ijbhart fxr.r.sr. cm The Klamath News The Klamath News Official Paper, City of Klam ath Falls; Official Paper, County of Klamath. Two Sections Ten Pages CnfeJ Mriw anJ Vnited Prea Telegraph Services Vol. 3, No. 144 Price Five Murdered Man Known as C. C. Smith Was Resident of Malin Body Found Near Fortuna, California, Is Positive ly Identified Through Photograph in Sheriff Hawkins' Office It Believed to Have Had . Money on person at Time of Death The finding of a terribly mutilated body of a middle fd man in northern California, near the email town of Fortune, on May 18, which caused state-wide search for identification, ended yesterday in Klamath Falls when old resident of the county positively identified the photos of the corps in the sheriff's office yesterday as that of C. C. Smith, old prospector and rancher of Malin and Merrill. guiltb wan further Identified by I California authorities a lha Inmnl or ot complicated mining machinery. type ot photograph film and a ono-row corn-binder. According to the story of K. X. Kendall, deputy sheriff, who m In Karelia ahurlly after the body was found, and who has been high ly Inatrnntental In obtaining evid ence and wltnouea to Identify the renialna, the man wee killed by an unknown person about May It. Ha had been nabbed around heart five tlmea with a blunt the ! In-' trument. the Jugular vein waa erver ed and the head mashed tn pulp. Woman Make IHn-overy Four day after the murder a, a woman, member of a fishing party near fortuna. stumbled onto the gruesome find when she climbed over two' large redwood trees. The body had been placed between the trees anj then a log rolled over It. Apparently the log had rolled sway. . Realdetila near the aceno ot the (baallX dud did not know the names of two men. who toog up )K,nor,i , d ! suggestions land near rlutuu..,TUy had como ih, w, offcr ,tlould )rov benofl Ihere aeveral weka previously In a I,... t0 lho uu,.rglh f io west. track which carried their camping ontflt. The name pf the man with Smith and believed to have been murdered, and ths license on the car and other Information, has not bean learned by Kureka officials. A casual remark dropped by Smith to ona of his nelgbbora that he had "come from the Klamath country", caused the aherlff's office Hers to search the entire county concerning the stranger. Ilia pic ture, preaented to realdenta of Malin snd Merrill, caused him to be positively Idontltled aa C. C. Smith, who had ranched there oft and on for the past ZS years. Hmlth Had Hls'ler It haa been learnod that Smith had a alstcr, but her name or whereabouta are not known by California or Klamath authorities. Tho story told In Kureka con cerns a prohnblo fight to tho death over n strip of land diss than 60 feet wido which Hmlth clulmod was his. After tho murdor, every trace of Identification waa stripped from the person of the dead man and not a cent waa found In hla pockets. That tho old prospector and Inven tor had money la known to Klamath county rosldenta. haa been traced Smith's history up from Eureka and Fortuna to Talent and from Talent to Merrill and Malin. No trace has been found of the man who murdered C. C. Smith. WKATHKIl Oregon: moderate (ionorolly northwest fair: light to winds. Pack Your Troubles in a Washbag Spilod clothes represent drud gory if you wash them your self. ' But if we launder them we take the drudgery with us and never return it. We have many services to of fer Rough-dry, wet-wash, flat piatces ironed and others that a call will bring you full; Information on. Troy Laundry Phone 656 Cents C. of C. Forum Civic Student Paul Clagstone Is Western Manager of U. S. Chamber) Just Back from Washington, D. C. The forum of the Klamath Kails chamber of commerce la going to prove an Interesting place this noon when the weekly luncheon Is served, end the headquarters of the organ- , Uailon promise to le the mecca for large number of membera. Paul flagstone, manager of the Western Division of the Untied States chamber of commerce, with headnuaricra In San Frsncisco. will be present at the meeting, and will be the principal speaker of the day. Mr. Clugstone haa pusl returned from Washington. I). C where he enlightened himself on matters in Ho has a message of cheer to Im part to the people of this city, and It will be well worth the time of nny member ot the local chamber to be proaent. Mr. Clagstone ia known aa a doep thinker and sound - student, snd ss an orator ranks high. Baby Elks Will Be Born in This City Thursday Tho antlvrod herd ot thla city will be Increased by olght or ten tomorrow night following tho In being carried out Illation program by tho Klamath Falls lodgo of; Klks. Tho birth of theso baby Klks will begin taking plaro at 8 o'clock, and in viow of the. promlnenro ot some of tho candidates, tho membera of the lodge who have, a habit of nevor missing anything worthwhile have made It known that they are going to be present and foot tor the degreo team that la said to be tho fastest within the entire Ore- i0" Jurisdiction. This will be tho last Initiation to be held In this city until after the summer vacation. During July. August and September meetings of tho local lodge will only be held on the second Thursday of each tvonth. At the session tomorrow night jn elaborate buffet lunch will be a. rvcrt following tho Initiation and a record breaking attendance Is anticipated. I Nailed littler Fruncls It. Olds ati.ted la.it night that the enter taiii'iiont committee la malnk elab orate plans for Thursday's actlv lt.es. FREIGHT DEPOT TO BE RECONSTRUCTED A flr.t class .bungalow, a freight shed and a woodshed, will soon be under construction In Klamath i ral1"' ordin, to permits issued ; j umui uiiy iiuiii inv uimu in u. u, jGaghuKen, city clerk. Charles I. Withers will build s i I $.1200 house on Alameda street. J. A. liirun was issued a permit to construct a (3500 freight shed In the city limits. This la part of tho development program of tho Southern Pacific. Emll Clnfornaa will build a 126 woodshed. KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1926 DAD OGLE, SMOKE CHASER, HAS VERY EXCITING PERIOD I'liiue bo It understood that Mono of I he narrative whU h fol low are nature faking;. H. K. "Dad'1 Oicle, la aiuoko chaser for the Klamath Furret I'roierllvo aaaoriiitlon, and la lo cated at Kinedenburg aprlita. which U a very wild part of the Mint In Klamath rouuly. Yesterday morning lio awak ened at the peek of day. Home, thing waa peeking at him from I ho window, and It wasn't said day. Itnlber It waa a big black Ixar, head and aliouldrra tlu-ougli the window, "Dad" Oalfl Ml up In bed to look the bear rlaht In I lie ce. The bear fell over barkwards In getting out of the window and away. ( gle told the rest of the 'mnoke chasers about It while aeveral of them were on the line. They laughed ttielr uncertainty. Chamber Commerce Endorses Program Movement of Oregon Solon to Secure Fed eral Building la Ap proved by Director!. Directors of lha Klamath Falls chamber of commerce grow Jub- Hint at their weekly luncheon hold yeaterday whsu Secretary Sabln read letters from Senator Stantleld and Congresaman Slnnott wherelp both assured the people of this city that they were heartily In favor of a federal building being given Klam ath, and that they were using every endeavor to have prompt action taken In the premises. The two Oregon solons have placed all data at their command before thd treasury department, coupled wiiii statistics furnished by the local chamber of commerce, wherein the noeds of a federal building are so strongly set forth, and atress la laid upon ths econ omy that will follow through elimi nation of rentals for headquarters tor government agencies. Favor Isolation Hospital Provision for an Isolation hos pital was one ot tho subjects dis cussed at the meeting of tho direc tors. Report was submitted con cerning the rocommcndatlona of the city council and county commis sioners for the cxpeidlture of $5000. (Continued on rage Three) Johanson Doubles Fine to Escape Long Jail Term John "Alaska" Johanson yester day sprung a new one to avoid a 60-day Jail sentence Imposed by Justice of the Peace R. A. Emmltt, on a liquor charge, together with a $f00 flno, .when ho paid an addi tional 1500 flue to escape the Jail sentonce. Johanson had not been committed to Jail. He had been given a tew days respite on a 1500 cash bond before beginning hla sentonce. Assistant District Attorney A. W Schaupp seconded the motion ot W. C. Van Emon. attorney for Johan son. that he lis permitted to pay a $1000 fine, Instead of the $500 fine and 60 days In Jail. The total. including costs, was $1005. "I guess Ihe people would rather have tho money than he paying a man's board In Jail," said Justice Emmltt, "the man was not yet committed to Jail. If I had Issued the committment I could not have legally changed the sentence." The $1005 brought the total assessments for fines on various charges up to $1689, which Is the best day's buslners Justice Emmltt has done for some time. He thinks the June totals will make a record unless people start behaving them' solves. Skeletons Likely Hide Old Secret of Cruel Murder Uncovered on Abandoned Ranch of Lower Klam ath Lake With ths discovery of two skele tons In shallow aand grave on an abandoned ranch to the south of Lower Klamath Lake by J. R. Col line and Oeorg Ager. there la be lieved to bare been uncovered the ghaatly evidence of an ancient feud In which homesteader and his' wife were murdered. ' Collins recalls the pslr to have lived at lha ranch about IS years ago, according to Deputy Sheriff K. X. Kendall, who Investigated. Collins cannot remember their names. . The man bad coma to Collins, ac cording to the story, snd offered him ths rsnch for sale. "Bring ths cash with you if you want the ranch for 1 must get out of her quick," the man la reported to have told Collins. Collins, according to the report, recalla that he contemplated buying the ranch, but learned that he must hold no traffic with the man be cause of a feud. He does not recall who It waa from whom be got In formation of the feud. The entire matter had slipped from hla mind until he and Ager. a aheep man, came noon the ranch. They were eiploiing the premises about the mined cabin for water when they observed a skull protrud ing from the aand close to the cabin. They dug until a skeleton of a man waa revealed and close be side It waa the skeleton ot a woman. The woman's skull showed that it had been fractured from a blow on the aide of the head. According ' (Continued on I'ago Five.) Klamath Men in Portland Jail .7 Awaiting Trial PORTLAND, June (. (United News) Charged with having sold liquor to s Klamath Indian. Fred Nephew, Klamath Falls logger, was brought to Portland today from Klamath Falls by Deputy United Slates Marshal Wells and lodged in the cunty jail, under $2000 bail to nwalt action ot federal authu-l-tlea here. The offense Is said to have oc curred May 17. While at Klamath Falls Wells slso arrested Joe Miller, secretly Indicted for' possession of s still and liquor on tho Klamath Indian reservation. J. W. lingers named with Miller In the alleged viola tion, was convicted ad sentenced In tedoral court here last week. Miller was released by Wells at Klamath Falls after he had posted 11600 ball before U. S. COmmlaion cr Bert Thomas. HEAT WAVE CAUSE OF MAN'S ARREST E. 1. ItVusliaulder, 8210- Cali fornia avenue, had taken cognis ance of the heat ware and had evidently just completed a batch of lager when officers Slilrlt3, Bennett and Swindler broke In on Ills little brewerj- yesterday. The alleged evidence waa 107 pfnt bottles of Beer. There waa also a party filled lo-gallon keg of moonshine. Clean and Cool The Orpheus Today Blood and Steel Tomorrow and Friday ART MIX in South of Santa Fe A thrilling love story of the Roi Grande country. Adults 25c Children 10c PICNIC PARTY IS PLANNED FOR "ZIM," NEWS AD MANAGER Tlio manaiirnw-nt of The Xcw is planning; a plrnlr party for next giinday In honor of Mrs. I.ynn A. Zimmerman, who has rercnll) been made advertkilng manager. AH the staff ia Invit edat the publisher's eipense anil all pruiulwe to attend. Mrs. .Iiiimerman, or "7Jm" mm' she la knowp around the office, haa won her laurels as Hie hard est workinc, most pli-aaant, ears. . rat and popular member of the modern lpe of womea Is) Klam ath Ka'ui. Making; her debut aa an advert Ui eg worn a on this newspaper 18 mouths ago she lias, by ilint of uareaalae: effort anil dominant will, climbed to the top. Ami nothing coulil have bet ter pleased the entire staff, front shop and mechanical department, than to hare hail the owners of the u era-spa per uwke her the Kuest of honor at a party. Railroad Officials Confer in New York No Agreement Reached in Attempt to Adjust Differences; Another Meeting Scheduled NEW YORK. June. (United. News) Conferences were continued here today between officials ot the Ndrtherh Pacific Snd the Southern Pacific railroads in an attempt to formulate an agreement regarding. joint use cf certain lines In Ore ton. No decision was reached, how ever, and the matter was left to be settled in future conferences. The' Northern Pacific waa repre sented today by President Donnelly snd associates, while Henry Defpr est. William Sproule. Paul Shoup and A. D. McDonald represented the Southern Pacific. I After making progress on plsns for the joint use of new railway facilities In Oregon, the Southern Pacific, Northern Pacific and Great Northerma railways. adjourned their conferences In New York to dsy without reaching a final agree ment. Ralph Budd. president of the Great Northern left for the west toulght, but the negotlons will be resumed at an early date. Official Visit Klamath W. F. Turner, president of the Oregon Trunk and the S. P. & S. is In Klamath Falls together with A. J. Wetchell. chief engineer, O. V. Lintner. assistant englueer, and Charles Hart, attorney. Alter looaing over ine properties t ot the Oregon trunk here the party plans to look over the proposed route ot their line between Klam ath Falls and Bend. Turner again expressed confi dence that the Oregon trunk would extend from Bend into Klamath Falls, either by common user with the Southern Pacific, the Oregon, California and Eastern, or by build ing his own line. It tho conferences in New York do not develop that the Southern Pacific Is willing to let the Oregon trunk into Klamath Falls the Oregon trunk will again make application to the commission for right to build Independently, Turner Indicated. L. R. Attls of the Utsb Construc tion company arrived here yesterday to select -a camp site and plan the work ot building the new Southern Pacific yards. RACQUETERS SECURE DELAY IN HEARING The famous Hot Springs lawn tennis case In which Mrs. J. C. roc Is plaintiff against I.ydla and Gertrude Von Bortheldorf, has been Indotlnluf postponed. it will be taken up by Justice, R. A. Emmltt at the discretion of the at torneys In (he case. (Ever Morning Except Monday) Land Hearing Held Despite Protest of Eberlein's Attorney Protest I. Made Why Eberlein's Acreage Should Be Permanently Removed From Irrigation District and Movement Is Termed Illegal; Evi dence Will Be Sent to Washington ' Charles Wood Eberlein, president of tho Enterprise Land and Investment company,! yesterday protested that the hear I ing of the g orernment to show cause" why his lands should be j permanently removed from the Klamath Irrigation district lor taxing purposes was "illegal, disorderly and indecent." Richard J. Coffey, cfistrict consul, presided. '. ' . 1 But the hearing went on, with School Election j For Bond Issue j On Tapic Today i i Mills Addition School is in ! Need of Larger Ac- commodations A school election to pass upon s bond Issue In the sum of $27,000 to be used In the construction and furnishing of three rooms and audi - torinm school for tbe Mills Addition' of the California Avenue! district, will be held today be tween tbe hoars of 2 o'clock In the afternoon and 7 o'clock this eve ning at tbe Fremont school build ing. In view of the fact that there are approximately 2S00 voters In the district who are privileged to exer cise their franchise by reason of being property owners. It is hoped that a large vote may be polled. The bond Issue of f 27.000 will be 'liked as follows: For"parchaee of -'lots1 needed, ' $5475; estimated cost of building. $21,625. which tn cjpdes furnishings necessary. School elections as a rule only call forth a small number of votes, but the school trustees are In hopes that the electorste will turn out In numbers and thus voice their true aentiments touching upon educa tional facilities that are being of fered the coming generation. It is desired that as large a vote as pos sible bo cast at this bond election. Kiwanians Report Great Night With J Ti ilSlllitnU DrUUierS Kiwanians were back In town yesterday, after having returned arly In the morning (rem Ashland where they attended a joint meet- lug ot the clubs of the two cities, Similar gatherings were held throughout the country at the same hour. In celebration by those who could not attend, ot tbe Interna tional convention that opened Mon day night at Montreal. There was an address of welcome by J. H. Hardy, president of the Ashland club. Carl Loveland sang a solo. After which W. A. Wiest ot Klamath Falls made a speech. Then there were a lot ot songs as there always Is, when Kiwanisns get to gether. "Pop" Gates of Medford wss the story teller of the even ing. Following the dinner at the Lithia Springs hotel there was a dance. The Klamath Falls Kiwan ians hod no'hhiR f which to com plain but the heat. But everyone bad their coats oft, and a mighty good time. , INDIAN BOYS DENY THEY WERE ROMEOS Trial of Jack Palmer and Roy Briant, accused ot having assisted Etta Charlie, Indian girl, to escape from the county farm, was contin ued yesterday. Etta Charlie accus es the two youths but tbey Insist that they were at their hemes- when the kidnaping occurred. Assist ant District Attorney A. W. Sehaupp asked for time In which to secure additional witnesses. KOItKST KIRKS, HKI"ltTI-:i TO UK I'NOF'.ll CONTROL ! Klre fighters &ot s rest yesterday following days ot activity, both In the timber and In town. No new fires were reported. Old fires were all reported as under control. several witnesses adducing evidence to ahow that Eberlein had been given opportunity to get water on hla lands, and further, that bis lands were fit for agricultural pur poses. It waa on these grounds thst he bad been endeavoring to have his lands excluded, although his peti tion did not state tbe lands were non-agricoltural. Land values ranging between 1650 and 1 1100 an acre were placed on the Eberlein lands by E. M. Chll- j cote, who qualified as an expert 1 on values In tbe neighborhood. He and hla partner, D. M. Smith, had purchased ten acres to ths north ot the Eberlein lands' for 1650 an acre. Adjoining lands had been purchas ed from Frank Ira White, an old partner of Eberlein's In the Enter prise Land company, for ST5Q an acre. Newell Identifies Maps) Herbert D. Newell, project super intendent, first took the witness stand and identified maps, and stat ed that contracts on behalf of the Eberlein land and water applies tldns'stfll 'existed. ' ' I.' B. Voorhees. formerly" assist ant' engineer of 'the project, lestl-" fled as to the existence of three lat erals and turnouts," and that these, provided service to all lands which Eberlein sought to have excluded. He said that Eberlein had entered complaints, but that, his complaints had been directed toward an ad justment of the acreage served and not as to tbe lack of water. There was water ready tor Eberlein to take at any time he wanted It, said Voorhees. Comparison Made How one farmer can by Industry render tbe soil fertile snd profitably produc productive while a speculator owner lets It go to ruin was shown by B. E. Hayden, formerly water mas- ' ter of the district. Hayden told of the Fred Nltchelm truck garden. S adjoining tbe 18 acres Eberlein Is j attempting to hare excluded from j district charges. Hayden admitted ' that tbe Eberlein lands were In- terior. but that they had value, some of tlu;m as truck garden landa, and the rest tor grailng and the production of hay crops. . Elmer I. Applegate, formerly sec retary of the Water Users associa tion, said he was certain that the lands under question could be made profitable. He said they were not the best Isnds, but owing to their proximity to the city were val uable for agricultural purpoeea. He had purchased his rsnch from the original tract of ths Enterprise Land and Investment company, he said. His ranch had cost htm an average of $175 an acre. He val ued It at upwards of $600 an acre (Continued on Page Two) Shop Mornings For Comfort and Satisfaction