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The Old Home Paper
WLATHLH REPORT
OREGON: Vnsvttl.it tonight
and Saturday with fog and mini
near the roast. Mtlii tempera
ture. Gentle variable winds.
Associated Press and United Press Telegraph Service
' Herald Advertisers Appreciate Your Trade
Trice Five Ccnta
KLAMATH FALLS, OKEGON, FIMDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1927
Number 612G.
KELLEY LOSES
FIGHT TO BEAT
DEATH PENALTY
Habeas Corpui Plea De
nied; Salem Judge
Handt Decision
Nil. Ml, Ore.. Hepl. u. (A.
' IM 4 limit Judge L. II. Mr.
Malum twin)' Ucrloml that In
Ula judgment liabeaa corpus
nlll mat lie fur HI. worth k.-l-ley,
aeiiletrrl In liana? fur llm
doalh nf a priMta guard In an
eavepo fruin Jim penitentiary
lierw, aal iMamls-H-d llm writ
ami reuu.it.led llm prlautirr.
Ilul, In a atatrmeut accom
panying DiU order h declared
thai ilia bi 11 to under which
Kclley waa sentenced to Iho peni
tentiary waa unconstitutional and
void and "llmt bring confined
without warrant of law lio had
a legal right to escape and In
doing ao im all nocesaary uioana
to rffect that purpose, rviAi to
Ihe extent of killing thuae wbo
opposed bla escape."
Court's Opinion.
Judge MrMahan'a atatcmeut
was In full aa followa:
"Kelloy waa sentenced to thn
penitentiary lor a iierlod of SO
year, under a sentence which
aa unconstitutional, and, there
fore, void.
"In addition to aald atatule
being unconstitutional that pari
of It untler whhh Kclley waa
sentenced had been repealed by
tha undel.rmlnnte sentence law.
K"lli y waa therefore, prior lo tha
limn hn escaped from Iho prnl
loutlary. Illegally confined there.
In. living ronfined without war
rant of law ha bad a legal right
lo escape and" In doing ao use
all nereesary uirana to effect that
purpose, e rn to tha extent of
killing tlioao who oppoard lha
escape.
"Thla la a legal right ronminn
In rrnry citizen, under all tha
rnndltlona and however dlaaatruua
lo tha Inuocant. .
(Continued on paga &)
REAL-FAREWELL
Black Hills People Stage
Demonstration for Pres
ident and Wife
rtAI'll) CITY. 8. D . 8rpt.' t.
IW With a inonaler demonstra
tlon that broughl out whut eeotn
I'd to bn thn whole town of
nnpld City, the Illark llllla aald
farewell today tn President and
Mm. Coolldga. From lha doorway
of tha at-hool. where he baa bad
bla private offlre during the sitm
inor. the president looked down
uptn a great throng of Rapid
City rltlicna and told them ho
regretted "thla pleasant and ro
markahlo auinuinr" wna ended.
Every ahop. office, Induatrlal
plant and mill had rloaed ao that
their emplnyea could attend the
demonstration. Ono guard waa
left at the tire atatlon, ono at
the police Station and the whole
city turned Itaelf over to the faro
welt meeting. . For three quar
tera cf an hour, the activities of
the city were at a standstill.
Those who Imvo been attached
to the whlto hounn for many yearn
declared the farewell doinonstra
Hon wna unparalleled In their
recall.
Another Projected
Flight is Halted
IIAillIOR GRACE, Sept. 0. (A.
IM- Because of unfavorable
weather here loilny, "Duko"
Schiller and i'hll Wood announc
ed that their piano. Hoyal Wind
sor, would not Inko tho air be
fore tomorrow. They tmcl plan
ned lo mtOco a flight In march
of Irncea of tho Old Glory, whllo
wlihhottllng definite uniioiinco
m lo whether they would aban
don their projoctejl flight to
Windsor, England.
Cleveland Aviation
Offer Will Stand
CLEVELAND, tiept. . (T)
Tho 135,000 price offered by thn
Cleveland chamber of commerce
tn tho first aviator lo fly from
Europe, to Cleveland still slands,
It waa declared today by I. K.
Ereldbergor, president of tho
chamber, after he hid been in
fo'iued that a similar ofter lit
. riieilou lind boon wlthdiann.
GIVE CDOLIDGF
World Flyers
In Hongkong
On Long Trip
Pi-Ida of Detroit Lands Af
ter Being Reported
' MiasinK
HONGKONG, Hept. , (A I.)
The glolie 1 1 ni I lug nionopluuo
I'rlde of Detroit wna tuade ready
for the net! leg of lis journey
here thla evening while Us co
pilot Edward P. Hrhlee and Win.
H. Ilrork told of their advenlure
In flying l.uiiu miles from Itan
goou, llurnin, to Hanoi, French
liido China, and thi-nco lo llong
kolig. aurprlalng a world which
had been on lha verge of listing
the in among Hid mlaallig.
Taking off at Itangoon early
Thuraday, they headed for either
llangkok, Hlam. or Hanoi. When
their lime for reaching llangkok
bad passed and no word came
from them, fear wna felt that
they hint been lost, for they were
flying along the frlngea of the
Monsoon area.
On arrival here they related
bow they reached llangkok, pass
ed over the city and continued on
lo the French territory, reeling
off hundreds of mllea over the
Jungles only In reach another
danaeroua point In their Journey
Tha hop from Itangoon lo
Hanoi waa without Incident, but
(Continued on page I)
High School
Not to Open
Next Monday
Hoping lo assist In stopping
the progress of Infantile paraly
ls which has caused consider
able alarm throughout Klamath
county In the past several weeks. 1
Klamath county high achool will
not orxn on Monday, 'aa pre
viously announced.
This was the decision f prin
cipal Paul T. Jackson after a
conference with Dr. U. H. New
aom lit" yesterday afternoon.
Htudents are advised lo watch
the papers for Ihe opening date.
"Iteglatratlona are very heavy.'
many of tbe class oa aro already
filled and newcomers are advised
lo get In Iduch with my office,
aa well aa atudenta who are de
sirous of making changes In their
courses," Mr. Jackson stated thla
forenoon.
Ex-Service Men
Sent To Jail On
Contempt Charge
POIITLANI). Sept. 9. (A'lK.
II., Heat, world war veteran who
waa aerlonaly wounded in llelleau
Wood In IMS and Kmery Davis.
Spanish war veteran, were put in
Jail here today on charges of con
tempt of court because thny had !
refused to vacatn homesteads
upon which they had settled In
the L'nipqua nutlonul forest In
southern Oregon.
The forost anrvlco charged
them with being iualters on Innd
which was not opon to settlers.
Tho men claimed they filed on
the land under Itvw providing that
forest reserve land bettor fitted
for agriculture than for timber I
may he homestvaded. Tho gov- Iglnla Schuppel at the chamber
eminent claimed the land waa not0 commerce,
ndupted to agriculture While It la not yet determined,
"' . I thla will probably be one of the
Jail Breaker at ! taravana Captain Applegate
rrn 1 ar f 1 t w"i "'" ,u me "'"'" "eul
Hillsboro Nabbed. fan.
.1'OIITLAND. rVpT. ?. Ml-WII-jp . X-fpir
nam nice, atina Kuri Hoiden. ,;ROiandns near
prlsoneY hero admitted to Deputy
fiherlff Keller today that he re
cently broke Jnll nt Hillsboro.
Oro.
After breaking Jnll at Hills
boro, lllce rnmo to Portland and
drew a sentence, for larceny of an
auto under Ibe name of Hoiden.
Seek Identity of
Youthful Suicide
PORTLAND, Sept. 9. The
coropor'a Jury win trying to
burn Identity of a man who had
registered aa Richard Tesaln. I
aged about ST., who ended hla
llfo with giis yesterday In a ho
tel room after stuffing nuws
pnper In crack, and key boles.
DIES AT LA (ill. WDM
LA GRANtiK, Ore., Sept. 9.
(A.P.) Mrs. Kred Tletjen, wife
nt the bridge superintendent nf
Portlaud, died here last night.
She waa born In the Grande
Rnnde valley S8 years ago. Tho
body will bo forwarded In Port
In nd for btirlu! tomorrow uight,
HEAR
WORD
FROM
MISSING
FLYERS
Old Glory and Sir John
Carling Are Now Both
Listed As Lost
K VOIIK. ti.pt. n, (A IM
Willi Hie round the world lilune
OCEAN
I'rlde of Itelrolt an re afiiT a daviair of Its total capital Block own
' of MMSll-lt. llll,Wtal iM-awl fit.
flay In the fiile of Hie five air
men on Hie Irnus. llanllr plain's
laid I. lor) anil Mir John Carling.
Kear for tha I'rlde of Detroit's
crew. Wiu. H. Ilroi k and Kdwanl
V. Hchlea. waa dlsslpaled early to
day. Afler more than Hilrlv
bojr' l:uk of ad.-a a.. In 1'ielr
proit.e.a since In.- Lft r.jaroMii.
Ilurm.i V.Vrtn. s. a i,i n. word
came tha; il, :iud d.-pjittd
from Hanoi sod rrr'v
kotig.
d at Hong-
ri4-em lloMdlM
Meanwhile no word came to
lighten Iho apprehension over
laie or tne uia i.iory, Hearing
!.!.. d llertaud. James I), lllli
and Uieir passenger. Philip A.
Payne, mauaglng editor of the
New York Dally Mirror, or of
the Kir John Carling. bearing
tne tsnaoian tilers, captain current year because of unsea
Terry Tully and Lieutenant James ,ollBbu weather was announced
Medcalf. 'today by the trustees. Contrlhu-
Hbould none of these brave.tnl wl be returned. The
adventurera be found, the death ,molint f Ihe purse had been
. ...... 07 ioiik uisiunce ocean
iiiguia since laal May win nav.
mounted 10 twenty, In addition
10 seven persona allien since last
M-pienioer in preparation lor j
such flights.
Linen, sear.iiii.a- ;
I.lnera Iraverelng Hie North
Atlantic route were still comb
ing the sea at Inat reports for
seme trace of Old Glory or nt
the ruhlK-r life boat with which
the three men aboard her were
equipped.
William ttandolph Ilea rat.
backer of Old Glory's flight, has
(Continued nn page Si
CARAVAN TRIP
L
E
Capt. Applegate to Lead
Loccl Folks to Modoc
Stronghold
With favorable weather prom
1
ID
laed for Sunday. Captain O. C. jc.rowera association In special
Applegate will head a caravan sisslon here yesterday. The gen
o' local people who are planning ral tone of the meeting waa op
to mako tho trip to Modoc
U...,..k..l.l . .!. J ,
I
ing. historic spots of southern ,
Oregon. ' I
The party will leave from the
enr.K.p nf The First
National
. . ...... 1. c.. 1..
bank at elebt o dock on Sunday
morning anu eaca person is uu
vlsod to Inko enough gas and wa
ter for the trip. Food ample for
one- meul la all Hint la neces
sary. Already a number of local peo
ple, havo declared their Inten
tion, of making the trip. Others
Intending to attend are asked
to get In touch with Mrs. Vlr-
Outside Speaker
Charles llawklns, of Ilollistor.
Calif., apoko lo Kotarlan. today
at their luncheon telling them
of hi. early dnye In Klamath
Falls when with assoclatea ho
started the Klamath Irrigation
company which aftorwarda sold
lla holdings to thn government.
Mr. Hawkins expressed great do
light at being able to be back
In hla old home town and aald
hla ambition was to live hero
half of each year.
As lodny la the anniversary
of California being admitted to
the union Don Zumwnlt directed
a California program. T. P.
Henderson, a native son, apoko
of his love for Iho Innd of the
golden .nnsot, rubbing Oregon's
beaver fur a Utile backward but
he got nway with It.
Secretary P. O. Ltindry .review
ed Ihe detail oi (ho Longvlow
convention attended by himself
und John lloyle.
The entire program proved
jtui(a lutorontlng to Itotiirlnns.
Great Northern Is
Ready to Get Half
of Strahorn Road
WAHHINOTOX, Kept. . M)
Tbo (ireat Northern expects lo
luy the Houthern radflc between
Doo.ooo and f 1,000,000 for one
tramp in tne uregon, California served, even though small pro
aud Kaatern railroad, which the j flu were In prospect far the op
two trunk lines propose to ooer-erators.
ale Jointly under an independent!
organization, the Interstate Cow-
n-erce commission waa told today
at a bearing on the Great North-!
cm s application to purchase this J
stock.
W. II. Kenney of Kt. Paul, .
, vice prealdent of the t;reat North-
LrB, testified that lumber Inter-'Kaat
esta of tbe lerlrtory served
i
' r . a
th-'aJOStOll MrpOrt
Withdraws Offer
HOSTON. Keot. . (AP)
wittmrawa! of the lioston airport
trana-Atlantlc flight purse for the
,t.t ;5,ua0 whkh Was to
have gono to the first flyer to
land In lioston on a bop from :
;tUl, oilier aide.
w- r i 1
rivers vraereQ
To Stop Flight j
WINDSOIt. Ont.. 8.-PI. 9. UP)
C. A). 'Duke" Schiller and Phil
, . .vUJ. -
sor were definitely notified by the
Windsor flight comuilltue today
to return heme and abandon
their proposed flight to Wind-'.
sir. Eng.
California Prune
Crop Price Fixed
SAX JOSE. Calif . Sept J (VP) national forest supervisor, report---Payment,
ranging from 6Hc'ed the finding of a skeleton, bc
. , ... Illeved of an Indian, along the
downward were act a. the tlrat j bfaken of , Snak6 rlver due
payment to growers for the 1937 least of Enterprise. Ore. Fermen
ptune crop by the directors of the Warnock. one of Mr. Billings'
California Prune and Apricot r lookouts, discovered the bonea.
' """'. u.oKemeni report
I In v that thn .......... niB-,n, ...... i
" " e. " ........... ......
been materially strengthened dur-i
,, lhe ..
It waa decided' that the man-!
agement would he given authority
!,rt mo,'t marketing conditions as
jlhoy arose rulher than have the
1. ... ....
iboaid dictate a fixed sales pol-
icy. A resolution was . paaed
calling upon the federal depart
ncnt of agriculture to make an
economic survey of the California
prune industry similar to the
ine made of tho Oregon Industry.
Navy Will Not
Assist Aviators
WASHINGTON. Sept. 9. (API
The navy today declined to
place cruiser, along the route
'across the Pacific to be taken by
Ithe arlatora Brock and Schlee in
(ho Pride of Detroit as requested
by Harold E. Hart nor. president
of the General Airways Corpor
ation f New York.
Youth is Killed in
Frightful Accident
UAKER, Sept. 9. (A1) Vernon
Longvlllc, IS, saw mill worker
of North Powder, Ore., near here
was decapitated by a drum cable
lute yesterday, according lo re
port from North Powder. The
boy. employed in tho Jacobs saw
mill, fell onto tho coble drum,
and the cable trapped blm, cut
ting off the upper halt of bis
head and breaking both legs.
Jail Prisoners in
Thrilling Escape
SALINAS. Calif.. Sept. 9. (fl)
Eight prisoners usciiped from
the Monterey county Jnll here to-
liny by knocking Jailer It.
Plaice unconscious when ho
tered their tank, stole key. from
hi. pocket and dashed away in
tho sheriff's nulo that was park-.
cd outside, -
and K.
a forty mile
from
Klamath
Kails lo
Hprague Hlver In Southern Ore-
Igon. demanded iu. b Joint oper-I
I anon in oroer inai large un-.
large un-.
-jwork-d timber areas may be'
If Hie commission refused to !
sanction the stock purchase. Mr.
Kenney aald. the Great Northern
cither would have to construct a
linn from Cbemult to Klamath
I Falls, one from Chiloouln
Sprague Itlver, or a line parallel-
Ing
the Oregon. California and
" """ iwiam.iu runs i
(Continued On Page Two)
Habeas Corpus
Plta IJ Opnled
SAI.KM. Ore.. Sept. . (AP)
!,.,.,.,,
I,,
JudEe 1.. 11. McMahan
this morning denied tho petition
for a writ of babeaa corpus
sought by attorneys of Kllsworth
Kcllcy. convict under death sen
tence for complicity In the prison
' --. -
resulted in the deatb 01 two
penitentiary guards.
Navy Withdraws
t Officers' Leave
WASHINGTON. Sept. 9. Ml
Leave granted to Lieutenant L.
1 W. Cnrtln and Ensign S. V. Ed-
..,,, who were
nn(, Konck on
' fllaat across the
' revoked today by
mrtmcnt.
to accompany
hla propcaed
Atlantic, was
tbe navy do-
Indian Skeleton
Found Near River
! LA GRANDE. Ore.,
MAPI. N. J. Billings.
Sept. 9.
Wallowa
wnicn were uunca in a oea 01
charcoal with many interesting
relics, including a walrna tusk
with flattened point, three atone
' knives, w hetstone and a atone
A rectangular layout of rocks
1 aroused the cnriosltv of Mr. War-,
nock who atarted digging and
soon found Ihe ancient grave and
( its contents.
Many Young Men to
Join Local Guard
Several young men of Klamath
Falls have already pnt In their
applications to enlist in tho lo
cal battery of Coast Artillery
which la now being formed by
John Glover, assisted by Sergeant
Jirak of tbe I'nitod Statoa army.
It Is thought that the corp will
be' recruited up . to Its needed
strength by next week ao that It
may be mustered Into service.
Sergeant Jirak Is stationed at
the Legion Memorial hall, where
he will meet all applicants and
give them full detail, concerning
thi. branch of the service.
Completing Plans
For Fair Derby
SPOKANE. Wash.. Sept. 9. (A.
P.) Officials for tbe national
air racoa here September 21 and
24 were announced today by 1
.the O. .
Major John T, Fanchcr. managing!'" 7"'" " PPeran or i.yie
...... ...... I nefnre HHUInl H.i.,.lsn' I nv.
director of the Nuttonnl Air Derby
association. In charge of races.
Major Fancher announced today-
that six planes have bejut
entered in Ihe New Vork-Spokiine
non-stop race and 23 have en
tered the national air derby, from
New York to Spokane.
Governor Held on
Charge of ' Bribing
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Sept. .;
(AP) Governor Ed Jackson of ,
Indiana wa. Indicted thla after-;
E. non for conspiracy to commit a: rank, of Maxania. of which or-en-
felony and attempted bribery. I ganltutlcn he I. president to vol-
John I.. Duvall. mayor ot In -
tllannpolls, waa mimed in anolbvr
Indictment charging violation
1 Iho corrupt practice, act.
of
S READY
TO FIGHT OVER
Arrest of Tribesman In
cites Serious Trouble
Near Pocatello
I'OCATKLLO. Ida.. Heot. . f A.
P.l Itoundun of ranee nonlca
p 1 n,.i,nH,,n ,.t rnn.. '
INDIAN
RANGE ROUNDUP
,he vtntv ( the Kort Hallftwo. Cuy Ferry and Henry Cra-
Indian reservation 12 mllea north
of here may precipitate an out-!
break of the Bannock and Sbo-1
shone Indians iHwause of tha ar-
rest of Jim linker,
ward of the
government when he protested
that several of bla choice poniea
had been lucludad In the round-,
f!uD. Keren of hla tribesmen, all
armed, rode nn in the reservation
Jail Uat night and demanded hla
release. Maker Dad previously ef-
leciea nia own escape. ; may have befallen them.
I Discrediting thla statement tbeiwlnd accompanied the
I oravea aemandea inat they be'anow.
I shown, threatening to storm thej Search parties have failed to
1 building. Deputy sheriffs and ; find any trace, and an airolana
I Ter"1 1',c,,'l,o Police officers; of the forest air patrol, which
I were summoned and finally sue-'flew low over the district yester-
jceeded in dispersing the tribes-'day did not locate the Touths.
men. 1
Sit nation Critical.
The situation Is atlll regarded
as critical, although no shots
wore fired last night. A federal
1iMu.au iieui is rupunsa 10 oe i
euroute here.
The trouble started when a '
Portlaud concern contracted for ,
several thousand head of wild
bonta which the tovernment la 1
endeavoring to remove from this
section. It la understood the par-'
1 chasers plan to ship the animals
ito Portland and other points for
slaughter.
PA.STOIt RESIGNS
PORTLAND, Sept. 9. ) Kev.
A. R. McQueen has resigned as
paator cf the East 8lde Christ
tan church because of friction
between factions of the churcli.
He was nnable to pacify two war
ring gro't.ia. ,
Health Officer Newsom
Advise Board to Delay
Upening Until Later
1
Vpon the advice of Dr. G. S.
Newsom. county health officer.
the city schools will not open
on September 11 as previously
! announced.
Thl. wa. the decision reached
SCHOOLS WILL
REMAIN CLOSED;
! !
by tbe school board at a meeting -held up by a man with an auto
held on Thursday evening, ac-; malic pistol Just before closing
cording to an announcement made ; time last night and robbed him
by J. Percy Wells, city superin- of between 123 and 130, contents
tendent. ' 'of the cash register.
The closure for an extended !
period la thought to be advisable '-' n f
to assist In checking the spread
of Infantile paralysis.
Date of the opening ha. not
been decided upon, -but will be 1
announced later.
Prohi Leader
Up on Carpet
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. (A P.I
Roy C. I.yle. prohibition ad
mlnlstrator for Washington. Ore
gon, and Alaska, made arrange
ments today to confer with Mrs.
.Mnbel Walker Willebrundt, assls-l
tnnt attorney general in charge !
of liquor cases and prohibition j
commissioner Dora 11 on pending j
prohibition litigation in the Pact-j
flc northwest stales. ' I
Th conference, which la ex
pected to be held late today wU!
man to give an explanation of
why so much liquor continues
to flow into the northwest."
It Is expected to center on tho
effect Lyle's severance from tho
service would have on the cases.
- f
Mazamas Asked to
Assist in Search
I ' POUTLAND. Sept. 9. J
.Municipal Judge Fred W. Stndter
today Issued an appeal to all
expert mountain climbers in the
lunteer their services and leave
1 ut once for the Ihree Sistera coun
I try to aid In tho search for two
j lost youths.
Slight Hope
.Held for Two
Missing Boys
Searchers Unable to Find
Any Trace of Loat
Youths
VXV.KSK. Ore.. Sept. 9. (AP)
Hope waa Swindling today for
the rescue of two The Dallee
youths, believed loat In the three
. sisters are of the f'ssesilA m n 11 n -
flns n.sr MrK.xi. p... Th
'mer, have been missing alnce
Monday afternoon.
I
mountain I
Reports from the
area
Hon
have
that
brought Iho
nforma-I
the yontha
did not 1
; seek shelter at the sheep camp
at the source of Linton creek,
and are thought to he somewhere
! In lha IM
ihn 1. nn.i,i,..i 1 .
i alnce thair rfi.. i.IW-a ranee hu
added to fears lhat anme ml.han
A high
driving
:The lost men were without food
and their clothing waa light.
I .
T-J J srjr
j JT Ortl3nCl IlclS
5 Vice Campaign
PORTLAND. Ore.. Sept. 9. (A.
P ) Numerous arresta have been
made in Portland by deputy sher-
i If fs In a vice campaign, it was
; declared today at the courthouse.
"Six depntiea are keeping
; cheek In the city and where they
; find It advantageous they atop tn
and act." aald District Attorney
j Myers today. "In other case, the
1 information they receive Is turn
ed over to the police. I am satis
jfied with the way police are
jworkrngv-Thejleputy aheriffa ar
assisting and cooperating with
ithe police. They are not trying
! to find work for the police."
The deputy sheriffs have raided
four Chinese lotteries, with scores
of arresta in the past week, and
hare raided several beer gardens.
Holdup Shoots'
Portland Man
rnTi a vii c. ... a ....
Angus MeCellum of Edmonton.
: Alberta, confronted by a holdup
man hut night, tried to knock
; tbe gun from big hands and waa
j shot through the shoulder. After
he fell to the ground the robber
1 relieved him of S 100 and escaped.
I S. D. Koletaon. grocer, waa
1 w rreacners .are
I rat tlC VtOlatOrS
, PORTLAND, Ore., Sept 9. (A.
P.) Two preacher, were in traf-
fie court
tailing to
today charged
with
stop at school
atop
1 signs.
I Rev. C. P. Clark, evangelist,
waa fined 12. Rev. Leonard Lud-
wlg, pastor of Peninsula Peace 1
I Lutheran church, said he had
1 Just returned from a vacation
and did not know school had re
sumed. Hi. case wa. continued.
Forty-seven motorist, were In
conrt on similar charges.
Insane Prisoner's
Escape is Halted
SALEM. Sept. 9. (jp)--C. J.
I Pairan, inmate of one ot tbe
closely restricted wards at the
state hospital for the Insane, es
caped yesterday In broad daylight
from his ward on the third floor,
but wa. caught before he left the
hospital grounds. Pairan cut
through the caxing of padlock
with a file and sprung thu lock,
then lowered himself to the
ground from a window by mean,
of bed sheets. He was commit
ted from Multnomah county Feb
ruary IS. lust.
Child's Abdomen
Pierced by Stick
POUTLAND. Ore.. Sept. 9. (A.
P.l Jumping from three-foot
wall near her home, Tillle Shield,
9. .tumbled and a .tick shn -had
In her hand rnn through her
abdomen. Hospital attendant,
.aid her condition waa serious.
NOTED HOLDUP,
;IN IS FOUND
ITD BE CLERK
Wm. Vitchell, 27, in Jail
FolIowin Long Crime
Career '
Clllr.VII, Kept. 0. (A.P.)
Wm. Mitchell, 27 year old de
partment store clerk, who sakl ba
ever drank, tniokeil, cainbled or
went to nhrlit clubs, waa la Jnll
today, acif-ideiiliried aa tlw "Cat
flan.llt' whoso depredation, have
terrorized tlie north able for near
ly a year.
By day Mitchell waa a bard
working man. a devoted hus
band, a "family man", aa ha ex
pressed It. By night ha waa thn
"cat" who preyed entirely upon
women
holding them np at the
point of a gun, snatching their
ringa and handbags and theil
fleeing into the night.
Long? Crime Liat
More than 100 holdups are
laid at his door and aa many
burglaries. He talked freely to
police and said he had no Idea
of the exact number of robberies
he had committed. One of his
burglaries waa tbe home of Ed
ward Hind, millionaire lumber
man. Close to one thou.-nd persons,
mostly women, crowded the rick
ety (old Snmmerdale police ata
tlon until early today to eaten
a glimpse of the college bred
bandit. Many women were there
In an effort to Identify him a
the man who held them np.
When the show up. one of the
most sensational In years, was
over, forty charges of robbery
with gun and burglary bad been
placed against him and one sta
tutory charge. '
Dcadc jau!le
Making no effort to conceal
the holdups and bnrglariea, Mit
chell made repeated denial of .
assault in connection-, with his
banditry-. - He ehose- women tor
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RIDER BETTER
Mits Anita Schaeffer to
Recover from Fractur-'
. ed Skull, Is Report
Suffering from a doable frac
ture of the skull and aevers
bruise, about tbe shoulder, knes
and hip. Mix. Anita Schaeffet;
popular young woman of thin
city, la reported as resting com
fortably at the Klamath Valley
hospital. . ' .
Misa Schaeffer. a clever rider,
wa. injured at tbe TOdeo " On
Monday when her snlrited hone
fell wifh her. A fracture at the
base ot the brain has caused par
tial paralysis ot the left eye
- LI .L 1. . .. .1 i .. nkw-.rtl.H
Vr. G. A. Maasey feel, will grad
ually improve.
That she will be able to re
sume her position with the Pell
can Bay Lumher company within
a month la the opinion of the
physician.
Mule Tail Deer
Crossing Breeds
With numberless mule tall
buck, killed oft In the pa.t few
year., doea of tbl. herd ara cross
ing to the south aide ot tho lake
and mating with the black tall
'herd, according tn word bronght
back by hunter, from the Medi
cine lake country, which has
Ixfn one of the stronghold, for
many year..
A cross-breed black tall deer
is much in evidence, carrying
the horns, face and ear. ot the
black tall.
Whether It Is the result, of a
laie spring or not cou'd not be
determined by hunters who vis
ited thla section and found morn
than three-fourths of tha herd
Just shedding the velvet from
their horns.
Big Diamond Haul (
Is Made by Bandits
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. t.' (fa
Two bandit, walked Into the
Market street office of (!. It. Ran
dolph, diamond broker, to.lny
(hreutened him wlHi gun. and es
caped with diamonds rained at
120,000. Randolph fired pis
tol at the fleeing men aa they
disappeared In the crowd.
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