The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, July 16, 1915, Image 1

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KLAMATH COUNTY'S
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
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Mirth Year Na.
KLAMATH PALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1915
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COMMERCEjBODY
RE-ORGANIZATION
ARRANGED FOR
CITV IIHVKMM'MKNT lll'HEAU TO
XHT CAMPAIGN
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I'Um for llulldleg a Greater CoMMtcr
rial Club Phases Director, Wh
Hum! llratly lo Promota Work for
Ifrvrloptneat of Klamath Full and
Klamath rovatr KvfMrftloa Irl
Moaey Paid.
The directors of Ik Klamath Com
mcrclsl Club, at a meetlag last alibi,
dsnntlelr decided to engage la a vlg
orous campaign of reorganisation
aaV membership getting. They had
with them Henry T. Itoag and Wri
Stove Devol of the City Development
Bureau, Han Francisco, who gave an
outline of the method being employ
d by that organisation to get the
commercial bod lea working plan of
operation and build up a membership
on a permanent oasis.
The first thing la to provide a plan
of organisation baaed upon moat mod
era approved buslaea operatloas In
which are combined the Interest of
a number of ladlvlduala, and which
deaalte objects art sought to bo ac
complished by means of method
known to be effective In such organ
Isatloas. The plan provide for the
greatest efficiency In operation of the
organisation, and la economy In a
ministration of It affair.
The directors are expecting to en
list the interest and service of n larg
er number of the cltlsen of Klamath
Falls snd Klamath county than have
heretofore been Identified wlthv the
work of the commercial body.
It Is the desire of the directors to
renter all the commercial and civic
matters of a public nature la the
activities of the Commercial Club, and
make It the busy center or the city's
Ufa In doing soothe attention and
Interest of all the live clttseaa Is
focused upon the club. In this way
unity of purpose and cooperation In
action are secured.
With r large membership, closely
united In Interest nnd agreed to abide
by the will of the majority in what
ever may bo undertaken by the organ
listlon. the club will have a power
for good which cannot be well over
estimated. Ruck an organisation can
let about what ft wants if properly
none after.
The directors also expressed their
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BEND DELEGATION
HEETSBOARDHERE
i'aiity arrived last night
and Will accompany mkm
bern ov advmkmy board
TO REND
H. li. uoutd, stoat. W. Sawyer, ed
itor of the Sand Bulletin, U. 1 Mer
. D, u. Davie aadiX; B. Houston,
of Dend, arrived la tho elty Uat
ant to meat the advisory board of
ne stats highway commission Here
od accompany the tf Bead.
The board, headed by B. Beasoa,
one of tho state's, beat read boosters,
ware scheduled to arrlva hara at noon
way, coming daws) the Pastas hlgh
way from Pertlaad, sad M by way f
Hhaath Hot Sarlaaa, ts mst with
county eourt Their irat pwaa
"re to rsmala la tes etty and county
r two days, hut besag behind one
y on the seaed.ls they may leave
orrow alght ' ,
Whlla here they will amt'wlth the
w'wty eourt and be tahea over some
' li i T ta - WM4r. wgawMtaf
1 .Hte by way of Bead teawrsw or
Ue neat day. '"' "
LOOKOUT MAN
SAYS ROAD DONE
HUl'EIII.VrENHKNT (IF THE LAVA
HKDH ROAD FROM LOOKOUT
lit HERE AMI MAYS THAT END
OK IIOAII IK IN GOOD SHAPE
( F. II. Andrew of Lookout, suuorlu-
teiidem of the Modou county end of
the Lava lied road wn In the city
last night, and Mate that their end
of the road la finished to tho extent
of eleven miles, They have from ten
to fifteen men working on 'the road
for the past twelve days, and It la
now in good shape, be says.
Their end of tho road panne by
the Mammoth Cave, one of tho larg
net cave known, and come up to the
Siskiyou county line, passing over a
natural bridge over a huge crack In
Urn l.ava Beds known a the Qreat
Divide. Other point near the road
are nar Foot Cave, the only water In
tho bed, alas Mountain nnd Canby'
Cross.
A movement ha been Mnrted Its
Lookout for tho erection of a suitable
monument to by placed at the spot
where Canby and hit small band of
soldiers were Hiiawacrcd by the Mo
dor while encamped for dlnne'r.
STAGE DRIVER A
G000 BOOSTER
KENO MAN IIOOHTH KliAMATH
ON HONEYMOON BRINGS A
FAMILY IIKRK FROM OAKLAND
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WHEN IIK RETURNS
According to letter received from
Philip J. Slnnotl, who I In charge of
the Klamath county exhibit In the
Oregon building at the Panama-Pa
cific exposition, one of the most con
sistent booster for Klamath county is
If. J. Mattoon, who drive stage from
Keno to Worden. Ho I largely re
sponsible for tho addition of a desir
able new family to Kcno's population.
A short time ago Mr. Mattoon mar
ried Mrs. Bmlth of Keno, and the two
came to the exposition for their hon
eymoon. Though be was out on a
pleasure trip, Mattoon overlooked no
opportunity to tell of Klamath, and a
a result, when he came home from
Han Francisco last week he waa ac
companied by Otis C. lirlstow, who
has been a mainstay In tho recorder's
See at Oakland for many years, and
s. Brlstow and children, who uavo
decided that farm life In Klamnth
beats city life In every way.
lor quite a while Mr, Mattoon ha
been preaching Klamath to the Bria
jows, and they mado a trip of Inspec
tion there last year, which convinced
them that Mattoon spoko with con
viction. After coming to the exposi
tion Mr. Mattoon made aeveral trips
to the Klamath booth with tho Brls
tows, to look at tho display, and to
talk Klamath. Beside this, he did
a groat deal of booster work for
Klamath, both at tho booth and all
over the grounds, nnd his convincing
manner baa Interested many In our
county, ,
Report AmbsMMdor Resigned
United Press Sorylce
WABHINQTON, D. C, July !.--
Secretary Leasing and Secretary
Tumulty to the president denied yes
terday that Ambassador Marye to
Russia had resigned hla position. An
under official first stated that ho had,
(ater admitting he had erred. The
flAnNfof la naualntr mutilation. It Is
believed that Mayre wished to resign,
though Lansing stated that he likes
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Bialeatea Injures Five
United Press Service
WHHAWKRN. N. J.. July 16. A
dust explosion in on of the huge
Hew York Central's' grain elevators
here yesterday injured ve men when
falling walla struck employes, ino
aasalhlllty of thsr being a plot be
hind the sxplosion It discredited.
TRI-STATE GOOD
ROAD DIRECTORS
MEET HERE TODAY
THREE IHItrCTOIIH l. CITY HOLD
. MEETING
UcorK" K. Homi, i:eculitt Meri-etnr)
or TrlMIto Oood Uoftd AmkU
lion, 3. H. Albert m Will WortKn,
Treasurer, Hold Meeting of Dim-t
or Hero lloo in llooatlag itoacW
I'taii for Convention at Pair
Three niomber of thtt board of dl
rector or the Trl-8tato (lood Iload
AsHoclntlon, composing Oregon, tho
nlderit state, California nnd Washing
ton, itro to bold n meeting In Klamath
Pall tonight, according to George K.
Hoo, executive secretary of the iimo
elation, who la In tho city.
Mr, lloo arrived last night from
tho sou ill, and I making nn extensive
trip through thene three ntntes, work
Iuk up Intrroxt mid organising for tho
big convention, tit which 45,000 mem
ber of tint iiKHOclutlon lire i-xpected
to be present at Bun Frnnclco,-Scp-
tember in to 17. tho dale of the con
ventlon being changed to Junt one
month later than previously an
nounced. Will Worden of this city U treas
urer of tho association, and In com
pany with J. II. Albert or Salem, also
n member of tho ivdlory board of
tho slate highway commission, who
arrived In the city ut noon today, In
company with the other members of
tho board, and Mr. Iloos will hold a
meeting tonight.
A tremendoiiH effort Is now being
made to Interest tho government In
building roads throughout their dls
rtliin in these three ntnlcs wherever
they havo rorest reserves or land of
tiny kind, and especially whoro rural
mail postal delivery exist. Tbeso
rondR are being advocatod to give out
lets to the various communities and
Rcctlon to nnd from all government
points. This I tho largost organisa
tion or Ur kind West of tho MUhIh-
slppl River nnd Klamath county has
between forty nnd fifty member In
tho association, ,
Mr. lloo Is famed tor hi good
roailK boosting, nnd "lets get out of
tho mud" I hi slogan. Wherever
you inoet Mr. lioo you are sure to
hear good road boforo you get away.
Realising the Importance of good
road to any community, and espe
cially now that tho motor vehicles nro
taking such n prominent part In tho
business world, Mr. Doos Is becoming
more of an enthusiastic, booster every
dny.
The organisation he represent has
a membership of 60,000 men and wo
men In thoso three states, and Mr.
lloo Is such an nrdeut booster that
he line prevailed on tho railroad com-
punle or tho West uud tho tslr offi
cial at San Francisco and San Diego
to Ikhuo him passes, giving him a tree
rein lu preaching tho gospel of good
roads.
Ho expect to leave in tho niornlug
for northern poluts, and will cover
tho territory of,Oregon and Washing
ton, boosting for tho convention at
San Francisco and good roads at the
samo time. Tho convention naa
agreed to meet with tho directors of
thu Pan-Amerlcau Road congress,
congress, constituting the American
Road Ilulldera Association and the
Amorlcnn Highway Association, cor
relating tho meeting with tho Inter
national Knglneerlng congress and
t lie, 'American Society of Civil En
glneera.
Mmiler Case la IMmled
United Press Service
I1RDFORD, Iowa, July 10 Upon
motion of County Attorney Burrell
asking for dismissal of the ease
against Dktea and Huntsman of 'ttila
pjace, accused of murdering .two (Oat,
tlrmon ia 1868, and robbing them, of
$90,000, waa dismissed. ,y '
At 'Portland the ctly let eontracta
during the past week for $80,000 for
Girl Sergeant and
Heroine of Regiment
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Tbl I t'.ie latest photograph of
Miss IJognar (Sergeant Bognar) who
Is declared in Huda Pesth to be a
bona fide sergennt In a Hungarian
regiment. THc story that come with
the photbgralfti I thnt tho girl en
tered tho army a a private, and
quickly rose by heroism until she has
becomo a sergeant. She haa received
an a gift from Emperor Franx Joaef
a brooch which contain his photo
graph. DESPONDENT MAN
APTKlt TltAVKLING FOR SIX
YKAKS FROM STATK TO STATE
IN 'SEARCH OF HKALTH, MAN
FINALLY TAKES HIS LIFE
After traveling from state to state
for the past six years In company
with his brother and wife und sister,
Benjamin P. Holmes committed sui
cide at 9 o'clock last night near tho
Algonm logging camps, shooting him
self through the heart with u ,22-call-
bro Hlnglu shot rifle.
Holmes had becomo more despond-
out than timmi in the last row aays,
following tils Inability to assist the
others In dumpling wood at the camp,
where they arrived recently. Last
night he picked up the rlflo near tho
tont and started off in the hills with
out saying onth)ug to tho rest or the
partly.
Ill sinter, becoming suspicious, fol
lowed him, and asked him what ho
was going to do, She couldn't get
htm to aUBwer, except that he was
just going for a walk. Ho had told
her earlier In the day that ho did not
fco how ho vns going to stand It any
longer.
She lierame suspicious, nnd called
hor brother's wife, returning to tho
camp to get her, nd In the meantime,
In view ol those In, tho camp. Holmes
placed the gun near his heart and
puUod the trigger, the bullet piercing
tho heart.
The party had oorao to vMedford
from, 0 rants Pass, and from Medford
here. Thoy bad been at Aigoma tor
the paat two weeks, and were engaged
In otiopplng wood threv Holmes hnd
been sufferjng from tuberculosis for
the past six yeare, and It had attacked
the bones vof i his .'body. Coroner
Whltloek ,vlsltd, the aoeae and the
body i being eared' for here.
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L. 0. Reynolds shipped 100,000
feet of cedar from North Bead to San
Francisco. ,
COMMITS
SUICIDE
BERNSTORFF AND
LANSING CONFER
Al
ISKItNHTOItPP UNDEItMTOOD TO
Ho MKDIAT1NO
ll U lU-por-U'd iltai llerastorn Ha
Agreed That (icntuiny Will Cease
ll Hubmjtrine Warfare Except tho
Hlnking tif Warship, if EngUad
Will Stop Her "Starvation Mock
ado" Situation I Sertoli.
United F'rcsa Service
WASIHNOOTO.V, July 16. Secre
tary Lansing and Count Bernstorff
nro In conferencc'hero, and II Is un
derstood that Dcrnstorff Is wilting to
mediate. It I reported that he has
promised that Germany will atop the
Blnklng ot ships by submarines with
the exception of warships if England
will stop her "Marvatlon blockade."
ll Is expected that Lansing will
submit hi proposition to President
Wilson, who. It I believed, will In
sist on th respect of the right of
neutral,, regardless oft ltcrnstorff's
proposals.
Lansing has Indicated that the sit
uation Is serious, and Is remaining
very reticent regarding the confer
ence. 1 1 is reported that the mem
bers of the cabinet differ at to the
proper course to follow.
SONS OF WAR
CONVENE TODAY
HOLD FIRST MEETING IN PORT
LAND, AND WILL THEN VISIT
VARIOUS POINTS IN WEST AND
NORTHWEST, INCLUDING FAIR
The annual congress of the Nation
al Society of the Sons of tho Amer
ican Revolution will bo held this year
In Portland, the registration to begin
today, according to Captain O. C. Ap-
plegate of this city, who is a member
himself.
This will bo the first time tho an
nual congress of this body has been
held on this coast, and elaborate prep
arations are being made to entertain
tho visitors, among whom are many
or the most eminent men In the na
tion. On Monday, July 20, the ad
dress or welcome will be delivered in
the Grand Lodge room of the Masonic
Templo by Governor Wlthycombo,
and ho will be followed by General
Thomas M. Andorson, the founder ot
the Oregon city, after which the busi
ness session will proceed, and bo con
cluded on Tuesday.
An evening banquet will be held at
the Portland hotel on Tuesday, on
which occasion President . General
Newell B. Woodward ot New York
and other prominent speakers will bo
heard. Lator an adjourned session
will be held on tho fair grounds at
San Francisco, after the delegates
have had an opportunity to visit vari
ous points of Interest on the coast, In
cluding Crater Lake and the Yosemlto
Park.
Carmen Get Big Victory
United Press Service
CHICAGO, July 1C. A sweeping
victory for the car 'men has resulted
here, following the arbitration after
the recent car strike, which tied op
Chicago. The award will be an
nouned today. Higher pay will he re
ceived and shorter hours will prevail,
the car men, getting practically every
thing they, asked. ,"
Germany Offer Oempetuatieti
United Press Service
WASHINGTON, D, C, July !.
U has neen annouacea nere tnai ur
many haa notified Gerard ot their re
grets over the sinking of the Nebras-
kan, and offered oompeneaUoa.
WASHINGTON
BOARD ARRIVES
AND TAKES DRIVE
ADVISORY HOARD OF THE STATE
HIGHWAY COMMISSION ARRIVE
HERE AT NOON AND GO ON A
Tltll' RECEITION TONIGHT
The members of the advisory board
of the state highway commission.
composed of Messrs. S. Benson of
Portland, Leslie Butler, Hood River;
Clark Williams. Portland; A. A. Ros
enthal!, Portland; J. H. Albert, Sa
lem, and E. T. Cantlne,' Salem, arriv
ed in the city about noon today, and
left this afternoon for a trip down the
valley over the roada with County
Judge Marlon Hanks, Paul Johnson
of tho Klamath Development compa
ny and John Hagelstein and F. H.
McCornack, county commlssloaera.
They are expected back tonight.
and an Informal reception will bo
held at the White Pelican hotel, to
which the people of the city are in
vited to atend and meet the members
of the board. ,
it is planned to take them over the
valley, showing them the principal
roads leading out of the city, the con
struction work being done on Upper
Klamath Lake and perhaps the Lava
Beds road. They expect to remain
over tomorrow.
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ONE IS GUILTY;
OTHER GOES FREE
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TWO CHARGED WITH BOOTLBOO
INC BROUGHT BEFORE HAM.
AKER LAST NIGHT BERRY
LEAVES WITH CONNOR
Two coses of alleged bootlegging
were brought before United 8tatea
Commissioner Hamaker last night at
the court house. Connor, the case
from Fort Klamath, plead guilty, and
U. S. Marshal Frank Berry left this
morning with him tor Portland.
The case of Ned Berry of Lakeview
was dismissed tor lack ot evidence.
Attorney Carnahan of this city waa
employed in the case. The defend
ant was, released first on a faulty com
plaint Issued by the federal once in
Portland, due to absence of a seal.
Another complaint waa made out
here and signed by Lakeview officials
and he was re-arrestod and brought
back a tew minutes after bis release.
Tho main witnesses tor the prosecu
tion, three Indians, were unable to
identity the accused nor say who waa
the guilty man, and the case was
again dismissed.
Thou as Removed From Hmtpita!
I.'. C. Thomas .who was Injured
yestcritay when he stepped from an
automobile, receiving a bad scalp
wound, wtMi removed from the Black
bum hospital this morning, and is
reported as recovering. Mrs. Thomas
had left shortly before the accident
on the train, and returned yesterday
In a machine after reaching Midland.
RepubUoaa Leader Dies
United Press Service
PORTLAND, July 16. Walter P.
Matthes, once a power in republican
politics In the state, and a federal
marshal, died here yesterday.
Post Advertise Crater Lake
An extensive article appeared in
tho last Issue ot the Saturday Evening
Poet, explaining In detail a trip to
Crater Lake and side trips. The arti
cle w well Illustrated with excellent
views.
Operated em at Hospital i
v Mrs. C. Arnold of this city wa. op
erated on at the Blackburnhjasfltal
inia morning oy ur, jeb:
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Ralph Carter' and P. R,-Hds of
this elty returned yesterday from a
Asking, trip to OdeU Lake.
THAW RELEASED
ON HEAVY BONDS
AND STARTS WEST
JUSTICE MAYS PROOF OF ALIEN.
ISTS WORTHLESS
Hcadricka Ajwouaced That Thaw Is
Maae and Revoked Rnliagr CetamUt
tia Hien to Xatteavwi
Con-male Fanstsh
ia the
Sam of aag,000-lDooi of Coart
Room Locked to Ke
OCmrde
United Frees Service
; nun lunr,, J BIT
IS. Justice
that FUrrv'
Hendricks announced
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Thaw Is sane, and revoked the ruliag
of Justice Dowllng, commlttiag Thaw
to Matteawan. He was released oa
$35,000, bail, surety companion fur
nishing the bonds. Justice Headrieks
declared that, the testimony ot the
alienist on-both sides U' worthless.
, The corridors of the court house
were packed, and twenty minute af
ter' the decision was made 'the doors
were'stlU locked and. the poliee com
pelled to bar the approack-arto;keep
the crowds back. When a! reverter
asked Thaw It ke was golagoa the ,,-''
water wagoa.he replied: "It'a
of, your business," Justice Hem
dricka declared jthattaeXiroef or
Thaw's sanity was bverwhelssJag. .
United. Press Service.
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ALBANY, July 16. Attorney Oea
oral Woodbury? hew Oaetrielsmi ate
deputies to appeal; the Thaw
United Press Service
NEW YORK, Julys 16, Thaw ffaal
ly managed to-leave' the court room.,
and left the court houseTuaderu great'
demonstration, holding the baads of
court attaches and reporters. He ap
peared excited, like a child might
have been.
Sheriff Grlffenhagen was Instructed
to accompany him through the city to
protect blm from Inquisitive persona
Thaw waited In the basement of
the court house until the sheriff's au
tomobile arrived, thea jumped Into
the, tonneau, waved his hat and grin
ned at the crowd., At 1:10 this after
noon he bid farewell to the sheriff at
the ferry, and proceeded to Jersey
City and left by machine for Phila
delphia, where he will (spend the
night.
Tomorrow he will take the train to
Pittsburg, where he expects to buy
an automobile and start for the ex
position at San Francisco.
SIXTEEN WOMEN
MAKE LONG TRIP
RAYMOND WHITMAN TOURIST
COMPANY OF EAST SENDS A
PARTY OF SIXTEEN WOMEN
HEME TICKETS COST Sett
A party of sixteen women front the
Eastern states leh this morning after
visiting Crater Lake and Pelican Bay
here, spending two days in the county,
Wednesday tne.party went to Cra
ter Lake and ,speat" the day viewing
the wonderful soeaery there. They
returned to 'this city, and yesterday?
made the trip up the lake to Pelican"
Bay and yolata along the lake.
The party Is making aa extended'
trip through the West, visiting thai
prtaclpal national parks and poiatar
ot Interest, and also the. fairs at Sa,J
Francisco and San Dieao. The rsaak-ri!
trip tieketa cost the 'members et'h,v
party 1400 apiece, and laetudat aMSffrA
U trlna In tho --"- jiiVv.
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