The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, December 26, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1 Published Dally at KLAMATH FALLS "An Empire Awakening" AID THE COMMUNITY CHEST; IT DESERVES YOUR WARM SUPPORT Associated Prc Leased Wire Eighteenth Year Number 5714 KLAMATH FALLS, OKKdON, SATLKDAY, DECEMUEIi 'U, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS CONVICTS SEEK E 10 SAVE NECKS Attorney for Murray, Willos and Kelley Wants Ar rest of Judgment DENIES JURISDICTION Says Convicted Murderers Were Escaping from "Cruel Punishment" HAI.IO.M, Ore., 01. U. (IP) Judge Will It. KImk. luting (Or Tnui Murray, Kllsworlh Kill) nud Juiik-h Wlllos, under rimifmc t, hung on January S for th murder of guard Iti a prison break hen.' in Aurruiit, has filed on County clerk lloycr motions (or arrest of Judgment In the InrM ru.--. nuklnK to have the Judgment of conviction nml execution hold null mm void on tho u round Hint I ho throe moll dtirliifr ihn course uf their trials wore not within tho Jurisdiction of tho court thnt tried thorn. Tim motion Is further b($M0 on the around Hint "tho escape of each do fonduat was duo to u violation of that section of tho coutitltutlon of (ho I'ulted Stales and constitution o( tho Mate of Oregon wherein It wot provided that cruel nnd Inhuman punishment nhnll not ho Inflicted," I .i t I for I.IVCN Much of the defeime at the trial of tho three men wan bused on al legation I hut tho Uiroo convicts Maged their escape because they feared for tholr Uvea and that they would he victim of alleged brutal methodH at tho priaou. Kins dvclnred In hlH motion "thnt It upponrn from unquestioned evi dence that Jnincn Wlllon wns In the ctutody and charge of the Ban Ouon Un penitentiary of tho male of Cali fornia" and "that defendant Kiln worth Kelly had boon sentenced to servo SO years in tho Oregon statu penitentiary, tho torm of which bad not expired." and that In the OSM of Tom Murray, ''he ha nbout IT yearn to norvo In tho Oregon state peni tentiary." It 1 Stated thnt Murray and WIIIoh also are both on parole from the Him Qucntln penitentiary nnd aongsqdsnlly it win bs tdvsnwi thut they still were nml now nro technically In the custody of prison officials of thnt state. Always llniiilcuffiil In an affidavit uccompunylng tho motion for a lny of execution In tho BSSSl of VVIUOI and Kelly, the two mon aver that during tho time of tholr trluls thoy were handcuffed In charge of the deputy warden of tho Oregon penltontlnry and His nrijiltt ants each time they wore brought to tho court room for t rial until tiny reached an office udjn out t.i the court room. They lurch, r aver thnt during nil tho time of their trial thoy had pris on numbors on tholr riot nine and that before entering the court room they hud been removed from tho KhncklcN with which thoy wore hound while Indus' brought from the prison to tho court room. Tho affidavit goon on to say Unit during tho ontlro time or their trial tho deputy warden nut behind thuin nnd thoy were In charge of J. ft, 1,11 llo. tho then deputy wnr.lcii of tho penitentiary, who Ik now the warden! TWO KILLED AS YULE AFTERMATH PORTLAND, Oro., Dec. 28, (P) one man killed In an automobile accident and a woman found dead three hours uftor partaking at a hearty Christmas dinner an fatal Yulo uftormnths horo today. Clyde Baker, 40, was killed nnd his wife seriously hurt early this morning when their automobile wont off a road In tin nutlyiiig dis trict and landed whools up. Of ficers mild1 thoy found a battle of liquor on linker, Mrs. Mildred Harbor, 40, was found dead by other members of a Christ man parly, throo hours nftcr tholr holiday ropnst. An nutopsy will bo pnrtormod to dbtormlno tho cause Of death. FltOM KAHTHHOOK Harry Howard, of Hnalbrook, the fish hatchery nnd resort near Child quln, Bpont Chrlstmns in the city. Mr. Howard Is maiuigor of tho ro eort, -- NEW HO Christmas In Klamath Best In Long Time Yule Spirit Prevails Throughout the City i-rrn clt-widii roporta received by Community cheat officials nml others, Kluinth's chrliitmmi ytltsr day i ioi the bent In ull history. Families on whom (ortnns bss fail ed i i ,ni!le thin winter were a:np! SUPPlted IHi fuel and clothing and other ttOCSSSlUSS) while spprpxl nialely "fid klddleit were made happy with toy from Urn Ilernld'a Kld Jtlsi' Chrlitrass fund. i,at Tliuradtty afternoon, Mian I.ydlit Filcke. chainiiun 61 the IbenS tlfstlnj committee, repotted nine pjota families 111 need : aid, ami In Mi 'to. families were 2(1 children who Acre wondering if Huntu Clou would Orgol them. Hut the Huntu editor got on the Jib and filled bugu sack with to; i and caiidllea and nut snd fruit and ibroiigh the courtesy of Joe Poit plull of tho PotplSlI Motor company, these package were all distributed eti C'.irUtrous evo. Iluslncd f0 wan ill u Mnnlsllll all day yesterday, but In homes In every octbn of the city the laughter of happy children predom inated. Kven the elements conspired to ed In the. -i?thaa.itl-naulitnHiiait make ll a delightful Christmas, SS the huavy tog which had hung low over tho city throughout the week, lifted in the arternoon snd permit ted the sun lo shine down. Lad Burned To Death With Toys SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2. (IP) Tho Christmas celohratlon at tho homo of Harry Hull, a laborer, end ed In tragedy when the body of his four year old con, KdR.ir was found In Ilia uiihas of tho Hull home here today, Surrounded by tho charred remains of bis ClfrUtmas toys. Sev en persons uro In the hospital as tho result of tho fire, four other children of Hie Hull family and their grandfather William Mitchell, Fred Allen a neighbor and Jnmos Uerhow, a policeman The latter three wero burned when they attempted to roscuo tho hoy. An overheated stove caused tho flro. MIDDLE WEST TO FEEL ICY BLAST CHICAGO, Deb, 20, (p) Suh xcro hlnsts us low as 10 degrees be low were predicted for Chlcngo an 1 the Lake Michigan feglou tonight as five deaths In Chicago were attribut ed to the cold, three victims having (rased to death. Tho temperature dropped to 11 below In .Minneapolis und Dnliith. Minn., tpdny and uthur cities of the central stntos suffered proportion ately with 12 helow zero at Mason City and Waterloo, Iowa; six below at Milwaukee, Wis; 10 below at Itocliford. Ills., and ono above zero lit Chicago. County Employes Enjoying Holiday Today was another holiday for county employes, and except for the office of Justice of the Pouco Em mltt, tho county building wns quiet today. Tho petition of county em ployes to add another holiday to Chi'lslmus was granted by the coun ty commissioners lato Thursday it ternoon." Sheriff Hurl HnwklnsSind deput ies wero working hard in Bplto of tho bnlldny, us they had a largo number of prisoners to appear bo- fore Justice Emmltt during the day. WOMAN DEAD IN AUTO COLLISION LOCAN, Utah, Dee. 2fi, (ffy-Un. Peter Hovoitsen, 58, is dead, ami five nthora uro In n local hospital as .i result of a collision botwoon an automobile drlvon by' Dr. Ij. M. Uruco and nu interurbuu .electric. I DEAD MANY OTHERS ILL IN POISON TRAGEDY Canned Vegetables Thought Cause of Tragic Christ mas Eve Deaths CHILD PLAYS RECORD Little Girl Found Amusing Self as Her Mother and Brother Lie Dead WASHINGTON, Dec. 2(t. --( A broken music record lo play with wan nil Hint Christmas meant to Mary LorenS Harris. 'I years old. Her mother, .Mis. Itulh Caroline Har ris. 27, and her broile r John, 5, were dead; another brother James, I, and her grandmother, Mrs. Mary lielyer, wen In a' critical condition and her father. Truman l,eo:i Harris, 34, wus seriously III. All police believed, were the unwitting victims of poison eat en' Christmas ove. Tho mother and father stayed up lute, trimming the Christiana tree and arranging tqys for tholr chil dren. They bad not been touched when Harris dragged himself to a neighbor's door lute yesterday ashing for old. Mrs. Harris and John were found in one room, already dead, und Mrs. Itelyer and James were In another, unconscious. . Mary l.oreuu was playing with the broken record. A slight odor of gas was detected, but little was attached to this and an autopsy on Hie body of Mrs. Har ris was ordered, while several bot tles und empty vegetable cans were sent to the district chemist for anal ysis. Harris wati treated at a R04plta and then was held by tho police for Investigation. 8ACUAMKNTO. Dec. 26. f,T) nrotherly lovo and the Christmas spirit combined in an unusual way here yesterday In a holiday automo bile accident. Two machtnea LO,lid ed. One turned over. The driver of the overturned car scrambled out and hurriedly began to remove an opened ease of gin. The driver of the other machine fell to, assisting in the operations. When all the bottles had been collected from the wreckage the pair, ntrnngers to each Other, dashed up the street, cached tho con traband and returned 'tt suriey tt.e wreck damage. There was u t a po lice officer in tho crowd of Interest ed spectators, but there was n news paper man. He wrote tho story, but he forgot to stnto where the niei dent occurred, failed to get the nnmes of the drivers and .couldn't remember the nnmbors of tne cars, when ho returned to tho offico. ST. LOUIS. Doc. 2G. - VP) Nine deud was the toll of Vul.'tid" merry making in St. Louis. Seven wore killed In traffic accidents. A youth wns fatally burned while playing Santa Claus at n Christmas tree in his home und a sunn was ilhol nnd UHod in an altercation dftdng a beer party. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26. J) Tho Christmas holiday In Califor nla wns marred by at least 12 deaths In numerous nccldonts und tho In jury of somo two score others. Automobllo mishaps took tho lives of four men and ono woman in southern und central California, iwhllo at Eureka, in northern Cali fornia, two mon and three boys wero drowned. One man was killed and more than a dozen Injured near San Francisco In a rear end collision of two street cars. A man wus struck by n train nt Oakland and Instantly killed when a scoro were Injured In automobile accidents over the holi day In the San Francisco bay region mid at Sacramento. , WATTS, Calif., Dec. 2G. (P) A Christmas party hero ended In the death of ono person and porhaps fatal Injury of another. Police (ouhd Charles Thorpe, ,18, dead of gun shot wounds, iwhllo Mrs. Catherlno Hoed was taken to tho general hos pital in a orittoal condition, Tho woman's husband, fraud Hood, 40, affested for questioning, said Ihnt Thorpe did the shooting. It, T. Urndahow ojid Frank' Car roll are among tho chltoquln resi dents hero ovor tho week end. Aged "Newsboy" Leaves Fortune For Education "St. Francis" Gurks Is Found to be Wealthy Man PORTLAND, Ore In c. 2. (fl1) "Ht. KrsnetS" Ourks, 04' year old "newsboy" u pleturosquo character on the streeta of Portland for maay years, who died Thursday left an estate of probably f 80,00,0 to (be United ,States Bureau, of Education. A petition fcr probate of his will i'sn file! today. Clad In rags, with burlap wrapped ubout his feet In place of ahoes, (lurks wus u figure that iwjuid have appeared more appropriate- in a theatrical setting than on the busy street of a modern city. Kvcry nigh' ho was on his corner in the down aown district crying his papers. He lived alone In a shack, and he died without any known relatives. Search cf but effects has revealed investments In (Inert? bonds, and stocks nnd bonds of utility com panies; Though known as Uurks.hls real name was believed to have been O. B. Green. Charley Dawes Asked To Give Up His Smokes No Tobacco League Wants Him to Throw Away Pipe 1NUIANAPOLI8. Und., Dec. 2. ijpy vice President Charles G. Dawes was Importuned today by the No Tobacco longu- to make a New Years resolution to refrain from the use of tobacco. ' Chnrles M. Kilmore of Indianapolis, general secretary of the league, sent the vice president a telegram thank ing him for his message to the senate pages urging them not lo use tobacco. "Residing that example is more potent than precept," said the mes sage, "will you not make one of your Now Years resolutions the decision not to use tobacco yourself?" Fillmore said tho message would be followed shortly by a similar one to President Coolidge. Auto Thief Is Given 10 Years Don Hall Draws Stiff Penalty in Medford MEDFORD. Ore., Dec. 36. (IF) Don Hall,. automobile thief and jail breaker, euterej a plea of guilty to the theft of an automobile late Thursday and was sentenced to ten years in state prlsou. W. H, Blaheley, a former resi dent uf C003 county, plead guilty to operating a still, and iwas sent enced to five years, the maximum sentence. Joo Lutz, plead guiity to stealing a saddle from a Siskiyou mountain ranch and was given , a two vear prison term. C. E. Lloyd, Ashland automobile salesman, entered a plea of guilty to passing two checks totaling S7 and will bo sentenced Monday. Mrs. Minnie Whelpley, 60, of Ashland, charged with setting fire In a mo ment of spite to the home of her neighbor, Miss Jane McCoy. 70. will we arraigned for pleading .Monday. Another Dead from Radium Poisoning EAST ORANGE, N. J., Hoc. 26. (jP The death of Miss Margarlte Curlough today Increased to seven tho number of former employes of tho United States Radium corpora tion of Orange, who In three ye n have died from poisoning attributed to radio active substances. County Physician Martland, after an hUtOpsy gave tho cause of Miss Ctirlongh'a death us "Chronic nnn tnlft of the pretlicloai or regenera tive type, due to the Injection of radio ncllvo substances, mesothor lum, radium and their decayed products." CONGRESS WILLI ASSIST FARMERS r LEGISLATION: I Supervision Over Agricul-; tural Exports Will be Added to Program RELIEF HELD NEEDED Western Members win Fight to Provide Real Aid for This Section WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. (ff) 1 Impressed by the complalnta of wejtern members of congress and agricultural leidcrs, the admlnts-i tration is considering amendment of its farm relief program so as to provide for government supervi sion over agricultural exports. With membern of the lawa delesation in cangresB preparing to leave tonight I for Des Moines to consider at a j state meeting what relief steps can ' be taken outside the present admin istration program. President Cool-I Idge and Secretary Jardinc confer-, red about the situation today and; there were indications that an ex-i pert supervision bill would have the support of the white house. Such a bill will be drafted for Introduction soon after the holiday recess and farm leaders in conrge&s expect the administration to give it their active support. The message will provide for a federal commis sion of seven members to take over any surplus of the major farm pro ducts iwhich cannot be sold in this country on a par with the cost of production. A levy would be charg ed against the producers of such a crop as a step .to prevent over pro ductlon. The commission would be flnanc-. ed largely from the levies and only a small federal appropriation will be expected. Crops to be handled by the commission would Include wheat, corn, livestock, cotton, to bacco, dairy products, fruits and vegetables. To Hold Contest of Old Fiddlers in New England PROVIDENCE, R. I.. Doc. 26. yp) The town criers of Providence announce an all-New England fid dlers' contest to prove who Is the best bow scraper"in this neck of the woods. . The criers have issued a summons to all fiddlers to meet January 4 for the grand round-up for a gold medal and title of champion fiddler of all New England. This Was Regular (Merry fhrislmas NEW BRITAIN, Coun., Dec. 26 (5) Mrs. Stanley Krlseunaa receiv ed in her Christmas mail a small package beariug no return address, containing $930 In bills without note of explanation. She believes It was sent to her by the person who found $1000 she lost 2 years ago. Cardinal Mercier To Have Operation BRUSSELS, Dec. 26. (VP) Carjin al Mercier. 74 years old prlmats of Belgian, will undergo an operation at Brussels, December 29, for a le sion of the stomach. Cardinal Mor vler, who recently suffered au at tack of influenza, is resting at bis Episcopal palace at Mallnes to gath er strength for the operatli 'n. COLD IN" WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Dec. 28. (IP) Below zero cveather for the next Ihr1?e das Is the weather bureau forecast for the state of Wisconsin. Temperatures early today ranged from 13 below at Suporlor to six degrees below at Milwaukee. The coldest vecords for the season. NEW YORK, Dec. tt, (IP) William T. Dewart today wus elected president of the company publishing the New York Sun and the Evening Telegram, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Frank A. Munocy. Convict Goes Home To Visit Christmas Day Youth Get Homesick and Walks Away From Prison SALEM, Ore., Dee. 26. (IP) A Christmas longing to visit his home and mother prompted Elmer Ports, 19, a Irusty employed Ha a nlghf waiter la the guards' tuartcrs at th state penitentiary, to riln ac"ay last ulght. A hastily organized search for him during the nisht ended about 5:30 o'clock this morning, when his father telephoned to Warden LIHIe from Portland that foe boy had returned to bis homo there and was willing to give himself up. He will be returned t; the prison this morning. Forth was received at the prison April 13. tost, from Multnomah county and was binder sentence of two years for assault with intent to rob. He has been a model pris oner and would have been clizibie for a parole in awo weeks! Woman Held Prisoner By Mad Canine Mrs. Joe Otey, wife of a well known resident of Calore, near Dor ris. was held a prisoner in her home by a mad dog until her brother-in-law and Dick Harmon arrived at the house and succeeded In shooting the dog. according to word received here today. The canine had been bitten by a coyote afflicted with rabies, and had suddenly gone road, attempting an attack on Mrs. Otey as she was at home alone. Mrs. Otey barricad ed the doors and windows and wait ed for help. This was the second dog belong ing to the Oteys which had to be killed because of rabies this winter. Hollywood Couple Lose Cash Jewels in Auto Robbery PITTSBURGH, Dec. 26. (IP) A. N. Keith of Hollywood, California, and his wife, were the victims of two bandits on the Lincoln highway near here today. The thieves escap ed with jewelry worth $5,000 and $125 in cash. Keith said to be en gaged in the motion picture busi ness, was struck on the head and rendered unconscious by one of tho holdup men. They were driving in an automo bile, when tiie bandits overtook them In another machine. Keith was not seriously hurt. WELL, NOW, THIS IS DANDY NEWS! NEWARK. N. J.. Dec. 26, (IP) Due probably to increased activities in womens sports, the average size of womens hosiery has increased in the past five years and the demand for the ninil sizes is being eliminat ed, A. W. Frazer, official of a hos iery concern here, said today. In 1520 he said the demand rang ed from Si to tC. In 192J the principal demand was for sizes from 9 and larger. Today he said, tho very large sizes were in demand and the aver age was !) to 10. Two Men Freeze to Death in Chicago CHICAGO, Dec. 26, (P)--Two mon wore frozen to death nnd another partly frozen today us Chicago ex perienced Its coldest weather of the winter, a temperature of one de gree above zero. Another man about 50 years old, who is unidentified, found prostrate of cold, died shortly after being re moved to a police station. TO HOLD AUTO SHOW ECGK.N'10. Ore., Dec. 26. Eugene auto dealers are planning another automobile show, to fce staged in the armory some time in Fobruary. a stylo show will be hold in connection. TWO RQADHOUSES "KNOCKED OVER" BY PRDHf COPS The Motor Inn and Pelican City Resorts Raided by McBride, et al. ONE PLEADS GUILTY Eddie Marhew Pays $500 Fine Other Arrests are Made Christmas Day Christmas spirit and Christmas "spirits" received a decided set-back last night when state prohl offlcors raided a couple of notorious Klamath roadhouses and arrested tho osten sible proprietors oa charge.4 of pos sessing liquor. The Motor Inn. which has been operating out beyond Mills addition, wns visited by the sleuths Just as about 20 of the jovial patrons were dancing and having the time of tholr lives. The officers reported they con fiscated a gallon of wine and a gallon of moonshine whiskey. (iursts N'ot Hr-M Harry Slater, reputed owner, and Louis Stapac, said to be an employe, were placed under arrest, although the guests were allowed to depart without molestation. The arrests wore made by state Agents McBride, SteMtis and Paul son and County Traffic Officer R. E. Knowies. Paulson, an under-cover man. was inside the roadhouso enjoy ing the hospitality when he suddenly flashed a brace of guns and announc ed the place was "pinched." His bro ther officers then filed In and com pleted the job of spoiling the party. At Pelican City A short time later the same quar tet of officers visited the Peiiess City roadhouse, where Eddie Math ews was holding forth as host. The guests had all departed tor the. nigh'., but Eddje and one or two of his aides were on hand to greet the of ficers. A quart bottle which had been dropped down a drain pipe as tho of ficers entered was recovered un broken, and was exhibit "A" when Mathew3 appeared this morning be fore Justice of the Peace Emmitf. He pleaded guilty to a charge of pos sessing liquor and paid a $500 tine with a smile, Charles Intnan, taxi operator, was held in jail last night after he had been arrested on a charge of operat ing an auto while intoxicated. His arrest by the state agents followed a collision on the Pelican City road last night, in which his tax! was badly damaged. Woman Arrested Deputy Sheriffs Kimsey and Trac ey entered the Stearn3 rooming house on lower Main street last night Just as Sirs. Stearns was opening a door carrying a bottle. She attempted to hide it uader her apron, according to the officers, bat they detected her attempted sleight-of-hand work and held her ort a liquor charge. They claim the bottle contained moonshine. Milk And Snow Used On Blaze Dairy Plant is Saved by ingenious Method PORTAGKSK, Wis., Dee. 26. (IP) Milk and snow were used So fight a tire early yesterday an tho farm of Thomas Brawn la the outskirts of the city when the water supply gave out and the flames threatened to spread trim n largo dairy bars lo ihe eight other buildings on the place. Milk cans were emptied into a tank and pumped through the hose of the city's apparatus like water. Loads of snow wero hauled as near os possiblo to the flumes and tan sed by the shovol full wlt'.i such suc cess that the damage was only $6,000. Striking Miners May Start Work NEW YORK, Dae. 26, (Pi - A proposal that striking anthracite coal miners resume work immediate ly under the wage scale of the last contract, pending farther negotia tions was made public today by tho anthracite operators conference.