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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1919)
li 1 1(1 Official newspaper ; KLAMATH COUNTY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER, OF KLAMATH FALLS 1 J Thirteenth Ycnr-No.. 3,548 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1919 PriceL5centa Sty? JEugnfog Bgralft fi s III DISPUTE JIBOUT LEAGUE ' ; in iMDrwniNP 0 inn LiimiiD. ? dho 'Senator Will Not At tend Wilon' Dinner VOICES DISAPPROVAL IXtUm 1 lint Ntitliliiu Could Make Hint Sw l" ""' CunMlltillon of lh ligur of Niillium ltd 11 SW gund nig rtiti In llm Krnittn It Kiprtlrd Towoi ! WASHINGTON l C. Feb, 1H. &ntor Hurnh of Idaho lm naked to tor-rated from nltumllng tho dinner it the While lliiuiu; ul which Presi dent Wilson will dlncusa with tho mtmoera or tho foreign relation com mlttN the coiuiltuilon of tliu pro pwtd LtanutTof Nation. In n letter to Secretary Tumulty, tlio onntor do cltrtd that II w" lil" malum to hold In eonfldcticn any Information re tdrtd at audi n gathering, utid that to wu not willing to ho bound In Urate on micli an Important subject, oo which liu ami tliti Pruaidcnt dU lined to fundlmeiitnlly. lie mW that nothing would make him igrtc with tint ronatliutloii of the Lmiuo at It now aland. Koothrr member of the committee bu ai yil declined thn Invitation. Sntor Hornli'it Intter ai sent by wlrcteia to tho President. The dinner above rofcrrod to luia tn arranged for February 26th. A debate In tliu aonntn la collected to break out tomorrow, iloitplto thn rmldent'a rciueit to wall until ho returns. WASHINGTON I) C. Keb, 18. A dlicuulon of tlio now LoaRiip of Nations dovuliipoil uiinxpocledly to day when Senator Vardman of Mlaaln ilppl, democrat, declured tho LeaRUu to t unconatltutbmul. Ho harahly criticised tliu I'realilont for asking tonjreM to remain allcnt on the aub Ject until ho niliirnnil. twi;.ty rivi: hcmhi:u uol- whs iiDitinorem: tiki up IX I.VU'.Vt-TION SUIT MADK '.II,; ft) COUNTY COtlllT Twcnly-fho hundred dollar of tho nu Hint li.j henn locked up In courlliniisu aiilti wore rolcaacd Wi cck by j,,dge CiiIIcIhh, whon M iMttwl the following order, It hnv 'H becn "Rreud to by tho Attorno)H each side of"!,"''8'11"0' "I'on thn stipulation njmmiJ r,l u'l"'"'ed by tholr loni..,.e,1l,,t,(,rm'yR- w,lcl' Htlpuln wderaVnnV"' (.,ry ,0 "' rt. " " ODMIInn ""' ilJlUUnilll ITOUI IIMJ I1CDA In I i. . tn, IIIU K II 111 III eon m , ' "b,,,s,'' '"o the Coun ..?"". (,f KUumth Countv aa aald to hn Z..ulu,rl wlt'wul Prcjudlro. tbe nie Hh .r """or Plo toia iLl,"..of '.' ". o. r tho plead. .MUIUIII Th. n C-ilkliix fun,!.. .:"" '"" HUH aut llioso al.lotopayatirueandmeot "" county rouri ro.,..i "mnoitod with tho E10!1 '" '"o "tn Inatltutod. Z Z ?. Ul l,,lK"tl0 inrtdont to " wiirlhoi contiovoraioB, WANT SW IIYIHIANT. .Jfinfn tlU,t "" Wi,' wU,,0"t tally ,i ,'n "lo,ort In that vl- v' he Z I'T,, "'8t n,Bht ""'l"1"" treetB L Joh,,,io nd Addlaon IB ra 1 ATTORNEYS CJTY COUNCIL GIVES PERMITS Tlio following imnnltM wero Ivancd by thn rlty council at (ho tegular IIIMltlllK laat l)Vlllllllg. Conrad B. Julio, tit erect n oun htoryliouxii ut an n pprox) inn to coat i( $2,000 In lllork fifty alx of Nichols Adillllon, J. T. MrCiillom lo uteri n acvj'n room' bungalow In Wnck fifty 'one. Nichols Addition ut an uppioxlmato coat of $3,700. II Oram, to erctt n auven room hoiiNM In Mock forty-five, Nlrhola Addition. Mnitln Junaon to erect a five room house at an approximate coat of $2, 000 liillt-nna VlMa Addition. Atnold V. Hake, at 211 B. Sixth Htreet, projirlitlor of Arnold'a Chill parlor, waa given pormlt to extend li In parlor and to operate, a (amnio wagon on the Rlioeta for two hours each evening, INTKHKHTING PIUMiltAM ACCOM. PAN! KM FORMAL CKHKMONY OF KLAMATH CliAPTKK Ol WOM. A.VH IIKI.IKK CORPS The Inatallutlon of officer of the Woman' Relief Corp for tho ensu lug jcar occurred laat uvunlng at their regular meeting place In tho I. O. O. P Hall. The following of ficer were duly Installed: President Vloru Kmiuvtt . - Kr. Vice Proa. Hltlla 8klllluKtnn. Jr. Vice Prea. -Klla McMlllun. Treasurer Jennie Heohorn. Conductor Iva Noith. Aaalatant Conductor Anna tlluhn. Oflard funny llrndfoNt. AaalBtiint Guard Kfflu (larcclnn. Hccretary Klltabeth Itamaby. Patriotic liiBtructor Cecilia llORar- CORPS INSTALLS unii nrripim c i ir r 1 1 ii km i i 'I dun .Mualcinn Marlon Kberleln. Preaa Correapondeut Kllxa Kluet. Klrat Color bearer l.ynnn Martin. Recoud Color ticarer- -I.ouIhu Humph- rcy. Third Color boaror boln. Marjorle Olter--Mary J llolth. i Fourth Color bearer- Mra. Myrtle Martin wna eleitod do- legato to attend the tato convention ' ntTIm Dallca. tle IM of June ' with Mr. Katborlnn Itobertaon hm iiltnr-' nato. . After tho Installation followed a t...r nvAnvn... lira Tf.ffnr.inn fflVnr. cd tho corra with a aolo which waa highly appreciated. Mra. Kberleln gave a moat Interesting talk on Waah Ington nnd Lincoln. Selection from Jamca Whltcombo Hlley by Mrs. Ilratton ro heartily encored. Clght icfrcshmenta concludod-tho evenlng'a enlortalnment. The retiring president, KlUunetli Itamaby presented thn corps with a frnmud picture of Elizabeth Wntt Smith, mother of this cliaptnr which was luatlttitod Novombor, 20, l'.UO, LARGE SUMS TO APPIttH'HIATION COMMITTKK DOIIHICH IMMKNKK SUM KKKP RAILROADS CiOINO KN- TO UN- DKH (St)VKRNMKNT (HINTROL WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 18. An npproprlatlon iif fifty aoven mill ion dollnra for tho operations of tall rails under government control has boon approved by tho Houso Appro- prlntlon Committee William O. Mc - Adoo had asked for this umount. ah niaiia ror 'tho consideration of RUN RAILROADS railroad legislation at this session of 'pichonslvo presentation of tho sltu-J . a i ..u...ihj hir'nHmi wanimiiin h xtfwivn tntrti bliitn Pnmmflrrn Com MIU IIMHBU l(lVll'Ui.v w -- nilttee, . ',..,,. ri 'AiiiavAtin im .' . COPKNHAOKN, Fob. 18. Tho to. ophuno, telogruph and nowspaper of HC6B nt Nuromburg, llovarla, have beon occupied by, tho Spartacaus, It Is reported. PI STREET TO BE PAVED THIS SEASON Beautiful Residence Street , Slated for -Improvement MUCH WORK PROPOSED In Addition to Heat) Program Al ready L'nder JXny Petition for More Than Mile of Until Surfacing and 'Indent Arc I'l-mmtod at Council Meeting Iunt Night. The tremnndoua atridea In tho litrwt Improvement bore durlnij tho preaent year, were Indicated at the mcclltiK or the City Council laat iilxht when petition were read ask. Iiik for plana and specification on fifteen more blocka, for hard aur face paving and cinder Improving. Petition for oil macadam or blth ullttc paving on Pine Street from Third to Klghtb with the Including IntereactltiR atrcota from Main to Pine Street wan read. The petition rail for apoj-lfteatloua on the neces aary rrndliig and for concrete tide- walk and curba. The engineer wa Inatructcd to go ahead In thla matter aa xoon aa an Initial payment of $150, to cover the expense In caaa the Improvement did not go thru, wna made. A petition for bringing Pine Street to grade between Third Street and Paine Alley and down Paine Alley to Main, Initialling concrete aldewalk and curba improving the road with twenty feet of cinders ten Incbea thick and rolled to eight Inches wa.i read. The Initial payment on this Improvement la $75 and City Kngln eor C, J. Clcghorn was .Instructed to go ahead with plana and estimates aa hooii aa It had been advanced. Washington from First to Third Stiect has also potltloncd for cinder Improvement but aa there was some Irregulnrlty In .tho pcUtlon. It was l,ut ovor for ucUon Bt a ,a,er ue'- ",h MILLS SEWER CITY KXPKCTKI) TO SOON PASS UK-SOLCTION DtXTiAniNO IN. TKNTION TO OO AIIEAU IN MAT- Kit, cost tpaa.ooo. Steady ateps are being takon by the city father for tho Installation of a aowdrngo system In the Mills Addi tion which Is now expected to cost approximately $32,000 Bhould the present plans and specifications moot tho requirements when submitted to the Health authorities. This proposed Improvement If car tied out will cost tho affected prop- erty holders about $12,000 and the city about $20,000 nnd will require n special bond election. The next step for the city lu this matter will bo to pass a resolution declaring It.s Intention to go ahead with the Installation and If there are no objections from tho Mills proper ty owners, steps will bo taken to call for tho olcellonr' It will be neces sary first however, for thoso for warding this matter to mnko an Int. tlal payment to covor tho engineering .nnd adverting oxponso. ) Tho mattor was held ovor by the i Council last night ltntl a more com- - ' ' ' ' .-.. mm . I(n. . - - FUK1LAINU LLUBmAIN SHOT THRU HEART PORTLAND "Fob. 181. Holbrook a real estate man was found dead, In ( tne Mititnomnn uiud i.ocKor uoom yesterday with a bullet In his heart, A revolver lay beside the body. PROGRESSING BIG WHEAT FARMER BACK FROM CANADA J. K. Patterson of the Hurmera lin ploiuent Company In back to Klam ath for a abort time from Canary, Canada to look nfter hla business In tcreat hero. Mr. I'attoraon la heavily Intoreatod In wheat farming In Can- (nila Inning raUed a thotiaand acrca , of wheat laat year. Mu will probably '"incieaae thla amount thla HoaHon Ho declare that business condltlona ' In Calgary are good and thut the people arc greatly encouraged over tho termination of tho war. PACKING KMPIX1YKKS HKCKIVK (i(M)l HAISK. CHICAGO, Feb. 18. -Packing house employees hnvo boon glvon a i ten per cent advance in wages by a declalon of Arbitrator Judge Alschulcr, according to an nnnouiicr inent made yeaterday. STOCKMEN PLAN TO WILL PUT I'P A I'KHMAXIINT HTItfCrCHK IX PORTLAND COSTING QUAUTKIt -MILLION, LOCAL IIA.NKKR WILL IICI.P Leading dairymen and livestock breeders of Oregon, Idaho, Washing ton and Montana have reorganized and now compose the directorate of the Pacific International Livestock Exposition. The next exhibition and aalea will be held November 15-22 In a spacious and modern exposition building, to coat a quarter of a mill ion dollars. During tlio.-wcck be ginning February 24, .stockmen of the northwest and others Interested In the livestock Industry will ralso through stock subscriptions about $150,000, Tills amount was pledged at a recent conference of the breeder and dalrymeTn, held nt Portland. Mnlhour County will subscribe $1,000; Harney County Is scheduled for $6500; Lake County promises $2500; and Klamath County', $250u. The remainder of the stnte is In proportionate amounts. Tho present total assessed valuation of the-livestock of Oregon Is $10,643,9.19. Portland, conceded to bo tho prop er center for tho Annual Livestock Show nnd sales, ban agreed to match, dollar for dollar, all that Is subset Ib ed by the upstate counties and re presentative breeders of tho Spokano Country and Centra Washington, aj well as Idaho, and Montana. Califor nia stockmen are also actively In terested. R. N. Stanfield Ib dlroctor for Mal heur County; Wllllum Hanloy for Harney; Ilernard Daly for Lake, and J. W. Siemens for Klamath County. President J. W. Siemens of the First Stnto nnd Savings Dank has ac cepted tho Chairmanship for Klam ath County,- declaring that this sec tion Is heavily Interested in tho stock raising Industry and that he will do everything in his power lo help tho matter along. SCANDAL LEAKS OUT IN HOUSE UNKXPKCTKli DKVKLOPMK.YrH IN CONNKCTION WITH THK l'AV. I Ml TRUST COXTROVKRSY. VIOLKNCK TIIRKATKNKI) SALEM, Feb. 18. Ititenso excite ment prevailed nnd threats of person al vlolanco wero mado in tho Houso today, whon Representative Schuobel of Oregon City, speaking on the anti paving trust amendments to the ten million dollar bonding bill charged that the Warren Construction Com pany had of feted a member of tho House a sum of money, to "sit tight and vote." Representative Kugene Smith' of Multnoiriuh aroso and 'said 'be was the man indicated and promised to tell the entire details of the Incident at the proper time, ID M SCIIIENGER FOR THIS CITY NOW ASSURED SOON Emergency Ordinance Pass ed Council Last Night PROTECTED BY CITY Xeu Kmploje to He Appointed With out Hillary to Itei'lie Income From "Contract-, With IW-liIcnts Maxi mum Charge-, l-'lxnl Compel itorn .Must Pny Hem) LiieiiM. That Klamath Fulls shall have a city scavenger, appointed uy the city and protected from outsldo competi tion for the investment he may mako tc take cure of this work and that the cltj is to be cleaned up regular ly of the rubbish nnd refuse which has heretofore been a menace to the health of the residents, was finally decided ut tho meeting of the City Council last evening when an ordi nance to this effect with an emer gency clause attached, was unani mously passed by the City Cojncll. The ordlnanco was drafted bj City Attorney It. C. Groesbeck. The new scavenger Is appointed bv the city without a salary, his Income to be derived from his private con "rnels with' the residents, the maxi mum amount of his charges bclnr; lived In tho ordlnanco. Anyone desiring to enter the '!oJ !n competition" with The se;Honer appointed must pay a license of $1 -000 all licenses 'ermlnatlng on Pec ember 31st pf each-year. The terms of the ordinance provide t Mu t the scavenger must equip him- stlf with wateV proof wagons, will )J-tnted nnd that he shall haul promptly all material which he Is notified Is ready. A maximum price of twenty five cents per ten gallon can and larger cans at a propoitlonally larger price was established. A fifteen day limit for keeping tho garbage cans by the residents boforo being emptied and a ninety day limit foriothor kinds of rubbish was Inserted. Rubhlsh is to bo hauled at u maximum pi ice of fifty icnts per cubic yard. Garbage and other uibblsU are to be kopt In illffeient receptacles. Tho Mayor appeared dissatisfied with some feat ures of the ordinance as it was pass ed by tho Council. It Is expocted that tho new scav.tngor will bo ap pointed nt nu early date so that he can undertake his new duties as soon as possible. ARMY SERGEANT HAS VARIED ADVENTURES Many and vnrled are tho oxpor- lonces of Sergeant W. M, Qulmby, formerly of tho Merrill section and who has been for the past four years Identified with tho artillery branch of the U. S. Regular army, During this time Sergeant Qulmby has visit ed neaily all parts of tho world. Ho has spent some time with the Moros in the South Sea Islands, visited re mote parts of China nnd Japan and many other hidden coiners of the world which are little known to the ordinary person. Ho is now hore on a short furlough avvaiting further assignment nnd is visiting nnd talk ing over old times with his former associates. 8ALKSMAN ROOSTS GOOD ROADS. H. A, Clodfeltcr, representing the Northwebt Oakland Company, who has been hoio for u short timo on business loft this morning for his .headquarters at Portland. Mr. Clod- felter declared that he was a strong advocate for good roads in any coun try but that In Klamath County whoro the attractions were so un usual and tho means 'of getting in and out weio tho only handicaps to tens of thousands, of tourists each year, he could not express himself too strong ly In urging alng tho move that had been started. NEW BILL AIMED AT BOLSHEVIKISTS WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 18 Senator Jones of Washington has In- troduceda measure to punish per sona who urge the resistance to laws or changes In the form of. the gov ernment, with a penalty of a five year Imprisonment and a fine of "flvci thousand dollars. Aliens would then) he deported. - ' ' Senator Jones has ajso Introduced a woman suffrage amendment iden-t tlc.nl with the one recently rejected. WILSON Al'PROVKS PRICK ADJl'STMKXT COMMITTKK. WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 18. President Wilson has cabled to Sec retary Redfield his approval of the reposal to establish price adjust ment board for the stabalizatlon of conditions, during tho post war per iod. ' E KSI'KCIAL INTKRKST WILL UK TAKKN.11Y LOCAL PKOPLK IN IIKARING ItKFORK COMMISSION XK.XT WKKff Another bearing Will be held be fore the Public Service Commission of this state on February 24, when tho question of the increase in the telephone rates will be considered. Th following notice has been sent out by the Commission.: "You will please take notice that the above entittaTand numbered case will come ton for further hearing be- jore this CommtaTto.tr o..itonday, the 2-tth day or February, 1919, at ten (10) o'clock A. M. at room 252 Com t house, Portland, Oregon, at which time and place, all Interested parties will have opportunity to be heard. Dated at' Salem, Oregon, this 11th day of February. 1919." Keen Interest will be manifested in the hearing and this city will un doubtedly be represented. It occupies a somewhat different position from most of the cities affected. When the Pacific Telephone and. Telegraph com pany came" In here. It secured its franchise because It entered into an agreement with the city not to In crease Its rates until it had one thous andphones'in use. After this num ber of phones were In use, the rates to be charged were specified, and It is to enforce this contract that Klam ath 'Falls will make Its fight. Thero Is not a single user of a phono in this city but who has expressed his de termination to refuse to recognize any Increase that Is contrary to the franchise, and if the Commission re fuses to recognize this contract, there is certain to be launched a fight that will mean either the backdown of tho telephone company or a muni cipal system, HERE SIJNClAr GIRL MKM11KR OK LAST YKAR'S GRADUATING CLASS AT HIGH SCHOOL 11KCOMKS ItttlDK AT PRKTTY CKRKMONY A pretty homo wedding was solom nizod hore Sunday afternoon when James Martin Kvnns and Miss'Flora Hello Ward wero united In marriage at tho home of Mrs, James' Cook by tho Hoverend K. P. Lawrence. A number of Immediate relatives nnd friends of the young couplo wero present nt the ceremony which was conducted with the ring service. The bride Is a well known Klamath Falls girl having resided here many yoars and has been very popular among her' gill friends. She gradu ated from the Klamath County High School hero In the class oif 1918. Mr. Evans is employed by tho Klrlmath Manufacturing Compauy. The young couplo expect to muko (heir future home In this city. - They liaye the best wishes of a host of frltnda, " PHGNE H N COMES MN Mil BALIUOD i nnn iirmunr ' nuny niM PfflS DOUSE Senator Wires Good New to Herald This Morning MOVE STARTED HERE Countj Is Proud of Senator Whme Kffoits Have Gone a Long Way po Get Kl.umith County Out of the ' Mud KinhI lload Body to Meet In a I'ch Kajs." "My senate resolution No. 11 has Just passed the House." This was the glad tidings that a telegram from Senator Baldwin car ried to The Herald today. This means that Oregon will have a chance to get out of the mud; thatuhepeo-, pie of the various counties will have " Ian opportunity to say whether he want to snare in tne big bona issue that the state is going to make; and, to say whether they shall vote 'bonds for the construction of permanent highways. tit Klamath County is proud of its senator. It Is proud of the fact that this resolution originated here, and The Herald is particularly glad that the firht move of its program for a Greater Klamath County has been made. When the Question of road construction was raised. The Herald saw that it would be impossible to do anything until an amendment was se cured to the constitution, permitting ' the voting of bonds for a greater sum than 2 per cent of the assessed valua tion of the county .and It took Imme diate steps looking towards the amendment of the constitution rais ing the limit to 10 per cent. Senator Ilaldw in gave his earnest support to tho suggestion, and introduced a reso lution calling for this amount, but op position compelled him to change the resolution placing the limit at 6 per cent. He made a strenuousJight fpr the passage ' tlie resolutlonlntbe senate?- and not only won there, but carrlcd'lt over to the house, and lob bied "it through. The entire credit for the passage of this resolution due to Seuator Ilaldwln, who from tho stait showed his interes't In; hU home county and Its development by getting back of and putting through both houses this measure. A meeting of the Good Hoads As soclation will ie called In a few days to take the next step lu the develop ment program ,as well as toSpass ap propriate resolutions thanking Sen ator Baldwin for the part he has played In securing for us this legis lation. . . HAM) IV MANY PAGES OF EX. CTSK TO GKXKRAL FOCH FOR NOT MI'KTI.VG T1IEIH OBLIGA TIONS. COMPLAIN OF POLES PARIS, Feb 18. When the Ger mans enrao to bism tho terms of the now armibtlce, Knbergw handed Geneinl Foch a twenty three page memorial attempting to Justify many's attitude In maintaining that sho had done her best to meet her obligations - , ' Ho also b. ought a memorial from Chancellor inmilpScheidemann pro- testing against mo 'H'-'-'-r-.f-terms and complaining thaljUifcSfP. . . i.l In evaeuat mans haci ooen iv"-. - wB.'gM' Poland and to abandon the a?Tt, people there. He demanded Wi Allies require tb,e Poles to cjJ-W- attacks against me "I"'""W;X lies have already done thU," HUNS PROTEST LATEST TERMS . 1 I I'3 K ? Bf