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THE .'KLASsATH NE
WS
0Wj P?r of City
of KLAMATH FALLS
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iio-ia i . KLAMATH FALLS. ORE. WEDNESDAY. MAY ot hwk
- rr. ' rnce r lve uenu
rder In First
gree Is Charge
edOnbvidence
Wilson Given A
Sentence of 18
Months In Pen
Waive Preliminary Hearing This
Ug; Sticks Jo Story That Fight
Open Affair; Brother of Slain Man1
s Entire Story.
Ex-Klamath Indian Supt.
Makes Dramatic Appeal
For Leniency In White
Slave Case
OHTLAND, May 2(1. Horace O.
former superintendent of
i no Klamath Indian reservation, wan
influenced today by federal Judge
Hcun to 18 month In McNeil Inland
j penitentiary for violating the white
"lave act in transporting Miss Aletta
kttian charges or rirsi aegree murder were tiled v. c. LlnUnley from Washington.
Lit Way by" the district attorney's office, immcd-i" t;- t0 Portland, and on two trips
I the" report of the coroner's jury lato yesterday100" l'niaa1 " Seattle ,n
Thaa mnmant hitfn-A nonl on r -fust
announced last night that he would waive a prelim- j PUHcd was dramatic. Attorneys for
inr scheduled for this morning. Further action in! both sides had made their state-
L ill await the convening of a grand jury session, ' "''". Assistant United States At-
be called June 1. torney mcarns baring mo wtioto ar-
i m . , . .1 . i . uur iu urn i-uun, aim u. n. ounu-
nd.ngs of the coroners jury were that death was , BUorncy for dcendanti
t hemorrnage aoovo ana nine in rronr. or me 1 making a final plea.
here there was a small "u" shaped fracture of i Then Wilson rose from hla chak.
Ilia llpa were twitching and his face
WAV le. run I rn flushed. Ho asked permission to
in... t i - :n i i j! : """
nay, y '" "Mr Stearns ha. .old mnr thine.
titerday in an effort to learn whether Murphy and i which I know nothing about." he
actually engaged in a fiat fight, or whether, a explained. ."As Cod Is my witness,
Bring statement to his brother Benjamin were true,!1 ncver n"lrl,', MU" I-In(1l5r-
lit Way forced Murphy to hold up his hands and ! um ' "
, . . i .if . 1 1 did those things. I was crazy at
(mover mo nc.u wun at revwivcr. way, nowBycrr. time" '
itory that he merely hit Murphy with his fiat three Tlen turning to hla wife and
that the fight was open to Murphy. Way could young daughter, who had aecom-
kether Murphy hit him or not. There was a slight jpnnlMl him from their homo In Rose
Mayor Proclaims
Memorial Holiday
Amerjca has thoughtfully set
aside a day on which tho living
may offer reverent tribute to her
warrior dead. As one of tho
patriotic Institutions of our land,
Memorial Day has been desig
nated by stale and nation a a
day on which tho fires of patri
otism shall burn a little bright
er; when memories of those who
have fought and died for the
land we love shall live again In
the hearts of a thankful people.
By virtue of the authority
vested In me as Mayor of the
City of Klamath Fulls, I hereby
urge and beseech the peopde of
this city to give thoughtful and
patriotic observance of the day;
to Join handa with the nation In
thla annual memorial to those
who have made the supreme sac
rifice for our national honor, our
Institutions and our homes.
I especially urge that all mer
chants keep their places of busi
ness closed at least until the
hour of 1 o'clock, Saturday, May
30, in order that artisan and
laborer alike may participate in
the memorial which a grateful
people will ao gladly offer upon
the altar of their patriotic de
votion. Done under my band this 26th
day o( May, 1925.
FFtED R. CODDARD, '
Mayor of the City of
Klamath Falls.
la Way's cheek when he was arrested, but author!'
tot learn whether Way received this from a Murphy
lain Murphy, brother of the slain Tim, gave the
Wy of what he knows of the slaying:
til brother of rl
I Kay llmr Words
1 1 ud Tim, on tho one
at Way have any quar
a( of the division of
Idid have a tew words
By threats nindo by
r Tim at that tlmoT
know Khetiior or not
7 cir hail any other
' the time that you
Inst morning thut Tim
fl you?
ut I know of.
on son Frank Way tho
your brother was
ero you that niorn-
' and id o'clock?
out with a bunch of
Nch of ewes and lambs.
y wore you from
1 'ail of tho enmn.
Ir from tho lako?
1 'Wit by the lako.
north sldo or at the
l,k Is round, I guess I
outhwest.
M you first see Tim?
"n P to that lake.
Brothers Meet
reference to nn old
" to be under a Jun-
northerly aids nf
"4 where thnra lot n
k oes Into it, whore was
' "etice to that whon you
him?
about . ,....
r" wn on the flat.
ll!h up as I.
Japan Strives To Add
Height To Yellow Man
Through American Diet
Unusual But True
(Over Last Night's Leased Wire)
FRESKO, Calif., May 20.
Jnpnn Is dissatisfied with tho
short ataturo of Us mon and pro
posoa to add inches to the height
of Japanese by converting them
Into a meat eating race.
Dr. Issa Tanlmura, was hero
today, enronle to Washington for
un Interview with Herbert Hoov
er, aecrclaiy of commerce, llr.
Tanlmura'a mission in this coun
try Is tho study of beef and corn
production so that ho may return
to Japan and introduce new
methods of eating.
"Tho Japanese for ages have
been eater, of rlco and raw
fish", ho said, "because of rel
igious hellers taught by the
Luddhlsts, who believe that all
tour logged animals are unclean.
This Is wrong. Religion has
taken Inches off Japan. We
want our men to be tall llko
the rest of the world."
burg, and were present In court to;
hear tho senlonce, he exclaimed:
"My wife and daughter can say
whether 1 havo been a good hus
band." Judge llcan Interrupt
At this Juncture, Judge Dean In-
Iterrupted:
"It Is a very arngular rase7' he
said. "It has been on the docket
for a long time. Tho wholo course
of the defendants conduct vould ri 'ii r v
indicate, wcii-i don t know howitommittees JNameo
to charactorlio It. Since the plea
of guilty, attempts have been made
to influence tho court. If you were
innocent you should have had the
case tried. It Is the doclsion of
the court that you bo sentenced to
18 months In the penitentiary."
In speaking of the attempts to
Influence the court, the Judge re
ferred to two letters and a potitlon
received by him.
During tho time that eicarua tuld
tho court of tho defendant's rela
tions with Miss Llndsley, Mrs. Wil
son md her daughter wero present.
Kteurs declared Wilson and the
Mndsley girl becamo Infaluatod and
that a marriage was performed in
Virginia. Later they came to Port
land and Wilson made several trips
to lioseburg and visited his family.
Public Service
Asks A Common
User With S.P.
He
he
a the northerly or
" Side of tho Intnt
f ontherly
,;ja ; or walking?
Mm tn or gt
hln. ... ..
u.. - -i otr.
P horse wa. h ,m.',
' "lareof nm. .7
kd... '""'nor tree
th. - . " "n' ""o was com-
kt ;o7,not "t camp.
I 'r from thnt
M get off thBt
, 'irl
Germany Is Backing
Down On Safety Pact
LONDON, May 26.T-"Jais la
bad enough but it sounds like
music compared to "The Mld
shlpmlto' Tostl'a 'Oood-bye and
'The Rosary tho .world's worst .
songs ,;' declared , iaSlf. Eichaxd
Terry, organist of Westminister
Abbey.
To Act in C of C.
For Coming Year
Fierce Hand-To-Hand .
Fighting Develops On
Riffian Battfe Front
IIABAT, French Morocco, May 26
Fierce hand to hand fighting
between French troops and Riffian
IIERI.IN May 26. Rising op-: tribesmen is reporiea .u u.e iatest
position to the proposed European communique issued here which des-
socurlty pact Is developing here, es-.crlbes a name in
peclally since the Gerans have learn- warriors sought to Isolate a French
el of the terms France Insists nun -
prevail In such a protocol.
The nationalist tlle-hams nave
passed a resolution expressing anx
iety over tho security negotiations
and declaring that Germany must
roject any demand for voluntary
concurrence with the "Versailles
robbery." The nationalists Insist
that despite their participation In
the government they must uphold
"the emplro of lllsmnrck." j
A contingent of troops under
Lieut. Col. Feral, which had been
absont on observation duty at Sl
sane, attempted to rejoin one of
the main French forces under Gen.-
Colombat. The Rlffians tonight
furiously to prevent tho Juncture.
Detachments of Colombat's men
went to the aid of the smaller
force, employing artillery and air
forces In a mass Intervention.
camp was
litn. ,. ""m?
IBM
"f tl. " . ""n B mllo. I
than
lo him when I
S" on Rlk or dl"
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SPECIAL OFFICER IS APPOINTED
TO ERADICATE SQUIRREL MENACE
Tho ground si.ulrre. menace JoMerrllU and -"
Klamath crops, has become so rcportod , large numbors.
parent thnt tho county court hasj ondor8on returned yesterday
appointed II. H. (luhsor on a f""frnm nn Inspection of the "burner"
, L ,rv on tho work of work being done In grasshoppor-ln-tlmo
salary to cn y on tl e , Tne ,. 0n9 hund.
chocking Iho rapid Iscreaso. ion y ( deBtrllcton , thB work
Agriculturist Henderson announ hg
yesterday. Ouhser Is devoi the! Fort Klamath and surrounding coun
entlre time to the eradication oi dIstr1)Hte po,on , thnt dls.
pesky lllllo animals who enc n hopnenl hnve bocn r0.
are a gront haiard to crops ig b) gB,nng fB8t , num.
dubsor is working near RprlM J
today, nntl will to from there to
The following committee for lin
ing up the activity of the chamber
of commerce for the coming yenr
was approved by the directors of
the chamber at their regular lunch
eon yesterday: Dr. G. A. Massey,
R. C. Groesbcck, R. E. Deweese. M.
P. Evans, P. O. Landry and George
R. Lindley.
The finance and budget committee
of the following, was also approved
at this meeting: J. A. Gordon, J.
J. Miller and Arthur R. Wilson.
Other committees which are being
considered by the chamber officials
will come up for approval at the
next meeting of the board on Tues
day, June 2nd. President Collier
announced that his policy would be
to favor one of tho board of di
rectors as the head of each of the
various chamber committees, and
that this director would be held
strictly accountable for the func
tioning of the department alloted
him.
Secretary Lynn Sabln said that
the volume of work handled by tho
chamber was increasing by leaps
and bounds, inquiries were coming
In by the thousands, and it would
be absolutely necessary to' employ
an Assistant for Mrs Leah Smith In
order to take care of the work this
year.
Ed W. Vannlce, chairman of a
committee appointed by the Mer
chants' bureau to study out a plan
tor connecting up the west side
highway with tho city, reported to
tho directors that his committee had
gone over the grouna morougmy
during tho past few days and had
come to the doclsion that If the
Congor avenuo property owners
would not bear their share In fi
nancing the Conger avenuo connec
tion, he would recommend that a
bridge be built across the outlet to
Uppor Klamath lake above the dnm,
and lead to the Shipplngton road
and Into tho city from that direc
tion. It was advised that an attor
ney bo consulted relative to the di
verting of funds that have been
voted for building tho bridge to
connect with Conger, and If these
funds can' be made available for the
Shipplngton approach, that route be
recommended by the chamber, and
put across at the earliest opportunity.
Cites "Fiasco" Of 2 Roads
Being Built Down - The
Deschutes River With Un
necessary Waste
SALEM, May 26. Reopening of
the Southern Pacific-Central Pacific
case In so far only as It affects the
railroad map of Oregon, hi request
ed by the Oregon public service
commission In a petition filed with
the Interstate commerce commission
Tuesday.
The request Is made In order
that, should the application of the
Great Northern and Northern Pac
ific for permission to extend the
Oregon Trunk to Klamath Falls be
granted, the Interstate commerce
commission may order a Joint and
common nser or Joint construction
and common use of the present un
completed line.
"This commission deems It
would be derelict In its duty to1
the public If it should by acqule
sence or Inadvertence, permit a rep.
etltlon of the fiasco of 1911-12
when two lines of railroad were
permitted to duplicate construction
up the Deschutes river to Bend,
at which time approximately $24,
000,000 were expended, when one
half of that amount would have
been sufficient to serve the pub
lic needs and would not have placed
such a heavy financial burden upon
the railroad system as a whole,"
Chairman Corey, of the Oregon com
mission declared in announcing the
filing of the petition.
"This burden of unnecessary In
vestment will eventually be reflect
ed in the freight rates paid by the
general public." : '
High School Teacher -Let
Out For Drinking
Party With Students
Fired Patrolmen
Expose Mayor In
Council Hearing
Startling Revelations of Immunity To
Mayor's "Pets," Planting of Liquor
With Chief's Knowledge, Made By 3
, Fired Patrolmen; Mayor Refuses To
Allow Arrests in Drunken Orgy, Where
Liquor Flows Freely.
NEWBERG, Ore., May 26. The
resignation of M. R. Hanger, teach
er of English In the Newberg high
school, was accepted at a meeting
of the school board Monday morn
ing, following expulsion of two sen
ior students and suspension of three
for participating in drinking fig
wine while on a student expedition
to Multnomah Falls, May 14. The
punishment was ordered at a meet
ing of the high school faculty, at
which School Superintendent Arthur
T. Copeland presided. The school
board indorsed the punishment by
the faculty.
The accused boys admitted, at
the faculty meeting that they had
taken two half gallon fruit Jars of
the wine to the outing and that
they drank one of them. They said
that Hanger who was conducting
the party, protested their drinking,
but did not force them to stop.
Hanger, it is said, told the boys to
"cut It out" but explained his fail
ure to enforce the order by say
ing that he coutd only have done
so, "by the use of a club."
Credits of the boys will be al
lowed but no diplomas will be
issuea 10 mem, unless iney go 10 1 wnich wui
college. In which case diplomas win
be forworded to them there. They
will be given private examinations.
The suspended boys will be given
diplomas privately but will bo bar
red from commencement exercises.
Charges that whiskey was "planted" by city police of
ficers with the knowledge of Chief Harry' M. Loucks. in an
effort to obtain convictions; that Mayor Goddard on at least
one occasion "hushed" arrests' made for intoxication and poker
playing, tearing up checks given as bail, after talking the
matter over with the city attorney, instead of through the reg
ular channels of Police Judge Gaghagen's court; that dis
crimination was used in pound charges; that on many nights
only a fifth of the men lodged in the city jail were booked,
and that in some cases men arrested for intoxication by offi
cers were turned loose; that in one case a drinking party,)
where nearly 20 people were in a state of intoxication, with
at least 3 quarts of liquor in their possession, were allowed
to proceed with their drinking party through orders of Mayor
Godiard, were the high lights of the council hearing into the
"firing" of Patrolman Argraves by the mayor last week. Ex
Patrolmen Argraves, Bardell and Cooper offered the testimony
as to these startling affairs, said to exist in the police department-
Thf thf rtffiria wftn f.t7f iisrl' wirt' in (Kn a?nnp. '
when the mayor staged his recent clean-up campaign. 1 - '
Pst;.llu .11 u.a.. .
j .j -i
Mayor Goddard and Chief Loucks.,' . : . r ,. , '..'
The mayor failed to show a single instance wKere Art
graves grossly neglected to do bis-ldutju or, was jnef ficiont.
' Following the long hearing the council ' deferred action
regular session. . ' . ' '
Presbyterians Uphold
Virgin Birth of Christ
By Overwhelming Vote
OOLUMBUS, Ohio, May 26.
The Presbyterian general assem
bly has overwhelmingly affirmed
belief In the virgin birth of
Christ and has. demanded that
all clergymen who enter the pul
pits of the Presbyterian church
in the future adhero to a literal
interpretation of the Bible. J
Almost unanimously tonight
the assembly voted to accept the
report o; a committee which cen
sured the rebellious New York
Presbytery or licensing student
pastors who refused to affirm
their belief in the birth of the
Redeemer as taught In the New
Testament.
D'Annunzio May Return
To High Italian Power
ROME, May 26. Gahrielle d'An
nunzlo, the fiery poet, the most
romantic son of Italy, the pictures
que patriot and the daring aviator,
may soon make a triumphal entry
Into Rome to accept a position of
high power In. the government
delight the hearts of
his countrymen.
Italy Is buzzing with the report
that Premier Mussolini has offered
the portfolio of the newly created
air ministry to d'AnnunzIo. '
NORTH POLE EXPLORERS MAY HAVE
GONE TO ALASKA; ANXIETY ALLAYED
Ico obstructions, but this very fact
may tell on the Amundsen expedi
tion. Ugly shapes of ice rear them
selves in the Arctic seas, making It
practically Impossible for an air
plane to land safely. .
The thought that Amundseq,' af
ter flying from Spitsbergen to the on May 20th In the mayor's office,
north pole may have undertaken "Mayor Goddard called me up and
lteved that any vessels with wire- the additional 1200 miles to Point . said he and Chief Loucks had talked
NOME, May 26. If Roald
Amundsen and his arctic expedition
have undertaken to reach Alaska
their fate will not be known for
weeks. ' 1
There Is no method of commun
icating with Point Barrow, tho
northern tip of Alaska, within 10
days or two weeks. It Is not be-
A big gallery of spectators as
sembled at tho city hall last night
for the formal hearing before the
mayor .and city council of 'J. W.
Argraves, deposed po::ce officer, de
manding re-lnstatement. ',
Attorney Wm. Marx rcpresnted
Argraves, and the testimony of ten
witnesses of more or less material
character, was offered under oath.
Mayor '(fodilnril on Stand
Mayor Goddard was the first wit
ness called, and his testimony had
10 oo principally witn me. cause xor
his action in removing " Argraves
from tho force. The mayor Bald
Argraves had proven inefficient aa
a night officer, then had been
changed to the day shift, and fi
nally to the duties of motorcycle
traffic cop. At this point Attorney
Matx asked the mayor for somo spe
cific act wherein Argraves was re
miss in his duties. The mayor said
he once saw Argraves riding along
behind a car for a block or so, and
the car passed a street intersection
at over twelve miles an hour, and
Argraves never- arrested the driver.
Asked why he didn't arrest " the
driver himself, the mayor said he
thought Argraves should. .'Also the
mayor said he had noticed a lot of
cars driving around with only one
light when Argraves was acting as
speed cop,' and they were not ve
restedv Touching on this point, Ar
graves later testified that be was a
novice In the operation of a motor
cycle, and that he had agreed to
take up this required duty as a
favor to the mayor and chief,, and
with regard to the Improper lights
on cars, his time on duty was days,
and not nights.
Chief Loucks took the stand and
said, ho knew of a couple of In
stances whore Argraves was romlss
In his duties. Ho said In one case
Argraves and Cooper started . to
headquarters with a prisoner who
had liquor in his possession, and tho
prisoner bad talked the officers into
letting him go. In another instance
they failed to arrest a prominent
man here who left his motor run-,
ning while he stepped vout of his
car on some errand, at an early hour
In the morning. ,
At this point In the hearing, J'.
W. Argraves took the stand and
told of his meeting with the mayor
: things over and wero going to make
some changes, and he said he would
less are north of here and it Is Barrow' has fired the popular Im-
not probable that any will push on agination of Alaskans. Transmls-
beyond Nome until the United slon of news is slow north of here, I have to have a speedy guy on the
States revenue cutter Bear breaks and It la doubtful whother It is j motorcycle, and he would have to
the floes for navigation In June. known even that the polar attempt call for my resignation. 1 asked
, June thawa will help clear the has been started. (Continued, on Pago Two) '