The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, November 13, 1929, Image 5

Historic Oregon Newspapers

The Evening herald., November 13, 1929, Page 5, Image 5

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1929)

Prev Page of 8 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (2.9 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 8 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page TextWednesday, Novcmhor 13, 1029 THE EVENING HERALD. KLAMATH PALLS, OREGON PAGE nvfl Journalist Seeks To Solve Mystery of Klamath Basin la featur story la Bunder's Oregoutan, John W, Kelly, staff writer tar tbet paper, devotee nuts time anil thought to lb rsrslerr of the Klemelb Uaaln. Tbll torjr la lb first of a series In which Mr. Kelly makes an analysts o( the carvings o lha ancient peoples, which are found on tba "black board" on tba penln aula In Tula Lake. Tbli paper will publlah Kelly's arltola In eeveral luatalmanta: Bafora Columbua discovered America tbara waa a colony or Huropeana In tha Klanialh baaln of Oregon. Who they wara or bow liny caina or wbat became of tbam la a myatury wblcb aonia day nay be solved by arcneaio- Make aura of tbla faot: nia- mnih b-ieiii waa peopled wltb a conaldurable number of men and women wbo bad a written langu age renlurlea bafora the Uenuese navigator eelled In tba Santa Maria. They were In tba Kla malb country possibly 1000 yearg ago. It la alas a fact that thla col ony eilsted for several hundred yeara before It disappeared. These Europeans may bare been Norauruen, Irlih, ancient llrllons or aomethlng ilrnllar, wllb nosalbly a sprinkling of llalleug Roman cltliana. t'roof of tbeae ataUiinenla la of' fared in tba carved wrltloia of tbeae white men, carvings wblcb bate wllbttood tha ages, and whir h can be aeen and atudled by anyone Interested In tha subject Tblg aerleg of writings la tba moat complete to ba found In the United States. There are mora earrings In ona mass than all tba other scattered specimens wblcb from time to lime here been dla-j covered elsewhere on the North American continent, KolJre IVgltJO Volcanic South of Klamath rails la Tula lake, and projecting Into tba lake la tba peninsula. Tbla peninsula la ol tolcanlo origin tha antlra region la volcaulo, for tha an cient landacape back from tba lake la dotted wllb cones and part of tba area Includes tha lava beds, made famous by tba war of Captain Jerk and big Modoca In 1872-1. Tba ponlnsula la form- ed of rolcaulo mud tuft which ' t , . ' i. . SHE THOUGHT: "You look stunning too you're go careless about B.O, Ytt, to bt politt, SHE SAID: "Marvelouily becoming, Madam." So lovely -yet so lonely! "B.O." hurt her. . . until ttxsll (Mat) t--s xqctmtb," every mtrror told her. 1ZJ But avcry mirror lied. Men, too, were tooM about ElUe t first. Eagerly tliry aought to meet her then lost interest. For yeara it puisM Eli.. But "H.O."body odor isn't keeping her lonely now. Read how ehe discovered her fault and the easy way to end it. a "Frankly. I waa too cure. I hnn I couldn't be guilty of 'B O.' "Foolish mistake' I did offend. Mil lions are deceived, my doctor explained, because we become inaenailiva to ever present odors. But porea give off much ag a quart of odor-causing waste daily. Be moat careful in cool weather, he told me, for gtulTy overheated rooms and warmer clothing moke 'B.O.' more offensive than ever. "Now, with Lifebuoy to safeguard me, there's no fear of 'B.O.' Lifebuoy's marvelous antiseptic lather purifies pores deeper you actually Jul clean er, fresher and ao safe! "My akin Is clearer, too, with Life buoy. Ye all use it to guard against disease germs. Lifebuoy's pleasant, urtra-clcan scent, which vanishes as you rinse, just tells you Lifebuoy purifies." UVSft aaoTUKU CO. CoaiSrtos, Jfooe. sbbbh ajar a TaT LIFEBUOY SHAVTNO CSIAM mis (Same ever Lifebuoy HEALTH SOAP ' stops body odor The Klamath Finance Corporation now incorporating under the laws of the State of Oregon will make a specialty of writing BAIL BONDS When a roan is arretted it doesn't make any difference if he is guilty or not, never-the-less, he must post bail or stay in jail until tried before the local courts there fore the bail bond business will receive our special attention H. E. NELSON, 'Acting Secretary Phone 580 Temporary Office 630 Klamath Avenue nag hardened to a aoft atone. It Ig capped wltb a flow of lava. A geologlal would go fur to exam ine the ponlneula, for ona aide of lue crater baa been stripped away, sbowlug tba cavity tilled wltb tuff and lava, U Is Ilka the aide view of a massive molar ex posing tba filling of a dentist. At one time, from tbe bass of the peninsula extended tba broad expanse of Tula lake. At least on tbrea occasions, If not four, tba lake waters receded ; tba waters coming and going slowly, each recurrent lake leaving Ita traces oB tba cliff. At present tba lake la dry and for mllea around tha base are tba foaall shells ol irean- wster elama (littering fragmenta of mother-of-pearl mingled wltb coarse sand and Innumerable artl- facta of Indlaua. Mortars, tor tilla boards, arrowheads are found In profusion and even otber rare articles, such as atone dlsbeg and a lamp have been uncovered by tha winds. Carved writings Aoonra Along tba face of tba tuft cliff for 1IP0 feet are carved writings. An almost continuous stream of markings, comparable In lengtb to gig city blocks, 80 regularly re peated are many of the signs tnai no doubt exlau that tbla la a sys tem of writing. Tbeae are not tba haphasard palntlnga of In- dlana, but on tha contrary are deeply Indeed aymbola. No In dian would carve a cliff tor a quarter mile. In so reepect do tbeae carvings resemble tbe fami liar Indian palntlnga ao common la all parts of tba country. Carvings extend from tba base of tba cliff to Z0 feet abova tbe ground. Those near tbe base are about two Inches In lengtb and bava been carved wltb a flue- polnled Instrument. Tboae high er up are two feet in leugtn borlsontai and were graven wltb larger cutting tool. Whether tbe lower and more delicately In cised marks are examined, or tbe larger ones a score of feet up the cliff side, both reveal the same characters. Tbara are, apparently, two sys tems of writings, ona being wav ing and atralght Hues; the other la circular. On one Isolated panel. which presumably baa no asso ciation wltb tba two systems mentioned. Is a aerlea of symbols resembling signs of the sodlac. One system auggoats the ogam writing of tbe Druids of ancient Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. Tba second system la on the order of the runea of the Scandinavian countries. In fact, some of these latter algna bava been Identified as runic and Cotblo and translated aa sncb within tha past few days.. Hot ara tba carved writings. confines to tba cllfta of tha pen insula. They Bars been found in fern cava and othor caverna In tbe vicinity, and have been dis covered in tba crater of a vol cano, a crater that once bubbled hot water and mud, and which may, In tha daya of Its activity, bava been visited by tbe European CUES INpiH Blackmer of This City Overcome in Cabin While Writing Congo Smiles As Judge Passes Year's Sentence Sudden death overtook 11. C. Blackmer of tbla city Monday as ha waa on a trip to Medford WbUa writing a letter la tba cabin of aa auto camp, ba waa overcome by tba gee from a range, tbe flams of which bad been extinguished by a coffee pot boiling ovar. Ilelng blind, ba apparently never became aware of tba aerloua altuation wblcb threatened blm but suc cumbed after noting In tba lot- tar that ba waa writing tbat be waa getting drowsy. Word of bis death reached membera of bis family la Klam ath Falls after ha had been found by tba man who bad bean employed to read to him. Tba body will ba brought to thla city and will be at tbe WblUock Funeral Home sntll tha funeral service Is held Thursday afternoon. Tba aery Ice will ba la charge of Rev, D V. Height, pastor of tha Presby- terlan church. Having come wltb his family to southern Oregon only a few months ago, Mr. Blackmer waa Investigating conditions la tha vicinity of Medford with a view to locating tbara. Ha bad for merly been engaged in newspa per work la Minnesota and later In banking la Oklahoma. Bora at Jackson, Minn., No vember 11, 1171. Mr. Blackmer waa l( years old on tbe day that he died. After bla marriage to Misa Ina Cornlck on May II, 189, ha waa for 10 years tbs publisher of tha Freeborn Cona ty Times at Albert Lee, Minn. Tbe family then moved to Okla homa, where he engaged In banking, and later to Loa An' gelea, where ha waa In tbe real aetata bnalneaa. Besides his widow be leavea six children Mrs. Helen B. Em' erson, Frank A., Hardin C. and Dan 8. of Klamath Falls and George H. and Mrs. Frances An- gelillo of Loa Angelea. A 1 1 h 0 a g h handicapped by blindness ss the result of an accident at an early age, Mr, Blackmer led an active life and alwaya kept In close touch wltb bualneaa and political affairs by having papers, magaslnea and books read to him ana ny per sonal contacts wltb many well' known national leader. Utile Conge, well known Klamath bootlegger, yesterday appeared bafora Judge W. M, Duncan la circuit court and was sentenced to year la tbe state penitentiary, after ba bad entered a plea several weexs sgo on s charge of possession and trans portation of about 10 gallons of moonshine whiskey. Congo, after entering plea of guilty potted a 1700 bond to ap pear yesterday and be sentsncsd. Aaked If be bad anything to say for himself before aenienee was passed, Congo anawared, Judge, I'm guilty of violating tha law. Whatever yon aay will be all right wltb ma, and I'll take II with a smlls. I'm like tbs SCIENCE REVERSE! CHICAGO, Nov. II, (AP) A stickler on autistic comes forth with tha newa that tb faster cycllats pedal In Chicago' alx-day bfke race tbe fatter they ed weight, figures prove, while tbe losers ara getting tbla. For reenlta dm herald Claas Ads remnant. N'n iVIIIoH nlnrlal la rmnulrA . Set- ...i.,. a . 1 au me leaaere m m vui. m iy . V... ..In lake. After the first carvings now ,n :, . mA w. vht tirnrmm nrove. Whllf wars mane at tne baae the lake not then covering the foot of the peninsula tba water came and etood several feet deep. Lapping waves eroded much of the lower writings. In time the lake re ceded and again tha carvera re turned to tbelr task and restored tha signs. Again came the lake water; again tbe symbols were marred, and when tbe water dis appeared the carving was rettor ad once more. The three seU of earvlnga ara visible, ona Imposed ovar another, tba last writing be ing plain, but somewhat confused wltb tba llnea of the first and second groups. Scientists estimate that the fil ling and emptying of Tula lake re quired tram 60 to 100 years, and If this occurred three times tba time element between the origin al and final carvings ranged be tween 160 yeara and S00 years. Presumably each of tba three aete of earvlnga oa tba lower level were made by a different gener ation of the aame marooned col ony of European adventurers. The third set of carvera never saw the Individuals who dug out tha first designs. This Is of lm. portanee 1n Indicating the length of time that tba white colony existed In the Klamath basin and In tbe neigbborhod of the penin sula. The period must bare spanned aevaral centuries at aa age when Europe waa develop ing Ita culture, civilisation and government. Repeated many times la the earvlnga Is the sacred oak of tha Druids, and at least twloe appear carvings of tha Druids' sacred lamp. Tbe Drulda were priests snd teachers. As a class thsy were peaceful and bad a distaste for war. Thjy were a profession al, educated class. The best ao- eonnt of Dmlda can be found In the writings of Julius Caesar, who encountered them when he Invad ed Britain about 63 A. D. These Druid signs of sacred oak and Sacred lamp occur with, the runic and ogam earvlnga on tbe cliff. ni NNKR HIT Bt CAR CORVALLIS. Ore.. Nov. II, (AP) I.ouls Richardson, Olen- dale, Cel., sophomore at tha Ore gon State collage was Injured seriously last nlgbt when he was struck while on a cross eountry run by an automobile driven by Harry Kline. Hlllsboro, Rich ardsoa was knocked unconscious. JAIL CARR AGAIN GRANTS PASS. Ore- Nov. It, (AP) Free oa a 16000 ball (li ed by a Justice of Paaoa. Harry Carr, alleged Portland safe blow er, was back In tbs Josephine lull today on orders of Judge other prisoner wbo went op to be sentenced, though, 'a little bit will do ma'." "It Is Us Judgment of the court that yoa be confined la tha stats penitentiary at Salem tor ent year." Judge Duncan said. "Thank . you. Judge," Conge said, and he really smiled. Congo was arreatad with tha 10 gallons of whiskey near a wreck oa tha Merrill highway whea be stopped to look oa. Officers In vestigating tbe wreck found tbs w hit key la Congo's car which was parked aearby. It la Congo'r third offense. A record breaker la California drank 101 cupa of black coffee. Bohol Island Hit By Typhoon Sunday MANILA, Nov. II. (AP Th Philippine executive bureau to day waa advlaed tbat a typhooa bit Bobol laland laat Sunday, causing the drowsing at tlva per eons. Msay work antmala ware lost , and highways, eommualcatloa llnea aad bulldlaga damaged but the detialte axtaat Of the lota waa undetermined. DROP CNNECKMART VERA FA LONDON, Nov. IS, (API Lady Weymoutit baa dlepxnird with the reading of verses at tbe baptism of ber baby refer ring to all men being conceiv ed and born la sin. Dr. T. W. Gilbert of tbe London school of divinity says the practice ta becoming widespread. oHII.ftt.l tBeir HnsTjcmdslUnrleiTrcar, TT THETHER he is tat or lean, s Richmond retailer W can fit him. Get him to stop in and b measured Just once, then he's tet for a lifetime. Hell be measured by a irttem called trunk ratio. It isn't painful, not even a lot of bother. One readinf of the tape measure tells the size. HeU get s union suit that really fits. He won't need to order a size larger to get more room, nor a size too small to get rid of the slack. Richmond Union Suits are made to give gently where elasticity is needed, then come back to their correct shape, - And from top to bottom, a Richmond wfflpassycot own inspection. Fabrics? Look them over with turn. Flat lock seams? Yea, madam, that's the way they're stitched throughout. Buttons are put on with twenty six stitches of strong thread these buttons are spe-v rialriwi for bachelors, but youll appreciate them, too Send him to see the Richmond dealer. He can tell you just what he wants from then on. Twnkielli asystamof iiieaisiiiiiil vhtch astarm ra iWdi fit and perfect comfort from aataiglenading of tba tape. Levi Strauss and Company San Francisco Pacific Coast Distributors or UNION SUITS lhlps lkp Iff THI IMOKI SCRKKN THAT EBKPS OUT JHAOAT JMNaQf , CHANGE TO THIS COUGH LESS CI GARETTE Of course you liki old golds. Who wouldn't lHt the winner of more than 100,000 taste-tests? , . . But today, you need OLD GOLDS. For this Is great weather for throat troubles . . . And It's the weather when you ntad OLD GOLD'S throat-ease. Its better tobaccos keep rough nesg and "scratch" away from your throat. OLD GOLD'S smoothness helps keep your throat clear snd healthy . Play tbe "cold'! season safe. Tske home a carton today. Of.LorfflweCe.S-.WS Better tobaccos Oh m aarfle. OLD COLD faXT. WHrTSaiAN NOtia, msjVe them emoother and better , . . with "net eough In Fa vmiiieaia, with ha, lm entitle, eww Teoaier. ee IS . 1 oarleed H. D. Norton who raised the ball to 116,000.