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Vol. 4, No. 171 Price Five
Lindbergh
May Come
To U. S. In
Ten Days
Flyer Abandons Plant
- for European Tour and
Will Soon be ready for
IN. Y.-San Diego Trip
LONDON, May 30. (UP)
Captain Charles A Lindbergh
will probably bo homo in about
ten tiny to receive tho wcl.
como or New Yorkers, nml
presumably will return to Sun
Diego by way of St. Louis.
Tho proponed European tour
of the world famous f lyer has
ended, ho announced hero to
day, although he expects to
fly to Paris to say farewell be
fore going home.
Tho vessel which In to r irry l.lnd
bersb to New York lift not yet beet
deoiiled upon, liii may chooso bet
win liner and a United Htatci
battle cruiser.-
Would Fly Mimic
"Personally." he said, "I'd rather
fly back to ilia United States than to
by learner II I bad I lie choice. Hut
then la no advantage In repealing
tho performance under tho a into con
dltlnna an flying from New York tu
I'urla "
Charlea Lindbergh wan In the
handa of hla friends here today anil
for the flral Itm, escaped momen
tartly from iho adulation of hla
horde of admirers, without taklnii
to tho air.
nut not altogether, despite Am
bassador llouslilnn's elaborto pro
cautions. A croud of several thou
- a Mid awaited bbt ''oocrnj ' attend
ance" of Memorial day exercises
hero. And a pretty girl broke
through tho police llnea aa Lind
bergh left the American enihasny:
and dlaroncer-.ed thu handaome hero
with an attempted klaa which he
ducked. accompanying by a hug
whlcb ho did not want.
Llko Iho Prlnco of Wales' occas
alonal prarilce. Iho Inns-Atlantic
flier waa traveling Incognito moat of j
tho day and with the aanio lack of
aucceaa.
Several thouaand awaited hia un
announced nppcarnnco at tbo oxer
clsoa, but they caught only a mom
ent zry glimpse of blm when bo em
erred haatlly by a aldo door.
With Houghton, tho flyer then
proceeded hastily the aeveral hun
dred yarda to Weatmlnlater Abbey.
Ilo alnod atlffly while tho dnplomnt
placed a wrenih upon the tomb of
Knglnnd'a aoldier.
Spectre of Death
Walks on Holiday
SAN FRANCISCO. rl May so.
(U.P.) The grim epeclro of death
alalked ninnng merry holiday crowd
on the Pacific coaat yesterday when
Sunday nlono counted 2S tragic
deatba, aeven of them murederd.
Drowning and aniclde claimed aix
each, while tho automobile took live
livea and Injured bealdea, n nnrtiher
of others, some of them poriiapa fat
ally. At HI. Helena, a Jnpaneae, T
Hlrngaka, waa drowned In Iho Wll
liametlo rivor; George T. Pallets, 52,
wis found burned to doaih in a farm
houae near Kugcne and a aholgun
nearby Intimated aulolde; Thomaa
Rogers and Duel I Fella, Rpoknno,
arlatnra, killed when their plane
rraahed.
f'npalla nearh and Duddy Hdrejes.
of Taroma. were killed when atrurk
by a motorcycle, whllo at Taroma W,
J. Jasper of Wllklnaon, Washington
waa killed by an auto.
Aged Woman Struck
By Train, Killed
OREGON CITY, Alny SO. (VV
Mr. Julia Itirharda, 60, died la.t
night from injurloa received when
h was atrurk by a northbound
l'ortlnnd Kloclrln Power company
Irnln at tho Fern Kltlgo ensuring,
Shvuit a nillo norlh of (lladatnno.
Mra. Itlrhnrd enme to Fern Rldgo
two woeka ago from Ilnalon in mako
her home with tho F. I Oawald
family. She had been vlaltlng Hun
day gflernron at Oak Grove and had
Jut relumed to Fern Itidgo when
the accident occurred.
Tho only surviving rolativo, aa
fnr aa la known hero, la a son, John
Richards cf Boston.
Cento
INVENTION OF NEW
LAWNMOWER SHOULD
ELIMINATE CUSSING
roitTi,.i, rrf.( mi- m, r.
r,)i:i)mliifillii of murli u tu
rner lime pruriuiliy tut hern made
ImmmIIiIp hy (lit Invention of n
IM'W f'M llf iNHIllltllWI'r.
Tin KrMaarultfic mm-hlne, pro
tlurC of lite InvmlUf gvulu of
l lirwirr ... . nil lot of IhU rliy.
U Helmed lu uMntl over rm-ky
law iiai wit InHit handicap.
Flexible blade are the Mxrrt
of the tnarhhie. When stfrlkltig
a iiihII rut-k, the blade bend
unit after the ohMarle Im leen
wmn oer llty mi op hwk Into
plnre,
"Dark Strangler"
Of Pacific Coast
Appears in East
Man Believed Wanted in Seat,
tie and Portland for Series
of Crimea, is Terrorizing
Buffalo, N. Y.
Ill KF.U. . Y.. Majr .
I'.) A nun knoMn here a I'har
lea ItnrrlMin, hut brlb-vnl lo be
Ailrlan llnrrta, wanleil In INrf
laml. dnfiw, anil Kent tie Wash
ing, for munlera cotnniHtcil lalo
lnt year, Ih Iiik anuKbt hero
Imlny fnr the murder of Mm.
Jennlo flniidiilpli. landlndy In a
ruumliiK luiuw nlien lie alnyeit.
The manlcr here ami In the writ
are ulinllnr In atintMt every lie
tail, tho piillre tmy.
Mra. Ilandolph' body waa found
today under a bed In the room which
llnrrlaon hoa occupied alnco Hatur
day niKhl. Kbe had been atrangled
with a roller towel, and alao had
been beaten by her aaaallant with
bare bamta.
A check of beadquartera record
dlacloeed that a man fitting llarrl-
aon'a deacrlplion waa wanted In the
two weatern eltlea Tor almllar mur-
dera in December, 1926.
In the pacific coaat cae he had
given the name of Adrian Hnrrla.
the police found, and bad given hie
occupation aa a carpenter. In Buf
falo be posed aa a painting contrac
tor. Cal Won't Talk on
Third Term Views
WARIIl.ST.TON. May SO. '1U.P.)
Hllenre In aeven languagee haa
cloaed over queatlona at the White
llouao aa to tbo correctneaa of tho
aaacrtlnn 111 Maaaarhuaetta that Cool
Id xe algiird an anti-third term peti
tion opoalng Theodore Hooaevelt'a
candidacy In 1912.
At the regular White llouae preaa
conference, numeroua queatlona in
riling wore auhmltted inquiring
aout the atatemcnt of Michael J.
O'Shea, for many yeara active In
republican polities at Worceater,
Mnaa., who aald bo baa In hla poa
aeaalon a petition oppnalng Kooao
velt algned by t'oolldge.
The preaident. however, did not
authorlie any comment whatever on
the Inquiry. No other White Houae
official would either deny or con
firm the aaaertlon of O'Shea. One
claao naaoclate of the preaident
"vaguely remembered" about O'Shea
but did nn. terngnl.ii him.
Klamath Man Will
Become Gold Miner
Gordon Qulmhy. operator of a taxi
cab lino in Klamalh Falla. haa aur
enmbed to the lure of gold In the
ground and with the leaning of a
claim property of some 60 acres near
Gold Hill will aoon leave here temp
orarily to aeok a fortuno In the rock.
Tbla waa learned hero Monday
when Qulmby varlllled reporta that ho
la planning Installation of a atamp
mill on the property, to work the ore
taken from hla loosed claim. With
him In the enterprise la Daniel Dres
hack, a resident of Gold Hill, Ore
gon. "My partner la now working the
properly and aa aoon it aufrlrlen!
ore baa been taken out, I will Join
him at the mine to plnn for con
atruetlnn of s stamp mill," Qulmby
staled. "The gold values In the ore
which wo are now mining, nre run
ning high snd we anticipate an ex
cellent aeaaon'a operation of the mill.'
There la considerable activity in
gold mining In the district Immedi
ately aurroundlng tho Jumbo mine
leased by dulmhy and hla partner
from W. D. Clarke of Portland, It
w.ia auld, aa operation hna boon re
aumed In five of Iho older mines
there, tjulnihy's mlno la located
three miles from Gold HIM and la
near the famed Kubll sold mine.
THK WKATHKK
Oregon and Washington: Clear
today and Wednesday; probablyl
wind.
KLAMATH FALLS,
British
Warships
Ordered
To Egypt
Gunboats Sent out Be
cause of Unfriendly
Situation Created by
Extremists is Report
LONDON, May 30. (UP)
Three British warships have
been ordered to Egyptian
ports as n' measure of protec
tion to foreign lives in that
country.
Kxtremista In Egypt "who have
been endeavoring to create an un
friendly altuatlon and sentiment
which la not warranted by the ac-
tuul situation," are responslhlu for
the lirltlsh decision to send the
warships, the admiralty aald.
It la underatood that the "un
friendly altuatlon" waa evidenced by
antagonism agalniit HrltlMh military
or fliers In F.gypt. The llritlsb gov
ernment probably will deliver a note
to the Kgyptlan premier over the
altuatlon.
Dispatch or the warshlpa to
Ksyptlen porta has created a con
siderable furor bore among the peo
ple, as well as members of parlia
ment and the bouse of commons.
Many are fearful over the possible
outcome of such a step, especially
In view of the fart that thla step
folowa recent trouble with the aoviet
government.
What reception will be given thla
action In K.ypt la ImpoeaiHo to
(tVntlnord on Pane Two)
0.C.&E. Employe
Near Death Here
W. W. craver, aged 60. an em
ploye of the O. f. K. ml I road,
waa near deith in Klamath General
hospital last night following what Is
believed to have been a suicide at
tempt at the railroad warehouse In
Mills Addition yesterday morning.
He was found by fellow employes
In a rear room of the building with
his throat alaahed and a pocket
knife lying near by. - It was at first
believed be waa dead, but those
who rushed to hla aide noticed be
waa breathing and bad Mra taken to
8 hospital.
Mr. Craver waa reported to have
been deapondent for the paat aev
eral weeka because of poor health.
At the hospital last night it waa
said he baa a alight chanro for
recovery.
Youth is Suspected
Of Brutal Slaying
POMONA. Cal.. May SO. (U.P.)
Durward Whlttemeyor. sixteen, la be
Jng hold by the police today aa a sus
pect In connection with the brtual
slaying of Mra. Fannie Welgle, who
wna beaten to death by a myalertous
assailant lost Saturday night.
The boy was jua. recently release!
from Whlltler Reformatory where he
waa sent after billing a woman Willi
a rock. Police ssy be has confessed
to the slaying of Mra. Welgle.
Whlttemeyer waa arreated after
bloodstains were found on bis cloth-'
ing. Mra. Welgle, who waa very
prominent In this country, died yes
terday nttor bolng beaten in the head
with an iron bar.
Tho Killed When
Thug War Begins
PIIILADKLPHIA, Mny .10, (UP
Vincent Corsovn, J 7. and Joseph
Zanhl. 19, wero killed by machine
sun bullets Monday in what police
believe to be an outbreak of thug
war in South Philadelphia.
Tho two men were standing in
front of a larbor shop when a ma
chine carrying five men aped by,
opening fire. Corsova had 13 bul
lets In hia body.
NOVEMBER 11 MADE
A LEGAL HOLIDAY
flACllAMKNTO.ivfay 30, (UP)
Armintice Dny wna irnido a left"! hol
iday in California by (lovernnr C.
C, Young today.
Thla art came when tho governor
cbHonred Mo mo rial Day by signing
the whole program of bills upon
Rorod by the American Legion nd
other veteran organiiationn, design
ed to protect the rights of ex-service
men.
OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1927.
SCISSORS GRINDER
WAS ONCE POPULAR
RUSSIAN NOBLEMAN
K.ttt m?AHK (Ml., May .TO,
(I 1") llrrbrrl Covf -. Ir, 77-yiar-olil
ficUawirr) grlntlvr,. who
claim Uf Im n foriwr Itiuwlnri
iiohU'tiuttt, I) n, to tKr hi fttiry,
hail lire: brrklrti hy want. In
trim ! wVOfiM'n.
Itorn of m utir fit mlly. Cor-l-ale
brraifM a railtral In til
youth a nil became embroiled In
nuineroiM of the lluwttjin revolu
tli mat. ccuntetrvri-volutUin nml up
rUlnic. He rn tllftownrtl by lib
iNitilly.
Ilo wan divorced from three
women lie did not love, be tmynt
mid Nopm-ated from tho only wom
an It did love, by death. Ho I
exiled from three connlrle who
armlefl he derrtcd nad Im ot.tr
rbtrd from hla church.
Ex-U. of 0. Dean
Killed in Flood
Relief of South
- . . ..
XKW OIIXK.WK, May 0 (t .
P.) Karl Kirkpatrlfk aiKtAiit
relief dlrertor of the Kvl t'rov
In the Inundated ifglon of tho
lower liNlMilupl vMe)-, wa kill
ed Monday nlRht when the air
plane In which he wa flying to
New Orleau aut wreckeil about
too mile up the river.
The plane wa forced down at
lloheolm and partially demolished
In landing, blent. ;remier, V. S. N.,
the Hot, was not Injured. The
fatality I the first among officials
of the relief force, although they
have for woeka been taking daring
chances In their work of rescue.
PORTLAND. May 30, L'P) Earl
Klrkpalrtck was a former dean of
the University of Oregon extenalon
school, with headquarters in Port
land. During the war he waa ap
pointed director of the northwest
division of the lied Cross, with later
promotions.
Ills work took him from, one ca
pacity to another, and be bad been
In Mlsstaslppt unjil death overtook
him while on a mission of mercy.
Confessed Firebug
' In TheDalIes Jail
THE DALLES. May JO, (VP)
Elite Young. IS. was in the county
Jail today after confessing lo hav
ing set two flrea in the same bouse
here in the last fortnight, and be
ing suspected by local officiate of
having atarted otber local blaies of
an Incendiary nature.
Young, a volunteer fireman, was
apparently ol-setiaead with a pae
slon to fight flrea aa he waa al-
waya first on hand at any of the
blaiea and was even reckless In
saving household goods and help
ing to extinguish the flames.
Ho was suspected of being a
pyromnnlnc after a remark he drop
ped following" the first fire in the
Martin Nlrklcsen home . here Mny
18. When a second blaie broke out
in the same house last Friday eve
ning, officials of the state fire mar
shal's office were called and yester
day Young confeaaed to the two
flrea. He also admitted writing a
number of anonymous letters with
in tho last year, threatening local
officials, snd even wrote one to him
self to escape detection, officials
said.
Plot to Dynamite
Arsenal Uncovered
Mivit.i vv 30. (UP) Under
state government secret service
agents were today Investigating re
pcrts of a Plot to crlpplo United
States navy actlvltioa In the Phillp--i
A..Mr.iii to renorts. Filipino
agitators Joined with Chinese na
tionalists in the rniiippiues .u .
plot which was to have culminated
in the destruction of the naval sr-
i e.viin tn nrevent shipment
of munitions from there to Ameri
can naval units is -u.
Officials of Leglonares Poltra-
.. ..i..rllnn nr the Phillp-
itajo IttHU ,r..- - -
pines, denied they were connected
with the plot to flosiroy me arse.....
ANGLER HOOKS BIG
TROUT NEAR POINT
ti...nn. in a 11 noiind front, tho
largest catch of the dny. H. N. Moe
became the hero of the hour at
u i.u ntnt Mnmlav. As tho proud
.n..n waa welching hla catch,
up aauntered Art Leavllt, renowned
fisherman, aim eyeing me
marked, "you don't consider that
u - fi.h fin vmi? Whr that's
Will II V 1
the site I regularly use for bait.
The fish at Pocky I'oint sre re
ported to be biting fairly well, but
with about threo fishermen to each
one of them Monday,
Fifteen
Balloons
Raise For
Big Race
Huge Gas Bags Start off
in 1927 National Clas
sic; Fear High Winds
May Carry Some to Sea
AKRON. O., May 30, (UP)
Fifteen balloons with Amer
ican civilian and servicf aero-
inauts in their baskets, rose
I from the Akron - Cleveland
speedway late in the after-
jnoon of Memorial Day and
i drifted slowly off towards the
I northeast in the 1927 national
(balloon race.
Made heavy by downpour during
tho morning, the bage saa baga rose
into s drizzle of ritio and soon their
pilots were heaving out ballasts in an
effort to attain altitude.
A crowd of 35,000 watched the
start of the rare, which was without
Incident. The first balloon rose at
IS p. m., the others following at in
tervals of a few minutes.
The last to leave. "Deacon Journal'
was away at 6:59 p. m. Jack Boet
tner. pilot of the bal:oon "Scrlpp
Iloward" said before leaving that
with weather conditions as they were,
he expected to land somewhere In
CanadtT A more direct eaattlr
wind at a higher altitude was pre
dicted 'and this would carry some of
the contestant toward the Atlantic
ocean.
Kiwanis President
Goes. to. Conclave
Tom W. Deltell has bee if selected
by the local Klwanians to represent
them at -the International Kiwanis
club convention which Is to be held
In Memphis. Tennessee, next Mon
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Mr.
Delzell. who is president of the
Kiwanis club here, and Mrs. Delzell
are leaving Imlay and plan to be
gone aeveral weeks.
United States and Canadian mem
bers, numbering 100,000 and com
prising 1,300 el'ibs will be repres
ented at Memphis tills year. Last
year the convention was held In
Toronto. Canada, and the western
members hope to have It in Seattle
in 1!!8. though Indianapolis Is pull
ing hard for the honjf.
Seven Klamath Men
Taken to Portland
PORTLAND, Ore.. May 30. (AP)
Seven men. all charged with var
ious vtolaticna of the -national pro
hibition act, were brought to Port
land last night from Klamalh Falls
hy Deputy United States Marshal
Cal Wells and lodged In the county
Jail under 12500 ball requirements
each. Thoy wero Oscar D. Thomaa,
Lawrence Hlgglns, Ted Welsh. Earl
Toulouse, P. O. Provience, L. H.
Ilondy and Leonard Hall.
To the common charge of sale
and possession of liquor confront
ing each prisoner, t he f government
In the ensea of Higglns. Welsh and
Toulouse added the charge of malry
tattling s nuisance.
Disarmament Meet
Will Open June 20
GENEVA, May
United States officially notified the
secretariat of the league of nations
Monday that the three-power confer
ence for naval disarmament would
begin in Geneva at four p. tn., June
!0.
The secretariat will begin work
at once preparing the necessary or
ganization of a staff of secretaries
and also the work of arranging ac
commodations for three delegations
from the United States, Great Brit
ain and Japan,
LUMBER WORKER IS
KILLED BY TIMBER
llll.LSnoUO, Ore.. Mny 30. (A.
PT) Nick Rncllch died late yester
day afternoon from injuries receiv
ed at the K. J. Sherman Lumber
company works norlh of town Sat
urday. A falling snag atrurk Rac
llch, breaking his right leg in eight
places, and Injuring him internally.
Rucllrh has a wife and flvo chil
dren In Austria. So fnr as la
known, he bad no relatives here.
(Every
YAKIMA CHURCH IS
MADE A COURTROOM
FPR BOOTLEG CASE
Y.IKIM , U'oh., May ao, (V.
I-) . rhurtli wa converted Into
m court to try m hMtcf raise here
recently.
The Church of Truth waa the
acenn f tba fttranjce apeetjirle,
JuiIkh John M. Wlbon aaetj the
pulpit aa a bench ami the juror
occupbil Im front pew.
Tlie defendant, William Noble,
waa arreated when offlrera rte
rlnre ihey aelzed 14 pint bottle
with Noble fingerprint on them,
in hia quarter;.
City Pays Homage
To War Dead With
Flowers and Rites
Open Air Program at Central j year-old youth, hitherto un
School Concludes Memorial j known, stuck doggedly to his
Celebration Here; Aged , grim task and leaped into
Veterans March. .fame by winning the 15th an-
jnual Memorial Day 500-mile
Klamath Kail, yeaterrtay offer- he America.g aut ,
el bp garland of love In memory i '
of hrr soldier and sailor dead. islc-
Waning with a parade at lo
o'clock, the sCTTlcea were carried
out on schedule time and conclud
ed with an Impressive open air
program at the Central public
school grounds.
Included in the line of march
were soldiers from Civil war days.
Indian war veterans. Spanish war
veterans and World War veterans.
There also were numerous boy
scouts and more than 200 school
children.
The parade was led by the Ktam
nth Falls municipal band, with thenlng the race and 35100 for lap
lie Molay drum corps also helping i prizes. Several accidents marred the
to keep the stepa of the marchers
in rythm.
Prior to the parade there was a
abort service at Link River bridge
abere flowers were rtrewn upon
the waters In memory of the sailor
dead. The chief address at these
exercises was offered by Rev. A. F.
Loeser. .
At the Central school grounds
Rev." Frank A Wemmett was the
chief speaker. He gave an inaplr
ing patriotic address in which he
told of the deep significance of the
day. - The school children sang
American and the band played the
"Star Spangled Banner." The open
ing prayer waa offered by Rev. J.
Henry Thomaa and the closing pray
er by Rev. A. F. Loeser.
Ku Klux Klansmen
Stage Big Conclave
LYXCHnCRC. Virginia. May 30.
(U.P.) Marching 3.000 strong and
singing "Hang Carter Class. Up the
Sour Apple Tree.", the Ku Klux
Klan paraded the Main street here
tonight and entered the municipal
stadium to hear Imperial Wizard
Dr. Hiram . Wesley Kvans speak.
Following a statement by senator
Glass, democrat, that not more than
400 klansmen would assemble to
hear Dr. Kvans' address, klansmen
from all over the state. Including a
delegation of 1500 from the tide
water section of Virginia, gathered
to listen to the Imperial Wizard.
"When a U. S. senator la so poor
ly Informed aa to make each erron
eous statements, he should either
he informed or made to apologize."
Evans said. "The Ku Klux Klan la
here to stay, but there are some
politicians who are singing their
swan song now. j
French Are Frugal,
But Must Have Fun
PARIS, May 30, (U.P.) Al
though France la still watching her
centimes to save the frinc, ambas
sadors and ministers in foreign cai-1
30, (UP) Thcltals have been instructed to take theirn(.e any military movements she
un on enieriainmenie. i
French Embassies and Legations
will again become the gny places
they were before the franc took Its j
disastrous tumbles. Four million '
franca, (31S0.000), are allowed by
a decree Just published by the gov
ernment, for the cost of parties and
balls in foreign rupltaU.
The French Embassy In Washing
ton Is allowed 330.000 franca
($9,200) to make Ita receptions gay
er, but evidently the government In
P.irls thinks Washington parties are
cheap, for the decree nllowa the Em-
I bassy In Rome tn spend 350.00 )
iruncs si4, uuui ana tne rrencn re
presentative at the Vatican an ad
ditional 120,000 francs (34.800).
London will hitvf 250.000 francs
($10,000) moro to spend on soci
ally representing the French govern
ment and Moscow's re-born society
will probably be glad to leirn that
150.000 francs (36.000) Is drawn
for entertainment there. The but
ance of the amount Is dlscrlntited
among Embassies In South America
nd Asia,
Morning Except Monday)
Youth Is
Winner Of
Greatest
Auto Race
23-Y ear-Old Unknown
Springs Surprise by
Emerging Victorious in
American Classic
SPEEDWAY, Indianapolis,
Ind., May 30, (UP) A 23-
1 George Bonders of Lafayette. Ind..
until three years ago an ensineerins
atudent at Pnrdue. flashed first
acrosa the finish line in the (rest
International event, three laps ahead
of Earl Devore.
Twelve drivers of the original SJ
starters, still were in the race whea
Souder'a Dnsenberg ended the terri
fic grind In five hours, seven min
utes. 33:08 seconds an average of
97.45 miles an hour.
Beside fame, Sonders won $2S,
100 of which 320.000 waa for win-
race.
Fa Tor I ten were brnxhed aalde by
this youthful aspirant to the crown
worn so proudly In the past by maay
of the daring galaxy of older racing
men. . - - - . . -:
Milton Fail t
Tommy Milton, coming out of re
tirement tried to win the classic tor
the third time with hi mystery car,
the "1etnilt-"Special,: but he Was '
forced out by engine trouble, -v
Thirty-three drtTerft, their tiny
racing creations perfectly , toned,
roared away at 10 o'clock today la
the start of the &00 mile grind.
Prank Lockhart a 23 year old Lot
Angeles youth who came ont of the
west unknown a year ago to win the
1926 race, was a red hot favorite
to repeat, with Tommy Milton, twice
winner of tbe race ranking aa
dangerous challenger.
Spectators Thrilled
The spectators got their first Step
when 'a car driven by Norman Bat
ten of Brooklyn, burst Into flames
in full sight of the thousands tn tbe
grandstands as the traders were fin
tehing the first 50 miles.
With smoke and biasing gasoline
enveloping the speeding car. Batten
heroically stuck with the machine,
(("outlnucd on Pace blx)
Troops to China ;
"For Protection"
LONDON. May 30. (A. P.) Dis
patches from Tokyo today emphasis-
ed that the government waa sending
troops to China merely for protec
tive purposes In the event of emer
gency. .'
Tbe government Is said to be pre
pared to send a naval force to Tslng
tao, in Shantung, but the warships
will not be dispatched unless there
is need, the government belns; deterv
mined to adhere to its policy of non
intervention. ,
The Tokyo correspondent of the
Dally Mall aaya the Japanese foreign,
bfflce ts drafting; a sterng warning
to the northern and southern Chin
ese factions that Japan will defend
the lives and properly interests of
her nationals, will not tolerate mole-
station er .,iblecu or interfer-
deems necessary. It Is ststed by the
same correspondent that the cabinet
has ordered a mixed brigade to be
jn readiness at Port Arthur to sail
fr Tsingtao at a moment a notice.
Pelicans Win 5th
Baseball Contest
With their customsry heavy and
consistent hitting coupled with fast
defensive work, the Klamath Falls
Pelicans defeated the B. O. A'a ot.
Aahland and Gold Hill. 9 to S. at tbo
local league grounda Sunday after
noon. . .
This makes the fifth straight vic
tory for the Pelican nine, not one
defeat having been chalked op again
st them since the Southern Oregoi
league season got under way. '
Chase twirled a good brand of ball
for tbe locals and tlshtened up when
the going got rough. He was given
wonderful support hy the Infield,
which snapped off a trio of fsst
doable plays, . . , .
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