The Nocona News. (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, October 2, 1925 Page: 8 of 11
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Mother of Morgan Palmer
Tells Story of Son’s Fate.
W.III HIM— m.■■—■■■■ ■ <
HAN MEMORIAL IN
HILLS OF DAKOTA
ransom.
Mrs. Palmer, relating the details of
YANK SHOT WHILE
FIGHTING CHINESE
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May Carve Washington-Lin-
coln Statue on “Needles.”
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«t the work," he added, "and should
a» it at the earliest opportunity"
U. S. Tourists to Cuba
to Get Tax Exemption
Havana.—Citizens of the United
Mates will receive the same privileges
given Cuban citizens by the Iimnlgrs
flon authorities. under a recent depart-
ment ruling.
The treasury department ,1ms ex
empted tourists and other travelers
Aum payment of the onequartsr of
•ne per cent tax on money above $50
taken out of the country by travelers.
Secretary of the Trensury Cgrtaya
authorised steamship conipanles to Is-
sue identification cards t>> passengers,
which, on their leaving th......untry,
a—Otrts them from either making s
Abatement as to th* amount of money
fltey arc carrying or payment of the
Would Use Blimp in
Flight to North Pole
Washington. — Lighter-tlian-air ma
—Ines, like the dirigibles Shenandoah
.rad Los Angeles, are in the opinion of
dbinmander Donald B. Mat Millan, the
-Fpe of craft best suited to overcome
the ice hazards that the Fat North pre-
sents to the explorer.
Continually drifting Ice Hues, he has
radioed the National Geographic so-
ciety, make uncertain the landing ut
Beavier-than-air machines as one day
* fjord may be open only to be ice-
tkMind the next.
Under such conditions, he said, a
<»che established by an airplane, “la
•ot a help, but a, menace, for if de-
fended upon and a plane arrives out
•f fuel, destruction is certain.”
“The lighter-than air machines
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Niagara Falls Is Not
Losing Its Scenic Splendor
Toronto, Can.—Despite erosion of the
crest of Niagara falls, said to be at
the rate of five feet a year, P. W.
Ellis, chairman of the Queen Victoria
Niagara falls park commission, ex-
pressed the opinion that there is no
immediate danger of its losing its
scenic splendor.
Mr. Ellis, commenting on the state-
ment of Herbert C. Hoover, United
States secretary of commerce, that the
falls are “committing suicide,” said
that methods of preventing the erosion
are known. He added that it was prob-
able that the United States and Can-
ada would' soon take up the problem,
and so distribute the flow of water
i hat erosion would be reduced.
Make Hay by Hot Air
Farmers’ Joke on Sun
Madison, Wis.—Experimental
engineers of the department of
8 agriculture, University of Wilt-
m < am sin, reported on n new
8 method in hay making recently
M demonstrated at (lenessee depot
J experimental farms.
8 By means of a high-prwsure
S hot air fan. new mown hay was
J ready for baling eight hours
a sftar raking. Besides obviating
8 Said drying, the artificial proeeM
fi eilmlnales tbe rtsk of moisture
C damage sad posts.
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Harbin, Manchuria.—Morgan Palm-
er. tiie American who was killed by
' Chinese bandits at his ranch on the
I Sungari river lust month, met death
' wiiile staging a warlike demonstration
' intended to frighten away the bandits.
Tills news was brought to Hurbiu by
Palmer’s mother and. the son of Dr.
. Hurvey J. Howard of the Rockefeller
hospital in Pekin, who were at the
raising the ' his intention to take guns and go by
completion ■ automobile to show the bandits he was
Shaft Visible Many Miles.
Jh the Black hills there is a group
•f rocks that rise perpendicularly as tended to take
as a fifteen or more story office
■oiiding. The rocks are known as
the Needles. One of these has with
Stood the elements more than its
neighbors and there remains a wide
fc.-e from which there ascends a shaft
Ofcperlng almost to a point.
This shaft rises to a height greater
then any elevation east of the Rockies
aarcept Mount Harney, Itself in the
Black hili®.
Situated among virtual mountains
af red, purple and golfl, their slopes
dbtted with towering pines, the pro-
jjsesed memorial rock maj- be seen for
miles before the long, slowly ascend
Shg trail finally brings the visitor
within its shadow.
Here Borglum found a setting for a
national memorial.
Financial Backing In View.
With the advice of several South
flekota residents, Borglum chose as
Me characters for this
Coolidf* Seta Record
SwiUBpecott. Mami —KegiirdlmM of
— that is Mid of Pt—ldent 'oolidge’s
maeftM—. record* Show ha shook
rnrrid* with «UM! peraou* last y—r.
No former PrwWom PW hands
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prepared for them if they should at-
tack his ranch. Doctor Palmer had in-
a river steamer for
Harbin that day, but joined Palmer’s
party with his son. The others were
a Russian chauffeur. Palmer's Chinese
servant and a Rusian boy.
Arriving at the village adjacent to
the bandits' stronghold, the party got
out and sent the car back for rein-
forcements but the Chinese guard in
the village refused to accompany the
party. Harold Baldwin, Palmer’s ranch
manager, returned with the chauffeur
and tried to prevent further advance,
knowing the bandits were well armed
and. mounted.
Dr. Howard Surrenders.
Palmer, however, insisted on going
on. He led his party to a ruined
temple four miles from his ranch and
midway between two villages. Bald-
win climbed to the top of the temple
' io reconnoiter. Palmer, Doctor Howard
and the Chinese and Russian boys en-
tered a nearby cornfield, while young
memorial Howard remained alone in the car.
Washington and Lincoln, two outstand I From the top of the temple Baldwin
3hg figures in American history, whom' ",v H,“ ana nronnm
— knew would appeal to the patri-
ertism of every corner of the United
Mates.
Information reaching supporters of
tfie memorial in this state indicates
that the financial problem will be met.
Brveral wealthy persons have listened
sympathetically to the plan, and it is
—derstood one New York multlmil-
Benalre virtually has agreed to finance
flic project single-handed.
Rapid City, 8. D.—A national shrine,
modeled from one of nature's vagaries.
—d situated In the beautiful Black
MBls of South Dakota, is the vision of
•tatzon Borglum, the sculptor, and a
ppoup of South Dakota residents who.
vfcw the Black hills as the greatest '
—developed wonderland In the United
■Bates.
The shrine would be a monument of
Washington and Lincoln, standing ranch at the time. Doctor Howard, who
attle by side, their figures carved from | also was visiting Palmer, was captured
m huge needle-like piece of granite! hy the bandits and still is held for
which towers 200 feet above its Imine-' ......
Mate base.
B er glum has long held this vision the fight, said that her son, rising early
jfiki expects soon to visit South Dakota
th discuss details for raising the I Ms intention to take guns and go by
$■,000,000 necessary to its 1‘“- " ““ "" *
Boy Finds It Difficult
to Live on $12,000 a Year
Honolulu.—Mrs. Elizabeth Kniglil
off Los Angeles, Cal., recently appeared
wtth her twelve-year-old grandson,
BSchard Parker Smart, before Judge
"Desha of the Court of Do-
mestic Relations, and complained that
* has been very difficult for young
Bfchard to live within his annual al
Jhxvance of $12,000.
The boy, owner of the large Parker
»Mich on the island of Hawaii, is re-
nted to be a millionaire. The grand
mother, as his guardian, petitioned the
oourt to Increase the allowance to $16,-
<W0, which was granted.
Mrs. Knight told the court that the
iservants employed in her home for
<Wie benefit of young Richard cost ap
proximately $400 a month. In addi-
tion to the increased annual allow-
imce the court authorized an expendi-
ttore of $2,500 to cover the cost of
flhe boy’s vacation in Hawaii and
$1,800 for distribution by the young-
ster among the employees of his cattle
wmeh when he visits his property to
M the guest of the staff uuii cowboys. |
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Uiw the bandits mount and prepare
io make a sortie. He descended and
started the car in pursuit of Palmer
and his group and at the same time
the bandits made a move to cut off
their retreat, whereupon Baldwin
swerved to pick up others of the party,
who from the running board of the au-
tomobile carried on a running fight
while making a dash for the ranch.
Meanwhile Palmer and those with
him were encircled by another group
of bandit horsemen. Doctor Howard
and the Russian boy threw down their
rifles and made signs of surrender,
hut Palmer and his Chinese servant
continued firing.
Shot From Behind.
According to the Russian youth, the
bandits dismounted and crept up be-
hind Palmer, Indian fashion, shooting
him through the Mead at close range
and then killing the Chinese boy in a '
similar way.
Later the outlaws sent messengers
o the Palmer ranch demanding money
md ammunition. The defenders there
who had gathered around Palmer’s
mother collected all the available funds
i nd cartridges and went to make
terms for the release of the prisoners
tt ho had surrendered, but found the
bandits had decamped.
Bandits Flee From Troops.
Morgan Palmer's body was recov-
ered and buried under a great oak
near the ranch house, together with
that of the Chinese boy, whom Palmer
held in great affection. Howard Bald-
win read the Episcopal service at the
funeral.
Doctor Howard’s captors crossed the
Sungari river, foiling the efforts of
| < Chinese troops to encircle them, and
now are believed to be i,n the Kirin
mountain district.
Samuel Sokobin, American consul at
Mukden; Howard Baldwin and Roger
Greene, business director of the Rocke-
feller hospital, are remaining at Fun-
chin pending efforts to locate Doctor
Howard and bring about his release.
Funchin is 450 miles from Harbin
md 20 miles from the Palmer ranch.
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The Nocona News. (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, October 2, 1925, newspaper, October 2, 1925; Nocona, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1234603/m1/8/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Friends of the Nocona Public Library.