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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1925)
r THE KLMMTH. NEWS United Neva and United Press Telegraph Services Every Morning Except Monday) KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1925. Price Five Cents THEE AND JUNIE ARE FOUND b.207 Hi FROM iF OALLOWS Girls Found In Jap Rooming Flat Not Harmed and Happy There Was A Time, Years Ago, When K. F. Did Have A Street Car Just One Scene In Death n 1 .-J M.J en neiawu " From Doomed Lrother Confessing er k'lKI.D. III.. July 17. Friday) (United well T. Scott, Hen die in ChicoKO at k for the murder of Luer, a drug cleric, ranted a week a re- n Small of Illinois the reprieve inie light, following the L telegram from De- lurting to come from fcU, the brother of Dined man. !,rrum stated thut the Lert Scott, had com murder, and that pared to give him the authorities at pert Scott had been li K store during the which Mauer wua here traced back (am and found that Hied man had given ill to a boy In De e the message. bought possible that Ke may have repre- nucl hoax, but with Ition of Scott set for hv hours away Gov. ercd the reprieve to for investigation, and t any miscarriuge of mood thut If the ms- pnd lo be a hoax, Scott u led later today, Should of the menage (all la II up an promised, the "III take plare. r, July 17. (Friday) group of newspapermen uih Ihe dark platforma county jail ihortly after li morning, hurrying tor- Mr. with the message they lulon was to bring the lie Ruuoll T. 8cott. youlh- f millionaire, that (he l Illinois had (ranted him pi reprieve that he was lb gallowa when the yf Chicago thla morning. F. "Hence at the heavy dlalnfectant, the heavy "'"Ping men lay over the bn. ' one Pot 0( light In the me glow at the door of cell. en sat at a wooden table 'I. Ilamh Hot. (mm a electric globe ahadowed nd threw Into Bharn re on the tiny coll win. pinned on Pair Til Relic Of Klamath Street Car Days Is Junked In "Flats"; It Was A Day When "Flappers" Dressed In Stiff White Dresses And The Young Bucks Oiled Their Mous taches; But Sure Enough It Was A Jitney Street Car GIRL PLlGES60WhyAndHow2 Ff. DOWN MOUNTS i!f!?T! UAKntLU - HUK1 An old Klamath realdenl, who haa and perhapa Judge A. L. Levitt, to lived here 40 yeara, but who for the paat 111 baa been too lame to atroll around the city much, yestar day chanced to walk down to the flala". With that atroll mine mem- orlea pi anuiher day in KUuiaiii Falls, a day whn this city prided It-Alt In Ha own "Toonervllle Trol- lyleaa" horaa at rent car. There waa a time. In the ages now hung with robweba. when Klam ath Falla, for Ihe mere aunt of a nickel could ride from the tunnel or Ihe headgalea of Ihe ranal down Conger avenue, proudly down Main street, turning In magnificent atyle to the Southern Pacific depot, where they were depoalted with much pomp and ceremony. Two ponlea, one a gray and Ihe other a bay, drew a grayiah atreet car for two long aeaaona, through the city for the patronage of Klam ath residents. A company waa formed with W. K. Drown, Charles N. llawklna of llolliater. California and Mr. Could aa the chief stock holdera. The company waa banner ed with the name of the Klamath dreaa the family In allff white dreaaea and lake them for a ride on the "atreet car." Hufua Moore, who makea hie home across the river, might during tha summer have wearied from 'h Girl Narrowly Escapes Sure Death From 200 Ft Ridge; Klamath Driver Makes Trip From Crater In Hour And A Half Following is a first hand atory of the flight of Warnle Rhodea . and 4 he Bradahaw girls to Portland, told ex clusively -to the - Klamath Newa. have been on a penalon long before It left Ita flutter atreet ralla In Ban Franclaco to come to Klamath Falla. K. K. Ilunaaker hauled the first ateel In Klamath Falla at the time when Main atreet waa dusty. Don Zumwalt surveyed the layout for the Iracka and others. Including Dick Hammond were instrumental In the success of the. car before some "new fun glnd Ideas" came Into the heads of the council men and the city dads voted to pave the Wall street of Klamath Falls. Now the old car Ilea In much Ipss Canal company. In this day and "lute than It did years ago In the age It would have been the Klam ath Kanal Kompany, but such waa not Ihe frivolous thoughts of the men of 1908. stern champions of the company. ' It was Marlon Hanks' delight, not to say the delight of K. M. Bubb Flat near the II. It. Crane home. Memories surround It and the thoughta bf many of the "old-timers" wander back to the days when It waa the treat ot the week to ex choline five cents for a ten. block ride. Lloyd George Makes Blunt Statement In House Of Commons Amid Laborite Cheers; Looks Like The Old Boy Is Stirring Up LONDON, July 16. (U. N.) America and Japan are building warships against each other, . and some day there "may. be trouble," David Lloyd George told the house of commons in a debate on the British naval policy Thursday night. "Japan is genuinely fright ened about her powerful neighbor across the Pacific, while the latter is genuinely frightened about Japan," said the war premier. Labor members broke into cheers at this point. "Because they are frlgitoned at each oilier" Lloyd Ooorgo continued, aa often happens they are building against each other and some day there imay bo trouble." Lloyd George scouted the possl (Contlnurd On Pi(ro Two) Descending from Mount Garfield at Crter lake esrly long walk acroaa the river and yeterday afternoon, Miss Mar- "caughl" the car aa It treacherously ifln of Chicag ,ofit her awerved awlftly around the corner. , .. , , ., was the day of goggle, and l., " f treacherous crag, automobile veil., thrilling day.. fell 60 feet down one of the Charley Adams, now in San Fran- mountain ridges and miracul claco. waa the motorman of the car. ously escaped with her life, which had served Ita time and ahould j 8fter seriously breaking h'er ankle and injuring a portion of her leg. She lacked only a few feet of falling down a sec ond ridge of 200 feet. The injured girl was rushed to a Klamath Falls hospital in less than one hour and a half, Otto Nichols of Klamath Falls driving the car, which brought Miss Miller and several who assisted in lessening the pain which she was suffering. The accident happened when Miss Miller, returning from the danger ous hike up Garfield peak, slipped near the edge, and striking the rough rocks and crags, narrowly es caped with her life. That her in Juriea were not more aerloua ia the wonder of her companions,': who were helpless In giving her aid as she fell. Miss Miller Is the daughter or Mrs. Allan Miller, who with her family, was a guest In the Crater lake lodge. The visitors are real dents of Chicago, enjoying their summer In the west. Last reports from tho hospital were favorable for Miss Miller's con dltlon, and she was said to have spent a qulot nleht. IL S. AND JAPS 1FR1SC0 ELKS GET INEVITABLE WAR? ROYAL RECEPTION . F. Delegation Greets 150 Bills Passing Through On Way South NTINE BEAUTY LACKS JUST 5 ES TO SWIM ENGLISH CHANNEL lNE. Franco, July 16. ew" Exhaustion which ned ,nor death by drown- nd Lillian Harrison, the wlmmer from swlmmlnc rh """'""'I Thursday. Miss - only five mile, from at. after awtmmlng " me crow files from " on tho French aide, "".it.reo an . ntloxk .f r"i sank beneath the star ' ?""' aad others ac nnii . V '0", TU,1" PHIed her out by the hair. Bearing with them a memento of their visit In Klamath Falls, 150 San Franciscan Elks returned to their homes In the south last night, after spending two hour yesterday afternoon In the city as the guests of the Klamath lodge who presented Joseoh Lewis. In charge of the special train, with a beautiful picture of Crater Lake to hang in me duu Francisco Elks club rooms. The visiting Elks detrained at .,...i,.,r,i Wednesday morning aftor . nlihfa ride from Portland and by auto stage visited during the major oortlon of the day at Crater wk.. They were met upon their return r,.n. the resort at 4 p. m. yesterday by mombera of the Klamath lodge hn riUncnscd Klamath "soda pop and Rainier for the benefit of the thirsty visitors. Dedication of the San Francisco Elks temple will be held next month when Grand Exaultod inner well will be present to take a prom inent pt in the services. When completed the temple will cost In the neighborhood of .1.600.000 Momhera of the Elk lo'lKe. which ,,H in the entertainment o, the visitor. Included W W. Mc in mo E. Swanson, Linn W, Ncsmilh, Earl Whl.lock, James H. Drlscoll. Harry roo.e, Houston and Harry Howard. $500,000 Rose City Waterfront Fire Is Raging Last Night Slio had fainted. The attack of cramps Is believed 4o have been caused by bouillon which she had taken, Just before she sank. Roturning to Boulogne aboard a tug Miss Harrison Tecovered and announced ahe would try again. Only 20 miles sepnrule Cape Oris Nea and Dover, the nearest Eng llHh land. 'Miss Harrison awam the mouth of 1he river IMaHa, In South America, a distance of 20 nd one-half mile before 'heir chan nel attempt. The ohairnel whn began at :25 a. m., In a calm sea. PORTLAND, Ore., July 16. (I'nitrd News) Fire broke oat shortly after noon today on the lower Portland waterfront, and ia still raging this afternoon after causing an estimated damage of 500,000. Destruction lo tho Beaver Linn ton Lumber company plant waa complete. A. . Peterson, owner, declared the loss -would amount to. 2.10,000. An adjoining mill of tho West Coast Lumber com pany, was swept by flames. It waa In this plant that Ihe fire broke ont. The main sawmill was saved, hut the pinning mill and much cut lumber was burned. J5d Grenfell, fire marshal, es timated the total loss at close to half a million dollars. Trees and shrubbery lit tho Llnnton hill broke into flumes, and Thursday evening, although the flro still burned fiercely In the surrounding brush, it was be lieved It had been confined. PORTLAND, July If. I worked fur Bradahaw about five months and then I quit him about two weeks ago. Ever alnce I first started working for him the girls were af ter me to help them get away. At first I wouldn't listen to them but when I saw the cruel and mean treatment their dad gave them I agreed to help them run away from him . Besides, they told me that if I didut help them get away they would go away by themselves and I didn't want .them to go away on foot. After I quit Bradsbaw I kept In touch with the girls and the day before wo left I drove out to their tent and told them to have things ready to go the next night. Tho next day I drove into Klam ath Falls to have my car fixed and had It flUed with gas and oil. That afternoon I returned to Tula lane and got the girls. We left at 11 o'clock Tuesday night (July 7) and got to the summit of tho Green Springs mountain about daylight. We didn't atop in Klamath Falls, but went right straight through. I burned out my brake and low bands going down hill and I had to call on tho garage at the Intersec tion of the Ashland-Klamath Falls road and the Pacific- highway for help. He sent a car which got be hind mo and let me down the slope easy with a rope. J lost half a day at the garage getting the car In shape again. I lost; another halt a day at Medfordon another breakdown. I drove the girls right 3'ralght through day and night, till we got lo 'Portland late Thursday !?:bt. I found them the apartment, paid their rent e month In advance and gave them $10 to keep them going till they could lind sometsing to do. I waa going to take them on oa for Span 1b but I figured I had better hurry back to Tule lake. stayed la Portland only three hours and then drove day and night to get back Saturday night. The girls said they didn't think they would look up their married Bister in Portland aa ahe might give them awav. I returned to the O. II. imams ranch in Tule Jake, where I had boon staying after I left Bradsnaw. I was sure Bradsnaw suspected me ot knowing where me gins I wasn't surprised when. Traiiic Officer Foster on Insta-uctione from c.im tAnV me into custody at Malln and brought me to KIanv mi. Pa11 for Questioning. I know I shouldn't have haloed them run away but I felt so sorry for them I was willing to risk it. (By THOMAS R. CURRAN) (Special Staff Correspondent of The Klamath News) - PORTLAND, Ore., July 16. (United News) The Brad haw girls, Junie, 14, and Esther, 12, are safe. ; The two girls, who have been missing from the ranch of their father, A. W. Bradshaw, in the Tule lake district, were found by Sheriff Sharp of Modoc county and Constable Carry Coiad, of Klamath Falls, in a cheap, but respectable Japan ese rooming house on the FuriUsd -west side, late Thursday afternoon. The officers were led to the rooming house by Warnie Rhodes, a former employe on the Bradshaw ranch, who confessed to Sharp and Cozad in Klamath Falls late Wed nesday night that he had brought the girls to Portland. At the time of the officers' arrival at the two-room apartment, pointed out by Rhodes, the girls were not at home, and the officers sat down to wait. GIRLS ARE SURPRISED Sheriff Sharp and Constable Cozad went out to recotv notire. During their absence, Esther came into the room. "Hello, Warnie," she said cordially to Rhodes. "Then turning to the Klamath News reporter, she asked: "Who this party?' . . . .. Sheriff Sharp came back at this juncture. "Whose he?" demanded Esteher. "Oh, he's Mr. Sharp from Modoc," Rhodes replied. "I've come to take you back with me," the California sheriff said to her gently. - "All right," Esther said. "But I'm not going to stay with my dad. If you send me back to him I'll vamoose right over again." . . Esther then described to the sheriff dealings which ah declared over and over again had been given to both her and Junie by their father. She told-the sheriff that her father on one occasicm had knocked Junie down with a stick, rendering her unconscious. According to Esther's story, as her sister lay prone upon the ground her father repeatedly struck her over the head. . "I love my mother, but I'll not have anything more to do with my dad," Esther declared. She then told of the hop of Junie and herself that they might be able to earn enough money in Portland to send for their mother and have her live with them. Junto Near Tears Junie did not appear at the rooms Gov. hartley Is Off To Rally To Colors OLYMPIA. Wash.. July 16. Gov. Roland H. Hartley ha. received or dcrs from the war department to report for duty at Camp Lewis to his regiment, the Hit engineers, July 19. Colonel" Hartley will go through l,o week, intensive training, re quired of .11 the reserve officer, training corp.. ORIENTALS CAPTURE WEALTHY AUTHORESS CALKXICO. Calif., July 18. (United Newa) Mrs. Virginia Lee Cookson, wealthy authoress, for. whom a posse of 30 men had been searching e Santa Ana hills for niuio than IS hours, reported t police here that she bad been kid naped 4y Orientals. Mrs. Cookson waa wlttiout shoes and was hystertal. She told police she was driving near he entrance of Orange county paTk Tuesday when tihe Orientals forced her car to the aide of the xoud and forcibly placed her In their machine. They were about to carry her across the border, ahe said, when she leaped out ot their car. Battle Looms for Girls' Possession Whether or not tho Bradshaw girls will be returned to their .father Is yet a question and ac cording to Judge Bunnell, who lata last night stated that a com plain would have to be sworn to by some one fmlllar with tho alleged conditions. The matter would then 'have to bo brouitht .before the county court which would see io the disposition ot the girls Into same private home or institution. According to Mrs. George Broadland, police matron, prom ises were made earlier in Idie week to tho girls' mother, that It she received the custody of the girls they would not be returned to their fattier. To Attack Canton LONDON, July 16 Chinese gen erals are pooling their forces for an attack on Canton, according to a dispatch received here. for nearly two hours. Esther came in at 4:30 p. m., but Junie did not return until nearly 6:40. She was met at the foot of the stairs by Sheriff Sharp and Constable Coiad. who greeted her kindly and endeav ored to reassure her. She seemed ready to burst into tears, but mus tered a wan smile when Esteher nudged her sturdily. Esther show ed remarkanie self possession and composure. She laughed with the officers and gaily told them of the story she and her sister had given out to the effect that they were sisters-in-law and that Junle's hus band had juBt recently died. " Roma and Noma I The girls' during their week's stay In Portland went by the ro mantic names of Roma and Noma Richie. Their rooms were in or derly condition and on the back of an envelope Junie had made out a tentative budget for household ex penses and a record of her expendi tures. EstheY told the officers that she had worked four hours In the morn Ina at a neighboring restaurant. washing dlehes and cleaning vege tables. She said she represented her age as seventeen Junie, who gave her age In Portland as 19, had worked In an ice plant, checking Ice deliveries. Officers' Good Work The solving of the "Bradshaw mystery Is due entirely to the work of Constable Coiad, Sheriff Sharp and County Traffic Officer Foster. It was Constable Coiad who gain ed the admission from Rhodes that he had brought the girls to Port lsnd after Rhodes had denied all knowledge of their whereabouts tor nearly 48 hours. Sheriff Sharp de serves a great measure of credit for his determined decision to solve the mystery ot the girls' disappearance at any cost. The sheriff worked day and night, patiently exhausting each clue in turn before he turned to another. - Although Sharp and Coiad had driven about alnce early Wednesday morning In search of leads, when Rhodes admitted late Wednesday evening he had taken the girl, to Portland, the two officer, were ready lo leave within fifteen minutes time. Alternating at the wheel. Sharp and Cosad drove through the night, mak ing only brief atop, for hot cup. ot coffee at Medford, Oakland and Salem. The Sharp party left Klam ath Falls at 9 o'clock Wednesday night and arrived In Portland at t o'clock Thursday afternoon. The girls tonight will be taken care ot by Police Matron Mrs. G. B. Nick erson, and will leave tomorrow lor Alturas, returning via Klamath ' Falls. . -Liked City Life Sheriff Sharp plan, to turn tha girls over to the Juvenile court at Alturas tor disposition. . The girl, did not visit their married slslter in Portland, but planned to do so today or tomorrow. They then expected to change their namea again and move to another place. Both girls declared they thorough ly enjoyed the bustle and gaiety of the Oregon metropolis and relish ed city life as a change from the bleak existence ot herding sheep In the Tule lake country. Worried About Mama. -Esther declared she was worried about her mother and had plan ned to write Mrs. Bradshaw today telling her both she and Junie were all right and happy. Both girls admitted they "got quite a kick" from reading about themselves in the Oregon Journal and piles of Portland paper. In their room, tes tified to their Interest in follow ing the course of the investigation. Rhode, the former Bradshaw hired man, admitted that he had helped the girls escape only when he Teallsed they would run sway by themselves. The girls corrobor ated his story ot 111 treatment at the hends of their father and it 1. unlikely that any criminal ac tion will be taken against him. His part In the .case It has bceo clearly shown, was solely that ot sympathetic spectator who was foved to action by compulsion tor the unfortunate plight ot the girls.