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"An Empire Awakening'
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Eighteenth Year Number 5(114
KLAMATH FALLK, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
EPOCHAL AIR TRIP STARTS
HANEY IS ASKED
10 RESIGN FROM
U. S. Si BOARD
Oregon Man Requested to
Quit Federal Post by
President Coolidgc
REFUSES TO DO IT
Member's Criticism of
Chairman Palmer Be
lieved to be Motive
WASHINGTON. A (IK. :i I () Ttia
realcnallon of Hurt K. Iliniev (( ore
Km iih n commissioner of the ablp-
ping board lian been requested by
President Coolldfa mid baa boi n ro
fUMiQ,
While Mr. Money declined to ill
nihil thd manor today or to maka
public i tu correspondence. uuuh iu
dicutcd the prosltjoDl acted bocausa
Ol dlssatlnfnctlon with Mr lluncy's
attitude toward Prosldoni Palmer or
lh fleet corporation.
Mr. Handy has moved si roc on l
oxdeutlvo mtloas of tin- shipping
board for removal of Mr Palmer bol
in understood t have tailed to bare
obtained any support tor iiu motions
Ho bun acted on the belief Unit lb"
government merchant fleet la run
ii in r iiown under Mr Palmer and la
not twins davolopod aa oallsd ror un
iior tin' merchant marina act, ade
quately io carry American product!
or to serve ns n naval auxiliary In
time of war.
it bun bean iii oontentlon thai
while there worn In oporullon HUG
ships in the government merchant
float whin Mr. Palmer took office
loon than two yours ago. there wen"
ii.ii i two weeks into.
sWA.MPSi'OTT. Mass.
(Pi In asking for the
Auk It,
raalcnatlon
of Hurt R, Raney, ol the ahfpplni
bonrd. Prosldenl Coolldg dl t
contemplate any similar reiiueut at
this time from other meinhem.
No official comment w'iik made on
the Isolde!) I at White Court hul I here
were Indications thai do raeplanntory
atatemonl would be given out Idler,
Difficulties hetween tile t-hippiUs
board and Prosldenl Palmer have
boon taken botord thn president on
SQToral occoalons, while bo has nurot
taken an uelual hand In these dis
lilies, ho recently made it cleat that
ho would not parmll any tntorfer
encc by tbe board with the control
of President Palmer over final bus-
lllCBH.
Coolidge Will Go
to Legion Session
KWA.MPNi'OTT, Mass., Aug. III. -
(V) Prosldenl Ooollago plans to nt-
tend the Aiuerlrau Legion's national
convention In Omaha the first week
In October, he told Alton T. RdbOtU
of Marquette, Michigan, who called
at White t'ourl today to r w the
Invitation previously extended by
National Commander Drain or tba J
legion.
I
UANK m flOUBKT) !
VALE, Okln.. Aug. 111. -Two men
today tabbed tim Farmers National
Hank here of $6,01)0 cash and a
number of registered bonds.
City's "Hoosegow" Empty
Uanal Influx of Drltllks and Other Violators Absent Today
And "Blue MondaV'Too!
Gray Ifjfltt r dawn thh inoiniMK
rvpiilrri an ntlllOftl iinprmMiViif cil
M( mtlloii. Monday mortal 1.0 ill 111 Un
til, V .full rnipty!
I in thn I'lrNl I Inn1 this ycttr, nu
Itmly VM limircnrjilcfl In the t'Hy
jnll for nw Violations. .lu.st why
Jill this NiMldrn Mdlwivmo lo the
inv of iho riiy i ii mystery to tho
I011(V,
p ! ,,
ciecuon w 111
Be Presented
Demand For Council
man Will be Made
Tonight
tin" hundred cltlsena who reside in
the socond card bars signed their'
natnaa under o petition deniandlni al
poclat , olec t Iqn al which a council
man from their district lie electijj to
aueoead Merle West, resigned rvuu
bllmon. The petition win be proaentod bj
u committee of clllgcuii from the sec
ond wani. ut the meeting of the city
council tonight, and it i exported
thai th" city will be aakad to toko
Immediate slops toward providing
lor ii BPVClal li'i lloii.
Juki who will run for councilman
h not known. Candldatea nave boon
aby al announcing tbolr intentions
until it la definitely, assured lb oloc
Hon will hi' held.
Murray Found
Entirely Sane
Leader of Convict Trio
Examined by
Medic
sai.k.m. oi" . Am-, .ii. Tom Mur-1
nty, J year old leader of the con
vlct trio who allot their way out of
the Oregon penitentiary on the eve
ning of August 12, klllliiR two guards
and leaving the fourth of their num
ber dead under the walla, iri per
fectly Mine.
This Ix the statement of Dr. John
('. F.vnns, alenlt at the Sate hos
pltal for the Insane, who examined
Murray In his eell In the prison Inst
Nf,ldy afternoon at the request of !
tho dlatrlet attordoy'd office.
"After subjecting Murray to the
usual examinations, I found no evl
doode of Insanity." said
this afternoon.
Former Klamath
Dr Kvnns
I
I
.
Newspaper Man
I (n oiti
W Shjda, tlordon Wells, deputy dls-
; trlct attorney here, was notified.
Klamath Fulla right now looks ., hastened lo Onkrldge. When he
like a regular llo-towh In the eyes entered the house he found the wo
of W. H. Avers, former Klamath , flsi( her baa, two bullet
newspaperman, who was here for .WOuncl having pierce,! her llpa and
n brief visit today enioute to Von- loj,,,, in lu.r hraln. Price was
coiner, B. C, on a motor trip from atrplclll,(, , lu,r toBI .),;, u ,,,,
!' Iu""" 111 W'n . Nevada. .ounil ,lu, torehe'nd above the
Por the pasl eight years Mr. Ayers ; ,.nt eve.
"M l Publishing The Sliver' prtM 1K!, ,(,gll tona,iou4.
State al tVlnnemitcca, in addition ness
in being postmaster, lie recently
sold his newspaper, gol I'ncle Siun
to name
then docld
vacation.
Mrs. Ay
a new postmaster, and
it Id enjoy a well-earned
rs Is a former Klamath
girl and will bo remomhered here as
llar.el Wilson, daughter of Mrs.
aronn Wilson,
After louring through the north
Mr. and Mrs. Ayers will go to San
Pranolsco, where they expect to lo.
cats permanently.
Idoyd Wilson, a brother of Mrs.
Ayers, will accompany them on the
motor I rip north.
The usual Him I. of drunkards and
oni or two tlrrinkeit drivers wr-rr
conspicuous hy their ahsence on city
streets over Saturday and Sunday.
Mayor iodthird was not worried,
however, as the city has netted np
pt ovIntiKcly $1000 (his month from
fines paid lor Ihiuor violations ami
for violating the recent unfile ordinance,
Naval Seaplanes Start Flight
'
M AND 111
no
NEAR 0AKR1E
Lovers' (Quarrel Believed
Responsible for Tragedy
Saturday Night
MURDER AND SUICIDE
Herbert C. Price Ends Own
Life After Murdering
Miss Cleo Nelson
KtiKene, Oie., Aug. 81, Herbeii
! '. Price, 15, niiil Miss (leo .Nelson.
' ftH, nrc dead its n roanll of n quor
ri'l n( Oiikride, Siitunluy eieninj;.
Price, a aaltor Of Miss Nelson, first
turned the gnu lie carried ou the
woman, kiiiiue, her oobrtgbt, and
"",n 1
Bab hoej
hlmselr. He died in a
pitni yesterday.
The shoolliiK. irfrlon tojk place
In a little house by the river at
0ukrld(!i", where ilio wonun had
bciui living since tho two nunc there
together about a year ago, wuH.anld
lo he the result ,f a quarrel. Miss
Nels 'u wanted to return to the
oast. PflCO did not wSAt her lo.
Tins' Shots Heard
Roaldeata of Onkrldge heard linsae
Father in Spokane
It Is reported that he baa a fath
er living In Spokane, Wash., and
authorities aro trying to gel i:i
touch with him.
Price had been g dug under the
name of Herbert Clark, and had
been working on the Nition cut-off
railroad line above Oakridge. He
had quit his Job about a week aso.
and had been spending much of his
(lino with Miss Nelson.
Three Arrested
and Contribute
300 on Charge
Kuch one had a bottle.
Daoh ono had $100.
Now the COtlhty has the bottles
and the money.
Such Is the skeleton outline of
the IJttle one-act tragedy which end
ed yesterday when .1. II. Fleming,
John Cameron and Pal phanley
each paid a fine of Slot)1 on a
charge of possession of Intoxicat
ing liquor,
stale Prohibition Officer t. t
MeBrlde picked up the three men
Meat of Klamath ou the Ashlantl
Miimutli Falls highway with three
hollies of moonshine in their possession.
DEATH
7 . iMSWMBM'.'" ' a S
Serious Injury
Is Incurred By
John Atkinson
Aged Man Falls To
Ground As Horse
Runs Away
Paralysed ou his left side and to
tally unable to support himself, John
(1. Atkinson, aged C7. was the recip
ient of unothcr parcel of ill luck yes
terday afternoon when he fell off
a wagon and sustained n broken hip.
Atkinson was driving out the Swan
Lake road to visit friends and when
the left rein dropped from his para
Irsed bond, the horse became seared
at something and ran away. A mile
and a half east of the canal on the
road, the aged, man fell from the
I wagen to the ground und sustained
a broken hip.
Owing to his ago, the accident is
considered serious and attendants at
tba Klamath (leneral hospital arc
winching his condition closely.
Cupid Makes Final
Try; Falls Short
By Two Marriages
A last desperate effort to save
himself fr in ridicule and disgrace
was attempted there Uj Daniel "..
Cupid, 441 Heavenly Square, when
that lllastrous und active young
gentleman escorted two more coup
les Into the county clerk's office
late Saturday afternoon to secure a
marriage license.
Disgusted with tho young people
of Klamath Kails, the proud Imp of
matrimony has been BOOurlng the
"ouut.ry-side and h'.s research
brought one couple from PollOan
City and another from Fort Klanv-
aih,
The couple from tho Wood 'river
valley country are Adolph Allies and
Jessie Davis, both of wbcm are well
known In the vicinity ot Fort Klam
ath. , ,
Fivm Pelican GltC, came Joe
Walker of Pelican City and Marie
Noal of Pelican City.
Although tour MUTtiages bave
been eonau in mated in the past week
August marriages are still two be
hind August divorces.
Latest check gives the following
figures: Marriages 10; Divorces 12.
Autos Crash and
Two Are Injured
MBDFOKD, Ore, Aug. III. Leon
ard Price of Snu Francisco, and
Albert Shaw of this city are in a
local hospital, suffering from scalp
wounds an dlacerations as a result
of an dutpmobtle nceldimt last night
al lllverside Avenue line? Jackson
Blroet. Frank Joslyn of San Fran
elseo, driver of the Price car. IS
held on a charge of reckless driving.
It Is alleged thai the Price uutoiiio
btle wan traveling at a high rat.'
of speed when It crashed Into the
Shaw car, wrecking both.
To Hawaii
TO ACCEPT POST
AT STATE PRISON
Former Multnomah Sheriff
Will Give his Answer by
Next Wednesday
URGED BY FRIENDS
Governor Pierce Says No
Strings Are Attached to
to Wardenthip
SALEM, Ore., Aug.-31. Whether
or not he will accept appointment as
warden of the Oregon penitentiary
rests entirely with Tom Word, for
mer sheriff of Multnomah ccunuy.
Tho appointment has been prof
fered to Word without any strings
attached and Governor Pierce la
but waiting his acceptance to an
nounce the appointment at the same
time making public the report ot
his special committee to investigate
conditions at the prison und the
causes of tho break of August 12,
when three convicts escaped after
killing two guards.
Decision Wednesday
Word, it is understood here to
day, Ikis promised to Odvlso the
governor of his decision by Wednes
day. Ills delay In a.cepting or ro-
Jeolind the appointment is reported
to be occasioned by his fear of a
re.uMinue of a physical break down
from which he but recently recover
ed, and the arrangements of busi-
ness details.
I Meanwhile he is heing beselged by
friends throughout the state to ac-
cdpt the position.
Best Muu In State
Dillard A. Klkins, Industrial acci
dent commissioner and former sher-
Iff ct Lone county, who is known
I to be under consideration by the
! governor for the wardenship, toduy
I came out flatfooted for Mr. Word,
urging him by telegram to accept
the appointment, und issuing the
following statement:
i "Tom Word is the best qualified
: man in the state for the waixlenship,
I and I feel that his appointment
I would solve the prison problem end
'. insure an efficient and successful
I administration for tho institution."
Several other prominent Salem
residents have wired and written
Mr. Word urging him to nc-'ept the
a ppoinUnent.
Xosinith Quits
SALF.M. Ore., Aug. III. -James
Nesmilh, turnkey at the state penl
! tentiary, who was severely injurud
j by Hie escaping convicts. Tom Mur
; ray. Oregon Jones. Kllsworth Kelly
and James WllfOS, when Jones and
two prison guards were killed on
.August 12. will not again assume bis
duties at the prison. Warden Dnl-
rymple said today.
"After Nesmith's experience." said
Ualrymple. "I do not think it would
In' advisable lor him to go back to
work. 1 talked il over with him and
lie agreed to resign."
Nesmlth was attacked by one of
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Thousands See Naval
Seaplanes Take Oft
On Non-Stop Journey
Many Craft Line San Francisco Bay as Giants
Of the Air Rise From Calm Surface
And Point Noses Westward on
Flight to Hawaiian Islands
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31. The navy seaplane,
PN number 1, hopped off for Hawaii at 2 42 p. m. today.
SAN FRANCISCO, AugT The PN 9, number 3,
followed at 2:43 p. m.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31. At 2:25 p. m., the two
PN-9 planes had taken their position in San Pablo Bay,
and began warming up their engines. The hop off was
expected within a few minutes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31. The two naval sea
planes attempting a non-stop flight to Honolulu moved
up to the starting point shortly after 1 o'clock this
afternoon.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31. Thirty minutes be
fore the two PN-9 seaplanes were scheduled to take
off on the long flight to Honolulu, the weather was clear
inside the Golden Gate and only a slight haze was ap
parent at sea. Flying conditions were said by aviator
to be almost perfect.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31. As the naval seaplanes
PN-9 number 1, and PN-9 number 3, tuned up their
engines in San Pablo Bay, an arm of San Francisco
Bay preparatory for their flight to Hawaii, the third
plane, the PB-1, delayed by mechanical difficulties and
unable to get away today, took off from Crissy field in
San Francisco for a test flight at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31. The start from San
Pablo Bay, an arm of San Francisco Bay, was made
under the most favorable conditions.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31. The PN-9 number 3,
passed San Pedro Point, six miles from the start at
2:50, flying at an altitude of 150 feet
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31. An altitude of 200 feet
;was reached by the leading plane five minutes after the
start. Due to the dark aurora of heavy atmosphere, the
j planes were barely discernable within a few minutes
j after the take-off. The PN-9 number 1, was leading
! and was a half mile ahead of the PN19 numbsr 3,
within fifteen minutes.
! SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.
31. (AP) Two of Uncle
Sam's giant navy seaplanes
stood ready this morning to
i take off on the proposed 2,
100 mile non-stop flight to
I Hawaii. The third, the PB-
1, biggest and heaviest of
the three aircraft by 5,000
pounds, was still in its hang
er at Crissy Field with a
crew of expert mechanics
bending every effort to pre
pare it for a solitary flight
over the same route prob-
(Contliiued on Page Five)
After Eight
Seattle Man Pays Dill Me
Conscience
liloyd Hyatt, local clothing mer
chant, received a letter In this
morning's mall from a customer
who over viht years ago charged
a dollar's worth of merchandise to
The Central Outfitting Company
which at that t hue was owned hy
C. I'. Steinwell, now deceased.
The letter, from l-'red Cox tit the
l'liKct Sound hotel, reads as follows:
Express Rate on
Fruits Not to Be
Increased Sept. 1
i WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. In
I creased express rates on fruit and
, vegetables between Mountain Pa
cific and Eastern territories, pro
; posed by the American Express
company, to become effective Scp
! tember 1, were ordered held In obey
I unce by the t. C. C. today until
1 December 30.
i Meantime the commission will
j conduct an invitation to determine
if the Increases are Justified.
Long Years
Contracted Here Hack In IIII7
Bothers Him
'Dear Mini IMens- find enclosed
one dollar which I have owed ou
since about October If) IT. I nm
sorry to say that 1 had Hioitjflit of
beating you out of It hut the lonl
saved my soul and I am paying up
all my debts as soon un I am able
to get the money. I humbly ask
your forKlvrnosH for not pa lag II
before. Vonrs truly, r'ml Q9gtH
t