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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.