THE KLAMATH NEWS
o. 270. .(Every Morning Except MondayT
United News and United Press Telegraph Services
KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1925
flflN CALLED Two Guards Die
hQ MD VflTC As 35 Prisoners
0 IUI !U!L
D WARD SEAT
Unanimous on Ordin-
toviding Selection of
Succeed M. S. West
WANTLAND AVE.
jiscus Matter of Needs
Jtville Cemetery By
ibscription Fund
Try Jail Break
Penitentiary Inmates Foiled
In Getaway By Arrival
Of Police Reserves
Price Five Cent
SmiH STREET TOki Murder
UIMM am
Business Men Form Body to
Work for Improvement of
Badly Paved Highway
the council by a unnnl
i the ordinance calling
klul election In the sec-
was punned throuKh Its
bill and third reading, tin-
bcrgency clause and sign-
yor Ooddard. The elec-
1)0 held Wednesday, Octo-
The purpose of the apO'
bn Is ito fill the seut mudo
the resignation of Merle
Irul months ago.
get Hly NnmiMt
iiHlnomi was done at a
pig luat night. A rommtt-
epare a budget fur the
ll your was appointed.
let must ha submitted by
1 and approved by (he
Irt by December 31. J. A.
fred Glover. A. M. Col-
Chllcote, Merle Went and
kith were named on tho
bimlttce.
I'nrk l'ul 1'p
hncll Ik desirous of com-
Hlverslde park deul bo-
rallroad hearing starts In
October 5. In the opln
i rouncllmen If both rull-
not buy the park before
the chunces are aome
ot the dual ever going
Coincident with this dls
s the reading of com-
s from Kufus Moore, of
fdonate a park site of 80
Ik the Rock Creek hlgh
iiuchI tin I'ngn Two)
LINCOLN. Neb.. Sept. 28.
(United News) Kaclng a hull of
fire from prlwm guards, between
15 and 24 convicts In the state pen
itentiary here armed themselves
with rifles end nltro-glycerino
honibs, made a desperate hreuk for
freedom late Monday. Two life
prisoners and a guard were killed
and a guard dangerously wounded,
before the men were driven back to
their rolls.
I'ollro reserves' rushed to tho
lull ntlor a frantic telephone cull
had told of the battle raging with
in the walls, aided guards In tlm
20 minutes of sharp flKbtlng In
which almost 200 shots were ex
changed. Ilrcak run-till riot
Tho jail break apparently had
linen carefully plotted by thn con
victs. Kred Drown and Itoy Smith,
the convicts who were killed are
believed to huvn been the leaders I
In the conspiracy. It is not known 1
yet when the men obtained their,
supply of weapons and , ammuni
tion.
PROGRAM IS OUTLINED
Masonic Emblems Found on
riody Believed Those
Of Missing Man
Property Owners to Be Urged
to Press Work of Bettering
City's Approach
JE FLASHES
MITCHELL BACKED
BY AIR OFFICERS
Six Complaints Are Lodged
Against Department
At Hearing
LnnMlowne To Testify
U.IWT, X. J., Kept.
tunic story or rommnnil
Niry I jiiuI no's fears
f safety of tlm (llrlgllilo
loan, confided to Ms wlfo
krfore ho was killed .when
t crashed In Ohio, soon
rovctiled lieforc tho nnvnl
t Inquiry Invcsligiillng rho
loss.
sununUts imprisoned '
ICO TITV, Sept. 28.
tan SO alleged roiiiiniin
sre imprisoned In Vera
Inmlny following Hm nets
prism which . roods com-
stisin Hundny.
IKl elect Ions.
Apoplexy Commits Suicide
'A HAMIARA, Calif.,
IN. Fcnring a recurrent
nf apoplexy, Orrln Starr
R, nillllonnlro resident of
to,' tied a rono around
k with suloidnl Intent
Nl or heart failure when
pod off Into space, It was
I at tho coroner's In
icro Mondny.. Mrs. Nenl
the boily hanging from
fn beam.
Looking For Fight
!AOO, Sept. 20. Attract
thn conforenco In which
Will, .and Jack Iempsey
close a deal for a flffht
HI. llllly tllbson, mnnit
(ieno Tunncy will bo In
Humlny to smell ont
innces for an cnjrngctiicnt
Iniiey. Olbson will m"
i llonton, Deinpsey's btisl
Iprescntatlve Wills and tho
f manager Paddy Mill
tWIint will como of It Is
nnnts Wilbur's Kcnlp
T YOHK, Hept. 2.
lew York World cnlls for
MKtintlon of Hecretary of
avy Wilbur In Us lending
Inl tfwlnv. Tlin elltlrlnl
tlm a secretary of Uio navy
record has proved him
f fnrtunato or wise) wlioso
nit Ion In tntesmniishln hnfl
tn to threaten 'cold steel'
ii) whoso contribution to
lias been to mls-stnto tho
Pi thn rnan of tho Hhen-
and whoso capacity for
to thn American people
WASIIINOTON, Sept. 28. (Unit
ed News! One after another, fly
ing officers of the army air ser
vice rulllcd behind their chief, MaJ
Cion. Mason M. Patrick, and their
outspoken champion. Col. William
Mitchell, hefore the nresldent's air
craft board Mondny, they demand
ed sweeping changes in aviation ad
ministration by the war and navy
departments, which they agreed
was badly In need or remedies.
Thene are the comnlntnts made
Monday against the present admin
istration air service at least as it
applies tn the army.
1 Administration of nlr service
affairs by non-flying officers. ' .
S Lack of necessary condiment.
end overtime work because of small
personnel.
3 Too much red lane, delay
ing plans for months, due to nec
essity under the present system
of taking matters all the way
through the war department and
up, without allowing high air offi
cers to make decisions thomselv-
s.
iThn nrnmotlon system. Offi
cers who have served for years
are not raised whllo new officers
are brought In and placed over
them, causing friction and Inef
ficiency. E Low pay In face of risks of
tho service.
6 Failure of the war depart
ment to pay any attention to
many recommendations from tho
nlr service.
Th startling teatlmony Monday
was regarded as paving the way for
the appearance or Mltcneii, scneu
uled for Tuesdy. The commit
tee room was packed and the sym
pathies of the audience were man
ifest by bursts of npplnuse and fre-
nnnnt KOIindS Of laUghter Ot Wltti-
clsms at the expense of the war
and navy departments.
$65,000,000 Bridge
Planned for Frisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28.
(Untied News) Plans for a $05,
000.000 bridge to connect San Fran
cisco ant Alnmeda were laid before
the board of supervisors Monday by
John Ecrmlnghnm. Jr., San Fran
cisco capitalist, who applied tor n
permit to go abend with the work.
The application was roicrreu ,u
i mn,nrrinl develnnmcnt end
Jtfllll VW..I
. ..mmiiiu which will con-
elder It on October 10, submitting
a report on October id.
.. l.Mriirn dnalcn wan drawn by
Joseph n. Strauss of Chicago, and
according t Ilormingnnm, cum
with the five principal regulations
for bridging the bay ns laid down
by the United Slates war depart
VIsloning the Importance of
Sixth street In a commercial way
as the city continues to expand, a
group of prominent businessmen
and property holders on Sixth
sereet and its adjacent territory
met In the chamber of commerce
rooms yesterday afternoon and
formed an organization to be
known as the Industrial Improve
ment club.
Tho object of this club as stated
in Its constitution ' Is to "improve
the district centering on Sixth
street by construct leu of sidewalks,
paving of streets, ' lighting, better
Kunltalion and flro protection; to
promoter business development In
that d!rlct und maintain Sixth
street as the principal commercial
entrance to Klamath Falls.
Second To Main Kt,
Sixth street, members declare. Is
second only in Importance as a
business thoroughfare to Main
street. Lack of proper caro of Its
streets and many other needed Im
provement by the city, that thor
oughfare where travel comes In
from and leaves for the south has
held back Its progress.
About .10 members now belo-ig
to the organisation and It is the
aim of the improvement club to
get everyone who owns property
on or near Sixth street vitally In
terested In the organization.
Already a move has been start
ed by the organlzntipn toward an
underground crossing at the South
ern Pacific tracks. A tolegrum
from Mr. Sproule has stated that
whenever Klamath Falls desires to
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EN CENTRO, Calif., Sept. 28.
(United News) The bleached skel
eton of a human being found on
the desert near here revived mem
ories of the sensational disappear
ance several years ago of George
Schick, wealthy San Diego business
man, for whom "murder" E. Drew
Clark is serving a life sentence in
San Quentin penitentiary.
The bones are believed those of
Schick and were found by Edward
Klssee, prospector, who reported
the find to local authorities.
Beside the skeleton, according to
Kissee, were two masonic emblems,
such as were worn by Schick and
pieces of a railroad ticket froT
Garrison Gorge to San Delgo, dated
November 26, 1922.
Clark was found guilty of mur
der despite the fact that the stato
never was able to prove Schliks
death.
According to the testimony pre
sented nt the trlol Clark was liv
ing with Schick's wife. A quarrel
took place between the two men
and Clark was supposed to have
shot Schick to death, later hiding
the body.
SMITH ENTERS
RACE FOR
WARD
40 Members Of
Movie Company
Poison Victims
Popular Businessman, Backed
By Scores of Friends, Flings
Out Political Banner
Colony On Location Rushed
To Hospital Suffering
From Ptomaine
PLATFORM FORESQUARE
Candidate Known to Be Man
of Sterling Qualities, with
Keen Civic Interest
FIGHTS FOR LINE
Modoc Officials Are Here For
Soliciting A1tlance ,
of Business Men '
Klamath county will have to
make the fight for the main lino
nst from Klamath Falls to Al
lures as against the Crane-Odell
line Insofar as the state of Ore
gon Is concerned.
"his was the statement made by
Frank McArthur, representing the
MICHAEL SPOONER
ACED LUMBERMAN
nirc fM nrirso fA DM Mcnoc counly uoara or supervisors
UlU 1IN rUUl rAIMYI and owner 0f 30.OOO acres or land
I In northern California, who was
CAHSON CITY, Nev., Sept. 28. here yesterday with John Davis,
(United News) Michael Spooner. secretary of the Modoc Wool Grow
once a millionaire lumber man diediers, and A. S. Splcer, big land
penniless . on the poor farm here ' holder and director of the First
Monday. I National bank of Alturas.
At one time Spooner owned a These representatives of north
lnrRe portion of the Nevada shore lern California arrived in Klamath
of Lake Taho, now one of the most I Palls yesterday afternoon after a
populur of western mountain re-1 conference with the people of the
sort. He was 95 years-old. ( onHmiod On riifce Two)
Backed by grorra of his frli'mls
not only in the icroml ward, but
throughout the city, O. A. Smith,
lodil business man hurt night enter
ed tlm council manic race for elec
tion In the second wnrd, following
an ordinance passed by the city
council culling for a special elec
ion in that section of the city to
replace Merle West, who resigned
from that office several months
ago.
Mr. Smith, during' the past 6 years
as a resident of Klamath Falls, has
been urged by his friends to enter
the race because taey believe him a
man of sound business principles; a
man who can grasp a situation and
make his decision for the right, re
gardless of personal friendship; a
man whose honesty and integrity is
unquestioned and a man who will
fill the post with the best Interests
of the city at heart, and capable of
sufficient foresight and Judgment
to act accordingly. Ho is a big
property owner in this city.
Native of Indiana
He came here from Indiana 6
years ago, intending only to visit
He became enamoured with the
Klamath country and shortly after
ward went Into business, building
up as he went a wide circle of
friends who respect him as a man
qualified to hold one of the most
important executive offices "of city
government, that of city councilman.
Platform Announced
His platform is as follows:
'To The Voters of the Second
Ward and People of Klamath Falls:
"Urged by several delegations of
friends, among them prominent
businessmen, workingmen and wo
men, to seek election as councilman
from the second ward, I after no
little deliberation, have decided to-
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Justice Hunsaker Reported
Near Death In San Francisco
Members Of Family Start Out In All Night Race With
Death In Hope Of Arriving In Time To See
Stricken Man Alive Once More
Tearing through the night in a race between life and
death, hope vieing with despair of ever seeing their father
alive again, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Vaughn, daughter and
son-in-law, and sons, Jess and Ray, in a high-powered
car, were burning up the road between this city and San
Francisco all through the hours of the night, harassed
by fear they might not arrive in time to be at the bedsido
of Justice of the Peace R. E. Hunsaker of Klamath Falls,
who was reported dying in a San Francisco hospital at
an early hour last evening, young Jess drove furiously
toward the southern city.
The race to Snn Francisco, which .ones here.
started last evening, was occasioned
by a telegram from A. J. I-ylo, of
this city,-who left Klamath Falls
several days ago with ustico Hun
saker, the latter to undergo a major
operation for a lasting Illness.
Word of tho precarious condition
of the Justice was received In Klnni
nth Falls late yesterday .nfternoon.
Immediately plana for starting out
at once for Sun Francisco wero
were made. Jess, a son of the Jus
tice, placed a high powered car In
readiness, and with almost no prep-
nrntion, the remaining members of
the family stepped in the mnchlno
and the great race begnn. Accord-j
Ing to the tolegrnm, It was feared:
It would not be possible for the
family to reach tho falling Justice!
before death claims him. Although;
knowing his condition precarious
the suddeness of the telegram Inst
night came as a shock to his loved 1
The message sent by t,yle morely
stated that Justice Hunsaker, ap
parently doing as well as could be
expected from the operation, suffer
ed a sudden relapse and It was fear
ed ho 'would not live until morning.
JACKSON SPEAKER
AT CLUB FORUM
HOUSTON, Tex., Sept. 28.
(United News) Forty members of
a little movie colony en looatlon at
a large ranch near here, were
rushed to hospitals late Monday,
all suffering from ptomaine poisoning.
The movie folk were stricken
after partaking of a light lunch
eon consisting of potato salad, beef
sandwiches and sweet milk. None
of them are prominent.
Neither Ricbrad Dlx or EBther
Ralston, the stars of "Woman
Handled," the picture being filmed
were at the ranch at lunch time
and arrived shortly afterward when
the various members of the com
pany began to complain of feeling
111.
Dlx drove a car to a Houston hos
pital, unloaded the occupants and
returned for ' more of the stricken
employes.
Attending physicians say none is
seriously ill 'but the majority, must
remain under observation for sev
eral days. - ' . . -
FATE OF SAILORS
STILL A MYSTERY
Work of Raising Craft Sunk
With 35 Member of Crew,
Halted By Weather
DIVERS HEAR NO SOUNDS
Officials Seek to Probe . Deep
Into Compartment in Hope
of Finding Men
NEW LONDON', Ct., Sept. 28
(United News) Operations of
divers who went tlown to pene
tratc within ,the sunken submar
ine ft-51, were suspended late
Monday night until daylight. ,
EX-MAYOR'S SON
BEATEN BY GANG
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 28.
Police here are seeking the as-
Ssallant of Theodore Hansen, 17
year-old son of Ole Hanson, former
mayor of Seattle, following the
finding of the boy wandering about
the streets here in a erased condi
tion.
According to Hanson's story, he
was walking with a group of stu
dents from the Harvard military
academy, of which he Is a mem
ber, which he came upon two men
fighting. He Interceded, he said, and
one of the combatants turned on
him. Hanson was badly beaten.
SON OF BUILDER
CAUGHT IN RAID
Ralph Almeter Arrested in
. Raid by State, City Officials,
Sixty Gallon Found
Ralph Almeter 'Is in the county
Jail and 60 gallons fit moonshine,
varlcus- paraphernalia "far produc
tion of liquor and. 10 pounds of yeast
are' being held as evidence . against
him, .now charged with possession
and manufacture of liquor, following
a raid at noon yesterday by State
Agent L. L. McBride. Deputy Sheriff
Cole and Patrolman Brown on Al
meter's home at 14S1 Alameda
street.
According to Almeter. who was
arrested shortly after the liquor was
confiscated, as he was working on
the new Fremont school, he knew
nothing of the liquor being cached
in his basement, although he was
aware of the fact that his basement
was being used by a man named
"Ed." '
Mrs. Almeter upsets her husband's
story, as she admits she knew of
liquor being in the house, and had
many times tried to make her hus
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NEW LONDON. Conn., Sept. 29
(United News) Divers were sent in
to the battery room of the sunken,
submarine S-Sl late Monday, as a
preliminary step toward lifting the
craft "when weather permits."
Admiral Christy's report of the
situation In the gone of salvage oper
ations read:
"Sea still too rough for lift with .
Monarch and Century. Making best
of time by sending divers into bat
tery room and so far forward and
aft as possible tonight to work In
interior preliminary to lifting when
weather permits." .
The message was sent from the
admiral's flagship, Camden, at 7:45
picked np at the submarine base
here at 8:0U and Issued to the pub
lic at 8:30. . .
Miss Rambeaux Is
Again Defendant in
Heart Balm Action
NEW YORK, Sept. 28. For -the
second time within a year Marjorie
Rambean, the actress, will be
named In a divorce suit when the
wife of Kovttt Manton, the actor,
will sue for divorce and ask Miss
Rambeau for 2100.000 in supreme
court for wrecking her marital hap
piness, according to a copyrighted
story in the New York Dally News.
Search for Bodies
WASHINGTON, ' Sept. 28 The
naval department has ordered all its
available airplanes and rough-water
craft In the . vicinity of the sunken
submarine, S-51, to search tor float
ing bOd,leSw... .... :!.',,....,....-
The action was (aKen late Mon
day, following a request tor air
planes from Admiral H. H. Christy, '.
comm&nder of the patrol force In .
charge of rescue operations. -
Operations Halted ,
' NEW LONDON. Conn., Sept. 22
Navy operations to hoist the ram
med S-Sl from her ocean bed and
pry from her the secret of whether
men in the steel shell still live were
baited Monday Just when hope of
quick action was at Its peak.
A long ground swell, heaving
through the sound, forced the great .
derlcks Century and Monarch, to
quit their moorings around the scene
of tbe disaster and hobble oft to
the lee of friendly land.
The Monarch dragged along
through the storm of Sunday night,
had little more than come alongside
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Favorite On News Ballots
Returns Up To Yesterday
For Klamath Falls . J.423
For Klamath .........240
Total . ... 663
Majority for keeping name as is ....................183
i With .but few more days in lng It as It Is, votes still contln
which to register their opinion on ! ue to come in. Ballots ' turned
the chamber of commerce feeler j into the News still have a lead
for either changing the name of In favor of keeping the city's name
Klamath Falls to Klamath, or leav- as it Is.
Paul T. Jackson, principal of
Klnmath county high school,
will be the speaker of the forum
luncheon on Wednesday, accord
ing to an announcement made
from the chamber of eommerco
yesterday.
Members of the faculty of the
high school will be guests of
the chamber at the luncheon as
well.
17 Airships Finish
Commercial Event
CHICAGO, Setft. 28. (United
News) Piloted-by tho reduobtahle
Anthony Fokker, the famous Dutch
designer of lighter than nlr ma
chines, 17 sky ships arrived hero
late Monday afternoon from ue-
jtrolt In the first commerce race
ever organized.
The reliability tour organized by
the Detroit aviation society demon
strated to no small degree that
commercial aviation Is scheduled to
play a large part in 'he future
transportation plana of the United
States. This Is the first test pro
posed and handled by commercial
authorities.
KLAMATH FALLS OR KLAMATH
VOTE YOUR OPINION , ON NAME
YOU BELIEVE BEST FOR CITY
KLAMATH NEWS BALLOT
(Place an X before your choice-
( ) I prefer that the "Falls" be stricken from the
' name of the city.
( ) I prefer the city's name remaining as it is without
alteration.
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