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Friday, probably ruin uii ih
north rcast. Moderate tempera
ture. Fresh to strong southerly
winds.
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1928
Number C231
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PHYSICIAN
SAYS FOX'
IS INSANE
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Both Edward Hickman
, and Mother Suffering
from Dementia Praecox
HEREDITARY DISEASE
OF MIND APPARENT
Mullier Waa ('oiniiillti! to Ar
, kaii.Ma KImIa Ho.pllul for Ner
vous PIm-hx In 11)1:1: Tells of
Kiauilnlnir .Woman Shortly Af
ter Kiin Wa Ikirn.
Tl'LSO. Okla.. Jan. 1
(AT) lloth William Ed
ward Hickman, confessed
slayer of 12-year-old Marian
I'arker In Los' AiikcIcs, and
hln mother wrro nf flifted
with a form of insanity (
known ax dementia part-cox,
Dr. II. P. Routh. Tulsa phy.
sician,' who.sij?ned pavers
comniitlinir Mr. Hickman
to an Arknntna hoHpituI for
f
nervous disease, na id here.
-Tr.-no'utntof n aked tj
auhiuli a review ( i ho mother'
'' 10 lh Arkaunaa anile board
of health. Ila thought II p -
that tin may he stiinmmiad
to l.i Augclea for lllikniun's
hmi. . '
lr. Umith aalil lie via called
;n!o consultation by enoihor
h,vl.ii:n II week ullw Hickman
tu Lin at Hartford.. Ark., In
i ehrusry 1508 and fcuntt Mra.
Hick limn suffering Irom a del
ation that brr baby mliiht bo
utolf ii.
' Altar examining lirr." hi'
I'dded "we worn Informed that
there bad been cases of inssn
I'y ID tier fiimlly In tho lam (nur
icnvruituti."
Mtlt Dr. W. T. Chandler. ta
aid. ha elr.ned papera conimlt-
Aim Hie mother In 1 tt 3 to (lis
rkansas elato hospital for lior
oua disease, stating (hat aim
na suffering from dtmentla prue
cax. "A I review the case, Ur.
itoiltB aaid. "young Hickman Is
u vlillin f lb snino disease
irom which lila mother sutler
i J at lb tlma of lit blrtb."
KAN'SAH CITY. Jan. 12. (iT)
The taking f depositions was
continued here Inday by Jerome
Walsh, nltorney for William Kd
wnrd llickmiin, confesned slayer
i,l Marian Parker In I.0.1 Ang'
elca, 'In his elfort to prove I
ynuthfuU client la suffering fro
dlnientlu' praeeov c.r tiiHatuty
llnrnnudy. agultiht whom charg
1 a were dropped for lack of pros
ecution .witnesses, was approach
ed by Alfred llieknian, brother
of Kdward. but refused to testi
ly, Alfred Jllekmun quoted Her
dv snvine "thev inlcllt
tend me up" If ho made deposition.
Klamath Officer Uses
Tear Gas on Red Skin
Modern polIrA methods rcefv-
ed the "acid" lest yesterday and
1 rnme 1
rnme through wlh flying colorslthe Inloxl'ntrd Indian wnippou
wh n Deputy Sheriff Charles
. Vnjlor subdued a berserk Alasknn
Indian In Realty by the use at
Tear Gas.
Illner LaFontnlne, rhdlnn, Is
being hiXd In Jail on an open
(hnrge. He Is alleged to have
attempted to slab llessy Mow.
Indian girl as she was silling' on
a log near Simon. Is store, Realty,
Jtmt before lhe allege slab
bing attempt, LnKonlulne is re
ported lo have str.Rgered Into
Hlinnnds store, Intoxicated, nn.l
serlhhled on a niece of paper tho
following note:
"If 1 kill IIeiy Mono, don't
-t ... Liu llfn Itf
hanging on a thread.
layior saw, 1.11 r nniainn imuk-
lerlng down ellntly's main Ihor
otighfiire, mid, reiillr.ltiR he was
In a dangerous mood followed
.him with tlio Intention ot making
fan arrest. , ,
NAVY PLANS
BIG PROGRAM
OF BUILDING
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 I A.
P.) - Secretory Wilbur dla
rfMui today before tlw lion
anvul committee thai the navy
deparl mailt bus druflcil com
prehensive 211-year building
(iroirraui of whl b the $ 7 a r,
oiiu.uiiu program already an
nounced U only a part.
While ha did mil make pub
llr tin' larger program, I lie
secretary temifli.il under qua
Honing that II provldi'd for tliu
r'pluri-inrnt nf battlmililpa aa
noon a tltla la pniNllile tindor
thn Wu.ihlnxton ftrina trnuly,
lie Mid h it tli annual ex
pondttun would he nlmut
t Ua.iMMi.UUO yexr or total
cml of approilmalnly II.UUil,.
UUH.Om).
Within a fear yram. he add
ed, r'plnremnta of mpltal
ahlpa undi-r the treaty would
be neemaiiry mid the pronrani
hid biieii formulated with that
In view.
HUGH B. RANKIN
PRESIDENT OF
FEDERAL GROUP
1 1 u it b B. Kan kill of the foreal
deparlnient will proalde a praal-
deut of die Federal llualneaa
Mi'n'i Annotation or Buulbern
Oreiton. Thla wa) decided at the
Fi'inUr quarterly mealing, held
In Medford on Tueiday evening.
11. 1). Newell of thla city and
Pontinanter John .Yel'all wero
nomtnaii d to the office of
prenldvnt and aerretary bul ak
cd that Hi nominations be with
drawn lu fuvnr of aouieoa more
rgiilrell locflt-d.
Jolm IHIMiignby of 'be rark
service, with headquarter In
Crnula Viim elected to arrvv
aa aerretary for the ensuing uir.
With V. 1. Warner aa ebulnian
of the exocntlvo commlitee. II.
U. NewnlV and K. I). Weitne'
were appointed to serve during
lUiiH. .
The meeting was woll attended
and numerous matters o( ti:pon
ance to members of tho ensvla
tlort were brought belor "the
meeting. The nest meeting will
be held In Medford In three
U'oiilhu.
"Tie roids ore In good con
dition and travel la heavy." .Mr.
Mcfall commented. The valley Is
having rnnpiy weather the same
aa we arn."
I'll Altl.KV I'AIHKM-K HAVH
A.MATKt K lil l.K IIIIOKKN
,I.OS ANGKI.Kfl, Jan. 11.
MY Charlea W. I'addnrk,
world champion sprinter.
declared In a almied article 4
In the Los Angeles Kvenlng
. Express that Helen Wills,
4 Hobby Junes and Johnny
WeUmuller hnd nil broken
lhe spirit of the amateur
rule. He named Jny Gould
,K. aa the only real amateur of ,eacn from May 15 to October , lM',.,anI1(Ml ihat .ome noted spe'ak
,l. 4 prominence In the country. Jl. tct.led 13S.992 for the Pne- benKnl toT ,, meet
Mill He advocated overlooking fr coast, on Increase of slightly , ...
the "by-products of rompo-
llilon" and urged the pro
4 fesxlonnllalng nf athletes on-
Iv In tha sporta In which
4 they recetvo money for
competition aa means to
eliminate what he termed
4 the "false fnlrness nnd hyp-
oerley Hint exists today."
4V
La Fontaine weaved his wav
towards the Mose girl. Suddenly
out an ugly looking unite ana
mado a side swipe nt the indlnti
maiden, Taylor said. He was In
the net of trying to slab a sec
ond time when Taylor placed him
under arrest.
Ills struggles were? brought lo
nn abrupt rlose when Taylor fir
ed a tear bemh cartridge nut of
hla pistol at the Indian. He (ell
to the ground temporarily blind
ed. 80 violent were his struggles
a short tlmn Inter thnt It
bo-
ramo necessary for Watson Duffy
an Indian officer, to quint him
I with a blow of a "snp."
I l.n Fnnlsln,. la nnM In l,n A
partner of Ed t.ott, alias Ed Hur-
riny, Alaskan Indian, who' is
charged with stabbing Adello
Williams In Klnmaih Falls-
Chlloquln stage. Ho recently
camo lo the Klamath reservation
Irom Crescent City. , .
CIVIC
T P
Repuled Leader of Cattle
o. ri '' D
Sentenced Tomorrow
APPEAL TO HIGHER
COURT CONSIDERED
WALKER ON
PM THFFT
UU II 1 1.1 I
' jio rairy on the development. The
Henti'iirp Cnrrl- Metlinum Ten- projert wa aubundoned by the rec
all .f Ten Vnira In tin- Hiair .umallon bureau,
l-enllentbtry: Walkrr Alremly1 Sirnalor MrNarjr aiwrted that
HitviiI One Tenn In the Mtale iho prop: d development would
TrlMini MimI.h- Aulhorltlii. In- be tho rheapeet Irrigation pro-len-aKtl.
. IJ"t the northweiit. The pro-
. iu-ed dam would be located In
Kliinmlh llveet.N k men li-ernnl Iwim bulw river JuhI aoulh of
yeelmlay I hat niinlim Juitke In
aw sure If aomcwliat alimi-r lo
punb.li a cotlV -llilcf. . wra
vUiUanlc JuMIre of lynrlilng In
plomve ilj, wlnti lied ee Walk
er, rlalniMl to be one of tlie tuot
uotorluua raulo rtwtlin lluit baa
ever opcratot lu the klanmlli
1'u.lu, to mm runvlitcil nf titllai:
llveHliirk.
Thn Jury deliberated over two I
houra and returned Its findings
lo the court afler the large
crowd which had llxlened to fiery !
arguments, had dlar-erktd and
drifted away. ' -
Walker will be sentenced to
morrow morning. The crime of
larceny of a cow carries . maxi
mum pcivilty of ten year! lu the
stute penitentiary. ;
May ApM-al. ;
R. n. Aslturst. Walker's at
torney, announced thla afternoon
that an appeal to tbe supreme
oonrt of Oregon was being con
.i.i ...i ' . , -,i-ii Mire-iiieiu oi loe ciuu revieweu
J.n9 Krr'"ClVti.. work the club accomplished
Xi
ilniied lu selon from one term
of court , to the next. At the
nnenlne nf lhe Walker trial thelnt ' "!' ' reno.
defense moved to set aside the
Indictments, .illeglng want of Jur
, (Continued on page six)
1ST TOURIST
Western tourist travel fnr the
veitr 107 was exceedingly hesvv.
according to J. J. Miller, district
freight nnd paisenitcr agent for
ih. Knuthern Pacific company.
Mr. Miller Ktuled thla
morning
that ticket ' validations
for all
lines for the
westbound tourist
.over t per cent from 1926
Looking ahead to the yenr
1 1 928. Mr. Miller anticipates an
equally good tourist traffic : to
California
' "Generul business conditions
for 1H2S sltoiild.be ns go; d as
Ihey wero during lfT." Miller
'at'ied. "an inhere may ho tin-
provemeni. Theref.-n, therv
.l,i.l 1,. nn H..-,'ni efre nn
tourist traffic on this acoro and
the other fnelora such as Inoreas -
ed Intereat In th west, a growln:
doslro to see America' as attaint
travel to Europe nnd the ronlln -
tied advertising being carried on
by tho furious cltlra of the Tarl-
flc coast.
"Tho advertising done by ne
eitv nn lhe Pacific cnasl cannot
he eonsldored tn be competitive
with that of another city 'Inas
much as tourist travel is con
cerned, for every effort is now
holng mado to get travelers to
See the Whole Pacific ('cast,' and
the tourist brought to. the north
west by the advertising done by
that section Is encouraged to
come on south to California and
see tho California cities and vice
versn.
"Southern Pacific has linked It-1
self with thla effort, as ran he j
seen from Its promotion of the 1
'great clrclo tours' whereby trav-
nlers traverse tbe entire Pacific
const, and Ila general advertls -
ing whero people are. urged lo
come one. route and go another'
so that they can seo a . great
range of terrltroy.
"Southern Pacific expended In
the neighborhood of a nunn n
dollar. In 1937 for advertising.)
much of It spent t:) Induce east-:
, erners lo visit the west, Thla ad-1
Ivertlslng Is to b continued vis-;
jorpmly." . J
HEAVY
jGovernment Urged
to Adopt Lieschutes
Irrigation Project
WASIIINC.TON. Jan. 12. (At M the Hend Bulletin and rhair-
A.Imi.i:,.!! h the federal aovern-
,menl of the Dewhute. Irrigation
jprnjett in reniraj urrioi
,"'c, Mo
,! on Irr!
tore tne acnaie cororoii-
;atinn and rerlamatlon I
t.ii-y by Kinator McNury, repub- bf Oiejcon appeared a repre-;i-iin.
Oreiton. jV-ntaire of the North renal com-
The eenatsr explained to tha jiwny whlih la interextcd in one
committee that adoption nf the .unit cf the project and aaid bin
projeit wua reeommended In Mil
by tho ai'cretary of tHe Interior
.and ftxu.uuu u made available
I,' HU.
K.bcrt T. Sawyer, pubtlrher
IS INSTALLED
Befcre one of the larseat
K.iherlngs of K.waniana Inthe
r. :!tory cf the local club, Paul
T. Jucksott. principal . of tbe
Klamath county high school was
installed as president of the club
-t the noon lnrb-s
let lhe chamber of eouimerce. To
iir.u with Proteascr jacicioa tor
'lie inrulng year.
vice president; W.
Jim Kerns was
ItiMulI'd
. ic.epy, secretary: H. ' r..
rat'erson, treasurer, and -Dr. G.
A. .Massvy, trustee. '
1 homas-White Delrell. retiring
of Ibe
ttr.Aeon was the read us of the
1 -roKcop.;s or the vartour mem
Attorney William WelsU. who
liol'it lhe h;nor of being the old
.vl past president of lhe club
prehlded as master of ceremonies.
I. ttle Laibara Johnson, dangh
er ol Dr. and Mrs.. O. J. John
tin of thtar city played two de-
1l' Itttill piano solca.
llctause be has never mtasen
1 meeting In two years, llert
Thomas was presented with a
gift in behalf ct tbe club mem
Krs. .
The board of directors elected
foe the Alanine, year includes:
W. -V. Southwell. Arthur W.
Schaupp, K. SUKorman. E. H
II ilrdaor, fieri v..' Thomas, W. D.
lKiler and C. . Drake.
- The next regular meetlnr on
I 1 -...i. ., u , in murk.. ih
l.uirsday. January 19. marks the
SHOD
: .,... thu K..Lind lis ereat Imnorlance to the
liSth' unnlversary of the
pnia. rU0g 0j United States. It
DISPENSATION
TO CHILOQUIN
LODGE ASSURED
( With grand officers arriving
irom i-ruanu i..r iu
tlon of the new Masonic lodge
I t Chlloquln. It Is Planned for j
1 1" ceremonies to oe neia on
i next Tuesday oveiilng, January
1". according to announcement
; mado by T. S. Richardson of lhe
local lodge.
Grand Secretary Cheney of
Portland, with a number of other
grand officers, will arrive from
the north to attend. Masons Of
Klamath Falls have been Invited
td attend and transportation will
be provided for those having no
way of making the trip. Mem
bers planning to go are asked to
meet at the local lodge rooms
nt 6:30 on Tuesday evening.
SUPERVISOR OF
NATIONAL PARK
TO HELP RACE
Full cooperation of Colonel C.
Thomson with the committee
lln charge of the second annual
i Klamath county winter carnival
i was assured In a letter from the
superintendent of Crater National
i park offering thn use of his park
irnnoors lu seeing Ibat tho car-
1 nival la a success
Hangers will ho slntloned along
tho route Id keep hardy skllers
on Iho race Hack and to Rive
them snitches of food as they
iwoep on over deep bow.
pB" lb Dearhnte. project. a-
lf . lhe deTelopmM)t couW ,m re.
Uurucd to the gorernment wHhln
vv yeare. ,
r'oimer Coyernor Onwald Went
oumpany hardly would be In posi
tion to compete with lederal dev
flopment. and waa willing. If the
government took over the entire
project, to "step out of the pic
ture " ,
. Weil aaid that In his opinion
uo development project ever was
Mibjctted to a more aearcblng In
vestigation lban tbe lie holes
enterprise and tbe feasibility of
(he audertaklug had Impressed
eveiy one who bad shown an In
terest In It.
SHOT, KILLED;
f BAN ANGELO. Tex., Jan. 12.
EM ROBBERS
'API - Two unidentified tnen,tand KlraragU1 natlonnl guards
who are said to bave forced their
fay Into the First State Bank
nf Itankln. Upton county. Texas.
rre shot and I killed at 4 o'clock
v. . ....
"Zl that the bank
sheriff J. O. Uarfleld and two
rf.,ite. l".rene Shannon and
J llTgh cilles'pir. drew the fire of
one man as they appYoached the
bank after watching One of the
men force the door. Officers re
turned the fire and their attacker
Trie other man. the
foil dead.
elder of the two fled but was
dropped by gun fire and died
within fifteen minutes, officers
sa!d . V
Klamath county engineers met
on Wednesday evening at Link
haven to discuss various problems
of importance to tbe members.
The meeting was called at 6:30
o'clock when dinner was served
In the dining room.
R. E. Geary, prominent farmer
of the Wocus Marsh, gave an In
teresting account of the- engi-
1 neerln nmhlems of that district
! agricultural development of that
country. 1 I
Among the local engineers who!
attended .the meeting last night
were: r Hut nuiuer. k. a.
Thomas, Frank 2. Howard, Don
J. Zumwalt, H. D. Newell, C. A.
Dunn. K. R. Henry. R. E. Geary,
J. C: Cleghorn. V. R. Canton
and Lloyd Crosby.
FATHER SAVED:
A aon assumed all blame for
a crime and saved his father
(rom the Indignity of a criminal
prosecution.
The son W O. Hardbergcr.
pieauea auiny in a cams. t'i
sault with a dangerous weapon
and was sentenced to serve one
year in the county Jail by Judge
J. U. Campbell. A similar charge
was dlsmisied against the father.
It. 8. Hnrdherger. when District
Attorney W, M. Ditnran explain
ed to the court that the aon had
taken the entire blnme.
The two Hnrdbergers' were
originally indicted en a charee
nt assault with Intent to kilt
I liS TIiPIIDE
IV. I . IJIUULLI !U Tn -rn.nr nilll
SON SENTENCED
following the stabbing ot Elmer Lieutenant Montcrief. New Z-a-Koss,
fellow lumber worker. ind aviators mislng on a flight
I from Sydney' to New Zealand to-
SKKK T. KU'XPK.HS day were sought by land and
Complaint againet Thomas sea.
''.Hinders, rhnTglng htm with hav- Parties have been sent to the
lug defrauded on innkeeper was Tarnna mountains on the slim
tiled jro-ivorriny by Mrs. Ava M. chance that the men mar have
liirnes.x Snundcra la alleged lo been forced lo descend In lite
hi ve left the city without pay- ninuntnlnirus region. A cruler
11. k his room bill of IIS. Ho Is was dtspmched to lhe spit In the
; ported lo ho in Eugene nnd sea where It ll estimated the
Uina county authorities . hav plane was when her wireless slg
i'cen Instructed to arrest aim. . uai ceased,
GUERILLAS
ROUTED BY
AIRPLANES
Marine Corp Plane
Showers Nicarauguan
Rebels With Bombs
STOP BANDIT ARMY
FROM ASSEMBLING
Follower of Sawlmo IM-perncd i
as Attack rVom Air la Hlail;
Interineilleries Kail to rersuade
ItHx l Chief to Iji) Down Arm
Agnlnst Ameriran 8l(lierH.
JIAXAf.l A. .Nicaragua. Jan. Vi.
(A l Marine rurs plane tcxluy
MtKel really to ileal dittlh to
relicla wlnn-ver they niltit ap
pear. Ind and air attacks routed
rebels attempting to mass near
tha marine stronghold at Qullall
Tuesday afternoon. Fourteen reb
els were kl.led. marine bead
quarters announced that planes
would be aenf. out regularly to
bomb the guerillas.
The party of 60 followers of
General Augusttno Sandino was
estimated near Cuje. A Joint pa
trol of united States marines
( men under Lieutenant Satterfield,
, -- lrf , h els In the
len?,Kemenr; . .... , ,
b',, e
' three, wounded five miles north
f ':" -
mandld. UT 1 J.or ,0 E- Row"
ne reoe" were massing
''on various quarters. l"-
ably for an attack on Quilall.
Marines who are maintaining a
careful lookout for such an
eventuality discovered the con-
I centraiion of rebels.
The plane swept over the San
dino followers dropping bombs
and dispersing them. Major Row
ell said be might bave done more
execution, had be so desired.
1 The mirines occupied San Al
bino without opposition. Colonel
(Continued on page 4)
Sheriff F. Taylor of Eugene
wired the Klamath sheriff's of
fice today that he was attempt
ing to trace down the 3S-40 cali
ber revolver which. It la aaid.
John' Meek, Ansel murder sus
pect, owned. . It was a 38 caliber
bullet that ended John Ansel'
life In the Gun Store on the
j morning of December SI.
AiTeoruins ia iiiiuriiiniioii
reived here by authorities Meek
had purchased the gun from an-
other nun Kho in turn had
bought the gun from another
party, the original purchaser,
I many years
go.
FORT INVITES
ALL TO ATTEND
HOO-DOO DANCE
Plans have been completed for
the "hoo-hoo" dance lo be staged
at the Fort Klamath community
hall on Friday evening. January
13, according to word received
here late this afternoon Irom the
neighboring town.
That Klamath Falls will be
well represented at the dance
waa Indicated today when many
local people declared their Inten-
,, of r,eIuling,
Proreeda ot the dance will be
used towards financing tbe annual
, b heM ,u K,nruary.
1 '
CRUISER COMBS
SEA FOR PLANE
WELLINGTON. Now Zealand.
Jan. 12. 0P) More than 50
hnurs overdue. Captain Hoed and
u nHULbui.
OCEAN HOLDS
SHIP'S FATE
IN SILENCE
SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. it.
(AP Daylight today clamp
ed a wall of silence around
the fate of the freighter Criff
ro bound to Honolulu from
Seattle, afler fragmentary ra
dio messages were picked up
by roast wireless stations last
night Indicating that the ves
sel was in distress off the
Washington coast
Following a faint and bi re
ly Intelligible message at
11:30 p. m.. last night, land
and ship wireless statlona have
not heard a signal from the
Griff co., The range of local
wireless stations was less tjian
300 miles In daylight and It
was expected that it would be
midnight tonight, at least, be
fore further communication
wltb the. ship conld be estab
lished, it It la still afloat. The
iGrlffco carried a crew of 23
men.
WARN SKIIERS
TO BE CAREFUL
ON LAKE TRIP
deakere .bT log'".;-'''"!. 1 execution which he grant
trek from Fort Klamath 21 miles ed Mrs. f Ruth Snyder last
up-grade to the rinv of Crater ' nio-Vit ' 1
taavTT, iuvj iuuhiu, uj mn ultra iib, .
:eave word at the Fort Klamath!
Community club of the time of !
their arrival and when -they In-!
tend to return.
"lt would be a crsve error for
I.L. a"VA a. -1 1
some person to strike out Into
the pluc woods Mr crater lake 1
without first leaving word wit It.
us at tbe Fort," said Tony fas'
telle. Fort KUmalh,-
"Several tried it last year anA
we had to-ao luto the Dark and
haul them out. There la always. continue tn atajr. if it so de
the chance of giving out from 'res" he said, adding that If he
exhaustion or being caught In a' bad seen fit to continue it hti
billiard. If we did not know1 would hare done so.
anybody was In the nark they I ' ' J 1
would hive a difficult time in'
making It out unassisted under
these circumstances.;
"Skiing to Crater lake Is a
wonderful experience but It re
quires equipment and a bardy
constitution."
APPROVK IXVF.STKJATIOX. '
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. (API
Thq senate naval committee to
day approved tbe Joint resolu
tion calling- for an investigation
by a special commission Into the
sinking of the submarine S-4.
MRS. SMITH UKTTKR. '
NEW YORK. Jan. 12. AP)
Mrs. Alfred E. Smith, wife of
the governor, was reported In
"excellent condition" today ct St.
Vincent's hospital where she un
derwent an operation fog acute
appendicitis Sunday.
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DAKOTA CITY, Neb., Jan.
II. 0P1 A not signed
"The Fox" and demanding
JIO. 500 of Henry Johnson,
a farmer, under a threat of
death It the money were
not forthcoming, has led to
w ine arrest ot itarry atonies,
laborer.
. Stofflea was arrested as
ne stopped at ama!l box in
front of the Johnson home
where the farmer had been 1
drected to place the money.
Stofflea carried a ahotgun,
but offered no resistance.
Police said Stofflea admit-
ted writing the note.
Supper Dance Held on
Indoor Links Success
Over 100 members of the
Keames Golf and Country club
enjoyed a buffet supper on tbe
Indoor golf course at the Pell
can City Community club last
evening, with dancing after
wards. ' The party was one of the strik
ing affairs of the season. Dir
ector H. D. Mortenson of the
M1( club and president of the
pelican Bay Lumber company,
with the able help of other mem
bers of the lumber company, had
conrtructed a nine hole indoor
t,olf course at which supper was
served. A course was served
M xach hole with tha. help ot
Isdy caddies, members ot the
ciiih. Miss Avis McConnel waa
tiie caterer. Music for danrlug
was furtili-hed by Jack How
rliis's entertainers. llridgo was
ilso enjoyed. l
, Those who attended will long
remember tbe nnusualnesa cf thn
1 moor golf course at which tbe
tupur wa served. A miniature
SEAL FATE
OF:
BY ORDER
Doomed Prisoner Hears
of Last Hope Gone -With
Little Emotion
REPRIEVE OF SMITH
CAN SPARE WIDOW
Final floor IWorf Kxrrutlna of
' l.orra-$lQnl.rtra iVanm1! hy
Kcrlca of Igat flwCtlra ik-
lwrn HuprciTH Court Jafttlre
anil Htate Attorney Csncral
NEW YORK. Jan. 12, (A
P) Suprenv. Court Justice
Ijicv rnrlnv vnpntArl f Via atnv
In vacating tbe stay. Justice
LeTy "ld bis chief concern had
brea ,he Interests of Mrs. Snyd- .
cr's daughter. Lorraine. He be-
llered that If. tbe child's Inter-'
would have been served by
having the mother testify tn per
son at the trial of her claims
against the Prudential Insurance
-company the slay t should have
been granted.
"This court has Jnrisdlctton to
- OSSIXINO. N. Y.. Jan. 11, (ft
When Informed that, Judge
Levy bad vacated the stay of
execution for. Mrs. Ruth Snyder,
It was announced at tbe warden's
office at Sing Sing prison that '
the execution would take place at
11 o'clock "aa . though not li log
had happened." , '
' OSSIXING. N. Y., Jan. 12. (A. I
P.) Whllo the legal battle wag
ed in 'ew York and Albany, all
remained In readiness for the
execution at Sing Sing prison.
When Executioner Robert Elliott
heard of the court stay he tele
phoned the prison for ' Instruc
tions and was nld to hold him
self In readiness.
The prisoners knew. of the lat- .
est development and though they
said nothing It wis said that both
were keyed almost to tbe break
ing point by the tension.
NEW YOP.K.- Jan. 12. (AP)
( Samuel U Miller, attorney for
Henry Judd Gray, announced thla
I morning he would apply today
for a writ of habeas corpus in
behalf of Gray, who la sentenced
to die in the electric chair at
Sing Sing prison tonight. .
The writ, he said, was signed
by Gray's mother and aet forth
that the condemned man's consti
tutional rights had been violated
hy a Joint trial with Mrs. Kuth
onjuer, ao was couvicten wnn
,him. ...
FIX!) 15 BODIES
WASHINGTON. aJn. 12. (ft
ibe navy department today an
nounced the Identification ot the .
lb bodies recovered from the sub-
mailne S-4 yesterday.
club holla had been erected, and
about thla were atandlng auto
biiee, players going and coming
from the course, with even, to
to up to date, an airplane. There
were tees and greena for each of
tno holes, with water hazards,
sand traps and a mighty rough
out ot which at cne of tho most
(orbldding places wa looking, a
many prcnged buck asking,
"wher is Henry Moe."
On each of the boles, were
Mayers, in various ' Rolf atti
tudes and all making pertinent
rmaiks. One la remembered:
"Why do they call John Beyle
a Civil war golfer," aaid a
player "because, answered tb
other, he went nut in '61 and
.ainu back In '65."
I Afler the aupper and befrr
! :i.nclng, the membership gnth
led In th large club room of
the Community house, where, be
: re, a cheerful fireplace, many
,nniualng stunts were 'pulled,
j (Continued 0D pa( I)
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