THE ELMSATH NEWS
United News and United Press Telegraph Services
No. 250 (Every Morning Except Monday)
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1925
Price Five Cent
AC! OF GOD"
ONLY VERDICT
UP PROBE
Not Defective; Crew
fit Fault; Unforeseen
, Winds Are Held Ret-
f
lilDie
,)WKI.L. Ohio, 8opt. 4.
tNews) An ct of (lod
ol beyond the power of man
Lnre or protect himself
U. S. Senators Will
Arrive Sunday; To
. Start Hearing Mon.
Federal Building, Cattle
And Reclamation To Be
Heard During Day
final plum for Die presentation
of local problem beforo Hob Stun
fleld and Ilia senatorial committee,
due to arrive bore Sunday nlKbt, and
arrangements for their entertain
ment, following the formal hearing
at the court house Monday, were
made at a chamber of commerce
meeting held yesterduy afternoon.
BAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4.
(United News) The tracklesa
waters of the Pacific may have
swallowed the seanlane PN-9-1 and
Cattlemen, sheepmen, timber men . - .,, ....
.used the wreck of the ,nil porns Interested In rocluma-: .,. ,.,- ... .,,11 con.
FLOTILLA OF 18
DESTROYERS ARE
SENT AFTER PN-9 !
Watchdog Of Sea Are Sent
Away From U. S. Fleet To
Make Thorough Survey In
Vicinity Of Craft
.Shenandoah
in the conclusion of Com
Jacob If. Klein, aenlor naval
In rharge of the court of
here Friday.
tlon will be among thono who will j .... wlh ... .... ., d
petition the distinguished group of ;,,,, navy con mmmoa for lhe
aolonn for legislation which will
Klamath Fair Will
Close Today Before
Record Attendance
Beef Cattle Prize Given
Yesterday; Races Are
Real Thrillers
t,her lhe Shenandoah nor lho,'"'t'"i Klamath Falls by promtn-
at fault. The Bhenun- I'""' citizens, will begin their
a strong navigable shlpi "caring at o clock in I no morning.
To Visit frulcr
Whether or not there wilt be a
small dinner for the senators, was
rat not defer live In any way.
hiok It was the strongest alr-
htr built." Klein doclared. "I
Visitors at the county fair yes
terday far surpassed In number
those who visited the grounds on
the opening day of the exhibition.
Displays and exhibits were still
fresh from the dampness of the
night and little of the newness had
worn off In the 48 hours of In
spection. The majority of visitors yester
day were ranchers, farmers and
their families who; are spending the
week-end, interested In the stock
exhibits themselves, with their wives
spending their time In the fancy
work stalls, cooked food exhibits.
and canning demonstrations. . Young
t ..lnu..t ...... TU I
t It has been three days since Com-
Bt'iiuiurn, wnu win iiroimmy lie wit-' , , , ,,
were gone .1 we nave 10 mnu ln I daughter occupied a front place In
IhlH choppy sea." Hut there has , boy. and glr8. club worK and
been no hint of abandoning the ,ho vounI( of th ffflmllT found
worch. which has been going onthe calve8 and ludelnK of the varlouit
frantically since that time. F,lgh-L..nrtld of Mock .
.senators, was teen destroyers, speedy "wasps of ih il, nt .rm
know what the navy depart- not definitely decided yesterday af-,ne ,. nave feen detailed from i , .1,1.. hoi,.j kj
the battle fleet, now in Samoan I .,' h.a;n on lb. races.
PAST IN Klamath Country As
tUULAUUN utn.
IS TO DE ASKED
Coolidge Will Impress On
Congress Need For New
Department With Prof.
At Helm
Conclusively Shown
Sugar Content Higher Here
Than Average Of Choice
Sections In U. S.
BWAMPSOOTT, Mass., Sept. 4.
(United News) President Coolidge
hopes to Install a real department
of education and relief In the gov
ernment with a cabinet member of;half mlle, from Klamath rMt on
Another new industry has prov
ed an absolute success .In Klamath
county.
Beet raising sugar beet raising
Introduced In this vicinity only
about a year ago, can be carried
oa to considerable profit, In the
opinion of experts who yesterday
announced the results of their tests.
Sugar beets on the farm of G.
J. Hllyard, located four and one
MURDER TRIAL OF
FRANK WAY IS ON
HERE NEXT MS.
Alleged Slayer Of Klamath
Cattleman Will Have Able
Counsel; Memorable Trial
Is Likely
the calibre of a university profes
sor at Its head. '
Mr. Coctldge favors the organiza
tion of a department of "education
and relief," as provided in the gen
eral government reorganization till
the Lakevlew road, tested 19. S per
cent sugar. Other tests made show
ed a high content. The average
sugar content, It was said, is. be
tween 14 and 1$ per cent. .
E. M. Bu'jb, of the American Na-
111 do, but I am perfectly ternoon. but It was agreed that they
to fly the l.o Angeles and I should be tendered a reception Mon-
llke to build another 8hen-day evening at the White Pelican
hotel. Those at the committee meet
ing yesterday felt It would bo diffi
cult In assemble a crowd of suf
ficient sixe on a hullday to warrant
engaging the entire White Pelican
dining room for a bamiuet.
Yesterday telegrams were forward
ed to Senator Klanfleld, asking the
plans of the party, regarding a visit
to Crater lake, ami their wishes re
garding their entertainment during
their slay here. Answers probably
will he received today by I. Inn Sabin,
secretary of the chamber of commerce.
Jtulgo Oaghagen, at lhe meeting
yesterday, said that he would wish
a hearing as regards a federal bulld-
Ihli point Klein was asked:
1011 mcun then that If un-
lifh storm lilt a dirigible thul
wreck as that of the Slien
mlght not occur!"
Crew Not At Fault
t Is something in the hands
be answered.
10 lhe ship the Shenandoah
lutal Ions, In Klein's opinion.
In approved the opinion of
n officers that the ship
I recked by a "Una iiiuall," a
ow of storm Intermingled
rearherous cross currents.
lit norms you can avoid by
lover, under or arouna mem.
uld, "but you cannot escape
quail. You must face It."
roun of Inquiry here la not
It was more In the nature
Inquest and tho responsibility
Shcnandnuh disaster will not
ft. finally and formally until
ntlzation Is made by a naval
of Inquiry la be appointed
rrelary Wtlbur.
ship evidently was forced to
liude of from 6,000 to 7,000
it said.
Barograph lxMt
barograph, which would
he altitudes reached and the
at which tha Shenandoah
il up and down has not been
Only (he. bottom meta!
f the control car was 10-
The ship's log also la miss
The radio log was found sov-
Mles from tho wreck and was
k-d.
iin mild about 1.800.000 feet of
gas was In the Shenandoah,
Mmately ono-hnlt of the navy's
All has escaped, be said.
Mlef Is that air, rushing
holes torn In the craft when
ale first struck her, caused
Fin to break Into sections.
Ir high speed would have
her," Klein said, "It la lm-
1 10 run away from a line
unless you have an excep-
Vr fast ship.
fparontly guy wires (napped,
0 the Intense atraln on the
This loosened one of the
which crashed to earth and
the heaviest death toll, mast
onllnunl on Pago Two)
waters, to cruise at full speed to
ward the search area. From Hono
lulu orders went out Friday to
plunge Into the hunt with renewed , tne ,ast rac ot lhe afleI.noon
zeal, and to entertain no thought or
despnlr.
lttMlli4f H4Hn
Planes, submarines and destroyers
From the moment of interest,
when the silver fox proved a good
drawing card during the day, until
In
terest was found In every exhibition,
every display, and every bit of work
sent In from (ho various sections of
the county, results of a season's
have concentrated near the Kauai work.
channel, following a report from thej Following are the prizes awarded
U. S. S. Whlppoorwlll that flares In the beet cattle division yesterday
had been seen during (he night In
that vicinity.
While the Whlppoorwlll cruised
about for hours after seeing the
mysterious lights, without success,
and while It appears also that phos
phorescent seas may have caused
the dancing glares, navy officials
are overlooking no developments
Ing, and A. M. Thomas, secretary of j that contain the slightest hope of
the Klamalh Irrigation district, said leading to a happy, ending of (he
that tho district would probubly ' melodramatic flight.
need considerable time lo present Its
caHC.
kriidilck Hill FuvomI
The Irrigation district, bo said,
favors the Keudrlrk bill, passed by
the senate, but not yet before the
house, which would tend, Its pro
ponents believe, to make for greater
Hitccess ln reclamation ventures.
The wool men, It was believed,
will need at least three hours ot the
Little credence htfs been placed
in the report that an amateur radio
operator hud picked up word of the
PN-9-l's safety. The navy radio
station here has received no such
message. United News despatches
from Honolulu say the reports were
unfounded.
May Have Drifted
The possibility upon which navy
officers now base their hope for the
morning:
Aged bulls: West and Waters, 1st;
E. M. and W. E. Hammond, 2nd;
Frank McCornack, 3rd.
Sr. yearlings: Frank McCornack,
first.
Jr. yearlings: West and Walters,
1st; E. M. and W. E. Hammond,
2nd; West and Walters, 3rd. 1
(Continued on Pajce Two)
senators' lime that they may dlxruss rescuo of the seaplane's crew. Is
conditions both here nnd in oilier
qnnrters.
It was also said that lhe move
ment to abolish entrance fees to!
parks may bo discussed.
""Altogether. It was (he general
opinion that n full doy will be re-
that they may have drtrteu in a
direction different from the one
first charted at headquarters here.
The Kauai channel la between th6
islands of Oahu and Kausl, and the
waters off Kuuhuk point are now
being seorched. The piano hit the
water east of the Island of Maul.
quired for the hearing. At hntand f,r(lt 8(aKe!1 of ne 8)!arch were
time the parly plans to leave is not
yet known,
tADS GUILTY BUT
IS GIVEN RELEASE
Ptad hint stood the county Jail;
him prlaon walls. But Hob-
fron, admitting a willingness
fa Kullty in circuit court here
harge of writing a check with-1
"""clcnt funds to cover It,
tree.
tapnoned yejtorday. Brown,
oetoro tho district attorney,
N to throw himself on the
" the court. He got the
bl" not In the mnnnor In
he had anticipated It might
bn was released by Judge A.
f T,tt after District Attorney
hU discovered that there
r" "'of in tho construction, of
Fitment and ha nxnressed a
lnn to ,00 that no further
" taken. Brown already
""a HO days In jail.
Dr. Warren Hunt Is
Given Appointment
Local Hospital Head Made
Vice President Ore.
Medical Society
According to word received here
yesterday, Dr. Warren L. Hunt, of
Klamath Falls, was yesterday morn
ing chosen second vice-president of
the Oregon Stnto Medical society.
The meeting of the organization
was held In Medford. Its session
dosed ycalerday noon. A number
of the medicos expect lo visit Cra
ter lake, it was said.
REGISTRATION AT
MERRILL MONDAY
noglstratlon will bo under way
at tho Morrill school Monday morn
ing, nnd etudonts will !bo at their
books Tuesday, according to an an
nouncement made yesterday by
Principal Lester Turnbangh. The
-nminrement affects both grado
ond high schools.
Many Improvements have been
in I hut vicinity.
Commander J. II. Strong ot the
I'B-l. the Boeing plane that now Is
ready for her Honolulu flight, is
anxious to make the attempt, but is
being held back by navy orders.
The l'N-9-3, the patrol plane, which
was wrecked In San Francisco bay.
after being forced down in her
Honolulu hop, is now definitely out
of the flight project. Recondition
Ing of the plane has been deemed
Impracticable and unsafe.
Klamath Athletic
Association Elects
which be asked congress to approve ! tiona, bank wag elated at the re
suits of the analyses. The bank
was among those wki first urged
a trial of the Industry In Klam
ath county.
The tests were conducted by ex
perts from the Sacramento Valley
Sugar company.
a year ago. He will ask congress
again this winter to approve it.
- Many persons interested in edu
cation have been pressing him .to
approve a aeparate bill providing
simply for an education department
with an executive who Is a skilled
educator. They fear that the relief
section which would Include the
United States bureau of public
health and other organizations,
might keep the new organization
from functioning for the welfare
of education.
Publishers Blamed For
Profiteering In School
Books Say K. F. Dealers
OF K. F.
DIES: LAST NIGHT
Mrs. Delia Lee Passes On
Last Night; Lived Here
For 30 Years
Lester Turnbangh. of Merrill,
was elected president; Paul Jack
son, .secretary, and A. E. Street,
troasurer, for the ensuing year
when the Klamalh County Athletic
association met yesterday afternoon.
A committee was named to draw
up liy-laws tor tha organization.
It was announced that, In ad
dlton to the boys' aocker football,
there will be a girls' volley ball
team.
A. J. LYLE OUT
FOR CITY POST
Tho third candidate lo make his
appearance In the rare for coun-
mnile at the school, Mr. Turnbangh cnman from the second ward Is A.
-..1.1 Three large rooms have been 1 Lvle. who yesterday announced
.i.in.i through the elimination of I .. an oldermnnlc seat Is one of.sessor, all of Klamalh Palls, and
the old gymnasium. his ambitions. Thus far he Is cp-
The high school will occupy the posed by V. u. matnews anu irac
Coming as a shock to her scores
of friends in Klamath Falls and
Klamath county was the death last
night of Mrs. Delia Lee at the home
ot her daughler, Mrs. Fred Schal
lock. Mrs. Lee passed away at
10 o'clock, ending a beautiful 1 1 to,
full of service and love tor her
friends.
For the past year Mrs. Lee had
been Buffering from a stroke of
patrlal paralysis Which had kept
her to her bed. Following the
death of her husband. Captain J.
P. Lee in 1920, Mrs. Lee spent a
winter In her old home In Ten
nessee, a winter ln California and
has since that time lived In Klam
ath Falls. Since her illness she
has made her home with Mrs.
Schallock.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 Sunday morning, the Christ
ian Science services will be read.
Interment will be In LlnkVllle cem
etery by the side of her husband.
Lived Hero 80 Year
Delia Davis was 'born ln Colum
bia, Tennessee, February 18, 1843
She married Captain J. P. Lee in
1869 in the same town In which
Bhe was born. In 1886 Captain
Lee came to the Klamath country,
followed a year later jr Mrs. Lee,
Here -they have made their home
for more than 30 years.
Captain Lee died ln 1920. His
widow has lived elnce that time In
Tennesse, with members ot her fnm-.
ily. In California with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Minnie Henry of Mt. Shas
ta City, and with Mrs. Schallock ot
Klamath Falls. She died at the age
of 83 years and seven months.
Mrs. Lee Is anrvlved by the fol
lowing children: Mrs, Emma Mills,
Mrs. A. J. Voye, Mrs. Fred Schal
lock. and W. T. Lee, county as-
Local Boy Scouts
Help Out At Fair
Boy Scouts In Klamath Falls have
started to take an active part in
the county by acting as messengers
and UBhera at the Klamath county
fair, other activities are betas ar
ranged for file fall and winierrthai:;
will make a very busy season.
During the past . week Troop 2,
meeting at the First Presbyterian
church, under the direction of Percy
Murry. as scoutmaster, has been reg
istered at national' headquarters,
and their membership certificates
and tenderfoot badges will be issued
at their next regular meeting.
Three or four new troops will be
organized In the next two or three
weeks, and started on their regular
program of scout activities.
Persons interested in scouting
have been notified of a general coun
cil meetiug to be held at the cham
bor of commerce on Tuesday even
ing, Sept. 8th, 7:30 p. m., at which
time reports covering the last five
months will be heard and a reorgani
zation of council members effected,
SMALL GIRL WANDERS
IN WOODS 12 DAYS
DULUTII. Minn., Sept. 4. Won
crlnff nlinnt tlm WOOds alone for
1 tpn davs and nights. Elevyn Peter-
son; 12, a west Duluth school girl,
existed on berries and roots. She
was found Friday attempting to
milk a cow on a farm near Lake
wood. The girl often heard voices of
various searching parties, but did
not reveal her location because she
was afraid of strangers. Her cloth
ing was badly torn, and she had suf
fered from exhaustion and hunger.
For two nights she found shelter In
trees from rain and thunder storms.
Local Bchool book dealers, com
menting on the utatement of J. A.
Churchill, state superintendent of
public Instruction Thursday-that ef
forts will be made to reduce the
costs ot books here declare that
such a thing is impossible.
While they agree that the cost
ot books is in excess, the fault lies
with book . publishers, according to
C. H....Underwood. Klamath Falls
Ot proxti. oniy. enougn in. i&ci 10
permit them to handle school books
at a minimum reasonable profit..
Churchill, In making the state
ment, declared the books In Oregon
were less expensive than In most
states, but still too . high
WINNER IN FAIR
To Bonanza goes the honor of
the highest number of prizes award
ed during the homo making pro
jects, camp cookery anf home cook
ery, according to Frank Sexton,
county club leader last night who
made the list ot awards.
In the home making project of
the club girls, 16 exhlli's were en
tered. June Bradbury, Henley, first;
Dorothy- Wadsworth, Fort Klam
ath, second; Lucille Dawson, Mt.
Laki. third.
Bonanza carried away all honors
of the camp cookery when Edith
Scott took first prize; Walter
Bowne, second, and Mona Dixon,
thrld. t
In the home cookery entrants,
Fay Jlnnette, ot Merrill, first prize;
Savllla Kaylor, Henley, second, and
Bernice Kendra, Llbby, third.
What promises to Ibe the hardest
fought murder trial In Klamath
county court annals will open at
the court house Tuesday morning
when Frank Way, scion of a wealthy
family ot Oregon cattlemen -. will
answer charges of first degree mur
der in connection with the slay
ing of Tim Murphy, well known
cattleman of the Klamath country,
on May 23 last.
The Clarence Darrow and Robert
Crowe ot the Klamath country, as
sisted by an attorney of equal cali
bre from Bend will battle for and
against Way'a life or liberty for
perhaps a week's duration, after
which - Way's fate will be In tha
hands- of Klamath jurymen.
Six Attorneys To Battle
For the defense C. F. : Stons, J. 1
H. Carnahan and Jay Upton, the
latter of Bend will work together.
This expert counsel has fcsen ss
j cured by one ot the older Way
brothers wno nas determined to
spare no expense ln exonerating the
"baby brother" of the family..
For the prosecution, Horace Man
ning, who last year secured a' vet
dlct of not guilty for Johnny O'Shea
when three others were convicted on
the, same charge; in connection with
the 'murder of Oscar Erickson, wfll
be the bulwark ot the; state. It
IB uauanfiufiu mat- tuv -uay tui-
lowlng Murphy's death, hi Irish
prcseciition ' of Way, an English-'
man by descent. District Attorney
E. L. Elliott and W. A Wlest, all
assistant will assist In the prosecu
tion. . - . ' - ;- . -A-
Dying Statement'
According to evidence ln : tha
hands of the district attorney Mur
phy died as a result of wounds in
flicted by Way ln a fight ln tha
Devil's Oarden country east of BIy,
May 23. Way claims Murphy was
killed in a fair fist fight. On tha
other hand. Murphy's dying state
ment, according to his - brother, a
tew hours after tha fight When ha
was kneeling i-y a - little alkali
stream to wash the blood from his
face were: "My god, I'm dying, he
hit me over the head' with re
volver." ' The trouble, it is alleged.
started over the possession of a
black sheep. . ' "
ALASKAN MISSIONARY
TO PREACH HERE SUN.
Rev. Fred Taylor, of Astoria, will
preach In the Episcopal church, cor
ner of Payne alley and Main street.
at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. Rev.
Taylor Just recently returned from I from to occupy , b(JX ,n
WILSON MEMORIAL TO
LEAGUE IS PROPOSED
GENEVA, Sept. 4. A Woodrow
Wilson memorial gift to the league
of nations In the form of a 11,000
000 assembly hall Is being discussed
by Americans gathered here to ob
serve the sixth meeting of the lea
gue assembly.
Mrs. Wilson will arrlvo Saturday
Klamath Teachers
Must Submit To a ;
Physical Testing
missionary work in Alaska, and has
a wonderful experience to tell.
diplomatic gallery, when the as
sembly opens Monday. Senator Ar-
K. H. 3. football 1 eam . SBniltnI, Thomas J. Walsh, dem-
To Use Riverside Park ocrat. of Montana, will sit with Mrs.
The Klamath Falls high school
will be allowed to use the south
side of Riverside park for athletic
purposes.
, That was decided . at a quiet
meeting of the '-ity park board
Wilson
upper floor, nnd lhe grades will be
downstairs.
The persc-nnel of Instructors will
be unchanged, It was slnted. .
Powell.
Lyle said he will make a state
ment, outlining his policies, at a
later date.
CHICAGO. 8opt. 4. Col. J. R.
lu.it night at which little but rou-j Buchanan, for many years general
tine business was transacted. passenger agent at Omaha, Neb., of
Mrs. Minnie Henry of Mt. Shasta At the meeting the board drew, tne rrempni, cmnoni miraour.
City California. Four grandchild- up In formal form Its resolution to Valley railroad, haa died at his home
ren' also aurvlve her. they are1 the city council, advising the sale f in Waukesha. Wis., 87 years old.
i.m. .,i nt. iionr nf of certain narta of Riverside park I Col. Buchanan, was one of tha
"Ahem!" coughed the two-fisted
master,' or his gingham-clad count
erpart, who once presided over tne
boys and girls who were pupils In
the little red school house.
And Hank Ranch and Joe Bush,
district directors, said not a word.
The master or the school ma'am
could cough all they felt necessary
and from their employers came not
a protest. But nowadays
"Just sit down In the waiting
room," one hundred and twenty-five
Klamath county achoor . teachers
soon will be told by a white-coated
physician. "You will be examined
within a few minutes,"
The Klamath Instructors are to
be before the doctors that It may
be determined, whether or not they
have tuberculosis or any other com
municable disease. ' '"
The announcement "that all
teachers must undergo the examin
ation before they assume their du
ties in the local schools, was made
yesterday by Dr. O. -8. Newsom,
director of tha county health unit.
OFFICIAL IS DEAD A" reputable physician may fa
seen. - ,
The move la the outgrowth of
law passed at the last asssloa ot
the Oregon legislature.. . . .' . ,1 .
PIONEER RAILROAD
Mt. Shasta City and Joe Voye of
Klamath Falls.
to the Southern Pacific and the outstanding figures In pioneer rail-
Central Pacific lines, respectively. way development of the west.
PLAN CAMPAIGN
LONDON, Sept. 4. Prohlbiflon
lsts plan to launch before Christmas
a determined campaign to persuade
Oreat Britain to follow America ln
outlawing albocol.