eight iiradea.
Tho budget committer It was ex
plained, will bo composed of ten
persona. Flvo of them will be
from the school board, and the
directors will choose, ftvo other
men from each of the five unit In
I ho county.
Considerable routine business wun
transacted at yesterday's meotlnK.
and ninny bills were ordered paid.
Those In uttendunro were Francis
J. Ilowne, chairman: f'harlra Mark.
Kay Loosely and lloy Nelson.
Washington Defense
Ragged in Pinch
BUCS SWING TACTICS
ERED MAIL
f ED STOLEN
"ll.KM, Oct. R. Hi'K
reported to Ik worth
I stolen here Tlinr
Mie of dm most aril
. truck rolihcrlcn over
I AiiKi'lea.
Johnson, driver of (lie
.. A, Illlike, Kiiuril nml
rlorfc, nliose name wan
nnl, wen. knocked on.
by four ImiikIHs ai-mori-blsx-k
.lucks nml snweil
IMS, The hiimllln then
S hlg imxtiil truck Into
lley nml rifled the
.
lory was witnessed liy
tr filled with pusson
S limn (liHI policemen
M to truck down (be
io cecnped In ii l.ii'KH
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TON, Oct. 8. (United
fly and slightly cooler
i.b a possibility nf light
tbe prospect for the first
iS game In tho capital
coordlng to the woalhor
rsenst Thnrsdny night.
ior imonit for Saturday is
fable, wllh promise of
?woth.or.
LEGION ELECTION
ON COMMANDER
A WARM CONTEST
Pershing And Mitchell Both
Being Backed By Strong
Soldier Faction
OMAHA, Oct. 8. (('lilted News)
With Col. Hilly Mitchell and (Sen.
John J. Pershing both supported by!
active groups for tho poet of na
tional commander of the American
Legion, Interest at tho legion con
vention renters on Friday's elec
tions, when the office will be filled.
Tho Pershing boom was launched
Thursday by tho Missouri Roga
tion, which cabled the officer, now
In So ii Hi America, Inviting him to
accept.
Ed E. Spafford of New York, and
J. II. Mi'UulKK of Cleveland, are
both making strong bids for tho
office.
Meanwhllo the controversy over
the legion's stand on air forco re
adjustment, reached Its climax, with
the adoption of a resolution to (ho
effect that tho legion was Impress
ed with tho proposal to equalize tho
nlr services with tho army and navy.
Tho nnnio of Col. Mitchell, spon
sor of tho plan, was omuiltted from
the resolution .ftllil while tho Mit
chell supporters wore not enthusias
tic, tho nnti-Mltchcll faction choerod
loudly.
Tho rosolutlon, drafted by Reed
I. nml Is, r Mitchell supporter, was a
compromise between the pro-Mitchell
(CoiiIIiiiiimI On I'lifin Two)
Covie's Sore Back Leads To
Bunting Assault But
Homers Win Game
FOItllKS KIKI.D, I'lTTHIilirtClH,
Oct. 8. The Pirates dispelled the
antique baseball adage that pitch
ing Is half of any ball game, as
they errned tho world series by
beating the Senators. S to 2, Thurs
day. Fielding support given Vic
Alilrldgc, and lack of support given
Hlanley Covelenklc, W'as the dif
ference. True, Aldrldgo displayed the
stout heart In I he pinches, but tho
support he received on such occas
ions and throughout tho game was
marvelous. Thno Huocancors twlco
fared a situation with tho bases
filled and no outs. Kaon time they
defended tho home plate, wllh witty,
brllll.int fielding.
True, "Klkl" Cuyler's homer gave
the Pirates their margin In tho 8th
Inning, hut Rddln Moore, who
scored the winning run ahead of
him, was placed on first through an
error by Itoger Pecklnpaiigh.
On three occasions, (inorge flrnn-
tham, who la playing tho game of
his life on first base, for Iho Pir
ates, turned In great amps of bad
throws. In tho fourth Inninx (ilenn
Wright raced far into left field to
rob (loose (lonlin nf a single, and
J. Harris followed" with a long
single. It meant something In the
story of the game. In tho same
inning Ilnruhart took Hlucgo's loop
ing drlvn over his left shoulder,
while on a dead run.
This gnmo had ouo unfortunate
Incident, which may injuro Wash
ington's chance In the remaining
games. Ooalo Uluege, brilliant third
baseman, was beancd on tho top of
the head by Aldrldgn on a high In
side pitch.
He will bo hark In tomorrow's
game at Washington, tho attending
(Coin limed on Page Seven)
President Of Oregon, California And Eastern 'Tells
Story Of Exhaustive Battle To Overcome
Financial Difficulties Of Road
I'OIITLAND, Oet. 8. (Special)
Pnnillollng of existing and project
ed Oregon, California tc Eastern
lines for 77 'miles, as proposed by
the Oregon Trunk railway, Is tin
Klamath Falls to Portland and the
Puget Bound cities, and serve the
southern portion of Bummer lake
valley and Paisley, only forty-two
miles to the north. The northern
City Hall Project Also Goes
Over The Top On Ballot j
Changing County Seat
and Deschutes Hallway company at
Bend, the Southern Pacific line at
Klamath rails, and the Oregon
Short 1,'ne branch at Crane. Mass
meetings were held at T.end. Lake
view, Silver lake and Burns, and
later at Portland. Mr. Strahorn fi
nally placing engineering forces In
the field, and the O. C. A K. being
organized In 1915. In the promo
tional work that followed, said Mr.
Strahorn, "I hae kept In close touch
with tho Hill and Harrlmnn Inter
ests, and was proceeding with their
cordial assent, but with no promise
of assistance from either. Our sur
veys were adjusted to best serve the
most productive zones, especially the
TWO DEATHS MAR
AIRPLANE RACES
Pilot Is Killed As Machine
Crashes While Viiitor
Dies Of Apoplexy
necessary, and will surely work the portion of the Bummer lake valley
ruin of the O. C. K. without com
pensating advantages to the district.
This was the testimony of Robert K.
Strahorn, president of the O. C. &
K , before Director of Finance Chas.
D. Mahaffte, to the I. C. C. bore
today.
The O. C. ft E. can serve the
Sycan, Williamson and Sprague
river district better than could the
proposed Oregon Trunk line, for the
reason that the products will un
questionably find their logical mar
kets In California and the south,
and to tho mlddlewest and east,
rather than to the north, Mr. Stra
horn pointed out.
"However, as a Portland connec
tion," said tho witness, "we can
serve all tho country better via the
Southern Pacific short Natron cut
off lino (ban It can bo served by
the roundabout Oregon Trunk
branch."
In this connection, he said, "a
comparison of distances shows that
the Oregon Trunk proposed route
will be approximately 75 milcB
longer from Sprague river to Port
land than the Oregon California &
Kastern via (Kiamalh Falls and the
Southern Pacific Natron cut-off.
Likewise this short high class Nat
ron line, being approximately 113
miles shorter from Klamath Falls
lo Portland than the Orer.on Trunk
survey via Bend, would seem to
render tho Oregon Trunk useless
and unnecessary as a through Port
land line. Its Justification for du
plicating my linoa must tiien rest
upon Its expected eastern business.
It Is estimated rhal not over 100,
000,000 feet of lur goes eaat n
our best years from the whole Klam
ath country. (JTant that even with
its far Inferior marketing territory,
and much smaller distributing sys
tem than tho Southern Pacific and
connec.ons. it could secure half of
this, tills is less than it haul3 out
of Bend, which falls to make Its
Bend line profitable. . Then, while
hauling ISO miles to Bend for
nothing, If not on through business
in any direction. I appeal where Is
the Justification for this murder
ous paralleling of my proposed lines,
and crucifying my existing mileage
merely as a local logging road?
Kven this function would not Jus
tify, for it Is performed for many
MEDFORD, Oct. 8. By a vote
of nearly 3 to 1 here yesterday,
Medford carried Its 1975.000 water
bond Issue, the affirmative vote
totalling 1144 for, aa against 458
negative.
The city hall-conntjr court house
can be served from Silver lake, only
18 miles to the south."
Mr. Strahorn reviewed at length
IhA hlllnrV nt ttlA l.(l,ll hi.
line, based principally upon lnvlta-1 proJect carrle1 bjr 4 Tote of 1270
Hons and offers of eupport f rom j to 343 or lnt to 1.
communities Interested In the dob- As to the 13 Issues brought up
sible connection of the Oregon Trunk ! in the election everything carried.
Medford in carrying out Its wa
ter project will brtng Its supply a
distance of 31 miles from the Big
Butte Springs. An analysis of this
water tested recently showed that
It la given a higher rating than
the Bull Run water which supplies
the city of Portland.
In the matter of erection of the
Medford city ball In which the city
stipulates with the county that It
will turn the building over to the
latter authorities, provided the
county seat la transfered from
Jacksonville to Medford. the issue
0. C. E. TO BUILD
WITHIN 3 VEARS
IF S. P. IS UPHELD
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Strahorn Continues
Rail History .
FEARS PARALLEL LINE
Nevada Commissioner Sup
ports Noroth-South Road
Through K. F.
By j. w. Mcdonald
(Staff Correspondent of The
Klamath News)
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 8. If the
southern railroads win their case
In the fight over the Klamath basin,
the O. C. E. railroad will build 159
miles of road within three years,
expending $4,500,000, stated Rob
ert Strahorn, president of the O.
C. E. at the hearing before Charles
Mahaffle of the interstate commerce
commission.
Tracks of the Oregon Trunk, If
that line was permitted to build,
carried, backed by all civic orga-
tlmber. but with special regard for! nidations. Ashland also agrees to - Paraue. .e w. v.
through line features, for at that j the transfer of the county seat. j miles, never more than six miles
time we did not take seriously the I The carrying of the city hall pro-;,waJ, be declared,
quiescent Natron line, which later ' ject practically means that the I "Do yon think the Weyerhaeuser
upset all our through line theories." county will call an election next
Original plans, tho witness said, j May ln order that the Tolce of the
Ft-u.u c r
position to change the county gov-
rontemplated
Initial seventy-five mile unit from
Bend south, tn tin the hllltnn nr
more feet of timber Ju e.t and ernment Beat.
south of the Paulina mountains,
serve Fort Rock ard Bilker Lake
valleys, and from Silver ' - open
up tho great forest are . . :i.imed
lately" south and west of that ppint.
but late In November,
1 was. attending a .large.
ra'., meeting at Bendspol'
fne ' Central Oregon Development
league, a delegation was sent from
Klamath Falls to persuade me to
go there. From the moment It was
demonstrated that the project might
become a success, lumbermen at
Bend began to oppose It. This op- w fc Costin $4,000,000 To
nosttlon srew so nrnnnnnrorf nml an I T w '
stimulated the persistent appeals
from Klamath Falls for me to trans
fer my activities to that point, that
on August 18, 1916, at a meeting
of 400 leading people there, I an
swered their insistent request as to
what the community must do to as-
S.P.
S CUTOFF CONTRACT
ON BLACK BUTTE
mill, proposed if the Oregon Trunk
bnilds should be sacrificed in the
interests of your program?" asked
Charles Hart, attorney fcr the
Northern roads. . .
"A large mill development at
Klamath Falls, would be distinctly,
injurious," replied Strahorn. He
maintained that development would
take place too rapidly, to the In
Jury of established businesses..
Southern Pacific interests opened
their determined drive tcday to re
tain exclusive control of south and
central Oregon, when their chief
ally, Robert E. Strahorn. president
and organizer of the Q. C.E. rail
way line appeared bofnre "Chartes
(Continued On Port' Two
Be Finished With That
Of Natron Line
PORTLAND, Oct. 8. The Inter
state commerce commission today
. i.u.i.uut.j muni uu iu an-1
sure construction from that end as authorized the Southorn Pacific cora-
Sixteen Planes Fail
to Find Lost Pilol
PJTTSHtllHill, Oct. 8. (Cnlted
News I Tho long l etirch for Chas.
Ames, crnrk pilol of thn air mall
service, who has been nilsHlng for a
week, has produced no clues which
may lend to hla discovery.
Reports coming from Sharon, Pa,
that Amos' body was found at Ilnr
rlHVllio, wore denied late today by
J. II. Morrison. Jr., mayor of the
latter town.
Slxloon airplanes, engngod tn tho
sonrrh, turned back tonight, thus
closing tho seventh day's unsuccess
ful senrch.
VIOLATION DII'I'ICCLT
BKRKKLKY, Cnllf., Oct. 8.
Vlolntlon of prohibition laws Is a
difficult procedure for but. 12 por
cent of the 800 University of Cali
fornia students who answered a
questionnaire tin tho subject.
MITCHELL, FIELD, L. I., Oct.
8. (t'nltod News) Another life
was given for spool In tho air Thurs
day, and a sorlously Injured air
pilot may Increase the toll by one
more, owing to a cras'.i which mar
red tho first event of the national
air races. Another death was In
directly charged to tho races when
Joseph Wulfors, a spectator, suc
cumhor to apoplexy Induced by ex
citement, at tho aerial capers of
tho fliers.
A gay holiday crowd foreign dip
lomats and military representatives
In their brilliant uniforms, high
government officials, and army and
navy heads, society resplendent In
its colorful fall plumngo was on
tho field na the crnsh came.
It was during thn flrat lap of tho
firnt rncc thnt n homo made plane
fell, killing tho passenger, Harry
Ilurnelll of Hartford, Conn., and
Injuring tho pilot, Clarence D. Cham
berlain of llnsbrouch Heights, N. J.
Shortly afterwards the pall of
tragedy which hung ovor tho stands
was deepened by the report Inter
found to bo tintruo, that a pinna
had fallen In flames somo distance
from tho field.
But soon comody followed tragedy
nnd the great crowd was laughing
nt trick pianos crazlly camouflaged
ln tho air.
Cnpt. Henri Lemallre, one of the
two French pilots In the mnln event
for the Liberty motor builders'
trophy, showed his heels to his com
(t'olitlillieil on Page Two)
miles Bouth of Bond now by other
logging roads, and for many miles
north and northeast of the Natron
lino by still other logging roads to
within a dozen miles of the terri
tory in dispute along our William
son river line. We agree that there
is no material agricultural tonnage
on their proposed line, and the es
tablished fact that tho market for
Klamath basin products of this kind
la south and east, foreclosos any
encouragement for the slightest Jus
tification in traffic of this kind."
Strahorn further pointed out that
"the Oregon, California & Eastern
project was first on the ground.
"We are there at Sprague river, ln
the heart of tho disputed territory,
and with tho projected lines under
the present application, answering
every present nnd future need, and
giving all the service that pays.
With our would-be competitors 140
miles from Sprngue river, we can
In fnr shorter tlmo, and at only a
fraction of their proposed outlay,
serve tho country far better than
their plan suggests.
"Sliver hike, (n northern Lake
county, whose county seat is Lake
view, Is tho real entrepot of cen
tral Oregon, and our Silver lake
line, with its Williamson rlvor
branch, nerds access to both Lake
vlew and Klnmath Falls, because
the market for at least 75 por cent
of Its products, being lumber, cattle,
ohecp nnd wool, Is to tho south and
east. It Is designed to tnko plnco
of our originally planned Sliver
Inkc-Lnkovlew lino through Sunimor
Inko valley, on which the limited
farming ousiness wns the only sub
stantial renource to offset the much
more Important timber traffic on
the more westerly line, nnd with
much less construction mnko one
line answer for both Klamath nnd
Lakevlew connections, Instead of the
two orlginnliy planned. Tho Lake-
view lino, running through the
Sprngue river valley, can only hope
to pay It allowed all the business of
thnt valley, and whatever timber
traffic may renter Into, from the
forests bordering on the north and
south. And if it ta fed hy the Silver
Inke line from the north at Lako-
vtew, it will ronaeot with the Ne
vada, California, Oregon, affording
a short route for all of southeastern
Oregon nnd northern California vln
fnr as Sprague river, 40 miles north.
Thus developed the 1300.000 con-
trlbutlon by that city, as authorized
by a vote of approximately 1200 to
100, and tho guarantee of this 40
miles of right of way from Upper
Klamath lake through the city to
Sprague river, and terminals in tho
city in such location and area as I
should specify; also a definite under
standing that the city would give
such franchises as would be re
quired. Only about ono-half of this
right of way was furnished. The
terminal fund likewise fell short In
the same proportion, compelling me
to Tonka lin hnth nf lhea HnfiMta
and some of the franchises are still be "nished.
lacking. The terminals, reaching to
within one block of the business
center, are from 1500 to 300 feet
wide, and approximately 2500 feet
long."
The European war brought dif
ficulties, and Mr. Strahorn Bald:
"Close analysis of the whole situa
tion convinced mo that with the
entire weight of tho enterprise now
resting upon Klamath Falls and
myself, quicker and greater results
pany to construct the Black Butte
cut-oft. which will materially Im
prove the grade of the southern end
of tho Natron cut-off. This was
brought out In the testimony of
George W. Boschke, chief engineer
of the Southern Pacific company, ln
the southern Oregon railroad case
hearing here today.
Mr. Boschke said the contract was
let today and that the work. In
volved an expenditure of 34,000,000,
and would be completed by June
30, 1926, at the same time that the
rest of the Natron cut-off work will
The testimony of the chief en
gineer developed the tact that dis
tance botween Klamath Falls and
Portland over the Southern Pacific
Natron cut-oft is 118.6 miles shorter
than ' the proposed Oregon Trunk
via Bend, and that the rise of the
Natron cut-off from Klamath Falls
to Portland Is 800 feet, as compared
ot 1503 feet of the Oregon Trunk,
Indicating the first class character
could be realized from tho lessened
support availably, by building north
ward from thero. Moreover, It was
then apparent, as now, that Califor
nia and the central west wero the
markets for central Oregon pro
ducts. Thus a line of any length,
built northward front a Southern
Pacific connection, moving lumber
and agricultural products sor.th
wnrd, was tho logical line to build.
"So construction commenced at
Klnmath Falls In July, 1917, under
a contract I made with tho city, to
build tho Spraguo river lino to
Dairy, approximately 20 miles, for
Its cash contribution of 3300.000,
but which, owing to rapidly mount
ing costs, involved mo in an ad
ditional outlay of approximately
$160,000. This $300,000, furnished
by the city, was to be repaid hy tho
Issue of stock, or Its equivalent,
with the full understanding as the
contracts show, that such security
should be subordinated to other se
curities of tho line, and the rail
road company should determine.
This resulted in tho city finally ac
cepting so-called Income bonds, ln
lieu ot stock, which It could not
legally accept. , These are 99-year
bonds, bearing no Interest, but par
ticipating pro-rata in stock dtvt-
( Continued On Page Two)
ot the road the Southern Pacific
proposes to build. The chief en
gineer estimated the cost per mile
between Cornell and Alturas at
$79,000.
Tho Oregon Trunk engineer at the
(Continued on Pago Five)
MURDERER PAYS FOR
ALTURAS IS LINK
OF NEW RAILWAY
JOININGCOASTS
Road of Paramount
Importance
CHAIRMAN TESTIFIES
S. P. Program Insures North
And South Line East
Of Mountain Range .
PORTLAND, Oct. 8. (Special)
A new transcontinental railroad
from Portland and the northwest
to the east through Nevada would
be made available by construction
of the Southern Pacific's proposed
line between Klamath Falls and
Alturas and the broadgauglng ot
the N. C. O., according to testimony
of J. F. Shaughnessy, chairman of
the Publle Service commission of
Nevada at the I. C. C. railroad
hearing here today.
Sliaughnessy said this would , be
ot paramount Importance as It
would also give Nevada direct nc-
CRIME ON GALLOWS i rcs!' ?Vttr the "ra Fcl"c
.Mlliili iiu-u-i, via riUcim if
FOLSOM PEN1TENTIAY, FOL
SOM, Calif.. Oct. 8 (United News)
Alfred Bollinger, convicted of
slaying Alex Summers, with an axe
near Marysvllle, early last year
will die on the gallcws hero Fri
day. Bollinger killed Summers while
the latter slept, burying the axe
In his skull. Jealousy over Mrs.
Eva Bollinger Is en Id to have
prompted the act.
The slayer was arrested two
months afterward, when the wife,
unable to carry her secret longer,
confessed her knowledge of the
crime. She later told newspaper
men thnt Bollinger was her fourth
husband and that each ot her for
mer mates had 1iee na murderer.
new
the growing industries ot Portland
and Puget Sound.
Shaughnessy said "tho granting
of the Central Pacific-Southern Pac
ific applications will also Insure tho
early completion of a north and
south line on the eastern slope of
the Cascade and Sierra Nevada
ranges from Los Angeles north to
Portland, which will ho of greator
Importance as a strategic lino, tn
case of war."
He addod, "in addition to short
ening tho routo between Nevada
and Portland, and In fact, ultimate
ly by tho broadgauglng line chang
ing and shortening of tho narrow
gauge gap between Ming and
Owenyo at a future dato, the pre
(Continued on Pago Two)