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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST lit,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
1
ALEOMA KILLING
UNSOLVED
HOLD
IB WORKER
District Attorney Continues
Investigation, at Algonm
Today
NO CLUES UNEARTHED
Inquest Will be Held ut Un
dertaking Establishment
Tomorrow 7 p. m.
A silence that could not
be broken met efforts of the
sheriffs office ami the dis
trict attorney to sift to the
bottom tin
nivsterv of the
murder of Valentino Navar
ro, at Algoma early yester
day morning.
Lnz Laucedo, who wits in
toxicated with Navarro the
night before his tragic death
is in custody on suspicion of
having wielded the knife thtl end
(it i life ut ids rj tiuii .i sm plovs
Tn the rrHIni oi the oounu
PDOsoeutors t tt i mrnini the Mexi
can reapoudisl pruct li-ally nothing.
ueepi to tati. nun in- iiiii no) kill
Navarro sad lani ii" eotiid teinoav
lift' nothing ( 'ilmi Uhjiihiio.I.
Mexicans HUeui
Kvrn nior' prof. mail l I lie alien
ut l.ic .Mc.lc.iftj at Algoui II was
itlioitly bef-re f. p in yesterday
when Sierlff llanklim moved lit
airomiii ami auostloned the swarthy
latsMors Mncorolni Nnvarroii death
n thing but snHi and shakes Oi
the head met hit queries. This
afternoon, Sheriff Hawkins, lllatrl'l
Attorney Elliott anil bin dOPUty, W.
A. WlOft, drove to the mono of the
crime to continue the Illicit Ration.
luqaoel Tonsi trots
Nothlns- 'lad been uneart-.ied uu
to Inle thin uftariiu.ni t auppon
a -hnrgo ( mut'ilej ngulml L.iuc-...lo,
nooordlfri t Wlent, No knito wat
fuuiiii on Lndeedo, nor there
any evidence of blood HI III" 0! ilh
III. An Inopeal iu he neiti tomorrcm
niKht at 7 .".ii at which a (Kroner's
jury will investigate tie slrcum
tsucos surrounding tho niurdor end
tho InvcKtlittillon Which tallowed
'rhe roquesl win he eon tudtod by
County Coroner Wfiiltlook, asslstod
by the two prosecutor.
Crippled Peddler
Declared Insane
Philadelphia. Auk IB
Thomas McVoj, a crippled peddler!
who sttsrtled police hoadQuartorg
here yesterday by claiming he m.ni
the man who Inst .May k tl It-1 Plot
ones Kuue in a vacant loi in Urook
lyn, N. v.. wns declared Insane sad
physkslly Incapable of luring . tm
inltteil the eVinto,
Murder Jury
Chosen Today
7.
l.os A NO HL. HIS, Aim. ID. i.l'i
Twelve jnrora to try Dr, Thotuna
w. Young on the ehnrge or having
murdored his wife. Qrace Qronap
Young, lust l-'ehrnury, were selected
horo toaay. Two nlteriiiues ftlsd
will he picked, as tho can. Is ex
pOOldd to lilHt nix WlieltH.
Tho JiiiiKe, dofanso and pt'osttou-
tion attorneys are conferring on ajthq peace Kd oKndsll, Hogue is
proposal to limit to two tho number awaiting Ills trial on n ohargd of
of alienists oalled by each ido to liquor possession. The date for the
testify.
Strange Affection Shown
Marlon
oltll- llolll
lime
Age-Old Adage Borne Out
Minion nnd l.ollle, mini and wife,
are natural souls.
Their mictions to lite nltentlon
of their muster anil mlstrOSSt Cup
lulu unil .Mis. ii. It, Hansliorrj'i bpnr
out 1 1 lit I old adage, 'a man loi- n
ivomniti n woman fb,r n matt,'
Minion, Hie biislmml, GOhUnttnllV
snub-, the uimiiy ministrations nr
Captain llansbei iy, but glows with
tenl nffectltin ivlien Mrs. Hlinsbdrry
MAY GET SPECIAL TRAIN
II. .Ml
IIoiihIci h
L'rRvd
NlKII
FOR WEED GAME SUNDAY
Klmiiiith I'itl In, lik'i 'unt t. will i
nut hi- IU hint m unil DOXt Kundiiy.
tiihy'ii uuko n ut Wood, wkoro (bo
Potlcau win try lo tholr tuy
tlOttkl into tin- bortobldo ami On
Ibolr duTDdoot tn oinorfQ on tbo itrht
otid or tin iMfCffQuoardt
Ih'tu'H what It'll all about Khun-
nth U mnn Wood liko Prod
ly itfter it bank buiidll In tin I m :-.
Dull lOAHUOe It'll Jlht 000 lODt tOOIfl
K-uiir behind if it coo' co () Sunday.
It will b0 on mi I'Vi'ti kool ullh tin
pootlforoui ('ii' i from wood, if itaoy
tiin'l, It'M "(iooil-liyi-, I'm y.Uul I
motobo''
Tlx "hum" folkn have nil M'fn
1","''li"r tbo Pelicans throughout the
mon i nere are u loi "I oin who
Hampshire Low
Bidder On Two
Highway Jobs
U. S. Bureau of Roads
Opens Bids on Klam
ath Proects
John Hampshire, veteran contraeb
or ot Croats Pass end responsible
I rm considerable railroad ami hich-
ivuy i-onHiruellon In Klnmatli, war
the low blddoron two more rntiil pro
Ji.Ih areordlna to unnounienient
rerelveil vehterilay from the UbltOd
siiiiei. buresu of public roeds in Port
land. If ElanipMhli'e'H hid In npproi't-d.
he Mill conHtrnrt the eotn-rele rroaa-
Iiik ut Hie intersection of The Dalles-
California hlBhway with the Southern
I'ui-lflr trark at Corral SprltiKH. Mr.
1 1 u in .i liln'i. I. hi on ililn projeit wan
With a hiii of it',S7, Hampshire
wan the low bidder on the KriulliiK
ami draining projeel of The Delias
California highway in tin Craecea'l
sootlon,
It Is the hope of the Jiovernmellt
road bureau to complete nil of tin.
tradlni of tin. highway before win
ter, in ordor that tin. road bod win
he "net" for tile 111 1 fill I UK next
spring.
Chorus Rehearsal
Planned Tonight
AtTonlihK to lliuelrlK. director or
tho "Pirates of Pensancoi" a rohbars-
al of the entire ohorus and all small
parts will take place at the ehamher
of commerce office this evening at
7: JO. Mr. Hasqlrlgg Ik 0S hilly
unxious ihat everyone he present.
liohearsalM uro proving very success
ful anil he is very muoh oncOttrsged
with the SUCC08S the entire cast has
njado.
oi l lii.Vl. ADMITS THHKT
KBL80, WssJi,, Aug. IS. B, 11
I Gordp'n, ex-stipertiitendent of the
k'..I U'.-il.o- ilenart mellt last nCffhi
Udmltted ftJUAwlrig hKi arrest, offi
cers say to eihhegsllng jinou of
yrator department funds,
IWT IIIHil Is I IM'.I)
Pal UogUo pleaded guilty this nf
toVnoon to operating an automoblta
wiiii dafeqltyq brak'qs and wan fined
$10 and costs, by Actlnn Justice of
llial has not heen sel.
Their Chosen
Sinil-.Mates
appears,
Ami likewise,, i.ottie, the wife
cut-Is up tier Hps In scorn it t the ml
vnnces of Mrs, lliinsbei'i-y but tools I publican nomination for stale sup-
perfectly nt homo tvitll Hn- vonomble I erlntendbAt or sehbota in 1028; How
eajltnlhi ,ard was president or the Oregon
.Min ion mid I.ottie, husband WIHl I Kdu atlon Assoclallon and Is IWW
wife, are two hntlvo Klamath Cross Oregon director of the National Bdu-
hied fines.. Their nmsler anil nils- cation Asiioclatlon. Ho mini for
tress me COudtlOtlllg u rox fhriil uein- meily with the KlaiUfttih Falls, Hu
Roeky I'nlnt, gone and CotJUllIo publlo schools.
hi Onn
Mil
Hull
want to IM thai chjim- next Bundttf,
and tii" Sou thorn Pacific win Mod a
HpOOlftl Inilu, providing IfiO faun and
fonotlOl Uui up for tint trip.
It'll CUHt ll'MM till. II it "flVCMpOt"
for tbfl two way Jaunt; Juki 11.40
in bo OMCl Dili il"- South' rn Pacific
(h K-titiiK roolloto. It'n cot lo know
doffnltoly i- lomorrdw ofght.
Who wantH lo k ' Wood for
Sundfty'u kixuu'! It you'ro oih- of 'om.
npcuk rlptht up and ti ll B-rt Cook
at Tbo Mfca, or Crawford Ol
(In- Aono nUftgOi Do It thU after
noon. Oo rigfy down nud buy your
ifllf (!)' bit of pMtoboard tih- I'-n
Cltni wilt Reod 'Oil the' moral and
or Mipiori they cm set, a special
.train ought to be blamod good
ionic iictoro t n - game.
Grass Blazes
Big Danger To
'Klamath Falls
Chief Ambrose Recalls
Tragedy of Berkeley
Fire
"it was because the daagar from
a mass lire was underestimated that
the city of Berkeley was burned out,
a nil t tin I Is the reitnon every pre
caution must he taken to prevent
a recurrence of that trnKedy In
Klamath PaU"
Tills was tii.. commenl this nrorn-
iiik of Klre filler Keith K. Ambrose
on the b.uge,grass fire which elothad
Hi., .astern sh.peg of mils to t he i
etist of town with flames
"If a wind from tho cast had
iiprutift up. that brnsh fire would have
been down the weal slope of the hill
anil a m on f; the houses of Hot Springs
addition tn no time," Amhro.se con
tinued. The fire department, to protect
the homes, hurtled off a lurKe tract
of lirunli so thai if the fire worked
Iim way down the hill. It would he
cjieckod.
Tile fire burned ils.-lf out
terduy nfternooij.
late yes-
Eugene Votes
175,000 For
New Terminal
Bond Issue to Present S.
P. With Site
Passes
KUUKKtt. Ore.. Aim. ID, By a
vote of 4,036 to 194, u rntlo.of
more than ten to one. Bugoneans
yesterday approved at the polls a
proposal to bond the city for $17.".-
000 for the purpose of providing a
municipal site for Southern Pacific
Hallway Company terminals, to he
located here. The vote wns one of
the largest ever cast in jBlugeno.
Articles ot incorporation of the
terminal company, a tl7B,000 oori
porniion brganjlsed tor the purpose
of carrying out the mandate of Hie
inters, ns expressed in the election
were tiled yesterday.
The Southern Pacific company
has agreed to locale terminals hero
for tile Natron Cut-Oil' line. Un
tile Coos Hny brunch- and for the
Shasta division ot the main line.
Cur shops nnd a tie treating plant
nr.- included in the terminal plans.
FORMER LOCAL
MAN AFTER JOB
C. A. Howard of Marshfield
Wants to Be State Super
intendent of Schools
MAKSllFIKI.I). Die.. Aug. 1!. -
SuperlnlMdenl c. a. Howard I the
Murehflbld nubile schools t.iduy an
nounced inn crtndlHacy for the ve-
TlckaU
Fl
SELF; DECLARES
ACTS JUSTIFIEn
Man Who Was Held Host
age by Escaped Convicts
Answers Criticism
PROTECTING FAMILY
Says he Gave Word not to
Notify Police Replies
to Dalrymple
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug.
19. Charles L. Newman, at
whose home the three escap
ed convicts, Kelly, Murray
and Willos, remained hid
den all day Monday, last
night defended his action in
not notifying tiie authorities
of the presence of the fugi
tives. He declared that to
have made the slightest
overt action would have
meant death for him and
his family.
When shown a statement
from Warden Dalrymple
criticizing him for not turn
ing in an alarm after the
convicts left his farm for
the dash to Portland, New
man defended his course
with the following state
ment :
''The warden has not yet
i i . t . . i 1 1 . 1 1 -1 . r I mu in omr waif
""""" " "-'
about the operation of the
con victs," said Newman.
"He has made no move to
investigate the eircum-.
stances and yet he nresUflMa
to pass Judgment upon my a.-tuns.
It la evident tlmt he d-iesn't cieek
up matters very carefully.
"I made an aRrcemeat with the
convicts fill en they left iny place
that if my boy ami the young fel
(OWS from Monitor who were liken
us hostages wero returned to me
olive within hours 1 WQBjdAI
turn In an alarm until the end ut
that time. ' I 'had been protecUng
my family and I didn't iant my
boy shot becuuse I failed lo keop
my word. Ilccause I kept our
ugreenient my fami;.- lias ii-lhliiK to
fcur from those desperate men now.
If I hud vloluted tJC agreement
every ono of us might be tn danger.
RuehdU to Police
"However, as soon as my boy re
turned ( within five minutes. I drove
to Now Era land from there to
Oregon City as fast as 1 couhl lo
(Continued "ii rage Four)
Medford Lad Has
Fractured Skull
MEDFORD, Ore.. Aug. ls.-J.e-Roy
Williams, s-vcar-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. B, Williams, lies danger
ously injured at a local hospital with
a fractured skull received yesterday
as the result of a full out of a tree.
The hoy. It is snid, was climbing
among the branches when he touch
ed n live electric wire, the shock ot
which caused li 1 lit to lose his bal
ance and fall to the pavement below.
I'OKTI.ANH. Ore;, Aug. Is.
The home nest ot the Order of Owls.
in .South Bend, ind.j has appealed
to the government through tin- loc.il
federal court tor a hearing to de
termine whether the Keep Growing
wiser order ol' Hoot Owls, radio fun
makers, shall be permitted to keep
the word "Owls'' in its luui.c. The
complaint I'lled today, recited In de
tail its reasons for believing the
night and frivolous character of the
Keep Qrowlhg Wiser Order of Hoot
Owls Is Injurious to (he Original
fraternal nnd benevolent order 61
Owls, and cronies confusion in the
minds of tiie public. . s
Tin. plaintiffs ask thai Edgar It.
Piper, the Oregon Publishing Com
pany, and members of the degree
team of the Hoot Owls be summoned
to answer, In1 sundry allegations in
iim complaint.
U DEFENDS
HOOT OWLS
TO IT
Judge Helps
Speeder Pay
8.50 Fine
-nut Judge, I ."
w. k. Bluett wont through bin '
pockets one- more and produced
oottllllg but a few keys.
"You see. Judge, I haven't got I
anongb money,"
There was an embarrassed pans.
Acting Justice of the Peace Kd Ken
dall and Itluwtt together eyed f
lying on the table The fine was j
following Bluett's pica of Kiillty to ;
pccdlpg this morning.
"I could got the four-bits later
this week" the speeder offered.
Kendall looked at Illuett.
sers pocket and brought out a shin-1 a published story that he and his companions had sep
ing fifty cent piece. arated, was received this morning in the city news room
The coin clinked among Us fellows j of a local aftemOOn newspaper.
0,1 iabp- "We are all together and in Portland" was the sul
"Klne paid !n full. Next case" Qf message Eff()rts tQ trace cajj wwe
Abandon Polar
rji . j-, -i- 1 the outlaws, borne officers, calling attention to Muv
1 tip rOr I ear ' ray's love for the dramatic and his delight at being in
, . ' the public eye, express the belief that the message was
Adverse Weather Caus- genuine.
es Chance in All e searcn or ne convicts in Portland continued,
p. ' v.ith police today facing another day of alarms and
ilanS i . "hot tips" that a'.l ended In nobl-
tt, - I inj.
WASHNIOTON, Aug. 19 UP) i Rlrri-3t- TaVt I. . al police scoff at the report
MacMillan Arctic expedition has
gbattdoned hone of carrying out Its
full exploration progr&ai over the
Polar sea this year.
Curtailment of the expedition's
activities was forced by adverse
weather. which has locked the north-
land lr. ice and foe. well ahead of the
usual waiter season.
OIL SCANDAL IS
BROUGHT TO END
- - . .'Al.
TJovernment Charges Against
Poll rWs,
Finally Dropped
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. UP)
The federal government today drop
ped entirely the original conspiracy
IndlctmcntS returned here against
Albert I). Fall. E. I.. Doheny, E. L.
Doheny, Jr.. and E. F. Sinclair in
the oil eases.
The indictments were dismissed
Sometime ugo on a technicality and
new ones recently were returned
covering the conspiracy charges.
Government oil counsel today with
drew their appeal from Ihe court
decision dismissing the original
charges.
Bribery indictments aguinst Fall
and the two Dohonles also were
thrown out by the court and the
government's appeal from that por-1
tion of the court's decision ' stands.
The bribery charge is not covered ;
in the now indictments.
Porto Rico Feels
Distinct Tremor
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. Aug. 19.
p) A distinct earthquake
shook the .island of Porto Itico at
11:10 o'clock this morning, lasting
for about two minutes. Another
shock less severe was felt about
five o'clock. No damage has( been
reported.
l'Ko.M nonius
F.ldorn Briener, of Dorris
the greater part of the day
M rs
i pent
here visiting with friends and at
tending to her business interests.
PltOMlNKXT SPEAKKItS
,
It efforts of the chamber of
commerce forum committee !
meet with SUCCOOO, the fall ses- !
sion of chamber forums iwlll
have no peer in Southern Ore-
gon. At a meeting of the com-
uilttee tils noun it was an-
oouueed thus Jay I'pton. state
senator, would fill.-w Sam
(baser as principal speaker at
the forum and fiat A. B, Clark,
Portland 'lawyer, would follow
Up I mi. Other speakers t note
who prill probably appear be-
lore llle chamber during tho
lull ale Senator CiUrles Mc-
Nary. Senator Robert N. Stan-
Held, state Senator Bruce lien-
nTs, Colonel 0. It. HbtchklSSi
of Portland, and Doctor K. K.
Lee Stcin'er. of Salem. Inn Ne-
a smith Is chairman of the forum a
oommitloe.
a
Escaped Convicts Are
Still In Hiding; May
Have Fled Northward
i Police Try to Check up
Man Who oays he is IVlurray; Leader
Of Fugitives Declares They Are
All Together
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 19. (AP) A telephone mes
satTe from a man who declared he was Tom Mu.rnv.
I unavailing and police are uncertain whether to regard
,. the call as a hoax or as definite word directly from one of
O
j
I .
j r Unding JTlan Oi Lom-
mission i Marip
Public
WASHIXCPON. Aug. -UP)
Bearing the personal approval of
President Coolldge. terms for fmp-1- i
ing the Belgian war debt lo uie
j b" lne de,,t commission of the two
; countries tIler negotiations oi un-
usual brevity.
Little more than a week was re
quired to bring about an agreement
on the payment of the little king
dom's debt which was estimated at
$1 17,7S0,O00 as of June 15, 1S25.
The funding plan agreed on late
yesterday came in the same month
that eleven years ago marked tho
opening of the world war. The
terms provide for a remission of in
terest on the J171.7S0, 000 ' loaned
prior to the armistice and for a
part remission of interest on 246
000,000 borrowed for reconstruction
t
or '
The terms call for complete pay-,
ment within 62 years.
Spurious Heir
Sent To Jail j ow i n movies
Woman Who Claimed Mary Louise Spas Signs
Estate is Found i Contractus Actress
Guilty NEW YORK, Aug. 1. (P)
: .Mary Louise Spas, whoso career-us
BOSTON. Any. 111. UP) Mrs. the adopted daughter of a New
Ida M. Blankenbiirg of Tulsa. Oklu.. ' York millionaire came to a dratnat
who sought to prove a claim to Ic end last week alter basking in
the estate of Lotto M. Crabtree, ! the limelight of front pages two
known as the "world's wealthiest weeks, today embarked upon a ven
actress," on the grounds that she ture into the land ot footlights and
was her daughter, was sentenced to silver screen.
six months in jail today for "wilful Mary signed a (ontracl with S
nnd corrupt perjury in attempting theatrical and moving picture agent
to deceive the court and obstruct! who plans to film kaleidoscopic h In
justice." lory nt her adoption.
RALPH CREGO WILL SING
Kilo Doci
,
tSlght-CorMered',
OPERATION
A terribb
alnmlty was narrowly
averted in connection with the forth
coining production "The Pirates of
Penzance," the night show tor the
county l'air. which will be staged un
der the direction of the
club.
Ktwanls
When Hi.- committee was making,
up the list of people to bo invited to
take pari. Ralph !- Crega presented
himself and insisted upon being
lowed lo sine, lie said lie would not
hold out for a principal pari. Ion
i would sing in the chorus. Just so lie
could sing.
. In vain, his friends tried lo dis
suade lilm. There wns even some
talk of gnttlng out nn Injunction, but
on Telephone Call From
ifrrni ( tntralla, Wash., that a truck
men in a roadster.
"If that had been Murray. Kelly,
and Willos. tho;-' v.-iuldit't have
fAastcJ a bullet." saZd one officer,
"they would simply llivo stoppol
the tm-k. I rather imagine a
f'y'ng pebble went Ulir:upa th3
truck's indshleld."
A rciiort that a registered letter
bearing handwriting similar to thi
ef James Willos had been sent to a
I investigated today. T'te girl it Sold
! to be out of the city.
OI.YMPIA. Wash.. Aug. 19. (A)
Informed of the long distancu telc-
; phone call by Warden A. M. DaVrTm-
1 pie of the Oregon penitentiary nt
Salem that tho three desperadoe
i who effected toeir escape last Wed
nesday were pr;bably Cieadod to-
.; wards Olympia, Chief it Police C.
11. Hansen and Charles Jackson.
Sheriff of Thuriton county won,
hastily organizing posses ut noon
today to guard roads leading ''ato
Olympia from the south.
War ton Il.-ilrvni llle Informed 1 .'-
1 , ,,. .!., ,
t cal peace officers that three men
I who vere seen washing up at a
(Continued On Page Five)
Cinderella Is
lii-.valliun
- Vocal Tillies
.
stufr on
IS A SUCCESS
' in the interests of peace - not har
mony Director Jrintteirigg tinatiy
consented to let him try It.
At the first rehearsal considerable
difficulty was experienced, for
Ralph's voice refused to blend with
anything but itself. The situation was
j rapidly getting serious when some-
body remembered that in n similar
can' an eight-cornered file hail
brought guild results upon the of
fender. This wiis I t ied on Itulph'H VOQjJl
tubes with no damage to I hi" tubes
although six files were mined Itul
behold! Crego can now sing, and his
voice will try to niond with others
ivhon tho "Plratu of Pnnsahce" does
'its local piracy out ut the fulr ground;