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Vol 3, No. 95 (Every Morning Except Monday)
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 1926.
Price Five Centa'
CALLED BY DEATH
NEAR MIDNIGHT
End Comes for Great
. Man at 12:13
UNCONSCIOUS AT END
Came Near to Death Satur
day Morning But Rallied
Few Hours
SANTA ROSA, Cat., April
II. (United Pre Luther
Burbank U deadi
The end came at 12:13
a. m. today, following hours of
unconsciousness.'
The world hat loit a man
whose mortal effort will live'
through generation to come;
and America, one of her mot
ditinguihed ton.
SANTA KOHA. Calif.. April 10.
(United Press) Luther Ilurhank
UpMl Into unconsciousness at 11
p. m. tonight, Hid U1 slsge of life
before death.
Hi final collapse followed sev
eral hour of coma. Ha lio not
recognised any one at his bedside
sine morning. Dr. Jnsoph II. flhsw,
BltenclInK physician said:
"The end will com within a very
few hour." Dr. tfhaw Mid.
It was learned tonight that fliir
liank waa near death at It . m.
today, when he ssnk and hi heart
almost (topped bee linn. A slight
rally, however, carried him on. I
Burbank spoke praetkally his last
words late yesterday, a nurse told
tha United Press tonight. The nurse
waa busy about the bed, making the
aged plant scientist wore comfort
.1.1. "Don't work ao hard," Burbank
tald, smiling. "You will exhaust
yourself."
Ills faithful . dog, Bonlta, was
takon Into the alrk room last night
for hla dally visit at his master's
bedjitde. Burbank patted tun ani
mal's head weakly.
. "When I die Bonlta will die too,"
he told those at his bedside.
"Then you will have to live, ao
we can have you both still with us,"
some one said, ud Burbank smil
ed wanly.
COUNTY COURT SETS
SLOW HIGHWAY PACE
A party of county orticrai Includ
ins Judge It. II. Bunnell, Burrall
Short, Charles Martin, county com
mlsaloners, and 0. I. Ktcbblns of the
surveyor' office, hsve returned
from northern Klamath, county and
Crescent district, where -they spent
,Jt (Sort time looking over the road
clearing going on there.
According to Short the roada are
in excellent condition and the 30
mile . atrotch has been reduced to
less than two mile of, poor road.
"There Isn't any place betwocn
Klamath Falls and Bend that you
can't make, CO miles per," stated
Short, "but, of courao wo only made
17."
Why Wait?
for waHhtlny help that per
haps1 never does appear.
There's no tiref.ome waiting
for our Rough Dry service. It
does! all the washing, driox
everything, and irons flat
work. And the bundle is re
turned promptly depend
ably certaintly.
TROY
LAUNDRY
Phone 656 .
SECOND FORGED
CHECK ARRIVES
Bad Paper Appears to Have
Been Written by Some
Bum Check Artist
Another forged certified check for
1160 entered Klamath Falls from
Hsu Francisco In the Saturday morn
Ins mall going through the Ameri
can National bank for coHcetlou on
the Flmt National bank.
The chock was written III the
same hand as the check sent Into
Klamath Falls two weeks ago
for collection on the First National.
Although authorities had been no
tified of the passing of the first tsd
check, which hud boen ilrswn for
$200 and had the forged signsture
uf John M. (Hover, saslstant cashier,
the artltt hud not been apprehended.
"The wrltlug on the check we re
ceived lu this morning' mall looks
as If the same person had written
both checks, although different
name were signed," Hated (ieorge
It. l.lndley of the American National
bank last night.
OLD TIMER IN
KLAMATH AGAIN
H. B. Connors, Former Tim
ber Cruiser, Back for
First Time in 23 Years,
TwentJ-three year ago Klam
ath Fall waa Ltnkvllle and the
facilities of the White Pelican, the
Hall, the Arcado and the Empire
hotels were consolidated Into the
l.lnkrUle lintel, Inc. And across
from the Mnkvllle hotel, run by
Iko Hurries, stood the Klamath
county bunk, and next door to that
the old Baldwin store. And that
was I.lnkvlllo proper.
This waa the Klamafh Falls H.
n. Connors knew when he came In
here to cruise timber.
Yesterday afternoon Connor re
turned again to Klamath. -He
wanted " to look' up'Wlllliim Mr'ajr
and Ike Durrlas and a few mure
pioneers, many who have gone.
"Know whore Bill Bray Is!"
asked Connors at the chamber of
commerce yesterday. "He uieil to
call me Hunk, wo cruised together,
and Joe Smith, t worked lumber
with him, too, 23 years ago."
Connors admitted that he. didn't
roultxo he waa In Klamath Falls.
Ho marveled at t ho stupendous
growth. Ho 'waa equally aurprlsed
to see the growth of small towna,
especislly- Chiloquin, that have
sprung up. He I pleased, and stir,
prlsod and lio "hopes to got back
hore oon."
Polar Dirigible
Starts on Route
TOULON. France. April II).
(Untied Preset Tho dlrkglhlo
Norgo, in which Hoald Amundsen
and Lincoln Kllsworth, the Ameri
can exphirer, HI endeavor to fly
across the north pole to Alaska this
spring. I forging through the skies
above Franc tonight, en route to
Pulham. England.
The Norge left Rome at 9:30 a.
m. today tor Toulon, Ibut such favor-
ablo weather existed over Franco
and England that It was decided to
pass ovor Toulon.
Commander Umberto Mobile In
formed tho airdrome authorities
hore In radio mossago tho Norge
passed over Toulon at S p. m. All
was well aboard the craft then.
Hilsworth and Amundsen will not
join the dirigible until It arrives In
Spitsbergen. In the meantime Lieu
tenant Oscar Omduhl la in command
of the exploring- unit aboard the
Norgo.
At Pulham Is an air ministry air
dromn, whore tho Norgo will find all
facilities tor re-fuel In g and care".
From Pulham the Norgo wilt pro
ceed to Oslo, and then to King's bay
by way of Leningrad.
CALM AFTKll KKVOLT
ATHENS, April 10. Greece Is
cnlm tonight following a flurry of
excitement yesterday, when a group
of soldiers In Sulonlkl endeavored
to start a revolution, designed to
strike Dictator Pangalos from powor.
The leaders of the movement will
be tried by an extraordinary council
of war. The punishment provided
by law for the crime Is death.
Three soldiers, of whom Colonels
Caracousfaa and Bakklrdjls, were
the most Important, led tho obortlvo
revolution In Rnlonlkl.
ACRE FIELD
UNION OIL TANKS
ARE TOTAL LOSS
Few Remaining Vats
Sure to Explode
HIGHWAYS CLOSED
Fire at Brea Is Finally
Brought Under Control
Lois $5,000,000
BAN LUl OBISPO. Cel.. April
10. (United News) Fire, which
h been rsglng over the Union Oil
compsny' 300-acre oil storage tract
here slure Wednesday morning,
flared to renewed fury tonight, fol
lowing explosion of two more C6.000
barrel tanks.
All but three of the 2 under
ground reservoirs and alorage tanks
were counted a total loss tonight,
and there was slight prospect of
saving the remaining vat.
Before the blast today. It was not
believed that any or the tanks had
escaped the conflagration. A tem
porary lifting of the smoke, which
enveloped the tank farm revealed
that five of the smaller tanks had
not been fired.
Explosion Expertl
Two of these became a mass of
flames slmultansously with the lat
est explosion, and the remaining
three, containing a partially refined
oil of explosive qusllty, were not
expected to last throughout the
night.
Highways In 'the vicinity, endan
gered by overflowing oil, had been
reopened til momlng-f They ware
again closed to traffic tonight.
A number of motorists had nar
row escapes from raining hot oil
and flying bits of wood and steel
during the latest blast.
Svecral wore cut slightly, but
there were no serious Injuries. No
further damage was recorded as the
entire tank farm bad been pro
nounced a total loss more than 24
hours ago. and surrounding farm
houses and orchards had already
been destroyed.
l'lan to Rebuild
Official of Union Oil are plan
ning to reconstruct the tank farm
a soon as tho big blase ha burned
itself out. Lafe Todd, western man
ager, estimates It will cost 310
000,000 to rebuild the storage sys
tem. Between 35.000.000 and 310.
000,000 worth of oil has been lost
to tho flame.
HHKA. Calif., April 10. (United
Press) The petroleum fire raging
In the Union Oil company'a tank
farm near here, was brought dot
Initoly under control tonight, and
hundreds of fire fighters were re
loased. .
The flames have been confined to
three 750,000 barrel reservoirs,
two of which were virtually burn
ed out.
The fire was chocked without
loss of life, and total damage will
not exceed 35,000,000.
"The flro Is well under control,
and we do not expect any more ex
plosions," Field Superintendent W.
W. Hay said tonight.
"The entire blase will be burned
out within tha next 24 hour."
Portland Fears
Ship Monopoly
PORTLAND, April 10. (United
frees) Opposition to the aale of
ships now operating between Puget
Sound and the Orient to the Dollar
Steamship company waa expressed
here today when the chamber of
commerce wired the Oregon dele
gation in congress to oppose such
a move.
In tho message the chamber ex
pressed conviction that sale of the
shipping board vessels to Dollar
would mean monopolistic control of
Oriental shipping from the coast.
"We have - steadfastly opposed
every monopoly move for control of
the shipping board fleet," said tbe
message. "We stilt believe com
petitive control should be the pol
icy of the Shipping board."
APPROVE TERMS
OF OIL MERGER
WM .
Cent Petroleum and Stand
ard Combine to Make
Second Largest Co.
NEW YORK, April 1. (United
News) The term fur the proposed
consolidation of the General Petrol
eum of California with the Stand
ard Oil company of New York were
approved Friday by the director of
th latter company.
Executives of the General Pe
troleum corporation approved the
tentative agreements seversl weeks
ago. Th actloa of the New York
Standard directors, according to
Wsll street reports hsd been held
up pending a opinion on th pro
posed merger , from government of
ficials. TH merger will 1e con
summated on an exchange of
share basis, two share of Stand
ard to be Issued for one share of
General Petroleum.
The consolidation when finally
completed wilt make the standard
the second largest oil orgsnlsation
In the world with asset of between
3300,000.000 and 4700.000.000.
EX-SEC'V WEEKS
SUFFERS ATTACK
Leaves Pasadena Hurriedly
for Home Following a .
Heart Attack
PASADENA, Cel., April 10.
(United Press) John W. Weeks,
former secretary of war, waa speed
ing eastward in Ills private car
over the Santa Fe'rallroad tonight.
suffering slightly from a recurrent
attsck of hesrt disease.
Weeks was . stricken In his
rooms at the Huntington hotel here
this morning, and on advice of a
phrsiejaa errv4 beat tor
his home In Washington.
Although he waa taken to thn
station in an nmbutance. hla con'
dition waa not critical, according to
Dr. Leroy R. Sherry, who aald
there was little danger that Weeks
would not survive th long trip
overland". ,
Week included his nurse, six
friends and Mrs. Week.
A physician waa not deemed
necessary and the former secretary
will be attended only by hi nurse
and Mrs. Weeks, unless he should
suffer an unexpected relapse.
The former secretary ha sot been
In the best of health during the past
two years, and foe fore lie came west
last winter he underwent an opera
tlon In the east.
Subsequently ho roslgnod his caV
loot post bocauso of ill hoalth.
Dwlght W. Davis succeeding him.
Weeks roturned to the Pacific
coast recently from a month' cruise
to Hawaii, coming to .Pasadena ten
days ago for a rest.
Escaped Convicts
To Battle Posse
NASHVILLE. Tenn., April 10.
(United Press) Trapped In the
treacherous fastness of the east
Tennessee mountain country, a
small band of escaped convict Is
"digging In" for the battle with
possea who are preparing to march
on the fugitives' stronghold, accord
ing to word received by authorities
here.
While airplanes, despatched by
order of Governor Austin Peay,
circled overhead, motor police, dep
uties and prison guards consolidated
force for an organised search tor
the fugitives, a remnant of the 17
who escaped from tho state prison
here last night, after a guard had
been held up by a wooden pistol in
the hands of Lee Allen, bank robber.
Allen ' and two other long-term
prisoners were captured, and tonight
were back In their cells, sullen and
defiant.
DEMPSEY BELL HOPS
RUN AFOUL OF LAW
L08 ANGELES, April 10 (Unit
ed New Two of Jack Dempsey's
belt soys, employed at his hotel
were found guilty of selling liquor
to hotel guests and Jailed here
Friday.
Esto'l Martin was sentenced to
serve 30 days and to pay 360; Jack
Deerlng was given 30 days and
made to pay a 100 fine.
TROUT SEASON TO
OPEN THIS WEEK,
THURSDAY, APR 1 5
Most Streams Will
Be Swollen,
RIVERS ARE BEST BET
Mcrion Barnes Issues List
of Important "Don'ts"
to Be Observed .
Following last night' heavy rain
and possible showers which my
come along durins the early part
of this week, the 1925 trout season
will open in Klamath next Thurs
day, April IS. with the mountain
streams swollen sod the Klamath.
Williamson and 8prague rivers
somewhat riled.
According to the wise ones, how
ever. It will take mors thaa a gentle
rain to dampen tbe SBthuaiaam of
local bait, spinner and trout lure
artist, who are all ready to try out
tbelr favorite riffle or, eddy at sun
rise on the opening dsy. Klamath
lake nd the streams around Rocky
Point will be popular.
Tbe lower Klamath appears to be
the most talked -of stream at this
time, slthough the Williamson has
It army of champions who claim
they have never failed to make a
good catch In the reservation stream
in the early season. The Indians
have had good raccess fishing with
their bamboo polea and grab hook
In the lower Sprague and William
son during the past three weeks
thst the trout have been running" In
those waters. Scores of people have
gathered . . sch . .Sunday. ; at , aha,
Sprague river dam to -see the In
dtans. who can fish on their tribal
landa the year arouad, drag the big
rainbows out on the shore.
A Kr Don'ts
Incidentally, and not with the
idea of dampening any fisherman's
early-season enthusiasm. Deputy
District Game Warden Marlon
Barnes asked yesterday that a list
of "don'ts" be published at this
time which It would be well for all
fishermen to scan carefully.
In the first place, ssys Barnes,
don't go j fishing without your 11
cense. It I as important as your rod
and line. All women must have a
fishing license. Boys and girls un
der 14 .can fish free, but between
14 nd IS they must purchase
half-price county license, which is
good only in Klamath county. Those
without license will be arrested, as
the wsrdens have too much to do
to check over hundreds of records
to see If a nlmrod ha told them
the truth In bin age-old excuse:
left my license borne."
More Don'ts
Don't fish in any part of Crooked
creek It I closed.
Don't fish in any part of Seven-
Mile creek until Jane IS.
Don't fish in Link river within
200 feet above and below the dam.
Don't fiah In Odell creek at any
time. .
Don't fiBh In Sponcer creek It is
permanently closed.
Don't fish in the Klamath 'river
(Continued Qa rage Two)
Banner Yield Is
Grain Prospects
WASHLVTON, prll 10. Unit
ed News) Substantial 'improve
ment In winter wheat is noted In
the report issued Friday by the de
partment ot agriculture, which pre
dicts a, heavy yield. .
The condition April 1 was 84.1
per cent of normal, wihlch compares
with a ten-year average ot only
79.2. A notable Improvement 1s
shown since last 'December, when
the condition of the crop was 3.2
below the ten-year average. Do
cemker -condition.
A low condition I estimated tor
Ohio,' Indiana and Illinois, where
it Is 2.3 and nine points respective
ly below the average.
West of the Mississippi, how
ever, the condition on April 1 the
condition was well above the ten
year average, except In Missouri,
South Dakota" and California. 8lnce
the first ot April rains in Call-!
torn la have advanced the crop.
FIRST WATER IS
LET INTO CANAL
Flow Will Be Gradually In
creased Up to Full Head .
Around April 20
Water, turned Into th main canal
of the Klamath Irrigation district
at :J0 a. m. Tuesday, April , will
be gradually Increased until the
flow line is at the maximum ele
vation by April 20.
This waa lb announcement msde
last aight by II. D. Newell, project j
manager of the Klamath Irrigation
district, in discussing th prospects
of the year for the district.
According to Newell, it 1 impos
sible to give the maximum amount
of water that can be carried by
that time, due to the possibilities of
a break in the dikes, which might
spell disaster to Klamath county
ranchers, wbo must depend on tbe
now of the big ditch.
DISCUSS WAYS
FOR FINANCING
. . . t
Chamber Delegation to Plan
for Establishing Htgh
- way Welcome Sign.
The following item appeared In
tbe "Ashland Tidings of April
with reference to a chamber of
commerce conference to be held
at Ashland next Tuesday, April 13.
Delegrates from the chambers of
commerce of KJs'msth falls. Grants
Pass, Medford and Ashland will
meet here next Tuesday to discuss
ways and means of financing the
construction of a large "Oregon
Gateway" sign at the top of the
Sfskiyous, Just over the. Oregon
line. : ,
A design for the proposed sign
has been drswn by Colonel Thom
son of Crater Lake national park
and it Is thought that this will be
the one selected. The design shows
!" wln t . of. Ufc IxikaJ
with this legend beneath: "You are
now entering the land of Crater
Lake.
Lynn Sabln of the Klamath .Falls
chamber of commerce has suggested
that the four cities interested hold
a tag day simultaneously as a
means ot financing the project.
Delegates who will be here for
the meeting are W. W. McNeely,
Klamath Falls; H. O. Fro bach,
Medford, and Ed Miller, Grants
Pass.
Many Injured in
Long. Island Wreck
BROOKLYN, N. Y.. April 10.
(United Press) A Long Island rail
road train, loaded with commuters
crashed into the rear ot another
Long Island train at the Kostrand
avenue station here tonight.
Two car were telescoped. First
reports to the police said that many
persons received first aid treatment
from ambulance surgeon en the
station platform, but none was se
verely injured, that perhaps 25
others were pinned temporarily In
aide the cars and about six hsd been
badly hurt, and that the motoraan
of the train was pinned In his cab,
requiring the use ot electric torches
to treelhlm.
Indian Accuses
Negro of Robbery
- J. A. Gardner, 34, negro, ia being
held by the city police, charged with
robbing Eli George, Klamath Indian
The alleged robbery is supposed to
have taken place early Saturday
morning.
According to George, who admits
he had been drinking, Gardner and
another negro, were with him in his
car when they struck him several
times over the head. George claims
Gardner and his confederate robbed
him ot 3125 and threw him from
his car where he was picked np by
police.
UOUBKK COXFK88ES
. DENVER, April 10. (United
Press) Arrested on suspicion here
late today with 39,375 In cash In
his pocket, T. F. Alalia, 28. a Cu
ban, confessed to having stolen 348
000 from the branch bank of Can
ada at Sanctl Bplrllus, Cuca, on the
night ot March 13..
Tbe debonair young man was ar
rested In a fashionable apartment
here and did not confess until after
two hours ot severe grilling by police.
OFFICERS STAGE
FRUITFUL LIQUOR
RAIDS LAST NIGHT
aaaaaaassasswswa
Mrs. Lillian Again
Under Arrest
BIG GAME BROKEN UP
Gun Found Among the Ef
fects of Alleged Pro-
prietor of House ,
State, county and city officer
combined lsst night in on of tha
most swwepitts riu wm
underworld staged here lor several
months, '
The trouble started over a wo
man. - ' :
Mrs. L. M. LlllUe. ill-fated pro
prietor of the York rooming house
st 1004 Main street, who oairthrea
days sgo was arrested on a liquor
charge and wsa given her liberty
under 7S0 ball. ' ,
According to tha officers, a rather
hard-boiled customer named Was.
DeYoung. claimed Mrs. Lillian had
short changed him out ot tha dif
ference between a five dollar .bill
and a drink of alleged "moon." '
on the street throwing rock at tie
York windows and threatening to
tear up the place. Unfortunately,
Chief Loucks and Sheriff Hawkina
came along about that time nd to
raid followed. . A quantity ot liquor
was found on the premises and tha
landlady again taken in custody. ; .
Raid Gamblers - , - ,i
Following this raid. Officer L. L.
McBride, W,. W. MeMWs, .
Kjio1(- -c. 'H."Benetbaa)d J
Swindler, led by Bennett, pulled a
fruitful raid on an alleged gambling
den at !2? Klamath avenue.., , -.
Fifteen unfortunate gamester
were netted in this reaad-us. in
cluding A. M. CaiberU claimed to
be the proprietor. A . halt bushel
of poker chips and an automatic
pistol were gathered up at thla
house. The sheriff's office worked
to a late hour last night, question-'
lng the various and assorted prison
ers wbo were bagged at Calbert'a
place. It was undecided up tq a
late hour how many , of the stea
would be held, and how many would
be turned loose. . . .. -
To make -the evening complete, a
raid was staged on 137 Payne alley,
where C. A. White was captured
and held on a liquor charge, and
Dick Harpole on a charge of vag
rancy. At this address th officers found
a quart bottle concealed in a clever
ly arranged trap door compartment
(CoBtinaed oa Page Two)
WRKCK 18 KATAL . ,
GARY, Ind., April 10. (United
Press Two trains ot the Chicago
and South Shore Elrictric railroad,
traveling in opposite direction, col
lided and were destroyed by fir to
day on an overhead viaduct at tha
edge of Gar. One passenger per
ished la the burning wreckage and
six other persons were Injured.
Despite the heroic attempts of a
force of workers, the : imprisoned
passenger could not be 'extricated
before the flames caused lis death.
He waa not Identified. '
'J
Mrs. Jean Gilman
of the Butterick Service
Department
will be in the Golden Rule
Monday and Tuesday to give
dressmaking information and
advice in the use of The Del
tor' guide with Butterick pat
terns. At Pattern Counter
Ctatar ot Shopping Qittriet.