The Klamath news., June 18, 1925, Page 1, Image 1

THE KLAMATH NEWS
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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1925.
Price Five Centi
DONALD MURDER IS SOLVED
L
AND FIRE
Feet Destroyed
And Western
Yard; Entire
Fight Flamei
June 17.
m) Fire sweep-
the storage yards
Irn and Western
pany plant here
ed damage est!
0,000.
L0OO feet of dry
ed rapidly, and
ront section near
turned into an
Las discovered by
I of a hotel across
rom the storage
time the appar-
rived the lumber
' flames, whipped
northerly wind.
lames from the
raped into the sky
tance, and provid
r the onlookers,
! hills overlooking
foreman o( the mill.
nf a crew working In
ho first aaw the
of lumber near the
believed one of the
a noarby shed to
brew a cigarette Into
Idust.
twerc turnod in brlng
umpors, fire trucks.
two turrots and two
h fuvoralilo to the
ilr efforts to nave the
fil no serious damage
men are employed at
the presont tlmo In
broo shifts.
kal Rotary
its Eastern Pres.
ID, June J7. Donald
f New Haven, Conn.,
King, of Detroit, were
pr tho presidency of
international Wednes-
fmrentlon of 12,000 In
Disposition Of
Tule Lake Will
Be Next Week
Sec'y Work's Commission
To Begirt Probe Here
On Value Of Land
LI
GUILTV SLAYING
OF SWEETHEART
Flapper Girl Faints When
Verdict Read; Jury Is
Commended By Judge On
It's Findings
NKW YOKK, June 17. Dorothy
The fate of the Tule lake coun
try, whether It shall be rofloated
and made a federal gunie reserve,
or whether It ha1 be developed
Into an agricultural lund. is ex- Perkins, aged 17, the youngest girl
peeled In be decided here nextlerer to face a charge of murder in
week, when aoll experts, appoint-' Now York wa" ,ouncl 8ulltJr of
ed by Secretary 'of the Interior Hub
ert M. Work, will arrive here for a
week's study of eol conditions In
that district.
manslaughter in the first degree
Wednesday night for the killing
of "Tommy" Templeton, her former
sweetheart,
The Jury, which had been out
In line with an emressed nnllcv' since 7 o'clock filed back Into the
of Sccretury Work during his re-jcourt room at 11:15. As foreman
cent Inspection and hearings horoi Hey announced the verdict. Dorothy
an Impartial commission of experts
has been appointed to conduct the
probe.
Those who will maka the tests
are: I'rofessod tihow. University of
California soil and economic expert;
Prof. Powers, of Oregon Agricultur
al college, noted economist; M. II.
Lapham, soil technologist, of the
department of agriculture and
Goorge ft Kroulser, director of U.
S. reclamation economics.
It will bo upon the findings of
this commission thnt Soorotnry Work
will base his final decision as to the
disposition of the Tule lako bed.
Work on a contract whereby the
who stood facing the box surround
ed by court attendants fainted,
She was partially revived and
was carried from the room hysteri
cally shouting "Oh, mania! mama!
In view of the condition of the child
defendant Judge Mclntyre reserved
passage of the sentence until Mon
day,
The ifcnalty for manslaughter
in the first degree In New York stale
Is prison sentenco of from ten to
twenty years.
Judge Mclntyre also has tho power
to suspend sentence.
Commending the jury on its ver
dict Judge Mclntyre commented up
on what he termed as a tendoncy
Klamath Irrigation district will takejlimong women of the pre,ent daJr to
u o. "Bcmmauou ,, , j .,,, ,i ,ho
oerT.ce me operation ana maimcn- Sympathies of a male Jury lo exon
anco oflhe district began hero res-L,i hm --
terdny with the arrival of It. J. Cnf
fey. district counsel for the U. S.J
reclamation service, with hcadquar
tors in Berkeley, Calif.
Rich Man Hounded
Almost To Death
I.OS ANGKLKS. Juno 17. Assert
ing thnt a pretty young woman hud
been hounding him for months, and
was threatening to shoot him and
burn his homo unless ho saw her,
H. S. Dallcy, prominent banker, ask
ed police for relief today.
The woman had so hounded him.
Bailey declared, that he was forced
to resign nn Important banking post,
and that it was impossible for him
to get another on account of the
onnoyanco she caused his employers.
"This may stop woraon Bhooting
men," Judge Mclntyre said.
The girl defendant was led Into
the Court room two minutes after
the jury filed in. Her face was
palo and her nerves tense. As she
stood In front of the jury before the
verdict was announced she rubbed
her hand over her eyes as If In a
dase.
Sydney II. Lash, hor counsel, rush
ed to her aid when sho fell uncon
sclous at hearing the decision of tho
12 men. Ho slapped her hands and
face, partially reviving her.
AH S. P. Trains Stop
To Honor Kruttschnitt
Car Burned At Rock
Creek; a Total Loss
ri.K.vp gvilty
l"g men appeared be-i An Essex touring car, with Ne-
"Rhagcn yesterday . on vada license plates, was totally dc-
F- O. Anderson pleaded stroyed by fire on the llock crock
road near the bridge yesterday
morning, according to Mrs. Laura
Moore, who was driving into Klam
ath Falls when the car burst Into
flames. The passengers, a man and
wife, are unknown. They returned
to Klamath Falls to settlo up Insur
ance on tho car. According to Mrs.
Moore, the car Is a total loss, only
tho frame work remaining.
clinrge of drungeness,
20.00; Lewis Sutton,
Possession of liquor,
Homello, proprietor of
Mill Addition which
Monday night, was
possession of Honor
Inlng a nuisance, was
but sentenco was wlth-
IX o'clock today.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 17. All
Southern Pacific officials and em
ployes will cease work from 9 a. m.
to 9:01 a. m, (Pacific coast time)
and all general offices closed be
tween 9 a. m. and 10 a. m. Thurs
day as a token of respect to Julius
Kruttschnitt, late chairman of tho
company, whose funeral will be held
Thursday In New Orleans.
All trains, shop engines and other
operations of the company over all
its lines will stop during the one
minute, Paul Shoup, vice president
of the company, announced.
BOB LAFOLLETTE IS
IN SERIOUS PLIGHT
SOCIETY GIRL IS DROWNED IN
EAN; TRAGIC DEATH MYSTERY
r'KK, jun. 17 M.
omwoll, 21 years old, a
fiember of the younger
Yrk society foil ovor-
the steamship Veondam
P of the Atlantic ocean
"as lost like her two
the Cromwell twins.
Pom the Btoamshlp Lor-
ufy 1919. on the home-
on France, where they
ar -work with the
"y. .
Bo apparent onnectlon
,cl of the Cromwell
death ibecamn n traffic
,h "nr. and the diuth
WASHINGTON, Juno 17. Lung
congestion complicated by heart
strain, has given a serious turn to
the illnoss J)f Senator Robert M.
LaFoliotto of Wisconsin, but his
family Bllll Is hopoful of his to
covory. His condition was reported as un
changed Wednesday night and ho
spont a quiet afternoon, Bleeping
awhile. But as he. was 70 years
old last Sunday and as his vitality
has been worn down by a scries of
pulmonary afflictions during tho last
two years some concern is felt by
his family. - ,
Booms to hnvo been duo to on ac
cldent. '
nn..L. message from tho Veen-
dam. which sailed last Saturday
from New York bound lor""" ", '
informed hor parents that hlUsbeth
fell overboard and perished, al
though everything possible was done
to rescue hor.
Lincoln Cromwell, a wealthy com
. . I... i .t. fnthcr of tho
mtraion roei ....... . . . Ted hl extremity of South America. Many
young woman, said l ne , y Buccunibed , the bltter
daughter must have " any!wettther
ness. She had not met n , wcakened ,
serious disanpoln tment " w dam Bt Comodoro nivldavia that It
happy In anticipation oi culplure Droke permitting more than 300,
purBUlng her studio Sltr. 000 barrels of petroleum to waste
abroad, when she mIM ' jn(() , a
day. . -
FIVE PERSONS DEAD
FROM SNOW STORMS
BUENOS AIRES, Juno 17. Five
persons have died as a result of
severe BnowBtorms, which have Just
swept Patagonia, at tho southern
Man Wanted In
K. F. For White
Slavery Caught
G. E. Turner. Arretted In
Fallon, Nev. After Long
Chase; Also Wanted For
Check Forgery
After a search starting in Klam
ath Falls, extending into a dozen
California cities and ending yester
day In Nevada, O. E. Turner, want
ed here on a white- slave charge and
for check forging s In custody at
the county jail at Fallon, Nev., and
will he brought to Klamath Falls
by Constable Garry Cozad as soon
as extradition papers are received
from the office of Governor Walter
M. Pierce, at Salem.
Turner, -who lived In the Klam
ath country for about a year was in
charge of the Chiloquln rodeo held
several months ago. Ho is alleged
to have ran away with the wife of
a Chiloquln resident, whose name
is withheld by local authorities. He
passed about $250 in forged checks
in Klamath Falls on April 27, one
of which was against the K. Sugar-
man Clothing company for (80.
Since that time he passed checks
1n numerous California cities, not
ably In Bakersfleld, where a war
rant is sworn out for him.
Constable Cozad last night wired
a warrant to Fallon authorities and
will bring Turner to Klamath Falls
for prosecution as soon & extradi
tion papers can be 'obtained.
A
SHREWD ATTACK
Battle Of Legal Talent In
Shepherd Murder Trial
In On Tight Lines
CHICAGO, June 17. In wat is
hailed by the defense as a repudia
tion of the slate's most important
witness. State's Attorney Robert E.
Crowe late today fought against the
state placing Dr. C. C. Falman on
the witness Btand to testify against
William D. Shepherd.
There is a general belief that
Crowe's change of front was a
shrewd chess board move In the
legal battle, designed to place the
prosecution In a better position if
Faiman failed to testify as he was
expected to .
Throughout today's trial, the
court room crowds, sweltering in
the heat, bad eagerly awaited Fai
man s appearance. Subdued whis
pers swept the room when it was
learned that the star witness was
being held in readiness In the lobby.
Tho afternoon dragged on. Then
Crowe rose to his feet. His rasp
voice was low and calm, as he ad
dressed the court.
'Your honor," he said, "the next
witness is Dr. Charles C. Faiman
witness the stato does not caro to
vouch for."
An audible gasp came from the
spectators' benchos." Shepherd s
puffy bulk jerked forward in his
chair.' W. W. O'Brien, a defense
lawyor, jumped forward.
"Your honor," he called. "You're
not going to lot the state get away
with that, aro you?"
After a lengthy argument, court
adjourned on Bchedulo.
Homesteaders Prove
Up On Land To Clerk
Frank Zumnfe. homesteader of
Malin and Hans Martinson, who took
t a homestead in the Worden dis
trict, appeared before County Clerk
Do Lap yesterday afternoon and
gave proof and evidence of the suc
cess of their land obtained.
Zumnfe cave final proof on 66
acres of homestead land, irrigated
and all under cultivation tor alfalfa.
Alartinson. of Worden, who also
has E6 acres of irrigated land, gave
final proof and presented two wit
nesses, neighboring ranchers. Mar-
tlnson has put his land In mehdnws.
FULL CONFESSION IS
REPORTED MADE BY
FULLER TO MORLEY
Any Community in
Klamath May Have
Free Baby Clinics
Great Results Attained In
Chiloquin and Lamm's
Mill Free Clinics
Any community In Klamath coun
ty may have the advantage of a
Well Baby Clinic If requests are
sent to Dr. G. S. Newsom, health
officer of the Klamath county unit,
according to Dr. Newsom yesterday
afternoon, who completed his sec
ond baby and pre-school clinic In
the county at Lamm's mill, at the
home of Mrs. E. L, Dixon.
Physical examinations were made
by Dr. Newsom and Df- P. w
Sharp, with Misg Lydia Fricke,
county health nurse and Mrs. C. P.
Masuti, assisting.
A total of 16 children were ex
amined. The clinic was fostered by mem
bera, of the Parent-Teachers asso
ciation of Lamm's mill of which
Mi's. E. L. Dixon is president, and
Mrs. H. D. Crump, secretary. The!
first request for a clinic in this'
community came from Chiloquin, I
where Dr. Kewsom attended lost
week.
"Whitey" Fuller Alleged To Have Made
Written Confession At Walla Walla Pen;
Sim Pate Implicated; Gov. Pierce Prom-
ises Quick Extradition and a Prosecu
tion; Fred Morley Wrings a Confession.
KLAMATH BOYS TO -ENROLL
IN CAMP
By some hook or crook, seven
Klamath Falls boys, and one lad
from Merrill will enroll in the six
weeks' course for the students army
training camp at Camp Lewis. One
of the lads walked to the northern
camp, another left last week, so that
he could include the Portland rose
festival In his itinerary, and yet an
other group left by stage.
Kenton Hamaker, Herbert Dennis
and John Hawkins left yesterday by
stage for camp. Frank Upp left last
week, and is spending this week in
Portland. Raphael Morgan hiked
to Washington, where he claims he
will see more of the country than :
the other lads. Luclen Applegatej
preferred riding the train, and Don
ald Veatch also chose traveling by
rail. All of the boys are students
In Klamath schools, and became In
terested when officers were in the
city last month. Informing boys of
the opportunities of the camp work.
J. A. Gordon To Head
Intensive Drive Of
Legion Endowment
J. A. Gordon, president of the
First National bank, has accepted
the appointment as -chairman of the
finance committee of the American
Legion national endowment drive,
the purpose of which is to raise
approximately $2,000 in Klamath
county for the roliof nf orphans of
veterans of the World war. and also
for the first year's maintenance of
the Doernheckcr charity hospital in
Portland.
A canvassing committee! made up
of representatives from every sec
tion of Klamath county, and many
of the indnstries and larger busi
ness institutions of Klamath Falls
will probably bo appointed today to
put across the drive, which will
close within the next week or ten
days. The general committee in
charge of organising the campaign
Is composed of the following: Fran
cis R. Olds, II. E. Gets, O. D. Math
ews, Fon Walte and John Glover.
. "Whitey" Fuller, now serving time in the Walla Walla
penitentiary on a four-year sentence for auto thefts, has con- '
fessed the murder of Dan McDonald, Ewauna blacksmith, who
was tizin in a hold-up at the Ewauna camp in September,
1923, according to a reliable report reaching the Klamath
News yesterday.
Fred Morley, local sleuth, admitted yesterday that a
written confession had been obtained by a man serving a '
short term in a western penitentiary, but declined to make
public the man's name.
Morley declared that he had taken the matter up with
Governor Pierce, and the governor had promised a quick
prosecution just as quickly as the unsettled condition in the
Klamath county district attorney's office is settled. A first
degree murder charge is expected within the next few weeks.
Sim Pate, now serving a life sentence in the state peni
tentiary at Salem, for his part in the murder of Oscar E rick
son on the night of January 4 last, will probably be implica
ted in the affair. ," 1 '
On the night of September 1, 1923, a poker game was in
progress at the Ewauna camp at Lumberton, a' few miles north ... -of
Chiloquin. Suddenly two masked men. opened the door,
levelling revolvers ac me players, ruuerano rate arc oe- '
lieved to be the two holdups. An accomplice is said to have .-,
been stationed at the door. It is said this man, whose name is
withheld, is known, and will be brought to trial.
McDonald, one of the players, refused to throw up his
hands when ordered, and started to tussle with the holdups.
Sin Pate, whom the confession is said to implicate, shot
himself in the arm accidentally during the scuffle, while Ful
ler, it is believed, shot McDonald through the heart. Mc
Donald died almost instantly.
All traces of the men who committed the crime were
lost. Sheriff Lloyd Low and other Klamath county officers,
scoured the surrounding hills and forests for weeks, without
avail.' '-'
Several weeks ago Fred Morley went north on a case for
San Francisco interests. While running over certain facts,
clues presented themselves strangely similar to the McDonald
murder, and running the affair down, Morley appeared before
Governor Pierce, presenting the case. According to Pierce,
the case will be brought in Klamath county court when the .
trouble in the district attorney's office is quieted and a new
district or acting district attorney named.
After a steady grilling Fuller is said to have fully ad
mitted his part in the crime, and a written confession was ob
tained by Morley.
Suspicion had been settled upon Fuller and Pate, from
the time of the murder, but no action was taken, as no defin
ite material could be found upon which to base charges. !
The coat, shirt and undershirt, worn by Sim Pate at the
time of the murder, when he shot himself through the arm,
ac in the possession of officials, and will probably appear as
evidence during the trial.
To' Fred Morley goes more credit than to any other man
for the obtaining of the confession. Working on little basis,
the facts were brought down until the whole case will be
presented with little probability of its failure.
The Ewauna Box company have a standing reward of
$1,000 out for the murderer of McDonald. Employes of the
company also posted a $1,000 reward, but have since with
drawn the offer.
NEVADA IRRIGATION
ATTORNEY IN K. F.
R. W. Stoddard, of Reno, Nev.,
attorney for the Truckee Carson Ir
rigation district In Jcevurta, is in
Klamath Falls, spending his vaca
tion. "I've heard the fishing up in
the Klamath country is tho finest in
the world, and I'm here to give it
a trial," Stoddard declared yesterday.
CHINKH Ill Tt IIKIt IlKITISHKIt
SHANGHAI, June 17. A mob of
Chinese hatchet men chopped and I
probably fatally wounded a British
police sergeant within the confines;
of the foreign settlement Wednes
day njght. The Chinese escaped'
Into the native quarter.
DEATH TOLL MOUNTS
TO 43 FROM WRECK
HACKETTSTOWN, N. J., Juno 17.
The toll of dead In the wreck of
the Lackawanna excursion train
here mounted to 43 late today, with
a possibility that several of the 29
injured would die from burns and
wounds before Thursday morning.
WAY PLEADS NOT 1
GUILTY YESTERDAY
Frank Way, well known eastorn
Oregon sheep man who -is charged .
'with first degree murder in connec
tion with the death of Tim Mur
phy, who was fatally hurt In a fight
with Way Jn the Spragne river range
country last month, was arraigned
before circuit Judge A. L: LeaTltt
yesterday and pleaded not guilty to
the crime as charged in the Indict
ment. ;
Way was accompanied in the
court Toom by his attorney, C. F.
Stone, and attorney. Horace Man
ning, who- has been retained to as
sist in the prosecution of Way was
also preicnt In court.
Mnth Cromwoll, whlchj