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tra THE KLAMATH NEWS extra United Neva and United Prist Telegraph Services 7 (Every Morning Except Monday) KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, JULY 16, 192E Price Five Centi 1THER . AND JUNIE ARE FOUND LS FOUND IN JAP DOMING HOUSE NOT ARMED AND HAPPY ( By THOMAS R. CURRAN ) (Special Staff Corretpondenl of The Klamath Newt) 'ORTLAND, Ore., July 16.-(United News) The Brad- Yirls, Junie, 14 and Lstner, u are sale. tu ium r!rla. whn hnvp hppn misftinsr from fhp rnnrh nf !llic sw ts" n - - v ather, A. W. Bradshaw, in the Tule lake district, were ,by Sheriff Sharp of Modoc county and Constable Garry of Klamath Falls, in a cheap, but respectable Japanese ig house on the Portland west side, late Thursday after The officers were led to the rooming house by Warnie s, a former employe on the Bradshaw ranch, who conf ess ;harp and Cozad in Klamath Falls late Wednesday night t had brought the girls to Portland. At the time of the k arrival at the two room apartment, pointed out by k the girls were not at home, and the officers sat down t ff Sharp and Constable Coiad went out to recon-1 urini their absence), Esther came into the room. Hla part In the case It has been rl W.ri. ih. mlA rnrdi.llv la Rhodes. "Then : clearly shown. u solely that of , . othe reporter he asked: "Who' this party?" ff Sharp came back at this juncture. pte he?" demanded Esteher. he' Mr. Sharp from Modoc," Rhodes replied, come to take you back with me," the California id to her gently. infill, ' tuner saia. out i m not going 10 stay wiin J If you send me back to him I'll vamoose right over jer then described to the sheriff dealing which she ever and over again had been given to both her and their father. sympathetic spectator who was foved to action by compulsion tor iho unfortunate plight of tho glil. CLEAVfllS PRQHI. CHARGES SALEM, July 15. (United News) Denial that there was any dupli cation or iho ststo prohibition force told the sheriff that her father on one occasion had j )n Oregon and that ho was In any Junie down with a stick, rendering her unconscious, j way responsible for tho commlsslon- I to Esther's story, as her sister lay prone upon the Inn of A. .hrillanon as a special ier father repeatedly struck her over the head. . I""" """ 0 ,oaay , " bve my mother, but HI not have anything more to do . ". ' ,,.; , . con. dad,' Esther declared. She then told of the hope I , - .h ,!oVernor Pierce. and herself that they might be able to earn enough cieer admitted to the pr" Portland to send for their mother and have her live that ho holds a commission as spe cial agent out of tho governors or- I flee. morning In aearrh of loads, when "But I have, nothing to do with llhodea admitted late Wednesday prohibition enforcement." he said. evening he had taken the girls tol"Vhen I find a prohibition viola tion case, I Immediately report to ot appear at the rooms two hours. Either came P. tn., but Junle did not ill nurlv n-ift nh. tie loot , ,h . Portland, the two officers were reauy far, and Constable Coiad. o ur kindly and enilrav SMnre her. She seemed I'urnt Into tesrs, but mus- ' imlle when Estohor r sturdily. K.ihor show- ble self possession and n hushed with the H Mlly told them of the 0 her sister had tvn h hct that they were F d that Junle'. hus- l recently died. ''' drlng their week's 'ortLna went by the ro- f"1" of Roma and Noma 'nelr rooma i ""on sod on the back nf 'ml had made out a uet for houanhnM ... 11 record of hor expendl toll the officers that she u inim I. ""' rs in the morn llsh nlhborlng restaurant. he and clnanln. ..... M. -...MO ' ' l " "e ld sho "erenieen Jn0, who ' In Portland as 19. had " ' Plnnt, checking Ico r!"n of tho "nri.i... Miie entlrniv i .i.. . r"'" Coiad. Rh.-irf bk... f f Traffic Officer Poster. -a. able Coad who galn-ml-Mon from Uhodo, thut Sht ,lu m, l0 ,,ort. 0 f thcip i,.,..k ..... u 1. "';nuuiia lor Irn.i "iiurp oo- mln.iT"Ur" 01 crod" fr decision to solve tho 01 "i girls' cll.u,.n. co"t. Th .!..,.. . . . ni.h. -'"nu worked 't. Patiently exhausting 1 ' turn bofora h iiiruoo Mh Sham .j ' "nco eir'y Wednesday to leave within fifteen minutes lime. Alternating at the wheel. Sharp and Prohibition Commissioner Uevens. ('lovor supported his statement Coiad drove through tho night, muk- to tho governor that ho had noth ing only brief slops for hot cups of lug to do with Chrlstianson's ap coffno at Medford. Oukland and polnlmcnt by Introducing a lcltor Salem. Tho Shurp party loft Klam-! which ho wrolo to Governor Pierce ath Palls at 9 o'clock WedneHilay, In May. 1924. at which time ho ob night and arrived In Portland at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. The girls tonight will be tuken caro of by Police Matron Mrs. G. I). Nick erson, and will leave tomorrow for Alturaa, returning via Palls. Sheriff Sharp plans to turn the girls over to the Juvenile court at Alturas for disposition. The girls did not visit their married slsiter In Portland, but planned to do so today or tomorrow. Thoy then expected to chango their names again and move to another place. Both girls declared they thorough ly enjoyed hte bustle nd gaiety of the Oregon metropolis nd rollsh ed city life aa a chango from the bleak exlstonco pt herding sheep In ho Tula lnko country. Ksthnr declared sho was worried about hor niLibor and had plan ned to wrlto Mrs. Uradshaw today tolling hor both sho and Junle were all right and happy. Doth girls admitted they "got quite a kick" from reading about themselves In tho Orcgim Journal and piles of Portland papnrs in thnir niuius Ug lified lo thnlr lntorcei In follow lug tho ro u mo of tho I li vest I ga Hon. Hhrxloe, tho former Bradshaw hired man, s (I in 1 1 tod that ho had helped the girls oscape only whon he realised they would run sway by themsolves. Tho girls corrobor ated his story of ill tiroatmont at the lirnds of tliolr father and It Is unlikely that any criminal vc Jccted to Chrlntlanson s appointment. He advised against granting the appolntmout In the letter saying that Chrlstlaoson was "at enmltj Klamath with the two of federal agenta lo- catod at Astoria nsmed McKnignt and Marshall. Floyd Hall To Hang For Brutal Murder SACHAMENTO, July 15. Con demned to die on the gallows for the murdor of a local merchant, Ployd Hall, 80-year-old bandit ter rorist, will be taken to Folsom penl- tontlary to await tho dato of his exocution, which has boon sot for Keulcmbcr SB- Hall was sentenced to hang by Superior Judgo Charles O. Buslck horo today. H6 had previously been found guilty of the murder of H. K Lltiborg by a Jury of nine women and three men. Judgo Buslck dismissed two mo tions of dofonso attorney tor a now trlul and to set Bilrtfl inn jury s ver dict, and notice was given that an appeal would bo taken to tho su premo court. MKX PI-AY 1MI1HITAST PAftT VANCOUVER, B. C. July 16. "Men and not airplanes, nor tanks, nor, gas. Is the prime factor In tho scheme of modern warfare." Plod Marshal Earl Halg declared horo Wodnosda totoro his departure to K. F. Sweltered In Hottest Of Year Yesterday With rain predicted for the en tire northwest aouio time today, Klamslh hopes to, get some relief from Its most interne "heat wave" of the summer. Yester day was the hottest day recorded for 19211, the thermometer at 4 p. m. reaching the day's maxi mum heal at slightly more than 98 degrees. But the entire day was bot (nought At 7 o'clock last night the little red mercury was still hovering around the 90 to 91 mark. At 10 o'clock It waa falling out slowly. While dry farmers In the Klamath country have had all the best of it this year In rain, considerable gloom was manifest last night as to the outcome of crops not Irrigated. Should the irori-hlug heat continue for a much longer period without rain fall, the crops." which have all the chances to land In the "bumper" category will be aer lously Impaired. ', Ft Klamath Signal Man Back After 30 Years-A New Land Interest is always found In the return of an old resident, one who has made an Impression during his residence years ago. That distinc tion may be claimed by O. H. Wil son of San Prancisco who Is this week visiting with his hlcco Mrs. Jamns Drlacoll. "' ' . . ' In the far away years of 1894, when the old Fort Klamath strong hold was still being used for more than one good reason, Wllaon was employed In the Signal Service. Through recognition of his work. several years later, ho was given position with tho Weather Bur eau department of the Pacific coast and hss been for many years in terested In that work. As to the growth of Klamath Falls. Wilson can not say enougu and between appreciation and call ing on tho "old-timers" who enjoy tho memories produced by the visi tor, he Is exceptionally busy. This Is bis first visit to the city since his departure more than 30 years ago. BOY 10 KILLED HIS SWEETHEART MUST SERVE LIFE Killed Her "Because She Asked Me To" Wu Lad'. Only Excuse; Girl Waa In "Serioua Plight" "Jack" Hero Dog, Saves 3 Year Old From Drowning Human "Jack" Rescues Tot 'Buddy" Cornish Fall 15 Feet Down Embankment Into Canal Waters, Dog Struggles With Drowning Lad Until Human Help Dives Off Bridge And Swims Safely To Shore With Unconscious Burden . - , FOREST FIRES IN MONTANA WORSE More Than 100 Blazes In Mont, and Ida., Custer Nat'l. Forest Ablaze MISSOULA. Mont., July 15. (United News) Forest service of ficials here today reported the for est fire situation throughout Mon tana and In northern Idaho, the most menacing In a number of ycarB. Two new blazes were reported this morning from the Custor national forest In eastern Montana, previously thought fireproof, and for that rea son without experienced fire fighters. More than 100 tires were reported last night in western Montana and Idaho panhandle. Many of those have been exting uished, but others have spread to gether, until scores of dangerous biases aro now burning In tho Koot enla, Pcnd Oreille and Kanlken na tional forests. Crown fires have prevented check ing with bark flros in a numbor of places, and It Is feared a recur rence of IiIkIi winds of tho past few days will blow flames Into a num ber of small villages in the heavily timbered sections. WATERTOWN, S. D., July 15. (United News) "You have violated not one but more of the ten commandrrienta, and you shall answer not only to the state of South Dakota, but to the Almighty!" With this text from court, 21year-old Winfred Meeks was today sentenced to . life im prisonment at hard labor for the confessed murder of his 17-year-old sweetheart, whom he killed, "because she asked, me to." The youth, who had main tained a stoical calm since his arrest, burst into tears as Judge W. N. Skinner quoted "thou shalt not kill." Working with swift justice, and while threats of mob vio lence against the boy swept through ' his home town . of Garden City, the court passed sentence, and the youth began his journey to the state peni tentiary at Sjjoiix Falls. kyi The murdered girl. Byrle-Healef "was In serious trouble," according to the confession signed by Meeks. The confession told In detail of how tbe girl had said that her father would harm some one. If he learned of her condition, and had pleaded with Meeks to kill her. Meeks, the confession says, drove the girl out Into the country and stopped his car at a haystack, a location named by the girl. At her request, ho sold, he struck her over the head with a tire Iron, wound a scarf about her throat and strang led her and left her body In the haystack. He was arrested due to his erratic actions, while serving aa a member of the posse seeking tbe girl s murderer. Before being sentenced, Meeks re pudiated a previous confession In which he had implicated Robert De peel, a young friend. BRITISH lll'HINKHS THREATENED LONDON, July 15. British busi ness will be paralysed by a strike of 1,000,000 miners next month unions tho government can dovlso a for mula of mediation suitable to the miners and owners. Growing Klamath Is Noted By Telephones A very good Indication of the growth of Klamath Palls Is shown by the number of telephones that have been installed In the city by the Pacific Telephone and Tele graph company from January 1 to Juno 1. There has been a net gain during this period of five months of 98 .telephones, making a total of 1813. Klamath Falls shows the largest percentage of gain fot Its num ber of telephones than any other city In the state, and Is now In sixth place. Two "Jacks" saved the life of little three-year-old "Buddy" Cor nish yesterday, while a mother, Mrs. R. C. Cornish, 412 North 11th St., frantically looked on. One of these Jacks" , was s man, the other a dog a hero dog. "Buddy" a mighty cute little fel low, whose first name Is Raymond, (although he seldom hears his mother, or anyone else call him by that name) waa playing along Eleventh street In front of bis home. The main irrigation canal is just across the street. "Buddy" and another little neigh bor fellow were having a race in their two coaster wagons. "Buddy" was in the lead when the wagon skidded arfd went speeding through a hole In tha canal fence, down, a 16-foot embankment and Into the water. "Buddy's" friend screamed for help and Mrs. Cornish rushed out of the house to see her Infant eon struggling in the swift current of the canal. A dog "who lives next door" dashed out from the back yard to aee what all the excitement waa. "Jack" Is a Belgian police-English bull breed, belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Uhl. . ' Jack, go get him," cried Mrs. Ubl, and into tbe water "Jack" . went. After all. a dog Is only a beast, and "Jack" came triumph antly back, but with only the hat of little "Buddy." - "Jack, go get him," cried Mrs. Uhl once more, and -without a mo ment's hesitation, "Jack" went back, braving the flooded canal current. He gripped a piece of little -"Buddy's" clothing firmly in his teeth and struggled toward shore with - the burden, twice his own weight. He finally gave up ex hausted. ' ' About this time Jack Dean came along in his car, and, seeing the little lad come up for the second time, rushed to the bridge, dove off, and rescued "Buddy" after he i had drifted over 100 feet from the place he fell In. - - "Buddy" was unconscious when brought ashore. Neighbors gave first aid to the little fellow. In the meantime Mrs. Cornish had called Dr. Soule. Before the doctor 'ar rived, however, the boy waa- revived. Last night, "Buddy" .explaining the near tragedy, inhls own words declared: "Me fell in. Me make big splash.'.- " That Cattle Thief Was Some Slicker Harry Goodeiliaui, the Ball ranch cattle ' rustler, is 'a new hand at the livestock business, according to Secretary A. M. Thomas of -the Klamath irrigation district, who has known Gooder ham in northern California and southern Oregon. Gooderham Is a skilled logger, Thomas declared, and at one time was foreman in charge of over 100 men tor the White Cloud Lumber Co. Thomas met Gooderham in Klamath Falls a couple of weeks ago. At that time Gooderham said he was going to work for the Pelican Bay Lumber com pany and on the strength of this prospect "borrowed" 1 10 from the Irrigation secretary. Thomas ' has now reconciled himself to the loss of the 810 loan. Malin Health Clinic Will Be Held Today California Drill Team Wins Elks Competition PORTLAND. July 15. With swords flashing In perfect precision, the Bakersfleld, Calif., drill team took the championship from the Washington Zouaves here In tho Elks national drill competition to night. inrcn FiiiiiT insr U J A. 1 M MXAJftal H a Antm 'i iff, m . mm a lin ... iiiii i ii a nia - ObUU lYlLL JlAliu One Time Millionaire - To Die On Gallows For Holdup Slaying Dr. Ncwsom and Miss Pricke of the county health unit, will leave today for Malin, where they will conduct the second baby clinic to be held In Klamath county this week. The Malin clinic will be held this afternoon and It is expected that today's clinic will be as successful as the one conducted at Merrill Tuesday. Eugene Boy Shows Up Well In Gold Tourney PORTLAND, July 16. Roy Moo, Eugene, who turned ,ln the low medal score In yesterday's qualify ing rounds for the Oregon state golf championship, today eliminated C. A. English. Portland, 4 and 3 In the first round. Movie Actor Given Roasting By Judge SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 16. (United News) When Marshall Nellan, film director, paid a fine of 1500 hero for reckloss driving, he was made the victim of a severe lecture as to Just what constitutes a gentleman. "I am surprised that a man of your position should debauch him self with liquor to the extent of be coming abusive and obnoxious," Po lice Judge Webb told Nellan. "If yotacan act like a gentleman when you are here again, we will welcome you, otherwise you will be dealt with severely." ' CHICAGO, July lS.-Russel! T. Scott, one time millionaire, must die on the gallows Friday morning for the murder of a drug store clerk In a hold-up staged when.-- impov erished, he sought to obtain a few dollara aa a bandit. .. Scott lost his long fight for life today, when Gov. Lea Small of Il linois, refused a last plea tor com- . mutation of his sentence to life tm- -prison ment. Thomas W. Scott, the slayer's father, and Scott's young, wife.-Joined in begging the state . executive to spare the condemned man'a life. Mrs. Scott - based , her plea on tbe tact that Friday, the day Scott Is to die, Is the seventh birthday of her son Bobby. - Scott had a spectacular career as a broker and promoter In hia days of prosperity. He was the organiser . and head of large enterprises la Canada when he suffered a break down, brought on by dissipation, and dropped from sight.'- His busi ness ventures collapsed and his wife left him. His career ended when he staged the drug store hold-up, seeking funds for a meal, and shot and killed Joseph Maurer, a clerk. It was then that his wife and family rallied to his defense. ' The case has dragged through the Il linois courts In lengthy legal battles. Gov. Small's action came after the state supreme court had refused to review the case at the last term of court. - It Will Go Hard With Traffic Violators Who Fail To Heed Summons Joe Foster, arrested for driving wfthout a tall light and vlth only one license tag, failed to appear for hearing in police court yesterday. Judge Gaghagen declared that auto violators who fall to appear wilt be fined for contempt of court In addition to the penalty for the or iginal violation. ; '' " t Won will ho taken ngnlnst him. the cnsl.
