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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 10, 1933)
EWS CLASSIFIED N The Emmath I EWS COVERAGE The Klauiatb News Is ml la vry mUoi ul Klamath county and northern t'allliirnla. If there to somallilug to Milt rent or trad or If you dimm wimetlilng, th eaalcal method la Uia classified Ida. Th Klamath News u eervlied by Associat ed Press, United Prase, News tCatr,rprls Association and MrNaoghi Feature gyadt cat. County coverage by Maff writers and cor respondent. Vol. 8, No. 257 Price Fl ve Cents. KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1933 (Every Morning Except Mondavi N MEWS Ed it or ia Is .oM the Days News U, .HANK JENKINS) THEY bev stsem up Main out ; l' tha . Uniill . Vallay Oil company'! Wall beyond Uonania. Tha anilnag art tlirobblni, tba darrlck la Qutvsrlng aa It faala tba walght of tha long cabla with tha heavy tool at tha qnd. and thara It a general alf ot to tlvlty around tha placa. They ara "pulling tha easing." a a a "TOHAT to tba eaalng?" o W you aakT H to tba Iron pipe that Hnaa tba wall. Tba cabla, with tha toola at tha and. worka through thla pipe. Aa tha hola gola deep ar. thay put down mora plp. atartlng with big pip l top. and gatllng amallar aa thay go farther dawn. Tha hola la down approxlmat- w 1100 feat now. a a tjMIY ara they pulling tba cas W IngT Wall, thla U tha anawer: They THINK they hav an oil well. Thar know they bv 60MB oil. and they bare aoma gee actual petroleum gee. Both bar come out ot tba bole. Whether they bare oil and tea In commercially paying quan tities remains to be eeen. They ara going to find out. e e a g drilling goea on. the casing " becomes worn by tha fric tion of the cabla and the tools it to worn quite thin In places. They don't want to run any rlik of bringing In an oil wall With a worn casing. The pipe might break through In tha worn nieces, letting In water. A mi tura ot water doeen't do oil an KOod. 80 they ara taking out the , nlna and renUClni It With new. e e TT 18 an lntereetlng process, 1 They let down a tool that ex pands and Jams Inside the pipe. Then they atari jarring away on this tool, tha purpoasv-beiag-to.. Jar tha pip looa from tb en closing earth, ao that It can be pulled out. If ou erer pulled out deeply drlen 'once posts, you will understand the prin ciple. e e e ATTACHED to tha eabl that " worka the tool Is a sort of handle, and the driller stands with his hand on this. He works both by touch and by ear. know- Ins- b tb "feel" ot the cable and the sound what la happen ing down at th bottom of the bole. It le delicate work, requiring a lot ot skill and Involving no little responsibility, as a costly bole can be ruined by Inexpert handling. Because they possess skill and are willing to accept responelblllty, drillers ara pretty well paid. - nULLINQ tha casing Is a tick llsb Job. with plenty of pos sibilities of trouble. Th pipe (Continued on Page Four) TIKNVER HAS FLOOD DENVER. Colo.. Sept. (U.R) Fed by torrential rains Cherry ereek which nows tnrougu me PMidantlal section and the rail road and market district ot Denver, reached flood propor tions tonight. Will Rogers Says: BEVERLY HILLS. 8ept. 9. Editor, The Klamath News: Most of us had th Impres sion that th 1st big war was start ed all at once by Germany deciding It would be a good time to go through Belgium. Well, do you know this fel low that died yesterday, th Englishman Viscount Orey, what at that time was Brit ain's Foreign Secretary t Well, according to all official rec ords that have been published thoy had had doions of con ferences among all these na tions for weeks (also read Col. House's hooks). So according to all the, dope this fellow Orey had quits a time arranging the war. It looked for a while Ilka he wasn't going to be able to put It on. Now I see where Lloyd George's book ays the same' thing.. It's aw ful hard to get Into a war without a diplomat. Yours, LAKE WOMAN IS SUGGESTED FOR bfiiff nmrr! I1LL1LI Ul I Phyllis Hartzog's siame Presented to Board by State Field Executive Requisition System of Provisions Adopted at Conference of Leaders Th county relief committee received the recommendation of W. Reynolds, flold representa tive of the state -relief board, for the appointment of Mlsa Phyllis Harlsog of Lakevlow aa execu tive secretary and trained social worksr In chsrge ot the local re lief office at a special meeting her. No action was taken on the recommendation of Reynolds. The appointment will be made Jointly by th county committee and tbo state relief board. Requisition Plan Favored. Th committee paased a resolu tion favoring the adoption of the requisition system ot relief and the appointment of a trained so cial worker recommended for Klamath county by th stale board. Miss Vary Annln, executive secretary of tha Lane county re lief organisation, who will remaiu her to reorganise th locsl ut ile, explained at the meeting how th work of a trained so cial worker ae chief of the re lief set-up would be carried out. Mlsa Annln and Mrs. Harry Ackley, who has been In charge of the Investlsatlon of the relief office, will start develop ment of a complete case record system Monday morning. This hat not been kept bofor. Further action on th appoint ment ot an executive secretary and the recommendation of Rey nolds la expected to be taken at th regular meeting of th relief committee Wednesday. Bradbury lo Continue. Th executlva secretary of the county rollef will take over the administration September 16 when tha commissary Is closod. until that time R. B. Bradbury, who has been director ot th county relief work for the past two years will continue In that capacity, ac cording to committee officials. With bis recommendation ot Mlsa Hartsog as executive aecre- tary. Reynolds said be had at tempted to find someone la Kia- math Falls who had received enough training and experience In social activity to bead th local offle. He suggested the appoint ment ot Mls ilartxog, who he de clared has had training and prac tice under Mlaa Annln, providing a local woman with necessary qualifications is not found. Suicide Attempt Theory Attacked By Sunday's Kin SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. (U.R) The family of William A. (Billy) Sunday united today in Insisting injuries received by George M. 8unday, the evangel let's son, were the result ot an accident and not ot a suicide at tempt as police claimed. Billy himself rushed down from his Hood River, Ore., ranch directly to the hospital room where George was confined with several fractures and Internal Injuries. Mrs. Minnie (Ma) Sunday reached the bedslre by airplane. All were unanimous In saying George tell from the fourth floor ot his apartmont house George hlmsolf, unable to speak because ot Jaw fractures, wrote a message saying the same thing. But police hnd a different ver sion. Thoy claimed Mrs. George Sunday formor Hollywood model told thom her husband quarreled with her, ordered his mother to leave th homo, and announced he was going "down to th bay to Jump In." Cambridge Child Brutally Slain CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Sept WP) Th body of Margaret Mc Carthy, 10, of Somervllle, was found In a clump ot bushes In the exclusive residential ' section near the Harvard Theological school today. After a cursory examination police said she ev. dently hnd been strangled. Detective Captnln J. Canney snid the only marks on th child's body were on the right side of her throat, and he be. Moved them to have been caused by fingers. LUTHER'S MEMORY HONORED WITTENBERG, Germany, Sept. t, (A1) The celebration of the 450th anniversary of the Dirtn of Martin Luther began In this gaily-decorated town todny with divine services, an historical play and a sacred concert. Th festival continue nntli Wednesday. AUTHOR IMPROVES SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9 (U.R) Peter B. Kyne, noted author, was reported steadily Improving today at St. Luke's hospital where he underwent major operation, Administration Speeds Actio y on Program to .bhinoton, sept, s aj.n jcretary of Agriculture Wallace announced today that the admlu latratlon was speeding action on a new program for nation-wide stabilisation of the dutry Indus try. Wallace signed, meantime, a marketing agroement for tbo national araporated milk Indua Iry, Intended to alabllls prices and to supervise distribution of vaporated milk. The cod goea Into effect on September 9. Tax Incluili-d Th long terra milk program would Include a smsll process- i Ing lax on milk and other dairy ' producte, but officials said they : did not believe such a tax on milk, If levied, would b passed onto tb consumer. Wallace also confirmed that the agricultural adjustment ad ministration had decided to pro ceed Immediately wltb a 1834 SCHOOLS WILL .OPEN TUESDAY Teachers Arrive for In stitute Here Monday ; Children Getting Ready Virtually avery teacher of the city grade schools, county unit schools and Klamath Union High ecbool has returned to Klamath Falls and will be on deck Monday morning at the Fremont school tor on full day of teachers' Institute. . Tuesday morning students of every school In the elty and county will trek th worn paths to their class rooms for the first official day of th new school year. Claases are expected to last the entire day Tuesday, accord ing to the two superintendents of schools. Busses will start their regulsr runs on schedule time Tuesday morning. Mrs. I'k-rre to Speak Mrs. Walter M. Pierce, member of the atate board of bicker edu cation and formor state librarian, may speak at the teacher's Insti tute meeting Monday. , Mr. Carleton. secretary of the Oregon State Teachers aeocfa tlon, also will be In Klamath Falls Monday to speak at the teacher meeting. The afternoon seaalon wt the Institute will be turned over to committee meeltngaand sessions of district teacners. Capt. Paul Koenig, Who Ran Blockade, Dies in Germany GANDAU, Germany, 8ept. 9 (U.R) Captain Paul Koenig, who thrilled the world In 1916 when he ran the allied blockade and made two roturn trips to the United Statea in the merchant submarine Deutschland, died to dny at the age ot 66. His feat made him one of Ger many a World War heroea and h wax given high honors. The Deutschland's achievement was one of the epic adventures of the war. The big submarine, carrying a cargo of dyeetuffs, chemicals, etc., worth millions ot dollars, reached Norfolk In July, 1916. from Bremerhaven. It returned with a valuable cargo of commodities essential to blockaded Germany, and In the following October cam back. landing at New London with an other valuable cargo. Price of Gasoline Half Cent Lower The price of gasoline In Klam ath Falls was Jockeyed again Saturday when three major com panies which raised one cent per gallon earlier In the week, drop ped their prices one-half a cent and three other major companies which did not raise the one cent earlier In the woek, raised one-half a cent. All were on an equal price scale this afternoon with rotall gasoline selling at 26 cents and wholesale at 23 ft centa per gallon. Although the companies were again on an even price seal. sovoral local manngors declar ed a stniyiard price was still unsettled a1 Id further orders con. cernlng gasoline sales are ex pected. ' Seagull Flies Upside-Down, "Stokes Up" For Long Flight PORT ARTHUR, Wash., Sept. (U.R) There was only one topic o, conversation . thla ...tie town tonight. That was whothor the upside down seagull Is going to take off on an endurance flight Sunday over the Wishkah river. The bird alighted on a wharf here today and posed modestly for a circle of fellow admirers. They seemed pleased at his con descension. While he was flying upslde- Dairy Industry cotton control program designed to reduce acreage to 35,000.000 acres. This year's cotton plan cut th crop to around 30,000. 000 acres. Nominal acreage In recent yearn baa averaged 40, 000,000 acres. Th secretary estimated re duction to 26,000,000 would mean a 30 per cent cut In pro duction aa compared wltb th averag for recent year. He said next year's .cotton program would follow tb gen eral lines of that put Into effect this year, with lands being re- tired from production both by direct government rental and by allotment contracts wltb farm. rs. Details -regarding th amount of payment to be mad to farm era are beir,g worked ont In con ference with southern leaders and are expected to b completed next weok. Railroads to Be Helped in Recovery Plan Br H. O. THOMPSON United Prrae Htaff Correspondent (Copyright. 1933, United Press) WASHINGTON. Sept. 9 (U.PJ New flnsncing of railroads and the construction Industry to stim ulate buslneas recovery la de veloping as one ot the major ob jectives ot tbe national recovery program. The so-called heavy Industrie have not kept pace with re covery elsewhere. Careful plans are being drawn to activate them from top to bottom. The Keyword of tb program la "buy." President Roosevelt baa con ferred with Joseph B. Eastman. federal transportation coordina tor, on plans for loans to finance purchase by railroads of steel rails. Other proposals, looking to railroad loans tor general rail road maintenance and repair are provided for in tbe recovery act. also were being considered. Copco Hearing to Be Held Here In - October, Report Formal hearing ot the rates and services ot the California Oregon Power eompany and an Investigation Into water rights of the Upper Klamath lake, will open in Klamatb Falls about next month, according to Public Util ities Commissioner C. M. Thomas. A preas report from Salem stated the hearing would open bere Immediately after the Copco hearing In Medford, which opena uctoDer l. In a long-distance phone call with Mayor W. E. Mahoney Saturday - morning. 1 nomas a rated th Medford hear ing would take about three days. The Medford hearinc will cover the valuation set by th state nntlltles commission In 1913. Thomas announced he has been Investigating rates and practices 01 in company tor several months. The probe ot Upper Klamath lake waters will cover Its effects ss to the Irrigation systems of tne Klamath basin farming dis tricts, uanoney said. Rest Ordered for Governor Rolph SAN FRANCISCO, Sept (U.R) A "complete rest" of at least six weeks was prescribed by physicians today for Governor James Rolph, Jr., reported re covering from an attack of bronchial pneumonia. Rolph'a condition was "nor mal" today, Drs. John Gallwey and Harold Fraser said at St. Francis hospital. The California executive was admitted to the Institution last Saturday. The doctors advised the gov ernor to remain in the hospital 10 days or two weeks more, then "go to some quiet place for three weeks or a month." Dynamite Maniac Sought By Police CIIICO, Cal., Sept. (U.R) Butte county authorities hunted a "dynamite maniac" today after separate explosions wrecked four cabins and a beer parlor near here. Three laborers, asleep In the cabins, were Injured In the lat est blast. The beer parlor ex- plosion, ocenrred two weeks ago, booth blasts took pluc within 100 feet of each Qthor. i down ovor the river during the i P"st woek they couldn't crash ?Zt ' Townsfolk are sure he Intends to sturt another ot his queer air jaunts soon. They took aa an Indication the huge amount of salmon he had for lunch today. He flew away rlght-alde-up, but they argue that he intends to conserve bla "fuel supply once he starts floating through the air sunny side up on his projected endurance Jaunt, 2 BALLOONISTS SAFE IN SMALL Missing Polish Airmen Ride into Village on Railroad Gas Speeder Balloon Lands in Tree, Men Make 3-Day Hike Before Reaching Town RIVIERE A PIERRE, Quebec. Sept. (U.R Two Polish bal loonist, who set out from Chi cago a week ago In th Gordon Bennett balloon race rode Into this Laurentlan mountain village tonight on a gasoline-driven rail road handcar, unharmed despite a three day trek In tbe wilder- neae after their balloon cam to roost In a tree 100 mile north of here. Tb Polish aeronauts arrived carrying makeshift knapsacks containing the remains of their emergency rations and went to bed to await Instructions from Chicago." Ball Four Day First, however, they revealed their balloon had drifted north eastward from Chicago and fi nally, after four days aloft, came to a gentle landing in a tree top in the Quebec wilderness. Tbe balloonist!, Capt Francizek Hynek and Lieut. Zbignski Bur xynskl, took their emergency ra tions and bead for the tracks of th Canadian National railway they had seen nearby while still afloat. They walked along tbe tracks and camped by tbe side of tbe roadbed at nignt. Tne second day of tbelr trek they came upon an abandoned canoe containing food supplies. They appropriated the food and continued walking until thla morning when they reached th village of Laurent. There, they presented them selves to trie section foreman of the railroad. Th foreman bad difficulty understondlng the for eign airmen but they finally made their Identity known. . The Poles were brought into Rlvier A Pierre by the fore man. " j -v . State Depends on Blonde Divorcee To Beat Lamson SAN JOSE, Cal., Sept- (U.R) The elusive blonde shadow of Sara Keller, gay divorcee, flitted anew today across the page . of the trial ot personable young David A. Lamson. cbiu-ged with the bathtub murder of bla at tractive young wife. On proving the former co-ed friend ot the playwright defend ant was "the other woman" in" the Lamsons' marital relations appeared to rest the state's main chance of proving its murder motive theory ot jeolousy and suppressed desire. The defense testimony this week cleverly omitted all men tion ot Mrs. Kelley. No reference to the girl was permitted In the stories told by several score wit nesses rallied to the Lamson de fense. No opening for a state wedge Into details of the de fendant's friendship with the divorcee developed In the wily maneuvering of Edwin M. Rea and his defense associates. But the etate was confident It had the opening and was Just as certain It was wide enough to drive through sufficient testi mony to convince the conserva live Jury of seven men and three women tbat the Lamsons quar- rcueo over oara. State witnesses already have told of Lamson's trips to Sac ramento to see Mrs. Ketley; ot flowers she received from him; ot early breakfasts together; ot their dancing and alleged drink ing; ot his presence in her apart ment. YANKEE GIRL WINS ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. 9 (U.R Marlon Bergeron, 16- year-old West Haven, Conn. here school girl, who entered the national beauty tournament here this week as "Miss Con necticut," was tonight crowned "Miss America, 1933," at tbe closing session of the pageant. Youngster Rides Scooter 52 Miles To Oregon Fair PORTLAND, Ore.. Sept. . (fl5) Howard Cass, 14, was resting comfortably at his horn her today after a 62 mile acooter trip to the atate fair at Salem. With one toot poised on the scooter and the other slapping rythmlcally at the pavement, Howard set out yesterday tor Salem. Seven hours later he was strolling through the fair grounds, tak ing In the "sights." T here he was found by state police who had launch ed a search at the request ot his parents, alarmed at the lad's - unexplained absence. Troopers patrollng the high way relayed th boy by auto mobile from on district to another until h wa horns. U. S. Wars on Sleeping Sickness r ainilWariirTffi Jghniri mmf stsmm nr- 1 .z.j-, 77m 8urgeon General Hugs S. Camming ot the U. 8. Public Health Serv ice, center, rushed to St. Louis to confer with Dr. oseph F. Bredeck. left, St. Louis health commissioner, and Dr. E. P. North, right, of tb Missouri But BoardotHslth.o nthepletalna brdluetao! etaoln th Missouri Stat Board ot Health, oo the epidemic of "sleeping sickness" In that city. Measure for controlling th malady which baa already claimed a number ot live were discussed. Monkey Tests Aid Fight on Dread Malady 6T. LOUIS. Sept. t CU JO Ap parent Inoculation cf aix mon keys with encephalltla spurred medical scientist today in a de termined effort to discover means of checking the rapidly mount ing death toll ot "sleeping slck nesa" bere. The finest of the nation's med ical talent pushed forward In an uncharted field, groping their way toward possible discoveries of vital Importance. It Is a fight against time, and a rapidly Increasing toll of hu man life being extracted because virtually nothing is known of the cause, carrier, or treatment because virtually nothing ia known of tbe cause, carrier or treatment of the disease. Inocu lation of tbe monkeya was bailed as the first Important discovery. The number of sleeping sick nesa deatha here since- July 30 Increased today to 106 among tbe 673 cases discovered and confined to hospital isolation wards. Approximately 35 deaths have been reported from other sections ot tne country. 3800-Households . In Klamath Falls Flying Blue Eagle National recovery consumers' agreements signed In Klamatb Falls with the maintenance ot four booths in business houses Saturday drove tbe total num ber ot households flying blue eagle colors to 3809. "The number shows that con sumers and heads of households In the city have signed np nearly 100 per cent," Henry Perkins, general In charge of the pro gram stated after making a check with the Pacific Telephone company and the California Ore gon Power company aa to tne number of borne maintained in the city. Alturas-Klamath Trip To Be Made Shorter by Project ALTURAS. Cel. This com munity is Jubilant over the tact that bids are out for 11.6 miles of forest highway from Peres to Cornell In the northwestern part of the coynty. a Job which will Involve a contrcrt in the neign borhood ot 3150.000. This new stretch ot highway extends from the end ot 27 V4 miles between Canby and Perex which Is now being oiled under the supervision ot the bureau ot public roads, surfacing ot tne strotch having been completed a couple of weeks ago. This new contract will take the road to the north boundary of the Modoc national forest, replacing an equal dictunce ot county road. The project, when completed, will make the distance between Klamath . Falls and Alturas a very easy three hours drive. practically the entire distance over wide, macadamised, oueo highways. In both Oregon and California. The project In its entirely Is the connecting link between the Redding - Alturas highway and the Oregon high way system. Funds Allotted For Land Surveys WASHINGTON, Sept. , (JP) Public Works Admlnlstraton Ickes todny allotted $1,000,000 In the general land office to con tinue surreys of public lands in 11 states and Alaska. An allotment of 1400,000 was made to the national recovery administration for administra tive expenses; 370,000 to How ard university, Washington, D. C. for a chemistry building, and 150,000 to the governor ot the Virgin islands for the construc tion ot a tourist hotel at St. Thomas. ACCIDENT VICTIM ROSEUURG. Ore.. Sopt . (AP) Jerry Weaver, 30, ot Red Lodge, Montana, was brought to the local hospital last night in a critical condition as th re sult ot an automobile accident about three miles north ot Ross burg. Th car driven by Frank C. .J'Uuii, also ot Red Lodge, plunged over a 10 feet embank ment at a culvert. CUBA SHAPING GOVERNMENT Violence Prevented As United States Warships Watch developments By UNITED PRESS Tbe Cuban revolutionary gov ernment overrode threat of naw rebellion Saturday night by be ginning formation of a presiden tial government to rule the island. Meanwhile 29 armed American vessels, including the battleship Mississippi, were in Cuban ports. oraerea to Cuban waters ready to sail. The Mlssissipol arrived in Havana harbor late baturday. Capital Calm Calm prevailed in Havana aft er a show of military strength, including posting ot machine guns, by tbe ruling committee Decs use ot tbe threats of 300 army officers to rebel. . Striving to avert any excuse fnr .ITnitMt fita.aa ........I I " a.w.ut ,uu gibe aommtttee rigidly maintained oraer ana went ahead with or ganization of a mora stable gov ernment. President Roosevelt embarked on tne sequoia from Qnantico. center of marine mobilisation tor possible action in Cuba, for a week-end trip. He kept In close raaio toucn with derelopmenta. Harvey Bailey Is Refused Freedom By U. S. Judge OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla.. Sent. (U.R) Harvey J.- Bailey, who might hav been successful sales man but decided upon a more exciting lite, was particularly aisconsoiat tonight. U. S. District Jndee Ed ear s Vaugbt, after hearing Balley'a attorney plead the desperado was being subjected to Inhuman treatment, denied a request be oe released on bond. "Mr. Bailey wltb n gun caped from a Jail a few days ago. commented Judge Vaught- i regard Air. Bailey aa a dan gerous man and I don't think he would hesitate to murder any one in oraer to escape. "While Mr. Bailer ia not ha. Ing permitted to bar aa much physical exercise as he might enjoy, I'm giving him a speedy trial. "An ordinary Jail would not hold Mr. Bailey. I think it is tne duty of the U. S. marshal that he be securely held. And from the application I presume Air. uanoy is being securely held. Judging from bis record, I consider this proper." Alleged Murderer Commits Suicide BAKER. Ore.. Sent. (U.R) David Brichoux, held for the slaying ot Mrs. Albert Koehler here August 23, will not go to trial in defense ot his life. For b waa dead today after slashing his wrists with a knit in a Jail cell here. WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (U.R) Secretary of Agriculture Wallace would not confirm re ports today that Frank A. TheW wheat processing; agent ot the department, would leave Monday for Portland, Ore., to help market the north west's surplus wheat. SOUTHAMPTON, Eng., Sept. v (U.R) Captnln James A. M"l lison, British trans-Atlantic flier, sailed today for Canada, for the start of an attempt to fly from Toronto to Bagdad. BUTLER, Pa., Sept. 9 (U.R) Frank Kelly, Kbensbnrg, Pa.,' race driver, wa killed -nd five other driver hurt In amashnps) during the I0O mile automobile race at the Butler track lata today, . Press Time News Flashes NOTED SHIPPING MAN MURDERED BY HREDNURSE Woman Shoots Victim As He Sits with Her Successor In Garden Texas Lumberman Shot To Death in His Cabin; Woman Critically Hurt SANTA CRUZ, n.i n., (UJ9 Joseph Morgan Grace. Sr.. 57, on of th most prominent shipping men In the United States, waa shot and killed to- uigm oy a discharged nurse at bis palatial shownlaca r on Beach Hill bere. , Polic aald a woman km. Miss Frieda Wllbelmina Welti, 40, San Francisco, ahot Orac as be sat with her successor la tha beautiful garden attached to bis mansion. The woman waa disarmed anri ' taken to tb Santa Cms county Jail where offlclala said she waa iu a stupor. Drugged or Poisoned They believed aha haH v.K either a drug or DOlson. 8ha failed lo respond to effort ot th offlcera to question her. Miss Welt aroused nan. tarlly from her coma and gav th authorities her correct name. I am sane." she eriad. ac cording to Sheriff A. T. Dresser. "Why did you do It," he asked. 'I bad a a-ood reason fn. shooting Mr. Grace," th woman assertedly replied. Why?" queried th sheriff. Ton wouldn't understand it I did tell you," she answered. , . Lapses Once More . Then she lapsed back Into tba mysterious stupor which devel oped aa she aat In th automo bile in which she wa brought to the Jail. Doctors thought ah bad taken a sleeping potion. According to nolle. Miss Welti entered the garden of tha Grace residence and found tb former bead of the Grace lines and a- new nurse sitting together on bencn. Sha, walked, up -to - Grace. Without warning the San Francisco woman displayed a gun and fired a shot into Grace's left side, the police said. : i Tbe thlpplng magnate arose and staggered toward bis borne. He collapsed at the doorway. nurse Gets Gnus The new nurse and a cook wrested the -32 calibre revolver from the angered woman. Police arrived quickly and took her to the county Jail. Tha woman worked for the Grace family until 18 - month ago. Nurses were required to at tend Mrs. Grace, an Invalid con fined to a wheel chair for many ' years. She la a descendant of several of California's most fa mous families, including those ot Mark Hopkins and Leland Stanford, railroad builders. - BEAUMONT. Texas, 8ept, ' 9 (U.R)Hubert B. Oxford, 48, prom inent Beaumont lumberman, was shot to death and Mrs. Will Keith, 50, widow of a wholesale druggist at Beaumont, waa criti cally wounded tonight at Ox ford's cabin at ' Capien, fashion able beach re&ert of th Oult coast 60 miles from here. A Beaumont man, for 15 years a friend of Oxford, was ar rested in connection with tbe shooting and was Immediately taken to Jail at Galveston. Oxford is married, but bla wife was not present at the cabin when he and Mrs. Keith were shot. . Dead Mountaineers Taken Back Home PORTLAND, Ore., Sept, 9 (UJS The bodies ot three young mountaineers arrived here to night, after being discovered late yesterday in an Icy crevasse on the dangerous slopes ot Mount Jefferson. ' The climbers, who lost theli live In a sudden avalanche when only 50 feet from their goal the summit were Don Burk bart. 23, Davis McCamant, 37, and John Thomas, 19. LE BOURGET, France. Sept, 10 (Sunday) (U.R) Rene Le- -fevre and Jean Asaolnnt, left early today In their giant air plane "Canary, the itnd," in an attempt to break the world's long distance flight record. They had taken off ear lier but returned a few min . utea later to lighten the plane'a load. Their destina tion was Tokio. MEDFORD, Ore., Sept. (U.R A change of venue will be asked for Joe Cave, mem ber of the Medford polli-e forre. It was Indiratrd by hi attorney, George Roberta, to day, following his plea of mat guilty to an involuntary man slaughter charge yesterday. Cave la accused ot killing Everett Dehark In a moon shine still raid three years . . .