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KELSO WRANGLE
SENDS TOGO TO
COUNTY PRISON
Fiery accuser of Norris Jail
ed on Malicious Per
secution Charge
HEARING POSTPONED
No Evidence of Dovcry
Murder Produced Against
City Engineer
KILJK), Wash . Hepl. 23. (A-)
Im1bi throe charges ot malicious
pcraorullnn. A. Ilurlc Todd, deponed
mayor Ol KellO, Who IiihI night
Blind an prOSScmlBI attorney In
lbs bearing or Ooorge Norris, whom
ha had formally aceu I or mur
der in connection wiih the death
of Thomas Dovory, Kelso odltori
was In Jull hero luiliiy lit- d"iiuri'd
r fi in hi' would bO profMl tonight
nt mi lid )ou rniil hearing of Norris,
"If llley doni luirr: QBO Of tale- a
HllOt Hi 1110."
Throe warrant" were nerved on
TimIiI after lbs conclusion nt the
Norris hearing "i Cutis Rock lasi
night. II' produced bonda in two
riiif. and aine tntteu Into custody
nf tbo aborlft ponding the prodito"
tioii nf bonds n tii" otbor war
rants. Tpdd and Nbrrls occupied
adjoining soils ihli inornlni
Drarpatlc Hearing
The Hearing ol Norrla, of lilt h was
conducted by Justice nt Hi" ivu.i.
McCoy. In tint high hIhmiI audi
torium m t .' ii" Rock, nun marked
by a demonstration winn Attorney
Tom Kik. representing Norri. de
nounced Todd and accused tba court
of conspiring with Todd. Tlwru
won trite ol "flnt blm, Judge, pui
him in Jail," from members ol ih
Todd iMtlon tin tii" couri room,
jiiatloa McCoy fuppod ror order and
reminded tbo t rowd thai the bi at
ins wnH u serious najsjttt i
Av ffflTc encounter In Hi" Impro
vised court room between tun wn
nun rcprumiitinK tii" Todd and
nnll-Todd factions MM tii" BlOSl
marked outbreak in the tumult at
tendlni the bearing,
There were aboul 1,000 nersona
in Oastle I'"1 ii !' h" bearing, tnoal
nf them from Kolao. One could not
determine which side was in the
majority, f
Toiiii I'roeooutos
When tiio hearing opened prose
eutlng attorney Hlie Imna, or Cow
liti eonnty, stated thai in- had no
knowledge ol any evidence upon
which to base the charge pendlni
iik. tin i Norris, and agreed to lei
Toihl nil im prosecutor. Objections
wore raised to this by Norris' coun
sel, on tiio ground thai Todd was
not an attorney, but tmus said such
proceedings wiih legal in u justice
court.
Todd thqii produced several wit
nossos, inn no ovldenco nol already
brought out in tin- InQuest, nmi
published in Hi wspapors was
adduced, (risk moved that Hi"
charge bo dismissed, Inn Todd ob
jected, saying thai ii" bad more
witnesses, mui asked lor postpone
ment until Wednesday night. Thin
wiih finally agreed to by t it - court.
STILL NO TRACE
OF MISSING MAN
Anoording ' a report from Annn
creek spring nt :i o'clock HiIh af
ternoon, no trace bas been found or
Martin Owonsby, Morrill rancher,
who inm been missing on Hucklo
hurry mountain since n weok ago to
dny. Rosso membors who are scouring
tho wooded sections for tlm missing
mini had nindu no reports to rung-
ors nt Annn oreek by tiii aftorno'oni
and thiH wds tattoit to mean thai ha
trace had yet boon found.
Tim fad that bwqpsby's horse and
rifle wore Found iuki Bundgy i taken
iiy thoHo familiar with 1 1 country
tq'tnoan ihnt ho probably will nol i'
found Hiivi'. However, the search will
continue uffii ali hope boa I i
abandoned.
PRISON I1AHN8 III UN
pniDQBWATBW, M"' oe)t.
23. iP) -Itimntes nr tho state
prlsan furm here oscapod ln
Jury today WhOh tiro thiitiroyod,
three large ,bftrnn and 4 alios.
The Iobh wiih estimated al 7n,-
ooo. There wuh no disorder,
Commander Lansdowne Opposed
Taking Shenandoah On Flight
But Was Overruled By Others
Skipper of Ill-Fated Dirigible Sought Postpone
ment For Two Weeks But Navy Depart
ment Forced Him To Go When
He Thought it Unsafe
LAKE HURST, N. ' Sept 2:5. LAP) The Shenan
doa'h was ordered on her fatal flight to the west on
ISejiU'inlHT despite recommendations ol Lieutenant
t oinmandcr Aaehaiy l.andsowne mat tne tnp pe oeier-1-0(1
until the 2nd week in September.
This is shown by official documents read into the
record today of the naval court of inquiry by Captain
Ceo. W. Steele, Jr., commandant of the Lake Hurst
3tir station.
After the navy department had disapproved his plan
for starting at the later period, Commander Landsowne
made no further protest Captain Steele declared to the
idurt. Tlii' cofrospunoence mmwi'ii
thai Una. deptimonl " t-ry u,,'
'.in to have tbo KrciH slrAlp vtit
Ktuio -fnim in Ohio. Indiana, Mlchl-
guli. I . And otlu-r wvsleru loli"i
during tlii- fiim t'i woefci of Sci
t etnber Commander Lanttaowno rc-
plli'd tlmt an I'u-ii' would not In
II1110 to roiuplcto ri'r.iti:i
s.oti fii id Illinois, for Ufa receptl i
of the ship hi would ataggWt that
the voywKC ho di'forrcil unill t ic 'Jnd
week.
The nnyy departmenl tHaapprwred
f phis I'i'in. fixed the Itinerary and
Commander Leitdsdewos unden
to oanv on 1 tho sohenle, Tho trip
firm imd been suggested for July,
bm Commander I.himI.wih' ohlcctcd
beeauos that would be durinif Ide
k mon of thiiudi r.itoruH In tho mid-dli-wi-M,
und It wuh biu-uUHt, of till"
ahjeotlon tlmt the fitKht was dc
ferred until September,
Aft-r deeortblng rreqeenl Inepec-
limn tiinxlo .f t'.H' KrtMl nlrnlilp a:-d
bwreleulatly ol tha mumi ntru.lur.'.
Oaptstln Steele told tho court thai,
hex oondtfiton ut the tlnre of hor itr
liarlurn was nuch Mat ln-r di-pa. luro
mot with iiIm eotlre approval, lie
added thut tho r i is; lit wax under
taken by offf-orn and men In ufe
very hopt-iui .pirit p bringing Ubo
utility nmi dealraMlfct f this type
of i-rnft 'iiouio to th" pcoplo Of till'
rouiitry.
Interest Keen
In Recital By
Klamath Girl
Dorothy Elliott to Ap
pear at Presbyterian
Church
The Inloroal which ovory commdn
iiy furls iii 1111 sons und daughters
who have made good In any line
of endenvbr in dlrOeted toward ih-xi
Friday when, at 8 o'clock at the
1'ri'nliyli'rliin church, Miss Dorothy
Klllott. daughter of Mr. mid Mrs. K.
U Blllott, will appear in concert re
cital will) Nathan Stewnrl. barttope,
of Seattle.
Miss i:uiott is ii graduate of the
Klamath county IiIkIi sebpol and be
gan, her vocul training under Mrs.
Don IStiinwnll ot IIiIh clly. Kollow
Ini; two years or study In the BlllsOh-
wiiiie ponsonvutory In Portland sin
has Hiini; very sucdossfully on two
Canadian Chautauqua circuits this
summer, where she took tin' pan ol
"Katlsha" In "Tho Mikado." Friends
who' have nol heard Miss DlllOtl sIiik
for some lime are delighted With the
development of her hi'initirui soprano
voice.
Mr. Stewart, who Is very favor
ably known In the Seattle district;
Was1 a membor of the same Mikado
company. He Is a young man whose
tt'iirhcrs have nil been prophesying
tor hlnl a brilliant career in Ills
chosen field or music, and Is n fa
vorite wllh bis audiences every
where. Tho Westminster class of the Pros
byterlah church is sponsoring this
musical event, imd proceeds of the
ticket sale will be gveh to the pipe
orge'ii fund ot the church.
JIIOKT M)XT MOSD.VV
The Klamath ("alls Delphian chtb
will hold their first meeting on
Monday sttorilOOB, Seplember S, al
tWO o'clock In the club mollis of
the library, Members or the club
ahd those Interested In tho work
me urged io attend, this mooting,
S. P. Publicity
Army Growing;
Kelley Arrives
Railroad Company
Strives to Influence
Public in Fight
Another fgoe ways adilod to the
ranks - the Impbslmg array of jfuh
llklty und dcvel 'pnieut men for the
Southern Paemp that tore boon
t-oiitliliii;' the oinili. In an effort to
urouno public sentiment against the
entrance of m northern linen in
Klamath dodnty.
The new face Is llinl of the chief.
It B. Kelley, mepager of develop
ment for tho SouOhern Ptselftc rutl
KKl who u.-rlved iu Klamath Falls
Inst nlir'.it from San Francisco. Mr.
Kollsy has boon a viiltr M Klam
ath Fulls ttaia Uiue Ui time durlnx
the past few months but ban left
tfbe greater purl of the publicity
iiork to K. C. lucrum.
Mr. KoUy .arrived In Kliiinuth
Fnlls Sad Joined Mr. Ingram, his
rhlet astlslsnl god II. A. lllnshaw.
usnlnlnnt freSpht und traffic man
ager. Working under Mr. Ingram und
.Mr. Kelley are a number xif mOn
whose business It In to call on rnTiu
era), llvenlock men, .lumbermen und
business men; und not forth In the
attiii-.i of the Southern PacHUa wltfi
a plea that the Northern lines be
loppossd iii thole otOocts Uo gain eu-
ranee into Khtmabh county.
CAILLAUX COMES
TO NEGOTIATION
Frcnclt Finance Minister Ar
rives in New York With
His Commission
XKW YORK. Sept. If, (P K
preSSlng OOntldetVCe that the French
war debt to the United States can
be nettled "upon Lie basis of peltce
and WgJterous,nee" Joseph Calllaux,
PreBch Hnastee minister, arrived on
the . Stl'anii'hlp (Parts today, as the
head of a French government inis
Hl. n which will open najfotldtkms
wii i the American debt ooninrfsslon
In VrtsMngtten loniorrow.
County Court
Takes Rap At
Assessor Lee
RepOtted as" by the cotlbty board
or equalisation of the old timber
crulso Is protested in n resolution
adopted today by the Klamath coun
ay court . The resolutlMii sets foft'h
Unit the comnty court early this
year eini loycd BJdgftt" and CulNslOn
or r rttand to re-cnuliie the timber
of tho county, and thai their crulso
of 100,000 acres Billowed "7 per
cent more limbed In the .oiinly than
uiiiy. former cruise.
iii Hpiio of this Increases) (taxable
property, tfro court cbwrges the
board of OqueJlsatlon w iih Ignqrlng
i his orulae and using an old one.
The aeurl tinges that the oounty
assessor be compelled lo uso the
new ol'flUje in preparing his lax noils
for the coining ear. in order Unit
tho county might gain from thin 2?
per cent Itveroase,
The rvUnlutloh was forwarded to
i he lax board today,
18 HURT
IN
ELECTRIC GARS
Intcrurbans Between Seattle
and Tacoma Come To
gether in Fog
TWO IN HOSPITALS
Cars Telescope as Result of
Crash Unidentified
Man is Victim
SKATTLE, Sept. 23. (Pt Eigh
teen persons were hurt, two seri
ously, when two cum collided head
on In fog today near Kent. 20 miles
south of here, on the Tacoma
Beattle Inteytrrhsn railway.
The most severely Injured were
un employe of tho Paget Sound
Traction Light and rower company
which operates the railway, mid
mi unidentified man. These wore
taken lo n honpllal In Auburn, sev
en miles beyond Kent from here.
One of Ulc Colliding curs wan run
ning alone, wiiil" ihc other beaded
a Taeoi'ia-bound train of two earn.
The strlklnjc cars partly telescoped
In the north-bound ear were 4 7 pas
sengers and on lb" soothbonnd train
12.
Deputies Find
Shotgun Which
Convicts Used
Posse Locates Weapon
In Woods Near
Willard
SALEM, Ore.. Sept. 2.3. A shot
gun that wan taken from tbo arsenal
of the state penitentiary by the en
capilng convicts. Tom Murray, Ells
worth Kelly anO James Wlllos, on
August 12. at which time another
convict. Oregon Jones, and two pris
on guards were killed, was found
yesterday cached In the woods near
the Willard school house. It was
near the point, about 10 miles east
of Salem, that the three convicts loft
the commandeered taxlcab on the
night iff the escape, and was where
Kelly said the gun had been left.
Kelly bas steadfastly maintained
that the gun was not, loaded when
he took II from tho arsenal and was
not loaded afterwards, but one load
ed shell was in the gun When it was
found yesterday. This fact is ex
pected to be or considerable aid to
the prosecution when the convicts
come up ,or trial. The shot gun was
carried by Kelly.
Postal Forces
Come To Front
For Air Mail
Unified Aerial Service
Opposed by General
New
WASHINGTON. Sept. S3. (PI
The post office department, boss of
I lie air mail service, added its en
dorsement today to tho stand of the
War and navy departments against
a unified, separate air service in
which all the air activities of the
federal governlttbnt would bo con
solidated. Postmaster tlenerul New. appear
ing before the president's special air
craft hoard, was asked whether he
favored n unified air service like
that advocated by Colonel William
Mitchell, and he replied: "1 believe
tho post oftlec department should
control Us air service."
Then after a pause, he milled:
"That Is all."
With other officials of the depart
menl. Mr. New outlined the benefits
of tho air mail service as now con
stituted. The next cabinet member
lo he questioned by the board will
lie Secretary Hoover, who will ap
pear lale today or tomorrow.
I
PIRATES WIN PENNANT
ST. I. Ol' IS. Sept. 2:1. PlttO-
burgh clinched Hie National
Ibague penntuni i iday when si.
e Uouli defeated New York In I he
first game ol their double 'head-
CRUSH m
Paralyzed' Man Found On Road
Near Vancouver Says That He
Is Noted Philadelphia Doctor
Efforts to Identify Injured Man Prove Futile
Scientist Found Alive And Well
Victim , Blind But Know.How
To Toss Cigarette Ashes
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23. (AP) Dr. Nathaniel;
i Reich, head of the department of Egyptology at Dropsie
! college was surprised today when informed that a man
giving his nam and profession had been picked up par
i alyzed and blind on a highway near Vancouver, Wash.
He said he had no relatives in the far west and was
I completely mystified over the report.
Pretty Young
Woman Fleeces
Local Stores
Authorities Search For
Lady Known as
"Black"
An attractive young woman, fash
ionably dressed und with an ase
of manner that bespoke of money
In the bank, floeced a number of
trusting merchants out of a large f pltal insisted that he ha.l a bro
amount of merchandise, it became J ther, William Reich, living on Leva
known today.
She went by the name ot lllack I
and sauntered into one store after
the other, passing bad checks. When I
the merchants found out what had
happened the lady known as Black
had disappeared.
Who she was, where she went, or
what her true name was is a mys
tery to the district attrney's office
and the sheriff's office which has
been straining every effort to find
her.
One woman was taken into cus
tody by deputies mid brought beforo
the district attorney. The mer
chants who were floocod could not
identify her and she was released.
The first check was passed on
II. -1. McKlm local grocer, on Sixth
street for $12.60. Tho check was
made out to Mildred Black and
signed by J. W. Baker, on the bot
tom. Several days later another
check was successfully passed on
H. L. Wickoraham by the young
woman, for $11.75.
She is charged with forgery, but
authorities have almost abandoned
hope of bringing about her arrest.
Former Official
at Kelso Guilty
Of Embezzlement
KEUSQ, Wash., Sept. 23. (P) A.
II. Gordon, former superintendent of
the Kelso Wator Works system, was
convicted 'f embezzlement today
by a OJwilti county juny which re
turned Its verdict after three 'hours
dellbeiatlon. Gordon was accused
ot appropriating funds from the
city. TwV) other charges of a sim
ilar nature ure yet to be tried. The
state announced that it will seek
a conviction In both of them. De
fense attorneys announced that the
convtcttan would .be appealed.
ODD FELLOWS OF
NATION CONVENE
PORTLAND, Ore., Sep!. 23. (P)
The sovorlgu grand lodge of the In- ;
dependent Order ot Odd FeUJiws. In
convention here today, voted to per
mit Grand Lodges be 8?Ve subordin
ate lodges permlssbn to hpltt en-
tertatnmenta or to' receive gifts for
the uses of charities and other
worthy causes outside tho work Ot
the older. llerelof.ro. the lodges
have been unable to cjntrlbute to
funds being collected in cotnthUnltlee
(or charitable purposes.
A resolution was adopted reojulr
ins all grand lodges and grand en- j
caihpmenta to submit their coa
stltutlecis and 'crpanlc laws to the
sovereign grand 1 dge In order that j
uniform cpnatttuttons may ibe drawn.
This atternoon delegates tu the
sovereign grand 1 idlge, and thous- j
anils of visiting Odd Fellows and j
UcbeUahs look part ill a parade. -
TO ATTKN'I) NliltRASKA "I"'
Miss Pay tlordou who spent the
summer months m Fori Klamath
has loft for Lincoln. Nebraska,
where she will attend the University
of Nebraska this coming year.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Sept. 2::.
I(P) Tie paralyzed mam who pras
: picked up on the Pacific highway, to
I miles north of here Monday nigh'.,
! who gave his name as Dr. Nath
alie! Rer-h, Egypot;Ioglst, of Phila
delphia. Insisted today at the ho3
pltal at Rldgefiold, that he is Dr.
RciUa. He slated t'hat effects in his
suitcase , would Identify him, but
when the suitcase wjs opened noth
ing to bear bht hht -Identification
was found. The (ly th!n in his
possession connecting him with D-.
Nathaniel Re.ioli waj a newspaper
clipping which referred to w . k of
Dr. Reich. The man in tie hos-
Street, Philadelphia.
The patient at tho Rldgefield 'iios
pita! Is paralyzed and insists he is
blknd. While speaking Iwitb a re
porter this morning, 'lowever, foe
gave the Impression that, he could
see by the way he deposited tho
ashes rjf a cigarette 'he wa.i smok
ing. Youthful Italian
Princess Married
RACCONIGI. Italy, tiept. 23. (JP)
With time-halljwe.j ritual, beauti
fully s-huple. yet rich in dignity ani
BOlemnity. Princess Maifolda, the
yOUtTjfal sea.'nd daughter of the rul
ing house of Italy, today became the
bride ot Philip, Prince iof Hesse.
Members of the royal families of
Italy, Germany, Denmark, Greece.
Roumanla, Serbia, Belgium, AustrU
acd Mon'.enogro, and representatives
of Dynasties of Great Britain and
Spain witnessed the ceremony.
1,000 POLDERS BEING sent
Mrs. Leah Smith and Miss Marj
Johnston of the chamber of com
merce office axe today getting over
1.000 folders on Klamath county in
readiness to be sent to the state
fair at Salem to be distributed dur
ing fair week. The folders tell of
the various resources of the county.
Shall It Be "Klamath Falls"
Or Just "Klamath"? Mark This
Ballott And Name Your Choice
Shall tho "Falls" be eliminated
Irom Klamath Falls
Will It be better for this city to
be known simply as Klamath?
A movement to eliminate the sec
ond half of the city's name orig
inated in the Rotary club some j
weeks ago through the adoption ot'i
n resolution presented by J. A. Gor-j
dan. president ot the First National
Bank.
Since then the plan has been j
endorsed by the Kiwanis club and i
other organizations.
Tho chamber of commerce hold
a referendum vote of its member
ship. Tho results today showed
S3 members favoring the change,
ana te opposed io u.
Which Do You Want
"Klamath Falls" or "Klamath"?
( ) I favor changing the city's name to Klamath.
( ) I oppose any change in the name of Klamath
Falls.
Signed
Address.
M EXEMPT ONS
CLAIMED
UNFAIR
BY JOHN CI
Medford Attorney Assails
Present Situation in
Klamath County
SPEAKS AT CHAMBER
Urges Cooperation of South
ern Oregon to Get Big
Government Refund
hi. i, n. mIi. .Jackson und other Ore
gon counties are carrying a burden
ol unjust luxation tlmt could be
lifted If southern Oregon would
stand together and conduct u unified
nnd cooperative ciiiniialgn to tlmt
end.
THus did John II. Carkln, city
attorney f .Iedf).rd and represen
tative from Jackson ounty for tine
sessions of the iitate .legislature, in
form the chamber of commerce this
uccn of a situation but little known
in t'-ils torriociry.
Tux Kxcnspt
"Slxer-tanr per cent ct the land
in Klamath county Is tax exonipt
fjjvernmcnt clncd," Mr. Carkln
said. "la other words 16 per cent
of Ci. lrtmt 1 -tinnnrtln!' t'iio ronntv.
I "Fifty-six per cent of tho entirti
state is government lowned or tax
exempt laud. You ran see what It
means. T'ito property owner In
Klamath is burdened down with the
support or tho entire county whore
as he Mwns but i small prop;tl n
of the land iu the county.
Promises Relief
' Now the public lands commltlO'
that met In Medford rccomly 'gavo
cat their promise that t'iiey nnoaid
seriously consider Uiie proposition or
rcfunditis to tho counties the nVnsy
which they have expended ia tho
support of tax exempt land. Hero
is a proposition that southern U;e
gou can work on as a unit and oho
that will bring thousands ct dol
lars into the count'..
"Let us pull together on this pro
position, even ai we pulled to secure
the state ncrmal school ,n Adillaud.
Galloway's Krchcstra entertained
the fjrum with several lively dunce
numbers.
Big Price Put on
Heads of American
Pliers in Morocco
OUEZZAN, Fronch Morocco, Sept.
23. OP) Abd-El-Krlm. the Riftlan
chief. Is reported to have offered
roiwiards totaling $5,000 for evcry
membor of the Sheriffian siiuudron.
composed of American volunteer avi
ators brought lo hhn dead o-r alive.
These various civic and luncheon
clubs have had a chance to vote
on the question. Changing the
city's inline is a matter of Interest
to every resident of Klamath Falls,
livery person in this city should bo
allowed to express an opinion.
So. starting today. The Evening
Herald will run a ballot tor otto
wclIv in order that Its renders may
express an opinion.
In fairness to new residents It
can be stated that thero rre no
fall bore at the present time.
Murk the ballot below and mail
or bring it to the Herald office. You
are asked to sign your name at the
bottom of tho ballot.
Tour out this coupon and vote
your choice today.