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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1919)
H.VTt'HDAV, .lANTAHt II, linn PAGK TWO THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON '5 nm m m W4 I i MS m ma m I m I The Evening Herald E. J. MURRAY EDITOR Published dully except Sunday by The Herald Publishing Company o( Klamath Falls, at 115 Fourth street Entered at the postofllre at Klam ath Falls, Ore., for transmission thru the malls as second-class matter. Subscription terms by mall to any address In the United States: One year .. ... ......r. J6.00 One month -50 Member of the Avioclntcd Pres.s The Associated Proas Is exclusively ntttled to the use. for republication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this pa per, and also local news published herein. All rights of republication of spe cial dispatches herein arc also reserved. Even the date, when It win exhibited to one of the telegraph companies, was blank, nnd the order was never made before the signing of the arm istice. Senator Watson followed this statement by saying that ho had made some Investigation, and he con-, tlnued: To tho best of my knowledge and belief at this time, when tlmt order was made the date was tlrst put down In pencil as the 14th, the armistice havlnlg been signed on the 11th. Af terward that date was erased and the 2d Inserted. I have every reason to j believe that that fact is susceptible of prooi. P 11 ERSONAL MENTION i.rijTi.i; sunt, ion is o loom, iiai phmnus AMONO THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY AND VICIMTY. (iOI.NOS AM COMIVUS OF I.OCAIi FOLKS SATURDAY, JANUARY II. IOH "A HIGH-HANDED OUTRAOK" Having taken under his control ill means of communication in the Unit ed States .except by private messen ger, thru seizure of telegraph and telephone lines. Postmaster General Burleson reached out for control of communication with foreign coun tries by Inducing President Wilson to seize the submarine cables. Wire less stations being already in the hands of the navy department, no communication can now pass between the United States and any 'overseas country ,or between the United States and any other country that is contiguous by land, or between any two persons in this country, without passing under the. eye of some gov ernment official, big or little, who may seize, suppress or delay It. If this had" been necessary to win the war there would have been soma excuse for this latest expansion of government functions when the gov ernment was already burdened with functions which it performed badly But the cables were Belzed when -.he war was already won, when Germany, the last of the enemy powers, bad ceased to fight and had signed an armistice which made her 'powerless to fight again. All that remained for the United States and the allies to do was to declare and reap the fruits of victory. But at the eler cnth hour Mr. Burleson persuaded President Wilson to take technical advantage of authority which, had been given by Congress to mpft the dire emergencies of war for the pur pose of bringing the cables under gov ernment operation. His persistence in advocating government ownership of wire communication warrants the conclusion that his ulterior motive was to prejudge tbaf. question as to the cables by making government op eration an accomplished fact. The action of Mr. Burleson indi cates that he was conscious of bein' open to criticism for asking the President to exercise this extraordi nary power In order to grab thecables when the war bad actually ended,' for there was some Juggling of dates In the President's order. The seizure -was characterized by Senator Hitch . cock, a democrat, on December 23d, 'in this strong language: I think the seizure of the cables was an utterly unjustified proceed ing. I go so far as to say that it smacks of bad faith. When after the war had closed in fact, if not In law, the postmaster general took possession of the cables, not only those crossing the Atlantic Ocean to countries with which we were associated in the war, but also across the Pacific Ocean, which bad no possible relation to the case. I think it watt a high-handed outrage, and am frank to say so. That speech drew from Mr. Burle son a letter dated December 24th, de nying that "I have of m y own will ruthlessly seized and taken poBses Blon of these cables: that I have tak en possession of them just to gratify my personal convictions, personal opinions and personal wishes; that I have reached out to control business activities the congress did not Intend to put into my hands." In support of his statement he quoted the brief in tho suit now pending to the effect that the executive order was signed by the President and attested by the secretary of state on November 2d, and that the allegation of the com plaint that it was not signed till No vember 11th the day when the arm istice was signed Is untrue. This letter was read to the senate on Docember 30th, and called forth ' the remark from Mr. Hitchcock that the alleged fact thut the order was signed on Novombor 2d was no Justi fication for taking over the cables. Senator Kellogg then Interjected this remark: I am Informed that, while tho or der may have been signed by the President on November 2d. it was en tirely Incomplete. It was not coun tersigned by the secretary of state. It waa neTer published or exhibited to anyone until after the war bad closed and the armistice had been signed. I This statement called forth the fol-j .lowing rejoinder on the same day from Mr Uurlesen: I was present on the 2d of Novem-! ber when the President signed the proclamation taking over the cables.1 I saw him attach his signature there-' to, and In his own handwriting Insert . with pen and Ink the line date. No vember 2. 19 IS. ' Mr. Burleson's statement Is re-' markable for the points which It does not cover. It does not say that the order was countersigned by the sec-) rotary of state on November 2d, nori does It deny that "the date was first I put down in pencil as the 14th." nsj stated by Mr. Watson, nor does It' deny that the order "was never pub-! llshed or exhibited to anyone until j after the war had closed and the armistice had been signed." as stated! by Mr. Kellogg. While apparently' careful to make no statement which ' is not literally true, Mr. Buileson isj also careful not to controvert the ma terial parts of what the senators say. I Thus he implies that they tell the! truth and lays himself open to aj strong suspicion that he is trying to I mislead the public. ' j All of this Juggling with dates and facts is open to an explanation that Is discreditable to the administration. There was an evident desife to grab the cables undej- the authority given by congress before hostilities ceased, but there may well have been some hesitation about so extreme a pro ceeding. That may account for the delay of Secretary Lansing's signa ture. Election of a republican con gress intervened between November 11th, holding out a prospect thutMf the power of seizure were not prompt ly exercised, t might be withdrawn. It was advisable, in order to Justify the move, that it should appear to have been 'made while hostilities were still in progress, hence, the date November 2d was permitted to stand. It the democrats had won the election the need of immediate exercise of the power would not have been so urgent from a party standpoint. Hence pro mulgation of the order was deferred until the administration knew that it had been defeated. Then action was taken in order that the new congress might be confronted with an accom plished fact. All the circumstances Indicate that the cables were seized to meet a political, not a war, emer gency. Oregonian. Kinnk Mmr.v t In town for a hort time from Silver Lake. J. K P.iddoik Ls a count) seat visi tor ftom tho ltonunia district. Mr. and .Mrs. J II. Foster loft this mottling for Plioeutx, Arizona. , Mrs. A. W. Mackon Is In tho city for :i short tlmo from tho Mulln sec tion. lm Young was among tho tr.tln ( arrivals last night from Weed. Cali fornia. Frod I.lky Is looking after mat ters of business hi Klamath Falls to day from the Merrill district. William Fordnoy who operates tho Jniuoj Mercantile Company at l.orolla paid a business visit to the Count seat jestorday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. H. It. Reynolds, who have been here for some lime from I'oi Hand expect to leave tomorrow for San Francisco, whore Mr. Rev nobis will undergo medical treatment in, the hope of recovering his health He suffered a nervous breakdown, here a few weeks ami w hlch proved i very serious and his iecovry has, been very slowT .Mr. Reynolds pur-i chased extensive Itnd holdings In j Klamath County two jears ago from I Major Charles E. Worden. Mr. Lemuel Gehngen. who ban been undergoing treatment at the Klamath General HopItnl for sever al diys Is now able to be around on the street. Mr. Gehngen has a posi tion ut the Pelican Hay Lumber Camp on the nest side of the Upper Klam ath Lake and had the misfortune to strain strain some of his tendons when ho slipped on the Ice there. Mr. Gehagen reports that Mr. J. W. Hold omann, who It will be remembered by many, launched a fur firming est tiblishment well up on Mount Pitt, left this undertaking to answer u call to the military service everul months ago. Misses Vein Human and Ramolia Stout cnnie In yostordn) afternoon from Straw. 13. M. Chllcote nnd family left this morulyg for Long Heidi California, where they opott to lomiiln until tho 1st of February. II. L. Clopton came In .vestorday afternoon on matters of business front llouauza. He Is u guest at the Hotel Hall. Mrs L. A. Martin and Mrs. E U. Hall leturned from n vacation trip In California het evening. Their trip was cut short by tho news of tho serious Illness of Mrs. Martin's daughter, Mrs .1 II Carter, who Una been In charge of tho Hotel Hall dur ing her mother's absence. AT THE CHURCHES H OUSTON' Metropolitan Amusement s HOUSTON'S OPERA HOUSE DARK STAR THEATER TODAY ,Iosm l,. iisky PiCMMiti. rvvHcuuRnu clark VI1 . A.-Hrtj,- Iu "OCT OF A CLEAR SKY" At-i Uwilnmly two icel Comedy Enmnuol Baptist Chuieh. Eleventh and High streets, Tho regular Sunday school service will Im held at to a. in. Tim Christian Science Society of Klamath Falls holds services at I HI Fourth street uvoiy Sunday morning at 1 1 o'clock and every Wodnmday evening at 7: 3d. All are welcome Tho subject of lesson for Stiuduv. January 1,1, Is "Sacrament." Tho Sunday school session Is from 9. 45 to H: IG uvury Sunday morning. Tho free reading room and froo lending library Is open from 2 '30 to 1.31) on Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturda.VH. First Christian Church, corner Plnu and Ninth streets, lllhlu school at ID a. m. 1 Communion services at 1 1 a m Methodist Episcopal Church, Tenth and High. Rev Simpson Hauirlck, pastor, HIT East street 1'hone li7V. Sunday school at 10 a m Vis Roy King, superintendent Morning services at 11 a. m Ser mon subject, "Tho Victory That Overcomes tho World." Epworth League at G'30 p m Mr Lawrence Phelps, president Evening service at 7 .10 p m Sub ject, "Remember." Everybody Is welcome to tho ser vice. Strangers and people who have no certain place to worship will re ceive a hearty welcome Presbyterian Church, Pine street, near Second Rev. E. P Lawrence pastor. The pastor. Rev E. P Lawrence, having returned from tho East, reg ular services will be resumed Sabbath school at II) a in Preaching service at 1 1 n in., at which tho S,ucruiucnt of tho Lord's Supper will be observed Christian Endeavor at C .10 p m Evening service at 7 30. At the evening servlco a sacred concert, consisting of solos, duets and authrms. will bo given by the choir A cordial Invitation It extended to all these services! First llaptlst Church, corner Wash ington and Eighth. J. II (Irllllth, I pastor. I Sunday school nt 10 a in . C It DeLtip. superintendent' Preaching at 1 1 a m All are cordially Invited to worship with us. 1 tj-u-i.noj-ianj-1-ii i--- -----... .mww. At the Theaters i V ;::: lloitlimld Barker, who was rhoMcn by Bessie II iii Is 'i 1 1 to tlhtct hoi' Hist Piiinljn Play, has shown master ly woiU In "Miidiim Who," which Is Ihii title of the Httir), wtltti'il by Unt old Miutlinlli. and which will be shown nt the Llbetty I holt re tonight The story Is not u war tilni), but tho pi'ciicn iiio laid In the South dining Hie pel Ind of the Civil War All of the beauties am! loiuaiice of the Southland have been faithfully nil bored to Hi a faithful and libdotb maimer, and the pimluitlon Is one that Is bound to bo an eplc-iuniklng achievement In the billlliiii' enrer J of this talented urtlilo , "Lost on Dress Parade" olio of O'llouiv's ruinous stories, and a Mutt mid Jeff t.tltoon alio will bo shown ' ! Expert UoilaK. finish and bromide oiiliirgeiuents, at tho in ii STR DIU'G CO. Oassengers and Baggage AVI WHERE IN THE CITY yl'ICK SERVICE REASONABLE RATES PHONE IH7 WesternTransfer Co. Quality Drugs... It Isn't ertiiuilii) - mill n Isn't wlio In Ini) miyihliii; but llio bet lit thugs. We have gitilicil llio'tnu. Ililinte nf our i'iitoitit'ii l,i rlllnit drug" of llio higher iiiallt) mil). You nimi.ii till) tut) other Mud luie, mill mi are nlvwi) -utr mill -tiro that uiillilng tun the be-t drug" will be xilit In thin stoic. (jnderwoods PharmafY xy'v hlA1TIIIALLS0PL(.0M n RECKARD RENT SERVICE Plume, nil .Night Plioiie :iin hUMATIIIALLS OPK.OM You're weltiunr in it ciiloniliir fur the New Year. We Ititvo it guml -lipid) of tunnel) out", mnl muiio pn-ti) f,(.,, .(iilli-tito AS Smith. I Winter -TontC3 that get results, nt ; 10-lt STAR DIU'G CO. I Get a standard policy from thci Cbilctite .V Smith aseiirj. 24 I YANK ABROAD GRATEFUL FOB SWEATER SEN T Among the sweaters that wor knitted for the Red Cross wn one made by Mrs. W. B. Barnes, and when she finished the garment, she pinned her card to It. This week she ls In receipt of a letter from a soldier in France, who acknowledges with thanks the receipt of the gar ment, which was given to him in tho regular course of distribution, Tho letter follows "My Dear Mis. Barnes, 1 received today from the Red Cross a sweater from you which I am writing now to tbank you for. I have been in France over fifteen months and am alive yet and looking forward to my trip back to the StateB. Again I thank you for the sweater and with my best regards. I remain, Cheerfully yours, Corporal, JNO. D. HEI I Rase Hospital 3.'. A. P. O. 780. A. K. F." Prices' On STANDARD TIRES Reduced Willie thej last vie will m-U our entire stock of Ajit, Mlilie lin, I'lre-tone, Dre.itltimiglit, Hrunsvvlrk, .Norfolk, Racine anil Penns)lvmilii Casings at wholesale ptiies. You ran save now. Come in at once the) won't last long. FORD GARAGE Ninth nnd Main. Phono IMIM SC.VDAY AND MONDAY (ioltlwyn Pi cents MAJKii: KENNEDY In "HIE FAIR PRETENDER" .Imi Two Reels nf Ctimetly Admission In and UT, tfutH Slum .Stmts 7::io nnd l :!.".. SERB in IB ON SPRAINS ; PAINS, SWELLING FRANK T. GUNTHER WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER I'ltie Watcli Repairing u Special!) II'JI Main Street FJ 81 1 TEMPLE THEATER TODAY Win hi Film Ctirimnitloii ProMMitx MAItGCERITE CLAYTON In INSIDE Till: LINES" Class A Win- Story SCNDAY .V MONDAY Trliinale Presents ALMA Rl'RENS , fn "MADAME SPHINX" Also llt'iiis.1 Patlio Ni'un Latest Wnr tines ami Current Events Matinee ,::t() Evenings 7::tO & I). Admission ) anil !" rent ic, J MERRILL OPERA HOUSE ! MOTION PICTURES TUESDAYS AND SATURDAYS Merrill, Orriron : "X' t f . tj y J y i LIBERTY FAMINE RELIEF RILL GETS SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 10. The Administration leaders aftei a canvass of tho Houso Rules Commit tee, has decided to make another at tempt tomorrow to obtain a rule for the immediate consideration of the hundred million dollar Famine Re lief Bill, It Is claimed that there uio sufficient votes now In sight to chango tho decision reudoied n few days ago, New stationary, diaries and blntiii books at the 10-lt STAR DRUG CO. TONIGHT BESSIE BARISCALE, in "MADAME WHO?" "LOST ON DRESS PARADE" Two-Reel O. Henry Story "MUTT AND JEFF" CARTOON N . SUNDAY AND MONDAY THEDA BARA, in "UNDER THE YOKE" TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY "CRASHING THRU TO BERLIN" We always show two reels of comedy or other in teresting picture with all features. LONDON, Jan 1 1 - Evidence has been received from British .officers who have been prisoners of war In Bulgari.i or cruel treatment and tor tures which they saw the Bulgarians inflict upon Serbian prisoners and In terned civilians, Reuter'H Limited learns. The evidence shows that the civilians wore clothed In rags and were almost barefooted when' they ill lived In Bulgaria, Tho Interned civilians UHi-cl to vlltv the British prison camp In order to collect ve getable peelings tojcut. Most nf tho British officers witnessed the brutal flogging of Serbian prlsoncm, They particularly mentioned tho command ant, Ivan Nlknlov, who himself or dered tho floggings and personally struck prisoners as they lay on the gioiiml. Women .wero flogged until thnlr bick.s woio liceralcd. In novel. ill cases the vlttlms died from the treatment they rocelwd. The Btitlsh officers report rtnt they protested, but that the Bulgar ians ropllod that the victims were subjected to such treatment becuurn thoy wero Serbians, Tho morality among tho Serbians was so great that they wero burled without coffins and with no m.'IIkIoih services, i m FINES INCREASED AS CULPRITS DIMINISH. DON'T SI'l-FER! RELIEF COMES THE .MOMENT YOC RCH WITH ".ST. JACOBS LINIMENT" : Don't Htuy crippled! ' Ruh this soothing, penetrating liniment right Into tho sprain, ache or strain, and nut romci pain, sorouess, sllffuens ami swelling. Nothing else pouetrates, hcils nnd ,'streiigtliens the Injured miiMcles, ! nerves, tendons, and ligaments so promptly It dociu't burn or tllscol-, or tho skin and can not cause Injury Don't suffer' Get n .omull trial bot ' tie from nny drug store now Umber' up' Rub the misery right out. A , moment after "St. Jarobs Liniment" i I Is applied you ran not feel the slight-: 'est piln or soreness, and you ran go' , about )our regular duties 1 "St .la co lis Liniment" conquers i , pain. It has boon used effectively for 'sprains, strains, soreness and stiff I ness for 0 ye-irs six gold medal i I awards Adv. I . i . . i.-, NOSE CLOGGED FROM j A COLD OR CATARRH 1 Apply Cream In Noslrll To Open U; Air Pannage. Ah What rolluf! Your clogged nos trlls open right up, the air pnasngf of )oiir head are clear nnd you cm breathe freely. No moro Itaw king, snuffling, mucous discharge), licud acho, dryness--no struggling for breath at night, your cold or rntarrh is gone. Don't stay stuffed up! (let a nuinll bottle of Ely's Cruiui lliilm from xim druggist now. Apply a little of till fragrant, autlrcptlc cream In our nostril, let It puntitrato thru every air passage of tho head; soothe ami heal tho swollen, llillamud mm out memhiiine, giving )nu Instant relief El)' Cream Balm Is Jiu.1 what every cold ami cntairh sufferer has been Keeking It's Just splendid. Adv SPOKANE, Jun, 1 1. Records com iil'nl by tho shorlffa office show that picre' than twice as much cuali wiih contributed to tho county In t'JIS bv boollcggeivi as In 1917 ' lillo the a'rists wero fowor tho offl'dah levied heavy fines and forfeited honvy bond In tho hist few months. Tho sheriff has 10,000 pints of whlsko to do. tro) Most of tho contribind wiiMt.l oy Ic said to havo eomo from Mont, nun , PERFECT VENTILATION EFFICIENT SERVICE UNEOUALLED MI'KIO REST PICTURES ADMISSION: Evenings, 10c clnd 25c. .j. 444 -fr $ : WASHINGTON RAILROAD IN RECEIVERS HANDS. SPOKANE, Jin, 10. An older Iiuh boon filed In tho Fodernl Com l nam ing Can) F. E, Connors of Chicago, locclvor of the Spokane mid Inland Empire Railway Company which has been losing ton thousand ilolhis monthly dun to tho lnfliiuiia mid tho Increased tostu of oiuratliiii, They Believe In Thrift There are a lot of men and women in this town who make progress all the time. ' They have a plan and a purpose, and concentrate on one thing. If They know that a year from now they should be earning more than they arc today. They spend less than they earn, and regularly deposit part of their earnings in this strong, reliable institution. If They believe in Thrift. If Do you? Carl'H Liver Lifters, omull In prlco, big In action. io.it star niiua co. First State & Savings Bank , KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON