The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, March 28, 1925, Page 1, Image 1

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KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening"
Associated Press Leased' Wire
Seventeenth Year No. 5481
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 28,1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
V
Uncensored
Observations
There wua u strong wind yoslnr
duy lu nliiro lliiin (ha sens of the
word; itronK In velocity it net mroiiR
In odor, (or lliu prisoners mill llov.
V. K. Hobbllt wero In buck of, thn
oourt homo chopping ui tlta choice
collection, of mill awl il tt that
th prohl sleuths and I'rahl I'up
hud spent their wlnlur Kill IiitIiik.
Tho exhibit wor flrl put on din
play, and a an artdisl Insult to In
Jury, several trusties given buttle
axes and told lj go lo It. Ono of
tbo prisoner, a Rood looking chup
too, with vivid groon uhlrt, lookud
at blit axo, guitml at the huge cop
per mill and an Id, "Urothor, thl
hurt ins worm than It doim you,"
himI with grim mien started In to
nnd tho wnll worn lilt of copper In
to lha Umbo of your and court reo
ord. Hut tha excitement occur rod
whin th wine, whiskey and rood
okl Corn Moon wa poured Into tho
Kround by tho trees cf iho court
yard. Al tho latest, rpnr: Iho
troN had grown tliroo font higher.
April fool Anyway the prisoner
upalalra flacked to the w'nlo-w to
Rot on a ehoap drunk th,u tho wind
wafted tbolr way, but they wero not
alono In tholr anxiety, evoa- tho girls
Id Iho abstract office put up the
window a woe bit. Then tha J'rohl
Sleuth throw burning matches on
tho liquor that looped Into tho
Kround and ' watched tho alcohol
catch flame. Keg after "lt: barrel
after barrel and gallon after gallon
of rare liquor cleared from' tho bur
veit of tbo Law. When the wind
died down .later In the afternoon,
tho prlaoner tore themselves away
from tho bar, .sighed, and con
demned the hlRb and mighty to the
low and lowly (or tbo remainder of
tholr day. . V
It, didn't tako Miln Voat long la
flock over to Pine lret thl morn-
Inw.'when the fire department wa
called lo the Clalarnenu homo al 813
' Pine lrool Llka o many yousg
tr who tear to the echool hoiiM
window to aee the nmy red wagon
go by, o dld merchant and om-
' ploye of virlou etore run lo the
ceno of th fire. Kven the photo
grapher from . the Liberty Thoator
wa thore to get a ahot at the "con
flagration" and lako the picture of
unsuspecting bystander. Watch
younoir, l( you film woll, you may
make your fortuno, yet, all bocauso
the fire department wa called to
quench the flame on Pino atroot.
When you woko up thl morning,
after grand and glorlou prlng
week, and aw the trae outsldo of
the deeping porch covered with
now ' and a few ahlver'ng bird,
don't think you wero the only one
that Spring fooled, decidedly not.
For Harry Prathor, of Curr'n for
Drug, I numbered mong thoe
who took the season seriously and
timed hi actlvltla accordingly.
1 Whothor Prathor, or "Roc" as ho I
'known, , I trying to Fool the Worn
en, or trying to Fool Illnmolf Into
thinking he la, hasn't boon nindo
known, howover "Doe" haa a ship
mont conning In tho Flrat of April,
April Fool' Day. A shipment, did
you got thRt, you that voted for the
water wagon f But hero I whore
you got your April aurprlao a little
oarly, It Inn't a coso at nil, I'h ii
Ford 'coupo, now wntch . "Doc"
ehlno with hi Huff. Hell bo play
, Ing "Me and tho Doy Frlonrt," nl
right, alright.
Wlhen tho light wont out lust
night at the Ill-Jlnhe of the Crator
take Bhrlna nhow, Frank Confor
' announced. In hi boat Senatorial
voice that a belt had broken .and
tho ehow would go on, na well tin the
lights, when tho bolt was fixed.
Homo lusty voice In tho housn 'called
out Inqulsltlvoly and wnnlnd to know
which 81irlnor had lost his belt, oil
sympathy and roady to help.
WK'Mi ALSO FAIjIi
AND PAHH IT OV
Anotlior thing old Nonh nilssod
That might have roused his Ire
Ho novor had to atop tho rk
And ohnngo a bloomln' tiro.
, Macon (0a.) Tolegrnphi
Old Nonh roally ployed In luck,
With the ark, but didn't know II;
. It never-laokod for gnsollno
.And no ono had to tow It.
... MIml (Fin.) Tribune
Another troublo old Nonh mlssod,
Hla Joy, no one can dim It,.
Ho did hot have to keop hli ark,
Outside the twolVe mile limit, '
Houston fjex.) Post-Dispateh,
U. P. UNABLE
10 PAY IS
CLAIM
Argument Over Road
Odcll Closes in Wash
ington, D. C.
to
WASHINGTON', Miin-I, 1!H. Hull
romls vtouuil up twlny Ix-fiiie llir
lulcintitto rinmiiriM coiuiiiIjmIoii
( licit lll'KUIIII'Ilt lit llplMMlllllll lo till'
ili-liiiiiul of Ilic Mtfll of Oiejion llml
inoro Hum .il(l mlleti if new Hues
hit riiiinli'ui'tt'il IIiihiikIi Iim rriilrul
nml 1'iihH in portion. . After brief
i-i'JoliiilerM by nUoi-m-) ri'priwnl Inn
the Hlulf mill Inriit'llin lulrrmK-il,
the li..un wna liiki-n iinilrr connlil-
"rntlon by the roiumlilnii.
A. O. Hpencer, goneral solicitor
for the Union Pacific, doclared the
Orrxnn-WfatOiiiiRton rtallrond and
Vnvlgnllon company, the Union Pacl
fe'e suh''i!nry whlih would bo obllg
d to undcrtuko a lurgv portlun of
hi oxpnndUuro wa In no flnanclnl
.in dlt Ion to nsamno tho burden.
'That corporation now has $11.
n00,000 of accumulated dof'clt on
noorallona,'' ho ad. "The country
' extensive IhrJuKb which theao
lino ro projocted but the extension
ii a mutter of ombarrassment to the
rnllroids which must serve It. It Is
well to mm ex bo r that 36,000.000
ncres of the total aroa of Oregon are
owned by tho United 8tatca govern
ment tin-1 millions of this total are
marked In yellow on the map the
high desert country.
"I think the Union Pacific I well
enough known In tho west so that
theao gentlemen even would admit
that Its directors -would sot hesltalo
to put up the fll.02O.QO0 nacessnry
to construct tho oast and west line
If they could see tho traffic In sight
to maintain It. Hut tharo Isn't any
uch tonnage." '
Chairman Atchison suggested
that with tho line built across cen
tral Oregon to tap the timber re
serves on tho .western slope, mo
Union Pacific could count on mak
ing Joint rates to attract timber for
movement eastward. Mr. Spencer
rejolnod that tho timber mllle on
tho western slope wore nlronJy loent
cd on Southern Pacific linea and
thnt tha corporation would have no
difficulty In retaining tho haul for
their own ayaloma.
"The Union Pacific would hnvo
apont tll.OOO.OOO Is order to put a
line acroas." ho sld "where
could alt on tho side of a mountain
and watch tho trnff'c go by on the
rails of Ha crfhipotltors."
noilllKIl rONVICTKD
PORTLAND, Ore., March 28.
Frederick Magulre was convicted to
day of robbing a postal sub-station
SHRINEHS PLAY
TO FULL HOUSE
Hi-Jinks Said to Be Clever
est Bit of Amateur
Work Seen in City
Wllh tho opening of the bugl
corps of tho Crater Luke Shrlno club,
the Hl-JInks put on by Hlllah tern
pie of tho MyBtlc Shrlno, was a sue
cess from start to finish, when the
Scandinavian hall iwn packed lo
full capacity lust nlgM, playing to
an onthusliMtlc audience.
Every iiunvbor wns repeatedly on
cored mid especially enthused was
tho uudlenco over .the -presentation
of old time aongs In n rovlow with
Harold Ueil. lx molody maids nnd
a group of othors portraying the
chiirnetort of old llmo songs. Frank
Confer, Johnny Houston and Minn
mull Lindsay brought down th
houso with a ulg-llmn vnudovlll
act and Miss Alyco Hansen nnd
Orln Uoborta put across a' clover
bit of "wop" Inlorprotaflon with all
tho fixings, Including bandanna nnd
tho accordion. Tho flnnlo of the
bIkaw put tha finished touch on tho
entlro production, 'tho curtain
closing one of tho most euccoTaful
of Klamath . Falls nchlovemonts
along a thoiitrlcnl lino. Tho houso
hold nvoro than GOO persons, and
rumor had H' that, if nocoasnry, th
lli-Jlnks would bo ropoalod In Mnlln.
Three Inches
Of Snow Falls
During Night
Lulled Into security by wurm
balmy spring iliiya, Klumuth citliens
were stiirtleil lust n'ght whon the
skies opened forth and proclpllatod
brief but heavy snow which when
It hud finally ceased, measured a
bit over three Inches.
Snow 1.1 Mirth Is net an unusual
occurrence for KUiimtii. n. ft.
Smith, hdrographer of the local
uronu of reclamation auld thl
morning, after consulting his rec
ords. Tho snow last night was preced
ed 1y a misty rainfall, reminiscent
f oronn mist. A ulrop In Iho lem-
porutuio to 28 degree obov lero,
brought a grailuul change from- ruin
to slush and from slush to bona-
fldo snow.
IIKND, Ore, Murch 28. A Unlit
sk'ft of snow fell during the night
here but disappeared shortly after
he sun camo out.' Clear skies gave
promise of g3od weather end the
temporatura wa higher than It has
been for several mornings Just re
cently. IS
DE
Completion of The Dalles-
California Highway
Now Certainty
rOItTLAND, Ore.,-' March 28.
Completion of The Dalles-California
h'ghway, the John Day highway and
iho rtooovelt coast highway through
Curry county In 1926 was decided
nn. h. !hn .tale hlirhwa. commls-
Mon at the session whfch closed late
yesterday
A number of projects wero order-'
ed advertised for the meeting April
;3 including:
Klamath county Dly hill section
.... .
on Klamath Faiis-t-aKoviow nign-
way, grading nlno mllos. Survey.
ordered from Lakovlew on othor
actions nf Jhn hlEhwav not built.
Tho Dnllcs-Callfornla highway,
from Deachutos county line to Crea-
ccnt grading.
Lnko courty. Summer Ijike sec
tion, o'ght miles of surfacing. ..
Douglas county. Pacific highway.
nnvlng approached to Robert A.
Hoo:h bridgo. near Winchester.
TELFPHONE SYSTEM
BEING CHECKED UP
IN KLAMATH COUNTY
The transmission features of tho
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
company's local and long dUUnoc
linos are being checked up this week
by L. W. Rosj nnd C. Andrews, en
gineer from tho division office nt
Portland. "EvorytiMng that con
cerns the oloctrlcnl efficiency of thu
telephono circuit li being gone
over wllh a flne-toof.! comb, but
90 fur practically everything hao
boon found in good order," F. K.
Dunn, tho local manager, said to
day.
"ThoBO engineering tost tiro
merely supplemental lo tboso mnrto
ovory day. by our local fprcos," he
explained, "but nro vory usoful In
detecting ovon -slight variations
from tho standard specifications
which ore In uso on the Dell sys
tem all over tho country."
During tholr slay 'horo tho engi
neers will bavo mado toils at Dly,
Bonanza, Morrill, Dairy nnd Dorrls
In addition. to the entlro local plant,
Including nlno prlvnto branch ex
changes. ADMIRAL RE-BURIED
Hpiinlvli War Vctr-rnn Now
Anions America's
Noted lh'iul
Rests
WASHINGTON, March 28.
Momorles of Spantsh-Aniorlcnn war
days crowded In today on tho oc
casion of tho romovnl of the body
of Admiral Qenrgo Dowoy, hero of
Manila Bay, from It resting place
of nearly elgot years In Arlington
comotory to the Bethlehem chapel
of Washington oathedral to' reposo
thoro with othor noted doad.
0
BUILDING
CIQED
UPON
mm holds
INSIDE TRACK
ON JOB, REPORT
Former High School Prin
cipal Favored to Suc
ceed J. G. Darling
According to u persistent rrport
In rourt houso c!il, ('. It. llou
nian, former principal of Klanulli
county IiIkIi arliool, Is klatetl to
urciol Jauu.' ti. Darling, whoso rt
i lccll'iil was refused by the county
kcIiuuI biHiril at a spri-lnl niTlIng
llili week. . '
Sirs, Twylft 'Vet guson, who wiu
silccceU.-d lif't ' fall as- county ml-jM-rliilcndi'iil
by Krol' l'eterson, Is
ulo said t be iingHi'ic tor the
place, but ncccrdlng fa tlin lu-bt
liiforniuticn, Ilotviniiii in wild to linvo
the Inside truck nt the present time.
Street reparU to the effect thai
Pounv Riinerlntendent Peterson was
i In hn plnvatpd In Ihn hlfi-h school
prlnclpalsblp were vehemently de
nied by school board memben.
Hevcral Application Ittxelved
After quitting as principal' of the
h.gi nchpjl, . isjwmon moved to
C)illJ(u:u. where ho purchaaed
sioro in which Cotut Coinmlajloner
Martin is Interested. Later Marllu
and bis associates bought Bowman
out and ho moved to Medford last
fall, where be Is now residing.
Jt was reported hy school board
members that several applications
have been - received for tbo high
rciool prlnclpalihlp, but tho names
of the applicants were sot given.
It Is understood, however. ' Hut
llowman Is one of them and moeL3
with the most favor among the
board members -,
Xo Petition Ilocclvetl
AHhoueh iiomcthlnz over . 200
high echool pupil were reported
yesterday on having aigned a peti
tion to the Bch-jol board, urging the
retention of Principal Darling, the
Det'"n re,aclled "J8 s,-h'
""'
otncr Petition was said to bo la
circulation among the high ho-..
faculty on behalf of Darnng, ou.
whether or not.lt Is to be presented
, 1 hard could not be learneu.
8p appeal oi lae stu-
cni ior a reeoosmeriiion oi
Tn elln o'o . Hlamlnanl hv lha iSnanl
- ...
" oi dliector have lei it oj
known that tho Darling case Is a
I dead Issuo with tuem and the
not reconsider their dismissal act! in
co matter .what pressure might be
brought t? bear.
F
LOGAL IN TO
Twenty-One Farmers and
Business Men to Enter
tain Washington Party
Twonty-throo rancher and busi
ness men of Klamath county have
been appointed to serve as a com
mittee to arrange for tho entertain
ment of Secretary of tho Interior Hu
bert Work asd his party which Is ox
pocted to arrive In Klamath Falls
on tho ovening of April 6 or 7. The
committee will meot on Wednes
day at 4:30 to perfect plans for
tho mooting.
Tho suggestion tor entortalnment
comes from Col. C. G. Thomson of
Medford,, superintendent of Crater
Lako National park, and H. D.
Ncwoll, project manager of tho
reclamation sorvloo of Klamath
county. H. D. Mortensoa will moet
In tho chamber to confor with the
committee- and to suggest plans.
Tho Washington party also Includes-
Stephen A. Mather of the"
National Parks buroan and Dr. El
wood Mead, who will bo Interested
In reclamation end Irrigation pro
jects In Klamath county.'..
Th030 who will serve on tho
committee are II. D. Mortonson,
chairman; R. C. OroesbecK, W. C,
Dalton, Judge R. H. Bunnell, Il.i E.
Bradbury, E. M. Bubb, E. M. Ham
mond, C. A. Ilondorson, R. E.
Crego, A. M. Colllor, E. B. Hull,
J. A. Cordon, H. N. Moo. H. D.
Newoll, H. J. Tlcknor, Ui E. Reed
r. tlr-'F. M. Trout. W. O. Smith.
Frod A. Baker, Elmer Moore, Orant
Nelson, P. E. Thayer nnd Col. C. 0.
i Thomson, ,-
NAME GROUP U
0 V S TORS
Copco Worker
Is Killed In
Friendly Bout
(Hpcclnl to The Herald) '
YflKKA, March. 28. Following
an inter-amp wrestling match at
Copco Thursday night, K. F. Murphy
dropped dead und a coroners Inquest
has been ordered ' for tomorrow.
Murphy's body wa brought here
lust night, covered with bruises and,
tho skull Is possibly fractured.
Murphy went to Copco on the night
of his death as wrestling representa
tive lir Camp 2, on the constrnct'on
wcrk and he lost to a man named
Lambert. He dressed and started to
walk back to tbo camp with friends
when he collapsed, dying within a
few minutes.
No Information wns obtained
through the Klamath offices of the
California Oregon Power company
tsday In regard to the Identity of
either E. F. Murphy or a man named
Lambert who entered In a wrestling
matcb at Yreka Thursday night, re
sulting In tho death of Murphy.
DISAPPEARING ACT
STAGED BY LIGHTS
Klamath Falls' lights did a dis
appearing act four or five times
last night due to a rtort circuit on
the high power , line between hero
and Copco. The short circuit iwaa
caused by a couple of brokea In
sulators. A3 soon as tie power could be
transferred to one of the local
plants, the tights twinkled on again
and service was resumed without
Interruption.
- MEEK HOME BURNS
j "rm House Soar Bend Goes fp In
- Flames Last Xlght
BEND, Ore., ,, Marci 28. Fire
yesterday completely destroyed the
firm borne of William Meek, 15
miles from Bend on the old Sisters
road. The family, which besides
the parents consisted of five chil
dren raaglng In age from 2 to 11
years, lost all personal belongings
and all furniture except the kitchen
stove and dining room table. The
origin of the fire Is unkonwn.
M'CLOUD LOGGER IS
KILLED BY FALLING
LIMB; SKULL BROKEN
YREKA, March 28. While put
ting an undercut In a pl:e tree near
Camp One yesterday, 30 miles east
of McCloud, Qlovanl Maria Amo-
del, aged 29, was Instantly, killed
-when a l.mb, elx inches In .diameter
and 20 feet long, broke from the
tree and struck him on the head. He
d'ed from multiple fractures of the
skull. He was an employe of the
McCloud Lumber company. -
MAN CHARGED WITH
THEFT IS ARRESTED
C. L. Noonor, wanted here tor
tha alleged theft of furniture, Is
under arrest at Chlco, Cal., accord
ing to word received today by Con
stable Garry Cozad, woo traced the
mis3lng man.
Nooner's arrest was sought b
his brother-ln-law, T. C. Craig, who
swore to a complaint charging him
with taking some of Craig's house
hold furniture and selling it. Craig
and Nooner had been living together
here. Cozad expects to go to Chlco
the first of the week to return
Nooner for trial.
MAKES ANXVAL VISIT
Mrs. Irn .lolinson Itrturns to Home
In Cvracont, Illinois
Mrs. Ira Johnson left Klamath
Falls yesterday afternoon tor he
home In Crescent, 111., after spend
ing some time In the city on her
annual visit, looking lnfc property-
Intorests. While hero Mrs. Johnson
wns the houso guest of Mrs. Wil
bur Jones, who is a couiln of her
time visiting with friends on rela
husband. Mrs. Johnson spent some
lives' In Los Angeles nnd Long
Bene!), before returning east.
'ARCHBISHOP IIJi
PORTLAND, Ore., March 28.
Archbishop . Alexander Christie,
aged 75, of the Cathollo nrch dlo-
cose of Oregon City, was roported
In serious condition today at a local
hospital,
WATER RIGHTS
IN COUNT, ARE
GHT BY S. P.
Railroad Would Use Water
From Trapper Creek
and Cold Creek
SALEM, Ore., March 28. The
Central Pac'flc Railway company
has. applied, to the state engineer
ing department for authority to ap
propriate water fr3.il an unnamed
creek for railroad a-J domestic sup
ply In I-ane county at a cost of
000; also to- rthe appropriation of
water from Trapper creek for the
same purpose In Klamath county at
a cost of $6000; also for the ap
propriation of water from an un
named creek for railroad purposes
and domestic supply In Klamath
county at a cost of 113.000.
Other applications Include:
Central Pacific railway company
of Portland, water fros Cold creek.
for railroad and domestic purposes
In Klamath county, at a cost of
5000. (
Southern Pac'flc company of
Portland, wa'er from an nnamod
creek tor leo-txotlve fai railroad
purposes In Lane county, at a cost
of $1,000. . . - ;
MONEY ARRIVES' FOR
PAYMENT OF TIMBER
Money has arrived for the pay
ment to the Indians of the Klam
ath reservation for the sale of their
timber lands, and all Indians will
receive their ?100 checks, starting
next Tuesday, according to an
nouncement today by - Fred A.
Baker, superintendent of the In-
Payments will total approximately
$160,000, ald Mr.' Baker. The
checks are now being made" out at
the agency office.' It will take sev
eral days to distribute tiem nnwng
the Indians.
RECEIVES MESSAGE
Prominent Oregon Mason Dead In
Ashland, According to Word
The death ot Charles W. Nlmnv
of Ashland, promient Oregon Mason
was made known today b? a cow
munlcatlon received by E. E. Mage'
grand commander of Knights Tsro
pirn of Oregon, wha ree'ved t1
message last alght. N'lmms wa .
past potent Ue of Hl.lah Temple u
the Mystlo S'arlne. Commander Ma
gee and many other prominent Ma
ons f.om Klamath Faua aie e.
pecting to attend, too funeral o.
,'imms, .lch will be hold Sandj
afternoon in Ashland. ' .
PRINCE EMBARKS .
LONDON. March 28. The Prince
if Vale3 left tor. Portsmouth on
he roal train this morning to em
bark upon the battle cruiser Re
pulse for South Africa and SouU
America. - L
Girls Play Swift Basebal
on Malin Diamond Yes
terday Afternoon
With a final score ot 8-1 In favc
ot Henley, tho Malin baseball nlm
went down to 'defeat last night tu
the first game of the Klamutn
county league when Henley and
Malin high schools claa'.ied on th
Malin diamond.
Malln's slnglo.- scoro came In thu
second Inning through an error,
earning no runs during tho game.
Henley scored six rn too third in
nlng. , Baltorlcs used were Jackson
and Booth for Henloy; Rajnu.? and
Crnl for Malin. Ton were struck
out oy Jackson with Rajnus put
ting 8 back on the bench. The
game was closely contested with
the exception ' ot the third Inning
when the Malin pitcher had a bad
inning. Charles Rowland, editor of
the Malin il'rogresg, umpired the
game. '
Tho 'girl's game ' resulted In
final score ot 30 to 7 'In favor of
Henley. Umpire ot this game, iwas
O. A. Be-hult of . Henloy . high
school. Both games .were played .In
a cold wind that proved dotrl
mental to not only- the players but
to the crowd of fans, .
HENLEiITOR
N FIRST
IS
TURNED
Application to Join Base
ball League Denied at
Yreka Last Night
(Special to The Herald)
YREKA, Cal., March 28.
Klamath Falls and, Med
ford were denied franchises
by which they would be
come members of the Siski
you County baseball league,
it was decided at a meeting
held 'here last night Six
ams will comprise the
league this seasqn: Yreka,
Weed, Dunsmuir, McCloud,
Mt Shasta City, and a team
hat will play tentatively ot
Hornbrook and Hilt The
tentative date for the open
ing of the season was set
for May 17. Fifteen games
will be played.
The reason given for de- '
nial of the franchise to
Klamath Falls was ' heavy
cost of transportation, it
was reported. - - ' :
'i f
SIX HORSES ARE" ;
BURNED TO DEATH
PORTLAND, March 28. Six noted
iWses In. .winter, tralalng hero .were
turned to death today when one ot
he ten stall frame' build lugs' of ths
Vhlte stables was razed by a flro ot
undetermined origin. Three- bones
were saved. .. The loss of the six
hor3es Is estimated at $100.000T '.
No New Development ' in"
Death of Indian Re
ported Today '
Wnat action, 'f aiy, will ever be
akez to complete the Investigation
of the foul play theory In the Fred
die Jackson death at Cblloquln re-
pntlv, could not be determined to
day as Acting District Attorney
Myers was st'U busy In the trinl of
i civil case wh'ch hoa been taklilg
his time tor several days. ,i'--'r-
Deputy Coroner Towey said th1
mornilnif that he bad n?t yet- been- -.
advised aB to when, If ever. Jack)1
son's body, will he exhumed, al
KM
DOWN
IAGKSQN PROBE :
though he expected that the offic
ials would at least confer with his
office beforo conducting any. post
mortem examlnafon. :, ", ;
Siisports Still rrrci ": '
'.Silas Barclay ,.T Ll)u Knight.. '
whom the acting district attorney
i-uspeits cf foul taettcg. Are still
A. W O. L. from the cnur.ty inll,
from whloh they escaped early Mon
day morning. Sheriff TTawkln sa'd
today thnt hurt ha been -urtvlsi'd that
the Ind'ans wero wanti'it lii couiieo- ;
Uon with any poiwihlo mtirdur prolKi
ho certainly would have Ihrawn ah
ixtra guorJ about the flimsy, mske
telteve nll and thus provented the
scape ot the two ropiltcd Indian
bootleggers.; ; . :; t -( ...
In spite of tho cut bridle and the
club with a knot on the end. togeth-
or with the superstitions of some of
the dead boy's friends, tho opinion
still prevails at Chlloqultt thnt Fred
die Jackson mot his . 'death In 0
drunken ride through tha street
and not as the result of a fight wlU
the Indians at their supposed liquor
cacho In tho woods outside ot Chllo
quln. -; ., '. '".' " '. ',
May Have Ilecn ' Struck
The one theory which -might Mill .
prove feasible is that Jackson'
skull was cracked In a drunken
tight but that he did not become
unconscious until he fell from hi
horse. ... Such a theory, however, f
so A far-fetched that It probably
could , never , ho-, proven' tin lens tho
supposed assailant' or Jackson' on
fesscd. .