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KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awatening
Associated Press Leased Wire
Seventeenth Year No. 5402
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Uncensored
Observations
TIIH IIAMi OF MIIAMIC
Deter we oime U
Work thl
Morning lb
Nlasti u;i tha ' baby
Nndd a now pair
Of shoo
And would I
Plcao put tlanry Mug
In tha
Hull of Shame ,
Ana ae If maybe
It might do u n Bciinti
Clood,
Ho Honry In
Oolun Id (ul wrote
I' p.
Hay llio wife "Now lie sure mill go
To bn store, of Henry . Mm
" Anil Bft buby imiiic Kline
Itanl quirk 'fun.) you lone ,
To noma rrnpntiuoflti' hunch, till
your dough."
Radio fan who have been thrllloa
by Wondoll Hall Ited Headed
'Music linker'! harmony; Zuv Con
fray' fncopatlon and I'aul White
man' too tickling muilc, took a turn
for other form lam night, when the
lobby of tha Aroida hotel wa filed
to the nth degree with ultra-fan
lRtoroUd In old fash'oned dune
tnuilc that caano In from Calgary.
Alberta, Canada. Tha voire of the
'one who called off the old fashion- j
ea square aauce, in Virginia run
nnd) the ' buck and wing could be
hoard M plainly aa If he were In tho
Center of the lobby, unit ao Improv
ed were a bunch of old timer that
their feet tapped In unlaon w-'tb the
beat of the music. - Tha fiddler wus
In prominence a waa tho accordion.
' Tha blggoat boob I ever met,
Tbe guy I'd like to bean,
I the on who ay that Klamath
Fall " r '
I lily-white an clean.-
. ,TODAV'H MrtTHKII (H)UHl". "'
it diddle, dlddlo.'. , ' i : '
The cat and thn'tldd'le. " ') -rTho
cow klckedi ovr the Vraoon";
, 'The boy all aang .. '
WliB a sorrowful Wang, '
"I paw Dry t Am' waa tholr tune.
' Wantod-7-Some pioneer who will
, be kind enough t) how newcom
er where the ten thousand hole
golf oouriio of Klamath f ill U
located. t '
;Jack Millet, former Jailor, when
aaked "How ' were thing?" ald
that they wero going fine and Hint
"ho was atll paying Interest on thu
money he owed.". .
. According to tho proccpt of com
mon law, Dr. Q. 8. Nowaom la a
law violator, duty .arrested, con
victed and fined for . hi failure t
obaerye the right of other. Dr.
J4iwiom waa arroitod aevural days
. ago on tho charge of trospasslng
on prlvato properly, that proporty
being tho county Jail. Tho houlth'
doctor wa callod Into tho Jail on
aorno honlth duile and had hnrtll
pnaaod the threshold when a heavy
hnnd wa clamped on his ehouldor.
The hand waa the proporty of n
' county prisoner, who wa In
structod by Ilia Judgo ut the
Kangaroo court to tako Dr. Now
nom. In cuitody and bring HI in bo
foro,"hl eminence." "It you'ro not
' guilt, jyqu" ehould be," was . the
ivnrdlct ; the Judgo of the Kan-
gnroo 'court after a fair and Im
partial trial. "Vou nro hereby fined
tho um of !." Dr. Nowiom
buokod, but wlion 'ho wa gently
but firmly told of tho alternative,
; a hoavy paddle, he gladly pnld hli
. flno and mado hi eacapa.
Mora fuel for the flro of gold
Rookor , lie In a tlo told by n
.local ' phylclan. ' A c'o.v puncher,
cantering over range country . noa..
Paliiloy, aoveral yoar ago, was at
tracted by certain blnck ' ro;k.
Tho cow puncher chipped off - u
. ploco of , tho rock and wo nmaae.l
rat ll weight. Ho hnvod the piece
of rock Into hi pockot nnd prompt-
' ly forgot all about It. Soma tlmn
In In ha i-nrllHenverAd the nieco of
rook In hi pocktnnd bethinking
., hlmaolf at Dr. C, 1 Mnon, local
dontlHt whne hobbf I motnlluvgy,
took It to hlmi. Boveral wook lntnr
, Dr. Mneon oillod lo cow puncher
up Into hln office and told him of
that the piece of ro;k nKn'od gold
, over $11000, to the ton; Hut by that
. time 'the. oowpnnohor uould not.ro
mombor. whqi'Ohp hud run onto lh
I rook oxoopt that It 'Wa aomewhoro
,111 Ijllliu ouuiy nun jiruiinuij iu uiu
' portlionstern nitrt. " -y
OFFICERS SEEK
BEAUTY DOCTOR
IN DEATH CASE
Los Angeles Woman Suc
cumbs as Result of 'Face
' Peeling' Operation
I.OB ANViELKH, Muridi ". Direc
tive Inviiatlgatlng Ilia deuih of Mr.
JuhhIo (lllrlirlxl during u "Pico peul-'
In k" opnriitlon in Hollywood luni
Wednevxluy, today worn looking Into
a report that Mr. 1 ll-Iirltt uniler
'Went aiiollmr fuce niodollng opera
tion lut Junu ul llio band of Dr.
(lurtrudu Hteolu, "bcuuly doclvr"
who fled to tier:r.uuy aru-r the bud
been charged 'with mur.nlutiKhtcr In
connertlon with the d"uih of one of
her pntluiil.
It wa believed pouilble tlllit Mr.
OllchrlKt'i death might have been
due Indirectly- to tbe tint operation,
a "Afll a to l lie operation under
which kh' died. Clio ideal anulyal
of the woman' brain nhowed trace
of pher.ul polaonlng and the theory
wa tint the operation I an I June
may huvo left hnr particularly en
alive to the often of Ihn phenol
aolutlon comnisnly ued . In faro
peeling operitlon.
Law Maker Asserts
Schools for Bank
Robbers Are Held
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 7. A
declaration thai "choo 'are being
conducted In Okluhomu In which
bunk rebbera learn their trick wis
made on tho floor of the house of
tin slate Icglalnllon by a representa
tive, ; '
. "Bevoral achool of bank robbery
ire now being conducted In tht
f tulo,". he atllli ' "A'Oun'g : men are
taught how t0 eclcct lownj Irt which
It I tianinet to' rob a bank: haw to
enter bank; how to get tho money
and finally how lo escape."
PERSHING RECOVERS
FROM HIS ILLNESS
IIAVANA, Cuba, March "f Oen
eral Jofln t'ershlcg, who wa) taken
111 on his arrival hero with member
of his mission, to Kouth America
from Santiago Do Cuba lust Tuesday,
will probably leavo his 'bed today
for the first lliuo slnco tin after
noon of his arrival.
The (lenernl plan to visit Prol
dent Zlas at tho prenldenll U palace.
Tho ontlro mission. Including Ad
miral Dnyton and Mlnliter Hicks,
with their aides, under pros.-,nt plans
will witness llio nnveMIng of tho
Maine inonunnent tomorrow morn
ing. VAVOII.H COM.MIMHIO.V
r
WASHINOTO.V, March 7. Projl
deiit Ccolldge. I ror.flldorliig favor
ably v'tlie proposal to iiuino a' com
mission to liiventlguto the Muscle
Hhonl, Alabama property -with a
view to ' recommending for lis dis
posal by congress next session. . ' ;
E
Contractor Mired in Mud
at Whiskey. Creek and '
Delayed Many Hours
. - i
Snow nnd ' rnhi has caused the
Klamath' Falls-Liikevlnw I highway
hotweon Uonnni'.a m Dontty to be
come 'almost Impassable, Is tho re
port of Mlko Nyhurt, contractor,
who returned from Lnkev(ew ourly
this morning.
Sovnral tnllei this side of lleutly,
nt Whlskoy crook, tho rua'd Is ' u
mho of mud Hint niuke auto truf
fle almost Imposslblo, Ml'.' Nytnirl
said. Tho rond contractor ar
rived at Whiskey crock early lust
evening nnd did not nrrlvo In
Klnmalh Fnlls till four oVIock this
morning. Ill automobile mink Into
a mud hold tip to tho running board
and It whs nocessary to hire it toam
to pull Ills nnr. out of llio Jiolo be
fore ho could continue on his way,
llotwoen llfows Valley mid Illy
tho rond was froscn to s.iud an. ex
tent tluit ntitomubllos could tnivol
a fAljr (logi'oo Ot OAsq,.' jj.jj""
mm
ROAD
ROUGH SHAP
Employes of
Posjt Office
Receive Rise
Through an act of Congren, pos
tal employe of the Unltod Htatea
will recfllvo an Incroiao In aalary
on Mnr;h IS, dated from tho first
of tho yoar, whan tho act wa to
have buon put Into offoct. Tho em
ploye of tho Klamath Fall post
office will receive larger cliecki
than at any lima alnco llio opera
tion of tho city office. Tbero aro 21
men and wjmen employed In the
postal service of tho giovernnicnt in
Klamath Klllla.
Thoae In the office who will be
effected by the change are John A.
McC'all, postmaster; Itnssiill 1,. Grif
fith, assistant poitmaater; Charles
C. Whlltnnre, stamp clerk; Charles
O. Donelson, stamp clerk; .Mr.
Helen flplker, money order clerk;
Mr. Lulu I). Ilutchlns, general de
livery; John II. Hveiuon. dispatch
clerk; Jeste A. Drown, distributing
clerk; Thomas II. Massoy, distribut
ing '.-lurk I William L. Masiey, dis
tributing clerk; I'aul D. Cono. aux
iliary clerk-carrier; Olenn O. Fouch,
auxiliary clerk; Honry V. Ilrjwn.
Thomp K. Core, Merwln M. Donel
son, Vernon V. Frnnclsi William
N. Hays 'and Johns C. Moncrlef, car
riers i Joseph J. J'aynler, special
delivery clerk; 'John Dixon. It. F.
D. carrier, and E. T. itobert. mall
messenger.
Tie payroll of the Klamath Falb
postofflro reai'he) the annual sum
of 130,000 with ail average of
1.1000 a month. When John A. Mc-
Cnll, present postmaster, entered
the service of the government a as
sistant postmaster In 1911, frore
were flvo employes of t'Jo city
postofflco, Ihclr jnonlhly wagen ag
gregating little more than 150(1.
Last year the office carried on
enough business to receive a rat
ing of a first class postoffl;e, this
rating 'being expected by July 1.
CAXDIDATKH TO INITlATilli
Six candidates for the second
rank of tho Kulghta ot I'ytblas
lodge will bo Initialed next Mon
day at the Knights of Pythias hall.
11 was 'announced today. Following
the Improsslvo ceremony mcmboia
of t Jo lodge wil gather ' together
and onjoy a food and get-together.
IS
Effort to Form Federated
Clubs Meets With
Resistance .
Attempt of the chamber ot com
merce to prevail upon all organi
sations of rural communities to
morge Into onu federation boardi was
partly scuttled this n.iarnoon when
reproscntatlves from Merrill nnd
Malln stated that tho sentiment in
tholr communities was not Iu fnvor
cf any amalgamation with tho
Klamath chiimbor.
Tho sentiment of tho six repre
sentative . from, .rural amnions of
tho ounty wn evenly spilt, F. M.
Trout, representing tho Mullh Com
mercial' clubt A. M. Thomas, rep
resenting the Tulo Luko farm so
ciety and C. Mulct, who told of
the opinion . exjiressod by ninny
prominent cltlsons of Morrill, wero
against t'.io plan, holding that an
amalgamation with ,lhe chamber
would not be to the best lntore.it
ot the farmers.' They slated that tho
Hcntlmont was In favor of an In
dependent organisation of fnrmors,
merging all tha rural organlsa
ons Into one and ca:;ed t'lo Fod
crutlon of Agriculture...
Hny Nelson, representing tho
.community club of Keno, said Unit
the sontlmcnt In. his community
was practically un'mlmous In ifnvor
of the chamber plan. U. K. Hooder,
of llio Central community club, nnd
H. J. Tlcknor of tho Lnugell valley
community elu'j. reported substan
tially tao aniue fliullngs Iu their
communluv.
Mi1. Thomas of . the Tulo lnko
farm society,, brought out that tho
Interests ot the chamber and ot tho
farming oommunltle wore not tho
snme nnd that If such a federated
board wore formed, that tha orgn
titration would not ho unanimous In
projects sponsored. ' v
11. lB. Hooder, H. J. Tlcknor arid
Dr. M. Trout wore nppunod as n
committee lo report on .March 21
on laws' which would, govern t'ho
tedOTHted boin'il, . ''','"',
CHAMBER
PUN
CHECKMATED
News Flashes
I'ltOTKSTH IlKMOVAL
WAHHINOTON. Marrli 1. Ob-
Jectlon to tho action of the republi
can orgunlwMloH 1 ri'iuovliiK four
of llio republican Insurgents from
their committee, ranks waa voiced
today In tho ' senate by Henator
Dorah, republican, Idaho, ,
I'AYKOMi KK1ZKD
I'ATTKIWON, Jl. J., March 7
riilTo roblM-ra .kum ked (Iiih ii . uu
1'iiiploya uf the Munliiittun Slilrt
roin iniiy in front of Its factory herd
today, seized n $I7,KW pay roll mill
iwKil In n BU'li'li automoblli!, A
fourth man no captured.
' MKAI) TO I1KM.VIX ,
W.VMIIINti'rOX, . March 7. Kl-
mx.il Miwlt romiiibwloiier of recln
llllllloil, Hill lelillll Ills Hisl unolher
year. 111 decision beciuue known
today when he npplliil to the I'nl
verslty of t'ulllurnln for a second
year's leave of ubsence ns professor
of rural institutions.
ATTACK PROVES FATAL
KATOXTOX, Cn., .March 7 W.
O. Wright,. I'ulnnm county school
KUcrintciiilcnt, died uhlay from in
juries suffered WelueMlny v. lien fie
was oMuinltnl by two young men
lu whom he had given a "lift" In
young men aro held in Jail lit Atlan
ta for the nienult on tho siiperiu
timdent. THOMPSON K1LKH APPEAL i
CHIC'AGO, lnrch,7 Appeal to
llio I'niu-cl Ntutcs circuit c'oart of
npimils was taken llny by John
V. Thompson, Kt. Iiuis nnd (lil-
cugo contractor,.' who wns found
guilty nilli Colonel llinrh-s It,
Forbctt, former head of the L'ulted
Slates veteran1' bureau., of con
spirarj' to defraud the governinenL
I)1K ON 1CK KIOK
KKATKHIXOHLAV, lbissin, Star.
7. i'nught in an ico floa in the
Hi'a of Axov, . ISO fUlierincn and
sixty homes wero drowned or fro
en to dentil, It was learned liero Ut
ilny. Tho fisheriiien had gone out
for their (lolly haul with horses and
wagons, when in tho middle of the
Hr-n the ico broke and they were
carried nway before assistance could
arrive.
HHOWH RKAL SPKED
PARKKIUniKC, W. Va., March
7.- nnrtholemew Lott,- 80, and
Mrs.' Carlo l.nntx'it, 70, were uinr-
rled in the WoihI county court
house todny a few minutes after
they had first met. Kach went to
tlio eouit house on a different ini
slou. Iteconilng ncunlntrd tlley
were noon talking quietly together
into the rnuiity clerk's office and
for a short time. Then they stepped
applied for n innrrlair license.
KKXTCCKY Jl'DOK HIK1 .
FltAXKF'OItT, Ky., Mnrrh 7.
Alleging ineutnl nnd physical nil.
Hlib.ll resulting from nbtiul . fifty
confinements of 30 lioum each In n
Jnll at lioiidon, Ky., L. M. Ketelinni
of lMigoottre, .Mm tin county, In
diana, today filed suit. In federal
court here ngalnsi Judge A. T. V.
Manning of l.nurel coiiiil) circuit
court, nsklutt SO,(MMI dniiuiges.
HENLEY BEATEN
County High School One
Step Closer to Coveted
Basketball Trophy
Played to a standstill during tho
first half, the Klamath County
High school learn took a new lease
on life during tho lost halt nt tho
baskotball gor.no with Henley last
night at Malln. and when the tlnul
whistle blow were on tho long ond
of tho score by 22 to 17. The vie-j
tory placed the local quintet a slepj
closor to the championship. Had
they lost, nny 'chance to bo league
lenders would' be gone.
Tho line-up of K. C. H. S. was
Dale Soulc, . Doan Beckley, Max
Nowsdm, Harry Molnlore, nnd Zed
Darnos. ,
FARM 111 IMCAU MHKTS
Members of tho farm bureau ex
change mot this attornoon Ire cham
ber of commerce rooms to discuss
tho cooperative fnt'iner's exchange.
Duo. to the cxceUont wouther, there
was a largo gathering from the ont-
lymg'diBtrintny '; "":
BY KLAMATH H
POULTRY WILL
SHORTLY
H,
E. Cosby, College Expert,
Says Opportunities
Here Are Good
Dawn of a now era -in Klamath
poultry Industry came , Into 1 be'ng
Thursday night ond Friday raornliiis
whan at a number of cnootlngs of
poultry producers,.. H. E.f Cosby,
poultry extension specialist ot the
OregonAgrlcoltural college laid the
cornerstone for constructive develop
ment In this branch ot agriculture
in Klamath. . j .
Hereafter Klamath contnly will
be benefited by the regular; vlslLs of
Mr. Cosby,- who each ye ir makea
several trips throughout Oregon for
the purpose of talking oveir poultry
problems wjt , lithe poultrymou ar.d
advising them as to tho ' scientific
methods, If employed, will bring .tho
greatest return from tile flocks.
Mr. Cosby said he would 'return to
Klamath county in August and
spend several days In Klamath
county., making personal calls on
Klamath .poultrymen.
' To Give Report
Within! the next few dayB, Mr.
Cosby will mail to the county agent's
office, a syxoposis of bis trip into
Klamath county. In nrhlch will be
Included his reactions to Klamath
county ns a field for. poultry' de
velopment. ' i i .
While here Mr. Cosby expressed
himself aa favorably Impressed- with
tbe possibilities of Klamath county
as a fl3ld for 'big development 'n
the poultry industry.' He said that
ho had jseldiom been mot with such
etMhusiaani, Interoat and coopera
tion toward the development ot the
poultry Industry, than , on hli trip
here to Klanrath.
. Ot 'Thursday evening, Mr. Xosby
was gunst of honor at a u'nner given
at the T. N. Case farm, to which
several fv tbe more prominent poul
trymen were Invited. Later in the
evening he addressed a meeting nt
tho Mt. Lakl church, explaining the
purpose of. his visit, telling of his
work and . giving assurance of his
cooperation in tho development of
the -poultry Industry in Klamath.
At 9 a. m. Friday, he addressed an
audience of over 30 at. the Malln
high school and a noon Friday de
livered an informal filk to a gath
ering) ot 40 includuing practically
every poultryman- ot - the lower
Klamath basin country at the T. N.
Case farm where a cafoterla lunch
was served.
, IMscilsncs Marketing
In his talks, Mr. Cosby brought
out tho importance of the marketing
problem to the success ot the lnduus
try. iHo pointed out how applica
tion of scientific methods had been
proven tho best Insurance of .sue
ce?a. Jlr. Cosby lctt Klamath Falls for
Medford' yesterday afternoon on an
afternoon stage. He waa .accom
panied on his trips into the county
by County Agent C. A. Henderson
and County Club Leader Frank Sex
ton. , :. '. , ' :'
FOUR PERSONS
La . Grande Mother and
Children Killed Two
Others Badly Hurt
LA CHANCE, Ore., March 7.
Four pornons were burned to death,
and two- others were severely burn
ed early today when the homo ot
Walter Schults In. Evans, B5 miles
northeast of here, was destroyed by
fire. The dead nro: Mrs. Walter
Schultz; her - son - Jimmy, vged 4
years; her .daughtor, Florence, ngod
2. -and her six months old baby.,
SchulU nr.d a brother-in-law, Ted
Frost, 16, were seriously burned.
Physician said It. might bo noces
sary to amputate Frost' hands, but
that both Jnen have chances for re
covery. '
Tho flames wero caused by a
kerosene explosion wlion Schultz
stiirtedi a fire In the room occupied
by Mrs. Sclinltz and her children.'
. Mrs. O. Wi MeKlmmon of Bon.
hnza was among .hu out of town
visitors ; spending .Saturday.' In- the
city visiting with fiionds and traus
oc,ih b1lne, T-':''-
DIE I
BLAZE
tittito irj'ity ic Mat,
Chosen j To Go
As Ambassador
WASHIXOTOX, Meret 7. CUor
les D. Hlllen of New York, as Am
bassador to ier.T)any !b understood
to be undar ccnslderojtjon by Presi
dent CooUdgo. . ' ' . i
Mr. Ifillea has foir many years
played a' prominent prt in republi
can party affairs. 'Ho la national
committeeman for New York and
was a vice chairmiia of national
committee last canVpaJgn.
The Berlin poit .became vacant
when President Ciildga advanced
Mr., HoVighton to lie London Km
bay to succeed Ftank B. Kellogg.
FILCHED SUIT OF
CLOTHES, CHARGE
That O. Knoll walked Into the
home of Ceor;;a Paulos and stole a
suit of clothes' and a pair of green
trousers from Paulos is tbe charge
of the state in a complaint filed
yesterday afternoon. Knoll was ar
rested this morning and was re
leased when be met, a $700 bond,
set by Justice of the Pence R. E.
Hunsaker. He will be given a heir
Ing, next Tuesday morning. He la
charged wltb larceny In a dwell
ing. , .: '
Aged Caretakes of ' ,
Tourist Camp Dies
When House Burns
WENATCHEE. Wash.. March 7.
C. A. Tilcott, age .80. was burned
to death in a fire which destroyed
hia home at 5 o'clock this morning
at Watervllle, 20 miles from here, I
according to -wordi received by tbe i
Dally World. He waa a veteran of:
4Kn HMJ V -
Waterv'.llo A. R. post. He lived
alone in a. frame 'building and ft Hi
believed ho got up, started a. fire Iu
the stove and went .back to bod'.
His body waa found near a .window i
on the second floor, indicating. It Is
believed, that he tried to escape
Tho body was not badly burned. Ho
leaves an adopted daughter. ! He had
boon caretaker vf the Watervllle
tourist camp for tbe past tew years.
TRACK JWEETTO
BE HELD HERE
Baseball Season Now Under
Way Between High
Schools of County
Principals of the high and grade
schools of Klamath county, met in
the offices ot Superintendent J. P.
Wells this morning to arrange for a
county field and track meet, setting
the date for May 8. The meet will
be held at the county fair grounds,
the events to consist ot regular field
and- track redes for both boys and
girls.;
For tho first time In the h'story
ot Klamath county high school, they
will participate In a track meet.
Principal Lester Turnbaugh of Mer
rill high schcol has charge of all
publicity for the cneet. Prlrrcipul
l.uebke of Bonanza is president of
the Principals Assoc'attou and will
bo in general charge of affairs.
Registration and arrangement of
the prograat will fall under the di
rection of P. M. Nosh, principal of
tho Henley high school.
Baseball season in Klamath coun
,ty schools Is now open, the first
game to be played on March 27.
Fort Klamath and Klamath Agoncy
will not be included In the loaguo
due to the distance from the center
ot activities. Those participating
arc Klamath county high,. Malln,
Morrill and Henley. Following the
first game cf the season thero will
bo two games evory Friday until
the close ot the schedule, May the
first. . - -. - '
KKKIGHT TRAINS WHKCKKD
Southern Pnclfle Traffic. Delayed
' . When Cant Are Derailed '
(Special to The Herald) .
YREKA, Calif., March 7. North
nnd south bound tmttlc on the
Southern Pacific line was tied up
for more than two hours yesterday
bfternoon when two frolght car's
iwere , derailed .,' between , . Snowdnn
and Agor, No one was Injured In
lHi' Vi'ijck, w;r'47r.7r'
COIESSlOFi
YOUTH NOT TO
BE CONSIDERED
14-Year-Old Boy Tells Of
ficials He Killed Man
Mother Convicted
LOS ANOELES, March 7.i Four
teen year old; Harold Willis, who 're
cently announced that ho ' planned
to tako up the study of law so that
when he became a man ho could
work for the release of his mother,
Mrs. Margaret Willis, sentenced to
life Imprisonment for the murder of
Dr.' Benjamin Baldwin. ' here lost
April, today Was' being presented 'by
bis mother's attorneys as hlinsolf
the slayer of Or.Bal'JwIn.
Harold, according to :evidenco
submitted yesterday has confessed
that bo shot Ir. Baldwin when (he
lattor attacked hij mother, but that
he was sent' oat to play, after the
shooting and consequently Jld not,
know the doctor was dead until
after his mother bad packed tbe
body In a trunk, east It over an em
bankment north ot here and finally
had give n herself up to tho police.
In tbe county jail last night, Mrs.
WilUs, after exclaiming, "Oh, iwo,
jid be tell? now they will send him
to a reform school"' corroborated
tho lad's purported confession. .'
- "Yes,, he shot Dr. Baldwin And.
then went out to play ball," she said. .
"By the t'me be came home again"
she added "the J:ctor' body was
stowed away In the trunk and she
had ' decided' to tell her too that
Ballwin had. not .been wounded, but
was very drunk and had "gone homo
In a tul." ' ...';. ';
' District Attorney Ada Keyes, an
noarced that ho believed he under
stood . the , circumstances surround
ing the boy's "confession" and won)t -
; not ake any act'n against hm.
Isaac Shook Dies ' From
r Paralytic Stroke ' '
in Ashland . -
:t
i Word 'has been . received l.i
Klamath Falls of the deata of
Isaac. Newton Shook, knewn to
many tt the old timers as ."Nowi'r
Shook,, a gallant ' soldier and wo'.l ,
known rancher of. Klamat'a district,
whose end came, la Ashland the 1st.
ter part of -the week. He' Is the
brother ot John S. Shook. Death
was due to a stroke of .paralysis;
Shook waa one of tho first sot
tiers of the KUmara. country, .own
ing a ranch in the Alkali district.
He fought with Captain- O. C. Ap
plegate In the Modoc war. "a did ;
his brothers, John and Dill. - j
: Out of more' thin, 70. men ot
Capt.' Applegate's 'company . lei
than' 12 remain and' out of the
dozen picked Indian scouts from all.'
the tribes of the Modo; wir -onlV
three are: remalalng, i . . ' ;
John A. Shaw, Father of
Klamath Lumberman,
Pasties at Ashland f
John A. Sliaw,, father, of Jjhn R.
Shaw of Klamath Falls, and ono of
the pioneer lumbermen' ot Oregon,
dlod. early today In an Alhland hos
pital from 'ailments Incident to ad
vanced age. Ho was 73 years of age.
With his wlfo, Mr. Shaw wa.1 re
turning to , his hotn at Albany
after spending jtho wlntor In Lea
Angeles, when he wa takon 111 on
tho train and'wa takon' t3 tho, hos
pital In As"Jland the flrat of tbe
week. He grew steadily worso until
the time of his passing.
Besides hi widow, the deceased
Is survived by the Klmnat'.i Kalli
son, J. n. Shaw, one cf the, owniirs
of the Shaw-Bertram timber com
pany, and a son, R.- 8. Shaw, man
ager ot the Carey Timber compaay
In Clatsop cohnty. ,
The body will be r.tken to Albany, .
.wliero the funeral will bo hold early
PIONEER FROM
KLAMATH DEAD
.... -.' a.. - ' '
WIDELY KNOWN
PIONEER