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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1925)
THE KLArSATH NEWS 79. (Every Morning Except Monday."" Seeks (o Rescue Amundsen Again United Neva and United, Press Telegraph Services KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1925 i RNIA CITY Jmployes Aiding Warehovue lagration hELD, Calif., Juno Press) The Urn fire thin city in twenty years damage estima. fco.OOO, d.cstroyinsr ght warehouse of Pacific company lorsfield, a huge wncd by the Ar depnrtment store, cars laden with and four auto- number of smaller uses and homes ed. A small girl il seriously burned ! 'torn the Mctropole I MnrUfr I honlir. hut from unknown i Price Five Cent- Body Of Murdered Woman Found In Bottom Of Cittern Last Night ' Ilnnkon Il.immrr, Norwegian explorer, who went In tlie rtlirf of Amundsen in IhiM, has of fered to leirl nother party into tltc Arctic in nrnrch of the mim ing Air polar expedition led by AmmuKcn. 1.08 ANGELES, June 13. Au tlioritlei checking on the alleged confession of Dr. Thomas W. Young, wealthy dentist, thnt he had mur dered his wife, Mrs. Grace Young, society leader, missing eince Feb ruary 21, reported to the district attorney' office late tonight that ihny had found her body. According to Harold L. Davis, heud of the homicide department of the district attorney's office, who Immediately dispatched detectives to a cabin in Beverly Glen, follow- Hope For Lost Miner At Grass Valley Gaining Man Entombed In Gold Mine May Be Reached Early This Morning GRASS VALLEY, Calif.. June 13. Danger that Robert Hill, miner imprisoned in a tunned of the Alta combination mine near here, might not be found alive, arose late to night. At 11:30 p. m.i the rescue squad reported Hill had not been heard from for half an hour. ' Supposition was he had either fainted from ex haustion or had gone to the rear of bis cavern cell for a nap. At the same time the hour of his possible delivery was declared postponed until daylight. Before further digging can be done the workers must heavily tlm- Comes to U. S. as King's Voice HILL RECEPTION Heads Of Every Civic Body Of Import Invited To Be Present kimes, fiercely fanned Ind, swept ovor the urea, defying tho ef- lire flre-flghtlng force our hundred railroad I in the battle. It seemed that the Ic railroad station and the Kast Bakorsflcld Ion were doomed. hotels and homes on I and other adjacent hastily moved belnng strcet. and bad even b them away when the ly controlled. 14 official nnd mem- rdli.l-Olccsa: firm wero to more than roughly damage. The actual structures alone is 0,000. "ThrowsDown" His Girl Bride Long Talked Of Honeymoon Ing Young's alleged confession, the body was found in the Bottom of ber some 15 feet of the tunnel. a cistern. Attempts to feed Hill with liquids Member of the district attorney's! through the pipe failed, due to the btaff loft immediately for Beverly 1 angle at which the pipe was driven Glen, the same place where J. Bel- through the rocks. ton Kennedy wnn murdered In 1922. Mrs. Young was the mother of "Pat" Grogan, 18-year-old heir to "Ripe Olive" Grogan's millions. She disappeared last February, sup posedly over family troubles. It Is said she auarjolcd with Young! shortly before her disappearance, over Young's alleged attentions to . 'an entertainer at the Plantation cafe. Comedian Not To Take His a fashionable rorfilhouse noar Los j Angelas Tho allogcd confession tonight came as the climax to an Investiga tion of several idays, which was pressed by relatives of the missing woman, tier father and brother being particularly active. "Pat" Grogan unwittingly played pari in the murder, according to The Imprisoned miner has had no food, but plenty of water, since 6 o'clock Thursday night, when he was trupped by a cave-in as the day shift left the mine workings. K)N TO SPEAK AMBER FORUM HOLLYWOOD, Juno 13. (United Press) Llta Cray, tho 17-year-old hrldo of t'harlio Chaplin, screen comedian, has been literally "loft; out of the picture." Tho tetnpernmentnl film jester has Juiikpd the early scenes of his greatest comedy co-starring his glH wife, and substituted another 17-year-old girl, Georgia Hale, as lead ing lady. Foreign Relations In U. S. Precarious Coolidge And Kellogg Are Seeking Way Out Of New Situation WASHINGTON, June 13. Serious Davis. After Mrs. . Youug'a bod I dimcumes wncnui ve arisen suu had been thrown Into the bottom ofi"8"1 Jn thla country." foreign rO tho cement cistern, according to lations with several other govern Davls. Young said In the alleged menU the all-absorbing ques- Five automobiles loaded with people from Klamath Falls, and two from Merrill, made the final of the three days' historical trips with Cap- tain Applegate and Dr. J. B. Horner or Oregon Agricultural college yes terday, visiting Bloody Point, the Peninsula cliffs, Timber mountain, and the marvelous Ice caves In thf lower end of the lava beds. The party left Merrill about 9:30 a. m., drove to Bloody Point on the Malln-Bieber highway, where Cap tain Applegate recounted the early day massacre of a party of immi grants by the Indians, an event with an important bearing on the troubles finally leading up to the Modoc war. It was this rocky de clevity ' where the pioneer wagon tiuios had to crawl down a steep bluff to the shores of Tule lake, that the Indians staged several desper ate attacks, the captain pointed out, and several trains were rescued here by the timely arrival of volunteer forces of Indian fighters. Considerable time 'was spent by the party yesterday in studying out the mythical helroglyphlcs painted by early day natives on the bluffs of the iieiiiuBula. , Tho captain's theory that these writings were left by a people who were 4 the antace dants of the Aztecs of old Mexico, was enlarged upon by the modern Indian theory voiced by Jeff Riddle, Indian historian of Beatty. ' A , John . Lndwig Mowinckd prime minister of Norway, is the personal representative of the king at the Norse-American cen tennial celebration in St.' Paul in June. PELICANS BATTLE FOR PRESTIGE IN III GAME Record Attendance Expect ed To See Pitchers' Battle This Afternoon - confession that he had "Pat" fill up tho well with dirt and grans. . Young was questioned closely as to how tho murder was committed Ho has iiIho abandoned his plans Uav , , angwcr Wttll for a belated honeymoon, and will ' ' ninko a trip to Europe unaccompan- rson of the Bnlslger,,d ,,y ,JU (Iniy 1 rorro, wno is spend rka visiting friends at lied to make a speech foro a l.lnn county K. boosting Klamnth riling to a lottor re oretary Lynn Babln of raber of commerce, yes- closed hi letter ask Inst word In Klamuth and figures, with the Marntlon: "Here is Mil get free advertls- PPLE CAUGHT KSON ROUNDUP p. June 13; Jackson jorltles today were hold- Mr. It. Dawson, B. J. Hetty Hodges, all of P'ls, who are charged r'ng moonshine to the "lore, situated on the highway near Camp Attorney Newton C. "nnounced he will spare funning down bootleg- ittompt to supply the na- encampment here. cords In Texas led At 99 Degrees Tx., June 13. Heat "10 season -wore smash- fx'ay when the mercury !. ifcconllng to tho ''' Weather huranii. The N of the soason was 1(8. shower brought rcllof la'e In the afternoon. f pug To Stop Mian Minst Rintora N- 8.. Juno 13. w'th -trenohea and l Pr ""Idler n, ,poco, tho Colliery district wus J he shadow' of roul "l 'ter three day of I "no. rlollng among the "kinH miners. ' ""'ly 100 men of the .dlan "Irtment ha been ."' 0nt- to h cene w labor Btrife, rd Vr reeolvert,nro This was revi'nli'il tonight when Chaplin made known his plans to leave Hollywood, simultaneously with the release of his comic master piece, "Tho Gold Itush." "My trip will ho a business ono," Chaplin announced! "It will not be a honeymoon." " Nearly two years ngo Charlie ( huplin retired from the spotlight (lint his mind was blank until he heard the body thump against the bottom of the cistern. F VISITS WAR ZONE Hon in Washington today as Presi dent Coolidge and Secretary Kellog sought a way out. . With a Bharp warning1 Issued to Mexico, and anti-foreign Bentiment menacing American lives and prop erty In China, a dispute also looms with Canada over sovereignty of Arctic territory. Relation are strained with Ru mania ovor claims and debt settle ment. I'ruluot against American occupa tion is growing In Haiti. Pan-American treaty negotiations affecting protection of the Panama canal are I getting ' nowhere. President Cool- FKZ, June 13. (United Press) , .j.-.. Dialls or a disarmament con- and plunged Into the making of his Premier Palnleve of France knows, ference , are lhwarted. The drive for foreign debt settle ment apparently is moving no debtor except Belgium. The one bright spot on the stato department horizon Is the promise that Peru, instead of kicking over the Coolidge Tacua-Arica arbitration award, will participate under Gen. Pershing in the plebiscite for that disputed province. . A long diplomatic conflict with Mexlao is foreseen by observers here, following Kellogg' surprising warn ing to the Calles regime, that this (government may withdraw its sup film masterpiece. Me selected Llta tonight all abcut the rear of Abd Gray, then barely 10, for his lead ing lady. A year Inter, Llta and Chaplin surprised the film colony by gottlng Kl-Krlm s cannon. For he ha been up ito the front within earshot of them on his bai arre Journey of Inspeotlon via secretly married by a Mexican Jus- train, a-irpiane ana uio...Uu.. lice across the border. They re- Paris. turned to Hollywood Immediately. And, Abd EI-Krlm-crafty Rlf Llta went back to her mother, andjflnn warrior abenrt whose ways Charlie resumed work on his pic- Palnleve wants to report back 1n tlro Paris .staged an especial show for Since the marriage Chaplin has! the premier. It was not long lived, religiously avoided public notice. He 'for Palnleve's fighters quickly sent has denied himself to newspaper the Rlfflans skulking back to oil man nnrt hug a recoru 01 smun s lit least two newspnpor cameras, He has refused to discuss his mar riage with any one but his most in- tlniate associates, and until recently declined to talk with newspaper men when he began proclaiming his new comedy. Transfers Ford License To Chevrolet Pinched A. H. Smith, timber fuller at the Pelican Hay camps fell Into the clutches of Slalo Traffic Officer W. A Foster yesterday on tho harRo of having transferred Ford license plato to his Chevrolet car. Smith pleaded guilty before Pol Ico Judge Gaghogcn and was given the minimum fine of $5 and costs through his Plea that ho was fore ed to make Hie drive hero to meet certain payments to avoid the loss of Ms car to an automobile man company. Kn.llh said the Ford from which ho borrowed pl.-tes in running order. necossMstlng the drive down hero In his car HI'A'tK nMATIIK;"; WASHINGTON. June 13.-- Spar", plug" Matthews, utility nMot with the Washington Senators, hs been sold to tho Indianapolis club cf the American association, nlinnunroil lodny. Senator Butler To Deliver Flag DaySpeechHere Elks' Temple Bedecked For Impressive Services . Here Tonight . Today is Flag day, and the Klam ath Falls B. P. O. E. lodge has in duced Robert R. Butler. - senator Riddle 1 from Wasco county, and one of the said the painted characters were the most impressive orators In-Oregon, "coat-of-aTras" so ta speak, of pre- to make th leng tripfrom his home historic tribes or families. Accord- down here to deliver' an oration at ing to ancient Indian legends passed down by the Modocs, centuries ago, it was the custom of an Indian who had lost his squaw to make a six weeks' pilgrimage to distant prov inces, and the wandering savage must leave his mark, advertising his bereavement to the Indian world, and incidentally notifying eligible squaws along the way that he was again In the market for a wife. This was certaiuly tho birth of the modern science of advertising., ac cording to Riddle's theory. Leaving the peninsula tho auto mobile party skirted the south end ot: the lava beds, returning by Schonchin butte, where the Ice cave was visited. The big cave paved with a glistening floor of ice was a marvel to the visitors. The party returned by the road west of Tule lake, leading into the town of Merrill. LOVE COLONY IN F the public ceremony staged In the Elks' temple at 8 o'clock tonight. The lodge room has been decor ated for the occasion with a huge floral (lag and seating accommoda tions tor approximately 400 people have been arranged. In addition to the Flag day oration there will be the Impressive Flag day ritual put on by the lodge, and the history ot the flag presented by Francis Olds, commander of Klamath post No. 8 of the American Legion. The services are open to the pub lic, but special Invitations have been sent to the U. A. It,. Indian war vets, 1 Spanish-American veterans, and World war ex-service men and women. Tentative arrangements have been made to have Senator Butler pitch the first ball in the game this after noon between Klamath Falls and Dunsmuir. GANGSTERS KILL TWO POLICEMEN The Klamath Pelican ball club will go up against a tough proposl- " Hon at the fair grounds ball yard this afternoon when pitcher "Son ny" Mohler cut loose ilia initial shoot at the lead off man of the visiting Dunsmuir club's battlg or der. All signs on the sporting . baro meter point io a record attendance. Due to Klamath Falls pulling the Slsson ame out of the fire at Sis son last Sunday stock in the local club ha gone up way above par and the grandstand will no doubt be jammed with the record crowd of the season. Klamath now stands at 600 per cent In the league percent age column with two wins and. two loses, a victory today for the local club with McCloud the league leaders suffering a set back, would tie Klamath Falls and the Shevlln Hixon himber down for first place. The Pelicans' batting order has been switched around slightly to give the "clean up" batters a lit tle better fiance to put ithe old ball game away on ice If Pstcher Weill of Dunamuir who is an - x-coast leaguer shows a .disposition to weaken at any time in the con test. This bird Wells .has a -world , of "smoke," according to- repcru, and a whole lot of stuff' on -the ball besides. It looks like a pitchers' battle between the best right band er and ithe best port side twlrlers In the league, according to Klam ath students of Inside baseball.. The local players nave, been A-orkmg out . faithfully every night, according to Manager Fred Glover and .with the past week's wai-m days to take' the kinks out cf sore muscles, it looks like the Pelicans were In shape to put up the bet brand of the . na- , tional pastime today that they are capable of dishing up to the fans. Senator Robert R. Butler' of The Dalles who is visiting Klamath Falls for the purpose of delivering the Elks' flag day oration tonight bos been prevailed upon to toss the first ball In today's important ' game which will probably decide whether Klamath is to be a leader or a sec ond division luli In tho strnefrle for the 1926 pennant.- . ': The official line up and batting order follows: -.- Norwest, as.; Watts',: 2b. j Noel, cf.; Arnold, lb.; Booth. If.;. Bay' ness, 3b.; Clark, . rf.; DeMItt, ? c; Mohler, p.; Staley and Carey Util ity players. : ,. - . As a special incentive to the . heavy hitters in today's . game The ' Hurry Cash Grocery "Is offering 24 lb. sack of flour to the player 011 , either team who get the first hit, and five pound package' of Hurry Superior Coffee for a tome' riin. ' . v, 1 .t.nA rJuilnlava a fifttt M. u urn otiu j ! . A,r.. He has seen it In the,' uuiiiujse claims 10 oyocu up. dose of war. trenches of his homeland, back In the thrilling days of '17 and '18. But never has be wen warefare In a land more picturesque, ncr has he seen thla brand! of war resemb ling to Amorlcan eyes, at least, an Indian campaign or Mexican guer illa strife. Ganong Accepts Myers Resignation Yestreday District Attorney William Ganong In a tolegram to Acting District At torney W. P. Myers, yesterday after noon accepted the resignation of tho latter, effective at onco. Ganong asked Myers to defend several civil cases Ganong had un dertaken before leaving here. As sistant Deputy Vandenburg is act ing district attorney until Ganong appoints a successor to Myers, which will probably be Monday or Tuos-duy. ' I.AKOK HT1I.L HKIZh'D ASTORIA, June 13. The largest and most elaborately concealed moonshine manufacturing plant ever discovered In Clatsop county was raided and confiscated yesterday by Ihe sheriff's force. Mexico Is reported to resent Kel logg' statement "putting on trial before the world" which does not promise well for the future. Movie Actor Drowns While Making Scene HARVARD. III., June 13. Nina I CHICAGO, June 13. (United Roundtree, preMy 15 year-old irljPre"s Gangsters, by killing two from the mountains of Virginia, to- i Policemen, today wrote another night was a central figure in th8lDloo1y chapter in Chicago's already lnvsetlgatlon to determine whether i ,ur,d ul of beer runnl"8- A young immorality has been practiced 1n the!Pllceman' in tu" wrote his name little love colony at l:eaven City,!"1 indelible letters on the tablets near hore. oJ P0"c0 heroism, by willing one The 20 men, women and children gangster one of the most desper pursued the even tenor of their at8 men in tne clty atter a des ways on their 130 acre farm for!pete cnae' ' two years until Nina's aged tom- Tno dead: ' nion law husband died from overl Patrolmen Charles Walsh and exertion during a boxing match Vlth I Harold Olson. her. A coroner's Jury returned nj John Genua, brother of Angelo verdict of death trom natural caus-j Gonna, beer baron, who was killed cs. ithreo weeks ago In the city's per- Nina, slender. ' olive complexion-' ennlal beer feuds, ed and Intelligent, .-reoly admitted . Sergeant of Pollco Michael Con- MARSHF1ELD, Oro.. Juno 13. The body of K. D. Jones, Los An gelo movie man, who was drowned in the Sugar Loaf rapids near Myr-lto Pouse that she had lived with way was perhaps fatally wounded SON OF MAN O' WAR WINS BELMONT DERBY tie point yesterday, was recovered 1 George Schoficld, 50, said to be a this aftornoon, whon soarchor found it with grappling hooks. The body was half a mile down stream from where Jones' canoe overturned. Jones was acting as a "double" in a dangerous part, for the Famous Plyers-Lasky corporation. NMOOT liKTi n.NH WASHINGTON, June 13. Sen ator Smoot of Utah, chairman of the finance committee, haa returned to the capltol to confer with his col league on plans for tax revision, and of the funding of the war debts to Americn. wealthy Oklahoma City oil man, al ready imarrled, for four months. Grinding poverty forced her to ac cept h'ni. she said. Nina' home is in Dahney8, Va. KOHKM1KHG WILL DKKK.M) WORLD'S 1IANTAM TITLK NEW YORK, Juno 1.1. Charley Rosenburg, world's bnmtnmwelght champion, and Eddie Shea, Chicago, were matched today to meet for the title In the New York velodrome on July 15. They poBted forfoits of 12600 to make 118 pounds. The bout will be staged for the Jewish relief fund. Two other gangsters, John Scall and Albert Anscllnl, were seriously wounded. The tight followod an effort by the three men to evade capture, y So far police have not found out who the three gangsters tried to as sasinate. It Is believed, however, thoy sought vengeance on the men who killed Angelo Genna. APPOl.NTKD 1IY HARTLKY OLYMP1A, Wash.. June 13. Dr. A. E. Stunt, Spokano, was this after noon appointed by Governor Hart Icy to succeed Dr. Paul Turner as director of the state department of henllh, effective July 1. BELMONT PARK, NEW YORK. June 13. Looking . Just like his dandy daddy, and running like him, American Flag, the handsome son of Man'O'War, won the $50,001) classic Belmont stakes before a. crowd of more than 30,000 here this afternoon. Running away from the field in the ' stretch, the handsome Riddle colt finished pulled up with a. lead of two lengths over Dangerous,- and with Bud Fisher's Swopo In 'third place. American Flag equalled the track record of 2:16 4-5 for tho 1 3-8 miles. ' . There was a tremendous ovation at the finish when Sam Riddle, own er of Man O'War, and his prize colt, went to the paddock to lead the winner to the scales. Thousands swarmed out and had to be forced back by special policemen. ' " BOY DIES AFTER FRIENDLY FIGHT TWIN BRIDGES. Mont., Juua 13. Heart trouble was the cause ot the death of Walter Edwards,. 18, high Bchool boy, who died shortly after he completed a boxing match with Reynold Thompson, a friend. I according to a verdict of a coroner' Jury today.