The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942, August 02, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE KL MfATH NEWS TTEvery Morning Except Monday) United News and United Pntt Telegraph Services IIEO Downed PRAGUE R. LrU reached the Ln.r Whitlock t that n unldentl La drowned In Lr, near lotincii body ha noi had arrived here dy oK" rom .a wu to have t'ork Monday for LoggMB company. swimming mie in in when acverui -mtr him atruz- Icurrent, attempted ly to effect a oroner Towie left Iht to take thurgn which is cxpeciea Id within s few WEDDING it Ttirr curW ludWu o( nor than l ... . - ... - - thi klt ot Jock An- ilit. vbia Frank nil muted thtm n I tb drama, IT k II iltraillr Ban ui Mr. Anthony In pill It th dir. mi ti Ik Evening is rooms m kemtMiy'gowaed Muk olok rrao da rl4 a brldii bouquet nryuithiaiB. Mr. way wirt mended by Klig. l of the Pint Dainl.l ins nag ceremony, I hi populir yuung fin. Anthony plan la Ink for th south. rehired ot hi dul leu f( lpr. A Operators Meed In Dispute Itom i... . ... .. . i i. lunitea Operators and miner 111 ..,!.. I . . 'ment for Septem- IrllMi i . . ai ii on tn IflllhM hy lh hi.,..,. Pt production In ih PlJ-ihre I hero Is a for month p-" lher than at "Mi ht year. P reaction likewise f following threat " mde iljr ,mon ot. '"ril mine walkout. Production for tha P' '"dings, furnish- I mn, amounted . to P", is Increase of 64.- ' Percent oyer the It ll It K u. . (' Period Lit year rl..was threatened. T!C LIGHTNING EST WAR CLUB Aug.. l.Death r'w lightning lnvnted rl?. 8oo. d.troK. fcy v.Doo.ooa ,,.... . myvnm "1 Violet v. " " J Will DS saw 1rn.... ,l,r. It wan learned to 1 advised tha depart- u lnvnii i --- ji.s neon ,. ' WOrkln "' OVernm,. i km,.. 1 .'""Paction In Porory near San ir,. '"w detructW. in- 'oy impacting I. TI, . ' "'" 11 ' at Z "";b roaeb 1 r. Ji ?lto d""'' Vancouver To Frisco Flight In Ten Hours PORTLAND, Aug. 1. (U. P.) Prom Vanrouvir, Waih., to fin PrancUro and return In 10 hour and it mlnuln flying lima wa a feat aceompluhed Katur day (by Lieut. Oakley 0. Kally, II. H. A. )n command of Ihe air quaitron at Pearwin field, Van couver larrark. In a round trip alrplan trip to the hay city. Th purpoa of tha flight wa lo recnlva a coiuilanment ot IIG.000 In nnwly ruined 10 rent placea from tha United Hlatr mint In Kan Pranclaro, dolg naled to rommemoral th 100th annlvaraary of the founding of Port Vancouver. Tha ruin bear a reproduclloa of old Kurt Van couver On ona liln wllh tha head of Dr. J. M. MnLoughlln, found er of tha fort, on tha other. Upon Kelly' return the coin war received with due reramuny at Praraou (laid by Herbert t'ampbnll of tha Vancouver Col umbian who la preaidvut at tha centennial. Ilreakfaat ' in Portland, lunch In Han Pranclaro aod dinner In Portland, wa th order of th day for Lieut Kelly and the writer, who accompanied him. KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SUNDAY. AUGUST 2, 1925. Price Five Cent. County Court Appropriate $100 For Portland Nuraery npreentlng the Pacific coaat Reecu and Protective society, Mra. Lenna Burn, field secretary, and Mr. Clara Upton, special state In vestigator, were In Klamath Falls yealerday. Tha county court, upon request ot Mra. Upton, appropriated 1100 toward the maintenance of the Louis tlomb and th Alberlina Kerr nursery Id' Portland. The Louis home baa successfully hand led a number ot case from this vicinity. Mra. I'pton and Mr. Burns are also collecting voluntary subscrip tions, far th Cottage hospital for veneral dlseaasa. The Cottage hospi tal received an appropriation of 17.000 from the stute. but the I'arlflc CoMt Riisrua society hopes to raise several thousand dollars In addition. BY STRANGER IS AIDING MYSTERY J. Gordon Admitt Murder Of Drug Clerk For Which Scott la Sentenced WICHITA. Kan.. August 1. John Gordon, held by authorities here on two first degree robbery charges and accused In several other robberies and on criminal assault, today confessed, according to county authorities, that he la the man who' killed Jos Maurer, Chicago drug clerk, and for whose death Itussey Scott is sentenced to hang. Declaring that he haa gone under many assumed nsmes, but that his real name la Donald Allen Guerley, "Gordon" today told officers whom he bad summoned, ssylng thst he wanted to confesa: aaylng that he had killed Maurer. while he was at tempting to hold up a drug store and that an Innocent man is condemned lo die because of his act. Ctonlon Insistent Gordon was Insistent in declaring that It waa he and not Scott that killed Maurer. Several persons claiming to be eye-witnesses to the slaying of the young drug clerk, positively Identi fied Ituasell Scott as the murderer when they testified at Scott's triul In Chicago. Ruaaell haa maintained bla innocence, declaring that his fugitive brother, Robert, fired the fatal ahota. He has never accused a third unknown person as the slayer. OfflcaUr placed no ' credence in Gordon' "confession." They sug gested that perhaps Gordon was at tempting to lay th basis for a plea of Insanity when he la brought to trial on other criminal charge. Local Sheriff's Office Helps Get Stolen Car The Klamath sheriff's office was notified yesterday that through their efforts, a Ford car alolen at Jerome, Ida. waa recovered in Reno, Nevada. The thieves, two boye. were In thla vicinity a week ago. They were seen last tiunday In Klamath Falls, coming here from Dorrla. California, wT.ere they are reported to have stolen a robe, tool and a quantity of gasoline. Th sheriff's office reported lo Sheriff Sid Stanton at Jerome and ha requeated the Klamath officer" to telegraph authorities In this vicinity to Intercept the thieves. Tha capture of the auto bandits at Reno followed the warning sent out by Deputy Kendall. Well Known Resident Of Spokane Stricken PASCO, Wash., Aug. 1. F. J. Ilolman, 73, Barre, Ma., near Bos ton, was taken to Our Lady of Lour- de hospital here Friday, suffering from . beat prostration. He was prealdent and manager ot Vermont Loan & Truat company In Spokane for many yean rp,nr about 13 year ago, when he retired and re turned to th New England state to reside. He still has Interests In various parts of tke Inland empire, and had been driving much of the time for tour days. Wednesday afternoon, ho arrived In Pasco after a trip over the Horse Heaven, and registered at the Pasro hotel. Tho attending physician re port hi condition favorahlo. MIHH Jl,KNN RKTI RNH Miss Oenera (llenn, who has been writing on th staff of th Great Falls Tribune, has returned from Montana to Klamath Falls, where she will remain for thd balanro of th summer. In September Mis" Qlenn plans to, leave for the Univer sity ot California, where she will study journalism for the winter. Ml"" Glenn has spent the summer with her father, who is also Interested In GREECE MOBILIZES AGAINST BURGLARS ATHENS. Oreece. Aug. 1. (U. P.) Greece has started concentra tion of two army division on the Bulgarian frontier, it was reported tonight. The reported concentration fol lowed failure of Bulgaria to answer satisfactorily Greek demands lor in demnity growing out ot the amas slnstlon ot a Greek citizen named Nicolaldea. tiimnl Atip 1 ninitAfl V II tl-'HI v. ' " o - Press) Rumblings of a financial - A .i,n.t i-nrlnln Investiga tion of the Chicago (board ot trade were nearo aiong nrci, ... . , - nt flnnnCA. tnitnv inirasu s as a result ot Arthur W..Cutten'a spectacular coup in me wiieui j.ii n..n.. whn first gained linen- horaunn of hta sen- V1AI J .... satlonal earnings In the corn mar ket, Is credited wltn reaping r- r lsst S260.000 In the yesterday when he sold his starea uummeo . .v.ri-iv advnnoea pneva w Bl uai'i' . dealers who were "Bhort and were forced to buy ai any Vn it., secretary of Agrl- jieiiuris . i..ji.. would launch an culture !' Inquiry to asceriaiu nuu. . .. . i.. -tint had been nego- "corner. i - tlated were freely circulated In the financial district, ami my . .. the market. grain nrtre. making further gains at the Saturday essiou. Fiaher Here Allocating Ratios Of State Taxes F.arl Flher, state tax commlssion . n...J.u tnr Tkevlew. er left eariy after spending Saturday In Klamath Falls Ralph winu, tav, commission, will remain In 1 . . ii Ni.ha' vol urn Klamath Fall" unu r . - . .. ...in, nnr v in tho week. from ijoso'"'" - Commissioner Fisher has charge of allocation of tax ratios for every . ... . 11m annnrtlnns county in me ." ----- not only the percentage of state not . ' i, ratio to be levied taxes otii , upon public ntlllll" serving the American Girl Ready To Swim English Channel CAPE GRIS NEZ, Franca, Aug ust 1. (United Pres.) Ready for the teat that may establish her a the first woman aver to swim the Kngllih channel, Gert rude Ederle, concluded her train ing tonight, while her trainer, Capt. Jabei Wolfe, anxiously stud ied weather forecasts for the next 48 houra. Unless soma unforeseen con dition arises Miss Ederle will slip Into the cold waters of "La Manche" about o'clock Monday morning and commence the long battle wllh wind and tide acroaa to the Eoglish shore. A the American girl swimmer limbered up In the smooth waters of the bay this morning, a boat of admirer on shore praised her smooth stroke, her powerful, al beit graceful form and the quiet, unspoken grit she display In every move. From weather reporta Capt. Wolfe expect aom rough weather may be encountered In mid-channel on Monday, bnt feels Miss Ederle Is fit for whatever the waters have In store for her. Odds of 7 to 1 and slightly bet ter continued to prevail against a successful crossing. Man Stricken on Ashland Highway Dies in Hospital Death claimed Samuel 11. Bird- well, aged E2, Friday afternoon, while enroute to Medford, several mile out on the Klamath Falts- Ashlahd highway, following a stroke of apoplexy. Blrdwell was rushed to a Klamath Falls hospital where death occurred 30 minutes later. The man was accompanied by his wife and daughter and had re cently been In the Klamath country in an attempt to better his health. Decision to return lo a lower al titude was the Immediate return to the valley. The body was ship ped to Bellingham, Washington, for 'burial. 'The deceased was a member of the Masonic fraternity which liT5 charge of the fu neral ritee. PROMINENT RANCHER DIES OF PARALYSIS Jesse H. McFall, prominent Poe valley rancher, died in a Klamath Falls hospital Saturday afternoon, following a stroke ot paralysis, which he had suffered during the past two weeks. The aged rancher was one of the first developers ot the Klamath country, and especially the Poe valley section. Funeral services will be held for McFall at 11:30 Monday morning, from Whltlock's mortuary. ESKIMO MUSIC FROM GREENLAND IS HEARD POLE EXPLORERS REACH FIRST LAP OF LONG CRUISE Ships Are Abandoned And Planes To Take Up Dan gerous Leg of Long Trip WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. (United Press) The first stage of the Don ald MacMillan polar expedition was believed to have ibeen completed tonight. . The Peary and the Bow- doin, ships carrying the explorer's party, expected to drop anchor at Kiah, Greenland, late today. At Etah, the main supply base will be established and MacMillan will pro ceed by airplane. Commander MacMillan messaged the national geographic aoclety to day that both ships had rammed through heavy Ice floes and that the party would reach Etah tonight. The arrival will be celebrated by the first radio program ot Es kimo music ever broadcast from within the arctic circle. Tha pro gram it is hoped by MacMillan, will be heard In tha United States. It will sunt at 10 p. m., eastern standard time on a 40 meter wave length. The monotony ot the long boat trip to Etah was broken first when the Bowdoln and tha Peary ran Into a swarm of . mosquitoes, which caused discomfort and later the ships encountered an Ice field and the expedition was halted tempor arily. Airplane FltRht On After battling- Ice several days. the boat finally succeeded In ram ming their way clear and should be in Utah tonight on schedule time. 'Is aplte ot difficulties, we. are on- schedule.". MacMillan messaged the : naltonal geographic, society. "Before leaving Boston w planned to be at Etah on August 1." The- next stage in the dash. to the north and the most dangerous will be by -airplane " Th- navy planes will be unload ed and set up. A short flight to Cape Hubbard, Aielhelberg island, will be made. There a flying base will be established. MacMillan and a few chosen members ot his party then will set out on their flight over the "vast blind spot" ot the vit corth. Cowboy Stunt Rider Shoots Self While Riding At Gresham GRERHAM, Ore.. Ang. 1. "Brcncho Bob" Hall ot Los Ang eleges, a member of the Ben Jory rodeo troupe, which is giv ing exhibitions on the county fair grounds here, was seriously wounded tonight when hi horse swerved while he was doing bis "drunken ride" act on the race track. . Hall was standing on tha horse, which waa galloping mad ly down the track, when be drew hla pistol loaded with blank cart ridges. As part of bis act, he shoots the pistol, in wild west "bad man" style, but the horse Jumped as he ired and the wad atruck his left arm. ' PEARL HARBOR MUST BE MADE BIG NAVY BASE Senator Underbill Advises Coolidge To Waste No Time In Hawaii N. CO. APPROVES UNDER CONDITION Moran Answers . Query Approving S. P. Program With Reservations NEWTON, Mass., Aug. 1. (U. p.) H. H. Cooley, radio amateur, told the United Press late tonight, he had heard "Snatches" of a ra dio program on 10 meter wave length which he believed was the MacMillan Eskimo program broad cast from the tar north. Reception was not particularly good,. Cooley said, but he was able to hear ibrlef snatches ot a song. He said It appeared an It tho tend Ing nparatus was aboard a ship which was swaying or rolling in a sea. Cooley owns a powerful low wave length receiver and ' transmitter, with which he consistently com municate with New Zealand, ho said. Earlier In the evening he was in communication with the Peary and copied several hundred wonts ot press messages addressed to the national geographic society In Washington. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Aug. 1. Eskimo music from the 'MacMillan polar expedition was received by radio amateurs here. Several tele phone calls wer received 1y the Milwaukee Journal from local op erators, who reported hearing the call letters ot th Peary and mulc! broadcast by tho native rew. U.S. ILL ENTER IN WORLD COURT SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., Aug- 1 (United Press) The United States will enter the world court, without Insisting that the court be entirely divorced from the league of nations, Senator George Wharton Pepper. Pennsylvania said tonight at the summer white house here. Pepper is a house guest of Presi dent Coolidge over the week-end. His visit is social, but he is prepared to discuss the world court question It the president so desires. Pepper, who sponsored one of the world court proposals which was not acted upon at the last session of congress, predicts the senate will adopt a resolution permitting the president to make the United States a member ot the court. 8WAMPSCOTT, Mass., Aug. 1. (United Press) Pearl Harbor, Ha waii, must be developed as a great airplane and submarine base and made the furthermost outpost of Am erican defense In the Pacific, Sen ator Charles L. Underhlll told Presi dent Coolidge tonight. The Philip pine Islands are unimportant from the standpoint of naval defense. Un derbill oild, .... .. " Underhlll. -who joss just .returned from an-" inspection trip In the Orient, said Hawaiian military con ditions were deplorable. ' The Philippines wilt not be ready for Independent self-government for 200 years. Underhlll said. The Fili pinos are dominated by unscrupul ous politicians, he said, adding that although more than 50 per cent of the population are opposed to the Independence movement,- they were afraid to say so because of this domination. Must Dcrrlep P. T. Underbill advocated ' that the United States develop the Philippines as a rubber center. He said through this the United States could control the rubber market ot the world, and break the British monopoly, which Is causing the present high prices. Governor General Wood's admin istration in the Philippines should be strongly supported by this gov ernment, Underhlll said.' One neces sary reform Is the removal ot the judicial system from politics, he said. Underhlll also visited Japan, where he said ,he observed no feel ing either ot hostility of friendship toward the United States. Japan, he said, has not made as great de velopment In Industrial and other fields In recent years as the Japan ese expected. , t WASHINGTON. Aug. 1. (United Press) -Answering the questional of the interstate commerce commis sion concerning the views of the Nevada, California, Oregon railway on the 'application of the Central Pacific for authority to extend its line from Klamath Falls to Cornell, Modoc county, Cal.. President Cba. Moran of the N. C. O. makes it approval conditional on previous approval by the commission ot th Southern Pacific's application . to acquire control of hla, line. He regards the Klamath Falls Cornell line as part of the reneral scheme for the development of south- central Oregon and northern Cali fornia, he says, and the various ap plications should be taken together. If the Southern Pacific doe not take over the N. C. O. ha wonld modify his answer aa the 'new :1Im would seriously lmnalr tha revenne of the N. C. O. and forclose It futare development. He expresses th opin ion that the line to Cornell will not produce profitable - traffic unlea extended to Altnra. Steamer Finally Gets Off Rocks In Safety VANCOUVER, B. C Aug 1. After apendlng ulna hours hung op on Louise Rocks, oft Balmoral can nery. Port Esslngtcn on the Skeena river the Canadian Pacific coast wise ' steamer Princess Beatrice, Captain A, Johnson was floated by her own power at 10:10 a. m., ac cording to report wirelessed by the captain. WELL KNOWN NOTRE DAME PROF. IS DEAD flOUTH BEND, Ind., Aug. 1. Father Arthur Berry O'Neill, C. S. C. an associate professor at Notre Dame university died here tonight after a long siege ot illness. Father O'Neill had been a priest In the order of the Holy Cross 48 years. He had been at Notre name 25 year. D C Highway Contract To Be Let This Month The contract for the last section of The Dalles-California highway, about ten miles in length extending south from Crescent will probably be let by the bureau ot public roads some time this month, it was learn ed from a reliable source yesterday, Clearing ot thla stretch win he taken care of by the twentieth of the month and clearing of the right- of-way In Klamath county will be completed by the first of September, JULY BEST MONTH FOR CITY CLERK July was the best month for col lections at the city clerk'a office in the past three years and probably the best month within the history of the city. Judge Gaghagen's office Issued nearly two hundred receipts on as sessments and a total of $23,407.32 was turned over to the city treasurer from the office of the city clerk. This total Is over double . that of the previous record month of last year when $11,000 was received. Oddly Matched Troops 'S Fighting Riff Battle ' FEZ, Morocco, Ang. 1. (United Press) Perhaps .the .moat oddly matched battle In history is being waged along a front ot 1(0 mile where the French... employing th moat modern equipment and. tactics ' of warfaile, art ' pitting" "thlr strength against th ancient savag ery of wily Riff Ian tribesmen. ., It is a veritable battle of th cen turies, as though the present aga was demonsarting Its highly dev eloped forms of cruelty against th crude but cunning barbarity ot th past. '. .' The Riffians are master . ot Apache warfare. Not infrequently in the heart ot aome well guarded French encampment soldiers ar knifed as they sleep. . Tha tribes men, tirelf I'.oirlne Tcfcej . ed; their bodies smeared with eheep fat and rolled in brown clay, gild silently through the night through the center of a French post. They plunge their daggers into the throats or iearts ot their sleeping enemies, escaping noiselessly . and Bnake-like aa they came, ; ... -n Possible Attempt At 4 Jail Break Is Hinted Two Iron bolts aawed through. the middle constitute the exhibit . In the alleged attempted Jail de livery at the county jail. ' . . The bolts are part of the re- enforcing bars of the jail window. Deputy Jim Hilton, acting as jailer during Tom Tracy's absence, dis covered the sawed bolts and la keep ing them ss souvenirs. The prison ers responsible for the sawing are still unknown. LaFollette Followers In . Illinois Will Carry On CHICAGO, Aug. 1. Illinois fol lowers of Senator Robert M. LaFol lette . ot Wisconsin today held a memorial meeting here In his honor, end pledged themselves to comple tion ot hla work. Dr. A. E. Hayden ot th divinity school ot the University ot Chicago, who delivered the funeral oration for La Follette, will be the present speaker at the meeting. ' Ku Klux Honor Memory ' Of William J. Bryan DAYTON. O., Aug. 1. The mem ory ot William Jennings Bryan waa honored by the Ku Klux Klan In many places In Ohio, according to reporta received today. At Cleveland, Klansmen in full regalia 'burned a cross which bore this . Inscription: "In memory ot William Jennings Bryan, greatest Klanaman ot our times, this croaa la lighted." . ';' the Montana paper. entire itate.