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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1920)
elyg lEumttg lteraJi A Classified Ad J Will Do It Today's News Today "Vrt MAAAAAAAAAAAAAVVWWMW l'ourtivntli Vein', No. loiMI, ( 111 ' ' ' ' ' !' ' KLAStATH I'AMjH, OHKUON, FIHDAt' DKCK.MIlUt 10, IWJO. rrico Five Cent LYNCH NG N LIVES OF THREE Legion Clauses to Go Into Contract Says Secretary The, moillflrntlnnn to Hi,, l.lnb I Itl'vor dii m (i)iitrnct, submitted by dm' Aiiiiiricnti legion uiiiI rutlflml In af. I fi'Cl by dm npnrliil coimtilrico of llio chamber of commerce tjntl recently' Investigating thn controversy, will bn r j J7j. j i i . "accepted by Hornitnry of tint Inter- kooya, riff a ana Valento ior vnmn. This i ucconiing to u it- Dangle From Rope ,,,r r'l"'"l today by J. It Carna- ' Ends. Followintrhan' e",n,,mml"r " "'' loefl' "' : c c 11 Jr ,rom c"nR"""'"' Hlnnott. juuiii, Jiern vrorn or Air wnwilt, who wan present ut court timma for full NJUNCT ON 1 m Midnight Vigilantes. (Uy Ansncliitud I'rcnnl HANTA UOHA. Cnl . Dec 10 -i:. tnrlng tlm Honomu cimiitr Jail liaru at 12 30 o'clock till morning, a mot) of from CO to 100 men overpowered Hhnrlff John lloyns and hi deputies, nnd exacted from Onnrgn Iloyd, Tnr- runco Flit and Chnrle Valento tlm vnngoanco of tha old testament u llfn for a life- liy hanging them from tlm limb of an onk tren. Tlm three vIctlniH of tlm vigilan te would Imvn fared court today on a Outrun or having murdvrud Hlicrlff James A Pnlray of Hnnnnm county, and Detectives Miles Jnckson and lntnr II. Dorman of Han Franclscp when offlcurn nouitlit to arrest them riunuay ai members nf tlm nauic which rocently attacked a scorn or more of girls In tha Howard street hack In Halt Francisco Armnl nnil Miukrd, Member of tlm mob worn all arm- nd and masked In black They arrlrcd at the Jail In automobile from which thn license platen had brn removed. Thcro warn nearly CO machine In thn caravan, U wa said. Tha prisoner wero Ukon from tha Jail In tholr underclothing, attnr the sheriff nnd keeper had been over lowered, and place, In thn waiting automobile, which convoyed them and their capton to tha cemetery on the edge of town. Oinlon Jiiflr4iJail Thn mo6 placed a cordon of mem ben about tha Jail Hie few periioni near wero warned nway. A doien maiikrd men mounted the Jail steps and nix entered. Hlicrlff Doyen, four deputies and two visitors In than sheriff's oflce woro covered with pistol. Key wero taken from thu sheriff Ilod was found li a downstairs cell, wounded from the shot of Do loctlvn Jackson, whom, hn killed Hun day. Kills and Valonto went taken from cells upstair). The men worn hurried Into waiting automobiles, which proceeded to thn cemetery, (lullovra mh rmdy The trco had been selected earlier. Over a limb woro three, rops each fitted with thn expert "hang roan's knot" that fits behind tho loft ear of thn ilcllm. . Three automobiles wero drawn up to flash tholr lights on thn tree. Armed (Jiuinl Mountrtl A cordon of nrmod men was placod to prevent Interference. Iloyd was llftod from thn muchlne. Mo hud come thus far silently and without n strugglo and now ho made no .'om nvont. Valento expostulated, hut no, vo iwncntly. 1'JttM Sbowl Terror Pitts cried out und fought to on apn his fate. Ho wm horn nnd roared hero. Ito was gagged with n townl bnforo tho party left tho Jull o 'stifle his voice und wun told to tako. his medlclno, Died In Night (Inrb Tho underclothing worn by the mnn In tholr Jull beds was their death garb. Nooses worn slipped over thn bonds of tho three men, and they wero pulled up simultaneously, Iloyd woo' nearest tha tree trunk with bin arms tlod abovo tho elbows. Fltts swung noil to him with foot nnd arms tied. Valento, farthost from the trvo, trunk, had only his foot tlod. Twenty feet nway was Santa llosa's wuujtiniont to Kb war horoos, No halt tax hour was used by tho .mob In icomplotlng ltn world Watched" Victims HwtnK Attar tho hanging, It8 members waited In tho rain IS minutes to imAko certain tholr work was thor ough', watching tho bodies awing In 'the breeze, Ratlsflqd, tho mob niovod awuy, and'tbo townspooplo gathorod by hun- droda. Th,o bqdlos swung In tho rain until 3 o'clock, whllo automobllo llghtH throw tho cemetery Into nltor nate splotches of brightness nnd .gloom. tho hearing, said thn attorney for thn Cullfornln-Orogon power com pany, expressed willingness on thn part of thn company to accopt tho modifications, This apparently Indicator; that tho secretary of thn Interior, In final dis position of tha matter, will causo tho contract to be chunged to In- cludn the legion 'modifications fill BONO SUIT INI P R0PRI ' FUR PRUJECT Dorothy (Julnlan of Han Francisco, Vnlento's companion, witness to tho killings Kundny nnd held as w linen In the Jail slept through thu lutost cnapior of thn drama. A reporter waked her after It was over. Tho sbnrltfjwus told by thu mob It was friendly to him and meant no harm to him, but sought to mako such an example of tho prisoners that no ono would cvttr treat him as his predeces sor was treated. Only five minute was consumed by the mob In tho Jail and 1C more, at most. In hanging tho mon. Within half on hour the mob had disappeared. Mm Sot loVntlfled Officials said nono .worn Intend- flod. retolumn and other towns re ported that automobiles passed through In thu direction of Hantn llosa before thn lynching. Iloyes, early In thn evening received n tol nphone mnssagu to the effect he had better bo nt the comctery at 12 30 as somothlng wo going to happen." tun iiuriu sam lie inougni 11 hoax but went to his office In thn Jail and called. four deputies, if 6" trloTl to call othors later but found thn telephone wire had been cut. Thon tho nvuked men entered. Coroner, Krank II. I'hlllpps was notified and went to tho cemotory with u deputy to cut down the bodies Heforu 3 o'clock he had removed them to thn morgue. Tho sheriff ar rived before the coroner and tho mob pleaded with him to let the bodies hang, Ho was forced, hu said, to wait tho coroner Souvenir Hunters There Thocrowd pleaded with him to glvo them bit of ropo as souvenirs. Tho sheriff speaking of tho mob's arrival said "several lnchers rushed Into tha office, leveled b'imi ,t me und commanded me to put up my hands, I did not hold them up, suit ed to talk. They held ma down and mm man stuck hi rnvolvor In mv stomach. Others pushed tn'p Into u chair, held my arm In tho nlr, and went through my pockets, My rovol or was tuken from mo, so wan tho uuister key to the colt doors, riemlet! Willi Mob After my gun nnd keys woro tak en, they mnrched mo Into thu back offlca whern I tried to appeal to thorn not to curry out their plans. One man pointed towurd tho drap ed photograph of I'otruy which hung thorn and said "boys, alnt that en ough," With ono volco thn men In thn room answered "yea." Sales Expert Here To Put Over Big Stock Reduction Ono hundred thousuud dollars worth of bargains will bo' offered when tho Uolden Itulo storo door open tomorrow morning for thu big sale under tha dlroctlon of Murrv Uleo, sales oxpert of the United llrok- erngo company of Portland and Spo kane, "Thoro will bo nothing hold buck," said Mr. Woe today. "Kvury article In tho 1100,000 stock of tho big utoin will be Included In tho gen- oral sacrifice. Thin Is Mr. Illou's first visit to Kin- ninth Knlls. Ho was surprlsod nt tho slto and advancement of tho com munity and predicts that tho sala will bo one of tha most auccossful that ho has ovor undertaken. I.ord Hobort Cocll say tha loaguo of nations Is vory much nllvo, And Hiram Johnson asks "AUvo with what?" Hy (in order filed In thn circuit rourt lain yesterday Judgo I). V. Kuyknndiill dissolved tha temporary Injunction ugalnst tho Klamath coun ty roipl bond Issue, secured two months ugo by Mrs Bophln Henley, releasing tho bonds for completion of contemplated state highway work In Klamath county Tho decision of tho court I far reaching a tho legal point Involved not only tho legitimacy of local high way construction, hut created a sit uation that menaced tho ontlro stato highway building program. Ilcsldes thu main suit, a number of other road suit worn passed upon, nnd either settled or set for speedy trial. Theso Included sovon condemnation proceedings In tho dis puted tone, thn scene -where all liti gation arose, on tho Klamath KalU- Morrlls stretch of state highway. I'lvn Klnr-i ItIoI Klvo fines woro lovlod for con tempt of tha Injunction order In tho case, Oskar Huber waa fined I2C; County Judgo Ilunnell, Commission- era Short and Fordyco $5 each, and J. W. Moormnn, sub-contractor fl. Tretipa FurbhMrat Thn temporary ordor In tho suit of Itobert Cheyno against tho county was made pormanont In practically nil provisions It forbids trespass on lands outsldo the right of way or damage, tp tho rancher' crops, ditch es or fences, Tho highway bulldors must open thu grado to permit cross ing of Irrigation ditches and uro r en quired to keop the road closed ,to travel and trespassing stock until fences are built on each side tho right of. way. Condemnation Hulls The following dlspou! wa made of condemnation proceedings brought by tho county -within tho past year (a secure tha rights of way through dis puted territory. Tho suit against J. W. MsCray has been settled and Is dismissed. Tho suit against tho Hamnker estate was set for hearing on motion to strtko out tho complaint at 2 o'clock to day In tho suit against Itobert Cheyne, the defendant's domurror was over ruled and tlmo allowed for answer, Thu suit against C. Ilowman was set for trial January 31. Tho Con Cur- tin demurrer wu overruled and 20 days allowed to answer and tho same ruling applies to actions against Hopbla Henley and C-oorgo Khohalt. C01U Kiuiilly Divided In deciding tho main suit, dis solving tho tompornry bond Injunc tion, tho court decreed oach party should pay It own costs. It Mr. Henley desires an anti-trespass or dor similar to tho ono secured by iChoyno it will bo granted upon ro- qucst. Mombern of tho state highway com mission and other defendants are ills missed on tho understanding that they co-opcrata In properly connect ing ditches on elthor slda of tho light of way by meuns of culverts. In case, thoy fail further contempt proceed ings should bo filed, tha court sug gests. tlioyito I)UmliMHl A suit brought by tho county Icourt ngalnst Itobert Cheyno to pre vent nllogcd diversion of Irrlgutlon water upon tho road to Intorfero with tho work, wu dlsmlssod. ApiHMll I 1'oMllblo An npponl from tho decision in tho Henley Injunction suit to pre vent tho application of the bond nionoy to stato highway building, Is a possibility, It was learned today. Kntltv Issue Ititoluxl Tha amount of tho Klamath bond Imuo was-$347,000, voted in 1919, tho bulk of -which remains to bo ox- ponded, rialutlffs attacked on tho ground that tho stato law provides Hint tho county court) alono bus super vision of tho building of roads was bolng exercised by tho stato highway commission delegutod to Oskar Hu bor, contractor. Defendants maintalnod, among othor things, that tho 1913 Ins was suporsodod by the act of 1917, cre ating tho, stato highway commis sion und endowing It with certain power, Koch member of tho Oregon del egation In congroiwi ha boon re quested by tho local post of the American legion In a telegram for warded recently, to uso ovcry offort to seo that tho original recommend ation for n 11,213.000 nDProDriatlon for tho Klamath project Is paned by congress. The .tato organization of tho le gion and national organization will also bo asked to exert all their Influ ence with tho national legislator to get tho appropriation. Tho loglon request that effort bo mado to socuro the major.ipart of the appropriation for tho develop ment of soldier land (land that may bo homestendod by ex-scrvlco men In tho Klamath basin, which "have here tofore been negloctod.") One reply wa received today. Sen ator Mc.Vary telographed that he would follow tho linn suggested. A recent press dispatch stated that thn recommendation a laid beforo congress when It opened this week haa reduced the appropriation to $718,000. Martial Law to Rule Ireland, England Decrees Uy Associated Pros. LONDON', Doc. 10. Martial law will bo applied to certain nroa of Iroland, I'romjor I-loyd Oeorgo an nounced In tho house of common to day. Permits of afo conduct will bo given tho Sinn Fein member of tho house of commons, so that they may meet tho government to discus the Irish situation. AH arm nnd ulnform. tho gov ernment will Insist, mnst bo sur- rcadored by a certain dato within tho prescribed area. After that dato un authorized persons possessing arm and ammunition nro to be treated as rebel and are Ilablo to tho death penalty If convlctod. ','M I " NEW TROOM USED FOR TRIAL OF INGERSOLLi Opening Attempts ta Secure Jurors to Try Alleged Slayer Indi cate Unwritten Law Will Be Invoked. WU MS PTf AGENT Will REIN SEEK SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION Following a conference attondod Lby Paul Maris, director of farm ex- ivnaion wora or me o. a. c; it. C. aoymour, state club leader, repre sentative of, tho local farm bureau, chamber of commerce and other In the county court room "last even ing, h. II. Thomas, county agrlcul-n tural agent, withdrew bis recent res ignation and consented to stay in bis present position for another year. Tho local wool growers association ha addressed letter to each member of the Oregon delegation In congress, asking co-operation In tho passage of legislation beneficial to the sheep industry at the present session of congress. Tho letter 1 a follews: "Tho Klamath Wool Orowera" as sociation beg to call your attention to the fact that a move will be made at the coming session of congress to plan an embargo upon Import of wool and frozen mutton, pending protec tive tariff legislation. Also a bill call ed the "Truth In' Fabric" bill -will be Introduced. The outstanding feature of thla latter bll'l, la that It compels our manufacturers to stamp In the selvage; nfclho cloth the character of iao material micunK;iaio me con struction .thereof. If cotton or wool shoddy Is mixed with virgin wool the manufacturer will not be able to sell It as puro wool, f "Legislation of a protective char acter Is absolutely vital to the' sheep and wool Industry, unloss tho samo Personal , contact with much of tho work under way, which was!' to collapse or die out. Climate, the started undor his direction, renders .character of our grazing lands, cost Mr. Thomas' presence for another lf labor. In tact all conditions gen- year practically Indispensable, and'oral)r throughout the U. S. are such thouo Interested In successful com pletion of tho proji-cts will welcomo his announcement that ho will stay. It Is understood that the salary of tho offlco wilt bo Increased from $3300 to $3600 In the now budget. This, however, furnishes no motiva for Mr. Thomas' decision, as ho had a much moro lucrative position In vlow. ALIEN LAND LAW NOW OPERATING IN CALIFORNIA (Dy Ansoclated Press) 8ACUAMKNTO. Cul.. Dec. 10. California's new and moro drastic antl-allon land law, an Initiative ucl approvod at tho general oloctlon last month, bocamo offcctlve jestcrday. It withdraws tho threo-year agri cultural land leasing prlvllego from nitons Ineligible to citizenship and soeks to close loopholes In the orig inal law of 1913 through which. It Is said, Japanese -wore continuing to gain control of California farm land. Specifically It providos that no alien Ineligible to citizenship nor any organization controlled by such aliens may act an pruardlun of a minor who, bocauso of birth In thla country-, may locally acqulra agricultural land. Tho controversy over tho mcasuro brought forth opposing Interpreta tions of tho troaty between the Unltod States and Japan. The, act pro vides that any allon inellglblo to cit izenship may acquire, use, transmit and Inhorlt.rcal property only as pro scribed by troaty and not other wise, Opponontsot tho law contend ed that tho provisions of the treaty with Japan permitting Jo.panoso In this country to 'own or hlra and oc cupy lands for residential and com mercial purposes" must, be. Interpret ed to Include, agricultural lands. that wo simply can not compete with Australia.. New Zealand, South Amer lea, or South Africa, In the -produc tion of wool or mutton, without a vory considerable degree of protec tion. Nevertheless, this Is Just what great seriousness, not to wool grow ers alone, but to the whole Amer ican people, if this Industry is des troyed. Wo become dopendent upon foreign countries entirely fer our supplies of these most necessary arti cles of clothing and food consump tion Nevertheless, this Is Just what is threatened, no less, and wo con fidently appeal to you to uso every effort to old in tho passage of tho bill before mentioned and any legis lation that -will aid in establishing the shcop Industry upon a solid and remunerative basis. "Of course, the manufacturers will bo against us, also tho packers; It Is vory much to their Interost to be so. We must; confess, also, that hereto fore thoy havo succeedod In defeat ing tho efforts of tho livestock grow ers In getting protection, such as would bo given by the "Truth In Fa bric Dill." Wo fcol that wo may safe ly depend upon your using every en deavor in our Interest, as well as what; we fool Is to tho ultimate beno fit of our entlro country, and will be glad to recolvo jour acknowledgment of this lettor and your personal opin ion upon this subject." C. of, C. Office Is Moved to Bank Pending completion of the bas mont' quarters beneath tha new American National bank, which will bo. fitted up -with offlcos, reception rooms and banquot room entirely for the chamber ot commerco, the office, ot tho chamber has tempor arily -'moved to quarters on the ground floor ot tho building, in 'tho rear, ot the bank. Tho bnsomont quarters will be ready In about ton days. If the shipping board paid $161 tor a hinge, as is charged, someono ought to swing tor It. Tho trial of Gilbert Ingcrsoll, ot Dairy, chargod with tho murder of Henry Stoehsler, also of Dairy, ,wai begun In tho courtroom of tho Main street courthouse this morning at 10 o'clock, Judgo Campbell, of Ore gon City, sitting In the case in lieu of Judgo Kuykendall, against whom affidavit of prejudlco had beon filed by tho defenso a. short tlmo ago. Jndre Mako Choice At 9 o'clock this morning. Judo Campbell, In company with Sheriff Humphrey, visited tho courtroom of the city hall and tho courtroom In the Main street building, and almost without hesitation the Judge decided that the latter, was the better place In which to do justice to the case, the rights of the public being con sidered, a well as the conveniences offered for a better ministration of Justice for both sides. Previous to announcing-his decision to hold court In the now courthouse, the Judca called Into consultation attorneys for both the state and the defense, and exacted from, thorn tho stipulation that neither side would raise anr ob jection because of tha quarters used. Judgo Campbell stated that In tho courtroom of the city hall the Jury box was too close to the seat of tha auditorium to Insure ft safe conduct of the trial. Aeordlnlrat 10 o'clock uaiuit, .Naiioom caii.-trnlv I the new; coptj, (has usheflnk before the people Jot. Klamath al!s the only trial held In a courtroom in this county In which the spectators wore "permitted to look up to tho Judge, and In which the Judge was privileged to look down upon ha pcoplo." Wife Greet. Defendant Prosecuting Attorney William Dun can, assisted by H. M. Manning as special prosecutor, appearod for the state, and John Irwin and C. M. O'.Vell for defense, Mrs. Ingcrsoll. wife ot the defendant, was seated be side her attorneys when her husband entered tho courtroom, smiling and composed, ,wlth Shorlff Humphrey. Greeting each other with an affec tionate kiss, both took their places besldo their attorneys. Warrants for Jurors' When,)he.llst of veniremen was called, 12 orthem failed to respond, and upon order from the court, bcnclu warrants wero Immediately Issued and placed in Sheriff Hum phrey's hands, with Instructions to hale them Into court without delay. The missing veniremen woro Charles Kester, William Lambert, Tom Lynch. C. H. Carlton. Fred It. naker. E. W. Hoberts, George Hoyt. A. E. Gale. C. G. Newell, L. A. Geertson. and A. Cohn. It was ascertained al most Immediately that Mr. Baker was sick in bed. Tho sheriff immediately wont In search ot the delinquents. some of whom, It was stated, had been seen upon tho street this morn ing. A Carlson asked to be excused he was atrilcted with neuralgia which affected his hearing and caused a restlessness which would not permit him to sit still long enough to givo strict attetnlon to tho trlul. He was excusod. Dave Campbell said ho was so old ho couldn't hear well, and be also was excused. William Griffith had excessive physical Infirmities which also made him unnhns to sit still, ho also was given permission to depart. Percy Kvnns, advised tho court that ho was a contractor with' a crew ot about 15 men who neccd hU consist ent attontton, but' the Judge did nqt consider this a sufficient cause for dismissal, and ho was asked to re main, Mr, Uvnns smiled and remain ed. l'rovlous'to tho examination of ven iremen Attprney Irwin entered an ob jection pn" the grounds that the apo dal list ot veniremen was called' and some of them Included In the list drawn, before tho original list had (Continued to Page 8)