THE KLAMATH NEWS
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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1925.
Price Five Centa
Stun
DESERTED
ER CAUGHT
To Mother After
Jally Ordering Hi
Arrest: Trial
bnday
M.E8. July 10. (Unit
I Hvan-yrar hunt for
kroved faithless to bis
rought to clou here
L. McSwIggen, 14,
hrrest ot his wealthy
I.. McSwIggen, Br., tu
mor red cross msjor.
wan dramatic. The
not seen his fatlier
rld war, sccosled Mc-
i at his office.
ll.ln bla falhir' greet-
called an officer who
ktilri lilm and aalcl:
nun who wronged my
Wt him."
ilmlh McSwIggen of
the wife and mother,
By sworn out a co ni
hil McSwIggen draorled
urn ago and came to
to Irve with another
i naked that bigamy
ilaced against hnr hus-
arcordlng to Uulted
tov MrNuii. wno wi
i white slave act Hiarg
bt elder McSwIggen. had
i mirsued bla father
Vontlnenls trying to of-
Wmi The hunt led
iton. New York, Chi
I Oily and finally ended
lea. In each of these
fcHwiggen charged her
iA her only Dy a lew
Bride 17 Slain
By Filipino In
Jealous Quarrel
Sudden Disappearance Of
Salem High School
Girl Is Tragic
waa given a prellm-
aod released on 1 1 000
ini he placed on trial
all's Jury
is No Verdict
NTO, July 10. The-
fyioyd Hall, escaped San'
Jvlct, for the murder ot
I, Sacramento merchant,
fto roach an agreement
(lock tonight, after nine
Idellberatlon.
Judge Charlea O. nun
Bin cuse to the Jury at
e Jury had reached an
by midnight, the nine
three men were to be
for the night.
SALEM, July 10 (United Newt)
The mystery aurroundlng tho
dlsapperanco of Pearl Hill, 17 yeur
old Salem high achool gradaate,
from her home here three weeka
ago, waa aolved Friday, but the
aolutlon waa tinged with bitter trag
edy.
Pearl Hill, the bride of a week
of a Filipino by the name of Vllla
franra, wa murdered by her hus
band at their home at Han Pedro,
Calif., last Tuesday, the husband
then turning the gun with which
he had killed his bride on himself
with fatal result.
ANka I'aivnt Nut Worry
The girl wus the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles 1111 of this city
and' was graduated from Hulem high
school with the class of '26 lust
month. A week after her gradua
tli;n she disappeared from her home
here. The parents believed ahe
had gone to Porllund to visit
married sister, until they received a
letter, evidently written while - en
route aouth telling them of her
trip to Son Pedro In company with
a girl friend and admonishing the
pareuls not to worry about her.
Thursday the parents received an
other letter, apparently written only
a few houra before the double trag
edy, but hinting nothing of trouble
nor containing any Information rel
ative to her marriage. News re
ceived by the parents hore Friday
Indicate that the girl had left her
Filipino" husband and that the
shooting had followed his unsuc
cessful attempt at reconciliation.
SECY WORK SAYS
BAKER'S PROJECT
IS NOT FEASIBLE
Interior Hear Cuts Oregon
Visit Short To Attend
To Idaho Affair
ONTAIUO, Oro.. July 10. (Unit
ed News) Having spread s pall of
disappointment over eastern Oregon
by his negative attitude towards
reclamation. Secretary of the In
terior, Hubert Work, left today far
Idaho, where more troubled Irriga
tion affaira await bla consideration.
Secretary Work, had Intended to
remain through Saturday Inspecting
the three Oregon projects Iluker,
Owyhee and Vale but he cut bis
time short on each.
Anxiety over the situation In
Idaho was partly responsible for
his hasty departure, but secretary
Work was very skeptical abul the
Oregon projects and Indicated work
on at least two the Owyhee and
Vale projects would be delaped In
definitely, or at least until the state
Is ready to pledge financial aid to
3 Youths Hang
After Reprieve
Fails To Arrive
BAN FRANCISCO, July 10.
(United News) Three youths, all
under 25 years of age, were hanged
Friday for the slaying ot a Los An
geles policeman.
Lewis Perry. It, and Tom Bailey,
22, both TexanS, died on the gal
lows at San Quentln penitentiary,
while Kdward Montijo, 24. a Call
fornlun, waa executed at Folsom
prison.
Perry and Bailey were dropped to
their death at 11:02 a. m., after
pleas for writs of errors had been
denied by the state supreme court
They were pronounced dead ten
minutes later.
Tbs execution
layed until 1:3
settlers.
Us
of Montijo was de-
p. m pending a
decision at Sacramento, In which
Superior Judge! Uulck finally re
fused to consider the defense argu
ment that Slonlljo was Insane.
The San Quentln hangings were
completed In the presence of 07
witnesses, two of whom fulnted.
ON SHIP BOARD
VESSELS IS HIGH
Automobile King May Be
Owner Of Merchant
Fleet Soon
Runaway Girls
Still Missing
Police Hunt
As
Officials Believe Girls Are
Being Cared For By
Kind Rancher's Wife
NKKT CAMPAIGN- .
If 782 blanketa have been
through the blanket enro
ll closed over the holt-
ucted by the Klamath
lodge, through the Cay-
Blanket company. Ac-
Klner Johnson, who had
he campaign, the Klam-
nas done exceptionally
work. The blanket hop
taht at Altamont pavilion
of the most successful
h function under the aus
f Klamath lodge.
IKTI'IIN Tl'KHDAY
r to word received In the
commerce yesterday, See-
In P. Sabln, who was ex-
eturn yesterday, will not
fty until Tuesday evening,
added course at the sec-
stool now helnff conducted
sverslly of Oreaon at En
pin will leave Saturday
Forest Orove. where he
Mrs. Sabln. who has been
Ith her parents. Thev will
Klamath Falls by way of
First Contingent
Of Elks Arrive in
Convention City
roilTLAND, July 10. (United
News) First all the time is tho
motto of Jackson, Mich., Klks.
A special train from Jackson ar
rived in Portland Friday the first
of the horde of Elk. tolio will bo
here for the annual grand lodge re
union next week.
With the Jackson delegation came
the famous Wlthlngton Zouaves drill
team, which has captured the trophy
at every Klks national convention
since 1920 nt Chicago. I.os An
geles, Atlantic City, Atlanta and
Boston.
"Maybe we woro lucky, but we're
going to try to do It again," Capt.
William Sparks declared as the
Zouaves set about pitching tents In
a city park. They are going to
camp Just like real Zouavea would
do.
Portland Is dressing up for the
coming occasion. The official grand
lodge caravan is due Saturday, while
special trains by the dozen will roll
Into the union depot Sunday and
Monday, bringing delegates.
(oy. Pierce Vrges
Governor Pierce Indicated In con
ference that this was up to the
legislature and not to him, although
he urged that the government start
work early on all three projects.
The llaker project seemed to have
the beat chance ot being started at
an early date. Work agreed to
consider certification of the work.
for which appropriation has been
made without qualification.
Secretary Work authorized the
following atatement on the Baker
project :
"If as some claim, I am compelled
by law to build the Baker project.
quite regardless of the opinion of the
secretary of bU Interior as to Its
feasibility, I shall not delay Its con
struction. 1 do noXT believe It is
feasible under existing laws. Ex
perts, both of the bureau of reclama
tion and the department ot agricul
ture have so reported to me.1
CATTLEMEN WILL
ORGANIZE TODAY
FAIR THIS YEAR TO
HAVE AUTO RACING
The county fair board. In ses
sion last evening, voted an addi
tional espeudiiuta uf (uGO lot au
tomobile racing at this fall's session
of the Klamath county fair and
also an additional approprltion of
$500 for harness racing. The $500
harness racing outlay will be In
addition to the purses offered last
year which amounted to nearly
$3,000. The board allowed a total
racing oxpeudlture ot $4,000.
Many Klamath cattlemen are ex
pected to attend the meeting In the
chamber of. commerce rooms at 2
o'clock this afternoon, which was
called for the purpose of organizing
a local cattlemen's association.
The Klamath organzlatlon will be
Affiliated with the California cattle
men's association. The California
body will act aa a "big brother" for
the local federation.
The Klamath association will sot
only act aa a unit In dealing with
problems and proposals atrecting
tbla territory, but . also, acting
through Ita connections with the
California association. will, assist in
the more orderly marketing of west
ern livestock.
It is expected that Russell Hub
bard, president ot the - California
association, will be in Klamath Falls
tor the meeting this afternoon.
WASHINGTON. July 10. (United
News) A bid from Henry Ford for
the 200 vessels, which the shipping
board bas offered for scrapping,
was handed personally Friday to It.
V. O'Connor, chairman of tbe board,
by W. M. Mayo, Ford'a chief engineer.
O'Connor sent the bid to Presi
dent Leigh Palmer of the Emer
gency Fleet corporation, and it will
be considered along with tbe other
bids for the ships, negotiations for
which were reopened by the board
when It rejected Palmer's first
recommendation Thursday.
The total amount ot Ford's bid
was much larger than that of the
Boston Iron and Metal company of
Baltimore, which the board rejected
Thursday, it was learned. Accept
ance ot that bid was recommended
by Palmer. The amount ot the
Ford bid waa not made public.
Ford's bid also provided for com
plete scrapping, except for such ma
chinery aa he may wish to utlllte
In his own plant. The Boston Iron
and Steel company did bid, and their
bid provided for preservation of all
machinery, including engines. The
board, in rejecting the, offer, ex
plained that one reason it had been
turned down was because it was not
considered economically wise to
throw thia machinery on the market.
Through thts bid. Ford -regains
the opportunity he lost when bis
first offer for tbe ships tailed to
reach the shipping board.
The board was led to place these
200 vessels for scrapping on the
market largely through Ford's an
nounced desire to buy a large num
ber of government ships. He said
he was willing to negotiate on
basas as high as 400 vessels.
No word of the whereabouts of
Esther Bradsbaw, 12, and Junle
Bradahaw, 14, had been received
by Mrs. Ruth Brodland, Juvenile
officer, up to a late hour Friday
night.
The girls disappeared from their
home Tuesday night and have not
since been heard from. The motive
for their leaving borne, it Is said,
is the fact their parents refused
to permit them to spend the Fourth
of July In Klamath Falls.
Both the sberiff's office and the
local police department are on the
watch or the girla but so far their
whereabouts have remained a mys
tery.
The girls' parents reside in Lan-
gell valley, where their father Is a
well-known sheepman.
Officials here scout the theory
that the dhildren are In tbe hands
of a "bad" man. They are reliably
informed that the chlldren'a father
has maltreated them on several oc
casions. It will likely develop that
some kind rancher's wife in the
Tule Lake country, has, knowing
the situation at home, taken tne
children end la caring tor them, not
wanting to give tfhem up until as
surance is made by the father that
no harm will come from their mis
conduct in running away.
K. F. YOUTH IS
LIBER ATED BY
MICH. GOVERNOR
Leonard Hall Returns To
Wife And Baby After
K. F. Friends Influence
Michigan Authorities
nririiiivr: riiuiv
Coolidge Summons Kellogg
In Effort To Find Means
Of Solution
POSTAL EMPLOYE
CONFESSES PLOT
DENVER, Colo., July 10. John
T. Richards, 48, rural mail carrier
out of Erie, Colo., who was recently
"robbed" of 5,850 payroll for the
Columbine mine near Erie, has con
fessed that he himself was the ban
dit that perpetrated the robbery.
According to postoffice inspectors.
Richards implicated two other men
in the "hold up" but these men are
believed to be entirely imaginary by
the inspectors.
INDUSTRIAL CRISIS
FELT IN ENGLAND
LONDON, July 10. Industrial
disaster moved toward Great Bri
tain Friday with the failure ot the
government's Initial efforts to ef
fect a settlement of the mine dis
pute which threatens to cause a
strike of 1,000,000 miners.
Simultaneously at the general
council ot the trades union confer
ence representing all trade union
ists, decided to support tho miners
against the operators nad appointed
a committee to keep in touch with
tho situation In order to convene
an emergency council meeting it
necessary.
Her who kidnaped her own
)Y IS WILLING TO STAND TRIAL
TONIO, Texas, July 10.
ews) a parent can
t kldnanlns her own
n I am guilty." said Mr.
iJCanoday tonight In an ad
that she torceably removed
ff.. from the home of his
f Forest Hills, N. Y., last
the five-year-old son, who
the cause for charges and
pharges ot kidnaping against
parents, seemed to be well
with his mother and his
oundings.
Canaday tonight told the
1 -
story of her attempts to get pos
session of Iloscoe Jr.
"I made four unsuccessful at
tempts to get him," ahe said. "On
the fifth trip to the home of his
fatbor I saw him playing on the
front porch. I ran In, grabbed
my boy and started to take him
with me. Ills grandmothor put In
her apperance and I had to scale
a picket fence to make my escape.
I tell on Rnscoe when I Jumped
the fence with him In my arms.
That was when he cut his Hp.
had a rented car waiting outside
and o fled In It."
L
INSPECT CRATER
MEDFORD, July 10. Stephen T.
Mather, director of the national park
service ot the United States, arrived
in Medford Thursday, on his way to
Inspect Crater national park.
Mr. Mather Intends to spend a
week or ten days in the vicinity ot
Crater and Diamond lakes before he
goes to visit Lassen park in Cali
fornia. He- Is on his annual tour of
all the national parks In the United
States.
Mr. Mather was met in Medford
by Col. G.iO. Thomson, superinten
dent of Crater park. A luncheon at
t'ls Hotel Medford by the directors
of the chamber of commerce, at
which Mather was to have been a
guest, was postponed due to his de
sire to reach the park and start his
Inspection as soon as possible.
Road conditions, r.-nanclal ques
tions, upkeep problems, and other
features of park management will
be gone into, beside a physical in
spection of the big park.
BIG MONTANA FOREST
FIRE UNDER CONTROL
MISSOULA, Mont., July 10.
Montana's biggest forest fire ot tho
year was reported under control this
afternoon. The blaze, fanned by
high winds, destroyed 400 acres ot
valuable timber lands near Stark
last night before a crew ot 200 ex
perienced fighters could master It.
CONKKKKNCr" HATIKIKD
PARIS, July 10. The French
senate ratified the Washington con
ference Chinese treaties Friday
night, thus romovlng the technical
obstacle which has heretofore pre
vented te summoning of a confer
ence to discuss the Chinese situa
tion.
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., July 10.
(United News) President Coolidge
has summoned Secretary ot State
Kellogg to the summer white house
to report on the troubled situation
in China. Simultaneously, it Is In
dicated in an authoritative quarter
that the summons of Kellogg may
be the forerunner of an Internation
al movement to settle, under the
terms ot the Washington treaty,
the critical relations which exist to
day between Ohina and the for
eign powers.
The president also has asked his
secretary ot state ot report the debt
funding negotiations with foreign
powers which owe the United
States.
Likelihood of International nego
tiations on China in accordance with
the Washington treaty, and in place
ot a special conference called by
the United States, was indicated by
the spokesman for Mr. Coolidge.
The president's spokesman Friday
made plain this belief that condi
tions lh China may be believed un
der the authority ot the existing
Washington treaty. The United
States, it was said, has no inten
tion of proposing far Intervention in
China, nor has she invited other
powers to a general conference ot)
the question.
The treaty on China signed at the
time ot the arms conference, pro
vided conferences on Chinese and
extra territoriality. Customs, and
mixed courts naturally would? come
under the agenda. Now that France
has completed ratification of the
treaty, such a conference could be
held and would eliminate the neces
sity of a special conference. Mr.
Coolidge believes that the provisions
of the treaty will cover amply what
ever measures the powers may have
to take to protect their threatened
Interests in China.
Fair Board Wants To
Charge 'Baseball Team
The county fair board discussed
the basis upon which all future pro
fessional baseball games would be
conducted at the fair grounds. Fred
Glover, manager of tbe- retican
team. ' waa unable to be present at
last night's meeting and tha mat
ter was held over until the fair
board could meet. with him. '
While the local team was still In
Us swaddling clothes, the board
granted the use of fair grounds
gratis, but hopes now to place the
use of the grounds upon a rental
basis. '
Fred Baker Talks
To Officer Reserve
POPK DKLIGHTEI) . '
ROME, July 10. Popo Piuli Is
delighted with the success ot the
peremptory orders Issued from the
Vatican to Insure modesty ot dress
among girls, who sought audience
there. . ,
IS INEVITABLE
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 10
(United News) The anthracite
coal operators and miners held their
first Joint executive session Friday
In connection with the demands ot
the miners for more money, and as
the conference adjourned until Tues
day, it seemed more likely than ever
that unless the federal government
intervenes in the meantime, the
160,000 anthracite miners will go on
strike when the present working
agreement expires at the end ot
August.
Perhaps the most significant In
dlcation after a day in which op
erators and union representatives
contradicted each other In arguments
as to whether the condition ot the
Industry would permit a wage in
crease, was an authoritative report
that the government, whose agents
are watching proceedings here and
studying the situation from all
angles feels that an agreement will
be reached before there is a strike.
President Coolidge is Intensely in
terested in the Joint conference ac
cording to James Dewey, federal
commissioner of conciliation, who Is
representing the department ot labor
here, as an official observer. Full
reports are being laid before the
president by Secretary of Labor
Davis. Mr. Coolidge has the power
to take over operation of the mines
It tho public welfare Is menaced by
difficulties causing cessation ot work
or other Btoppago ot the coal supply.
If the government has adopted, a
hopeful attitude. It may have good
reason tor it, but it Is not shared
by -other parties to the onference.
"There are no Indications that an
agreement will be reached, and it
none Js reached by September first,
there will be a walk-out," said a
statement from the union representa
tives, which announced that "they
bave no hope ot reaching an agree
ment during the conference."
Fred A. Baker, former superin
tendent ot the Klamatn lnaiao
agency, was the principal speaker
at the meeting of the RoserveOf-
flcers' luncheon which was neia yes
terdav evening in the grill room
of the White Pelican hotel. The
former Klamath Indian superin
tendent outlined the purposes of
the organisation and praised the
members tor their patriotic Interest
in frtrmtnff the association.
Dr. O. S. Newsom. president of
h nriranization. declared that tne
Reserve Officers' association was the
"bulwark of the national defense"
and asserted that through the re
serve organizations a competent
fighting force could be placed in
the field within 90 days.
UKCF.IVK8 SKWS
" Fred Morley has received the an
nouncement of the death of one ot
his old partners In the "gun" busi
ness with whom he was associated
ii) years ago. Now Morley, through
the death of his friend. Jim West
in Needles, California, is practically
the only one left of the old school
who saw much of the real west in
its early days. According to the
letter " received by Morley, West'a
death occurred during the arrest ot
a Mexican who shot him through the
heart.
Through the intervention ot his
many friends, Leonard Hall ot Klam
ath Falls was able to return to tbe
city thir morning after an absence
ot two months, serving an unfinish
ed sentence carried since a -young
lad in tbe Michigan reformatory.
The same position held by Hall be
fore hla departure was held open
for him and a happy wife and infant
son again form a family group so
harshly broken late in the spring.
Seven years agd, in the city ot
Kalamazoo, Michigan, a young boy.
Leonard Hall received a sentence of
tour years in the Michigan state
reformatory, charged with assault
and attempted robbery.
Two years ot the sentence were
served by Hall and an opportunity
presented itself to escape. Hall, who
was then 15 years of age, took the
chance, covered his escape well and
beat his way west where he resolved
to lead a straight, clean life and to
shun the type of associates that
brought 'blra down to the level which
he waa placed so early in life.
Several years went by and Hall
found his way to Klamath Falls.
Work was found In one of the Klam
ath mills and life looked bright and
happy tor the young man who was
making good nts promise to himself.
Hall married an attractive girt and
not long ago became tbe father of
a baby boy.
1800 Sign Petition " '
Search for the boy continued from
Michigan and through Klamath Falls
police Hall . was apprehended and
KtLL SUU. IU. muaaiMuu. .la marwm US
remainder 01 nis sentence. - - -In
the meantime friends bf Half,
who had learned to respect tbe lad,
stepped in and through the Moose
lodge of which, Hall was an officer,
1200 names were signed - to a
petition to assist in the release of
the lad from the balance of the term.
Signers, ot the petition were set at
1000 and so eager were Klamath.
Falls residents to help in the matter
that the affair went over the top.
Governor Pierce in a letter to the
Guvviiicc ol Michigan appealed for
the release ot the boy and in hla
good work assisted materially in the
object. -
Leonard Hall, is now back in
Klamath Falls, after an absence of
two months. His appreciation to
bis many friends and to the members
of the Moose lodge has been ex
pressed many times and through the
actions of his acquaintances, he has
learned the true value of friendship.
BANDITS HOLD UP
BANK, GET $3,500
MARYSVILLE, Calif., July 10.
Two bandits held up the Farmers'
bank of Wheatland this afternoon
and escaped with $3,500.
The robbers were masked and
described as being about 45 years
old. Cashier Ray S. Williams and
two others were ordered into the
bank vault at the point of a gun
while the cash drawera were looted.
TO PORTLAND :
Roy Durbln and Perry DeLap are
planning to leave this afternoon tor
Portland, where they will attend the
Elks convention from the Klamath
lodge. On their return to Klamath
Falls Durbln will go by way ot
Marshfield, where he will return
with Mrs. Durbin and family, who
have been visiting with Mrs. Dor
bin's sister, Mrs. A. A. McMaster.
CONTROVERSY BETWEEN 0. A. C. AND
OREGON U. MAY BE SETTLED TODAY
PORTLAND. July 10.: Differ- ory to Saturday's meeting.
ences between the Oregon agricult
ural college and the university of
Oregon as to what Is to bd taught
at which place probably will be
ruled by the board ot higher cur
ricula Saturday. The board has
been called to meet in the office
ot Dr. C. J. Smith, chairman in tbe
Broadway building. - -
"We hope to reach a decision"
Dr. Smith stated. '
The meeting will be executive,
representatlvea of the two institu
tions not having been invited. All
the testimony already Is In the hands
of the board and for the last sever
al weeks the members have been
going over the testimony prepnrnt-
Soveral weeks ago the controversy
cropped out when the university
filed a brief maintuiuiug that the
college was teaching and asking for
courses denied it by the board ot
higher curricula, and courses which
overlapped those already taught In
the university.
The college responded with a
brief denying there was overlapping
unnecessarily. The college main
tained that engineering and agricul
tural students should not be refused
a reasonable amount ot liberal train
ing. Music, physical culture, commerce,
economies, sociology and Journalism
are the principal fields of difference.