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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1926)
rslVOHITT OK OKB. 1-JJ The amath Mews I.MiRABT The Klamath News Official Paper City of . Klamath Falls The Klamath News Official Paper County . of Klamath United Neva and United Press Telegraph Services Vol. 3, No. 15& (Every Morning Except Monday) KLAMATH FALLS. 'OUR FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1926 Price Five Cent El Christ is Hailed as King by Multitude Million Pilgrim of All Creed Fall to Knee a Final Climax to Religious Pageant MUNDELEIN, III., June 24. (United News) As bias Ing tun dropped down over the rim of tho western prair let the mightiest throng in the history of Christendom hailed Christ at their king. A million pilgrims from all parla ot tin world (ell to their knees In lh grounds of HI. Msry's-of-ihe-Lake eeralnary. whlrh htrt bin drenched by a pssalng rain end hailstorm, whlla t million volree rained tho hniuinnas of a million heart'. It was the final rllmai of the twenty-eighth International eu rharlatlc congress, I Liu rrownlns glory of the western world's great- i oat religious pogeanl. . As far as the rye could see the I hills were a mosaic of pllgrlma whlrh seemed to ripple like the waters of a brccie-ewciit lake as the words or the pupal legate i broUht them lo their knees In j waves or rising and, railing eol-i ore. ' I ! Merrh.il l ive Mile Five miles these prelstes. priests i mnjI nltvrlm. had marhi1 In nrn. ' cession or the blessed sarrsment. singing their Latin hymns through rain; snd hall and with lightning and! thunder Hashing and rumbling above. Now ' the had - some bark drenched and bedraggled and were atandlng before the altar or Cod. A celestial light glesnied behind their tear dimmed eyes. Their gen ufleilons were a tribute to the body and blood or Christ under the sp pearsnce of unleavened bread whlrh Cardinal Bomano raised high above bis hesd In Its ostenaorium or ruby (Continue! on Page, Klvn.) Kiwanians Given Lesson With Wire By C. F. Newsom Klwauluns went lo erhool for on hour yesterday st their weekly luncheon held at the While rellcun hotel, and took a long leiMon in telegraphy. Their InHtriirtor was C. F. Newsom or Ban Krsnclsro. divi sion ccmmorclal manager or the Western Union, who explained the mechsnlsm and workings or the au tomatic telegraphing machine. The address or Newaom waa high ly Instructive and Interesting, and following the remarks a demon stration or the automatic type writer that sends and receives m ssgos, was given. The Klwans club members were told or the needs or the Sixth street viaduct for Klamutli Falls In t lew brier words, and It was tho concensus or opinion that tho bond Issue stutnld enrry at the special election . to ho held on noxt Tuesday. Today The Orpheus Reginald Denny ' in ! "Oh Doctor" also ' ; Short Featuro v "One Glorious Scrap" Comedy ' "Tenting Out" Starting with today's program we will show all ot ttnlveraal pic tures corporation productions. In cluding their big specials. Matinee 1 -to 5 p. m. Nijrht 7 to 11 p. m. Adults 25c Children 10c McPherson Kidnaping Puzzle to All Officers Officer Says Clothing of Woman Purchased Lett Than Three Weeks Ago; Range Rider Say No Such House Described Exists Within 40 Miles DOUGLAS, Arii., June 24. (United News) Authorities investigating the alleged abduction of Aimee Semple Mc Pherson admitted themselves puzzled tonight over informa tion concerning clothing worn by the evangelist on her desert trip. Deputy Sheriff Morris, in charge of the sheriff's office for this section of Cochise county, reported that the clothing worn by Mrs. McPherson when she wag brought to Douglas was purchased less than three week ago on American soil. Ilersuso the ovengellat (says she wss kept drugged snd In a dated condition officers do not expert she will be able to rlesr up.tlils mystery. When kidnapped Mrs. MiThoraon. according lo her detailed atory, still wore her wet bathing suit. This orrurred st Oresn Psrk. Csllf., Msyj. IS. Deputy Sheriff torrl aeae rl,l the clothing In which Mra. Mrl'lu-r-J on was held eeptlve wss not pur chaaed until shout June 1. Fell.il to Kind Men ('amain of Deterllvea Herman (Mine snd Deputy Dlatrlrt Attorney j Joe Ityan of l-o Augeles, nrrompsu-l led by rnralea and other American authorities, conducted s vain search Into the arid wnidca twenty miles j beyond I lie Douglas border line line Thurailay for the two men and a woman reported seen near the be ginning at Mrs. Mrl'horaon's deaert wslk on the Meslrnn side near "Nlggerhead" Mountain. After an independent Investiga tion or .Mra. Mcl'heraon'a story or her shdurlion. Hherlff J. I. Mr Donald or I'ochlae county, returned to lllabee Thursday afternoon. He said he "had been unslile to rind the shack In whlrh the ev.nge- list derlsred she hsd been held cap- live. He said slo thst he hsd rail- it to ril.rn.er evldenre that she had walked more than seven miles. Woman's Htory Doubtnl "I doubt that Mrs. McPherson walked It miles In thst desert country, ns she clnlms." he asld. .Continued on Pane Five) Youngsters Tell Of Setting Fires Just For Pleasure Tho lire department responded three times yeaterday lo quoit graas rires. The firm two were on North Tenth street, and the third was on Sergeant avenue, and all three were In close proximity to homes. Chief Keith Ambrose made an In vestigation In Jig time and asrer mined that young boys had applied the malrhes thnt caused the blase. Then he did a little more sleuth ing and learned the mimes of the youngsters. Later be called on the parents or the boys and luld the matter down In forceful terms. The boys confessed and promised i never to sin any more. Woodsheds are handy In the vi cinity of the city where the young sters rcsido. and Chief Amoroso says he heard a lot or walling ema nating from the backyards as he took his departure. "Caution should be exercised." snld Chier Ambrose Inst night. "Tho humidity Is low and a little lire may rapidly develop Into se riousness. Varolii should warn Iholr offspring ol the grave dangor separate connta by the grand Jury io life and property that lurks rromi'n s rindlngs Wednesday, was. re tho setting or fires In playfulness. spirit ol Wasn't Hi-Jacker After All; Boggs And Craft Scared Noslrce, Onk Hoggs, truck driver or the Klamath Falls flro depart ment, and Lee Craft, member of the city health department, wero not speeding when they panned through rhiloquln last evonlng, but they were gottlng closo to the dan - gor lino. nnggs and Craft hnd reason to he excited. They hnd been fish ing on Wood river and had caught Hie limit, and when they ncared Ohlloqnin Ihey spied a follow on the corner with n 20-gullon hat that looked everything In tho world like a desperado. They pussed him thinking he was a hl-Jncker, hut close scrutiny developed It was none other I linn louie Polln who wns doing an advertising stunt ror Iho big Fourth or July celebration lo be held in that city. Fame of Klamath Falls Is Rapidly Becoming Known ... , . , iniuirio III, uicrur VI This Section Received from Many People in all Parts of "the United States Hundred,, of luuirle are be. Ing received concerning Klamath Falls by llir various chambers of commerce tlirouMUout the roun Iry. anil the local chamber la re ceiving dully reiiiieaia for litera ture, lourlilnjr upon the recre. atlonnl and hualiicaa lingo of this section or the slate. While the majority or requests esll for the sending or varstion folders, there are many foe liter lure that dwell with the commun ity lire, and or the possibilities for Investment, both a It applies to buslneaa and manufacturing and farming "" ruaraoer ,.- ? ,nr w" "nt thrOT,n ,h mails Urge packages or literature touching upon Klamath Fslls and Klamath county. These went to the chambers at Boston, New Orleans, Galveston. ' (Minneapolis. Denver. New York city. Atlanta. Ga.. Phila delphia and : Louis. Never In tho history of the Klamath chamber or commerce," said Secretary Hubln yesterday, "has the demund ror literature touching upon the resources or this country, together with the recreullon spots where the scenery is unsurpassed, been so great. People are not only planning trips to this section on pleasure Jaunts, but Just as many are wending their woy westward In searrh or Investment or they are seeking new homes." Duffy's Bonds Fixed at $1500 By Court Order James Duffy, indirted by grand Jury Wednesday on a charge ot as- sault lo kill M. A. Mann, bath house operator, will have to remain In Jail until 'his trial, unless some goad Samaritan will ndvar. him $1000 bond money. Durry was brought before Cir cuit Judge A. L. Leavltt ror a hearing yesterday afternoon and pleaded not guilty to the charge. Ills bond waa fixed at $1000 and ho was returned to the custody of Sheriff Hawkins until he ob tains sureties. Clydo Dempscy, indicted on three turned to the custoay oi snerm Hawkins In lieu or tl.RIIO bond. which wss the amout fixed by the court. Tho bond called ror $500 on each count. Dempscy will appear before Judge Leavltt Saturday morning when he will be called upon to enter s plea to the charges pending against him. SISKIYOU TO HELP BUILDING BRIDGE j A portion of the expense Incurred I In building the new state line bridge i across Lost Hlver near Merrill, will be defrayed by Siskiyou county, ac cording to F. 8. Kbcrhnrd, county bridge engineer, who stated that n boll I $3,000 would be advanced hy Ilia county toward the building. The new bridge was announced as satisfactory when Inspected by James Itnhr, district supervisor or Northern California, and Arthur O'Connor, assistant engineer or Sis kiyou county. ' The structure measures 270 feet In length, Including the approaches, and Is lA feet wide, Kherhard staled. Valuable Timber in Wake of k. Bad Fires Blaze Hag Been Ratling in Vicinity Keno Since Last Tuesday; Other Fires Reported At a late hour last night a luMlitr organism! errw of fire fighters MS inhering about SO mra, were) rushed from here lo the ft re line near Keno where a bhf forest fire Is reported out of com nil. . truck load of men left the city about midnight In response to another call for more volunteers by the Klamath Forest Protective aaserlatlon. Wind that sprang up at night fall had fanned the flames until control was out of the question. If It continues until morning the fire may eat Ita war into the heavy timber south anil wrat of Keno. Hundreds of acres or virgin tlm berland In Klamath county are be ing threatened by rorcst fires which broke out near Keno Tuesday and have been burning unchecked de spite the efforts or over SO fire fighters to curb the advance or the names. Men from the Klamath Forest Protective association have been battling with a fire In Bear valley which IS reported to be burning in the direction of heavily tim bered areas or south Klamath coun ty. No timber has yet been de stroyed, according to word received here last night, and It is hoped that with the toolneas f the night (Cuoftnued on Pace Vive) Baby Eagle Will . Spread Wings on Sunday Afternoon At the special meeting Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock of Klam ath Falls Aerie No. 2090. Fraternal Order of Eagles, when a large class of candidates will be Initiated, to he followed by the installation of officers recently elected, the Yreka, California Aerie of Eagles will send a large delegation to thlS city to take charge or the ritualiallc work end confer the second degree upon the candidu'u. The Yrelcn dele gation will be In charge, or the In stallation exercises Three teams or ten men each, undera Captains Thomas Sheehan. Roy Howe and Percy Twombly. have been busy enrolling the can didates lor some time and a ralr number cf applicants have respond ed. In securing the class a contest la being staged between the three captains, and the two losing teams will be required to. pay for supper ror all members or the three teams at some future date. At the Sunday session the regu lar entertainment committee or tho local Aerie will provide refresh ments and lunch ror the visitors. All visiting Eagles are invited to attend tho meeting. The Klamath .Falls Aerie of Eagles was instituted on April 25. and has membership at the pre sent time of 180. The charter is still open lo all who wish lo Join, hut will soon close. Anyone wish ing to become a member of the or ganisation Is advised thnt there is yet time to Join the baby class that will spread their wings on Sunday afternoon. WATCH FOR GRASS FIRES IS WARNING OF CHIEF AMBROSE Klro Clilef Keilli Ambrose linn appealed to the parents or children requeatlnit Hint they cnu tlon the little ones ngninat mus ing; grass rlrcs. Owing; lo the low humidity fires spread rapid ly, and It Is bcllr-vcd If Hie child ren are Informed regarding the serlouaness of the nmtter Hint Ihey will never fiilnlc of rnuslnr n conrinurntion. fnutlon should he Hie wnMinonl during tills dry spell. Western Farm Scorned by Congress Efforts to Pbtf Measure That Would Assist in Marketing Surplusses, Failed to Secure Support of Southern Dem ocrats; Another Attempt Will be Made for Relief WASHINGTON, June 24. (United News) Congress has turned down western farm demands for drastic relief legis lation, an act that may have far reaching political conse quences for the administration. By a margin of six votes, .45 to 39, the senate Thursday defeated the Haugen farm relief plan, designed to aid in marketing surpluses, assisted by funds from the treasury. The house rejected the bill some time ago. It was opposed vigorously by the administration forces. I While the dereat or the Haugen pi . j A 0 J J-., "1 means the end or drastic rarm Ureal sJeiTlallU relief legislation the effort will be WiMpnfe nt I !lt j continued to agree on a rarm meas TT UUlalS at, J-itlSl j,lre ,nrt ,enators predicted after FftlinH In Klnmnttl ' Tot Thursday that a bill would ,be passed in a day or two. It was A Ready Market Evidently !"""" President Ooolldge . . . i may iwtuior a farm relief meajiure Exists for Bobcats if Caught' r htaOWB. 8erl, ,utart,ttlle, Young Enough to be Tamed, have been introduced and will be One Experience "KorOieaven's sake discontinue Hint want ail of mine that is ap pearing In The News," called Aua lin KaMcodort. aaleaman for the Klamath Valley Motor company, over the phone yeaterday morn ing. "c;reat guns." continued the Irate salesman. "I am dead tired ol answering the phone. Never real ized that so msny people wanted to Invest their surplus wealth In wllcats. "Looks to me like wildcatting would be a, pretty prosperous game alter all. providing the demand for these animals would be steady. Fif ty dollars ror a tame bobcat wildcat is not so bad. I had two of them and could have sold 15 ot them Instead of two if I had only had a wildcat ranch." Arc . Very Playful The bobcats that were " In the possession ot Essendort er .capt ured about six m-ecks ago. They are extremely playful and will crawl all over a person, and at this writing are perfectly harmless, but those familiar with their traits say- that as they grow older they will gradually begin to exhibit signs of viclouaness until It will become necessary to keep them in captivity. But we are ahead of our story. What we wanted to Imply, or ss (Continued on rage Four) Cattlemen Will . Discuss Problems Of Much Interest Cattlemen from all sections or Southern Oregon and northern Cali fornia will be In Klamath Falls June 30, when the California Cat tlemen's association and the cattle growers or this part of the state will hold a business session at chamber of commerce headquarters. All cattlemen ot Klamath and adjacent counties and those inter ested in cattle raising, are urged to attend this meeting, as repre sentatives cf the California Cattle men's association will be present end explain the cooperative mar keting plan. Plans will be discussed at the meeting relative to the coming fall marketing season, with a view to preparing a workable program tor this territory. There will be con sidered the formation of a market ing committee, composed of rep resentatives from each section of this territory to assist in every manner possible in the sale and movement or cattle during the com ing season. GET JOB IS SLOGAN OF JUDGE TO IDLE Dert Davis, colored, and John Burnett, who have long puzzled lo cal officers as to their exact source of revenue, must go to work. The two men were picked tip yesterday by police and haled be fore Justice R. A. Emmltt on a charge or vagrancy. Doth were found guilty and assessed a fine of 20 and costs, which they were unable to pay. Not caring lo throw an additional burden upon the county. Judgo Em mltt released tho men on their own recognizance wlthv instruction lo get a Job. They also were or dered to report to Iho Justice court on July 10 and pay their fines. Relief taken np. One of these waa voted down Thursday, a bill by the dem ocratic floor leader, Rotlnsoa of Arkansas, providing a $200,000,000 losn fund for farmers. New .Measure Planned Others whkhj have not been voted upon were presented by Sen ator Lenrcot of Wisconsin and Fesa of Ohio, milder measures than the Haugen bill. After much wrangling, the senate adjourned Thursday without acting on the bill setting up a cooperative marketing division In the department of agriculture to which the Haugen bill bad been added as an amendment. The bill, which passed the house several weeks ago. is still before the sen ate and will form the basis for a new measure. Democrats Disproved Rejection of the Haugen .tilt by the senate waa diie. largely to the failure of southern democrats to support it In the measure expected. Fifteen, democrats voted for the Continued on Page Fire.) Tourists Flock ' To Klamath For ' Brjef Sojourn Out of a total of 30 motorists tourists from outside states that registered at Triple A Booth at the chamber of commerce rooms yes terday. 24 were from various points in California. One tourist was from Oskosh. Wisconsin; another was from Paris. Missouri, and the others were scattered through west ern states. Registration was as follows: An na Mlllinger, Los Angeles; E. A. Ciofr, LaMoine. Calif; Albert Moor land. Santa Crux: Frank B. Kooler. San Francisco; Wlnlred S. Johnson. Sacramento; M. D. Burrls. Oakland; H. F. Wills. Oakland: ByTon Jack son, Berkeley; S. E. Tooley, Tuba City: James Greeley, Santa Ana: E. E. Clark, San Gabriel; R. E. Callery, Oakland: A. E. Kealy, Los Angeles; Mrs. S. M. Mohr, San Francisco; C. J. Rhlnehart, Liv ingston; Ernest R. Leeper, San Francisco: H. J. Frenna, Dunsmulr; Wesley C. Williams, Adin; Roy Schmnser. Los Angeles: D. E. Tow er, Corona; Chas. A. Reed, Susan vllle: D. B. Cants ell. iMagalla: T. D. Byers, Thornton: J. R. WUkes, Paris. Missouri: Fred W. Peterson. Oskosh, Wisconsin; C. L. Vance, Price, Utah. Tourist Travel Shows Increase Over Last Year Tourist travel Is exceptionally heavy lor this period or the year, according to Mrs. Leah Smith, in charge or the Triple A booth it the chamber or commerce rooms In fact, it Is obout twice as heavy as it was last year at this time, ind only goes to show that the improvement of our highways, and t lie campaign ot publicity that has been waged concerning them and of join wonderful and varied resources, jls attracting tourists to southern ; Oregon. On Monday of this week 25 cars were registered, Tuesday witnessed 'a similar number or registrations, Wodnesduy there were 30 and yes terday Just at tho hour or closing I her desk for the day Mrs. Smith I registered tho 30th tourist car. Millions Gallons of Beer Are Sold General Andrew Says He Can Dry Up Na tion in Six Month With Assistance WASHINGTON, June 24. (United News) Although the government ' is spending ! $28,000,000 a year on prohi bition the amount of high pow er beer going, into the illicit ' market probably runs into the hundred millions of gallon an nually, according to General Lincoln C. Andrews, assistant secretary of the treasury, in charge of federal enforcement. He revealed, in recent testimony before the house appropriations committee, which was mads pub lic Thursday, the degree of Illicit activity and corruption, that caused astonishment even In, the face ot disclosures during the recent sen ate prohibition investigation.' but insisted that with proper authority he would make enforcement almost complete la six months. , ,y. - Comparison of this annual cost ot 128.500.000 with the MS.000. 000 which Wayne B. .Wheeler says was apent to get prohibition, leads some wets to feel that It Is not the first cost .of ' prohibition, but' the upkeep that demands attention. r Ask More Money , 4 , - Andrews went before the boase committee for $2.(00,000 additional funds, and committee members ques tioned him regarding enforcement conditions. He told them that at least 30,000.000 gallons of illicit whisky are being .made out of di verted - industrial alcohol . every year, that beer is being shipped in (Continued on Page Four) . Klamath Became Coatless Town With Warm Wave Klamath Falls went coatless and perspired and grumbled yesterday when the thermometer again broke the high record. for the year when a sizzling sun at 11 o'clock started it hiking to a maximum register ot S7 degrees, the highest point recorded during the day. '' The temperature yeaterday ex ceeded Wednesday'a maximum by one degree, and now Sweltering citi zens are beginning to lay wagers with themselves as ro what today's mark'wlll be. Underwood's pharmacy weatfier. Indicator points to no Immediate' relief from the oppressive heat and It is probable that the sultry weather may continue tor the re mainder of the week. ' With the humidity 22 degrees be low the danger mark and the for ests, dry as timber from continued hot weather, concern is felt for timberlands which are now menaced by forest fires south of Klamath Falls. Shop Mornings : During the Cooler Hours Boys' Oxfords Tan, sizes 1 to 13'i, pair $3.65 ; tan or black, sizes 1 to 6, pair $4.15. Others $4.83, $4.95 and $5. Center of Shopping Dlttrlet .