The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942, September 13, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE KLAMATH NEW S United Newt and United Prest Telegraph Service 1DGE ORDERS EPING PROBE! . S. AVIATION Mot Prominent Men in ; ion to Sift Problem Ln and Recommend VpT MAY BE RESULT ; Col. Mitchell Take er Whack At Army U Navy "Blunders" Speed Demon In Lat Race of Career Win. New World', Record 8T ' PAUL, th.pt. .,, p., W llaugbdahl, veteran nutomT Hie race driver, broke the world's rword for 10 t 4n ovt dirt truck here today, despite 10 yard handicap. Hi, 4me 7:32 1-6. The race In which tlx other tare were enter ed, was won In lh tartest time ever recorded against time or In competition on till, type of track at the Mate fair grounds here, according to offlclala. It wa the lain race of the day. Ilauguuhl. who earlier In the day bettered hi own record! for three, four and five mile, all world', recordo, aald the 10 mile wind-up would be the last ruce of hla career. I1HNGTON, Sept. 12. Press) PreBident tonight moved to pro- ir n impttrtiitl settle f the long Htamling nir-iapute. a bold stroke the presi- tswered criticism of the tent's administration of defense by appointing littee of nine citizens of reputation to study pre subject immediately kke a report to guide sident and congress in ling an adequate na lir force. oolldite' action followed undoah disaster. In which air officers and men lost kn and sweeping criticisms j idmlnlstratlon by Cot. Wit- Hi hell, demoted assistant army air service. brcmlttee expected to begin immediately and lie re- It be uaed for the Informa- ouly of the president, but the- Incoming con great, I'd lid At Random lerscnnel of the committee General James O, Har- Mlred. president of Radio in of America; Dwlght W. partner J. P. Morgan and Howard E. Coffin, air- neer. Detroit, Mich.; Son- gain Illngham, Conneotlcut; Admiral Frank Fietclier, fon. I). C; Rep. James S. epiil.llran. New York; Hep. bison, democrat, Ueorgia; house naval affairs rom- Juclse Arthur 8. Uenleon, upidH, Mich., Judge of the ult court of appeals, and Ham F. Durand. loa Ang- sident of the Institute of il engineering and a mem- he national advisory com- Bor aeronautics. ANTONIO. Tes.. Sept. 12. lam Mitchell, critic of the air service took another the army and navy du ll'" conduct of the service In lit Issued here today com- K the heroic actions of the If tho PN-9-t In escaping llio recent attempted flight all. with trnlo for the rea- lirmen. Mitchell aald "ad- ion Inefficiency" was caus- (lrath Hat among airmen to 40 per cent of the corn personnel of the army nislied service medals he awarded Commander lo.lKors and other crew niem- tho PN 8-1 Mitchell aald. that "the tenacity, good and luprcme physical en- of the crew- are worthy Islieat type of American 11 refused to enlarge upon Nt arraignment of the war fvy department. Hl my say. Its now up to department to So something it. We want action," he hk Way To Be ntenced Monday py morning at ten o'clock ' (Frank) Way, convlclea "laughter, will face Circuit P-eavltt and be sentenced for "K'd slaying of Timothy T. sheepman, on May 13, this Mmence for manslaughter fn covers a range from one ears. Whnsa wm la In - Pr 1'K - h announced that he will pal his case to the Oregon H Conn WIRE FLASHES September 12 West Hide Mourns CHICAGO The heart cf Chi cago, west side tenement district was broken this afternoon ss the lifeless form of 14-year-old Thomas Zyglei waa found under tons of clammy, gray clay that entombed him when a bank on which he waa playing Caved In Thursday afternoon. For nearly 48 hours rescue workers strug gled with all the machinery the sympathittlc city could provide had pushed hack the clay In vain. Gunman Thought Dead DUBUQUK. Iowa What police and Coroner Kdwln Streur be lieve may be the body of Ueorge Anderson, notorious gunman and alleged murderer of Mr. and Mrs. Ilen Hance, near Muncle, Ind., last month, ties In the morgue here. Ki-CbnTTiinli Dies WANESBURO, Pa. Thomas Spencer Crago, , 59, former con gressman and assistant attorney general of the United States, died at midnight at his borne here. Crago served three terms in con gress and was a veteran of the Spanish American war. Danes In Huuinliup HOLLYWOOD An automo bile accident furnished a dra matic climax today to the movie land lour by Charles "Hell'B Maria" Dawes. The vice presi dent's party was held in a traf fic Jam in .the heart of Holly wood for 20 minutes, when OiT. automobile ran down and slight ly Injured Motorcycle Officer (Ins Ileere, n member of the police escort. Creole Chink Hhot NKW ORLEANS Chin Soo, rhlnaman, was shot to death hero shortly before midnight by a fel low countryman, who escaped. Soo, with two score orientals, all said to be On Leong men, were engaged In a card game, when the assassin with a companion came into the placo where the game was In progress. Ravage ' Drive tin FEZ French troops, driving against the suvoge troops of Abil el Krlm In what may provo the decisive battle of the war In Morocco, reached all their ob jectives tonight. At dawn both wings of the French line swung into action on a drive over a wide area. Grandstand Collapses PHILADELPHIA Four hun dred baseball fana narrowly es caped Injury ln a panic caused by collapse of a grand stand at the Harbor ball park near here today. One woman was Injured. Yellowljr Vigorous CHICAGO A new record ln prohibition enforcement In Chi cago was set this . week, with the arrival here of K. C. Yel lowiy "ace" of federal prohibi tion agents, a city wide survey revealed tonight. Three hundred cabarets, pool rooms, restaurants and drug stores were placed un der temporary Injunctions during the week for alleged violation of the "dry" law. Passenger Hhlps Tied 10 NEW YORK Alt commercial and a considerable number of passenger ships will be tied op In New York next Wednesday, William Pettersaon, chairman of the strike committee of the mar ine .transport workers Interna tional union No. 610 of the In dustrial workers of the world, claimed In a statement to the United Press tonight. KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1925 Juvenile Trio Steal ! Car, Drive In Ditch, Buy Rifle With Bad Check, Caught Young Outlaws Ranging From 11 to 14 Yean of Age Pregent Baffling Problem to District Attorney When Arretted On Serious Count; Two Boys Arrested With Pickaninny (By PAUL PARRINGTON) Two freckle-faced lads, shoulder-high to a door-knob. "sat sobbing in one roorn of the courthouse last night, taken into custody by the sheriffs office after, it wag charged, they had taken an automobile, wrecked it, passed a worthless check, bought two rifles and a large quantity of ammunition and had headed for those great open spaces where a man ! may park his car,' At the same time Sheriff Burt Hawkins and District At torney E, L. Elliott were scratching their heads and wondering what disposition to make, not only of their cases, but a third j boy, colored, who was said to be involved in the check writ ing operations. KLAMATH INDIAN TRIBE RECEIVES AID FROM MP The while boys are Chester John ston, 11 years of age, sad Richard Clausen, 14, and,, the colored lad Is Walter Timms, 14. Tint ma in sisted that the only assistance lie rendered th pair waa In writing in the date ot the cheek and the word "cash." The freckle-faced boya, between sobs, declared that they bad wanted do bant jackrab- $245,200 Awarded To Indian on Reservation; Amounts To $200 for Each Indian WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. (United Press) Payment of 200 per capita to the Indians on Klamath reservation to re pay them for three consecutive bad crop years has been au thorized by Secretary of In terior Work. A total of 1226 Indians will receive $245,200. The money will come from the sale of timber from Indian lands. The treasury deposit credit ed to the Klamaath reserva tion from which the payment wilt be made now amounts to $168,000, A constant income from tribal timber sales is ex pected for the next 20 years. Contracts now in force are ex pected to bring in $700,000 for next year alone. $3,261 Assessed To Liquor Violators in Klamath in August Twenty-fonr persons were arrest ed In Klamath county for alleged violations ot the liquor law during August, according to a report made public last night by District At torney E. h. Elliott,' Fines totaling $3,2(1, B0 were as sessed by Justice of the Peace i. Kendall, and 2,B81.10 of that amount was paid in cash. One hundred and forty days in jail sentences were mated out ity Judge Kendall. Hie report represents consider able actttty on the part of prohi bition officers, and I am very wen satisfied." Mr. Elliott said. The stotement will be forwarded to W. S. Levens, State prantoiuc director. JOYRIDERS BELIEVED TO HAVE STOLEN CAR Mrs. A. W. Smith, of Kiamnth Falls, had an automobile last night. She went to a motion picture show. Then she didn't have any automo bile. According to the story she told Deputy Sheriff Jim Hilton late last night, she decided to have some diversion. The movie attracted tier. She parked her machine on Pine street. When she returned for It, the machine was gone. Hilton was of the onlnion It may have been stolen by joy-riders who may abandon It somewhere In the vicinity of Klam ath Falls. S. P. IS UNWILLING 100 Families Here TO EXTEND LINES Exposed To Typhoid IF 0. T. COMES IN Fever Through Milk 3 Case and 4 Others With Symptom Reported Hart Within Part 24 Hour; Schulmeier Dairy Serriag 100 Klamath Fall Families Closed . ' '1, Definite Statement That S. P. Will Not Expand If O. T. Comes, Made By Dey - ASKS KLAMATH TO STAND Says S- P. Ha Nothing to Hide and Will Challenge O. T. Mis-statements Minns Movia Billy Goat It was a week ago, ' the wbtte boys said, that 4key conceived the idea of taking a ride la an auto mobile owned by Sirs. A. M. Clau son, 1501 Main street, mother of the Clauson bov. Thev fottnd it tuirkfttl at -tha nlaat ot thft ftiff Lakes Box company and, getting under way, started for the open country. ; Misfortune befall them, however, when they sot about mils and a half beyond thtoer form, Clau son, be said last night, waa driving and suddenly Johnston reached for and applied the emergency brake. The automobile skidded, pitched into a ditch and turned over. Undaunted, the two boys called for a towing ear, according to the sheriffs office, and bad -tie ma chine removed to a local garage. The relatives ot young Mansion noti fied officers that tho car bad been stolen and, for a week. It had bees searched for. Disregards Probation Yesterday Johnston attempted. Sheriff Hawkins said, to pass a check for J20.50 on K. B. Drew, and Drew suspicious, turned bins over to Hawkins. At noon the lad promised faithfully to return at 2 o'clock and the sheriff allowed hint to go. While out on probation young Johnston and Clauson passed a bo gus check On the Baldwin Hard ware company and purchased the bunting rifle. Two o'clock, however, found lad mlsatng and the next time be was taken Into custody It was by Dep uty Sheriff Jim Hilton who saw them, rifles oa their shoulders, walking over the Link river bridge and headed sway from town. Kids' Btoricw Vary Conflicting statements were made to District Attorney Elliott by the three boys the Johnston and Clauson- tads insisting that the colored boy was responsible for writing the check, while he insisted that the signature of Mrs, Orace John ston, which appeared on the paper, was not placed there by him. Johnston, Elliot said, lives at 1736 Johnson avenue. The lad said last night he had tried un successfully to pass a check at the Sugarman store that he might Pr" chase a new pair of trousers. Other than to ay that some ac tion will In all probability be taken against the juveniles, Elliott was able to make no predlcltlon as to the disposition of their cases. The Southern Pacific- com pany cannot carry into effect its compreheiwive plan for a new through main line to the east, with unified system of feeder lines centering here, if j the business of this territory is divided with another railroad building a branch line from the north into Klamath Falls. This was stated definitely by B. C, Dey, general attorney for the Southern Pacific company at Portland, appearing before the Federated clubs of Klam ath county here yesterday, ; j Mr- Dey also said that there is no justification for the as sumption that the entry df the; proposed branch line railroad from Bend into Klamath Palls ;. would result in a reduction off rates or, an improvement ' of service. "Quite the contrary is true," he said. , " . "If ths traffic avaiinMs from this district has to support two railroad, instead ot one it Is only ptala coas mon sense that sack traffic will have to move at higher rates than It there Is but one Investment for such traf fic to support. There Is not only duplication of investment, but there Is sever ending duplication ot op-1 crating expenses, maintenance of property and the many other items necessary to the support of a rail road. These moseys must come from somewhere and there is only one source of revenue. The public must pay tha bill. In this tastanca the people and shippers ot this lo cality will largely have to -shoulder the harden. People Must Choose "Tha most important question be fore the people of this district at the present moment is whether or not tbey prefer to have carried out the extensive railroad development program planned tor this district by the Southern Pacific company lit preference to the extension ot a branch lino ot railroad from Bend south, with Klamath Falls at the end. Which of the two programs offered means ths most to this ter (OomtiBBed sat Page Two) SAYS FARMERS CAN AFFORD A FREIGHT BOOST Circus Elephant Is Loose; Plays Havoc TUPELO, Ark., Sept, 12. An elephant bant was on to the woods near hers tonight. ' 0sa hsndred ass pursued three aad a half toa "Tex," ti tanic terror of the tent tops, who lifted bis Jangle voice In Jubi lant freedom and uprooted sap lings, tossing them over ais back oa ha ploughed through tha iim berlsads, "Tex" broke away from his trainer yesterday after aevaly Injuring brat. He Is C5 years oM and la aald to have kHled sine men. Over a hundred Klamath Falls homes, those families wis patronize the Schmuimeier dairy, are threatened with typhoid fever. As a necessary precaution Dr. G, S. Newsora, eoonfcy Health officer, deems it advisable that each of these families take the typhoid serum injection to check the headway mads by these germs, carried in the milk of that concern, ' i , . . ' Three cases were reported in rapid succession to Dr r som, the last coming yesterday afteraooB, ' Loeal doctor ported four other cases where there were possible symptoms of typhoid. All these patients patronized the Schulmeier Wry. -. ' -v , It will be SI days before S3 am ban of these Rva-seera , tastUtaan- am breaths freely, ksowiss that all das ger Is gone ot the disease sreraiUac lattaerr systems. Aeeordias tat py. NewaB 1 days la the Um Uastt tor iBtecttoa to start ta. - yi Hatty Ctsses Down a t It was tearses from a scarce etbsr than Or. Newsos just waka sa&r the disease germs aataaatasl fiaas. The ooonty - healta crffisert quick actios la btspeeUsar tb sUi at tha Bcoslnieinr dairy savsd aay farther exposara of Xisstatl Falis eltlsess. - 4 :., : The Sehtttmeicr dairy -waV'!r-il said, responsible for aemal ijraaeff. eases here last rear. Wbaa tsfdrta d by Or. Nswsea yuttrdsy Mf. Schaiseier decided to aiait the dary business here, aad last algal M waa repotted as iavtag toft tteswtaV ajanity. - -.. V 100 KaasOea X'mmsj - -;, - -. "Tisre la aa aeed to worry, tiet Hers, a boat the aitlk from etbef dairies, D, Ne-aewa dsefv ? , question is, bow atasr t taaa Schalaeler pstrocs are afriMae afe tha sraseat time. It star eatsnt if aa ffiore thaa the three seta easel Sow reported, asd agats, it may "tet salt to a sarioBS epidemic. - J - Jud Short Injured By Fall Rom Horse While Bagging Deer Hatchery Man Lies in Open Ail . Night Unable ts Mount; la Being Gared For ; "Yep got him In tha moonlight fired at tha boy wbes I could only see the whites of his eyas, Jad Short, depsiy gams warden, was to have told those who attend the bar beetis ot ithe Klamath Sportsmen's asscclatloB at Crooked Creek - to day. ' Yet Mr, Short, whs had promised to 'provide the deer meat far the the festivities vrtll be recumbent os his cot when the portions of vcnlsea are served. And this is bow came: Short did get his deer, and is the mconsight, too, according to word received at Klamati Fails yesterday. But, after placing tt animal across bis horse, bis horse felt Into a hols In the vlcMty ot Cherry Creek and Itsdd, thrown, suffered a wrenched back. Managing to tie the aalswl to a near-by stump. Short apest the night on the ground, is the wilds, 12 miles from his cabin. Aid, yes terday morning, ha finally man- aged to get nimseif on ibe horse and to get to his. cabin. From there ha was removed to Crooked Creek where he received medical attention. The deer, however, be was forc ed to leave behind, because, la bis CHICAOO, Sept. 12. (United Pressl Th first week of ibe soec lal Interstate Commerce eommts-i condition, be waa enable to lift it. sioB bearing here oa the request j But, regardless, the deer meat ot westers railroads tor a freight problem has been solved. And rate Increase ot five per cent coo- those who attend the barbecue eluded with presentation of evidence will eat a ISO pound mole tail buck designed to show that farmers cam deer bagged by Dr. W, R. Boyd and HKI.Il FOR Ml'tUlKB KELSO, Wash,, Sept. It Charges of first degree murder, were filed formally In Superior conrt today against K. Mechesukl, Japanese, for the alleged slaying of Kldo, Korean, ln a quarrel Friday, Whistles Shriek And . Honolulu Is Wild A Gallant Crew Enter HOSOI.VH. Sept. 12. tnliI Pmt) AO Honolulu massed the rapitol grounds here today to prmS In greatest mewsare a stir ring welcome of Joy over the i aMy of Commander Rodger ami ; his crew of tho navy seaplane px-o-t: Whistles shrieked throaghont : the city, announcing; the approach ; of the party from Pearl harbor, and when Rodger and his com panion appeared the rostram was covered with tho gorgeoos lelsa of the Hawaiian Manila ami wreaths of flowers. The cheering waa frcmtlctl, AH Honolulu was celebrating. afford an Increase. Bankers aook ap the entire ses sion today with tales of agrtraltnrsl prosperity, Albert H. Denton, president ot the Home National bank of Ark ansas City, Kas summarized the banking opinion whea he said: "The farmer has got his feet on the ground. Nlneteea-Twenty-fottr was a good year for the far mers. They made material pro gress, paid off many st their debts and-their general condition, from a financial standpoint is sattefictory. The deposits of the Home National bank are bow higher thaa evar be fore and (his hi a direct reflection Mark Howard, last sight. It announced Million Dollar Hail Storm Strikes East LINCOLN, III,, Sept, IS. (Waited Press) High winds, accompanied by rats, bail and lightning, ripped through Lincoln early tonight. Property damage was estimated at 11,000,000. Several persons wer Injured by wind-driven .. debris. Railroad, electric and telephone ser vice were paralysed temporarily. of the farmer's condition, aa agrt-jHst Gripped trees of their foliage Valentino TOef II Otf Wot loro Won't Saw Whether She) Do Of Don't Lew Movie Sheik -Any Morel la Going ; To Sea Mama NSW YORK, Sept. IS. N attache Rambeva, better kaews as Mrs. Rudolph Valentino, wbo 1 alloy ing a marital vacation from ta "sheik ot Hlmdom sailed tor Xiir- ope today as the steamer LaFraaa, With Mrs, Vales tino waat ths se cret of bar matrimonial dilfwaj- ties which ted to ths marital a catSa from handsome Ra4r." . "I haven! a ward ts ear, abeai Rudolph, aba said attar asca srg Ing, "Ha to ia Los Angeles atelr- iag Bietarea, I mm going abroad tor rest aad to visit father aaa mother." (Father aad motisr ee la Paris, where divorcee sooetiia are obtained.) ( . - . i' .-- Mrs. Vatostias addad - tint M contemplated so divorce, point tag out tkat her bustand had seat Jtsf several ieueva asa reisarasss, i - f S. MAIL LOOTING?; RING IS EXPOSED BOTTAMJ, K. Y., Sept 11. la oae grand sweep, poetoffiea Inspect ors, aided by Buffalo city and rail road notice, tonight arrested s gsaf of aen, waa are alleged daring the Isst three years ts have looted par cel post mall at the postal transfer terminal here with hnsea tkat sr reliably reported to aggregatt 100. 000, Eight men, all ens ployed as laborers is the terminal, wan taksei Is the round-op. All are report d to have made confession. culture is the backbone aad founds. tlon ot Kansas, "You will find oar farmers add ing a little more land to their farms. Improving their property aad. Id a word, tbey are sow aa a sound and wholesome basis," Tha hearings will continue next week. and beat crops into the ground oa several farms sear Lincoln. MOVE TO KM) COAL HTKIKK MILFGRD, Pa., Sept. It. What premises to be the opening step is the opening of negotiations la the anthracite strik started today. Well Dreued Woman'g " , Body Found In RaTina RACINE, Wis,, Sept. 11. iPniU4 Press! Discovery of the deco Ex posed body ot a woaaa partly baried ander mad aad water is a rarlss south of here, tonight presented is tboFtties with a mardcr ayatsry. ( The body waa well clothed. There were bo marks on tha clothing tu give the police any eta to its idss tity, i'.i Superficial exaakiaattea rsreaSsd the body had late la the Improvised grave about three months, according to a coroner's physician,