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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1926)
I'NIVERdlTT fir nmm . LIBRARY ' 1,1 "OE.VB. Or- The Klamath News The Klamath News Official Paper County .. of Klamath Three Sections Twenty Pages ; United Neva and United Prtss Telegraph Service Vol. 3, No. 160 Price Five Woman is Welcomed by Vast Gathering Return of Evangelist Bring Reception of Great , Magnitude in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES. Juno 20. (United Promt) A reception as Impressive and joyous an those given to returning kings and presidents wax accorded by Ios Angeles to Aimec Srm- plo McPherson, cvangolixt and founder of Angelus temple, on her return to this city this af ternoon. ; Officials estimated 100.000 per mit turned out la welcome Ihe evangelist on her triumphant boms rem lag six after her reported death from drowning. It ni tho largest throng ever gathered to honor a pnhllc person age. Score of snrrlnl police aided Id controlling tho station and street crowds, which extended In a aolld phalanx from tho Southern Pacific depot to tho woman pastor's million dollar taliernacle. At the station and at lh tem ple, tho evangelist addressed her admirer. She poke with a relig ious terror, and Ihouaanda Joined with her In prayer and thanksgiv ing for' iter safe return. Ti'IIh nf lllsappraraner1 i Htt told briefly of her dramatic "004 disappearance," and her re appearance five week later at Ai.ua Prlela, acrou the Mexican border near Douglas, Arts. She asked "God's blessing" for those who doubted the story of her mlracu loua eacape from kldnupora who lured her from the uracil laat May II, aha aald, and took her to Mcx Contlnued On Page Two Stevenson Boosts ' Tourist Highway With Ashlanders Den II. Stevenson, manager of Ihe Southern Oregon Tourlut, Bur esu at the Junction of the Pacific nnd Kluanalh highways, appeared before the Ashland Kiwanls Club Friday and urged cooperation bet ween all the Southern Oregon com munities In building a permanent tout.sts'1 booth at the Junction. Although the Idea originated In ' Klamath Kails and Is being financed by Klamath Falla business men, Mr. Stevenson said Ashland, Medford, Grants Pass and other Southern Oregon cities will bo permitted o make use of the facilities and ad vertlso their own communities with out cost to them, says Ashland Till- i Ings. i . At Ihe suggestion of V. O. N. Smith the Klwanlons voted to se A commend a conference betwoen tho . ' various town to determine defin itely whether or not the Information tares it might provo worthwhile for cities other than Klamath Fulls. Today . The Orpheus BABYPEGGY in THE LAW FORBIDS' This is a big Universal Spcoial . ART ACORD in THE SHOW DOWN A fast-action western. -INTERNATIONAL NEWS . Comedy 'SMOKED OUT' Matinee 1 to 5 p. m. Night 7 to 11 p. m. Adults 25c Children 10c Cent MAE MURRAY WAS QUICK MARRYING DAVID DIVANI J.OH AMJKI.KM, Juno IM. (I'nttnl re) AftiT a whirl wind courtship of three) weeks, Mae Murray, piquant motion pic- . turn arimw, nml David llltanl, Hollywood actor, obtained a li cense lo marry Friday, Dlvanl, a native of (lie (JrurgUn steppes. In the Russian Caucasus, gnve lila ego as 127. MIm Murray, former .b-gflcld ( Follies queen, adinlttnl she waa I on to iih rrrorurr or mr omniy license, bureau. Mi gnvn her true name aa Mra. Ma l.ons-rt. and added the notuilun, "wn name Mm Murray." Tourist Travel Is Increasing Despite Knocks During Past Week 155 Carsj Were Registered at the l . Chamber of Commerce in Klamath Fall Knock are boosts for Klamath Falls. This was pls.ily evident dur ing the week thst bas Just passed and despite the fact that certain parties at Medford and Ashland have endeavored to divert tourist travel from this city the fact stands glaringly forth that there were more visitors here during the week than ever was recorded In the history of the Chamber of Commerce at this period of Ihe year. During the aix-day period Just ins cars .registered at Triple A Hnoth, which la In charge of Mrs. Leah Smith, and they were classi fied by days as follows: Monday, 30; Tuesday, 30; Wednesday. 16; Thursday, 30; Friday, 17, and Sat urday 13. Many tourists complained of the aolflshnoss, aa they termed It, of garage owners In other towns hav ing Informed them that the roada leading Into Klamath Falls were almost ItnpaHSuble, but announced that they were glad they came this way from a scenic and Industrial standpoint, as well as having had the privilege of traveling over, roads that may be classed as boulevards. Motorists registering yesterday were as follows: II. ('. Mafen. Likely; fhas. It. Steward, Dallas, Texas: F. F. Smith, Fort Jones, Calif.; II. A. Harris, Buffalo. N. Y.; v. C.Weber. Lodl: Don J. Weyand, San Pedro; John F. ArniltsKi Han Jose; Jnck Morlan, Pala Verdi, Arisona; Olen Itagsdule. Perrle, Calif.; A. It. Wrlgley, Merced: Alfred Kohn. Chlco; J. It. Williamson. Klngs vllle. Texas; K. K. Kelly, Seattle; C. Itecs, Snn Francisco; J. K. Thackara, Dnrris; J. L. Frailer. Redding; C. (). (lurch. Itcd Bluff; ('. I). Hudson, Snn Francisco, l.e- andro N. Lewis. San Francisco; M. C. Tweedy, Downey; James K. Tweedy. Downey; Gordon E. Peter son. Spokane; C. K. Ilnppe, San Francisco. Noted Writer Is Called by Death In Movie City HOLLYWOOD, June 26. (nltcd Press) Gerald Beaumont, noted for his short stories on race track and sporting life, died here today after a long Illness nf pneumonia. Funeral arrangements were with held pending arrival here from the north of Ueuumont'a wife and three children. Mrs. Beaumont, the writer's mother, was at his bedside when he died, collapsed shortly afterwards. Beaumont had been in III health for nearly a yenr and Sunday his condition been mo serious and he was removed lo a hospital. Lodge at Crater Lake Now Open For Busy Season Crater Lako Lodge, palatial hotel perched on tho edge of beautiful Crater lake in Crater national park yestordny was formerlly opened for Ihe summer, It was learned Inst night. It had been -tho Intention of those In charge to have the offictnl opening on July 1, but Ilia ndvnnc- ed stason caused a change In plans nnd the hostelry was thrown open lo the public yesterday. KLAMATH FAI.LS. OR.f SUNDAY, JUNE Young Boy Swimming Drowned in Canal Dale Griffith Could Not Swim and Efforts to Save Him Futile; Pul . motor Not Effective Unable to swim and step ping into a deep hole in Canal G from Lost river to the Diver sion dam, Dale Griffith, aged 15 years, son of Rev. and Mrs. T. K. Griffith of Springfield, wus drowned liiKt night at 7 o'clock in the presence of his uncle, Everett Griffith, and Garland Griffith, a cousin, and George Robertson. The death of Ihe boy occurred about 125 yard southeast of Ihe Kveretl Griffith ranch home 12 miles south and east of Klamath Fvlls, Whon the boy' disappeared In nix feet of water George Rnb eri.'on. aged If years, dived in after him. but aa he waa dragging him towards the bsnk the erased youth grabbed Robertson by the thtoat and he waa forced to let go jhls hold. When Ibe throe companions could not recover Ihe body a message waa aent to this city. Dr. Hunt responded, as did Fire Chief Kletb Ambrose, the latter taking wi'h Mm hla pulmotor. but efforts at resuscitation proved unavailing. - -The body was In tbe- water lor fully 20 minutes before being res cued, and it was at least that much longer before either Dr. Hunt or Chief Ambrose arrived. Dale Griffith was Ihe youngest son of Rev. and Mrs. T. K. Griffith, and had Just completed his second year In the, high achool-at Spring field. Ho came lo this county only Contlnued On rage Two) Siskiyou Planning Connecting Road For This County The construction of a road be tween Dorrls. Cel., and Calor, Ore., to connect Ihe former city with tho Klamath county highway from Klamath Falls to Calor on the atate line, is being contemplated by Sli klyoit county officials, according to County Rond Engineer Joseph Jen son. If the proposed route is defi nitely decided upon, work will prob ably commence some time thia sum mer, Mr. Jeason said. The con templated new road, if constructed, will weld together the roads of Sis' kiyou and Klamath counties and connect them through 1he Pacific highway with Important commercial centers of Northern California. Prince Gustaf Favors Alliance With Americans KVANSTON, III., June !. (Uni ted Press)- Plea to Americans of Swedish descont to form an ever stronger link of friendship and un derstanding betwoen Sweden and the United. States, featured the ad dress of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf In Swedish to moro than IB.000 descendants of his countrymen the Swedish old people's homo nt Kvanston thia afternoon. "Yesterday a log cabin, today Chicago," said Iho prince In sum marising Ihe "explosive develop ment" of America during the last 300 vears. ."This prond 'structure built by men and women of many nations stands ready and out of thia dev elopment has como a nenr type, the American. "I am filled vlth Jov nt meet ing the Swedes who have adopted this net homoinnd nnd built a name and reputation that highly honors both tho old and new coun trles." The prince cited John Erlckson as nn example of his pcoplo who had I helped to build Ame-lca by their calm but energetic work, nnd thrift. BINGO CONSIDERED , j SENSIBLE BY FEW WHO KNOW LIQUOR SKW YORK. Jim aa. (L'aU trd -rcy) TIm- latest prohibition protih-m Is Bingo. IlingO' J not to be roufasrd ' with brr. It la not a anft drink, but an KnglMi bull-dog, owner! by William Y. I Is ley of the fun ant lines. On Ihe way Over from Eng land tbls werk, lllnga became seasick. Nothing hrturrt until hi master Irlrri a nip of snit brandy Illngo, not the master taking Ihe brandy. Tho cure waa rf tn live. - Mntv arriving; , ki Dm 1'altol mutc, however, lllago has re fused to eat wllliout a nip of brandy for aa appetiser. More, liver, the bullilK srornfully wrinkles np Its none at Ameri can made substitutes. Duly doesn't want Bingo lo slarvn to doalh. It appears to he a rase of the H. I". I'. A. versus the W. C. T. I Alfred Baldwin Is Real Booster j ForSo. Oregon Find Oklahoma People are Much Interested and That They Talk of' Investigating Klamath Fall "It'a Oregon's turn to enjoy a vast amount- of prosperity,'' re marked Alfred O. Baldwin, acting register of' the United States land office at Lakevlew, who arrived In klamaTh Falla last night from a vacation covering one month, and whlrh took him through California and Oklahoma, and even Into Kan sas and Colorado. "California has had Its ; pros perity, the Florida boom baa spent its force, and the people down In Oklahoma are fully advised" " con cerning this new empire that Is on the vergo of the greatest industr ial activity that haa been eiperl- neced In the west in years," con tinued Ruldwln. "In all my travels I never en countered any weather liko we havo in this part of Oregon, and believe me I preached our climate at every turn In the road, but I soon discovered that the people residing In Oklahoma City .and Outherlo were advised concerning our recreational farllitlea and of our wonderful scenic surroundings. We can look forward to hundreds visiting this section during Ihe present " summer. The fame .of Klamath and Lake counties as I camping gTound to rapidly spread Ing. "People down tn Oklahoma alk in thousands with a few occasion ally reaching Into the millions, but when I told them that Klamath county bad an estimated 28.000,- 000 feet of virgin timber and Lake county half that amount, I made them sit up and take notice be cause I furnished them the desired statistics .touching upon my asser tions. Then again I talked of our other resources, such as agricul ture and atockraising, ahd a lot of people of financial standing sat up and took notice. Southern Oregon Is to witness a wonderful expansion. Mark my predictions." Phone Company. Prepares For New Influx of Business Mr. R. I). Felts., division super visor of teats and Inspections; Mr. C. J. Kldwell. and Mr. R. A. Rut ledge of the Westorn Klectric corn tpany. Jeft yesterday after spending tho last six weeks here Installing two additional switchboards for the local office of the Pacific Telephone l Telegraph compmy. One sec tion of awltch-hoard will accomo date 210 additional customers and the other la for ue of long distance service. LOCAL HOYS AND Illltl.S nKTl'HX FROM roitVAI.MM Fifty boys nnd girls of Klamath county, who left here June IS to attend a Iwo weeks' summer school at Corvallis, returned lo tho city lust night nfter having completed their short training courso. Tho local delegation returned In company with IS Lako county stu dents under Ihe supervision of T. T. Former. 27. 1926 Men Fight Fires in S e ver al Sections Volunteers to Number of Forty Leave Last . Night For Bear Val ley to Fight Flames Forty 'additional men left Klamath Falls last night for fire lines in Bear valley on Spencer creek and in the vi cinity of Aspen lake west of here, where they will be press ed into service to aid in sub duing the- forest fires that have kept those sections of Klamath in a continual state of alarm since their outbreak last Tuesday. Although the flames are atill burning strongly, the. fire In Bear valley, which waa reported to be the most dangerous In progress, waa partly tinCer control at a late hour last night and optimistic re ports reaching here Indicated that It would be entirely , under sub cUssion by morninc An army of fire fighters estimat ed at 150 men, are battling with the flames In the Bear valley sec tor, while an equal number are em ployed on Spencer creek and on the Aspen lake. tire. Heavy Timber Ksrapes No heavy timber baa yet been reached by any of tho three fires aow Id .progress. and. It. ia believed, that with favorable winda, tbey ran be placed under control, or' con fined to ymall timber and brush lands until they have run their course. Yesterday was the crucial hour by strong winds when the Bear val ley, fire suddenly got out of bounds for a while threatening wholesale destruction to timber lands and ranches lying In Its path. (Continued On Page Two) Noted Authority On Landscaping To Visit City Landscaping problems as they apply to Klamath Falls are to be studied by Professor A. L. Peck, in charge of the Departmena of Land scape Gardening at the Oregon Agrl cultural college at Corvallis, and the people of this municipality will be enlichtened during the week concerning methods of beautiflca tion that may be fololwed. Professor Peck will arrive here probably tomorrow and- he will im mediately begin a survey of the residential Bectlon.' The visitor has been Induced to remain over until Wednesday when he will ad dress the forum of Ihe chamber of commerce. He has announced that ho will take for hi subject. "Landscape Gardening," and being an Interesting speaker well versed In the topic which he will discuss, ho will no doubt bo greeted by a large attendance of members of the chamber, as well as Invited guests. Overstayed Limit; Got Second Permit And Pays Big Fine Carlos Clanotti. former prise fighter, paid a I0 fine Imposed by Judge R. A..Knrtnltt In the Jus tice court yesterday afternoon when he was found guilty of operating an automobile with a void license Carlos was arrested Friday by Traffic Officer C. F. Morgan when he recognised Carlos and observed that he was still using a Califor nia license after overstaying the time limit allowed in this state for outside cars using a transient per mit. The ex-pugilist rnmo hero from California' Inst February and was Issued a permit by Iho local Triple A booth, and when thia expired he went lo Roseburg and there Is al leged lo have secured another DO day permit Instead of obtaining an Oregon license. (Every I nrti iruwi it rtrro f w w iiiw a . ui s o-ii . IS CHAMPION OF HIS OWN CLASS CHICAGO. June SO. (I'ulti-d Presa) The . world's rhamplo -douKhnul-eatlnx. ice lea-drinking sparrow haa bera found la tho home of A. L. Blocker here. The bird tumbled d'wa ttie 0ue at the Blocker home, and this fall, strange to say, ' was the cause of bis rise - world. Xs, at the age of tlu-ee years ami one month, Hkerzlcks, as lhr sparrow won christened, rata everything thn family does, and regards a worm aa s plaything for a dull afternoon, and aot aa a foodstuff. Stebbins Given , Midland-Calbr Grade Contract Local Man's Bid Much Less Thar That of Threo Other Competitors; Work to Start at Once G. I. Stebbins; prominent Klam ath Falls contractor, was yesterday awarded the road grading contract for the completion of the county road between Midland and Calor on the state line, by the Klamath county court. Only four contractors submitted bids, two of them being from other cities. Stebbins' bid of 115, OS! was the lowest received. - Other bidders were E. T. Fisher. Sacramento contractor, H. F. Vlcory or Klamath Falls, and Earl McNutt of Eugene. Fisher's bid was for J30.2G0. the highest bid offered. and Vlcory waa second highest' at $18,537.50. McNutt's bid reached 116.K37. Work on the road improvement ill be Inaugurated Immediately, Stebbins announced, yesterday, and It is expected that it will bo fin ished in August. . , . .' The contract calls, for Ihe clear ing, grading and fencing of four miles of bighwty lying between the town of Midland, south of here, and Calor, near the California-Oregon state boundary. The completion of this new link In Klamath county's chain of roads will establish a dl rect route into KJamath Falls for dwellers . In the isolated territory tributary to Midland and Calor. Heretofore the only means of in gress into the city from the Calor district was over a rough branch (Continued On lsge Two) Oldest Printer In Entire West Visits Klamath A printer for half a century: a friend of Mark Twain and Dan DeQuille, famous in the early his tory of the Comstock In Nevada when millions were produced;' ac quainted with more typos than any other living member ot 'be craft by reason of having traveled from coast to coast and gulf to gulf and working on all the leading papers ot the country, J. F. Hayden paid a visit to The News force last night. Hayden Is 68 years ot age and has been a member of the Interna-' tional Typographical Union for 45 years, and is proud ot the card that has stood him in such stead In his travels covering a long period of years. He is still hale and hearty and can set type with the best of 'em. but he says he Is through with tramping and is now going to Riverside, California, whero he will engage in business and make his home with a sister. Old timers familiar with the printing craft have a recollection of Salty Boardman, Walter Sweet. Jim Ide and Jimmy Hoffman, and of thia coterie only Walter Sweet and Hayden survive. Hayden Jias set type from copy written by Mark Twain, Bret Harte. Eugene Field, Bill Nye and scores of other famous newspaper men of years gone by. "Just heard of the boom that Is heading . towards Klamath Falls.' remarked Hayden, "and having de cided to retire from the game of sightseeing thought I would drop oft here on my way from Butte to Riverside and give your city the once over. !,et me sny right here that It Is the liveliest appearing place that I have met with In my travels during the last quarter of a century." Hayden la eligible, for a pension from the International Typograph ical Union, but has not yet applied. Morning Except Monday) Whiteline Property Sold For $100,000 Oregon Utilities . Cor poration Take Over Valuable Land Near Klamath Falls One of the biggest and most important realty deals that has been consummated . in Klamath county in a long period, and which totals an investment of $100,000, with a cash payment of $26,000, is the transfer of the Henry N. Whiteline ranch . holdings south of Klamath Falls to the Oregon Utilities corporation of Portland. ' Included In the transfer Is two snd one-quarter miles of wster front on the Klamath River. While no definite announcement has been made K is generally understood that the transfer of these valuable hold ings, which sets as a key for rail road connection with the N.thern Pacific, will eventually, be turnea) over to that corporation. Verification of the transfer, nf the Whiteline ranch waa. made last night by Horace Manning,' Klamath Falls .attorney, who. represented Whiteline. ''Yes, the deal was con cluded." remarked Attorney Man ning last night, and all I know .per sonally. pt . the .matter, it that 'X looked.--after. WhlUUne'a interests.. tie. waa paia e,uuv' tv-easn-.anv given good securities for the bal ance. . , " , j Capitalists Involved .' The Oregon Securities company, purchasing the property, is made up of Kenneth and Rupert Ilauser and Walter and Stanley Smith ot Portland, among the beat known financiers of the northwest, while Stanley and Walter Smith are the principal stockholders in the Smith Wesson iron Works ot Portland. The location ot the. Whiteline property la at Ewauna Point, a short distance from Klamath - Falla (Continued oa Page. Two) . Dempsey Decides : To Move to Salem For Lengthy Stay Clyde E. Dempsey, a recent ar rival in Klamath Falla, Is cutting his visit short and expects to leave within the next few days tor Salem to reside some time. Dempsey was arrested several daya ago upon sus picion of having entered the home of Edna Larkin on Broad street and appropriating a parse containing 122.50. He was also charged With two robberies at a local hotel. By agreement with the district attorney's office Dempsey was yes terday nermltted to enter a nlea of guilty to one ot three counts to the indictment returned against him by the grand Jury. Judge A. L. Leavltt set Monday morning at 10 o'clock as the hour for passing sentence upon the de fendant. Baseball Fair Grounds Today, 2:30 Klamath Falls ((inlden Rulers) ' v. Chiloquin This is the second game of three games of the Timber League to be played on the local grounds. Good baseball. Como see it. Admission 60c.