THE KLAS&ATH NEWS
United Neva and United Press Telegraph Services
No. 189. (Every Morning Except Monday)
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE.,- WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1925.
Price Five Cent
Qi CAUGHT IN GAMBLING RAID
jJECTION
; INVASION
110 UrtUr1A
r ca:ii 4
Oil II lUUIUUHUU
In Death Valley
MOJAVK, Cal.. July 7. (United
Nawa) A relief cipvdltlon waa
being outfitted here to rescue lx
snglneore known to be marooned In
Death Valley on fool. The men
became loat when acrlea of cloud
burata deatroyed the only road
tbrounh the desert alnk.
Donald C. McDonald, owner of
tho mine where Iho men wore em
ployed aald the party was leaving
the mine when a, band of Indiana
etule their horava and nearly all
of their food auppllea. The cloud
burst then obliterated the road.
"Theao mon face a lorrlble death
unless (hoy arc reached In a woek,"
McDonald aald. Their only hope la
to walk acroaa sixty mllva of Death
Valley, and that simply cannot be
done."
Its Permission
pate In Hill
ring Before I.
Extension It
vy.
TON. July 7.
I The Oregon,
la ( 1 Eastern railroad
pr dent, Robert E.
n, today filed with tho
te commerce commls
. objections to the ex
propted by Oregon
ailwv n south central
folio ig in substance,
heretofore UHcd
William Sproule
B Pacific, which
, to purchase the
nd I, i
i .questionnaire aent
th ananmlaalon, Htrahorn
: for years he haa been
dv '.oping hla road to
rtvM aaA at last haa aecur
J tapport to make ex
trroraa by' the application
jfore the commission and
lag of Jhe Oregon Trunk
1 woold Invade territory
ml f about to be err-
Of l.llne from Skookum
and Sycan . rlvera
la would be rulnoua
t f aaya, and the pro
" regoa Trunk aa be
v . ava no useful pur-
Kn!
t- ion I'nneceaaary
rri! y propsed to be covor
i C. ton Trunk, aaya Btra
ludlng that already sorted,
thaa ten billion trot of
a If land of forty billion
Oregon Trunk
B aol all but a small part
I Contends will be adequate
It 'tensions proposed by
i 4. are authorised.
re unneceaaary and
i qulrements of the
I t wy. the answer pro
4 Hi. jiatb mills would bo
dame 4 If tho California
i opew to the big mills at
ha extension of the Oregon
general would be dupllcat
declartd, unjustified by
conditions and an economic
'ao suggested that tho con
r' ' cross-state lino may
practical If the ox
Oregon Trunk la
i.
Usui a otiitiiuH uu iue
Pelican City Men
Put Drive Over Big
Digging Into their own pockets
to make up the small doflclt etlll
remaining, four Pelican City Leglon
nairea put their home town over In
the American legion endownment
drive. Pelican City reaidenta, aeek
Ing to meet a voluntarily assumed
quota of $500, contributed $499.60
to the drive. When the amount
waa made known at the American
I-cglon meeting laat night, the four
Pelican City boya promptly ralaed
the - neceasary forty centa. Legion
men In charge of tho drive were
proud and enthusiastic f over the
Pelican City ahowlng, and pointed
but that the progrealva little sub
urb had ralaed an amount approxi
mately one-fourth of the quota for
Klamath Falls alone.
Pran
to l
ppllcatlon and por
Iclpato In It.
rY OlrV NOX-St PPOHT
Lofqulst, local tailor, waa
lUty of a charge of non-
y fie trial Jury yesterday
ikt verdict followed loss
hi T hour of deliberation.
ibe sentenced at 10
t morning.
(College Youths Rob
To Pay For Tuition
BUTTE. Mont., July 7 (United
News) Mark Mills and Harold
Selfert, students of the Missouri
school of mines, pleaded guilty Tues
day afternoon to robbery charges
and were aentencod to from 12 to
30 years in prison. i
Tho boys woro captured In a run
ning gun batllo Mondny with police
after they held up (ieorge Korsytho,
manager 'of an amusement resort
and robbed him of $3,170.
Mills was wounded twice before
he surrendered.
"Wo wanted to get the money
to pay our way through school."
Selfert declared. "It waa a fool
notion," tho Missouri senior winced
as he thought of his hopes for a
career,
Selfert Is a youth only 20 yonra
old. Ills homo Is In Tulsa, Okla.
Mills, of Joplln, Mo., la a year older.
BABY HOY IS llOltN
The birth of a male child to
Mr. and Mrs. Andy V. Mooro was
reported to the county heolth unit
yesterday.' According to the doc
tor's certificate, the baby boy re
ceived the name of LaMont Scott
Moore.
OWNS CAR FOR 15 MINUTES
NAPOLEON DASHES TO FRONT
J family, of Malln,
idiosyncratic methods
jo newspaper publicity,
Ir honorable mention,
i
goes to a now mcm-
illy, Mra. John Ltskey.
had been the proud
' a brand new F6rd coupe
II minutes. He proudly
t oa Main street and went
re base a bottle of Peruna,
such article, and when he
a moment later the car
.'" . . , , ' '
AtVt office was notified,
however, got Impatient,
and scenting a trail she hired a
taxi and chased the Ford coupe to
a point a few miles this side of
Olene, where the driver. In hia at
tempt to escape wrecked the car.
Mrs. Llakey brought the offender
back to Klamath Fulls. It proved
to be Obey "Napoleon" Walker, of
Merrill, who Is "aid to claim to be
old "Nap" himself. Obey Is said
to be harmless, however, and ex
plained the theft by saying he want
ed to expedite his arrival on the
field of action In time to load his
shock troops against Dluchor. Obey
was given his freedom after prom
ising to pay for the wrecked car.
RADICAL PARTY
TO HAVE.TQUGH
SAILING AHEAD
Senator Norm Refuses To
Head Third Party And
Outlook Not Bright
WASHINGTON. July 7. The ro
fuaul of Hrnator Norrla of Nebraska
to become pilot of the new third
party movement, has aroused pre
dictions here that the new party
will have hard sailing. Norrla, a
pioneer progressive, appeared the
logical and only available outstand
ing progressive leader to fill the
place of the late Senator LaFollctta.
Norrla made his views known In
a letter to the progreaalve political
league of New York. In which he
expresaed surprise at reports that
he waa to "assume leadership of
the new ithlrd party" and promptly
spiked them. Ho pointed out that
be had never been In favor of a new
party and did not take part In the
Independent campaign last year.
While a majority opinion here Tues
day waa that Norrla' refusal would
be a aertous blow, William H.
Johnston, chairman of the organlta
tlnn convention of the new party
aald that It would have no effect
on the party's plana.
Johnston aald he waa much en
couraged over tho outlook for a
new parly, The work of organlia
tion waa going ahead, ho explained.
Representatives In several atatoa
have held their conventions already
and selected delegates to the na
tional convention to be held In the
fall whon the party's future rourso
will be mapped out. .
"There will be 20 to 25 states
represented at that convention aa
much aa we could reasonably ex
pect." Johnston said.
JOHN D. CELEBRATES
BIRTHDAY AT GOLF
TARRYTOWN. N. Y.. July 7.
John D. Rockofollor will celebrate
hla 86th birthday Wednesday in
an attempt to tie his age with his
golf score.
The elder Rockefeller plans to
spend the day qulotly on hla 6.000
aoro estate, Pocantico Hills, near
hero. Ho will not recolve report
ers nor photographers, but will do
hla usual round of golf on his
prlvato course.
Ralph Ince Will
Marry Chorus Girl
NEW YORK, July 7. (United
....ews) A romanco which began
threo years ago whon Ralph W. Ince
was directing tho production of
"Tho Uninvited Ouoat" and iucilia
Mondci was in the chorus of "Little
leal James" was climaxed Mon
day when ' Mrs. Josephine Dryce,
Lucllla's mother, announced her
daughter's engagement to the mo
tion picture director.
Last Thursday Ince obtained an
Interlocutory decree of divorce from
Luclllle Stewart, sister of Anita,
on the ground of' 111 trsatment.
Monday, Lucilla, who went to lob
Anxelea two week ago, sent her
mother the following telegram:
"Ralph and I engaged. Am very
happy.'.' ,
However. Lucilla and Ince will
not bo married for another year,
as the California law requires a wait
of a yeur before marriage.
NO MORE LEGION
MEETINGS UNTIL
LATE NEXT SEPT.
Tho mooting of American Legion
last night will be tho last hold by
the local post until tho third Tues-
day In September. The recess was
taken to avoid the hot weather dur
ing the summer.
Planning of tho proposed new
Legion building was placod In tho
bands of the building committoo at
the" regular meeting of American
Legion yesterday evening.
Fire Sweeping
Oil Fields In
Okla. Threatens
ELDORADO, Ark., July 7.
(United News) Fire, which
destroyed a refining; plant of
the Imperial Oil & Gas com
pany ten miles south of here
Tuesday, was still raging un
controlled Tuesday night, after
spreading to four producing
wells and ' several surface
tanks.
With the fire still burning
and menacing other wells and
tanks, officials estimate the ex
tent of damage bo far at more
than 11.000,000.
No loss of life or Injuries have
been reported.
Other properties besides the Im
perial holdings, were menaced, re
ports telephoned to Eldorado, said.
Several oil bouses of the Ohio
Oil & Gas company on a atrip ad
Joining the Imperial wells, have
been destroyed, and the tire was
spreading southward.
Illumination from the blaze light
ed up the sky for miles around and
could be plainly seen in Eldorado.
The blaxe originated In the Im
perial treating plant, from some un
determined cause, presumably a gas
explosion.
EAST IS AGAIN Gambling Devices
SWELTERING IN Of All Sorts Are
BIG HEAT WAVE Captured In Raid
Many Deaths Reported A
Second Intense Wave
Strikes Whole East
Big Nationwide
Coal Strike Is
Almost Assured
Miners Appear To Be In
Earnest For Increase
In Wage Scale
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 7.
A strike of anthracite coal miners,
probably 'beginning September 1,
will result from the conference here
Thursday between miners and op
erators, according to Ellis Soarles
of Indianapolis, editor of the United
Mine Workers' Journal, the official
organ of the United Mine Workers
of America.
"Tho anthracite mine owners will
refuse to grant the domands of the
miners, involving wago Increases and
complete recognition of the union,
including the 'check off," " Seerles
who arrived here Tuesday, said.
"There will be a strike, but not an
extended one, In the anthracite dis
tricts beginning September 1."
Searlcs denied that' tho prop
ositions adopted recontly at the trl
distrlct convention . of miners In
Scranton was aimed only at tho es
tablishment of a "trading basts."
The minors thnrnnrhlv in ear
neat in their demands for Incroasod
wages and demands tor increased
for trading purposes, the union
spokesman aald. "Thcro is no
thought of a renewal of tho old
agreement as a compromise. The
miners feel and declare that the
present wage is too low because it
does not give them a living income.
"The miners do not Intend to ac
cept a reduction In their wages, nor
will they consent to a renewal of the
old -agreement. Of course, no one
can say accurately what will take
placo at the conference, but tho In
dications are that the operators will
refuse tho demands of the miners
and there will be a cessation of work
in the anthracite fields beginning
September 1."
WASHINGTON, July 7 Two per
sons died here Tuesday, as a result
of the heat and eight others were
prostrated.
The thermometer climbed to a
high of 97 degrees, government em
ployes who work on the top floor
of temporary wooden buildings
were dismissed at noon because of
the Intense heat, while the other
departments here closed earlier.
NEW YORK. July 7. A sprinkle
of rain Tuesday night brought tem
porary relief from the stifling heat
and humidity which were responsi
ble for one death and numerous!
prostrations in the second day of
New York's July heat wave.
Although the temperature did not
go higher than 90 degrees, which
waa two points below the record for
July 7, according to the weather
bureau the humidity reached 60 in
the middle of the afternoon. Above
the city hung heavy gray clouds,
which seemed to serve as a blanket.
holding In the heat on ithe baking
city.
Sligtly cooler weather was fore
cast for Wednesday. '
Robert Brown Granted
Writ Of Habeas Corpus
Robert Brown, held In tho county
Jail on a charge of passing worth
loss chocks, was granted ah order for
a writ of habeas Corpus by circuit
court yesterday. Brown has been
held In Jail since May 21, when he
was bound over to the grand Jury.
The grand Jury failed to act on the
case and adjourned without Indict
ing him.
The writ Is returnabto Friday afternoon.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 7.
One woman died and a man was
prostrated by the . excessive heat
which attained- a maximum of 98
degrees here - late Tuesday. . The
woman died of paralysis Induced by
the heat, her physician said.
No More Criminal
Cases Until Sept
Due to tho fact that no cases on.
the criminal docket are Bchoduled
for trial before September, the cir
cuit court Jury.- with tho exception
the Juror O. W. Houston was ex
cused yesterday until the first Mon
day In September. Juror Houston
was not released because the court
wished to have a nucleus It the
emergency empanelling of the Jury
boforo September became necessary.
The docket was shortened when
Acting District Attorney Jones dis
missed eight criminal cases. In
most cases the dismissal was prompt
ed by the difficulty of gathering the
witnesses.
The circuit court did not adjourn,
however, and still remains In session.
Chinese Ringleaders and Employes Grilled
For Hours But Will Not "Squeal"; No
Drugs Found in Commercial St Den.
Ewauna Box Co. Fire
Loss Is Nearly $1,000
Origin Of Fire A Mystery
To Fire Chief; Sprinkler
System Aided Greatly
' The origin of the tire in the
Ewauna Box company yesterday
noon was still a mystery up to a
late hour last night, although of
ficers of the company and Fire Chief
Ambrose were investigating the
blaxe. The company"! sprinkler sys
tem checked the tire, and two lines
by the local fire department com
pletely extinguished the flames.
Officers of the company estim
ated tonight that the damage, most
of which was caused by water, will
not exceed $1,000.
Working on a lip received several days ago, a mixed
quad of officers from the police and sheriffs office bore
down on one of the biggest gambling dent ever discovered
here. The house was located at 431 Commercial street.
More varied ways of gambling could never be had any
place than in this Chinese den. Everything from "Old Maid"
upward to high-powered black-jack was in progress among
the 40 occupants of the house, and it was early in the evening.
A few more hours and the den would have been in full sway.
CHINESE LOTTERY TICKETS SOLD ' '
Thousands of Chinese lottery tickets, both used and un
used were found. The ancient Chinese game of fan-tan was
in progress. There were black-jack tables, stud poker tables,
and several Chinese gamea resembling a cross between a cross
word puzzle and a relief map of the Thousand Isles. , - -
The den was complete in all but one detail, according to
Deputy Sheriff Lon Burke, who first discovered the place.
There was no waiter towel in one hand and liquor tray in
the other to serve drinks to the "setter-up" who was lucky
enough to win a big hand and treat the table. Otherwise the
gambling den rivalled anything of its kind since the days of
49. .
Nine Chinamen, who probably came here within the past
month, were herded, together with about 30 patrons of . the
house, to the1 court house. The patrons were a motley crew, a
sprinkling of whites, negroes and Indians.
At. 3 o'clock; this moraine. JWght'l, PUtrict Attorney,
Vandenberg-was still in his short sleeves, grilling the Chinese. ,
True to the traditions of their race, the Chinamen were reluct
ant to "talk." .
After six hours of questioning, it was indicated that the
ringleader or "local manager," Jack Fong, who came here
after successfully organizing a "den" in Weed, was in charge.
It was also indicated that the whole layout is the property' of
a vice corporation, and that those Chinese arrested in last
night's raids were simply salaried men, in the employ of this
corporation. . .
Gambling "Corporation" i
It was learned that black-jack dealers and other oper
ators of gambling games, were on a straight salary. Those
Chinese arrested, with the exception of Fong, said they came
here just a short time ago from Sacramento, San Francisco
and other coast cities. v ,
There were two gambling tables in progress at the time
of the raid. One had $106 on the table from one hand of
poker, the other nearly $100 in a black-jack game. .
Suspect Opium Selling
A complete search of the den revealed no evidence of
opium or other drug3 being kept by the place. Information in
the hands of authorities, previous to the raid, however, in
dicated that drugs were being peddled from the joint.
Assistant District Attorney Vandenberg, on the face of
the investigation up to 3 a. m., declared he believed that there
were three ringleaders in the party ; that there were two sep
arate companies or "concessions" operating. The close-mouth,
siant-eyeH Chinmn. however, pave out little valuable in
formation. Examination of the 30 patrons arrested, however,
may develop some further light on the inner workings of
the den.
The Chinamen were being held without bail until later
this morning, and it was indicated that the many patrons
would be released on small bail should they fail to give out
any information of weighty value.
According to information, the big gambling den had op
erated only for a week or ten days. Several Chinese agents,
however, had been arranging details of the Klamath Falls
"branch office" for the past six weeks.
ONE HOUR QUAKE IS
FELT IN WASHINGTON
WAS 11,1 N G T-O N. July 7. An
earthquake shock of pronounced In
tensity, certerlng about 2300 miles
from here, was recorded on the
seismograph of Georgetown univer
sity Tuesday morning. It lasted
about an hour and was sovorcst bo
tween 9:30 slid 9:36. Father Thorn
dorff, of the university said.
GIRL CIGARETTE SMOKERS RAPPED
BY CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS IN S. F.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 7.
(United News) Officials of the
Catholic Daughters of America, in
biennial convention here have de
clared war against cigarette smok
ing among young women.
Promising that an attempt will
he made to curb the practice. Miss
Mary C. Duffy, supreme regent of
the organisation Tuesday classified
smoking by girls as "one ot the out
standing problems of tho day."
lack of proper homo training
was held responsible for growth ot
the smoking liablt among girls by
Mrs. Louis I'oth, Texas elato re
gent. "Keeping girls ' from smoklrlg,
drinking and wild life Is tho big
60 day problem," said Mrs, Poth,
"but the r-arcnts arc to blame rath
er than the young people."
Miss Mary Conlon of Washington,
D. C, Is of the opinion that lack
ot chaperonage and want of pro
per home life are responsible for
youthful frivolities. , . . .-'
There aro 1,000 delegates and
4,000 officers and mombors attend
ing tho convention which opened
Tuesday for a four day gathering.