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Iul" '"". sr.smi mobilvo. trail, u na " LwjlMLlSSi THE MODOCS. rg NEWS OF MURDER News of the Modoc firing on the Peace Commission broke in this copy of a San Francisco paper of April 13, 1873. Available at the Klamath Coun ty Museum, this issue recounts the events of the tragic Good Friday, April 1 1, when the Modocs murdered Gen. E. R. S. Canby, Dr. Eleaier Thomas, and badly wounded A. B. Meacham. There were no newspapers in the Klamath country at that time. Ac counts of the treachery were telegraphed from Linkville to Yreka, then retransmitted to San Francisco. In The- Bay's lews By FRANK JENKINS From Washington: Wheeling Steel, the nation's No. 11 producer, announced Tuesday night that, effective Wednesday, it would make a selective price boost averaging about $6 a ton. William A. Steele, Wheeling pres ident, said the increase was due to "a steady rise in tlie cost of materials, services and labor." It was just a year ago that U.S. Steel announced a $6 a ton price hike and incurred Presi dential wrath. Other companies followed the lead. But under White House pressure tlie price boost was cancelled. Yesterday's action by Wheeling Steel was regarded in some cir cles as a trial balloon to test the market and White House re action. Question: N What was the reaction? Well, President Kennedy had planned to leave the White House at 4 p.m. yesterday to fly to Palm Beach for an Easter vaca tion. But about two and a half hours ahead of take-off time White House press secretary Pierre Sal inger announced that the Presi dent had postponed the trip. This morning's dispatches add that while Secretary Salinger didn't tie the postponement to the steel situation, there was no question that steel was the major matter on the President's mind. What of the market reaction? New York dispatches this morn ing report that slocks opened nar. rowly mixed in moderate trad ing as investors anxiously await ed the next move in tlie steel sit uation. The dispatches add: "Near term market movements are clouded and will be almost entirely guided by developments in the steel pricing situation, most brokers feci. If Wheeling's price boost on products in strong de mand sticks and spreads most brokers think a quick stock mar ket rise to new record highs would be a strong possibility. "But, if the company, for one reason or another, is foceed to rescind its price increase, most houses then expect a sharp re versal." We'll see what we'll see. Douglas, Wife Plan Divorce WASHINGTON (UPP The wife of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas said today that she plans to file for a di vorce. In a statement issued here by her attorney Joseph L. Rauh. Mrs. Mercedes H. Douglas said she planned to file for a divorce this summer. ' Mrs. Douglas did not mention the reason for the divorce, but said she would seek it in her home state of Washington. Doug las' office refused comment on the divorce. Forest Road Project Okayed WASHINGTON (UPI1 The Bu reau of Public Roads today an nounced approval of a forest high way project in Oregon. Tlie expenditure of $200,000 pro vides for resurfacing six miles of U. S. Route 395 in Lake County. The Improvement in Fremont Na tional Forest extends southerly from point four miles south of Valley Falls. U.OP ORE.LT33ART KSISPAPER SECTION GEN. REP. crir;.-3sjartjf massacre. Weal her Klamath Falls, Tulelake and Lafcevlew! Partly cloudy and warmer tonight, low 3a.. Mostly cloudy with a few showers; high SO. southerly winds 7-1S m.p.fl. With stronger gusts. High yesterday as Low this morning IS High year ago 73 Low year ago 35 Precip. past 24 hours .04 Since Jan. 1 3.7 Same period last year 4.33 nn Ml lie ei(7 WASHINGTON (UPI) The nuclear powered submarine Thresher with 129 men aboard "has indeed been lost," Adm. George W. Anderson said today. Anderson, chief of naval opera tions, made the announcement w ith deep regret in disclosing that a second oil slick and materials possibly tfrom tlie interior of the submarine had been found in the area where it made a test dive Wednesday in the North Atlantic. Wynn Named Manager Of Tulelake Growers TULELAKE John S. Wynn has been engaged as manager of the Tulelake Growers Associa tion, to take office next Monday, TGA President John L. Coulson announced yesterday. Wynn succeeds Cliff Jenkins, who has been manager for 10 years. Wynn was named by the TGA Board of Directors because of his familiarity with local prob lems, and his demonstrated ex ecutive ability. A 1947 Tulelake homesteader, he was president of the TGA in 1960, and is presently president of the Newell Grain Growers Association and chair man of the Tulelake High School Parents Group. Jenkins, who will serve along side Wynn until April 25, con gratulated his successor, saying, "It was time for a change." "Sam is uniquely qualified," said Jenkins. "He has been chair man of several association com mittees, and has some definite ideas of what his job should be." Jenkins says he will move to Giants Pass for a while, where he owns a grocery store, and then might go into tlie hay busi ness. "People in Tulelake have been very cooperative. They need to know, though, that this organiza tion cannot work without their support, regardless of who the officers or manager are," Jenkins said. John Coulson recounted Jen kins' accomplishments since his Unit Plan Opposed By County School Group the Joint School Boards Ad ministration met at the school Administration Building Wednes day night and heard county school representatives tell of inequities in taxes, duplication of efforts and possible bad feeling on the part of the rural people if a single county unit school plan is adopted. The joint boards called Wed nesday night's meeting specifical ly to hear the reasons why the county group (more somatically, rural i was opposed to the plan which seems to be held in high regard by many segments of AND DOCUMENTS OIV. . - w 'T.-r:iK?Treachery and WUCT. I Kin ItiCi Tritt Price Ten Cents 28 Pages Abandoned! Sub Wifi The materials were described as cork and plastic of types used "in the internal construction of submarines." The second oil slick was found at 10:20 a.m. EST today, Ander son told a news conference. The first was spotted shortly before dark Wednesday. .Although Anderson wrote off any chance for recovery of the submarine or that any of the 129 men might be alive, he said arrival on the job in 1952 organ izing the labor camp, the hay im provement and selling program, and the association's many legis lative concerns. Sam Wynn came here in 1947 with his wife Theresa. He is a graduate of Oregon State College, and was a field artillery officer in World War II, serving in Eu rope. They have three children: John, Dan and Sharon. He was a member of the Homestead Board here. "t think that Tulelake agricul ture faces a crisis today," said Wynn. "We probably have more need now than ever before for an association because some very important advantages of the area have been lost. "Our alsike clover crop has completely disappeared. The malt-, ing barley premium is almost nonexistent, and potatoes are overproduced nationally. We have no processors here, and must sell to the fresh market. "On the other hand," Wynn said, "we have some very import ant advantages. Besides the excel lent quality of our land, we strad dle some important transporta tion routes. We are no worse off in dealing with eastern mar kets than the growers farther south." Wynn pointed out that his duty is to carry out board policy, not to rmike it. "My job is to serve," he said. "The memliers have an important responsibility, too to bring their problems to the association." the city and suburban popula tions. Several questions posed by county representatives were: 1. Does the county-wide system mean equalization of educational opportunity? 2. Wilt costs be reduced in such a county-wide reorganiza tion? 3. What will the impact be on the rural part of the county? 4. Does this type of reorganiza tion necessarily mean elimination of duplication of facilities? 5. Would the rural people In the county support building pro COUP. Gen. Canity's Massacre By FLOYD L. WYNXE There are manv accounts of the actual chain of events that took place on this dav 90 years ago when the Modoc Indians fired upon the Peace Commission in tlie Lava Beds. First, here is the account of the event as detailed in a letter to the adjutant general of the Unit ed States Army by Col. Alvan C. Gillem. First U.S. Cavalry, com manding the Modoc Expedition, dated April 11. 1873. He wrote, "Sir It is with tlie most profound sorrow that I have to inform you of the death of Brigadier General E.R.S. Can- bv, U.S.A., which occurred to day at 1:30 p.m. about one mile in front ol this camp under the following circumstances: "For a day or two communica tion between the Indians and the Peace Commission had been vir tually suspended. Yesterday morn ing an Indian (Boston Charley) came into camp and informed tlx1 commission that Captain Jack would 'talk.' In order to avoid all misapprehension, the commission sent their interpreter (Frank search efforts would continue to try to fix the exact spot of the disaster and recover materials or bodies that might come to the surface. The disaster is the U.S. Navy's worst submarine tragedy in peace or war. It is the worst single ship tragedy in peacetime for any kind of U.S. naval vessel. Anderson said, he had ordered the deep diving bathosphere "Tri. estc, now at San Diego, brought across the country on flatcars to aid in the search. The Trieste has dived as deep as seven miles, whereas the Thresher apparently went down in a mile and a half of water at a point about 220 miles east of Cape Cod. Salvage Impossible Anderson said that even if the Trieste were able t locate the Thresher, there was "absolutely no possibility" that a line could be attached for salvage from such a depth. He described as "very remote" the possibility that any bodies would float to the surface. Anderson said he abandoned hope for the Thresher for two rea sons. In addition to the tact that materials were recovered, he said he could see no possibility that all communications would have been blacked out if the vessel had not met disaster. Anderson's desolate rcrt that hope had been abandoned for the sub and the men was given to newsmen about 25 hours after the last contact from the vessel was received. Near Test Depth The Thresher, Anderson said, was the "deepest diving subma rine in the world" and was "ap proaching its maximum test depth" when communication with the sub was lost at 9:17 a.m. EST Wednesday. Anderson announced that he had issued an order requiring the two other submarines in the Thresher class, the Permit and the Plunger, to limit the depth of their dives until the Thresher investigation is completed. Their designed test depth is a military secret. Anderson said there were two factors to indicate that a leak rather than tlie pressure of water may have caused the disaster: Before it went into the Ports mouth, N.H., Naval Shipyard for overhaul last July, tlie Thresher had dived many times to the grams in the city or suburban area, support the school budgets; and would tliey be pleased at paying tlie same school tax and yet have different programs? Paul Fairclo, vice chairman ol the county school board, asked Cliff Robinson, superintendent of county schools, to read some of tlie objections to the single coun ty district plan compiled by the county board. It was emphasized that the ob jections reflected the sentiments of the rural people and not neces sarily those of the suburban pop ulatton. Riddle and his squaw. WinemaM into the Indian camp; they re turned in the evening and report ed that Captain Jack said he would not meet the commission, nor come out of his stronghold again until the troops were re moved from tlie vicinity. An In dian returned with Riddle and confirmed his statement. This morning, however, the Indian. Boston Charley, asserted that Riddle (the interpreter! had not told all that Captain Jack had said, and asserted that Jack had agreed to meet General Canby, myself and the commission at a tent that had been pitched about a mile in front of this camp In order to reconcile these conflict ing statements the two Indians, Boston and Bogus, were sent back to tlie Indian camp. Tliey soon returned and said that Jack would meet five of us General Canby, myself and three commis sioners, at the tent. After duly considering the subject it was de termined to accept the proposi tion. I was too ill to accompany the party, and before leaving the interpreter brought the commis KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, IFoir Sunken 129 Men depth at which it was last heard from, During overhaul of the sub. it was necessary to cut a hole about a yard wide in its hull, in order to get at some machinery. The hole was welded back in place, and the weld was examined by X-ray for flaws. "To the best of our knowledge and belief there were no defects in the work," he said. "Whether or not there were in fact defects remains to be seen." 'Doctored' Policies Investigated Investigation continued on sev eral fronts today into sale of "doctored" insurance policies to many schools throughout Oregon. The probe was touched off by complaints that parts of the poli cies in question are not con sidered valid by the California Life Insurance Company. The firm told State Insurance Com missioner Waller Korlann there Steel Price Action Eyed WASHINGTON (UPD - The While House today postponed for lhe third time in less than 24 hours President Kennedy's de parture for a Florida vacation keeping alive Die possibility of some move in connection with a steel price rise. Kennedy first had planned to leave at 4 p.m. EST Wednesday. He put that off until 9 a.m. today. then postponed his departure again until 12:30 p.m. By 1 p.m. EST, he had not left and there were signs of more urgent con ferences. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger maintained tight wraps on the President s activities and con tinued to refuse any comment on the steel issue touched off by an aveiagc $6 a ton price boost an nounced by Wheeling Steel Corp, In discussing the question of educational opportunity, Robinson said, the rural people acknowl edge that inequalities in educa tion already exist in the county district because they are Inher cnt in the differences in size. The example given was the quality of the program at Bly compared to Henley High. "These differences are directly related lo the facilities available at a large school compared to a smaller one," Robinson ex plained. Tlie rural people therefore feel that the equalization of educa sioners to my bedside and asked me to bear witness that he had warned them that there was dan ger in going out; however it was decided to go. "At 11:06 a.m. the party left camp. I directed the signal offi cer to keep a strict watch on the tent and to inform me of everything that occurred. At 1:30 p.m. the signal officer brought me information that Major Ma son's camp on the east had been attacked and two officers prob ably captured. (This afterwards proved to be incorrect. I Con vinced that treachery was intend ed, I sent for Assistant Surgeon Cabaniss, w ho volunteered to take a note to General Canby. I could not send a verbal message as many of the Indians understood English. I had written but a few words when shots were heard, and officers from the signal sta tion brought the information that General Canby and the peace commissioners had been m u r- dered. The troops were under arms at once and advanced. I found the bodies of General Can by and tlie Rev. Dr. Thomas THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1063 Anderson said that "of course" the possibilities of sabotage or enemy action in connection with the tragedy would be investigated But he said there was no evidence of either, and the main invest! gative effort would be to deter mine whether the vessel collapsed or sprang a leak. Anderson said Rear Adm. Law son R. Ramage, deputy command er of the Atlantic Submarine (Continued on Page 3-A I Insurance were discrepancies between poli cies written by agents and those sent into its home office. Korlann said the probe involved agents who sold tlie policies to the school districts under the name of an agency in Portland that no longer operates. The Multnomah County district attorney's office and sheriff's of fice, and the county grand jury, are looking into the matter. A friendly suit has been filed by the California firm against David Douglas school district in Portland to determine its liability. Korlann said there was no ex act amount of insurance involved hut that claims in dispute may be more than $50,000. "Some of the claims on disputed student insurance policies that had been lemorarily 'held-up' by the California Life Insurance Company have apparently been taken care of," Cliff Robinson, county superintendent of schools, said Thursday. There is indication, however, that there are still some claims that are being contested. According to Robinson, the only claims that haven't been cleared are in policies that involve riders for athletic accidents such as foot ball and wrestling ..injuries. Klamath County schools that are affected by the sale of "doc tored" policies are Henley, Alia mont Junior High, Bly Junior and Senior High, Bonanza High, and Chiloquin, Gilchrist, Malin and Merrill high schools. tional opportunity, in a single lounty-unit system, is invalid, he said. Tlie argument that the proosed reorganization would reduce costs is also a fallacy, the rural peo ple argue. "The history of such convolida lions has proved otherwise," Rob inson said. Improving quality can be very expensive, the county representa tives felt. There is a good level of quality that Die county can afford and "luxury" enters when (Continued on Page J-A) Retold On Anniversary about TO yards from the tent. Mr. Meacham was near, severely if not mortally wounded; all were stripped. Mr. Dyar, one of the commissioners, escaped unhurt, having a small pistol which he drew on his pursuer. "The remains of General Can by and Dr. Thomas will be sent to Yreka tomorrow, in charge of Lieutenant H. R. Anderson, A.D.C. to tlie general." In Colonel Gillcm's account we have the basic facts, stated sum marily in military form to his superior. One of the most important wit nesses to the tragic event was tlie interpreter, T. Frank Riddle. The follow ing is an extract from a portion of the evidence which ho presented at the subsequent trial of Captain Jack and the other Modoc loaders. He said, "Mr. Meacham, then he made another speech, and he told Captain Jack: 'Jack, let us talk like men and not like chil dren.' and he sort of hit him on the knee or shoulder once or twice, or tapped him he said, 'Lot us talk like men and not Telephone a f .'Wa. amm n. mvm av v i. '-V ill p T' -a CERTIFICATES OF HONOR Ross Ragland, president of the Presbyterian Intercom munity Hospital Association, handed out certificate; of honor Wednesday night at the hospital report meeting to representatives of firms where at least 75 per cent of the employes had pledged an hour's pay per month for three years. Receiving certifi cates, left to right, are Paul Meier, OTI; Kenneth Klahn, Moty and Van Dyke; Donald Nabakowski, Klamath Ice and Storage; Clayton Davis, Klamath Falls Creamery; George Callison, Klamath County Chamber of Commerce; Joe Sawyer, city of Klam ath Falls; Keith Cobo, City Center Motel and Mrs. Ina Staley, Beehive Rental. Hospital Fund Drive Nears Goal; Total Tops $600,000 More than $600,000 In cash and pledges toward construction of Presbyterian Intercommunity Hos pital were reported at a special meeting of campaign fund chair men and leaders Wednesday night at the Wincma. Campaign general chairman. Jim Stilwcll, said total pledges and gifts were at $627,236.81 when the reporting session ended. Totals reported Wednesday night by the various divisions were: Business and Professional. $53,895.65. Clubs and Organizations, $14,- 757.34. Employe-Executive, $50,265.95. Medical, $44,978.50. Intercommunity, $81,982.37. Memorial, $302,450. Special Gifts, $79,787. With the campaign drive sched Plane Crash Kills Crew TRAVIS AFB, Calif. (UPII-An Air Force CI33 Cargomaster crashed in soggy marshland 3.000 feet from the landing strip here Wednesday, killing all nine crew men aboard. The plane, a type which often carries missiles, was apparently attempting to land alter a routine training flight, Air Force officials said. Officers said the plane car ried no nuclear material. The Air Force identified the vic tims as: Major Roy M. Johnston, Rt. 1 Manatoup Okla., pilot; 1st Lt. Leonard R. Dorman, Boise, Ida.; 1st Lt. William II. Grey, Graham-I ville. N.Y.; and Lt. Russell R. Zablan, Honolulu; 2nd Lt. Edward Melda, Parma, Ohio; T-Sgt. Don ald D. Cox, Jacksonville, Fla.; T-Sgt. Joel H. Nipcr, Derby, Ohio; T-Sgt. Lloyd J. Richard, 'Louisiana address incomplete); Airman 3-C Charles W. Whittle, Baltimore, Md. A sxkesman said all but Melda and Whittle were married. talk like children.' He said, 'You are a man that has common sense, isn't there any other place that will do you except Wil low Creek and Cottonwood?' And Mr. Meacham was speaking' rather loud, and Schonchis told him to hush; that he could talk a straight talk: to let him talk. Just as Schonchis said that, Cap tain Jack rose up and stepped back, sort of in behind Dyar's horse. I was interpreting for Schonchis, and I was not notic ing Jack. He stepped a few steps out to one side, and I saw him put his hand to his bosom like . Well, he stepped back and came right up in front of General Canby and said: in Indian, 'All dy, boys' at we that is, 'All ready, boys' at us that is, 'All before you could crook your finger he fired. . . . Yes, sir, and after' the cap busied, before you could crook your finger, he fired and struck General Canby under tlie eye, and the ball came out here (showing in the neck under the chin). I jumped and ran then, and never stopped to look back any more. I saw General Canby TU 4-8111 No. 7113 ' ii&'"' - uled to end April 30, Stilwell urged that every division and sec tion chairman be ready to report some pledges and donations at tho next report meeting, Wed nesday, April 17. All but five sec tion chairmen reported last niglft. with the initial minimum goal Bridge Open Over Tracks The Washburn Way Overpass, near Iivorne Avenue, will be 0en lo traffic beginning at 8 a.m., tomorrow. Friday, accord ing lo Winston Kurlh, assistant county engineer. Kurlh said the approaches in1 the overpass would not be paved until tlie coming of warmer weather in June and urged motor ists lo drive slowly over them lo prevent the boradcasting of dust The overpass, which spans the Great Northern Railway freight yards, was completed by the Lil- IcIm Construction Company of Roseburg last October, when the County Road Department began depositing lhe first of more than 18,200 truck loads of dirt used to form the two approaches lo the structure. The last of approxi mately 109.000 cubic yards of fill was laid this week, ending the M50.000 county project. Meanwhile, at the northern end of Washburn Way, workmen were continuing construction on bridge which will span the canal at Alameda Avenue. The target date for completion of the project was originally scheduled for the middle of April, but has since been set back to the latter part of next month The bridge is bcintf construct ed by the Inter-City Construction Company of Eugene at a cost of $29,504, provided by federal, state and county matching funds. When, completed, tlie bridge will pro vide a direct route from Alameda Avenue to Kingsley Field, via tlie new Washburn Way Over-I pass. PI aY r fall over, and I expected he was killed, and I jumped and ran with all my might I never looked back but once, and when I looked back Mr. Meacham was down, and my woman was down, and there was an Indian standing over Mr. Meacham and anothei Indian standing over her, and some two or three coming up to Mr. Meacham. Mr. Meacham was sort of lying down this way (showing) and had one of his hands sticking out. . . . They commenced firing all around. 1 could not tell who was firing ex cept Schonchis, here; I saw hirr firing at Mr. Meacham, but thi others were kind of up in behinc me, and they were firing and '. did not turn around to look bacl to see who it was. I thought I was warm times there." Reports later showed that Gen eral Canby had been killed bj Captain Jack, shot In the eye, the ball ranging downward, emerging through the jaw and breaking it. He had, also, received a stab under the right ear, dislocating (Continued on Page 3-A) Weather ASRICULTURAL FORECAST ..Overcast wltti to per cent probabilit) of rain and warmer tonight and Frt day. Low H-4S. High Friday JJ-40. Out look Saturday partly cloudy. Tulelakl soil temperatur 40. of $725,000 apparently cinched, Stilwell and vice chairmen, Miko Balsiger and Dick Henzel, urged that elfnrts be doubled to assure that at least $1 million would be realized from public subscription. Stilwell emphasized that a great er amount of money raised local ly would mean a minimum ..of. mortgage money would havo' lo lie used in tlie almost- million project. "If Klamath Kails can raise a million dollars toward a hospital project, we will serve as a shining example In the slate," Stilwcll said. A highlight of tlie reporting ses sion was the announcement that the First National Bank and the U.S. Bank of Portland had pledged $12,500 each toward the campaign. Shot Misses Gen. Valker DALLAS (UPI) A bullet from a high-powered rifle whizzed through a window Wednesday night, narrowly missing former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker who was sitting at a desk filling out his income tax. Tlie bullet bored a one-inch hole in the wall and fell out on the other side on some packages. Splinters from the bullet's casing struck Walker in the-arm, "I want a purple heart," said Walker, who was not seriously injured. Walker grabbed a pistol and made a search for tlie would-be assassin. He would not say who he thought did It. "We have lots of enemies In Dallas and everywhere," Walker said "It looks like tlie mayor Is going to have to start giving out purple hearts." Walker seemed more perturbed by tho fact he did not get his In come tax finished than he ii about the attempt on his life. f "?'
