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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1926)
i! Yesterday Today and Tomorrow WOITH IlKMOVK Announcement waa mail yester day of lb removal of office of lb Klmlh County Iloy Scout council from Che chamber of commerce rooms to Hoom D In lb biwmral of tbo county court houM. This has been accomplished through lha courtesy of the Spanish War Volar ni and lha county court. ' According to lluryl Illevelui, acoul executive, coniplela of merit badge pamphlets bu ban received from ban Francisco fur Iba UM of tint data acouta. Klsga ara now In atock for tha follow ing patrola: Plna Tree, Kattlesnaka, Beaver, Wolf, rallcau. Plying Ragle and Eagle Patrols. DOY OX THR lOfl II r. and Mm. V. C. Hallork ara velng congratulated upon tha birth of tbalr flrat child, a i pound baby boy born to Ibam at tha home of Mra. Hallock'a mother, Mra. Zed '0. Ilarrla. (14 aouib Seventh street Sunday morning, May 23. Tbe young man will be christen ad Darrell Lee llallock and al ready tha many friend, of tho fam ily have called upon him, wl.hlng blm aucceaa In his new world. x (KM VXKI HOLD CHEAP Saturday afternoon member, of tha Ladle. Aid of tha first Presby terian church conducted a aucceaa ful cooked food and apron aale which netted them mora than 170 when the money waa counted by committee, yeaterday. Till, la one of tha many aprlng aalea being aponaorad by women'a organlaa allona of churrhea throughout the city. PKItMITH tut Ol'T Ilulldlng permits, aggregating 174(0, were leaned Irnm the city clerk yesterday. Included In the permits are three for new bousea. addition to a church building, ad dition lo borne and a garage. D. 8. Orlg.by waa given permit ta make addition to Kmmanual Uap tlet between iMain and Pine. 'We feel that the Increaae In tha - Sunday achool warranta this addition to our church," aald Urlgaby yesterday. T. II. Allen will build a I2&60 house ' on Second at reel, C. W. Allen, 11300 bouaa on Hollblrd street and V. O. Baratbouse. $2(00 house on Sargent street. Other permits "include a 1(0 garage by 8. . E. Burt on Prescott. f 100 repairs to busineaa building on Main atreet by John It. Shannon , WfllTH WHII.K TTIIP Klamath Tails fana provided thej.ram to make the candy atom aafe major portion of the nolae made at the baseball game between Oranta Pais and Klamath Fall at Oranta Pasa Sunday. Included In the fans eeen at the game were Mr. and Mrs. Otlo Loreni, Leonard Compton, MM. Paul Noel, Austin Hayden. Olenn Jester. Mlaa France Clark. Bill Bonflcld, Lloyd Low, Mra. Jo Brett, Mra. M. P. Lavonlk and Phil Hood. HOIUtR HHOK Klamath Falls team had all the luck on the ball field with Oranta p... Sunday but on of their sup- portera in the crowd had th real hard luck of th day. With other he waa trying hard to bet the Oranta Pas boosters off their feet and h worked hard on a talkative chap with a big hat who waa rooting for the opposi tion: ' . '"Keep your "money In your poc ket, aonny," aald Big Hat, "I am sheriff ovor here." Send the Children- for your drug wants, rest assured they will receive the same kindly courteous at tention which we accord to the grown-ups. We pay particular attention to the children's demands. , Currinsfor Drugs INC -.' ' . Klamath Falls, Ore. Cor. 9th and Main. The Vol. 3, No. 132 Price Five Finish To WeedRoad Is Rushed County Court Calls Bids Completing Four-Mile Gap. Tho county court yentrrdity railed fur bUle on llui work of flnUhlna IIhi rrmalntn link of the Midland to the. MM- lliw county road, wfilrti Ivr. Klauiatli county a direct rouu - lo Wml. HUklyou county U wnr , being urjjrd to take cam of Ita end lof the construction, About I.S miles remain to be completed. The work la to be rush- mA in nrrfee fh.t a numLer of blind I : :,.z.....a . . i CrUeSIDK. . J UW PIIIMIMWI.tl MJ .MV time the through tralna are running over tha Natron cut-off. According to County Engineer Joseph Jenaon It will hardly be pos sible to work across Miller's lake until July, but the rest of the work la to be undertaken as soon a. possible. Ladies, Be Thin Leave Candy To Male Sweet Tooth CHICAGO. May 14. (United New.) American men are tbe real candy eater., women falling far be hind In the national candy consump tion, statistic announced at the con vention here of the Aaaoclaled Re tall Confectioners of the United Rule. The plump aptnlater, nibbling at her aweeta la no longer the prin cipal asset, of the candy merchant, according to William D. Blatner. secretary of the association. '.'Close observation haa establish ed that men not only do most of tbe buying, but moat of the eating alao," Blatner aald. "Women, es pecially in thla country, are trying o hard to reduce that they won't eat a thing they believe to be fat tening. Aa a matter of fact candy la a real food and ta not likely to make one fat if one does not over eat." , Candy Kafo The convention adopted a pro lor uie male. ah cmmD umsi uv aa aweet aa their ware., but must not flirt. One delegate recommend ed placing a large dish of free sample near the door of the con fcctlon .tore aa n lure for custo mere. Mrs. Ora H. Snyder, a Chicago retailor, explained the origin of the chocolate drop. She aald tha craae for thla delicacy atarted In Central America, where tha nativea once uacd the cacao bean tor currency. Men were the first to eat It, she aald, dubbing It "theobroma," or "a food for the gods." BALLOT COUNTS SHOW NO CHANGE According to totals obtained up to last night at the county clerk's office In - the official re-count of ballots for the primary election May 21, W. M. Duncan la winner ovor K. B. Aahurst In the race tor the nomination for district attorney on the democratic ticket by 26 votes. The country ballot boxes contain ing the tally sheets securely locked Inside, were opened by order of the court yesterday, but In these, pre clncts Anhurt gained but four votes over Duncan, which was not enough to materially affect the outcome of thla nock and nock race. , . In theao five precincta Goddard received 64, Bunnell 84, and Baker 2( for republican nomination for county Judge. Tho official count will be com pleted by today noon, according to County Clerk DeLap. OREGON GETS TRIO OF POSTMISTRESSES WASHINGTON. May 24. Tho pcstofflco department Announces ap pointment at paslnffice as fourth class offices In Oregon as follows: , Mm. Hllma Parlter at Ash, Doug las county: Mrs. Annabel Nolan at Onovn, Jefferson county and Mrs. Klla A. Rlihter at Winchester Bay, Douglas county. Ml United News Cents Memorial Day and Veterans' Building Dedication Joined On Sunday Morn The American Legion of Klamath Fill, will observe Memorial Day In Ita true apirlt Sunday morning. May 10 and In that apirlt will dedicate their new Veteran'a Memorial build ing at the aama service. Selectlona of patriotic music wilt be reudered by the Klamath Falls band of which Fred Belack la con ductor. Then the Iter. Arthur' L. Rica, paator of the Flrat Presby terian church, will dellrer the In vocation. Two eoloa by K. E. Val- ante, baritone, and member of tbe lloB 'ollowlng numbers, and . t. I - a . 1 1 1 at . IW. "n .uu . balcony, Dedication Dedication 01 me outiaing ana the Memorial Day addrea la th principle feature of the program and for this Dr. K. B. Stewart of o.eburg III com ' bare. Dr. Stewart I tbe highest ranking of ficer of the American Legion In the state of Oregon and In addi tion be la known for the nobility of bis thought and bis Impreealve atyle of speaking. Mrs. Marjorle McClur Olds, so prano will sing two solo numbera at thla point her poallion being In the balrcny which haa been found splendidly advantageoua for del ivery of song number. She 1 pres ident of the ladle auxiliary of the legion her. Benediction will be by the Rev. J. Henry Thomas of St. Paula Episcopal church. Arrangementa for .eating more than :.30 have been perfected by John M. Olover, chairman of the Memorial and Dedication committee. and, be baa alao secured the .con sent of Klamath Falla churchea to dismiss tbe congregation in time tor th 11:30 o'clock start pf the aarvlcaa. From Many Places To One Big Place Check Man Travels PORTLAND, May 14. (United News) Paul Warneke. alias Roy fehelton. of this city, waa arrested Saturday night on a charge of Is suing fictitious checks. Investigsllons made by Police In spector Bwennes. Mallette, Flem ing and Elchenberger brought to light that victims not only lived In Portland, but also hailed from Hood River, McMinnvllle, Hllls boro. Scappoose, Oswego, Dallas, White Salmon, Wash., Roseburg. Eatacada. 81. Helens. Bend. Park rose. Cottage Orove. Sutherland. Eugene, Surtngfleld, Ontario, Tilla mook. Oreaha mand Medford, . ac cording to police -: : Ttr- r i A Father and oons , Jailed for Still and Indian Booze PORTLAND, May 24. (United Newa) Charged with the poaseaslon of liquor and a still on the Klamath Indian reservation, J. W. Rogers and his two sons. Benjamin and John, were brought to .Portland Sunday from Klamath Falls by Chief Deputy t), 8. (.Marshal John son and lodged In the federal sec tion of the county Jail. Bsil for the father was set at $2600 and for tbe sons at. 1100 each. '. ' 1 '.' ARGENTINE PLANE COMES TO NORFOLK NORFOLK, Vs.. May 24 (United News) Under Its own power the Argentine hydroplane, bearing Bern ardo Duggan and hi two compan ions arrived at the naval air station here at (:40 Monday evening. Ernesto Campanelll, the mechanic of the flight had successfully re paired the engine which had forced them to alight unexpectedly In Aa- aateague bay, seventy mile from Hampton Roads, Vs., their first ob jective, In their 0,000 mile flight. i. The Argentine hydroplane, tearing Bernardo Duggan and two companions on their New lork Arg entlno flight, was forced down Into Assateague tony Monday afternoon as It' was nearlng the Virginia capos, because of engine trouble. The aviator made a good landing. and his piano later was maneuvrod to shore. ' AMATH and United Press Telegraph KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1926 Big Lakes TakesNew Mill Site Crowded Out By Rail Yard Expansion; Must Move. Congeatlon and expansion doubly brought on by the Southern Pacific terminal Installation in Klamath r.t h9 forP4 lne Blf UkOT com. pany to seek a new .lie for their aouth of the Sixth street croaalna over th 8. P. main Una. Now It! la propoaad to move th factory! Into the Industrial district border ing Oak street along tba mythical Una or Third atreet where that thoroughfare traverses lb marsh land parallel to tbe snore of Ewau na lake. This waa released bv Judge D. V. Knykendalt last night before' tba city council when ha pre sented a petition for tbe vacation df certain atreata and alleys Inside tbe big property owned by tbe Big Lakea company, IS blocks In ex tent, bordering Third street trom Oak to Pacific, then three blocks Jutting out to Fifth. . retitlosi G rallied It was moved and passed that th petition be granted and June 28 waa designated aa the day for hearing remonstrance on the ac tion of the council. While Judge Knykendall made no public statement of Intent on the psrt of the mill company. It la conaidered likely that the new Big Lakea factory will be located ad jacent to the Klamath Heating com pany plant, where the aawduat and wast fual trolly th box factory can be carried by -blow 'pip direct ly to the heating plant bins. The new arrangement would also great ly simplify th movement and stack ing of lumber from th Big Lakes sawmill located on .the lake shore. Owing to the distance from the sawmill to the box factory the pre sent operations are subject to great er coat than would he the case un der the new arrangement. It la be lieved. Bcvrrr Bids Let Other matters taken up and dis posed of by the council last night waa the granting of the in.iaua tlon of the Eighth newer unit lo cated In Falrvlew to the W. D. Mil ler Co.. the lowest responsible bid (Continued on Page Six) Marriage of State and Nation Prohis : Is Held Unnatural LOS ANGELES. May 24 (United News) Kegardleaa of opposition from sheriff and polio officers Prohibition Administrator Robert E. Frith announced late Monday' that he would compel all city and county peace officials to become federal officer a well. Frith has summoned sheriffs from counties south of the Tehac- hapl mountains to gather her In a week to discuss th necessary pro cedure. Sheriffs of the northern counties have been requested to meet In Fresno on June 14. Local peace officials declared they would otiplw every move made by Frith In hla plana to fed erally officers under their control. EMMITT FINES AND COLLECTS Yesterday' was a busy day In Judge Emmftt's court. - Louis Espen wss lined 1125 tor possession and $125 for aale of liquor, which double fins he paid promptly and was released. Vernon Webster waa fined $25 for possession of a hip pocket flask of moon. R. F. McDonald wss fined 1150 tor possession of a wholesale sup ply of Illicit liquor. He paid his fine. (leorgo Knox wss fined HQ tor changing an auto Uconse plate. The Jackson County Creamery lost their $160 stilt with H. II. Jen kins over alleged non-payment for supplies some six years ago. A Jury of five men ln this case brought In a verdict tor Jenkins. iEWS Services "Mandy" Is Dead; Woodsmen Mourn Her Kind Hands In Hurt and 111 Mra. Amanda Pecholt. familiarly! known aa "Mandy" to hundred, ofi Inggnra of the pine country, died I In a hoapital here at midnight Sun operation. day night, following an She bore a wide reputation sa a highly .killed nurse. During the' San Francisco, dlaaater ahe labor-, ed tlreteaaly for weeke In the hand ling of maternity caaea. Then came tha "flu" epidemic when hundred. lay helpless and again ahe did berj "bit." Local doctor aay that Mra. Tecbolt waa ever ready to aaelat) In a difficult cane. Her services' 'were voluntary. Knead to Mrk ' It wss th loggers, however. I whom "Mandy" watched over. When they were sick, or down nd out, she was slwsy ready to rend-j er asa'stance. Many of tnem ane burled, often paying tbe expenaes from bar own pocket when tha lum berjacks were short of change. It was many ' royal burial that a poor Jack was given by her. Many of th lumberjacks made their home at tha Pecholt eatab lishment In Main atreet. known aa the Country Club. Mrs. Pecholt waa born in Franc In 177. Eh. la to be burled thia morning from the Clarke and Towey mortu ary. The cortege will leave from the Sacred Heart church at 10:15 o'clock where the requiem high mass will be celebrated. Interment will take place In Mt. Calvary cem etery. One Church Takes Stand Religion Is Unhurt By Science BOSTON; May 24. : (Vetted New,) The laymen's league" of. the Unitarian church took Its staod for the advancement of evolution and science at Ita annual meeting here Monday night. Charges that pub lishers are eliminating the theory of evolution and the tacts of geo logy and comparative anatomy from text books and antl-aclentlsts are demanding the exclusion of biology In general from tba schools, were made by the principal speaker. Dr. Edwin E. Sloason, director of sci ence service, Washington. . The league will send Ita retiring president, Charles H. 8trong of New York, to Nashville next . week to participate In the oral argument be fore tbe Tennessee supreme court on the appeal of John T. Scopes from his conviction tor violation of the antl-evolutlon law. Klamath Falls " Stanford Youth Honored By Mates Martin Adama, son of J. Frank Adama of Merrill, will be sent to Philadelphia next 'September as a delegate from th Theta Chi, na tlonal fraternity, chapter of Sun- ford university. This waa the word received ln Klamath Falls fromi Adama by friends. Adams Is a medical student at Stanford and haa many friends who are watching his college record with Interest. ' CAPT. WILKINS HAS ENGINES IN PLANES BUT THEY WON'T FLY FAIRBANKS, Alaska! May 24 (United News) Engine tronble again has Interfered with Captain George H. Wllkina' plans to fly out over the Arctic from Point Barrow. In warming up the triple motored monoplane Detrolter, the crown of the center engine was broken and necessary repairs will delay further flight for several days. Wllklns hsd intended- to take otr;m)R,t not be "exposed to the scru from Barrow Sunday night, mem bers of the Detroit Arctic expedition here said Monday after the receipt of radio messages from the north. Conditions at Point Barrow now al low for night flying, as sunlight prevails during all hours of the day. Members of the Wllklns party are going on whaling expeditions when not engaged in work on the big plane. (Every Matter of Days Till Dirt Flies In Great Terminal Schemes Southern Pacific Bent on Rushing Work Once started, to Prompt Finish; Bids on Contracting May Favor Residents of City, But Utah Construction Likely Move in Steam Shovels. It U a matter of daya now until dirt start flying in tho i ; struction of Klamath Falls' new f u a a;j i i vnI mmJ "la were openea nj xne souixtern racuie COSBt- pany at San Francisco, for the moving of 160,000 yard of. dirt where the new yard switches will dip under th proposed jj 24.000 viaduct over Sixth street, thia waa tha cmne ataitsw . . r ci :j , ,n.;, f th. e p mt tk ,ltm hall during a regular meeting of the council last night. ' i While it will be the policy of the S. P. to encourage local bidder on the $124,000 viaduct ;h, in tho yard excavatioa project only big railroad contractor with unlimited equip ment were considered owing to time) making it mandatory that there be no hitch in rushing the job to completion in 60 day. Miracles of Lost Leader Puts Bath Suits in Her Auto, Her Dress in Room LOS ANGELES, May 24. (Unit- . I IW. ...I.l..l. . . tery waa added to the disappear-1 ince of Aiinee Semple . McPheraon j late Monday when deputy sheriffs announced the discovery of the fani ouk evangeliat's bathing equipment lu her car. According to Deputy- Sheriff Frank Dewar he found the bath lux suit, green rubbar cap. lilk. stpek Ings and red rubber bathing slip- per. used ny Mrs. when he stepped Into the. surf at ! Ul UIJ, VU IUIJ I Bill lVJW enlc last Tuesday , rlghtr.way ,nd to tB. .r. The evangelists Bible and se-nt mai Thu tempor,r, ernl notes of a sermon she was to . ,lne ab90,utc,r u9ctMrf have delivered were also found lnj0Ten pI,llledt owing to th. t.et th automobile. jthat the Mt,t,ng tntMKf) throngk Police Forget j th, yard, u Jam mi . to' capacity Mra. McPherson's car waa pushed t ln handling the normal shipping Into a garage near the beach I business alone, shortly after the search for her I Rne4l Flrioa ' ' sianea, aua now it was pvaaiuie tor the score or more, police to miss, seeing the swimming suit mys tified all concerned in the case. The find strengthens the belief which police never abandoned, that the evangelist was the victim of an amnesia spell and that she wandered off. Ono Thing Clear There is no doubt that the cos tume belongs to Mrs. McPherson. It answers exactly to the description given by Miss Emma Schaffer, Mrs. McPherson's companion at the time of her disappearance. Al though the drowning theory still hss Ita adherents among the evang elist's thousands of follower, pol ice admitted late Monday that they were going to renew their search of the surrounding canyons and hills for traces of her. Back to Hills Ta - ....Ikla. I n A rr I tt A1 i 1 L 19 ifUMluic. av as auuiuivu. that utae lost her mind while swim- (ContlnacO on Page Six) Police Will Take Leader's Body If Found by Faithful VENICE, Cal., May 24 (United News) Search for the body of Aimee Semple McPherson continued unabated late Monday night, with acorea of her followers carrying white bed sheets, which they plan to wrap about her semi-nude form when It is csst up by the sea. Police learned Monday that Mrs. McPheracn'a disconsolate cohorts plotted to spirit away tho body as soon aa It was found, so that It tiny of morbid curiouslty seekers." D. V. Alderman, an officer of Mrs. McPherson's Angelas temple, admitted that such a plan had been proposed, 'but he aasured officers that his patrols would be Instructed to hold the body tor the police. The evangelist's thousands of followers sat. huddled on the beach In little groups, tired from their all night scanning of tho sea for their missing leader. the Klamath News Official Faper, City of Klam ath Falls; Official Paper, County of Klamath. Morning Except Monday) million dollar tenninal yard. .i Plenty Shovel While Given did not state def nitely that the Utah Construction company get this first contract, it Is believed likely that they will b given the work sine this company haa 24 steam ahovela concentrated on the Grass lake to Dletx cut-off, and in all probability ona or moti of these shovel can be released t 1 According to Given, i th HO.Ofll . , . . ... . ail common classification ' and steam' hoTe) Job. v ' ..', To facilitate the work of prepar ing the yards tor eight mile -of parallel tracks, shop, ' and rouut house, tha council last night moved that a permit be given the 6. P. l construct a temporary: tin tor construction cars us ertenami froM Borth to lta MBth bort l . On June 29 a special election will be held, at which time It will be the d&ty of Klamath voters to consider the bonding of ' thla city In the sum of $(2,000 to defray half the cost of the Sixth street via duct which will extend trom Spring; street 1108 feet across tbe yard and practically to the east bound ary of the 8. "P. yard reservation. This was the sense of the ordi nance which was finally passed by the council laat night without dis senting vote. Viaduct Wait Work on the viaduct cannot b undertaken until th people pass favorably on the bond measure, Mr. Given pointed out, but It la hoped to have all necessary detail taken care of so that work can begin Immediately after June 2 on th viaduct It th plan meet th ap proval of Klamath voters. Also the ordinance was finally , passed permiting th 8. P. to build a parallel Una Into tha yards serosa Main street and approximately It feet beyond" the present track, ' io facilitate the movement ' of train (Continued oa Pace Five.)' 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